Roy Schestowitz

• #Techrights Bulletin for Sunday, March 27, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 04:21:27

• #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 28, 2022 at 04:21:36

• "I was also thinking about partitioning my Tinylog. But it isn't Gopher with their catalog of files. Gemini is similar to WWW, with content mixed with site structure. So in Gopher, we would link to content, rather than to site structure like in WWW and Gemini." gemini://szczezuja.space/tinylog.gmi    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 05:07:36

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163055    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 05:28:34

• "Most servers these days have an IPMI, including more or less all of ours. One of the standard IPMI functions is a 'system event log'" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/IPMIClocksDrift    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:18:27

• "smart speakers" = microphones that transmit or spy https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-evolution-of-the-smart-home-current-trends-part-2    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:19:38

• "Let’s take a look back at the journey of smart home technology, uncover some of the trends in this industry’s development, and take stock of where we are now." https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-evolution-of-the-smart-home-how-it-started-part-1    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:20:05

• "Open source apps offer Android users excellent alternatives to their mainstream competitors." https://www.androidpolice.com/best-free-open-source-apps-for-android/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:23:18

• Why Does Linux Have So Many Distributions? Linux Distros Explained • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163056    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:23:28

• Those who sympathise with Microsoft (ZemlinPAC, OSI etc.) are in effect abetting crime and corruption. https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/microsoft-says-employees-sacked,-partnerships-ended-over-bribery-allegations.html    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:24:31

• Are terrorists allies of Western regimes that pass oppressive laws? https://jacobinmag.com/2022/03/911-revelations-saudi-arabia-al-bayoumi-bandar-bush/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:26:28

• ICBM: genocide for profit https://besacenter.org/ibm-holocaust/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:26:57

• Akin to ethnic cleansing by Putler https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukraine-says-moscow-is-forcibly-moving-civilians-to-russia    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:27:21

• Same old shit in "HEY HI" clothing https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2022/03/27/a-wave-of-billion-dollar-language-ai-startups-is-coming/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:29:50

• Hitler did the same to Germany (e.g. Godel) https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1653111/tech-talent-fleeing-russia-for-lithuania-opportunity-or-security-risk    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:30:59

• "Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager won backing on Thursday from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal" https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/new-eu-rules-regulating-u-s-tech-giants-likely-to-set-global-standard/90457821    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:31:40

• "Although exceedingly rare, some public libraries in Utah have also noticed an increase in book challenges" https://www.ksl.com/article/50375904/schools-have-become-the-latest-culture-war-battleground-are-public-libraries-next    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:40:25

• "Alec Muffet, an ex-Facebook developer who is responsible for writing code that has enabled major websites such as Facebook" https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/bbc-dark-web-russia-censorship-putin-1534974    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:40:58

• "The film was originally classified as R16, but now only those aged 18 and over will be allowed to see it." https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/300550538/chief-censor-reclassifies-the-kashmir-files-after-concern-from-muslim-community    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:45:07

• "Since the Taliban’s blitz takeover of Afghanistan six months ago, the songs have gone silent in the historic musicians’ quarter of Kabul." https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2022/03/24/2003775385    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:45:30

• "Russian armed forces have been bullying and threatening journalists and local media" https://rsf.org/en/news/russians-use-abduction-hostage-taking-threaten-ukrainian-journalists-occupied-zones    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:59:13

• "During his career spanning over half a century, Engin worked for and managed several newspapers and magazines." https://bianet.org/english/media/259579-prominent-journalist-aydin-engin-passes-away-at-81    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 06:59:39

• "The Fulani herders are predominantly Muslim, and extremist herdsmen frequently launch violent attacks against Christian farmers in Nigeria." https://www.persecution.org/2022/03/25/suspected-fulani-herdsmen-abduct-46-christians-central-nigeria/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:01:02

