Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1033.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:39:25

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1382.jpg    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:39:31

• "I finally got the PUT method [1] working for mod_blog [2]. The code on the receiving end [3] is fine, but the script on the sending side [4] is messy, but it works well enough for me to use." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/08/23.1    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:40:08

• "Here are a few more photos that were sitting in a memory card. I marked the file names for July 13th, for simplicity, but they are from several days in July." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240823-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:41:15

• "Here are some more old photos pulled from the memory card. These were shot with the AW130. I enjoyed a few cranberries from these bushes: [...]" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240823-1.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:41:50

• "Tech companies. This post will be about that. Click away if you like, but also, thank you for clicking to begin with :) They (tech co's/monopolies) are less than they were. But may appear more than they are (to some)." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2095    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:42:42

• "Pellicci's does the best English breakfast in East London. It also does pretty good bread pudding as well which you can takeaway. The cafe is decorated in almost an Art Nouveau style and it's very small and it's very popular with tourists so you either have to queue or be in the neighbourhood at unusual times. A personal favourite." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/epelliccis    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:43:23

• "Whenever I hear Apple nerds talking about Apple’s App Store fees — generally to complain about how they’re too high and apply to too many things — I think of what the world must look like from Apple’s perspective, and then think of this voice line: [...]" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:44:36

• Murphy's Law as applied to bugs: it is easier to find bugs in production than in development gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/08/23.2    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:46:09

• "And yes, programming and deployments can always get this messy." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/08/23.3    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:46:43

• "I'm always a bit busy when it comes to `pandora` (the VPS running WPN: `woodpeckersnest.space/eu`). I like experimenting new things, fixing/improving existing things.. I cannot stay still 😊" gemini://woodpeckersnest.eu/~roughnecks/archive/summer-recap-at-wpn.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:47:34

• I'm quitting my job at a big tech company to travel. Hustle culture is overrated — I'm taking a year off. https://www.businessinsider.in/thumb/112746139.cms?height=275&width=412    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:54:35

• "A project manager at a big tech firm is putting her burgeoning career on hold to focus on her mental health. I worked in Big Law for 4 years but felt like I was sacrificing my morals. I took a 75% pay cut but love my work now."    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:55:32

• "If you are sick of the constant outsourcing of jobs email ABC News at the address below and tell them to ask at the next Presidential debate about the loss of White Collar jobs like IT to India. They hear about it enough then they will ask. Sooner or later all jobs will be in India if we don't stand up: [...]" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u91kZEa    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:56:30

• What the unique shape of the human heart tells us about our evolution https://theconversation.com/what-the-unique-shape-of-the-human-heart-tells-us-about-our-evolution-235463    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:58:09

• Netizens Slam Amazon Driver For Suggesting That Customers Who Order Daily Should Offer Tips Or Snacks https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/netizens-slam-amazon-driver-suggesting-that-customers-who-order-daily-should-offer-tips-snacks-1726384    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:59:02

• Amazon Must Face D.C.'s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-08-22/amazon-must-face-d-c-s-antitrust-lawsuit-appeals-court-rules    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 03:59:20

• Perl Weekly Challenge 283: Unique Number https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2024/08/perl-weekly-challenge-283-unique-number.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:00:10

• Second Batch of LPW 2024 Talks Accepted https://blogs.perl.org/users/lpw/2024/08/second-batch-of-lpw-2024-talks-accepted.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:00:21

• GI monopolies http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/olg-munich-decides-on-gis-generic.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:07:22

• INTA, MARQUES and OMV v CJEU, General Court and BoA – The trade mark battle of the year? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/inta-marques-and-omv-v-cjeu-general.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:07:35

• mountain glaciers https://www.dw.com/en/what-are-mountain-glaciers-and-why-do-they-matter/a-69934506    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:07:59

• cost of living https://www.dw.com/en/us-harris-lays-out-economic-plan-to-target-cost-of-living/a-69966477    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:08:57

• Confidential is NOT Confidential! https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-confidential-containers-deployment-solution    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:10:22

• Red Hat says "Mastering" https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/20/quickstart-kickstart-mastering-art-bare-metal-deployments-image-mode-rhel    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:10:38

• It is NOT racist when WE say it!!"    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:10:50

• Global warming means high temps https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-17/firefighters-battle-to-contain-five-wildfires-across-turkey-minister-says https://bianet.org/haber/wildfire-threatens-residential-industrial-areas-in-turkeys-izmir-298659    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:12:27

• High unemployment rate https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-unemployment-rate-remains-steady-in-second-quarter-of-2024-298754    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:13:40

• Impacting the food supply https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-faces-massive-surge-in-wildfires-in-2024-298740 https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-saw-247-wildfires-in-four-days-amid-high-temperatures-298720    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:14:15

• Creating NetBSD EC2 AMIs https://www.netmeister.org/blog/creating-netbsd-ec2-amis.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:15:20

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://www.dw.com/en/recommended-could-real-life-models-soon-be-a-thing-of-the-past-many-companies-are-turning-to-ai-for-their-advertising-campaigns/a-69969079    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:19:37

• India protests: Doctors strike nationwide, disrupt services https://www.dw.com/en/india-protests-doctors-strike-nationwide-disrupt-services/a-69958900    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:20:39

• Glorifying a form of plagiarism https://www.dw.com/en/ai-generated-models-revolutionize-the-fashion-industry/a-69969079    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:23:13

• Maybe the immigrants drive out the locals https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-sees-drop-in-immigration-as-more-people-leave/a-69954145    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:23:53

• Ongoing protests against increasingly authoritarian government https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-ongoing-protests-against-increasingly-authoritarian-government/a-69969609    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:24:22

• Farmer protests https://bianet.org/haber/farmer-protests-spread-across-turkey-298866    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:24:56

• non-smoking cells https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-human-rights-agency-affirms-prisoners-right-to-request-non-smoking-cells-298873    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:25:23

• Give Us Electric Rate Relief https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/08/19/to-californias-energy-policy-makers-control-the-caiso-and-give-us-electric-rate-relief/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:26:39

• "Sustainable" is a buzzword ttps://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/17/u-s-energy-diplomacy-strategies-for-a-sustainable-future/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:27:15

• Sanders Says Overturning “Citizens United” Should Be a Priority https://truthout.org/articles/in-dnc-speech-sanders-says-overturning-citizens-united-should-be-a-priority/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:28:12

• 'censorship' orders https://www.dw.com/en/x-shuts-brazil-operations-over-censorship-orders-musk/a-69970697    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:30:25

• Censorship by Musk and Twitter owners (for their financial benefit) is OK though ttps://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-08-17/x-announces-suspension-of-brazil-operations-alleging-censorship-orders-from-supreme-court-justice    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:31:00

• Colonialism and Capitalism: From Earth to Space https://www.projectcensored.org/colonialism-capitalism-earth-space/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:31:18

• most effective climate policies https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/effective-climate-policies-1.7301998 https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2024-08-22/what-has-worked-to-fight-climate-change-policies-where-someone-pays-for-polluting-study-finds    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:32:05

• Climate Paradox https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-dnc-is-aware-of-its-climate-paradox/ https://truthout.org/articles/walzs-climate-record-is-complicated-by-coziness-with-fossil-fuel-companies/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:32:56

• Haarlem mayor can't fine climate activists for demonstrating https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/18/haarlem-mayor-cant-fine-climate-activists-demonstrating-court-rules    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:33:22

• "Climate Crimes" https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/18/thousands-of-disaster-survivors-urge-the-department-of-justice-to-investigate-fossil-fuel-companies-for-climate-crimes/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:33:47

• The threat of climate change demands something more than thoughts, prayers and excuses https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-wildfire-jasper-flood-1.7296881 https://truthout.org/articles/nike-promised-climate-action-but-its-corporate-jets-kept-flying-and-polluting/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:34:07

• What jurisdiction for an illegal, fake, unconstitutional kangaroo court? This is corruption at the very heard of Europe, including the so-called "court" system http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/upckat-upc-asserts-its-jurisdiction-in.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:35:49

• And the EPO's very own kangaroo court, which the dictator controls http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/falling-between-cracks-challenges-of.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:36:28

• Sweden's mortgage war heats up as banks race to cut rates https://www.thelocal.se/20240821/swedens-mortgage-war-heats-up-as-banks-race-to-cut-rates"    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:37:15

• Watchdog sets sights on insurers as premiums, complaints soar https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/watchdog-sets-sights-on-insurers-as-premiums-complaints-soar-20240821-p5k47c.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:37:43

• Microsoft crimes, no punishment, as usual https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/21/0031243/something-has-gone-seriously-wrong-dual-boot-systems-warn-after-microsoft-update    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:38:27

