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  • Links 26/8/2021: KISS Linux, OpenShot 2.6 is Out • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/kiss-linux/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/25/kiss-linux/         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:14:09


  • Today’s 🅣🅤🅧 🅜🅐🅒🅗🅘🅝🅔🅢 Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154913 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:14:24


  • #Programming Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154912 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:14:58


  • The Robot Operating System (ROS) and odix’s #Ubuntu • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154911 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:15:17


  • "HA! I learned #FORTRAN on a Burroughs. I know #UNISYS supports some large #IBM clients. The ones I am familiar with is #hardware support..... " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cuf4l73#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:17:35


  • Today in #Techrights • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154914 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:19:23


  • #EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part III – Introducing the Finnish “Facilitator” • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/epo-finnish-facilitator/ ䷉ #Techrights #fi #finland #corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/25/epo-finnish-facilitator/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 00:49:47


  • More #Linux FUD from #Microsoft -connected sites http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154818#comment-30722          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:03:55


  • For several days in row Pfizer's "world's lab" (what Pfizer's CEO calls it) had 10,000 cases of #covid19 per day. For a population less than 10 million, so hardly a successful "experiment"... that's like 1 in 30 infected every month. #fda approval or not, we need to see more results.          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:04:53


  • #PostgreSQL DBMS_JOB compatibility and commitfest clog • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154922 #db #freesw          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:05:07


  • Linux at 30: How Android came to be, well, Android http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154866#comment-30721 #kernel #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:05:25


  • #linux #kernel short subjects: Realtime, Futexes, and ntfs3 https://lwn.net/Articles/866112/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:06:49


  • #Jolla hits profitability ahead of turning ten, eyes growth beyond mobile • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154923 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #sailfishOS          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:07:14


  • #Kernel : #LinuxPlumbersConference , LWN, and Phoronix • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154921 #GPL #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:07:53


  • #PostgreSQL 's commitfest clog https://lwn.net/Articles/865754/ #psql #postgred #db #freesw          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:09:02


  • #PostgreSQL DBMS_JOB compatibility extension https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-dbms_job-compatibility-extension-2287/ #psql #postgred #db #freesw          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:09:31


  • Private #Flatpak installations in #GNOMEBuilder https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2021/08/25/private-flatpak-installations-in-builder/ #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:10:01


  • #FreeSW #VideoEditor #OpenShot 2.6 Released With AI Effects & Major Improvements http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154902#comment-30719          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:10:24


  • #GNOME Emmanuele Bassi: Publishing your #documentation • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154920 #GNU #TuxMachines #freeSW          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:10:59


  • #OpenEmbedded Dunfell updated rebuild • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154918 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:11:50


  • #TuringPi V2 mini-ITX cluster board takes four #RaspberryPi CM4 or NVIDIA Jetson SoMs • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154919 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:12:21


  • A firewall for device drivers https://lwn.net/Articles/865918/ #kernel #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:12:48


  • 6 Must-Have #FreeSW Tools to Secure Your Linux #Server • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154917 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:13:26


  • #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154915 #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:13:54


  • Download #ZorinOS 16 With Mirrors, Torrents And Checksums http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154594#comment-30718 #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:15:01


  • Linux Pipe Code Again Sees Patch To Restore Buggy/Improper User-Space Behavior - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Pipe-Broken-User-Again ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/08/26/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:15:16


  • #Intel AMX Patches For The Kernel Posted A 10th Time, But To Miss Out On Linux 5.15 - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-AMX-v10 ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/08/26/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:15:30


  • #microsoft #patents for #hollywood "Whether they intend to develop something on this or just intend to use it as part of their patent hoarding/trolling is anyone's guess." http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-250821.html#tAug%2025%2011:53:15          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:15:51


  • "I think we know the fate of #IBM with spelling like this." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cuf4l73#replies          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:16:20


  • "So you are ok with showing proof you injected dr-gs the government wanted to in order to gain access to public places?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ctNgYll#replies          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:16:37


  • "alot of Z80 (and similar) "retro" "vintage" development depends on adafruit arduino nowadays" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-250821.html#tAug%2025%2005:25:59          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:16:54


  • "Are we supposed to quit and go work for some ultra woke Startup? I prefer easy the $ and working remote where I can be anti-woke." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ctMvjc6#replies          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:17:10


  • "To that end, Eric V. Smith raised the issue on the python-dev mailing list on August 9. He did so in the context of PEP 649 ("Deferred Evaluation Of Annotations Using Descriptors"), which was the late-breaking proposal that caused the original plan to be put on hold." https://lwn.net/Articles/866613/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:19:55


  • #STARTTLS considered harmful https://lwn.net/Articles/866481/ #security #freesw          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:20:07


  • #Techrights Bulletin for Wednesday, August 25, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 09:20:34


  • #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154916 #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:26:57


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

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:27:12


  • 3 More Articles About Kernel Turning 30 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154866#comment-30715 #linux #kernel          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:27:42


  • #OpenShot Video Editor Adds ‘Computer Vision and AI’ Effects http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154902#comment-30714          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:28:01


  • An enabler of Benoît Battistelli, Martti Enäjärvi, as seen from the eyes of suppressed Finnish journalists http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/epo-finnish-facilitator/ #EPO #fi #finland #corruption         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:28:16


  • ● NEWS ● #ITWire #linux #kernel ☞ Three dates, not one, to mark creation of Linux: Torvalds https://itwire.com/open-source/three-dates,-not-one,-to-mark-creation-of-linux-torvalds.html Linux as free software is next year: http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/proprietary-linux-anniversary/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:32:31


  • ● NEWS ● #CVBJ ☞ Linux turns 30 today, the open source operating system that changed everything https://www.cvbj.biz/2021/08/25/linux-turns-30-today-the-open-source-operating-system-that-changed-everything-technology/ Linux as free software is next year: http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/proprietary-linux-anniversary/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:32:45


  • ● NEWS ● #Gizmodo ☞ #Microsoft Is Going to Make it Difficult for #Chromebook Owners to Use Word Offline https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-is-going-to-make-it-difficult-for-chromebook-1847559751          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:35:39


  • ● NEWS ● #Pine64 #Programming ☞ DevZone rollout https://www.pine64.org/2021/08/23/devzone-rollout/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:36:50


  • ● NEWS ● #Rlang #Programming ☞ Calculate Geometric Mean in R https://www.r-bloggers.com/2021/08/calculate-geometric-mean-in-r/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:37:17


  • ● [Old] ● #HenriSivonen # ☞ An HTML5 Conformance Checker https://hsivonen.fi/thesis/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:42:33


  • ● NEWS ● #Hackaday #Health ☞ Open-Source Insulin: Biohackers Aiming For Distributed Production https://hackaday.com/2021/08/23/open-source-insulin-biohackers-aiming-for-distributed-production/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:43:31


  • ● NEWS ● #NBC #Health ☞ #SouthDakota #Covid19 cases quintuple after #Sturgis motorcycle rally https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-dakota-covid-cases-quintuple-after-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-n1277567          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:43:50


