Roy Schestowitz

• "It is a fact of life that nothing lasts forever. You might want something to last forever, but it won't, because such is the fact of life." gemini://tilde.team/~aprilnightk/gemlog/2022/07/31-friendships.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:17:08

• Calling All Linux Lovers, LUGs in Washington, and GNU/Linux at Google • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167838 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/30/Calling_All_Linux_Lovers,_LUGs_in_Washington,_and_GNULinux_at_Google.shtml #news   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:17:28

• "If you haven’t been paying attention to Instagram lately, they’ve been steadily dialing up the algorithmic content users see in their feeds, especially video. More stuff in your feed from accounts you don’t follow" https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/07/28/instagram-changes-mosseri-newton    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:20:45

• 🚨 Instagram walks back its changes - by Casey Newton ⚓ https://www.platformer.news/p/-instagram-walks-back-its-changes ䷉ Source: platformer | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.platformer.news/p/-instagram-walks-back-its-changes    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:21:24

• "One day in a taxi, the driver talked to us about the referendum: I mentioned that I had just become a US citizen and for my sake, I would like Puerto Rico to become a state and gain two senators, but for their sake, it seemed that independence would be a better deal." https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/27/boricua/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:22:01

• "CNBC ran a story and video back in 2018 about why Starbucks failed in Australia. This was pre-COVID pandemic, and more Starbucks stores have opened since, but the general message still applies." https://rubenerd.com/cnbc-on-why-starbucks-failed-in-australia/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:22:56

• "In an interview with Oscar Grenfell of the World Socialist Website, John Pilger explains the latest manoeuvres by the US and UK authorities to extradite Julian Assange, journalist and publisher, to the US where he faces 175 years in prison for the crime of journalism." http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-us-is-close-to-getting-its-hands-on-julian-assange-an-interview-with-john-pilger    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:24:03

• S. Moonesamy writes to the Data Protection Office regarding the alleged data capture at the Baie Jacotet Submarine Cable Landing Station ⚓ https://sysadmin-journal.com/s-moonesamy-writes-to-the-data-protection-office-regarding-the-alleged-data-capture-at-the-baie-jacotet-submarine-cable-landing-station/ ䷉ Source: sysadmin-journal    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:26:25

• Quanta Magazine: Can Computers Be Mathematicians? ⚓ https://www.quantamagazine.org/can-computers-be-mathematicians-20220629 ䷉ Source: quantamagazine | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.quantamagazine.org/can-computers-be-mathematicians-20220629    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:28:01

• Presentation Next to Code ⚓ https://matt-rickard.com/presentation-next-to-code/ ䷉ Source: matt-rickard | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//matt-rickard.com/presentation-next-to-code/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:29:57

• What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking large parts of the country ⚓ https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-the-weather-phenomenon-baking-large-parts-of-the-country-185569 ䷉ Source: theconversation    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:31:26

• "The most plausible story we could craft here is one where eating dry nasal mucus might provide some headway for adaptive immunity against pathogens we might later ingest in larger quantities and better-preserved states. This is very far-fetched but fine, what does the literature have to say?" https://www.epistem.ink/p/eating-boogers    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:33:17

• Programming: Development Presentation Next to Code, git-cinnabar 0.5.10, Scala vs Java, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167839 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/30/Programming:_Development_Presentation_Next_to_Code,_git-cinnabar_0.5.10,_Scala_vs_Java,_and_More.shtml #news   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:44:48

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167840 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/30/howtos_3.shtml #news   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 00:45:05

• The Deindustrialization of America & Detroit https://neritam.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/the-deindustrialization-of-america-detroit/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:15:43

• "On the night of December 22. 2008, a dike at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash pond broke, releasing 7.3 million tons of coal ash onto 300 nearby acres and into local waterways. No one was killed in the spill." https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/jamie-satterfield-on-the-deaths-of-the-tva-kingston-clean-up-workers/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:16:22

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D308.jpg    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:21:09

• [cat] cheetah] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D659.jpg    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:21:14

• The issue is Intel and x86, not Linux https://www.tomshardware.com/news/32-bit-linux-not-patched-intel-vulberabilites    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:32:48

• "This will matter most to you if your connection to the Internet is poor: fetch(1) now will time out on data transfers too." https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/07/25/27227.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:35:47

• "This is a maintenance release of the MultiMac drivers. The E1000B, MMIGB, and MMLEM drivers have been updated to the latest FreeBSD sources. This adds a few new supported devices for the E1000B driver." https://www.arcanoae.com/multimac-nic-driver-package-20220711/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:39:04

• Advocating for FreeBSD in 2022 and Beyond • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167841 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Advocating_for_FreeBSD_in_2022_and_Beyond.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:40:08

• Formal CHERI: rigorous engineering and design-time proof of full-scale architecture security properties | Light Blue Touchpaper ⚓ https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2022/07/22/formal-cheri/ ䷉ Source: lightbluetouchpaper | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2022/07/22/formal-cheri/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 01:43:15

• NHS Data: The UK’s COVID-19 Vaccination Levels Have Reached Lowest Levels Since It Began (But COVID-Linked Casualties at Highest Level in More Than 3 Months) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/07/31/covid-19-uk-jabs/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 02:54:49

• #Techrights Bulletin for Saturday, July 30, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:06:43

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

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:06:46

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167842 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:11:20

