Roy Schestowitz

• Curiously enough, some of the same people who worked overtime trying to topple Wikileaks are doing the same to Techrights, mostly behind the scenes    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 00:23:34

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D835.jpg    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 00:51:25

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1185.jpg    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 00:51:31

• As a full-time Microsoft shill Stefano Maffuli (Executive Director at OSI) not gets about $200,000 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/912037395 worth every penny for lobbying FOR Microsoft in this lawsuit: http://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 02:05:13

• About Two Months Ago the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Released Its Latest Accounting Files to IRS, Revealing Only 3% of Its Budget Comes From People (OSI is a Corporate Front Group for Microsoft et al) https://techrights.org/n/2024/02/08/About_Two_Months_Ago_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Released_It.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 02:53:57

• So the majority of the mass layoffs at Microsoft so far this year are Microsoft (Xbox), not Blizzard https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/02/07/activision-blizzard-layoffs-899-employees-infinity-ward https://80.lv/articles/half-of-microsoft-s-recent-layoffs-affect-activision-blizzard/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:09:31

• There are already signs of an "exit" strategy from XBox as a hardware product. Microsoft has lost billions on it. https://www.polygon.com/24064964/xbox-consoles-multiplatform-third-party-hi-fi-rush-starfield-indiana-jones    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:19:47

• Thousands of Raterlabs employees laid off one year after earning union-fought pay raise https://mynorthwest.com/3949778/thousands-raterlabs-employees-laid-off-one-year-earning-union-fought-pay-raise/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:20:23

• Microsoft kills things https://www.psu.com/news/crash-bandicoot-4-toys-4-bob-reportedly-shutting-down-as-a-result-of-microsofts-layoffs/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:23:29

• Interest on the debt in the US is now about 4.4 trillion dollars per annum or 17,000 dollars per adult, not counting personal/household debt https://www.usdebtclock.org/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:39:32

• To the average American the income minus expenses is just about enough to just pay the interest on the debt but not the debt. No wonder so many are already on "antidepressants" or narcotics of all sorts. They help people FORGET what's going on.    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:41:14

• USA is being milked and bilked.    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:41:27

• MAPA 2024: Make American Pogroms Again. (E.g. wounded knee massacre)    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 03:42:42

• "Another question from a chat is whether doas(1) is equivalent to using su(1), assuming both calls do the same thing and that you don't care whose password is being supplied. And the short answer is, no. There are (at present) interface inconsistencies on OpenBSD." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/02/08/interface-equivalence.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:09:29

• "I'm back with more first impressions of game demos made available during this Steam Next Fest. This one is longer than yesterday so I hope you're not doing anything for the next little while." gemini://mifuyne.capsule.town/gemlog/steam_next_fest_-_day_3.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:10:12

• "if you've hung out around me long enough, you'll know that i have a bit of an unhealthy love of awk. some of that is because it's just a nice language, but a lot of it can be traced back to this one exchange i had on irc a few years ago: [...]" gemini://ecs.d2evs.net/posts/2024-02-07-awkbot.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:20:44

• New Claim: 20% of Deaths Seem to Be Connected to Blood Clotting Issues https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/02/08/blood-clotting-issues/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:44:30

• RaterLabs, Inc.: ALMOST 4000 LAYOFFS!!! https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:46:23

• Sonoco Products Co. shutting down. Skagit Horticulture, LLC shutting down. WHAT A ROBUST ECONOMY!    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:47:01

• Thankfully those millions who lose their tech jobs have millions of tech job openings waiting for them to apply for. Or not...    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:47:51

• Media: IT IS BECAUSE OF THE HEY HI! Nope. Who envisioned that capitalism ends with victim-blaming ("THE GREAT RESIGNATION") and nebulous buzzword name-dropping?    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 04:48:59

• Myocarditis paper https://yewtu.be/watch?v=5BhC0BCYQwo    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 05:25:50

• Official investigation, tittle tattle https://yewtu.be/watch?v=9dGrdMBQkCU    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 05:26:22

• "Browser support for modern image formats like WebP and AVIF is excellent" ☛ https://pawelgrzybek.com/quick-script-to-convert-jpeg-png-images-to-webp-and-avif/ |    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 08:51:50

• "I need to define the page breaks for when I inevitably have to export a note as a PDF to share with someone." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/i-love-the-new-css-is-pseudo-class/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 08:52:08

• "Now, this solution isn’t perfect because it does not separate followed accounts who used the hashtag from non-followed accounts" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/highlight-mastodon-posts-by-hashtag-with-stylus-and-has/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 08:52:29

• "Progressive enhancement is a great philosophy for Web application development." ☛ https://danq.me/2024/02/06/shiftless-progressive-enhancement/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:02:19

• "Modern NFS uses TCP, which means that the NFS client needs to make some number of TCP connections to each NFS server." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NFSv4MaxConnectEffects | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:02:39

• "Not so long ago, I bought a Dell U2723QE 4K monitor." ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2024/openbsd-dell-u2723qe-monitor/ | Source: TuMFatig    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:03:51

• "The copyright for Steamboat Willie famously expired at the beginning of this year." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/02/07/a-terrifying-fnaf-style-mickey-mouse-animatronic/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:04:19

• "A German data recovery specialist has confirmed what many Reg readers will have suspected: USB memory sticks are getting less reliable." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/07/failed_usb_sticks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:04:51

• "True to our belief in open standards and interoperability" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/02/07/ide-2-3-is-out-and-youll-love-the-new-debugging-features-in-it/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:05:29

• "The stepper motor rotates a large internal worm screw." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-feeds-pikita-the-chihuahua-twice-a-day/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:06:12

• "As of firmware release 2024-01-06, there is now a new command" ☛ https://jpieper.com/2024/02/07/recapturing-position-and-velocity-with-moteus/ | Source: J Pieper    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:08:58

• "Well, since, I received a handful of emails from my readers, and they all had new, different suggestions." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/thunderbird-email-association-error-second-fix.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:11:53

• "All these AI tools that summarise websites steal traffic from the source." ☛ https://cliophate.wtf/posts/arc-search | Source: Kevin Wammer    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:12:43

• "The second issue is one of trust." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/a-rant-on-arc-search | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:12:56

• "This year, people were back, and things were even crazier than usual." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/02/07/fosdem-2024-the-conference-is-totally-recovered-after-the-covid-hard-years/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:16:44

• "This document contains various resources and quick definition of a lot of background information behind distributed systems." ☛ https://ferd.ca/a-distributed-systems-reading-list.html | Source: Fred Herbert    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:17:02

• "In this blog post, we’ll explore two approaches to accomplish this task using base R syntax." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/02/how-to-check-if-date-is-between-two-dates-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:18:44

• "Haskell has essentially solved the concurrency and parallelism problems by channeling mutation to dedicated monads" ☛ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2024/02/07/linear-lenses-in-haskell/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:18:51

• "I called this class NoFarHeap because it has no dynamic memory allocations" ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/delete/ | Source: Logikal Solutions    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:20:32

• "Determining whether something "is blocking" is a messy endeavor because computers are messy." ☛ https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/what-is-blocking/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:20:41

• "When you’re constantly producing code and documentation, mistakes will happen." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2024/02/06/find-and-fix-more-typos/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:21:34

• ">RSS is widespread and a lot of platforms use it. (Tedium has an RSS feed.)" ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/02/06/rss-creator-economy-rethink/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:33:32

• "WhatsApp has been building a way for other messaging apps to plug themselves into its service" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:34:18

• "Initially, interoperability will focus on text messaging and media sharing between two people" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-interoperate-messaging-apps/239345/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:34:46

