Roy Schestowitz

• #KDE Plasma 5.21.3, Bugfix Release for March http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148876#comment-28656          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 00:57:30

• “Currently topping the charts at the EPO,” said the person who sent us this smash hit by EPO President António Campinos • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/campinos-will-survive/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/16/campinos-will-survive/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 00:58:13

• #JingPad A1: Linux 2-in-1 convertible unveiled with an 11-inch AMOLED display running JingOS http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148835#comment-28658          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 00:58:25

• Linux vendor #System76 releases the Pangolin, a full AMD laptop http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148878#comment-28659          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:02:48

• The ‘Hey Hi’ of António Campinos Will Survive This http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/campinos-will-survive/ #epo          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:03:01

• #cat #fort https://full.pr0gramm.com/2021/02/21/e75f459af126ee90.jpg          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:03:22

• "Gemini Discovery is now up and running. In a nutshell, it's a directory of search engines and directories." https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/006128.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:05:23

• #Patents prevent #vaccines for all https://mondediplo.com/2021/03/13vaccines you can get banned by #Twitter for expressing such an opinion http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:05:35

• #Mylan Wins Costs After Neurim Drops #EU #Patent Appeal https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1364258/mylan-wins-costs-after-neurim-drops-eu-patent-appeal #EPO is not EU          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:05:57

• Nowadays the #EPO is compelled to grant a lot of stuff without challenge and without proper prior art search https://www.pm-review.com/european-patent-office-intends-to-grant-pyrogenesis-plasma-atomisation-patent          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:19:41

• #microsoft killed #nokia https://gizmodo.com/nokia-cutting-10-000-jobs-while-planning-to-double-down-1846485477/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Nokia          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:19:50

• "Claiming that OPs as ViCos are equivalent to real OPs is comparable to the EPO's claim that the new EQE format has proved to work very smoothly." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/board-of-appeal-in-t180715-continues.html?showComment=1615918919414#c1675653883329287131          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:21:30

• #Pangolin Mobile is a new open source user interface for smartphones • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148888 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:21:41

• #IPFire 2.25 - Core Update 155 available for testing • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148889 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:21:54

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148892 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:24:33

• #Intel Details Rocket Lake S Processors, Linux Benchmarks To Come • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148890 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:24:49

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148891 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:25:07

• "Obviousness: On the merits of the obviousness case, the patentee argued that the key prior art reference was not “analogous art” and therefore could not be used for obviousness." #uspto #FakePatents #PTAB #CAFC https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/03/games-appeal-analogous.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:31:30

• #microsoft -connected #patentTroll active in the Eastern District of Texas. https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2021/3/16/3000-for-acacia-subsidiary-prior-art-stingray-ip-solutions see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Acacia          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:33:12

• This runs on #gnu #linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/the-developer-of-rise-to-ruins-is-absolutely-mad-and-has-secured-funding-for-their-games          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:35:27

• 5 Cybersecurity Tips to Help Linux Users Protect Their Computers https://www.unixmen.com/5-cybersecurity-tips-to-help-linux-users-protect-their-computers/ #gnu #linux #security          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:36:27

• "The Arch User Repository is an incredibly useful tool but it has some flaws in the way it was designed that limits it's usability and integration within the distro so today I discuss some of the possible ways this could be fixed." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rcpsw-o8Ks          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:37:22

• "This time, we have plenty of new hardware, including a modular laptop, a youtube music client for Linux, Brave buying a search engine, and Google trying to create a bigger monopoly on web ads" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=relnfJmGMZA          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:38:09

• #EDPS Documents About Microsoft’s Privacy Violations and Much More to Come Regarding the EPO’s #Privacy Scandals http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/microsoft-privacy-violations/ #microsoft #epo #corruption          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:49:16

• "Graham tries to argue that NFTs are sometimes good, SUSE prepares IPO, Canonical gets friendly with Google, Konvergence in KDE Korner, and more." https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-116/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:56:32

• #AlmaLinux is, to me, dead on arrival, due mostly to its relation to #microsoft https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-os-the-centos-replacement-arrive-on-march-30-2021/ avoid, use something else...          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 01:57:55

• Still shilling #monopoly disguised as 'security' http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148632#comment-28661          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:11:24

• #EPO and #Microsoft Collude to Break the #Law -- Part XI: Close Encounters With the Trust-busters… http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-11/ #antitrust #europe          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:18:03

• This should say #gnu rather than #linux https://thelinuxgurus.com/how-to-use-find-command-in-linux/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:32:28

• #HowTo get started with #Git on #Linux ⇨ https://www.xmodulo.com/get-started-with-git.html •●• #xmodulo | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/17/#latest          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:35:20

• #git and #github are different things because one is #ProprietarySoftware and an ATTACK on the other http://techrights.org/2020/06/15/confessions-of-scott-guthrie/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:36:13

• RHEL In Your Car? Red Hat Building Out Automotive Infotainment Team https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=RHEL-Car-Infotainment-Team racist #ibm wants to entertain you...          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:37:19

• #corporateMedia has been reduced to 90% or more... corporate ads. No reporting anymore. No money in it...          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:44:14

• #Fedora Electronic Engineering Tools • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148893 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #ibm          ☞

POSTED wEDNESDAY, mARCH 17, 2021 AT 02:45:24

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148894 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

POSTED wEDNESDAY, mARCH 17, 2021 AT 02:45:54

• RELEASE: #JDK 16 https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/ #java #programming #SCOracle          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:47:26

• #EndeavourOS 2021.02.03 overview Promo #Shorts http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148666#comment-28663 #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:49:32

• #Mageia 8 Review - Caught between legacy and innovation. http://www.tuxmachines.org/comment/reply/148 #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:51:33

• Poor #ibm looking for volunteers https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-34-gnome-40-test-day-2021-03-17-through-2021-03-19/ maybe better to invest time testing other distros (IMHO). #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:54:35

• With Sam Palmisano I could at least sort of feel or believe #ibm cared for the #freesw community... however apprehensively and sceptically          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:55:30

• "Maliciously constructed #Wireshark packet capture files might be used to distribute malware, providing recipients can be tricked into double clicking file URL fields." https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/pwning-the-pen-tester-malicious-wireshark-packet-capture-file-risk-revealed          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:56:48

• Audiocasts/Shows: #LateNightLinux , Linux News and More • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148895 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:57:39

• More details or an in-depth look into #Microsoft ’s #privacy violations, which the abusive #monopolist has been hoping to distract from by funnelling enforcement resources into other companies ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/microsoft-privacy-violations/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/16/microsoft-privacy-violations/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:58:35

• A look some of the confrontations between #Microsoft and #antitrust regulators • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/16/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-11/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/16/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-11/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 02:59:17