  • ● NEWS ● #Zimbabwe #freesw ☞ The latest version of #LibreOffice is more compatible with MS Office https://www.techzim.co.zw/2021/08/the-latest-version-of-libreoffice-is-more-compatible-with-ms-office/ but uses #opendocument by default          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:47:16


  • All the coverage we've seen so far of #LibreOffice 7.2 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154674          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:48:48


  • ● NEWS ● #InsideTelecom #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #Microsoft ’s Power Apps leaks data from 47 companies, report finds https://www.insidetelecom.com/microsofts-power-apps-leaks-data-from-47-companies-report-finds/ Microsoft ‘Loves’ Linux So Much That It’s Spreading FUD About It All Over the Media for 3 Days in a Row (So Far) http://techrights.org/2021/07/28/microsoft-loves-fud-opportunities/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:53:20


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: #HIPAA #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Cyberattack Forces Memorial Health System to Divert Patients to Alternate Hospitals https://www.hipaajournal.com/cyberattack-forces-memorial-health-system-to-divert-patients-to-alternate-hospitals/ but the media sings to us about Linux "risk": http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154818#comment-30722          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:53:44


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: ● #Avast # ☞ Memorial Health System recovers from ransomware https://blog.avast.com/memorial-health-system-hit-by-ransomware-avast Microsoft has the audacoity to shift attention to LINUX security: http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/lectures-from-microsoft/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:54:04


  • #OpenShot 2.6 Video Editor Released with New Computer Vision and AI Effects, More • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154924 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:55:51


  • Ŧɇȼħɍɨǥħŧs #IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/irc-log-250821/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/irc-log-250821/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:56:51


  • ● NEWS ● #UpGuard #ProprietarySoftware ☞ By Design: How Default Permissions on #Microsoft Power Apps Exposed Millions https://www.upguard.com/breaches/power-apps Microsoft ‘Loves’ Linux So Much That It’s Spreading FUD About It All Over the Media for 3 Days in a Row (So Far) http://techrights.org/2021/07/28/microsoft-loves-fud-opportunities/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:57:18


  • ● NEWS ● #HealthcareITNews #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Cybersecurity company flags #Microsoft Power Apps data leak of 38M records https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cybersecurity-company-flags-microsoft-power-apps-data-leak-38m-records Micrsoft: LET'S TALK ABOUT LINUX http://techrights.org/2020/11/10/security-lies/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:00:34


  • Index of the Series About #Windows Inside #Hospitals (Causing Hospitals to Become Disaster Zones) • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/ ䷉ #Techrights #Microsoft #Coverup | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:03:32


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: ● #CyberScoop #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Cyber insurance market encounters ‘crisis moment’ as ransomware costs pile up https://www.cyberscoop.com/cyber-insurance-ransomware-crisis/ Micrsoft: LET'S TALK ABOUT LINUX http://techrights.org/2020/11/10/security-lies/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:05:42


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #Healthcare provider expected to lose $106.8 million following #ransomware attack https://therecord.media/healthcare-provider-expected-to-lose-106-8-million-following-ransomware-attack/ but the media sings to us about Linux "risk": http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154818#comment-30722          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:06:23


  • #Microsoft #Windows TCO: ● #TheVerge #ProprietarySoftware ☞ The pandemic revealed the health risks of hospital #ransomware attacks https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632378/pandemic-ransomware-health-risks Microsoft has the audacoity to shift attention to LINUX security: http://techrights.org/2021/07/25/lectures-from-microsoft/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:06:58


  • ● NEWS ● #JacobinMag #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Amazon Is Beefing Up Its Already Dystopian Worker Surveillance Machine https://jacobinmag.com/2021/08/amazon-worker-surveillance/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:10:04


  • ● NEWS ● #CitizenLab #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ From Pearl to Pegasus: #Bahrain Government Hacks Activists with #NSOGroup Zero-Click iPhone Exploits https://citizenlab.ca/2021/08/bahrain-hacks-activists-with-nso-group-zero-click-iphone-exploits/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:24:30


  • ● NEWS ● #ThreatPost #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Pegasus Spyware Uses #iPhone Zero-Click #iMessage Zero-Day https://threatpost.com/pegasus-spyware-uses-iphone-zero-click-imessage-zero-day/168899/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:26:03


  • ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Digital Footprints Pose a Risk for Young Political Candidates https://www.teenvogue.com/story/digital-footprint-young-candidates "All of this activity means we’re creating a permanent record of our lives"          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:26:47


  • ● NEWS ● #NPR ☞ One Of The Men Charged In The Mich. Governor Kidnap Plot Gets 6 Years In Prison https://text.npr.org/1031172713          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:29:35


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ Man who plotted to kidnap #Michigan governor sentenced to more than 6 years in prison https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/569452-man-who-plotted-to-kidnap-michigan-governor-sentenced-to-more-than-6          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:32:15


  • ● NEWS ● #NBC ☞ Man who plotted to kidnap #Michigan Gov. Gretchen #Whitmer sentenced to over 6 years https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/man-who-plotted-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-sentenced-over-n1277582          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:32:36


  • ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes ☞ #Pakistan backs #Taliban with men, money, military aid, says expert https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-backs-taliban-with-men-money-military-aid-says-expert/articleshow/85451661.cms          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:35:21


  • ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes ☞ #Taliban Abducting Children, Not Allowing Food And Fuel To Get Into Andarab Valley https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/taliban-abducting-children-not-allowing-food-and-fuel-to-get-into-andarab-valley-547877.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:36:50


  • ● [Old] ● #HRW #Afghanistan ☞ Afghanistan: Mounting #Taliban Revenge Killings https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/30/afghanistan-mounting-taliban-revenge-killings          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:38:18


  • ● NEWS ● #JerusalemPost ☞ #UN rights boss says has reports of #Taliban executions, millions fearful https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/un-rights-boss-says-has-credible-reports-of-taliban-executions-677567          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:40:25


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Cameroon ☞ Cameroon Says Numbers of Defecting #BokoHaram Members Continue to Increase https://www.voanews.com/extremism-watch/cameroon-says-numbers-defecting-boko-haram-members-continue-increase          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:41:34


  • DaemonFC from #techrights explains, and not for the first time, why #comcast sucks and you should avoid if not boycott that company https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/switching-from-comcast-to-t-mobile-home-internet/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:43:14


  • #ProprietarySoftware and Security • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154925          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 11:49:22


  • ● [Old] ● #Maritime #Energy ☞ Aurora Botnia: a ‘never-ending story’ of development https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/aurora-botnia-a-lsquonever-ending-storyrsquo-of-development-66007          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:33:48


  • ● NEWS ● #Maritime #Energy ☞ Wasaline’s LNG-fuelled Aurora Botnia set for christening https://ship.energy/2021/08/25/wasalines-lng-fuelled-aurora-botnia-set-for-christening/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:34:07


  • #Microsoft #Edge is so advanced that you can’t set it to block autoplay videos, even though it has settings for that. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/microsoft-edge-is-so-advanced-that-you-cant-set-it-to-block-autoplay-videos-even-though-it-has-settings-for-that/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:35:05


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Overpopulation ☞ The Middle East Is Draining Its #Water Supply https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/middle-east-drought-water-shortage/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:36:21