• "The second type of tool is content-based. It focuses on linguistic characteristics, word use, images and web addresses." ☛ https://theconversation.com/using-ai-to-monitor-the-internet-for-terror-content-is-inescapable-but-also-fraught-with-pitfalls-222408 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:37:08

• "Since the theft, the painting developed several deep scratches that broke through all layers of paint." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/07/van-gogh-painting-stolen-2020-damaged-museum-heist-restorers-say | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:37:41

• "" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/02/chatbots-ai-neal-stephenson-diamond-age/677364/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:38:09

• "Kent will see the moon cross in front of the sun for approximately four minutes, beginning at 3:13 p.m. according to NASA" ☛ https://kentwired.com/113679/latest-updates/a-total-solar-eclipse-guide-what-to-know-in-advance/ | Source: The Kent Stater    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:41:06

• "Sometimes new discoveries take a long, long time to surface." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/pterosaur-ceoptera-evansae-a-new-species-found-on-skye/a-68184976 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:41:25

• "A 2.3 meter (7.5 foot) long by roughly 2 meter wide block of stone stored at Canada's New Brunswick Museum" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-3d-fossil-of-trees-older-than-dinosaurs-reveals-bizarre-alien-like-ancient-forests | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:41:50

• [Old] "Others online have provided detailed analysis about each stage of the LM386, so I won’t bother." ☛ https://qrp-popcorn.blogspot.com/2022/11/another-look-at-lm386.html |    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:45:18

• "There are so many sharks in the water now because there’s so much money" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-opioid-cash-sparks-feeding-frenzy-vendors-seeking-cut-15b | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:48:28

• "As of now, three busy airports in Spain are going to install a new technology that will make the process speedier and smoother for travellers." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/airports-spain-make-massive-security-rule-change-travellers-will-begin-later-this-year-1723283 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:48:40

• "Airport operator Aena will launch the equipment at the country’s busiest airports in 2024, namely Madrid, Barcelona, and Palma." ☛ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2024/02/01/spain-to-relax-airport-security-rules-new-high-tech-scanners-will-make-life-a-lot-easier-for-travellers-in-these-3-airports/ | Source: The Olive Press    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:49:29

• "xsMadrid, Palma, and Barcelona, operated by Aena" ☛ https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1862288/Spanish-airports-abandon-annoying-rule-tourists-hail-change | Source: Express    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:49:43

• "In Kansas, synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, were responsible for 56% of the state’s 738 drug overdose deaths in 2022" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/02/07/opioid-settlement-funds-shouldnt-bolster-kansas-law-enforcement-budgets/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:50:02

• "Lo and behold, his efforts appear to have paid off: Zhadan found his wife, Karina Vyalshakaeva" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-ai-tinder-wife | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:51:39

• "Well, I’m stopping. In this social media age of no nuisances, it has to be good or bad or pit tribes against each other" ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/02/07/sticking-to-youtube-subscriptions-the-only-way-i-have-control/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:51:50

• "LLMs are notoriously unreliable, and they will occasionally fail even if you use them entirely the right way" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/07/ai-hallucinations-3-problem-no-one-can-fix-slows-ai-juggernaut/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:53:07

• "Now there's so much uninformation that we can't find anything." ☛ https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/surreality/ | Source: Xe's Blog    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:54:12

• "Interesting research: “Sleeper Agents: Training Deceptive LLMs that Persist Through Safety Training“: [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/02/teaching-llms-to-be-deceptive.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:55:23

• "I decided to jump in and never mind if some parts are confusing for you" ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/2024/02/7/what-bothers-me-about-chatgpt-and-a-i | Source: Nicolas Magand    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:55:46

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/08/us_tech_industry_changes/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:59:47

• Windows TCO ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crypto-ransom-attack-payments-hit-record-1-billion-in-2023-report/articleshow/107498681.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 09:59:56

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/07/breaking_bitlocker_pi_pico/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:00:10

• "This is extremely hypothetical. Maybe they won't actually crash. We can dare to dream, though." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/02/harassing-botnets-with-zipbombs/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:01:01

• "Municipalities will need to explain by March 1st how they plan to comply with the order to stop transferring data" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24065332/denmark-google-student-data-collection-privacy | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:01:57

• "Today, the European Parliament supported a one-year extension of the temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Directive" ☛ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/pirates-vote-against-chatcontrol-1-0-extension/ | Source: Patrick Breyer    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:02:14

• "In FY23, coal production had increased by 14.77 per cent from 778.21 million tonnes in FY22 to 893 million tonnes in FY23." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/coal-production-up-12-pc-in-fy24-881462 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:10:43

• "Fact three: Journalists too often don’t connect one fact with the other." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-crisis-election-media/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:11:40

• "The controversial former Fox News personality" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0207/Tucker-Carlson-is-interviewing-Putin.-What-s-in-it-for-the-Kremlin | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:12:38

• "The US National Security Agency, US cyber watchdog CISA, the FBI, and the Transportation Security Administration" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/chinese-hacking-campaign-aiming-critical-infrastructure-goes-back-five-years-us/articleshow/107501275.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:12:46

• "These words echoed through my mind today, nearly 50 years later" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/dc-circuit-court-ruling-on-trump-immunity/677367/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:13:13

• "According to an investigative report by Swedish Radio (SR), the couple, Mahdi Ramezani and Fereshteh Sanaeifarid" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20240206/iranian-intelligence-suspected-of-plot-to-kill-swedish-jews | Source: The Local SE    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:13:34

• "The prosecutors concluded that they did not have jurisdiction over the pipeline." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/sweden-drops-investigation-into-nord-stream-rupture-due-to-lack-of-jurisdiction/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:14:08

• "Two more investigations, one by Denmark and another one by Germany, are still under way." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/sweden-nord-stream-investigation/32808976.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:14:18

• "Sweden has dropped its investigation into the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/sweden-drops-investigation-into-nord-stream-pipeline-attack-passes-evidence-to-germany | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:15:37

• "A school shooter’s mother is headed to prison after a Michigan jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2024/0207/Should-parents-be-responsible-for-child-s-mass-shooting-Jury-says-yes | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:15:51

• "At the same time, the significant criticism of the Taliban, which is contained in the US official document." ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/02/07/the-taliban-and-international-diplomacy/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:16:29

• "With Pakistan becoming increasingly unstable, Beijing -- who has become one of Islamabad’s most important allies" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-elections-china-watching-analysis/32809620.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:25:36

• "sentenced to five years in federal prison, the maximum jail" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/02/06/source-who-revealed-how-taxes-steal-for-the-rich-rewarded-with-five-years-in-prison/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:26:01

• "At one point Sweeney had more than 30 flight tracking accounts on X, including that of owner Elon Musk. Musk had his own dustup" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/taylor-swifts-battle-with-a-college-student-tracking-her-jet/articleshow/107506701.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:26:18

• "In nine years as a US ambassador in Europe, I witnessed time and again Vladimir Putin’s use of energy as a tool of coercion." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/global-energy-agenda/energy-security-is-global-security/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:27:27

• "The announcement comes as federal agencies across the government have been working to implement the budding technology" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lufthansa-warns-90-flights-set-cancelled-affecting-more-100000-passengers-1723280 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:27:34

• "To tweak the setup to purify iron, Kempler’s team added iron oxide particles to its cathode" ☛ https://www.science.org/content/article/electrifying-new-ironmaking-method-could-slash-carbon-emissions | Source: AAAS    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:28:14

• "It reminds me a lot of how blogging changed around 2005-2009" ☛ https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2024/02/05/todays-youtubers-are-repeating-the-mistakes-of-yesterdays-bloggers/ | Source: A Whole Lotta Nothing    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:32:19

