Roy Schestowitz

• LOL. Get a kernel not baked into the "spaghetti" OS. https://www.maketecheasier.com/fix-windows-kernel-data-inpage-error/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:12:34

• It is NOT a speaker, it's a microphone -- a bug, a listening device, eavesdropping on you for Mr. fake astronaut whose own WIFE would not trust him    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:15:29

• Proprietary software... killing HARDWARE https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/04/12/ups-devices-threats-video/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:25:15

• "In 2004 (and again in 2014 because it didn’t take the first time) there was a revolution in Ukraine where their pro-Russia leader was kicked out and replaced by a pro-EU, pro-US leader. Leaders of some states within Ukraine (but not everyone who lived there) declared continuing loyalty to the pro-Russia leader." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/tense-putin    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:28:20

• "Gaming on Linux has taken a massive leap forward over the past few years. With more games being added to the “supported games” list each day, some of which are working better on Linux than on Windows, over 80% of top AAA games in the Steam library are playable." https://fossbytes.com/what-is-valve-proton/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:29:47

• DirextX 11 Steam Games on openSUSE Solved - CubicleNate’s Techpad ⚓ https://cubiclenate.com/2022/04/15/dirextx-11-steam-games-on-opensuse-solved/ ䷉ Source: cubiclenate    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:30:27

• Godot Engine - Dev snapshot: Godot 3.5 beta 4 ⚓ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-5-beta-4 ䷉ Source: godotengine    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:30:55

• Discord = censorship https://www.fosslinux.com/49813/report-someone-on-discord.htm    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:34:30

• Prometheus vs Zabbix | Network Monitoring Tools Comparison • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163777    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:39:55

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163778    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:40:03

• Games: Steam Games and Godot Engine • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163779    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 00:42:20

• Linux on Mobile Weekly Update (15/2022): Frameworks, Components and a place that tracks • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163780    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:07:33

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163781    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:07:41

• GNU Core Utilities: coreutils-9.1 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163782 as as the media and various assorted liars like to call it, "linux commands"    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:18:57

• "windowsreport" got is all backwards https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-usb-installer-linux/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:21:13

• "Bhushan called and threatened me that he would call the police!" Bush should pursue COC. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/stay-clear-of-batteries-plus-bulbs-in-gurnee-illinois-the-guy-is-incompetent-and-theres-something-really-wrong-with-his-car-key-machine/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 01:30:03

• Invidious does it better https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-third-party-youtube-apps-android/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 02:10:27

• #Techrights Bulletin for Friday, April 15, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:38:09

• #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 16, 2022 at 07:38:14

• "Delegation is an OpenZFS feature which allows the system administrator to grant the permission to perform various ZFS operations to unprivileged (read: non-root) users." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/improving-replication-security-with-openzfs-delegation/ | Source: Klara    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:45:49

• "I dipped my toes into the 2.5 Gbps waters once I got a NAS with 2.5G ports—you can use standard USB NICs that cost less than $50, or PCIe cards for even less." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/25-gigabit-homelab-upgrade-poe-wifi-6-ap | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:46:13

• "Really Simple Syndication - portable, extensible, light on network resources. Also, I’ve blocked the regular HTML+JS sites in my browser - more on that later" ☛ https://polarhive.ml/blog/rss-feeds/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:46:31

• "For many years now, I've lamented about how much of my time is spent attempting to disclose data breaches to impacted companies" ☛ https://www.troyhunt.com/breach-disclosure-blow-by-blow-heres-why-its-so-hard/ | Source: Troy Hunt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:46:45

• "Make UEFI a hardware requirement for new Fedora installations on platforms that support it (x86_64)." ☛ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecateLegacyBIOS |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:47:20

• "Last month we outlined our plans for the next generation of Pro-grade PINE64 hardware – the QuartzPro64. In case you missed the original announcement" ☛ https://www.pine64.org/2022/04/15/april-update-no-more-unicorns/ | Source: Pine64    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:48:10

• "I quite like Void! It uses a rolling release model, but the packages tend to track stable releases and lag behind a bit compared to say Arch. There's a few novel things such as using runit as the init system (instead of systemd) and having a musl libc version which can be used instead of glibc. I'm running glibc at the moment though as I still play video games sometimes." gemini://kota.nz/notes/void_repo/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:49:55

• "It's 40th generation of my plant on Astrobotany. I've looked at leader boards and their more than 100th generation plants. Probably the main aim of playing that game is gathering strength and convincing yourself to write automation script for your plant." gemini://szczezuja.space/tinylog.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:50:32

• "If a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day, then it stands to reason that a clock that goes in reverse gives the right time even more times a day." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:51:31

• "Let's have a quick and dirty blog post listing all the additions to the app list in the first quarter of 2022!" ☛ https://linuxphoneapps.org/blog/new-listed-apps-q1-2022/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:53:11

• "As cringy as those phrases sound like, no one’s to blame, words keep evolving. Hacking can mean many different things, there’s no real definition." ☛ https://polarhive.ml/blog/hacker/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:55:34

• "I had a strong feeling that I had written a post at some point in the past that touched on license-free radio services and bands" ☛ https://computer.rip/2022-04-14-unlicensed-radio.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:56:23

• "The writing on this page is not advice. Rather, I've described on this page what I find most provocative in the data, but you are encourage to review the data yourself." ☛ https://jeffhuang.com/computer-science-open-data/ | Source: Jeff Huang    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:57:02

• "In layman's terms, a system is Turing-complete if that system can compute as much as any general-purpose computer or computer language." ☛ https://matt-rickard.com/accidentally-turing-complete/ | Source: Matt Rickard    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:59:37

• "Shell script and AWK are very complementary languages. AWK was designed from its very beginnings at Bell Labs as a pattern-action language for short programs, ideally one or two lines long." ☛ https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/passing-runtime-data-to-awk/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:59:44

• "In programming languages like JavaScript or Python, numbers are typically represented using 64-bit IEEE number types (binary64)." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2022/04/13/floats-have-15-digit-accuracy-in-their-normal-range/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 07:59:57

• "Porting a GUI toolkit to a text-based terminal isn't as outlandish as it may initially seem, because the terminal is feature-rich enough to support "pseudo-graphical" rendering" ☛ https://gmi.skyjake.fi/gemlog/2022-04_land-of-columns.gmi | Source: Jaakko Keränen    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:00:05

