Roy Schestowitz

• ● NEWS ● #Variety #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Spotify Buys Podcast Analytics Firms #Podsights and Chartable https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/spotify-acquires-podsights-chartable-1235184132/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:14:39

• ● NEWS ● #NBC #coup #insurrection ☞ Feds say #OathKeepers plot went beyond Jan. 6 attack on Capitol https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-say-oath-keepers-plot-went-jan-6-attack-capitol-rcna16474    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:15:24

• ● NEWS ● #ABC # ☞ Man admits he incited 2020 #Chicago riots with online posts https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-admits-incited-2020-chicago-riots-online-posts-82930656    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:15:53

• ● NEWS ● #Variety ☞ Ken Burns’ Urgent Warning: Why He’s Scared For America’s Future https://variety.com/2022/film/features/ken-burns-documentaries-benjamin-franklin-donald-trump-pbs-1235182021/ "teetering under the weight of propaganda and plague"    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:16:09

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Transparency ☞ Bob #Saget 's family sues to block release of death investigation records https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/594474-bob-sagets-family-sues-to-block-release-of-death-investigation    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:17:44

• ● NEWS ● #Newsweek #Transparency ☞ Bob #Saget Autopsy Reveals Trauma Similar to 'Baseball Bat to the Head'—Doctor https://www.newsweek.com/bob-saget-autopsy-reveals-head-trauma-similar-baseball-bat-doctor-1679833    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:18:01

• ● NEWS ● #EestiRahvusringhääling #Energy ☞ Gallery: Wind turbine snaps at Saaremaa wind farm https://news.err.ee/1608502151/gallery-wind-turbine-snaps-at-saaremaa-wind-farm    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:18:28

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Energy ☞ Why you can’t rebuild #Wikipedia with [cryptocurrency] https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22936487/molly-white-web3-is-going-just-great    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:18:39

• ● NEWS ● #FOSSForce ☞ Neil McGovern Stepping Down as Gnome’s Executive Director https://fossforce.com/2022/02/neil-mcgovern-stepping-down-as-gnomes-executive-director/ good riddance http://techrights.org/2022/02/14/goodbye-mcgovern/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:19:49

• Links 17/2/2022: #Firebird 3.x Sub-Release and Simula One in About a Year • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/16/simula-one/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/16/simula-one/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:40:51

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161558 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:43:49

• #ProprietarySoftware Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161551 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:44:21

• #Programming leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161552 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:45:45

• #Server: Firebird, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and Launchpad • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161553 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:46:34

• #FairEmail and #Privacy Posing by #Mozilla • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161554 #www #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:46:45

• #GNOME: End for Neil McGovern, D-Bus API Versioning, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161555 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:46:55

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161556 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:47:21

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161557 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:47:33

• Not solving issues http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160222.html#tFeb%2016%2020:15:45    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:49:12

• ● NEWS ● #NBC #Politics ☞ Tech exec used access to #WhiteHouse computers to look for dirt on Trump, says special counsel https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/tech-exec-used-access-white-house-computers-look-dirt-trump-says-speci-rcna16123    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:49:32

• ● NEWS ● #USNewsAndWorldReport #Politics ☞ This Time, #Tibet Stands Silent as #Olympics Return to #China https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-02-16/this-time-tibet-stands-silent-as-olympics-return-to-china    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:49:49

• ">It was a stark difference from 14 years ago, when China hosted its first Olympics." https://apnews.com/b867054f246166bc0b30e67f6ebb1ece    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:50:27

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #Politics ☞ Govt's efforts to make big tech Cos accountable shouldn't be spun as 'anti-free speech': MoS IT https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/govts-efforts-to-make-big-tech-cos-accountable-shouldnt-be-spun-as-anti-free-speech-mos-it/89619976 do not say "big tech" http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:50:56

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Politics ☞ Last Trucker Blockade Between US, Canada Opens https://www.voanews.com/a/last-trucker-blockade-between-us-canada-opens/6444814.html    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:51:05

• ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue #Politics ☞ Young People Should Start Running for Local and Statewide Office https://www.teenvogue.com/story/run-for-something-op-ed-2022    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:51:25

• ● NEWS ● #RTL #Politics ☞ Why I'm never going back to 'The Greatest Nation on Earth' https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/opinion/a/1863012.html "When I was 18, I left for a gap year in France"    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:51:50

• "Sun estimates that on average 50,000 to 80,000 Chinese tourists birthed babies in the US every year between 2012 to 2016." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/china-us-dual-nationals/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:52:29

• ● NEWS ● #KrebsOnSecurity ☞ #RedCross Crack Linked to Iranian Influence Operation? https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/02/red-cross-hack-linked-to-iranian-influence-operation/ likely linked to #microsoft crap http://techrights.org/2021/10/29/microsoft-national-security-threat/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:54:10

• ● NEWS ● #CopenhagenPost #Misinformation ☞ SSI counters overseas misinformation concerning #Denmark ’s #COVID19 numbers https://cphpost.dk/?p=131358    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:55:13

• ● NEWS ● #NBC #PressFreedom ☞ Jury rules against Sarah #Palin in her New York Times #defamation case https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-rules-sarah-palin-defamation-case-new-york-rcna16275    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:58:10

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews #PressFreedom ☞ Russia-imposed Court in #Crimea Sentences RFE/RL Journalist to Six Years in Prison https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-imposed-court-in-crimea-sentences-rfe-rl-journalist-yesypenko-to-six-years-in-prison/6444162.html    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:58:19

