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  • #Techrights Bulletin for Wednesday, December 30, 2020 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:33:48


  • #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:34:51


  • 70,000 More Americans Will Die [with #covid19 ] Before Inauguration Day https://politicalwire.com/2020/12/30/70000-more-americans-will-die-before-inauguration-day/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:36:17


  • #cats https://hugelolcdn.com/i/719336.jpg          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:36:59


  • #SciHub Case: The Court Should Protect Science From Greedy Academic Publishers https://thewire.in/law/sci-hub-elsevier-delhi-high-court-access-medical-literature-scientific-publishing-access-inequity #openaccess          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:37:45


  • Hot drink https://i.imgur.com/GDssyQ6.mp4          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:38:47


  • #apple #tesla https://hugelolcdn.com/i/721262.jpg          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:39:21


  • The interwebs https://hugelolcdn.com/i/721047.png          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:40:27


  • #Android #Gboard - Tweaking the touch keyboard • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145994 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:45:04


  • #DeepinLinux 20.1 Released with Improved Performance, Enhanced Desktop Environment • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145995 •●• #GNU #Linux #China          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:47:21


  • "The ‘256 patent, directed to a system and method for remotely monitoring" = more #fakepatents like #swpats that #ptab was about to throw out ... and DID! https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/12/30/varatec-patent-held-unpatentable          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:49:23


  • #HowTo Save Disk Space using #Btrfs #Deduplication - Linux Hint ⇨ https://linuxhint.com/save-disk-space-btrfs-deduplication/ •●• #LinuxHint #GNU #Linux 🐧          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:51:41


  • #FLOSSWeekly 610: Internet of People and Things - Picos and the Self-Sovereign Internet https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/610 #freesw          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:53:14


  • This is NOT "Smart" living! This is #surveillance idiocy. https://www.maketecheasier.com/smart-home/beginners-guide-to-smart-living/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:53:48


  • #discord is #proprietarySoftware so better stick to Matrix and avoid Discord altogether https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIOyc4Rklqc          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:55:06


  • 7 Best #CommandLine #Email Clients for Linux • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145996 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 03:59:05


  • ● NEWS ● #OpenBSD #BSD ☞ #OpenBSD : Following -current and using snapshots https://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html#r20201229          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:20:56


  • ● NEWS ● #insideradvantagegeorgia #ibm ☞ This #CentOS option will be available by spring 2021 https://www.insideradvantagegeorgia.com/this-centos-option-will-be-available-by-spring-2021/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:21:59


  • ● [Old] ● #substack # ☞ #OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment https://joemorrison.substack.com/p/openstreetmap-is-having-a-moment-dcc7eef1bb01          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:22:57


  • ● NEWS ● #Joinup #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Why conferences like #CyberEDU are important https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/cyberedu/news/opinion-article-cyberedu21          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:25:05


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: #GovInfoSecurity #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Finnish Officials Investigate [Crack] of Lawmakers' Email https://www.govinfosecurity.com/finnish-officials-investigate-hack-lawmakers-email-a-15672          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:26:11


  • Got several leaks today. #techrights will also do videos about those, not just publish the material...          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:32:19


  • ● [Old] ● #databreachtoday #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #Norway Says Russia-Linked APT28 [Cracked] Parliament https://www.databreachtoday.com/norway-says-russia-linked-apt28-hacked-parliament-a-15561          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:32:31


  • ● NEWS ● #rferl # ☞ Russian [Attack] Group 'Fancy Bear' Accused Of Cyberattack On Norwegian Parliament https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-hacker-group-fancy-bear-accused-of-cyberattack-on-norwegian-parliament/30990725.html          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:32:45


  • Audiocasts/Shows: #FLOSSWeekly , #TLLTS and More • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145997 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:34:50


  • Today in #techrights ... #InteLeaks #intel #leaks #corruption #microsoft         ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:48:07


  • ● NEWS ● #NewScientist ☞ 2020 in review: Revenge of the Y2K bug as lazy fix takes down software https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833130-300-2020-in-review-revenge-of-the-y2k-bug-as-lazy-fix-takes-down-software/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:58:12


  • ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #Surveillance #privacy ☞ London Girl Granted Anonymity to Bring TikTok Privacy Suit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-30/london-girl-granted-anonymity-to-bring-tiktok-privacy-suit          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:59:26


  • ● NEWS ● #taiwannewsdotcom #Surveillance #privacy ☞ Cyber security expert accuses Taiwan government of treating [cracking] as a game https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4089433          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 04:59:54


  • ● NEWS ● #NBCNews #Surveillance #privacy ☞ She didn't know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/she-didn-t-know-her-kidnapper-he-was-using-google-n1252472          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:01:10


  • ● [Old] ● #californialawreview #Surveillance #privacy ☞ Bad Neighbors? How Amazon’s Ring Video Surveillance Could be Undermining Fourth Amendment Protections https://www.californialawreview.org/amazon-ring-undermining-fourth-amendment/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:02:37


  • ● [Old] ● #faylawfirm #Surveillance #privacy ☞ How your Tollway I-Pass could affect your divorce https://www.faylawfirm.com/blog/2020/08/how-your-tollway-i-pass-could-affect-your-divorce/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:03:22