• "I got a weird bug report the other day. Apparently Unigine Superposition, the final boss of Unigine benchmarks, was broken in zink(-wip). And it was a regression, which meant that at some point it had worked, but because testing is hard, it then stopped working for a while." https://www.supergoodcode.com/getting-back-in/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:01:22

• Making #12factor Elixir/Phoenix releases https://nts.strzibny.name/12factor-elixir-phoenix-releases/ #programming          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:03:13

• Multi Monitor and HiDPI Setup is Looking Better on Ubuntu 21.04 [My Experience So Far] https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-21-04-multi-monitor-support/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:07:47

• #UbuntuTouch OTA-16 Release https://ubports.com/blog/ubport-blogs-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-16-release-3744          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:08:48

• #JDK 16 / #OpenJDK 16 Released • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148896 #java #oracle          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:09:27

• Linux Foundation: use #ProprietarySoftware ZOOM! https://linuxfoundation.org/en/blog/generating-a-software-bill-of-materials-sbom-with-open-source-standards-and-tooling/ see also http://techrights.org/2020/11/10/linux-foundation-zoom/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:14:12

• "On my first day they handed me an XUbuntu 20.04 usb stick and that’s probably what I would’ve chosen anyway, given the fact that Ubuntu was recommended. Installation worked flawlessly and all the hardware seems to work fine." https://f5n.org/blog/2021/dell-latitude-5130/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:17:38

• "This customer was already using Ubuntu and LXD, both chosen for their baked-in security and robustness, and both open-source." https://ubuntu.com//blog/running-an-open-source-multi-cloud-with-ubuntu-lxd-and-mist          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:18:03

• #Siemens Working To Upstream More Linux Drivers For Their Industrial PCs - Phoronix ⇨ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Siemens-Linux-Industrial-PCs •●• #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/17/#latest          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:19:19

• #intel uses #phoronix for #marketing now https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel-rocketlake-linux&num=1 also see http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:20:30

• "I spend quite a bit of time on getting a Sierra Wireless EM7345-LTE modem to work under Linux. So here are some quick instructions to help other people who may hit the same problem." https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/24367.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:22:03

• Throwing out more of those fake #swpats https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2021/3/16/proven-networks-patent-challenged          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:24:08

• Iago Toral: Improving performance of the V3D compiler for #OpenGL and #Vulkan https://blogs.igalia.com/itoral/2021/03/16/improving-performance-of-the-v3d-compiler-for-opengl-and-vulkan/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:26:57

• "One more in my series of “things on FreeBSD”, but this road does lead to things-KDE: KDE Plasma Wayland on a #FreeBSD desktop." https://euroquis.nl//freebsd/2021/03/16/wayland.html #bsd #unix          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:28:08

• #antiX kernel updates https://antixlinux.com/kernel-updates-2/ #linux #kernel          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:35:31

• "Zlib-ng 2.0 is out today as the first stable release of this zlib fork focused on "next generation" systems with speedier performance and a more modern API, among other changes." #deletegithub #microsoft #proprietarySoftware https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=zlib-ng-2.0          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:37:08

• "Right now the feature set of #LabPlot that can be used for the statistical analysis is very limited – we only show some values from the descriptive statistics for the selected data set in the spreadsheet." #kde https://labplot.kde.org/2021/03/16/more-statistics/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:38:11

• "Fabric Developer" :-) :-) https://www.linux.com/news/certified-hyperledger-fabric-developer-chfd-exam-has-relaunched/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:39:36

• The #Linux #Kernel Had 3 Potential Root Access Vulnerabilities For 15 Years http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148756#comment-28668          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:44:59

• The Last Minute #GNOMEShell + #Mutter 40 Release Candidate Changes • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148897 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:50:04

• #Security Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148898 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:50:20

• #Graphics : #Wayland on FreeBSD, Mike Blumenkrantz on Zink, and #Igalia on V3D Compiler • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148899 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:50:29

• #Canonical / #Ubuntu Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148900 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:51:00

• #ArchLinux Developers Discuss Idea Of Providing An x86-64-v3 Port • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148901 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:51:09

• #ibm #redhat published this while IBM is laying off incredible number of workers across #europe (just to increase profits) https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/2020-digital-re-skilling-across-europe-red-hat-study          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 03:52:25

• #IBM / #RedHat /Fedora Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148902 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:01:03

• #Kernel : #antiX Linux Updates, Intel Hype, and #Siemens Drivers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148903 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:01:25

• #LinuxFoundation : #Xen Project, Zoom Promotion, State of the Edge, and Certification • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148904 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:02:11

• #Techrights Bulletin for Tuesday, March 16, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:11:05

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

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:11:26

• "Let’s have a look at the list of the best #GNU #Linux port scanners for network administrators." https://itsubuntu.com/topport-scanners-for-network-admins/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:21:45

• Upgrading Ubuntu Server - Alan Pope’s blog ⇨ https://popey.com/blog/2021/03/upgrading-ubuntu-server/ •●• #popey #ubuntu #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:22:23

• In-kernel #WireGuard is on its way to #FreeBSD and the #pfSense router • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148905 •●• #BSD #kernel          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:23:33

• #RaspberryPi CM4 carriers boast dual LAN ports • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148906 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:31:06

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148907 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:31:14

• More Statistics • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148908 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #kde #freesw          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:31:24

• #Programming Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148909          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 04:38:03

• Links 17/3/2021: #OpenJDK 16, #RHEL Inside Cars, #UbuntuTouch OTA-16, #System76 's Pangolin, and Pangolin Mobile • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/ubuntu-touch-ota-16/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/ubuntu-touch-ota-16/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:01:36

• The #EPO is Drunk and Should Go Home http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epo-is-drunk/ #europe #patents #swpats #corruption          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:16:34

• ● NEWS ● #FOSSNorth #freesw ☞ Announcing #fossnorth2021 https://foss-north.se/2021/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:34:03

• ● NEWS ● #CSSTricks #Programming ☞ The Great Divide https://css-tricks.com/the-great-divide/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:34:22

• ● NEWS ● #TheNewStack #GeminiProtocol #GeminiSpace ☞ Souped-Up Gopher: Project Gemini’s Plan to Revolutionize Internet Browsing https://thenewstack.io/souped-up-gopher-project-geminis-plan-to-revolutionize-internet-browsing/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:35:10

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ Teen responsible for major #Twitter [crack] to serve three years in prison https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/543515-twitter-hacker-to-serve-three-years-in-prison Twitter is killing itself regardless https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1688811.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:36:13

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge ☞ Teen ‘mastermind’ behind the great #Twitter [crack] sentenced to three years in prison https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334421/twitter-hacker-bitcoin-plea-deal-agreement-graham-ivan-clark-three-years Twitter transitioned into corporate propaganda site http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:36:50

