Roy Schestowitz

• "I guess this makes me wonder—can mockery culture have empathy, too? Today in Tedium, inspired by this saga, I want to consider the ethics of badness." https://tedium.co/2022/04/01/razzies-bruce-willis-trash-culture-empathy/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:23:58

• The CNX Software Web site has been down for a very long time    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:25:42

• "Here, in this post, we are listing our open-source collection of password managers, for different platforms." https://medevel.com/46-os-password-managers/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:27:32

• "IceCat the GNU web browser finally updated to the latest Firefox ESR version" https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2022-03/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:28:54

• "I try to log into my devbox. SSH is taking a while. Hmm. That's weird. Is my network up? Yes. Can I ping the WireGuard address? No. Can I ping the host directly? Nope. Hmm. Maybe it crashed. I walk to the machine and press the reset button." gemini://shit.cx/tech/devenv/2022-04-01-a-serial-console/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:30:45

• Tools as Superpowers gemini://tilde.team/~steve/blog/powers.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:34:51

• Sleeping with even a little bit of light isn't good for your health, study shows gemini://rawtext.club/~sloum/geminews/npr/current/1.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 03:36:46

• #Techrights Bulletin for Friday, April 01, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:06:01

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

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:06:05

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163254    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:27:57

• Giving phone numbers and more data to spies ("social" control media) https://www.maketecheasier.com/set-up-two-factor-authentication-social-networks/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:28:58

• Can you trust _THE US_ with your face? https://betanews.com/2022/04/01/facial-recognition-deepin-linux-china/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:29:35

• Lutris 0.5.10 released but outsourced to proprietary software controlled by criminals (Microsoft)    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:32:05

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS top https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:35:04

• Arcan: The Day of a new Command-Line Interface: Shell • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163255    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:37:47

• Is There an Alternative to iOS and Android Smartphones? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163256    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 04:38:06

• This talk was uploaded four days ago. “Ángel is a software engineer from northern Spain and recent graduate” http://techrights.org/2022/04/01/social-control-media-talk/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:31:07

• Sacha Chua on What’s New in Emacs • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/04/01/emacsconf-in-a-nutshell/ ䷉ Source: Techrights | GNU | Linux | FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/01/emacsconf-in-a-nutshell/ This talk was uploaded as a separate video file just eight hours ago    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:31:36

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163257    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:33:36

• Stupid buzzwords and garbage https://www.techmarketview.com/ukhotviews/archive/2022/03/31/eleco-continues-to-build-its-saas-foundation    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:35:58

• "This week, a company I never think about scooped up another one I had forgotten existed. It was a reminder that we shouldn’t underestimate the boring." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/technology/hugs-to-boring.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:37:34

• "Amazon warehouse workers in New York City voted in favor of joining a trade union on Friday, marking the first-ever successful union campaign against the tech giant in its history." https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/amazon_warehouse_union/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:38:11

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163258    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:40:57

• Live - We're Being Herded Technologically, need to Resist, Q&A https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4ZFqrCD6SBk    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 05:49:46

• "The new company, which will be headquartered in Riyadh, will be owned 50% by the PIF and 50% by stc." https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/04/02/hungarys-opposition-struggles-to-beat-viktor-orbans-stealth-autocracy    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:09:49

• "Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, Samsung LSI, and Unisoc took the top-five revenue share spots in the smartphone AP market in 2021" https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4493341    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:10:44

• "Ukraine’s Office of Foreign Affairs says that more than 100 of the Fortune 500 outsource to the country" https://www.computerworld.com/article/3655933/ukrainian-it-industry-says-it-s-still-open-for-business.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:11:13

• "The three Republicans were Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Tom McClintock (Calif.)" https://thehill.com/news/house/3256567-just-three-gop-lawmakers-back-marijuana-legalization-vote-two-dems-vote-no/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:11:59

• "The tricky part is defining when any corporate entity actually “knows” something has happened" https://www.computerworld.com/article/3655691/when-should-the-data-breach-clock-start.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:12:42

• Insurrection https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-missing-call-log/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:13:25

• "Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) Baru is alarmed that PAS is seeking a constitutional amendment to make it a prerequisite" https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/03/31/sarawak-party-slams-pas-proposal-for-muslim-only-pm-law/2050664    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:14:05

• "Ukraine’s security service said the Chinese government attempted to [break into] more than 600 websites belonging to the government" https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/3256792-ukraine-intelligence-accuses-china-of-hacking-days-before-invasion-report/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:15:03

• "China staged a huge cyberattack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear facilities in the build-up to Russia’s invasion" https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-cyberattack-ukraine-z9gfkbmgf    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:15:37

• "FOSSEPS stands for Free software Solutions for European Public Services" https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/digital-skills-public-sector/solution/interoperable-europe-academy/news/interoperability-key-enabler-e-government    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:19:14

• "New Zealand's tech start-up community has done very nicely over the last decade or so developing software and applications that solve problems" https://techblog.nz/2830-Griffin-on-Tech-The-EUs-plan-to-bring-Big-Tech-into-line    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:19:53

