Roy Schestowitz

• OSS News: Learn More Linux, More Zen for ML, Desktop Linux New and Old http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/158875#comment-32254   

posted Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 23:59:19

• ThingsBoard and Raspberry PI: getting a Professional IoT dashboard - peppe8o ⚓ https://peppe8o.com/thingsboard-and-raspberry-pi-getting-a-professional-iot-dashboard/ ䷉ #peppe8o #gnu #linux #raspi    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:00:06

• #LDC Display and #Arduino Uno: I2C Liquid Crystal wiring and code - peppe8o ⚓ https://peppe8o.com/ldc-display-and-arduino-uno-i2c-liquid-crystal-wiring-and-code/ ䷉ #peppe8o | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/23/#latest    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:00:33

• #MYIR introduces i.MX 8M Plus module and devkit with AI/ML capabilities - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/22/myir-introduces-i-mx-8m-plus-module-and-devkit-with-ai-ml-capabilities/ ䷉ #Linux #GNU #Hardware #cnxsoftware    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:01:31

• ESP32 UWB board features DW1000 module for accurate indoor positioning - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/22/esp32-uwb-board-features-dw1000-module-for-accurate-indoor-positioning/ ䷉ #ESP32 #delletegithub #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware http://techrights.org/2021/12/08/protecting-graveley-at-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:02:31

• "The #opensuse election was announced on the project mailing list on the 1st of November 2021. The current Election Committee is composed of Ariez Vachha, Mohammad Edwin Zakaria and myself." #suse #gnu #linux https://sysadmin-journal.com/opensuse-board-election-2021-happening-right-now/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:03:33

• #Apache Kafka is overhyped. I experimented with it on my laptop. https://www.eweek.com/big-data-and-analytics/apache-kafka/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:05:41

• http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159427#comment-32255    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:07:35

• #Log4Shell enumeration, mitigation and attack detection tool http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159427#comment-32255    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:08:24

• If #GoTestWAF is serious about #security then it will #deletegithub https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/12/20/gotestwaf-web-application-security/ see http://techrights.org/2021/12/13/microsoft-github-and-mass-surveillance/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:09:55

• Linux Shutdown Command [with Examples] ⚓ https://linuxiac.com/linux-shutdown-command/ ䷉ #linuxiac #linux    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:10:38

• #HowTo install #Gimp 3 Beta on Elementary OS 6.0 - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LbAcpSS8U5w ䷉ #video #invidious    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:12:02

• "When you connect a second monitor to your Ubuntu Linux computer, your system should pick it up on its own." https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-set-up-dual-monitors-3071935/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:15:13

• #Mabox 21.12 released. But the site still points to last version. https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-linux-21-11-herbolth-released/ #gnu #linux #maboxlinux    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:18:16

• #Perl Weekly Challenge 144: Semiprimes and Ulam Sequence http://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2021/12/perl-weekly-challenge-144-semiprimes-and-ulam-sequence.html #programming    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:19:02

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159441 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:21:40

• ##GNUParallel 20211222 (’Støjberg’) released [stable] • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159442 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:22:31

• "We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again" https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/147092/say-no-to-node-coder-radio-445/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:23:26

• What Is Doxxing? https://www.usnews.com/360-reviews/privacy/what-is-doxxing some people give away their #privacy on their own. Remember that #journalism isn't doxxing.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:27:55

• Top 10 Stories About Compute Engines, Linux in 2021 | ITPro Today: IT News, How-Tos, Trends, Case Studies, Career Tips, More ⚓ https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/top-10-stories-about-compute-engines-linux-2021 ䷉ #itprotoday    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:29:43

• Frame #Antenna Works The Low Bands | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/frame-antenna-works-the-low-bands/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/23/#latest    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:30:41

• "While using a stencil should make solder paste application onto PCBs a simple affair, there are a number of “gotchas” that make it more art than science." https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/stencil-vacuum-assist-helps-avoid-the-heartbreak-of-smeared-solder-paste/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:31:33

• Turbocharger Jet Engine Relies On Wood Pellet Ignition | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/turbocharger-jet-engine-relies-on-wood-pellet-ignition/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/23/#latest    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:43:11

• We're not even halfway through the #techright series on #microsoft #github ... it'll go on well into spring. Part 10: http://techrights.org/2021/12/13/microsoft-github-and-mass-surveillance/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:46:39

• #Pardus 21.1 released https://www.pardus.org.tr/duyurular/pardus-21-1-surumu-yayinlandi/ #PardusLinux #gnu #linux #turkey http://techrights.org/2009/04/26/microsoft-vs-pardus-turkey/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:50:03

• #SuperTux 0.6.3 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159443 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 00:58:54

• "The LWN.net Weekly Edition for December 23, 2021 is available." Last one by "ris" after 20 years. He's leaving. Posted by Corbet just now. #lwn #linux #linuxweeklynews #thanksForAllTheFish    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:01:45

• Need a #Thunderbird Tray Icon on Ubuntu? Try #BirdTray • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159444 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:04:17

• Oh, so "ris" in #lwn is "Rebecca Sobol"    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:07:33

• Adding fs-verity support for #Fedora 36? https://lwn.net/Articles/878281/ #ibm #redhat is doing experiments on Fedora "community"    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:11:04

• One way to study #linux #kernel history https://lwn.net/Articles/878205/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:12:23

• Thank you, Rebecca Sobol (ris), for all the good work you have done in #lwn and remember that many of us will be eternally grateful.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:14:50

• Lupa stats: "There are 1870 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 1527 of them." Seems very likely that before NYE we'll have 1900+ #geminispace capsules, given current expansion tends. #geminiprotocol    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:24:40