• ● NEWS ● #JamesKoppel #Education ☞ Why Programmers Should(n't) Learn Theory http://www.pathsensitive.com/2021/03/why-programmers-shouldnt-learn-theory.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:37:08

• #microsoft #crimes to be covered later today in #techrights because Microsoft is the world's champion of #corruption          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:41:28

• ● NEWS ● #TimesHigherEducation ☞ #CornelWest quits #Harvard after failing to win tenure https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cornel-west-quits-harvard-after-failing-win-tenure          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:41:54

• REMEMBER: #microsoft = #crime and #corruption (don't fall for their #greenwashing ... had the law been properly enforced, most Microsoft managers would be behind bars for a very long time)          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:47:16

• Do large corporations spy on and harass their critics. Of course they do!          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:48:18

• #billgates never became rich. He was born rich. He became richer because of crimes he committed for 4-5 decades. He was arrested several times, but rich people don't stay in jail for long.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:52:39

• While researching the next #techrights article I keep seeing that sites which cover #microsoft #crimes and #corruption would later be bribed by #billgates (no, they would no longer explore those issues much...)          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:55:53

• #microsoft : we bribe officials, we bribe the press, we bribe anyone who dares pose a risk of our managers being prosecuted and even arrested. #mafia          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:56:55

• And notice how they never arrest the people at #microsoft who direct the #bribery https://balkaninsight.com/2016/03/24/romania-jails-ex-minister-over-microsoft-licenses-03-24-2016/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 05:58:42

• The pattern is clear (when you study the facts available): #microsoft is actively recruiting criminals. It wants people who engage in crime. The company has long operated by breaking the law. #corruption -- not tech skills -- is the bread and butter.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:04:15

• #microsoft : it's cheaper to commit the crimes and risk getting caught (then paying fines) than to lose a contract due to fairness and law-abiding tenders. #crime #billgates #corruption          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:06:04

• #Microsoft is Like a Cult, According to Former Microsoft Insider • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/01/30/microsoft-as-a-cult/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/01/30/microsoft-as-a-cult/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:07:32

• They tell us "corporations are people," but there's no jail sentence or death sentence to corporations; instead they pay miniscule fines that perpetuate an incentive to commit crimes. #microsoft #corruption          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:09:17

• Companies that hire #criminals to commit #crimes deserve not to exist. #microsoft #corruption #billgates          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:11:15

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #Health ☞ Lethal #pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns: Report https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/lethal-pollution-high-in-2020-despite-lockdowns-report/articleshow/81526819.cms          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:20:09

• ● NEWS ● #Salon #Health ☞ Why professional wrestlers are more likely to die young https://www.salon.com/2021/03/14/why-professional-wrestlers-are-more-likely-to-die-young/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:20:30

• ● NEWS ● #ITWire #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Some #Microsoft services still affected after authentication update issue https://itwire.com/security/some-microsoft-services-still-affected-after-authentication-update-issue.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:21:36

• ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #Alibaba ’s #WebBrowser Is Removed From Chinese App Stores https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-17/alibaba-s-web-browser-pulled-from-app-stores-after-cctv-rebuke          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:21:46

• ● NEWS ● #KrebsOnSecurity ☞ Can We Stop Pretending SMS Is Secure Now? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/can-we-stop-pretending-sms-is-secure-now/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:22:45

• ● NEWS ● #DavidRosenthal ☞ Correlated Failure https://blog.dshr.org/2021/03/correlated-failures.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:22:57

• Long article about #microsoft #crimes and #corruption to be published later today in #techrights ... then, we'll publish as HTML various detailed bits of evidence, to be examined further in video. Microsoft = crime syndicate in "software company" clothing.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:26:04

• ● NEWS ● #PatrickBreyer #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ MEPS Call For Further Improvements To The #GDPR Implementation And Strengthened Enforcement https://www.patrick-breyer.de/?p=595535&lang=en          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:26:48

• ● NEWS ● #NYOB #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Facebook's #GDPR bypass reaches Austrian Supreme Court https://noyb.eu/en/facebooks-gdpr-bypass-reaches-austrian-supreme-court          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:27:14

• ● NEWS ● #PCWorld #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Dropbox adds a free, limited password [spying apparatus] https://www.pcworld.com/article/3611972/dropbox-adds-a-free-limited-password-manager.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:27:26

• Rhetorical (sort of) question: how many #crimes does #epo (second-largest institution in #europe BTW) need to commit before its #immunity is removed and corrupt officials thrown in jail cells?          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:28:38

• The #EPO is embracing nonsensical #buzzwords and leaning on judges to justify invalid #patents on abstract ideas; something ought to be done about all this… • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epo-is-drunk/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/epo-is-drunk/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 06:31:38

• ● NEWS ● #WSWS ☞ Two business owners arrested for assaulting Capitol #Police officer who died following January 6 attack https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/16/sick-m16.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:34:39

• ● NEWS ● #LowyInstitute ☞ Erasing memory in China’s #Tibet https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/erasing-memory-china-s-tibet          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:35:06

• ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue #Guam #imperialism ☞ Guam’s Militarization by the U.S. Is Also a Story of Indigenous Resistance https://www.teenvogue.com/story/guam-militarization-united-states-properties-of-perpetual-light          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:35:44

• ● NEWS ● #RTL #de ☞ #Germany hits climate target thanks to #pandemic https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1689488.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:35:56

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Finance ☞ The payments start-up Stripe surges to a $95 billion valuation. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/technology/payments-start-up-stripe-pandemic.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:36:18

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Censorship #Tibet #China ☞ Tibetan Teens Reportedly Jailed for Breaking #WeChat Ban https://www.voanews.com/student-union/tibetan-teens-reportedly-jailed-breaking-wechat-ban          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:36:45

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill #CivilRights ☞ Amazon union battle comes to Washington https://thehill.com/policy/technology/543533-amazon-union-battle-comes-to-washington          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:37:50

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #CivilRights ☞ #Uber drivers in the #UK will now get #minimumwage and paid vacation after a big court win https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334771/uber-uk-drivers-workers-benefits-employees-decision          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:38:25

• ● [Old] ● #Vice #CivilRights ☞ #Uber Wants to Export #Prop22 to #Europe https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8y9x/uber-wants-to-export-prop-22-to-europe          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:38:43

• ● NEWS ● #SEC #CivilRights ☞ #Uber drivers in the UK to receive earnings guarantee, holiday pay and pensions https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001543151/000155278121000124/e21143_ex99-1.htm          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:39:17

• #KDE Plasma 5.21 Review - Perhaps the Worthy Linux Desktop to Take on Windows • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148910          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:40:29

• #IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/irc-log-160321/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/irc-log-160321/ |          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 08:40:56