• In an effort to reduce complexity and lessen the technical debt we’ve developed our content management system (CMS), which now has some rudimentary support for images and file uploads http://techrights.org/2022/07/30/unnecessary-bloat/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:25:39

• It seems abundantly clear that the EPO operates outside the rule of law and perpetually exploits this to break the law, violate treaties/conventions ((e.g. Vienna, EPC), and disregard constitutions in defiance of courts’ rulings http://techrights.org/2022/07/30/epo-breaking-the-law-meme/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:27:05

• We recently joked that Zola looks like Georg Weber from the EPO, promoting illegal patents on algorithms by bullying examiners or culling non-complicit ones http://techrights.org/2022/07/30/video-zola-algorithm/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:27:18

• Why is the media pretending that this isn’t a pandemic anymore? Or that it’s back under control? It’s clearly not. We need better vaccines, but no financial incentive exists for it. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/07/31/covid-19-uk-jabs/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:27:56

• The “offline” days… https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/07/31/before-first-modem/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:28:09

• EasyOS Dunfell 32-bit works http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167816#comment-34458   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:29:26

• BSD: FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, and BSD Now • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167843 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/BSD:_FreeBSD,_DragonFly_BSD,_and_BSD_Now.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:41:45

• "In my last gemlog article about the subject, I mentioned that I had set up a VPS on DigitalOcean running Molly Brown. In doing so I was reminded how much maintenance a VPS requires, and how broad the attack surface is. Around the same time a number of interesting articles about the new platform-as-a-service Fly appeared on Hacker News, and I noticed that they supported non-HTTP applications." gemini://gemini.leafstorm.org/en/gemlog/2022-07-30-finally.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:42:35

• "In my last gemlog article about the subject, I mentioned that I had set up a VPS on DigitalOcean running Molly Brown. In doing so I was reminded how much maintenance a VPS requires, and how broad the attack surface is. Around the same time a number of interesting articles about the new platform-as-a-service Fly appeared on Hacker News" gemini://gemini.leafstorm.org/en/gemlog/2022-07-30-finally.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:42:49

• Battery Notifications with udev gemini://kota.nz/notes/udev/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 04:43:17

• Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167844    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:33:57

• "Standardization vs innovation in tech: The curious case of USB-C" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3580839-standardization-vs-innovation-in-tech-the-curious-case-of-usb-c/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:50:11

• "Before I started looking into this corner of the content economy I assumed that the videos that went viral were made by Gen Z-ers" ☛ https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/07/28/how-magicians-won-the-attention-economy | Source: The Economist    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:51:19

• "Intel dropped several bombshells on Thursday afternoon: confirming it will raise prices, formally discontinuing Optane" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/823871/intel-confirms-it-will-raise-prices-and-has-killed-optane.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:51:36

• "Contrary to what Carlson claimed, the review wasn’t explicitly a condemnation of antidepressants" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ssri-right-wing-attack-joanna-moncrieff-1388067/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:51:50

• Proprietary Windows TCO ☛ https://yle.fi/news/3-12556939 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:56:19

• [Old] Mr Jabrayilov said whether the technique was considered PII (personal identifyable information) under the privacy act was “arguable”, given it only offered device information."" ☛ https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/consumers-warned-about-sneaky-wifi-tracing-technique-used-by-companies-to-track-movements/news-story/65873fbf8864c78139711f09385ede75 | Source: News AU    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:56:46

• "The Code Talkers took part in every assault the Marines conducted in the Pacific, sending thousands of messages without error on Japanese troop movements" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/navajo-code-talker-samuel-sandoval-dies-3-code-talkers-remain-/6680831.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 09:57:12

• "The late February message to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3579787-more-missing-texts-this-time-from-trump-dhs-officials-raise-new-jan-6-questions/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:04:14

• Windows TCO: "According to officials in these countries, these entities that [broke] into the Pakistani military systems downloaded malware" ☛ https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/world/pak-chinese-militaries-lose-key-information-hackers |    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:04:48

• "94 % are men: asylum applications in Austria tripled" ☛ https://medforth.biz/94-are-men-asylum-applications-in-austria-tripled-most-of-them-by-afghans/ | Source: Medforth    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:05:07

• "Election deniers" is a new term for people who don't like PROPRIETARY voting machines with Windows back doors, according to Microsoft- and Bill-Gates funded NPR ☛ https://text.npr.org/1113707783 | Source: NPR    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:06:13

• "Private Electronic System Providers" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/30/23285091/indonesia-bans-access-steam-epic-games-paypal-yahoo | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:09:40

• "86 women from Saudi Arabia applied for permanent protection in Australia" ☛ https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dead-saudi-sisters-were-like-two-little-sparrows-scared-of-something-20220728-p5b5gb.html | Source: Sydney Morning Herald    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:10:11

• "Shonda Rhimes and Julia Quinn have also commented on the lawsuit, filed in a D.C. district court on Friday" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-sues-unofficial-bridgerton-musical-creators-infringement-1235189732/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:10:48

• "After Bridgerton’s 2020 debut, Barlow and Bear began creating music based on the Netflix original series" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/30/23285371/netflix-sues-creators-unofficial-bridgerton-musical-emily-bear-abigail-barlow | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:11:01

• On the Web, owing to INTENTIONALLY addictive sites and behaviour, if you begin to suspect your "consumption" of info is not "rational", it probably is not. Time to reassess and change.    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:12:35

