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  • Wolf in the Wood's Gemlog — Big Hearted Acts of Kindness gemini://wolfinthewoods.pollux.casa/gemlog/2024_09_14_Big_Hearted_Acts_of_Kindness.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:19:03


  • "In the early days of Gemini, much was made of the notion that an implementation could be completed in a weekend. A statement to this effect still stands in the FAQ on the geminiprotocol.net capsule. There was also at the time a lot of controversy, some of it confected, about the extensibility of Gemini." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-09-13_extensibility-and-weekend-projects.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:19:49


  • "Anticipating a glowing amber screen propped quietly on my desk. Small IRC messages and other online communicae chiming through. Or just to scroll through and lurk on forums. LWN is good, and Newgrounds. Midnight and blogs via RSS are lurking grounds, too" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2170    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:20:33


  • "I fouled up the upgrade of the HP14 (which I called x2600) so I harvested it's parts, and the rest to trash. The Acer gaming laptop sits on the entertainment center, SSD + RAM to be harvested shortly. 1tb HDD already removed from it for a future project." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2169    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:21:06


  • LoRa transmission - Follow up gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2024-09-14-LoRa_transmission_-_Follow_up.gmi "I uploaded a repository to Codeberg.org with the scripts I used to do my LoRa transmission, which may be of interest to some people. I've found out most things by trial and error and the scripts are a little messy."    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:22:36


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1403.jpg    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:23:22


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1054.jpg    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:23:29


  • ROOPHLOCH 2024 Post 2 - LoRa transmission gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2024-09-13-ROOPHLOCH_2024_Post_2_-_LoRa_transmission.txt    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:25:17


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posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:26:41


  • nervous overload gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/nervous    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:26:47


  • "No layoffs happening as of now in US" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utxD6Y6    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:33:28


  • "In the end IBM will be taken over by BLM.Which will be the newest and most powerful branch of government under comrade Kamala. Finally in the quest for dei ,profit will no longer matter and as debt soars,dont worry. K cares about people and It Trumps fault anyway" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1us8TXGh    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:33:54


  • "I would speculate that the three remaining labs will be combined for efficiency RST = legacy has already moved to India, and the rest will find its way to Austin. Tucson = will be sold or partnered off with low end storage (storage = commodity) RTP = will most likely consolidate around Redhat" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uumFKuc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:34:34


  • Making HYPE about "hey hi" again? use cases? meh... hardly! https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/my-dead-father-is-writing-me-notes-again/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:42:15


  • "There is a system that can verify your age to a web site while refusing to identify you to that web site: GNU Taler can be adapted to let you get tokens that you can use to prove you are over N years old, but that would not enable the site to identify you, and that won't allow the Taler site to know which sites you gave them to." https://stallman.org/archives/2024-jul-oct.html#12_September_2024_(Social-media_blocking,_FRA,_US,_UK,_AUS)    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:49:10


  • "GNU Taler can be adapted to let you get tokens that you can use to prove you are over N years old, but that would not enable the site to identify you, and that won't allow the Taler site to know which sites you gave them to." https://stallman.org/archives/2024-jul-oct.html#12_September_2024_(Social-media_blocking,_FRA,_US,_UK,_AUS)    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 02:49:35


  • Hope update https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=84ICU9PbGpA    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:02:17


  • Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe https://theconversation.com/think-youre-better-at-driving-than-most-how-psychological-biases-are-keeping-our-roads-unsafe-237402    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:02:48


  • The amazing flowers growing in pavement cracks and why you shouldn’t pass them by https://theconversation.com/the-amazing-flowers-growing-in-pavement-cracks-and-why-you-shouldnt-pass-them-by-236953    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:03:18


  • Plagiarism machines are not art https://theconversation.com/were-the-ultimate-creators-not-ai-will-i-am-on-why-were-worrying-too-much-about-machine-made-tunes-238592    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:04:04


  • Ubuntu 22.04.5 out, but Canonical did not do it right    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:07:24


  • GhostBSD 24.07.3 also out    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:07:46


  • "The summary of the changelog since the 2024.2 release from June is: Qualcomm NetHunter Pro Devices - Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC now supported; new Tools - 11x new tools in your arsenal. Our focus has been on a lot of behind the scenes updates and optimizations since the last release." https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:08:25


  • ReactOS 0.4.15-rc is out    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:08:41


  • "VirtIO drivers for better performance in virtual machines; Virtualized TSC gives a massive boost to context switching speed in virtual machines; the UNIX path format replaced the previous URI format used in our system interfaces, improving compatibility with POSIX/Linux libraries and programs...." https://www.redox-os.org/news/release-0.9.0/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:09:29


  • Rescuezilla 2.5.1 released    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:10:03


  • Live Raizo 15.24.09.08 and DynFi 4.01 released    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:10:29


  • "We’re excited to announce the release of rlxos 2.0, code named Sankalpa (Sun-kahl-pah), a Sanskrit word meaning "determination.", and that’s exactly what this release stands for—our commitment to building a safe, reliable, and user-friendly Linux distribution. With major improvements in both technology and design, rlxos 2.0 aims to deliver an even better experience for everyone." https://blog.rlxos.dev/introducing-rlxos-20-sankalpa    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:11:07


  • "We’re excited to announce the release of rlxos 2.0, code named Sankalpa (Sun-kahl-pah), a Sanskrit word meaning "determination.", and that’s exactly what this release stands for—our commitment to building a safe, reliable, and user-friendly Linux distribution." https://blog.rlxos.dev/introducing-rlxos-20-sankalpa    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:11:25


  • There is no lack of DECENT operating systems but of people willing to use THEM instead of back-doored garbage    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:12:45


  • Technology should help us share, not constrain us. This article is more than 12 years old by Richard Stallman. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/17/sharing-ebooks-richard-stallman    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:33:18


  • US Could Fully Fund Social Security by Targeting Wealthy Tax Dodgers, Wyden Says https://truthout.org/articles/us-could-fully-fund-social-security-by-targeting-wealthy-tax-dodgers-wyden-says/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:35:23


  • Malian media regulator suspends TV5Monde and LCI over security reporting https://cpj.org/2024/09/malian-media-regulator-suspends-tv5monde-and-lci-over-security-reporting/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:35:47


  • Green Cybersecurity??? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/09/12/impact-of-green-cybersecurity-on-sustainable-development/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:37:46


  • Enterprise Linux Security Episode 98 - Old Habits, New Threats https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=9ZWv-MvcZ1Y    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 03:38:09


  • Privatization of Security https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/09/12/how-extensive-is-the-privatization-of-securit    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:11:34


  • Microsoft and SPAM https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/09/09/is-ztna-the-key-to-secure-remote-work-unlocking-productivity-without-compromising-security/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:16:13


  • US Food Insecurity Rate Rose to 13.5% in 2023 as Government Benefits Declined and Food Prices Soared https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/09/10/us-food-insecurity-rate-rose-to-13-5-in-2023-as-government-benefits-declined-and-food-prices-soared/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:17:01


  • EU copyright takes it all … including Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention: AG Szpunar advises CJEU to rule that EU Member States can no longer rely on reciprocity clause for works of applied art http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/eu-copyright-takes-it-all-including.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:17:59


  • The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/event-report-1-digital-knowledge.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:18:14


  • Advocates Urge Action as US Food Insecurity Reaches Its Highest Levels in Years https://truthout.org/articles/advocates-urge-action-as-us-food-insecurity-reaches-its-highest-levels-in-years/    

