Roy Schestowitz

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

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:08:46

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

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:08:52

• Stable Kernels: 5.17.3, 5.16.20, 5.15.34, and 5.10.111 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163699    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:09:15

• The 8 Best Free Flatpak Games Available on Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163700    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:09:24

• 5 Reasons Why Fedora Feels Like the New Ubuntu • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163701    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:09:36

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163702    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:09:45

• "I got a bunch of replies with tools I hadn’t heard of, so I thought I’d make a list here. A lot of people also pointed at the modern-unix list." ☛ https://jvns.ca/blog/2022/04/12/a-list-of-new-ish--command-line-tools/ | Source: Julia Evans    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:13:38

• "But I didn’t automate that to save time, I automated it to save focus. I need to think to write out my whole address." ☛ https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/you-can-automate-more-than-you-think/ | Source: Buttondown    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:14:01

• "In the mid-2000s, an upstart Linux distribution became both the most exciting and the most popular version around: Ubuntu." ☛ https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-fedora-is-new-ubuntu/ | Source: Make Use Of    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:14:54

• MX Linus ☛ https://www.makeuseof.com/mx-linux-version-211-wildflower-released/ | Source: Make Use Of    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:16:20

• "Much of this is obvious; the bit that may not be is that 'focal' is the code name for Ubuntu 20.04." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/AptSourcesManglingEffects | Source: uni Toronto    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:16:58

• "I reluctantly connected an ESP32 to a breadboard and wired the SPI flash IC to the ESP's hardware SPI peripheral." ☛ https://tbspace.de/esp32biosrecovery.html | Source: Tobias Mädel    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:18:44

• "We’re going to make a USB keyboard you can use to enter text quickly and unobtrusively, even in the dark." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/make-a-chord-keyboard-with-raspberry-pi-pico-and-circuitpython/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:18:49

• "I’ve learned so much from watching other people code." ☛ https://earthly.dev/blog/golang-streamers/ | Source: Earthly    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:24:46

• "Over a year ago, I left the role of software engineering* behind to become a site reliability engineer* at Honeycomb" ☛ https://ferd.ca/errors-are-constructed-not-discovered.html | Source: Fred Herbert    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:24:53

• "Given a binary tree, a target node and a positive integer K on it, the task is to find the sum of all nodes within distance K from the target node" ☛ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/sum-of-nodes-within-k-distance-from-target/ | Source: Geeks For Geeks    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:25:00

• It's been long gone, like fifteen years long gone. Why are you still asking? gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/04/13.1    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:26:12

• Just an observation, nothing more gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/04/13.2    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:26:50

• "American politics are a complete farce. And unfortunately we are a superpower so this is everyone on the globe’s problem" gemini://alex.flounder.online/journal.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:28:06

• Bike vs Bus 1-0 gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-04-13-bike-vs-bus-1-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:29:01

• "both have various issues, one being that many file formats are known by multiple names. MIME is also often overly lengthy, and also names things strangly. for example, the default type for the whole system is "application/octet-stream"." gemini://binarycat.flounder.online/gemlog/2022-04-13_better-filetypes.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:30:09

• "deep learning algorithm can remove city noise from earthquake monitoring tools, potentially making it easier to pinpoint when and where a tremor occurs." ☛ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315982-ai-strips-out-city-noise-to-improve-earthquake-monitoring-systems/ | Source: New Scientist    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:30:53

• "Japan’s space debris removal company" ☛ https://asiatimes.com/2022/04/japan-cosmic-cleanup-firm-is-part-of-space-arms-race/ | Source: Asia Times    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:31:40

• "Let’s look at an updated example. You and your team have two weeks to complete a relatively simple bug fix. Realistically, it should only take a few hours" ☛ https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/what-is-parkinsons-law | Source: Atlassian    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:32:04

• "How to Use Parkinson’s Law to Get More Done in Less" ☛ https://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/how-to-use-parkinsons-law-to-your-advantage.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:32:47

• "At their best, small non-elite colleges can spur innovative ideas and foster great minds" ☛ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/pressure-pass-mediocre-students-forced-me-out-academia | Source: Times Higher Education    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:33:13

• "This attempted attack involved a wide variety of malware, according to ESET, including the recently discovered CaddyWiper." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/13/23023854/ukraine-russian-cyber-attack-power-company-substation | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:35:04

• Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/researchers-find-new-malware-variant-after-stopping-attack-on-ukrainian-energy-provider/ | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:36:59

• "For some customers, JIRA and some other Atlassian products have been down for an entire week." ☛ https://matt-rickard.com/why-so-many-outages/ | Source: Matt Rickard    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:37:25

• "(Significantly, Sony previously came up with $250 million for a 2020 round from Epic Games, which was then valued at a comparatively modest $17.3 billion.)" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/04/11/epic-games-sony-group-investment/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:37:44

• "Surprisingly, there is very little history available online about the DOS versions of LapLink, and I’m not sure when its parallel cable was actually introduced." ☛ https://www.cambus.net/file-transfers-via-the-parallel-port-on-dos-using-laplink/ | Source: Frederic Cambus    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:37:56

• "holy grail" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/23022611/meta-facebook-nazare-ar-glasses-roadmap-2024 | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:39:43

• [Old] "As a concept for integrating cyberwarfare systems, the US Cyber Command created the Joint Cyber Operations Architecture (JCWA) " ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/03/24/the-development-of-warfare-cyberspace-in-the-united-states/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:40:44

• [Old] "In August 2021 the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded to the cybersecurity firm" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/03/29/the-development-of-warfare-cyberspace-in-the-united-states-part-2/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:40:49

• "The US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center, in collaboration with Texas-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has developed a new Intrusion Detection System (IDS)" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/04/06/the-development-of-warfare-cyberspace-in-the-united-states-part-3/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:41:11

