Roy Schestowitz

• Ubuntu Unity and Ubuntu Cinnamon hit 22.04 too • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164183    

posted Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 23:59:39

• Racist USA to China: we only want you for your sweatshops. Or your sweat and blood. Come build our rail systems and then GET THE HELL OUT https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/usas_plan_to_decouple_its/ see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:01:42

• NVIDIA 510.68.02 Linux driver... another dodgy blog that defeats the purpose of a freedom-respecting system like gnu+linux https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/187526/en-us    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:04:30

• Neoliberals. The idea of outsourcing security to another (foreign) territory is ludicrous to say the least. https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/india_eu_trade_and_technology_council/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:09:56

• IBM/Red Hat/Fedora Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164184    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:10:07

• USA: we cannot trust China on security because we keep attacking and infiltrating Chinese system... and they MIGHT choose to retaliate. Hubris of Empire.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:11:02

• USA isn't spreading security to Ukraine. It sends more weapons that perpetuate the war and increase death tolls. This is the "STOP RESISTING!" 'world cop', asserting rather vainly that its own aggression and even war crimes are OK because "Well-meaning"... sometimes (exceptionalism). Same for back doors.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:13:21

• USA Inc.: our software and hardware back doors are for "security" and "trust", they're only weapons and malicious when OTHER nations do the same. All those other nations that never dropped nukes on civilians (we've dropped two!) and don't necessarily torture journalists to death.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:14:59

• China is experimenting on its own people for hype, gimmicks and other crap that could be done (poorly in the 1990s) https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/25/ponyai_lassos_first_autonomous_taxi/ no real purpose for this, pure yuppie crap    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:18:10

• "This gets us emitting Valhall descriptors in the driver." https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/16035    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:21:57

• GraalVM CE 22.1 Released https://www.graalvm.org/release-notes/22_1/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:22:22

• Proprietary Junk, Graft, and Security • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164185    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:31:04

• What a match https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/manchester-city-v-real-madrid-brief-match-highlights-63786595    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:38:25

• "I love Python as a language. But the Python ecosystem is deeply broken on most systems. Just as with every ecosystem which tried to bypass good old "distributions" to put in place an user controlled rercursive dependencies system." gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/2022-03-29-call_to_packagers.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:39:39

• KDE-FreeBSD CI | [bobulate] ⚓ https://euroquis.nl//kde/2022/04/26/freebsd-ci.html ䷉ Source: euroquis    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:40:46

• 1) delete Windows. 2) use something better that works for you, not for criminals (Microsoft). https://www.maketecheasier.com/disable-computer-notifications/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:43:00

• I am increasingly certain Valve bought him as a shill("influencer") as he no longer covers Free software ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=5-SVisyAQEI ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:46:35

• A New Dynamic Wallpaper Maker for GNOME 42 Appears • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164186    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 00:48:13

• "A lot of serious people are now looking for an exit from twitter. The ones I see are asking about Mastadon. The FSF front page is a bunch of dust stuff about libreplanet, and they evince no concerted, organized activity to stand up instances and education materials -- to move people to Mastadon." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-04/msg00037.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:18:48

• "Online security is one of those topics that seems to pop up everywhere, all the time." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/do-s-and-don-ts/a/1903157.html | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:22:53

• "Some containers just aren't meant to be connected directly to the internet." ☛ https://yarmo.eu/blog/wireguard-docker/ | Source: Yarmo Machenbach    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:22:58

• "Monitoring your 3D-Printer with a Raspberry Pi is nothing new" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-3d-printer-monitor | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:23:09

• "limitations of libvirt is that it doesn't support making snapshots of virtual machines that use UEFI instead of BIOS booting" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/LibvirtUEFISnapshots | Source: uni Toronto    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:23:35

• "One^wTwo days late for 4/20, I return to discuss equipment authorization" ☛ https://computer.rip/2022-04-22-regulating-radiation.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:23:49

• "TempleOS had interesting new ideas about how different kinds of data like text, images, and 3D models could be freely mixed" ☛ https://palladiummag.com/2022/04/01/palladium-is-now-templeos/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:24:17

• "To reduce distractions, notifications for available updates are set to show weekly by default" ☛ https://blog.system76.com/post/682519660741148672/popos-2204-lts-has-landed | Source: Systemd 76    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:25:02

• "The head of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, claims it recorded a profit of US$175 million (A$237.7 million) in 2021 and is likely to undertake an IPO in 2023" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/canonical-may-go-public-in-2023,-claims-us$175m-profit-last-year.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:26:08

• "One of the applications that can help organisations develop modern web-based applications is MongoDB" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-is-mongodb | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:26:39

• "If you’re interested in the intersection of the right to repair with law and policy, you’ll want to set aside some time" ☛ https://securepairs.org/friday-symposium-on-right-to-repair/ | Source: Securepairs    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:27:26

• "The 2022 edition is about Open, Privacy, and Trust." ☛ https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/event/open-belgium-2022 | Source: Joinup    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:27:31

• "Build steps are great. I use them all the time. But they do come at a cost" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/progressively-enhanced-builds/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:28:14

• "This post explores the new type-based optimizations in Erlang/OTP 25 where the compiler embeds type information in the BEAM file" ☛ https://www.erlang.org/blog/type-based-optimizations-in-the-jit/ | Source: Erlang    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:28:19

• "USB-C is a mess. The way manufacturers implement and communicate its features is confusing — and downright misleading at times" ☛ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/usb-c-implementation-messy-and-unclear/ | Source: Digital Trends    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:28:44

• "Newsletters are the latest shiny thing that a lot of content creators are gravitating toward." ☛ https://kevq.uk/why-are-newsletters-so-painful/ | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:29:14

• "Dear microbreweries, Maybe instead of your 12th double IPA" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2022/04/26/the-ipa-is-dead-long-live-the-ipa-why-the-love-it-or-hate-it-beer-is-here-to-stay/ | Source: Salon    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:29:25

• "A Merkle tree is a tree of interconnected hashes." ☛ https://matt-rickard.com/merkle-tr/ | Source: Matt Rickard    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:29:52

• "There have been multiple reports recently concerning the impacts of the extended pandemic lockdowns on the computer industry" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-covid-lockdowns-laptop-shortages | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:30:41

• "Scientists have identified a link between exposure to “forever chemicals” and liver damage" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3467196-scientists-link-forever-chemicals-exposure-to-liver-damage/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:31:17

• "Lately, however, those bonds have frayed as Apple has shown an increasing willingness to ignore the things pro-level users want" ☛ https://jasonlefkowitz.net/2016/10/why-apple-doesnt-care-about-professional-mac-users-anymore/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:32:12

• "net profit actually dropped to $16.4 billion" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/26/23043402/google-alphabet-youtube-q1-2022-earnings | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:33:00

• Microsoft Windows TCO ☛ https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-warns-agricultural-sector-ransomware/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:33:07

• Microsoft Windows TCO ☛ https://yle.fi/news/3-12417602 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:33:14

• "YouTube advertising sales for the first three months of 2022 grew 14%, to reach $6.87 billion" ☛ https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/youtube-q1-2022-ad-revenue-slows-alphabet-earnings-1235241508/ | Source: Variety (they drive out the users by 'SPAMMING' them with ads, nonstop!!!)    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:34:10

• "The French military has accused Russian mercenaries in Mali of staging a mass grave using real bodie" ☛ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/26/russian-mercenaries-staged-atrocities-mali-france-says/ | Source: Foreign Policy    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:37:32

• "The Baloch Liberation Army -- one of several groups fighting for independence in Pakistan's biggest province" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1904128.html | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:37:37