• "Hello, world! This article is a lot about fez and how you can get started writing your first module and making it available to other users. Presuming you have rakudo and zef installed, install fez!" https://raku-advent.blog/2021/12/23/day-23-the-life-of-raku-module-authoring/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:25:55

• Jesus would likely be a Linux user, so install Manjaro 21.2 'Qonos' to celebrate Christmas http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159426#comment-32257 Jesus! What a headline from @BrianFagioli    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:28:34

• #GNULinux Has Grown Into A Viable PC Gaming Platform And The Steam Stats Prove It • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159445 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:33:20

• 4 Best Linux Distros for Music Production to use in 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159446 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:33:37

• #webspam sites that #gulag is still treating as "news" sites (in #googlenews right now) are spamming the term #linux to promote #windows (yes, WSL as a brand dilution vector and googlebombing tactic). "Central Valley Business Journal" = SPAM. Gulag, wake up.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:39:37

• Automated translation: Linker-Alternative Mold wants to be faster than GNU Gold and LLVM’s lld https://marketresearchtelecast.com/linux-linker-alternative-mold-wants-to-be-faster-than-gnu-gold-and-llvms-lld/231299/ #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware tools, non-reciprocal licence etc. Support #gnu rather than this junk...    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:42:05

• It's quite revealing that #linuxfoundation uses #ProprietarySoftware for webinars and such. All that "conference" stuff? GET PROPRIETARY MALWARE that spies on you. Nothing says "Linux" and "Open Source" like THIS.... because look who RUNS the LF! Some of the very people who OPPOSE Linux and what "Open Source" (or FS) truly stands for. Hating community, loving monopolistic corporations. #openwashing them.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:44:30

• #linuxfoundation exists to make #linux (as a brand and as a project) suit the 'suits' http://techrights.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation#December_2021 #irs should quit protecting them!    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:45:24

• "When I originally wrote this how-to in late 1996, some of the conditions around it were very different from the way they look today. A few words about these changes may help clarify matters for people who are confused about the relationship of open source, free software, and Linux" http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:46:19

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159447 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:50:42

• #GNOME’s Wayland Session Shows Potential For Better Battery Life Than With X.Org • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159448 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:50:52

• #ESP32 , Arduino, ThingsBoard and Raspberry Pi • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159449 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:53:43

• #openSUSE Board Election 2021 happening right now • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159450 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:54:03

• Never choose #clowncomputing for "uptime" guarantees https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/22/aws_outage/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:55:12

• This past year #techrights had better uptime than #aws    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:56:07

• #aws and Gulag Clown and #azure etc. don't care about your systems and your services etc. All they care about is MONEY. MONEY. Remember that!    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 01:57:03

• Boss who loves #clowncomputing to his so-called 'engineers': "WHEN IS THE SERVICE BACK????" Engineers (usually just 'skilled' with GUIs and #amazon "certifications"): "dunno, ask our master, Amazon!" or "nothing we can do!" http://techrights.org/2020/06/10/the-bezos-leaning-ploy/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:00:58

• Adding fs-verity support for Fedora 36? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159451 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:01:10

• Well, #aws (unlike #microsoft #azure for example) is not firing workers (the layoffs Microsoft hides from you) and isn't losing BILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER QUARTER.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:02:48

• Quit calling it "the cloud". It's a BUBBLE. I call it #clowncomputing because people who send things to that are clowns and their systems sooner or later become a circus. A very, very expensive one, too (bills increasing; bait and switch) http://techrights.org/2020/06/10/the-bezos-leaning-ploy/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:04:07

• The best part about #aws and #clowncomputing in general is finger-pointing. You pass the blame to "some other company" -- one that never compensates you for failure to deliver. It only BILLS you. More and more each month/year. It's a bubble, not a cloud; a "clown".    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:06:30

• #microsoft #azure = lying to shareholders and laying off staff (QUIETLY! Keep bribing the media with ad money to ensure that does NOT get reported) http://techrights.org/2020/07/19/azure-layoffs-and-beyond/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:07:28

• You already share your calendar with #gulag and the #nsa so... https://www.maketecheasier.com/share-google-calendar-with-others/ see http://techrights.org/2021/03/13/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-4/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:08:05

• 'Presstitutes' of #microsoft still trying to suck whatever is left of FUD associated with #Log4j and #Log4Shell even though most people patched that ages ago (more than a week ago)    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:12:33

• Reality check: every Web-facing Exchange server was presumed breached this year, #microsoft itself got cracked, #windows caused millions of ransomware incidents (in #hospitals also), but... media obsessing over some bug in apache s/w    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:14:25

• “…while employee layoffs always seem to make the news, Microsoft’s vendor attrition seldom generates any buzz and they can modulate pressure on remaining employees and vendors with impunity.” http://techrights.org/2021/12/21/the-microsoft-shuffle-making-ones-own-products-intentionally-defective/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:16:08

• Links 23/12/2021: SuperTux 0.6.3, Pardus 21.1, and AWS ’Clown Computing’ Downtime (Again) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/22/supertux-0-6-3/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/22/supertux-0-6-3/   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:36:55

• #Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159452 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:37:31

• #FreeSoftware Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159453 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:37:42

• #Security and Resilience Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159454 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:37:52

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159455 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:38:05

• "i don't need wifi, i have no devices that support it" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-221221.html#tDec%2022%2018:12:04    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:40:08

• #IP2Innovate suck. It does not fight the crimes of #teamUPC and instead it helps perpetuate Team #UPC lies http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-221221.html#tDec%2022%2014:40:34 #unifiedpatentcourt    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:41:48

• What #cloudcomputing masters tell you: we keep your stuff in multiple places for resilience. What #cloudcomputing giants tell their masters (who subsidise them at taxpayers' expense): we will suck up all the world's data to enable political and industrial #espionage for you to exploit. http://techrights.org/2021/03/13/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-4/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:45:38