• "Platforms are like Rumpelstiltskin: they promise to spin you some gold, but in the end demand your first-born child." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/golden-era-blogging/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:32:58

• "the government have been working to implement the budding technology" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/dhs-seeks-50-artificial-intelligence-experts-for-new-ai-corps/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:33:46

• "Arm is a chip design company that primarily makes money through royalties." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/07/arms-stock-gains-25-strong-earnings-beat-bullish-guidance/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:36:02

• "The Department for Science" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-ai-regulation-white-paper-talks-preparing-uk-economy-future-ai-risks-1723300 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:36:18

• "When I was a boy, my parents often made me read books they thought were important." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=764 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:36:31

• [Old] "The Internet is irresistible because it lowers barriers to entry on a global basis -- global in both space and time." ☛ https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~goguen/courses/275f00/geer.html | Source: uni California    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:37:12

• "These bargains – which started as a series of bilateral and then multilateral agreements like NAFTA" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/07/farewell-mr-chips/#we-used-to-make-things | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:37:26

• "The proposals fall far short of truly protecting children better." ☛ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/new-eu-plans-against-child-abuse-inadequate/ | Source: Patrick Breyer    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:38:31

• "The Bloomberg Billionaires Index suggests that Musk has lost more than $24 billion this year." ☛ https://qz.com/elon-musk-net-worth-tesla-stock-1851225309 | Source: Quartz    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:41:14

• "In the same filing, Snap said it expects to incur charges of $55 million to $75 million as a result of the layoffs." ☛ https://qz.com/snapchat-tech-layoffs-10-percent-540-employees-1851226478 | Source: Quartz    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:41:33

• "PAPERWALL has similarities with HaiEnergy" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/02/paperwall-chinese-websites-posing-as-local-news-outlets-with-pro-beijing-content/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:42:29

• "Between many massive rounds of industry layoffs, a changing technological landscape" ☛ https://futurism.com/former-google-news-director-big-tech-journalism | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:43:20

• "In any event, regulators pursued the illegitimate complaint: the idea that platforms should pay publishers every time they display a headline/blurb" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/06/ai-news-business-links-google-chatgpt/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:43:52

• ChromeOS now 4% in Philippines https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/philippines/#monthly-200903-202402    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:50:36

• Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs Hit Crash Bandicoot And Spyro Developer 'Toys For Bob' https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/02/microsofts-xbox-layoffs-hit-crash-bandicoot-and-spyro-developer-toys-for-bob    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 10:52:37

• "Wishtender, a platform that allows people to make wishlists and send gifts anonymously—and is used by many findommes" ☛ https://www.404media.co/stripe-cuts-off-platform-used-by-dominatrixes-wishtender/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:00:26

• "The incident was the latest in a string of similar assaults and legal moves against Christians in the one-party communist state" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/church-02062024163724.html | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:00:34

• "A day after the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/pahari-gujjar-tensions-mobile-internet-suspended-in-poonch-rajouri-omar-abdullah-barred-from-visiting-region-881395 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:00:51

• "The Basmanny District Court in Moscow ruled for Akunin’s arrest" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/moscow-court-orders-arrest-of-exiled-novelist-boris-akunin-over-ukraine-support/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:01:14

• "Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Dr. Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer, to a suspended death sentence on Monday." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/australian-journalist-receives-death-sentence-from-beijing-court/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:01:58

• "Launched in August last year by a team at Greater Govanhill, a Glasgow-based not-for-profit magazine" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/scottish-beacon-collaborative-journalism/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:04:32

• "UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK government Tuesday to stop the impending extradition of Julian Assange to the US." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/un-rights-expert-urges-uk-government-to-halt-extradition-of-julian-assange/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:06:26

• "Escalating threats are driving a record number of journalists into exile" ☛ https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/are-donors-taking-the-journalism-crisis-seriously/ |    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:07:20

• "Last month, eight international human rights groups -- Civil Rights Defenders, Human Rights Watc" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-journalists-temirov-live-detention-condemned/32809126.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:07:28

• ""Kloop is a Kyrgyz news website most of whose contributors are students and graduates ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-kloop-website-blocked-government-pressure/32591120.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:08:11

• "Around 20 journalists were arrested and briefly detained in the Russian capital of Moscow on February 3" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/02/moscow-police-detain-around-20-journalists-during-protest-by-soldiers-wives/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:09:14

• "Alabira, a correspondent for privately owned broadcaster Citi FM, told CPJ he was covering the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/02/ghanaian-journalist-mohammed-aminu-alabira-says-npp-parliamentarian-party-supporters-punched-and-kicked-him/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:09:49

• "He posted the writings on his website and had received at least three warnings from Chinese authorities before he was detained." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-prison-release-02072024162627.html | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:12:05

• "The Zimbabwean cabinet passed a private member’s bill which was introduced at the end of last year to officially abolish the death penalty." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/zimbabwe-government-agrees-to-abolish-death-penalty-19-years-after-last-execution/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:12:19

• "A 26-year-old woman from Chechnya, Seda Suleymanova, who was forcibly returned to the republic after escaping from her home there" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/woman-who-was-forcibly-returned-to-chechnya-after-fleeing-her-family-feared-victim-of-honor-killing | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:12:55

• "I was lucky. But what would have happened to somebody in a similar circumstance in prison..." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/02/07/john-kiriakou-dying-by-callous-disregard/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:13:38

• "This comes as Disney Plus plans to launch a one-app experience with Hulu in March after releasing it in beta last year." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24065158/disney-plus-password-account-sharing-summer-2024 | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:14:48

• "In both cases, an apologist for corruption masquerades as a pragmatist who understands the ways of the world" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/06/spoil-the-bunch/#dma | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:15:26

• "A court in Germany has issued an injunction against the sale of some of Intel's chips [...] The regional court in Dusseldorf ruled in favour of California-based R2 Semiconductor in a case involving voltage regulators" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/german-court-rules-against-intel-in-patent-row-over-chips/articleshow/107501123.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:25:34

• "the fact that many museums and art galleries around the world try to claim copyright" ☛ https://walledculture.org/important-court-ruling-on-copyright-ought-to-lead-to-a-blossoming-of-uk-open-culture-but-will-it/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:26:14

• "The pervasive nature of it seems especially egregious to creators who are fighting to stop their works from being used" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/24063327/ai-art-protect-images-copyright-generators | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:26:41

• "Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, bringing in some fixes for various games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/proton-experimental-gets-improvements-for-the-finals-tekken-8-black-desert-online/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:29:08

• "There's a new big Mega Man Humble Bundle live and plenty of them work just fine across Linux Desktop and Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/get-lots-of-mega-man-games-in-this-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:32:19

• "A bit of an oversight in the Steam Client is that their newer Controller info panels that appear before a game launches couldn't be dismissed" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/steam-beta-now-lets-you-actually-close-controller-info-panels-with-controllers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:32:55

• "Paradox Interactive have announced Chapter III of Crusader Kings III" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/crusader-kings-iii-is-about-to-get-a-lot-of-extra-exciting-content/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:33:13

• "The modern cross-platform Diablo game engine devilutionX has a new release available, and although small it does have some important fixes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/diablo-game-engine-devilutionx-fixes-up-multiplayer-in-v152/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:34:57

• "Valve finally put out a big update to Counter-Strike 2, bringing with it a much needed boost with a new game mode, new types of skins and more." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/arms-race-returns-to-counter-strike-2-custom-sticker-placement-zeus-skin-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:35:17

• gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/02/07.1 gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/02/07.1    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:36:23