• ● NEWS ● #ABC #PressFreedom ☞ #Pakistan #police arrest media owner after scuffle in capital https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistani-police-arrest-journalist-unspecified-charges-82921453    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:58:30

• ● NEWS ● #ABC #Internet ☞ Prisons, #Water Infrastructure And Broadband: Where States Are Spending Their Pandemic Relief Funding https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/prisons-water-infrastructure-and-broadband-where-states-are-spending-their-pandemic-relief-funding/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 02:58:44

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Censorship ☞ Content Moderation Case Study: #gulagtube Doubles Down On Questionable 'graphic Content' Enforcement Before Reversing Course (2020) https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220216/15250848490/content-moderation-case-study-youtube-doubles-down-questionable-graphic-content-enforcement-before-reversing-course-2020.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:02:04

• ● NEWS ● #AralBalkan ☞ #Decentralisation begins at decentring yourself https://ar.al/2022/02/16/decentralisation-begins-at-decentring-yourself/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:02:35

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #NASA Says 2nd Gen #Starlink Satellites Will Cause Headaches For NASA, Hubble https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220214/06250748470/nasa-says-2nd-gen-starlink-satellites-will-cause-headaches-nasa-hubble.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:03:27

• 11,305 #covid19 -linked death yesterday (USA 2,802), so anyone who says this thing is nearly over needs reality check. The businesses see people don't have much money to spend, so they don't mind killing several millions more for profit...    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:05:12

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ ‘A straw in the wind’: Meduza asks foreign policy experts to weigh in on the prospect of Russia recognizing the breakaway ‘republics’ in eastern Ukraine https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/17/a-straw-in-the-wind    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:05:44

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Palin ☞ Judge And Jury Say Sarah Palin Failed To Prove 'Actual Malice' In #Defamation Case Against The NY Times https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220215/16492748482/judge-jury-say-sarah-palin-failed-to-prove-actual-malice-defamation-case-against-ny-times.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:06:08

• As of this week, 4 out of 10 Danes tested positive for #covid19    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:09:31

• ● NEWS ● #TheDissenter #Disinformation ☞ British Officials Spread Russia Coup Plot Disinformation For United States https://thedissenter.org/british-officials-launder-us-intel-russian-coup-plot-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:09:51

• ● NEWS ● #FAIR #insurrection #coup ☞ Lack of Media Urgency Over GOP Efforts to Steal 2024 Elections https://fair.org/home/lack-of-media-urgency-over-gop-efforts-to-steal-2024-elections/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:10:15

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #Sanders Slams Congress for Serving Billionaires and Failing Americans https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/sanders-slams-congress-serving-billionaires-and-failing-americans    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:10:37

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Biden's $770B #Pentagon Budget Proposal Denounced as 'Absurd' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/bidens-770b-pentagon-budget-proposal-denounced-absurd that money is funneled to the rich http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:11:12

• #gulagtube became awful https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/general-10/as-i-mourn-what-used-to-be-youtube-4175708107/ see http://techrights.org/2022/02/15/youtube-spam-rewarding-junk/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:11:46

• "Youtube's gone the way of television. Back when I was a young 'un, an hour-long TV show was 55 minutes show, 5 minutes commercials. Not it's 44 minutes show, 16 minutes commercials." https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/general-10/as-i-mourn-what-used-to-be-youtube-4175708107/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:12:50

• #bribery #uk #ksa https://boingboing.net/2022/02/16/if-you-want-a-british-knighthood-just-bribe-prince-charles-charity-like-this-saudi-tycoon-did.html    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:13:21

• #bribery #uk #ksa https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-charles-aides-fixed-cbe-for-saudi-tycoon-who-gave-1-5m-0b5cb7qf2    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:13:43

• Knighthood for #jeffreyEpstein enabler, #billgates (as covered by Guardian, which he also bribes) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/02/usa.microsoft see http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:14:55

• Distraction at this stage? https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/02/16/prince-andrew-and-virginia-giuffre-settle-out-of-court When will they focus on the Bills (Clinton and Gates)? http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:16:04

• RTL Today - Disgraced royal: Prince Andrew's settlement 'worth £12 mn' as anger mounts in UK ⚓ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1863666.html this isn't justice. This is #corruption http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:17:09

• #facebook bad for health https://www.newscientist.com/article/2308443-facebook-policy-to-stop-vaccine-misinformation-only-worked-temporarily/ #paywall    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:17:46

• #russia #putin #ukraine https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/16/vladimir-putin-could-drag-ukraine-crisis-months-says-liz-truss/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:18:01

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #russia ☞ Is the Confrontation Over #Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ukraine-biden-putin-exceptionalism/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:18:23

• Getting away with crimes as long as you bribe the media, including sites and channels that exposed your crimes https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php #billgates    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:19:59

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Klobuchar ☞ Senator Klobuchar's Next Unconstitutional Speech Control Bill: The NUDGE Act https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220214/23523948475/senator-klobuchars-next-unconstitutional-speech-control-bill-nudge-act.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:20:23

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Known for wild conspiracy theories, political analyst Valery Solovey is now in police custody https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/16/known-for-wild-conspiracy-theories-political-analyst-valery-solovey-is-now-in-police-custody    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:20:33