• #twitter has just 'vanished' this tweet in #germany after the apparently over-sensitive #fsfe misused money from Fellows (people who give a portion of their salary to #fsfe to help Google pay the salaries) to CENSOR embarrassing information regarding FSFE. Did the money go to lawyers? https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/1360770156478291968    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:48:23

• Of course I DID appeal to #twitter and challenged the frivolous takedown request. Twitter DID NOT EVEN BOTHER REPLYING TO ME!! #censorship #socialcontrolmedia #internet #www    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:49:16

• So now we know that when you pay @fsfe the #fsfe budget will be used for #internet #censorship (silencing critics, hiding information) -- much like the #eu #uploadFilters they implicitly helped support!    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:50:28

• #fsfe should not even be called @fsfe and #fsf has repeatedly complained to them about misuse of the name 1) http://techrights.org/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/ 2) http://techrights.org/2020/08/23/back-stabbing-richard-stallman/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:51:49

• The @FSFE Misuses #FSFE Budget to Issue Frivolous Takedown Requests Against Critics • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/22/fsfe-censorship/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/22/fsfe-censorship/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 03:09:42

• It is a bit frustrating that #kiwiirc recently changed #nextclient to steal focus using #javascript and I hope they undo this decision (a really poor UX decision when it gets embedded) https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 03:18:22

• #Techrights Bulletin for Wednesday, December 22, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 04:26:23

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

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 04:26:44

• " #elementaryOS 6.1, codenamed Jolnir, aims to polish the massive changes introduced in its previous release along with several subtle feature additions. elementary OS 6.0 was an exciting release." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=X7olqlxOKAc #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:45:45

• More #ProprietarySoftware inside the car https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/22/vivaldi_polestar/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:48:27

• 10 Best Apps to Improve Your #GNOME Experience [Part 1] • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159457 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:49:14

• #SuperTux 0.6.3 Arcade Game Arrives Just in Time for Christmas with New Features • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159456 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:49:28

• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/irc-log-221221/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/23/irc-log-221221/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:51:08

• #FSFE censoring critics and even issuing takedown notice. Good uses of Gulag's (Google's) money for FSFE? http://techrights.org/2021/12/22/fsfe-censorship/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:51:56

• New Holographic Display Hacks The Light Field | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/22/new-holographic-display-hacks-the-light-field/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/23/#latest    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:56:30

• "The company does not provide a lot of information about software but says the robot arm can be programmed with Block coding (visual programming), Python, Arduino C++, and G-code." https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/23/huenit-modular-robot-arm-3d-printer-laser-engraver-suction-ai-camera-modules/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 08:59:05

• #BSDNow : "In this special xmas episode we let the audience interview us using questions they sent us and we’ll answer now. Tom, Allan, JT, and I are all here, so stay tuned for some interesting answers to your questions." https://www.bsdnow.tv/434    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:01:41

• Quickemu – Run Windows, macOS, and Linux Virtual Machines http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/158833#comment-32258   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:05:02

• ● NEWS ● #MakeUseOf ☞ Learn How to Manage Remote Connections via SSH https://www.makeuseof.com/learn-how-to-manage-remote-access-via-ssh/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:07:24

• ● NEWS ● #TuMFatig #BSD ☞ #OpenBSD on MeLE Quieter2 https://www.tumfatig.net/2021/openbsd-on-mele-quieter2/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:08:43

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159458 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:11:18

• ● NEWS ● ☞ #FreeBSD and I2C https://blog.tyk.nu/blog/freebsd-and-i2c/ #BSD    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:12:16

• ● NEWS ● #ITWire #au ☞ #Nokia Oceania official satisfied with 5G take-up in #Australia https://itwire.com/telecoms-and-nbn/nokia-oceania-official-satisfied-with-5g-take-up-in-australia.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:12:31

• ● NEWS ● #FOSSForce #freesw ☞ Airbyte: The Money and Licensing of Software Plumbing https://fossforce.com/2021/12/airbyte-the-money-and-licensing-of-software-plumbing/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:14:10

• ● NEWS ● #freesw ☞ Let it snow! New: xsnow plays better with xscreensaver, see the 'settings' tab https://www.ratrabbit.nl/ratrabbit/xsnow/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:15:30

• ● NEWS ● #KimKommando #LibreOffice ☞ 10 tech freebies to grab now: Software, phone service, logos and more https://www.komando.com/small-business/10-tech-freebies-to-grab-now/790025/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:15:56

• ● NEWS ● #PCWorld #Hardware ☞ Here’s why you can’t buy DDR5 memory, and won’t anytime soon https://www.pcworld.com/article/561750/dont-expect-ddr5-memory-to-be-easy-to-find-any-time-soon.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:16:32

• ● NEWS ● #TheEconomist #Agriculture ☞ Honey bees, Varroa mites and unintended consequences https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/12/15/honey-bees-varroa-mites-and-unintended-consequences/21806830    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:16:51

• Audiocasts/Shows: #BSDNow , #elementaryOS 6.1, and TLLTS • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159459 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:36:09

• ● NEWS ● #TheEconomist #Agriculture ☞ Honey bees, Varroa mites and unintended consequences https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/12/15/honey-bees-varroa-mites-and-unintended-consequences/21806830    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:36:26

• ● NEWS ● #PCWorld #Hardware ☞ Here’s why you can’t buy DDR5 memory, and won’t anytime soon https://www.pcworld.com/article/561750/dont-expect-ddr5-memory-to-be-easy-to-find-any-time-soon.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:36:47