• "Bash can be used as a fully-fledged programming language and as a tool to automate repetitive and complex computational tasks." ☛ https://earthly.dev/blog/bash-conditionals/ | Source: Earthly    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:00:34

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163783    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:00:57

• Gammath™ SPOT version 3.0 (beta) released on 15 April 2022 https://pypi.org/project/gammath-spot/3.0/ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gammath_SPOT    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:02:22

• The Linux Foundation has just issued a “transparency” report which is hardly transparent and is very vague; the timing of the release is very suspicious — late on a Friday on Easter Friday. The video above explores what the Foundation actually is and who (or what) it is really trying to protect. http://techrights.org/2022/04/15/code-of-conduct-in-action/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:09:12

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163784    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:09:20

• "In part 1 of this series, we disclosed critical vulnerabilities that break the soundness of multiple implementations of zero-knowledge proof systems" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/04/14/the-frozen-heart-vulnerability-in-giraults-proof-of-knowledge/ | Source: Trail Of Bits    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:13:17

• "Trail of Bits is publicly disclosing critical vulnerabilities that break the soundness of multiple implementations of zero-knowledge proof systems, including PlonK and Bulletproofs." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/04/13/part-1-coordinated-disclosure-of-vulnerabilities-affecting-girault-bulletproofs-and-plonk/ | Source: Trail Of Bits    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:13:26

• "Roland Fryer Jr.’s life is a movie script: A man abandoned by his mom and raised by an alcoholic dad became the youngest black professor to ever secure tenure at Harvard University" ☛ https://quillette.com/2022/04/15/why-did-harvard-university-go-after-one-of-its-best-black-professors/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:13:51

• "It is evident that more and more people want to learn the language, with Meisch pointing out that over the past ten years, the number of people enrolling in classes has "practically doubled"." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1898980.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:14:22

• "But routers are WEEE (waste from electrical and electronic equipment) which cannot be disposed of in household waste." ☛ https://www.which.co.uk/news/2022/03/how-to-recycle-your-router/ | Source: WhichUK    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:14:50

• Microsoft Windows TCO: "So, why hasn’t Putin sent his ransomware hounds swarming over European and American networks in an unbridled orgy of encryption, chaos and crypto?" ☛ https://gru.gq/2022/04/14/putins-cyber-blind-spot/ | Source: TheGrugq    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:20:45

• "There is only a political announcement, not a text that can be analyzed. As far as noyb is informed, such a text does not exist yet and will take a couple of months to be drafted." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/privacy-shield-2-0-first-reaction-by-max-schrems/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:21:35

• "Stunning stat: 92% of executives at medium to large firms think workers who turn cameras off during meetings don't have long-term futures at the company" ☛ https://www.axios.com/trouble-for-workers-who-turn-cameras-off-zoom-8b54035b-b365-4b51-8034-8de04bca18ef.html | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:21:45

• "These days, Peters is back in Mesa County. She has to be. She can’t leave the state after being recently indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts, including seven felony charges" ☛ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-happens-when-an-election-official-believes-the-big-lie/ | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:28:39

• "Prosecutors say Salah Abdeslam, 32, is the only surviving member of the so-called Islamic State cell that targeted Paris that night, killing 130 people." ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61120654 | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:28:53

• "Despite the Kremlin calling back an international network of national and foreign mercenaries to fight in Ukraine, some of whom are leaving battlefields in Syria and Africa to do so" ☛ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/14/russia-ukraine-mali-wagner-group-mercenaries/ | Source: Foreign Policy    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:29:32

• "The Biden administration said it will resume selling leases to drill for oil and gas on federal lands starting next week" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/biden-administration-resume-leasing-oil-gas-drilling-federal-lands-rcna24646 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:30:49

• "I first wrote about the problem of bots front-running transactions a year and a half ago in The Order Flow," ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2022/04/ethereum-has-issues.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:35:36

• "The problem is that a lot of the actors who are in that space are not people you want interacting with your customers" ☛ https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/50-of-transactions-were-fraudulent-when-steam-accepted-bitcoin-for-payments-says-gabe-newell/ | Source: PC Gamer    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:35:43

• "But while the process may solve one issue, it creates another." ☛ https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2022-1-spring/notes-here-there/crypto-throws-coal-industry-lifeline |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:35:59

• "That’s roughly enough electricity to power countries with populations in the tens of millions, with an environmental burden of an estimated 34 megatons of carbon emissions or more" ☛ https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoins-energy-usage-explained/ | Source: Forbes    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:36:40

• Amazon CEO says not adding cryptocurrency as payment option anytime soon ☛ https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/enterprise-services-and-applications/amazon-ceo-says-not-adding-cryptocurrency-as-payment-option-anytime-soon/90873373 | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:37:21

• "The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges" ☛ https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:44:32

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163785    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:44:46

• Star Labs Byte is a Linux mini PC with Ryzen 7 5800U http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163730#comment-33367   

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:45:53

• "The asset-manager increased its stake in the company at some point during the first quarter, according to the filings" ☛ https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elon-musk-twitter/card/elon-musk-is-no-longer-twitter-s-largest-shareholder-BNwzaP8JDQLlUc6yAJBb | Source: The Wall Street Journal    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:55:14

• "How much do the super rich really pay? Until now, the answer was unknown — thanks to privacy laws" ☛ https://www.harsh17.in/billionaires-and-taxes/ |    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 08:55:21

• "The suit could become an example of a powerful way to claw back some of the power of Section 230, a target on both sides of the aisle" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/opinion/musk-twitter-agrawal.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:00:30

• "By March 22, a Russian tech industry trade group estimated that between 50,000 and 70,000 tech workers had left the country" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/technology/russia-tech-workers.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:00:37

• "The documents refer to “great changes not seen in 100 years”, a phrase that has been used by Xi Jinping, China’s president" ☛ https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/04/16/xi-jinpings-bold-plan-for-chinas-next-phase-of-innovation | Source: The Economist    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:00:43

• "As the world focuses on Russia’s war on Ukraine, another conflict is raging — on people’s phones." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/disinformation-aims-to-skew-young-people-s-view-of-war-in-ukraine-/6529934.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:10:16

• Tails 5.0 Beta (1) is Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 11 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163786    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:20:40

• "First, the bill increases dependence on the Internet companies" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/04/spiking-op-eds-how-the-governments-online-news-act-is-already-leading-to-media-self-censorship/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:21:27

