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  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162784    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 00:56:32

  • #HowTo Turn a Website Into a Linux Desktop App Using Nativefier • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162783    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:01:20

  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162784    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:09:58

  • the ax shell proposal gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2022-03-20    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:14:35

  • How to Get Into Self Hosting gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-03-20-how-to-get-into-self-hosting.gmi    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:15:10

  • "Digging deeper, I think I'm afraid of conflict. I don't know why exactly, since I seem to act the same in conversations with friends and strangers alike. I usually "let it go" and stay silent when confronted with people passionately expressing contrary opinions." gemini://josipantolis.from.hr/gemlog/absolute-candor.gmi    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:17:09

  • "I don't know if I ever mentioned the fact that I'm Russian. Even though I was not (yet) touched by the unfolding events (other than economically), it still feels like the life was put on halt. Which is why this capsule was silent." gemini://tilde.team/~aprilnightk/gemlog/2022/03/20-off-my-chest.gmi    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:17:58

  • Apple: "Unsurprisingly, I was disappointed in the upgrade." gemini://shit.cx/tech/devenv/2022-03-20-adjusting-for-monterey-spaces-to-fullscreen-apps/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:19:09

  • Planet of the Apes gopher://gopher.black:70/1/phlog/20220320-planet-of-the-apes we watched two parts in the cinemas.    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:20:31

  • "Josh and Kurt talk about Microsoft accidentally letting us find out about ads in file explorer." https://opensourcesecurity.io/2022/03/20/episode-315-who-even-makes-all-these-terrible-decisions/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:25:11

  • Linux Kernel 5.17 Officially Released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33123   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:27:22

  • Windows is dying; the competition lowered its market value. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/17/file_explorer_windows_ads/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:28:12

  • 15 Commonly Used Network Ports Explained • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162785    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:33:04

  • "On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I’m very happy to announce the March 2022 release of Rakudo #154. Rakudo is an implementation of the Raku1 language." https://rakudo.org/post/announce-rakudo-release-2022.03    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:33:47

  • Another little Gemini milestone is crossed. The “planet” we have set up is increasingly being accessed. http://techrights.org/2022/03/20/2260-gemini-capsules-over-1800-active-ones/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:34:30

  • Steep increase in total number of Gemini capsules gemini://botond.online/en/stats/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 01:36:43

  • #Techrights Bulletin for Sunday, March 20, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 06:31:47

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

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 06:31:54

  • Review: Pardus 21.1 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162786    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:07:02

  • Linux Kernel 5.17 Released. This is What’s New • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162787    

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

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 5 now available http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162666#comment-33125   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:10:55

  • OpenSSL issues fixes for yet another serious vulnerability http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162593#comment-33126   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:11:52

  • "It wasn't after disconnecting from the problem and spending some time away from the computer that it came to me and I figured it out" https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2022/03/19/time/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:12:27

  • "Python has often been touted as a "batteries included" language because of its rich standard library that provides access to numerous utility modules and is distributed with the language" https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/888043/1bd384391190f7d1/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:12:47

  • Telegram’s ban in Brazil has been lifted https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/20/22988183/telegrams-ban-brazil-lifted-president-bolsonaro    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:13:12

  • Microsoft Windows TCO https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cyber-warfare-becomes-part-curriculum-ukrainian-students    

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

  • Gulag Has Opened the Door To Clownflare https://danielmiessler.com/blog/google-has-opened-the-door-to-cloudflare/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:14:31

  • SPY Home components https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2022-03-19-smart-home-components/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:15:01

  • "Julian and Stella have asked that instead of sending gifts, please consider one of the following..." https://dontextraditeassange.com/events/assange-wedding/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:16:14

  • "The campaign shows examples of situations where competitors agree to fix prices, divide markets, and rig bids – all of which are illegal activities" https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/businesses-warned-about-consequences-of-cartels.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:16:40

  • Faulty update brainwashes AEG microwaves into thinking they’re steam ovens https://thenextweb.com/news/update-brainwashes-microwaves-thinking-theyre-steam-ovens    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:17:07