• "When I was working at AWS, around 2017 we started getting excited pitches from companies who wanted to be part of the 5G build-out, saying that obviously there’d be lots of opportunities for public-cloud providers. But I never walked away convinced." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/03/26/Is-5G-BS    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:01:45

• Microsoft is crime. Synonyms. Microsoft? CRIME. "Qatar’s Ministry of Education was paying $9.5 million annually over seven years for Microsoft Office and Windows licenses that they couldn't use because they didn't even have computers" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-260322.html#tMar%2026%2020:53:37    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:04:06

• Nebraska Rep. Fortenberry says he will resign following conviction for lying to FBI ⚓ https://text.npr.org/1089034831 ䷉ Source: BillPR    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:08:03

• old: microsoft windows tco https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/a/200808070094136    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:08:41

• Killing for money. It's legal. https://neritam.wordpress.com/2022/03/27/how-big-pharma-broke-american-health-care/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:09:57

• When your choice is narrowed down to Putler or terroristic regime https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1654425/oil-refinery-in-lithuania-to-only-import-saudi-crude-minister    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:10:37

• The Real Cost of a Magical Education ⚓ https://reason.com/2022/03/26/the-real-cost-of-a-magical-education/ ䷉ Source: reason    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:11:03

• Trumputin https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-03-21/trump-impeachment-ukraine-russia-putin-invasion    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:11:51

• Blogging at 112 http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-270322.html#tMar%2027%2020:52:40 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10014592 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagny_Carlsson    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:14:05

• In Chernihiv, civilians are trapped as hospitals and schools attacked - BBC News ⚓ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60860197 ䷉ Source: bbc    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:15:42

• Trump may need to look up the definition of "smart" | Salon.com ⚓ https://www.salon.com/2022/03/27/may-need-to-look-up-the-definition-of-smart/ ䷉ Source: salon    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:16:04

• "In the first six months of 2021, YouTube processed four million automated Content ID claims every day but sometimes the involvement of a human being is the only way to tackle copyright disputes." https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-needs-a-copyright-specialist-to-handle-high-risk-takedowns-220327/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:17:38

• "I went to jail in order to expose the fact that Alex Salmond was being framed on false charges, orchestrated within the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s office and testified to by perjury committed by individuals very close to Sturgeon, who made fake claims of molestation." https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2022/03/alex-salmond-and-the-european-court/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:18:55

• They'd kill people before they let this pass https://truthout.org/articles/billionaires-would-pay-nearly-100-times-more-in-taxes-under-new-biden-proposal/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:21:45

• Lack of money? Yes. The military wants MOAR. 330,000,000 USians are 'collaterals' https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/27/770-billion-military-poisoned-water-military-families    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:22:53

• A million deaths later the regimes stopped caring about lives https://truthout.org/articles/the-pandemic-isnt-over-yet-but-congress-is-willing-to-gamble-that-it-is/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:24:09

• "Pinball machines are large, complex, and heavy boxes of joy and delight. However, when you don’t have the money or space for one, you have to make your own mini Raspberry Pi-powered one" https://hackaday.com/2022/03/27/tiny-pinball-is-as-cute-as-pi/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:27:25

• Generating Composite Video On ESP32 With LVGL GUI https://hackaday.com/2022/03/27/generating-composite-video-on-esp32-with-lvgl-gui/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:35:01

• "One million US deaths from COVID-19. Catatonic politics on climate change. Communities suffocating from environmental injustice." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/27/grim-consequences-sidelining-science-nearly-one-million-us-covid-deaths-and-climate    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:47:47

• "Climate change is sad. It's frightening. It's demoralizing." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/27/we-battle-ongoing-climate-crisis-we-must-address-mental-health-crisis-its-causing    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:48:18

• "This minimum tax would make sure that the wealthiest Americans no longer pay a tax rate lower than teachers and firefighters." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/03/27/biden-tax-plan-would-force-top-10-billionaires-alone-pay-215-billion-over-next    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:49:01