• "The Lord Advocate’s “reference” to the UK Supreme Court on whether the Scottish Parliament has the power to instigate an Independence Referendum" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2022/07/independence-justice-and-the-unionist-lord-advocate/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:17:53

• "These are animals, not people" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2022/07/30/zelensky-militants-convicted-child-rape-torture-military/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:18:18

• Nothing to be Afraid of in Here ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/07/31/nothing-to-be-afraid-of-in-here/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:19:17

• Mutulu Shakur ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/07/31/the-resounding-right-of-mutulu-shakur-to-die-in-freedom/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:19:27

• "As the saying goes, nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the never-ending inventiveness of clock hacks" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/whats-the-time-its-casinoclock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:29:06

• "[Walker] has a very interesting new project: a completely different take on a self-destructing USB drive." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/usb-drive-keeps-your-secrets-as-long-as-your-fingers-are-wet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:29:28

• "When Datamedia announced their new DT80 terminal as a VT100 killer back in 1979, they were so confident of its reliability" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/re-reclaimed-from-nature-resurrecting-a-dt80-terminal/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:38:26

• "election denialism"? This is a smear that's now being used to compare critics of PROPRIETARY voting machines with Windows BACK DOORS... to Nazis ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-groups-are-organizing-election-denialism-into-a-coordinated-force/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:39:28

• GOP ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/gop-officials-in-at-least-3-states-have-refused-to-certify-primary-results/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:43:48

• Welcome to 2022 ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/gop-introduces-bill-that-makes-it-easier-to-fire-workers-at-federal-agencies/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:44:37

• On abortion ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/people-are-dying-in-the-global-south-because-of-anti-abortion-limits-on-us-aid/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:46:14

• Of climate issues... ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/attempting-to-censor-history-and-understanding-food-waste-and-climate-change-in-a-global-system/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:46:35

• Michigan ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/30/michigan-rally-levin-and-tlaib-sanders-warns-aipac-it-cannot-buy-our-democracy | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:47:20

• Schumer ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/30/after-house-passes-assault-weapons-ban-advocates-say-senate-opponents-must-be-forced | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:47:31

• Climate ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/declare-your-climate-emergency-today | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:48:06

• Recession ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/us-economy-recession-not-yet | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:48:21

• Corporate Media ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/corporate-media-fails-connect-gas-price-surge-and-climate-crisis | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:48:44

• Abortion ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/anti-abortion-extremism-fueling-american-dystopia | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:48:58

• January 6 ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/time-investigate-corporate-insurrection | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:49:16

• "SmoothStreams - one of the most reliable and well-known pirate IPTV providers - suddenly went offline this month." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/smoothstreams-iptv-shut-down-by-mpa-ace-after-secret-legal-process-220730/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:49:39

• 2040+ active Gemini capsules now. It was about 1990-2000 at start of month. gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:54:15

• Organs https://www.salon.com/2022/07/30/doctors-lost-an-organ-inside-of-me-and-i-feel-fine/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:54:41

• iophk: thus the CHIPS Act can be seen as nothing more than a bailout https://www.pcworld.com/article/823871/intel-confirms-it-will-raise-prices-and-has-killed-optane.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10:54:57

• Estonia https://news.err.ee/1608671209/french-jets-scrambled-15-times-during-estonian-nato-air-policing-rotation    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:02:59

• Putin's fascism https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/07/28/vladimir-putin-is-in-thrall-to-a-distinctive-brand-of-russian-fascism    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:03:12

• Vets and chickenhawk politicians https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jon-stewart-blasts-gop-over-vote-against-vets-1389372/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/combat-vet-fuming-lawmakers-failure-pass-two-bipartisan-measures-helpe-rcna40688    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:05:17

• How Russia Spread a Secret Web of Agents Across Ukraine ⚓ https://www.voanews.com/a/how-russia-spread-a-secret-web-of-agents-across-ukraine/6677718.html ䷉ Source: voanews | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.voanews.com/a/how-russia-spread-a-secret-web-of-agents-across-ukraine/6677718.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:05:30

• 'Sleepy Joe' will fist-bump to this... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/30/saudi-sisters-found-dead-in-sydney-had-active-claims-for-asylum-with-department-of-home-affairs?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:05:52

• He is convicted of theft and violence against spouses and minors, refuses to leave French territory and declares... ⚓ https://medforth.biz/he-is-convicted-of-theft-and-violence-against-spouses-and-minors-refuses-to-leave-french-territory-and-declares-the-wisdom-of-algeria-is-to-come-and-colonise-france-marry-and-breed-in-order-to-co/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:06:35

• Putler https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/world/no-mr-putin-theyre-not-nazis-fascist    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:06:52

• "I was recently offered a deal that would mean my content would be exclusive to YouTube for the next few years" https://odysee.com/@TheLinuxGamer:f/goodbye-odysee:f youtube feels the heat    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:07:14

• "This is a simple tutorial to download YouTube videos for everyone" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2022/07/how-to-download-youtube-videos-for-everyone.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:11:30

• In this blog post, we are going to explain 10 useful firewall-cmd commands in Linux with real examples. https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/10-useful-firewall-cmd-commands-in-linux/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:11:50

• "It’s back. The death penalty. In the Supreme Court" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/07/30/death-penalty-returns-supreme-court | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:12:33

• RISC-V ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-based-hydrausb3-board-is-open-source-and-supports-high-speed-protocols/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:16:42