  • ● NEWS ● #ABC #Overpopulation ☞ Where America Lost And Gained Population Could Help Democrats In Redistricting https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-america-lost-and-gained-population-could-throw-democrats-a-redistricting-lifeline/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:36:51


  • ● NEWS ● #BBC #Overpopulation ☞ Why rent control isn’t working in #Sweden https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58317555          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 12:37:07


  • #Finland #Corruption Levels Aren’t What They Seem (or Perceived to Be) • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/above-the-law-in-finland/ ䷉ #Techrights #fi #epoW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/above-the-law-in-finland/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:03:23


  • ● NEWS ● #RTL #Finance ☞ #OnlyFans reverses sexually explicit content ban https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1776155.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:13:46


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Finance ☞ #OnlyFans says never mind, it actually won’t ban #porn on October 1st https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/25/22640988/onlyfans-no-ban-porn-sexually-explicit-content-creators          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:15:07


  • ● NEWS ● #Securepairs #Politics ☞ Court Decision Looms On Auto #RighttoRepair . A Lawyer Explains What It’s All About. https://securepairs.org/court-decision-looms-on-auto-right-to-repair-a-lawyer-explains-what-its-all-about/ http://techrights.org/2021/05/17/what-is-right-to-repair/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:21:48


  • ● NEWS ● #AndroidCentral #Politics ☞ #Google unveils a $10 billion initiative to fix US cybersecurity https://www.androidcentral.com/google-10-billion-cybersecurity-commitment self-serving PR stunt from company that put 'weakened' (back doored) encryption in #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:38:29


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #socialcontrolmedia #AstroTurf ☞ #Facebook is reportedly forming an election commission that it will announce in the fall https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/25/22641948/facebook-election-commission-oversight-board          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:38:40


  • ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #FB ☞ #Facebook Said to Consider Forming an #Election Commission https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/technology/facebook-election-commission.html abuse of power. #socialcontrolmedia ought not even exist.          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:40:09


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ Amazon, #IBM leaders among those convening at White House for cyber meeting Wednesday https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/569230-amazon-ibm-leaders-among-those-convening-at-white-house-for-cyber they only consult #monopolies that work for Empire and promoting back-door access, i.e. worst culprits          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:44:15


  • [Meme] Only the ’Very Best People’ for the Finnish Public Sector • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/very-best-people-for-prh/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/very-best-people-for-prh/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:44:39


  • ● NEWS ● #ScoopNZ #Censorship ☞ Tech Giant Censors or the Stuff You Want Censored? https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2108/S00077/tech-giant-censors-or-the-stuff-you-want-censored.htm          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:09:33


  • ● NEWS ● #Libya #Censorship ☞ Moroccan-Italian citizen jailed on charges of insulting #Islam is freed https://www.libyanexpress.com/moroccan-italian-citizen-jailed-on-charges-of-insulting-islam-is-freed/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:09:48


  • ● NEWS ● #JacobinMag #Censorship ☞ I Produce Adult Content on OnlyFans. Their Ban on Porn Will Hurt Me. https://jacobinmag.com/2021/08/onlyfans-porn-ban-credit-card-companies-sex-worker-safety-abuse/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:10:03


  • ● NEWS ● #Australia #Afghanistan ☞ Afghanistan and Julian #Assange https://www.echo.net.au/2021/08/afghanistan-and-julian-assange/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:10:58


  • ● NEWS ● #NPR ☞ New Laws Have Basically Ended Voter Registration Drives In Some Parts Of The U.S. https://text.npr.org/1030430564          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:12:39


  • ● NEWS ● #SaharaReporters ☞ Islamic Police, Hisbah Arraigns Kannywood Actress For Uploading ‘Sexual Content’ On Social Media http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/23/islamic-police-hisbah-arraigns-kannywood-actress-uploading-%E2%80%98sexual-content%E2%80%99-social-media          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:12:56


  • ● NEWS ● #AHA ☞ Naila Amin, Forced Marriage Survivor, Uses Her Past Experiences to Drive Her Activism https://www.theahafoundation.org/28195-2/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:13:20


  • ● NEWS ● #PCMag #DRM #DigitalRestrictions ☞ #Samsung Can Remotely Disable Any of Its TVs Worldwide https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-can-remotely-disable-any-of-its-tvs-worldwide it does even WORSE thing; nothing new! Stop buying 'SMART' things.. they don't serve you          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:14:50


  • ● NEWS ● #Zimbabwe #DRM #DigitalRestrictions ☞ Does Open [sic] View HD really have the capacity to block Zim decoders? https://www.techzim.co.zw/2021/08/does-openview-hd-really-have-the-capacity-to-block-zimbabwean-based-decoders/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:15:06


  • ● NEWS ● #TechRepublic #Trademarks #Trademark ☞ Tux: A brief history of the Linux mascot https://www.techrepublic.com/article/tux-a-brief-history-of-the-linux-mascot/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:15:43


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Copyrights #Copyright ☞ Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence https://www.theverge.com/22632213/joe-rogan-experience-spotify-exclusive-audience-reach          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:17:05


  • ● NEWS ● #MITTechnologyReview #Copyrights #Copyright ☞ Apple says researchers can vet its child safety features. But it’s suing a startup that does just that. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/17/1032113/apple-says-researchers-can-vet-its-child-safety-features-its-suing-a-startup-that-does-just-that/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:17:24


  • erceived #corruption in #Finland may be relatively low, but that’s because it is difficult to spot (for an outside observer); as we shall show in this series, nepotism is a big problem and law enforcement/authorities engage in selective enforcement (benefiting the well-connected individuals) http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/above-the-law-in-finland/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:19:17


  • The Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) shows that the very best people are people whom you know best, not people who would do the job best • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/very-best-people-for-prh/ ䷉ #Techrights #finland #fi #epo | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/very-best-people-for-prh/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:19:51


  • #Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa) Is Out with Linux Kernel 5.11 and Mesa 21 Graphics Stack • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154926 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:20:44


  • 6 Best #freesw #Python Static Site Generators • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154927 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:21:17


  • #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154928 #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:21:42


  • Debian 11 Bullseye Released! Here are the New Features http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154502#comment-30726         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:23:51


  • 30 things you didn't know about the Linux kernel http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154866#comment-30725 they made an image that looks like 38 -- the real age of GNU/Linux         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:25:00


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Copyright #Copyrights ☞ Fake 'U.S. Copyright Office' Imposter Gets Google To Delist URLs On Section 1201 Grounds https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210825/09451247432/fake-us-copyright-office-imposter-gets-google-to-delist-urls-section-1201-grounds.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 15:38:26


  • ● NEWS ● #FAIR #cn ☞ Corporate Media Politicize WHO Investigation on Covid Origins to Vilify #China https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-politicize-who-investigation-on-covid-origins-to-vilify-china/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 15:39:15


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Content Moderation Case Study: #YouTube Deals With Disturbing Content Disguised As Videos For Kids (2017) https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210825/15014847437/content-moderation-case-study-youtube-deals-with-disturbing-content-disguised-as-videos-kids-2017.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 15:40:24