  • Haiku - An Open Source OS That’s Different From The Norm ⚓ https://odysee.com/@oldtechbloke:8/haiku-an-open-source-os-that's-different:7    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:21:29

  • Why is a Microsofters speaking 'for' the government now? https://itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis-sp-481/open-sauce/the-sky-is-not-falling-yet-but-chris-krebs-says-it-may-still-happen.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:23:17

  • Arsenal is not enough https://www.vox.com/2022/3/19/22986316/russia-ukraine-cyber-attacks-holding-back    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:23:45

  • "Alexandre de Moraes, a Supreme Court judge, said he was blocking Telegram because the app had not fully responded to previous orders to remove the accounts of a prominent supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/world/americas/brazil-bans-telegram.html >

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:26:14

  • "Disinformation in wartime is as old as war itself, but today war unfolds in the age of social media and digital diplomacy." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/world/asia/russia-putin-propaganda-media.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:27:14

  • "The word that song was censored for was “earthquake”. And it is that on September 19, 1985 a strong telluric movement had hit the capital of the country, leaving a bad memory in the population." ttps://www.parisbeacon.com/63977/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:27:51

  • GDPR would be worthless if not enforced https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312820-nearly-all-websites-may-breach-gdpr-legislation-around-data-usage/ newscientist paywall http://techrights.org/2021/06/10/edps-gdpr-epo-impunity/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:30:11

  • "The operator of MP3Juices and YTMP3, two of the best-known YouTube downloaders, is taking action to protect these valuable brands" https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-rippers-ask-google-to-remove-copycats-from-the-search-results-220320/    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:32:20

  • HYPE. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/20/riding-blockchain-can-tech-be-revolutionary    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:34:25

  • "he biggest business in America is stealing and defrauding the federal government, Uncle Sam, and you the taxpayers. In terms of sheer stolen dollars, the total amount is greater than the annual sales of Amazon and Walmart over the past two years." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/20/commercial-defrauding-uncle-sam-biggest-booming-business    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:35:39

  • Is tinnitus a rare side effect of Covid vaccines? ⚓ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-side-effect-covid-vaccines-rcna20613   

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:37:34

  • "The Chinese city of Shenzhen – widely billed as the tech manufacturing capital of the world – has relaxed its COVID-19 restrictions in ways the city government expects will allow industrial production to resume." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/shenzhen_relaxes_covid_restrictions/    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:41:57

  • To go along with hideous levels of inflation, Walmart gives “Walmart+” to employees instead of a cost of living adjustment. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/to-go-along-with-hideous-levels-of-inflation-walmart-gives-walmart-to-employees-instead-of-a-cost-of-living-adjustment/    

POSTED mONDAY, mARCH 21, 2022 AT 07:45:26

  • Linux Kernel 5.17 Brings New Hardware Support And Steam Deck Improvements http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162775#comment-33127   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:47:13

  • LibrePlanet: "Living Liberation" Day two retrospective, and motivation for freedom • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162788    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:47:37

  • Mabox Linux - Beautiful Arch Linux with Openbox [Review] • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162789    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:51:24

  • 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 20th, 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162790    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 07:53:18

  • "An easy to setup server for the XMPP chat protocol. I'm the only user on it right now but it's served me well in talking to folks on other servers." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-03-20-how-to-get-into-self-hosting.gmi    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:02:31

  • "Please pull hwmon updates for Linux v5.18 from signed tag" https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220320231317.2171300-1-linux@roeck-us.net/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:04:45

  • "(Sponsored)" :/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/21/ai-thinker-ra-08-lorawan-module-features-asr6601-chip/ see https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/21/ai-thinker-ra-08-lorawan-module-features-asr6601-chip/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:11:03

  • "Given Poland's interests and the uncertainty of a true link between the vaccine and tinnitus — not to mention a strong anti-vaccine movement — why would he publicize his condition and suspicion that a vaccine could be involved?" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tinnitus-rare-side-effect-covid-vaccines-rcna20613    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:12:05

  • Proprietary Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162791    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:35:32

  • Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162792    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:35:41

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162793    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:35:50