• "Ukrainian authorities should thoroughly investigate the deaths of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky" ☛ https://cpj.org/2022/04/after-russian-withdrawal-ukrainian-journalists-found-killed-in-bucha-and-yagodnoye/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:24:08

• "I was working as editor in Doxa before the war, doing the usual stuff editors do, but after the war, it became very dangerous." ☛ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/russian-student-reporters-track-campus-oppression-despite-arrests | Source: Times Higher Education    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:24:16

• "In the objections it filed with the NLRB, Amazon requested additional time to gather evidence—remarkable for a business that surveils" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/amazon-union-vote-staten-island/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:26:50

• "Sean Wiggs, 21, decided to learn to code after a high school teacher told him coding would be the future." ☛ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gen-z-for-change-fake-job-applications | Source: Teen Vogue    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:26:55

• "Today, virtually the entire publishing industry is rooting for Barnes & Noble — including most independent booksellers." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/barnes-noble-bookstores.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:27:22

• old: "pushover licenses" https://odysee.com/@polarhive:e/what-is-free-libre-software-opensource-foss:4 +1    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:31:19

• Proprietary crap https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/technology/student-cheating-software.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:32:20

• iophk: most of the fallout would hit the rest of Europe https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3269696-zelensky-says-world-should-prepare-for-russia-to-use-nuclear-weapons/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:33:30

• Bucha https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/russia-ukraine-war-crimes-bucha-1337902/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:33:41

• "President Joe Biden's top domestic climate adviser is reportedly planning to resign in the coming weeks as much of the White House's green energy agenda" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/official-oil-ties-next-line-biden-climate-adviser-reportedly-plans-quit | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:36:02

• "I recently participated in a commemoration of Martin Luther King's address "Beyond Vietnam—A Time to Break Silence," originally delivered on April 2, 1967" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/14/american-militarism-persistent-malady | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:36:24

• "David Beasley, executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, is sounding the alarm about people being "starved to death" in Mariupol" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/head-world-food-program-warns-people-being-starved-death-mariupol | Source: Common Dreams    

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

• "For just over an hour, Chomsky spoke with The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill about Russian President Vladimir Putin's February invasion of Ukraine" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/chomsky-global-response-biden-calling-putin-war-criminal-takes-one-know-one | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:38:34

• "The great pamphleteer of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine, had much more on his mind than independence from the British." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/biden-pushing-tom-paine-tax-plan | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:52:16

• "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment shows the world is unnecessarily headed toward climate catastrophe" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/fossil-fuel-funding-disastrous-investment | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:52:44

• "Israeli forces on Friday launched a raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/israeli-forces-accused-barbaric-premeditated-attack-palestinian-worshipers | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:53:33

• "Emma knows what's at stake if we don't stop fossil fuel investments and she is taking a stand." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/denied-bail-scientist-emma-smart-goes-hunger-strike-after-arrest-climate-protest | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:54:10

• On inflation ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/successfully-fighting-inflation-starts-top | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:55:28

• "A month after climate campaigners condemned Sen. Joe Manchin for refusing to support the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a top Federal Reserve post" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/after-progressive-pick-forced-out-biden-taps-crypto-linked-michael-barr-top-bank | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:56:13

• "The US is trying to amend the Security Council veto process at the UN." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/roaming-charges-48/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:57:06

• Gulagtube "has responded to the piracy lawsuit filed last year by movie tycoon Carlos Vasallo." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-rejects-movie-piracy-claims-and-content-id-critique-220415/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:57:31

• "Privacy-centered search engine DuckDuckGo" is FALSE ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results-220415/ | DDG is a SCAM http://techrights.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:58:09

• "The outbreak of hostilities was a fatal step that irreversibly changed the situation, but not in the way that the Kremlin expected." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/the-blitzkrieg-failed-whats-next/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:58:46

• "It’s about a racial double standard but it’s also about an imperial single standard whereby the West recognizes “worthy victims” only on the US/Western" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/reflections-on-ukraine-and-the-broke-brain-left/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:59:02

• "Bill Clinton was whip smart when it came to domestic politics." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/clintons-revisionism-on-nato-expansion/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:59:23

• "The toll in lost human life exceeds Durban’s prior record of 64 deaths from the “Rain Bomb” of April 2019, when 168 millimeters fell in 24 hours" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/durbans-latest-rain-bomb-kills-more-than-300-and-unveils-state-climate-sloth/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 09:59:45

• "We rejoice and celebrate with our Cameroonian siblings who after a long-fought battle can finally breathe a sigh of relief." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/organizing-works-declare-campaigners-after-biden-protects-cameroonian-immigrants | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:00:58

• "In former President Donald Trump's ongoing effort to dismantle democracy, his people gave Jim Marchant an important assignment. Marchant embraced it" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/november-2022-anti-democracy-coalition | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:02:43

• "Let's be clear, those corporate interests don't make donations, they make investments." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/i-am-not-sale-says-nina-turner-billionaire-funded-super-pac-backs-opponent | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:03:08

• "The family of Patrick Lyoya, the 26-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 4, expressed shock" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/patrick-lyoyas-family-demands-charges-against-officer-who-killed-him | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:03:30

• "The BBC reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview, accused Germany and Hungary of paying "blood money" for Russian petroleum." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/zelensky-calls-paying-russian-oil-blood-money-same-true-all-oil-purchases | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:03:50

• Religious fanaticism ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/more-than-150-palestinians-injured-in-israeli-raid-on-al-aqsa-mosque/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:04:34

• "The payment in rubles for Russian gas is not a violation of EU sanctions, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said on Saturday." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2022/04/15/rubles-for-gas-a-shift-in-mtva-job-seeking-refugees-pro-putin-demo | Source: Hungary    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:04:55

• "sacrificing Ukraine " ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2022/04/15/us-eu-sacrificing-ukraine-to-weaken-russia-fmr-nato-adviser/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:05:07

• Amir Locke ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/minneapolis-limits-no-knock-warrants-as-prosecutors-decide-cop-cant-be-charged-for-killing-amir-locke-during-a-no-knock-raid/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:05:22

• "Cops lie. It’s a statement more factual than statements cops — the people given the biggest benefit of a doubt in “your word against mine” courtroom" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/cops-lie-falsifying-traffic-stops-edition/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:05:45

• "Disney certainly would be one of the companies that would be competing to be Zeus" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/disney-gets-fans-who-made-their-own-club-penguin-online-game-arrested-over-copyright/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:06:11