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


  • Food Prices Soared https://scheerpost.com/2024/09/06/us-food-insecurity-rate-rose-to-13-5-in-2023-as-government-benefits-declined-and-food-prices-soared/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:24:59


  • "Toronto in; Ottawa out. (Toronto isn't really Toronto; it's Markham. But whatever.) They closed Fredericton not long ago. If you are anywhere in Canada other than Markham (and that includes downtown Toronto) your days are probably numbered." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uumFKuc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:27:49


  • "I am surprised that there was not mention of RTP." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uumFKuc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:28:08


  • Did ANY new sites FACT-CHECK Microsoft's Spencer on the claim no team or game got canceled?    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:29:18


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posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:30:12


  • How about "The Street"? https://www.inkl.com/news/microsoft-cuts-major-team-that-develops-popular-product    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:30:18


  • "During our research, we had a reason to believe that Microsoft may have decided to stand against the behemoth PlayStation, as the Playstation 5 console has outsold the Xbox Series X by 30.24 million units." https://www.mobileappdaily.com/news/why-microsoft-layoffs-650-xbox-employees    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:45:36


  • Microsoft Layoffs Spark Outrage: World of Warcraft Union Cries Foul https://pc-tablet.com/microsoft-layoffs-spark-outrage-world-of-warcraft-union-cries-foul/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:46:46


  • Xbox will die within years if not months (probably a few years)    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:47:15


  • Reminder: Microsoft LOSES money when it sells Xbox! That's because it's not a competitive product!    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:47:50


  • AlmaLinux Adds New Hardware Certification Program https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/almalinux-adds-new-hardware-certification-program    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:49:09


  • GhostBSD 24.04.2 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=eJzvNwJVDEU    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:54:28


  • "Kremlin-Backed Videos" https://gizmodo.com/youtube-deletes-tim-pools-embarrassing-kremlin-backed-videos-2000495698    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:55:13


  • Disinformation https://gizmodo.com/popular-youtuber-spent-two-years-secretly-uploading-pre-recorded-videos-while-losing-250-pounds-2000496269    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 04:56:02


  • How to Address Two Environmental Crises at Once https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-to-address-two-environmental-crises-at-once    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 05:05:31


  • Houston Energy & Climate Week 2024 https://danielpocock.com/houston-energy-climate-week-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:17:29


  • iophk: Heise-Online has quietly and very recently deleted its old material https://web.archive.org/web/20240222132217/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/State-of-Secure-Boot-detailed-1741460.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:19:47


  • More http://www.hispalinux.es/node/758 https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/58903-secure-boot-microsoft-can-revoke-distro-keys.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140424081816/http://pensivepenguin.com/2012/11/26/will-secure-boot-impact-you/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:21:54


  • Researchers don’t take enough account of variation in biology – doing so could unlock new understanding in science and medicine https://theconversation.com/researchers-dont-take-enough-account-of-variation-in-biology-doing-so-could-unlock-new-understanding-in-science-and-medicine-237351    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:24:49


  • near-darkness https://theconversation.com/plants-can-grow-in-near-darkness-new-research-shows-here-are-three-promising-benefits-238469    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:25:08


  • "European Consumer Organization (BEUC) has called on the European Commission to deal with various game publishers, that the BEUC claim are breaching EU consumer protection laws." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/european-consumer-organization-goes-after-multiple-publishers-for-their-in-game-currency/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:57:49


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posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:57:59


  • "Solo developer ARASLANIX are working on WINCH IT OUT, a physics-based driving-platformer, a game that reminds me of a simpler time with lots of different Flash games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/winch-it-out-is-a-challenging-physics-based-driving-platformer-like-classic-flash-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:58:06


  • "Wow, haven't heard of this one for a while." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/get-drilling-for-oil-once-again-in-the-turmoil-deeper-underground-dlc/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 07:58:20


  • "Microsoft’s recent announcements and actions have left many Xbox fans feeling uncertain about the future of the gaming console brand." https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/xbox-update-a-source-of-confusion-and-concern/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:12:22


  • "Canonical are continuing to advance their own Snap packaging system, with the Ubuntu 24.10 development builds getting a new permission prompt feature." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/ubuntu-2410-gets-a-new-snap-feature-to-handle-prompting-for-app-permissions/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:12:48


  • "Time for a little testing over the weekend, as the KDE team have released Plasma 6.2 Beta along with updated Plasma Wayland Protocols." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/kde-plasma-62-beta-released-and-plasma-wayland-protocols-114-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:13:09


  • "If you need some more big games for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, take a look at the latest PlayStation Publisher Sale on Steam. This is a good chance for you to complete your collection, with plenty of them working well thanks to Valve's Proton." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/steam-has-a-playstation-publisher-sale-on-with-some-nice-discounts/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:15:06


  • "Cyberpunk 2077 fans on Linux desktop and Steam Deck might be quite happy about this latest update which adds in some new performance features." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/cyberpunk-2077-gets-amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-3-with-frame-generation/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:15:22


  • "Asian man, 25, who posed as far-right hooligan called Chris Nolan to post messages on Telegram during riots is found guilty of stirring up racial hatred" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13844113/Asian-man-hooligan-messages-Telegram-riots-guilty-racial-hatred.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:17:47


  • "JD Vance would consider privatizing some VA services if elected" https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2024/09/12/jd-vance-would-consider-privatizing-some-va-services-if-elected/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:18:03


  • "Sexual Abuse at Islamic Welfare Homes Exposes Weaknesses in Child Protection in Malaysia" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-13/sexual-abuse-at-islamic-welfare-homes-exposes-weaknesses-in-child-protection-in-malaysia    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:18:16


  • see the comments especially: "Why do you need the signing key? If UEFI recognizes the key and is willing to execute the bootloader what does having the key do for you?" https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/adventures-in-microsoft-uefi-signing/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:19:32


  • "Adventures in Microsoft UEFI Signing | James Bottomley's random Pages"... "Leaking a generic Microsoft Key? Any legalities there?" https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/adventures-in-microsoft-uefi-signing/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:20:15


  • Microsoft has long tried to compete [sic] with Linux using LAWYERS instead of PRODUCTS    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:20:44


  • Consumer organizations: Game manufacturers manipulate children into spending more money https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/forbrugerorganisationer-spilproducenter-manipulerer-boern-til-bruge-flere-penge    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:21:28


  • cohen https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/michael-cohen-donald-has-a-fragile-ego-so-there-s-not-a-diaper-big-enough-for-him-153423429770    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:22:35


  • Elli Leppä wanted to sell her dress on Tori.fi, but Marimekko's line stopped her plans https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&u=https://www.hs.fi/elama/art-2000010678480.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:23:37


  • iophk: notice that the recent round of articles about US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and its hearing on Bytdance's Tiktok all seem to stem from 1 Reuters article *and* omit mentione of the influence and manipulation problems. Nor do they mention the chronic censorship on behalf of the CCP's agendas.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:24:00


  • iophk: notice that the recent round of articles about US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and its hearing on Bytdance's Tiktok all seem to stem from 1 Reuters article ****and**** omit mentione of the influence and manipulation problems. Nor do they mention the chronic censorship on behalf of the CCP's agendas.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:24:37


  • iophk: notice that the recent round of articles about US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and its hearing on Bytdance's Tiktok all seem to stem from 1 Reuters article *-*-*-*and*-*-*-* omit mentione of the influence and manipulation problems. Nor do they mention the chronic censorship on behalf of the CCP's agendas.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:25:13