  • "Why GNOME 42 is the release we’ve all been waiting for. Plus, we attempt to install Linux on an M1 MacBook live on the show." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/147962/it-went-real-bad-linux-unplugged-450/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:46:18

  • My favorite Linux top command options • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162794    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:49:44

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162795    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:49:52

  • Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Keep • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162796    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:50:24

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 5 is Here with Debian 11 ‘Bullseye’ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162666#comment-33128   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:51:28

  • LibrePlanet 2019 photo https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/computer-components-closeup/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 08:56:07

  • Linux 5.17 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162775#comment-33130   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:01:18

  • To Pay or Not to Pay? That is the Ransomware question | Pen Test Partners ⚓ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-that-is-the-ransomware-question/ http://techrights.org/2021/05/02/ransomware-task-force/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:07:18

  • Asahi Linux reaches 'very early Alpha' http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33131   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:08:58

  • Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162797    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:09:39

  • ICBM Red Hat is pushing Microsoft https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/03/21/hello-podman-using-net see http://techrights.org/2022/03/16/meme-ibm-fsf-bad-microsoft-good/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:11:50

  • Filipe Rosset: Fedora rawhide – fixed bugs 2021/10 https://ro7bit.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/fedora-rawhide-fixed-bugs-2021-10/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:12:38

  • Fedora Workstation’s State of Gaming - A Case Study of Control (2019) - Fedora Magazine ⚓ https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-workstations-state-of-gaming/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:13:14

  • ICBM keeps pushing complexity as "transformation" https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/3/digital-transformation-10-reasons-your-it-initiatives-fail    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:14:05

  • "It’s “new” – or newer, at least – in terms of containerization, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, security automation, robotic process automation (RPA), and the vast landscape of cloud-native tooling." BUZZWORD SALAD. https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/3/advance-automation-journey-tips    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:14:53

  • Documentation PR’s Welcome - Why Docs Are Not A Beginner Friendly Task https://fy.blackhats.net.au/blog/html/2022/03/15/documentation_pr_s_welcome_why_docs_are_not_a_beginner_friendly_task.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:16:50

  • "It would be foolish to say that Matthew Miller or Red Hat ordered these trolls to engage like this. On the other hand, this campaign of harassment did not arise spontaneously. Red Hat Linux is one of the oldest and most respected Linux distributions." https://danielpocock.com/red-hat-linux-harassment-war-graves/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:20:09

  • #HowTo Install Linux Kernel 5.17 on Ubuntu 21.10 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162798    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:24:34

  • IBM/Red Hat/Fedora Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162799    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:25:15

  • How to Install Linux Kernel 5.17 on Ubuntu / Linux Mint http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162798#comment-33132   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:27:24

  • i hate dealing with proprietary software gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2020-11-22.gmi    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:30:03

  • LibrePlanet 2022: The Net beyond the web https://kelar.org/~bandali/talks/libreplanet-2022-net-beyond-web.txt gopher://kelar.org/0/~bandali/talks/libreplanet-2022-net-beyond-web.txt    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:31:17

  • ICBM spin for unstable release https://opensource.com/article/22/3/upstream-first-or-path-lifting-property-covering-space    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:38:40

  • 20+ years of Emacs • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162800    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:38:47

  • "Our story this week comes from "Ivor" courtesy of his experience with punched cards and the IBM System/360 Model 40." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/who_me/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:39:53

  • "Working for a famous tech company, I get asked a lot "Why don't you use technology X?" X may be an application, programming language, operating system, hypervisor, processor, or tool." https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2022-03-19/why-dont-you-use.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:43:09

  • External dual-head is better and cheaper https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/asus_zenbook_pro_duo_ux582_review/ "The same job in an Ubuntu VM under VMware Workstation required 7:54 to finish the job"    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:45:00

  • Gobby - a Collaborative Text Editor for Ubuntu Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162801    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:45:07

  • "Indian IT services giant HCL Technologies has told India's Labour Commissioner that its controversial decision to recover bonuses paid to staff who later resigned was not illegal." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/hcl_defends_bonus_clawbacks/ http://techrights.org/2009/04/10/microsoft-sails-overseas/ https://techrights.org/2008/04/13/cult-of-get-then-while-young/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:47:05