• DPC (Ireland) - Inquiry into Apple Distribution International Limited - March 2024 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=DPC_(Ireland)_-_Inquiry_into_Apple_Distribution_International_Limited_-_March_2024    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:39:22

• maketecheasier has become part-time SPAM site. Adverts and pure marketing disguised as "articles".    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:40:47

• I passionately hate hype, especially the AI hype https://unixdigest.com/articles/i-passionately-hate-hype-especially-the-ai-hype.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:41:44

• Bankers Have Lost So Much Money Thanks to Elon’s Terrible Twitter Deal https://gizmodo.com/bankers-have-lost-so-much-money-thanks-to-elons-terrible-twitter-deal-2000489136    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 04:43:01

• The Libel Initiative: OSI President Falsely Insinuates OSI Critics Are Homophobic and Requests Censorship of Wikipedia (for OSI) http://techrights.org/o/2021/06/01/wikipedia-osi/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:00:18

• South Africa's Telco Industry Calls for Tech Firms to Help Fund Infrastructure https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-08-21/south-africas-telco-industry-calls-for-tech-firms-to-help-fund-infrastructure    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:05:24

• Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought in Southern Africa, Says Regional Bloc https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-17/nearly-68-million-suffering-from-drought-in-southern-africa-says-regional-bloc    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:07:04

• unprecedented railway stoppage https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/railway-work-stoppage-explainer-1.7297963    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:08:57

• Like a very poor country https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/boil-water-advisory-lifted-1.7297750    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:09:43

• financially troubled Canada Jetlines https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/18/corendon-ends-cooperation-financially-troubled-canada-jetlines    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:10:22

• temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/temporary-foreign-workers-pause-montreal-1.7298964"    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:11:29

• strike threats https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/rail-is-our-lifeline-businesses-brace-for-possible-cn-cpkc-shutdown-amid-lockout-strike-threats-1.7298414    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:11:47

• fake Euros https://www.dw.com/en/master-forger-of-fake-euros-busted-in-naples-says-europol/a-69982507    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:12:31

• German industrial orders fall amid sluggish foreign trade https://www.dw.com/en/german-industrial-orders-fall-amid-sluggish-foreign-trade/a-69978324    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:13:03

• Possible Work Stoppage at Canada's Two Largest Railroads Could Disrupt US Supply Chain Next Week https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-08-17/possible-work-stoppage-at-canadas-two-largest-railroads-could-disrupt-us-supply-chain-next-week    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:14:50

• Why not proper GNU/Linux? https://www.makeuseof.com/chromebook-next-laptop-reasons-why/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:30:15

• So Microsoft will sabotage it https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-why-i-switched/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:30:53

• Control Your Printer From a Linux Terminal With the lp Command https://www.howtogeek.com/control-your-printer-from-a-linux-terminal-with-the-lp-command/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:32:30

• “Something has gone seriously wrong.” Microsoft committing crimes, it's made to look like "accident". https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-update-breaking-dual-booting-pcs/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:33:35

• "As secure and private Linux machines are, there are a few ways in which you can improve their privacy." https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-i-increase-privacy-on-my-linux-laptop/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:35:00

• "PCs running ChromeOS Flex will soon be able to update firmware with fwupd." https://www.howtogeek.com/chromeos-flex-firmware-updates-flag/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:35:20

• LibreOffice Just Got a Big Update https://www.howtogeek.com/libreoffice-24-8-release/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:36:17

• What is Wireguard, and What Makes It a Worthy VPN Protocol? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-wireguard/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:37:13

• Why You Should Install Python Apps With pipx (and How to Get Started) https://www.howtogeek.com/install-python-apps-with-pipx/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:39:03

• Your Linux Terminal Can Tell You Your Fortune, Here's How https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-terminal-fortune-command/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:39:48

• Make Your Linux Terminal Text Full of Rainbows With This One Command https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-terminal-text-full-of-rainbows-with-this-lolcat/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:40:52

• This Is How I Easily Browse Remote Linux PC Files https://www.howtogeek.com/browse-remote-linux-pc-files-with-sshfs/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:44:27

• Why Everyone Should Have a Spare Bootable Linux USB Disk https://www.howtogeek.com/why-everyone-should-have-a-spare-bootable-linux-usb-disk/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:45:03

• How to List the Installed Packages on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/810903/linux-list-installed-packages/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:45:38

• "The touch command does more than make empty files. It updates access and modification times, ensuring routines like make scripts and backups include the files you want. Here’s how to use it." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-the-touch-command-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:46:24

• I Replaced Default Linux Commands With These Powerful Alternatives https://www.howtogeek.com/replace-default-linux-commands-with-these-alternatives/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:46:57

• How to Uninstall Software Using the Command Line in Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/229699/how-to-uninstall-software-using-the-command-line-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:47:26

• Add a User to a Group (or Second Group) on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/50787/add-a-user-to-a-group-or-second-group-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:47:55

• Running Out of Disk Space? Reclaim It From Your Linux VirtualBox VM https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-reclaim-disk-space-from-a-linux-virtual-machine-in-virtualbox/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:48:34

• 6 Easy Tasks to Improve the Security of Your Linux Computer https://www.howtogeek.com/easy-tasks-to-improve-the-security-of-your-linux-computer/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:49:23

• Using Linux After Windows Is Easier If You Know These 6 Key Differences https://www.howtogeek.com/using-linux-after-windows-is-easier-knowing-these-key-differences/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:50:37

• second-largest diamond https://www.dw.com/en/botswana-unearths-world-s-second-largest-diamond/a-70019901    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 05:58:12

• "Imperial" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/23/imperial-oil-tailings-spill-fine-a-toothless-slap-on-the-wrist-environmentalists-say/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:30:40

• "spy bank" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/08/23/russian-spy-bank-pushes-for-sanctions-to-be-lifted | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:30:54

• "Dark Money" ☛ https://fair.org/home/steve-macek-on-dark-money/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:31:13

• "Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has carried out a successful raid against a pirate IPTV provider that had been capturing broadcasters' content for at least two years." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-raid-150-encoders-stbs-servers-seized-operators-arrested-240823/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:31:51

• volgograd ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/23/at-least-one-reported-dead-as-russian-inmates-take-prison-guards-hostage-in-volgograd-region | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:32:13

• "How bootlickers make the world worse" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/how-bootlickers-make-the-world-worse:8    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:32:58

• Microsoft accenture https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-22/dwp-officials-attended-a-fancy-conference-their-tab-was-paid-with-falsified-invoices ("DWP officials' tab at fancy conference paid with mislabeled invoices")    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:33:19

• "Knife Attack in Germany Kills at Least 3 at Solingen Festival" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/europe/germany-knife-attack-festival.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:33:44

• "Several killed in Solingen, Germany suspected stabbing attack, reports say" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/23/germany-attack-solingen-festival/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:34:00

• "Biden-Harris Administration Approves Utah, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands’ “Internet for All” Initial Proposals | National Telecommunications and Information Administration" https://www.ntia.gov/press-release/2024/biden-harris-administration-approves-utah-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-and-us-virgin (blocked by gratuitous javascript)    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 07:34:22

• "Traffic Cam Photobooth" https://trafficcamphotobooth.com/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:03:05

• "Surveillance Watch: They Know Who You Are" https://www.surveillancewatch.io/ (ironically it is blocked by gratuitous javascript)    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:03:32

• "Three Dead, Several Injured at Diversity Festival in Germany" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/festival-attack-germany-solingen-1235087419/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:03:49

• iophk: is there any possible microsoft connection? https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/a-ceo-i-worked-for-seduced-my-wife-i-got-divorced-ex-amazon-veep-claims-6401160 ("""A CEO I Worked For Seduced My Wife. I Got Divorced": Ex-Amazon Veep's Claim")    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:04:34

• "Moscow Orthodox Priest Defrocked Over Prayers For Reconciliation With Ukraine" https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-orthodox-church-defrocking-kudrin-reconciliation-prayer/33090164.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:04:53

• How To Check WiFi Signal Strength From Commandline ☛ https://ostechnix.com/check-wifi-signal-strength-from-commandline-in-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:08:50

• Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed ☛ https://ostechnix.com/red-hat-openshift-lightspeed-ai-assistant/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:09:00

• Setting Up and Managing Proxy Servers on Linux ☛ https://www.unixmen.com/setting-up-and-managing-proxy-servers-on-linux/ | Source: Unix Men    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:09:09

• "Interestingly, LibreOffice 24.8 is the latest version of the popular free office software" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-libreoffice-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:09:19

• "This week, MYIR unveiled a new System-on-Module featuring the Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 processor in BGA packaging." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/myir-nuvoton-numicro-ma35d1-development-board-with-future-debian-and-openwrt-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:10:04

