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  • IPFire Hardened Open-Source Linux Firewall Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162507    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 00:37:33

  • Another year has passed and one has to wonder if the Zemlin-led PAC is having trouble with the IRS http://techrights.org/2022/03/13/linux-foundation-irs-filings/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 00:42:37

  • Linux.com has become a void under the stingy and self-harming Linux Foundation • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/03/13/magnetic-repulsion-by-linux-foundation-opposite-charge/ ䷉ ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/13/magnetic-repulsion-by-linux-foundation-opposite-charge/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 00:43:13

  • Although much of Team Mono no longer works directly for Microsoft, we shall have to remove what it installed inside Microsoft; this includes Copilot, basically a plagiarism tool http://techrights.org/2022/03/13/team-mono-toxic-legacy/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 00:43:31

  • The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is well aware of the threat posed by “Copilot” (a misleading misnomer with hype and false promises), but there are internal Microsoft stories that the FSF needs to take into consideration as well http://techrights.org/2022/03/13/real-story-behind-copilot/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 00:43:57

  • 5 Reasons to Use the Linux Desktop Instead of WSL • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162508    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 01:11:11

  • Former Debian Project Leader: "Livejournal has become more commercial and has been less associated with my community values. I never left during the mass exoduses around TOS changes because while I saw things changing, the worst terms seemed in response to government regulation rather than the choices of the company." https://hartmans.livejournal.com/101026.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 01:16:36

  • Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: GPL, Steam, GNU, and Security • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162509    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 01:21:39

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

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 14, 2022 AT 06:07:55

  • #Techrights Bulletin for Sunday, March 13, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 14, 2022 AT 06:08:04

  • Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162510    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 14, 2022 AT 06:59:07

  • Microsoft Windows TCO https://thehill.com/policy/technology/597921-us-eu-cyber-investments-in-ukraine-pay-off-amid-war    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:00:17

  • Instagram notes that creators can assign a moderator by tapping the three dots in the comment bar during a Live. From there, they can choose a moderator from a list of suggested accounts, or use the search bar to search for a specific account.

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posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:01:20

  • ABC (Australia( spying https://itwire.com/open-sauce/abc-appears-to-be-hell-bent-on-compulsory-iview-logins.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:01:32

  • Pro-war Russians target opponents by daubing 'Z' insignia on door https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/13/russian-police-arrest-anti-war-protester-holding-blank-poster/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:02:22

  • "To convert back into fiat currency requires interacting with an exchange, which would act as the interface between traditional banks" https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/03/13/why-crypto-is-unlikely-to-be-useful-for-sanctions-dodgers    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:04:05

  • "The [cryptocurrency] conflict unfolding in Ukraine" https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/597753-the-crypto-conflict-unfolding-in-ukraine    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:04:31

  • Poking Zuckerberg's eyes https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22972869/instagram-ban-russia-ukraine-facebook-whatsapp-meta    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:05:29

  • "The work has made Mr. Fedorov one of Mr. Zelensky’s most visible lieutenants, deploying technology and finance as modern weapons of war." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/technology/ukraine-minister-war-digital.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:05:57

  • "Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, a shocking sum at that time for a company with 13 employees" https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/mark-zuckerberg-bought-instagram-as-it-was-a-threat-to-facebook-120073000324_1.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:06:37

  • Why Russia wins some sympathy in Africa and the Middle East https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/03/12/why-russia-wins-some-sympathy-in-africa-and-the-middle-east    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:07:26

  • "at a different stage in the conflict in Ukraine before allegations of war crimes and bombing of civilian targets" https://itwire.com/open-sauce/national-press-club-offers-fig-leaf-as-it-opts-for-censorship.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:08:29

  • Barbaria https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-arabia-executed-81-convicts-single-day-83406005    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:09:09

  • DRM can be bad for business, employees being stiffed https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/john-deere-faces-avalanche-of-lawsuits:6    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:11:34

  • Microsoft and bad preactices https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/stop-piping-github-links-into-sudo:3    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:11:56

  • Delete GitHub... progress. https://odysee.com/@thelinuxcast:4/ramble-goodby-github,-hello-gitlab!:2    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:12:29