• ● NEWS ● #LocusMag #DRM ☞ Cory Doctorow: Free Markets https://locusmag.com/2021/03/cory-doctorow-free-markets/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:33:19

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Copyrights #Copyright ☞ #Wikimedia will launch a paid service for big tech companies https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334276/wikimedia-enterprise-api-service-big-tech-knowledge-boxes          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:34:00

• ● NEWS ● #CJEU #Copyrights #Copyright ☞ JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Grand Chamber): 9 March 2021 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=238661&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=169591          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:34:12

• ● NEWS ● #CreativeCommons #Copyrights #Copyright ☞ Meet your new Global Network Council Executive Committee! https://creativecommons.org/2021/03/16/new-global-network-council-executive-committee/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:34:39

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ ISP Wrongfully Handed Customer Data to Pirate-Chasing Law Firm https://torrentfreak.com/isp-wrongfully-handed-customer-data-to-pirate-chasing-law-firm-210316/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:35:12

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Sports Industry Can Earn Billions by Selectively Converting 'Willing' Pirates https://torrentfreak.com/sports-industry-can-earn-billions-by-selectively-converting-willing-pirates-210316/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:35:24

• ● NEWS ● #EFF #Surveillance ☞ EFF’s Crowd-Sourced Atlas of Surveillance Project Honored with Award for Advancing Public’s Right to Know About Police Spying https://www.eff.org/press/releases/effs-crowd-sourced-atlas-surveillance-project-honored-award-advancing-publics-right          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:38:12

• When your nation depends on #oil exports and oppressing/murdering its own people https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabias-economy-contracts-3-9-in-q4/articleshow/81526861.cms          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:39:46

• #CJEU #Facebook #GDPR https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/105892820876810262          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:40:20

• "Majority of the European Parliament welcomes the Commission's intention to oblige e-mail, messaging and chat providers to search all private messages for allegedly illegal material and report to the police" https://chaos.social/@echo_pbreyer/105881380868004867          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:41:08

• "Or how the NSA -surprise!- covertly weakened #crypto..." https://mamot.fr/@jz/105876274962337523          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:41:47

• "Of course, it's rare that we get digital assets by downloading them direct to our devices or transfering them from laptops - these days, it all comes through an app and "just works." So why not deliver everything via app?"https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/105893797362237007          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:42:49

• #apple #imperialism #oppression #AppleExploitsDumpPeople https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/105895998757497659          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:43:33

• #microsoft is circling down the drain and the government will bail out out again, to REWARD it for failure https://itwire.com/security/microsoft-offers-mitigation-for-exchange-attack,-silent-on-alleged-code-leak.html s/updated/replaced/;          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:44:21

• "Loving Bandcamp's #DRMfree FLAC download options - can support the bands I love and listen to them with no strings attached in original fidelity." https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@lightweight/105901928932643353          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:44:57

• "In case it isn't clear: All of this thread is my very own personal opinion. As a citizen. As a father. As someone who deeply believes in democracy and transparency." He knows what his employer #IBM #RedHat does with #NSA https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/105898760953868973          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:45:53

• #EU for US #imperialism and #espionage -- what is this, a joke? https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52020PC0568&from=EN          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:46:43

• "“Linux” by itself doesn’t solve anything. Surveillance capitalism runs on Linux. Linux is big business. Most Linux distributions don’t give a shit about privacy/go out of their way to promote the easy use of Google, etc., on their platforms." https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/105898725288582702          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:47:47

• #canonical the company behind #ubuntu spies on users with #microsoft http://techrights.org/2021/02/15/cancel-canonical/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:48:26

• #SCOTUS #Kavanaugh #FBI https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/105900569720194076          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:49:18

• #www #bloat #javascript #internet https://fosstodon.org/@yarmo/105900805529690330          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:50:18

• #geminiProtocol growing little by little: "anyway, i think this protocol is very cool and i'm glad to be a part of the community here." https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/006139.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:51:31

• So far this month about 500 unique hosts have accessed the #gemini capsule of #techrights          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:52:44

• While it is true that many who use #gnu #linux don't care enough -- or don't value -- #privacy it's clear that #freesw is a PREREQUISITE to privacy so in order to have any chance (safeguarding human rights) people need to flock there          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:54:21

• Hallmark of greed: prices of energy to suppliers is falling, energy use of fallen, but the utility giants keep increasing and increasing their prices. They're not services but greedy oppressors who rob society and pretend they actually make the power and water.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:56:14

• ● NEWS ● #Shadowproof #Transparency ☞ Freedom Of Information Act In Crisis: Government Transparency During The Biden Era https://shadowproof.com/2021/03/16/freedom-of-information-act-in-crisis-government-transparency-during-the-biden-era/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:59:08

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ #Roskomnadzor threatens to block #Twitter in Russia in one month https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/03/16/roskomnadzor-threatens-to-block-twitter-in-russia-in-one-month Twitter is also blocking aplenty http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 09:59:54

• "Whatever happened to the Democrats’ (Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pramila Jayapal, etc.) demand for single-payer – everybody in, nobody out – with free choice of doctors and hospitals instead of the existing cruel, and profiteering industry" https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/perfidy-meets-putty-congressional-democrats-betray-voters/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:00:58

• I've noticed that #twitter has become the official propaganda partner of #AstraZeneca on this https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/matters-of-communication-handelsblatting-the-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine/ Corrupt Twitter blocks AstraZeneca critics http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:02:27

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Test and Trace is the Dead Elephant in the Room https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/test-and-trace-is-the-dead-elephant-in-the-room/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:03:27

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #MedicareForAll Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/medicare-all-would-have-prevented-hundreds-thousands-covid-deaths-new-report          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:03:53

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Environment ☞ 'Climate Change Is Here': Europe's Recent Droughts 'Unprecedented' in Millennia, Study Finds https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/climate-change-here-europes-recent-droughts-unprecedented-millennia-study-finds          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:05:39

• ● NEWS ● #PIA ☞ #EU nations' attempt to water down #privacy protections could increase tension with US over personal data flows across the Atlantic https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/eu-nations-attempt-to-water-down-privacy-protections-could-increase-tension-with-us-over-personal-data-flows-across-the-atlantic/ beholden to empire of #espionage          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:06:22

• "With Trump-style nationalism out the door, a new era of imperial ideology is upon us." https://www.mintpressnews.com/intersectional-imperialism-identity-politics/276194/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:06:53

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Apple Sued Over 'Diverse' Emojis Which Is All Idea and No Specific Expression https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/08555546411/apple-sued-over-diverse-emojis-which-is-all-idea-no-specific-expression.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:07:43