• "NATO is developing new cloud technologies to establish technical standards in the field and ensure interoperability among Member States." ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/04/13/the-development-of-warfare-cyberspace-in-the-united-states-part-4/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:41:28

• "there don’t seem to be much “objective” data available that would either support or invalidate these reports besides a BGP-level view of prefixes" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/28546 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:43:11

• "In recent weeks, American officials have warned that Russia could try to expand its cyberwarfare — perhaps even by disrupting American pipelines and electric grids" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/us/politics/ukraine-russian-cyberattack.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:43:40

• "But thanks to these three As, no prime minister in Pakistan has been able to complete his full term." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/allah-army-and-america-who-dictates-pakistans-politics/articleshow/90781981.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:43:57

• "The trial is explosive because the accused had contact with the later Vienna attacker via chat groups." ☛ https://medforth.biz/austria-acquaintance-of-the-islamist-schwedenplatz-attacker-brought-to-court-he-sold-among-other-things-mugs-and-chocolate-decorated-with-is-emblems/ | Source: Medforth    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:44:07

• "Elsheikh, who was stripped of his citizenship by Britain, is charged with the murders of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-prosecutors-rest-case-against-islamic-state-beatle-/6527662.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:44:23

• "Following efforts by the US and others to address cryptocurrency standards" ☛ https://www.computerworld.com/article/3656729/following-us-moves-uk-looks-to-regulate-crypto-create-government-token.html | Source: Computer World    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:45:21

• "Tesla solar panels and Megapack batteries are being deployed in Texas in order to mine bitcoin with 100 per cent renewable energy." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tesla-bitcoin-mining-solar-power-b2055453.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:45:30

• "Yet the privatization of water is expanding across the globe, and with devastating effects: waste dumping in the Global South, sewage leakages into water bodies" ☛ https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/global-water-privatization-public-health-climate/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:47:28

• "Why it matters: Climate change, border conflicts, cyber threats and inefficient agricultural practices threaten humanity’s future supply." ☛ https://www.axios.com/white-house-eyes-water-security-strategy-f0b3d488-89fd-4805-8247-39bf3a44c9ee.html | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:47:33

• "Among the millions at risk of hunger are an estimated 87,000 people who will face catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity during the lean period." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/south-sudan-facing-its-worst-food-crisis-on-record/6528204.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:47:38

• "The state’s rainy season typically ends April 1, and for Fukada and his team, who manage water distribution to 230 farms in Tulare County" ☛ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/enduring-drought-compounds-water-pain-for-california-farmers | Source: PBS    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:47:49

• "The real success story, though, lay in the ground beneath Terranova. In a typical year, that’s where most of the farm’s water comes from" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/farmers-quest-beat-californias-drought-flood-climate-change/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:48:10

• "Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1898134.html | Source: RTL    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:48:20

• "Credit firm TransUnion used deceptive marketing" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1092417768 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:49:58

• "His dream home was not owned by a person but by a tech company." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/13/1049227/house-flipping-algorithms-are-coming-to-your-neighborhood/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:50:06

• Microsoft ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/13/23023776/activision-blizzard-sexual-harassment-gavin-newsom | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:50:35

• "a dog whistle to the party’s most extreme" ☛ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-so-many-conservatives-are-talking-about-grooming-all-of-a-sudden/ | Source: ABC    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:51:02

• "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently spoke with The Atlantic about his views on religion, politics, and economics." ☛ https://wng.org/opinions/pure-islam-is-anything-but-peaceful-1649414971 |    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:55:33

• "We worked with our community to submit comments in this proceeding. We’ll describe the high notes here." ☛ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/04/routing-security-goes-to-washington/ | Source: Internet Society    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:55:49

• "like throwing your life away." ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/jackassery-veterans-and-lawmakers-blast-idiot-marjorie-taylor-greene-for-saying-joining-us-military-is-throwing-your-life-away/ | Source: Raw Story    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:56:48

• News Guard are Microsoft boosters and censorship company ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/04/13/how-tiktok-is-being-used-as-propaganda-machinery-during-war-time/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:57:58

• "In wartime, supporters of one side or another share "military success" videos of combat footage, often set to music." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-to-spot-a-fake-military-success-story-in-russia-ukraine-war/a-61453500 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:58:13

• "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a U.S.-funded but independent news organization founded decades ago, is trying to push its broadcasts deeper into Russia." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/us/politics/russia-propaganda-ukraine-war.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:58:26

• "Former Brown University professor and current president of Heterodox Academy John Tomasi is hoping to see that direction change." ☛ https://kjzz.org/content/1771899/former-professor-says-too-many-college-students-are-self-censoring |    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:59:02

• "EU co-legislators agreed ‘in principle’ on a ban on adverts targeting minors and utilising sensitive data, in the DSA." ☛ https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/digital-brief-dsa-fourth-trilogue-dma-diverging-views-frances-fine-for-google/ | Source: Euractive    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:59:18

• "Reforming Section 230 won’t help with content moderation on online platforms, observers said Monday" ☛ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/04/reforming-section-230-wont-help-with-content-moderation-panel-hears/ | Source: Broadband Breakfast    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 05:59:48

• "The UK and US governments rightly express outrage over reports of war crimes in Ukraine." ☛ https://diem25.org/julian-assange-has-been-imprisoned-british-guantanamo-for-three-years-its-crime-against-all/ | Source: DiEM25    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:05:23

• "VOA Somali stringer Sagal Mustafe Hassan was freed after a short detention, but the other journalists remained in custody at Hargeisa's central police station." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/journalists-arrested-while-covering-prison-scuffle-in-somaliland-/6528462.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:05:28

• "because he will get copyright infringement" ☛ https://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article260245605.html |    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:06:23

• "Lewis was one of more than 50 gig workers killed while driving for companies like Lyft, Uber and DoorDash since 2017, according to a new report" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1091068852 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:06:30

