Roy Schestowitz

• "Incidentally, this fact is of course driving the centralization of email, because the one surefire way to ensure your email is not marked as spam is to have it delivered by Google, MS, Apple, etc." gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2019-08-27-Email-thoughts.txt    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 00:54:22

• "Sometimes I need to convert some currencies but I don't want to have to go to my web browser luckily though tools like Forx exist to help me do exactly what I need for both fiat and cryptocurrencies." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdqk5Yu61YU    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 01:01:38

• Linux 5.18-rc3 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163826    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 01:02:53

• Videos/Shows: This Week in Linux and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163827    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 01:06:30

• postmarketOS // v21.12 Service Pack 4 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163828    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 01:06:42

• "Josh and Kurt talk about a lot of security vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday. There’s also a new Git vulnerability. This sparks the age old question of how fast to patch? The answer isn’t binary, the right answer is whatever works best for you, not what someone tells you is best." https://opensourcesecurity.io/2022/04/17/episode-319-patch-tuesday-with-a-capital-t/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 02:15:51

• The EPO inviting loads of software patents may lead to perceived ‘growth’, albeit only at the expense of — or to the detriment of — the patent applications or European Patents that are actually valid as per the EPC http://techrights.org/2022/04/17/faked-growth/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 02:18:03

• A couple of years after Benoît Battistelli put an end to proper career contracts (rather than 5-year terms without real commitment from the EPO) António Campinos is attacking the pensioners and the staff http://techrights.org/2022/04/17/meme-antonio-de-cutter/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 02:18:30

• My New Work-From-Home Setup (Changed This Easter/Sunday) http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/04/18/work-from-home-setup/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 02:24:34

• "One of my earliest interactions with this protocol is solidly etched in my memory for all the wrong reasons. Back in 1994 or so I was a young teenager excitedly exploring the internet via various door software made available by my local BBS." gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2020-05-13-Finger.txt    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 02:34:48

• #Techrights Bulletin for Sunday, April 17, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:03:06

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

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:03:12

• "Unfortunately, GEM/XM never made it to market. Luckily, we now have the source code for it" ☛ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/freegemxm-the-open-source-version | Source: Bryan Lunduke    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:08:36

• "The problem that all Unix distributions face sooner or later is that the people using them generally want the platonic ideal version" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/LTSVersusSoftwareVersions | Source: uni Toronto    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:10:38

• "After a long and continuous period of tests and development, we are happy to announce a new release of Hyperbola GNU/Linux" ☛ https://neritam.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/milky-way-v0-4-release/ | Source: Neritam    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:10:50

• "For the technologically inclined, trying out new operating systems can be an adventure." ☛ https://www.komando.com/smartphones-gadgets/this-os-that-youve-never-used-may-be-the-easiest-of-them-all/519779/ | Source: Kim Kommando    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:11:12

• "While Ubuntu technically came into existence during 2004… it was barely a blip on the radar." ☛ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-market-share-is-in-a-nosedive | Source: Bryan Lunduke    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:12:43

• "An advisory from developer Damien Miller said the new release, OpenSSH 9.0, switched scp, the secure copy tool which is part of the app" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/new-openssh-version-uses-stronger-key-exchange-mechanism-by-default.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:14:19

• "That said, I’m not sure to what extent this will continue: even if the source code to Firefox and the tooling that supports it is technically “open source”" ☛ https://wrla.ch/blog/2022/04/90-days-out-and-in/ | Source: Wrlach    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:15:52

• "The flexible/tinker-able nature of GNU+Linux is one of the reasons I use this over Windows, iOS or MacOS." ☛ https://polarhive.ml/blog/how-i-do-my-computing/ |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:16:20

• "So here I am, writing simple APIs for myself with Glitch: request, handler, response" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/having-fun-writing-apis-with-glitch/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:16:45

• "I threw together a small R package — {pubcheck} — to check local keys, keys in a character vector, and keys residing in [garbage]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/04/keeping-those-ssh-keys-safe/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:17:19

• "To bring awareness to the insects' importance and offer beekeeping classes and workshops" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2022-04-17/new-apiary-creating-buzz-at-mississippi-state-university | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:19:53

• Hearing loss ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-person-hearing-loss-1.6417860 | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:20:03