• Raspberry Pi CM4 ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/techbase-offers-remote-raspberry-pi-cm4-program/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:16:46

• President Murdoch? ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/media-mogul-murdoch-dumps-trump-for-desantis-how-will-this-impact-the-election/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:17:23

• Debt and cruelty ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/nursing-homes-are-suing-the-friends-and-family-of-residents-to-collect-debts/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:17:46

• "Vintage electronics and capacitor replacements tend to go hand-in-hand. Why? Because electrolytic capacitors just don’t last," ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/fix-old-caps-but-keep-that-can-capacitor-look/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:18:12

• "The comedian and host of two popular progressive podcasts offers her take on why the American left keeps getting things wrong." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/07/30/katie-halper-trump-broke-liberals-brains/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:18:37

• Film Scanner ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/upgraded-film-scanner-handles-bigger-formats-at-no-cost/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:19:04

• "An unusual and significant court ruling entitles YouTube’s main competitor, Rumble" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/07/30/court-rejects-googles-attempt-to-dismiss-rumbles-antitrust-lawsuit-ensuring-vast-discovery/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:19:43

• "Dan Maloney and I were talking about the chess robot arm that broke a child’s finger during the podcast" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/demonstrate-danger-safely/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:20:17

• "Noam Chomsky and Russel Brand discuss censorship in the U.S" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2022/07/30/video-is-u-s-censorship-worse-than-soviet-russia/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:20:35

• "[Marek] has an impressive collection of old Soviet-style Geiger counters." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2022/07/30/hackaday-prize-2022-soviet-geiger-counter-gets-wifi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:20:49

• "GCIDE version 0.53 is available for download." http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=10215    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:33:36

• Jack Wallen promoting Microsoft TypeScript. Did his bosses compromise him too?    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:35:04

• Name that Ware, July 2022 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6461q https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6458    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:37:27

• Security: Deception, CHERI, and Microsoft Windows TCO • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167845 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Security:_Deception,_CHERI,_and_Microsoft_Windows_TCO.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:46:12

• RISC-V based HydraUSB3 Board and Raspberry Pi CM4 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167846 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/RISC-V_based_HydraUSB3_Board_and_Raspberry_Pi_CM4.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:46:23

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167847 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/howtos_2.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:46:38

• neil in gemini space gemini://gemini.mingmengtou.org/2022-07-30-the-fifth-foot.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:48:23

• New Release of Linux Mint (3 Flavours) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167848 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/New_Release_of_Linux_Mint_3_Flavours.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:48:55

• EuroLinux 9.0 Quick overview #linux #EuroLinux - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gDOweLhTKHk | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/gDOweLhTKHk    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:51:03

• Xfce’s Apps Update for July 2022: New Releases of Mousepad, Ristretto, Catfish, and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167849    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 11:59:56

• Joachim Breitner: The Via Alpina red trail through Slovenia http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/791-The_Via_Alpina_red_trail_through_Slovenia beautiful country, far too much corruption    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:03:37

• Workstations With ECC RAM ⚓ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2022/07/31/workstations-ecc-ram/ ䷉ Source: etbe | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//etbe.coker.com.au/2022/07/31/workstations-ecc-ram/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:05:27

• ⚓ https://fale.io/blog/2022/07/31/macchiatobin-single-shot-first-impressions ䷉ Source: fale | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//fale.io/blog/2022/07/31/macchiatobin-single-shot-first-impressions    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:06:18

• Today's Web is mostly Webspam, e.g. CompTIA spam https://www.click2houston.com/deals/2022/07/31/take-your-pick-of-it-certifications-with-this-linux-bootcamp/ see http://techrights.org/2009/05/29/idg-boosts-act-comptia/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:08:41

• "One million US homes are built on floodplains. It would cost $200B to relocate the people who live in them. If we do that, we will save $1T. Those homes are doomed. When (not if) people leave them (either before or after floods come), they merely be arriving at a conclusion that is inevitable today." https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/29/managed-retreat/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:11:24

• Python is my default choice for scripts that process text https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/PythonForStringHandling    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:12:14

• "The program that checks to see whether other programs are approved by the manufacturer is also running on an untrusted adversary's computer (with DRM, you are the manufacturer's untrusted adversary). Because that overseer program is running on a computer you own, you can replace it, alter it, or subvert it, allowing you to run programs that the manufacturer doesn't like. That would include (for example) a modified DRM"    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:13:22

• "As a technical matter, DRM can't work." https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:13:37

• Which Database You Should Choose For Web Developement? https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/which-database-you-should-choose-for-web-developement/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:29:37

• Announcing Quarto, a new scientific and technical publishing system https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/07/announcing-quarto-a-new-scientific-and-technical-publishing-system/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:37:13

• R Ladies Philly is Making a Difference with its Annual Datathon Focused on Local Issues https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/07/r-ladies-philly-is-making-a-difference-with-its-annual-datathon-focused-on-local-issues/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:38:34

• New Package yfR https://www.r-bloggers.com/2022/07/new-package-yfr/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:39:16

• Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa" Arrives. And It Looks Minty-Fresh • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167850    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:44:16

• Everyone seems to forget why GNOME and GNOME 3 and Unity happened • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167851 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Everyone_seems_to_forget_why_GNOME_and_GNOME_3_and_Unity_happened.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 13:44:28

• To be fully useful, Prometheus histograms want their cumulative sums https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusHistogramsWantSums    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 14:06:26