• ● NEWS ● #RaspberryPi #RasPi #GNU #Linux ☞ Interactive #origami art with Raspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/interactive-origami-art-with-raspberry-pi/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:08:16

• ● NEWS ● #ProjectCensored ☞ Daniel Ellsberg, Peter Kuznick, and Peter Dale Scott - The Project Censored Show https://www.projectcensored.org/daniel-ellsberg-peter-kuznick-and-peter-dale-scott/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:08:56

• "Day and night their coups they threw, Tossing bombs at imperial gloam. Then up from the earth a cry arose That sent them crawling home" https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/blinken-biden-and-the-blob/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:10:05

• 'Liberal' imperialism is a lot like corporate 'feminism', defeating what it professes to be standing for http://techrights.org/2021/03/08/corporate-hijack-of-real-feminism/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:11:09

• Terrorism is a very rare thing. Spying on billions of people "because terrorism" is a lot like adding disabled lavatories to an F-15 in case the pilot is disabled          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:12:54

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #TwoPartySystem ☞ Vijay Prashad Warns #Biden Is “Doubling Down” on Trump’s Anti-China #ColdWar Policy https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/16/vijay_prashad_us_china_rivalry          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:13:24

• With the American economy circling down the drain (the majority already on the ropes) they need a "good war" and they need #xenophobia -- spread by the very corporations that the US taxpayers bails out (or subsidises) http://techrights.org/2021/03/03/microsoft-blame-shifting-tactics/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:14:42

• #microsoft #crimes in #china https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthickey/2013/03/20/report-doj-sec-investigating-microsoft-on-bribery-claims/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:15:16

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ When Public Officials Get Rented Out by Corporate Power, the People Lose https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/when-public-officials-get-rented-out-by-corporate-power-the-people-lose/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:15:50

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #fakeleft #biden ☞ Warning Biden's #Syria Strikes Set 'Dangerous' Precedent, Groups Push Congress to Respond https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/warning-bidens-syria-strikes-set-dangerous-precedent-groups-push-congress-respond          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:16:38

• #trump said, "shithole countries" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/life-and-death-crisis-utilities-cut-power-over-765000-across-10-states-during          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:17:26

• The economies are being shred to pieces due to looting. No, not by poor people but against poor people. Old: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-offshore-wealth-idUSBRE86L03U20120722          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:18:30

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #education ☞ Russian lawmakers adopt amendments requiring official permission for ‘educational activities’ https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/03/16/russian-lawmakers-adopt-amendments-requiring-official-permission-for-educational-activities          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:20:35

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Total Scandal': Memos Expose Failure of Obama-Era #FTC to Stop #Google 's #Monopoly Power https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/total-scandal-memos-expose-failure-obama-era-ftc-stop-googles-monopoly-power          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:21:19

• "Don’t listen to people who claim we can’t afford to invest in the American people. We can afford it. We can’t afford not to. Joe Biden needs to recognize this, and make public investment a central part of his economic strategy." https://robertreich.org/post/645832705051951105          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:22:06

• "Today, universities are endured by academics until retirement and by students until securing a job. For both, the university quite literally means being prepared to accept and experience considerable discomfort." https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/university-spiralists-and-aca-zombies/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:23:13

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | What's Your Zip Code? Why #Poverty Matters in Public #Education https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/whats-your-zip-code-why-poverty-matters-public-education          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:23:45

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Institutional Bias of Forestry School Research https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/the-institutional-bias-of-forestry-school-research/ "A good example is a recent announcement by the Oregon State University Forestry School..."          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:24:19

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #india #modi ☞ India’s Right-Wing Government is So Hungry for Profit It Will Risk a #Famine for the Country https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/indias-right-wing-government-is-so-hungry-for-profit-it-will-risk-a-famine-for-the-country/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:25:08

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #mlk #fbi ☞ When Scandal Preempts the Pursuit of Justice: a Review of MLK/FBI https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/when-scandal-preempts-the-pursuit-of-justice-a-review-of-mlk-fbi/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:26:34

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Weapon of Mass Obstruction': Durbin Blasts Filibuster on Senate Floor https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/weapon-mass-obstruction-durbin-blasts-filibuster-senate-floor          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:27:13

• #EPO and #Microsoft Collude to Break the Law - Part XII: Foreign Corrupt Practices, Bid Rigging and “Slush Funds” • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/ •●• #Techrights #corruption #crime gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:32:25

• 10 Best Lightweight Linux Distros for Old Computers and Low-Power Systems • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:30:57

• Top 5+Best Linux Port Scanners For Network Admins In 2021 • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148913 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:31:19

• #DevOps tool K6’s journey to #freesw • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148914 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:32:14

• My favorite #freesw project management tools • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148915 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:32:52

• Best Free and #freesw Alternatives to #GoogleTranslate • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148916 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:33:20

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148917 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:33:47

• 10 Best Lightweight Linux Distros for Old Computers and Low-Power Systems • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148912 #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:35:13

• The Corporate #LinuxFoundation is Now Using the 'Code of Conduct' Aggressively and Excessively to Censor People Using Bots, Not Human Assessment http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/linux-foundation-doing-a-memphis/ #censorship #scandal #linux #zemlinPAC          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:45:27

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ #Apple won’t leave Russia: #iPhone maker bows to new government-imposed app requirements https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/03/16/apple-won-t-leave-russia          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:48:18

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #covid19 ☞ Review of #Trump Era #CDC Guidance Confirms Political Manipulation of Agency's Covid Response https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/review-trump-era-cdc-guidance-confirms-political-manipulation-agencys-covid-response          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:13:47

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ One of the greats Russian-Tajik singer Manizha is headed for #Eurovision 2021. Here’s how her #music has evolved over the years. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/03/16/one-of-the-greats          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:14:26

• ● NEWS ● #Site36 ☞ New freight information system: #EUCommission launches pre-declaration with risk analysis https://digit.site36.net/2021/03/16/new-freight-information-system-eu-commission-launches-pre-declaration-with-risk-analysis/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:15:01

• ● NEWS ● #TheGrayZone ☞ #Trump administration insider reveals how the US military sabotaged a peace agreement to prolong #war in #Afghanistan https://thegrayzone.com/2021/03/16/trump-us-military-peace-agreement-war-afghanistan/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:15:20

• ● NEWS ● #Tor ☞ New releases (with security fixes): Tor 0.3.5.14, 0.4.4.8, and 0.4.5.7 https://blog.torproject.org/node/2009          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:29:55

• The quality of #ProPublica is going down the toilet. Many articles that aren't articles (meta and self congratulations, a mishmash of languages), and barely any real reporting in general. Maybe an average of just one per day! It got worse when #billgates bribed them.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:38:22

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Fugazi: The Path of Most Resistance https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/fugazi-the-path-of-most-resistance/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:40:02