  • ● [Old] ● #wbez #Surveillance #privacy ☞ How Your Private Illinois Tollway Data Is Shared With Cops And Divorce Lawyers https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-your-private-illinois-tollway-data-is-shared-with-cops-and-divorce-lawyers/cea68ea0-4b13-481a-80a1-50bf0e9db738          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:04:01


  • ● [Old] ● #newsdotwttw #Surveillance #privacy ☞ Why It’s Legal for #Police , #Divorce Attorneys to Collect I-Pass User Data https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/25/why-it-s-legal-police-divorce-attorneys-collect-i-pass-user-data          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:04:43


  • Best Linux Apps for Creating Bootable Live USB Drive • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145998 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:08:36


  • "Bash was chosen as the official GNU shell because it was well-known, quite stable, and offered a decent set of features." https://linuxhint.com/understanding_bash_shell_configuration_startup/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:15:52


  • "Due to issues with our anti spam measures, we had to migrate those mailing lists, that were sent from @archlinux.org before to the @lists.archlinux.org domain." https://archlinux.org/news/arch-linux-mailing-list-id-changes/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:16:49


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews ☞ #BokoHaram Landmines Kill 11 #Nigeria Security Personnel https://www.voanews.com/africa/boko-haram-landmines-kill-11-nigerian-security-personnel          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:18:23


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews ☞ #Pakistan Muslim Mob Destroys Minority #Hindu Temple https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/pakistan-muslim-mob-destroys-minority-hindu-temple          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:18:41


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Environment ☞ 2020 Added a #Pandemic to #Climate Disasters https://www.voanews.com/science-health/2020-added-pandemic-climate-disasters          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 05:19:00


  • Making the blog part of the #Fediverse and #IndieWeb https://blog.shadura.me/2020/12/30/blog-on-the-fediverse/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:21:04


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145999 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:28:31


  • ● NEWS ● #Gizmodo #Energy ☞ The #EPA Just Set the First-Ever Airline Pollution Standards and They Suck https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-epa-just-set-the-first-ever-airline-pollution-stand-1845957334          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:29:33


  • #PHP Leftovers/Programming • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146000 #TuxMachines has just reached 146,000 nodes!          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:37:53


  • "A primer on the #phosh “phone shell” user interface for GNU/Linux distributions that run on smartphones. Developed by Purism for the Librem 5, it’s also used by many distros for the #PinePhone and other devices." https://honk.sigxcpu.org/con/phosh_overview.html          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:39:57


  • #Adafruit Aims To Cyberdeck Your #RaspberryPi 400 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146001 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:42:43


  • #Security and Integrity • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146002 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:50:42


  • #Fedora Workstation 34 Looking To Employ #Btrfs #Zstd Transparent Compression By Default • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146003 •●• #redhat #ibm          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 05:54:59


  • Migrations and testing ongoing. Part of #tuxmachines and #techrights down temporarily. DB work.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:12:34


  • "Using strong passwords is a good way to help protect your accounts. On the #Librem 5, we recommend you use #PasswordSafe to keep track of and generate better passwords." https://puri.sm/posts/app-showcase-password-safe/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:13:05


  • #RustLang is becoming #GAFAM #surveillance #monopolies http://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2020/12/30/the-more-things-change/ #deletegithub          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:15:23


  • Avoid #rustLang -- as we've warned all along -- as with #mozilla down for the count its new stewards are #proprietarySoftware imperialist/espionage ops and not #freesw folks http://techrights.org/2020/08/31/linux-should-reject-github/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:22:48


  • #techrights DB turned back on. But we're migrating things, or trying to, so site should be presumed read-only for now (until switchover, if any).          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:23:36


  • #intel seriously needs to #deletegithub and stop #openwashing https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Media-SDK-20.5.1 #InteLeaks coming soon to #techrigths !!          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:26:32


  • With these malicious pieces of #proprietarysoftware you never know for sure if mute actually means mute (or to who) https://nobuto-m.github.io/post/2020/shortcut-key-to-mute-unmute-yourself-in-zoom-or-google-meet/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:28:47


  • ● NEWS ● #Salon #Politics ☞ The anti-porn religious lobby just destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of pornographers https://www.salon.com/2020/12/30/the-anti-porn-religious-lobby-just-destroyed-the-livelihoods-of-thousands-of-pornographers/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:30:16


  • ● NEWS ● #Salon #Politics ☞ Why are #Republicans suing Mike Pence? Here's what the vice president can — and can't — do on Jan. 6 https://www.salon.com/2020/12/30/why-are-republicans-suing-mike-pence-heres-what-the-vice-president-can--and-cant--do-on-jan-6/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:30:31


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Censorship ☞ Everything you need to know about #Section230 https://www.theverge.com/21273768/section-230-explained-internet-speech-law-definition-guide-free-moderation          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:41:36


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt ☞ The #Stimulus Battle Highlights McConnell’s Pernicious Politics https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mcconnell-stimulus-2000-block/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:43:10


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt ☞ Bill for Higher Stimulus Payouts Stalls in Senate https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/bill-higher-stimulus-payouts-stalls-senate          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:43:47


  • ● NEWS ● #NBCNews #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt ☞ Those $2,000 stimulus checks? #McConnell says don't hold your breath. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/those-2-000-stimulus-checks-mcconnell-says-don-t-hold-n1252575          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:45:25


  • ● NEWS ● #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt #NDAA ☞ Bernie Sanders: No Pentagon Funding Without a Vote on $2,000 Checks https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/bernie-sanders-covid-stimulus-checks-congress-mcconnell-1108243/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:45:42