• "Well, that was a bit of a surprise. Valve has once again put up a Lunar New Year Sale" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/steam-surprise-launches-lunar-new-year-sale-2024-after-previously-stopping-it/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:36:34

• "Quite an impressive milestone for an incredible game overall! The Half-Life remake Black Mesa has managed to cross over 100,000 user reviews" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/half-life-remake-black-mesa-hits-over-100000-steam-reviews-to-overwhelmingly-positive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:36:41

• "The summary of differentiators we will be writing about (and linking to as they get published) are: [...]" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/purism-differentiator-series-part-1-summary/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:37:45

• "Big Tech—corporations whose business model exploits humanity for profit—they all suffer from a systemic toxin" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/purism-differentiator-series-part-2-formation/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:37:55

• "There are three options based on the Librem AweSIM Cellular service you would like bundled with your Librem 5 phone: [...]" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/99-mo-librem-5-librem-awesim/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:38:16

• "The Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal was based on a data broker, Aleksandr Kogan, who launched surveillance/data mining capabilities" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/missing-from-privacy-legislation-the-abolishment-of-surveillance-capitalism-predatory-harmful-surveillance-business-practices/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:38:47

• federalnewsnetwork misrepresents m$ as an authority on computing https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/02/even-microsoft-executives-had-their-passwords-hacked-away/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:39:34

• Google settles for billions after software bug https://www-version2-dk.translate.goog/artikel/google-indgaar-milliardforlig-efter-softwarefejl?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:43:54

• The surveillance state's red line https://femtejuli-se.translate.goog/2024/02/07/overvakningsstatens-roda-linje/?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:44:24

• "This tutorial will help you create wifi to wifi hotspot (also known as repeater) on your Xubuntu XFCE laptop." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/02/how-to-create-wifi-to-wifi-hotspot-on-xubuntu-xfce.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:46:32

• "Increased Solitary Confinement" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/what-they-were-hiding-increased-solitary-immigrant-detention/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:47:20

• "how you can use the FFmpeg multimedia framework to perform" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/ffmpeg-commands-for-video-audio-and-image-conversion-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:49:20

• "For example, the ffplay is a portable media player that can be used to play audio/video files, ffmpeg can convert between different file formats" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-ffmpeg-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:49:33

• "tool called “tuptime” that can help system administrators determine how long a Linux machine has been up" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/find-linux-uptime-shutdown-and-reboot-time-with-tuptime/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:49:41

• [Updated] "If you need a powerful tool to create and edit PDF files on Linux, you have plenty of applications to choose from." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/create-pdf-forms-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:50:34

• [Updated] "It offers a plethora of features to allow users to easily communicate and work as a unified team on various projects." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/slack-alternatives/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:50:43

• Instead of “write-only memory” assembly support, how about floating point support? gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/02/07.1    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:18:56

• Bread/Quote gopher://circumlunar.space:70/0/~sloum/phlog/wheat-quote.txt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:19:52

• "This week I hired a second guy for my team." gopher://gopher.black/1/phlog/20240208-new-hire/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:20:35

• "I found I could download a premade VM image for FreeBSD. figured I'd get qcow because I like to use qemu." gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/freebsd-vm    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:21:16

• 🔤SpellBinding: CGYORUH Wordo: CASTS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-02-08.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:21:58

• "nationalize" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/07/putin-says-he-won-t-nationalize-markets-but-here-are-three-tactics-federal-prosecutors-are-using-to-seize-russians-assets | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:27:41

• ukraine ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/russia-launches-wave-of-missile-strikes-on-ukraine-damaging-infrastructure-and-killing-at-least-one | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:27:52

• Is Our Food Waste Creating a Murder of Crows? ☛ https://therevelator.org/food-waste-crows/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:28:19

• "At the Assange extradition hearings in Woolwich Crown Court and the Old Bailey, the public gallery was limited to five and sometimes two." ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/02/state-secrecy-and-public-hearings-part-one/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:28:46

• "American nonprofit OCLC is known globally for its leading database of bibliographic records, WorldCat." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/lawsuit-accuses-annas-archive-of-hacking-worldcat-stealing-2-2-tb-data-240207/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:29:13

• "A UK man described as a leading reseller for pirate IPTV service Flawless TV, has been sentenced to a year in prison at Birmingham Crown Court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/prison-for-mr-x-headteacher-by-day-pirate-iptv-maverick-by-night-240207/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:29:22

• Unexploded Ordnance ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/unexploded-ordnance-in-laos-continue-to-maim-and-kill-people/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:30:14

• "Bused From Texas to Manhattan" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/bused-from-texas-to-nyc-immigrant-struggles-to-find-shelter | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:30:31

• "Janine Jackson interviewed the Texas Civil Rights Project’s Aron Thorn about the Texas border standoff for the February 2, 20" ☛ https://fair.org/home/texas-is-fighting-for-its-right-to-lay-concertina-wire/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:30:54

• "In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/02/from-cybercrime-saul-goodman-to-the-russian-gru/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:32:06

• "esuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/vesuvius-challenge-2023-grand-prize-awarded-and-2024s-new-challenge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:32:41

• How To Install LAMP Stack on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-lamp-opensuse/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:42:29

• How To Install PostfixAdmin on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postfixadmin-debian-12/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:42:43

• How To Install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-install-odoo-17-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:43:08

• How to Check if Date is Between Two Dates in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/02/how-to-check-if-date-is-between-two-dates-in-r/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:43:26

• How to Setup mod_wsgi with Apache for Python Apps ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-setup-mod-wsgi-with-apache-for-python-apps/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:43:46

• Docker Basics: How to Use Dockerfiles ☞ https://thenewstack.io/docker-basics-how-to-use-dockerfiles/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:44:02

• How to Install GO (golang 1.22) in Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/02/how-to-install-go-golang-1-22-in-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:56:38

• How to Install and Configure NTP in RHEL Systems ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-ntp-server-in-centos/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:57:39

• How to Find and Kill Running Processes in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/find-and-kill-running-processes-pid-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:58:21

• How to Set Time, Timezone and Synchronize System Clock in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/set-time-timezone-and-synchronize-time-using-timedatectl-command/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 12:59:12

• "Good Faith Security Research" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/protect-good-faith-security-research-globally-proposed-un-cybercrime-treaty | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 13:02:30

• Draft UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Make Security Research a Crime, Leading 124 Experts to Call on UN Delegates to Fix Flawed Provisions that Weaken Everyone’s Security ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/draft-un-cybercrime-treaty-could-make-security-research-crime-115-experts-call-un | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 13:03:06

• Firefox you, Baker. Go ahead and sack all employees who are not effeminate enough.    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 13:44:51

• 29 mins ago (breaking but media will suppress this): White clots common https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4rAoqhTUU0g more likely the experimental COVID vaccines did it, not COVID-19 itself    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 14:12:58

• EDRi-gram, 7 february 2024 ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-7-february-2024/ "This could be a dangerous move that will impact millions of people using platforms like YouTube or Instagram."    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 14:16:03

• YouTube is Dying and Surveillance Giant Google is Not Your Friend ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/08/YouTube_is_Dying_and_Google_is_Not_Your_Friend.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 14:16:15

• Testing Containers and WebAssembly in Submissions to the FDA ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/02/testing-containers-and-webassembly-in-submissions-to-the-fda/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 15:05:20

• Even the Kremlin Is Fact-Checking Tucker Carlson Ahead of Putin Interview ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epv7kz/tucker-carlson-vladimir-putin-interview-fact-checked-by-kremlin-russia-ukraine    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 15:08:01