• Good news from #watchtroll about death of #swpats in the US: "Seven Years After Alice, 63.2% of the U.S. Patents Issued in 2020 were Software-Related" (i.e. they're #fakepatents that #ptab can throw out)          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:47:57

• #China state #propaganda sites help the reputation laundering of corrupt #EPO management, which grants loads of illegal patents and invited applications not compatible with the EPC http://www.ecns.cn/news/2021-03-17/detail-ihainwmv2681343.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:51:27

• #Microsoft has come under repeated scrutiny for alleged breaches of the #FCPA • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:53:33

• Instead of protecting people, as the Linux Foundation likes to claim, it is engaging in automated social control, just like in social control networks or #socialcontrolmedia • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/linux-foundation-doing-a-memphis/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/linux-foundation-doing-a-memphis/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 13:54:19

• JUVE does reputation laundering for #INPI France, which is notorious for #corruption across #Europe https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/people-and-business/were-conducting-patent-proceedings-faster-than-ever-before-an-interview-with-nathalie-sabotier-and-carine-gillet/ see e.g. http://techrights.org/2020/03/07/inpi-corruption-scandal/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:20:20

• People in law firms, who try to control the border not for security but for robber barons who employ them, are perfectly happy to exploit "COVID" (who doesn't?) https://www.managingip.com/article/b1qzv2pb19s0fr/counterfeit-crisis-compels-litigation-and-collaboration-rethink          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:34:49

• Incredibly, #JUVE has become a megaphone of #EPO management's lies that upset both EPO workers and stakeholder (offending them, lying to them) https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/people-and-business/latest-news-on-ip-and-coronavirus-in-europe/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Juve          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:37:10

• #Huawei 's announcement of 5G license fee structure favors Apple, Samsung, while countering #Nokia / #Ericsson -style patent royalty stacking http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/03/huaweis-announcement-of-5g-license-fee.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:38:04

• On go the dreamers who lobby the US government and politicians "in robes" to allow #patents on life and on #nature (not inventions) https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/03/crispr-chronicles-continue.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:39:58

• #EPO and #Microsoft Collude to Break the Law - Part XII: #Corruption Addendum • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/microsoft-corruption-addendum/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/microsoft-corruption-addendum/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:47:17

• March has been a very busy month so far when it comes to #epo coverage http://techrights.org/wiki/EPO lots more to come, inc. evidence of perjury          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:51:40

• Today in #Techrights • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148918 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:54:41

• When you lower your guard and allow illegal #patents to be granted, even #softwarepatents, what would you expect? Europe in peril, #EPO breaks the bank. https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/lifestyle/feature/item/11098-over-180-000-patent-applications-received-by-european-patent-office-in-2020          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:57:00

• #Patents nowadays lack originality, get granted anyway. "The vast majority of US non-provisional patent applications (utility) claim some form of priority relationship back to a previously filed patent document." #patent #evergreening https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/03/priority-claims-applications.html          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 14:58:47

• "Easily one of the best strategy games supported on Linux, Crusader Kings III from Paradox Interactive has a huge free update plus a DLC and some free to play time." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/crusader-kings-iii-13-free-update-and-northern-lords-dlc-out-free-to-play-until-sunday          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:01:36

• Blog of ESR (Eric S. Raymond) broke down http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8772          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:05:58

• Does that resolve the issue of #monopolisation and centralisation that beget #censorship and abuse? No. #google #apple https://www.maketecheasier.com/google-play-store-cut-developer-fees-following-apples-lead/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:07:35

• The year is 2021. A lot of things online that are called "news" and "reviews" are just #marketing and ads. This was always a problem, but not it's a massive problem. Lack of real/legit reviews.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:10:29

• When corporations are done hijacking civil rights groups they will tell you that critics of those corporations are just bigots who oppose those civil rights causes http://techrights.org/2021/03/08/corporate-hijack-of-real-feminism/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:12:53

• Intel Alder Lake S Enablement Code Sent In To DRM-Next For Linux 5.13 - Phoronix ⇨ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Alder-Lake-S-DRM-Next •●• #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:14:18

• A discussion about Microsoft’s long history of crimes and corruption — a tradition that continues until present times (with prosecution that serves to prove it) • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/microsoft-corruption-addendum/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/microsoft-corruption-addendum/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:16:34

• Sway 1.6-rc1 Released With Better Touchscreen/Tablet Support https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Sway-1.6-rc1 #freesw but #deletegithub for independence...          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:18:17

• #RADV Lands Another Navi Optimization In #Mesa 21.1 To Help With MSAA Performance - Phoronix ⇨ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=RADV-Faster-Navi-MSAA-21.1 •●• #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:19:04

• #JingPad A1 wants to claim first consumer Linux #tablet title http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148835#comment-28671 #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:26:20

• #mintCast 356.5 – Itty Bitty Living Space https://mintcast.org/2021/03/17/mintcast-356-5-itty-bitty-living-space/ #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:27:49

• ● NEWS ● #FAIR ☞ ‘It’s the Biggest Assault on #VotingRights Since the End of Reconstruction’ https://fair.org/home/its-the-biggest-assault-on-voting-rights-since-the-end-of-reconstruction/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:30:16

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica ☞ Biden Opened Temporary Legal Status to Thousands of Immigrants. Here’s How They Could End Up Trapped. https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-opened-temporary-legal-status-to-thousands-of-immigrants-heres-how-they-could-end-up-trapped          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:30:39

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #militarism #foreverWar ☞ Washington in #Afghanistan : How Long Must This Go On? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/washington-in-afghanistan-how-long-must-this-go-on/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:31:10

• #AMD #Radeon RX 6700 XT Linux Performance • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148919 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:32:06

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148920 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:32:18

• Samuel Iglesias: VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve support on Turnip https://blogs.igalia.com/siglesias/2021/03/17/VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve-support-on-Turnip/ #graphics #linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:35:23

• #Programming 101: Input and output with #Java | ⇨ https://opensource.com/article/21/3/io-java •●• #FreeSW #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/17/#latest          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:40:36

• #Oracle Announces #Java 16 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148896#comment-28672 #programming          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:43:15

• More buzzwords. Buzzwords everywhere. I'm DevSecDataAISmartOp! https://www.fosslife.org/what-devops-engineer          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:46:29

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Day of the Drone https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/day-of-the-drone/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:48:00

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148922 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:49:09

• #Graphics : Turnip, Mesa, RADV, Sway • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148921 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:49:22

• #epo = #corruption and #law breaking! "It appears that oral proceedings before the EBA have already been summoned (end of May, by ViCo!) for the case; it also appears that the EBA will include members who drafted the proposal to introduce new article 15a. Welcome to the (new) EPO. May the Rule of Law rest in peace." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/board-of-appeal-in-t180715-continues.html?showComment=1615992216939#c8987552179219135531          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:50:13