  • ● NEWS ● #RollingStone #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt ☞ The House Just Voted to Override Trump’s Veto of Defense Spending Bill https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-override-trump-veto-defense-spending-1108196/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:46:45


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill #stimulus #finance #classwar #debt ☞ $2K stimulus checks bill blocked in Senate for second day https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532136-2k-stimulus-checks-bill-blocked-in-senate-for-second-day          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:47:18


  • ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue ☞ Student Journalists Are Fighting for Protection After Covering the Crises of 2020 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/student-journalists-press-freedom-protections          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:48:31


  • ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue #BreonnaTaylor #police #murder ☞ Two Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor's Death Received Termination Notices https://www.teenvogue.com/story/breonna-taylor-officers-myles-cosgrove-joshua-jaynes-to-be-fired          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:49:49


  • ● NEWS ● #CourierJournal #BreonnaTaylor #police #murder ☞ #Louisville police seek to fire 2 detectives connected to Breonna Taylor's murder https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2020/12/29/lmpd-seek-fire-cop-who-got-breonna-taylor-search-warrant/4080368001/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:50:34


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #DRM ☞ #Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against #Spotify for podcast domination https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/30/22098312/amazon-music-wondery-acquire-buy-podcast-industry          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:52:16


  • ● NEWS ● #HollywoodReporter #DRM ☞ #Amazon #Music to Acquire Podcast Startup #Wondery https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazon-music-acquires-podcast-startup-wondery          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:52:43


  • iophk: "Several censorship articles are about "section 230" but completely fail to mention it. I'm not sure if they should be skipped. The fact that the provision is being ignored by the press is itself a problem and a point for concern"          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:53:30


  • ● NEWS ● #WSJ #DRM ☞ #Amazon in Talks to Buy Podcast Maker #Wondery https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-in-talks-to-buy-podcast-maker-wondery-11606931396          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:54:59


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill #DRM ☞ #Amazon acquiring podcast startup #Wondery https://thehill.com/policy/technology/532120-amazon-acquiring-podcast-startup-wondery          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:55:09


  • ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #DRM ☞ #Amazon Agrees to Acquire #Wondery in Deeper Push Into Podcasting https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-30/amazon-agrees-to-acquire-wondery-in-deeper-push-into-podcasting          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:55:42


  • ● NEWS ● #TheEconomist #Monopolies #China #CN ☞ Chinese trustbusters’ pursuit of #Alibaba is only the start https://www.economist.com/business/2021/01/02/chinese-trustbusters-pursuit-of-alibaba-is-only-the-start          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:56:09


  • ● NEWS ● #desmog #Environment ☞ Photos of the Struggle for Environmental Justice in #Louisiana ’s #CancerAlley in 2020 https://www.desmogblog.com/2020/12/30/photos-struggle-environmental-justice-louisiana-s-cancer-alley-2020          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:57:35


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch #UK ☞ The UK’s #Brexit Shoddy Deal Surrenders More Than It Receives https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/the-uks-brexit-shoddy-deal-surrenders-more-than-it-receives/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 06:58:57


  • #Finland #Cyberattack #Microsoft #ProprietarySoftware (apparently) https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/tiedotteet/Pages/Cyberattack-against-Parliament-of-Finland.aspx #eduskunta blocked by javascript          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:00:34


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch ☞ #COVID19 , #Prison and Another #Pandemic Clare Grady Made Me Remember https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/covid-19-prison-and-another-pandemic-clare-grady-made-me-remember/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:01:22


  • ● NEWS ● #mintpressnews #Finance ☞ Economist Behind 2008 Financial Crash Among Elites Warning Against $2000 Stimulus Checks https://www.mintpressnews.com/economist-warns-2000-stimulus-checks-big-mistake/273973/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:02:04


  • ● NEWS ● #GrayZone #Iran ☞ An exclusive look inside Iran’s supermarket in #Venezuela https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/30/inside-irans-supermarket-venezuela/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:02:45


  • ● NEWS ● #mintpressnews #Colombia ☞ Fingers Point to US-Backed Gov’t in Colombia's Ninetieth Massacre of the Year https://www.mintpressnews.com/backed-govt-in-colombia-suspected-farc-massacre/273983/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:03:02


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch #fakeleft #imperialism ☞ #Biden and the World: A First Look at His Foreign Affairs Team https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/biden-and-the-world-a-first-look-at-his-foreign-affairs-team/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:03:26


  • "The son of a Sephardic Jew and Dutch Protestant might well count as excellent material for British intelligence but George Behar ended up condemned in Britain and the toast of the now defunct Soviet Union." https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/never-belonging-george-blakes-spy-exploits/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:04:09


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch #fakeleft #biden ☞ Biden’s Approach to #NorthKorea and the #NPT Option https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/bidens-approach-to-north-korea-and-the-npt-option/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:04:29


  • ● NEWS ● #EFF #Internet ☞ Competitive Compatibility: Year in Review 2020 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/competitive-compatibility-year-review          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:06:11


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #trump ☞ #DontheCon https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/don-the-con/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:07:21


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #imperialism #militarism #FailedState ☞ Increasing #Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/relief-checks/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:07:50