• "attending an illegal demonstration unarmed and not dispersing despite a warning." ☛ https://bianet.org/english/women/260408-illegal-demonstration-charges-against-40-women-over-women-s-day-events | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:07:03

• "Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, speaking on behalf of Lyoya's family, on Wednesday called for the officer in the shooting to be fired and prosecuted" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/michigan-city-release-video-death-police-officer-84062561 | Source: ABC    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:07:22

• LOL. 1%. "The survey of more than 10 million Microsoft devices by Lansweeper’s PC management software showed 1.44% now run Windows 11, an increase from the 0.52%" ☛ https://www.computerworld.com/article/3657628/more-than-half-of-pcs-cant-upgrade-to-windows-11-report.html | Source: Computer World    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:09:28

• "The Offeror will announce the preliminary percentage of the Shares validly tendered during the Subsequent Offer Period on or about April 29, 2022" ☛ https://www.nextgames.com/articles/final-result-of-netflix-inc-s-voluntary-recommended-public-tender-offer-for-all-outstanding-shares-and-stock-options-in-next-games-corporation-netflix-inc-completes-the-tender-offer-and-commences-a-subsequent-offer-period |    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:09:48

• "Netflix is set to acquire Finnish gaming company Next Games." ☛ https://yle.fi/news/3-12403408 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:09:55

• "The Commission has information that Microsoft may be using its potentially dominant position in certain software markets" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/microsofts-cloud-business-targeted-by-eu-antitrust-regulators-2022-04-01/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:11:01

• "Crook was talking about the Open Markets Act, which would forbid app stores with more than 50 million domestic users from requiring app developers from using in-app payment options" ☛ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/04/apple-ceo-against-app-legislation-russian-cyberattack-thwarted-european-telecoms-exit-russia/ | Source: Broadband Breakfast    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:11:07

• "According to notes published alongside the release of OpenSSH 9.0, the open-source group will now use the hybrid Streamlined NTRU Prime" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/openssh-moves-prevent-capture-now-decrypt-later-attacks | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:12:18

• "The website will serve as a gateway to the CCB before the full opening of the board to users of copyrighted materials later this spring." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/04/10/copyright-office-copyright-claims-board-website/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:13:26

• "Santiago joins the company from Meta (formerly Facebook), and will partner with Vice’s existing creative and editorial teams." ☛ https://variety.com/2022/film/news/rich-santiago-vice-media-group-svp-1235232136/ | Source: Variety    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:13:40

• "We see tons of projects with the infamous “Blue Pill” STM32 boards" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/arming-with-an-os/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:14:47

• "If there’s one thing audiences love in sci-fi, it’s a cute robot companion that follows the heroes around." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/2022-sci-fi-contest-a-hand-following-robot-powered-by-arduino/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:15:41

• "St. Petersburg jailed artist Sasha Skochilenko" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/13/price-tag-protest | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:16:49

• "On March 18, Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon published a video message addressed to Ukrainians living in territories occupied or surrounded by Russian troops" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/13/they-re-trying-to-assimilate-us | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:17:00

• "In early March, the nonprofit whistleblower site Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published hyperlinks to a large data leak from the office of Russia’s federal censor, Roskomnadzor (RKN), in the Republic of Bashkortostan." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/13/the-hunt-for-antimilitarism | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:17:27

• "With the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the Kremlin seeks someone to replace him as the leader of the political party LDPR, the nation’s loyalist right-wing alternative to United Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/13/replacing-zhirinovsky | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:18:20

• "A spectrum visualizer is always a fun project, but we really liked [Yannick99]’s take on it since it uses seven IN-13 Nixie tubes for the display." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/nixie-spectrum-display-has-seven-bands/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:18:44

• "Leaked documents shared with DeSmog show that Yorkshire wood-burning power plant Drax is at the heart of the effort to water down EU sustainability criteria." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2022/04/12/biomass-industry-pushes-back-against-europes-plans-to-protect-woodlands/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:19:05

• NSA back doors or security? ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/microsoft-patch-tuesday-april-2022-edition/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:19:33

• Gulagtube ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/manga-pirates-warned-that-kadokawa-seeks-their-identities-from-youtube-220413/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:19:52

• "Most people file online, making this month a virtual playground for cybercriminals trying to steal your identity or financial info." ☛ https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/how-to-file-taxes-online-securely-in-2022/ | Source: PIA    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:20:27

• "That energy storage is a hot topic is hardly a surprise to anyone these days." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/the-future-of-energy-storage-on-both-sides-of-the-meter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:20:54

• Imperialism and graft ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/biden-answers-zelenskyys-plea-arm-ukraine-now-800-million-weapons | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:21:50

• "The budget for Don't Look Up was $75 million. Turns out, they could have saved all of that money by just playing this interview." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/life-imitates-art-uk-climate-activists-dont-look-tv-interview | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:22:16

• "The New York Democrat said he and other advocates on Capitol Hill are "making progress" in convincing the president to cancel at least $50,000 per borrower" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/keep-fighting-schumer-making-progress-canceling-student-debt | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:22:41

• "Because our tax code favors wealth over work, billionaire money managers can pay lower rates than affluent doctors, lawyers, and manufacturers." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/secret-irs-files-reveal-super-low-tax-rates-super-wealthy-americans | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:23:06

• "An unregistered license plate should not be a death sentence." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/civil-rights-groups-demand-justice-unarmed-black-man-killed-michigan-cop | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:23:36

• PM of Estonia https://news.err.ee/1608563941/russia-s-war-against-ukraine-displays-clear-signs-of-genocide-estonian-pm    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:24:06

• "As Mike noted the other day, state after state has been playing “fuck around and find out” with all sorts of bills that fundamentally interfere with the First Amendment and Section 230." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/12/and-now-the-copia-institute-tells-the-fifth-circuit-that-texas-doesnt-get-to-regulate-the-internet-either/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:24:41