• A Bourgeoisie Primer - Daniel Miessler ⚓ https://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-bourgeoisie-primer/ ䷉ Source: danielmiessler | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//danielmiessler.com/blog/a-bourgeoisie-primer/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 14:08:27

• Energy suppliers worsen the service (e.g. spy meters) based on totally false pretences (disaster capitalism) and also jack up prices based on totally false pretences (disaster capitalism). Why do we put up with it? Because corrupt government officials fist-bump murderers?    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 14:48:00

• Fakecoins https://staceyoniot.com/ok-lets-talk-about-that-big-helium-story/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 15:10:26

• NFT collector loses 100 ETH (~$150,000) in a joke gone wrong https://web3isgoinggreat.com/single/collector-loses-100-eth-150000-in-a-joke-gone-wrong    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 15:11:31

• "Linux has been around since the mid-1990s" https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux/ what they speak of has been around since mid 80s    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 15:43:33

• After sacking ALL writers and editors at Linux.com, James Zemlin ans Sheela Microsoft let a "former" Microsofter run the site, rehosted then in Pantheon https://sitereport.netcraft.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linux.com    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 15:47:48

• "I bit the bullet and installed Fedora on my PC. No more valorant. I hate that game anyway. Sucks that I can't play Dead by Daylight now though, I wish behavior games would FIX THEIR ANTICHEAT" gemini://seapunk.xyz/log/e55440ff1fc79c547c779bd20ecf6dcf.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:09:12

• MCH2022: DNA and GPS/Galileo/GNSS Talks - Bert Hubert’s writings ⚓ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/mch-dna-and-gps-gnss-talks/ ䷉ Source: berthub | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//berthub.eu/articles/posts/mch-dna-and-gps-gnss-talks/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:13:56

• The Staffieri or Scott Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference Between the Rogers CEO and the CRTC Chair? - Michael Geist ⚓ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/07/the-staffieri-or-scott-quiz/ ䷉ Source: michaelgeist | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/07/the-staffieri-or-scott-quiz/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:15:34

• The CRTC Shrugged: A Special Law Bytes Podcast on the Industry Committee Hearing Into the Rogers Outage - Michael Geist ⚓ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/07/the-crtc-shrugged/ ䷉ Source: michaelgeist | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/07/the-crtc-shrugged/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:16:43

• HEY HI and the Turing Test | Fortune ⚓ https://fortune.com/2022/06/14/blake-lemoine-sentient-ai-chatbot-google-turing-test-eye-on-a-i/ ䷉ Source: fortune | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//fortune.com/2022/06/14/blake-lemoine-sentient-ai-chatbot-google-turing-test-eye-on-a-i/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:19:04

• Principals vs. Agents | Sam Harris and Marc Andreessen - Daniel Miessler ⚓ https://danielmiessler.com/blog/principals-vs-agents/ ䷉ Source: danielmiessler | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//danielmiessler.com/blog/principals-vs-agents/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:25:26

• Toe the 9DoF - News - SparkFun Electronics ⚓ https://www.sparkfun.com/news/4993 ䷉ Source: sparkfun | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.sparkfun.com/news/4993    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:27:50

• "The Search For Inexpensive and Portable Positional Accuracy As both a caver (a person who explores caves, often referred to as spelunking) for more than 30 years and an ambitious contributor to an open-source map project (OpenStreetMap (OSM)) since 2009" https://www.sparkfun.com/news/4992    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:29:14

• Government bailouts for Microsoft (passing money or national debt from taxpayers to Microsoft’s tax-evading management) won’t last forever; Microsoft as a business is becoming unsustainable or barely sustainable http://techrights.org/2022/07/31/anguish-of-monopolies/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:37:25

• The EPO‘s “f***ing president” (this is what he calls himself) António Campinos, sometimes known as António the Pretender, recently referred to himself as a “nomad”; it seems possible I was in Portugal at a younger age (and year) than he was http://techrights.org/2022/07/31/campinos-portuguese-in-absentia/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:37:59

• The military-grade propaganda of Microsoft is still, as of this moment, spearheaded by a person from DINFOS (Department of Defense Information School) http://techrights.org/2022/07/31/russia-styled-microsoft-pr/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:38:19

• Search results in a domain 2.5 decades old prioritise stuff published after Microsoft bought Linux Foundation shares (and several board seats, exercising control over Torvalds) http://techrights.org/2022/07/31/shrine-for-microsoft/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:38:42

• The biggest crypto lending company is a massive ponzi scheme https://rorodi.substack.com/p/the-biggest-crypto-lending-company    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 16:55:43

• i[GIT PULL] hwmon updates for v5.20 - Guenter Roeck ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220730022529.497941-1-linux@roeck-us.net/ ䷉ Source: roeck-us | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220730022529.497941-1-linux@roeck-us.net/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:02:25

• Canonical doing the buzzwords game https://ubuntu.com//blog/cloud-native-tech-community    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:03:47

• ’The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow’ coming to PC, Mac and Linux this year - Entertainment Focus ⚓ https://entertainment-focus.com/2022/07/31/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow-coming-to-pc-mac-and-linux-this-year/ ䷉ Source: entertainment-focus | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//entertainment-focus.com/2022/07/31/the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow-coming-to-pc-mac-and-linux-this-year/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:08:54

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167852 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/howtos_3.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:22:01

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167853 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/programming_2.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:36:03

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167854 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/leftovers_3.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:36:14

