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Welcome again to everybody! Make yourhome at self. In the time-honoured tradition of our group, here is our weekly discussion thread! Matrix homeserver at [genzedong.xyz](https://genzedong.xyz). See [this thread](https://lemmygrad.ml/post/484053) for information about our Matrix space. Short reading list for new MLs [here](https://teddit.net/r/communism/comments/wisiw). To find theory, try [z-lib](https://z-lib.is), [libgen](https://libgen.is), or [Sci-Hub](https://sci-hub.ru/about) (for scientific articles). If an article is unavailable, try [the Wayback Machine](https://archive.org).
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What Matrix is + how to join the GenZedong Matrix space
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*thanks to our wholesome new mod /u/Elara, we have a Matrix server again!* ## What is Matrix? Preemptive TL;DR: `Matrix ≈ Discord - tracking + end-to-end encryption (by default)` Matrix is a protocol for real-time communication (text, audio, and video) followed by various applications ("clients") -- the official one is [Element](https://element.io/download) for Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS), but there are many others (e.g. those listed [here](https://matrix.org/clients)). It's also federated, like Lemmy. To use a Matrix client, you need to make a Matrix account at one of the Matrix *homeservers* (similar to how you can make an account on lemmygrad.ml or lemmy.ml but still access both of them). We have our own Matrix homeserver at https://genzedong.xyz, and you don't need an email address to register an account there. ## How do I use it? 1. Download a Matrix client (e.g. [Element](https://element.io/download)) on whatever device you prefer. 2. Create an account in the client. You can select `genzedong.xyz` as your homeserver here; if you choose the default `matrix.org`, you'll need to enter an email address. 3. Log in. Search for the room `#welcome:genzedong.xyz` and follow the instructions there. ## How active is it? Not very active at the moment, but you -- yes, *you* (!!!) -- can help change this! Wow!
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Just make sure to back up your original OS before installing, in case something goes wrong. It should be part of the instructions, but let me know if it isn’t

Also worth mentioning that doing this might trip some security mechanism on the phone, which could decrease its value if you wanted to sell it with the stock OS


Seems like there’s an unofficial build by a “recognized developer”, so it’s likely high quality. Unfortunately, I don’t have an S8 to test it, so I can’t guarantee how well it works. I do have another Galaxy S model with LineageOS that works well for the most part



You’d have to back up your data, but if there’s an official build for your phone (if you let me know what model you have, I can find out), it’s typically quite easy, even if you’re using Windows



Oh, of course, they’re all corrupt, it’s just more openly visible in Poland, AFAICT. For Ukraine, most people seem to have forgotten about the corruption, and they seem to be unaware of Zelensky’s presence in the Pandora Papers


Doesn’t Poland have similar problems? I don’t think the EU cares all that much about corruption




Makes sense. Putin and other Bourgeois Bastards™ surely have some personal interests here beyond Russia’s stated goals and they’re not actually anti-imperialist, but NATO is clearly much worse than the current Russian government


Have you seen MLs actually being pro-Putin? I’ve only seen critical support for Russia in this particular conflict and in the current geopolitical climate (its important relationship with China, its support for some anti-imperialist struggles, etc.)


That’s entirely reasonable, IMO. Although Zelensky doesn’t seem to actually have much power compared to the Nazis in the national guard, he’s clearly willing to use Ukrainian civilians as meat shields and hostages, he’s apparently OK with the Nazis continuing to murder civilians in the Donbas, and he’s completely unwilling to consider Russia’s security concerns



Unless you’re enjoying the deaths of non-fascist Ukrainian civilians, no. I assume that all of us would prefer a Russian victory over a NATO victory.


Great to know that he cares so much about homelessness. Surely he won’t complain when we occupy his family’s palaces


I would normally make a grain-related joke but this is just genuinely despicable (if true, of course)



Of course, free-to-play models have both pros and cons. Especially for mobile games and games by large companies, there tends to be active encouragement for micro-transactions (often gambling) and they’re often targeted at children; on the other hand, if it’s a single-player game, the people who manage to disregard the pay-to-skip elements can play it for free without a significantly diminished experience.