  • ● NEWS ● #ProPublica ☞ A Boy With an Autoimmune Disease Was Ready to Learn in Person. Then His State Banned Mask Mandates. https://www.propublica.org/article/a-boy-with-an-autoimmune-disease-was-ready-to-learn-in-person-then-his-state-banned-mask-mandates          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 15:42:46


  • ● NEWS ● #RobertReich ☞ The Real Socialism in America Isn’t What You Think https://robertreich.org/post/660532471195189248          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 15:43:16


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | 'Blood for Blood': On Jenin and Israel’s Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/25/blood-blood-jenin-and-israels-fear-armed-palestinian-rebellion          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:44:36


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #OnlyFans ☞ After Backlash, OnlyFans Suspends Plan to Ban Sexually Explicit Content https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/after-backlash-onlyfans-suspends-plan-ban-sexually-explicit-content          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:44:55


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Meaning of "Open Borders" https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/the-meaning-of-open-borders/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:45:33


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Wildlife #Nature ☞ Protect Life Itself and Make Proforestation the Driving Policy on Public Lands https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/protect-life-itself-and-make-proforestation-the-driving-policy-on-public-lands/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:46:17


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Afghanistan ☞ America's Afghanistan Guilt: What About the Women? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/americas-afghanistan-guilt-what-about-the-women/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:47:14


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Endless Shadow of the #War on Terror https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/the-endless-shadow-of-the-war-on-terror/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:47:29


  • "app store" #monopolies https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/apple-lobbying-wins-again.-but-why-it's:4 #google #apple          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:48:09


  • ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews #Afghanistan ☞ “I Was Living Like Scarface”: The Ludicrous Costs of the War in Afghanistan Revealed in New Documents, Testimonies https://www.mintpressnews.com/ludicrous-cost-of-afghanistan-war-revealed/278294/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:48:38


  • ● NEWS ● #DeSmog #Romania ☞ #Methane Leaking from Dozens of Oil and Gas Sites in Romania, Adding to a European-wide Problem https://www.desmog.com/2021/08/25/methane-leaking-oil-gas-romania-europe/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:49:09


  • ● NEWS ● #DeSmog ☞ Central Banks Helping Funnel Trillions of Dollars into #FossilFuels Despite Climate Pledges, Research Finds https://www.desmog.com/2021/08/25/central-banks-helping-funnel-trillions-of-dollars-into-fossil-fuels-despite-climate-pledges-research-finds/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:49:27


  • ● NEWS ● #Orac ☞ After #FDA approval of Comirnaty, antivaxxers claim it’s still “experimental” https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/08/25/after-fda-approval-of-comirnaty-antivaxxers-claim-its-still-experimental/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:50:24


  • #covid19 NOT under control here. Cases up 11.1% this past week in the #uk and deaths up 14.2%. It's still just August. 40k a day if what you get when you open large stadiums. Vaccinated does not mean cannot contract and pass on. http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/08/13/covid-19-augusts/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:53:03


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ ISPs Give 'Netflow Data' To Third Parties, Who Sell It Without User Awareness Or Consent https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210824/07122747419/isps-give-netflow-data-to-third-parties-who-sell-it-without-user-awareness-consent.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:53:45


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #GOP ☞ #DevinNunes Loses Again, But He's Still Suing The Satirical Cow Who Mocked Him https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210824/16581047426/devin-nunes-loses-again-hes-still-suing-satirical-cow-who-mocked-him.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:56:33


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #OnlyFans ☞ OnlyFans: Oops, Just Kidding; Keep Posting Sexually Explicit Material https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210825/09314747430/onlyfans-oops-just-kidding-keep-posting-sexually-explicit-material.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:56:54


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ #Filelinked Was Shut Down By ACE - Can Replacements Avoid The Same Fate? https://torrentfreak.com/filelinked-was-shut-down-by-ace-can-replacements-avoid-the-same-fate-210825/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:57:32


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ #Usenet Indexer NZBXS.com Shares User Details With Anti- #sharing Group and Shuts Down https://torrentfreak.com/usenet-indexer-nzbxs-com-shares-user-details-with-anti-piracy-group-and-shuts-down-210825/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:57:43


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ Haiti’s Villages Continue to Be “Cut Off from Help” More Than a Week After Massive #Earthquake https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/25/haiti_earthquake_devastation          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 16:59:44


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ 11 Days After Haiti’s Earthquake, Doctor Describes Lack of Treatment, Supplies & #COVID19 Concerns https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/25/haiti_earthquake_aftermath          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:00:07


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Pentagon ☞ Medea Benjamin: #Afghanistan #War Is “Cash Cow” for Pentagon. Biden Must End “Delusional” China Rivalry https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/25/afghanistan_medea_benjamin          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:00:41


  • #london #uk #multiculturalism https://www.rt.com/uk/532821-bbc-muslim-attack-jewish-london/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:02:36


  • #Taliban being Taliban... mates of #trump (he's still commending them!) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9920117/Taliban-captures-executes-known-Afghan-comedian-told-jokes-dragged-away.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:03:08


  • ● NEWS ● #TheRevelator #Wildlife #Nature ☞ A Rare ‘Bird of Two Worlds’ Faces an Uncertain Future https://therevelator.org/marbled-murrelets-oregon/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:03:44


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ #Biden Boosted Food Stamps. Let’s Do the Same to All US Anti-Poverty Programs. https://truthout.org/articles/biden-boosted-food-stamps-lets-do-the-same-to-all-us-anti-poverty-programs/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:04:11


  • #Chile is Passing a Neuro-Rights Law to Protect Mental #Privacy . It’s Time for Other Nations to Do the Same. - PIA VPN Blog ⚓ https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/chile-is-passing-a-neuro-rights-law-to-protect-mental-privacy-its-time-for-other-nations-to-do-the-same/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:05:52


  • The Media Tells Us That ’Linux’ is the Danger While Many Patients Die From Microsoft Windows • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/distracting-from-disasters-of-microsoft/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/distracting-from-disasters-of-microsoft/         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:10:28


  • #Qt Creator 5.0 Open-Source IDE Released as a Major Update with Experimental Features • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154929 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:13:28


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Majority in US—Including 90% of Democrats—Back Spending Trillions on Infrastructure https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/majority-us-including-90-democrats-back-spending-trillions-infrastructure          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:14:16


  • Under #ibm the company once known as #redhat might be in trouble https://seekingalpha.com/article/4451811-ibm-stock-5-years          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:16:29


  • The atmosphere at #ibm amid unannounced (in public) #layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cw9IZ5q#replies see http://techrights.org/2021/08/21/ibm-layoffs-in-marketing/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:18:06


  • ● NEWS ● #ClimateNewsNetwork #Climate ☞ Cargo bikes offer new way to deliver goods in town https://climatenewsnetwork.net/cargo-bikes-offer-new-way-to-deliver-goods-in-town/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:18:52


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Blackwater ☞ 'Monstrous Human': #ErikPrince Reportedly Charging $6,500 for Seats Out of #Kabul https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/monstrous-human-erik-prince-reportedly-charging-6500-seats-out-kabul          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:20:05


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | According to US Supreme Court, Right to Buy an Election More Protected Than Right to Vote in One https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/25/according-us-supreme-court-right-buy-election-more-protected-right-vote-one          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:20:39