• "In addition to an entry ban for chlorpyrifos, the government is demanding that border control agencies combat smuggling" ☛ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4509219 | Source: Taiwan News    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:20:24

• Windows TCO: "without any sign, the hard drive or SSD moves south. The problem is that you haven’t backed up to SpyDrive," ☛ https://technewsinc.com/how-to-recover-windows-files-using-linux-live-usb/ |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:24:33

• Windows TCO: "The flaw in question, CVE-2022-26809, an RPC Runtime Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, was given a CVSS rating of 9.8" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/doubts-over-mitigation-advice-for-microsoft-remotely-exploitable-flaw.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:24:41

• Windows TCO: "That combination makes the discovery of the system, dubbed Pipedream by industrial control security experts Dragos" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/13/pipedream-malware-russia-lng/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:24:50

• "I accidentally deleted half the data in a stupid blunder which I will never forgive myself for" ☛ https://blog.bithole.dev/mcmap.html |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:24:57

• Windows TCO: ☛ https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/oil-india-cyberattack-ib-central-cyber-security-agencies-join-probe/90903148 | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:25:02

• "The information requests, which were first reported by the Washington Post, come after backlash to the IRS' plan" ☛ https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/house-letter-idme | Source: Protocol    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:27:54

• "Video conferencing apps (VCAs) make it possible for previously private spaces -- bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.06128 | Source: arXiv    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:27:59

• "The Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Lagos, Saturday, held its weekly sit-out at Falomo, Lagos" ☛ https://thenationonlineng.net/im-sad-my-sisters-are-still-in-captivity-says-rescued-chibok-girl-grace-dauda/ |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:29:52

• "The headscarf has been imposed by Islamists" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1899319.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:30:00

• "disparate outliers join forces to achieve parallel goals" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/qanon-antivaxx-rally-los-angeles-covid-1338549/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:30:37

• "Another Coptic Christian clergyman was murdered in cold blood in Egypt today" ☛ https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/04/egypt-christian-priest-slaughtered-broad-daylight-raymond-ibrahim/ | Source: Frontpage Magazine    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:31:36

• "At least 16 police officers were reported to have been injured and several police vehicles destroyed in unrest on Thursday" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61134734 | Source: BBC    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:31:46

• "Cars were set on fire and shop fronts were damaged in the clashes" ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53959492 | Source: BBC    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:32:13

• "In their summary for policymakers, the scientists said it was still possible to avoid the most dangerous levels of warming" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61110406 | Source: BBC    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:33:57

• "If traditional secular funerals aren’t for you, or if you want to leave the most minimal environmental impact after you die" ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/environmentally-friendly-ways-to-die/ | Source: uni Michigan    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:35:42

• "If you have been lucky enough to reach the city center without needing an ambulance or getting a police ticket" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/your-voice/a/1899532.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:36:46

• "Eldorado.gg is a marketplace that gives users access to a wide variety of games with heavily discounted prices and perks" ☛ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4451560 | Source: Taiwan News    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:36:53

• "So I can't say a lot at the moment but, well, I have a new job that's going to be combining a lot of math, generative art, and coding for the community college. I'm being hired on part time for now leading into a full-time position as soon as the new position is created." gemini://inconsistentuniverse.space/gemlog/2022-04-17-newjob.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:41:32

• Microsoft and fraud always find each others: "Activision Blizzard is cooperating with a federal lawsuit and investigation into suspected insider trading" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/activision-blizzard-cooperating-with-regulators-asks-about-alleged-insider-trading-1235131081/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:42:33

• "This is gutter politics at its lowest." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1093189740 | Source: NPR    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:43:04

• "François spoke on a panel with Karrie Karahalios, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign" ☛ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/04/researcher-algorithms-cannot-be-blamed-for-disinformation-but-they-contribute-to-it/ | Source: Broadband Breakfast    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:49:16

• "Which is to say Martin uses DNS data but is not as expert as a number of the possible witnesses at trial" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/04/16/john-durham-continues-to-hide-how-michael-sussmann-helped-kill-the-nyt-story/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:49:22

• "India continues to rank among the top 10 countries to have imprisoned the most number of writers and journalists" ☛ https://qz.com/india/2155462/india-ranks-with-china-and-saudi-arabia-for-poor-freedom-of-write/ | Source: Quartz    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:49:35