  • Cleese https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-cleese-sxsw-panel-1235109668/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:12:43

  • Handling GPL reciprocity https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/how-companies-avoid-sharing-gpl-source:7    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:18:56

  • CAs were always more about imperialism than real security https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-creates-its-own-tls-certificate-authority-to-bypass-sanctions/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:19:33

  • "The VPN provider stood accused of failing to take action" https://torrentfreak.com/torguard-settles-piracy-lawsuit-and-agrees-to-block-torrent-traffic-on-u-s-servers-220314/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:20:45

  • Unity https://telex.hu/english/2022/03/13/our-strength-is-our-unity-putin-chose-war-we-remain-united-with-ukraine MinceR    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:21:28

  • "Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock combine forces to collect horror stories about Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/03/foilies-2022    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:23:05

  • Does not tackle the underlying issue, which is the patents https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/13/democrats-slash-5-billion-global-covid-aid-biden-already-behind-vaccine-donations    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:24:07

  • Religion is not about giving hope. It's a weapon of oppressive regimes, usually against reasonable people.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:32:36

  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162511    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:37:25

  • "Just noticed that the RocketCaster cert has been expired for the past couple of days. Whoops! Let this be a reminder that openssl will default to a cert lifespan of one month if you forget to specify one." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-03-13-rocketcaster-fixed-expired-cert.gmi cert overuse = downtimes    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:46:40

  • "As far as the sickness goes, I still get a little bit short of breath at times, but compared to what I experienced two years ago it's very mild and I dare say tolerable, although it is the most hateful thing for me." gemini://kwiecien.us/gemlog/202203140919.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:48:18

  • HEAR THE POWERFUL WORDS OF CARL SAGAN AND UNDERSTAND WHY WE SHOULD LOVE OUR PLANET http://tobkes.othellomaster.com/archives/2022/03/13/powerful-words/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:56:57

  • 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 13th, 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162512    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 07:57:22

  • KFluff – Podman + toolbox for Plasma development/testing? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162513    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:29:12

  • Review: The curious case of Hos OS 3.1 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162514    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:30:57

  • Waveshare CM4-Duino - An Arduino compatible carrier board for Raspberry Pi CM4 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162515    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:34:21

  • Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk AutoCAD • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162516    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:34:29

  • 22 Raspberry Pi projects to try in 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162517    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:34:36

  • Linus Torvalds ponders limits of automation as kernel release delayed http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162505#comment-33060   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:50:32

  • Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162518    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:50:42

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162519    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 08:59:02

  • Linux Kernel 5.17 Delayed by a Week to Tackle Spectre v2 Exploit http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162505#comment-33061   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 09:00:50

  • Here's #HowTo mod Stardew Valley on the Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/heres-how-to-mod-stardew-valley-on-the-steam-deck/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:22:03

  • Bangladesh's Proposed Regulation = Indian IT Rules, 2021. Overreaching, invasive and suppressive. ⚓ https://internetfreedom.in/report-on-bangladeshs-regulation-of-digital-social-media-and-ott-platforms-and-it-rules-2021/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:22:58

  • Top 12 New Games You Can Play on Linux with Proton – March 2022 Edition - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/top-12-new-games-you-can-play-on-linux-with-proton-march-2022-edition/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:24:22

  • Firefox 98 on POWER ⚓ https://www.talospace.com/2022/03/firefox-98-on-power.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:25:25

  • Process Apache Kafka records with Knative’s serverless architecture | Red Hat Developer ⚓ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/03/14/process-apache-kafka-records-knatives-serverless-architecture    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:25:56

  • Raspberry Pi turns 10: 5 reasons we love it http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162187#comment-33062   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:29:11

  • IBM Red Hat "5 productivity tips from adults 60-plus years old" (or, as IBM calls them, "dinobabies"... while unjustly firing them) https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/3/rethinking-age-hybrid-work    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:30:37

  • What do you call a person who applies for a job at IBM Red Hat? A masochist.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:31:27

  • Dancer2 0.400000 Released | Jason A. Crome [blogs.perl.org] ⚓ http://blogs.perl.org/users/jason_a_crome/2022/03/dancer2-0400000-released.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:32:19