• "after the demise of political figures, their troubling histories are whitewashed in the name of respecting their memories" https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/27/im-iraqi-and-i-remember-madeleine-albright-who-she-truly-was    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:50:10

• "Democratic (and Republican) Senators found no time to tap into Judge Jackson’s knowledge and analysis of the grave issues regarding the nexus of the power of giant corporations and the Constitution." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/03/27/amid-disgraceful-questions-judge-jackson-not-one-about-corporate-power    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 07:54:07

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163058    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 08:09:44

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 27th, 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163059    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 08:09:52

• Open Hardware/Modding/Programming • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163057    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 08:10:02

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163060    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 09:35:34

• 8 Best KDE Based Linux Distributions That You’ll Love • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163061    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:15:04

• Review: Zenwalk GNU Linux 15.0 - The power of Zen • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163062    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:32:26

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Atlassian Opsgenie • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163063    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:32:36

• "Josh and Kurt talk about the latest [Microsoft] backdoored package." https://opensourcesecurity.io/2022/03/27/episode-316-you-have-to-use-open-source/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:44:31

• Metadata Cleaner: Remove Your Traces Within a File • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163064    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:49:16

• There seems to be almost no journalism left on issues like patents in Europe (or in general); the little coverage that exists is full of conflicts (of interest) and there’s media blackout when it comes to the biggest and most noteworthy news http://techrights.org/2022/03/27/media-blackout-europe/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:50:04

• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 27, 2022 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/03/28/irc-log-270322/ ䷉ Source: Techrights | GNU | Linux | FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/03/28/irc-log-270322/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:51:16

• Twitter makes it hard to follow what you’ve actually subscribed for; instead, Twitter increasingly tells you what to follow (following the footsteps of GulagTube and Facebook) http://techrights.org/2022/03/28/spam-in-the-notifications-bar-in-twitter/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:51:42

• Feren OS 2022.03 is Finally Here as its First Update for This YearFeren OS 2022.03 is Finally Here as its First Update for This Year http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163046#comment-33218   

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:55:49

• Hard Links and Soft Links in Linux: Everything You Need to Know • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163065    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 14:58:19

• Russia and SA https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220328-south-africa-skates-on-diplomatic-thin-ice-over-russia-ukraine-war    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:13:34

• Linux running on M1 Ultra http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162909#comment-33219   

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:15:10

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163066    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:15:54

• A laptop is cheaper, runs games too, has battery that probably lasts longer than Steam Deck's https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gG7Vx27oA0g    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:18:33

• "We explore what makes NixOS so powerful, and why it might be the future of all Linux distributions. Plus we announce a community-wide NixOS challenge for the month of April." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/148042/the-nixos-challenge-linux-unplugged-451/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:20:33

• Why AlmaLinux Is the Distro to Beat in the CentOS Linux Replacement Arena • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163067    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:23:10

• Best Open Source Internet Radio Player for Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163068    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:23:53

• Zynq UltraScale+ gets the SiP treatment with tiny OSDZU3 module • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163069    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:26:37

• Just realised that at my desk I have six cameras pointing right at me, webcams but most of them covered with tape    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 15:47:00

• Videos/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Steam Deck, Free Software Security on Back Doors in Microsoft’s NPM, and GNU World Order • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163070    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:03:04

• Bullshit buzzwords something something cars... blah blah blah... journalism dead. https://www.maketecheasier.com/5g-cars/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:03:49

• First batch of KVM patches for 5.18 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220321173215.2824704-1-pbonzini@redhat.com/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:06:31

• Microsoft is crime http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162988#comment-33220   

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:08:09

• [GIT PULL] Power management updates for v5.18-rc1 - Rafael J. Wysocki ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/CAJZ5v0i+dDvX2J7CHfawmFXynifkNZ-0ZHYnraYv-HYJN5bdbA@mail.gmail.com/ ䷉ Source: kernel | linux | mail    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:09:07