• “fake news and false allegations” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/war-rages-neighboring-ukraine-hungarys-hardline-leader-benefits-closen-rcna22289    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:20:33

• "The Batman had been granted an official release date in China of March 18" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/china-box-office-1235121616/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:21:45

• "The unexpected victory seems to have sent a welcome shock through the labor movement" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/amazon-labor-union-win-vote-staten-island    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:22:24

• The Bezos SweatshopZone "spent $4.3 million over the past year trying to snuff out pro-labor sentiment" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/amazon-facility-staten-island-unionizes-1331286/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:23:33

• "About 57% of the more than 8,300 [SweatshopZone] workers on the voter list cast their ballots." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/amazon-workers-nyc-vote-unionize-company-83812661    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:24:17

• "Workers at an [SweatshopZone] warehouse in New York City have voted to unionize, an historic first for workers at the [Sweatshop] company." https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/1/23004524/amazon-workers-vote-union-jfk8-staten-island-new-york-warehouse-win    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:24:58

• "The [outfit] highlighted that approximately 93 percent of the world’s television households, 61 percent of TV [brainwash] sales and 60 percent of total [brainwash] sales are outside of the United States" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/roku-stock-target-analyst-international-growth-1235123441/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:26:17

• Microsoft is just crime and corruption. All the rest is spin and corrupted (bribed) "media". https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/cloud-computing/microsofts-cloud-business-targeted-by-eu-antitrust-regulators/90603282    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:26:58

• Microsoft has managed to eleverate Bribes & Corruption to principal "business" unit    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:28:36

• Finland's Spy Service Warns of Russian Interference, Attacks - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=22/03/30/1413258 ䷉ Source: soylentnews    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:41:40

• Mo censorship https://archbishopcranmer.com/daily-mail-adopts-sharia-to-censor-mohammed-image/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 06:42:05

• Twitter https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10675771/NUS-chief-Muslim-Brotherhoods-death-sake-Allah-exalted-wish-Twitter.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:01:27

• BBC Two - House of Maxwell ⚓ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b64j3y ䷉ Source: billbc won't even mention its master Bill Gates, for sure... shifting attention, Beeb. For Bill... http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:02:53

• Reitrment at 100 https://www.voanews.com/a/oldest-us-active-park-ranger-retires-at-100-/6510701.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:03:32

• cbs won't mention bill gates either https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-retrial-judge-rejects-juror-bias/ see http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:04:55

• Orban https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/04/02/hungarys-opposition-struggles-to-beat-viktor-orbans-stealth-autocracy MinceR    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:05:37

• Denmark does not wait until Putin enters its neighbours https://news.err.ee/1608551989/denmark-plans-to-send-800-troops-to-latvia    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:06:09

• baltic states https://news.err.ee/1608551848/ukrainian-war-refugees-deported-by-russia-entering-eu-via-estonia    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:06:23

• Dumb population results in bad leadership https://www.salon.com/2022/03/23/new-research-on-voters-theyre-not-the-sharpest-tools-in-the-box/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:07:15

• Media was all along a mouthpiece for the regime there https://thehill.com/news/administration/3256261-psaki-to-leave-white-house-for-msnbc/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:07:34

• With SOTUS Justices like these... https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ginni-thomas-trump-white-house-foreign-spy-1331151/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:08:05

• SCOTUS https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nancy-pelosi-clarence-thomas-recusal-1330798/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:08:17

• Prince Andrew repays cash amid financial dispute - BBC News ⚓ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60961791 ䷉ Source: billbc continues to dance around bill gates (who bribed BBC), never even mentioned his strong connections to this http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:09:31

• RTL Today - Shocking treatment: Former soldier reveals Argentine torture in Falklands war ⚓ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1891152.html ䷉ Source: today    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:09:47

• BillBC: we expose pedophiles except the ones we employ and the ones who pay us    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:11:18

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163259    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:23:01

• Proprietary Software and Monopolies • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163260    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:23:10

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163261    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:23:19

• Lutris Game Manager released with Steam Deck Support • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163262    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 07:23:27

• "Although oppositions are not evenly distributed over all technical areas, some seeing hardly any, but if one extrapolates the 5% of opposed patents to the rest of the granted patents, the number of patents in force which are not really valid must be extremely high." http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/03/30/suepo-industrial-actions-striking-success/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:07:11

• "In this respect, what will be happening at the UPC, which is primarily conceived for the big industry, is symptomatic. Why is it that the basic fee for an action in nullity is nearly double of that for infringement? This is not a coincidence." http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/03/30/suepo-industrial-actions-striking-success/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:08:06

• "Question: given that ILO AT judgement no. 4430 declared Circular 347 unlawful, and set it aside, what was the legal basis for the EPO’s “strike registration tool”? More pertinently, why would EPO management persist with providing a tool that had no formal legal standing?" http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/03/30/suepo-industrial-actions-striking-success/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:09:14

