Roy Schestowitz

• Russell Coker: More About the Librem 5 https://etbe.coker.com.au/2022/03/19/more-librem5/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 01:41:35

• "According to Istio’s support policy, minor releases like 1.11 are supported until six weeks after the N+2 minor release (1.13 in this case). Istio 1.13 was released on February 11th, and support for 1.11 will end on March 25th, 2022." https://istio.io/latest/news/support/announcing-1.11-eol/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:04:55

• windriver is not a linux company, but to keep up with the changing times.... https://www.windriver.com/services/linux    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:06:55

• GNOME Radio 16 for GNOME 42 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162716    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:07:33

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162717    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:21:42

• Duplicate detection in Techrights http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-180322.html#tMar%2018%2011:40:20    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:32:41

• "they just jump to insane conclusions based on half-understanding" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-180322.html#tMar%2018%2005:46:07    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:33:55

• "problematic is kuhns favourite word" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-180322.html#tMar%2018%2023:13:49    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 02:34:42

• #HowTo fix VMware Modconfig can not continue • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162718    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:05:51

• #Techrights Bulletin for Friday, March 18, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:07:22

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

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:07:30

• xkcd: Advanced Techniques ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2595/ ䷉ #xkcd    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:12:05

• #HowTo Install Jitsi Meet desktop on Debian 11 ⚓ https://www.atechtown.com/install-jitsi-meet-on-debian-11/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:13:33

• "Linuxiac is accessible from Argentina again!" http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36789/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:19:09

• "Makes me think modern tech is massively narcissistic, essentially unhappy unless the star for better, or for much, MUCH worse...." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/846    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:21:42

• They are only rich because of taxpayers https://www.etonline.com/hollywood-helping-ukraine-meghan-markle-and-prince-harrys-archewell-foundation-sends-aid-180546    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:24:03

• Quit calling every computer program "Hey Hi" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/china_go_player_ai/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:25:47

• Even hardware is being marketed as "Hey Hi" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/google_deep_learning_chip_design/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:26:36

• Incitement leads to sabotage https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/protestware_javascript_node_ipc/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:28:26

• "mod_sed is an Apache module that provides the same functionality as GNU's stream editor tool, sed, allowing the manipulation of streams." https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/JFROG-LTD-112440355/news/JFrog-Diving-into-CVE-2022-23943-ndash-a-new-Apache-memory-corruption-vulnerability-39798430/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:30:34

• "Microsoft's security team"???? Microsoft puts BACK DOORS in things! https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/microsoft_trickbot_scanner/ puff piece slanting the PROBLEM as the "solution" http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:31:58

• Does EU still tackle Microsoft crimes? https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/ovhcloud_microsoft_complaint/ see http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:33:10

• In order to fake 'growth' more things get classified as "Hey Hi" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/idc_ai_funding/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:34:11

• Kerala CM releases KITE’s new FOSS based Operating System suite http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162681#comment-33107   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:37:02

• "The CNIPA on February 23 confirmed companies' subsidiaries as ineligible to be respondents to answer petitions in administrative patent cases, in the country's top IP authority's reply to the Zhejiang Intellectual Property Administration published on its official website." https://www.mondaq.com/china/trademark/1172860/afd-china-newsletter--march-2022    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:38:35

• The Register keeps using International Data Corporation (IDC) like an authority (several examples of it this past week) despite its profound conflict of interest. http://techrights.org/wiki/IDC    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:52:31

• Kahoot is in cahoots with Microsoft, helping to push PROPRIETARY software instead of actually teaching people something useful https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/13/eilert-hanoa-interview-why-the-kids-education-market-is-booming/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:53:47

• Shortages https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4046610/ocf-boss-reflects-bleeding-edge-hpc-market    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:57:39

• TeamViewer AG would then squeeze users even MORE. Time to move to Free software. https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TEAMVIEWER-AG-66480659/news/TeamViewer-AG-TeamViewer-intends-to-convert-into-European-stock-corporation-SE-39751760/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 07:59:36

• "Valve has implemented system-wide limiters to limit the TDP from 3-15W at a push of a button as well as the option to set a manual fixed GPU clock or even artificially limit the frame rate to 30 FPS across the board." https://wccftech.com/review/steam-deck-portable-console-for-power-users/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:02:28

• So send the kids on their own? Or is this journey a trick to bait adults into overpaying for tickets? https://www.northantslive.news/news/northamptonshire-news/kids-travel-northampton-london-just-6805984    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:06:26

• Company called Gentoo, homes that explode because of faulty gas lines? https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-gas-explosion-man-critical-23320575 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/people/man-still-in-hospital-as-probe-into-suspected-sunderland-gas-blast-continues-3599877    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:09:20

• Humans who can afford this are usually pigs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60708120    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:10:31

• "A free alternative is installing a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu, Manjaro or others." https://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/computers/desktop-and-laptop-computers/articles/is-building-your-own-pc-worth-it    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:12:27

• "Pine64’s announcement also delved into the vexed issue of pricing, with the board likely to retail “north of $300”, putting it out of Raspberry Pi competitor territory. The manufacturer hasn’t yet settled on a price-point, but it is likely to be sold at cost or even subsidized." https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/quartzpro64-board-rk3588    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:13:44

• "tech rights experts we are talking to warn that this knee jerk reaction must translate into serious policy change" https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/ukraine-information-war/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:15:02

• "What worries Ressa, along with many other tech rights advocates, is that de-platforming continues to look like a knee-jerk reaction to a crisis rather than a thought-out change of policy." https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/putin-fake-news/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:16:11

• "The history of computing could arguably be divided into three eras: that of mainframes, minicomputers, and microcomputers. Minicomputers provided an important bridge between the first mainframes and the ubiquitous micros of today." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/a-brief-tour-of-the-pdp-11-the-most-influential-minicomputer-of-all-time/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:16:58

• Microsoft Windows: Where all the fun is. For the "baddies"... https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/769802/activatorexe-popups-and-stolen-crypto-funds-from-metamask/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:18:45

• "JEP 422, Linux/RISC-V Port, has been promoted from Candidate to Proposed to Target for JDK 19. This JEP proposes to port the JDK to Linux/RISC-V, a free and open-source RISC instruction set architecture." https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/03/java-news-roundup-mar07-2022/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:19:42

• So Linux has some privilege escalation flaws; meanwhile, Microsoft has remotely-exploitable flaws that require no account on the target https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4046533/security-bug-linux-kernel-netfilter-attackers-gain-root-access    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:21:52

• The media is full of inflammatory lies. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/apple-microsoft-top-list-of-most-ethical-tech-companies/ criminals are "most ethical" https://www.techrepublic.com/article/apple-microsoft-top-list-of-most-ethical-tech-companies/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:31:48

• Firms that say Microsoft is "most ethical" are themselves unethical and corrupt. They get paid to say exactly the OPPOSITE of what's true.    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:32:47

• Apple @ Work: Windows file shares are still buggy on macOS https://9to5mac.com/2022/03/12/windows-file-shares-are-still-buggy-on-macos-its-time-to-fix-it-once-and-for-while/ use GNU/Linux instead    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:34:40

• This week in KDE: Back to those 15-minute bugs • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162719    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:35:34

• Microsoft shipping malware again https://www.itnews.com.au/news/protestware-npm-package-dependency-labelled-supply-chain-attack-577488    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:37:47

• What’s the Fuss About GNOME’s Libadwaita Library in Linux World? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162720    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:39:00

• Why academia chooses open source • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162721    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:39:08

• "I've started learning about the Julia language. I think it's like a faster python. Of course, to get fast python programs, you need to write a fast C++ code, or call Fortran linear algebra libraries etc. But it seems Julia is as easy as python but fast as C++." gemini://tilde.team/~steve/blog/2022-03-18.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:44:52

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162722    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:46:00

• Proprietary software https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/19/gas-pumps-insecure-typical-router/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:55:16

• Fernando Cassia back in the media https://www.techradar.com/features/chrome-os-a-better-linux-than-linux-so-you-can-forget-about-windows    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 08:56:54

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162723    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:06:04

• Hardly surprising that those choosing proprietary GitHub and C# won't pay attention to anything other than Windows (with just 30% of the market) https://medevel.com/journaley/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:07:52

• The first Asahi Linux Alpha Release is here! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:08:47

