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Is there anyhwhere that has any kind of benchmark for different hardware when hosting minecraft servers? I'm considering migrating to my homelab from a sparkedhost instance but I dont know if it'll be worth potentially worse performance (Ryzen 7000-series x3 vCPUs versus my i5 9500 running concurrent services)

Nextcloud, Qbittorrent, Truenas and loads of other svcs take optional email credentials for sending alerts and other features (eg. password recovery for nextcloud).

What email providers do people usually use to make this process simple to set up? For example, Microsoft doesn't allow basic auth anymore so it's supposedly not possible to use via most of these setups, and some other services seem like they have a low inbox size (does this matter?)

I'm pretty new to this so it's probably a permissions thing, How can I set up my datasets on this (new) server to allow nextcloud to install without crapping itself?

The app lifecycle logs arent too helpful - they just say postgres is unhealthy and brings down the container.

How is the drive management in OMV? I'm looking for something similar to UnRaid pools so i can add one drive at a time (ZFS makes you add vdevs of the same no. of drives).

I'm not too concerned with parity (ive got automated remote backups for sensitive info that I cant replace) but it would be good to know if I could swap drives out if I need to expand or replace anything too.

EDIT: with ZFS 2.3.0 supporting raid expansion, it might be worth me holding out for a year for that to become more stable, and migrate after. I only have 1 drive for now so it shouldnt be too bad if i made a new pool and moved stuff over to a 2nd drive

Netanyahu's corruption hearing has been suspended, and IOF "Gaza Division" has had their leave cancelled and ordered back to full service.

Netanyahu has given Hamas an ultimatum to continue the prisoner exchange, otherwise the IOF will retake the Rafah crossing and Netzarim corridor.

The Zionist government also notified the US that they would not withdraw from Lebanon after February 18th, which will be a total breach of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

Following posted by Resistance News Network on Telegram:

🚨 The Government Media Office in Gaza published a summary of zionist violations of the humanitarian clauses of the ceasefire agreement:

• 12,000 aid trucks should have entered the Gaza Strip by now. Only 8,500 have entered. The zionist entity has fallen short of its end of the agreement by 3,500 trucks.

• 50 fuel trucks were supposed to enter the Gaza Strip daily. Only 15 have entered daily. The zionist entity has violated the ceasefire to the tune of 35 fuel trucks every day.

• 60,000 temporary mobile housing units were supposed to enter the Gaza Strip. Not a single unit has entered, preventing hundreds of thousands of Gazans from obtaining temporary shelter.

• 200,000 tents were supposed to enter the Gaza Strip. Only 20,000 have entered. The zionist entity has failed to implement the ceasefire agreement, as 180,000 more tents are supposed to enter the Strip.

I'm looking to buy a house so I'm going through mortgage stuff, so you inevitably hear a bit about the context for the 2008 financial crisis.

Now, what I've seen a lot from this perspective is that what the banks did wrong was to lend too much money to "anyone who applied". This narrative seems to be the justification for lots of the more invasive and punitive mortgage practices 17 years later.

To me, this is blaming the poor people who needed money for housing, then jacking rates above what they knew borrowers couldn't afford. It drops all blame from the banks who, if anything, are portrayed as "too generous" in this period, which was sadly ruined by idiot poors not paying their bills.

Now it might just be my anecdotal biases at play, but it all gives me the same vibe as carbon footprints: Sure, maybe it wasn't ideal for people to be sold loans who weren't likely to afford them later on, but you motherfuckers made the system whereby housing is either consolidated by shitty landlords or locked behind a lifelong debt designed to bleed you dry for the privilege of "owning" something.

Öçalan had remained in total isolation on Imrali Prison island for years, with no direct contact, and even longer since any appearance in public.

It is thought he will make a call for the disarmament of the PKK, or some kind of peace process with the Turkish government.

The announcement may be an attempt to broker a wider peace within Northern Syria and also Iraq, where PKK guerillas are fiercely resisting Turkish invaders.

The public address is due for February 15th, the anniversary of the 1999 conspiracy in which the CIA kidnapped Öçalan whilst he attempted to flee to Europe.

TLDR:

Since October 7th 2023, 5942 families in Israel have been listed as "bereaved", compared to 844 military deaths in official statistics.

Even if this were to include the claimed death toll of 1200 on Oct 7th 2023 (which is way higher than the real number), this is still multiple times higher than Israel's govt will ever admit.

Over 15000 soldiers have also been admitted into rehabilitation for physical and mental injuries suffered since October 2023.

Peoples Platform Europe is hosting a convention of ideas to navigate the current crises of capitalism within the lens of radical, anti-system, and revolutionary political movements.

There are a range of workshops, speeches, and other activities for the event, but one in particular that seemed interesting was the panel "Reclaiming the Initiative".

The panel speakers and topics include:

William I. Robinson: "The Epochal Crisis of Global Capitalism - Challenges for Popular Resistance from Below"

Silvia Federici: "For an International Feminist Movement Against Capitalist Patriarchy and its Ongoing War on Social Reproduction"

Mireille Fanon Mèndes-France: "The 100th Anniversary of Franz Fanon: Between Race and Class"

John Holloway: “Perspectives in the Storm”

The panel will be livestreamed on the platform's YouTube channel at 11.45am (CET), 14th February 2025.

Resistance News Network on telegram has some translations of parts of the documentary, but notably is one part that claims Al Aqsa Flood was a preemptive attack in response to leaked plans for an invasion of Gaza sometime after October 7th 2023:

"We detected signals and seized information confirming the enemy’s plans to launch a devastating war on Gaza, based on their belief that we would not align with their proposals. The information we obtained indicated specific timings for this treacherous attack, which was planned to take place right after the Jewish holidays."

"It would begin with a surprise aerial assault targeting all resistance factions, followed by a massive ground invasion aimed at devastating our people, land, and resources."

"We took this information seriously, maintained communication with all mediators, and issued instructions to intensify intelligence efforts and finalize preparations for the military option."

We're looking at buying a house, and we've so far started talking with pretty much the first mortgage advisor that got back to us, from a recommendation of an estate agent.

He's part of Countrywide Mortgage Services which in itself is completely fine, and I don't think there's anything shady going on, but I feel like we're being rushed and heavily pressed into moving as quickly as possible into booking viewings, buying into "mortgage protection" (basically life insurance packages with loads of bollocks on top) and it's giving us a bad taste after our last two meetings with him.

At the same time, he's shown us the portal he uses for finding mortgage rates and its clear we'd save more than the £700 price for his services, and we definitely do want someone to help handle the process for us, but are they meant to feel as pushy as car salesmen?