• "Thus, could it possibly be that, by providing a registration tool, and by (deliberately?) making that tool unreliable, the management were trying to make staff think twice about going on strike? If so, that would demonstrate a complete contempt for both the ILO AT’s rulings and fundamental rights" http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/03/30/suepo-industrial-actions-striking-success/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:10:20

• "Just because Richard Stallman seems to have been left out of this year’s LibrePlanet, the Free Software Foundation’s annual “free software” lovefest" https://fossforce.com/2022/04/richard-stallman-to-deliver-state-of-free-software-online-on-april-13/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:15:27

• "first streaming release to receive the prestigious prize" https://torrentfreak.com/coda-piracy-skyrockets-after-best-picture-oscar-win-220401/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:15:58

• "Strike 3, the most prolific 'copyright troll' in the United States, is suing an individual said to have pirated its movies using BitTorrent." https://torrentfreak.com/prolific-copyright-troll-seeks-bittorrent-piracy-evidence-from-netflix-220401/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:16:17

• In Austria the Government Pays to Repair Your Stuff https://therevelator.org/austria-repair-bonus/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:17:54

• WTH is going on at creativecommons? https://creativecommons.org/2022/04/01/congratulations-and-farewell/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:18:46

• This week in KDE: Get ready for a big one! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163263    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:22:50

• The SweatshopZone rebels https://truthout.org/articles/new-york-amazon-workers-vote-to-form-union-in-historic-first/ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/pro-union-vote-leads-new-york-amazon-workers-look-make-history    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:30:40

• Best Free and Open Source Software – March 2022 Updates • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163264    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:30:47

• "in a meeting Jeff Bezos attended, said of the activist Chris Smalls, whom the company had just fired after he helped lead a walkout early in the pandemic over Covid-related health and safety issues." https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/amazon-workers-union-staten-island/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:31:36

• Microsoft does the same thing at a bigger scale https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/01/amazon-google-busted-faking-small-business-opposition-to-antitrust-reform/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:32:53

• "Progressives hailed Friday's unionization vote by employees at an Amazon warehouse in New York City as a historic victory for workers across the United States" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/win-workers-across-america-amazon-union-victory-inspires-progressives    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:33:27

• The 'democrats' keep failing the working class https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/disgusting-democratic-aligned-firm-slammed-working-amazons-failed-anti-union-effort    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:34:14

• "Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York won their election Friday to form the retail giant's first-ever union in the United States" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/david-beats-goliath-workers-new-york-vote-form-amazons-first-ever-union-us    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 08:34:56

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163265    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:02:52

• He also paid TechDirt, which is extremely problematic ttps://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/its-time-for-charles-koch-to-testify-about-his-climate-disinformation-campaign/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:13:24

• Nitrux 2.1 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 5.17, Latest KDE Plasma Goodies • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163266    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:13:38

• Hete speech is "woke" now? https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/violettas-scars-how-russophobia-became-the-wokest-form-of-racism/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:22:02

• Trasparency and Journalism https://fair.org/home/sarah-lipton-lubet-on-ginni-thomas-conflict-dave-maass-on-trasparency-and-journalism/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:23:40

• Lies. The employment rates went down significantly. https://truthout.org/articles/march-employment-growth-closes-in-on-pre-pandemic-levels/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:33:05

• Racism is the new "woke"? https://truthout.org/articles/anti-russian-bigotry-increases-in-the-us-and-beyond-amid-putins-war-on-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:34:00

• They on;y fund bombing people, not saving people https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/covid-funding-debate/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:35:03

• The state: racism is bad, mmkay? You're only permitted to be racist towards people whom the state designates so.    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:37:01

• Twitter is a hate speech machine. It promotes hate. It profits from hate. But Twitter is "authorised" by the state, so that's allowable...   

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:39:02

• They use Russia and COVID as pretext/excuse to steal even more https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/sanders-hold-hearing-how-corporate-greed-and-profiteering-are-fueling-inflation    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:39:40

• "As prices increase, corporate profits hit a record high of nearly $3 trillion in 2021, up 25% in a single year." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/sanders-hold-hearing-how-corporate-greed-and-profiteering-are-fueling-inflation    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:40:34

• "I cannot see how abolishing the Constitution would be compatible with EU law.” https://telex.hu/english/2022/04/01/acting-intelligently-the-hungarian-legal-way EU constantly abolishes many constitutions. See UPC.    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:41:43

• "Shithole country" to use Trump's words https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cerrito-high-school/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:42:57

• Overpopulation crisis https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-ukraine-food-shortage/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:44:07

• Fights over things like races again distract from the way oligarchs attack society https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/50-groups-decry-gop-senators-insidious-attacks-ketanji-brown-jackson    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:45:55

• The corporate media is guilty of hate speech; now we have a culture where racism is "social justice" https://truthout.org/articles/anti-russian-bigotry-increases-in-the-us-and-beyond-amid-putins-war-on-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:47:07

• Identity politics. It helps distract from any substance. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/celebrate-ketanji-brown-jackson/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:48:11

• Censorship of literature https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-book-censorship-is-an-attack-on-the-minds-of-children/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:48:58