• #billgates -bribed #propaganda apparatus #TheGuardian “Explaining” vaccine hesitancy by amplifying antivax #disinformation https://respectfulinsolence.com/2022/02/16/guardian-explaining-vaccine-hesitancy-by-parroting-antivax-disinformation/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:21:17

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Starbucks ☞ Starbucks Baristas in Philly Are Brewing Up a Union https://www.thenation.com/article/society/starbucks-union-philadelphia/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:21:44

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #mlk ☞ Dr. Martin Luther King https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/dr-martin-luther-king/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:22:16

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog #Climate ☞ Revealed: How the Aides of ‘Anti-Net Zero’ MP Craig Mackinlay are Linked to a Leading Climate Denial Group https://www.desmog.com/2022/02/16/revealed-how-the-aides-of-anti-net-zero-mp-craig-mackinlay-are-linked-to-a-leading-climate-denial-group/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:22:34

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #climate ☞ Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against #Princeton https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/divest-princeton-legal-complaint/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:23:16

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #scotus ☞ Don’t Attack Biden’s Supreme Court Nominees for Playing by the Rules https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-nominee-school/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:23:46

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog ☞ Private Equity Executives Hide Behind Philanthropy as Their Firms Ravage the Earth https://www.desmog.com/2022/02/16/private-equity-fossil-fuels-blackstone-kkr-carlyle-dapl/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:24:01

• ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ Biden’s $7 Billion Afghan Heist https://www.mintpressnews.com/bidens-7-billion-afghan-heist/279662/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:24:29

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Disaster as "[SCAM] Music Stream" Enrages Artists By Pulling Music From #Gulagtube https://torrentfreak.com/disaster-as-nft-music-stream-enrages-artists-by-pulling-music-from-youtube-220216/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:25:15

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights #UploadFilter ☞ U.S. #CopyrightOffice Consultation Triggers Massive "Upload Filter" Opposition https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-office-consultation-triggers-massive-upload-filter-opposition-220216/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:25:26

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Mexico #mx ☞ A Union Vote in Mexico Promises a New Direction in Trade Policy https://www.thenation.com/article/world/mexico-unions/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:26:13

• ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ The New Domestic Terrorist: The Government’s War on #ThoughtCrimes https://www.mintpressnews.com/new-domestic-terrorist-government-war-on-thought-crimes-truth-tellers/279683/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:26:27

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica ☞ Whatever Happened to Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board? https://www.propublica.org/article/whatever-happened-to-bidens-pandemic-testing-board    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:26:55

• 1,720 working gemini sapsules means still about 5 per day in net gain gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:29:02

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Biden Is Reportedly Requesting Over $770 Billion for Defense for 2023 https://truthout.org/articles/biden-is-reportedly-requesting-over-770-billion-for-defense-for-2023/ graft for #microsoft et al http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:29:49

• They oppose a mandate, I don't think they're far right, even if media insists that they all are https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-truckers-in-freedom-convoy-stopped-by-ottawa-neighborhood-residents/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:30:52

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ What Inspired Crime and Punishment? https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/sinner-saint-dostoevsky/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:31:14

• ● NEWS ● #EFF ☞ Not Just San Francisco: #Police Across the Country are Retaining and Searching #DNA of Victims and Innocent People https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/not-just-san-francisco-police-across-country-are-retaining-and-searching-dna    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:31:37

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Declaring We're Done With the #Pandemic Is a Sign of Privilege https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/16/declaring-were-done-pandemic-sign-privilege tell that to #BillBC http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/category/health/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:32:26

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #End—Medicare ☞ Physicians Slam Industry Push to 'Fix'—Not End—Medicare #Privatization Scheme https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/physicians-slam-industry-push-fix-not-end-medicare-privatization-scheme    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:32:47

• ● NEWS ● #Shadowproof #Disinformation ☞ British Officials Spread #Moscow Coup Plot Disinformation For United States https://shadowproof.com/2022/02/16/british-officials-russia-coup-plot-disinformation-stoke-invasion/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:33:22

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Crisis in the Schools: a Return to a Normal That Was Never Good Enough https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/crisis-in-the-schools-a-return-to-a-normal-that-was-never-good-enough/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:40:00

• “defending Nazism is not freedom of speech. It was spot on. From a legal point of view, jurists have already demonstrated to exhaustion that the Federal Constitution does not shelter aggressions, insults to the human being under the cloak of freedom of opinion or expression. In its Article 5, subsection XLI, it is determined that the law will punish any discrimination that violates fundamental rights and freedoms." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/freedom-of-speech-and-the-holocaust/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:41:24

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Why Making the #COVID19 #Vaccine was a Long Shot https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/why-making-the-covid-vaccine-was-a-long-shot/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:43:39

• #billBC and other plutocratic media in the #uk now gaslighting the population which expresses concern #covid19 crisis is far from over http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/category/health/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:46:30

• USA has just passed 950k #covid19 -linked deaths. US #corporateMedia does not want people to point out more people die with it in February 2022 than in February 2021, based on official data. Because "open the economy"....    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:48:38

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Thinking Optimistically About Biden's Credibility Collapse https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/thinking-optimistically-about-bidens-credibility-collapse/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:49:06

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Shameful': #EU Set to Trash More Vaccine Doses Than It Has Donated [sic] to Africa https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/shameful-eu-set-trash-more-vaccine-doses-it-has-donated-africa #patent #patents #monopoly #priceFixing    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:49:58