  • "Trump Is As Gullible as He Is a Threat to Democracy" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-gullible-threat-democracy/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:26:58


  • "Trump and Vance keep repeating lies about Haitian immigrants in Ohio. The Republicans know exactly what they’re doing." https://www.vox.com/politics/371894/trump-vance-haitian-immigrants-pets-springfield-ohio-polls-aidan-clark    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:27:08


  • "Army announces upcoming deployments to Middle East, Europe" https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/deployments-middle-east-europe/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:27:19


  • Red Hat boosting charlatans and frauds ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2023-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-container-management | Source: Red Hat Official http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:35:45


  • "A court in Paris, France, has ordered major Internet providers to block 98 domain names used by popular book download portal Z-Library." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/french-pirate-site-blocking-order-targets-expired-and-seized-z-library-domains-240913/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:45:59


  • Danielle Smith ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/13/danielle-smith-boosts-carbon-capture-over-renewables-at-ccus-event/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:47:50


  • EPA ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/13/adm-epa-violations-discovered-at-nations-first-carbon-capture-and-storage-project/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:48:04


  • "one of the most respected men" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/09/13/trump-quotes-orban-during-presidential-debate | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:48:36


  • attacks ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2024/09/13/us-govt-cutouts-attack-honduras/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:49:44


  • "Most people have little interest in the truth" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/13/i-can-t-forgive-the-deaths-of-my-children | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:50:19


  • "Tor Browser 14.0a5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a5/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:51:27


  • Lara Witt and Maya Schenwar< ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-lara-witt-and-maya-schenwar/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:52:02


  • "Our Experience AI resources are built on work from the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre and other researchers." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/experience-ai-how-research-continues-to-shape-the-resources/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:52:21


  • "Hasn’t Actually Gone Gree" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/nw-natural-gas-oregon-fossil-fuel | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:53:23


  • How Concerned Neighbors Kept a Conservation Dream Alive ☛ https://therevelator.org/yukon-preserve/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 08:59:40


  • "EFF and hundreds of others have called on the FCC to decisively reject this proposal and protect the open spectrum as a commons that serves all." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/nextnavs-callous-band-grab-privatize-900-mhz | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:00:11


  • Supercon ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/supercon-2024-last-call-for-display-tech-exhibit/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:12:38


  • "Automated musical instruments aren’t a new idea. From water chimes to player pianos" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/player-ukulele-pulls-your-strings/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:13:22


  • New WordPress Malware Bypasses Top 14 Security Scanners ☛ https://ostechnix.com/new-wordpress-malware-bypasses-top-14-security-scanners/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:20:41


  • How To Install Oracle VirtualBox 7.1 In Debian 12 Linux ☛ https://ostechnix.com/install-oracle-virtualbox-debian/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:22:26


  • How To Uninstall A .deb Package On Debian And Ubuntu ☛ https://ostechnix.com/uninstall-deb-package-debian-ubuntu/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:22:37


  • "The MS-CF17 from MSI is an advanced single-board computer that combines high performance with a compact, fanless, ultra-low-power design." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/msis-ms-cf17-an-ultra-low-power-3-5-sbc-with-intel-raptor-lake-p-processors/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:24:49


  • "The ASRock Industrial SBC-374 is a robust single board computer designed for embedded applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/asrock-industrial-sbc-374-a-versatile-platform-accommodating-meteor-lake-ps-intel-processors/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:25:05


  • "A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/the-dark-nexus-between-harm-groups-and-the-com/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:27:25


  • "First of all, there’s no evidence to back that up." ☛ https://adactio.com/journal/21405 | Source: Jeremy Keith    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:29:50


  • "The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been closely watching Meta’s efforts." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/meta-to-resume-ai-training-in-the-uk/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:30:00


  • "The company disclosed the decision today." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/13/meta-resume-training-ai-models-uk-users-facebook-instagram-posts/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:30:33


  • "Now, every indication is that this was done through an automated system" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/12/warner-bros-copyright-striking-reactions-to-the-minecraft-movie-trailer/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:30:50


  • Right of Publicity ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/james-earl-jones-voice-rights-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:31:50


  • Right of Publicity: "Swift said she was alarmed by former President Donald Trump posting recent AI pictures on social media" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5107976 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:32:02


  • "Google used classic monopoly-building tactics of eliminating competitors through acquisitions" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/googles-antitrust-trial-over-online-advertising-set-begin-2024-09-09/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:33:01


  • "Most major cable TV giants aren’t suffering too badly, in large part because most of the biggest ones (Comcast, Charter)" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/13/cable-tv-in-free-fall-as-industry-loses-another-1-62-million-viewers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:33:12


  • [Old] "This shim would then load the GRUB2 bootloader which will boot the operating system kernel, which will also be signed." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/openbsds-de-raadt-slams-red-hat-canonical-over-secure-boot.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:34:20


  • [Old] "Stop arguing about what MS wants" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/58903-secure-boot-microsoft-can-revoke-distro-keys.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:34:36


  • [Old] "It took longer than anyone expected but the Linux Foundation fix for Windows 8 PC's UEFI" ☛ https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-foundation-releases-windows-secure-boot-fix/ | Source: ZDNet    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:35:00


  • [Old] "Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE Linux are all among the Linux distributions that have unveiled plans for working around the problem" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/455748/delays-beset-the-linux-foundations-secure-boot-workaround.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:35:25


  • [Old] "It's also a problem because the Windows 8 Logo program currently mandates Restricted Boot on all ARM systems" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/whitepaper-web | Source: FSF    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:35:49


  • [Old] "In theory, there should be no problem." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/465747/free_software_foundation_ubuntus_secure_boot_plan_wont_fly.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:36:31


  • [Old] "Once the account is created, you still can’t upload UEFI binaries for signature without first signing a paper contract." ☛ https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/adventures-in-microsoft-uefi-signing/ | Source: James Bottomley    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:36:45


  • [Old] "Now that the smoke has cleared and the leading Linux distros have had time to respond to the challenges of UEFI Secure Boot" ☛ https://www.linux-magazine.com/index.php/layout/set/print/Issues/2014/164/The-State-of-Secure-Boot/ | Source: Linux Magazine    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:37:08


  • [Old] "Linux Foundation" ☛ https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-system-for-open-source/ | Source: James Bottomley    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:38:27


  • "The change only impacts devices that can’t be updated to iOS 17, such as the iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus handsets" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243597/netflix-app-support-ending-ios16-iphones-ipads | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:38:59


  • "After discontinuing its app for the third generation Apple TV" ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/12/netflix-older-iphone-ipad/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:39:13


  • "Educational institutions, local governments, nonprofits and for-profit businesses are eligible to apply for the funding." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/kansas-to-award-another-2-million-to-bridge-digital-divide/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:39:55


  • "The Internet is vast and consists of innumerable networks, each with its own specific features." ☛ https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/expert-papers/ripe-atlas-probes-the-worlds-largest-internet-monitoring-system/ |    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:40:25


  • "Undersea cables play a key role in many aspects of modern society" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/concerns-grow-over-possible-russian-sabotage-of-undersea-cables/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:41:16


  • "With RIPE 89 on the horizon, the RIPE Chair team reports on renewed community engagement with law enforcement agencies" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-september-2024/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:41:36


  • "United is installing Starlink Wi-Fi into all of its aircraft, more than 1,000 planes" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/13/24243594/united-airlines-free-starlink-wi-fi-connectivity | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:41:51


  • "Musk, a known fertility obsessive" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/09/taylor-swift-elon-musk-travis-kelce-fight/679872/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:43:26