  • ● NEWS ● #GrayZone ☞ Stephen F. Cohen on Russia’s democratization and how US meddling undermines it https://thegrayzone.com/2020/12/30/stephen-f-cohen-on-russias-democratization-and-how-us-meddling-undermines-it/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:08:12


  • ● NEWS ● @aral on #Skypack ☞ Skypack: #Backdoor as a Service? https://ar.al/2020/12/30/skypack-backdoor-as-a-service/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:08:49


  • "After 2018 and 2019, which saw cities including #SanFrancisco and #Oakland passing municipal bans on government use of face recognition, many state lawmakers took notice of the growing momentum around this dangerous technology." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/year-review-2020-effs-work-state-legislatures          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:09:12


  • Boycott #contactTracing https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/11/contact-tracing-failures-again/ see http://techrights.org/2020/12/30/say-no-to-contact-tracing-apps/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:18:08


  • "If you want to know how much money #Google made, and how, exactly, it could and should be broken up in “four successor organization, read that post." https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/11/the-opaqueness-of-be-not-evil/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:20:07


  • The future of work is no work? https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/reviews/books/0-316-46134-2.html #WeWork #poverty #oligarchy #feudalism          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:20:56


  • ● NEWS ● #mintpressnews #Finance #hegemony ☞ The American Money Tree: The Untold Story of US Aid to #Israel https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-american-money-tree-the-untold-story-of-us-aid-to-israel/273993/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:23:58


  • ● NEWS ● #PrivateInternetAccess #surveillance #privacy ☞ As a result of Covid-19, virtual classrooms have become the norm for many: what are the privacy implications? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/as-a-result-of-covid-19-virtual-classrooms-have-become-the-norm-for-many-what-are-the-privacy-implications/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 07:36:48


  • #tuxmachines now running from machine with 88 CPU cores; it has allocated to it 32 cores. DNS will take time to roll over. No ME! No back doors!          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:19:29


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? https://www.thenation.com/article/world/stop-endless-war-2021/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:32:42


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Critics Warn Repeal of #Section230 'Would Be Devastating for Human Rights, Social Movements, and Marginalized People' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/critics-warn-repeal-section-230-would-be-devastating-human-rights-social-movements          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:33:16


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Blame Mitch for the Lack of Federal Relief https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/mitch-mcconnell-liability/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 09:34:28


  • The old days of #gnu #linux :-) http://www.tuxmachines.org/gallery/v/pclos092/pclos09_2_ff2.jpg.html #Slashdot 10+ years ago (when it was starting -- just starting -- to go all rogue)          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:31:14


  • I think we'll soon be ready to switch over DNS to the new #techrights server, which has 88 CPU cores and no ME.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:32:01


  • #IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 • ᴛᴇᴄʜʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/12/31/irc-log-301220/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:33:07


  • Coming in the news year: #inteLeaks You thought #intel was corrupt and a bunch of horrible executives? Just you wait!          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:34:00


  • Today is the sites' migrations day. The big day. We can always roll back if necessary, but so far things go (or have gone) almost optimally. Still stress-testing before funneling #techrights traffic to the new DC.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:36:35


  • For #tuxmachines -- for the first time since 2013 -- no more virtual machines (basically containers instead now) and I suppose performance can improve as a result, too. Still tweaking a bit.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:44:13


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ National Park Ranger Condemned for Attacking Unarmed #Indigenous Man on Sacred Native Land https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/national-park-ranger-condemned-attacking-unarmed-indigenous-man-sacred-native-land          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:44:37


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #trump #coup #GoldenDawnald ☞ Attempting to Cement 'Mythology' of Stolen Election, Hawley Announces He Will Contest Electoral College Results https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/attempting-cement-mythology-stolen-election-hawley-announces-he-will-contest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:45:10


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #culture ☞ The Sound of Relief https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/open-mike-eagle-anime-trauma-review/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:45:37


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #Biden to Take Aim at Trump's Midnight Regulations on Day One of New Administration https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/biden-take-aim-trumps-midnight-regulations-day-one-new-administration          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:15:09


  • "Migration of #tuxmachines in progress. This is a test comment." :-) Almost complete now http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/145324#comment-27643          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:56:47


  • Migrating #TuxMachines to a Bigger Server http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146004          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 11:58:27


  • "In a recent decision, the General Court upheld the #EUIPO Fifth Board of Appeal’s (the Board) findings regarding the likelihood of confusion between the two signs ‘MARK’ and ‘MARQ’." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/general-court-says-that-mark-and-marq.html          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 12:46:38


  • The craziness of trying to get #patents on life itself isn't a settled deal yet. The #patent maximalists and their #lawyers never get tired. https://www.patentdocs.org/2020/12/cvc-files-substantive-motion-no-3-for-improper-inventorship-and-broad-opposes.html          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 12:48:47


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #covid19 ☞ WHO Chief Says 'We Must Ensure That All People at Risk Everywhere—Not Just in Countries Who Can Afford Vaccines—Are Immunized' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/who-chief-says-we-must-ensure-all-people-risk-everywhere-not-just-countries-who-can          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:26:41


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Look Beyond the Media Frenzy and Focus on the Fundamentals https://www.thenation.com/article/society/votes-money-media/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:27:21


  • At this point, amid a certain flux, about 50% of WWW requests for #techrights go to the new server. No M.E. anymore...          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:30:15