• Sayak Boral is still boosting Microsoft. Vista 11 is WORSE than Vista 10. It comes with ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS. https://www.maketecheasier.com/check-windows-11-compatibility/ no wonder it is failing. http://techrights.org/2022/01/26/microsoft-delighted-by-failure/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:13:54

• EasyOS Dunfell-series 3.4.3 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162725    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:19:04

• "Online jerks and offline jerks are largely one and the same. Here’s how to keep them from affecting your happiness." https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/how-to-manage-cyberbullying-internet-trolls/627084/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:20:23

• US as perpetrator of cyberattacks and technical sabotage https://www.news18.com/news/tech/nopen-season-china-once-again-accuses-us-nsa-of-cyber-espionage-says-found-spying-tool-4877759.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:21:09

• US government sabotaging Linux https://www.plenglish.com/news/2022/03/15/china-detects-spy-virus-developed-by-the-us/ see Beijing, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) China detected a virus designed by the United States National Security Agency to carry out espionage activities and access sensitive information on the computers of its victims, the local press reported.    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:23:27

• Confirmed by Nils Torvalds: NSA Asked Linus Torvalds for Back Doors in Linux, Torvalds Did Not Tell Us • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2013/11/17/nils-torvalds-on-back-doors/ ䷉ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2013/11/17/nils-torvalds-on-back-doors/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:23:59

• Hardware is being marketed as "Hey Hi" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/cerebras_ai_chips/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:24:38

• "Awhile ago I posted a "retroish theme" for the Midnight. It's light-on-dark, with reddish highlights and a couple text effects (mainly scanlines and some glow), and uses a console-style font (Inconsolata)." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/847    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:25:37

• "Until last week, when it emerged that Western spy agencies were investigating a large-scale satellite broadband outage affecting satellite communications provider Viasat, which began on 24 February – the day Russia invaded Ukraine." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/viasat_rosneft_ukraine_cyberattacks/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:27:29

• "My country's internet suffers from overseas cyber attacks" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/china_attackers_with_us_ips/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:29:11

• That would just help Russia, not harm Russia https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/ukraine_president_top_software_end_russia_support/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:30:03

• The cost of using Microsoft in Ukraine; this article uses Microsoft proxies to distract from the role played by Windows https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/cyberciminals_russia_ukraine/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:31:34

• No, Microsoft shipping malware does not "Expose Open Source Risks"; Microsoft and GitHub are proprietary software https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/recent-code-sabotage-incident-latest-to-highlight-code-dependency-risks    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:35:57

• Incitement leads to sabotage; this one shipped by Microsoft    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:36:26

• Microsoft shipping malware again; media blames everyone but Microsoft    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:36:46

• "Packt recently sent me a review copy of their new machine learning book, Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn..." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=bwQdE_Mkxlg    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:37:03

• Yeah, I'm sure this really, REALLY hurts Putin https://www.rangefinderonline.com/news-features/industry-news/how-photo-industry-companies-are-helping-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:37:59

• "Nils Schmid, a member of Germany’s Parliament and a foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democratic Party, was explaining to me what a minor role the military plays in his country’s politics." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/opinion/germany-ukraine-invasion.html still armed and dangerous    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:38:56

• This is a VERY bad thing https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/ukraine-clearview-facial-recognition-war/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:40:17

• Ukraine’s Architectural Treasures Face Destruction - The New York Times ⚓ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/travel/ukraine-architecture-war.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:40:57

• Oligarchs use Russian invasion to sell the illusion oligarchy cares for humans https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/supportukrainenow-lessons-from-young-people-humanitarian-response/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 09:42:08

• ATMs are typically compromised due to Windows, so Microsoft boosting sites issue headlines like these, instead https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-unix-rootkit-used-to-steal-atm-banking-data/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:07:26

• ‘Open Source in Entertainment: How the Academy Software Foundation Creates Shared Value’ Research Paper Released https://www.awn.com/news/open-source-entertainment-how-academy-software-foundation-creates-shared-value-research-paper not so open source http://techrights.org/2022/03/15/lfresearch_aswf_report/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:13:21

• Privacy lapses and loophole for EPO to grant software patents https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-08481-w    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:15:05

• "If there was ever a reason to think data poisoning could fool facial-recognition software, a recently published paper showed that reasoning is bunk." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/research_finds_data_poisoning_cant/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:15:52

• "Humble Bundle has jumped in to help Ukraine now too, with a pretty amazing bundle full of games and 100% goes to charity. Launched late last night, it's already hit over $3 million." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/humble-have-a-stand-with-ukraine-bundle-with-100-going-to-charity/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:22:40

• Of course Intel outsourced Sound Open Firmware to Microsoft proprietary software. Intel is infested with Microsoft operatives who undermine Linux and Free software/GNU. http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:23:54

• Microsoft Windows helps Russia attack nations digitally https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/russia-attack-ngo-mfa-printnightmare/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:25:37

• It is proprietary software bloat. Do not develop in it. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/matlab_update_markets/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:26:15

• GNU/Linux Inroads Through Restrictive Devices (and Games) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162726    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:31:51

• Arnold (@Schwarzenegger): "I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share." | nitter ⚓ https://nitter.eu/Schwarzenegger/status/1504426844199669762    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:33:14

• Clown, fluff, and Microsoft SPAM https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/microsoft_reseller_concerns/ Azure = layoffs, lies, hype, deceit. http://techrights.org/2020/07/19/azure-layoffs-and-beyond/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:34:25

• Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is here • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162727    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:35:07

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Ray Tracing Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162728    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:38:26

• "To give better support we need to see your terminal output. This will be great if you are on ArcoLinuxD. Then we do not have a graphical interface. Asciinema is going to record what is happening in your terminal." https://arcolinux.com/use-asciinema-to-show-what-goes-on-in-your-terminal/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:39:53

• "Time for another KDE Frameworks 6 update! Since the last post we got Android CI coverage and had the Plasma 6 sprint, among other things." https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2022/03/19/kf6-android-ci-plasma-sprint.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:41:09

• "Across the globe, LibreOffice communities help to improve the software, translate the user interface, update documentation and spread the word. You can see a list of international projects on this page, and today we’re announcing communication channels for the Indian LibreOffice community!" https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/03/19/join-the-indian-libreoffice-community/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:55:40

• Simple Ways to Generate a Random Password on Linux Shell ⚓ https://lateweb.info/simple-ways-to-generate-a-random-password-on-linux-shell/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:58:26

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162729    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:15:55

• Openwashing and Monopolies • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162730    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:32:44

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162731    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:33:32

• Hardware/Devices: Pine64, Librem, RISC-V • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162732    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:33:44

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162733    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:33:51

• I need to remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSCheckForMounted    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:36:35

• Three DDoS attacks on my personal website https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/three-ddos-attacks-on-my-personal-website    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:37:09

• "So that led me into my current hybrid phase in which I'm relying entirely on low powered computer devices for the server-like infrastructure of my house (two Raspberry Pi 400s do most of the heavy lifting for file, backup and media services at home)" https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2022/3/finally-some-peace-and-quiet    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:39:53

• "During this period, I acquired a pre-owned Flash Advance Linker, a device manufactured by Visoly in 2001. Because the previous owner was also selling his GBA, I ended up owning two of them." https://www.cambus.net/gba-nostalgia-and-the-flash-advance-linker/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:41:02

• "To try and make human power production more useful, we built not just a pedal power generator but also a control panel in the form of a “dashboard” attached to the handlebars." https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-bike-generator.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:42:17

• "For many years I have been known as the “ThinkPad guy”. I’ve always used IBM / Lenovo ThinkPad laptops where possible." https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2022/03/16/review-framework-laptop/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:44:15

• "A Nordic diet consisting of berries, vegetables, fish, whole grains, dairy products and rapeseed oil has been found to lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels" https://cphpost.dk/?p=132375    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:46:21

• "Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed The Sunshine Protection Act, which is a bill that makes Daylight Saving Time permanent in the U.S." https://matt-rickard.com/against-dst/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:46:41

• "Maybe we got it right on this one. Cool. I prefer the consistent model as well." https://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-quick-thought-on-removing-daylight-savings/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:47:34

• "Rampant overfishing, driven by the demands of the global fishmeal and fish oil industry, is leading to food insecurity in West Africa" https://adf-magazine.com/2022/03/fish-factories-drive-food-insecurity-in-west-africa/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:48:15