  • "Today, we have some of the same thought going into things like Planet Debian, but it's a lot less interactive. Then we have things like Facebook, Twitter, and the more free alternatives. There's interactivity, but it feels like everything has to fit into the length of a single tweet." https://hartmans.dreamwidth.org/99374.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:37:24

  • IBM/Red Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162520    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:37:58

  • 17 Best Open-source, Free Personal Journaling and Diary Apps • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162521    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:39:41

  • Bugfix and Chill | LINUX Unplugged 449 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/147902/bugfix-and-chill-linux-unplugged-449/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:39:47

  • Today’s 3-hour video demonstrates the appalling quality of ‘journalism’ about patents and the pervasive manipulation/gaming in Google ‘News’ (Gulag Noise), which mostly amplifies marketing and webspam http://techrights.org/2022/03/13/the-patent-distortion-part-5/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:47:26

  • 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 13, 2022 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/irc-log-130322/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/14/irc-log-130322/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:47:30

  • Covers Better Than the Originals gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2021-11-23-covers-better-than-the-originals.gmi how about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQoRH3vRFM    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:49:38

  • "I haven't got a full Gemini browser available on the e-paper display, but I have managed to cross compile gmni for my Kobo and use it from a shell script." gemini://calcuode.com/gemlog/2021-06-21_gmni-kobo.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:50:50

  • "Windows is such a shockingly terrible experience on the Steam Deck." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=dYgd32m4c1Q    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:54:04

  • "The Witcher 3 got bumped up from Playable to Verified for the Steam Deck around the initial Deck release, and developer CD Projekt RED has released a statement on it now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/cd-projekt-red-working-closely-with-valve-as-the-witcher-3-is-steam-deck-verified    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:54:21

  • "Will you be playing Path of Exile on Steam Deck? Do you already play it on a Linux desktop? Let us know what you think in the comments." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/path-of-exile-getting-gamepad-support-should-work-better-on-steam-deck/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:54:59

  • "News I'm sure many Linux fans will be happy to see — Valve sent over a Steam Deck to the developer of Lutris, the free and open source game manager." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/valve-sent-the-developer-of-lutris-a-steam-deck-to-help-development/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 11:56:00

  • Transparency Org Releases Alleged Leak of Russian Censorship Agency https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdmj7/russian-censorship-roskomnadzor-hacked-leak-distributed-denial-of-secrets    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:00:46

  • People can be creative on the Net https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/12/tech/russia-internet-censorship-circumvention/index.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:01:55

  • Games: Stardew Valley, The Witcher 3, Path of Exile, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162522    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:02:04

  • Linux kernel bcachefs update: New allocator has been merged https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Yi6QGfZ5WeV1TOBs@moria.home.lan/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:02:34

  • It is Pi Day today    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:03:35

  • The NeuroFedora Blog: Next Open NeuroFedora meeting: 14 March 1300 UTC https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2022/03/14/next-open-neurofedora-meeting-14-march-1300-utc.html one hours from now... in a network I do not trust so much    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:04:39

  • Ambassadors of the master (IBM) https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-ambassador-call-kick-off/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:06:07

  • When you throw far too much stuff into a kernel; and this one is a module https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-linux-bug-in-netfilter-firewall.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:23:30

  • The Gulag 'Moscow syndrome' https://www.maketecheasier.com/aid-in-ukraine-google/ see http://techrights.org/2022/03/10/donetsk-and-gulag-or-google-now-bans-parts-of-ukraine-for-being-invaded-by-russia/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:26:17

  • Canonical bullish on OpenStack • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162523    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:26:58

  • Paid-for fluff/webspam for IBM from IBM-funded pundit, Timothy Prickett Morgan ttps://www.itjungle.com/2022/03/14/ibm-brings-openshift-cluster-management-native-on-power-iron/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:33:59

  • Building containers by hand using namespaces: Use a net namespace for VPNs https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/use-net-namespace-vpn    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:34:57

  • Clownflare is a cancer company. It spreads cancer to the Web or makes the Web a cancer. If you think that's bad, oh just you wait till they actually try to become profitable    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:37:53

  • Clownflare wants you to think it'll make sites more accessible. The opposite is true.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:38:44