  • "Astronauts first started voting from space in the late 1990s ... so, nothing out of the ordinary here" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/13/stranded-astronauts-still-voting-2024-election-ballot/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:43:42


  • "In Tibet, human rights organizations and Western countries, including the U.S." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/china-tries-to-reshape-tibet-xinjiang-narratives-with-new-propaganda-efforts/7781836.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:44:15


  • "Rents in Arizona have shot up 40% to 60% in the last two years, she said. And the state’s eviction filings spiked 43% to 97,000" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/13/rent-is-eating-up-a-greater-share-of-tenants-income-in-almost-every-state/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:45:03


  • "cost burdened" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2024/09/12/rent-is-eating-up-a-greater-share-of-tenants-income-in-almost-every-state/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:46:59


  • "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/sinor-gelawej-jin-jiyan-azadi-uprising-is-the-way-out-75291 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:47:53


  • "Strike action, involving approximately 30,000 workers in the Seattle and Portland areas, began at midnight, September 12" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/13/boeing_hit_by_strike_action/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:48:20


  • "As Case Western Reserve University’s student-run newspaper" ☛ https://observer.case.edu/editorial-supporting-college-journalists-the-observer-is-not-the-daily/ | Source: uni Case Western Reserve    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:51:05


  • "In a rarity, moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis fact-checked Trump’s most preposterous statements in real-time" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-for-entire-abc-news-network-to-be-fired-over-his-disastrous-debate/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:51:48


  • "The salary rise follows the conclusion of a voluntary redundancy round" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-nuj-pay-deal/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:52:41


  • "Bekirov, who is an ethnic Crimean Tatar from Ukraine’s Russian-occupied region of Crimea" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/09/crimean-journalist-faces-continued-harassment-in-jail-rights-group-attorney-say/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:53:01


  • "A spokesperson for the Knowles family told local media the family had noted the RPG statement" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/british-counterterrorism-police-asked-to-investigate-journalist-death-in-gibraltar-/7783494.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:53:17


  • "Fifteen journalists saw complaints sent to family members, landlords, employers and organisations they are associated with, Cheng said." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/13/breaking-dozens-of-hong-kong-journalists-threatened-intimidated-harassed-in-organised-attack-press-group-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:53:32


  • "Accurate information is vital to the health of any democracy." ☛ https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-remarks-to-the-press-29/ | Source: US Dept Of State    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:54:41


  • "A Russian media outlet accused of running a covert influence operation in the U.S." ☛ https://therecord.media/russia-rt-news-agency-intelligence-military-functions-state-department-blinken | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:55:25


  • "We will not standby as RT and other actors carry out covert activities in support of Russia’s nefarious activities" ☛ https://www.c-span.org/video/?538392-1/secretary-blinken-statement-state-department-briefing | Source: C-SPAN    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:55:39


  • "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/hacked-voter-information/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:55:52


  • "After that debate, Beijing-run outlets — like media around the world — were flooded with coverage of Biden’s poor performance." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/how-propaganda-outlets-cover-or-ignore-aspects-of-us-election/7783317.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:56:29


  • "are no longer merely fire hoses of Russian government propaganda and disinformation" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-slams-rt-as-de-facto-arm-of-russian-intelligence-/7783709.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:57:28


  • "The goal of the US is to make sure that countries know that RT and Russian intelligence agencies are working together" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/13/politics/biden-administration-rt-russian-intelligence/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:57:54


  • "We do not tolerate violence in our towns and cities, or tolerate those who use social media to encourage such violence." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/12/asian-ehsan-hussain-fake-name-telegram-riots-race-hate/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 09:59:13


  • [Old] "impressions are remarkably perseverant" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds | Source: New Yorker    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:00:15


  • [Old] "My research with the Turing focuses on studying belief change within the context of wider systems of belief." ☛ https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/facts-dont-change-minds-and-theres-data-prove-it |    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:00:28


  • "Critics blasted the decision by Elon Musk, noting the city in 2011 approved a payroll tax break that saved the company millions." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-09-13/elon-musks-x-departs-san-francisco-twitter-tax-break | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:03:26


  • "Army officials believe that such remote cyber protection will be critical to units using cloud-dependent systems on missions" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/09/13/this-army-division-just-ran-cybersecurity-for-a-far-away-brigade/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:03:54


  • "That’s where we ought to go to start making progress" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/us-could-fully-fund-social-security-by-targeting-wealthy-tax-dodgers-wyden-says/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:04:20


  • "In a sign of the region’s growing tech importance, Microsoft in April made a $1.5 billion investment in G42" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/09/13/2024/how-the-uae-got-the-us-to-bless-its-ai-ambitions | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:05:27


  • "The sources said a preliminary contract for the transaction, worth some 14 billion euros ($15.43 billion)" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/denmarks-dsv-wins-14-bln-euro-race-deutsche-bahns-schenker-sources-say-2024-09-11/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:06:41


  • "ustralia introduced a "combating misinformation" bill on Thursday" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2231099.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:07:36


  • "Australia's Labor government on Thursday unveiled legislation which could fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musk-calls-australian-government-fascists-over-misinformation-law/articleshow/113307938.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:08:21


  • "agreed to responsibly source" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/12/white-house-secures-commitment-ai-firms-curb-deepfake-porn/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:09:10


  • "In a deal brokered by the Biden administration, tech companies Adobe, Anthropic, Cohere" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51127121/tech-companies-commit-to-fighting-harmful-ai-sexual-imagery-by-curbing-nudity-from-datasets | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:09:26


  • "Ryan Mac: But on the semantics, Twitter does not exist anymore." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-09-13/character-limit-how-elon-musk-destroyed-twitter-book-kate-conger-ryan-mac | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:09:42


  • "Fundamentally, this is a story about tension—between two points of view within Microsoft" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/09/microsoft-is-luring-fossil-fuel-companies-with-ai/679881/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:11:44


  • "The tsunami in question was towering: 200 meters -- 656 feet -- in height, according to the researchers." ☛ https://text.npr.org/g-s1-22858 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:12:09


  • "Scientists say that landslides like these are becoming more common with climate change" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/the-entire-earth-shook-for-9-days-last-year-because-of-a-landslide-in-greenland-101726219090438.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:13:20


  • "Microsoft routinely promoted its work with companies such as Schlumberger, Chevron, Halliburton, ExxonMobil, Baker Hughes" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/microsoft-ai-oil-contracts/679804/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:13:36


  • "The combination of collage, photography and airbrush illustration was groundbreaking for me" ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2024/09/unmasked-led-zeppelin-ii-album-cover.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:14:14


  • "September 13 marks thirty years since the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)" ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/thirty-years-is-too-long-to-turn-a-blind-eye-to-world-population-growth/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:15:12


  • "As well as losing water directly through evaporation" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-09-lakes-drying-greeks-despair.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:15:38


  • "She de-normalized Donald Trump." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-09-12/kamala-harris-donald-trump-abc-debate-de-normalize | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:16:24


  • "The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/us/politics/hamas-power-gaza-violence-israel.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:16:48


  • "Attorneys representing the social media application TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/lawsuit-against-tiktok-ban-set-to-begin-in-washington-/7782214.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:17:17


  • "Driven by worries among U.S. lawmakers that China could access data on Americans or spy on them with the app" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51127546/tiktok-faces-crucial-court-hearing-that-could-decide-fate-in-us | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:17:37