• Stop using mobile 'phones' if you value your privacy https://digit.site36.net/2022/04/01/mobile-phone-as-a-tracking-bug-german-police-use-geofence-warrants-with-google-maps/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:49:30

• "One year ago today, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project" https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/01/fcc-inaction-on-media-consolidation-continues-on-anniversary-of-prometheus-ruling-to-run-on-april-1/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:51:58

• Trump blocked me in Twitter. He never ever valued free speech. https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/01/trump-isnt-concerned-about-free-speech-just-a-free-audience/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:52:56

• "Authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski, S.B. 1189 requires private entities to obtain your opt-in consent before collecting your biometric information." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/california-speak-biometric-and-student-privacy    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:53:24

• "appearance in the Oscar broadcast did little to bolster either ratings or any connection between the movie moguls and the plain and trusting folk of the Heartland, that is, the people meant to worship the stars and pay their salaries at the box office or, increasingly, through streaming service subscriptions." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/bondage-at-the-oscars/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:54:54

• Reject Hollywood. It's crap. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/fly-on-the-wall-the-slap/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:56:02

• "The price of gas soared due to Biden’s sanctions. That’s because Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy exporters." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/climate-collapse-or-nuclear-winter-take-your-pick/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:56:27

• Hollywood is grotesque. More people see that now. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-wasnt-the-worst-thing-that-happened-on-oscar-night/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:58:20

• "Fast forward six years and there is still no serious third-party challenge to the current duopoly" https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/the-corporatocracy-will-have-a-tough-choice-between-biden-and-desantis/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 09:59:25

• "Loneliness is a symptom of our greater culture of disconnect, and toxic American individualism. And, as with many problems (like food and housing insecurity), the pandemic has exacerbated the preexisting issues of disconnect in our society." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/01/why-the-u-s-culture-of-colonial-extraction-is-making-people-sick-and-destroying-the-planet/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 10:00:38

• Avoid GulagTube. DO NOT upload anything there. https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/1/on_contact_chris_hedges_youtube_russia   

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 10:05:32

• UK is 'slow-cooking' journalists. Same as Saudi Barbaria, but the cooking is a lot slower. https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/1/julian_assange_us_censorship_wedding_chris    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 10:06:43

• “This is a crucial victory for the public as well as Public Resource" https://www.eff.org/press/releases/publicresourceorg-can-keep-freeing-law-court-allows-posting-public-laws-and    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 10:07:51

• "Fedora Linux test days are events where anyone can help make sure changes in Fedora work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events" https://fedoramagazine.org/contribute-at-the-fedora-kernel-5-17-coreos-cloud-iot-and-audio-test-days/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 11:22:27

• It needs to delete GitHub. It's proprietary software controlled by criminals (Microsoft). https://medevel.com/calories/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 11:23:34

• "This 5-minute talk, which covers “information overload”, “algorithms that may stoke outrage” and a few more things is Paul Fernhout’s take on tools that are inherently immoral or problematic; we need less, not more, and better, according to Fernhout." http://techrights.org/2022/04/02/social-control-media-pitfalls/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 14:33:41

• Are we meant to assume Russia is literally Hitler now? https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-removes-russian-pro-war-plugin-from-directory    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 14:36:20

• "Luo Di developed the source code of an application called VirtualApp (VA) to be hosted on GitHub.com under the third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLV3). The GPL is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms" https://www.mondaq.com/china/patent/1175402/guangzhou-ip-court39s-top-10-exemplary-cases-of-2021    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 14:37:53

• Lawyers rarely can code; so they look for some other ways to make money, at the expense of those who do all the actual work https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/have-you-ever-considered-an-open-source-2057520/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 14:40:25

• “Mist, our middleware tool, runs in a separate process, runs concurrently with RetroArch Steam, and functions as a bridge between this separate process interfacing with Steamworks and the GPL application itself running in an entirely different process.” https://www.pcgamesn.com/emulation/retroarch-steam-deck-emulation    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 14:41:42

• Court erred in Neo4j ruling – Software Freedom Conservancy - El Reg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/02/court_neo4j_ruling/ ䷉ Source: theregister    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:06:07

• Avergae Apple cons00mer: meh, it does not cost anything. Must be malware. https://osxdaily.com/2022/03/27/get-nano-text-editor-mac/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:08:08

• How Microsofters explain GIMP: "it’s free to download and open source, making it work well with the community, and everyone can work on the source codes." https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-free-photo-editor/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:11:28

• This likely a plagiarism site: "GIMP refers to GNU Image Manipulation Program and is one of the most well-known alternatives to Photoshop. The best part is GIMP is good for both beginner photo editors and advanced photo editors too." https://www.thetealmango.com/technology/8-free-alternatives-to-photoshop-in-2022/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:12:54

• The April 2022 Issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163267    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:17:09

• First time in years that I see Matt Hartley https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202204/page01.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:21:01

• Gulag breaks stuff by imposing formats many platforms do not support https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202204/page05.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:28:30