  • Reading the media so far this week, one might be left with the impression that #Linux (which turns 30 as a proprietary kernel) is somehow the least secure thing on the planet; but that seems to mostly distract from the latest epic disaster of #Microsoft http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/distracting-from-disasters-of-microsoft/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:21:35


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Afghanistan ☞ Opinion | The US Endgame in Afghanistan Was Mineral Extraction, Not Democracy https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/25/us-endgame-afghanistan-was-mineral-extraction-not-democracy          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:22:25


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Atmospheric #CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: #NOAA https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/atmospheric-co2-levels-havent-been-high-800000-years-noaa          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:23:23


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Kabul #Afghanistan ☞ “Massacre of My Dreams”: Afghan Reporter Bilal Sarwary on Fleeing Kabul & Afghanistan’s “Brain Drain” https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/25/afghanistan_bilal_sarwary          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:35:17


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #NorthDakota Supreme Court: An Officer's Camera Is More Trustworthy Than His BS Testimony https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210822/17244147410/north-dakota-supreme-court-officers-camera-is-more-trustworthy-than-his-bs-testimony.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:35:48


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Moral Implications of Bloodlust, White Supremacy, Christian Nationalism https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/the-moral-implications-of-bloodlust-white-supremacy-christian-nationalism/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:36:36


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ 'Unacceptable': US Treasury Says 89% of Rental Aid Still Not Disbursed https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/unacceptable-us-treasury-says-89-rental-aid-still-not-disbursed          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:37:06


  • ● NEWS ● #TheGrayZone ☞ Propaganda Today: How US created #Taliban & al-Qaeda, and behind #Afghanistan #war profiteering https://thegrayzone.com/2021/08/24/propaganda-today-ben-norton-afghanistan-war/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:37:55


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #insurrection #violence #coup ☞ Jan. 6 Committee Requests Communications From #Trump White House and Allies https://truthout.org/articles/jan-6-committee-requests-communications-from-trump-white-house-and-allies/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:38:30


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Trump Ally #ErikPrince Is Charging People $6,500 to Fly Out of #Kabul https://truthout.org/articles/trump-ally-erik-prince-is-charging-people-6500-to-fly-out-of-kabul/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:39:01


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #NorthCarolina ☞ 'Incredible': Court Restores Voting Rights for 55K Former Felons in North Carolina https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/24/incredible-court-restores-voting-rights-55k-former-felons-north-carolina          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:39:28


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ Only 11 Percent of Rental Aid Has Been Disbursed, Says US Treasury https://truthout.org/articles/only-11-percent-of-rental-aid-has-been-disbursed-says-us-treasury/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:39:45


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #imperialism ☞ End of the Longest #War in US History Should Wake Us Up to Failure of #Militarism https://truthout.org/video/end-of-the-longest-war-in-us-history-should-wake-us-up-to-failure-of-militarism/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:40:32


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ 9 House Dems Who Threatened Biden's Bills Get Accolades From Pro-Business Groups https://truthout.org/articles/9-house-dems-who-threatened-bidens-bills-get-accolades-from-pro-business-groups/ like the #lobbyists who now write #security regulations/laws to benefit the WORST culprits?          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:41:26


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ This #Afghanistan Vet Became a #War Resister and Anti-Racist Activist https://truthout.org/audio/this-afghanistan-vet-became-a-war-resister-and-universal-health-care-advocate/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:41:51


  • ● NEWS ● #DeSmog #Climate ☞ #UK Banks Defend Climate Record Despite Billions Lent to #FossilFuel Industry This Year https://www.desmog.com/2021/08/25/uk-banks-defend-climate-record-despite-billions-lent-to-fossil-fuel-industry-this-year/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:42:14


  • ● NEWS ● #DeSmog ☞ Saving the Planet While Ignoring Two Thirds of It https://www.desmog.com/2021/08/25/ocean-climate-crisis-habitat-geoengineering/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:42:58


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #JohnLewis Voting Rights Bill Passes House With Zero Republican Votes https://truthout.org/articles/john-lewis-voting-rights-bill-passes-house-with-zero-republican-votes/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:43:27


  • #Afghanistan https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9919035/Brother-Afghan-translator-worked-sentenced-death-providing-security-brother.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:45:15


  • #proxyshell https://therecord.media/new-lockfile-ransomware-gang-weaponizes-proxyshell-and-petitpotam-attacks/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:45:28


  • Whose priority is this ferry? https://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/news/news/wasalines-new-ferry-aurora-botnia/015702059_392850          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:46:14


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ Regardless of Media Spin, Yesterday's Budget Vote Was a Progressive Victory https://truthout.org/articles/regardless-of-media-spin-yesterdays-budget-vote-was-a-progressive-victory/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:46:51


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #blm ☞ Report Shows DOJ Engaged In Selective Prosecution To Maximize Punishment For 'Black Lives Matter' Protesters https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210821/12075847403/report-shows-doj-engaged-selective-prosecution-to-maximize-punishment-black-lives-matter-protesters.shtml          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:47:19


  • "30 years ago, a Finnish student announced his hobby operating system (won't be big and professional like GNU) to the Minix community." https://mastodon.xyz/@johl/106817060080713592 It was #proprietarySoftware at the time: http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/proprietary-linux-anniversary/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:48:39


  • "Holy shit. #OpenInsulin successfully formulated a non-proprietary version of insulin and they are ready to scale production!" https://glitch.social/@tixie/106809674247653740          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:49:15


  • "I've stated before that I view software freedom more than a matter of licenses (and as a bare minimum). This is what leads me to say DRM is definitionally opposed to software freedom." https://floss.social/@alcinnz/106819153956816844          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:49:46


  • Another dictator like this can be elected; nothing done to prevent it... https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/569463-house-probe-focuses-on-trumps-mental-health-and-martial-law          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:50:33


  • Smart [buzzword] AI [buzzword] is Watching You - Image Recognition ⚓ https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/imagerecog:e ䷉ #RobBraxmanTech          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:51:08


  • #Taliban Takeover: An On-the-Ground Report From #Kabul - Rolling Stone ⚓ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/taliban-afghanistan-kabul-1214929/ ䷉ #rollingstone          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:51:55


  • Well, #socialcontrolmedia is all about the #censorship and the mental control; that's just what it's for https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/local-lawmaker-targets-social-media-in-censorship-bill/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:52:36


  • #startrek isn't a manual; don't treat it as such, either https://theaseanpost.com/article/star-trek-versus-imperialist-policy          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:53:22


  • #Samsung can do even worse things than this https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/08/25/0235205 see the Samsung sections of https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ and parts like "The attack against Samsung smart TVs was developed in cooperation with the United Kingdom's MI5/BTSS"          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:55:25


  • #gopkkk = #insurrection and #treason party https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-mary-trump-donald-is-a-fascist-and-the-republicans-are-trying-to-destroy-our-democracy-a-fd431142-d921-41fa-a92f-0b83921c842a          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:55:58


  • #Taliban spokesperson: "We are not in favor of allowing Afghans to leave" - Axios ⚓ https://www.axios.com/taliban-allow-afghans-leave-kabul-airport-533c34a3-4cef-48a2-8c88-1d49857520e7.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:56:24