  • "The White House says it wants to see Chinese-based ownership ended on national security grounds, but not a ban on TikTok." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/legal/tiktok-faces-crucial-court-hearing-that-could-decide-fate-us-2024-09-13/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:18:21


  • "TikTok and parent company ByteDance face a key court hearing on Monday in a legal battle seeking to block a law" ☛ https://www.fastcompany.com/91190394/tiktoks-fate-u-s-could-decided-upcoming-key-court-date | Source: Fast Company    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:20:40


  • "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears oral argument in TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland" ☛ https://www.c-span.org/video/?536499-1/us-court-appeals-dc-circuit-hears-oral-argument-tiktok-ban-law | Source: C-SPAN    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:21:01


  • "This year’s return of some of these Republicans as potential electors" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5100909 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:21:26


  • "A uranium enrichment facility produces highly enriched uranium by spinning uranium in centrifuges at high speeds." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-unranium-facility-09122024233109.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:21:50


  • "The country, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and is under rafts of UN sanctions" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240913-north-korea-reveals-images-of-uranium-enrichment-facility-for-the-first-time | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:22:21


  • "associated with the Islamist terrorist group Hamas" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/german-state-bans-islamic-center-over-alleged-hamas-links/a-70202681 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:22:39


  • "Stübgen argued that “the embers of an Islamist culture worthy of the Stone Age" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/germany-bans-an-islamist-association-75274 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:23:53


  • "The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold oral arguments on the legal challenge" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-faces-crucial-court-hearing-that-could-decide-fate-in-us/articleshow/113323849.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:24:08


  • "A college campus should be a place where the exploration and sharing of ideas and opinions is able to flourish" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2024/09/12/a-campus-should-not-be-lawless-ag-charges-11-people-involved-in-university-of-michigan-protests/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:25:01


  • "Iran has recently threatened a push towards the bomb. On May 9, an adviser to Khamenei warned that Tehran" ☛ https://www.jns.org/iran-set-to-dramatically-increase-uranium-enrichment/ | Source: JNS    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:25:46


  • "To be fair, this has to an extent always been the case with this candidate." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/psychiatrist-donald-trump-speech-debate | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:26:53


  • "Under Emperor Hirohito, who was considered a god" ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/shinto-roots-of-japans-world-war-ii-atrocities-unearthed-on-ffrf-tv-show/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:27:35


  • "I get that Apple doesn’t want to be responsible for age verification" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/12/age-verification-and-the-app-store/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:29:08


  • "any wrongdoing whatsoever" ☛ https://therecord.media/dna-pledges-millions-to-data-breach | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:29:22


  • "The companies making the software claim it’s all done for the sake of student safety: preventing self-harm" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/13/school-monitoring-software-sacrifices-student-privacy-for-unproven-promises-of-safety/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:29:34


  • "The Data Protection Commission today announced that it has commenced a cross-border statutory inquiry" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/googles-ai-model-faces-probe-over-data-use-in-eu/a-70196734 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:29:49


  • "Shery Thomas, the cyber technology officer and technical director for the Marine Corps Information Command" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ask-the-cio/2024/09/marines-banking-on-identity-services-as-zero-trust-foundation/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:30:46


  • "When I tried to add a description to the clip, Youtube wouldn't let me" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/youtube-channel-tiers.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:32:49


  • "It seems like Threads prioritizes comments over reposts or likes, which isn't necessarily bad." ☛ https://www.businessinsider.com/threads-meta-engagement-rage-bait-viral-katie-notopoulos-i-tried-2024-9 | Source: Business Insider    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:33:11


  • "Digicloud Africa, Google’s reseller enablement partner in Africa" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/google-education-in-africa-digicloud/251656/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:33:30


  • "After disrupting the SMS channel, WhatsApp is piloting calling functionality for large enterprises" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/whatsapp-getting-ai-assistants-for-small-companies-to-customise-ads/articleshow/113302538.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:34:10


  • "Unity Enterprise customers, whom Bromberg said were the largest segment of the platform's users" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/12/unity_cancel_runtime_fees/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:34:27


  • "The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has approved a piece of software that will transform the latest model of Apple" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/12/fda-approval-apple-airpod-hearing-aid/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:34:51


  • "They say that we are born with two ears and one mouth to make us listen more and talk less. I wish that was true." ☛ https://birming.com/sound-silence/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:37:44


  • "The son went on to explain that even if he were to relocate to his mother's city to assist her" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/man-struggling-18-hr-salary-tells-aging-mom-i-dont-have-funds-time-help-you-if-something-1726821 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:38:05


  • "How is this crucial brain-body connection orchestrated? The answer involves the very unusual vagus nerve" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-longest-nerve-in-the-body-vagus-180985045/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:38:45


  • "I drove to the AA building where I knew people would be gathering in preparation for a meeting." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/power-underneath-despair/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:39:02


  • "Apple announced that its most premium earbuds would double as an over-the-counter hearing aid, courtesy of a software update" ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/apple-airpods-pro-granted-fda-approval-to-serve-as-hearing-aids/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:52:44


  • "Crucial has yet to officially announce this vulnerability" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/crucial-mx500-ssd-firmware-susceptible-to-buffer-overflow-security-vulnerability | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:56:49


  • "I guess I would have three suggestions for you in this case: [...]" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2024/09/13/charge-vineyard-aerial-imagery/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:58:14


  • "But with Michigan students continuing to struggle on national and state assessments" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/trump-wants-abolish-department-education-michigan-ready | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10:58:44


  • "Deepening the mystery, the Little Red Dots were only visible for a period of around one billion years" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-puzzled-red-dots-james-webb | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:04:00


  • "And instead of trying to spin the landing into a victory, Boeing executives have been eerily quiet since" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-execs-quiet-since-starliner-landing | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:04:17


  • "The two Starliner test pilots—both retired Navy captains and longtime NASA astronauts" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-09-stuck-space-astronauts-comments-boeing.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:04:40


  • "To be fair, controversies are just the normal course of the scientific method." ☛ https://theconversation.com/cosmology-is-at-a-tipping-point-we-may-be-on-the-verge-of-discovering-new-physics-237695 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:06:37


  • "The x25519 algorithm is a key agreement algorithm" ☛ https://www.amazon.science/blog/better-performing-25519-elliptic-curve-cryptography |    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:07:31


  • "In a new report, a group of aerospace experts have declared that NASA is at a turning point" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/expert-report-nasa-crossroads | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:07:51


  • "Though it was damaged by age, researchers determined the “spectacular” helmet was originally shaped like a cone" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-celtic-helmet-is-the-oldest-ever-found-in-poland-180985065/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:08:14


  • "more Wi-Fi access in the the barracks" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/pentagon-quality-of-life-changes/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:33:54


  • "Moving sites to my flat is a breeze, thanks to FreeBSD. Splitting them into separate hugo sites is not." ☛ https://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/uh-moved/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:34:17


  • "Regardless of whether or not you love RSS as much as I do, thanks for reading my blog via RSS!" ☛ https://danq.me/2024/09/13/thanks-rss-readers/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:35:04


  • "It was too much because it was no longer a hobby for me. It had turned into a side hustle." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2024/09/creative-hobbies-vs-side-hustles | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:35:55


  • "So with that decision behind us, we started to invest ourselves a bit more in what we now consider to be our long-term neighborhood." ☛ https://rscottjones.com/five-ways-to-explore-where-you-live/ | Source: R Scott Jones    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:37:04


  • "Swedish artist Mikael Genberg is ispace's final payload customer for the HAKUTO-R Mission 2" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/13/japan_ispace_moonhouse/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:37:15