  • 2.5 weeks ago I quit Twitter; if I log in (not even posting anything), this is what I get http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/ukraine-in-twitter/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:49:14

  • The EPO strike is now 25 hours away; workers of the EPO should prioritise solidarity over short-term safety (blind obedience) as the future of Europe (and of science in general) is at stake http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/joining-epo-strike/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:49:36

  • As we expected throughout this past week, not a single site has mentioned the EPO’s strike except SUEPO and the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and it’s part of a long-lasting pattern of what we’re calling the “EPO Media Blackout” http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/the-patent-distortion-part-6/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:49:58

  • fscrypt updates for 5.18 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YjgEC8Nw9PDmdY0O@sol.localdomain/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:55:57

  • Linux 5.17 is out now with new AMD P-State driver http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162775#comment-33134    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:58:12

  • Delete Windows. It harms your brain. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/file_explorer_fiasco_column/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 09:59:56

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162802    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:03:26

  • Here's the first Linux distro made for Apple M1 systems http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33135   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:03:38

  • 20 Open-source, free LaTeX and TeX editors and IDEs for Windows, Linux, macOS, and the Web. • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162803    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:06:08

  • "The Western world is debating whether permitting Putin to retain some of the territory he has seized would "be like the 1938 appeasement of Hitler by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain," Barrett said." https://text.npr.org/1086709135    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:08:42

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is out now http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162724#comment-33137   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:12:34

  • "how websites looked back then, fast-forwarding to the present day and the sad current state of the web, and some possibilities on where we could go from here if we would like to have a better net/web in the future for user freedom, privacy, and control." https://kelar.org/~bandali/talks/libreplanet-2022-net-beyond-web.txt    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 10:15:02

  • Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162804    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 13:55:10

  • Microbel shilling Microsoft and his sponsor, AMD https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd-milanx-hbv3&num=1 that's why I cannot accept Phoronix anymore http://techrights.org/2021/04/20/phoronix-and-microsoft/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 13:57:14

  • When Blogs Become Marketing and Benchmarks Become Product Promotions • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/ ䷉ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 13:57:51

  • The worst things about iPad OS gemini://idiomdrottning.org/ios    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:05:43

  • DDoS in techrights. Weird. Same page requested 6,000+ times in less than a minute.    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:07:06

  • A Musical Story is a very unique rhythm game with plenty of soul | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/a-musical-story-is-a-very-unique-rhythm-game-with-plenty-of-soul    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:09:08

  • Phoronix's Microbel: I take money from companies other than Microsoft (which I take gifts from) but since they're Microsoft partners I end up shilling Microsoft    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:10:37

  • "Oh good, another fantastic looking pixel-art life sim to suck away my time. Kynseed from PixelCount Studios has a Beta available on Steam for better Steam Deck support" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/sandbox-life-sim-rpg-kynseed-gets-a-beta-for-improved-steam-deck-support/    

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

  • "There's a new Ubuntu logo and I think it looks awful. AMD FSR 2.0 is announced! Plus, a major kernel exploits affects all Linux devices--including ANDROID!" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=9C6YAtVB-1I    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:12:37

  • "Want to play Phasmophobia on a Linux desktop or Steam Deck? Well, it still doesn't yet work fully as the voice recognition isn't there but support for it is coming thanks to the Wine team." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/wine-and-proton-have-a-curious-case-of-phasmophobia/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:13:38

  • "Developer Ariel Jurkowski emailed in about their upcoming game Please Fix The Road, a puzzle game all about fixing up the roads and it really does look quite wonderful. The developer also confirmed full Linux support at release." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/please-fix-the-road-is-a-gorgeous-upcoming-puzzle-game    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:14:25

  • The EPO‘s Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos have both crushed staff such as patent examiners, putting them on time-limited contracts with decreasing salaries while compelling them to grant lots of bogus European Patents, including software patents; no wonder the staff goes on strike! http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/plundering-epo-staff-during-high-inflation/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:16:23