• "The group opposes Chinese investment in Pakistan, saying locals do not benefit." ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61229589 | Source: BBC    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:37:47

• "That violation is explicitly disqualifying, no matter what Greene and her defenders may claim" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-court/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:37:53

• "Marjorie Taylor Greene testified under oath that she could not remember telling Trump or his chief of staff to declare martial law to try to keep Trump in power" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/text-messages-greene-put-new-focus-martial-law-testimony-rcna25973 | Source: NBC    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:38:00

• "That is five times more than the average during the three preceding decades, it said" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20220426-humanity-entering-spiral-of-self-destruction-warns-un-disaster-agency | Source: France24    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:38:05

• "Ukrainians have been suffering from the consequences of economic restructuring driven by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)" ☛ https://breachmedia.ca/ukraines-first-assailant-international-lenders/ | Source: Breach Media    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:38:10

• "Turkey categorically rejects the 1915-16 killings of more than a million Armenians as genocideTurkey categorically rejects the 1915-16 killings of more than a million Armenians as genocide" ☛ https://www.turkishminute.com/2022/04/25/enian-mp-faces-unprecedented-backlash-over-motion-seeking-genocide-recognition/ | Source: Turkish Minute    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:38:15

• "Fidelity will soon start allowing eligible individuals to save a portion of their 401(k) in fakecoin" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/26/23043424/fidelity-rolling-out-bitcoin-investing-401-k-plans-cryptocurrency-microstrategy | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:39:49

• "Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than all the electricity consumption done by Sweden" ☛ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/crypto/a-software-code-change-would-reduce-bitcoins-energy-use-by-99-9-climate-groups-7852046/ | Source: Indian Express    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:39:56

• "In an interview with the Telegraph, Kate Foster, the British ambassador to Somalia, said this price hike was disastrous" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/starvation-could-kill-children-somalia-2011-famine-generation/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:40:24

• "Despite regional turmoil, Jordan enjoys relative stability compared to its neighbors in the Middle East." ☛ https://borgenproject.org/water-scarcity-in-jordan/ |    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:40:34

• "Last week Egypt turned to the IMF for the third time in six years to apply for a loan as the cash strapped nation reels" ☛ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220330-rising-bread-prices-water-scarcity-and-a-climate-crisis-egypt-is-on-the-brink/ | Source: Middle East Monitor    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:40:53

• "Such population doomsaying is not limited to billionaires." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-28/overpopulation-world-environment-underpopulation | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:41:14

• "Even if agriculture is dehydrated to quench residential thirst" ☛ https://www.watereducation.org/aquafornia-news/opinion-drought-overpopulation-and-magical-thinking-enabling-it-all |    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:41:32

• "employee revolt Musk is likely to face as he seeks to overhaul Twitter" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2022/04/26/twitter-staff-uproar-elon-musks-plans-social-media-giant/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:42:44

• "Mandiant has a reputation for attributing attacks, be they mounted through the use of zero-days or not" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/mandiant-no-reasonable-confidence-about-zero-day-attacks-by-western-states.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:42:53

• "Twitter was flooded with user reports of high-profile accounts’ losing thousands of followers" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-says-mass-deactivations-musk-news-organic-rcna26182 | Source: NBC    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:43:20

• "According to an NBC News report published Tuesday, the follower numbers for some of Twitter’s most-followed accounts" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/twitter-deactivations-elon-musks-takeover-1235136168/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:43:36

• "It’s a high ideal that has been invoked repeatedly over the years by executives of the Internet’s biggest companies" ☛ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/elon-musk-twitter-free-spech-india-donald-trump-bots-7887847/ | Source: Indian Express    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:44:09

• "Given Twitter is a global service, it will have to follow the idea of free speech as ‘defined’ by each country’s laws, at least if one goes by Musk’s definition for now." ☛ https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/elon-musk-free-speech-twitter-deal-censorship-7889094/ | Source: Indian Express    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:44:39

• "Elon, there are rules" ☛ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2317454-elon-musk-buying-twitter-has-set-him-up-for-a-scuffle-with-the-eu/ | Source: New Scientist    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:45:10

• "As people express their concern over the fact that Twitter may henceforth be an unmoderated platform" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/i-am-against-censorship-that-goes-far-beyond-the-law-elon-musk-clarifies-what-he-means-by-free-speech-on-twitter/articleshow/91115297.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:45:34

• "left Twitter users high and dry as they did not understand what Musk actually meant by free speech on Twitter." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/elon-musk-explains-what-he-meant-by-free-speech-for-twitter-if-people-want-101651018220784.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:46:06

• "In other words, he’s got four main ideas for unlocking Twitter’s potential, and every single one is a huge can of worms" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/26/23040879/elon-musk-twitter-plans-free-speech-bots-anonymity-algorithm-open-source | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:46:33

• His very presence dooms the site ☛ https://www.axios.com/elon-musk-twitter-changes-45dfb4c3-ff60-455d-b976-fc78bab8530f.html | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:47:04

• "Once they come into force, there will need to be greater transparency around why content is recommended to users" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61225355 | Source: BBC    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:47:18

• "He proposes to authenticate all users" ☛ https://www.economist.com/business/elon-musk-is-taking-twitters-public-square-private/21808958 | Source: The Economist    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:47:47

• "Here are five things we’ll be watching as details of the company’s new makeup become public" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/overnights/3466175-hillicon-valley-five-things-to-watch-on-musks-twitter-deal/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:48:11

• "MacDonald is likely the most famous artist in a budding genre of his own creation: right-wing protest rap." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-right-wing-troll-rappers-are-coming-1341251/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:48:30

• "I spoke with Rice about the cult of early-aughts political personality, ironic coincidences, and the benefit of writing this book from a historical remove." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/qa-andrew-rice-year-broke-america/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:49:35

• "The father of woman killed by ISIS asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case involving algorithms, terrorism, and free speech." ☛ https://reason.com/2022/04/25/youtube-isis-videos-mean-the-supreme-court-could-reconsider-section-230/ | Source: Reason    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:49:40

• "In the first round of voting on April 10, Muslims had voted massively for the radical left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, with 69%." ☛ https://medforth.biz/macron-is-said-to-have-benefited-from-the-votes-of-85-of-muslims-terrorists-also-called-for-macron-to-be-elected/ | Source: Medforth    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:49:45

• Pros and Cons of Using React Native for Mobile Development • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164187    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:49:55

• "It is so vague and subjective that it could be used against legitimate speech for partisan purposes.It is so vague and subjective that it could be used against legitimate speech for partisan purposes." ☛ https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/04/ilhan-and-imrans-intimate-islamophobia-intimacy-robert-spencer/ | Source: Frontpage Magazine    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:51:05

• "a delegation from the EP’s Internal Market Committee will visit several company headquarters" ☛ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220412IPR27111/digital-services-act-agreement-for-a-transparent-and-safe-online-environment | Source: European Parliament    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:51:11

• "WikiLeaks promptly released the war logs that were published by a host of media organisations and exposed human rights abuses" ☛ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-julian-assange-us-extradition-wikileaks-7884667/ | Source: Indian Express    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:51:41

• "In 2010, the portal published thousands of classified files and diplomatic cables that shook the world" ☛ https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/20/wikileaks-uk-court-orders-extradition-of-julian-assange-to-us/ | Source: Daily Post    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:51:46

• "New York State Common Retirement Fund" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/amazon-corporate-directors-pension/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:52:44

• "This is an attempt to Sinicize Tibet’s language and culture" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/leaders-04252022134729.html | Source: RFA    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:52:53