• Repo Review: Cryptomator https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202204/page06.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:29:22

• "GULAG'S DIALER AND MESSAGING APPS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING AND SENDING DATA TO GULAG WITHOUT SPECIFIC NOTICE OR CONSENT, possibly in violation of Europe's GDPR, according to an article on The Register." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202204/page07.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:31:11

• "I hate it when developers try to make things "simpler," especially when something has been one way for a very, very long, LONG time. That's the case with the most recent Firefox 98.0.1. Developers, in their misdirected zeal to "simplify" the download workflow, managed to ROYALLY screw it up." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202204/page09.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:32:09

• How to Install MX Linux on Your PC ⚓ https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-mx-linux/ ䷉ Source: makeuseof    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:34:57

• Illinois Tech alumnus Jack Dongarra wins Turi | EurekAlert! ⚓ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948379 ䷉ Source: eurekalert mentions GNU Octave    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:38:26

• From Russia with love https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/nasa_vande_hei_return/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:42:16

• Microsoft "Defender" as back doors https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/sentinelone_microsoft_azure_iot/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:52:46

• Pushing new buzzwords to create lots of hype https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/puppet_devops_salary/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:54:20

• US taxpayers again forced to bail out or subsidise Microsoft https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/pentagon_delays_jwcc_cloud_deal/ see http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:55:41

• Can't they just leave ARM alone? https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/sk_hynix_may_head_up/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:56:42

• How to blame VMware problems on anyone but VMware https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/log4j-malware-sophos-vmware-horizon/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/VMware#2022    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 15:59:02

• Microsoft boosters' sites make the wrong assumption that developers are using Windows https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2022/04/01/preparing-cifar-data.aspx    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:01:50

• Being kind to people who deserve kindness is an important attribute/skill; sadly, sociopathic corporations and the tactless people they put in charge of projects/communities mostly ruin projects http://techrights.org/2022/04/02/kindness-to-the-worthy/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:03:10

• In the so-called ‘free market’, Microsoft crime simply pays off and there's an incentive to engage in corruption (even in the future) http://techrights.org/2022/04/02/microsoft-crime-unpunished/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:03:34

• The geeky-gadgets Web site pivots to Webspam https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/last-minute-deal-linux-administration-bootcamp-save-60-24-03-2022/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:04:36

• Cause of global warming identified https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/29/nvidia_releases_1999_8kcapable_geforce/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:06:18

• "This week I changed vehicles and took the train again --- after a much too long period of trying to evade the plague by car (successfully so). In a nutshell, commuting by train takes quite a bit longer, but I don't need to pay much attention, so it is not as exhausting." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2022/20220402-commute-5.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:08:52

• How to see running IP Services on Linux with ss gemini://blog.datapulp.de/how-to-see-running-ip-services-on-linux-with-ss    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:09:38

• "I distro hopped a lot in my early twenties. Eventually I mostly used Debian at university, Ubuntu for personal computers (the hardware support has always been good in Ubuntu), and Red Hat for work. On my servers I run Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) Lite, which I guess is pretty much Debian." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-04-02-i-answer-questions-part-i.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:12:31

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163268    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:12:39

• "Now that I'm using a slower laptop I've turned off JS by default in uBlock Origin. Pretty much every site that isn't a personal blog refuses to have even basic functionality without JS. An incomplete list of sites or apps that don't work at all (and I do mean that they don't work at all)" gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-04-02-everything-breaks-experiencing-the-web-without-javascript.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:13:43

• DST woes. "This year the artificial jet lag might play out for me just nicely --- due to my other not so well being I tend to go to sleep very early, 21h local time or even sooner." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2022/20220402-clock-skew.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:15:07

• Self-nuke? Self-slapped? gemini://rawtext.club/~sloum/geminews/npr/current/1.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:16:01

• Zlib data compressor fixes 17-year-old security bug - patch, errrm, now - Naked Security ⚓ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/03/29/zlib-data-compressor-fixes-17-year-old-security-bug-patch-errr-now/ ䷉ Source: nakedsecurity    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:20:59

• Neither. Fake dichotomy. Fakecoin dichotomy. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/03/29/2412285/0/en/Unix-Hash-Ethereum-vs-Bitcoin-Which-One-Is-a-Better-Investment.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:21:47

• Russia is losing in its home(land). Chelsea 1 - 3 Brentford. F'king Brentford!    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:23:28

• Viasat Hack Tied to Data-Wiping Malware Designed to Shut Down Modems | PCMag ⚓ https://www.pcmag.com/news/viasat-hack-tied-to-data-wiping-malware-designed-to-shut-down-modems ䷉ Source: pcmag    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:26:06

• VMware is back doors https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/03/31/two-different-vmware-spring-bugs-at-large-we-cut-through-the-confusion/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 16:28:59

• Chelsea destroyed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOm_6D4nio8    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:17:28

• Terrible positioning by goalkeeper https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2sYAuihHT_s    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:19:22

• Microsoft's mole in The Register, Microsoft Tim (Anderson), is barely involved anymore. But Simon Sharwood covers for him...    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:21:56