• "Police could not get Gondwe to reveal the information" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/malawi-police-accused-of-hacking-website-of-investigative-media-organization-/6533149.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:50:46

• "Russia’s independent journalists are taking desperate measures to continue working" ☛ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/censorship-forces-russian-paper-to-publish-abroad-25598x2hs | Source: The Sunday Times UK    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:50:51

• "The reasons behind calls for book bans are not all on the same coin." ☛ https://ucsdguardian.org/2022/04/17/banning-literature-isnt-a-new-or-clean-cut-concept/ |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:51:07

• "Llano joins a growing number of communities across America where conservatives have mounted challenges to books" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/17/public-libraries-books-censorship/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:51:15

• "India has a growing patchwork of laws that violate religious freedom or enable its violation" ☛ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/04/16/easter-christians-attacked-beliefs/7243715001/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:58:41

• "In the incident, captured at different points on police dashcam and bodycam cameras" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/grand-rapids-police-release-video-deadly-shooting-patrick-lyoya | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:58:47

• "On Wednesday, multiple recordings were released showing the Grand Rapids officer fatally shooting Lyoya on April 4." ☛ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/04/16/michigan-shooting-how-record-police-when-you-suspect-abuse/7313434001/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:58:52

• "Speaking on Bloomberg TV, journalist Spencer Soper described problems with the Amazon drone design." ☛ https://retailwire.com/discussion/will-amazon-have-to-ground-its-drone-program/ |    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:59:23

• Mariupol ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/russias-siege-on-mariupol-is-leading-to-mass-starvation-un-official-says/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 08:59:53

• "What are the options you have for securing your workpiece to the drill press table? [Rex Krueger] shows us that there’s plenty" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/drill-press-piece-fastening-101/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:01:39

• "For the electronic badge enthusiast, these last two years have seen something of a famine." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/the-555-gives-the-carolinacon-badge-life/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:28:00

• "The elevation of the private profit of a few over the welfare of the many is, sadly, the ordinary course of events in a capitalist world" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/17/corporate-greed-keeps-the-pandemic-alive/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:29:07

• Disinformation ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/17/ukraine-republican-disinformation | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:29:33

• "More than ten years after Megaupload was shut down, the RIAA and MPA are still waiting for their chance to request damages" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/delayed-megaupload-lawsuits-get-assigned-to-ninjavideo-judge-220417/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:39:33

• "Although the rulers of the world’s major military and economic powers have repeatedly claimed that they are making their nations great" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/17/military-and-economic-power-once-again-fail-produce-happiness | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:40:14

• You're Muted... or are You? Videoconferencing Apps May Listen Even When Mic is Off - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=22/04/16/0110219 ䷉ Source: soylentnews    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:41:46

• old: Sweden https://www.nme.com/news/music/aap-rocky-opens-up-about-swedish-prison-that-shit-was-trash-3088987    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:44:50

• Double standards https://neritam.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/us-remains-silent-on-moroccos-occupation-of-western-sahara/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:45:04

• Blaming victims https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10725961/Anjem-Choudary-blames-BRITAIN-radicalising-David-Amess-killer-watched-videos.html    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:45:25

• Banksters https://record.umich.edu/articles/ford-schools-barr-to-be-nominated-as-feds-top-banking-regulator/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:45:47

• It’s Still Stupidly, Ridiculously Difficult To Buy A ‘Dumb’ TV - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=22/04/16/1052254 ䷉ Source: soylentnews    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:46:38

• Putin can't take much more of this: What lies ahead, defeat or apocalypse? | Salon.com ⚓ https://www.salon.com/2022/04/16/putin-cant-take-much-more-of-this-what-lies-ahead-defeat-or-apocalypse/ ䷉ Source: salon    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:46:59

• This again? ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/17/ontario-premier-ford-plays-high-stakes-game-vaccine-poker | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:47:39

• "Weird Things Top Billionaires Have in Common" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/17/mark-pocans-100-taxing-billionaire-class | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:48:13

• "Electromagnetic interference problems can be a real headache to debug." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/measuring-electromagnetic-fields-with-just-an-arduino-and-a-piece-of-wire/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:48:52

• "At their best, laptops are a compromise design" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/laptop-usb-c-charging-hack-lets-you-leave-the-brick-at-home/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:48:58