• [GIT PULL] hardening updates for v5.18-rc1 - Kees Cook ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202203210755.C56A4CD5@keescook/ ䷉ Source: keescook | linux | kernel | hacking    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:10:22

• Get rid of annoying Polkit password prompts https://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/26061/home-use-only-get-rid-of-annoying-polkit-password-prompts    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:23:02

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163071    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:27:09

• This is a self-selecting survey, so it'll never be accurate or anywhere near complete https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/update-pc-info-202203/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:48:16

• "ICYMI: we're close to 2,000 titles rated either Verified or Playable." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/100-orange-juice-gets-steam-deck-verified-thanks-to-supporting-steam-input/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:50:59

• Portal 2: Desolation is looking great in the graphics overhaul | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/portal-2-desolation-is-looking-great-in-the-graphics-overhaul/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 16:51:49

• Games: Steam Deck, Portal 2: Desolation, Slay the Spire, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163072    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:11:05

• The Nazi "evil twin" of Pegasus/NSO Group (Gamma) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/spyware-vendor-finfisher-claims-insolvency-amid-investigation    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:16:41

• FinFisher GmbH "Insolvency"... aka we're going to change name and operate through some other shell... like your Berlin falafel shop 'shutting down', filing for bankruptcy, changing name, and then starting afresh    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:18:23

• Spyware businesses thriving. Malware makers HIRING. Join Team Evil. Buy a big house. Expose them? Vault 7? WATCH OUT! Look what happened to Julian Assange. Participate in the crime! OR ELSE: http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162988#comment-33220    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:19:53

• Microsoft: we'll get you in trouble for NOT joining our orgies: http://techrights.org/2010/02/07/microsoft-orgies-and-drugs/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:20:43

• A VPN for #KeepItOn: How tech can mitigate internet shutdowns | TechRadar ⚓ https://www.techradar.com/vpn/a-vpn-for-keepiton-how-tech-can-mitigate-internet-shutdowns ䷉ Source: techradar    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:22:07

• The journey from mir-kiosk to Ubuntu Frame • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163073    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:30:18

• "About 4 years ago at a routine eye check the optometrist recommended that I get reading glasses. Apparently I’m old enough that my eyes are losing their ability to focus at different distances to having different glasses for close and remote objects (EG reading and driving) is necessary for good vision." https://etbe.coker.com.au/2022/03/28/reading-glasses/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:34:34

• 'FOSSlife' Team is amplifying ANTI-FOSS FUD, shifting blame/culpability for malware sent by Microsoft... blaming "open source" instead https://www.fosslife.org/threat-open-source-protestware    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:36:25

• Let's hear it, folks... how Microsoft shipping MALWARE to millions of machines is the fault of "Open Source". Give it up for... Bill Gates-funded 'journalists'....https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:39:16

• Microsoft keeps concern-trolling those whom it PRETENDS to "love"    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:40:18

• " Today I tried using infrared between my HP-49+ and my Palm IIIxe. I also grabbed my IrDA dongle identifying as a Kingsun KS-959. Tried plugging it first into my recent Windows 10 (also turns out my version of Win 10 no longer has irmon, but earlier ones did have)." gemini://g.mikf.pl/gemlog/2022-03-28-irda.gmi    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:41:26

• "Besides I really love that old thing. It's slow, of course, and I've had some very frustrating experiences with it for things that should be common use cases. Immense lag when scrolling through an .odt document that contains pictures, for example." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-03-28-paring-down-computer-power.gmi    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:42:38

• "I don’t understand the obsession with “qualified” supreme court justices. I don’t care about qualifications, I care about a judge’s ideological leanings. You don’t even need to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice." gemini://alex.flounder.online/journal.gmi    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:46:14

• "I don’t understand the obsession with “qualified” supreme court justices. I don’t care about qualifications, I care about a judge’s ideological leanings. You don’t even need to be a lawyer to be a Supreme Court Justice." gemini://alex.flounder.online/journal.gmi    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 17:47:03