• "Due to illegal overfishing by foreign industrial trawlers, mostly from China, Ghana’s fish stocks are in steep decline." https://adf-magazine.com/2022/03/overfishing-leaves-ghanaian-fishermen-with-no-means-for-survival/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:48:46

• "Cutting to the chase: text editors *and* tabs vs. spaces! Ooooh!" https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2022/03/17/macedit/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:49:07

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:50:42

• Twitter is a dying platform. This is a symptom of the death. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/18/22985073/microsoft-xbox-clips-twitter-harder-to-share-insider    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:50:50

• Microsoft delivering malware again https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/war-fallout-software-sabotaged-to-wipe-files-from-some-pcs.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:51:40

• "the phone uses more power and drains the battery faster" https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/03/you-dont-need-ram-cleaners-phone-boosters-on-your-phone-delete-now/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:52:45

• Proprietary Apple https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/how-this-software-is-being-used-to-target-apple-users-with-malware/90306269    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 11:53:14

• "The relatively cheap GoIP-1 GSM gateway device I bought specifically for my wardialing project has the functionality to send SMS messages and to make calls on the PSTN network" https://shufflingbytes.com/posts/hacking-goip-gsm-gateway/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:22:46

• "Authorization vulnerabilities allow malicious users to perform unwanted actions or access resources that are deemed protected otherwise." https://goteleport.com/blog/authorization-vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:23:16

• "Unfortunately, the email that Facebook sent from the address security@facebookmail.com resembled a rather common form of spam" https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/18/22984802/facebook-protect-lock-out-twitter    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:25:08

• Only a slap in the wrist for this espionage outfit. "London, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta, Facebook's parent company, 17 million euros ($18.6 million) for several data breaches that affected up to 30 million users." https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/irish-consumer-watchdog-fines-meta-18-6-mn-for-12-data-breaches/90303538    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:25:56

• Only dumb people would tolerate and buy such 'cars' https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/your-connected-car-knows-you-tussle-that-datas-hitting-high-gear-2022-03-14/ see http://techrights.org/2022/01/02/no-control-over-cars/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:26:50

• "Despite public assertions that it had gone dormant, a multi-agency task force consisting of federal, state, and local police that was created to monitor protests" https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/17/1047413/secret-police-surveillance-protesters-george-floyd-operation-safety-net/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:27:26

• "It’s been well-known that the first mainstream Swedish RPG, a translation of RuneQuest (to be specific, a backport of some Gloranthan elements to the Magic World BRP ruleset from Worlds of Wonder), was published by a former Chaosium intern" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/drakar    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:28:42

• "Last in an attempt to do Gemini the right way, I created a self-signed cert for TOFU, which was configured to expire after one year. I thought this would be more convenient than simply using my LetsEncrypt cert." gemini://kwiecien.us/gemlog/202203191328.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:30:08

• "Server sounds like a big word for a small single board computer, more specifically a APU2 board by pcengines.ch[a]. This board features 3 ethernet interfaces and therefore is used as a gateway, directing all outbound traffic towards the internet connection (Fritz!Box)" gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2022/20220319-re-self-hosting.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:33:21

• Android Alpha 7 (Lagrange v1.12 Preview) gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-03_android-alpha7.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:34:23

• "For undeadly readers, our Errata column on the right side of the web site automatically updates and as of March 15th, 2022 some of you may have already noticed that there is a new security fix" https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20220318065203    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:41:45

• "Many cyber experts and U.S. intelligence officials predicted that Russia would launch massive cyberattacks, especially following crippling economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Europe" https://thehill.com/policy/international/598138-intel-chair-amazed-russia-hasnt-launched-full-scale-cyberwarfare    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:43:08

• Ukraine still pays a very heavy price for using Microsoft Windows https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gbk5/why-we-havent-seen-debilitating-cyberwar-in-ukraine    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:43:52

• "According to an email from a Republican state central committee member that was obtained by the Dispatch, an unnamed lawmaker intends onto file an impeachment charge against the judge." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ohio-republicans-impeach-judge-gerrymander-1323657/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:45:00

• "Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass bleaching event, a government agency said on Friday." https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/great-barrier-reef-suffers-widespread-coral-bleaching-83523036    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:46:34

• "Rubio was talking about boosting drilling and mining for oil and gas as a way to stop importing Russian oil and gas and, thus, stop financing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/joe-manchin-climate-crisis-putin-war-ukraine-oil-1323345/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:47:03

• "Many governments are purposefully or accidentally introducing their citizens to Bitcoin and sovereign theory through their decisions" https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/barbra-streisand-and-bitcoin%3A-how-political-missteps-censorship-and-war-are-an-opportunity    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:48:29

• "To put this into perspective, if bitcoin were a country it would be the 23rd-largest energy consumer in the world." https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-energy/data-point-the-power-of-cryptocurrency    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:48:54

• "Cryptography is only ever as secure as the human beings who employ it" https://medium.com/geekculture/may-29-why-i-still-believe-cryptocurrency-is-a-slow-motion-catastrophe-15333bbb1627    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:49:26

• "The price of nickel doubled in one day last week, prompting the London Metal Exchange to freeze trading and effectively bring the global nickel market to a standstill." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/business/energy-environment/nickel-russia-battery-electric-cars.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:50:00

• "No. Bitcoin transactions can be traced, as demonstrated by the recent bust in Manhattan as well as last year's Colonial Pipeline hack" https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/is-bitcoin-really-anonymous/#ftag=CADf328eec    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:50:46

• Stupid stuff humans do https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-15/crypto-mania-in-texas-risks-new-costs-and-strains-on-shaky-grid    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:51:32

• Oligarchs like Bloomberg are also hard to fix. They rig to market to plunder everyone. https://www.bloombergquint.com/quicktakes/why-bitcoin-s-energy-problem-is-so-hard-to-fix-quicktake-l0t1s8b0    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:52:23

• "three countries control more than half of Africa’s 18 trillion cubic meters of natural gas." https://adf-magazine.com/2022/03/as-world-turns-away-from-russian-energy-africa-sees-opportunity/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:52:56

• Go back to the old way then. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/18/22985380/instacart-fuel-surcharge-gas-prices-delivery-rideshare-lyft-uber    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:54:18

• "wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok" https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/tech-leaders-face-threat-of-prison-under-new-uk-online-bill/90303079    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:55:39

• "New Scientist asked at the time what would be included in the list of illegal searches" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312584-online-safety-bill-will-uks-new-law-protect-people-from-harm-online/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:58:39

• All this history is key to understanding Putin’s delusional view that Ukraine is not, and can never be, a separate country and “never had a tradition of genuine statehood.” https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/12/putins-thousand-year-war/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:00:54

• "Ofcom said it took the decision as it investigates 29 cases looking into the impartiality of RT’s news and current affairs coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine." https://www.rferl.org/a/rt-britain-revokes-license-russia-ukraine/31759244.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:01:36

• "As the shocking events of past weeks have emphasised, privacy and safety are mutually reinforcing rights." https://edri.org/our-work/protecting-digital-rights-and-freedoms-in-the-legislation-to-effectively-tackle-child-abuse/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:02:12

• Casualty of US proxy wars? USD? https://qz.com/2143450/saudi-arabia-wants-to-sell-its-oil-in-yuan-not-dollars/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:03:00

• "Technology is the cornerstone of our society. As a people we have seen the catalytic things that technology has enabled us to do." https://christine.website/blog/social-quandry-devops-2022-03-17    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:03:41

• "Earlier this year Intel established its next major manufacturing site in Ohio. Intel intends to invest about $20 billion in two fabs at the site initially with the first fab coming online in 2025." https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gets-billions-in-state-aid-for-ohio-and-magdeburg-fabs    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:05:27

• Arnold Schwarzenegger's video message urges Russians to overcome government disinformation https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/17/world/arnold-schwarzenegger-message-russian-people/index.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:07:09

• "In the late 1990s, most publicly traded companies were the subjects of Yahoo! Finance bulletin boards." https://reason.com/volokh/2022/03/17/how-corporate-criticism-threatened-online-anonymous-speech/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:08:30

• "At the time of writing this blog post, no further update was published by mCine and The Kashmir Files remains banned in Mauritius." https://sysadmin-journal.com/hindi-film-the-kashmir-files-banned-in-mauritius/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:09:05