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #patent #patents #monopolies ☞ #BioNTech 's Mobile Vaccine Factories for Africa Denounced as 'Neo-Colonial Stunt' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/biontechs-mobile-vaccine-factories-africa-denounced-neo-colonial-stunt    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:52:51

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Afghanistan ☞ #China Denounces US as 'Bandits' for Seizing $7 Billion as Afghans Starve https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/china-denounces-us-bandits-seizing-7-billion-afghans-starve    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:53:24

• #DonaldBiden Issues More Gas and Oil #Drilling Permits Than #Trump in His First Year https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/16/biden-issues-more-gas-and-oil-drilling-permits-trump-his-first-year    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:56:46

• Lessons of 2022 (so far): the government would gaslight its own people and lead them into a delusion of safety while never undoing the law it passed at a time of crisis. It's not that #covid19 was "intentional", it's just that is is fully exploited. "Never let a good crisis go to waste..."    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:58:44

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #California #Wildlife #Nature ☞ To Protect 'Web of Life,' California Proposal Would Ban Bee-Killing #Neonics https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/protect-web-life-california-proposal-would-ban-bee-killing-neonics    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 03:59:24

• Minimising engagement with one's governmennt is a lot like avoiding contact with one's boss. Sociopathy and heirarchy are prone to negativity. Having said that, maximising interacting with one's trusted community (friends, family, neighbours) is OK...    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:00:56

• #biden #theft can beget #genocide ... and later you wonder if on foreign policy he has been any better than #trump https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/house-progressives-urge-biden-release-afghan-funds-its-too-late    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:01:56

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ Ukrainian Pacifist’s Message to the World: U.S., #NATO & #Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid #War https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/16/yurii_sheliazhenko_russian_invasion_ukraine    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:02:21

• ● NEWS ● #Hungary ☞ Entire editorial staff of Hungarian news outlet in #Transylvania quits due to political pressure – here comes Telex's new project: Transtelex https://telex.hu/english/2022/02/16/telexs-new-project-transtelex    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:03:01

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Biden ☞ “45K People Died from Gun Violence on Your Watch”: Parkland Survivors Demand More Action from Biden https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/16/marjory_stoneman_douglas_high_school_parkland    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:04:24

• ● NEWS ● #EFF #FacialRecognition ☞ Privacy Experts to Federal and State Agencies: End Use of Facial Verification Services https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/privacy-experts-federal-and-state-agencies-end-use-facial-verification-services US was always ahead of the curve when it comes to abusing #Privacy    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:05:33

• #Techrights Bulletin for Wednesday, February 16, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:06:30

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

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:07:05

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ Biden DOJ Urged to Act as Probe Details #Zinke Ethics Violations https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/biden-doj-urged-act-probe-details-zinke-ethics-violations    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:08:39

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Nonprofit Forced To Delete Thousands Of Court Documents Obtained With A Fee Waiver Because PACER Is Greedy And Stupid https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220212/22004048459/nonprofit-forced-to-delete-thousands-court-documents-obtained-with-fee-waiver-because-pacer-is-greedy-stupid.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:09:06

• ● NEWS ● #Hungary ☞ The Hungarian Academy of Sciences says it is inadmissible for the national drug authority to substitute criminal charges for scientific arguments https://telex.hu/english/2022/02/16/the-hungarian-academy-of-sciences-says-it-is-inadmissible-for-the-national-drug-authority-to-substitute-criminal-charges-for-scientific-arguments    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:09:46

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Previously-Unknown Uncontacted #Amazon Tribe on the Brink of Extermination https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/previously-unknown-uncontacted-amazon-tribe-on-the-brink-of-extermination/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:10:05

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Fracking ☞ 'Monstrous' #Methane Plume Seen From Space Highlights Invisible Fracking Dangers https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/monstrous-methane-plume-seen-space-highlights-invisible-fracking-dangers    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:10:58

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Energy ☞ Students at Top Universities Push 'Legal Imperative' of #FossilFuel Divestment https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/students-top-universities-push-legal-imperative-fossil-fuel-divestment    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:11:14

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Pandemic ☞ Biden's Pandemic Testing Board Has Done Little to Nothing Since Its Creation https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-pandemic-testing-board-has-done-little-to-nothing-since-its-creation/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:12:13

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Biden Rejects Trump's Executive Privilege Claims on #WhiteHouse Visitor Logs https://truthout.org/articles/biden-rejects-trumps-executive-privilege-claims-on-white-house-visitor-logs/ #obama and Biden let #microsoft criminals take over the administration: http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_influence_in_the_United_States_government    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:13:13

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Eight #GOP Senators Write Letter Complaining About No-Fly List for Anti-Maskers https://truthout.org/articles/eight-gop-senators-write-letter-complaining-about-no-fly-list-for-anti-maskers/ masks are not intrusive, what's the panic over them?    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:14:10

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Sanders ☞ An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/an-open-letter-to-bernie-sanders/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:14:30

• US regime: we cannot supply masks to 330,000,000 citizens, but we can give 22,000,000,000 dollars in a phony #pentagon 'contract' (bailout) to #microsoft http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:15:57

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ #SupplyChain Problems Still Pushing Prices Higher in January, but Some Evidence of Turning https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/supply-chain-problems-still-pushing-prices-higher-in-january-but-some-evidence-of-turning/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:16:22