• "FlippyDrive operates using the Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 for emulation and the ESP32 for Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-pico-rp2040-powered-flippydrive-an-optical-disc-drive-emulator-for-gamecube/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:12:07

• "The suit, joined by North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/business/economy/realpage-doj-antitrust-suit-rent.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:22:21

• "The company’s software suite is underpinned by a price recommendation algorithm." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/23/justice-department-sues-property-management-software-provider-realpage/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:22:43

• "Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/feds_sue_realpage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:23:09

• "RealPage replaces competition with coordination. It substitutes unity for rivalry." ☛ https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1364976/dl?inline | Source: USDOJ    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:23:27

• "If you’ve rented an apartment in the US in the past several years" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/realpage-antitrust-lawsuit/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:24:07

• "If someone were designing visual interfaces for clarity, they would end up with the European version of these screens." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ios-eu-changes-default-apps/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:24:16

• "The District of Columbia's current Attorney General, Brian Schwalb, welcomed the decision." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/amazon_antitrust_dc/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:24:25

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part I - an Overview ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_I_an_Overview.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:25:12

• When the Web Becomes Marketing Disguised as Articles ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/When_the_Web_Becomes_Marketing_Disguised_as_Articles.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:25:20

• How Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Admits Business Isn't Well ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/How_Microsoft_Admits_Business_Isn_t_Well.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:25:41

• Bing/Bing Chat/CoPilot Lost Market Share in North America Since the LLM Hype Started ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Bing_Bing_Chat_CoPilot_Lost_Market_Share_in_North_America_Since.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:25:53

• [Meme] A Meme's CoC as "Conduct Policy" or "Terms of Service" (TOS) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Meme_A_Meme_s_CoC_as_Conduct_Policy_or_Terms_of_Service_TOS.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:41:10

• Laws of the Web ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Laws_of_the_Web.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:41:20

• "We last looked at LibreOffice this time last year, and this release isn't vastly different" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/libreoffice_24_8/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:43:54

• "Google will provide millions to fund California journalism jobs in a landmark deal while also supporting an AI research program." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-agreed-to-pay-millions-for-california-news-journalists-call-it-a-bad-deal/articleshow/112746369.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:52:07

• "The agreement, which was hashed out behind closed doors and announced this week" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2024-08-22/google-agreed-to-pay-millions-for-california-news-journalists-call-it-a-bad-deal | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:52:22

• "The Dalai Lama also spoke about the need for religious harmony and emphasized the principles of secular ethics" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dalai-lama-new-york-long-life-08222024164621.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:57:23

• "civil rights violation case against former Louisville Police Detective" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/judge-clears-cops-falsified-breonna-taylor-warrant-some-charges-1235087102/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:57:49

• "should there be a spoiler element?" ☛ https://www.scottohara.me/blog/2024/08/22/spoiler.html | Source: Scott O'Hara    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:58:18

• "speaking in public, including activities such as singing" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-08-23/taliban-enacts-law-banning-womens-voices-in-public-spaces-in-afghanistan.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:58:58

• "On Aug. 14, the Taliban marked the third anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/4843672-taliban-return-power-afghanistan/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 08:59:44

• "Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the incident." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/journalists-arrested-covering-dnc-protests-prompting-press-freedom-concerns-/7754527.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:09:39

• "The newly launched sub-Saharan Africa safety advisory council will further this effort by bringing together local experts" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/tiktok-safety-advisory-council-africa/250126/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:22:36

• "The cable is considered part of the airbase’s critical infrastructure." ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2024/08/someone-cut-key-communications-cable-norwegian-air-force-base | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:22:54

• "In August 2014, Islamic State adherents in Syria and Iraq began committing mass murder" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ten-years-after-islamic-state-yazidis-await-justice/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:34:41

• "identified themselves as members of the so-called "Islamic State" group" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/russia-says-prison-hostage-situation-in-volgograd-resolved/a-70036089 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:34:51

• "Telegram channels close to the penitentiary service issued a video showing four inmates" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/prison-russia-hostage-islamic-state/33089980.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:35:37

• "Federal prosecutors in New York accused former lobbyist Michelle Bond, 45, of violating campaign finance laws in 2022" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crypto-lobbyist-charged-with-breaking-campaign-finance-rules/articleshow/112727590.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:35:57

• "Citing Russia, Iran and China as threats" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/fbi-raids-home-of-russian-state-tv-commentator-in-election-meddling-probe-/7754891.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:36:06

• "Announced the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day holiday, the sanctions focus on firms in Russia, Europe, Asia" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-sanctions-over-400-firms-accused-of-aiding-russian-war-effort/7754797.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:36:24

• "Bin Talal established Kingdom Holding Company in 1980." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-saudi-prince-alwaleed-bin-talal-what-know-about-billionaire-who-helped-elon-musk-buy-x-1726439 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:36:45

• "The popular social media app, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/asia/nepal-tiktok-china.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:37:01

• "However, the UAE’s reliance on food imports remains a significant challenge." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/uae-food-security/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:37:31

• "The newly updated data compiled by researchers at the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-08-22/boiling-point-water-conflicts-increasing-boiling-point | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:37:42

• "You’re driving on the highway and are told there is a McDonalds" ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2024/08/14/there-are-two-kinds-of-advertising/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:38:36

• Openwashing ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/23/daniel-ek-mark-zuckerberg-ai-comments-europe/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:39:40

• "It’s an absurd claim: The policy manual was written in large part by former top Trump administration officials" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-harris-abortion-project-2025-politifact-1235087146/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:40:09

• "I really thought my expectations would be proven correct — that I would find this image was created in software." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/changing-assumptions-about-photography/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:40:34

• "The king crab is originally from the Pacific Ocean and was once introduced into the Barents waters of the Soviet Union in Arctic Russia." ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/08/new-underwater-device-has-been-tested-count-king-crabs-barents-sea | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:41:01

• "New research from the Badvertising campaign highlights the alarming trend of esportswashing." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/23/esportswashing-how-the-youth-gaming-market-is-being-targeted-by-major-climate-polluters/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:41:10

• Microsoft front group for openwashing purposes of surveillance. "Low-carbon concrete exists, but the Project (OCP) notes it's not widely deployed or understood." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/ocp_low_carbon_concrete_tests/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:42:13

• "did not finish" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-review-brick | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:42:39

• "Hanes, 53, massively embezzled in a series of wire transfers over just eight weeks last year" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ceo-inmate-how-47m-crypto-scam-brought-down-kansas-bank-its-leader-1726436 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:43:01

• "The scheme attracted participants by offering high returns on their investments." ☛ https://therecord.media/cryptocurrecy-pyramid-scheme-extradited-china-thailand | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:43:14

• "Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-political-donations-super-pacs-campaigns/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:43:29

• "This story of collaboration and mutual benefit is told by Flinders University professor Danielle Clode in her book" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-08-22/dolphins-are-no-longer-helping-out-fishers.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:43:52

• "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-to-represent-germany-at-oscars/a-70034644 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:44:16

• "The Law for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice grants the Taliban’s notorious morality police extensive power" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/08/new-law-grants-taliban-morality-police-fresh-powers-to-censor-afghan-media/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:44:33

• "The law has “more severe restrictions on media” than previously existed, Selina Cheng, chair of the HKJA, told VOA." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/survey-hong-kong-laws-contribute-to-decline-in-media-freedom/7754826.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:45:14

• "Tom Ahern, the Chicago police’s deputy director for news affairs and communication, according to Jane" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/22/chicago-police-arrest-several-journalists-while-cracking-down-on-dnc-protest/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:45:23

• Windows TCO: "The attack appeared to impact business operations at the company's north Houston campus" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/top-us-oilfield-firm-halliburton-hit-by-cyberattack-2024-08-21/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:58:36

• Windows TCO: "Public companies in the United States are required to disclose material cybersecurity incidents to the country's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within four business days of discovering them. Halliburton has not yet filed an 8-K report." ☛ https://therecord.media/halliburton-reported-cyberattack-company-confirms-issue | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:58:53

• Windows TCO: "The company is currently investigating the incident with the help of contractors, it said." ☛ https://therecord.media/halliburton-systems-offline-cyberattack-sec | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 09:59:12

• Windows TCO: "According to some reports on social media, the payroll database along with employees' devices were compromised." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/halliburton_investigates_incident_amid_cyberattack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:00:16

• Windows TCO: "In healthcare security, threat libraries are comprehensive databases that contain detailed information on known cyber threats" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/healthcare-cybersecurity-crisis/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:00:58

• Windows TCO: "Reports show that Zimbabwe is the third most attacked country in the world." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/zim-is-3rd-most-attacked-country-in-world-cause-cybersecurity-is-joke-to-us/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:01:22