• Putin Expected To Sign Bill On Confiscation Of Assets Linked To 'False' Info About Military ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-confiscation-property-false-information-military/32808988.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 15:08:21

• Hillary Clinton slams Tucker Carlson ahead of Putin interview: ‘He is a useful idiot’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/news/hillary-clinton-slams-tucker-carlson-ahead-of-putin-interview-he-is-a-useful-idiot/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 15:08:50

• 'Linux' Foundation Launches Initiative to Advance Post-Quantum Cryptography ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/cryptography/linux-foundation-pqca    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 15:09:20

• Jonathan Dowland: carbon ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/carbon/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:37:21

• Improving with R: Kylie Bemis Unveils Enhanced Signal Processing with Matter 2.4 Upgrade ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/02/improving-with-r-kylie-bemis-unveils-enhanced-signal-processing-with-matter-2-4-upgrade/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:38:00

• Driving towards Environmental Parity and Software-Defined Vehicles with EB corbos GNU/Linux – built on Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/driving-towards-environmental-parity-and-software-defined-vehicles-with-eb-corbos-linux-built-on-ubuntu    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:39:09

• Tucker Carlson is interviewing Putin. What’s in it for the Kremlin? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0207/Tucker-Carlson-is-interviewing-Putin.-What-s-in-it-for-the-Kremlin    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:40:31

• Tucker Carlson Says His Putin Interview Will Be Shown on Thursday ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/world/europe/tucker-carlson-putin-interview.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:40:50

• Tucker Carlson ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/kremlin-says-putin-agreed-to-interview-with-tucker-carlson-because-he-differs-from-traditional-anglo-saxon-media | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:41:10

• "This constitutes election obstruction" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/07/this-constitutes-election-obstruction | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:41:37

• Norway denies asylum to former Wagner Group fighter but will let him stay in country ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/norway-denies-asylum-to-former-wagner-group-fighter-but-will-let-him-stay-in-country | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:42:09

• Spam in "review" clothing? How did you get the unit of everyone else?? That's some expensive gift. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/technology/personaltech/apple-vision-pro-review.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:43:05

• Senate Republicans block bipartisan package pairing US border security with aid for Ukraine, Israel ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240207-us-senate-eyes-new-plan-to-salvage-billions-in-ukraine-israel-aid-after-collapse-of-border-deal    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:43:41

• Russian air strikes target Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least five ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240207-russian-air-strikes-target-kyiv-other-ukrainian-cities-killing-at-least-three    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:43:56

• Lithuania’s BaltCap pulls out of Bucha school project in Ukraine amid embezzlement scandal ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189612/lithuania-s-baltcap-pulls-out-of-bucha-school-project-in-ukraine-amid-embezzlement-scandal    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:44:11

• Ukraine Downs 11 Russian Drones; Atomic Watchdog Chief Says Less Shelling At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drones-drowned-zaporizhzhya-nuclear-grossi-water/32810482.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:44:23

• U.S. Republican Senators Block Bipartisan Border Package That Included Wartime Aid To Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-senators-block-aid-republicans-border/32809743.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:44:42

• Boosted By Defense Spending, Russian Economic Growth Jumped 3.6 Percent In 2023 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-economy-growth-defense-spending-ukraine-sanctions/32809703.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:45:03

• Ukrainian Lawmakers Dismiss Election Commission Member Who Left To Work In Miami ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-election-commission-member-dismissed-miami/32809283.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:45:20

• EU Court Refuses To Cancel Sanctions On Tycoon Usmanov, Russian Politician Shuvalov ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/usmanov-shuvalov-russia-eu-court-sanctions/32809131.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:45:42

• Russia Hits the Ukrainian Military-Industrial Complex ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Hits-the-Ukrainian-Military-Industrial-Complex-20240207-0008.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:46:01

• Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/ukraine-us-military-aid-russia.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:46:11

• What Happens if U.S. Support for Ukraine Collapses? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/united-states-support-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:46:39

• Senate Bogs Down on Ukraine and Israel Aid After G.O.P. Blocks Border Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/congress-ukraine-israel-aid.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:46:52

• Russian Strikes Hit Ukrainian Cities at a Tense Time for Kyiv ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-attack.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:47:16

• Giorgia Meloni Solidifies Her Credentials in Europe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/italy-meloni-orban-ukraine-funding.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:47:39

• Sweden Closes Investigation Into Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/europe/sweden-nord-stream-pipeline.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:48:21

• "incitement to treason" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/russian-student-receives-nine-year-prison-sentence-for-incitement-to-treason-after-allegedly-trying-to-persuade-russians-to-join-ukraine-s-armed-forces | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:49:01

• Ukrainian soldiers to prison ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/court-in-self-proclaimed-donetsk-people-s-republic-sentences-33-ukrainian-soldiers-to-prison | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:49:21

• Russian goods still found in Latvia's shops ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/07.02.2024-russian-goods-still-found-in-latvias-shops.a541935/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:49:53

• Even Abusive Monopolist Microsoft executives had their passwords hacked away ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/02/even-microsoft-executives-had-their-passwords-hacked-away/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:50:28

• Kissing Russian influencers hunted down by cops and forced to apologize for act that could ‘harm the psyche’ of kids ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/news/russian-influencers-forced-to-apologize-for-lesbian-kiss/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 16:56:47

• Rome partially restores Trajan’s Basilica with funds from Russian oligarch ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240207-rome-restores-towering-colonnade-of-trajan-s-basilica    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:01:16

• Free choice and lack of teachers: Lithuania’s schools do not rush to phase out Russian classes ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2191067/free-choice-and-lack-of-teachers-lithuania-s-schools-do-not-rush-to-phase-out-russian-classes    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:01:27

• Moscow accuses Baltic states of ‘sabotage’ in Russian president election ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189254/moscow-accuses-baltic-states-of-sabotage-in-russian-president-election    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:01:37

• Massive Explosion Reported Near Russian City That Is Home To Missile Production Plant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-voktinsk-missile-production-plant-explosion/32809727.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:01:50

• Russian Court Reinstates Eight-Year Prison Term Of Jehovah's Witness ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-jehovah-witness-prison-term/32809084.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:02:25

• Fear of the Truth Haunts Nord Stream Investigations: Zakharova ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fear-of-the-Truth-Haunts-Nord-Stream-Investigations-Zakharova-20240207-0009.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:02:41

• Thursday's papers: Border update, mail-in votes, cold and colder ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073541    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:06:32

• Key Chinese settlement bank for Russian importers suspends operations with Russia and Belarus ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/key-settlement-bank-for-russian-importers-suspends-operations-with-russia-and-belarus | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:06:58

• "top censorship activist" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/07/when-a-college-student-challenged-russia-s-top-censorship-activist-at-her-q-a-event-she-responded-by-threatening-him-with-prosecution | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:07:17

• Russia’s Belgorod comes under fire ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/07/at-least-two-people-injured-after-russia-s-belgorod-comes-under-fire | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:07:40

• Belarusian reps in Lithuania warn against building new ‘iron curtain’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189938/belarusian-reps-in-lithuania-warn-against-building-new-iron-curtain    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:08:12

• Mogul Raises $1.9 Million in Seed Funding Round ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/02/07/mogul-raises-1-9-million-in-seed-funding-round/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:09:35

• Install Python 3.12 && Pycharm 2023.3 along with system-wide 3.11 on Manjaro KDE 23.1 ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/02/install-python-312-pycharm-20233-along_6.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:10:48

• Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in January 2024 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2024-01/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:12:03

• A terrifying FNAF-style Mickey Mouse animatronic ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/02/07/a-terrifying-fnaf-style-mickey-mouse-animatronic/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:12:23