  • Don’t Drain Your Wallet: delete AWS and use real hosting, which you actually control and can access. https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/15916/dont-drain-your-wallet-how-to-set-up-aws-billing-alarms-budgets/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:42:30

  • Calibre 5.x available for Slackware 15.0 and -current (finally) https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/calibre-5-x-available-for-slackware-15-0-and-current-finally/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:45:48

  • The Steam Deck Finally Gets a Low Battery Indicator - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/the-steam-deck-finally-gets-a-low-battery-indicator/ ䷉    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:46:48

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162524    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 12:46:55

  • Gitter: Open Source Collaboration App for Developers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162525    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:03:35

  • What does the "accessibility" WG in W3C intend to do about CDN cancers like Clownflare and geoblocking, or sites that use GDPR as pretext for blocking? Nothing.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:06:49

  • We need more lions, there's no lack of humans on this planet https://www.ecr.co.za/news/entertainment/moment-my-soul-left-my-body-somizi-gets-close-and-personal-lion/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:07:34

  • 5 Best War Games for Linux That Will Make You Addicted ⚓ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-war-games-for-linux/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:08:34

  • "As a prolific maintainer of several dozen FOSS projects, I’m often asked how I can get so much done, being just one person." https://drewdevault.com/2022/03/14/It-takes-a-village.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:11:12

  • "Mike Saunders from The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice, appeared on a recent episode of the podcast to talk about the LibreOffice community and long-term sustainable development.…" https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/03/14/libreoffice-on-the-sustain-podcast/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:13:18

  • The Register is now trying to frame the criminals at Microsoft at 'research', stilling issuing puff pieces for the most corrupt tech company in human history    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:14:27

  • "Hello, everyone --let's review the Apache community's activities from over the past week..." https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-weekly-news-round17    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:15:06

  • "Bean and Nothingness is one we missed from February that added a Linux version and it appears like it might be a great pick if you love tile-based puzzlers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/tile-based-puzzler-bean-and-nothingness-looks-sweet-now-has-a-linux-version-too    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:26:33

  • Qt wants Free software developers (and users) to vomit not just because Qt became proprietary https://www.qt.io/blog/how-to-monetize-your-cross-platform-application-with-the-qt-digital-advertising-platform    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:29:55

  • Games: Steam, War Games, and Puzzles • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162526    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:32:17

  • Security: Detection and Bugs • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162527    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:50:09

  • Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162528    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:50:16

  • Fedora and IBM/Red Hat • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162529    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:50:23

  • Links 14/3/2022: Pi Day and Firefox 98 on POWER | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/firefox-98-on-power/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/14/firefox-98-on-power/   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:52:57

  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162530    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 13:53:45

  • The name sounds east Asian but the processor has NSA (US+SixEyes) back doors https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/14/dingdian-s3-pocket-sized-intel-pentium-n6000-mini-pc/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:06:46

  • "There are enough vbios escapes without the proper workaround that some users still hit this. MS never productized ATS on windows so OEM platforms that were windows only didn't always validate ATS." https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220222160801.841643-1-alexander.deucher@amd.com/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:07:40

  • "I’m pleased to announce two unrelated punk releases. Offpunk 1.0, the first stable version of the distraction-free offline smolnet browser and the audiobook of Printeurs, my cyberpunk novel." gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/2022-03-14-offpunk_and_cyberpunk.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:16:52

  • "And I gladly join the chorus and send Solderpunk a few virtual hugs if he'll have them. Personally I feel that gemini and the tools built for it have added value to my everyday life." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-03-14-celebrating-offpunk-and-hugging-solderpunk-.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:18:02

  • "With silver being worth $0.72/g as of this writing, that means I have ~$31.39 worth of silver in coins that have a $2.50 face value." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2021-12-20.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:49:07

  • Spamnil's site, once known as "Muktware", then "TheMurk", then "LinuxVeda", has become a spamfarm    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:53:31

  • "March 14, 2022: We oppose the blocking of Instagram in Russia.", The title should say "INVASION", not "conflict" https://www.accessnow.org/digital-rights-ukraine-russia-conflict/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:58:07

  • Ubuntu Touch could breathe new life into the troubled JingPad A1 Linux tablet • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162531    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:58:16