• Hey, dude... Daniel... your project depends on Microsoft proprietary software https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/03/28/what-curl-expects-from-dependencies/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:09:44

• This seems to be webspam, but I'll bite. No, these are SURVEILLANCE "apps" (up your arse to spy on your BODY) and they won't improve your life, that's just how spies try to advertise them in recent year, esp. during COVID crisis. "For your SAFETY!!" https://medevel.com/can-health-apps-help-people-in-real-life/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:14:20

• Did American boycott Beijing Olympics because China had invaded Iraq?    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:15:02

• ICBM Red Hat has used this stock photography many dozens of times in articles about programming. I do honestly wonder how many black ladies Red Hat EVER hired as programmers. (Because to Red Hat it's all about optics/PR/perception) https://opensource.com/article/22/3/simplify-java-persistence-implementation-kotlin-quarkus    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:16:44

• ICBM Red Hat: "Our team maintains an example CRUD application on GitHub..." Facepalm, you outsource to criminals, it is proprietary software, and to participate I'd need to open an account with criminals https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/03/28/simplify-secure-connections-postgresql-databases-nodejs    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:17:57

• ICBM Red Hat promotes the non-tech cults that ruin tech in the name of something eXperience (they can't even spell experience right) ttps://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/3/digital-transformation-3-reasons-user-experience-matters    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:22:38

• "estimated $700 billion in digital transformation" = marketing bullshit and buzzwords to get you to rip apart what generally works, BUY OUR NEW STUFF!!! We shall send brochures and 'studies' we paid for https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/3/digital-transformation-3-key-focus-areas-2022    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:24:24

• vlad@putinbox # kill ukraine error: command not found. vlad@putinbox # killall ukraine https://linuxhandbook.com/kill-vs-killall/   

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:27:03

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163074    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 18:50:34

• GParted 1.4 Released with Labeling Support for Mounted Btrfs, EXT4, and XFS Filesystems • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163075    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:13:35

• Entering Leap Bugs Gains New Clarity • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163076    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:13:45

• Worship Apple? Check. Worship Microsoft (GitHub)? Check. Proprietary? Check. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LLVM-Clang-march-native-M1    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:30:52

• Archinstall has been outsourced to criminals from Microsoft. And it's developed using proprietary software. Can GNU/Linux distros please stop supporting crime?    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:31:48

• Microbell us running Intel ads again https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Core-i9-12900KS    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:35:07

• https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/rit-malayalam-fonts-are-available-default-in-fedora-36-eln/   

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:36:54

• ICBM gets new fonts from volunteers https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2022/03/28/rit-malayalam-fonts-are-available-default-in-fedora-36-eln/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:36:58

• Gulag "is currently in the process of killing Hangouts." Gulag and Microsoft keep killing their disservices. Why would YOU or your BUSINESS want to rely on these??? I keep alerting people at work. Clown Computing isn't "Smart"; it's for lazy and dumb people without foresight https://etbe.coker.com.au/2022/03/28/hangouts-replacement/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:39:41

• Microsoft-friendly media likes to paint as Linux things that have nothing to do with Linux https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/muhstik-botnet-targeting-redis-servers.html Photoshop is WINDOQWS?    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:44:30

• "We're wrapping up another great week with the following activities from the Apache community..." https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-weekly-news-round19    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:45:15

• Fedora and IBM/Red Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163077    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:45:25

• Microsoft and Bill Gates have pulled a "well, he's dead" on Elabd; "we totally don't know him, never heard of him..." http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162988#comment-33220    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:46:36

• Gulag Deutschland pretends this was its own achievement https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220328-01.en.html    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:51:48

• ESP32 Composite Video Library outputs PAL, SECAM and NTSC, supports LVGL - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/28/esp32-composite-video-library-outputs-pal-secam-and-ntsc-supports-lvgl/ ䷉ Source: Linux | GNU | Hardware | cnxsoftware    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:53:45