  • The GNU maintainer of Jami, GNUzilla and IceCat says there are “some possibilities on where we could go from here if we would like to have a better net/web in the future for user freedom, privacy, and control.” http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/bandali-geminispace-and-gopher/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:16:37

  • Putin’s Russia is taking advantage of Microsoft’s products being unsafe by design http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/putin-loves-windows/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:17:00

  • EPO workers who go on strike tomorrow are also helping those who cannot go on strike (but are similarly suffering from António Campinos) http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/campinos-vs-pensioners/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:17:23

  • Now that Twitter profits from conflict, Facebook allows people to call for deaths of people, and Google (Gulag) profits from assassination based on algorithms (“Hey Hi”) we need to highlight the extraordinary degree of hypocrisy http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/gafam-double-standards/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:17:52

  • The real risks associated with Clown Computing are becoming ever more apparent; years ago in Venezuela and now in Russia or Ukraine (Gulag cannot even distinguish!); these are the sorts of companies that have taken over “Open Source” and are basically normalising crimes against humanity http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/clown-computing-reality/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:18:11

  • Richard M. Stallman (RMS) spoke on the matter half a decade ago (he covered many other issues) http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/rms-vs-clownflare/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:18:45

  • Games: A Musical Story, Please Fix The Road, Kynseed, and Phasmophobia • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162805    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:18:56

  • Linux 5.17 arrives: Here's what's inside http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162775#comment-33138   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 14:58:56

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is now available http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162666#comment-33139   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 15:04:13

  • Proprietary Software and Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162806    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 15:32:19

  • Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162807    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 15:32:24

  • We are unfortunately seeing sites that focus on “Linux” falling into the hands of Microsoft with its marketing operations; if we cannot understand or cannot agree that such software should be rejected, that’s a very big problem http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/selling-microsoft/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 17:58:34

  • The EPO ‘Mafia’ (this what staff calls the management) seems to be doing what every rogue employer tends to do when staff organises and takes action; the staff union says that the Mafia “has meanwhile published that staff ‘must’ register in the EPO Strike tool." http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/strike-busting-antonio-campinos/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 18:01:34

  • COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: Almost a Quarter Million Confirmed Infections Reported Today (Worse Since First Week of January)http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/21/records-confirmed-today/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 18:21:25

  • Who thought Gulag would profit from a gulag? https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-settles-over-firing-workers-protesting-immigration-cloud-deal-2022-03-21/ Microsoft also: http://techrights.org/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 18:47:33

  • Capital and Copyright gemini://idiomdrottning.org/capital-and-copyright    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 19:00:41

  • 19 techrights posts so far today. no social control media = getting things done.    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:05:19

  • Banana Pi BPI-R3 WiFi 6 router board features MediaTek Filogic 830/MT7986 SoC • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162808    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:05:38

  • Junction: An Application Switcher to Open Files and Links • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162809    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:05:47

  • "The proliferation of commons and crowdfunding might be one way to gradually and safely move towards a better and more fair world. ♥ Although I’m kinda pessimistic that that’d be enough: maybe we need to evolve more robust and more sustainable economics generally" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/capital-and-copyright    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:06:31

  • Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162810    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:13:37

  • Banana Pi router board features WiFi 6 and dual 2.5GbE http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162808#comment-33140   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:14:42

  • howtoforge has outsourced to clownflate (malware). So sad...    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:20:12

  • Linux kernel 5.17 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 22.04 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162798#comment-33141   

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:22:16

  • Open letter to the ACM regarding Codes of Conduct impersonating the Code of Ethics https://danielpocock.com/open-letter-acm-codes-of-ethics-conduct/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:25:36

  • Christopher Smart: Joining a bridged IRC network on Element (Matrix) https://blog.christophersmart.com/2022/03/21/joining-a-bridged-irc-network-on-element-matrix/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:28:59

  • Wow. Only one Debian Developer in 1 month. https://bits.debian.org/2022/03/new-developers-2022-02.html the large corporations (such as Gulag) are ruining Debian by driving talent away http://techrights.org/2022/01/14/debian-social-contract/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:35:03