• "On March 30, 2022, Vincent Hervouët spoke on the programme L’Heure des Pros 2 about Emmanuel Macron’s denial of the demands of some farmers, the CCIE reports." ☛ https://medforth.biz/french-tv-station-denounces-sheep-being-stolen-from-pastures-in-the-run-up-to-ramadan-muslims-want-to-take-legal-action-against-the-station/ | Source: Medforth    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:53:05

• GNU/Linux and censorship https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/linux,-censorship,-and-activism:5 takes about 3 minutes to get going    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:53:51

• "Their [the states] success is our success" ☛ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/04/ntia-head-reiterates-need-for-states-to-step-up-on-broadband-infrastructure/ | Source: Broadband Breakfast    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:54:24

• "The vacation rental market will increase 20% in 2022 due to demand for accommodation from digital nomads" ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/fast-internet-digital-nomads-mexico/ | Source: Mexico News Daily    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 07:54:35

• Heresy: Hare programming language an alternative to C http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164110#comment-33475   

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:02:17

• X.Org + Wine Developer Conference 2022 (4-6 October 2022): Overview · Indico ⚓ https://indico.freedesktop.org/event/2/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:04:28

• Capital One tried to cause me to miss a dispute deadline in my case against Batteries Plus Bulbs. - BaronHK’s Rants ⚓ https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/capital-one-tried-to-cause-me-to-miss-a-dispute-deadline-in-my-case-against-batteries-plus-bulbs/ ䷉ Source: baronhk    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:05:16

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164188    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:05:29

• "Subjecting social control media users" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/eff-european-court-no-intermediary-liability-social-media-users | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:09:22

• "Filternet" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/dsa-agreement-no-filternet-human-rights-concerns-remain | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:09:39

• A judge holds Donald Trump in contempt of court and fines him $10,000 per day ⚓ https://text.npr.org/1094648443 ䷉ Source: BillPR    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:10:50

• Clown revenue https://fossforce.com/2022/04/mark-shuttleworth-expect-canonical-to-go-public-in-2023/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:11:06

• "Indeed, New York police, with all the resources of modern technology, surveillance and weaponry at its disposal" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/policing-causes-violence-not-the-other-way-around/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:18:19

• "environmental and political warnings" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/t-junction-ahead/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:18:44

• "Your neighborhood is in darkness. Your household is asleep" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/no-knock-raids-rip-a-hole-in-the-4th-amendment/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:19:12

• "Having not convinced Honiara to change course, a range of reactions are being registered." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/hysteria-and-the-solomon-islands-china-security-pact/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:19:41

• "In response to the mounting evidence that smoking cigarettes damaged one’s health" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/a-political-disinformation-campaign-is-threatening-our-democracy/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:20:08

• DeSantis ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/will-desantiss-latest-mickey-mouse-political-tantrum-cost-him-his-career/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:20:26

• "supranational arena" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/habermas-on-the-three-tiered-model-of-global-governance-without-world-government/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:20:46

• "The United States relies heavily on imported uranium, with Russia supplying about 16 percent in 2020." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/russia-and-us-uranium/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:21:41

• "Prizes are always held in Stockholm, Sweden, and the ceremonies are conducted in Swedish and English." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/alfred-nobels-prize/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:23:12

• "The strikers faced enormous police state violence too. They were beaten and teargassed." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/241028/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:23:46

• "Citigroup, a leading financier of the fossil fuel industry" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2022/04/26/existential-threat-indigenous-leaders-urge-citigroup-to-stop-backing-amazon-oil/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:24:21

• "The authorities in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria have reported a number of explosions in the last 24 hours" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/26/moldova-steps-up-security-following-blasts-in-breakaway-transnistria | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:25:32

• "Attitudes to media freedom and independence in Central Europe" ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2022/04/26/7-percent-of-hungarians-say-there-is-no-need-for-independent-press-and-more-than-half-of-fidesz-voters-say-the-press-in-hungary-is-free | Source: Hungary    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:26:58

• US Global Drone War ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/us-global-drone-war-has-killed-untold-numbers-of-civilians-including-children/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:32:05

• Twitter = fraudster's sharecropping ☛ https://truthout.org/video/how-will-elon-musks-ownership-affect-twitter/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:32:45

• Twitter = looters' booster https://fortune.com/2022/04/26/jeff-bezos-musk-twitter-china-censorship-leverage-tesla/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:33:17

• BezosPost uses tweets (hearsay) in place of reliable sources https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/22/how-uk-intelligence-came-tweet-lowdown-war-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:33:42

• CC sucks. The leadership there changed. https://creativecommons.org/2022/04/25/creative-commons-welcomes-landmark-agreement-in-europe-on-digital-services-act/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:34:19

• "Lots of changes coming to the #Thunderbird #email client in the next three months." https://mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes/108188898971113056 https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/100.0beta/releasenotes/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:35:30

• No peace? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/putin-has-given-up-on-peace-talks-to-grab-land-say-kremlin-insiders-nwbh8bqkf    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:36:13

• NATO https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/nato-membership-an-existential-imperative-for-sweden-and-finland/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:36:23

• Turkey a dead end? https://www.duvarenglish.com/half-of-turkish-youth-want-to-go-abroad-says-top-pollster-bekir-agirdir-news-60822    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:36:42

• "Petition - Australian Standards Should be FREE" https://odysee.com/@eevblog:7/petition-australian-standards-should-be:e    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:36:56

• old: Using freedom-respecting software https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/why-you-should-use-free-software:a    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:37:20

• IT Wire is still served from a blocked LAN infamous for colocating malware (Microsoft)    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:37:40

• On overpopulation https://www.news-journal.com/this-earth-day-lets-talk-about-overpopulation/article_4919f4da-46f4-5026-bc7b-ff56b81bb16d.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:38:30

• Totally insane. Now they scam pensioners, too. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fidelity-to-allow-retirement-savers-to-put-bitcoin-in-401-k-accounts-11650945661    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:38:49

• Ukraine https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-intel-helped-ukraine-protect-air-defenses-shoot-russian-plane-carry-rcna26015    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:39:04

• iophk: ignores the elephant in the room - Microsoft; maybe should not be in the daily links https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/do-s-and-don-ts/a/1903157.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:39:35

• Croatia to back Finland’s Nato bid despite President’s threats to block application | News | Yle Uutiset ⚓ https://yle.fi/news/3-12418999 ䷉ Source: yle    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:40:08

• RTL Today - Mending a rift: Erdogan plans visit to Saudi Arabia, mending strained ties ⚓ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1904239.html ䷉ Source: today    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:40:30

• RTL Today - 'You can't underestimate it': Russia warns of WWIII ahead of Western summit on arms to Ukraine ⚓ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1903856.html ䷉ Source: today    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:40:59

• Variety.com Has Its Biggest Traffic Month in History - Variety ⚓ https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/variety-traffic-record-1235238403/ ䷉ Source: variety    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:41:23

• Iran https://english.mojahedin.org/news/irans-regime-is-ramping-up-repression-of-girls-in-universities/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:42:07

• old: Linnaeus’ thesis on the ague (malaria) - The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala - Uppsala University, Sweden ⚓ https://www.botan.uu.se/learning/linnaeus-online/plants-and-animals/unknown-in-linnaeus-time/Linnaeus-thesis-on-the-ague/ ䷉ Source: botan    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:42:25

• Islamist Extremism and Jihadism in Latin America: A Longstanding and Underestimated Phenomenon - European Eye on Radicalization ⚓ https://eeradicalization.com/latin-america-jihad-iran-hezbollah-al-qaeda-muslim-brotherhood-isis-giovanni-giacalone/ ䷉ Source: eeradicalization    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:42:51