• "The first PCBs we built involved a draftsman laying out large pieces of tape." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/kicad-plugin-gives-your-pcbs-that-handmade-look/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:49:28

• Another POV on Ukraine ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2022/04/17/traitor-zelensky-assassination-kidnapping-arrest-political-opposition/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:50:11

• Waste ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/average-us-taxpayer-gave-900-to-military-contractors-last-year/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:52:03

• Russia ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/after-undermining-international-criminal-court-us-wants-it-to-charge-russians/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:52:08

• Some "left"... ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/title-42-will-continue-to-harm-bipoc-migrants-until-end-of-may-advocates-say/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:53:05

• Fake left ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/climate-activists-decry-bidens-reopening-of-oil-and-gas-leases-on-public-lands/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:53:18

• Prisons ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/prison-guards-in-illinois-used-prison-labor-to-raise-money-for-golf-tournaments/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:53:23

• "Tea really is a great thing. When one speaks of self-reliance and homesteading my first thought is "I could never grow enough tea for my own consumption."" gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-04-18-i-guess-i-m-mr-tea.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:54:38

• "After decades of Ubuntu use, I've replaced my desktop OS with antiX." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:55:54

• New Releases of Unifont and GNU Mailutils • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163829    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:57:23

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 17th, 2022 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163830    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:57:44

• Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 LTS - New Features and Release Details • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163831    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:57:54

• Review: postmarketOS on the PinePhone • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163832    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:58:03

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163833    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 09:58:13

• "Long term support" Unixes and versions of software in them • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163834    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:15:06

• Ubuntu market-share is in a nosedive (and that’s ok) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163835    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:15:13

• Security and Proprietary Software • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163836    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:15:28

• Nice the hostnames https://netsplit.de/networks/status.php?net=freenode    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:21:30

• Twitter continues to present me with a fake number of impressions. Twitter is FAKE. This hasn't changed since http://techrights.org/2022/04/16/twitter-lies/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:22:35

• In a nutshell, if you spend a lot of time in front of a computer, then investing a little time every week or every month optimising it for ever-changing workflows is worth the investment. Adding additional hardware is also more economic if you value time. http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/04/18/work-from-home-setup/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:27:25

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163837    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:40:25

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163838    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:52:27

• Linux for Smartphones • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163839    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:05:39

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163840    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:05:46

• This minutes-old screenshot shows that only ~3 out of 10 machines accessing Web sites run Windows; there are many caveats here, surely, but the trend is rather telling (tailspin) http://techrights.org/2022/04/17/windows-lowest-point-2022/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:06:04

• Archman 2022.04 is out https://archman.org/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:23:17

• Why does CNX push Windows crap? Also, the battery cannot possibly last long. This is a trap. https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/18/cheap-7-inch-tablet-intel-atom-z3735g-processor/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:25:09

• "Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/148237/double-distro-details-linux-unplugged-454/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:27:22

• Well, it would be a mistake for the "main" Linux to use something controlled by Microsoft (criminals) proprietary software https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Clang-Linux-RandStruct    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:55:53

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163841    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:00:10

• ICBM effect? "The project is transitioning to community development and support as part of the JBoss Tools project. This article breaks down all the information you need to know along with the future roadmap." https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/04/18/announcement-red-hat-codeready-studio-reaches-end-life    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:03:55

• Management as a barrier. Ask ICBM... https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/4/middle-management-frozen    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:05:04

• Fedora and IBM/Red Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163842    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:09:05

• Malware on the clown. Well, sophos itself makes malicious software. Now in the clown... https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sophos-upgrades-sophos-cloud-workload-protection--1421321    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:12:04

• Would it be useful to have a video call to discuss the "Deprecate Legacy BIOS" Change proposal? https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/JUJV6BEJAXK5LATTSWGRFZDIAVM7KN4J/ see http://techrights.org/2022/04/08/planned-obsolescence-ibm/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:13:04

• 3 open source tools for people with learning difficulties | • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163843    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:14:00

• [PATCH v2 0/4] virtio-crypto: Improve performance - zhenwei pi ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220418090051.372803-1-pizhenwei@bytedance.com/ ䷉ Source: bytedance    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:14:38