• Windows TCO: "This huge ransomware attack will have a significant impact on the patient backlog, given seven London hospitals rely on Synnovis" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/nhs/2024/08/nhs-digital-transformation-infrastructure-technology-patient-records-artificial-intelligence-waiting-lists | Source: New Statesman    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:01:40

• "This week, the FCC announced that it had also fined another Texas-based telecom company" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/23/fcc-fines-lingo-telecom-1-million-over-sloppy-biden-ai-deepfake-that-targeted-new-hampshire-voters/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:04:25

• "So, it's not surprising that people are wondering whether this is the time to leave the platform in protest" ☛ https://www.creativeboom.com/features/is-it-time-for-creatives-to-leave-x/ |    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:04:35

• "No one on Earth today has ever lived in a world where photographs were not the linchpin of social consensus" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24225972/ai-photo-era-what-is-reality-google-pixel-9 | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:04:45

• "The changes would have affected about 1,800 kilometres of roadway around the country" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20106903?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:06:43

• "The OpenAI CEO wants to extend his life by 10 years, but doesn’t care the poor die 15 years earlier than the rich" ☛ https://disconnect.blog/sam-altman-doesnt-care-about-you/ |    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:06:52

• "There was a melange of reasons for this" ☛ https://mattstein.com/thoughts/catching-up/ | Source: Matt Stein    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:07:25

• "But that progress has mostly plateaued over the past decade." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/the-stubborn-problem-of-cars-killing-people/679575/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:07:51

• "In simplest terms, resilience is about bouncing back after facing a shock or a stress." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/08/22/understanding-resilience-in-scholarly-publishing/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:09:12

• "It’s surprising how little is known about the foundations of machine learning." ☛ https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2024/08/whats-really-going-on-in-machine-learning-some-minimal-models/ |    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:09:46

• "I feel no pressure to cover certain subjects and can just write." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/08/23/a-major-benefit-of-having-your-own-blog/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:10:08

• "This is the 52nd edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-robert-kingett | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:10:23

• "The real metric is indeed people liking my photos, but not on Instagram with a double-tap." ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/23/for-what-end.html | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:11:07

• "I was having a conversation yesterday with a reader about clustering news headlines according to similarity." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/08/23/clustering-unigrams/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:11:27

• "Three fictive seeds germinated during the 1970s, and we're now living in the fifty year old forest they gave rise to." ☛ http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/08/they-dont-make-readers-like-th.html | Source: Antipope    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:11:40

• "The Linux env command is used to display and manage the environment variables in a shell session." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-env-command/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:12:21

• "In today's wee tutorial, I will revisit an old and powerful media editing tool" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ffmpeg-convert-hd-video-gif.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:12:41

• "My normal way of using libvirt based virtual machines has been to initially create them in virt-manager" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/VirtInstallBriefUsage | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:13:08

• How to Install WonderCMS on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-wondercms-on-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:15:02

• Linux chmod Command Tutorial for Beginners ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-chmod-command/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:15:15

• How to Install Sysdig to Monitor System Load on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-sysdig-to-monitor-system-load-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:15:51

• How to Install RetroArch on Fedora 40 or 39 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-retroarch-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:16:17

• How to Install gThumb on Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-gthumb-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:16:30

• How to Install and Configure Rsyslog Server and Client on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-setup-rsyslog-server-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:16:37

• How to use the GNU/Linux ftp command to up- and download files on the shell ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-use-ftp-on-the-linux-shell/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:16:46

• How To Install DigiKam on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-digikam-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:17:23

• How To Install Go Programming Language on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-go-programming-language-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:17:56

• Inclusivity Activists are Destroying Open Source ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/inclusivity-activists-are-destroying    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:18:13

• How To Download Files From GNU/Linux Terminal ☞ https://idroot.us/download-files-linux-terminal/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:18:35

• This is proprietary malware from Microsoft, stealing all the users' passwords ☞ https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-edge-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:19:42

• How To Install Clang on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-clang-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:19:56

• Kubernetes v1.31: kubeadm v1beta4 ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/23/kubernetes-1-31-kubeadm-v1beta4/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:34:31

• How to root an Android device for analysis and vulnerability assessment ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/how-to-root-an-android-device-for-analysis-and-vulnerability-assessment/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:38:19

• How to install OwnCloud in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Server GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-owncloud-in-ubuntu-24-04-lts-server-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:39:00

• Simos Xenitellis: How to use your Android phone with ADB in an Incus container ☞ https://blog.simos.info/how-to-use-your-android-phone-with-adb-in-an-incus-container/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:39:17

• Simos Xenitellis: How to share a folder between a host and a container in Incus ☞ https://blog.simos.info/how-to-share-a-folder-between-a-host-and-a-container-in-incus/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:39:42

• How to Install LibreOffice 24.8 in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-libreoffice-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:40:46

• From Jungle to GNU/Linux (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/From_Jungle_to_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:52:00

• On Sunday (August 25) GNU/Linux Turns 33, GNU Turns 41 a Month Later ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/On_Sunday_August_25_Linux_Turns_33_GNU_Turns_41_a_Month_Later.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:52:09

• Outsourcing is Not Security, Outsourcing is an Added Risk ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Outsourcing_is_Not_Security_Outsourcing_is_an_Added_Risk.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:52:20

• More Anti-Linux Spam by Brittany Day at linuxsecurity.com ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/22/More_Anti_Linux_Spam_by_Brittany_Day_at_linuxsecurity_com.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:52:30

• MakuluLinux X Inches closer to Release ! ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2024/08/23/makululinux-x-inches-closer-to-release/ "Enjoy the Video Update detailing the latest features !"    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:53:20

• Software Over the Web and the Demise of the Web as an Information Platform ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Software_Over_the_Web_and_the_Demise_of_the_Web_as_an_Informati.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:53:58

• Abysmal Times for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Finland ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Abysmal_Times_for_Microsoft_in_Finland.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:54:20

• Links 23/08/2024: Leaked Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Spreadsheet and 2024 Tech Layoffs May Exceed 200,000 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Links_23_08_2024_Leaked_Microsoft_Spreadsheet_and_2024_Tech_Lay.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:54:56

• Links 23/08/2024: Arrest of Chinese Dissident on Spy Charges, Tate Brothers Remanded In Custody ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Links_23_08_2024_Arrest_of_Chinese_Dissident_on_Spy_Charges_Tat.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 10:55:06

• This week in KDE: per-monitor brightness control and “update then shut down” ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/23/this-week-in-kde-per-monitor-brightness-control-and-update-then-shut-down/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:03:55

• 11 Meritorious Free and Open Source Modelers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/modelers/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:04:38

• imv – X11/Wayland image viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/imv-x11-wayland-image-viewer/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:04:55

• Sapling – scalable, user-friendly source control system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sapling-scalable-user-friendly-source-control-system/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:05:13

• We Still Waddle the Waddle (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/We_Still_Waddle_the_Waddle.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:06:02

• "Then they fight you, then you win." ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Then_they_fight_you_then_you_win.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:06:10

• [Meme] Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Bringing a Pistol to a Sword Fight ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Meme_Microsoft_Bringing_a_Pistol_to_a_Sword_Fight.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:06:18

• Reddit or Ad-It? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Reddit_or_Ad_It.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:06:28

• Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. v Sibio Technology Limited – an update ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/08/23/abbott-diabetes-care-inc-v-sibio-technology-limited-an-update/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:11:00

• Microsoft Will Need an "Hey Hi" (AI) Miracle in Holland ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Microsoft_Will_Need_an_Hey_Hi_AI_Miracle_in_Holland.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:11:39

• Anonymous SIM Not the Same as Anonymous Phone Ownership ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Anonymous_SIM_Not_the_Same_as_Anonymous_Phone_Ownership.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:11:47

• █████ http://techrights.org/feed.xml ██████████████████████ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:52:00 +0000 ███████ Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Swedish Laptops/Desktops in 2024: Down From 72% to 69% and Among backdoored Windows Users Vista 11 Fell Sharply    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:11:55

• "More than 1 in 10 Web users there may be using a Chromebook, according to statCounter's breakdown for desktops/laptops" https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Microsoft_in_Swedish_Laptops_Desktops_in_2024_Down_From_72_to_6.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:12:21

• Network Upgraded ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/23/Network_Upgraded.shtml    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:12:29

• How (and why) they sell X as a “bastion of free speech” ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/08/22/how-and-why-they-sell-x-as-a-bastion-of-free-speech/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:14:48

• Juan Pablo Ugarte: New Cambalache development release! ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2024/08/23/new-cambalache-development-release/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:15:02

• DNC Convention 2024: Day 4 — The Fight for the Future Begins ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/22/dnc-convention-2024-day-4-the-fight-for-the-future-begins/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:15:42