• Ex-Hezbollah sleeper agent goes on trial in NYC courthouse he’s accused of plotting to blow up ⚓ https://news.yahoo.com/ex-hezbollah-sleeper-agent-goes-230000224.html? ䷉ Source: news    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:43:05

• Surveillance ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/nso-is-everywhere-and-still-lying-about-what-it-can-and-cant-do-to-control-misuse-of-its-exploits/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:45:29

• "The United States and Cuba held their highest-level talks in four years last week in Washington" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/26/cuba_us_immigration_diplomacy | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:46:33

• Thugs helped by copyright law ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/santa-ana-ca-council-looking-to-ban-city-cops-from-playing-copyrighted-music-while-being-recorded/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:47:23

• Twitter is dead to many people ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/twitters-legal-team-has-been-an-aggressive-defender-of-free-speech-will-that-continue-under-musk/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:48:05

• "Maine Will Soon Hire Its First Five Public Defenders" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-public-defenders-criminal-justice | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:48:51

• "This is what happens when you fight." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/biden-tells-hispanic-caucus-hes-exploring-options-cancel-student-debt | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:49:08

• Twitter is for crooks though. Now it'll be run by one. ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-and-republicans-agree-trumps-potential-return-to-twitter-is-no-good/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:49:53

• "After about 45 minutes of Salazar telling his life story, the lawyer questioning him, Lewis Sessions, abruptly changed the course of the conversation." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/big-lie-trump-stolen-election-inside-creation | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:51:02

• Anti-SLAPP ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/some-good-news-kentucky-passes-a-good-anti-slapp-law/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:51:41

• [Cr]ackers would have gained nothing if it was Free software. ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/hackers-gained-access-to-t-mobile-vpns-customer-service-and-source-code/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:52:35

• "For any company, being seen as trustworthy is critical to success." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/big-banks-are-failing-their-investors-climate-change | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:52:55

• "Big banks have a responsibility to address their massive contribution to the climate crisis and protect their shareholders from climate risk." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/shareholders-target-wall-street-banks-groundbreaking-climate-resolutions | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:53:10

• "delusional" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/mass-delusion-nuclear-age | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:53:31

• "Joe Manchin to strike a deal with the GOP" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/no-negotiating-arsonists-green-groups-slam-manchin-led-climate-compromise-gop | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:53:50

• "It’s an auspicious moment for retrocomputing fans, as it’s now four decades since the launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-turns-40/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:54:17

• "The ozone layer is a precious thing, helping protect the Earth from the harshest of the sun’s radiative output" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/modern-wildfires-and-their-effect-on-the-ozone-layer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:54:32

• "That’s what disgraced former president Donald Trump has called House minority leader Kevin McCarthy—and there’s no indication he’s given up possession of the GOP" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kevin-mccarthy-trump-impeachment/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:55:00

• Mariupol ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/art-protest-save-mariupol/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:55:18

• "Face it, we’re living in a world that, while anything but exceptional, is increasingly the exception to every rule." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/second-nuclear-age/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:55:43

• Techdirt says "utilizing established IP" [sic] but should know better! ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/paradox-fully-embraces-fan-games-with-developer-affiliate-program/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:56:32

• "Lawmakers have a moral imperative to oppose this legislation and any anti-asylum proposal that would keep Title 42 in place." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/groups-say-congress-must-fiercely-reject-cruel-attack-asylum-seekers | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:57:59

• "Grassroots progressive groups on Tuesday urged Democratic congressional leaders to ignore Republicans, right-wing members of their own party" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/penny-wise-and-pound-foolish-democrats-urged-reject-pivot-austerity | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:58:16

• "anti-nepotism law" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/jared-kushner-sold-out-saudis-2-billion-and-nobody-seems-care | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:58:35

• "Marijuana Industry" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/house-dems-back-marijuana-industry-workers-unionizing-push | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:58:51

• "It really feels like we shouldn’t have to have discussions about how companies should handle information that leaks onto the internet in 2022." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/25/ea-streisands-leaked-skate-4-footage-into-the-news/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:59:11

• "The idea that there is a link between the exclusivity period on patents and higher drug prices is about as noncontroversial as a view can be." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/26/yes-of-course-drug-patents-drive-up-drug-prices-why-is-this-even-up-for-debate/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 08:59:26

• SweatshopZone and Coffee-sipping Cult ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-calls-on-biden-to-invite-starbucks-amazon-union-workers-to-white-house/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:00:07

• DeSantis ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-signs-bill-banning-ranked-choice-voting-option-for-all-of-florida/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:00:30

• Cancel the patents, make generics ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/biden-can-reduce-prescription-drug-prices-without-congress-warren-says/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:00:52

• "Rights groups and concerned citizens the world over have urged Patel to halt the extradition, on the grounds that Washington’s case against Assange" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/very-british-form-of-press-censorship/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:01:15

• Melissa Lucio ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/melissa-lucios-execution-was-put-on-hold-but-threat-of-death-penalty-remains/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:02:24

• Insane ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/texts-to-mark-meadows-reveal-right-wingers-scheming-to-blame-antifa-for-1-6/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:02:44

• "Tor Browser 11.5a9 updates Firefox on Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux to 91.8.0esr" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115a9/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:03:32

• "The independent Russian outlet Mediazona has published a new report analyzing available data on Russian military casualties in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/26/young-men-from-poor-regions | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:03:55

• "we are doing PGP encryption as part of core. Some users point out we don't have as many features as Enigmail, which is correct. We could use community help to catch us up to those users' expectations." https://mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes/108188898971113056    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:04:59

• Delta ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/delta-announces-it-will-pay-flight-attendants-during-boarding-amid-union-push/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:05:23

• Desantis ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/florida-man-demands-ban-on-bible-in-schools-using-desantiss-own-law-against-him/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:05:43

• Ukraine ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/while-the-great-power-struggles-in-the-ukraine-war-bring-about-a-re-vitalized-non-aligned-movement/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:06:04

• Chornobyl nuclear site ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/playing-with-fire-at-chornobyl-after-36-years-the-nuclear-site-is-again-in-danger/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:06:35

• “Abusive” Bully on Twitter ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/26/twitter_elon_musk_free_speech | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:07:05

• "We speak with human rights and environmental lawyer Steven Donziger" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/26/steven_donziger_freedom_chevron_ecuador_amazon | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:07:59

• "Critical habitat is area designated by the federal government as essential to the survival and recovery of a species" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/wildlife-conservation-groups-secure-agreement-from-feds-to-evaluate-southern-rockies-for-lynx-critical-habitat/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:08:29

• "In surveying the history of utopian thinking, Mumford distinguished between utopias of escape and utopias of reconstruction." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/26/utopian-visions-as-engines-for-change/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:08:52

• "Soccer fans in Portland continue to stand up for justice and accountability in the face of brazen evasions and PR-crafted apologies" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/portland-soccer-timbers-army-thorns/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:09:07

• "easy-to-use toolkit for music exploration and visualization" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/pianolizer-helps-your-musical-projects-distinguish-notes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:09:31

• "The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed Poland's request to annul Article 17 of the Copyright Directive." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/upload-filters-dont-violate-freedom-of-expression-eu-top-court-rules-220426/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:09:58

• "Zone-Telechargement and Tirexo, two of the most popular [unauthorised sharing] sites in French-speaking regions, have announced they will shut down." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-giants-zone-telechargement-tirexo-mysteriously-shut-down-220426/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:10:23

• Ukraine ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/pouring-oil-fire-lavrov-warns-flow-western-arms-ukraine-risks-nuclear-war | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:11:03

• Ukraine ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/sake-ukraine-and-beyond-un-chief-urges-peace-amid-moscow-talks | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:11:09