• AAEON needs to quit using back-doored hardware... https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/18/pico-tgu4-semi-is-a-tiger-lake-mini-pc-for-robotics-and-industrial-iot-applications/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:16:10

• During the invasion by Russia we saw: 1) how the US can (AND WILL) misuse its control over the Internet. 2) the dangers of centralisation (e.g. the CA "trust" cartel). 3) how dangerous the clown computing lunacy really is. 4) nations should shun proprietary software, for defensive (back doors) and autonomy reasons    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:18:31

• Thinking social control media protects the masses from abuse of power is conventionality forgetting who owns and controls such platforms    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:19:45

• Activists with Microsoft Windows on their PCs will never get far; it's like cops with swords instead of batons http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/putin-loves-windows/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:20:48

• The other FOMO. And fetishists who relish on social CONTROL media are FOMOsexual. "https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/18/fomo-faster-objects-more-objects-real-time-object-detection-embedded-systems    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:22:34

• Activism on social control media is a paradox. Imagine fossil fuel objectors doing a truck convoy to make a point.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:23:44

• Social control media = herding, sharecropping.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:24:07

• "The first time I heard of Twtxt was when ew0k/BW added it to his Antenna aggregator." gemini://kwiecien.us/gemlog/202201191641.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 13:37:19

• "This is not exactly news, but a Gemini group has been officially established on Usenet since what looks like late October. I remember reading about this on the mailing list, but since I have not touched Usenet in ages, I wasn't sure if I should bother." gemini://kwiecien.us/gemlog/202201021711.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 13:37:43

• There will soon be 1900 known and ACTIVE Gemini capsules, says Lupa...    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 13:38:32

• Each time (EACH TIME) ClownFlare presents you with CAPTCHA challenge it is a failure, a misclassification. It basically deemed you a bot, INCORRECTLY. The same is true for most other CAPTCHA.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 13:54:42

• CAPTCHAs aren't just an accessibility nightmare. Each CAPTCHA is a human rights problem.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 13:57:34

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163844    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:02:11

• The Steam Deck is "not a flop" says Captain Obvious at The Verge. (Plus other Steam Deck news) - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=k4cYOtAS-GA ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:03:43

• "In the twenty-ninth episode of the WordPress Briefing, Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy reminds us of our WordPress roots — blogging — and discusses the basics of starting your first blog on WordPress." https://wordpress.org/news/2022/04/episode-29-how-to-make-a-wordpress-blog/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:04:25

• 12 Practical Examples of In Command in [GNU coreutils] ⚓ https://www.ubuntupit.com/practical-examples-of-ln-command-in-linux/ ䷉ Source: UbuntuPIT | GNU | Linux    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:07:44

• "We confirm that in 2020 and 2021 we observed and notified the government of the United Kingdom of multiple suspected instances of Pegasus spyware infections within official UK networks." https://citizenlab.ca/2022/04/uk-government-officials-targeted-pegasus/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:09:37

• CatalanGate: Extensive Mercenary Spyware Operation against Catalans Using Pegasus and Candiru - The Citizen Lab ⚓ https://citizenlab.ca/2022/04/catalangate-extensive-mercenary-spyware-operation-against-catalans-using-pegasus-candiru/ ䷉ Source: citizenlab    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:10:10

• Audiocasts/Shows/Videos: WordPress, Steam, LINUX Unplugged, and GNU World Order • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163845    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:10:18

• Probably more proprietary snakeoil with back doors. Avoid. https://techbuild.africa/sophos-impact-cloud-protection-linux-security/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:13:26

• How I repurposed an old Raspberry Pi into a travel router • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163846    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:21:53

• cpufreq: intel_pstate: ITMT support for overclocked system https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=03c83982a0278207709143ba78c5a470179febee    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:23:38

• Pay us lots of money for nothing. Diploma mill, "Virtual"... https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/digital-credentials-red-hat-certified-professionals see https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Category:Red_Hat    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:24:59

• LXQt 1.1.0 Releases With Theme Updates, Panel Improvements, and More http://www.tuxmachines.org/comment/reply/163800   

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:33:43

• Shift Beta 3 Nears Completion, Teaser Video. - MakuluLinux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163847    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:49:03

• The Road to New Xubuntu Docs • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163848    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:49:11