• "It’s not often when three of your biggest interests all intersect at once, but here we are. Readers here will know that I am a regular when it comes to writing about trademark disputes" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/07/wine-brand-valdo-attempts-to-trademark-bully-wine-brand-owned-by-nick-faldo/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:12:56

• positioning   

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:14:04

• "despite CEO Yannick Bolloré’s years of positioning the company as committed to climate action." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/02/07/exclusive-havas-pitching-shell-global-pr-contract-uncutting-climate-claims/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:14:09

• "the climate denial playbook has been on display in the Washington, D.C. courtroom where an internationally-renowned climate scientist is suing two right-wing bloggers for defamation." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/02/07/michael-mann-climate-scientists-defamation-lawsuit-trial/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:14:16

• "Parked tractors brought traffic to a standstill in Paris, and on Thursday burning piles of hay and debris sent up huge, dark plumes of smoke in Brussels." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/02/07/are-europes-farmers-protesting-green-reforms-its-complicated/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:14:22

• Malwarebytes shines as bogus toothbrush attack tale swallowed by most ☞ https://itwire.com/security/malwarebytes-shines-as-bogus-toothbrush-attack-tale-swallowed-by-most.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:15:12

• How to visualize your OpenSCAP compliance reports ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/02/08/how-visualize-your-openscap-compliance-reports    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:15:52

• Installing Dozzle: A Superb Real-Time Docker’s Logs Viewer ☞ https://linuxiac.com/dozzle-real-time-docker-logs-viewer/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:18:52

• Install ONLYOFFICE Docs on Ubuntu 22.04 and connect Oracle DB ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/install-onlyoffice-docs-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:19:06

• Setting a Static IP Address in Ubuntu 24.04 via the Command Line ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/setting-a-static-ip-address-in-ubuntu-24-04-via-the-command-line    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:19:39

• Nope, the issue here is not Linux, it is Microsoft ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities/bootloader-bug-linux see http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/08/No_This_is_a_Microsoft_Vulnerability_Not_Linux_and_We_Have_Micr.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:21:04

• Nicolai Hähnle: Building a HIP environment from scratch ☞ http://nhaehnle.blogspot.com/2024/02/building-hip-environment-from-scratch.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:22:04

• LicheeRV Nano – A low-cost SG2002 RISC-V and Arm camera and display board with optional WiFi 6 and/or Ethernet ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/08/licheerv-nano-low-cost-sg2002-risc-v-arm-camera-display-board-wifi-6-ethernet/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:22:35

• SOPHGO SG2000/SG2002 Hey Hi (AI) SoC features RISC-V, Arm, and 8051 cores, supports Android, Linux, and FreeRTOS ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/07/sophgo-sg2000-sg2002-ai-soc-features-risc-v-arm-8051-cores-android-linux-freertos/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:23:08

• Firefox Relay⁩ is Your Answer to Spam Mail and a Messy Inbox ☞ https://www.dignited.com/117660/firefox-relay%e2%81%a9-is-your-answer-to-spam-mail-and-a-messy-inbox/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:23:57

• Optimizing Cybersecurity: Exploring the Synergy Between GNU/Linux Operating Systems and Emerging Security ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/optimizing-cybersecurity-synergy-linux-emerging-security/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:24:33

• explainshell – match command-line arguments to their help text ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/explainshell-match-command-line-arguments-help-text/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:25:23

• Essential Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-Saving Tips for GNU/Linux Productivity ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/essential-keyboard-shortcuts-and-time-saving-tips-linux-productivity    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:26:13

• A Python MP3 Player with Builtin Keylogger Capability, (Thu, Feb 8th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30632    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:26:56

• mintCast 430 – Darn Small(er) GNU/Linux ☞ https://mintcast.org/430-darn-smaller-linux/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:27:54

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 769: OpenCost ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/floss-weekly-episode-769-opencost-we-spent-how-much/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:28:41

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Tiling Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-tiling-window-managers/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:29:20

• Environment as a Service, part 3: Tenant GitOps ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/environment-service-part-3-tenant-gitops    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:33:46

• "As CentOS GNU/Linux 7 approaches End of Life (EOL) on June 30, 2024" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-convert-centos-linux-rhel-red-hat-satellite | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:34:18

• "Red Hat OpenShift 4.11 expanded this BC functionality on Dual Intel e810 NICs (without high availability, which we plan to deliver in 2024)." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-414-precision-time-offering-adds-telecom-grandmaster-leveraging-open-source | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:34:34

• (Resolved) NotSupportedError with caching_sha2_password in Python ☞ https://tecadmin.net/resolved-notsupportederror-with-caching-sha2-password-in-python/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:35:45

• (Resolved) ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘PIL’ ☞ https://tecadmin.net/resolved-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-pil/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:36:02

• Clown storage security ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/cloud-storage-security    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:37:07

• Ubuntu 24.04 Plans Switch to Thunderbird Snap from DEB ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/thunderbird-snap-in-ubuntu-24-04    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:38:01

• Joey Sneddon continues promoting Microsoft surveillance (second time in a few days) ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/onedrive-support-planned-gvfs-gnome-46    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:39:43

• EasyOS 5.7 Introduces Exciting Features and Enhancements ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/easyos-5-7/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:41:40

• "RibShark on Microsoft's proprietary prison Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub has released SafeDiscShim, a compatibility tool for fixing these issues without circumventing the DRM protection." ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/utility-breaks-the-shackles-of-safedisc-optical-disc-drm-for-retro-gamers-safediscshim-restores-playability-for-classic-pc-titles    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:42:28

• As Netherlands accused Chinese hackers of spying, Beijing slams ‘groundless’ claims ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/07/as-netherlands-accused-chinese-hackers-of-spying-beijing-slams-groundless-claims/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:43:00

• Bizarre Prehistoric Predator Fish Breathed Air, Had Fangs And Four 'Limbs' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-prehistoric-predator-fish-breathed-air-had-fangs-and-four-limbs    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:44:03

• Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/erectile-dysfunction-drugs-may-lower-risk-of-alzheimers    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:44:28

• Rare 3D Fossil of Trees Older Than Dinosaurs Reveals Bizarre Alien-Like Ancient Forests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-3d-fossil-of-trees-older-than-dinosaurs-reveals-bizarre-alien-like-ancient-forests    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:44:44

• Common Plastic Chemicals Linked to 10% of Premature Births in US, Major Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-plastic-chemicals-linked-to-10-of-premature-births-in-us-major-study-finds    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:44:57

• Scientists Reveal How Nose-Picking Could Increase Risk of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-nose-picking-could-increase-risk-of-alzheimers    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:45:07

• Seven out of the 158 workers who died in work-related accidents were children in January ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/seven-out-of-the-158-workers-who-died-in-work-related-accidents-were-children-in-january-291539    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:45:22

• Rīga mulls idea of drunk tanks for minors ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.02.2024-riga-mulls-idea-of-drunk-tanks-for-minors.a541941/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:45:47

• Breakthrough: New Drug Could Halt The Growth of Aggressive Breast Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-new-drug-could-halt-the-growth-of-aggressive-breast-cancer    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:46:04

• Humanity's Impact: 'Lunar Anthropocene' Spurred by 500,000 Pounds of Trash on The Moon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humanitys-impact-lunar-anthropocene-spurred-by-500000-pounds-of-trash-on-the-moon    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:46:26

• Earthquake or Secret Nuclear Blast? A New Tool Exposes The Truth With 99% Accuracy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earthquake-or-secret-nuclear-blast-a-new-tool-exposes-the-truth-with-99-accuracy    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:46:38