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ #BREIN ’s Upcoming Anti-Piracy Campaign Is Unusually Honest and Focused https://torrentfreak.com/breins-upcoming-anti-piracy-campaign-is-unusually-honest-and-focused-201230/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:40:25


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ ' #WonderWoman 1984' is a Massive Hit on Pirate Sites After Early #HBO Premiere https://torrentfreak.com/wonder-woman-1984-is-a-massive-hit-on-pirate-sites-after-early-hbo-premiere-201230/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:40:43


  • #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 13:54:39


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #covid19 ☞ “This Is How Black People Get Killed”: Dr. Susan Moore Dies of COVID After Decrying Racist Care https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/30/dr_susan_moore_healthcare_racism          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:04:14


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Famine ☞ Faced With Concurrent Crises, #UNICEF Warns Millions of Children Threatened by 'Looming Famine' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/faced-concurrent-crises-unicef-warns-millions-children-threatened-looming-famine          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:04:48


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #UN Experts Condemn Trump's Pardon of #Blackwater Contractors as 'Affront to Justice' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/un-experts-condemn-trumps-pardon-blackwater-contractors-affront-justice          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:26:20


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #jp #japan ☞ Lethal Levels of #Radiation Found in Damaged #Fukushima Reactor Will Have 'Huge Impact' on Shutdown, Regulators Warn https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/lethal-levels-radiation-found-damaged-fukushima-reactor-will-have-huge-impact          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:26:50


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt #Comcast #covid19 ☞ Comcast's Pandemic Price Hike Bonanza Continues https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201229/08551245963/comcasts-pandemic-price-hike-bonanza-continues.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:45:04


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt ☞ Trump's #Police Commission Suggests Doing The Same Things That Haven't Worked For Years Will Reduce Violent Crime https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201228/17144045961/trumps-police-commission-suggests-doing-same-things-that-havent-worked-years-will-reduce-violent-crime.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:45:23


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt #bsa #trademark #trademarks #bsa ☞ Girl Scouts Continuing To Fight Boy Scouts Of America Over Trademarks, Branding https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201229/09225945965/girl-scouts-continuing-to-fight-boy-scouts-america-over-trademarks-branding.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:52:25


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Kansas ☞ “The Truth in Black and White”: The #KansasCityStar Apologizes for History of Racist Coverage https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/30/kansas_city_star_apology_racist_history          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 14:52:57


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ “Say Her Name: Dr. Susan Moore.” Black Female Doctors Condemn Racial Disparities in Healthcare https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/30/joia_crear_perry_camara_phyllis_jones          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 15:45:45


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posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 15:47:37


  • Having tested things manually or audited output (human operator) for 1.5 months now, we've just transitioned to full automation for #techrights bulletin and #ipfs updates -- will check logs hours later just to ensure no obvious errors encountered (cron jobs)          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 15:48:07


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt ☞ Repair Shop Owner Who Supposedly Had Hunter Biden's Laptop Sues #Twitter For #Defamation ... Has Lawsuit Tossed The Same Day https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201229/11522945969/repair-shop-owner-who-supposedly-had-hunter-bidens-laptop-sues-twitter-defamation-has-lawsuit-tossed-same-day.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 15:48:57


  • WTH? Almost all of England now instructed to stay home (Tier 4). Even places where the number of COVID positives isn't high at all. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 15:57:54


  • Forget about #brexit COVID took back control         ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:08:54


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt #privacy ☞ Still Not 'Going Dark:' Device #Encryption Still Contains Plenty Of Exploitable Flaws https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201224/13390745949/still-not-going-dark-device-encryption-still-contains-plenty-exploitable-flaws.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:10:04


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt ☞ #Brexit Deal Copied And Pasted Recommendations For #Netscape , Outdated #Encryption https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201230/09142445972/brexit-deal-copied-pasted-recommendations-netscape-outdated-encryption.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:10:42


  • Should You Be Worried About the New #COVID19 Strains? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/should-you-be-worried-about-new-covid-strains "they’re much more infectious."          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:11:37


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Democracy ☞ Opinion | We Can Take Our Democracy Back. Here’s How. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/we-can-take-our-democracy-back-heres-how          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:12:37


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'A Matter of Life and Death': #Sanders Urges Americans to Call Their Senators and Demand Vote on $2,000 Checks https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/matter-life-and-death-sanders-urges-americans-call-their-senators-and-demand-vote          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:13:00


  • I think #westminster is aware of the 'threat' posed by #scotland if it rejects #brexit as if Scots do this, and as they speak English, they could 'braindrain' [v.] Wales and England http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Edinburgh          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:24:59


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #MLK ☞ Opinion | #Execution Will Mark MLK’s Birthday https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/execution-will-mark-mlks-birthday          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:26:34


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Environment ☞ Opinion | Bright Spots on #Climate to End a Dark Year https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/bright-spots-climate-end-dark-year          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:27:05


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #Mishustin ☞ Russian cabinet allocates $6.5 million to MGU’s ‘technological valley’ project linked to Putin’s daughter https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/30/russian-cabinet-allocates-6-5-million-to-mgu-s-technological-valley-project-linked-to-putin-s-daughter          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:27:35


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #SubodhChandra ☞ 'Hypocrisy and Horror': Outrage After Trump DOJ Clears #Cleveland Cop Who Killed 12-Year-Old #TamirRice https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/29/hypocrisy-and-horror-outrage-after-trump-doj-clears-cleveland-cop-who-killed-12-year          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:28:17