  • "access fellow academics had to 'their' computers" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ResearchersAndAdminAccessHere | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:40:51


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

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:41:53


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

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:42:18


  • How To Install Perl on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-perl-fedora-40/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:42:39


  • Step-by-Step Guide: How to Create a Kernel Module for GNU/Linux ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-create-a-kernel-module-for-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:43:35


  • How to Install qbittorrent on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 Jammy JellyFish ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-qbittorrent-on-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:44:13


  • How To install Flarum Forum software on Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04 | 20.04 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-flarum-forum-software-on-ubuntu-22-04-20-04/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:44:36


  • 🔤SpellBinding: ABFTISH Wordo: PEASE gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-14.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:17:43


  • Comparing costs of paper and digital gemini://idiomdrottning.org/paperless    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:18:28


  • Urban Guerilla Camping Wolf gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2171    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:19:26


  • alignment, literally gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2172    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:20:10


  • Down to 32 now. "2577 (89.7 %) capsules are self-signed, 32 (1.1 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 264 (9.2 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:22:18


  • "97 % of the capsules use TLS 1.3, 3 % use TLS 1.2."    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:22:47


  • "There's over 100 (just) posts so doing it manually is out of the question!" ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/converting-a-tumblr-export-from-html-to-markdown-using-bash/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:28:20


  • "Every time I've released Oils in the last year, I've said I would write a project retrospective." ☛ https://www.oilshell.org/blog/2024/09/retrospective.html | Source: Oil Shell    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:28:31


  • "Immediately after the release, you probably didn’t want to upgrade just yet." ☛ https://pythonspeed.com/articles/upgrade-python-3.13/ | Source: Python Speed    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:28:56


  • "This highlighted for me how important it is to think for whom is the prototype?" ☛ https://bentsai.org/posts/prototype-for-whom | Source: Ben Tsai    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:30:11


  • "Zig has a very powerful feature called comptime. Comptime lets you run Zig code at compile time" ☛ https://mitchellh.com/writing/zig-comptime-conditional-disable |    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:30:21


  • "Tables are an essential part of data analysis, serving as a powerful tool to summarize and interpret data. In R, the table()" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/how-to-print-tables-in-r-with-examples-using-table/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:30:42


  • "However, there was the other thing I also learned that day: the whole golf course terminology (par, handicap, etc.)" ☛ https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2024/golf-and-maps/ | Source: Victor Kropp    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:54:24


  • "The event itself was great and was the first time I attended fully a Qt Contributor Summit." ☛ https://carlschwan.eu/2024/09/14/qt-contributor-summit-and-akademy/ | Source: Carl Schwan    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:59:43


  • "Akademy is this yearly thing where bunch of KDE people go to talk about and work on KDE software." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/akademy-2024/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:59:53


  • "To say that the history of Unix is long and convoluted would be a huge understatement." ☛ https://unixhist.crys.site/ |    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:00:27


  • [Old] "Now Michael Lucas has written a book to guide the as yet uninitiated to the fundamentals of the original Unix text editor." ☛ https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2018/04/ed1-mastery-is-must-for-real-unix-person.html | Source: BSDly    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:00:36


  • "What if we took inspiration from the resilience of markets and natural systems?" ☛ https://blog.ignaciobrasca.com/programming/2024/09/13/infinity-db.html | Source: Ignacio Brasca    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:03:06


  • "Tracked as CVE-2024-6678 (CVSS score of 9.9)" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/gitlab-updates-resolve-critical-pipeline-execution-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:03:20


  • "The latest update significantly improves, particularly in video handling and audio components." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-24-09-video-editor/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:04:23


  • "too significant a risk" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-suddenly-drops-nso-group-spyware-lawsuit/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:06:25


  • "The command posts can now be set up and taken down within 15 minutes, she said" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-warmuth-army-drones-surveillance/33117862.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:06:36


  • "Gray and Wilson used a laptop with OpenStreetMap and the current GPS location to find the speed limit of the road" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/13/repurposing-an-automatic-train-control-unit-as-a-car-speedometer/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:07:46


  • "The Raspberry Pi Touch Display is an LCD display that connects to the Raspberry Pi using the DSI connector." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/how-to-use-the-raspberry-pi-touch-display/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:07:55


  • "RVPC kits will be on our web for ordering next week." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/rvpc-the-open-source-hardware-usd-1-retro-style-riscv-computer-with-vga-and-ps2-keyboard-and-buzzer-now-play-small-games/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:08:06


  • "After about a year and a half since the last beta, Haiku R1/beta5 has been released. See “Release Notes” for the release notes" ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:51:45


  • "One exciting development is the transition from the GTK-based Anaconda installer to a web-based one" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-42-to-introduces-new-anaconda-web-ui-installer/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:52:29


  • Starliner Astronauts Say What They’ll Miss During Extended Stay in Space ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/science/boeing-starliner-astronauts-wilmore-williams.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:53:42


  • Boar’s Head Shuts Down Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/health/boars-head-shutdown-listeria-deaths.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:54:11


  • Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Prospect of Human Transmission ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/health/bird-flu-missouri.html    

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


  • Neuroscientists and architects are using this enormous laboratory to make buildings better ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/13/1103935/neuroscientists-architects-enormous-laboratory-make-buildings-better/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:55:16


  • 560,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio as first round of campaign ends ☞ https://kentwired.com/121785/latest-updates/560000-children-in-gaza-vaccinated-against-polio-as-first-round-of-campaign-ends/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:55:51


  • Doctors fight for four-year-old's life in diphtheria outbreak ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.09.2024-doctors-fight-for-four-year-olds-life-in-diphtheria-outbreak.a568628/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:56:11


  • North Korea Reveals Weapons-Grade Uranium Factory ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:56:45


  • Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird for Android/ K-9 Mail: July and August 2024 Progress Report ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/09/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-july-aug-2024-progress-report/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 13:57:57


  • Firefox Nightly: Fantastic Firefox Fixes – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 167 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/09/13/fantastic-firefox-fixes-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-167/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:04:49


  • Post-CrowdStrike Fallout: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Redesigning EDR Vendor Access to backdoored Windows Kernel ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/post-crowdstrike-fallout-microsoft-redesigning-edr-vendor-access-to-windows-kernel/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:12:05


  • 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Infected by Vo1d Malware ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/1-3-million-android-tv-boxes-infected-by-vo1d-malware/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:12:27


  • Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/access-now-welcomes-amendments-to-reform-australias-privacy-act-1988/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:13:07


  • Access Now and KICTANet’s joint memorandum on Kenya’s Assembly and Demonstrations Bill, 2024 ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/joint-memorandum-kenya-assembly-and-demonstrations-bill-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:17:22


  • UNRWA worker killed amid Israeli West Bank operation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240913-rare-death-of-un-worker-as-israel-pursues-west-bank-operation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:17:46


  • Boeing workers in northwest US begin strike after rejecting pay deal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240913-boeing-factory-workers-vote-to-strike-after-rejecting-pay-deal-aviation-usa    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:17:59


  • In a sharp rebuke of Boeing, 30,000 air machinists lower tools to raise picket signs ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0913/boeing-union-strike-union-wages-seattle    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:18:54


  • Some Gazans Say Polio Drive Is Futile While Israel Keeps Bombing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/middleeast/gaza-polio-vaccination-futility.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:19:55


  • KDE Ships Frameworks 6.6.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.6.0/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:20:45


  • Ubuntu Blog: New research predicts networked edge computing will present a $26bn opportunity by 2032 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/edge-computing-opportunity    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:22:30