• "Last week, federal agents took down two alleged baddies for doing the thing: impersonating federal agents." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/behold-the-invading-force-that-is-us-law-enforcement/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:09:38

• "I must admit that I’m getting a little tired of writing about the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) and its “spiritual child,” the Brownstone Institute" ☛ https://respectfulinsolence.com/2022/04/15/spiritual-child-of-gbd-goes-antivax/ | Source: Orac    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:09:59

• "the United States reels from an epidemic of mass shootings in schools" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/15/mass_shootings_gun_violence_mental_health | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:14:56

• "This week the Pentagon met with leading U.S. weapons manufacturers as Russia warned the Biden administration to stop arming Ukraine" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/15/pentagon_russia_ukraine_800_million_arms | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:15:14

• SUSE’s New Linux Release Isn’t for Your Desktop • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163787    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:15:33

• "Musk Oil" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/musk-oil/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:19:40

• "Seventy-five years ago today (April 15), Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in the modern era to play for a Major League Baseball" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/jackie-robinson-baseball-bds/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:22:30

• Macron ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/macron-france-election/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:40:22

• "Before Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine in February, the argument that NATO expansion over the previous 30 years had been a policy failure" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/nato-ukraine-debate/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:40:27

• "American Dream" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/america-death/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:40:58

• "Zelenskyy told CNN's Jake Tapper" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/zelenskyy-says-world-should-be-ready-putin-use-nuclear-weapons | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:41:45

• "The U.K. arm of Extinction Rebellion (XR) confirmed members of the group blocked the Blackfriars, Lambeth, Waterloo, and Westminster bridges" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/no-choice-disrupt-climate-activists-block-4-london-bridges | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:42:22

• "The satellite imagery is staggering: an Antarctic ice shelf roughly the size of New York City collapsing into the ocean" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/15/nature-based-agroecology-gaining-momentum-key-climate-solution | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:42:50

• "Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/15/activists-decry-bidens-reckless-resumption-fossil-fuel-leases-public-lands | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:43:25

• "Join Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Managing Editor Tom Nardi as they review the most interesting hacks and stories of the previous week." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/15/hackaday-podcast-164-vintage-nasa-soldering-mouse-bites-attiny85-graphics-and-pvc-pontoons/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:53:39

• Giant Bear ☛ https://therevelator.org/short-faced-bear-extinct/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:55:57

• Centralising the Web ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/lets-encrypt-wins-levchin-prize-work-internet-security | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:56:31

• Bloat and security threat ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/15/javascript-is-everywhere-even-msdos/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:57:27

• "These days we are blessed with multicore 64-bit monster CPUs that can calculate an entire moon mission’s worth of instructions in the blink of an eye." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/15/calculating-pi-on-the-4004-cpu-intels-first-microprocessor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:57:51

• "Plotters and drawing robots are fun projects that let you create art with all the precision and perfection that computer numerical control can deliver." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/15/multicolor-drawbot-highlights-importance-of-limit-switches/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:58:06

• "the liberal world order" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/the-neo-liberal-world-order-may-be-over/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:00:03

• "To be sure, extra-regional powers had a hand in the failed color revolution recently to overthrow the established government in Kazakhstan" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/asian-fault-lines-emerge-over-great-war-conflict/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:01:04

• "Inflation, Already Bad, is Worsened by the War in Ukraine and US Sanctions." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/head-to-your-local-gas-station-or-supermarket-to-end-the-us-proxy-war-in-ukraine/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:01:27

• "Russia methodically is destroying a neighboring independent democratic country and is accused of committing mass atrocities" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/putin-and-the-american-far-right/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:02:01

• "At issue at the April 6 hearing was Saab’s claim to diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention on Diplomat Relations." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/uss-flaunting-of-diplomatic-immunity-challenged-in-court-imprisoned-venezuelan-diplomat-contests-extraterritorial-judicial-abuse/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:02:35

• Neoliberalism ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/neoliberalism-is-not-a-noun/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:02:47

• Movements ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/how-movements-can-maintain-their-radical-vision-while-winning-practical-reforms/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:05:16

• "After weeks of front page photos in the NY Times of dead bodies and bombed out structures in Ukraine, we learn – not to great surprise – that many lefties view the war in Ukraine as “just” – that is justified." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/in-historys-blind-spot-is-where-you-can-see-from/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:06:10

• "In the beginning, many thought the pandemic would be “a great equalizer,” since the virus doesn’t distinguish between rich and poor." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/a-pandemic-of-the-poor/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:06:59

• "Nikki Spretnak loved being an IRS agent. Being able to examine the books of different businesses gave her an intimate view of the economy" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/if-youre-getting-a-w-2-youre-a-sucker | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:07:24

• "In other words, he would fit extremely well in the liberal wing of today’s Democratic Party." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/the-woke-saviors-of-the-dsa/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:08:16

• "But have you heard about how many of your tax dollars then end up in corporate pockets?" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/about-that-900-you-gave-military-contractors/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:09:52

• "The United States residents seem to be proud of what they call their ‘rugged individuality’, and don’t want any help from the government." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/impacts-of-racism-on-white-americans-in-the-age-of-trump/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:10:18

• "For me, at least, what that commemorative moment brought into sharp focus was his lacerating critique of American freedom." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/how-putin-changed-the-subject/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:10:51

• "A diplomatic path to conflict resolution is completely absent, in effect negated, given the political language of demonization relied upon by Biden" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/stop-the-geopolitical-war-now/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:11:16

• "Toast" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/toast/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:11:45

• "As the Russian invasion in Ukraine enters its 50th day, we look at the war’s impact around the world with Vijay Prashad" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/15/vijay_prashad_russia_ukraine_global_south | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:12:19

• "Republican state leaders are on the warpath against BlackRock, the largest financial asset manager in the nation." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/blue-state-divestment-blackrock/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:16:10

• "Methane is a greenhouse gas that’s over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. It’s a major contributor to global warming." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/an-earth-day-technology-worth-investing-in/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:16:42

• "Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) bet heavily on four ex- military officers running for US Senate" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/green-ex-marine-matthew-hoh-is-a-different-kind-of-service-candidate/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:18:59

• "In a world threatened by pandemics, climate change, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters, it is time to practice international solidarity" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/disarmament-for-development/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:19:15

• "About five months ago, I had an event that resulted in a hospital admission. I’m going to avoid some details, in the interest of brevity" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/unsafe-at-any-exposure/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:19:43