  • 34 Counts of #SexualAssault https://variety.com/2021/film/news/ron-jeremy-indicted-sexual-assault-1235049237/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:57:02


  • #Afghanistan : Where will refugees go after #Taliban takeover? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58283177          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:57:36


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Hawaii ☞ Philippine Human Rights Advocates Oppose U.S. Military Use Of Hawai‘i Lands https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/philippine-human-rights-advocates-oppose-u-s-military-use-of-hawaii-lands/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:58:24


  • ● NEWS ● #KrebsOnSecurity ☞ Man Robbed of 16 #Bitcoin Sues Young Thieves’ Parents https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/08/man-robbed-of-16-bitcoin-sues-young-thieves-parents/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:59:27


  • ● NEWS ● #CreativeCommons ☞ Meet CC Summit Presenter: Dr. Suma Parahakaran https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/25/meet-cc-summit-presenter-dr-suma-parahakaran/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 17:59:54


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #imperialism ☞ The Great Game of Smashing Countries https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/the-great-game-of-smashing-countries/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:00:59


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Energy ☞ The Need to Prevent Orphans: the American #Oil and Gas Industry is Leaving a Big, Dangerous Mess https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/the-need-to-prevent-orphans-the-american-oil-and-gas-industry-is-leaving-a-big-dangerous-mess/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:01:56


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #EPA ☞ Trump’s Favorite #Pesticide Banned! https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/trumps-favorite-pesticide-banned/ "EPA refused to ban asbestos"          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:02:44


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ It's Time to End the Great Game https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/its-time-to-end-the-great-game/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:03:16


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #JohnLewis ☞ 'Now the Senate Must Act': Progressives Applaud House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Bill https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/now-senate-must-act-progressives-applaud-house-passage-john-lewis-voting-rights-bill          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:03:42


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate #Overpopulation ☞ 'Unprecedented': #Madagascar on Verge of World's First Climate-Fueled #Famine https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/unprecedented-madagascar-verge-worlds-first-climate-fueled-famine          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:04:42


  • "Equally alive are the people whom the mountains have chosen. A selection of tribes who mirror the mountains in beauty and complexity. Prior to deployment, I had immersed myself in Afghan history and politics. I’d read every book I could." https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/no-one-can-win-here/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:06:00


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #activism ☞ Migration https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/migration/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:06:21


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Wildlife #Nature ☞ Does Nature Have Rights? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/does-nature-have-rights/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:06:45


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Tax Billionaires’ #Pandemic Profits https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/tax-billionaires-pandemic-profits/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:07:18


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Lobbying ☞ 'Democracy for Sale': Analysis Ties Corporate Consolidation to Increased Lobbying https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/democracy-sale-analysis-ties-corporate-consolidation-increased-lobbying          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:08:12


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Health ☞ We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users https://www.thenation.com/article/society/drug-policy-heroin-opioid/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:08:43


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Afghanistan ☞ Reluctant Acceptance: Responding to Afghanistan’s Refugees https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/reluctant-acceptance-responding-to-afghanistans-refugees/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:09:25


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Policy Denounced as 'Nothing Short of Cruel' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/supreme-court-ruling-asylum-policy-denounced-nothing-short-cruel          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:09:41


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #coronavirus ☞ The Public Body https://www.thenation.com/article/society/inflamed-rupa-marya-raj-patel/ "No one should pay for a coronavirus test. This is not a moral judgment"          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:12:07


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | The Secret Corporate Memo Behind Today's Guerilla War on Campus Progressives https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/25/secret-corporate-memo-behind-todays-guerilla-war-campus-progressives          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:13:50


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ “Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist https://www.thenation.com/article/world/interview-afghanistan-womens-rights/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:14:22


  • Part 4 if the #techrights series about #corruption in #finland will most likely be released tonight ('tomorrow') after midnight.          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:15:21


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Notes Toward a Complainant’s Bill of Rights https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/notes-toward-a-complainants-bill-of-rights/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:16:00


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Progressives Vow to 'Hold the Line' on Democrats' Bold Agenda https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/25/progressives-vow-hold-line-democrats-bold-agenda          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:16:34


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Keeping Up With the Donners https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/08/25/keeping-up-with-the-donners/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:17:37


  • Links 26/8/2021: Qt Creator 5.0 and Another Windows Catastrophe • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/another-windows-catastrophe/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/another-windows-catastrophe/         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:39:55


  • #Security and Digital Restrictions (DRM): STARTTLS, Bitcoin, and More • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154930 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:40:11


  • #Programming Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154931 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:40:23


  • Today’s 🅣🅤🅧 🅜🅐🅒🅗🅘🅝🅔🅢 Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154932 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:40:36


  • " #IBM said it will train more than 150,000 people [...] Oh boy, more pointless webinars and stinkin' badges." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cvWFd0J#replies          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:47:28


  • Bq, Makers of the First Ubuntu Phone, Have Gone Bust • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154933 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:47:48


  • #Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS released • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154934 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:48:23


  • Today in #Techrights • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154935 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:48:44


  • #ibm " All the graphs you wish were going up, are going down. And vice-versa. Not good. Splitting the company is just going to add more complexity - basically doubling the number of management layers for one half to get something done by the other half." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cubHFja#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:50:08


  • #HowTo Migrate From CentOS 8 to RockyLinux 8.4 ⚓ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-migrate-from-centos-8-to-rockylinux-8/ ䷉ #HowToForge #GNU #Linux | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/08/26/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:54:38


  • #ibm : quick!!! Let's promote some #redhat brand/s to upsell #kubernetes OpenShift Compliance Operator provides an adaptive way to run scans that verify whether a Kubernetes cluster and its underlying nodes comply with one or more specified regulatory profiles.          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:56:08


  • #ibm knows how to PROFIT from conflict, too https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2021/8/how-encourage-healthy-conflict-8-tips-cios see http://techrights.org/2021/04/25/ibm-germany-history/ #redhat          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 18:59:26


  • Benjamin Mendy's career is over. #mancity didn't vet its players well enough. First Kyle Walker, now this...          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:05:22


  • The #libreoffice Writer Guide 7.2 just arrived • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154936 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:07:19


  • #OpenShot 2.6.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 20.10, 20.04 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154902#comment-30729         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:11:34


  • #Softpedia covers "Linux" when it has something negative to say http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154818#comment-30731 as noted in #techrights hours ago: http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/distracting-from-disasters-of-microsoft/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:17:16


  • Stable Kernels: 5.13.13, 5.10.61, 5.4.143, 4.19.205, 4.14.245, 4.9.281, and 4.4.282 • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154937 notice how a #MICROSOFT employee has infiltrated this position, taking the lead when Greg K-H is on holiday. NOT good.          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:18:11


  • #GTK #Pango updates • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154938 #GNU #GNOME #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:19:43


  • #LLVM #Clang 13 Performance Is In Great Shape For Intel Xeon "Ice Lake" • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154939 #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:20:14


  • #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154940 #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:32:43


  • Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, The Third Point Release is Out! http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154934#comment-30728         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:35:02