• Much Awaited New Ubuntu Arrives Soon http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163788#comment-33380    

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

• But Android itself does not respect your privacy, so it is a net negative https://medevel.com/opentracks/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:53:40

• A phone that does respect your privacy does not connect to a mobile network and uses encryption too, e.g. Tox over Ethernet    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:55:49

• Privacy-respecting phone http://techrights.org/2022/04/01/gnu-jami-talk/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:56:45

• Booktype: a free, open-source publishing solution for authors and companies https://medevel.com/booktype/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:56:49

• "The BETA of the new Upgrade Tool is now available for testing. It can be used to upgrade LMDE 4 to LMDE 5." https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4312    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:58:08

• "ActivityWatch is an open source, free, privacy-first, cross-platform, and a great alternative to services like RescueTime, ManicTime, and WakaTime." https://medevel.com/activitywatch/ needs to delete Microsoft (criminals) GitHub...    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 14:59:19

• Atlassian is openwashing and a bit like GitLab. While you can download and locally host some bits (I did JIRA on my own machine), they keep all the crowd jewels proprietary and try to herd users into their "clown", which loses data.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:02:56

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Atlassian Sourcetree • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163849    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:03:06

• IBM keeps engineering its own blunders (own goals); in the latest example of it, which is rather revealing, IBM considers suspending the misguided plan to abolish BIOS support or assigning the task to a new special interest group (SIG) http://techrights.org/2022/04/18/general-purpose-computing/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:03:40

• "To remedy to that, ProtonDB introduced a new ratings system since late 2019, asking instead specific questions about what worked/did not work with each game, and deriving a calculated rating based on that." https://boilingsteam.com/protons-recent-push-to-reduce-the-number-of-borked-games/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:06:44

• independently conducted???? Ponemon??? https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/benchmarking-linux-security-latest.html see https://techrights.org/2011/07/10/real-reporting-and-swpats/ and http://techrights.org/2011/07/10/ponemon-paid-for-studies/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:11:11

• Beta of LMDE Upgrade Tool • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163850    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:12:29

• An Introduction to JSON - The New Stack ⚓ https://thenewstack.io/an-introduction-to-json/ ䷉ Source: thenewstack    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:14:27

• Not Big, If True: Congress’s Proposed Changes Fail to Solve the Fundamental Problems with the JCPA - Public Knowledge ⚓ https://publicknowledge.org/not-big-if-true-congresss-proposed-changes-fail-to-solve-the-fundamental-problems-with-the-jcpa/ ䷉ Source: publicknowledge    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:16:33

• Security Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163851    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:16:41

• Linux Mint’s New Upgrade Tool Enters Public Beta Testing, Here’s #HowTo Use It • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163852    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:16:50

• Criminals from Microsoft pulling strings again 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/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:25:36

• Microsoft is organised crime. Governments all around the world need to treat it accordingly. The US government actively looks away when presented with evidence of the crimes.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:26:27

• When you outsource your project to GitHub you willingly give control to criminals... over your own work.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:27:07

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163853    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:28:50

• The original cancel cultures gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/flexibeast/gemlog/2022-04-14.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:31:13

• "This is what Paludan wanted to happen. He tricks the media into pushing his false narrative that it’s all about the book, “see how they act just because I wanna burn a book”." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/doubling-down-on-paludan    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:32:40

• Is the ancient gophermap concept still a good idea? gemini://szczezuja.space/gemlog/2022-04-18-is-the-ancient-gophermap-concept-still-a-good-idea.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:33:35

• I didn't understand Test Driven Design (and the cost to my career) gemini://spikydinosaur.com/2022/04/18-i-didnt-understand-tdd.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:34:50

• "Who dares implement Core War over Gemini? It would join Astrobotany in the game's department on Geminispace. ;-)" gemini://szczezuja.space/tinylog.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:37:11

• exa: Next-gen listing command in Linux for pro • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163854    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 15:43:27

• box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/box86-and-box64-get-steam-play-proton-working-much-better-on-arm-devices/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:01:33

• Free software evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/open-source-evolution-sim-thrive-goes-multicellular-in-the-latest-update/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:02:12

• "ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/protonup-qt-v261-adds-support-for-the-heroic-launcher-flatpak/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:03:53