• Venezuela ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/239879/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:21:48

• "hearing former spies compare Putin to Hitler" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/the-astronomical-price-of-media-propaganda-an-electorate-of-morons/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:25:33

• Ukraine and Yemen Wars ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/ukraine-and-yemen-wars-highlight-uss-role-as-biggest-arms-dealer-in-the-world/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:25:51

• Microsoft = criminals ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/microsoft-tried-to-cozy-up-to-newspaper-publishers-who-are-now-claiming-microsoft-is-trying-to-stiff-them/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:26:47

• Twitter = oligarch social, like "truth social" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/elon-musk-demonstrates-how-little-he-understands-about-content-moderation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:29:19

• Stop saying "big tech"; you help criminals from Microsoft by adopting their terms ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/15/antitrust-reformers-debate-partnering-with-bigots-to-take-on-big-tech/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:30:05

• Crimea ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/letter-from-crimea-solzhenitsyn-and-putin/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:30:32

• "If we examine the events starting with the March 22 stabbing attack in the southern city of Beersheba" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/palestines-widening-geography-of-resistance-why-israel-cannot-defeat-the-palestinians/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:30:56

• "poets are damned… but see with the eyes of angels." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/our-long-memories/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:31:23

• "She’s a nurse who admittedly screwed up about as bad as you can–a medication error killed someone" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/prison-and-fines-in-this-years-benefit-package/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:32:07

• Macron for oligarchs ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/15/a-le-pen-presidency-was-not-a-possibility-before-it-is-now/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:32:34

• Trump = criminal ☛ https://fair.org/home/there-is-plenty-of-evidence-to-request-the-arrest-of-trump/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:33:16

• "marijuana justice" ☛ https://fair.org/home/once-the-federal-government-legalizes-many-more-states-would-follow-through/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:33:54

• Staten Island ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-lashes-back-in-staten-island-warehouses/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:34:38

• Stacey Abrams ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/judge-denies-stacey-abrams-the-ability-to-raise-funds-the-way-brian-kemp-can/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:35:01

• Finance rigged ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/come-tax-day-billionaires-whod-rather-not-pay-can-usually-find-a-way-not-to/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:36:08

• "The evidence that Donald Trump committed crimes is all around us. We have evidence that the Trump Organization manipulated financial disclosures to inflate or deflate his assets as needed" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-crime-punishment/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:41:49

• Layla A. Jones ☛ https://fair.org/home/layla-a-jones-on-lights-camera-crime/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:42:06

• What Russia's war in Ukraine looks like from Serbia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/15/we-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-pariah | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:42:31

• "Seventy-five years ago, a World War II veteran named Jack Roosevelt Robinson smashed baseball’s color line and officially desegregated America’s pastime." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jackie-robinson-baseball-racism/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:43:05

• Whose tax system is this?? ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/benjamin-resignation-archila-primary-ny/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:43:37

• Majority of Corporations Don’t Pay State Income Taxes in at Least 7 States ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/majority-of-corporations-dont-pay-state-income-taxes-in-at-least-7-states/ | Source: TruthOut Majority of Corporations Don’t Pay State Income Taxes in at Least 7 States    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:44:15

• Corporations are (against) people ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/starbucks-workers-strike-to-protest-the-companys-harsh-union-busting/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:45:01

• DeSantis ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/black-florida-lawmakers-say-desantiss-gerrymandered-maps-are-overtly-racist/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:45:20

• "Far Right Agenda" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/as-republicans-push-far-right-agenda-stakes-for-midterms-couldnt-be-higher/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:45:30

• #SocialMediaComplianceWatch: analysis of Social Media Compliance Reports for the month of February 2022 ⚓ https://internetfreedom.in/compliance-report-feb-2022/ ䷉ Source: internetfreedom    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:47:38

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the Party • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163788    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:54:07

• ASRock new series of 4x4 BOX5000 mini-PCs now powered by AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 processors ⚓ https://linuxgizmos.com/https-www-asrockind-com-en-gb-product-searchsearch4x4-box-5asrock-box-5000-series-a-mini-pc-powered-by-the-amd-zen-3-ryzen-5000-processor-platform/ ䷉ Source: LinuxGizmos | Hardware | Devices | GNU | Linux    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:04:26

• PineSound is a development board for earbuds and digital audio players - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/16/pinesound-development-board-for-earbuds-and-digital-audio-players/ ䷉ Source: Linux | GNU | Hardware | cnxsoftware    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:05:02

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163789    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:05:41

• Intel Raptor Lake-P Graphics Driver support being added to Linux 5.19 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163790    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:25:15

• Monitoring the kernel.org Transparency Log for a year • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163791    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:27:17

• "Fortunately, my taxes aren't that hard and it only took about half an hour for me to fill out the 1040 form (I'm not a fan of electronic filing, but that's only because I know how the electronic sausage is made [3])" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2022/04/15.1    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:31:49

• Security and Proprietary Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163792    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:45:24

• Devices: PineSound, ASRock, and PINE64 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163793    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 12:53:17

• Lambda Launches World’s Most Powerful Ubuntu Linux Laptop for Deep Learning • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163795    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 13:55:00

• Petter Reinholdtsen: Playing and encoding AV1 in Debian Bullseye https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Playing_and_encoding_AV1_in_Debian_Bullseye.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 13:56:43

• Worst health [sic] care [sic] system in the modern world, same for tax system https://www.marketwatch.com/story/get-it-right-still-havent-filed-your-taxes-7-last-minute-tips-to-survive-a-challenging-tax-season-11649790943    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:32:31

• "The Qiling framework developed by the Shepherd Lab of JD Explore Academy has been accepted in GSoC (Gulag Summer of Labour) 2022 after recommendation by The Honeynet Project." https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/JD-COM-INC-16538052/news/JD-com-Explore-Academy-s-Qiling-Framework-Accepted-in-GSoC-2022-40030669/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:33:51

• "Martech"? More stupid buzzwords! https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/what-martech-buyers-need-to-know-about-products-platforms-and-ecosystems/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:35:24

• "This makes the fastest, minimal desktop with only the packages you choose! Learn how to make your own Linux Distribution and make your system exactly the way you want!" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=oa3LDqV4-cc    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:37:06