• ● NEWS ● #BroadbandBreakfast #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Facebook Wins Data Privacy Lawsuit, Carriers Oppose Backup Power Mandates, Action on Suicide Site https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/12/facebook-wins-data-privacy-lawsuit-carriers-oppose-backup-power-mandates-action-on-suicide-site/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:37:36

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #TikTok surpasses Google as most popular site in 2021 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/586982-tiktok-surpasses-google-as-most-popular-site-in-2021    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:37:46

• #Microsoft # Windows TCO: ● #CopenhagenPost #Denmark #dk ☞ Defence report defines key threats to Denmark https://cphpost.dk/?p=130258    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:39:04

• ● NEWS ● #NBC #socialcontrolmedia ☞ Man whose wife's #Facebook posts tipped off #FBI to Capitol [insurrection] involvement is sentenced to probation https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-whose-wifes-facebook-posts-tipped-fbi-capitol-riot-involvement-sen-rcna9653    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:39:13

• ● NEWS ● #HelsinkiTimes #Energy #Finland ☞ #Helsinki ’s energy company to end use of #coal five years ahead of schedule https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/20666-helsinki-s-energy-company-to-end-use-of-coal-five-years-ahead-of-schedule.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:44:13

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #cn ☞ #China regulator suspends cyber security deal with #Alibaba Clown https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/china-regulator-suspends-cyber-security-deal-with-alibaba-cloud/88444213    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:47:27

• ● NEWS ● #Tutanota #europe ☞ How we fought an anti #encryption law in #Belgium - and won! https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/belgian-encryption-backdoor-law-stopped/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:47:37

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Politics ☞ The #ElizabethHolmes Trial Is an Indictment of US #Health Care https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial/ corrupt #EPO empowered her: http://techrights.org/2018/05/04/theranos-epo-fraud/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:47:57

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge ☞ Jack Dorsey’s hot #Web3 takes are apparently too much for #MarcAndreessen to handle https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/22/22850558/jack-pmarca-a16z-web3-block-twitter    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:48:12

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #TikTok ☞ That Fun TikTok Video? It’s Actually an Ad. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/business/tiktok-ads.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:50:16

• ● NEWS ● #Censorship ☞ #UAE to end film censorship, announces new over-21 age classification https://goachronicle.com/uae-to-end-film-censorship-announces-new-over-21-age-classification/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:50:51

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes ☞ 7 new [Internet] exchange nodes to spur connectivity, digital economy in UP https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/7-new-internet-exchange-nodes-to-spur-connectivity-digital-economy-in-up/88444306    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:51:06

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Green Group Launches Suit Over #Biden Administration's Failure to Protect #PolarBears From Arctic #Drilling https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/green-group-launches-suit-over-biden-administrations-failure-protect-polar-bears @glynmoody    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:01:42

• We already saw #fda approving falsely-advertised (false efficacy rates) products https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/fda-authorization-pfizers-covid-pill-leads-fears-global-medical-apartheid-part-two #patents on this, despite the public paying for the work. #patent #monopolies    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:05:51

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Afghanistan ☞ 'Let Us Eat': #Kabul Protesters Demand Release of Frozen Afghan Assets https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/let-us-eat-kabul-protesters-demand-release-frozen-afghan-assets    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:06:31

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Manchin #bribery #WolfInDemocratClothing ☞ Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better https://truthout.org/articles/manchins-pac-raked-in-corporate-donations-just-before-he-axed-build-back-better/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:07:16

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ A road to nowhere Russian recruiters are mobilizing mercenaries for a ‘trip to the Donbas.’ What they’re expected to do there remains unclear. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/12/23/a-road-to-nowhere    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:07:41

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ U.S. Govt Launches Consultation on Upload Filters and Other Anti-Piracy Tools https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-govt-launches-consultation-on-upload-filters-and-other-anti-piracy-tools-211222/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:17:43

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Aussie Federal Court Orders ISPs to Block 101 Movie & TV Show Domains https://torrentfreak.com/aussie-federal-court-orders-isps-to-block-101-pirate-movie-tv-show-domains-211222/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:18:01

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #MichaelFlynn Sues January 6 Commission, Seeking to Block Subpoena https://truthout.org/articles/michael-flynn-sues-january-6-commission-seeking-to-block-subpoena/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:18:33

• 2022 – We have Been Chipped. And Nobody Cares. (iophk: IMEI; takes a few minutes to get past the click bait) ⚓ https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/phoneid:3 ䷉ #RobBraxmanTech    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:21:43

• #TikTok Live Studio Allegedly Illegal Fork Of OBS ⚓ https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/tiktok-live-studio-allegedly-illegal:0 ䷉ #BrodieRobertson    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:22:47

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ A #Pentagon Cover-Up: Azmat Khan on How U.S. Hid Thousands of Civilian Deaths in Middle East Air War https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/22/us_airstrikes_routinely_kill_civilians    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:25:59

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ #Biden Addresses MEGATRON Surge as Nation Faces COVID Testing Shortage & Overwhelmed #Hospitals https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/22/biden_new_action_against_covid_wave    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:46:13

• ● NEWS ● #Orac #Misinformation ☞ The #BMJ editors strike back against Mark #Zuckerberg and #Facebook https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/12/22/the-bmj-editors-strike-back-against-mark-zuckerberg-and-facebook/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 10:46:54

• Gemini Crawler ’Lupa’ Turns One • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/gemini-crawler-lupa-turns-one/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/23/gemini-crawler-lupa-turns-one/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:02:15

• #Krita 5.0 Open-Source Digital Painting Software Officially Released, This Is What’s New • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159460 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #KDE    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:14:48

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159461 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:15:06

• #Quickemu – Run Windows, macOS, and Linux Virtual Machines • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159462 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:15:37

• Gamify your creativity on Linux with Dot Matrix • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159463 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:16:24