• "Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin provided a revealing and disturbing glimpse into a darker element of US policy at a press conference" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/us-secretary-defense-admits-real-strategic-goal-ukraine-quagmire-russia | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:11:27

• "If we are to be a nation of second chances and justice for all" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/biden-urged-do-better-after-pardoning-or-commuting-sentences-just-78-people | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:12:02

• "Belo Monte already has had a major impact on the Xingu. A second project could mean the death of the local peoples" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/brazil-court-deals-blow-massive-amazon-gold-mine-project | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:12:20

• "This egregious sentence is a death knell for Turkey's democracy." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/life-sentence-turkish-activist-called-devastating-blow-human-rights-worldwide | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:12:40

• "Chemical-based photography can seem like a dark art at times, but it needn’t be so." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/simple-photo-enlarger-makes-great-addition-to-any-darkroom/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:13:07

• "On Monday, workers at a Starbucks shop in the township of Hopewell, New Jersey voted unanimously to unionize and join Workers United" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/enormous-inspiration-more-30-starbucks-locations-have-voted-unionize | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:13:38

• "[Mark Rober] has a bird feeder in his back yard" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/fort-knutz-squirrels-go-all-mission-impossible/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:14:32

• "If Twitter does not comply with our law, there are sanctions." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/elon-there-are-rules-eu-says-twitter-must-comply-new-digital-services-act | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:14:52

• "The developing world is at the brink of a perfect storm of debt, food, and energy crises." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/poor-nations-face-perfect-storm-debt-food-and-energy-crises-un | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:15:38

• "musical artist, but seems lately to have taken a bit of shine to retro telecoms gear" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/a-baudot-code-speaking-chatterbot-with-a-freakish-twist/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:16:11

• Nina Turner ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/more-progressive-fighters-nina-turner-are-missing-piece-congress | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:16:30

• Theft by governments ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/afghan-american-groups-challenge-illegal-seizure-billions-us | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:16:51

• "Many sci-fi movies and TV shows feature hand-held devices capable of sensing all manner of wonderful things." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/04/26/2022-sci-fi-contest-multi-sensor-measurement-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:17:09

• "Madogaz Musa Abdullah still remembers the phone call. But what came next was a blur." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/26/casualties-americas-never-ending-global-war-terror | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:18:28

• "A coalition of more than 70 groups representing patients, healthcare workers, unions" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/26/put-patients-first-70-groups-push-senate-act-sky-high-drug-prices | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:19:30

• Links 27/04/2022: Tor Browser 11.5a9; X.Org and Wine Developers Make a Conference | Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/xorg-and-wine/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/04/27/xorg-and-wine/   

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:39:45

• Proprietary Software Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164190    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:40:13

• Shortwave 3.0 is Here With UI Upgrades, Private Stations, and More Improvements • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164191    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:40:38

• How I grew my product management career with open source • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164192    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:40:47

• Axzez Interceptor carrier board for RPi CM4 gets 8-port PoE+ board • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164193    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:40:59

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164194    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:41:09

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Oracle JDeveloper • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164195    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:41:16

• Updating Edge Devices with OSTree and Pulp • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164196    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:47:33

• "Browsing through the command line protects me from sensory overload. It makes me less angry, less anxious. It also makes me a better reader." gemini://rawtext.club/~ploum/2022-04-02-offpunk13.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:52:29

• "everyone wants to squeeze money out of everything. does it occur to people that some things should be public services" gemini://alex.flounder.online/journal.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:53:16

• "The more experience I have an an engineer, the more I realize how much discussion about software online is just people making up things based on a vibe they feel" gemini://alex.flounder.online/journal.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:53:42

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D214.jpg    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:54:45

• "I'm not a movie reviewer so I'm mostly just gonna be rambling about what I thought about the film. It's my capsule I can do what I want, I'm trying to stop making every post be “professional quality” when I just feel like casually writing." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2022-04-26.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:55:19

• "This is the sixth in a planned series of posts (well, seventh if you count the announcement) where I'll share my experience writing smolver, my Gemini server software, written in Swift." gemini://ainent.xyz/devlog/smolver/2022-04-26-smolver-development-log-part-6.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:56:19

• "If you are writing about a new idea, mechanic, or technology, start with it. Talk about what it is before you start contrasting it with what it isn’t. Start by explaining the new thing and why the new thing is so good." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/reverse-your-articles    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:57:23

• Moving Linux From One Laptop to Another gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2022-04-26_linuxMoved.txt    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:58:30

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164197    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 09:59:30

• "digital transformations" is just meaningless buzzword salad for people who typically do harm in the name of "modernising" https://www.cio.com/article/308436/7-secrets-of-successful-digital-transformations.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:03:36

• Fancy names for themes or CSS. This is so laughable. Rewrapping old crap as "dark mode" https://opensource.com/article/22/4/light-dark-mode-jekyll    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:05:53

• Yes, let's throw in 1MB download and 200MB of RAM for some useless JS framework... so that we can have "dark mode" and a little bounding ball that says "please wait..."    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:07:06

• This is a Microsoft (Mono) infection vector https://terminalroot.com/how-to-install-unity-engine-on-ubuntu-via-appimage/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:08:03

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164198    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:09:54

• curl 7.83.0 headers bonanza https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/04/27/curl-7-83-0-headers-bonanza/ needs to delete Microsoft GitHub. Don't support crime.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:10:40

• This realistic control panel takes the flight simulator experience to new heights | Arduino Blog ⚓ https://blog.arduino.cc/2022/04/26/this-realistic-control-panel-takes-the-flight-simulator-experience-to-new-heights/ ䷉ Source: Arduino | Hardware | OpenHardware | Hacking    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:19:39

• “As important as water is to life”: How internet blackouts stifled Kashmir’s digital economy -Rest of World ⚓ https://restofworld.org/2022/blackouts-kashmir-digital-economy/ ䷉ Source: restofworld    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:23:55

• New EasyOS and Other Development News • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164199    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:24:24

• Microsoft concern-trolling Linux while putting NSA back doors in Windows https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/microsoft-discovers-new-privilege.html see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:26:54

• As if local privilege escalation is anywhere as severe as remotely-reachable back doors in Windows https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/microsoft-finds-linux-desktop-flaw-that-gives-root-to-untrusted-users/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:28:01

• Microsoft is "concerned" about Linux security like wolves are concerned about the safety of sheep.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:28:59

• ICBM hypocrisy: "Many companies these days are keen to infuse their products and platforms with artificial intelligence" https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/4/diversity-drives-innovation    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:30:13

• Proprietary junk. Probably does more harm than good. Shilled by spamnil and other snakeoil spammers. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/04/26/2429026/0/en/New-SIOS-LifeKeeper-for-Linux-Version-9-6-1-Adds-Support-for-the-Latest-Versions-of-Key-Operating-Systems-Databases-and-Cloud-Features.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:31:05

• "I'm going to start this blog by writing a very simple guide on installing Perl using perlbrew." http://blogs.perl.org/users/ali/2022/04/installing-perl-with-perlbrew.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:31:44

• This was patched a very long time ago; meanwhile, there are dozen of zero-day flaws in Windows that are remotely exploitable, not local privilege escalation https://thestack.technology/dirty-pipe-exploited-linux-vulnerability-cve-2022-0847/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:32:48

• While CISA admits Microsoft is full of holes that are actively exploited Microsoft and its faithful media operative try to shift attention to "Linux" https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-nimbuspwn-linux-vulnerability-gives-hackers-root-privileges/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:34:08

• GNU/Linux that pays an evil company with monopolies on the hardware and malicious features [sic] https://macdailynews.com/2022/04/26/asahi-linux-on-an-apple-m1-mac-mini-is-unbelievably-fast/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:36:01