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #ksa ☞ Amid Escalating Violence, #UN Officials Call for End to #Yemen #War https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/16/amid-escalating-violence-un-officials-call-end-yemen-war    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:16:47

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #nato #russia #putin ☞ Lies About #Ukraine Conflict Are Standing in the Way of a Peaceful Resolution https://truthout.org/articles/lies-about-ukraine-conflict-are-standing-in-the-way-of-a-peaceful-resolution/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:17:05

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Ukraine ☞ Ukrainian Pacifists Say US, #NATO and #Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid #War https://truthout.org/video/ukrainian-pacifists-say-us-nato-and-russia-share-responsibility-to-avoid-war/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:17:26

• #uk dictator #borisnaro Throws Everything Overboard To Save His Job https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/boris-johnson-throws-everything-overboard-to-save-his-job/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:18:10

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ What is the ‘Social Cost of Carbon’? https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/what-is-the-social-cost-of-carbon/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:18:42

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Honduras ☞ Ex-Honduran President Hernández Arrested on Drug Charges; U.S. Backed His Narco-State for 8 Years https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/16/honduras_president_juan_orlando_hernandez_arrested    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:19:15

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Two Rights; A Multitude of Wrongs https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/two-rights-a-multitude-of-wrongs/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:22:13

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Indiana ☞ Indiana School Allows Parents to Opt Students Out of Black History Month Lessons https://truthout.org/articles/indiana-school-allows-parents-to-opt-students-out-of-black-history-month-lessons/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:22:29

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ From Banning Books to Burning Them, the Right Is Threatening Education https://truthout.org/articles/from-banning-books-to-burning-them-the-right-is-threatening-education/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:22:45

• ● NEWS ● #TheRevelator #Wildlife #Nature ☞ 7 Exciting Ways Researchers Study Elusive and Endangered Wildlife https://therevelator.org/conservation-technology/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:23:12

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Dehumanizing Delivery Workers https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/dehumanizing-delivery-workers/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:23:40

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Alabama #police ☞ Alabama Speed Trap Town's PD Called Out On Its Bullshit By Nearby Sheriff, Limps On Without Most Of Its Officers https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220213/14081548468/alabama-speed-trap-towns-pd-called-out-bullshit-nearby-sheriff-limps-without-most-officers.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:23:54

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Unionizing #REI Workers Launch Petition to Combat Company’s Intimidation Campaign https://truthout.org/articles/unionizing-rei-workers-launch-petition-to-combat-companys-intimidation-campaign/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:24:05

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Negotiations Not #War https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/negotiations-not-war/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:24:25

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Let's Be Clear: Only the Right Has Become More Extreme Over the Last 50 Years https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/16/lets-be-clear-only-right-has-become-more-extreme-over-last-50-years    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:24:37

• "Events are unfolding at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we are looking to our most respected and renowned thought leaders for an honest assessment of both U.S. foreign and military policy to offer their most current thoughts and insights." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/personal-interview-scott-ritter/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:25:02

• "The way I see the current situation is that the right wing of the GOP has been building its base since it was able to get Goldwater the nomination in 1964. The clown who nominated Barry at that convention" https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/16/im-reckoning-on-a-day-of-reckoning/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 04:25:40

• Way for #gnu #linux to become more widely used, not sold https://9to5google.com/2022/02/15/chrome-os-flex-cloudready/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:16:42

• "As a kernel quality engineer at Red Hat, I'm often asked what I do. How does one test a kernel for quality? Testing and debugging the Linux kernel can be challenging because you can't simply attach a debugger like GDB (the GNU Project debugger) if the kernel is crashing" https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/02/17/quality-testing-linux-kernel    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:17:40

• "Ojong is working with the #Fedora websites and apps team as an #Outreachy Intern. This blog post is her experience and project update so far." https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/outreachy-project-revamp-the-community-websites-and-applications-progress-update/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:18:41

• "Well! The biggest update is the day and night versions have been finalized for the beta release of #Fedora 36. Obviously we chose Deepika Kurup to inspire the wallpaper and had a mind map session as well as some thumbnails that steered us in the right direction." https://www.madelinepeck.com/blog/2022/2/16/mid-february-update    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:19:43

• #ibm #redhad : swallow the latest buzzwords, hype, and cargo cult or stay a "dinobaby" https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/9-emerging-tech-trends-it-leaders-watch    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:20:49

• Sysadmins spun as "SREs" https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/8-reasons-site-reliability-engineer-one-most-demand-jobs-2022    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:21:34

• #BSDNow "The Birth of Unix, Help request for three big Lumina items, #FreeBSD 13 on Thinkpad T460s, #HardenedBSD January 2022 Status Report, #OPNsense 22.1 "Observant Owl" released, and more." https://www.bsdnow.tv/442    

POSTED tHURSDAY, fEBRUARY 17, 2022 AT 09:25:09

• xkcd: Data Trap ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2582/ ䷉ #xkcd    

POSTED tHURSDAY, fEBRUARY 17, 2022 AT 09:26:36

• An overview of #OpenStack storage | Ubuntu ⚓ https://ubuntu.com//blog/openstack-storage ䷉ #ubuntu #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:27:39

• Dave Airlie: optimizing llvmpipe vertex/fragment processing. • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161559 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:28:29