• They should try F-Droid https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/sanctionfree_alternative_to_google_play/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:22:41

• "The document above contains a log of what looks like the attack on Sitel, and detail a login over RDP followed by a Bing search for "Privilege escalation tools on GitHub" from a compromised machine. There's also evidence of malware downloads, termination of security software processes, and further skulduggery." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/lapsus_return_okta_fallout/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:23:54

• "In the Linux world, there are two terms that get used a lot—“GNOME” and “GNU.” GNOME is one of a few desktop environments Linux users can choose, it is part of the GNU Project, which is an operating system." https://www.howtogeek.com/792453/5-tech-terms-youre-saying-wrong/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:25:33

• Lilbits: F(x)tec Pro1-X keyboard phone, Motorola hits #3 in US smartphone sales, Steam Deck answers, and more • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163269    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 17:30:25

• The April 2022 Issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163267    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:18:25

• Funded by the Putin regime... to play Battlefield 2142 https://twitter.com/reactos/status/1508723134962171906 https://twitter.com/reactos/status/1509447911184216066    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:28:48

• Intel Media SDK has been outsourced or offloaded to Microsoft criminals. The code is now managed by proprietary software prison, GitHub. Intel was invaded, internally, by Microsoft boosters after it had actually embraced self-hosted Free tools.    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:31:14

• Hugginn is an open-source Zaphir and IFTTT alternative https://medevel.com/hugginn/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:34:07

• Wacom Leads the Way with Pens and Tablets for Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163270    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:34:17

• Xfce Terminal 1.0.0 stable release • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163271    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:39:39

• Offpunk 1.3 : Making it Easy and Useful gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/2022-04-02-offpunk13.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:42:20

• Software: Hugginn, Firefox, Cryptomator, and Calories • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163272    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:42:27

• Offpunk would let us share the all of techrights for offline access as GemText files gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:43:50

• "As you may have noticed in recent days, my domain registrar (HostFast) suspended cnx-software.com domain for what I believe are dubious reasons, meaning the site was inaccessible to the outside world and myself." https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/31/how-to-install-a-dns-server-on-your-linux-computer/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:46:13

• Nitrux 2.1.0 Releases with KDE Plasma 5.24.4, Native iOS Device Support • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163273    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:47:05

• GNU GCC and more Microsoft SHitHub https://blog.antoyo.xyz/rustc_codegen_gcc-progress-report-10    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:50:02

• Is Finland really the happiest country in the world? Finns weigh in https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/travel/2022/03/31/is-finland-really-the-happiest-country-in-the-world-finns-weigh-in/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:56:04

• A whole SEA of meaningless buzzwords. Journalism is a dead-end occupation. https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/lab-40-making-digital-transformation-work-for-your-laboratory-358583    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:57:44

• CNN propping up scams and hype https://www.cnn.com/style/article/fashion-week-metaverse-review/index.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:58:41

• makeuseof is boosting Microsoft surveillance and people-farming https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-cold-pitch-to-career-success/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 18:59:24

• Gulag wants all your very personal data https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/google-is-coming-for-calendly    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:01:24

• No, just get rid of ChromeOS and install a secure OS without Gulag's proprietary junk https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/google-chrome-zero-day-bug-update-shows-the-benefit-of-lacros-on-a-chromebook/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:02:39

• "GitLab on Thursday issued security updates for three versions of GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) software that address, among other flaws, a critical hard-coded password bug." https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/gitlab_security_advisory/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:03:24

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163274    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:15:07

• PiSquare enables wireless Raspberry Pi HAT control though ESP8266 and RP2040 MCUs (Crowdfunding) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163275    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:15:14

• ASUS Tinker Edge R SBC with 3GB RAM, Rockchip RK3399Pro sells for $179 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163276    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 19:20:17

• Top 10 Linux Distros for Small Students • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163277    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:04:14

• Proprietary Software and Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163278    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:04:26

• GNU, GNOME, and GIMP • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163279    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:04:50

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163280    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:05:02

• Licensing/Legal Copyleft Matters • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163281    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:05:11

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163282    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:05:21

• This won't run Windows https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/30/flex-logix-inferx-x1m-m-2-ai-accelerator-module/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:12:27

• Use cords/wires instead. https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/03/30/bluetooth-le-audio-evaluation-kit-supports-nrf52840-bluetooth-low-energy-soc/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:13:11

• cnxsoftware published and then removed webspam ("Ai-Thinker TG-12F is a cheaper, more stable alternative to ESP32 modules (Sponsored)"). Could this be the reason DNS was rejecting the site? Flagged for spam?    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:14:23

• Nitrux 2.1.0 Is Here, Offers the Latest KDE Plasma http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163273#comment-33266   

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:29:06

• "2) VisionFive by Starfive, a RISC-V-based SBC" http://www.montanalinux.org/bozemanglug/meeting-announcement-april-2022.html    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:29:51

• Otter (game server) 1.0.0 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163283    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:37:22

• 15 AWESOME Linux apps for GNOME - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=O5As4HocCrw ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:38:22