• Dual 10GbE router supports WiFi 6 (AX3600) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159464 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:17:59

• (Some) #TPLink routers enable hidden networks by default. Is that an issue? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159465 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:18:50

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159466 #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:20:45

• #microsoft fianncial engineering. iophk: is this really even growth through acquisition or just offloading of debt? https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/microsofts-bid-for-nuance-gets-eu-antitrust-approval/88433952    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:33:53

• iophk: creeping featurism + misfeatures = maintenance and security nightmare https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=systemd-250-rc3 #ibm #redhat #microsoft #deletegithub #systemd    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 11:34:33

• Later today we'll have the weekly excess deaths report in https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-all-cause-mortality-surveillance-2021-to-2022    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:31:23

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #finance ☞ #Sanders Urges Biden to Cancel All Student Loans After #Biden Announces Freeze https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-urges-biden-to-cancel-all-student-loans-after-biden-announces-freeze/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:31:50

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Federal Court Says Destroying Someone's House To Apprehend A Fugitive Might Be A Constitutional Violation https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211205/19332548055/federal-court-says-destroying-someones-house-to-apprehend-fugitive-might-be-constitutional-violation.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:32:59

• Princess Bride -- Miracle Max -- give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/N4JO9eJ4tgw ䷉ #video    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:35:02

• #manchin https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/mcconnell-openly-courts-manchin-leave-democrats-join-gop-81900626~    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:35:24

• "If interested in running a fanless #OpenBSD machine, you can go for MeLE Quieter2." https://bsd.network/@jcarnat/107490145764965197    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:36:02

• My wife's documentary film got an award https://toot.liw.fi/@liw/107491288107452984 #finland #debian #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:36:35

• Jérémie Zimmermann "Excited about #RC3 - 2RC3 - Remote Chaos Experience 2021!!" https://mamot.fr/@jz/107490562296842377 #RC32021 #2RC3    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:37:41

• #EFF wants more money https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/support-better-web-everyone-unlock-grants-eff it already has loads, even from #GAFAM http://techrights.org/2020/09/29/a-good-look-at-the-eff/ support #fsf instead?    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:39:54

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ Haitian Asylum Seekers Sue U.S. Government for “Anti-Black Racism Within the Immigration System” https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/22/haitian_asylum_seekers_sue_us    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:40:13

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ Opinion | The Fed Must Act on the Climate Crisis to Protect Our Planet and Economy https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/fed-must-act-climate-crisis-protect-our-planet-and-economy there's no "Economy" (man-made concept) without ecology or planet    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:41:06

• No planet, no economy. No life, no wealth. Explain to billionaires in their 70s that they cease to be rich the moment they die.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:42:12

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Rev. William Barber's Conviction for Using 'Preacher Voice' at Anti-Poverty Demo Will Stand, Says Court https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/rev-william-barbers-conviction-using-preacher-voice-anti-poverty-demo-will-stand    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:44:15

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #covid19 ☞ Trump's COVID Army Boos Him for Revealing That He Received a Booster Shot https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-covid-army-boos-him-for-revealing-that-he-received-a-booster-shot/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:44:51

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #GOPKKK ☞ #GOP Set to Ramp Up #VoterSuppression Efforts in 2022 https://truthout.org/articles/gop-set-to-ramp-up-voter-suppression-efforts-in-2022/ when you can only 'win' by cheating...    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:45:40

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog ☞ Funding for ‘Sustainable Biomass’ a Drop in the Ocean Compared with Drax Subsidies, Campaigners Say https://www.desmog.com/2021/12/22/funding-for-sustainable-biomass-a-drop-in-the-ocean-compared-with-drax-subsidies-campaigners-say/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:51:15

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog ☞ 2021: Year in Review for #ClimateChange Wins and Losses https://www.desmog.com/2021/12/22/2021-year-review-climate-change-wins-losses/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:51:29

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Afghanistan ☞ The US Empire After Afghanistan https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/the-us-empire-after-afghanistan/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:51:50

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #borisnaro #covid19 ☞ UKania’s #Tories on the Skids https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/ukanias-tories-on-the-skids/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 12:52:21

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica #Chicago ☞ Chicago’s Last Black-Owned Bank Got Millions in Government Deposits — Then Had to Give Them Back https://www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-last-black-owned-bank-got-millions-in-government-deposits-then-had-to-give-them-back    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:18:55

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica #police ☞ He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest. https://www.propublica.org/article/he-was-filming-on-his-phone-then-a-deputy-attacked-him-and-charged-him-with-resisting-arrest    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:19:12

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Guam ☞ The US #Military Is Bulldozing Sacred Indigenous Sites on Guam https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/guam-military-indigenous/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:19:52

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Internet ☞ Fearing #COVID19 PR Backlash, #Comcast Backs Off Its Bullshit #Broadband Caps In The Northeast... For Now https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211221/06454248159/fearing-covid-pr-backlash-comcast-backs-off-bullshit-broadband-caps-northeast-now.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:20:07

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Health ☞ As #Covid19 Surges Again, Decarceration Is More Necessary Than Ever https://www.thenation.com/article/society/covid-prisons-decarceration/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:20:48

• Prepared a long video about the demise of #microsoft and why that's not enough for #freesw ... related to this: http://techrights.org/2021/12/10/vista-11-decreases/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:21:59

• Tories: blah blah blah COVID blah blah blah. BillBC: blah blah blah COVID blah blah blah. Me: just waiting for this weekly report to come, any hour now https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-all-cause-mortality-surveillance-2021-to-2022    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:24:05