• Rubenerd: Number pads ⚓ https://rubenerd.com/mechanical-number-pads/ ䷉ Source: rubenerd | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//rubenerd.com/mechanical-number-pads/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:40:19

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167855    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:41:49

• What chance a changing of the guard in both Macquarie and Spring streets? - Michael West ⚓ https://michaelwest.com.au/what-chance-a-changing-of-the-guard-in-both-macquarie-and-spring-streets/ ䷉ Source: michaelwest | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//michaelwest.com.au/what-chance-a-changing-of-the-guard-in-both-macquarie-and-spring-streets/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:49:24

• "Two years ago, I created a website for my business. By combining my terrible design skills with a decent-looking template, I created a site that looked okay. I told myself that if the business took off, I’d hire a real designer to make it look professional." https://mtlynch.io/tinypilot-redesign/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:52:05

• "On July 21st pip v22.2 was released with a new experimental feature for using native system trust stores to verify HTTPS connections with --use-feature=truststore. This support is provided by a new Python package called 'truststore'..." https://sethmlarson.dev/blog/help-test-system-trust-stores-in-python?date=2022-07-26    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:55:04

• DAN GOODIN in ArsTechnica (liars for Microsoft and even convicted pedophiles): "0-days sold by Austrian firm used to hack Windows users, Microsoft says" (to distract from Microsoft itself putting back doors in its OWN things). "Microsoft says" = Media repeats Microsoft lies.    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:57:34

• "It's important to see how your system behaves" under such circumstances, "so you see those minor differences between standard behavior and the unexpected," says Bergstrom. https://cacm.acm.org/news/263039-defending-the-enterprise/fulltext    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 17:58:29

• Listening devices inside people's homes. New marketing gimmicks to bomboozle those who are sceptical. https://staceyoniot.com/podcast-alexa-and-qualcomm-embrace-ambient-tech/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:00:02

• Infineon has created a battery-free NFC lock - Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis ⚓ https://staceyoniot.com/infineon-has-created-a-battery-free-nfc-lock/ ䷉ Source: staceyoniot | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//staceyoniot.com/infineon-has-created-a-battery-free-nfc-lock/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:01:33

• It's NOT a smart home, it's a SPY home for foolish tenants https://staceyoniot.com/smart-home-networking-mesh-vs-extenders/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:02:02

• ABOEKNC Wordo: SPIER gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2022-07-31.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:04:59

• "Mac revenue is down 10 percent year-over-year." : John Gruber spins like a ballerina.    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:06:31

• This has got to be a bad joke. Those phones connect to a network. There's NOTHING "privacy" in them. https://pxlnv.com/blog/unplugged-mysteries/ " its own app suite that’s being developed in Israel" ... land of NSO Group. And drone strikes... yes, some "privacy"...    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:08:25

• Saying you get a mobile phone "for privacy" is like saying you bomb a country "for peace"...    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:08:54

• GAFAM = military https://www.cnet.com/home/security/ring-google-and-the-police-what-to-know-about-emergency-requests-for-video-footage/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:09:55

• TWITTER IS NOT A POLLING PLACE. IT"S A SUBCULTURE. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/07/25/safari-tab-group-poll    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:13:00

• A list of bullshit buzzwords https://www.sicpers.info/2022/07/phrases-in-computing-that-might-need-retiring/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:13:54

• Ubuntu MacOS Theme ⚓ https://linuxhint.com/ubuntu-macos-theme/ ䷉ Source: LinuxHint | GNU | Linux | FreeSW 🐧 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//linuxhint.com/ubuntu-macos-theme/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:16:14

• They should ask if GNU is UNIX (it's not unix), not if Linux is https://linuxhint.com/is-linux-unix/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:17:16

• "Due to a problem in the Data Center where most of mageia.org is hosted, most of our website (like forums, wiki and bugzilla) cannot be reached since some hours ago." https://blog.mageia.org/en/2022/07/31/most-of-our-servers-can-not-be-reached-since-some-hours-ago/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:19:04

• Skrooge 2.28.0 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167856 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Skrooge_2.28.0_released.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:51:08

• Firefox Snap Finally Support Installing Gnome Extensions in Ubuntu • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167857 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Firefox_Snap_Finally_Support_Installing_Gnome_Extensions_in_Ubuntu.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:51:22

• Sébastien Wilme on GLib/GTK Development Platform and Gedit Plugins • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167858 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Sébastien_Wilme_on_GLibGTK_Development_Platform_and_Gedit_Plugins.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:51:35

• Ubuntu MacOS Theme • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167859 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Ubuntu_MacOS_Theme.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:51:49

• False Creek Friend ⚓ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/07/27/False-Creek-Friends ䷉ Source: tbray | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/07/27/False-Creek-Friends    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:53:18

• Yet more surveillance inside the home https://staceyoniot.com/eve-motion-with-thread-review-simple-and-speedy-smarts/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:54:23

• Bugs, microphones, listening devices inside the home. Who would be nutty enough to want this? https://staceyoniot.com/alexa-live-matter/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:55:12

• Comparing strtod with from_chars (GCC 12) - Daniel Lemire’s blog ⚓ https://lemire.me/blog/2022/07/27/comparing-strtod-with-from_chars-gcc-12/ ䷉ Source: lemire | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lemire.me/blog/2022/07/27/comparing-strtod-with-from_chars-gcc-12/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:56:01