  • ‘I have nowhere to go’: With Russia at their door, Ukrainians flee Pokrovsk ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0913/ukraine-war-pokrovsk-russia-evacuation-putin    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:23:02


  • Read Putin’s Warning to NATO on Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Weapons ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/putin-warning-nato-missiles.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:23:16


  • Vance Describes Plan to End Ukraine War That Sounds a Lot Like Putin’s ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/us/politics/vance-trump-ukraine-russia-war.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:23:34


  • With Russia in Mind, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Goes to Washington ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/keir-starmer-biden-russia-missiles.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:23:50


  • Russia Expels 6 U.K. Diplomats as Tensions Mount Over Missiles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/russia-britain-ukraine-putin-nato-weapons.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:24:10


  • EU Lifts Sanctions On Mother Of Late Wagner Leader Prigozhin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prigozhin-eu-sanctions-wagner/33118688.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:24:31


  • Zelensky says Kursk offensive 'slowed' Russian advance in eastern Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240913-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-biden-starmer-to-discuss-long-range-arms-for-ukraine    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:38:06


  • Toronto festival cancels screenings of film ‘Russians at War’ over ‘significant threats’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240912-toronto-festival-suspends-screening-of-russian-war-film-over-threats    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:38:29


  • China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun says ‘negotiation’ only way to end wars in Ukraine, Gaza ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/13/chinas-defence-minister-dong-jun-says-negotiation-only-way-to-end-wars-in-ukraine-gaza/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:38:55


  • Biden, Starmer Reaffirm Support For Ukraine But Weapons Restrictions Remain In Place ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/biden-starmer-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-but-weapons-restrictions-remain-in-place/33119379.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:39:13


  • Toronto Festival Drops Screenings Of Russian War Film Over Threats ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-film-festival-toronto/33119356.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:39:35


  • NATO Says 'No Justification' For Missile Attack On Grain Vessel In Black Sea ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-ukraine-black-sea-nato-grain-russia-tilvar-umerov/33119213.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:39:53


  • 49 Ukrainians Freed In Latest Prisoner Swap With Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-prisoner-swap-russia/33118907.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:40:14


  • 'challenging days' https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2024-09-13-microsoft-shedding-650-jobs-in-post-acquisition-adjustment    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:42:46


  • Microsoft cuts more jobs from gaming unit https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/14/business/foreign-business/microsoft-cuts-more-jobs-from-gaming-unit/1971313    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:44:44


  • Reports Say Morale At Xbox Is “Very Low” https://gameranx.com/updates/id/508797/article/reports-say-morale-at-xbox-is-very-low/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:48:06


  • Verizon to lose almost 5,000 employees by March https://mashable.com/article/verizon-layoffs-5000-severance-pay    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:50:12


  • IBM's "culture and stress is definitely higher. Arvind and Rob Thomas seem to think negative reinforcement is the best way to get the sales team to sell more. Come close to your quota numbers to in 6 months or go on a death sentence PIP." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:54:07


  • "Enjoy the memories, the friendships, and the successes but look forward bc the odds you'll return and have the same experience are low." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:54:38


  • "Analyst pump stocks to exit the retail investor, those who keep buying the likes of AI stock at current valuation. We know IBM is primarily a dividend play; it's just riding the contrails of soaring AI stocks. Moreover, IBM stock wasn't doing all that well in the late '80s or early '90s as it struggled and began to    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:55:18


  • "Moreover, IBM stock wasn't doing all that well in the late '80s or early '90s as it struggled and began to transform long before the dot.com bubble." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utqtHk2    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:56:05


  • "Can you please define and explain efficiency @IBM ? Inquiring minds want to know how it works there." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uumFKuc    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:56:16


  • XBox situation shows Microsoft is running out of cash    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:56:32


  • IBM is just rotting while execs and shareholders try to steal any money they can from the sinking boat    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:57:02


  • Russia Releases 45 Indians Fighting In Ukraine, 50 Remain ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/india-war-ukraine-russia-freed/33118830.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:57:36


  • Russian Anti-War Rappers' New Album Blocked On Yandex Music Platform ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kasta-rappers-russia-yandex-blocked/33118723.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:57:52


  • U.S. Stresses No Change In View On Weapons Restrictions Ahead Of U.K. Meeting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strikes-biden-starmer/33118391.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:58:09


  • Starmer, Meeting Biden, Hints at Ukraine Weapons Decision Soon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/us/politics/biden-starmer-ukraine-russia-missiles.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:58:46


  • Britain Is Prodding Biden to Allow Kyiv to Strike in Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/briefing/us-britain-ukraine-missiles-election-night-votes.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:59:02


  • Diplomacy Over Ukraine War Is About Bolstering Forces ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/ukraine-war-blinken-us-lammy.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:59:21


  • Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Missiles in Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/politics/biden-ukraine-weapons.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 14:59:46


  • Armed Forces 'learning communication' from Russian drone incident ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-armed-forces-learning-communication-from-russian-drone-incident.a568652/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:00:30


  • Biden administration unveils new evidence of RT’s key role in Russian intelligence operations globally ☞ https://kentwired.com/121779/latest-updates/biden-administration-unveils-new-evidence-of-rts-key-role-in-russian-intelligence-operations-globally/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:01:01


  • US accuses RT, others of covert arms dealing, global influence operations ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/rt-arms-dealing-global-influence-operations/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:01:21


  • US sanctions Russian news outlet RT for ‘covert operations;’ RT responds with sarcasm ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-sanctions-russian-news-outlet-rt-for-covert-operations-rt-responds-with-sarcasm/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:01:55


  • Russia security service revokes credentials for six British diplomats ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/russia-security-service-revokes-credentials-for-six-british-diplomats/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:02:23


  • Attack on Volkov in Vilnius ordered by another Russian oppositionist – investigation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2359531/attack-on-volkov-in-vilnius-ordered-by-another-russian-oppositionist-investigation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:02:43


  • The Xbox cuts go deeper than Microsoft admits. Read between the lines. Boy, Xbox is dead man walking.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:03:55


  • MSN: "Xbox Has Reportedly Been Told to 'Go Dark' Today". It's like "9/11" to them...    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:05:03


  • Was this "ARTICLE" constructed/composed/vomited by a BS machine (LLM)? https://pc-tablet.com/unveiling-the-paradox-microsofts-ai-hypocrisy-in-the-spotlight/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:06:42


  • LRT English Newsletter: Explosive shipments from Russia ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2359142/lrt-english-newsletter-explosive-shipments-from-russia    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:08:28


  • Russia's RT Network Working Directly With Kremlin To Spread Disinformation, U.S. Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-disinformation-elections-moldova-blinklen-rt-propaganda/33119329.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:08:45


  • Citing Accelerating Inflation, Russian Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-central-bank-key-interest-rate-hike/33118975.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:09:12


  • EU Condemns Alleged Iranian Missile Transfers To Russia, Mulls New Sanctions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-iran-missiles-russia-sanctions/33118932.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:09:34


  • U.S. Activists Convicted On Charges Linked To Russian Political Influence Operation ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-activists-convicted-on-charges-linked-to-russian-political-influence-operation/33118840.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:09:57


  • Russia Declares Poland-Based Belsat TV 'Undesirable' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belarus-belsat-undesirable-poland/33118615.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:10:15


  • Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats It Accuses Of Spying And 'Subversive Activities' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-britain-fsb-spies/33118499.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:11:33