• #covid19 became so prevalent/rampant in the #uk that even when I go food-shopping -- the only activity that puts me close to other humans (except my wife) -- I'm dressed up almost like improvised 'hazmat mode'. Helps keep people away... (because many do not respect distance and don't bother masking, emboldened by #borisnaro with pseudo-machoism)    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:27:19

• The "news" lies. Politicians lie more. Statistics lie a little less. Data lies the least. Always go for data points that are hard (or least easy) to manipulate https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-all-cause-mortality-surveillance-2021-to-2022 @glynmoody    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:32:09

• Hours ago: "First of all, introduce myself. I'm a new gemini user. I like very much the philosophy behind this." https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/007723.html 3 follow-ups/replies already. #geminiprotocol    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:34:04

• We already saw how 'macho' our Pry Minister #borisnaro is... a year ago when he could barely breathe. If he wasn't rich and politically-connected, he would almost certainly have died. Even at a relatively young age (for #covid19 fatalities). Don't trust a word out of this liar's mouth... now they try to downplay the severity of the plague -- the last resort or PR tactic is becoming a COVID denier.    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:37:24

• "There is no standard way to do so, and this is by design (the current line-based format is very easy to parse). Some people use [1], [2], ... indexes like you, others use Unicode uppercase numbers (the latter is semantically incorrect and therefore discouraged)." https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/007724.html    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:39:32

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #culture ☞ Soul Train and the Desire for Black Power https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/soul-train-black-power-anniversary/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:40:12

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #MSNBC ☞ 'Literally Celebrating Killing People': #ChrisHayes Segment Details Growing Right-Wing Bloodlust https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/literally-celebrating-killing-people-chris-hayes-segment-details-growing-right-wing    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:40:45

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ 'Major Win for 45 Million Student Debtors': #Biden Extends #Loan Payment Freeze https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/major-win-45-million-student-debtors-biden-extends-loan-payment-freeze    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:41:10

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ Opinion | 2021's Climate Extremes: One Side of the Country Is Too Wet, the Other Dangerously Dry https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/2021s-climate-extremes-one-side-country-too-wet-other-dangerously-dry    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:41:54

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Kellogg ☞ Union Declares Victory as #Kelloggs Strike Ends With Pay Raise, Moratorium on Plant Closures https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/union-declares-victory-kelloggs-strike-ends-pay-raise-moratorium-plant-closures    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:42:14

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Democrats Implore #Biden Officials to Create #Vaccine Rules for Domestic Flights https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-implore-biden-officials-to-create-vaccine-rules-for-domestic-flights/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:52:35

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Jailhouse Lawyers Are Often Punished With #SolitaryConfinement https://truthout.org/articles/jailhouse-lawyers-are-often-punished-with-solitary-confinement/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:53:44

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Loan #debt ☞ Facing Scrutiny, #Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until May https://truthout.org/articles/facing-scrutiny-biden-administration-extends-student-loan-pause-until-may/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:54:38

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ First US MEGATRON Death Was Reinfection, Debunking GOP's #NaturalImmunity Claim https://truthout.org/articles/first-us-omicron-death-was-reinfection-debunking-gops-natural-immunity-claim/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 13:55:26

• Weekly excess deaths report out minutes ago https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-all-cause-mortality-surveillance-2021-to-2022 #england #wales #uk #nhs #covid19    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:09:34

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Before Roe v. Wade: The Doctor Hero of Ivy League Women https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/before-roe-v-wade-the-doctor-hero-of-ivy-league-women/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:14:47

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Russia ☞ War With Russia? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/war-with-russia/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:15:06

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #latam #argentina #cuba ☞ Embracing Che: The Man Behind the Myth https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/embracing-che-the-man-behind-the-myth/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:46:05

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Haiti ☞ Haitian Asylum Seekers Sue US Government for Racial Discrimination https://truthout.org/video/haitian-asylum-seekers-sue-us-government-for-racial-discrimination/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:46:31

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #militarism #imperialism ☞ US Military and Sustainability https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/us-military-and-sustainability/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:46:56

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #China #Russia #hegemony #fakeDemocracy ☞ Downhill from the Summit for Democracy https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/downhill-from-the-summit-for-democracy/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 14:47:28

• The Internet is Getting Rid of #Microsoft, But We’re Still Not Getting Back Our Autonomy/Freedom (It’s a Paradigm Issue, Not a Brand Issue) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/netcraft-and-gemini/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/23/netcraft-and-gemini/   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:08:03

• “During this year, the geminispace seen by Lupa went from 50,000 working URLs to 334,000 and from 415 working capsules to 1,515,” #StéphaneBortzmeyer said http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/gemini-crawler-lupa-turns-one/ #geminispace    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:13:16

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #goldenDawnald ☞ It’s Still the #Trump Era and Worse is Coming https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/its-still-the-trump-era-and-worse-is-coming/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:19:26

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Opinion | Debunking the Eternal Economic Growth Model https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/debunking-eternal-economic-growth-model    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:19:48

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #imperialism #militarism ☞ The #Pentagon’s 20-Year Killing Spree Has Always Treated Civilians as Expendable https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/the-pentagons-20-year-killing-spree-has-always-treated-civilians-as-expendable/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:20:14

• The US #imperialism fanatics aren't limiting themselves and their "KILLING SPEEE" to "combatants" and civilians in poor nations. We know now that it includes #journalists from #australia    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:21:20

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Starbucks ☞ How a Group of Starbucks Workers Emerged Victorious in Their Union Fight https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/how-a-group-of-starbucks-workers-emerged-victorious-in-their-union-fight/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:21:57

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ A Turn to the Light https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/a-turn-to-the-light/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:27:01

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #Amazon #DMCA Strikes Video About 'New World' Bug, Reinstates Video, Promises Review Of Process https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211222/09490648166/amazon-dmca-strikes-video-about-new-world-bug-reinstates-video-promises-review-process.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:28:57