• When it comes to tech, Microsoft is unique in that it commits an EXTRAORDINARY amount of crime and relies on crime. It's not the only one committing crime, but Microsoft took that to the extreme. There are no "Microsoft haters"; those are just rational people who know the facts.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:54:23

• Security Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164200    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 10:59:06

• The browser that made the WWW proprietary (like MSIE did before it) https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:04:44

• Firefox Nightly: These Weeks In Firefox: Issue 114 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2022/04/26/these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-114/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:05:18

• ICBM pushing clown computing (read: surveillance) of OTHER companies https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/04/27/create-privatelink-red-hat-openshift-cluster-aws-sts also shipping Fedora to them... http://techrights.org/2020/08/09/aws-fedoraproject/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:06:07

• Microsoft gives the NSA et al direct access to PCs, so no "security" measures from Microsoft should be taken seriously https://etbe.coker.com.au/2022/04/27/pin-for-login/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:07:28

• "Back in April 2021 I introduced a simple text-based adventure game, The Lighthouse of Doom, which I'd written in Z80 assembly language for CP/M systems." https://blog.steve.fi/porting_a_game_from_cp_m_to_the_zx_spectrum_48k.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:08:46

• "MontaVista® Software, LLC, a leader in commercial Embedded Linux® products and services, today announced MVEdge, a full-platform solution for the Intelligent Edge, specifically aimed at gateway-style devices." https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/569656367/montavista-launches-mvedge-a-commercially-supported-end-to-end-solution-for-the-intelligent-edge    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:09:37

• EU Ecodesign: 38 organisations demand the right to access and to reuse hardware https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220427-01.en.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:10:07

• "You probably have already heard about WebAssembly, but there are high chances that happened in the context of Web application development. There’s however a new emerging trend that consists of using WebAssembly outside of the browser." http://flavio.castelli.me/2022/04/26/write-kubectl-plugins-using-webassembly-and-wasi/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:10:51

• Arm Cortex-M85 is faster than Cortex-M7, offers higher ML performance than Cortex-M55 - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/27/arm-cortex-m85-is-faster-than-cortex-m7-offers-higher-ml-performance-than-cortex-m55/ ䷉ Source: Linux | GNU | Hardware | cnxsoftware    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:11:40

• Arm Cortex-M85 is faster than Cortex-M7, offers higher ML performance than Cortex-M55 - CNX Software ⚓ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/27/arm-cortex-m85-is-faster-than-cortex-m7-offers-higher-ml-performance-than-cortex-m55/ ䷉ Source: Linux | GNU | Hardware | cnxsoftware    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:12:01

• NPR is just BILL-PR. NPR is dead. It's ads. "(Editor's note: The Gates Foundation is a funder of NPR and this blog)." https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/04/26/1092867458/vaccine-derived-polio-is-on-the-rise-a-new-vaccine-aims-to-stop-the-spread webspam/spam/shilling for a monster who enabled Jeffrey Epstein and commited crimes at Microsoft    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:14:14

• Open Letter for the Right to Install any Software on any Device https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/04/27/open-letter-for-the-right-to-install-any-software-on-any-device/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:15:53

• Supporting metafile formats: WMF/EMF/EMF+ https://dev.blog.documentfoundation.org/2022/04/26/supporting-metafile-formats-wmf-emf-emfplus/ documentfoundation / libreoffice    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:16:40

• "Going to a physical event feels weird. It feels semi-safe. I know a lot of the people there, I look up to many, I assume everyone is smart, capable and looking out for the good of the world-as-a-whole. Getting together is not-quite-the-safest-thing-to-do." https://euroquis.nl//blabla/2022/04/26/las.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:17:26

• Real-time Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Beta - Now Available • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164201    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:20:30

• LOL. "just an init system...." https://0pointer.net/blog/testing-my-system-code-in-usr-without-modifying-usr.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:21:42

• systemDORA Project. Incubating lots of ICBM vendor lock-in, disseminating that to other GNU/Linux projects. Also forcing you to buy new things: http://techrights.org/2022/04/08/planned-obsolescence-ibm/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:23:26

• Proprietary. "We are happy to announce the release of Qt Creator 7.0.1!" https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-7.0.1-released    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:24:18

• FLASHOUT 3 will bring high-speed combat racing later this year | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/flashout-3-will-bring-high-speed-combat-racing-later-this-year/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:24:46

• Native GNU/Linux: Claustrowordia, a fun free crossword-type game from Ludum Dare 50 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/claustrowordia-a-fun-free-crossword-type-game-from-ludum-dare-50/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:25:16

• Pro-outsourcing, pro-surveillance screed from ICBM today. "YOU DON'T NEED NO STOCKIN' SERVERS. OUTSOURCE TO NSA TODAY!!" https://live-rhes.pantheonsite.io/sysadmin/cloud-service-providers    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:26:21

• Lots of sad people this week. Outsourced and entrusted all their online activities/presence to Twitter. Now realising they are unpaid slaves of Mr. Emerald Mine from Apartheid South Africa. Muskin' Tape.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:28:02

• Twitter isn't a platform for communications, interactions, and information. It's for running or conducting interferences, for manipulating whole population from up above (top-bottom). Facebook, fore instance, sold Brexit.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:29:25

• Exploring StackRox ⚓ https://retout.co.uk/2022/04/26/exploring-stackrox/ ䷉ Source: retout    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:32:01

• Making it a lot harder to fork https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LLVM-14.0.2-Released LLVM doesn't care about freedom. It already outrsourced itself to Microsoft (criminals) proprietary software... and has no plans to change this.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:33:14

• IBM/Red Hat/Fedora Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164202    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:33:50

• Games: The Lighthouse of Doom, FLASHOUT 3, and Claustrowordia • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164203    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:34:18

• "A good example of open source is Linux, which became the largest open-source software project in the world. It is a free, open-source Operating System (OS), released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL)." She calls GNU "Linux"... https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-source-technology-logistics-sector    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:35:39

• "LilyGO provides Arduino sketches for factory testing..." https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/27/10-t-zigbee-board-combines-esp32-c3-and-tlsr8258-for-zigbee-3-0-wifi-and-ble-connectivity/ delete GitHub and use Free software hosting, don't support crime (Microsoft)    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:37:30

• "An additional advantage of open source is it prevents being tied to a single proprietary software [vendor]." https://ubuntu.com//blog/open-source-technology-logistics-sector    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:41:05

• Fedora dev team starts to simplify Linux graphics handling • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164204    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:42:59

• You would think they hate GNU/Linux... how times are changing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/classic-bethesda-titles-come-to-steam-play-them-easily-on-linux/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 15:09:15

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164205    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 16:29:41

• Red Hat Satellite 6.9.9 has been released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164206    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 17:12:15

• GNOME Devs Help User Solve "Barking Laptop" Problem • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164207    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 17:12:25

• Krita 5.0.6 Released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164208    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:14:09

• Yocto Project 4.0 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164209    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:14:17

• 10 Reasons to Run Linux in Virtual Machines • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164210    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:14:26

• You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 21.10 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Here’s How • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164211    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:14:36

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164212    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:14:50

• Stable Kernels: 5.17.5, 5.15.36, 5.10.113, 5.4.191, 4.19.240, 4.14.277, and 4.9.312 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164213    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 18:15:00

• Gemini already has better UX than the web and mobile gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2022-04-27_gemini_better_ux.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 19:45:21

• urgent ink escapade laziness, and a webpage full of 2-4KB JPEGs gemini://g.mikf.pl/gemlog/2022-04-27.gmi "The referral for it needs to be printed beforehand."    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 19:46:26