• Flu epidemic still going strong in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.02.2024-flu-epidemic-still-going-strong-in-latvia.a542028/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:53:19

• North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-korea-scraps-all-economic-cooperation-with-south-korea-kcna    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:53:49

• UN experts investigate 58 cyberattacks worth $3 billion by North Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/un-experts-investigate-58-cyberattacks-worth-3-billion-by-north-korea    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:54:17

• South Korea’s foreign worker plan put on hold as Philippines suspends labour deployment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-s-foreign-nanny-plan-put-on-hold-as-philippines-suspends-worker-deployment    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:54:47

• Prosecutors to appeal after Samsung chief Lee cleared over 2015 merger case ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/prosecutors-to-appeal-after-samsung-chief-lee-cleared-over-2015-merger-case    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:55:12

• UN should update North Korea rights report: experts ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/human-rights-report-02072024090144.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:55:39

• N Korea ends all economic cooperation with South: state media ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-south-korea-economic-relations-02082024034214.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:55:57

• South Korea court acquits Samsung chairman of stock manipulation and fraud charges ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/south-korea-court-acquits-samsung-chairman-of-stock-manipulation-and-fraud-charges/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:56:18

• Dengue cases in Malaysia up by 65% ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dengue-cases-in-malaysia-up-by-65    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:56:44

• For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/business/economy/united-states-china-mexico-trade.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:57:16

• Two Cases Aim to Cut Off China and Iran From U.S. Technology ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/china-iran-arrests-export-controls.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:57:33

• Re: The state of gopher gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gallowsgryph/phlog/2024-02-08_state_of_gopher.txt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:58:37

• Putting the Building Before the Occupant gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202402/20240208-putting-the-building-before-the-occupant.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 17:59:19

• China bid to 'cheat' its way to chip prominence failing: Taiwan's US envoy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-bid-to-cheat-its-way-to-chip-prominence-failing-taiwans-us-envoy    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:08:52

• Signs of rare unrest among North Korean workers in China, researchers say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/signs-of-rare-unrest-among-north-korean-workers-in-china-researchers-say    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:09:29

• This Chinese city wants to be the Silicon Valley of chiplets ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/02/07/1087825/chinese-city-silicon-valley-chiplets/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:10:56

• Azerbaijan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/08/ilham-aliyev-reelected-to-fifth-term-as-president-of-azerbaijan | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:11:34

• Wednesday's papers: Passenger weigh-ins, rising evictions and burning wood ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073344    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:12:11

• Baby names — Finland says no to Voldemort, Jezebella and Yes ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073413    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:13:24

• Yle pension calculator reveals older generations get more than double the bang for their buck ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073403    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:13:49

• HUS publishes cancer care pathways in English ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073453    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:14:14

• South Korean Man Sentenced For Refusing Military Service ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/06/south-korean-man-sentenced-for-refusing-military-service-in-part-because-he-plays-pubg/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:19:54

• Racial Discrimination In Broadband Deployment ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/07/republicans-try-to-block-very-basic-efforts-to-prevent-racial-discrimination-in-broadband-deployment/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:20:18

• How to upgrade to Zorin OS 17 ☞ https://itsfoss.com/zorin-os-upgrade/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:21:07

• Mexico dethrones China as top exporter to the US in 2023 ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-dethrones-china-as-top-exporter-to-the-us-in-2023/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:21:54

• Fentanylware (TikTok) promoting self harm ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/entertainment/tiktok-slushie-trend/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:22:53

• Oppo releases yet another low-budget smartphone in Australia ☞ https://itwire.com/mobility/oppo-releases-yet-another-low-budget-smartphone-in-australia.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:23:29

• Pluralistic: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes (07 Feb 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/07/farewell-mr-chips/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:23:43

• Taiwan puts a stop to resumption of group tours to China after Bejing alters flight path ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/08/taiwan-puts-a-stop-to-resumption-of-group-tours-to-china-after-bejing-alters-flight-path/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:25:02

• Mozilla Localization (L10N): A Deep Dive Into the Evolution of Pretranslation in Pontoon ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2024/02/07/a-deep-dive-into-the-evolution-of-pretranslation-in-pontoon/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:25:32

• For China’s new globetrotters, group tours are out and Northern Lights are in ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/for-chinas-new-globetrotters-group-tours-are-out-and-northern-lights-are-in    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:26:47

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 533 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2024/02/07/this-week-in-rust-533/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:27:40

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/08/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:28:19

• In Europe, 6% is the Next Milestone for GNU/Linux+ChromeOS (Twice as High as Firefox's Share) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/08/In_Europe_6_is_the_Next_Milestone_for_GNU_Linux_ChromeOS_Twice_.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:28:25

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 18:28:33

• Can China's stock market support steps bring back the bull? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-stock-bull-02062024233121.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:49:41

• China, ASEAN unlikely to achieve Code of Conduct in 2024: experts ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/code-of-coknduct-02072024014051.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:50:11

• Exclusive: Disappeared oil man was CCP agent, business partner says ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sam-pa-ccp-02062024151947.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:50:23

• Tibetan monk who criticized China’s policies released from prison ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-prison-release-02072024162627.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:51:10

• China replaces top regulator as it attempts to end stock market rout ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-replaces-regulator-02082024015117.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:51:44

• Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wong-is-in-an-exquisite-predicament-she-must-make-china-fear-her-response/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:52:53

• Academiology I: Ritual gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-02-08.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:54:06

• I'm excited to start eating healthier gemini://lark.gay/posts/eating-healthy.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:55:17

• Australian Police Go Full FBI, Radicalize Autistic Teen Officers Told Parents They Were Trying To Help ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/07/australian-police-go-full-fbi-radicalize-autistic-teen-officers-told-parents-they-were-trying-to-help/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:58:28

• encryption to be banned because... "the children"? ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/07/josh-hawley-rages-ignorantly-and-misleadingly-in-trying-to-push-encryption-destroying-stop-csam-bill/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:59:00

• "Right To Repair" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/07/nys-right-to-repair-law-was-neutered-by-lobbyists-and-governor-hochul-after-passage-now-some-lawmakers-are-trying-to-fix-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 22:59:21

• "If you want to have a lot of components within a cramped non-flat area, you could carefully design a multitude of stuff FR4 boards and connect them together – or you could make an FPC." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/friendly-flexible-circuits-the-cables/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:00:13

• Tetris ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/tetris-goes-full-circle/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:00:57

• Your 1983 Video Phone Is Finally Ready ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/your-1983-video-phone-is-finally-ready/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:01:31

• Metal Crystal Stops Electrons ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/metal-crystal-stops-electrons/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:02:15

• $25M in Libel Damages Based on Newspapers' Misidentification of Plaintiff as Broadcaster Who Used Racial Slurs ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/07/25m-in-libel-damages-based-on-newspapers-misidentification-of-plaintiff-as-man-who-used-racial-slurs/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:03:12

• "Imagine taking a significant amount of metals and other materials out of the Earth’s crust and scattering it into the atmosphere from space" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/07/will-large-satellite-constellations-affect-earths-magnetic-field/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:03:43

• Qt Creator 12.0.2 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-12.0.2-released    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:04:04

• NBN Co losses blow out to $692m for first half of fiscal 2024 ☞ https://itwire.com/telecoms-and-nbn/nbn-co-losses-blow-out-to-$692m-for-first-half-of-fiscal-2024.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:07:00

• Chinese hacking campaign aimed at critical infrastructure goes back five years, US says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinese-hacking-campaign-aimed-at-critical-infrastructure-goes-back-five-years-us-says    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:07:33