• Index: G 2/19 (Enlarged Board of Appeal, #EPO ) • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2019/07/18/g-219-eba-epo/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2019/07/18/g-219-eba-epo/ #corruption #europe #injustice          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:51:07

• Waiting for #Google https://writtendescription.blogspot.com/2021/03/waiting-for-google.html "Google v. #Oracle was argued (after being reset last term for additional briefing) on October 7"          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:52:03

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Crushing Environmental Burden of Greek #Tourism https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/the-crushing-environmental-burden-of-greek-tourism/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:53:24

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Behind Chechnya’s executions Journalists publish revelations from a former #police officer who says he guarded prisoners before they were killed https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/03/16/behind-chechnya-s-executions          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:53:49

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ #Moscow police investigating ‘chemical attack’ on #NovayaGazeta office https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/03/16/moscow-police-investigating-chemical-attack-on-novaya-gazeta-office          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:54:08

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Progressives to Biden: No Ambassadorship for 'Ladder-Climbing Hack' Rahm Emanuel https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/progressives-biden-no-ambassadorship-ladder-climbing-hack-rahm-emanuel          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:54:27

• ● NEWS ● #MichaelGeist #Internet ☞ Higher Prices, Less Competition: Some Reflections on the Proposed Rogers – Shaw Merger https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2021/03/higher-prices-less-competition/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:55:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ Green Groups File 'First-of-Its-Kind' FTC Complaint Against Chevron for Climate Lies https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/green-groups-file-first-its-kind-ftc-complaint-against-chevron-climate-lies          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:55:30

• ● NEWS ● #ClimateNewsNetwork #Climate ☞ Lunar Noah’s Ark might help threatened species https://climatenewsnetwork.net/lunar-noahs-ark-might-help-threatened-species/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:55:45

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Senate Confirms Deb #Haaland as Interior Secretary https://truthout.org/articles/senate-confirms-deb-haaland-as-interior-secretary/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:56:08

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Energy ☞ Exploiting More Than the Land: Sex Violence Linked to Enbridge Line 3 Pipeliners https://truthout.org/articles/exploiting-more-than-the-land-sex-violence-linked-to-enbridge-line-3-pipeliners/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:57:01

• Bash scripting: #HowTo write data to text files | Enable Sysadmin ⇨ https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/scripting-writing-text-file •●• #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:57:52

• Little tigers https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2021/02/21/f5349d4221cc58f5.mp4          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 15:58:46

• 10 Best Free #Programming Graphical User Interfaces for R ⇨ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-free-graphical-user-interfaces-for-r/ •●• #UbuntuPIT #GNU #Linux c          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:04:54

• Sorry you didn't get your things working for a day. Corporate apology is valued at $10,000,000 https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/microsoft-apologizes-deeply-for-worldwide-azure-teams-outage          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:06:21

• To justify buzzwords like #microsoft365 Microsoft will declare 2021 a "LEAP year!" and add an extra day in March. #azure has layoffs and I hear it's still making losses.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:07:46

• #microsoft #bailout months ago http://techrights.org/2020/08/18/microsoft-graft/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:08:30

• No, spamweek, #microsoft does not get to define the "Future of Work" because their market is stagnating and their shite doesn't WORK. But they pay for ads, so... https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/microsoft-future-of-work-post-pandemic-office/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:10:43

• I think #MarsdenGroup is being bought by #microsoft just for "access". In the past their bought 'analysts' for #bribery and #lobbying ... sometimes after they had done the work, e.g. Burton Group. Also see http://techrights.org/2011/06/19/expose-about-gartner/ and http://techrights.org/2020/06/19/microsoft-footsoldiers/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:17:51

• #vista10 is reportedly still bricking itself. And as you cannot deny updates there's nothing you can do about it.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:18:30

• Before #microsoft BOUGHT #burtonGroup to reward it for attacking ODF: https://techrights.org/2008/02/12/agents-for-ooxml-money/ https://techrights.org/2008/02/12/burton-group-microsoft-proxy/ http://techrights.org/2008/01/14/burton-group-ooxml-puppet-microsoft/ http://techrights.org/2008/01/27/vmware-fud-burton-puppet/ https://techrights.org/2009/01/07/peter-okelly-ooxml-payday/ http://techrights.org/2008/04/04/microsoft-lost-the-std-war/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:20:38

• #GNU #Linux Desktop Levels Up | #LINUXUnplugged 397 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/144502/linux-desktop-levels-up-linux-unplugged-397/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:24:43

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi Says #Cuomo Has Abused His Power for Years & Must Resign https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/16/alessandra_biaggi_andrew_cuomo          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:30:54

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #racism #insurrection ☞ Ron Johnson Says He Wasn’t Afraid on Jan. 6 But Would Have Been If It Were BLM https://truthout.org/articles/ron-johnson-says-he-wasnt-afraid-on-jan-6-but-would-have-been-if-it-were-blm/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:31:22

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | The Right to Vote Is Essential to a Functioning #Democracy https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/right-vote-essential-functioning-democracy          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:32:05

• Flow Browser, a Raspberry Pi optimized web browser for HMI ⇨ https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/03/17/flow-browser-a-raspberry-pi-optimized-web-browser-for-hmi/ •●• #Linux #GNU #Hardware #cnxsoftware          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:33:02

• "Brave is an open-source Chromium-based, privacy-focused, and cross-platform web browser. It has almost all the features that popular web browsers such as #Chrome and #Firefox have with additional protection against ads, online surveillance, and more." http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/brave-privacy-focused-web-browser          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:33:47

• Sites called "IT'S FOSS" and "UBUNTU" promote #proprietarySoftware browsers when many viable #freesw browsers exist https://news.itsfoss.com/vivaldi-browser-3-7-release/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/vivaldi-browser-now-even-faster          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:35:39

• I can totally understand #proprietarySoftware in areas where #freesw barely exists or isn't readily available (also #games are a bit of an exception as they're entertainment without your data), but we need to push #SoftwareFreedom where it is viable          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:37:09

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Forget about the Naysayers: Don’t Throw Away Your Shot https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/forget-about-naysayers-dont-throw-away-your-shot          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:41:52

• #vaccination is a good thing. The question is, which one and when (if it's very new, not like polio, flu, measles etc.)..          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:42:42

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #freespeech ☞ Russian lawmakers approve second reading of legislation making it a felony to ‘insult WWII veterans’ https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/03/16/russian-lawmakers-approve-in-second-reading-legislation-making-it-a-felony-to-insult-wwii-veterans          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:43:14

• Cops using #tech to abuse people whom they dislike. #police + tech = worsened abuse. https://truthout.org/articles/charles-booker-eyes-running-against-rand-paul-by-building-urban-rural-coalition/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:44:11