• GNU Health Hospital Management 4.0.3 patchset released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163284    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:39:31

• Steam Deck Gets 2 Patches Mainly Focusing on Keyboard Improvements - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-gets-2-patches-mainly-focusing-on-keyboard-improvements/ ䷉ Source: boilingsteam    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:46:57

• Microsoft Windows is not worth it either - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=IATTPTOaHcY ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:48:09

• ArchLinux 2022.04.01 is out https://archlinux.org/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 20:48:56

• LOL! You are going to need it!! Because Windows needs rebooting alllll the time. And rebooting takes a long time. https://www.maketecheasier.com/change-windows-10-login-screen-image/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:11:07

• Yoko Redux dreams of Windows, Mac and Linux release | Adventure Gamers ⚓ https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/yoko-redux-dreams-of-windows-mac-and-linux-release ䷉ Source: adventuregamers    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:13:15

• Fun with Linux Terminal: Running a Hollywood style hacking scene to amuse your friends - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=O-s2CUeQyNA "amuse your friends" is a very dumb reason to do anything. ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:18:32

• "Tired of having a lot of low cost surveillance cameras, everyone with its app and everyone requiring a fee for cloud storage? With iSpy and Raspberry PI you can get your self hosted and open source DVR compatible with hundreds of IP cameras" https://peppe8o.com/ispy-and-raspberry-pi-installing-the-open-source-agent-dvr/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:21:01

• "Basetool is an open-source framework on which companies build their internal tools on. It is written in the Next.js framework." https://medevel.com/basetool/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:21:36

• "Spending less and less time on each track in Weeklybeats is making me a little nervous as to whether I will be able to finish such a marathon." https://blog.jimmac.eu/2022/less-is-more/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:22:30

• "April is Global Poetry Writing Month, or GloPoWriMo for short. The challenge is to write a poem for every day of the month: 30 poems in total." gemini://josias.dev/gemlog/glopowrimo-2022.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:23:58

• Speek.Chat - Privacy Focused Messenger built on Tor Network • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163285    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:30:59

• Top 15 Linux Students’ Productivity Tools & Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163286    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:31:06

• United need to do far better with the players it has https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7RSffysjI    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:39:28

• Fuzzy search for C++ Reference, Qt documentation and more from shell, Vim or Neovim • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163287    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:39:45

• 10 more days https://fossforce.com/2022/04/richard-stallman-to-deliver-state-of-free-software-online-on-april-13/    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:48:25

• Radio for GNOME 42 is here, there and everywhere • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163288    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:54:52

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163289    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:55:02

• Videos: Terminal Fun, GNOME, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163290    

posted Saturday, April 02, 2022 at 21:55:19

• This Kyle Wiens talk, “repair is not a crime”, is an excellent talk about how warranty-voiding stickers are basically illegal http://techrights.org/2022/04/02/fight-to-repair/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:16:10

• Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) Final Beta released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163197#comment-33268   

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:18:07

• The 4.14.275 stable kernel is out [LWN] ⚓ https://lwn.net/Articles/890067/ ䷉ Source: LWN | Kernel | Linux    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:19:20

• "I've been meaning to try about Sway and Wayland for quite a while and now it's finally happening but was it worth the wait and will I keep using, you'll find out today." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=0BLH1QMtiBA    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:25:14

• 7 Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Common Linux Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163291    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:25:43

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163292    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:37:31

• "Dr. Roy Schestowitz is the #1 Microsoft hater." http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/04/microsoft-rightly-withdrew-support-for.html    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:42:24

• Cisco calling everything clown https://www.fiercetelecom.com/cloud/ciscos-intersight-hci-platform-supports-kubernetes-clusters    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:46:53

• Idiots pushing spy meters, in-house surveillance essentially, based on fictional claims of "savings" https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/kettle-trick-save-energy-bills-23527816    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:51:22

• And pushing spy meters again https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/meter-reading-energy-price-april-23518966    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:52:50

• Intelligent [sic] escalator https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-09498-x    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:54:03

• Boston Dynamics: when we don't kill people we at least kill people's jobs https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/02/boston_dynamics_robot_stretch/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:54:50

• Wales Online rewriting Falklands War "history"; our regime will do a lot of work on revisionism, to highlight UK role in a flattering way...    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:56:45

• April 3: Argentine forces take South Georgia.    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:58:03

• forbes propping up scams. "NFT".. "crypto"... "Web3" https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2022/04/02/web3-2be-or-not-2be/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:59:02

• USA TODAY sees Russian invasion that left tens of thousands dead already.... as a BUSINESS issue https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/03/27/ukraine-tech-industry-russia-war/9457984002/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 02:59:49

• El Reg adopted Microsoft lobbying term, "Big Tech" https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/02/in_brief_security/ see http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:01:21

• With Windows, even the keyboards stop working properly! https://www.guidingtech.com/top-ways-to-fix-keyboard-lag-on-windows-11/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:03:03