• At CNX Software, IAN W MORRISON (LINUXIUM) once again shilling, in exchange for a gift (an #amd box), a product which strictly comes with #microsoft #windows ... CNX Software becoming a sellout like Phoronix? http://techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:36:32

• Analysis: Will the PNR Directive entrench automated suspicion? - Access Now ⚓ https://www.accessnow.org/pnr-directive-eu-security-privacy-risks/ ䷉ #accessnow | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/17/#latest    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:40:19

• Fedora and IBM/Red Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161560 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:49:22

• #ibm shilling #Flathub as if that's the only way to get "apps" in #gnu #linux https://opensource.com/article/22/2/installing-applications-desktop-linux"    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:51:50

• "Longtime hacker [Peter Jansen] was so impressed with a piece in The Onion from last year that he decided to build this coin-operated Texas Instruments graphing calculator console on a whim (video below the break — warning vertical orientation)." https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/coin-operated-graphing-calculator-console/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:57:49

• "It’s been 13 years since The 7th Guest was added to ScummVM with the Groovie 1 engine, and now we’ve finally added support for the Groovie 2 engine with all 4 games supported: The 11th Hour, Clandestiny, Tender Loving Care (CD-ROM edition), and Uncle Henry's Playhouse." https://www.scummvm.org/news/20220216/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:58:24

• A PNG Based Circuit Simulator | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/a-png-based-circuit-simulator/ ䷉ #hackaday #python    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 09:59:29

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161561 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:03:06

• Weird #Phosphor Conversion LEDs Found In Cheap LED String | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/weird-phosphor-conversion-leds-found-in-cheap-led-string/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/17/#latest    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:13:45

• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/irc-log-160222/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/irc-log-160222/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:15:31

• Larry Makes 40% More https://assets.amuniversal.com/d2ccdb506a71013a9689005056a9545d #dilbert    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:30:08

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161562 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:32:16

• Links 17/2/2022: #CloudReady is Ready (Rebranded), Quality Testing of the Linux Kernel • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/quality-testing-the-linux-kernel/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/quality-testing-the-linux-kernel/   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:33:04

• Cryptography or #security projects that are on #microsoft #github = code that the #nsa controls. There are many different ways GitHub can (and does/will/has managed to) insert back doors, either tailored to a person or to everyone. #deletegithub    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:35:17

• #microsoft #github = #1 enemy of #FreeSW at the moment; controlled by a company subsidised/bailed out by US Army. http://techrights.org/2021/09/05/free-software-number-1-enemy/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:36:23

• RMS, 2015: "GitHub does things that are quite bad for free software and is not interested in changing them. If you want to move off Savannah, please pick some other place." http://techrights.org/wiki/OctoGNU_timeline#2015    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:38:54

• #microsoft shakes the hand of Donald #trump and any other dictator and gets bailed out http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:40:35

• #microsoft = crime http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/ digital imperialism.    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:41:12

• Jan 2022: #Microsoft Staff Trying to Subvert the Freedom of Gemini (Without Disclosure of the Paymaster) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/01/28/microsoft-and-gemini/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/01/28/microsoft-and-gemini/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:42:08

• #ibm as alternative to #microsoft -- just like Microsoft as alternative to IBM in the 1980s -- does not liberate us. Swapping masters is a fool's errand.    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 10:44:05

• Good News! Debian-based Lightweight Linux Distro ‘Slax’ is Still Alive • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161563 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 11:18:53

• 8 Best #FreeSW Virtual Keyboards • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161564 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:42:08

• Tune Your Galaxy Buds With This Open Source Desktop App • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161565 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:43:38

• A guide to installing applications on #GNULinux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161566 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:43:54

• Easily Use Linux Terminal on #Android With These Apps • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161567 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:44:06

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161568 #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 13:18:17

• PULSAR: Lost Colony gets upgrades for Linux and #SteamDeck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/pulsar-lost-colony-gets-upgrades-for-linux-and-steam-deck ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux #Games    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 13:25:17

• Fast-paced brutal FPS ULTRAKILL gets full controller support ready for #SteamDeck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/fast-paced-brutal-fps-ultrakill-gets-full-controller-support-ready-for-steam-deck ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux but #DRM ... at least it hurts Windows    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 13:26:42

• "Total War: #WARHAMMER III has just released although only supported for Windows, with the #Linux release due out "in Early Spring"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/total-war-warhammer-iii-to-release-for-linux-in-early-spring    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 13:27:50

• #Games: Final Vendetta, PULSAR: Lost Colony, More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161569 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 14:03:07

• Wow. For almost a DAY now #lxer dot com is unregistered. Are the admins aware? I'm sure they are. Why is this taking soi long to rectify?    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 14:05:50

• The World of ’Linux’ Through the Lens of #ZDNet in 2022 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/zdnet-hysteria/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/zdnet-hysteria/ http://techrights.org/wiki/ZDNet    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 14:36:20

• Top 5 Live Streaming Application for #Ubuntu and Other #GNULinux [2022 Edition] • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161570 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 14:37:57

• The C in #CNXSoftware is Not “Community” • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 15:26:09

• #RedHat: Moving from a proprietary to an open source culture • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161571 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 16:10:18

• Been fulfilling promise to myself to produce more videos per day, even long ones. Too much stuff on the #www is a waste of time, and the vacuum of actual information can be combated by producing more oneself    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 16:47:52