• The Speech of Kamala Harris’s Lifetime ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/the-speech-of-kamala-harris-lifetime    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:15:57

• Harris’s DNC Speech Seen by 29 Million, Slightly More Than Trump at RNC ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/business/media/kamala-harris-dnc-viewers-ratings.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:16:06

• Kamala Came to Slay ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/opinion/kamala-harris-speech.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:16:17

• Watch: Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240823-full-pseech-kamala-harris-accepts-democratic-nomination    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:16:44

• "Social Media censorship" ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/08/23/fascism-2-0-globalism-and-the-subjects-of-interest/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:17:32

• Arduino Core for ESP32 gets a Zigbee wrapper library ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/23/arduino-core-for-esp32-gets-a-zigbee-wrapper-library/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:20:52

• "On this page, you can select which GPIO pins are used for outputs and how many LEDs are on each pin." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/zero-code-led-animations-with-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:21:22

• "less than 50% of appliances that are internet-capable" ☛ https://petewarden.com/2024/08/23/why-has-the-internet-of-things-failed/ | Source: Pete Warden    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:21:50

• My A-Z toolbox: aria2 ☛ https://rubenerd.com/my-az-toolbox-aria2/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:22:20

• "I finally got the PUT method working for mod_blog." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/08/23.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:22:42

• "Of course, that's not how the company explained its move." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/cockroachdb_opinion/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:24:41

• "A copyleft license makes reusing other copyleft software easier." ☛ https://forgejo.org/2024-08-gpl/ |    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:24:50

• "At a recent APL-focussed Meetup someone posed a challenge to slice up the components of an IPv4 address" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/ipv4-components-in-apl/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:26:53

• "With that said, the query language can be separate from the query execution engine." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/08/23/search-query-transpiler/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:32:04

• "If you’re just starting with C programming" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/understanding-the-main-function-in-c/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:32:17

• "{missRanger} is a multivariate imputation algorithm based on random forests" ☛ https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2024/08/23/out-of-sample-imputation-with-missranger/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:32:27

• "I wanted to know how hard it would be to turn one of my django-startproject projects" ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/08/23/uv-run-django.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:33:23

• "Combine checking and capturing data to variables" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/branch-out-with-pattern-matching/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:33:32

• "Alas, it does not look like any of these services supports non-RSS sites like Facebook and Twitter." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/08/23/receiving-rss-feeds-in-e-mail/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:35:03

• "However, the real win in centralizing newsreading in email has come from RSS-to-email services." ☛ https://tidbits.com/2024/08/22/comparing-blogtrottr-feedrabbit-and-follow-it-for-receiving-rss-feeds-in-email/ | Source: TidBITS    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:35:12

• "This just won’t happen unless users actually adopt clients, but they mostly don’t." ☛ https://json.blog/2024/08/23/no-one-uses.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:35:50

• "namespace collision" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/local-networks-go-global-when-domain-names-collide/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:36:19

• "Deepin 23 was finally released last week, nearly two years since we reported on the preview." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/deepin_23/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:39:33

• "This is because of some of the coolest eye-candy customizations with the Deepin Desktop environment." ☛ https://news.itsfoss.com/deepin-23-release/ | Source: It's FOSS    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:39:45

• "There’s a common misconception that third-party software for FreeBSD must be built from source" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-ports-and-packages-what-you-need-to-know/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:40:38

• "Since Plasma 5.18, nearly five years ago, Plasma has shipped with a "telemetry" system" ☛ http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/metrics-in-kde-are-they-useful/ | Source: David Edmundson    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:41:23

• thailand https://www.dw.com/en/heiress-shinawatra-takes-office-as-thailand-pm/a-69971634    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:46:44

• police attacked https://www.dw.com/en/german-federal-police-record-number-of-officers-attacked/a-69982506    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:47:23

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986997/    

posted &Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:48:54

• DOJ Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against RealPage ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/realpage-lawsuit-doj-antitrustdoj-files-antitrust-suit-against-maker-of-rent-setting-algorithm | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:01:14

• "Finger Gun" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-expulsions | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:02:07

• Six Insights on Preference Signals for Hey Hi (AI) Training ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/08/23/six-insights-on-preference-signals-for-ai-training/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:03:00

• Bharat Tyagi: GsoC 2024: The Finale ☞ https://medium.com/@bharat.atbrat/gsoc-2024-the-finale-1b6d56fcda92?source=rss-db7dde3c9797------2    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:03:32

• [GSoC 2024] Virtio Sound: Final Report ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/diegoroux/2024-08-22_gsoc_2024_final_report/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:04:17

• GSoC 2024: Wrapping Up ☞ https://joaotgouveia.com/blog/gsoc-2024-wrapping-up    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:04:34

• Custom trike rear extension ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/custom-trike-rear-extension.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:08:22

• In Other News: FAA Improving Cyber Rules, Android Malware Enables ATM Withdrawals, Data Theft via Slack Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-faa-improving-cyber-rules-android-malware-enables-atm-withdrawals-data-theft-via-slack-ai/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:08:49

• Allwinner H728 octa-core Cortex-55 SoC powers $40+ X96Q PRO+ Android 14 TV box ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/23/allwinner-h728-octa-core-cortex-55-soc-powers-40-x96q-pro-android-14-tv-box/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:09:32

• A Global Treaty to Fight Cybercrime—Without Combating Mercenary Spyware: Article by Kate Robertson in Lawfare ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/08/a-global-treaty-to-fight-cybercrime-without-combating-mercenary-spyware/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:14:13

• Degraded Performance Issue Sparks Concern Among CrowdStrike Customers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/degraded-performance-issue-sparks-concern-among-crowdstrike-customers/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:18:39

• Disaster recovery in action: Kaseya responds to CrowdStrike crisis ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/22/disaster-recovery-cubeconversations/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:19:00

• Rail union challenges Canada government directive forcing binding arbitration ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/rail-union-challenges-canada-government-directive-forcing-binding-arbitration/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:23:31

• Deadly Floods Strike Troubled Bangladesh ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/asia/bangladesh-deadly-floods.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:24:00

• Journalists killed in airstrike in Iraq’s Kurdistan region ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/journalists-killed-in-airstrike-in-iraqs-kurdistan-region-298911    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:24:22

• ACLU lawsuit challenges Oregon city police over surveillance ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/lawsuit-challenges-oregon-city-police-over-surveillance/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:25:20

• Take a Selfie Using a NY Surveillance Camera ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/take-a-selfie-using-a-ny-surveillance-camera.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:25:32

• Surveillance Watch ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/surveillance-watch.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:25:42

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 34 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-34/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:28:44

• The NeuroFedora Blog: Next Open NeuroFedora meeting: 09 September 1300 UTC ☞ https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2024/08/23/next-open-neurofedora-meeting-09-september-1300-utc.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:29:23

• When The Coffee Sweats ☞ https://tedium.co/2024/08/23/starbucks-new-ceo-third-place-model-impact/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:31:29

• "Donation to Christian School Appears to Violate Law" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/weatherford-college-donates-land-community-christian-school | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:33:32

• Openwashing and buzzwords like Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/23/redis-debuts-new-data-integration-ai-features-database/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:35:03

• Obvious openwashing again ☞ https://venturebeat.com/ai/open-source-dracarys-models-ignite-generative-ai-fired-coding/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:35:10

• CloudNativePG 1.24.0 and 1.23.4 Released! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/cloudnativepg-1240-and-1234-released-2918/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:36:05

• My IRC client runs on Kubernetes ☞ https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/k8s-irc-client/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:36:40

• Pandas Errors: What encoding are my logs in?, (Fri, Aug 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31200    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:38:42

• "12 Desktop Environments in one Operating System." ☞ https://ultimateedition.info/start/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:39:48

• Software Patents: $2,000 for VDPP 2D/3D patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/23/2000-for-vdpp-2d3d-patent-prior-art    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:40:20

• Climate Recovery After Overshooting 1.5°C Is a Dangerous Myth, Scientists Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/climate-recovery-after-overshooting-1-5c-is-a-dangerous-myth-scientists-warn    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:40:51

• Linux Plumbers Conference: Welcome to the Android Micro-conference! ☞ https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2024/08/23/welcome-to-the-android-micro-conference/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:42:25

• Thomas Goirand: Packaging Home Assistant ☞ http://thomas.goirand.fr/blog/?p=412    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:42:55

• "The debate over obviousness type double patenting continues" ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/government-doctrine-statutes.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:44:45

• 22 Free Log Viewer Apps for GNU/Linux Systems ☞ https://medevel.com/free-log-viewer-for-linux-1220/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:46:12

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2024/34 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2024/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2024-34/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:46:45

• 7 Best Free and Open Source GUI Image Compression Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-image-compression-tools/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:47:28