• Stable Kernels: 5.17.1, 5.16.18, 5.15.32, 5.10.109, 5.4.188, 4.19.237, 4.14.274, and 4.9.309 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163078    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:55:30

• 11 Open-source, free solutions to create your own XMPP server to create your own chat network • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163079    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 19:55:38

• Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 5.4 Released with Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS, Various Improvements • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163080    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:05:40

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163081    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:07:17

• Spamnil now propping up "Web3" scams... how fitting for the ambitious "filmmaker"    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:16:27

• Not about Linux. Intel SPAM. x86 is relic./ C'mon, Liam... https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/intel-announced-the-core-i9-12900ks-as-the-worlds-fastest-desktop-processor/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:17:46

• Redmonk takes money from Microsoft criminals. It bases its 'studies' on Microsoft data. Facts do not matters to these self-described 'analysts'; clients do. https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2022/03/28/language-rankings-1-22/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:19:11

• Gulag proprietary software: "an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system." https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/03/28/google-releases-security-updates-chrome    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:20:57

• Gammath™ SPOT version 2.9 (beta) released on 28 March 2022 https://pypi.org/project/gammath-spot/2.9/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:24:09

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163082    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 20:52:41

• COVID-19 in the UK: Deaths Soar to About 1,000 a Week as Hospitals See Rise From About 10,000 Patients to Almost 20,000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/28/borisnaro-piling-up-high/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:06:54

• Deck-building RPG 'Tainted Grail: Conquest' releases for Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/deck-building-rpg-tainted-grail-conquest-releases-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:08:45

• [GIT PULL] Char/Misc and other driver updates for 5.18-rc1 - Greg KH ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YkG6jOtPmhHehQoz@kroah.com/ ䷉ Source: kroah    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:11:53

• Debian decides to allow secret votes • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163083    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:12:00

• "So… containers, we know them for years now but they still tend to cause us problems thanks to the extra layers of abstraction, storage and… Networking." https://blog.tomecek.net/post/debugging-container-networking/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:21:23

• Just spoke to my nurse aunt in Yorkshire and ANOTHER colleague (and friend) committed suicide. Not the first. This wave of trouble leads to depression. It is not improving.    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:25:19

• If you think this thing is over, you’ve been conned http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/03/28/borisnaro-piling-up-high/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:25:48

• "I am big fan of Box86 and Box64 (as well as pretty much everything PtitSeb does) and a few months ago he made it possible to run some Linux Games on Steam (using the mini-mode, the full client is not yet supported)." https://boilingsteam.com/you-can-now-run-steam-games-with-proton-on-an-arm-pc-thanks-to-progress-made-on-box86/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:26:48

• "Turns out that FrostWork (the main developer) has now access to a Deck and you may see SteamTinkerLaunch on Steam Deck..." https://boilingsteam.com/steamtinkerlaunch-on-steam-deck-signs-of-support/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:27:14

• Tory slogan/motto proposal for next election (if you're a Tory): profit and business over people. COVID-19 is over. Also: NHS is just a business. More patients, more business.    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:28:31

• Games: Steam, Tainted Grail: Conquest, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163084    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:33:52

• Has clownflare blacklisted my IP address, except if I run JavaScript??? I cannot even access some sites' RSS feeds...    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:39:59

• Clownflare is cancer on the Web. Do not use it. It doesn't protect you. It's harming you and protecting Clownflare's own business interests.    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:41:07

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163085    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:41:33

• "Whitney joined Jerm Warfare for a conversation covering her journey into journalism and Chile; fact-checkers; Bill Gates; central intelligence; Facebook versus mass surveillance; Jeffrey Epstein" https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/03/press/jerm-warfare-deep-diving-into-epstein-9-11-covid-and-more/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:48:48