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #scotus ☞ Why It's Past Time to Defy the Supreme Court https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/why-its-past-time-to-defy-the-supreme-court/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:30:18

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Wildlife #Nature ☞ #Rivers are Protected When We Protect Our #Forests https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/rivers-are-protected-when-we-protect-our-forests/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:30:47

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt # ☞ #DEA Gives Former Marine Back $86,900 Cops Took From Him During A #Nevada Traffic Stop Caught On Body Cam https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211205/22424848056/dea-gives-former-marine-back-86900-cops-took-him-during-nevada-traffic-stop-caught-body-cam.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:31:03

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Will Barrick Gold's CEO Go Beyond Rhetoric to Deliver Justice for Victims of #Police Killings at #Tanzania Mine? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/will-barrick-golds-ceo-go-beyond-rhetoric-to-deliver-justice-for-victims-of-police-killings-at-tanzanian-mine/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:31:29

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Pandemic ☞ Opinion | Free At-Home Tests Are a Start, But Biden Must Move Faster and Go Bigger to End #Pandemic https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/free-home-tests-are-start-biden-must-move-faster-and-go-bigger-end-pandemic    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:31:58

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ #AOC Leads Demand for Biden to Work on Ending Saudi Blockade of Crucial #Yemen Airport https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/aoc-leads-demand-biden-work-ending-saudi-blockade-crucial-yemen-airport    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:32:53

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ Progressives Reignite Call for Biden to Cancel Student Debt: 'All. Of. It.' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/progressives-reignite-call-biden-cancel-student-debt-all-it    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:33:09

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Pramila #Jayapal Is Not Having Any of Your Nonsense https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/pramila-jayapal-build-back-better/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:33:51

• In spite of #Microsoft trying to buy itself relevance on the #Internet (e.g. Skype, LinkedIn, GitHub) it is rapidly growing irrelevant • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/netcraft-and-gemini/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/23/netcraft-and-gemini/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:34:57

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #MSNBC ☞ Forget Manchin. Sanders Says Entire Democratic Party Must Show 'Guts' Against Corporate Interests https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/forget-manchin-sanders-says-entire-democratic-party-must-show-guts-against-corporate    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:37:03

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Manchin ☞ Corporate Donations Poured Into Manchin's PAC Ahead of Final 'No' on Build Back Better https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/corporate-donations-poured-manchins-pac-ahead-final-no-build-back-better    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:37:17

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ #UN Fails to Agree on ‘Killer Robot’ Ban as Nations Pour Billions Into Autonomous Weapons Research https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/22/un-fails-to-agree-on-killer-robot-ban-as-nations-pour-billions-into-autonomous-weapons-research/ ain't technology LOVELY??? :-)    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:38:39

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Voters Support Permanent Expansion of 'Critical' Child Tax Credit, New Poll Shows https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/voters-support-permanent-expansion-critical-child-tax-credit-new-poll-shows    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:39:16

• Not only #teamMono flew abroad to attend #natfriedman wedding. I think I see Michael Meeks (also Novell) there as well...    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:40:38

• #macOS 12.1 vs. Ubuntu vs. Clear Linux vs. Windows Benchmarks • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159467 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:40:57

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Why the Idea of Progress Is Dead in America https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/why-idea-progress-dead-america    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:41:43

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ "HEY HI" Surveillance Of Prison Calls Scooping Up Millions Of Conversations, Producing Little Actionable Info https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211206/10235648061/ai-surveillance-prison-calls-scooping-up-millions-conversations-producing-little-actionable-info.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:42:07

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Nader ☞ Opinion | Ralph Nader's Holiday Season Top Reading Recommendations https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/ralph-naders-holiday-season-top-reading-recommendations    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:42:33

• Skullgirls: Umbrella gets an Early Access release with the story mode | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/12/skullgirls-umbrella-gets-an-early-access-release-with-the-story-mode/ ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux #Games 🐧    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:43:58

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Pages • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159468 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:44:13

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ 'Anti-5G' Jewelry Found To Be... Radioactive And Dangerous https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211220/06593748153/anti-5g-jewelry-found-to-be-radioactive-dangerous.shtml #5g is bad, but not for the reasons 5G #patent #cartel members want you to obsess over    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:46:36

• #Techdirt inadvertenly helps #5G #patent #cartel by mocking its critics using all the same old straw man arguments...    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:47:49

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Comfortable Clothes, Uncomfortable Bias https://www.thenation.com/article/society/comfortable-clothes-uncomfortable-bias/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:48:22

• Manjaro 21.2.0 'Qonos' is out, the Linux distro Valve suggests for Steam Deck testing http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159426#comment-32260   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:50:43

• Linux, #AMD GPU, black screen on boot • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159469 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:57:26

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159470 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:57:38

• The classic Naev, a free and open source space sim version 0.9 released | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/12/the-classic-naev-a-free-and-open-source-space-sim-version-09-released/ ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux #Games #freesw    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 15:59:07

• " #FoundryVTT version 9 has been released, further improving many big parts of this excellent cross-platform virtual tabletop experience and it's looking awesome." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/12/play-some-socially-distanced-tabletop-games-with-a-new-foundryvtt-release/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:00:03

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #culture ☞ What the #Pandemic Has Taught Us About American Democracy https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/what-the-pandemic-has-taught-us-about-american-democracy/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:02:05

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #DonaldBiden ☞ We Mobilized Young People to Support Biden. He’s Failing Us. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sunrise-united-we-dream-bbb/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:06:28

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Historic' #NYC Pension Fund #FossilFuel Divestment Heralded as Model for Others https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/historic-nyc-pension-fund-fossil-fuel-divestment-heralded-model-others    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:07:57