• Microsoft shares more info on fixing broken dual-boot after August Patch Tuesday updates ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-shares-more-info-on-fixing-broken-dual-boot-after-august-patch-tuesday-updates/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:47:36

• Scientists Made a List of Lost Birds and Now They Want Us to Find Them ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/science/lost-birds-list.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:52:08

• Hagiography for a VERY CORRUPT FUCKER. Just because he's dead doesn't mean they need to say nice things... ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/president-emeritus-james-duderstadt-dies-at-age-81/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:52:49

• How the Psychedelics Medicine Bubble Burst ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/opinion/psychedelics-mdma-mental-health.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:54:46

• South Korea Battery Plant Rushed Production Before Deadly Fire, Police Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/asia/south-korea-battery-fire.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:57:32

• "This is hardly a unique thought—heck, the human-computer interaction course I've TAed for years includes Norman and Nielsen's "Gestural Interfaces: A Step Backward in Usability" as a required text—but with how ordinary smartphones and tablets are, the terrible usability of touchscreen interfaces often fades into the background." gemini://juliette.zone/gemlog/touchscreen-gestures.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:58:24

• "Before I talk about the politics in the USA, I just want to make clear that this entry does not constitute a return to writing. I'm still taking a step back¹ from writing. I'm only writing this entry now because this message is important and it won't be of any use if I wait too long." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2024/08/24/save-american-democracy/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 12:59:06

• 🔤SpellBinding: AHMYSTP Wordo: SURGE gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-24.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:00:28

• "All this social media stuff never really bothered me, and I don't know how much I'll be using that account, but it might help me wasting some time on the weekends. At times it is really hard for me to focus and concentrate on the things that I like do do, as I am cycling through depressive episodes and usually am just plainly exhausted all day long" gemini://lasse.nerdcamp.net/gemlog/20240824.gmi    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:01:25

• "It's awfully quiet in this space tonight. Are Alvind and the Pipmunks cooking the books ? Again ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8haYj1    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:05:43

• There is this lie that goes like, using SOCIAL CONTROL MEDIA means you're social. Reality: people with a real SOCIAL LIFE have NO TIME for nonsense like this and they get their info from real media, just like they get social interaction with real friends.    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:08:23

• Cambodia says it will stop issuing passports at Seoul Embassy ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/embassy-south-korea-passports-activists-08222024154608.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:11:11

• Harris says she will not cozy up to dictators like North Korea’s Kim ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/harris-north-korea-nato-08232024015216.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:11:45

• Cambodia’s embassy in South Korea extends passport services for 60 days ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/seoul-passports-overseas-cambodians-clv-08232024135317.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:12:01

• South Korea court orders Japan company to compensate victims of forced labor during WW ll ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/south-korea-court-orders-japan-company-to-compensate-victims-of-forced-labor-during-ww-ll/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:12:52

• South Korea prosecution investigation team dismisses first lady Kim Keon-hee’s anti-graft charges ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/south-korea-prosecution-investigation-team-dismisses-first-lady-kim-keon-hees-anti-graft-charges/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:13:53

• A History Museum Shows How China Wants to Remake Hong Kong ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/asia/hong-kong-history-museum.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:14:13

• China's Pooh-tin praises Deng Xiaoping but won't continue his reforms ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-deng-xiaoping-08232024133840.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:15:05

• Top White House official to visit China ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/jake-sullivan-beijing-visit-wang-yi-08232024140317.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:16:10

• Bicycle built for who? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons/to-lam-vietnam-china-visit-cartoon-08232024164037.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:21:16

• 8 Taiwanese soldiers sentenced to up to 13 years in jail over spying for China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/23/8-taiwanese-soldiers-sentenced-to-up-to-13-years-in-jail-over-spying-for-china/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:21:43

• Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te urges unity on 66th anniversary of Chinese attack on Kinmen islands ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/23/taiwans-leader-lai-ching-te-urges-unity-on-66th-anniversary-of-chinese-attack-on-kinmen-islands/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:22:13

• Toyota, SinoHytec power up Beijing hydrogen fuel cell plant ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/toyota-sinohytec-power-up-beijing-hydrogen-fuel-cell-plant/2113963.article/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:22:44

• To understand NATO’s future, take stock of its centuries-long history ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-understand-natos-future-take-stock-of-its-centuries-long-history/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:23:35

• Three for the Weekend: Ukraine, Symphony, Hedgehog Fest ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/culture/23.08.2024-three-for-the-weekend-ukraine-symphony-hedgehog-fest.a566086/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:23:54

• Latvian company produces ready meals for Ukrainian soldiers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/23.08.2024-latvian-company-produces-ready-meals-for-ukrainian-soldiers.a566106/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:24:14

• Still only one Mbombe 6 in Ukraine ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/still-only-one-mbombe-6-in-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:24:35

• ‘We gotta get out of here’: Pokrovsk residents flee strategic Ukrainian city ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240823-we-gotta-get-out-of-here-pokrovsk-residents-flee-strategic-ukraine-city-donbas-russia-war-donetsk    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:24:48

• Modi calls for diplomatic solution in Ukraine visit; Biden announces new US aid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240823-in-historic-visit-to-ukraine-indian-pm-modi-seeks-to-advocate-for-peace    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:25:03

• Biden Voices 'Unwavering' Support For Ukraine With New U.S. Aid Package ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-biden-zelenskiy-russia-war-military-support-defense/33090402.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:25:13

• U.S. Sanctions Hundreds Of Targets In Effort To Cripple Kremlin's Military Production ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-china-trade-restrictions-ukraine-/33090212.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:56:56

• Moscow Orthodox Priest Defrocked Over Prayers For Reconciliation With Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-orthodox-church-defrocking-kudrin-reconciliation-prayer/33090164.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:57:06

• India's Modi Calls For Peace During Historic Visit To Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-india-modi-visit-peace-humanitarian-aid/33089624.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:57:19

• Burning Oil Depot In Russia's Rostov Region Struck Again, Reports Say ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/rostov-fuel-proletarsk-drone-strike/33089877.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:57:30

• Ukraine Repels Fresh Wave Of Russian Drone Strikes, Air Force Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/cherkasy-kirovohrad-poltava-sumy-kursk-belgorod/33089536.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:58:02

• Ukraine, Russia, and the Long Shadow of Nuclear Proliferation ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/23/ukraine-russia-and-the-long-shadow-of-the-nuclear-proliferation/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:58:21

• Ukraine’s spiritual care for soldiers ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0823/Ukraine-s-spiritual-care-for-soldiers    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:58:42

• As Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, Its Next Steps Are Unclear ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/ukraine-incursion-russia-buffer-zone.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:59:12

• U.S. Tightens Technology Controls to Target Russian War Machine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/us-russia-technology-penalties.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:59:28

• Indian Leader Visits Kyiv as Ukraine Pushes Diplomacy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/europe/ukraine-modi-india.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 13:59:40

• Ukraine Steps Up Strikes Into Russia as Moscow Pushes Ahead in the East ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-crimea.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:00:13

• Russia Opens New Cases Against Journalists Who Covered Ukrainian Incursion ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/europe/russia-journalists-ukraine-incursion.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:00:22

• Ukraine Cites Modi Visit as the Fruit of an Emerging Diplomatic Push ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/europe/ukraine-india-modi-diplomacy.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:00:46

• "Pokrovsk under pressure As Ukraine expands its foothold in the Kursk region" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/24/pokrovsk-under-pressure | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:01:13

• "Parents of Russian conscripts who disappeared amid Ukraine’s cross-border assault say pro-war activists are pressuring them to keep silent" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/23/parents-of-russian-conscripts-who-disappeared-amid-ukraine-s-cross-border-assault-say-pro-war-activists-are-pressuring-them-to-keep-silent | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:01:35

• Russian Member of Karakurt Cyber Extortion Gang Charged in US ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-member-of-karakurt-cyber-extortion-gang-charged-in-us/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:01:56

• Russian Court Hands Prison Terms To 5 Participants In Last Year's Anti-Jewish Unrest In Daghestan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/makhachkala-october-2023-anti-jewish-disorder-airport-court-sentences/33089953.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:02:28

• Russia Quashes Deadly Prison Mutiny by Islamist Inmates ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/europe/russia-prison-mutiny.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:02:41

• Schools re-open in Ukraine with Latvian help ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/23.08.2024-schools-re-open-in-ukraine-with-latvian-help.a566164/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:04:08

• Memorial To Founders Of Wagner Mercenary Group Appears In Siberia On Anniversary Of Their Deaths ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/prigozhin-utkin-novosibirsk-memorial-anniversary-wagner/33089780.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:04:19

• Donald Trump for president? This time, Russia says, ‘No thanks.’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0823/trump-russia-kremlin-presidential-election-2024    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:04:38