• ">By blocking online platforms, shutting down the last vestige of Russia’s independent media and making it a crime to refer to the fighting in Ukraine as a war" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/business/chinas-russia-information.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:09:44

• Russia Says YouTube Users Spreading 'Terrorist' Threats https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-says-youtube-users-spreading-terrorist-threats-/6491336.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:10:14

• "One can only hope that Friday, March 18, 2022 will mark the nadir of the moral panic over "cancel culture" that has gripped not just the American right, but also the upper echelons of elite journalism" https://www.salon.com/2022/03/18/what-the-new-york-times-doesnt-get-about-free-speech-and-cancel-culture/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:11:12

• "The court convicted Martsinovich and Skurko on that charge on Tuesday, March 15, despite their having reimbursed the electric company for 10,000 roubles (US$3,000) in alleged damages" https://cpj.org/2022/03/belarus-court-sentences-journalist-yahor-martsinovich-to-2-5-years-in-prison/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:14:00

• "Workers at Amazon’s LDJ5 facility in Staten Island in New York City will be voting on whether to unionize with the Amazon Labor Union starting April 25th, according to a report from CNBC." https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/18/22985518/amazon-warehouse-union-election-second-staten-island-ldj5    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:15:20

• These butchers own a British football club, NUFC, and a large portion of Twitter https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/saudi-arabia-executes-81-people-show-force-emboldened-mohammed-bin-ncna1292176    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:16:28

• Gulag hates blacks https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/google-hit-with-lawsuit-over-alleged-discrimination-against-black-employees.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:16:56

• Dogs are more civilised than a lot of cops https://reason.com/2022/03/17/police-officer-kills-dog-for-walking-toward-him-with-tail-wagging/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:19:32

• "British spies who allegedly provided the CIA with questions to put to detainees being tortured at "black sites" are subject to the law of England and Wales" https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/guantanamo-abu-zubaydah-uk-spies-questions-cia-torturers    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:20:16

• "Despite being unarmed, nonthreatening, and minding his own business, the police proceeded to use lethal force" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unarmed-black-man-grabbing-tea-car-shot-new-jersey-police-paralyzed-la-rcna20640    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:21:17

• “splinternet” https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/17/1047352/russia-splinternet-risk/ see http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:23:10

• Internet, a US military project left to universities, long based on the assumption of world calm, peace. Not using people's IP address to attack them, wipe data, dox, blackmail. Never mind disinformation aspects!    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:24:42

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): "Hardware security modules (HSM) and trusted platform modules (TPM) seemingly do the same thing: they manage secret keys and enable data protection." https://goteleport.com/blog/tpm-vs-hsm-difference/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:26:16

• Microsoft: a mafia with "tech" as cover https://itwire.com/business-it-news/cloud/three-european-cloud-providers-file-anti-trust-complaint-against-microsoft.html see http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:27:32

• "Under the proposed law, the government would also be able to retroactively break up deals that result in a market share above 50% or that are considered to “materially harm” competition" https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/03/progressives-anti-merger-bill-new-facebook-parental-controls-verizon-helps-defense-department/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:28:08

• Pine64 Announces the QuartzPro64! ⚓ https://odysee.com/@LinuxLounge:b/pine64-announces-the-quartzpro64!:b    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:29:25

• #swpatents mentioned in passing at 2:38 https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2/information-wants-to-be-free:5    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:29:58

• #antifa https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/wonderful-war-veteran-who-fought-6807709    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:30:32

• "There was a time when all that was available to the electronics hobbyist were passive components and vacuum tubes." https://hackaday.com/2022/03/18/the-open-source-asics-hack-chat-redefines-possible/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 13:33:37

• Football: a club for every corrupt tax evader, eve terrorist https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/18/football/premier-league-newcastle-united-chelsea-owners-spt-intl/index.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:00:00

• Wages decreasing https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/inflation-rising-wages-1.6384530?cmp=rss    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:01:57

• venturebeat now running articles for patent extremists, lobbyists and former 'judges' in the pockets of the litigation fanatics https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/17/us-patent-system-weakens-protect-ip-to-keep-american-tech-at-the-top/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:03:08

• Spiegel takes bribes from thieves like Bill Gates, wants Germany to do what would harm ordinary citizens https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/sanctions-against-putin-time-for-germany-to-implement-an-oil-embargo-a-c14fd1b6-0412-4231-ae36-7afa81d3dd86#ref=rss    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:04:18

• And still estonia acts like it might be next in the list https://news.err.ee/1608537094/estonia-expels-3-russian-diplomats-for-undermining-security-propaganda    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:05:10

• Real security for a change? https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2022/03/18/security-course-at-cambridge/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:05:55

• emptywheel defected, not lobbying for the fascists https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/03/17/five-years-after-assange-exposed-cia-identities-in-vault-7-uk-moves-closer-to-extradition/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:06:38

• economictimes publishing disgusting Microsoft proipaganda. It paints as "green" (greenwash/ing) Microsoft datacentres that are burning fossil fuel... portraying these as something that is in fact good for the planet    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:08:48

• "Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets" https://www-version2-dk.translate.goog/blog/saa-sagt-1094425?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:09:43

• All the fake 'security' firms produce malicious software, not only kaspersky https://www.computerworld.com/article/3654149/do-svidaniya-kaspersky-goodbye.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:10:29

• "Tor Browser 11.0.9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory" https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1109/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:11:13

• OLIogarchy without borders https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/koch-industries-stays-in-russia-after-ukraine-invasion-1323275/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:12:22

• Internet spreads ruinous ideologies https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/peoples-convoy-dc-conspiracy-theory-far-right-1323696/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:12:55

• "A disparaging term for BitCoin, a play on the Dunning-Kruger effect." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dunning-krugerrand    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:13:24

• "So don’t fall for the fear mongering about inflation. The real culprit here is corporate power." https://robertreich.org/post/679072770118877184    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:14:53

• "Blueprint on open access to UK’s digital cultural heritage collections welcomed" https://creativecommons.org/2022/03/18/blueprint-on-open-access-to-uks-digital-cultural-heritage-collections-welcomed/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:18:12

• DirecTV https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/18/conspiracy-channel-oan-pouts-more-sues-directv-for-kicking-it-to-the-curb/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:19:26

• "antivaccine movement for many years now. One strain of such rhetoric has been the call for Nuremberg-style tribunals for physicians" https://respectfulinsolence.com/2022/03/18/bhattacharya-and-kulldorf-want-to-hold-lockdowners-accountable/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:21:02

• "Feminism is a cause of South Korea’s rock-bottom birthrate. The gender-equality ministry should be dismantled. There’s no structural discrimination against women." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:21:44

• "Democratic leaders are scrambling to find a path forward for a roughly $16 billion aid package" while GIVING TRILLIONS to large CORPORATIONS and OLIGARCHS https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/18/fears-new-covid-wave-grow-gop-actively-sabotaging-aid-effort    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:23:04

• "Suppose the United States government is guilty of assassination, torture, kidnapping, or other comparably appalling crimes in the name of national security—do we have the right to know about it?" https://www.thenation.com/article/world/supreme-court-state-secrets/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:23:59

• Oil kills elephants, too, https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/18/fossil-fuel-extraction-threatens-africas-remaining-elephants/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:25:35

• 80% of US Voters Support Windfall Tax on Big Oil https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/18/poll-shows-incredible-80-us-voters-support-windfall-tax-big-oil    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:27:58

• "Clearview AI has been disinvited from yet another country. This unrolling of the unwelcome mat also includes a hefty exit fee" https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/18/clearviews-world-tour-continues-with-a-21-million-fine-from-the-italian-government/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:29:10

• Economic Sanctions Kill https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/18/economic-sanctions-kill/ http://techrights.org/2022/03/10/donetsk-and-gulag-or-google-now-bans-parts-of-ukraine-for-being-invaded-by-russia/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:31:48

• techdirt should quit saying "Big Tech" https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/18/big-tech-pay-outs-to-european-isps-would-just-concentrate-their-power/ it's helping Microsoft lobbyists and even ADVERTISING Microsoft    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:32:56

• TorrentFreak scares the copyright cartel https://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-company-asks-court-to-keep-filings-secret-as-torrentfreak-might-report-on-them-220318/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:35:44