• The corrupt 'linux' foundation pays sdxcentral. Now sdxcentral literally just links to paid-for press releases. Zemlin and the other charlatans corrupt media. They're acting like Microsoft. It ruins the brand "Linux". https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/software-for-open-networking-in-the-cloud-sonic-moves-to-the-linux-foundation/2022/04/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:38:53

• You might say that for a million bucks a year Linus Torvalds basically "licensed" his trademarks to a bunch of frauds and charlatans looking to monetise it through openwashing services and Microsoft outsourcing (GitHub etc.)    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:40:16

• Guess who has quit Netflix https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2022-04-15/netflix-farewell-1.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:43:51

• Brendan Gregg quits Netflix. How could he get much work done like this???? Cubicle. https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/images/2022/netflixdesk2020-1920p.jpg    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:45:22

• [PATCH v2 0/9] introduce mirrored memory support for arm64 - Wupeng Ma ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220414101314.1250667-1-mawupeng1@huawei.com/ ䷉ Source: huawei    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:51:53

• [PATCH] intel_idle: add AlderLake support - Zhang Rui ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20220415093951.2677170-1-rui.zhang@intel.com/ ䷉ Source: intel    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:52:18

• [RFC] media: mediatek: vcodec: support stateless AV1 decoder - Xiaoyong Lu ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220413105855.32172-1-xiaoyong.lu@mediatek.com/ ䷉ Source: mediatek    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 14:52:43

• x86: Reduce code size of mem{move|pcpy|cpy}-ssse3 https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=26b2478322db94edc9e0e8f577b2f71d291e5acb https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git&a=search&st=commit&s=ssse3    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:00:03

• EasyNAS 1.0.2 is out https://easynas.org/news/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:01:44

• ‘Not everything in cybersecurity is hacking’ ⚓ https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/cybersecurity-hacking-pwc ䷉ Source: siliconrepublic "she was about 12 years old and she started learning RedHat and Debian Linux."    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:04:36

• "upcoming court dates will receive $50,000, while a newly created gun violence prevention initiative gets $500,000 through a state grant, according to county officials." https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/500k-violence-interrupters-50k-text-victims-lake-county    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:05:32

• 'The Eagle Has Landed' author Jack Higgins dead at 92 https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/the-eagle-has-landed-author-jack-higgins-dead/507-d5dfff64-f5df-4271-a819-a46ef88040b9    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:06:45

• If it's not free as in free software, can it still be ethical rather than monopoly? https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/entertainment/journey-designer-jenova-chen    

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

• "variety of infosec professionals about what first drew them to security, from PwC’s Katherine Cancelado starting to learn RedHat and Debian Linux at age 12 to Nitro’s David Lenoe getting to grips with new tech during a third-party security review." https://www.siliconrepublic.com/people/career-progression-cybersecurity-accenture    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:18:56

• OnePlus 10 Pro kernel source code is now available https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-10-pro-kernel-source-code/ GNU GPL    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:32:01

• Understanding software copyright and licences https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/understanding-software-copyright-and-licences/article65314649.ece    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:33:01

• Best Ethical Hacking Tools & Software 2022 | IT Business Edge ⚓ https://www.itbusinessedge.com/security/hacking-tools/ ䷉ Source: itbusinessedge    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:35:37

• "After a delayed release, the OnePlus 10 Pro is now available in global markets for eager fans to snap up. For third-party ROM developers and tinkerers, we have good news with the release of the OnePlus 10 Pro kernel source code — which is now publicly available." https://9to5google.com/2022/04/12/oneplus-10-pro-kernel-source-code-publicly-released-opening-door-for-custom-rom-support/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:40:22

• Microsoft-centric Analytics Insight boosting a GPL violation machine of Microsoft criminals https://www.analyticsinsight.net/ai-pair-programmer-why-copilot-wont-make-it-to-the-end/ see http://techrights.org/2021/11/29/balabhadra-alex-graveley-and-tomboy/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:44:51

• Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163489#comment-33368   

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:54:21

• OpenSSH takes aim at 'capture now, decrypt later' quantum attacks http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163513#comment-33369   

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:58:22

• Too many buzzwords https://hbr.org/2022/05/democratizing-transformation    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15:59:44

• "Technological developments and their application in society raise different ethical questions. To be able to answer these questions properly, Eindhoven is going to collaborate with an ethics committee." https://eindhovennews.com/news/2022/04/ethics-committee-will-also-advise-eindhoven/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:06:53

• "The book, The C Programming Language, by Bell Labs’ Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, played a defining role in the development and popularisation of C. The book, released in 1978, is still widely read." https://analyticsindiamag.com/from-c-to-python-the-evolution-of-programming-languages-in-the-last-50-years/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:07:43

• Apparently Linux based as it's Android/AOSP https://www.gsmarena.com/harmonyos_30_coming_in_september_first_betas_to_roll_out_next_month-news-53913.php    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:08:43

• Growth in surveillance technology pits law enforcement against privacy concerns | TribLIVE.com ⚓ https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/growth-in-surveillance-technology-pits-law-enforcement-against-privacy-concerns/ ䷉ Source: triblive    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:10:04

• "As users are scrambling to make sense of what’s happening and why, Kotaku has found one plausible explanation: Unix epoch, which is an arbitrary date picked by early Unix engineers." https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/04/10/digital-ps3-games-expiration-bug/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:11:48

• Who even put Microsoft Windows in electric grids??? https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-thwarts-cyberattack-on-electric-grid-officials-say-11649794612    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:12:58

• "Those are your typical “improves system performance” updates, but as always, we (and several prominent members of the hacking scene) recommend you do not update your console, if you can, and if you’re expecting to Jailbreak it eventually." https://wololo.net/2022/04/14/ps5-firmware-5-02-ps4-firmware-9-51-released-in-context-of-freebsd-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-do-not-update/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:14:41

• This is very bad for Windows https://www.androidpolice.com/steam-on-chrome-os-explainer-mods/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:15:22

• AMD Ryzen is NOT "open-hardware platform", and they're adding DRM! https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2022/04/teardown-valve-steam-deck/    

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

• Microsoft boosters are alarmed by the failure that is Vista 11 https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/265716/report-more-pcs-running-windows-xp-7-and-8-than-windows-11 see http://techrights.org/2022/01/26/microsoft-delighted-by-failure/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:19:28

• Seems like a trademark issue... https://www.defenseworld.net/2022/04/10/solaris-xlr-price-hits-0-0916-on-top-exchanges.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:22:24