• This $149 RISC-V Tablet Runs Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/dc-doma-pad-ii-risc-v-tablet-runs-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:05:45

• China and Belarus Sign Free Trade Deal, Other Agreements On Security And Energy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/china-belarus-free-trade-deal-investment/33089876.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:06:17

• Major Labels Fire Back Against Cox, Asking the Supreme Court to Reinstate a $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Penalty ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/22/major-labels-cox-communications-supreme-court-petition/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:11:39

• Looks Like Altice Is Still Battling Warner Music’s Infringement Claims — Discovery Dispute Intensifies Following BMG Settlement ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/22/altice-usa-warner-music-suit-proceeds/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:11:57

• 16 Free YouTube Music Clients for Linux, Windows, macOS and Android ☞ https://medevel.com/youtube-music-clients-16/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:12:14

• Invidious: An open source alternative front-end to YouTube ☞ https://medevel.com/invidious/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:12:55

• There is only one reason why Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows is the dominating operating system on the PC desktop ☞ https://unixdigest.com/articles/only-one-reason-why-windows-is-the-dominating-os-on-the-pc-desktop.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:13:54

• South Korea’s FTC Reportedly Targets Spotify, Netflix, and Others Amid Crackdown on Post-Cancellation Refund Policies ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/23/spotify-south-korea-refund-policy-scrutiny/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:14:30

• Amassing a mobile Minion militia ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/23/amassing-a-mobile-minion-militia/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:15:37

• This beautiful table creates art in the sand ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/23/this-beautiful-table-creates-art-in-the-sand/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:21:08

• Card-playing robot has Raspberry Pi brain and 3D printed arm ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/card-playing-robot-has-raspberry-pi-brain-and-3d-printed-arm    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:21:17

• TTAB Reverses Section 2(d) Refusal of "LendingOne & Design" Over LENDERS ONE Due to Differences in Mortgage Lending Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/ttab-reverses-section-2d-refusal-of_23.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:21:57

• pgAdmin 4 v8.11 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v811-released-2916/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:22:40

• An Inside Look at the Democratic National Convention ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/an-inside-look-at-the-democratic-national-convention    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:23:16

• In Pictures: 17,000 gather in New York arena to offer prayers for Dalai Lama ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dalai-lama-new-york-tibetan-photo-gallery-08222024150727.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:24:00

• TUXEDO InfinityFlex 14 Gen1 Unveiled: The First 3-in-1 Convertible GNU/Linux Laptop ☞ https://www.linuxtechmore.com/2024/08/tuxedo-infinityflex-14-gen1-first-3-in-1-convertible-linux-laptop.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:24:39

• Hong Kong activist ‘Grandpa Chan’ to plead not guilty over showing banners atop Lion Rock without permit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/23/hong-kong-activist-grandpa-chan-to-plead-not-guilty-over-showing-banners-atop-lion-rock-without-permit/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:25:24

• Arrest Warrant Issued For Navalny LIVE YouTube Channel Producer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-live-youtube-channel-nina-volokhonskaya-arrest-warrant/33089744.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 14:28:28

• Optimizing DebOS for Optimal Power Management ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/optimizing-debos-optimal-power-management    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:07:13

• Out-of-sample Imputation with {missRanger} ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/out-of-sample-imputation-with-missranger/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:08:25

• Comparing Many Models: Crude Oil Futures Price ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/comparing-many-models-crude-oil-futures-price/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:08:44

• Understanding the main() Function in C ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/understanding-the-main-function-in-c/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:08:57

• Microsoft: August updates cause backdoored Windows Server boot issues, freezes ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-updates-cause-windows-server-boot-issues-freezes/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:10:40

• Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT+ board features gigabit Ethernet, 4G LTE (mini PCIe), two USB 3.2 ports ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/23/raspberry-pi-5-pcie-hat-board-features-gigabit-ethernet-4g-lte-mini-pcie-two-usb-3-2-ports/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:11:02

• Pi 5 designed by Waveshare including the Waveshare UPS HAT (E), the Waveshare PoE HAT (G), the Waveshare PCIe to USB 3.2 HAT+, and many other products. Feel free to check those out if you [...]
     

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:11:24

• ESP8266-powered Netgotchi network security scanner aims to protect your home network ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/24/esp8266-powered-netgotchi-network-security-scanner-aims-to-protect-your-home-network/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:11:57

• PostgreSQL JDBC 42.7.4 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-jdbc-4274-released-2917/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:12:59

• Apple updates iOS and iPadOS to improve compliance with EU’s DMA law ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/22/apple-updates-ios-ipados-improve-compliance-eus-dma-law/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:13:45

• Spotify, Fashion Company Apple Music Reportedly Removing ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Anthem In All Territories Worldwide ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/23/spotify-apple-music-removing-glory-to-hong-kong/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:14:16

• "this time it’s ""::. Type the double quotes, a colon, and any other character, and Apple’s Springboard service crashes." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/this-week-in-security-crash-your-iphone-hack-your-site-and-bluetooth-woes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:14:57

• IG: FBI at risk of having sensitive devices lost, stolen ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/ig-fbi-at-risk-of-having-sensitive-devices-lost-stolen/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:22:45

• Hacker Tried to Dodge Child Support by Breaking Into Registry to Fake His Death, Prosecutors Say ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-tried-to-dodge-child-support-by-breaking-into-registry-to-fake-his-death-prosecutors-say/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:23:11

• US, Allies Release Guidance on Event Logging and Threat Detection ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-allies-release-guidance-on-event-logging-and-threat-detection/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:24:03

• FBI Fails to Secure Sensitive Storage Media Destined for Destruction, Audit Reveals ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-exposing-sensitive-data-via-improper-handling-of-storage-devices-audit/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:24:30

• SolarWinds Leaks Credentials in Hotfix for Exploited Web Help Desk Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-leaks-credentials-in-hotfix-for-exploited-web-help-desk-flaw/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:25:02

• From Cybercrime to Terrorism, FBI Director Says America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’ ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/from-cybercrime-to-terrorism-fbi-director-says-america-faces-many-elevated-threats-all-at-once/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:25:23

• DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/georgia-tech-lawsuit-dod-contracts-cybersecurity/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:26:43

• More weapons theft from SAPS facilities “a security crisis” ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/more-weapons-theft-from-saps-facilities-a-security-crisis/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:27:19

• New Caledonia crisis: a turning point in Pacific security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/new-caledonia-crisis-a-turning-point-in-pacific-security/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:27:27

• Rwanda Security Force carries out rotation in Mozambique ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/rwanda-security-force-carries-out-rotation-in-mozambique/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:27:43

• AU continental logistics base delivers for African peacekeeping missions ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/au-continental-logistics-base-delivers-for-african-peacekeeping-missions/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:28:23

• Police Committee, stakeholders agree on pathway to greater police accountability ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/police-committee-stakeholders-agree-on-pathway-to-greater-police-accountability/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:28:44

• Five years without daylight: Hasina's 'enforced disappearance' of Bangladesh dissidents ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240823-five-years-without-daylight-bangladesh-s-forced-disappearances    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:28:57

• Israeli intelligence chiefs attend talks in Cairo as Gaza bombing continues ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240822-israeli-intelligence-chiefs-attend-talks-in-cairo-as-gaza-bombing-continues    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:29:11

• Hong Kong civil servant loses legal challenge against decision to deny him Taiwan residency due to ‘security risks’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/23/hong-kong-civil-servant-loses-legal-challenge-against-decision-to-deny-him-taiwan-residency-due-to-security-risks/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:29:35

• Zimbabwe is third most attacked country in the world because cybersecurity is a joke us ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/zim-is-3rd-most-attacked-country-in-world-cause-cybersecurity-is-joke-to-us/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:30:31

• Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza threatens its ties to the US ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0822/gaza-war-united-states-israel-relationship    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:30:53

• Middle East Crisis: C.I.A. Chief Joins Cairo Talks in Push for Cease-Fire Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/23/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:31:08

• Jake Sullivan, Biden’s National Security Adviser, Will Visit China Next Week ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/biden-china-us.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:31:21

• Court blocks social control media accounts of two Kurdish journalists ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/court-blocks-social-media-accounts-of-two-kurdish-journalists-298930    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:31:49

• Gigabyte details BIOS roll-out plan to neutralize Sinkclose vulnerability — eligible AMD CPUs should be patched by end of the month ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/gigabyte-details-bios-roll-out-plan-to-neutralize-sinkclose-vulnerability-eligible-amd-cpus-should-be-patched-by-end-of-the-month    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:32:13

• US Supreme Court allows Arizona election law requiring proof of citizenship to go into effect ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-supreme-court-allows-arizona-election-law-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-go-into-effect/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:35:56