  • Russia now does what Bezos has long done with AWS, so don't miss the hypocrisy of his reckless propaganda rag. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/14/russias-becoming-more-digitally-isolated/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 14:59:04

  • Targeted WebID for privacy in Solid https://kushaldas.in/posts/targeted-webid-for-privacy-in-solid.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:17:59

  • "Hello and welcome to the 458th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack" https://lhspodcast.info/2022/03/lhs-episode-458-spf-25-2/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:19:01

  • "I remember that my mother told me there was a child cancer help organization where she lives and she also donated to them, but it turned out that the manager just spent the money on himself buying new cars, etc." gopher://sdfeu.org:70/0/users/glaciurso/phlog/2022-03-13__DnB.md    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:22:46

  • "My job is mostly remote and in front of a computer. I had to pick up my equipment last week and have been spending a bit of time getting my work-battlestation situated." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2022/20220312_update    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:23:50

  • "For reasons unknown to everybody including myself, I love writing C. Maybe I'm just a masochist, but I find that once you get a personal “standard library” of useful snippets built up it's pretty pleasant to write—as long as you don't try to get too clever (confusing) with your code." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2021-07-23.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:39:32

  • "it does require the reader to have a GitHub account though." Terrible idea. gemini://gemini.lottalinuxlinks.com/posts/2021-01-23-using-mastodon-for-comments-on-a-static-blog.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:40:53

  • 10 Common Security Mistakes Sysadmins Make & How To Avoid These Pitfalls https://linuxsecurity.com/features/10-common-security-mistakes-sysadmins-make-how-to-avoid-these-pitfalls    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:42:10

  • Seeing the rapid growth of Geminispace (1,600 working capsules was less than 2 months ago, see above!) and having failed to keep up with key capsules, we’ve made this “planet” page, which helps find articles/posts of interest http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/planet-gemini/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 15:44:23

  • "One year after the original projected shipping date, and 13 months after the revelation that the phone will require a new SoC and a complete redesign, F(x)tec have finally announced that the Pro1 X is ready for final assembly" gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2022/202203/20220314-2022-week-9-10-thoughts-and-photos.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:24:00

  • "You may violently disagree with the inflammatory accusation that comes next, but if this is the case, is there any other word for software that repeatedly surprises its users through frequent design changes than this?: Buggy." gemini://marginalia.nu/log/50-meditation-on-software-correctness.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:25:11

  • "When going to popular Web sites like YouTube or Twitter, or even seeing commercials on TV, I can no longer tune out the scores of scantily-clad women, over-decorated plates of fatty food, unaffordable high-end sports cars, and all sorts of material decadence that don’t bring any real happiness." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/web-sluts    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:26:32

  • In Spite of NHS Changes to Reporting Definitions (to Make Numbers Seem a Lot Lower), Another Surge in COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalisations http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/14/covid-cases-have-surged/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:31:16

  • Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162532    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:31:33

  • Get a better snap package manager with this GNOME extension • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162533    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:31:43

  • Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162534    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:31:53

  • Linux 5.17 delayed after vulnerability discovered in AMD process http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162505#comment-33064   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:34:03

  • RK3588-powered mini-PC offers HDMI in and out http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162462#comment-33063   

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:34:55

  • Phoronix.NET. "Windows code samples around DirectStorage and other resources can be found via Microsoft DirectStorage on GitHub." Thank you, Micahel, for this Microsoft marketing. Now, we we get back on the site's topic? https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-DirectStorage-API    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:41:51

  • Usage of WebP format on the WWW is an accessibility issue. Webmasters should be BLASTED for using this Gulag format. Gulag hates accessibility and hates the Web.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:47:47

  • Meet 7 GNU tools that are the power of the command line • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162535    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:47:55

  • VLC 3.0.17 Released with DAV Video Playback Support • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162536    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:48:37

  • No! Microsoft makes NOTHING "Secure-By-Design"; it makes its things BACK-DOORED.... yes, BY DESIGN https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/microsoft-defender-for-iot/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:49:28

  • Webspam disguised as "review" https://www.maketecheasier.com/review/emeet-c970-webcam/ see the site's section where they sell FAKE 'review'. http://techrights.org/2020/10/18/news-as-spam/ WWW = SPAM.    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:50:40