  • Keeping one’s home tidy — 2022 — Blog — GNU Guix ⚓ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2022/keeping-ones-home-tidy/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:36:06

  • Top 7 Debian-Based Distros to Try If You Want an Ubuntu Alternative • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162811    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:36:13

  • Better headline would be, Microsoft transmits malware, blames "Open Source" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/03/developer-sabotages-open-source-software-package.html    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:38:28

  • Bruce Schneier is increasingly speaking like a government and corporate shill rather than advocate of real security    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:39:31

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162812    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:39:38

  • A1 Telekom to be held accountable for violations in Belarus - Access Now ⚓ https://www.accessnow.org/a1-telekom-belarus/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:40:40

  • "Encryption is a great benefit to take advantage of, especially when it comes to hosting web sites. But how exactly do TLS certificates work? In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss foundational concepts surrounding certificates, as well as some advice and recommended practices." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=bbxhxFI1wm8    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 20:42:30

  • This is written like an AMD/x86 commercial. Many quotes, not much fact-checking. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/amd_epyc_cpu/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:01:40

  • Worse than DRM? https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/epson_payments_issue/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:02:28

  • Is the new EARN IT Act “new wine in an old bottle”? Whatever it is, we’re not buying it. - Public Knowledge ⚓ https://publicknowledge.org/is-the-new-earn-it-act-new-wine-in-an-old-bottle-whatever-it-is-were-not-buying-it/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:05:09

  • Alleviating some legitimate concerns, Richard M. Stallman (RMS), the FSF’s indisputable and sole founder, will be giving an FSF talk in a few weeks, according to this latest FSF post http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/the-state-of-the-free-software-movement/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:06:22

  • The management of the EPO is feeling stressed about the impending strike and the industrial actions which imperial the fake ‘productivity’ long touted by corrupt EPO management http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/epo-industrial-actions/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:06:43

  • Rust is shit. https://gankra.github.io/blah/fix-rust-pointers/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:07:36

  • Funny how Rust "experts" typically huddle around Microsoft proprietary software instead of Freedom-respecting software. They also heavily censor: http://techrights.org/2021/04/20/mpaa-riaa-still-bossing-github/ http://techrights.org/2020/06/18/rusty-censorship/ http://techrights.org/2021/11/22/microsofts-github-is-hugely-toxic-and-it-censors-critics-of-corporations-or-people-sceptical-of-those-in-power/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:09:06

  • ICBM in "the cloud"... BOOM! Clown computing. https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/customer-success-stories-red-hat-openshift-paves-way-toward-hybrid-cloud    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:10:33

  • "This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.shat (libera shat/)." https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/cpe-weekly-update-week-of-march-14th-18th/    

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

  • Why is this scare back so suddenly? http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162251#comment-33144   

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

  • GOG Games Festival is live with lots on sale and some demos up | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/gog-games-festival-is-live-with-lots-on-sale-and-some-demos-up    

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

  • Nontech cargo cults https://www.fosslife.org/importance-software-usability-testing    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:15:17

  • Many crap or "bullshit jobs" want us to make the false assumption that coders (software developers) cannot figure out how to make a decent GUI. They made up buzzwords for themselves, e.g. "UX".    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:16:25

  • "Who is WordPress actually made for? Join our host, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she explores this controversial question and three things that can help find the answer." https://wordpress.org/news/2022/03/episode-27-is-wordpress-made-for-me/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:16:45

  • Mozilla pushing DRM and using DRM to market Firefox; deeply misguided company that does not wish to understand the core user(base) https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/extensions-addons/firefox-extension-helps-bring-movie-magic-to-theaters-near-you/ http://techrights.org/wiki/Mozilla    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:17:56

  • Linux/kernel: scheduler updates for v5.18 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YjhZUezhnamHAl0H@gmail.com/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:19:03

  • Rakudo Weekly News: 2022.12 Releasomatic https://rakudoweekly.blog/2022/03/21/2022-12-releasomatic/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:19:33