• "It’s disappointing and shameful that a United States Senator would endorse a riot, especially a riot intended to challenge the indisputably legitimate election of the President of the United States." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/josh-hawley-may-be-a-terrible-human-being-and-senator-but-he-still-gets-fair-use-rights/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:25:37

• "Russian air support for the Syrian army was of crucial assistance for the Assad government and continues to this day with 182 Russian air strikes since the start of April" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/russias-success-in-syrias-civil-war-doesnt-mean-much-for-its-chances-in-vast-united-ukraine/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:26:15

• "Imperial Decay" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/dr-cornel-west-philosophy-in-our-time-of-imperial-decay/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:26:31

• Inflation ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-pins-inflation-on-biden-but-has-raked-in-1-2m-from-corporate-donors/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:27:20

• Inflation ☛ https://truthout.org/video/corporate-profiteers-are-driving-inflation-it-hurts-poorer-countries-most/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:27:25

• "The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades." ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/13/russian_war_ukraine_developing_world_inflation | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:27:54

• "I first wrote about the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) not long after it was first published, way back during a time that now seems like ancient history, October 2020." ☛ https://respectfulinsolence.com/2022/04/13/gbd-strikes-back-act-2/ | Source: Orac    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:29:09

• Killer Whales ☛ https://therevelator.org/killer-whales-giles/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:29:33

• "On March 27, as herders converged upon the central Malian village of Moura (population: 10,000) for the weekly Sunday livestock market" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/mali-massacre-russia-france/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:30:12

• "As Russia pulls its forces back to concentrate them in the Dombas eastern region of Ukraine" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/ceasefire-ukraine-now | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:30:41

• "Lower-income Americans are audited by the IRS at five times the rate of everyone else." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/warren-chu-say-irs-must-take-wealthy-tax-cheats-and-stop-targeting-poor | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:31:22

• "On any given day you can find a stellar array of phenomenal reporting in the pages of the New York Times. On any other day you can also find a rotating crop of terrible gibberish" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/new-york-times-editors-still-dont-understand-how-twitter-or-the-internet-work/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:31:53

• Twitter won't immediately die. It'd failing, so it'll get warped into something else and then die. Same for Facebook.    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:32:38

• China censors films https://babylonbee.com/news/desantis-signs-bill-mandating-florida-theaters-show-whatever-version-of-each-movie-is-released-in-china    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:33:08

• "After a gunman opened fire on a subway train during morning rush hour Tuesday" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/13/new_york_subway_shooting_sunset_park | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 06:33:48

• Canada ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/canadian-govt-latest-to-decide-us-tech-companies-should-be-punished-for-sending-web-traffic-to-canadian-websites/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:39:26

• RIPE does it https://labs.ripe.net/author/leo_vegoda/ripe-code-of-conduct-process/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:40:17

• microsoft windows tco https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/04/russian-cyberattack-against-ukrainian-power-grid-prevented.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:43:27

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mac-cra-charter-challenge-1.6417684?cmp=rss    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:44:54

• National Muslim charity launching legal challenge of CRA audit, calling it Islamophobic | CBC News ⚓ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mac-cra-charter-challenge-1.6417684?cmp=rss ䷉ Source: cbc    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:45:04

• Incentive to rape, permission to rape https://www.dw.com/en/are-pakistani-feminists-reluctant-to-talk-about-marital-rape/a-61449046    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:49:12

• EU site blocked by javascript, PDFs updated the other day https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12979-Civil-liability-adapting-liability-rules-to-the-digital-age-and-artificial-intelligence/public-consultation_en    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:49:57

• 3-Letter Agencies Now Focus their Attention Inward - to USA Citizens ⚓ https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/deepstate:81 ䷉ Source: RobBraxmanTech    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:51:05

• Killing them softly https://neritam.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/forever-chemicals-are-widespread-in-u-s-drinking-water/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:52:02

• COVID-10 death toll https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/08/1049268/the-download-how-a-zambian-morgue-is-exposing-the-real-covid-toll-in-africa/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:53:06

• Dying empire still trying to summon some leverage https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/07/US-would-use-sanctions-if-China-invades-Taiwan-Treasury-Secretary-Yellen    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:53:38

• Cops https://boingboing.net/2022/04/13/footage-shows-grand-rapids-cop-executing-man-with-shot-to-back-of-head.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:53:57

• OSINT https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/open-source-intelligence-combats-disinformation-on-russias-war-against-ukraine    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:54:27

• SJVN at El Reg https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/13/linux_column/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:54:41

• Ukraine War: Biden accuses Russian troops of committing genocide in Ukraine - BBC News ⚓ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61093300 like US in Iraq....    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:55:17

• Brodie Robertson should know better than to promote criminals' (Microsoft) attack on Free software and on Git itself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbG_mLsbw24    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:58:00

• "It’s been a few weeks already that our now former colleague, Mark Dougherty, has decided to venture on a solo mission to create his own Linux dedicated website, called Linux Gaming Central. Now that the site has quite a few articles (and a logo) under its belt, it’s a good time to feature what you can find on it." https://boilingsteam.com/linux-gaming-central-its-live-check-it-out/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:58:44

• A compact DIY controller for gaming or robotics | Arduino Blog ⚓ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/04/14/a-compact-diy-controller-for-gaming-or-robotics/ ䷉ Source: Arduino | Hardware | OpenHardware | Hacking    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 07:59:17

• "For years, we’ve noted how one of the greasier lobbying tactics in telecom is the co-opting of civil rights groups to provide the illusion of broad support for what’s often awful policy." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/big-telecom-astroturfers-smear-fcc-nom-gigi-sohn-in-arizona/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:01:40

• "It must be tax season, because here we are yet again talking about Intuit and the company’s skullduggery when it comes to offers for “free” tax filing." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/still-terrible-intuit-hit-by-ftc-lawsuit-over-deceptive-free-tax-filing-advertising-practices/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:02:15