• Decades-long Microsoft propagandist Paul Thurrott covering up for Microsoft back doors and other inherently security issues https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/265150/google-claims-microsoft-makes-governments-less-secure    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:04:30

• "So, by destructive commands, Viasat meant: modems were commanded by their compromised support servers to run destructive malware." https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/sentinelone_wiper_viasat/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:06:51

• U.S. Supreme Court takes up copyright battle over Warhol's Prince paintings | Reuters ⚓ https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/us-supreme-court-decide-copyright-fight-over-warhols-prince-paintings-2022-03-28/ ䷉ Source: reuters    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:07:46

• Well, a talent crisis of find-excuses-to-lower-salaries crisis? https://www.afr.com/technology/start-ups-demand-skills-spending-in-budget-to-fix-talent-crisis-20220328-p5a8m0    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:08:43

• HEY HI or just some computer program they describe using buzzwords? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10659143/AI-software-predict-daily-E-admissions-rolled-100-NHS-hospitals-TODAY.html    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:09:21

• USA TODAY thinks of war as a BUSINESS issue https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/03/27/ukraine-tech-industry-russia-war/9457984002/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:10:24

• US xenophobia https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/31/baidu_iqiyi_hfcaa_listing/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:11:01

• El Reg writes about mindless buzzwords, citing Microsoft propaganda outfit Forrester Research [sic] https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/02/asus-tinker-edge-r-sbc-with-3gb-ram-rockchip-rk3399pro/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/Forrester    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:12:29

• Microsoft = crime and corruption, Organised Crime https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/valuelicensing_microsoft_latest/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:13:57

• Apple never cared about security; it's a "rat" for the NSA https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/31/apple_emergency_patches/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:14:43

• "Michael Barker surveys some of the alternative APIs available on various platforms, discussing some of the implementation pitfalls. He also looks at the impact of using these APIs." https://www.infoq.com/presentations/posix-networking-api/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:16:12

• "Tomorrow will be four years to the day that I started this site." Boosting Gulag. But at least a GNU/Linux based OS. https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/as-lacros-for-chromebooks-nears-is-it-time-for-more-google-chrome-coverage/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:17:43

• Perfect fit for Microsoft! https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/activision-blizzard-settlement    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:20:38

• ISIS partner and patent troll Ericsson embraces mindless buzzword to sell hype and more buzzwords https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/ericsson-technology-review/articles/5g-architecture-for-hybrid-and-multi-cloud-environments    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:21:40

• Mindless greenwashing of massive polluters like Google and Microsoft https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/corporate-procurement/can-24-7-carbon-free-energy-become-a-global-standard see http://techrights.org/2021/11/09/linux-foundation-greenwash/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:23:38

• Bitcoin’s proof of work mechanism is a climate disaster. Environmental groups have a fix. https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/bitcoin-mining-proof-of-work    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:23:59

• Get rid of the darn patents; Biden has done virtually nothing except he talked about it. https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/biden-seeks-21b-funding-boost-fda-part-pan-agency-pandemic-preparedness-plan    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:24:54

• Pushing plagiarism for the Microsoft criminals who came up with this thing https://www.infoworld.com/article/3655991/github-copilot-available-for-microsoft-visual-studio-2022.html see http://techrights.org/2021/12/08/balabhadra-alex-graveley-arrest-warrant-and-affidavit/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:26:03

• Clown computing hype, as if hosting did not predate the hype wave https://mindmatters.ai/2022/03/getting-started-with-kubernetes-a-brief-history-of-cloud-hosting/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:27:08

• What if OpenSSF does not pursue real security? https://itbrief.co.nz/story/free-security-training-from-the-open-source-security-foundation http://techrights.org/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:28:45

• Mozilla keeps messing up the Firefox UI https://www.osnews.com/story/134730/firefox-ui-ux-history/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:29:54

• More Linux Foundation puff pieces/ads https://devops.com/fixing-spring4shell-starts-with-software-supply-chain-management/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:31:06

• "OpenStack's 25th release brings the usual crop of new features to the open-source cloud platform, including support for DPUs, better integration with Prometheus and Kubernetes, and a handy un-delete feature for file system shares." https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/openstack_yoga_stretches_to_support/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:32:24

• and harms culture https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2022/04/02/side-door-home-concert-app-music-industry-tech-sxsw-presentation-dan-mangan/stories/202203170144    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:33:36

• Imagine not being able to add fuel to your car anonymously https://insideevs.com/news/576531/new-charging-protocol-tesla-supercharger-convenience/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:34:17

• This is the distro I now use on a new machine https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/neon-a-wannabe-linux-distro-for-kde-lovers-86133.html    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:35:06

• DDOS attack on Techrights at the moment... mitigating    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:36:10

• NSA developed more malicious spying programs; its concern isn't human rights but people who speak about it https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/nsa_employee_secret_data_leak/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:37:23

• Regimes that do not respect the desires of home to be and remain COVID-free https://chicagomaroon.com/article/2022/3/30/classroom-settings-go-mask-optional-starting-april-4/    

posted Sunday, April 03, 2022 at 03:38:09