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #covid19 #activism ☞ How Students Seized The Year https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/students-2021/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:13:29

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ Progressive Caucus Urges Biden to Wield 'Powerful Tool of Executive Action' as Agenda Stalls https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/progressive-caucus-urges-biden-wield-powerful-tool-executive-action-agenda-stalls    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:13:42

• #Games: Skullgirls: Umbrella, GOG, Watch Over Christmas, Naev, FoundryVTT • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159471 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:13:59

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #bezos ☞ #Amazon Workers Speak Out About Deaths at #Alabama Warehouse https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/22/amazon-workers-speak-out-about-deaths-alabama-warehouse    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:15:41

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #proprietarySoftware ☞ #Proctorio 's Anti-Cheating Software Exposes Students To Hackers Say Dutch Education Officials https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211219/15171348150/proctorios-anti-cheating-software-exposes-students-to-hackers-say-dutch-education-officials.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:16:14

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #internet ☞ #RobertReich Loses The Plot: Gets Basically Everything Wrong About Section 230, Fairness Doctrine & The 1st Amendment https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211220/23221548158/robert-reich-loses-plot-gets-basically-everything-wrong-about-section-230-fairness-doctrine-1st-amendment.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:16:50

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Winter Solstice: Finding Light in Dark Times https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/22/winter-solstice-finding-light-dark-times    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:18:46

• #Krita 5.0 Release Notes http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159460#comment-32259   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:22:20

• Links 23/12/2021: Krita 5.0 and New Benchmarks • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/krita-5-0/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/23/krita-5-0/   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:40:09

• #ProprietarySoftware Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159472 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:40:27

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159473 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:40:45

• LOL. #tories don't want you to know how BAD it is. A day before #xmas dinner??? "Due to a processing delay, the update does not include new healthcare data for England. Data will be added later." https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:46:24

• At this point, based on official statements, many of us can safely say that MEGATRON (turning numbers or codes into a word) feels more like a marketing campaign for "booster"    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:49:09

• No country in the world offers free vaccines. It is PREPAID. All taxpayers pay for shitty #patents collectively -- #patent #monopolies built on the backs of taxpayers who funded the research. Those #monopoly "rights" (not) inflate the cost by 20-100 times. We know who pockets the difference. Epic swindle.   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:51:14

• "The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret." #billgates #patents #monopolies #covid19 #privateering https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/bill-gates-investments-covid/   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:52:18

• "Last updated: 23 December 2021" and excess mortality detected in #scotland for all ages (report from today) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-all-cause-mortality-surveillance-2021-to-2022   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:54:40

• "In week 48 2021, an estimated 11,659 all-cause deaths were registered in England and Wales (source: Office for National Statistics). This is an increase compared to the 11,467 deaths registered in week 47 2021." https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1041440/Weekly_report_mortality__W50.pdf   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:55:55

• "In week 49 2021, an estimated 11,930 all-cause deaths were registered in #England and #Wales (source: Office for National Statistics). This is an increase compared to the 11,659 deaths registered in week 48 2021." https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1043577/Weekly_report_mortality__W51.pdf    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 16:57:18

• Another win for #GPL and in #europe too - M. Fioretti (@mfioretti_en): "From the law court of #Venice comes the first order in Italy that protects the GPL license ... (#ICYMI, cc @gijn , @glynmoody , @schestowitz , @BrideOfLinux )" | nitter ⚓ https://nitter.eu/mfioretti_en/status/1474050587251691527    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:00:49

• #clowncomputing = "glorified" Web hosts with government connections. http://techrights.org/2021/03/13/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-4/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:02:42

• Using Africans as whipping boy, scapegoat, subject of shaming, not just "lab rats" for #clinicalTrials of FOR-PROFIT #gatesfoundation et al https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dial.12709    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:06:26

• Ubuntu blog: you use Windows, right? https://ubuntu.com//blog/replacing-docker-desktop-on-windows-and-mac-with-multipass    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:13:36

• #Manjaro 21.2 Qonos Released with Updated Desktop Environments http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159426#comment-32261   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:20:09

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159474 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:20:24

• Dissent is democratic: Looking at the dissent notes in the report of the JPC #SaveOurPrivacy ⚓ https://internetfreedom.in/pdpb-jpc-report-dissent-notes/ ䷉ #internetfreedom #india #in #privacy    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:22:48

• #KDEneon 20211223 is released. https://neon.kde.org/ #gnu #linux #kde    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:23:43

• #Microsoft is incapable of making software that actually works, as explained by a former insider https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-teams-might-have-a-few-serious-security-issues see http://techrights.org/2021/12/21/the-microsoft-shuffle-making-ones-own-products-intentionally-defective/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:28:16

• Less than half of people in the #uk took "booster" ahead of #xmas despite unbelievably intense marketing campaign in radio, TV, newspapers. Two thirds of those who got the two shots took a third. The rest? No.   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:32:40

• #covid19 numbers for the day: 120k new #covid19 cases in the UK, i.e. a pace of a million new cases per week (almost). Tories: this is FINE!!! http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/07/20/mass-infection/    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:34:10

• #microsoft #windows again? "On 22 December 2021, Public Health Scotland experienced a technical issue that meant that the new reported case number was lower than expected (2,434). This has been resolved and the new cases figure for 22 December should have been 5,967." https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/whats-new/record/b4419b40-a355-4381-8b1d-a343d66dac37   

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:35:58

• #microsoft #windows again? "Due to a technical issue, the NHS is unable to report any figures for the number of tests conducted in Pillar 1 or Pillar 3. Therefore, the totals only include those from UKHSA reporting." https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/whats-new/record/52e1ee4b-0da2-49be-8166-5108235c3e74 http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/NHS    

posted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 17:37:16