• David Copperfield Vanished. The Problem of His Penthouse Remains. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/nyregion/david-copperfield-penthouse-lawsuit.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:36:53

• Iran Claims To Have Arrested 14 Members of Islamic State-Khorasan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-arrest-islamic-state-khorasan-14-members/33089697.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:39:10

• High-tech industry legend leaves defective chip maker Intel board — Intel's stock dropped 6% since the announcement ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/high-tech-industry-legend-leaves-intel-board-intels-stock-dropped-6-since-the-announcement    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:39:53

• RGB ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/tiny-custom-keyboard-gets-rgb/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:40:32

• Forgejo changes license to GPLv3+ ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986998/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:41:22

• Mexico City legislature tightens rent control, tying increases to inflation ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/real-estate/mexico-city-rent-control-increases-inflation/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:41:59

• How Conservatives turned the fight for airline workers’ rights into a PR stunt ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/conservatives-airline-workers-rights-pr-stunt/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:42:28

• Former president critcial of political 'evasiveness' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/23.08.2024-former-president-criticial-of-political-evasiveness.a566116/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:43:30

• Jamestown: DNA Solves Mystery of First English Settlement in America ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jamestown-dna-solves-mystery-of-first-english-settlement-in-america    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:44:15

• Tardigrades Trapped in Amber Reveal Secrets From Millions of Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tardigrades-trapped-in-amber-reveal-secrets-from-millions-of-years-ago    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:44:38

• People in One English-Speaking Country Seem to Live Years Longer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/people-in-one-english-speaking-country-seem-to-live-years-longer    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:45:27

• This Epic Monument From 6,000 Years Ago Is a Feat of Stone Age Engineering ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-epic-monument-from-6000-years-ago-is-a-feat-of-stone-age-engineering    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:46:17

• NASA Asteroid Collision Debris May Be Headed Toward Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-asteroid-collision-debris-may-be-headed-toward-earth    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:46:37

• Wild Study Says a 'Black Hole Moon' Could Give a Planet Unlimited Power ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-study-says-a-black-hole-moon-could-give-a-planet-unlimited-power    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:46:51

• Drug That Induces Labor Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Treatment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/drug-that-induces-labor-shows-promise-as-alzheimers-treatment    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:47:26

• Scientists Identify Likely Source of Weird Energy Around Fast Radio Burst ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-likely-source-of-weird-energy-around-fast-radio-burst    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:47:47

• Archaeologists Reveal Ominous Warning in Ancient Babylonian Tablet ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-reveal-ominous-warning-in-ancient-babylonian-tablet    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:48:09

• Services at oil giant Halliburton disrupted by suspected ransomware attack ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/22/services-oil-giant-halliburton-disrupted-suspected-ransomware-attack/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:53:54

• hackaday ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/hackaday-podcast-episode-285-learning-laser-tricks-rocket-science-and-a-laptop-thats-not-a-laptop/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:56:12

• After Public Outcry, Russia Launches Probe Into Suicide Of Bullied Teen Athlete ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ksenia-cheponova-ethnic-bullying-suicide-probe/33090199.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:57:09

• Bill Ramey/AiPi entity, Stasit, smartphone patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/23/bill-rameyaipi-entity-stasit-smartphone-patent-found-invalid    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:57:36

• Nepal to lift nationwide ban on Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/nepal-to-lift-nationwide-ban-on-tiktok/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:58:19

• Nepal Lifts Ban on TikTok, in a Likely Overture to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/asia/nepal-tiktok-china.html    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:58:30

• No, China isn’t really suppressing its production of fentanyl precursors ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-china-isnt-really-suppressing-its-production-of-fentanyl-precursors/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:59:03

• "Ethernet is generally considered to be a settled matter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/ethernet-history-why-do-we-have-different-frame-types/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 15:59:59

• rising food and operating costs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/restaurants-nova-scotia-food-costs-pandemic-1.7301068    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:01:05

• No Name https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-labour-worker-changes-charts-1.6558680    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:01:20

• development https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-has-a-development-ministry/a-70016899    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:02:24

• "[The Thought Emporium] has been fascinated by holograms for a long time" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/creating-customized-diffraction-lenses-for-lasers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:04:57

• "Traditional airports spend big money to install instrument landing systems (ILS) to guide planes in safely." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/you-can-get-a-precision-instrument-guided-landing-even-in-antarctica/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:05:26

• LEGO Mechanical Computer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/a-game-of-snake-on-a-lego-mechanical-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:05:48

• 'consumer harm' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/developer-director-100k-penalty-1.7299941    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:06:58

• international trade https://www.dw.com/en/south-china-sea-tensions-pose-threat-to-international-trade/a-69926497    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:10:20

• bear hunting https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-opens-brown-bear-hunting-season-amid-criticism/a-70007169    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:10:56

• UK government targets violence against women and girls https://www.dw.com/en/uk-government-targets-violence-against-women-and-girls/a-69995656    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:12:45

• What space does to an astronaut's body https://www.dw.com/en/stranded-starliner-what-space-does-to-an-astronaut-s-body/a-69993144    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:15:31

• Skip the Dishes, parent company laying off hundreds of employees in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/skip-the-dishes-lay-off-canadian-jobs-1.7299719    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:21:17

• Would you buy an affordable EV made in China? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-china-electric-vehicles-tariffs-1.7298665    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:21:44

• Canada's Two Major Freight Railroads May Stop https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-08-21/canadas-two-major-freight-railroads-may-stop-thursday-if-contract-dispute-isnt-resolved    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:23:00

• Fertilizer Canada Says Rail Stoppage to Cost Industry up to $63 Million a Day https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-08-20/fertilizer-canada-says-rail-stoppage-to-cost-industry-up-to-63-million-a-day    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:24:12

• Oil tanker poses 'environmental risk' after Red Sea attack https://www.dw.com/en/oil-tanker-poses-environmental-risk-after-red-sea-attack/a-70018752    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:24:46

• How a rail stoppage could affect freight, farming, french fries and more https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rail-canada-labour-dispute-what-it-means-1.7299921    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:26:59

• Google brings back Ubuntu 18.04 support in Chrome https://www.techzine.eu/news/applications/123713/google-brings-back-ubuntu-18-04-support-in-chrome/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:31:46

• Ubuntu Hits Pause on SRU Kernel Releases for September https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/ubuntu-pausing-sru-kernel-updates-during-september    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:33:38

• Linus Torvalds talks AI, Rust adoption, and why the Linux kernel is 'the only thing that matters' https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-talks-ai-rust-adoption-and-why-the-linux-kernel-is-the-only-thing-that-matters/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:36:23

• Hype https://diginomica.com/kubecon-china-33-and-third-linux-long-player-so-why-does-linus-torvalds-hate-ai    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:36:59

• "Proton VPN gets better for Linux users." https://news.itsfoss.com/protonvpn-wireguard-linux/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:39:06

• "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our laptops. It’s inevitable, as time and technology marches forward, a laptop or two goes by the wayside. But, just because a laptop has aged out of running Windows 10 or Windows 11 doesn’t mean it's trash. While it may not be a treasure either, your old laptop may have some fight in it yet." https://www.pocket-lint.com/five-lightweight-operating-systems-i-run-on-my-old-laptops/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:39:46

• "Dual-booting issues are common because Windows updates and features often break them." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-update-breaking-dual-booting-pcs/    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 16:40:14

• iophk: "I'm sure something relevant will turn up regarding Windows Remote Access Trojans soon, it is about time for more news on that It is a recurring theme."    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 20:04:28

• iophk: "Yep, several active atm. AsyncRat, Dark Crystal RAT, XenoRAT, MoonPeak, Kaolin RAT, to name just some all this last week."    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 20:04:36

• "This is a fun little project that was designed to highlight how you can convert a React library to the Kitten framework but I enjoyed just playing around with the combinations." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/kitten-kawaii    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 20:27:50

• "You realize Stephen Miller’s company filed this lawsuit? Most likely not the best guy you want to be associated with" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8Aw3RK    

posted Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 21:00:12

• "The layoffs had a worldwide impact, with approximately 600 workers affected in Warren, Michigan, where GM’s tech campus is located. This campus is home to over 21,000 employees." https://www.whatjobs.com/news/usa/us-business-news/general-motors-faces-backlash-over-recent-layoffs/    

posted Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 03:54:42

• Animation Studio Nelvana Cuts Top Exec, Pauses Development and Undergoes Layoffs https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/animation-studio-nelvana-cuts-top-173914766.html    

posted Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 03:55:11

• Microsoft canceled Crash Bandicoot 5, which was a Spyro crossover https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/crash-bandicoot-5-spyro-crossover-canceled/    

posted Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 03:56:02