  • COVID-10 is killing more people this spring/summer than in the summer of 2021 and 2020 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/14/covid-cases-have-surged/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:52:45

  • Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 16: We Are All Doomed | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-16-we-are-all-doomed    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:53:24

  • Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/apex-legends-now-broken-on-steam-deck-and-linux-desktops    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:54:08

  • More than 80% of Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games Are From 2015 onwards - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/more-than-80-of-steam-deck-verified-playable-games-are-from-2015-onwards/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:54:48

  • Very disappointing that Marcel Gagne (former Linux Journal staff) is peddling Microsoft proprietary crap today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxILWGYW990    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 19:55:54

  • "Lynis is a free and open-source security auditing tool and released as a GPL licensed project and is available for Linux and Unix-based Operating systems like MacOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and so on." https://www.howtoforge.com/exploring-the-lynis-audit-report/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:03:02

  • GStreamer 1.20.1 stable bug fix release • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162537    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:03:57

  • High Availability Farming " The Repair Association ⚓ https://www.repair.org/blog/2022/3/14/high-availability-farming Digital Restrictions (DRM)    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:04:40

  • Microsoft has infiltrated another Postgres event or merely bought the keynote slot https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/citus-con-an-event-for-postgresschedule-speakers-announced-2419/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:05:53

  • "We're pleased to announce the availability of Datasentinel for PostgreSQL version 2022.02" https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/datasentinel-version-202202-released-2420/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:06:24

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162538    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:08:55

  • Fresche Solutions [sic] Acquires Linux [sic] and IBM Security [sic] Services [sic] Company Trinity Guard [sic] - MSSP Alert ⚓ https://www.msspalert.com/investments/fresche-solutions-acquires-linux-and-ibm-security-services-company-trinity-guard/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:09:45

  • Games: Building a Retro GNU/Linux Gaming Computer and Some Deck Stuff • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162539    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:13:38

  • Security and Digital Restrictions (DRM) Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162540    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:17:56

  • Updates on the new generation of Fedora MediaWriter • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162541    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:18:04

  • Rakudo Weekly News: 2022.11 Tau / 2 https://rakudoweekly.blog/2022/03/14/2022-011-tau-2/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:20:32

  • Do we want this cargo cult in KDE toolchains/build systems? "The bindings currently use the git version of qttypes since I had to merge some upstream changes that are needed for these bindings. So they are not ready for prime time just yet." https://programmershideaway.xyz/posts/post4/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:22:26

  • "For the unaffiliated, markdown's entire reason for existence is for nothing other than… rendering to HTML. It has literally no other purpose in existence." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2022-01-30.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:25:43

  • Improving the reliability of file system monitoring tools • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162542    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:25:51

  • "I'm using Steam Deck as my main PC for working and gaming, so I'm making a series of guides (USING THE DECK!) aimed at new Linux users. In this video, learn how to get to Desktop Mode, manage a monitor, and connect up your keyboard, mouse and game controllers." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=a_mogv5tCm8    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:28:10

  • 269: Deep Dive Into Lesser Known Web Browsers - Destination Linux ⚓ https://destinationlinux.org/episode-269/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:28:36

  • "We all know that linux distros are named but did you know that the kernals also get the same treatment and some of these names are absolutely incredible." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=oAOgxEMveaE    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:29:05

  • "In this video, I will discuss three of the basic command line utilities: cat, tac and tee. These commands are useful for printing the contents of files to standard output and concatenating files." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=KL29jcWu-1E    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:29:35

  • Pi Day: Pi calculated to more than 62.8 trillion digits • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162543    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:34:57

  • Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: DistroTube, Brodie Robertson, Destination Linux, Linux For Everyone, and Linux in the Ham Shack • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162544    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:35:38

  • According to internal documents, the EPO “President intends to expand the Pan-European Seal Programme,” which was explained last year http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/scabs-patent-office/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:37:20

  • The EPO’s management is planting the seeds for the EPO’s (and EPC’s) destruction, misusing COVID-19 and diversity as pretexts for outsourcing and crushing of salaries, rights, and so on http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/outsourcing-epo/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:37:56