  • Release of #KDEneon 20210826 https://neon.kde.org/ #kde #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:36:23


  • #Lubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Released! http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154934#comment-30732         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:38:46


  • #Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo: S14E25 – Noisy Copy Lies https://ubuntupodcast.org/2021/08/26/s14e25-noisy-copy-lies/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:39:59


  • #ZorinOS 16 core Quick overview #Shorts - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Y4X_MWRTg1I ䷉ #video #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:40:49


  • Linux Distro Review: #Crunchbang 11 - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jrP2I4v1U-M ䷉ #video #invidious #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:41:46


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154941 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:50:25


  • "curiosity to see what happens after the split. I'll be on the #IBM side of the split. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is to do nothing and just flow from one split/buyout/sell off to another." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ctMvjc6#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:53:51


  • "Need to make this a weekly post." #ibm #layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cw9IZ5q#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:54:44


  • "People?!? I thought we were Resources!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cvWFd0J#replies #ibm #layoffs         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:55:26


  • #OpenShot 2.6 Adds Computer Vision, AI Effects and More • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154942 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 19:57:32


  • #BSDNow 417: #bhyve private cloud https://www.bsdnow.tv/417 #bsd #unix          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:00:06


  • #QtCreator 5.0 released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154929#comment-30733         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:02:32


  • #KDE Frameworks – Part 1: KConfig • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154943 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:07:24


  • "Police Minister Bheki Cele says police have so far arrested 42 people for their alleged role in the racially motivated murders in Phoenix, in KwaZulu-Natal." https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1706585-42-people-arrested-for-role-in-phoenix-murders          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:12:17


  • #Archman 20210826 is out today. #gnu #linux distro for autonomy of #turkey ICT. https://archman.org/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:14:09


  • #Linux is 30 years old http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154866#comment-30734 30 years ago it was still #proprietarySoftware #kernel http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/proprietary-linux-anniversary/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:16:37


  • Seems like doxing to me and totally not necessary https://debian.community/chris-lamb-boris-johnson-debian-unpaid-bills/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:18:42


  • #MicrosoftTeams must be a major failure and basically just a bit of a #skype 'rebrand' (money down the drain; bad takeover). #Microsoft now drops support for many platforms. I guess the competition (like Slack, Google's staff etc.) won already... but we need to move people to IRC, Jabber, Matrix...          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:21:22


  • This is why #microsoft cannot get mass adoption anymore. It works for the spies, advertisers (corporate spies), obviously for #hollywood etc. instead of users https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/microsoft-edge-is-so-advanced-that-you-cant-set-it-to-block-autoplay-videos-even-though-it-has-settings-for-that/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:22:23


  • Trying to replace #gnu with #microsoft #proprietarySoftware bloat and garbage https://www.makeuseof.com/rust-commands-to-use-in-place-of-linux-commands/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:24:46


  • #cat #drama https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2021/08/02/5463d0bee9696ad6.mp4         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:27:39


  • #MakuluLinux Droid Released • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154944 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:29:24


  • Ruining the planet with plastic, by ripping off people, relying on #dehydration tactics https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/chicago-botanic-gardens-turns-off-water-and-ice-machines-due-to-covid-and-has-5-boxes-of-water-on-a-100-degree-august-day/ #chicago          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:30:45


  • #proprietarySoftware #mobilephones #cellphones #malware #ThingsToAvoid https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2021/08/26/samsungs-recent-phones-log-if-you-use-their-chargers-install-facebook-garbage-in-the-background-and-foist-microsoft-crap/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:35:28


  • there is no such thing as a “glibc based #alpinelinux image” • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154945 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:36:28


  • “Apps for GNOME” is a New Web Portal to Showcase Best Linux Apps for GNOME • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154946          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:36:46


  • Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: BSDNow, Crunchbang++ 11, Zorin OS 16, and Ubuntu Podcas • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154947 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:40:07


  • "Apps For GNOME" Launches To Highlight GNOME Apps http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154946#comment-30735         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:42:36


  • #exatorrent Is A New Self-Hostable #BitTorrent Client Featuring A Responsive Web Interface, Streamable Torrents • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154948 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:42:51


  • Why perfect #GNU Linux is impossible...on the desktop. - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=MSGjHqMI5xM ䷉ #video #invidious          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:44:37


  • Hey, #ibm #redhat , how can I do this with #centos ;-p ? https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-update-red-hat-enterprise-linux-tvia-minor-releases-and-extended-update-support          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:45:52


  • #redhat to #ibm : we killed off some clones of #rhel like #scientificLinux and bought to control the main one, which we can now squander and squash. How much will you pay us for this vendor lock-in with #systemd etc?          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:47:12


  • #Aaeon has once again picked a board with #nsa #backdoors on it. Bad choice. Try again next time... wireless links should not run on defective hardware designed for #spying https://linuxgizmos.com/elkhart-lake-net-appliance-offers-quad-gbe-sfp-and-wireless-links/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:51:45


  • #IEEE programming survey as seen by #microsoftTim https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/25/top_programming_language_python/ http://techrights.org/2011/03/02/ieee-likes-monopoly/ http://techrights.org/2010/02/19/ieee-corrupted-by-microsoft/ http://techrights.org/2010/06/30/ieee-for-swpats-monopoly/ http://techrights.org/2008/03/05/ieee-spectrum-software-patents-akamai/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:53:17


  • #IBM / #RedHat /Fedora Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154949 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:53:55


  • Why are hyperlinks blue? ⚓ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/deep-dives/why-are-hyperlinks-blue/ ䷉ #Mozilla #WWW #FreeSW #Firefox #Internet          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:54:34


  • MiniLink IIoT Node - An #Arduino compatible RS485 to LoRaWAN node with wireless expansion - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/08/26/minilink-iiot-node-arduino-compatible-rs485-to-lorawan-node-with-wireless-expansion/ ䷉ #Linux #GNU #Hardware #cnxsoftware          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:55:27


  • Sophie Herold: “apps.gnome.org” is Online! http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154946#comment-30736         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:57:07


  • #microsoft Office seems to be dying. Deprecated platform support, price hikes etc. They defraud the shareholders and buy back their OWN shares. To keep the bubble for imploding... for a while longer. There are also #azure layoffs and http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/azure-stagnating/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 20:58:40


  • Half a million #libreoffice downloads this past week, not including #gnu #linux distros with their repos https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/08/26/libreoffice-7-2-a-week-in-stats/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:02:05


  • #BigTech does NOT need to listen to you https://stop.zona-m.net/2021/05/big-tech-does-not-need-to-listen-to-you/ don't use this term: http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/          ☞ <,,,,/li>

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:03:33


  • The term #BigTech (and GAFA) creates by #microsoft to distract from Microsoft's very sheer criminality http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:04:39


  • "YouTuber and robotics maker #RootSaid has been giving this a lot of thought. He’s put together an excellent tutorial on creating a self contained, real-time home monitoring module." https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/08/26/self-contained-cloud-connected-home-monitoring-module/ #arduino          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:05:23


  • 30 years ago #linux was a proprietary #kernel but #linuxfoundation et al leave out that part. #revisionism serves them better. http://techrights.org/2021/08/25/proprietary-linux-anniversary/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:07:50