• Who Created Butter Chicken? India’s Great Curry Clash. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/asia/india-butter-chicken-lawsuit.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:08:34

• Australians cheer law giving workers right to ignore after-hours work calls ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australians-cheer-law-giving-workers-right-to-ignore-after-hours-work-calls    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:08:55

• Minnesota settles with Eli Lilly in price-gouging lawsuit over insulin costs ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/02/07/minnesota-settles-with-eli-lilly-in-price-gouging-lawsuit-over-insulin-costs/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:09:22

• EU Starts Action Against Hungary Over Sovereignty Law ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-european-union-action-launched-sovereignty-law/32809300.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:10:03

• Ecuador's top court decriminalises euthanasia following lawsuit by terminally ill patient ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240208-ecuador-s-top-court-decriminalises-euthanasia-following-lawsuit-by-terminally-ill-patient    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:10:48

• NGA settles lawsuit Jewish applicant filed over Saturday-only job testing ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2024/02/nga-settles-lawsuit-jewish-applicant-filed-over-saturday-only-job-testing/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:11:50

• Border bill fails as Republicans fight Democrats – and themselves ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0207/Border-bill-fails-as-Republicans-fight-Democrats-and-themselves    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:12:20

• PNG leader Marape tells Australia economic growth brings security ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/png-leader-marape-tells-australia-economic-growth-brings-security    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:12:47

• India says to end Myanmar free border movement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-interior-ministry-recommends-suspending-free-movement-with-myanmar    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:13:15

• OSCE Urges Kyrgyz Authorities To 'Review Worrying' Law On 'Foreign Representatives' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-foreign-representatives-law-media-freedom-osce/32809452.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:13:55

• Sweden drops investigation into Nord Stream rupture due to lack of jurisdiction ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/sweden-drops-investigation-into-nord-stream-rupture-due-to-lack-of-jurisdiction/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:14:11

• US House of Representatives votes not to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/us-house-of-representatives-votes-not-to-impeach-secretary-of-homeland-security/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:14:33

• Concerns over proposed ‘state secrets’ offence raised at seminars for new security law, Hong Kong officials say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/07/concerns-over-proposed-state-secrets-offence-raised-at-seminars-for-new-security-law-hong-kong-officials-say/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:15:10

• Self-exiled former lawmaker Ted Hui declared bankrupt by Hong Kong court ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/07/self-exiled-former-lawmaker-ted-hui-declared-bankrupt-by-hong-kong-court/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:15:31

• Energy security is global security ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/global-energy-agenda/energy-security-is-global-security/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:16:47

• Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/07/ransomware-payments-reach-record-1-1b-2023-chainalysis-report-reveals/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:17:55

• [Podcast] DNS is the new BGP — how we really route things in the modern Internet ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/02/08/podcast-dns-is-the-new-bgp-how-we-really-route-things-in-the-modern-internet/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:19:01

• Intel's Clear GNU/Linux distribution adds support for APX and AVX10, which aren't out yet ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-clear-linux-distribution-adds-support-for-apx-and-avx10-which-arent-out-yet    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:21:36

• Best Whiteboard Applications for GNU/Linux Systems ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/top-whiteboard-applications-linux/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:22:18

• Why are "Linux" sites giving lip service to proprietary spyware of Microsoft? ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Microsoft-Says-VS-Code-Will-Work-With-Ubuntu-18.04    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:23:12

• phoronix running AMD ads as "articles" again    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:24:03

• FOSS Weekly #24.06: Ollama AI, Zorin OS Upgrade, Damn Small Linux, Sudo on backdoored Windows and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-06/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:25:13

• 52Pi NVdigi Provides HiFiBerry Digi+ Audio Capabilities and Offers M.2 PCIe x1 Slot ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/52pi-nvdigi-provides-hifiberry-digi-audio-capabilities-and-offers-m-2-pcie-x1-slot/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:26:21

• Laird Connectivity Expands Bluetooth LE Portfolio with Nordic nRF54 SoCs ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/laird-connectivity-expands-bluetooth-le-portfolio-with-nordic-nrf54-socs/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:26:37

• Houthi attacks on shipping continue ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/houthi-attacks-on-shipping-continue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houthi-attacks-on-shipping-continue    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:28:13

• US says it killed leader of pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah in Baghdad drone strike ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240207-drone-strike-kills-two-leaders-of-pro-iran-group-kataeb-hezbollah-in-baghdad    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:28:20

• Iraq says US strikes pushing government to end U.S.-led coalition's mission ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/iraq-says-us-strikes-pushing-government-to-end-us-led-coalitions-mission    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:28:33

• Nuclear and hydropower plant workers joining next week's strike ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073423    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:28:53

• Iraq Hosts Both U.S. and Iranian-Backed Forces. It’s Getting Tense. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/world/middleeast/iraq-iran-us-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:29:14

• UN Representative for Iraq: 'Attacks by TSK in the north have become the new normal' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/un-representative-for-iraq-attacks-by-tsk-in-the-north-have-become-the-new-normal-291572    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:29:27

• U.S. Strike in Baghdad Kills Iranian-Backed Militia Commander ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/us-strike-iraq-milita.html    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:29:38

• When it Comes to Facial Recognition, There is No Such Thing as a Magic Number ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/when-it-comes-to-facial-recognition-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-magic-number    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:33:40

• Oh, gosh. While the HEY HI hype DID decrease a bit this year, there are still many content-free 'articles' about crap like ‘AI Governance’. What happened to actual journalism?    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:35:04

• How much does Microsoft pay siliconangle for each 'article' that says "HEY HI"?    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:37:24

• Health & digital rights organisations and trade unions to the Council of the EU: Uphold patients’ fundamental rights in the EHDS! ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/health-digital-rights-organisations-and-trade-unions-to-the-council-of-the-eu-uphold-patients-fundamental-rights-in-the-ehds/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:38:07

• A complete U-turn in jurisprudence: HADOPI and the future of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s authority ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/a-complete-u-turn-in-jurisprudence-hadopi-and-the-future-of-the-cjeus-authority/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:38:22

• siliconangle: "AI hallucinations: The 3% problem no one can fix slows the Hey Hi (AI) juggernaut". No, it is not 3%. Chatbots spew out lies, people find out about it, and that chatbots become a passing fad.    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:39:24

• How to use LLMs in Java with LangChain4j and Quarkus ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/02/07/how-use-llms-java-langchain4j-and-quarkus    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:41:19

• KSOC Aims to Create Fingerprints for Container Images ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/ksoc-aims-to-create-fingerprints-for-container-images/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:41:53

• DNS and the proposed DELEG record ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/02/08/dns-and-the-proposed-deleg-record/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:42:18

• BGPWatch — A comprehensive platform for detecting and diagnosing hijacking incidents ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/02/07/bgpwatch-a-comprehensive-platform-for-detecting-and-diagnosing-hijacking-incidents/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:43:15

• UN rights expert urges UK government to halt extradition of Julian Assange ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/un-rights-expert-urges-uk-government-to-halt-extradition-of-julian-assange/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:43:29

• Contingency planning for me and curl ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/02/07/contingency-planning-for-me-and-curl/    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:44:06

• Stargazing: Perseus, NGC 2244: Fairbanks, AK, USA: 2024-02-07 (publ. 2024-02-08) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240208-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:45:11

• I’m Impressed By Poudriere gemini://svmhdvn.name/posts/impressed-by-poudriere.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:45:40

• "I'm honestly just posting this to populate the "posts" section of this website with SOMETHING at the very least. More content to come soon!" gemini://svmhdvn.name/posts/hello-world.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 23:46:13