  • Nala: A Prettier Frontend for the APT Command • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162545    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:39:30

  • UK official numbers: After about 92% of the grown-ups here have received at least one jab the issue is clearly far from solved (and war on Ukraine does not make this something we can simply ignore) http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/14/covid-cases-have-surged/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:39:57

  • This is going to be the worse summer in the UK wrt COVID-19 (worse than 2021 and 2020) http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/10/raw-nhs-numbers/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:40:55

  • (By no means Trump apologism) Trump was in office for 14 months with COVID-19. Biden? The same. On Biden's watch more people died with COVID-19. It turns out a virus doesn't give a shit about who runs the White House. The pandemic response was similarly appalling and STILL... all the jabs are massively overpriced due to patents!    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:44:11

  • We have a COVID-19-friendly policy in the UK. So this will be the worst summer (feels like spring already). http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/10/mass-infection-strategy/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:45:21

  • Module and dev kit extend octa-core MediaTek i500 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162546    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 20:45:30

  • yeah.... cause all your ever wanted and needed is a BLOODY SPEAKER.... near the WATER https://www.maketecheasier.com/deal/tronsmart-groove-waterproof-bluetooth-speaker/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:33:08

  • Best Linux Distros in 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162547    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:33:17

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162548    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:41:39

  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162549    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:49:35

  • "Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 726 for the week of March 6 – 12, 2022. The full version of this issue is available here." https://ubuntu-news.org/2022/03/14/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-726/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:52:31

  • Deflecting and distracting from Microsoft and its back doors, which cause billions in damages every month https://www.channele2e.com/influencers/mac-linux-security-msps/ see http://techrights.org/2021/07/19/microsoft-national-security/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:54:13

  • Lorn's Lure: Prologue gives us a taste of it's retro-styled climb-anywhere adventure | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/lorns-lure-prologue-gives-us-a-taste-of-its-retro-styled-climb-anywhere-adventure    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:12:54

  • "These numbers are about a week behind, so the effects of the (COVID case) surges is yet to be reflected in these figures" http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/14/covid-cases-have-surged/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:18:16

  • "My Mom has a new phone, so she gave me her old phone to me. It's a Huawei P20 Lite, and fortunately, there was a recent enough LineageOS version that supported it. The problem was unlocking the bootloader: I needed the key!" gemini://avalos.me/gemlog/2021-08-11-update-august-2021.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:30:29

  • "Fun fact, this set was FEMA's recommended and standardized radiation kit well into the ’90s despite the fact that the U.S. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) that commissioned their manufacture was dissolved in the early ’70s." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2021-08-04.gmi    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:32:04

  • Clear Linux 36010 has just been released, but I don't think that even Intel-funded Larabel uses it anymore. Zero users. https://clearlinux.org/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:43:29

  • There's no reason to use a GNU/Linux distro controlled by Intel unless self-harm is a fetish of yours. Intel hates Linux, but tries to co-exist with it... somehow. http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:44:22

  • iTWire - Chinese pro-govt paper claims NSA Linux tool NOPEN found ⚓ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/chinese-pro-govt-paper-claims-nsa-linux-tool-nopen-found.html see http://techrights.org/2013/11/17/nils-torvalds-on-back-doors/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:46:41

  • This new page is explained in the context of recent changes to our Gemini capsule; we show addition of support for gopher:// (in IRC logs) and then some of the ways of keeping up with Gemini “content” http://techrights.org/2022/03/14/gemini-and-gopher-planet/    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 22:47:40

  • No public talks from RMS since half a year ago. http://audio-video.gnu.org/video/#2021 https://stallman.org/talks.html    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 23:07:55

  • Hong Kong has lost control of COVID-19, which it long fought to contain    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 23:09:35

  • Bits from the Release Team: bookworm freeze dates (preliminary) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162550    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 23:35:02

  • Party time: Injecting code into Teleparty extension | Almost Secure ⚓ https://palant.info/2022/03/14/party-time-injecting-code-into-teleparty-extension/ www = proprietary crap. Avoid. Not recommended anymore...    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 23:36:09

  • Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162551    

posted Monday, March 14, 2022 at 23:48:06
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