• I see that third party services that existed around #youtube and #twitter until they cut them off in August 2018 perish quickly, even their certs and domains now expire (I receive alerts). Lesson of the story: #clowncomputing means you're at somebody's mercy. Don't do it.          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:45:44

• #WebBrowsers : Vivaldi, Brave, Flow and #Tor • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148923 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:46:29

• " #Linux 5.11 was released quite some time ago now, but it’s never too late to have a look at #Bootlin contributions to this release. As usual, we recommend reading the LWN articles on the 5.11 merge window: part 1 and part2. Also of interest is the Kernelnewbies page for 5.11." https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-linux-5-11/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:47:23

• We have a very interesting article about #linuxfoundation censoring the wrong people (innocent). Coming later this week...          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:48:11

• "It seems to be a month of anniversaries for me. Yesterday, I was randomly checking how many commits I had in mozilla-central, and the answer was 5999. Now that I’ve pushed something else, I’ve now reached my 6000th commit." https://glandium.org/blog/?p=4258          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:48:58

• Article such as these remind us that "OPEN SOURCE" means #monopolies now and that term is generally dead, needs to be abandoned. Speak about #freesw and "Software Freedom" (they hate this "F word") https://linuxinsider.com/story/the-rise-of-open-source-pandemic-economy-efficiency-trust-87057.html?rss=1          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:52:44

• People who "Speak" for "Open Source" are funded by the bodies that police the "Brand"; check their biggest sponsors to find proprietary software and #surveillance companies. They sold us out. #osi #openwashing #monopolies          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:55:55

• Saying that #github is something "Open Source" is like saying Diesel trucks are something or somewhat "green"          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:56:34

• "I Love Free Software Day" report for 2021 https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210317-01.en.html they also love #google and #microsoft money. #fsfe #monopolies #money          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:57:56

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ Immigrant Advocate: Unaccompanied Minors Are Not a “Border Crisis” But a Humanitarian Crisis https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/16/us_mexico_border_unaccompanied_minors          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 16:58:29

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #Florida Sheriff's Office Sued For Using 'Predictive Policing' Program To Harass Residents https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210314/13323746423/florida-sheriffs-office-sued-using-predictive-policing-program-to-harass-residents.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:00:13

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #DRM does not work! ☞ #Netflix Starts Cracking Down On The Diabolical Menace Of Password Sharing https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210311/16575846407/netflix-starts-cracking-down-diabolical-menace-password-sharing.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:00:45

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Why the United States Calls Some Refugees 'Asylees' https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/why-united-states-calls-some-refugees-asylees          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:01:34

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #militarism #violence ☞ Opinion | How Endless Wars Abroad Helped Spark the January 6 Attack at Home https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/how-endless-wars-abroad-helped-spark-january-6-attack-home          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:02:01

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #UK Nuclear Arsenal Plan Slammed as 'Irresponsible, Dangerous' Violation of #InternationalLaw https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/uk-nuclear-arsenal-plan-slammed-irresponsible-dangerous-violation-international-law          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:02:42

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Privacy ☞ Google's Efforts To Be Better About Your Privacy, Now Attacked As An #Antitrust Violation https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210316/09073246429/googles-efforts-to-be-better-about-your-privacy-now-attacked-as-antitrust-violation.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:03:22

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Dear Racist America, #DerekChauvin Is On Trial. Not #GeorgeFloyd . https://www.commondreams.org/further/2021/03/16/dear-racist-america-derek-chauvin-trial-not-george-floyd          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:03:54

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Man Sues Hertz For Not Turning Over A Receipt That Would Have Cleared Him Of Murder Charges Until After He Spent Five Years In Jail https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210312/19343046414/man-sues-hertz-not-turning-over-receipt-that-would-have-cleared-him-murder-charges-until-after-he-spent-five-years-jail.shtml          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:04:13

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Critics Say 'Scorched Earth' Threat Over #Filibuster Shows #MoscowMitch #McConnell 'Getting Scared' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/critics-say-scorched-earth-threat-over-filibuster-shows-mcconnell-getting-scared          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:05:01

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | From #Texas to #Mississippi , States Dismantle #Covid19 Safety Protocols at Our Peril https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/texas-mississippi-states-dismantle-covid-19-safety-protocols-our-peril          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:05:33

• ● NEWS ● #FAIR ☞ Sahouri Acquitted, But US #PressFreedom Still Under Attack https://fair.org/home/sahouri-acquitted-but-us-press-freedom-still-under-attack/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:06:03

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #UK Home Office Floats Bill That Would Make It Illegal To Be Too Loud During A Protest https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210314/16321646424/uk-home-office-floats-bill-that-would-make-it-illegal-to-be-too-loud-during-protest.shtml because covid or something?          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:06:50

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #imperialism ☞ Opinion | The Ongoing Calamity: US Collective Punishment of the #Venezuela People Must End https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/ongoing-calamity-us-collective-punishment-venezuelan-people-must-end          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:07:17

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #TwoPartySystem ☞ 'Unfortunate, If Not Unexpected': #Biden Criticized for Resuming Public Land #Drilling Permits https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/unfortunate-if-not-unexpected-biden-criticized-resuming-public-land-drilling-permits          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:07:40

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Republicans Want to Criminalize Protest https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/16/republicans-want-criminalize-protest          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:08:08

• Ruining nature for quick bucks https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/16/centennial-mountain-heli-skiing/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:08:55

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Hundreds of Local Officials Demand 'Transformative' Infrastructure Plan for US https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/hundreds-local-officials-demand-transformative-infrastructure-plan-us          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:09:17

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #GOPKKK trying to get just 'white' people to be eligible (but it's disguised differently) ☞ Analysis Details How Bill in Congress Could Stop #GOP #VoterSuppression Nationwide https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/analysis-details-how-bill-congress-could-stop-gop-voter-suppression-nationwide          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:10:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Health ☞ 50 House Democrats Demand Biden Slash Pentagon Budget to Invest in Public Health, Common Good https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/50-house-democrats-demand-biden-slash-pentagon-budget-invest-public-health-common          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:10:22

• #Kernel : #Bootlin , #Intel and Old News • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148924 •●• #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:22:44

• #ProprietarySoftware Failures, #DRM Failures, #Security Blunders, and #Openwashing • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148925          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:23:53

• #Programming Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148926 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:24:23

• Today’s 𝐓𝐮𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/148927          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:24:48

• Links 17/3/2021: #Tor 0.3.5.14/0.4.4.8/0.4.5.7 and #Sway 1.6 RC1 • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/sway-1-6-rc1/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/17/sway-1-6-rc1/          ☞

posted Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 17:28:49