• "social media company Triller launched an aggressive $100m legal campaign against entities that allegedly streamed the Jake Paul vs Ben Askren boxing match without permission." https://torrentfreak.com/triller-abandons-multi-million-jake-paul-fight-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-220318/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:36:09

• ">A year ago, the wonderful podcast, 99% Invisible, had a great episode exploring the history of state slogans and other statements ending up on license plates." https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/18/jehovahs-witnesses-abusing-copyright-subpoena-process-to-unmask-critics/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:37:09

• When oligarchs own the media https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/18/corporate-media-accused-cheerleading-us-escalation-ukraine    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:39:22

• "Mike Masnick played catch up on Monsarrat’s past and present legal problems" https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/18/bad-faith-litigators-defamation-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-shot-down-by-appeals-court/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:40:09

• In the US, being very rich and being a thief increasingly synonymous https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/18/how-fix-americas-badly-broken-system-taxing-ultra-rich    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:42:05

• "Finland is the happiest country in the world, followed by Denmark and Iceland, with other Scandinavian social democracies Sweden and Norway not far behind." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/18/social-democracy-lands-finland-atop-world-happiness-ranking    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:43:18

• They always speak about Russian interference, never mentioning Israel https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/18/aoc-hits-aipac-supporting-republicans-who-voted-overturn-2020-election    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:45:27

• "io_uring updates for the 5.18-rc1 merge window." https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/b7bbc124-8502-0ee9-d4c8-7c41b4487264@kernel.dk/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:51:31

• Asahi Linux Alpha lets you run Linux on Apple Silicon http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33109   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:54:50

• How CAPTCHA puzzles cloak phishing page URLs in emails - #ElReg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/captcha_phishinbg_url/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 14:56:20

• Proprietary Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162734    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:31:20

• Open Hardware/Modding: FPGAs, DDoS Attacks, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162735    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:31:30

• Software and Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162736    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:31:37

• 'Owning' land. You know your country is "sold" when... https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/harris-family-land-donation-boise-school-district/277-764e7d4b-2bba-4e98-a39f-d45b38576b28    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:33:52

• "For the first time in two years, on Monday, March 14, children and staff will come and go to schools without any requirement that they wear face coverings. We recognize and honor the decisions by the authorities to remove the mask mandate." COVID-19 approves, will spread faster now. https://bsd405.org/2022/03/message-to-families-mask-wearing/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:34:50

• Metaphor for bestest [sic] country in the world: "The French immersion school has been contending with a rodent infestation since December 2021." https://www.brandonsun.com/local/rodent-infestation-plagues-ecole-harrison-576301062.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:36:11

• Brian Fox never talks about actual back doors in proprietary software; his company is basing its existence on spreading fear of Free software https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/03/securing-open-source-deployment/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:38:33

• "ethical or white hat hackers employ their expertise to discover and fix vulnerabilities and security hazards in a computer system." https://www.thehindu.com/education/how-to-become-an-ethical-hacker/article65226813.ece    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:39:36

• The article mentions Shadow Brokers; it's the cost of using Microsoft Windows https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/cyberattack-on-israel-government-websites-crash-71647321572035.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:43:00

• University of Arkansas teaching GNU/UNIX and Git https://news.uark.edu/articles/59321/upgrade-your-software-skills-with-the-university-libraries    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:43:39

• "incidents of improper use of NASA IT systems had increased from 249 in 2017 to 1,103 in 2020 – a 343 per cent growth; the most prevalent error was failing to protect Sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/nasa_insider_threat_audit/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:45:29

• LOL "Metaverse"... just keep throwing in some buzzwords for hype's sake https://www.econotimes.com/Blockchain-Pantera-Animoca-Brands-lead-investment-for-Metaverse-Game-Studios-1629232    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:46:23

• Calling everything "HEY HI" again... https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/deep_learning_vision_kubric/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:47:28

• NSA and its partners, like Microsoft, are the world's biggest threat to security because they actively undermine it https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/china_nsa_nopen/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:49:17

• "IP" is the wrong term, but low-quality publishers repeat such propaganda terms https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/sifive_alphaware/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:50:36

• The best Raspberry Pi projects you can do at home - Reviewed ⚓ https://www.reviewed.com/laptops/features/raspberry-pi-projects "The Raspberry Pi is useful for streaming games, running operating systems, making an NAS, playing retro games, and more."    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:51:27

• ICBM moving towards making things even more proprietary... with NVIDIA of course. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/nvidia_gpu_data/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:52:23

• Microsoft constantly attacks or tries to control computer languages that it does not control and aren't limited to the monopoly https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/types_in_javascript/ see http://techrights.org/2020/10/18/java-schism-to-wrest-control/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:54:32

• So much surveillance packed into today's cars that they cannot even finish them https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/ford_chip_explorers/ see http://techrights.org/2022/01/02/no-control-over-cars/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:55:30

• LOL. "Web 3.0 Game". How do I know it's not a "Web 30.0 Game"? https://dailyhodl.com/2022/03/14/delysium-the-worlds-first-playable-aaa-mmo-web-3-0-game-closed-4-million-in-its-first-round-of-private-sale/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:56:40

• By undermining the security of everything the US has weaponised all of technology and other countries can take advantage https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1254856.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 15:58:21

• "An overview of some of the most popular open-source tools for threat intelligence and threat hunting" https://www.welivesecurity.com/2022/03/14/first-look-threat-intelligence-threat-hunting-tools/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:08:19

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162737    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:13:24

• Ads disguised as articles? http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162737#comment-33110   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:13:55

• Web3 OMG OMG OMG! Web3 OMG OMG OMG! Web3 OMG OMG OMG! https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/web3-triple-a-game-delysium-closes-4-million-in-first-private-round    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:14:17

• Aral Balkan: Web3 is Bullshit • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/01/29/web3-is-bullshit/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/01/29/web3-is-bullshit/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:14:57

• Brave is not privacy but a belief system https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/brave_bounce_tracking/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:15:59

• Maybe bribe microbel some more for AMD spam https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/08/amds_ryzen_threadripper/ see http://techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:16:51

• Proprietary software is the world software out there. Microsoft is best at making it suck. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/windows_reset_fix_onedrive/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:17:50

• How to make Windows users even more brainwashed and dumber https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/file_explorer_ad/ Windows is a "Burning Platform"(TM) http://techrights.org/2022/01/26/microsoft-delighted-by-failure/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:19:56

• TechNewsWorld posting SPAM for Gulag, whose 'clown' bubble is failing so badly that there are layoffs, just like at Microsoft Azure https://www.technewsworld.com/story/google-cloud-seeks-to-cure-retailers-search-woes-help-compete-with-amazon-87219.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:21:13

• Wait till they discover the price of gas https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-gas-explosion-firefighters-praised-23131195 https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/firefighters-put-grenfell-tower-learning-to-the-test-on-exercise-3605540    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:22:08

• Nature https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leopard-seal-hunting-gentoo-penguin-also-snags-first-place-in-world-nature-photography-awards-180979715/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:23:13

• China: No COVID-19 here. THIS IS JUST A DRILL!! https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/shenzhen_lockdown/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:23:44

• Millions of Americans live in tents and inside cars. But the money goes to Pentagon espionage giants like Microsoft (bailing the company out at taxpayers' expense) and SPACE programmes! https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/10/nasa_2022_buget/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:25:15

• Far more coverage about local privilege escalation in Linux than "remote-code-exec" in Microsoft (yes, remote; you don't need a user account) https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/microsoft_patch_tuesday/ see http://techrights.org/2022/03/08/a-media-of-masturbating-monkeys/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:27:06

• "based on the Linux kernel and open-source projects such as Switchdev" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/08/dent_os_2/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:28:24

• Uber kills people https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/in_brief_ai/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:29:20

• Uber: we mow down pedestrian like some terrorists... we then blame "HEY HI".... "lol, real sorry. ok, lads, back to work..."    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:30:00

• It probably has no Russian customers or barely any (but this is a PR stunt) https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/mongodb_terminates_russian_saas/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:31:31

• Clown computing in a nutshell: "MongoDB is terminating Russian accounts. Makes you wonder how your IT may look like if other IaaS, PaaS and SaaS providers will decide to shut you down. What if AWS decided to shut down your account? How business critical is your reliance on the cloud?" ⚓ https://nitter.eu/BrodtOleg/status/1502587827783098371    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:32:10