• Electromechanical four-digit seven-segment clock displays the time silently | Arduino Blog ⚓ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/03/28/electromechanical-four-digit-seven-segment-clock-displays-the-time-silently/ ䷉ Source: Arduino | Hardware | OpenHardware | Hacking    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:52:01

• Crossing the Chasm Toward the Tipping Point https://puri.sm/posts/crossing-the-chasm-toward-the-tipping-point/ Todd Weaver. Leah might have a thing to say...    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:55:24

• "Valve’s Steam Deck is adept at running everything from indie PC games like Tunic to power-hungry AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring. But it’s rapidly becoming known for another strength: its ability to emulate a vast range of retro and current consoles, from the Atari 2600" http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163084#comment-33223    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 21:59:27

• Open Hardware/Modding: Librem, Arduino, and ESP32 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163086    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:00:09

• MangoPi’s SD-card sized Linux PC • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163087    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:02:57

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163088    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:20:21

• Anchor Free Software in the 2022 German Federal Budget! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163089    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:20:27

• manley gemini://november.smol.pub/two-genders    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:25:24

• ICBM pushing more buzzwords, not security https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-security-considerations-edge-implementations    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:26:45

• "Cloudflare "server" is third ahead of the traditional third (Microsoft IIS) - I somewhat knew that Cloudflare was hosting a lot of stuff, but I somehow didn't expect to see it there at all for some reason" https://anarc.at/blog/2022-03-28-wtf-web-servers/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:27:58

• Better delete it and use a better browser, which isn't proprietary and maintained by NSA partner https://www.itechpost.com/articles/109754/20220328/update-google-chrome-download-security-computer-android.htm    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:29:18

• "Cyber security is a huge topic, and through the years the industry changes rapidly to keep up with current threats and related challenges. As a result, some of the beliefs and mindsets we've adopted in the industry have changed as well" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=_UA_ClVQ5DY    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:30:31

• Anjandev Momi’s talk was uploaded 50 minutes ago http://techrights.org/2022/03/28/anjandev-momi-talk/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:33:49

• Jarek Duda’s talk was uploaded 55 minutes ago http://techrights.org/2022/03/28/ans-talk-by-jarek-duda/    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:34:18

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163090    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:36:20

• Corrupt Gartner, bribed by serial briber Microsoft https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GARTNER-INC-40311131/news/Gartner-It-s-Time-to-Implement-MFA-for-Remote-Privileged-Access-to-Linux-Servers-39890331/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gartner_Group    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:40:26

• Jack M. Germain helps the FUD campaign looking to stigmatise Free software as the real security problem https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/new-platform-pushes-data-dirty-pipe-and-dns-tunnel-pollute-linux-plumbing-87468.html    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:42:46

• This busy-loop is not a security issue | daniel.haxx.se ⚓ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/03/28/this-busy-loop-is-not-a-security-issue/ ䷉ Source: curl    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:43:49

• ICBM: "We will be updating and rebooting various servers to bring them up to date. During the outage window any services may be up and down as proxies and gateways are rebooted. Any fedoraproject services may be affected with the exception of mirrorlists and static web content."    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:47:57

• Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163091    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:48:07

• You Can’t Afford NOT To See This Movie! (Save Yourself and Your Data) - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=p75Yx-2liRA ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:50:16

• Alpine 3.12.11, 3.13.9, 3.14.5 and 3.15.3 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163092    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:50:25

• "There is some weird software for Linux out there and some of the weirdest are in the file manager and file viewer space especially when you start looking at the older software which hasn't been updated in years and fsv is one of those" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=bTSWxE0iY3o    

posted Monday, March 28, 2022 at 22:54:42

• #Techrights Bulletin for Monday, March 28, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 05:50:01

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

posted Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 05:50:10

• puppylinux.com is down (PuppyLinux outsourced to Microsoft, Microsoft suspends site of GNU/Linux distro) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163093    

posted Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 05:55:18