• “copyright law does not exist solely for the benefit of authors.” https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/07/law-bytes-podcast-episode-136/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:58:12

• Book Notes: “On Writing” by Steven King - Jim Nielsen’s Blog ⚓ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/book-notes-on-writing/ ䷉ Source: jim-nielsen | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//blog.jim-nielsen.com/2022/book-notes-on-writing/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 18:58:50

• "Yousuf Vawda, Fatima Hassan and Tian Johnson argue that a new deal struck by the World Trade Organisation - which did not include an intellectual-property waiver for vaccines - is a massive setback for the cause of global health equity" https://www.news24.com/fin24/opinion/opinion-new-wto-deal-is-a-slap-in-the-face-for-poorer-countries-20220618    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:00:23

• Surveillance on medical data by US Army contractors. INSANE! https://retailwire.com/discussion/is-amazon-on-the-verge-of-reinventing-american-healthcare/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:00:52

• xscorch : A faithful Scorched Earth clone for Linux https://lunduke.substack.com/p/xscorch-a-faithful-scorched-earth    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:13:31

• Running command line tasks in Neovim http://www.jackfranklin.co.uk/blog/executing-tasks-in-neovim/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:17:09

• Is Linux Unix? • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167860 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Is_Linux_Unix%3F.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:31:42

• "yesterday i went for a walk without my phone i felt naked liberated from all the information [sic] saturation" gemini://pulset.smol.pub/request-timeout    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:34:29

• You think your life is bad? [Schadenfreude] gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~stack/gemlog/2022-07-31.schadenreude.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:36:44

• Hosting a Gemini Server with Fly.io gemini://space.matthewphillips.info/posts/flyio-gemini-setup/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:37:25

• Running small-web servers on small servers gemini://tilde.pink/~slondr/small-web-on-small-servers.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 19:37:55

• "Greetings, geminauts! I go by Sam or my handle 'oaktal'. I've been interested in Gemini since early 2021 and have been lurking around since then. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Joneworlds, listening to Konpeito, and reading logs or essays from all you wonderful people with a similar appreciation for the 'smolnet'." gemini://gmi.oaktal.com/gemlog/hello.gmi    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:16:25

• Choosing Esoteric Technology https://matt-rickard.com/choosing-esoteric-technology/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:17:42

• COVID-19 still killing millions. Governments don't care. They protect patents, not patients. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/05/27/how-many-more-seniors-will-die-covid-19-los-angeles-county    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:18:41

• On Juneteenth, Indians Must Learn About this Iconic Anti-Racism Song | NewsClick ⚓ https://www.newsclick.in/juneteenth-indians-must-learn-about-iconic-anti-racism-song ䷉ Source: newsclick | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.newsclick.in/juneteenth-indians-must-learn-about-iconic-anti-racism-song    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:19:21

• Ransomware is predominantly a Microsoft problems, statistics have shown repeatedly https://www.wired.com/story/business-email-compromise-bec-ransomware-scams/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:21:29

• USA has whole division dedicated to malware. Making malware, not tackling the problem. See Vault 7. The NSA has its own division, not just the CIA.    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:22:48

• Neither corporate party values privacy. Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection - Scientific American ⚓ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/political-affiliation-influences-our-fear-of-data-collection/ ䷉ Source: scientificamerican    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:23:49

• "The first installment in 1991 was poor even among PC games of the time, especially considering the far superior (and also Apogee-published) Commander Keen that came out the year before. But the second episode in 1993 had better graphics, better animation, better music, even a rip-roaring VGA cinematic if you had the hardware" https://www.talospace.com/2022/07/tonights-game-on-openpower-duke-nukem-ii.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:24:29

• Alexa was extremely inaccurate and easy to manipulate https://geshan.com.np/blog/2022/07/run-worlds-370k-website-free/ "As this is primarily a static website (HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript - mostly vanilla), there is no database, no server, no image hosting, or S3 bucket equating to 0 recurring operational costs. On the flip side, this blog is a PWA where you can browse all/most of the content offline." https://geshan.com.np/blog/2022/07/run-worlds-370k-website-free/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:25:46

• Technical Perspective: Model Structure Takes Guesswork Out of State Estimation https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2022/2/258236-technical-perspective-model-structure-takes-guesswork-out-of-state-estimation/fulltext    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:29:56

• OLD: U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP - The New York Times ⚓ https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html ䷉ Source: nytimes | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:30:58

• "NIS and NIS+ share as many differences as they share their similarities. These programs, commonly known as Network Information Service and Network Information Service Plus, deliver a simple network lookup and check of the processes and databases." https://linuxhint.com/linux-nis-nis-plus/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:32:07

• You should toss is in the toilet and flush and ensure it's really turned off https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-turn-off-google-assistant/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:35:20

• Valve Has Unloaded a Truckload of Games for the Deck in the Past Week - Boiling Steam ⚓ https://boilingsteam.com/valve-has-unloaded-a-truckload-of-games-for-the-deck-in-the-past-week/ ䷉ Source: boilingsteam | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//boilingsteam.com/valve-has-unloaded-a-truckload-of-games-for-the-deck-in-the-past-week/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:39:04

• 10 Free and Open Source Game Engines - Part 2 - LinuxLinks ⚓ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-game-engines-part2/ ䷉ Source: LinuxLinks | GNU | Linux | FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-game-engines-part2/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:40:09