• Companies that do not make money being subsidised https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/venture-capital-and-state-policy-in-rise-of-silicon-valley-by-william-h-janeway-2022-04    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:23:38

• Microsoft Windows is a back door with an OS around it https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-concerns-around-microsoft-rpc-bug/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:25:12

• "Such lateral movements are often used to escalate privileges, for example, in Active Directory." Microsoft. https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/critical-infrastructure-ics-scada-under-attack/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:29:01

• Using Windows after 15 years on Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163796    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:29:09

• "Cybercriminals are targeting APIs more aggressively than ever before, and businesses must take a proactive approach to API security to combat this new aggression." https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/is-api-security-on-your-radar.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:30:08

• "The US Treasury has exempted the provision of Internet communication services from US sanctions against Russia. The move was welcomed by human rights and open access groups." https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/us-treasury-exempts-internet-communication-providers-from-russia-sanctions/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:31:04

• A bunch of clowns with buzzwords https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/red-hat-summit-to-address-the-open-hybrid-cloud-ecosystem    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:32:14

• New OpenSSH version uses stronger key-exchange mechanism by default http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163513#comment-33370   

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:35:40

• Well, the browser itself is a security problem, esp. with JS https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/6-browser-extensions-to-protect-you-from-cyberattacks/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 16:37:47

• They just called EVERYTHING with a computer HEY HI https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/fda-says-stroke-spotting-ai-hasnt-replaced-doctors-yet-urges-providers-stay-loop    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:23:36

• "By joining the Open Library Foundation, VuFind will benefit from infrastructure support including legal, operational, administrative, and financial resources. The foundation is also able to ensure that VuFind is owned by the VuFind community and is able to expand beyond the interests of any single entity." https://www.prweb.com/releases/vufind_joins_the_open_library_foundation/prweb18609745.htm    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:25:02

• Ransomware is primarily a Microsoft Windows problem https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/12/nasuni-ransomware-without-backup/ see http://techrights.org/2021/05/02/ransomware-task-force/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:27:22

• "Open source software and community advocate, OpenMetal, is increasing its commitment to open source, building upon an Open Infrastructure Foundation (OIF) membership." https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/openmetal-joins-the-open-infrastructure-foundation-301520854.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:28:52

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/04/12/lawyers-fear-for-justice-as-malaysia-set-to-conclude-trial-on-ai-aided-sentencing/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:30:26

• "SELKS is a Stamus Networks contribution to the Free software community and is released, at no cost, under the GNU GPLv3 license as ISO images, Docker package, or as source code." https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/stamus-networks-announces-availability-of-selks-7-853697422.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:32:41

• Ransomware is primarily a Microsoft Windows problem https://www.itweb.co.za/content/kLgB1Me86bW759N4 http://techrights.org/2021/05/02/ransomware-task-force/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:35:03

• "Otherwise it will always be better to store large files locally." Clown computing is a media-inflicted mental defect. https://www.sitepoint.com/community/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-big-video-files/385056/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:36:24

• Genre Awareness gemini://idiomdrottning.org/genre-awareness "you’re only devaluing yourself by calling attention to the frame, the page, the ink."    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:38:57

• Re: Stepping away from Gemini gemini://idiomdrottning.org/re-stepping-away-from-gemini "Gemini is just another format and I might as well keep it up."    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:40:13

• "When Rushdie was being persecuted, people rightfully recognized that the death decrees issued on him was not protected speech. So obviously there are speech acts that aren’t tolerated." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/free-speech-vs-itself    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:41:19

• "I may return as Gemini continues to grow and a greater variety of content is available to peruse." gemini://drewdevault.com/2022/04/16/Stepping-away-from-Gemini.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:42:42

• "Thanks Drew for spreading the word, creating magnificient tools, content, and offering hosting! Hope to see you around another day. Cheers!" gemini://envs.net/~pen/log/drew.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:43:59

• Rust is infiltrated by Microsoft, not just controlled by Microsoft (GitHub) https://www.infoq.com/presentations/rust-systems-programmer/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:46:21

• "HEY HI" as euphemism for surveillance https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/zoom-emotion-ai-fight-future    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:46:47

• Middle school science teachers can allow misinformation in classrooms ⚓ https://hechingerreport.org/minimal-qualifications-for-middle-school-science-teachers-allow-misinformation-to-creep-into-classrooms/ ䷉ Source: hechingerreport    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:48:04

• Do buzzwords have a reason to exist? https://www.itpro.co.uk/business-strategy/digital-transformation/367428/is-anything-as-a-service-xaas-fit-for-purpose    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:48:36

• They don't ban Putin and his army but many of the people whom they besiege https://www.cio.com/article/308509/it-companies-join-ukraine-war-sanctions-against-russia.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:49:23

• Microsoft does worse surveillance and even commits incredible crimes, which some whistleblowers report; why does the US government let Microsoft get away with it? Bribes, infiltration, and top-level corruption? https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/house-letter-idme    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:51:35

• Hype and hot air: "artificial intelligence (AI)" https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220413191041442    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:52:45

• US should take this advice, too https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/opinion/putin-ukraine-war-strategy.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:53:59

• Wiki community votes to stop accepting crypto donations - El Reg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/13/wiki_community_votes_to_stop_crypto/ ䷉ Source: theregister    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:55:03

• Gulag and the family of Epstein's buddy in "not-for-profit" clothing (or no clothing at all) https://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/20220413137927/prince-harry-partners-with-google-travalyst-change-the-way-we-travel/ Harry dresses up as a literal nazi while uncle Andrew shags little girls    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:56:34

• While VMWare run viciously anti-Linux PR campaigns its own proprietary software was being breached without patches available https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/71    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 17:58:37

• Doesn't make sense to go there. Does he plan to fight? https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/inno/stories/inno-insights/2022/04/11/justanswer-ukraine-skipping-spring-break.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:02:09

• Good for the environment, too https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/refurbished-walkers-and-wheelchairs-fill-gaps-created-supply-chain-problems    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:02:38

• "a 100% IP 100% software open-source solution" https://www.sportsvideo.org/2022/04/11/nab-2022-tag-integrates-redis-within-realtime-media-performance-platform/ why a dash in "open-source"? Because it's misleading...    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:04:14

• Openwashing sociopaths https://thenewstack.io/elon-musk-twitter-and-the-weaponization-of-open-source/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:04:27

• Not just by NSA anymore? https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/13/microsoft_patch_tuesday/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:05:00