• ICBM pretends to still be relevant. I never saw anyone using these. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/ibm_cloudant_couchdb/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:33:19

• Why does Agam Shah help Microsoft spread spam? He should know better. Criminals painting themselves as "Research" isn't cool.    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:34:02

• Is this webspam or SPAM obligatory? Paid for? https://www.wepc.com/news/onexplayer-mini-vs-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:35:02

• Obviously webspam https://www.wepc.com/news/onexplayer-mini-vs-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:35:15

• Ads disguised as "reports" or "articles" have ruins the Web, injured the Internet https://itwire.com/freelancer-sp-720/datacom-becomes-a-zscaler-msp.html #webspam    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:35:48

• When you over-speculate about future success https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/arm_job_cuts/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:36:54

• Only fools use clown computing. The biggest of fools choose Microsoft for that. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/08/azure_autowarp_flaw/ see http://techrights.org/2021/09/30/azure-brute-force/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:38:12

• Ironic that MICROSOFT would say that. It infiltrates orgs and puts moles in them, people who treat Microsoft as a religion and reject actual facts. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/microsoft_work_trends_index/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:43:08

• Microsoft is not a tech company but organised crime with some products (things it bought) on the side. It does not need to actually compete, owing to the crime. http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:43:57

• When you outsource your shop https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/ftc_cafepress_settlement/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:44:39

• No, DST itself was the cause of many bugs and troubles. Throwing it out the windows will, in due course, fix many issues and woes. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/us_senate_dst_forever/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:46:03

• Historically it was Microsoft struggling with DST. Its software is faaaaaarrrrr too shoddy. It's a lot more expensive than the clergy/moles that implant it inside organisations want you to believe....    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:47:26

• 2021 hardcore list of linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts: Edited: March 19th 2022 (replacing older strict list) https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2022/03/19/333/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:50:25

• What the new PowerVR driver means for mobile • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162738    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 16:58:28

• Best Free and Open Source Alternative to Apple Bonjour • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162739    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:01:19

• Wow, Such a high proportion of iTWire "articles" can be described as webspam. I never saw it that bad...    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:02:39

• Sam Varghese is probably the one one there who actually covers issues, and he too rarely does it anymore https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/open-slather-as-abc-leaks-data-to-google,-facebook,-tealium-et-al.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:03:49

• With proprietary software there is never evidence because it is secret and thus, by default, untrustworthy. Germany should be banning all software software, no matter its nationality. https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/kaspersky-ceo-says-no-evidence-for-german-warning-about-his-firm.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:05:43

• They wrongly assume that each attack means a breach; this is the Microsoft mindset because its software is unsafe by design. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/in_brief_security/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:07:36

• Gulag reminds clown computing clowns that their clownish behaviour is irrational and irresponsible. They're in NO CONTROL over the budget. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/google_introduces_new_cloud_infrastructure/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:09:02

• Microsoft TCO in action: "The Microsoft Exchange server was out of action and two days' worth of emails were lost, as detailed by the company blog at the time." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/brit_solicitor_fined_for_failing/ http://techrights.org/2021/07/19/microsoft-national-security/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:11:41

• The integrity of the Internet is under attack https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/nominet_suspends_russian_registrars/ see http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:12:43

• "vulnerability in its processors that can be exploited by malware to steal data from memory that should otherwise be off limits." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/spectre_bti_intel_amd_arm/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:13:59

• " Linux-based real time operating system. Edge Computer (752-9400/752-9401) comes with a Debian Linux operating system, quad-core Atom processor, 64 GB flash memory and 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM." https://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2022/15-new-controllers-that-add-digital-bells-and-whistles/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:14:51

• Russia hasn't yet enabled its splinternet amid Ukraine war - #ElReg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/04/russia_splinternet_tor_rumours/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:21:01

• Snap vs. AppImage vs. Flatpak: What Is the Difference and Which Is Best for You? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162740    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:21:12

• As if money can solve all issues... https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/chip_startups_funding/ just cveating more pollution and waste    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:23:23

• "There are like, five ATM-ish kiosks inside the bank. I don't know what they're all for. I think the way people pay bills and send money is very different here but I'm still learning." Banks killing off their own workers now. For PROFIT. gemini://sixohthree.com/log/banking.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:25:05

• "I needed the teller (cashier?) to deposit some foreign currency into my account. The exchange rates were displayed right there on a big screen behind him. There was a chip reader at the counter, and I put in my card and PIN to authenticate myself. No reading off my account number through the plexiglass." gemini://sixohthree.com/log/banking.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:25:23

• Sadly, when it comes to FB, I happen to be on the same side as Vladimir Putin. Look what you have done, Mark Zuckerberg! https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/russia_meta/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:27:20

• "The consortium formed by Dyne.org, RIDDLE&CODE and InfoCert has entered the second phase of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) project" https://www.streetinsider.com/Business+Wire/ZENBRIDGE%2C+Developed+by+Dyne.org%2C+RIDDLE%26amp%3BCODE+and+InfoCert%2C+Selected+for+Phase+2+of+the+European+Blockchain+Pre-Commercial+Procurement/19787877.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:29:52

• Misses the point that Microsoft was shipping this malware https://www.csoonline.com/article/3654298/developer-sabotages-own-npm-module-prompting-open-source-supply-chain-security-questions.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:31:43

• Fake security, proprietary junk, propped up by the frauds from Gartner https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/10/fortinet_security_asics/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gartner_Group    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:33:11

• UK outsourcing with clownwashing. This shows a misguided approach, which likely favours foreign companies that actively engage in political and industrial espionage. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/5bn_uk_g_cloud_deals/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:35:03

• Always blaming someone else... https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/07/who_me/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:36:12

• Microsoft Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/exotic_lily_iab_google/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:37:55

• "suspected of lifting trade secrets or poaching talent from China-owned firms." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/taiwan_china_tech_worker_raids/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:39:48

• Dataset of first appearances of the scholarly bibliographic references on Wikipedia articles https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01190-z    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:41:50

• thales = mass surveillance https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide-transport/fare-collection-management/magazine/dream-ticket    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:42:34

• This is webspam or SPAM on the Web. It's disguised as "journalism". The state of the WWW is truly appalling. https://www.scotsman.com/business/edinburgh-healthcare-software-firm-craneware-fighting-fit-as-revenues-double-3609624    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:44:03

• Commercial in the form of 'article' https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/it-electronics/charles-lee-2/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 17:44:19

• Customize GNOME Desktop in Ubuntu with a Clean Look • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162741    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:07:08

• Linux Foundation badmouthing what it claims to be for. Than again, consider who runs it. The very enemies of its mission. https://thenewstack.io/can-open-source-sustain-itself-without-losing-its-soul/ see http://techrights.org/2022/02/18/linux-foundation-board-2022/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:09:59

• They are not free. These are proprietary traps. https://www.musicradar.com/news/6-free-software-tools-for-singer-songwriters    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:11:00

• Way for Gulag to distract from the anti-black discrimination, which culminated in lawsuits https://businesspost.ng/general/google-employees-to-upgrade-tefconnect-platform/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:12:09

• Russia never needed them in the first place and they likely did more harm than good https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/07/dxc_pwc_kpmg_accenture_quit_russia/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:12:44

• Deere unlawfully withholds repair tools and info, FTC told - #ElReg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/07/deere_repair_ftc/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:13:10

• Proprietary software/spyware from Gulag. Use OSM instead. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/google_maps_outage/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:13:54

• Walton Family Foundation. Ewwww... so they kill millions, then give "$685,330 grant" https://news.uark.edu/articles/59355/new-program-will-identify-healthcare-challenges-and-design-solutions    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:15:53

• Openwashing https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220314005848/en/Redis-Delivers-RedisJSON-2.0-a-Fast-Flexible-Document-Database-to-Create-Dynamic-Digital-Experiences    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:17:47

• SAP is not a community but a malicious proprietary software company that leaks out details of its serfs https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/sap_customer_influence_leak/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:18:44

• Microsoft kills everything it touches https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/perfect-dark-director-leaves-the-initiative/?PageSpeed=noscript    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:20:26

• First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases - The New York Times ⚓ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/business/media/fox-news-first-amendment-sullivan.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:22:02