• Kubernetes increases complexity. This can hamper security. https://containerjournal.com/editorial-calendar/hardening-kubernetes-multi-cluster-environments/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:05:43

• How to use the Python debugger (pdb) | Enable Sysadmin ⚓ https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/python-debugger-pdb ䷉ Source: Red Hat | ICBM | GNU | Linux    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:06:29

• The 'other' EFF https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/eff-calls-for-africa-to-forgive-sa-amid-xenophobic-problems-1958ddaa-14ee-4ee6-a631-ad73571b8030    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:07:02

• "Happy Friday, everyone --here's what the Apache community has been up to over the past week..." https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-news-round-up252    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:14:56

• How to add two numbers using parameterized constructor in java ⚓ https://linuxhint.com/parameterized-constructor-add-two-numbers/ ䷉ Source: LinuxHint | GNU | Linux | FreeSW 🐧    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 16:15:36

• Linux Mint Upgrade Tool (mintupgrade) Beta Released. Here’s #HowTo Try • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163855    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 17:14:45

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163856    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 17:15:03

• Free Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163857    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 17:15:19

• Games: Proton, box86, Thrive, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163858    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 17:15:26

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163859    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 17:15:37

• What is Artix Linux and #HowTo Install It • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163860    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 19:53:40

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163861    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 19:53:48

• Twitter is a misinformation and hate site. That's why it attracts a liar, a sociopath... someone who spreads misinformation for self enrichment.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 19:59:54

• "I'm really only interested in sending the occasional mail to other gophers. (And to be honest, I don't really care if Google blacklists my server.) So if I have some time this weekend I'll implement a system for outbound connections" gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2019-08-29-Email-thoughts-2-(reply-to-Tomasino-and-Sean).txt    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:01:01

• Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/steam-deck-was-the-steam-top-seller-for-the-week-ending-april-17/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:01:48

• Linux Mint Releases LMDE Upgrade Tool for Beta Testing http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163850#comment-33382    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:02:22

• "Bottles continues to mature as a way to manage installing applications and games with the compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now showing off some UI improvements and new features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/wine-manager-app-bottles-adds-a-new-library-mode-vkbasalt-support/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:03:01

• "In this video, I am going to show how to install Kubuntu 22.04 LTS." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=wR1ivVX6p7s    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:10:31

• "You've probably heard of the "grep" command, but did you know about ripgrep? ripgrep is a "line-oriented search tool" that you can use to quickly find text within files, with additional features." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gywe0ILrvw    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:11:14

• "SUSE-IT plans a replacement of some network equipment in the Nuremberg Datacenter next Thursday (2022-04-21), between 4PM to 5PM CEST. Actual downtime is planned to be up to 15 minutes." https://progress.opensuse.org/news/120    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:12:26

• apt vs. apt-get: What’s the Difference on Linux? ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/791055/apt-vs.-apt-get-whats-the-difference-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: howtogeek    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:13:04

• Linux Foundation works for Microsoft, also on openwashing; while Microsoft engages in very serious crimes Zemlin compares Microsoft critics to people who kick puppies    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:14:26

• Microsoft openwashing http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163648#comment-33383   

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:15:12

• Jim Zemlin: shameless opportunist, backstaber, and fraud of a person    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:15:45

• Git is released. LWN and Phoronix link to MICROSOFT GITHUB (an ATTACK on Git!!!) instead of the actual announcement!! And if you search for Git in Wikipedia the second result isn't Git but GitHub, also an attack on Git.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:20:00

• Git v2.36.0 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163862    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:20:05

• Letting GitHub control Git is like letting Microsoft control Linux or allowing Bill Gates to babysit your kids    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:20:59

• Linux Plumbers Conference top sponsor is espionage and disinformation giant, Facebook! Again. https://lpc.events/blog/2022/index.php/2022/02/04/cfp-open-microconferences/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:22:59

• Bash is GNU in this case, not Linux. Linux is just a kernel, dear... https://www.networkworld.com/article/3657591/creating-a-quick-calculation-function-on-linux.html    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:24:36

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163863    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:32:32

• 10 years of stories behind Guix • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163864    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:33:25

• Star Labs Unveils a New Small Format Linux PC http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163730#comment-33384   

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:35:08

• Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163865    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:38:37