  • TornadoVM 0.13 is out, but it needs to delete Microsoft GitHub to be taken seriously https://www.tornadovm.org/blog GitHub is proprietary prison with NSA in charge    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:23:14

  • "Composable code describes classes and functions that can be readily combined to create more powerful higher-level constructs. Composability compares favorably to alternative forms of code reuse such as object-oriented inheritance" https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/15780/what-is-composable-code-and-how-can-you-create-it/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:25:02

  • "You assume the role of CEO of a fresh electronics company tasked with hiring employees, designing your office and turning it all into a "ruthless money-making machine"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/now-you-too-can-underpay-everyone-in-office-management-101    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:26:48

  • How to conflate fakecoins with security, mostly by abusing the term "crypto" - Copyleft Currents ⚓ https://heathermeeker.com/2022/03/21/crypto-for-the-rest-of-us-part-ii-what-is-proof-of-stake-and-why-should-you-care/    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:28:17

  • "ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws." https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-weekly-news-round18    

posted Monday, March 21, 2022 at 21:29:18

  • "Today I saw a back link to my Gemini capsule from Gophersphere. It somehow natural, but we don't have a proper instrumentation to detect that. ;-)" gemini://szczezuja.space/tinylog.gmi    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 02:51:43

  • Types are useful gemini://idiomdrottning.org/types-are-useful    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 02:52:35

  • GNOME 41.5 Released as a Bugfix Update for the GNOME 41 Desktop Series • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162813    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 02:52:42

  • Like this is what should matter in an OS these days. "Dark mode", icons, emojis... https://www.maketecheasier.com/set-custom-icons-android-apps/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:12:10

  • 270: System76 Interview with Emma Marshall - Destination Linux ⚓ https://destinationlinux.org/episode-270/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:13:11

  • "We discuss whether computing become less interesting as performance and abstraction have increased over the years. Plus our discoveries including two way radios, synths, HTML from colourful terminal output, and a personal wiki for Vim." https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-169/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:13:49

  • Gunnar Wolf: Long, long, long live Emacs after 39 years http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162800#comment-33145   

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:15:31

  • 60 Parsecs! gets a small update to improve Steam Deck support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/60-parsecs-gets-a-small-update-to-improve-steam-deck-support    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:17:03

  • "I use flameshot for my screenshots which has built in annotation tools but if you want a stand alone solution that's much simpler than GIMP, look no further than annotator" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=iX-NKceEuqM    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:18:05

  • GDC 2022: Cloud gaming powered by Anbox Cloud | Ubuntu ⚓ https://ubuntu.com//blog/gdc-2022-cloud-gaming-powered-by-anbox-cloud    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:18:37

  • "Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 727 for the week of March 13 – 19, 2022." https://ubuntu-news.org/2022/03/21/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-727/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:20:45

  • Clown. Outsourcing. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/general_dynamics_cloud/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:21:42

  • "Russia labels Meta an “extremist organization,” outlawing Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp is exempt from the ruling, because it doesn’t have a “public information sharing” function." https://www.accessnow.org/digital-rights-ukraine-russia-conflict/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:22:38

  • Games: GoG, Office Management 101, Steam, and GDC • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162814    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:22:45

  • Josh Simmons is out. From OSI. That's good. https://opensource.org/blog/2022-osi-board-election-results see http://techrights.org/2021/06/01/wikipedia-osi/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:23:50

  • MassOS GNU/Linux 2022.02.2 Quick overview #Shorts - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XKBLxzFan4o    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:29:06

  • Those messages should say, "MOVE TO GNU/LINUX" https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/win_11_hardware_requirements_nagware/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:33:12

  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162815    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:33:18

  • Debian is turning 30 (in September next year) and it needs to change direction in order to attract volunteers like it did back in the 1990s http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/debian-errors/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:34:05

  • "It was a while since I last spoke Swedish on a podcast. I joined the friendly hosts of the Trevlig Mjukvara (translates to something like “Nice Software”) podcast and we talked software development, open source, curl, Mozilla and a few other topics for an hour. I had a great time." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/03/22/trevlig-mjukvara/    

posted Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 03:38:34
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