  • Greg Kroah-Hartman has time to talk to the media this week, but not to release stable kernels... he literally left a #MICROSOFT employee to do this! For the second time this year (and ever) https://www.fosslife.org/greg-kroah-hartman-talks-about-linux-turning-30 #entryism http://techrights.org/2019/11/26/microsoft-linux-entryism-2019/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:09:27


  • #Gulag " #ChromeOS engineers are working on making Linux's VirtIO-GPU driver more extensible." Google Working On Making VirtIO-GPU More Extensible          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:10:48


  • #openmediavault 5.6.14 • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154950 They need to update their #irc section as it still links to #freenode which doesn't even allow access anymore          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:13:24


  • #freesw impact on #policy https://opensource.com/article/21/8/open-source-news          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:14:49


  • #ibm #redhat #openwashing of MASTERS... oh, sorry... I mean LEADERS https://opensource.com/open-organization/21/8/rule-makers-rule-breakers          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:15:52


  • 807 packages compiled in #OpenEmbedded for #EasyOS https://bkhome.org/news/202108/807-packages-compiled-in-openembedded-for-easyos.html #debian #gnu #linux -based. https://bkhome.org/news/202108/align-perl-utility-updated.html          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:18:15


  • " #PaleMoon is a fork of #Mozilla Firefox. It is #freesw and exists as a response to the further slide into proprietary habits." https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/how-to-use-the-pale-moon-browser-on-linux/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:26:16


  • " #Deadcore is a platformer FPS that blends both exploration and speedrunning. The game was developed by 5 Bit Games and published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Here’s how to play Deadcore on Linux." https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/how-to-play-deadcore-on-linux/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:27:59


  • #Microsoft also encourages you to commit #GPLviolations https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/25/github_copilot_study/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:33:14


  • Module and dev kit debut #NXP ’s tiny new 16-core LX2162A ⚓ https://linuxgizmos.com/module-and-dev-kit-debut-nxps-tiny-new-16-core-lx2162a/ ䷉ #LinuxGizmos #Hardware #Devices #GNU #Linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:35:55


  • #Games: Deadcore, Henchman Story, Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, and More • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154951 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:36:38


  • Chaining hype and buzzwords. #fuzzing is provably a waste of time. https://www.esecurityplanet.com/applications/neural-fuzzing-software-security-testing/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:41:35


  • #opensuse #Tumbleweed Updates Kismet, PulseAudio, Python • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154952 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:43:50


  • #Devices : #Arduino and More • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154953 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:44:24


  • Experimenting with #Python implementation of Host Identity Protocol | Linux Journal ⚓ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/experimenting-python-implementation-host-identity-protocol ䷉ #LinuxJournal #GNU #Linux | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/08/26/#latest          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:48:36


  • #ibm a dead-end non-career now. "For those of us mainframe-centric, there sort of jumps seem near impossible." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cuRV4DQ#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:49:49


  • #CuteFish Desktop on Ubuntu? This New Distro Offers It • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154954 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:50:19


  • More #javascript with #clownFlare #surveillance https://blog.monotonous.org/2021/08/26/html-aqi-meter/ #proprietarySoftware #mozlla          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:52:28


  • A Webmaster that outsources to #clownflare doesn't look "smart" or cutting-edge; it's a hallmark of incompetence like much of #clownComputing in general... filling up a skills gap by letting predatory #monopolies abuse visitors of sites          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:54:31


  • After ten years, Sailfish OS maker Jolla is finally profitable http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154923#comment-30738         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:56:41


  • #Mozilla #Firefox Add-on Reviews: Boost your writing skills with a browser extension https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/boost-your-writing-skills-with-a-browser-extension/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 21:59:54


  • #NetBSD wifi project status update • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154958 #BSD #UNIX #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:09:04


  • #Google Work on Graphics/GPUs • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154957 #GPU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:09:21


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154956 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:09:34


  • #Mozilla: #Firefox Extension, HTML AQI Gauge, and Blue Hyperlinks • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154955 #WWW #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:09:53


  • Running benchmarks with Vulkan in #Crostini (Linux for Chrome OS) yields surprising results • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154959 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:11:08


  • #Debian: EasyOS/OpenEmbedded and Unpaid Bills • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154960 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:14:18


  • "If you want to whine get on the "Blind" anonymous corporate gossip app and post there. This is strictly layoff specific site. So STFU." #ibm #layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cvMRm09#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:15:34


  • "Not sure when the salary cuts for employees that decide to do permanent work from home will go into effect" #microsoft #layoffs (already many thousands laid off during this #pandemic with media ignoring that) https://www.thelayoff.com/t/17qkNWqR#replies          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:17:28


  • " #Azure is the worst division an msft to work in. Youll get paid slightly more bit be treated like garbage. Stay away." Azure also has layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19eE5IuM#replies it's failing badly http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/azure-stagnating/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:18:36


  • 12 Best Open Source #SelfHosted Clown Accounting and Invoicing Solutions • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154961 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:21:29


  • #Security and #ProprietarySoftware • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154962 #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:21:50


  • Links 26/8/2021: “Apps for GNOME”, Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, and MakuluLinux Droid Released • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/apps-for-gnome/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/apps-for-gnome/         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:37:45


  • Today’s 🅣🅤🅧 🅜🅐🅒🅗🅘🅝🅔🅢 Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154964 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:39:08


  • #Programming Leftovers • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154963 #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 22:39:24


  • #EPO Exposé: The Besieged Baltic States – Part IV – Martti Enäjärvi and His “Good Brother” Networks • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/finland-good-brother-networks/ ䷉ #Techrights #fi #finland #corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/finland-good-brother-networks/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:12:20


  • [Meme] Finnishing Off the European Patent Convention (EPC) • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/european-patent-convention-finished/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/european-patent-convention-finished/         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:33:43


  • #VoyagerLive 11 Run Through - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tVDehS1K5z0 ䷉ #video #invidious #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:45:29


  • Dust: Du With Some Extra Rust Style - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=TdK_vT5fss0 ䷉ #video #rustlang #deletegithub #ProprietarySoftware          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:47:56


  • How an enabler of #BenoîtBattistelli and associate of #AntónioCampinos had managed to get away with crimes even long before he became • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/finland-good-brother-networks/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #MarttiEnäjärvi | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/finland-good-brother-networks/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:50:35


  • #Finnish people have enabled #EPO tyranny under #BenoîtBattistelli and are still doing the same for #AntónioCampinos as recently as months ago (whilst also promoting European software patents) • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/26/european-patent-convention-finished/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/26/european-patent-convention-finished/          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:51:50


  • "HR troll" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ctNgYll#replies I've long suspected #ibm tries to (pro)actively kill off this forum by trolling and abusing it, usually with PR, provocation and vaccine partisanship          ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:54:05


  • #The 10 Best Video Conferencing Apps for Linux • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154965 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:54:18


  • " Constant layoffs, job burnout, kiss-up/kick-down management who doesn't care how many bodies they have to climb over to move up the ladder. If you're thinking about joining #IBM , don't do it ... just don't do it." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1csmqHzX#replies         ☞

posted Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 23:55:11



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