• 2,302 respondents https://www.infoq.com/articles/k8s-cncf-survey-chasm/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:06:31

• Identifying Europe's Critical Open Source Software - FOSSEPS ⚓ https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/15356-identifying-the-most-critical-oss-of-europe-fosseps.html ䷉ Source: i-programmer    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:08:18

• They don't talk about it, but it is based on Linux apparently https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-nova-8-se-4g-grabbing-harmonyos-2-0-0-155-software-update/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:09:18

• FBI <3 Social control media https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/fbi-investing-heavily-in-social-media-tracking-predictive-surveillance-software-raises-civil-liberties-concerns/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:10:32

• Experimental evidence challenges the presumed defensive function of a “slow toxin” in cycads https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-09298-3    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:11:12

• Spammmy puff pieces thinly disguised as reporting https://www.networkworld.com/article/3656955/cisco-further-incentivizes-circular-consumption-for-customers-and-partners.html IDG is a sham    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:12:30

• Adherence to Oral Targeted Anti-Lung Cancer Therapy: A Qualitative Interview Study https://www.dovepress.com/adherence-to-oral-targeted-anti-lung-cancer-therapy-a-qualitative-inte-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PPA    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:13:40

• CyberRisk propping up diploma mills. Don't fall for it. https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/careers/7-cloud-computing-certifications-and-courses-to-upskill-security-teams    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:14:17

• The oligarchs buy everything in the US https://news.uark.edu/articles/59768/alice-walton-jim-goetz-to-kick-off-2022-heartland-challenge    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:15:21

• Pseudo-innovation with gimmicks borrowed from the 1990s https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/april/humanities-grants.html    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:15:56

• "So for the past half week or so I've been reading "Rebel Code" while trying to get into the habit of reading more often." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-01-24-re-book-reading-challenge.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:40:45

• 6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Emoji Pickers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163797    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:40:57

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163798    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:41:08

• GNU coreutils 9.1 released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163782#comment-33371   

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:45:56

• Lubuntu 22.04 LTS - New Features and Release Details • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163799    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:03:55

• Release LXQt 1.1.0 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163800    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:07:19

• EasyOS 3.4.6 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163801    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:07:26

• "Peace is universally a good thing. War on the other hand is universally bad." Tell that to weapons companies... https://blog.jabberhead.tk/2022/04/16/peace-at-any-cost/ http://techrights.org/2020/04/24/raytheon-blessed-by-red-hat/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:08:38

• FFS, stop trying to prop up the travel "industry". The planet cannot take it. We need to redo the "economy"...    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:10:11

• "work on my vehicle computer with than a ~$200ish cheap Windows 10 laptop with some aftermarket programming software that’s probably based on a reverse understanding of real Buick software." https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/anthony-buick-in-gurnee-says-batteries-plus-sold-me-a-junk-car-key-nothing-wrong-with-the-car/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:12:05

• "On the 2003 Impala, if you need to program a remote, you don’t need some asshole to do it for $100, and if you need a key you just use the $2 machine at Walmart and you have a car key…" https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/vehicle-security-systems-almost-invariably-annoy-the-owner-of-a-car/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:26:15

• "Most women fight wars on two fronts, one for whatever the putative topic is and one simply for the right to speak, to have ideas, to be acknowledged to be in possession of facts and truths, to have value, to be a human being." http://thomas.apestaart.org/log/?p=1667    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:28:52

• Box86 needs to delete Microsoft (criminals) GitHub. It's proprietary software, so it gives stench to the software. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Box86-0.2.6-Box64-0.1.8    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:35:14

• Salix 15.0-alpha2 is out, but they've not updated the site yet https://blog.salixos.org/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:36:04

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163802    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:36:16

• PCLinuxOS 2022.04 is out http://www.pclinuxos.com/ my dad used it... it used to be ranked higher than Ubuntu.    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:37:04

• Manjaro 21.2.6 is out https://manjaro.org/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:37:26

• Bluestar 5.17.2 is also out https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:38:06

• "And as cars get more expensive to buy new, and fewer and fewer of the old ones still run right because Boomers don’t take care of any of their stuff, people are going to find themselves painted into a corner because of all of the computer-controlled crap on a modern car." https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/vehicle-security-systems-almost-invariably-annoy-the-owner-of-a-car/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:38:47

• “So the problem is definitely a crap key, not something wrong with the car?" https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/anthony-buick-in-gurnee-says-batteries-plus-sold-me-a-junk-car-key-nothing-wrong-with-the-car/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:39:31

• A "modern" car is a piece of shit on 4 (or 3) wheels. All the advancement there is not for the owner/driver/buyer. http://techrights.org/2022/01/02/no-control-over-cars/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:41:11

• Once upon a time phones didn't cost much. I never bought a phone for more than 15 pounds. Price range 5 to 15.    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:42:05

• Heck, sometimes the batteries (Duracell) cost me as much as the phone did! I don't mind paying that, I do need a long-lasting (decades) battery.    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 19:43:15

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163803    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:13:31

• Openwashing and Free Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163804    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:13:42

• Games: Steam and More Proprietary Stuff • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163805    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:13:51

• Kernel: HarmonyOS 3.0, OnePlus, and Brendan Gregg Quits Netflix • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163806    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:14:00

• LXQt 1.1 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163807    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:14:10

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163808    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:14:21

• "or all the technical prowess that the Steam Deck represents, there is one annoying issue that seems to concern a few owners so far. Whistling. Fan noise." https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-whistling-blame-the-fan/ x86 killing batteries, making noise...    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:19:55

• Your fakecoin 'mining' is burning tons of shit. But the burning had no value associated with it, unlike proper heat or light. That has the equivalent of the value of your literal shit. But many charlatans convinced many fools that shit is gold and for the time being millions take a shit, hoping it'll make them affluent.    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:22:29

• "I was chatting with a friend a couple of days ago and they mentioned that they thought it'd be cool if they could use a gemini browser like Lagrange to subscribe to podcasts. I'd never played around with gemini scripting before but this seemed like a simple enough idea to introduce myself to it." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2022-02-09-introducing-rocketcaster.gmi    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 20:26:14

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163809    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 21:27:14

• "In general, I think it’s been a good change and that it was the right time to leave Mozilla" https://wrla.ch/blog/2022/04/90-days-out-and-in/    

posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 21:29:51

posted Friday, April 15, 2022 at 16:19:14