• Games: Steam Deck, Bottles, and SDL2 Changes Mind on Wayland • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163866    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:38:45

• So you’re thinking about migrating to Linux? Here’s what you need to know • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163867    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:40:23

• SUSE uses to promote GNU/Linux, not clown computing surveillance traps :/ https://www.suse.com/c/aws-summits-are-back/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:41:21

• "Too many meetings end with a vague feeling among the players that something ought to happen, and the hope that it’s not their personal job to make it so. [...] ask “So what’s the next action on this?” at the end of each discussion point in your next staff meeting" http://thomas.apestaart.org/log/?p=1669    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:42:11

• Many Rust resignations lately... https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2022/04/18/libs-contributors.html    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:42:44

• PostgreSQL JDBC 42.3.4 Released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163868    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:44:51

• Solutions to Install Newer Apps on Older Ubuntu Versions • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163869    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:48:00

• "This is just a quick entry to say thanks to those who have contacted me (emails) or written about [1] their thoughts on blacklisting misbehaving gopher proxies [2]. One thing I hadn't appreciated was that some of you are using these proxies to get around annoying firewalls." gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2019-09-05-Gopher-Proxy-Blacklisting-2.txt    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:49:59

• Photojournals in Gemini. This one updated moments ago gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2022/202204/20220418-2022-week-11-15-photos.gmi    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 20:52:15

• Techrights has barely done articles and videos about Gemini lately. Instead, as Gemini is nowadays very active, Techrights links to Gemini many times a day. This thing is here to stay... Gopher has been around for over 31 years (3 decades and more). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:09:47

• WWW predates Gopher by 2 years. Curiously enough, Gopher was made in the University of Minnesota, the same place where a bunch of idiots vandalised Linux (kernel) until they got caught last year. http://techrights.org/2021/04/27/university-of-minnesota-linux/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:12:22

• Jim Zemlin: Ph.D. students submitting defective patches to Linux is bad. Microsoft bribing officials and attacking Linux by blackmail etc. isn't bad. Because those Ph.D. students do not pay my salary, whereas I'm among those bribed by Microsoft.    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:14:31

• If you value privacy and security, you won't use Android https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/mobile-mitm-intercepting-your-android-app-traffic-go    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:15:58

• Software Patents: "The '774 patent relates to allowing or denying migration of virtual machines based on the geographic location of the target host." https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2022/4/17/ip-edge-entity-invincible-ip-patent-likely-invalid    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:17:04

• "Best" as in most aggressive? This whole patent system became obscene. https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2022/4/13/lpix-moneyball    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:17:55

• Huawei added UEFI mirror memory function support to Linux AArch 64 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163870    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:22:01

• Best part?!?!? WSL is an ATTACK on GNU/Linux! https://www.osnews.com/story/134045/the-best-part-of-windows-11-is-a-revamped-windows-subsystem-for-linux/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 21:25:08

• How the Free Software Movement Will Build a Better Future • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163871    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:00:05

• 10 People You’ve Never Heard of Who Are Destroying Democracy | The New Republic ⚓ https://newrepublic.com/article/165984/10-people-destroying-democracy "They’re sowing disruption and disinformation, and they have their eyes on 2024."    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:00:51

• "Valve continue to cook up plans for more exciting upgrades to the Steam Deck, with Refresh Rate Switching looking like it's on the way. Not ready quite yet with work to do but the idea is great." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/looks-like-the-steam-deck-will-get-refresh-rate-switching/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:02:42

• You Don’t Choose Your Linux Distro. It Chooses You! - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1jyHo0Jg7Cw ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:04:15

• "Our discoveries including a better diff, a way to replace Snaps with Flatpacks, a command line cheat sheet, help with YAML, and signing PDFs. Plus your feeback about supporting us with crypto nonsense, running Linux on work machines, an esoteric browser, and more." https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-173/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:04:37

• xkcd: Family Reunion ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2608/ ䷉ Source: xkcd    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:05:12

• "Blockchain Companies" https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/18/north-korean-state-sponsored-apt-targets-blockchain-companies    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:06:25

• “PC” is a generic term now https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_the_postpostpc_era-news-53953.php    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:11:36

• "This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness and some additional configuration support. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.13.2 and 1.13.3." https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.13.x/announcing-1.13.3/    

posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 22:18:42

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