• "One of the many symptoms of the many, deep-rooted, law enforcement sicknesses is how often officers decide to “help” people by harming them" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/13/eleventh-circuit-strips-immunity-from-deputy-who-saved-a-war-vet-from-self-harm-by-breaking-his-neck/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:02:43

• Games: Lumencraft, No Man’s Sky, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163703    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:02:57

• "Secret IRS files reveal the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes." ☛ https://projects.propublica.org/americas-highest-incomes-and-taxes-revealed/ |    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:13:56

• "Periodically, we get a glimpse into the financial lives of the ultrarich. A pro athlete signs a huge contract, a tech CEO sells a boatload of shares in their company..." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/americas-top-15-earners-and-what-they-reveal-about-the-us-tax-system | Source: Pro Publica takes bribes from bill gates though    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:14:32

• "Legislators approved significant reimbursement rate increases for community-based mental health programs, as well as bonuses for frontline workers." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-increases-funding-of-mental-health-care-for-kids-including-cash-governor-says-will-reopen-hospital-beds | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:30:03

• "Coming of age in a rural, conservative-leaning town of 500 is in itself no easy feat. Growing up queer in such an environment is much harder." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/queer-lgbtq-small-town/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:35:40

• "Every April, as income-tax returns come due, I think about the day 30 years ago when I opened my rented mailbox and saw a business card resting inside." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/taxes-irs-military-spending/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:36:00

• "Justice" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-justice/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:37:53

• "When Madison Shanley took the mic to sing the national anthem ahead of the Portland Timbers’ April 3 match against the LA Galaxy..." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/portland-timbers-sexual-misconduct-mls/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:47:32

• "Ohio US Senate candidate J.D. Vance took time out from trivializing Russia’s murderous assault on Ukraine last week to comment on the presidential election in France" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-france/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:47:54

• "We speak with Starbucks Workers United organizer and barista Jaz Brisack on the growing Starbucks union drive that has swept across 30 U.S. states since she helped successfully organize" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/13/starbucks_workers_united_unionizing_union_drive | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:48:21

• "Steve Irwin, a Pittsburgh attorney and the establishment favorite in a high-profile Democratic primary in Pennsylvania" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/steve-irwin-congress/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:49:31

• "The term “neoliberalism” is often used to condemn an array of economic policies associated with such ideas as deregulation, trickle-down economics, austerity, free markets, free trade" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neoliberalism-gary-gerstle/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:49:47

• Bezos media ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/wapo-gives-bigots-platform-control-narrative-sexual-politics-schools | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:51:03

• "A bit over 40 years ago the UK and the United States—followed within a few years by most of the rest of western Europe—embarked on a radical experiment in governance and economics" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/autocrats-trump-putin-and-le-pen-exploit-failures-neoliberalism | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:51:26

• "Nobody is going to tamper with Indigenous land without your agreement." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/brazils-lula-vows-end-illegal-mining-indigenous-lands | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:53:22

• "Over two dozen scientists on Wednesday glued scientific papers and their own hands to the windows of a U.K. government building in London to demand an end to fossil fuels." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/scientists-glue-hands-uk-business-dept-demanding-end-fossil-fuel-madness | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:54:42

• "a forward nuclear base for the U.S. in Europe" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/campaigners-warn-against-bringing-back-us-nukes-uk-soil | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:55:35

• "Many of us have read about Stirling engines, engines which form mechanical heat pumps and derive motion from the expansion and contraction of a body of air." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/home-made-stirling-engines-from-expedient-materials/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:56:08

• "We are used to dealing with warping when printing with thermoplastics like ABS, but metal printers suffer from this problem, too." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/reducing-warping-in-metal-3d-prints/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 08:56:16

• "from Lockheed Martin to Raytheon" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/pentagon-convenes-top-us-weapons-makers-increase-supply-ukraine-war | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:01:45

• "Nina knows the job is more than just voting the right way. It's about leadership." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/nina-real-leader-who-fights-sanders-endorses-turner-congress | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:03:34

• "I think we can now say the obvious: The Republican Party has gone bull-goose bonkers." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/gop-has-gone-bull-goose-bonkers-where-are-democrats | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:03:58

• "It's clear the voters of PA-12 are fired up and ready to send a working-class champion from their community to Washington, D.C." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/progressive-summer-lee-nabs-25-point-lead-over-corporate-lawyer-us-house-primary | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:04:16

• "News reports were everywhere that an autonomous taxi operated by a company called Cruise was driving through San Francisco with no headlights." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/13/does-your-programmer-know-how-fast-you-were-going/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:04:44

• "With conflicts raging over masks, books, and curriculums in the nation's public schools, you'd be forgiven for missing a noteworthy new proposal from the U.S. Department of Education." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/federal-spending-charter-schools-needs-reform | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:05:22

• Patents killing millions fopr profit ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/rich-nations-big-pharma-still-blocking-early-exit-pandemic-experts | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:12:57

• "Most coverage failed to levy any criticism at all of Albright’s actions in government" ☛ https://fair.org/home/selling-albright-as-a-feminist-icon-was-the-price-worth-it/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:13:38

• EFF still not sure if it likes censorship ("misinformation") or not. EFF should urge people to abandon social control media. It would solve many problems. ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/human-rights-groups-urge-social-media-platforms-better-protect-free-flow-information | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:15:00

• Social control media is no sacred cow. It's not social. It's not media. We need REAL media back.    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:15:54

• "For several years the Identity Project has been engaging with the Port of Seattle over its expansion of automated facial recognition to track travelers at Sea-Tac Airport" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2022/04/12/signage-at-new-sea-tac-terminal-flunks-legal-test/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:19:01

• Judges and race ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-refuse-to-name-courthouse-after-black-judge-in-overtly-racist-move/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:19:35