• "preserve is a combinator that caches the result of a procedure for a given number of seconds." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/preserve    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 19:47:15

• Pop!_OS 22.04 now available with updated Ubuntu base and new features http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164117#comment-33476   

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:12:36

• Censorship, mental torture, and gags. As we shall see soon, in Belarus even surveys among the population became forbidden, just like in Benoît Battistelli‘s EPO, which also illegally forbade strikes (without consent from the party protested against, including António Campinos for 3 years). http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/belarus-versus-epo/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:21:06

• Essential EPO work has been outsourced to Belarus by Benoît Battistelli and now António Campinos, Battistelli’s friend, has the audacity to claim the EPO has moral high ground (while funneling EPO funds to Belarus) http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/software-from-minsk/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:21:22

• The EPO‘s partner in the east (SaM’s German proxy is how Team Battistelli dealt with Belarus) and its roots explained; António Campinos cannot simply pretend that the EPO dissociates from Russia and Belarus http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/belarus-success-story/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:21:36

• Getting Started With The Steam Deck Desktop - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/getting-started-with-the-steam-deck-desktop/ ䷉ Source: boilingsteam    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:23:03

• "Valve has been validating games at the slowest pace – it took them almost two weeks to add another 100 games after the 2200 games milestone on the Steam Deck. There are now more than 2300 games (2329 at the time of writing) working on the Steam Deck – in two categories as usual..." https://boilingsteam.com/2300-games-on-the-steam-deck-with-olliolli-luna-the-shadow-dust-as-steam-deck-verified/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:23:48

• 3 Best Kodi Addons You Should Try https://www.addictivetips.com/media-streaming/kodi/best-kodi-add-ons/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:24:41

• Wii U emulator Cemu getting closer to Linux and Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/wii-u-emulator-cemu-getting-closer-to-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ ䷉ Source: Gaming On Linux | GNU | Linux | Games    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:26:54

• "Hace algunos dias Richard Stallman habló sobre «el estado del movimiento del software libre» y en lo cual no ha sido amable con Apple y Canonical en estos comentarios." https://www.linuxadictos.com/richard-stallman-habla-sobre-el-estado-del-movimiento-del-software-libre-y-ataca-a-apple-y-canonical.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:28:09

• Microsoft lose more than 600 "top sites" this past month ago https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2022/04/27/april-2022-web-server-survey.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:30:50

• BarryK sounds like a marketer today https://bkhome.org/news/202204/how-to-clean-your-phone-screen-and-camera-lens.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:42:06

• I keep hearing about many people who flee Twitter to avoid working for MuskingTape    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:43:19

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164214    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:51:20

• Games: Bethesda Launcher, Steam Deck, Block Quake, and Wii U emulator Cemu • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164215    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:53:49

• "Since, I am attracted to go back to networks like Mastodon (or ActivityPub like). Community is great, and I like to share with others." gemini://si3t.ch/log/2022-04-27-twtxt2atom.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:54:58

• 1881 active capsules known to Lupa. 1900 shortly. gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 20:56:33

• Programming and Web Development • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164216    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 21:14:50

• Open Hardware/Modding and Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164217    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 21:14:59

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164218    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 21:15:05

• 6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164219    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 21:23:18

• Today we wish to take stock of a bunch of misleading, sensationalist coverage about “Linux”; as usual, Microsoft is connected to that, even more directly than one might expect… http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/secfud-aggression-and-deflection/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:04:17

• IPFire 2.27 - Core Update 167 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164220    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:04:56

• xkcd: Lightsabers ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2612/ ䷉ Source: xkcd    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:21:41

• Microsoft loves Linux, according to Microsoft. And Putin loves the Ukraine...    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:22:05

• Was Sean Michael Kerner PAID to promote this PROPRIETARY ATTACK on Git? He should know better. https://www.itprotoday.com/devops/github-desktop-30-improves-devops-collaboration There's corrupting force... getting writers to promote malicious things with puff pieces    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:24:06

• Bluestar 5.17.4 https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:25:02

• In another universe far far away a "LINUX FOUNDATION" protects and promotes Linux instead of bashing it and weakening it    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:27:38

• Linux Foundation is a fraudulent org and it seems likely IRS could see it and withdrew their status. They make a lot of noise when people point out... no IRS filings since 2018 report.    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:28:50

• The same year Linux Foundation issued last known IRS report the CFO left and several other strange things happened. In recent years they actively promote frauds like NFT. Maybe it's even done intentionally to discredit the "Linux" brand?    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:32:07

• 5 Reasons to Try Out Zorin OS (and Which Edition to Go For) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164221    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:32:21

• Trade Edition of Affinities Now Available for Pre-order – The Public Domain Review ⚓ https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2022/04/affinities-trade-edition-available-for-pre-order/ ䷉ Source: publicdomainreview    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:32:58

• “A Sword was Seen in the Sky”: *A True and Wonderful Narrative* (1763) – The Public Domain Review ⚓ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/a-true-and-wonderful-narrative/ ䷉ Source: publicdomainreview    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:33:39

• "The latest LTS release of one of the most popular desktop distributions is finally here - say hello to Pop!_OS 22.04! In this video, Jay will give you all the details about the release, including its new features, how it differs from Ubuntu, and more!" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=F4q0sHMiobQ    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:36:12

• Easily moving Linux installs - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=x6063EuxfEA ䷉ Source: Video | Invidious | Multimedia    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:36:58

• 5 Reasons to Try Out Zorin OS (and Which Edition to Go For) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164222    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:37:09

• There will NEVER be a year of the Linux desktop, but... - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2JVeepNxeFo we're still up against criminals (Microsoft) http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/162988#comment-33323    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:38:02

• "Gitlab kicking off some free accounts" https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/148387/you-git-what-you-pay-for-coder-radio-463/ but does it give you freedom? No, not quite... use something that's not two-faced    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:39:17

• Bruce Schneier: Conde Nast as a source again (Microsoft buddies) https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/04/zero-day-vulnerabilities-are-on-the-rise.html    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:45:16

• floppy: disable FDRAWCMD by default https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=233087ca063686964a53c829d547c7571e3f67bf Linux abandoning "legacy"    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:47:24

• So-called 'legacy' https://lwn.net/Articles/892826/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:47:43

• MOST of the world's computers STILL use BIOS! ICBM: FUCK YOU!! BUY A NEW MACHINE ALREADY!! (Also: We are green! We pay Zemlin and the other frauds to say so) http://techrights.org/2022/04/08/planned-obsolescence-ibm/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:49:30

• A lot of "Microsoft" in there https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/04/27/2021-top-routinely-exploited-vulnerabilities    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:51:10

• Quit Twitter. Make his "asset" worthless. https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/elon-musk-twitter-dangers/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:51:54

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164223    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:52:53

• The Future of the NTFS Linux Driver as Part of the Kernel Is in Question • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164224    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:53:01

• Videos: Coder Radio, Year of GNU/Linux, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164225    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:55:56

• Oh dear oh dear... "Medevel Editor's pick" once again makes the Medevel site an SEO webspam graveyard/link farm. NOT good.... stop vandalising your own sites! You'll earn nothing and lose everything!    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 22:59:10

• Movin’ On Up A Little Higher, Part 1: Starting to ‘Get Up Offa That Thang’ with Interoperability - Public Knowledge ⚓ https://publicknowledge.org/movin-on-up-a-little-higher-part-1-starting-to-get-up-offa-that-thang-with-interoperability/ ䷉ Source: publicknowledge    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:00:08

• Security and FUD • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164226    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:00:14

• Moving from Windows to Linux - Disk management • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164227    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:00:29