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams # ☞ 'Cynical Gambit': #McConnell Condemned for Pushing Poison Pills in Bid to Tank $2,000 Checks https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/cynical-gambit-mcconnell-condemned-pushing-poison-pills-bid-tank-2000-checks          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:36:59


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ New year, new rules #Putin has signed approximately 100 laws ahead of 2021. Here are the main ones, in a nutshell. https://meduza.io/en/slides/new-year-new-rules          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:42:42


  • "population pressure causing construction in unsuitable zones" -iophk https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=no&u=https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/skredet-pagar-fortsatt-i-gjerdrum_-21-er-ikke-gjort-rede-for-1.15307376          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:43:32


  • #krebsonsecurity only 11 years old? FAAAAAR more reliable and knowledgeable than #corporateMedia and how media SHOULD be https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/12/happy-11th-birthday-krebsonsecurity/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:44:20


  • #Republican senator to dispute certification of #Biden victory https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55494005 #trump #coup #FailedState          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:49:34


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Russian lawmaker #OksanaPushkina defends ‘effective NGOs’ labeled ‘foreign agents’ https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/30/russian-lawmaker-oksana-pushkina-defends-effective-ngos-labeled-foreign-agents          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 16:55:57


  • #goldenDawnald #coup #criminal #AfraidOfArrest https://www.salon.com/2020/12/30/trump-is-a-historic-loser-no-other-one-term-president-has-refused-to-leave-office/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:06:31


  • 2020 vision was a dark vision https://www.salon.com/2020/12/30/trump-was-the-worst-part-2020-from-the-pandemic-to-the-protests-the-president-ruined-a-bad-year/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:06:53


  • I think more than 90% of #www requests for #techrights now reach the new server. In past 4 hours 60 GB of traffic.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:07:29


  • #gop became a laughing stock in the minds of anyone not living in a cult https://www.salon.com/2020/12/30/why-are-republicans-suing-mike-pence-heres-what-the-vice-president-can--and-cant--do-on-jan-6/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:12:12


  • "Wells also was a journalist for a brief time and hosted the Australian news show Midday, where she interviewed celebrities like Eddie Murphy, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dawn-wells-dead-mary-ann-gilligans-island-was-82-1149549          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:12:49


  • ""Dawn was an actress, producer, author, journalist, motivational speaker, teacher, humanitarian, spokesperson, and chairwoman of the Terry Lee Wells Foundation — focusing on women and children in Northern Nevada and ran her Film Actors Boot Camp for 7 years in Idaho," the statement said." https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dawn-wells-who-played-mary-ann-gilligan-s-island-dies-n1252565          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:13:04


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #Navalny #Putin ☞ ‘Putin isn’t hysterical’ The Kremlin’s spokesman comments on the fraud charges against Navalny https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/30/putin-isn-t-hysterical          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:13:53


  • #Debian -based #deepin #Linux 20.1 is here and you should switch from Windows 10 now! http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146005#comment-27653          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:21:54


  • " #OpenBSD has a new privacy protection mechanism. By default, all data recorded by video devices (e.g. internal or USB webcams) are zeros so you'll see a green video stream." https://mastodon.social/@_xhr_/105463631553245444 #unix #bsd          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:24:57


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posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:25:16


  • #education as #surveillance mills https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/105470194416702529 #billgates wanted this... http://techrights.org/2012/06/19/pedometers/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:25:47


  • Beautiful Deepin Linux 20.1 Arrives With Bluetooth File Transfer Support • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146005 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:26:21


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Argentina ☞ 'We Did It!': Eruption of Joy as Argentine Senate Passes Bill to Legalize #Abortion https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/we-did-it-eruption-joy-argentine-senate-passes-bill-legalize-abortion          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:33:49


  • Alexandre Oliva: Happier GNU Year! • ᴛᴇᴄʜʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/12/31/oliva-new-year/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:41:40


  • #BSDNow 383: Scale the tail https://www.bsdnow.tv/383 #bsd #unix #OpenBSD #FreeBSD          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:47:04


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Vaccine ☞ 'This Is Warp Speed?' At Current Pace, US Will Take 10 Years to Adequately Vaccinate the Public Against Covid-19, Analysis Warns https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/warp-speed-current-pace-us-will-take-10-years-adequately-vaccinate-public-against          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:47:51


  • Don't give our URLs to #AMP https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/11/dont-give-our-urls-to-amp/ #google #monopoly #internet #www          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:48:25


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #GeorgeFloyd ☞ Opinion | How Past Economic Policies Influenced #Racism of Today https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/how-past-economic-policies-influenced-racism-today          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:51:57


  • [Older] Federal Judge Robert Pratt Calls Trump a 'Criminal' https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mit-professor-who-said-jeffrey-epsteins-victims-were-entirely-willing-is-out-of-a-job/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:53:31


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt #swpats #patents #monopoly ☞ Senators Tell The #USPTO To Remove The Arbitrary Obstacles Preventing Inventors (Especially Women Inventors) From Getting Patents https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201227/17432045955/senators-tell-uspto-to-remove-arbitrary-obstacles-preventing-inventors-especially-women-inventors-getting-patents.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 17:59:03