• IRS for the rich, by the rich... ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/warren-chu-call-out-irs-auditors-for-targeting-households-making-25k-or-less/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:20:12

• A heist ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/russian-sanctions-corporate-profits-and-globalized-economic-pain-ukraine-war | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:21:14

• "As I have written before, the U.S. Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy driven by a growing public perception..." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/13/us-supreme-court-has-very-serious-clarence-thomas-problem | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:21:45

• "Emmanuel Macron (La République en Marche, LREM) and Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) have made it into the second round – in the same order as five years ago" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/the-three-way-split-of-french-politics/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:24:16

• Ukraine ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-ukraine/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:25:46

• "In short, we are killing our earth’s environments and ecosystems and threatening the very existence of present and future generations." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/protecting-our-environment-not/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:26:37

• "It’s no secret that Montana’s rivers, like most of the West, are over-appropriated — meaning more water rights have been claimed than there is water in the river." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/constitutional-betrayal-in-montana/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:28:47

• "A new poll reveals widespread concern among U.S. teens for the climate, with a strong majority saying that action is needed now to save planet Earth." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/84-us-teens-back-urgent-climate-action-save-future-generations-poll | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:29:30

• "The accusations often contain a dose of truth, since most wars are far more indiscriminate than “surgical” in their effects." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/russia-vs-ukraine-no-vaccine-for-war-fever/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:30:23

• "What’s weird though is that you don’t read any calls in the U.S. mainstream press for criminal prosecutions of U.S. officials and U.S. military personnel for war crimes committed" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/why-not-joint-war-crimes-trials/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:30:51

• On militarism (business) ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/nonstop-corporate-news-on-ukraine-is-fueling-support-for-unchecked-us-militarism/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:31:29

• "The latest developments, including: – How US declared financial war on Russia – The US Dollar as a weapon – How 9/11 gave the US government power to wage financial war" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/us-wages-financial-war-on-russia/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:31:52

• Politics gone rogue ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/paul-krugman-china-mrna-vaccines-and-right-wing-populism/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:32:34

• "The above actions are punitive. They hold Russia accountable for what they are doing and have done." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/zelensky-is-in-a-hurry-justice-isnt/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:32:58

• NC ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/mark-meadows-removed-from-north-carolina-voter-roll-amid-voting-fraud-inquiry/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:33:28

• Patents killing millions of people ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/health-experts-covid-vaccine-inequity-is-still-endangering-millions-of-lives/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:34:02

• "Currently Russian leader Vladimir Putin is demonstrating one version of this; he is calling his invasion of Ukraine, massacre of civilians, and wanton disregard for human right" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/the-case-against-the-gqp-is-worse-than-you-think/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:34:49

• Proprietary Worlds and Open Alternatives gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-04-14-proprietary-worlds-and-open-alternatives.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:36:14

• Congratulations Apple! You made a laptop as annoying to use as Microsoft Windows gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/02/17.1    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:37:03

• "Such instruments were drafted with an express purpose of targeting that nastily cruel weapon of choice for white insecurity and supremacy." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/laws-limits-the-passage-of-the-antilynching-bill/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:38:43

• "These young people of draft age all told me they were fleeing their country to avoid being drafted to fight in a war against their countrymen in eastern Ukraine" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/defending-ukraines-draft-dodgers/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:40:44

• "A lengthy quotation: but it corrals the elemental features of the cosmopolitan vision of one humanity" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/13/ancient-dreams-i-am-a-citizen-of-the-world/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:41:16

• Broken, corrupt system. It is collapsing. ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/kyrsten-sinema-assures-corporate-donors-shell-protect-their-tax-breaks/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:41:41

• Caging people ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/the-movement-to-defund-and-abolish-immigration-jails-is-winning-major-victories/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:41:59

• "Of course Greg Abbott ordered the bus with migrants on it to show up in front of Fox News headquarters here in D.C." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/13/dehumanizing-and-cynical-stunt-texas-bus-drops-migrants-outside-fox-news-hq-dc | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:42:36

• "The ideas that made Unix, hints for writing Unix tools, cron best practices, three different sorts of filesystem errors, LibreSSL 3.5.1 released, taskwarrior to manage tasks, and more." https://www.bsdnow.tv/450    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:43:34

• "Stuart Langridge, Jono Bacon, and special guest star Alan Pope present Bad Voltage, in which intelligence is artificial, snaps are un-ned, and art is what you make it" https://www.badvoltage.org/2022/04/14/3x44/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:44:20

• Audiocasts/Shows/Videos: Tidelift, TLLTS, BSD Now, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163704    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:54:39

• Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163705    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:55:28

• This is bollox. Bad advice. Gulag and the US government keeps ALL this data. https://www.maketecheasier.com/prevent-google-tracking-location/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 09:58:13

• "FOSS Linux" has just posted WSL trash. These sites need to understand that WSL is an ATTACK on GNU/Linux. It's hardly surprising that Microsoft booster promote this scheme to 'extinguish' GNU/Linux.    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:11:38

• "FOSS Linux", what has happened to you? https://www.fosslinux.com/49812/delete-a-discord-server.htm Discord cannot be deleted, the company keeps everything to possibly sell your data. Discord needs a boycott.    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:12:52

• Microsoft TCO (or back doors TCO): "Microsoft has released an advisory to address CVE-2022-26809, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Remote Procedure Call Runtime Library. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system." https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/13/microsoft-releases-advisory-address-critical-remote-code-execution    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:21:18

• Windows TCO https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/13/apt-actors-target-icsscada-devices see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Stuxnet    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:22:10

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163706    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:23:19

• "Dark mode" has become a form of greenwashing. Just remember to buy another POS device every 3 years?    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:23:44

• Microsoft, Microsoft, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Adobe, Kaseya (Windows)... https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/13/cisa-adds-10-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:27:45

• LoadingMessage component for Kirigami • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163707    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:29:07

• Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 LTS - New Features and Release Details • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163708    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 10:31:10

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Git Clients • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163709    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:26:24

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163710    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:26:32

• Red Hat (ICBM) "The Great Resignation may be a myth or reality" says a collapsing company. They keep pushing this misleading spin or myth to blame the workers for getting laid off. https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/4/artificial-intelligence-ai-7-key-roles    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:32:33

• Ben Cotton: Balancing advancement and legacy https://funnelfiasco.com/blog/2022/04/13/balancing-advancement-and-legacy/ spin from ICBM http://techrights.org/2022/04/08/planned-obsolescence-ibm/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:33:38

• [COPR] Why my patches are missing from custom build https://dingyichen.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/copr-why-my-patches-are-missing-from-custom-build/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:34:29

• "When you write source code, you're writing code for humans to read. Computers can't execute source code until the code is compiled into machine language, a generic term referring to any number of languages required by a specific machine." https://opensource.com/article/22/4/jvm-parameters-java-developers    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:35:39

• My favorite build options for Go | ⚓ https://opensource.com/article/22/4/go-build-options ䷉ Source: FreeSW | RedHat | IBM | GNU | Linux    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:36:05

• "LINUX" is still a strong brand provided you don't add "Foundation" to it    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:37:59

• "Following The Qt Company's decision to withdraw support for the Russian market, KDAB's geolocation block of its website and Upwork stopping its operations in Russia, there's a likely need of Qt support in the country." http://www.mardy.it/blog/2022/04/looking-for-qt-support-get-in-touch.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:40:08

• Microsoft proxy CompTIA getting webspam and misleading puff pieces from 'FOSS'life https://www.fosslife.org/tech-job-growth-continues-climb    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:42:21

• "I realized there was some sort of low-hanging fruit I could pick to better tune my WiFi at home. You see, I'm kind of a fraud in WiFi: I only started a WiFi mesh in Montreal (now defunct), I don't really know how any of that stuff works." https://anarc.at/blog/2022-04-13-wifi-tuning/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:45:09

• IBM/Red Hat/Fedora Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163711    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:45:16

• Debian: Dirk Eddelbuettel, Antoine Beaupré, and More Apt • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163712    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:48:48

• Razer-designed Linux laptop targets AI developers with deep-learning emphasis http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163670#comment-33341   

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:50:15

• Boing Boing = webspam https://boingboing.net/2022/04/04/six-linux-courses-that-can-take-you-from-computer-zero-to-hero-quickly.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:53:38

• "Training Bundle might even make the most novice computer user into a regular Bill Gates." WTF?? https://boingboing.net/2022/04/04/six-linux-courses-that-can-take-you-from-computer-zero-to-hero-quickly.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:54:01

• Bill gates: criminals since his teen years. Also: dumpster diver, stealing other people's code.    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:55:27

• Best Raspberry Pi Projects • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163713    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 11:55:33

• Proprietary Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163714    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 12:25:34

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163715    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 12:25:56

• "[I almost used the word “on-boarding” in the title, but then I realized that's marketspeak and I don't want to use marketspeak as I find the synergism incondusive to the synchronistic harmonizing of perpendicular incentives." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/02/28.1    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 12:38:35

• Microsoft's cloud business targeted by EU antitrust regulators http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/158424#comment-33342   

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 14:13:07

• Krita 5.0.5 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163716    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 14:13:40

• Google Shares Plan to Make Steam Work on Chrome OS with Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163717    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 14:13:48

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 is Generally Available • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163718    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 14:13:58

• "Infra is the kind of game that you'd think shouldn't exist, but I'm glad it does." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-04-14-infra.gmi    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 15:41:41

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163720    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:22:30

• After several days of ‘firefighting’ against one technical disaster or another we're back to normal; this coming weekend we intend to tackle a lot of misleading ‘journalism’ and outright ‘fake news’ (issued to spread lies, by intention) http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/epo-propaganda-and-lawlessness/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:43:00

• EPO management found the courage — or the audacity rather — to pretend to be a benevolent force for peace and justice when in reality it’s a malignant cancer full of corruption and prevalent, unrelenting law-breaking http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/european-putin-office/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:43:26

• The EPO has spurned science and has chosen politics as a smokescreen instead, mostly as a cover for the operations being designed to promote the interests of multinational monopolists and their patent litigation representatives http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/spurning-science/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:43:50

• We’re going to try more advanced video recording software that does more things at once and does not result in a dire need for editing (as that would be extremely time-consuming) http://techrights.org/2022/04/14/obs-studio-on-kde-neon/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:44:06

• Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/yes-the-steam-deck-will-eventually-get-ray-tracing-once-the-amd-gpu-driver-matures/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:51:58

• "Soldat 2 entered Early Access in September 2020 but it seems it didn't quite hit the marks players wanted, and failed to find much of an audience. Transhuman Design never gave up on it, and as it turned out they were hard at work to overhaul everything. This huge revamp is out now!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/soldat-2-gets-completely-overhauled-in-a-new-update-out-now/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:52:33

• Play Worms 2 on Linux with the Worms 2 Plus patch | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/play-worms-2-on-linux-with-the-worms-2-plus-patch/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 18:53:12

• "SUSE has a skunkworks distro in development, the transition Debian is struggling with, and some long-awaited improvements to Raspberry Pi OS." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/148212/linux-action-news-236/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:09:53

• Why I don't use Squarespace or WordPress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-DXeqUTgA "There are better options, but let's review where these common solutions fall short and what I do to fix them."    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:11:00

• "In this video, I am going to show an overview of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and some of the applications pre-installed." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZNP11k3kcY    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:11:40

• Proprietary software (so media won't mention this): "CVSS v3 9.6" (almost 10/10 in severity) https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-104-03    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:12:49

• Microsoft Windows TCO https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/04/industrial-control-system-malware-discovered.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:14:47

