After years of frustration with Windows, The Verge writer installed Linux on his desktop to see if it's a viable, low-maintenance alternative. The installation was surprisingly smooth—hardware like my Nvidia GPU just worked. Overall experience is refreshingly quiet and free of corporate nagging. So far, no regrets.
The Verge
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great
What, like it’s hard?
 #linux
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence.
Should the UK cyber resilience bill cover the public sector?
ANALYSIS: Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
 #uk #privacy
China has begun building its first "super plant" for reusable rockets in Hangzhou. The $740M facility, led by private firm Space Epoch, will produce up to 25 medium-to-large rockets annually, designed for sea recovery. This aims to slash launch costs by 75% and marks a major step in scaling up China's commercial space sector.
China breaks ground on its first sea-recovery reusable rockets plant
China has begun construction on its first "super plant" for reusable rockets that can be recovered at sea in the eastern city of Hangzhou.The 5.2 b...
 #china #space #technology
Carney will visit China (Jan 13-17) to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, aiming to boost trade, energy, and agriculture ties and diversify Canada's economy away from U.S. reliance. At this point I'm not ruling out Carney getting kidnapped over this.
Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister Carney to build strategic partnerships, diversify Canada’s trade, and attract new investment in visits to the People’s Republic of China and Switzerland
Canada’s new government is moving our economy from reliance to resilience – building our strength at home, working to double our non-U.S. expo...
 #usa #canada #china
China's push for chip equipment self-sufficiency accelerated faster than planned in 2025, with domestic tools reaching 35% of the market, beating the state's 30% target. Progress was strongest in etching and thin-film deposition (over 40% adoption). Supported by state investment and procurement subsidies, local manufacturers like Naura and AMEC are now validating advanced tools at major foundries, with backlogs extending to 2027.
South China Morning Post
The great chip leap: China’s semiconductor equipment self-reliance beats targets
Domestic suppliers capture 35 per cent share as China accelerates push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
 #china #technology
Trump has been hit with a disastrous jobs report to kick off the new year. Employers added 50,000 jobs last month, coming in below economists’ expectations, according to figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most damning data to emerge Friday was a revision to October’s already-poor job figures, revealing that the economy shed 68,000 more jobs than previously reported, bringing the total to a staggering 173,000 non-farm jobs lost.
The Daily Beast
Trump Hit With Worse Than Predicted Disastrous Jobs Report
A brutal revision to October’s figures solidifies 2025 as a staggeringly bad year.
 #usa #economy
I refer anyone who thinks that Trump is doing anything different from the policy of the Reagan administration in the '80s. source:
The November 8th Publishing House
Psychological Warfare in the Strategy of Imperialism — V.L. Artemov
Description Psychological Warfare in the Strategy of Imperialism is a rigorous analysis of how psychological influence became a decisive weapon in ...
 #usa #uspol #imperialism
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Dialectical Materialism provides a rigorous toolkit for analyzing dynamic systems. It teaches us to understand how the evolution of material conditions drives historical change. I wrote a guide where I attempt to demystify the concepts of base & superstructure, the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation, and how these ideas provide us with mental models to navigate a world in constant flux.
The Toolset of Reality
A Practical Introduction to Material Dialectics
 #socialism #philosophy #dialectics #Marxism
The US attack on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife was illegal under international law. British and European leaders tacitly supporting US actions through silence is weak and will damage further their reputations in the developing world.
British and European leaders have shown themselves weak and complicit in the kidnapping of Maduro
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 #europe #eu #imperialism #usa