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #covid19 ☞ The New Strain of COVID May Have Already Coursed Through the US https://truthout.org/articles/the-new-strain-of-covid-may-have-already-coursed-through-the-us/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:00:04


  • #Pennsylvania reports 287 #covid19 deaths today. A day after almost 4,000 deaths it looks like a less jubilant "happy new year" than when 2020 merely ENTERED.          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:01:49


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Argentina Passes Bill to Legalize #Abortion https://truthout.org/articles/argentina-passes-bill-to-legalize-abortion/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:02:01


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ McConnell Is Pushing Poison Pill Legislation to Tank $2,000 Checks https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-is-pushing-poison-pill-legislation-to-tank-2000-checks/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:03:13


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch ☞ Inviting Nuclear Disaster https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/inviting-nuclear-disaster/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:03:42


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Out of the Ether https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/minari-mank-review/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:05:18


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Kuwait #KSA #militarism #oil ☞ Lame-Duck Trump's "Middle East Arms Bonanza" Continues With Approval of $290 Million Weapons Sale to Saudi Regime https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/30/lame-duck-trumps-middle-east-arms-bonanza-continues-approval-290-million-weapons          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:05:38


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #UN Experts: #Trump Violated #InternationalLaw in Pardoning #Blackwater Mercenaries https://truthout.org/articles/un-experts-trump-violated-international-law-in-pardoning-blackwater-mercenaries/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:06:08


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #covid19 ☞ Dr. #SusanMoore Died of COVID 2 Weeks After Recording Video Decrying Racist Care https://truthout.org/video/dr-susan-moore-dies-of-covid-19-after-decrying-racist-care/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:06:34


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch ☞ Sound Grammar: the 25 Best Recordings of 2020 https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/sound-grammar-the-25-best-recordings-of-2020/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:08:40


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Pandemic ☞ Ecosystem Destruction Fueled the Pandemic. #Pollution Has Made It Worse. https://truthout.org/articles/ecosystem-destruction-fueled-the-pandemic-pollution-has-made-it-worse/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:10:04


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #uk ☞ Britain Prepares for Increased Isolation in Wake of #Brexit Deal https://truthout.org/articles/britain-prepares-for-increased-isolation-in-wake-of-brexit-deal/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:14:00


  • ● NEWS ● #Propublica #covid19 ☞ “Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: A Crush of Patients, Dwindling Supplies and the Nurse Who Lost Hope https://www.propublica.org/article/those-of-us-who-dont-die-are-going-to-quit-a-crush-of-patients-dwindling-supplies-and-the-nurse-who-lost-hope          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:14:31


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt ☞ Body Camera Footage Shows Cameras Aren't Making #Boston Cops Better #Police Officers https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201224/17592445950/body-camera-footage-shows-cameras-arent-making-boston-cops-better-police-officers.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:19:44


  • ● NEWS ● #Propublica ☞ After 3 Years and $1.5 Million Testing #Rape Kits, #Alaska Made One New Arrest https://www.propublica.org/article/after-3-years-and-1-5-million-testing-rape-kits-alaska-made-one-new-arrest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:20:10


  • The 10 Best #EMail Notification Tools for Linux System in 2021 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146006 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:42:19


  • 8 Best #FreeSW Search Engines for Big Data • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146007 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:43:28


  • #RPi4 and #Yocto Updates • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146008 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:45:10


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #history ☞ Opinion | 'Lord of the Flies,' Revisited https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/lord-flies-revisited          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:46:09


  • ● NEWS ● #TechDirt #Censorship ☞ #ContentModeration Case Study: Understanding Cultural Context To Detect Satire (2020) https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201230/15283145975/content-moderation-case-study-understanding-cultural-context-to-detect-satire-2020.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:46:48


  • "When I got to America in 1972, it was Nixon’s country, even though he would be forced out soon." https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/131421/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:47:14


  • The 10 Best #freeSW Renderers for Linux System in 2021 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146009 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:48:56


  • The #KDE Kate #TextEditor in 2020 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146010 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:50:21


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #covid19 ☞ #Trump Plans New Year's Party as COVID Death Count Continues to Climb https://truthout.org/articles/trump-plans-new-years-party-as-covid-death-count-continues-to-climb/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:52:46


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch #trump ☞ Trump's Self-Coup https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/trumps-self-coup/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:53:12


  • #Android Leftovers • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146011 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:54:26


  • ● NEWS ● #Propublica #Disinvestment #Chicago #Pittsburgh ☞ These Cities Tried to Tackle Disinvestment. Here Are Lessons From What Happened. https://www.propublica.org/article/these-cities-tried-to-tackle-disinvestment-here-are-lessons-from-what-happened          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:58:05


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch ☞ Is #ClinicalTrials Distribution Trump's Biggest Screw Up Yet? https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/is-vaccine-distribution-trumps-biggest-screw-up-yet/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 18:58:51


  • "But don't get me wrong. The @FSF keeps on doing a lot of very important work for Free Software in general, and for the #GNU Project specifically." http://techrights.org/2020/12/31/oliva-new-year/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:00:51


  • "the Judges propose a fragmented approach to a pan-European infringement for which they only want to rule on the French part of a European patent" http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/12/31/one-wheel-after-another-or-the-forum-shopping-french-style/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:02:13


  • #patents on #toothbrushes https://patentlyo.com/patent/2020/12/toothbrush-walks-into.html "Does the body need to be flexible when assembled, or only pre-assembly?"          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:06:13