• Getting Accurate News on the #Internet is Hard; From the Web It’s Even Harder • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/news-on-the-internet/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/news-on-the-internet/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:02:18

• How to keep #apple and #microsoft awake at night? https://pocketnow.com/install-chrome-os-on-mac-or-pc    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:39:44

• Oh, great. #backdoors in your #graphics handling too. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/intel-confirms-standalone-arc-graphics-due-in-q2-also-project-endgame-this-year go away, #intel http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:43:42

• #Mechajammer brings tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG pixels to Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/mechajammer-brings-tactical-cyberpunk-turn-based-rpg-pixels-to-linux ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux #Games    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:44:34

• Just get rid of the friggin' ads, #gulag https://www.maketecheasier.com/google-android-privacy-sandbox/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:44:55

• #Retro x86-based machine emulator #86Box v3.2 brings Linux support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/retro-x86-based-machine-emulator-86box-32-brings-linux-support ䷉ #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:45:42

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161572 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:46:19

• "Canonical has a big week, why #bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and #ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/147687/linux-action-news-228/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:47:11

• We need to detoxify the Internet in order for it to be useful again; at the moment the Web seems like almost a lost cause (for reasons we've noted many times before) and #GeminiSpace already provides a bit of a safe haven • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/news-on-the-internet/ ䷉ #Techrights #WWW #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/news-on-the-internet/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:51:32

• Obviously nothing happened so far in 2022, except Linux FUD/hysteria; this is part of a longstanding pattern at #ZDNet because they’re being paid by companies with vested interests • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/zdnet-hysteria/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/zdnet-hysteria/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:52:09

• The GNU/Linux userbase and the #Freesoftware “community” (as in, people who do it for ideological reasons, principles such as altruism, fun and sharing rather than purely for money) are being abandoned by the media • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:54:43

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161573 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 18:01:21

• #Mozilla CEO Increased Her Salary From 2.5 Million Dollars to Over 3 Million in One Year (10+ Times More Than Her Peers’ Salaries) Despite Poor Performance and They Still Want Donations • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/mozilla-salaries/ ䷉ #Techrights #WWW #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/mozilla-salaries/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 18:40:11

• Spelling matters https://i.imgur.com/VlUqWBl.jpeg    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:15:02

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161574 #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:15:21

• #cisco #proprietarySofrware "A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition." https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/02/17/cisco-releases-security-updates-email-security-appliance    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:21:54

• "A reporter interviews a #Uyghur #humanrights advocate, and uses the Otter.ai transcription app." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/02/possible-government-surveillance-of-the-otter-ai-transcription-app.html    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:23:12

• #KaliLinux 2022.1 overview | The most advanced Penetration Testing Distribution - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=k-J1UG6kttM ䷉ #video #invidious #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:24:10

• NSA won't tell you to discard Cisco altogether as #NSA controls #Cisco https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/02/17/nsa-best-practices-selecting-cisco-password-types    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:26:09

• Edit text on Linux with #KWrite and Kate | ⚓ https://opensource.com/article/22/2/edit-text-linux-kde ䷉ #FreeSW #GNU #Linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:27:17

• #pfSense 2.6 Released, ZFS Is Now the Default File System http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161474#comment-32853   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:32:06

• Arthur Wesley Dow’s Floating World: *Composition* (1905 edition) – The Public Domain Review ⚓ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dow-composition/ ䷉ #publicdomainreview #publicdomain    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:32:39

• Of course #intel has outsourced #OSPray to #microsoft #proprietarySoftware ... see http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:36:43

• Today Larabel runs 'ads' for #intel ... with no connection to Linux. Last paragraph: "More details on today's announcements at Intel.com." Is this an article or ad? Hard to tell anymore... http://techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:37:49

• So #Linode is now owned by a company that spreads FUD about #freesw .... you have my sympathies if you're a Linode client. Consider alternatives...    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:38:58

• How very genrous of you... http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cherish-the-use.jpg    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:39:55

• #PipeWire 0.3.46 Released https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/tags/0.3.46 #ibm #redhat    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:46:47

• #freesw would help the planet https://blogs.fsfe.org/pboddie/?p=2496 see http://techrights.org/2022/01/24/proprietary-is-pollution/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:48:10

• #AccessNow thinks #ZDNet is a legit source??? Maybe it was... 2 decades ago. http://techrights.org/wiki/ZDNet    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:49:28

• #Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161575 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:50:21

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161576 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:57:29

• More Developers Should Use Linux. Not Sure Why They Don’t! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161577 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:58:09

• "When we need a controller of best choice, Arduino Series is best choise as it has a wide community helping new users. When you use external devices or sensors, you will need to be aware of Arduino Uno Pinout." https://peppe8o.com/arduino-uno-pinout-pins-defining/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 19:59:21

• While laying off many workers the CEO of #Mozilla piled up a lot of tax-exempt cash, and it continued to increase in spite of criticism (the above isn’t even the latest; it may be a lot more by now) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/mozilla-salaries/ ䷉ #Techrights #www #firefox | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/17/mozilla-salaries/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:01:36

• "This large pull request hopes to solve segfault at cleanup and problems with multiple charsets in multiple connections to Oracle." http://blogs.perl.org/users/dean/2022/02/please-help-test-big-pull-request-for-dbdoracle.html #deletegithub first; don't compel people to create #microsoft #proprietarySoftware (vendor lock-in, spying) accounts    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:02:58

• PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL #JDBC 42.3.3 Released ⚓ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-jdbc-4233-released-2410/ ䷉ #postgresql    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:03:30

• How to kill communities: "All complaints, actions, and statistics are anonymized and aggregated to protect the identities of all parties involved." https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-community-code-of-conduct-committee-annual-report-for-2021-2406/ http://techrights.org/2020/01/03/linux-kernel-code-of-conduct-committee/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:04:22

• "Two weeks later, three of four peeps in my home have had it. One person has managed to avoid the virus. While none of us were really sick, it’s been real slow to entirely recover." https://euroquis.nl//blabla/2022/02/17/delay.html    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:07:37

• This Triple-Screen #RaspberryPi Kid's PC Packs a Lot of Tech Into a Custom Walnut Case https://www.hackster.io/news/this-triple-screen-raspberry-pi-kid-s-pc-packs-a-lot-of-tech-into-a-custom-walnut-case-9cc73922796f #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:09:47

• Lilbits: Google's Privacy Sandbox for Android, Valve brings more Windows games to Linux, and a triple-screen PC powered by Raspberry Pi computers   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:10:59

• #Databases: pgBackRest 2.37, CoC, JDBC, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161578 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:11:25

• SPAN du jour: "CNXSoft: This is a guest post by Renato Kiss, Product Manager" https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/02/17/iot-device-monitoring-as-a-product-reliability-improvement-tool/ see http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 20:12:39

• #cat #blanket https://i.imgur.com/Ddb5DQj.jpeg   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:34:39

• Conservatives http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/no-conservatives.jpg   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:35:23

• Like Father, Like Son: How the #Trudeau Manufacture Crises to Justify “Emergency Measures” https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/02/investigative-reports/like-father-like-son-how-the-trudeaus-manufacture-crises-to-justify-emergency-measures/ #canada    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:38:54

• #Gulag Analytics is illegal, Weird Chrome OS Flex, and Proton 7 - Linux and Open Source News - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QBX84qLsjVo ䷉ #video #invidious    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:39:52

• " #SXIV is an amazing image viewer from the suckless style of apps but it's been left by the way side and abandoned luckily a few devs wanted to keep it around and now with have SXIV the Neo Simple X Image Viewer." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ocwuA9Cs8RA    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:40:29

• Modifying expectations! ⚓ https://ajadi-abiola.github.io/blog/Modifying-expectation ䷉ setting expectation very low by choosing #microsoft #proprietarySoftware #github for #outreachy    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:42:31

• "Many musicians will be familiar with the metronome, a pendulum charged with generating a rhythmic tick to keep one’s performance in regular time. With PendulumSynth, [mrezanvari] takes the same basic pendulum but uses it in an altogether different musical way." https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/pendulumsynth-ties-music-and-physics-together/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:45:53

• #Arduino project: Sending #MIDI Wirelessly With The NRF24L01 | Hackaday https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/sending-midi-wirelessly-with-the-nrf24l01/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:46:49

• " #camera also supports the Xavier NX dev kit equipped with the similarly Linux-driven #Jetson TX2 NX module." https://linuxgizmos.com/8mp-hdr-cameras-available-in-usb-and-csi-flavors/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:47:51

• #EasyOS cifs-utils fix plus JWM drives menu tweaks http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161393#comment-32854 #gnu #linux    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:50:15

• "With the proliferation of cheap laser modules, it is really worth scrapping a headlight? Maybe. But it is an interesting look inside of a modern headlight, either way. We’ve peeked inside these headlights before. Maybe you can turn those old headlights into an oven." https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/high-power-laser-salvaged-from-headlights/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:55:04

• Videos: NSXIV, Kali Linux 2022.1, Linux Action News, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161579 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:55:24

• Contextual Policies & LAN Protection (ABE Quantum) in NoScript 11.3! https://hackademix.net/2022/02/17/contextual-policies-lan-protection-abe-quantum-in-noscript-113/ #NoScript #mozilla #firefox    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:56:37

• "In a previous article, I showed you how to detect third-party vulnerabilities in Python. This article shows how to scan your #Java code for the same issues." https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/find-java-vulnerabilities #programming #security    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:57:37

• The Electrifying Debate Around Where #Lightning Comes From | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/the-electrifying-debate-around-where-lightning-comes-from/ ䷉ #hackaday #science    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 22:58:45

• "This initiative is working on #CentOS Stream/Emerging #RHEL to make this new distribution a reality. The goal of this initiative is to prepare the ecosystem for the new CentOS Stream." https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/cpe-weekly-update-week-of-february-14th-18th/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 23:01:44

• While #vmware runs a #hateCampaign against #linux the #ibm #redhat folks posted this https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-create-vmware-vm-template-red-hat-satellite see http://techrights.org/2022/02/13/vmware-epic-fud/    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 23:02:41

• Open Hardware/Modding: MIDI Hacking, Arduino, Triple-Screen Raspberry Pi, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161580 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 23:03:08

• #FPGA Starter Videos To Help Soften That Learning Curve | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/17/fpga-starter-videos-to-help-soften-that-learning-curve/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/17/#latest    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 23:05:28

• "The Raptor Lake processor family is the 13th generation of Intel Core, which is scheduled for launch later this year." https://optocrypto.com/intel-core-raptor-lake-gets-advanced-linux-support/ but #intel loves #nsa and hates #linux based on leaks: http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 23:09:52