• 4 More News Picks About Linux Mint Release http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167848#comment-34468   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:42:35

• Gawk Scripting Usage Examples ⚓ https://linuxhint.com/gawk-scripting-usage/ ䷉ Source: LinuxHint | GNU | Linux | FreeSW 🐧 | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//linuxhint.com/gawk-scripting-usage/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:43:33

• "Counting sort is best illustrated with the sorting of integers. In C/C++ and Java, the characters are integers and can be sorted in the way the integers are sorted." https://linuxhint.com/counting-sort-time-complexity/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:44:25

• What Do Linux Version Numbers Even Mean?!? - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4nJY08S4BZE | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/4nJY08S4BZE    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:50:08

• TLS 1.3 Rx improvements in Linux 5.20 " Jakub Kicinski ⚓ https://people.kernel.org/kuba/tls-1-3-rx-improvements-in-linux-5-20 ䷉ Source: kernel | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//people.kernel.org/kuba/tls-1-3-rx-improvements-in-linux-5-20    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:51:03

• "hackernews" = Internet trolls https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2022/07/implementing-mini-latex-in-2000-lines.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:52:09

• Tough Linux Love | LINUX Unplugged 469 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/149412/tough-linux-love-linux-unplugged-469/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:53:42

• "On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I’m very happy to announce the July 2022 release of Rakudo #157. Rakudo is an implementation of the Raku1 language." https://rakudo.org/post/announce-rakudo-release-2022.07    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:55:12

• OpenRazer is NOT open. It's outsourced to PROPRIETARY jail of Microsoft, which is terrible. https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenRazer-3.4-Released    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:57:26

• Pitivi GSoC: 3rd Update https://www.aryank.in/posts/2022-07-31-pitivi-gsoc-3rd-update/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:58:16

• "In this blog, I will be discussing the algorithm used in Bismuth to find the closest relative window to be focused for focusWindowByDirection event. If you haven’t read the previous blog, make sure to give it a read here." https://krshrimali.github.io/posts/2022/07/porting-a-tiling-window-manager-extenstion-to-c-bismuth-part-2-getting-closest-relative-window/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 22:58:58

• Linux Kernel 5.19 Officially Released, This Is What’s New • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167861    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:00:40

• Security and More: Mageia Downtime and Defending the Enterprise, Beyond Ransomware • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167862 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Security_and_More:_Mageia_Downtime_and_Defending_the_Enterprise,_Beyond_Ransomware.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:36:52

• Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167863 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/leftovers_prog.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:37:34

• KDE and GNOME Work in GSoC • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167864 https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/KDE_and_GNOME_Work_in_GSoC.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:38:37

• Games: xscorch, Valve, and 10 Free and Open Source Game Engines • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167865 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Games:_xscorch,_Valve,_and_10_Free_and_Open_Source_Game_Engines.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:39:00

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167866 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/howtos_4.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:39:18

• Jakub Kicinski: TLS 1.3 Rx improvements in Linux 5.20 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167867 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/Jakub_Kicinski:_TLS_1.3_Rx_improvements_in_Linux_5.20.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:39:34

• Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Numbers in Kernel Releases, LINUX Unplugged, and GNU/Linux OEMs • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/167868 ⇨ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2022/07/31/VideosAudiocastsShows:_Numbers_in_Kernel_Releases,_LINUX_Unplugged,_and_GNULinux_OEMs.shtml   

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:39:48

• "I was thinking about this while walking the dog last night. So did some basic maths to try and quantify this stupidly big number in a way my little brain can comprehend. I thought I’d share some of those numbers." https://kevq.uk/how-big-is-a-billion/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:49:53

• "This update brings an update to plugin plugin_vba_dco.py. This is a plugin that scans VBA source code for keywords (Declare, CreateObject, GetObject, CallByName and Shell), extracts all lines with these keywords, followed by all lines with identifiers associated with these keywords." https://blog.didierstevens.com/2022/07/23/update-oledump-py-version-0-0-69/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:50:44

• "Learn how to return multiple values from a function call in Javascript. Unlike go lang, JavaScript does not have a native way to return multiple values from a single function." https://geshan.com.np/blog/2022/07/javascript-return-multiple-values/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:52:27

• Radio waves for the detection of hardware tampering - Newsportal - Ruhr-Universität Bochum ⚓ https://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2022-06-07-it-security-radio-waves-detection-hardware-tampering ䷉ Source: news | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2022-06-07-it-security-radio-waves-detection-hardware-tampering    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:53:40

• Non-Obvious Docker Uses https://matt-rickard.com/non-obvious-docker-uses/    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:54:31

• War with Russia and Ukraine became all about business? https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-technology-17a364a50a9d7861c59ea423c7491458    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:55:29

• "Through integration of aerial and ground-based mobile mapping sensors and systems, a team of Purdue digital forestry researchers has used advanced technology to locate, count and measure over a thousand trees in a matter of hours" https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q2/integration-leads-to-leap-in-tech-for-forest-inventory,-management.html    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:56:38

• The whatis command in Linux https://www.mycomputertips.co.uk/313    

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 23:58:31

• This is predominantly a Microsoft Windows issue https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/252523341/Coveware-Median-ransom-payments-dropped-51-in-Q2    

posted Monday, August 01, 2022 at 00:01:42

• SSH2 vs. SSH1 and why SSH versions still matter https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tip/An-introduction-to-SSH2    

posted Monday, August 01, 2022 at 00:02:12