  • #fakePatents such as #swpats dropping like flies at #ptab ... "The #patent is directed to the well-known method of a television and its on-screen display menu" https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/12/30/contemporary-display-patent-held-unpatentable          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:07:28


  • "It is not good that Google, of all actors, does its own development of breast cancer screening, or anything else healthcare." #surveillance #monopoly #espionage https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/11/artificial-intelligence-is-like-jessica-rabbit/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:09:02


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Politics ☞ Opinion | Americans, Looking for Bold Leadership, Need an Aspirational Agenda From Joe #Biden https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/americans-looking-bold-leadership-need-aspirational-agenda-joe-biden          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:09:40


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Politics ☞ Women Ran for Office, Won and Donated in Record Numbers in 2020 https://truthout.org/articles/women-ran-won-and-donated-in-record-numbers-in-2020/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:09:53


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Politics ☞ Audit of Absentee Ballots in #Georgia Debunks Trump's Errant Claims of Fraud https://truthout.org/articles/audit-of-absentee-ballots-in-georgia-debunks-trumps-errant-claims-of-fraud/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:10:08


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Jayapal ☞ Opinion | For the First Time, the Progressive Caucus Will Have Real Power https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/30/first-time-progressive-caucus-will-have-real-power          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:13:27


  • ● NEWS ● #Counterpunch #SpaceForce #imperialism #militarism ☞ Who Will Guard the Space Guardians? https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/who-will-guard-the-space-guardians/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:14:03


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Sniffing Our Way Back https://www.thenation.com/article/society/covid-zoom-lgbtq-sexuality-isolation/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:14:21


  • But... but cofounder of #apple BRAGGED, even >publicly< boasted that Apple was "Stealing" ideas and was "Shameless" about it https://www.maketecheasier.com/apple-loses-copyright-lawsuit-against-corellium-ios-clone/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:17:20


  • "Have you ever imagined looking up some topic on #Wikipedia while you're working on the #GNU command line? What about displaying the results in a different language?" https://www.networkworld.com/article/3601797/searching-wikipedia-on-the-linux-command-line-with-wikit.html          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:20:37


  • #HowTo Install #TorBrowser on# CentOS 8 - idroot ⇨ https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-centos-8/ •●• #idroot          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:26:13


  • #HowTo install #Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix 20.10 - YouTube ⇨ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h9DeNNIDe8 •●• #Video #Google #YouTube          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 19:27:02


  • Says it all really. #covid19 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/F8B7/production/_116317636_optimised-three_ways_31dec-nc.png          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:15:06


  • #RustLang 1.49.0 Released and Related News • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146012 •●• #DeleteGithub #Microsoft #ProprietarySoftware          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:17:23


  • Snaps and themes - on the path to seamless desktop integration | Ubuntu ⇨ https://ubuntu.com//blog/snaps-and-themes-on-the-path-to-seamless-desktop-integration •●• #ubuntu #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:18:37


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146013 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:22:00


  • Ubuntu life in 2020 | Torstens Blog ⇨ https://torstenfranz.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/ubuntu-life-in-2020/ •●• #torstenfranz #ubuntu #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:24:11


  • December 31st 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR! BIG YEAR ahead! 2020! December 31st 2020: STAY HONE, PLEBS! And no, next year will suck!         ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:26:11


  • linux-5.10-ck1, #MuQSS version 0.205 for linux-5.10 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146014 •●• #Kernel #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:32:33


  • The Best Portable #Spectrum ⇨ https://popey.com/blog/2020/12/the-best-portable-spectrum/ •●• #popey #hardware          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:34:16


  • "Just today it was published that output from eight formal sectors of the economy who make the bulk of the Indian economy were down on a month to month basis" https://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2020/12/31/pandemic-informal-economy-and-khau-galli/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:38:13


  • #KDE star Jonathan Riddell on awful #BrexitDeal https://jriddell.org/2020/12/31/the-brexit-deal/ #scotland #uk #brexit          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:39:50


  • #JonathanRiddell has a new release of their #kde distro #KDEneon today (20201231) https://neon.kde.org/          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:42:10


  • #BSDNow 383 and #OpenBSD News • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146015 •●• #UNIX          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:46:17


  • #LinuxMint Monthly News – December 2020 • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146016 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:49:25


  • Ubuntu: Perspective for 2020 and Snaps • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146017 •●• #Ubuntu #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:52:16


  • #Programming Leftovers • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146018 •●• #perl #python #mysql          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 20:58:05


  • Today’s 𝐓𝐮𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Leftovers • ᵀᵘˣ ᴹᵃᶜʰⁱⁿᵉˢ ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146019 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 21:04:47


  • Links 31/12/2020: Deepin 20.1 Released and Happy New Year! • ᴛᴇᴄʜʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/12/31/deepin-20-1/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | more in http://schestowitz.com/2020/12/31/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 21:10:28


  • Swedish #Patent and Market Court of Appeal cancels Crocs three-dimensional trade mark http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/12/swedish-patent-and-market-court-of.html #Trademarks #Trademark #sweden          ☞

posted Friday, January 01, 2021 at 02:09:51


  • 6 storage guides for sysadmins | Enable Sysadmin ⇨ https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/storage-guides-2020 •●• #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux          ☞

posted Friday, January 01, 2021 at 02:20:49



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