• Links 2.26 Minimal Web Browser Brings DNS Over HTTPS and WebP Support • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163721    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:18:26

• 12 Best Vim Plugins To Install In Your Terminal (2022) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163722    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:21:41

• Project Zero: CVE-2021-1782, an iOS in-the-wild vulnerability in vouchers ⚓ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/04/cve-2021-1782-ios-in-wild-vulnerability.html ䷉ Source: gulag project zero    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:22:18

• Best 12 Xfce Themes Collection For Linux Distros To Try in 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163723    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:24:41

• Wait till they find out GNU/Linux distros are technically miles ahead of all versions of Windows Vista, including "11" https://www.maketecheasier.com/more-users-windows-xp-than-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:28:09

• It is widely accepted by now that Vista 11 is a failure    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:29:03

• Mesa VERSION: bump to 22.2-devel for next cycle https://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/commit/?id=6a83d94e626bd439bc549326ebbe9f25ca33a19c    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:31:46

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163724    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:38:09

• Games: Steam Deck, Screeps: Arena, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163725    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:38:21

• Experiments in digital oppression, disguised as companies (often subsidised at taxpayers' expense to believe the taxpayers) https://thehill.com/policy/3266930-hillicon-valley-groups-push-tech-to-step-up-on-crises/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:39:28

• Microsoft is repeatedly being bailed out, both by Trump and Biden http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:40:05

• Facebook’s Ukraine-Russia Moderation Double Standard ⚓ https://theintercept.com/2022/04/13/facebook-ukraine-russia-moderation-double-standard/ ䷉ Source: theintercept | omidyar pac    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:40:58

• April 14, 2022: Cyberattacks on Ukraine continue https://www.accessnow.org/digital-rights-ukraine-russia-conflict/ Ukrainian public now paying the FULL price for Windows (Microsoft)    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:41:46

• "At first glance, the title of this article may sound like an oxymoron. However, what it highlights is the introduction of a rather useful feature that will enable a far more robust and elegant handling of the /dev/shm implementation inside the snap sandbox." https://ubuntu.com//blog/private-shared-memory-support-for-snaps    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:44:01

• Canonical told the community of Ubuntu, "go to Hell." Now it's with Dell... and Microsoft https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-at-dell-technologies-world-2022    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:45:09

• Ostentatio Genitalium in Renaissance Art – The Public Domain Review ⚓ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/ostentatio-genitalium/ "stentatio genitalium (the display of the genitals) refers to disparate traditions in Renaissance visual culture of attributing formal, thematic, and theological significance to the penis of Jesus."    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:48:51

• My ninth year working at Mozilla ⚓ https://alxgbsn.co.uk/2022/04/14/my-ninth-year-working-at-mozilla/ ䷉ Source: alxgbsn    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:49:52

• "We’re pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Center for Humane Technology, a nonprofit organization that radically reimagines the digital infrastructure." https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/04/mozilla-partners-with-the-center-for-humane-technology/ WTH, Mozilla?    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:50:42

• While Mozilla pretends to be an ethical company it spies on Firefox users, outsources the work to proprietary Microsoft jail https://blog.mozilla.org/data/2022/04/13/this-week-in-glean-what-flips-your-bit/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:52:05

• KDE neon 20220414 is out. I installed it today. https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=kdeneon    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:52:29

• Proprietary software: "Under certain circumstances the session token is not cleared upon log out." https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-104-02    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:55:22

• VMware proprietary shit will kill your business https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/14/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog see http://techrights.org/wiki/VMware#2022    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:57:26

• Mozilla Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163726    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:57:34

• "This year I've decided to bite the bullet and properly try out hledger for personal accounting. It seems I need to commit to it properly if I'm to figure out whether it will work for me or not." https://jmtd.net/log/hledger/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:59:03

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163727    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 19:59:11

• Top 10 Best GTK Themes For Ubuntu Linux (2022 Collection) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163728    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:03:16

• 15 Practical Examples of Rsync Command in Linux ⚓ https://www.ubuntupit.com/practical-examples-of-rsync-command-in-linux/ ䷉ Source: UbuntuPIT | GNU | Linux    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:04:50

• Reputation laundering of Zemlin et al, unrelated to Linux http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163648#comment-33346   

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:06:34

• Bitstream Vera Must Die https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/bitstream-vera-must-die.html    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:10:10

• A lot better than some other sponsors https://reproducible-builds.org/news/2022/04/14/supporter-spotlight-ardc/ see http://techrights.org/2021/04/29/with-sponsors-like-these/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:12:33

• Outsourcing very private things to Gulag is a bad idea, always. http://thomas.apestaart.org/log/?p=1665    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:13:42

• "Spam is just annoying, but phishing and especially, spear phishing attacks can also be dangerous. A recent security training, and a Twitter thread I started about it, changed my mind completely about how I treat these harmful e-mails." https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/phishing-and-spear-phishing/    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:14:42

• This biofloc monitoring system is an innovative device to help with aquaculture | Arduino Blog ⚓ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/04/13/this-biofloc-monitoring-system-is-an-innovative-device-to-help-with-aquaculture/ ䷉ Source: Arduino | Hardware | OpenHardware | Hacking    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:15:35

• Helm automates the creation of images and storage in registries. Eclipse JKube with a Kubernetes plugin for Maven or Gradle makes the process easier.   

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:16:24

• "Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system." https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/14/cisco-releases-security-updates-multiple-products    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:20:11

• "Tools provided with Kubernetes continually make it easier for Java developers to build applications, store them in registries, and deploy images." https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/04/14/generate-helm-charts-your-java-application-using-jkube-part-1    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:21:23

• Software patents article in OSI site... by Simon Phipps, for a change https://opensource.org/lets-get-open-source-voices-heard-by-the-eu-on-standards-essential-patents    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:25:55

• Videos: Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163729    

posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 20:26:24