• "The official declaration this week means that Isaiah Andrews, 84, can seek damages from the State of Ohio for spending more than half his life in prison after being wrongly convicted of killing his wife." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/us/isaiah-andrews-released-ohio.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:22:48

• Proprietary software https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/11/riverbed_vulnerabilities/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:25:10

• Asahi Linux Reaches Alpha Milestone, Brings Linux to M1 Macs http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33111   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:44:49

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162742    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:46:26

• Privacy/surveillance slant, too https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/smartphone_lidar_medical/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:50:29

• Charlatans making up new buzzword: “coordicide” https://thegww.com/iota-coordicide-developer-hans-moog-sees-breakthrough-on-the-way-to-decentralization/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:51:33

• Canon has no "IP"; the media uses propaganda terms https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/itc_judge_recommends_banning_ink/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:52:40

• Companies rush to break the Internet https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/04/cogent_cuts_off_russia/ integrity of the Internet is under attack href="http://techrights.org/2022/03/09/breaking-internet/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:53:33

• Stable Kernels: 5.16.16, 5.15.30, 5.10.107, and 5.4.186 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162743    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:55:39

• "Programmable money" sounds like crank stuff https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/18/join-us-tomorrow-for-defi-and-the-future-of-programmable-money/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:58:09

• If you refused to patch your system for over 3 months https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/linux_botnet_log4j/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 18:59:14

• The Register has just posted SPAM for Microsoft. True Webspam. greenwashing a source of pollution. "Microsoft datacenter to heat homes in Finland"... right, and nukes (when detonated) clean up the surface for agriculture too    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:00:27

• Well, you would be far better off using Free software to achieve this https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/03/15/2403361/0/en/JumpCloud-and-BambooHR-Partner-to-Accelerate-Automate-and-Secure-Employee-Onboarding-and-Offboarding.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:01:28

• CLOWNFLARE: We LOSE money to BREAK the Web. To divide, exclude, ruin, make it LESS safe. "Please turn JavaScript on and reload the page."    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:03:18

• Bloat. https://www.makeuseof.com/avoid-overwhelm-project-management-software/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:03:50

• Surveillance creeps in. See photo. https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1179585/five-fascinating-inventions-by-schoolchildren/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:04:47

• Copying ICBM with the "dinobabies" strategy https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/fujitsu_profit_warning/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/IBM#Ageism    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:05:40

• Gulag is greenwashing while burning the planet, just like other corporations of its kind https://www.edie.net/news/6/Google-forges-ahead-with-plans-for-hourly-renewable-electricity-tracking/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:06:55

• Forbes is greenwashing the world's WORST polluters https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2022/03/16/momentum-for-amazons-climate-pledge-continues-to-snowball/ the business of lying, there's money in deceit and propaganda, not in honest reporting    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:07:37

• ZDNet has sunk to new lows. Now its advertising NFTs or scams. Boycott ZDNet. It's a Webspam site and corporation propaganda, it's not a new site. http://techrights.org/wiki/ZDNet    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:09:35

• Analytics India Magazine continues to promote the dangerous delusion that everything not controlled by proprietary software of Microsoft does not exist, does not count, should not matter https://analyticsindiamag.com/best-github-learning-repositories-for-developers/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:10:53

• "Windows means awkward UI" and also means malware, expensive, bad battery life etc. https://www.theverge.com/22972334/aya-neo-next-review-vs-steam-deck-windows    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:12:15

• Amazon is an espionage entity; running these puff pieces for Bezos is harming the country https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/amazon_dc_investment/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:13:10

• Windows is technically worse than GNU/Linux, but Microsoft makes up for it by bribing everyone and resorting to other forms of corruption https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/08/amd_stutter/ see http://techrights.org/2021/03/17/epoleaks-report-march-2021-part-12/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:14:56

• Stop calling everything "Hey Hi"; some companies do so only to get patents on algorithms (it's a loophole by buzzwords) https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/ai_weapons_learning/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:16:08

• Jack Wallen does proprietary software and even Microsoft? Disappointing. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-cost-effective-tools-for-data-visualization/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:17:04

• Gmail is not E-mail but an ATTACK on E-mail and also an assault on privacy. If you want better experience, start using REAL E-mail. https://gizmodo.com/5-ways-shortwave-supercharges-your-gmail-1848593074    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:17:52

• 10 surprisingly practical Raspberry Pi projects anybody can do - PC World Australia ⚓ https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/696174/10-surprisingly-practical-raspberry-pi-projects-anybody-can-do/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeed    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:18:54

• 'We took it to the real world and it worked': Rapid Zika testing platform clears hurdle with Brazil trial ⚓ https://www.utoronto.ca/news/we-took-it-real-world-and-it-worked-rapid-zika-testing-platform-clears-hurdle-brazil-trial    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:19:35

• This is primarily a Microsoft issue; ransomware affects Windows over 90% or over 95% of the time, depending on which companies surveys that https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/ciso_security_storm/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:21:17

• Oppression is going digital, and not just in China https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/china_declares_new_era_of/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:22:37

• "It's not clear exactly right now how the malware gets onto a device" ... it's your job to FIND out. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/cyclops_asus_routers/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:27:46

• Humans are making them extinct, along with all life on the planet... https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/03/16/Orcas-Scars-Tell-Story/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:28:51

• Proprietary software has nothing to do with "openness" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/openness_of_oracle_licensing/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:29:51

• "Today's day must be noted. I experienced enlightenment in Emacs. I have been aware of everything. I had been trying Emacs several times, and had been installing it many times more. But today's attempt was groundbreaking. Everything seems to be clear, of course I know only a little." gemini://szczezuja.space/gemlog/2022-03-19-Enlightenment-in-emacs.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:31:34

• Photonics takes money from enabler of child sex trafficking. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/05/luminous-ai-supercomputer-photonics/ "range of investors that includes Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates." http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:34:06

• Conflating DoS with something else https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/15/openssl_bug_dos/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:35:05

• So-called 'engagement', quantity, not quality https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/18/game-length-open-world/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:35:49

• Developing design tools for outer space structures - Purdue University News ⚓ https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q1/developing-design-tools-for-outer-space-structures.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:36:32

• No, this is a gross violation of patient confidentiality. These devices are unfit for purpose, they're not secure and cannot be secured https://medcitynews.com/2022/03/enhancing-patient-care-with-mobile-clinical-communication-technologies/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:37:48

• Simon Sharwood giving a platform for hypocrites from Microsoft (come on, calling the kettle black?) https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/07/oracle_cloud_migration_microsoft_advice/ see http://techrights.org/2021/02/28/the-register-microsoft-pr/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:40:04

• If "Crypto" [sic] is really worth something, why are people referring to is value in USD? https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2022/defi-achilles-heel-on-display-vote-could-take-100m-in-crypto-from-an-investor/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:40:51

• Two companies that fool a bunch of insecure people into paying like 3 times more than they're supposed to for a very lousy product https://www.pymnts.com/partnerships/2022/porsche-apple-talking-about-potential-partnerships/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:41:48

• OpenSSF is not about security https://adtmag.com/blogs/watersworks/2022/03/openssf-membership-grows.aspx see http://techrights.org/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:42:39

• The Russian exile who found a way past Putin's internet firewall | TechRadar ⚓ https://www.techradar.com/news/the-russian-exile-who-found-a-way-past-putins-internet-firewall "Aleksandr Litreev wants to preserve access to the free and open internet for people living under authoritarian rule."    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:44:35

• This browser-in-the-browser attack is perfect for phishing - #ElReg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/browser_in_browser_phishing/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:45:08

• ICBM? Known for financial engineering, i.e. cheating. Many CFOs do just that and cover up. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/totango-hires-ibm-salesforce-and-mastercard-alum-dennis-reardon-as-chief-revenue-officer-301502939.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:46:41

• They're not banks, they're schemes, and super dodgy, too (like lending predators) https://www.business-standard.com/podcast/finance/why-top-lenders-are-laying-the-groundwork-for-digital-only-banks-122031500059_1.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:50:40

• What is the hungry family does NOT have a so-called 'smart' so-called 'phone'? https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/where-a-free-meal-for-food-insecure-families-is-just-a-text-away    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:51:17

• LOL. Smells like a scam, quacks like a scam, too. "taking nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3 into account" (wait, waaa?) https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-is-solana-sol-pay-and-how-does-it-work    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:52:20