• Hardware for a syslog-ng server - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community ⚓ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/hardware-for-a-syslog-ng-server ䷉ Source: syslog-ng    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:02:05

• We need to foster a landscape where it's more gainful to support GNU/Linux than to attack it. As OSI and Linux Foundation show, there's more money to be made by ATTACKING GNU/Linux. And we know who pockets this money...    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:08:22

• Disclosure missing: this site is heavily funded by AMD to promote AMD. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=R600g-Better-Compute-2022    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:09:36

• "The Web and design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration." https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-22-april-2022    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:11:32

• "It should be clear to everyone now: E2EE is beneficial and desirable to support a rights-respecting society. If E2EE is desirable, then conceptually, it’s also desirable to make secure messaging interoperable across major communications platforms. I’ll explain why." https://www.accessnow.org/encypt-messages/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:12:10

• "The nature of invention and innovation has been on my mind the past few weeks. Specifically, why we attribute some innovations to particular individuals but not others" https://tedium.co/2022/04/27/bubble-hockey-history/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:12:52

• PDF: "Access Now contribution to UN Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes." https://www.accessnow.org/cybercrime-un-ahc-contribution    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:13:52

• Linux Foundation today: "The Carbon Footprint of NFTs – NFTs are simultaneously overhyped and met with both skepticism and a general lack of understanding on what they are and how they work." LF is now boosting a scam! under the guise of "Research"!!! https://linuxfoundation.org/blog/lf-research-one-year-recap-and-imagining-the-future/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:16:37

• Today we wish to take stock of a bunch of misleading, sensationalist coverage about “Linux”; as usual, Microsoft is connected to that, even more directly than one might expect… http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/secfud-aggression-and-deflection/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:18:19

• "In this project, we’re going to be making a Mini Plex Server with SSD storage using a ZimaBoard. If you haven’t heard of a ZimaBoard before, it’s a low-cost, feature-rich single board server – we’ll take a look at some of its features once we get it unboxed." https://www.the-diy-life.com/mini-plex-server-running-on-a-zimaboard-with-a-480gb-ssd/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:19:16

• RFID With Arduino Uno: RC522 Wiring and Code ⚓ https://peppe8o.com/rfid-with-arduino-uno-rc522-wiring-and-code/ ䷉ Source: peppe8o    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:19:55

• Apollo ISO bug is fixed for most users and also a workaround for those who need it. https://endeavouros.com/news/apollo-iso-bug-is-fixed-for-most-users-and-also-a-workaround-for-those-who-need-it/ "our recent Apollo ISO resulted in failed installations due to the recently updated Archlinux keyring."    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:21:14

• [PULL] drm-intel-gt-next - Tvrtko Ursulin ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/Ymkfy8FjsG2JrodK@tursulin-mobl2/ ䷉ Source: x86/intel/kernel    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:21:52

• AlmaLinux 9 beta is now available and introduces several improvements http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/163920#comment-33480   

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:24:15

• "PARTNER CONTENT" means IBM/Red Hat now bribes sites and publishers for puff pieces https://securitybrief.asia/story/red-hat-report-enterprise-open-source-new-pandemic-response    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:26:00

• "Compliance as Code" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/compliance-code-extending-compliance-automation-process-improvement    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:26:53

• Arch Linux’s Archinstall Gets a Brand-New Menu System, Many Other New Features • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164228    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:27:01

• The WWW rapidly became manifestation and infestation of proprietary software, neither open standards nor freedom-respecting anything. Move to Gemini, little by little...    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:31:28

• Beelink SER 4 4800U X pairs a Ryzen 7 CPU with Manjaro Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164229    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:32:05

• "But English is the world’s most widely spoken L2; four times more people know it than the second most common L2, the MSA variety of Arabic. Though that’s just a written language, and we were talking about spoken L2." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/world-language    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:33:31

• "These days when you stumble upon a humble Web 1.0 or even 2.0 site that's still up and runnning chances are it's a no-nonsense, no-BS website that does exactly what it says on the tin." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/905    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:34:35

• "I am being demoted at work. It is a administrative reorganisation thing, unique I guess to huge administrations. Same job, same money - for now, different title (under-minion) Someone somewhere does not know what I do, and luckily management are asking awkward questions..." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/907    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:36:33

• Microsoft Windows kills hospital patients all the time https://dwaves.de/2022/04/27/freebsd-based-citrix-vpn-hacked-in-massive-hostpital-healthcare-hack-in-germany-cve-2019-19781-hits-healthcare-hospital-in-germany-causing-death-of-at-least-1-person/ see http://techrights.org/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:42:50

• "Questions about religion, race, national origin, age, disability, marital status, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy) are not acceptable." https://www.fosslife.org/12-tips-successful-job-interview    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:43:55

• NEW: LVFS: Vendor Product Certifications ⚓ https://fwupd.org/lvfs/vendors/prodcerts ䷉ Source: fwupd    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:46:02

• "With GNU/Linux being Free software, its code can be tweaked and modified to meet specific user requirements - something which is not possible with the closed source Windows and macOS systems." https://www.itpro.co.uk/software/364316/windows-vs-linux-vs-mac-the-channel-comparison    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:50:46

• "We're happy to announce Kiwi TCMS version 11.3 which is the 100th tagged version in our git repository!" https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2022/04/27/kiwi-tcms-113/    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:57:49

• Maybe Bill Gates was close friends of Jeffrey Epstein for a little pentesting    

posted Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 23:58:21

• Melinda Gates: finds it more gross that her husband befriended a an underage sex trafficker than her husband being a corrupt, sick, greedy sociopath. She too is (or became) a corrupt, sick, greedy sociopath. But Epstein wasn't her taste...    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:00:54

• Gates Foundation press releases about how much it loves children certainly did not age well    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:01:28

• TV report on arrest of pedophile in home of Bill Gates http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/kiro-gates-porn-arrest.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:02:22

• Sick man talks about sickness http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gates-economics-chat.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:02:43

• What Bill Gates does to the planet (2007) http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation-Truth-Revealed.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:03:21

• How Gates Foundation staff reacted to revelations that Bill Gates was sneaking behind his wife's back to meet a man whom you only befriend when you want access to underage girls http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gates-epstein.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:04:31

• Sick man attacks the world's very poorest http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/gates-africa.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:04:56

• Rare recording: Bill Gates hit it off with ICBM only because of his mom, explains a manager who was there at the time (nepotism, not merit) http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Meet-Bill-Gates-fair-use.mp4    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:05:56

• Slashdot used to be pro-Linux. Now a megaphone of Microsoft FUD against Linux https://linux.slashdot.org/story/22/04/27/2110216/microsoft-finds-linux-desktop-flaw-that-gives-root-to-untrusted-users see http://techrights.org/2022/04/27/secfud-aggression-and-deflection/    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:06:54

• "If you run Arch Linux or a distribution based on Arch Linux, you will occasionally encounter errors when using the package manager (pacman)." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=RN0pIuE6ZmU    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:07:42

• "Calcurse is a great application but if you want to go even more minimal than that how about you try out when which is as minimal as you can go while still being productive" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=LslUKm1mqkw    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:08:20

• LOL "Gaming" headset.... does it also come in blue and pink for either gender? https://www.maketecheasier.com/deal/corsair-void-rgb-elite-usb-gaming-headset/    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:08:55

• Linux Lite 6.0 RC1 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/164102#comment-33481   

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:11:33

• Criminals (Microsoft) uses smokescreen to distract from actively-exploited critical flaws in Windows etc. Why does "LINUX TODAY" help them???? https://www.linuxtoday.com/news/nimbuspwn-bugs-allow-root-privilege-access-on-some-linux-machines/    

posted Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 00:12:12