• BMW greenwahsing https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0374213EN/transformation-and-responsibility:-bmw-group-steps-up-technological-change-for-sustainable-future give me a break... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:54:14

• "sustainable" is vacant, meaningless junk https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/transformation-and-responsibility-bmw-group-steps-up-technological-change-for-sustainable-future/ see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:55:12

• WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org: What’s the Difference? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162744    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:55:18

• Looks like this post of ours stopped him posting completely? http://techrights.org/2022/03/10/jason-evangelho-influencer/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:57:13

• Forbes = pure junk, spam, webspam/marketing. They used to do actual journalism until about a decade ago. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephendiorio/2022/03/15/the-revenue-operating-system/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:57:56

• "A Register reader has raised concerns over UK ISP Virgin Media's password policies after discovering he couldn't set a password longer than 10 characters or one that includes non-alphanumeric characters." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/10/virgin_media_email_password_security/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 19:59:19

• Musk is not a tech person. He's a lying corrupt military contractor https://news.clearancejobs.com/2022/03/17/starlink-highlights-need-for-u-s-space-agility-strategy-against-russian-anti-satellite-weapons/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:01:11

• Pushers of proprietary software https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/itam_forum_asset_management/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:02:32

• As it stands at the moment, a lot of very sensitive data is being passed through nototrous espionage entities. Standards alone won't fix that. https://hbr.org/2022/03/standardized-apis-could-finally-make-it-easy-to-exchange-health-records    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:04:38

• Interview or webspam? The site innovationorigins has already become notorious for relaying EPO propaganda and whitewashing crimes as "science" https://innovationorigins.com/en/simbeyond-advances-with-first-ever-nano-level-simulation-technology/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:05:50

• Tax evasion loopholes advertised by Forbes, the rag run to hail and whitewash the world's biggest thieves https://www.forbes.com/advisor/taxes/states-with-no-income-tax/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:06:48

• ISO is incredibly corrupt, but some people take pride in it, still https://opengovasia.com/quang-ninh-vietnam-applies-electronic-iso-standard-governance-system/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/ISO    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:08:05

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://opengovasia.com/public-schools-in-telangana-india-to-deploy-ai/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:08:21

• "After more than a decade in use, Docker remains the de facto container standard because of its ability to integrate with a broad array of tools and platforms, such as Kubernetes. However, business changes at Docker and market forces have prompted organizations to search for new containerization options." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/opinion/Need-a-replacement-Try-these-5-Docker-alternatives    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:09:54

• You know it's a ascam when: NFT... Metaverse... NFTs https://cryptobriefing.com/nft-project-spotlight-anata-the-metaverses-anime-vtuber-nfts/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:10:27

• Hype is back in business. "America's National Science Foundation has signaled yet again how important it thinks quantum computing is with a six-figure grant to Penn State." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/18/quantum_us_grant/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:11:20

• HEY HI beauty. Hey hi! Hey you! You beauty!! Buzzwords out of control. https://www.voguebusiness.com/beauty/the-ai-beauty-startup-that-champions-transparency-and-inclusion    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:12:03

• There's more money in misleading people than in educating them properly https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-money-pit    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:14:10

• Linux Foundation: OpenSSF, FUD, and Dent OS 2.0 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162745    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:32:25

• Openwashing of Wolf in Sheep Clothing • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162746    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:32:33

• Security Issues and Proprietary Blunders • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162747    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:32:40

• Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and RISC-V • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162748    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:32:46

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162749    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:32:53

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162750    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 20:33:00

• The first Asahi Linux alpha release http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33112   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:14:09

• Steam Deck hits over 1,500 titles either Verified or Playable | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/steam-deck-hits-over-1500-titles-either-verified-or-playable    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:14:51

• Steam Deck Has A TON of Great Apps In Desktop Mode! - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=HSaiR9ve4fY ䷉ #video #invidious #multimedia | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/03/19/#latest    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:15:38

• The 5 Best Linux Smartphones of 2022 - Linux on the Go • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162751    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:15:47

• GNUnet 0.16.2 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162752    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:22:17

• "A few weeks ago Lapsus claimed to hack Nvidia and take 1tb of data, they claimed they'd release it but since then nothing has happened, but they haven't been sitting around leaving other companies alone." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=0J9UuXrqtNM    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:25:02

• "We discuss Bill's struggles with Windows and his venture into using Pop!_OS. We provide some ideas on adding a second drive to a Linux machine for dual-booting, running Windows programs without Windows, and problems with backups using rsync." https://goinglinux.com/shownotes.html#glp421    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:26:05

• USA: we only want you for your sweatshops, China https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/fcc_pacific_networks_comnet/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:26:54

• Reddit = corporate AstroTurf club https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2022/03/19/359/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:28:11

• In this tutorial, you will learn how to setup secure SSH access on Linux servers using Teleport. In our previous guide, we learnt how to install and setup   

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:30:06

• Stiffing or shortages? "Contract chip manufacturers grew revenue in the fourth quarter of last calendar year largely by raising the prices of wafers in the face of overloaded factories as the semiconductor industry continued its breakneck pace." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/wafer_prices_semiconductor/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:33:55

• Repairing TheJoystick for TheC64 - CubicleNate’s Techpad ⚓ https://cubiclenate.com/2022/03/19/repairing-thejoystick-for-thec64/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:34:27

• fish 3.4.0 (released March 12, 2022) https://fishshell.com/docs/current/relnotes.html    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:35:24

• Ubuntu 22.04 Switching to GNOME 42, with One Click Full Dark / Light, Accent Colors • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162754    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:36:18

• "tech" has become very broken gemini://midnight.pub/posts/849    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:47:16

• " I survived the week minus my boss. He's my deflector shield from senior management grand* ideas. He is the diplomat, I just tell 'em "no - daft idea"." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/850    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:48:09

• "In my last video on AppImages, I got a lot of comments about how AppImages can't be updated." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=V3i1R8qrGAg    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:49:21

• 190: Asahi Linux, Stream Deck for Linux, AMD FSR, Steam on ChromeOS, Windows Ads and more Linux news - TuxDigital ⚓ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-190/    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:49:56

• Free Software Awards winners announced: SecuRepairs, Protesilaos Stavrou, Paul Eggert • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162755    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:53:00

• The 8 Best DAW Apps for Music Production on Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162756    

posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 23:56:56

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162757    

posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:00:27

• Videos/Shows: This Week in Linux, AppImages, Going Linux, and Nvidia • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162758 Videos/Shows: This Week in Linux, AppImages, Going Linux, and Nvidia • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162758 &&Nnbbsspp;;&&Nbnsbps;p&:n&bnsbps;p<:/I<>/L<>p< pa lailging=nr=irgight>posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:01:56

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  ><> "Eight days of news, and still not a lot that's super Linux on Mobile specific. At least there's been another Ubuntu Touch Q&A, another postmarketOS Service Pack, and it looks like that really need to find the time to have a look at Capyloon." https://linmob.net/weekly-update-11-2022/    

posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:03:30

• "On March 20, 2022 curl turns 24 years old." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/03/20/curl-is-now-24/ still needs to Delete GitHub http://techrights.org/wiki/Delete_Github    

posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:04:23

• Is r/linux a cult of deranged hallucinogen addicts? Are they dangerous? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162759    

posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:05:09

• Weird ramble, but typical from ultimate edition http://ultimateedition.info/darkness-settles-in/    

posted Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 00:06:50

• Mozilla and Firefox: Mozilla and Firefox, MDN, and Performance Newsletter • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162675    

posted Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 22:18:50

• "As it turns out, these laptops have 2 thermal profile versions. A previous patch added support for v0, this patch adds support for v1 thermal policies that are in use on some devices." https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pdx86/platform-drivers-x86.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=286e937efbc7177c114e80aae9b402131e3886c1    

posted Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 22:19:33

• "Wind River has announced new Wind River Studio Linux Services to further address evolving challenges around security, defects, compliance, and the ongoing management of mission-critical intelligent systems when using community- based open source software." https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/03/17/wind-river-studio-linux-services/    

posted Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 22:20:49

• Microsoft's Jason Perlow keeps pushing "Linux" Foundation further and further away from Linux https://linuxfoundation.org/blog/lf/lf-energy-solving-the-problems-of-the-modern-electric-grid-through-shared-investment/    

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