  • North Korea's Kim meets Russia's Shoigu, vows more cooperation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-koreas-kim-meets-russias-shoigu-vows-more-cooperation-kcna-says    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:11:53


  • Useful Idiots: DOJ Moves from Name-and-Shame to Name-and-Disrupt ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/13/useful-idiots-doj-moves-from-name-and-shame-to-name-and-disrupt/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:12:31


  • U.S. Accuses Russian TV Network of Conducting Covert Intelligence Acts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-disinformation-rt.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:13:02


  • Toronto Film Festival Pulls Documentary on Russian Soldiers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/tiff-russian-war-documentary-paused.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:13:40


  • Activist Flees Belarus After Being Charged Over Sending Parcels To 2 Political Prisoners ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-activist-extremism-charge-auchynnikava--kebets-mazyr-brest-lukashenka-protest/33119020.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:14:10


  • Four surveillance towers erected on Latvian-Belarusian border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:14:25


  • House Judiciary Committee Demands Greater Transparency from ASCAP, BMI, Other PROs ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/13/house-judiciary-committee-pros/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:15:23


  • Are you tamed? gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/tamed    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:16:42


  • "A hidden gem on x2600.cc: everything.txt, the entire site in one, clump .txt file. I finished that just now, and looks ok." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2173    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:18:39


  • Join the LibreOffice Development Workshop at our upcoming conference! ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/13/join-the-libreoffice-development-workshop-at-our-upcoming-conference/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:20:05


  • Bring back Free Software funding: Give your feedback to the European Commission ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/13/bring-back-free-software-funding-give-your-feedback-to-the-european-commission/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:20:59


  • A.I. Now Convincingly Replicates a Person's Handwriting... and it's Just as Creepy as it Sounds. ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ai-now-convincingly-replicates-a    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:21:32


  • How to Use the duplicated Function in Base R with Examples ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/how-to-use-the-duplicated-function-in-base-r-with-examples/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:23:08


  • How to Use JSON In Your Python Code ☞ https://thenewstack.io/how-to-use-json-in-your-python-code/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:23:48


  • Fedora 39 approaching end-of-life ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2024/09/13/fedora-39-approaching-end-of-life/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:24:49


  • Number of Gemini Capsules Rising Closer to 4,100, Certificate Authority "Let's Encrypt" Down to 1.1% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/13/Number_of_Gemini_Capsules_Rising_Closer_to_4_100_Certificate_Au.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:25:44


  • TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen3 GNU/Linux Laptop Launches with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-gemini-17-gen3-linux-laptop-launches-with-amd-ryzen-9-7945hx    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:26:12


  • Youtube channel eligibility - Keep dangling them carrots ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/youtube-channel-tiers.html "Have fun."    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:30:01


  • YOU are nobody to YOUTube. Get YOUsed to it. They USE YOU.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:30:37


  • My TedXBillings Talk ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/my-tedxbillings-talk.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:31:26


  • After Akademy 2024 ☞ https://anditosan.wordpress.com/2024/09/13/after-akademy-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:32:42


  • Akademy 2024: broadening, professionalizing, and being awesome ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/13/akademy-2024-broadening-professionalizing-and-being-awesome/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:34:36


  • Jonathan Riddell: git revert name and Akademy ☞ https://jriddell.org/2024/09/12/git-revert-name-and-akademy/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:35:50


  • Akademy and Kdenlive Sprint report ☞ https://kdenlive.org/en/2024/09/akademy-and-kdenlive-sprint-report/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:38:58


  • Akademy 2024 in Würzburg - it was a blast ☞ https://write.as/alexander-lohnau/akademy-2024-in-wurzburg-it-was-a-blast    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:40:35


  • Tour the New Learn WordPress ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/tour-the-new-learn-wordpress/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:44:30


  • Finding Honeypot Data Clusters Using DBSCAN: Part 2, (Fri, Sep 13th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31194    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:45:01


  • Sun and Mail make journalist redundancies in US ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/us-sun-redundancies/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:45:29


  • Does this grisly video really show a Haitian migrant eating a cat, like Trump claimed? Nope ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/does-this-grisly-video-really-show-a-haitian-migrant-eating-a-cat-like-trump-claimed-nope    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:47:10


  • FDA Approves Fashion Company Apple AirPods Pro as Hearing Aids in Industry First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-approves-apple-airpods-pro-as-hearing-aids-in-industry-first    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:48:47


  • Apple Patches Vision Pro Vulnerability to Prevent GAZEploit Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-vision-pro-vulnerability-to-prevent-gazeploit-attacks/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:49:12


  • US government faces shutdown as Congress grapples with funding bill ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240912-us-government-faces-shutdown-as-congress-grapples-with-spending-bill    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:49:58


  • Microsoft 365 was down for thousands of users – here’s what happened ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-365-was-down-for-thousands-of-users-heres-what-happened/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:57:29


  • TTABlog Test: Which of these Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/09/ttablog-test-which-of-these-three_13.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:58:15


  • Platform Regulation After the Supreme Court’s NetChoice Ruling ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/platform-regulation-after-the-supreme-courts-netchoice-ruling/ "discretion on social control media platforms while leaving the door open for other forms of consumer protection rules."    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 15:59:23


  • Disable the Plasma Morphing Popups effect (at least on X11) ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2024/09/disable-plasma-morphing-popups-effect.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:03:11


  • UbuCon Asia 2024: My first ever conference! ☞ https://soumyadghosh.github.io/website/blog/ubucon-asia-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:04:07


  • CISA review: ‘Low hanging’ cyber lapses plague critical infrastructure ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/09/cisa-review-low-hanging-cyber-lapses-plague-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:11:38


  • State Dept looks to test cyber data automation project by year’s end ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/09/state-dept-looks-to-test-cyber-data-automation-project-by-years-end/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:16:13


  • In Other News: Possible Adobe Reader Zero-Day, Hijacking Mobi TLD, WhatsApp View Once Exploit ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-possible-adobe-reader-zero-day-hijacking-mobi-tld-whatsapp-view-once-exploit/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:16:35


  • House Report Shows Chinese Cranes a Security Risk to US Ports ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/house-report-shows-chinese-cranes-a-security-risk-to-us-ports/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:18:03


  • UK Data Centers Gain Critical Infrastructure Status, Raising Green Belt Controversy ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-data-centers-gain-critical-infrastructure-status-raising-green-belt-controversy/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:19:03


  • TfL won't punish the people who made such an awful, vulnerable system but kids who take advantage☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-teen-arrested-over-transport-for-london-hack/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:20:07


  • Coca-Cola suspends distribution in southern Morelos after kidnapping incident ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/coca-cola-suspends-distribution-morelos-kidnapping/ http://killercoke.org/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:26:41


  • Part 2. Maritime security: Redefining regional order in a new security environment ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/part-2-maritime-security-redefining-regional-order-in-a-new-security-environment/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:33:13


  • Part 4. Turkey’s geopolitical role in the Black Sea and European energy security: From pipelines to liquefied natural gas ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/part-4-turkeys-geopolitical-role-in-the-black-sea-and-european-energy-security-from-pipelines-to-liquefied-natural-gas/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:33:33


  • A sea of opportunities: Main takeaways and policy recommendations ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/a-sea-of-opportunities-main-takeaways-and-policy-recommendations/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:34:01


  • DR Congo military court to deliver verdict on 'attempted coup' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240913-dr-congo-military-court-to-deliver-verdict-on-coup-attempt    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:34:36


  • UK report warns focus on national security ‘undermining’ Hong Kong’s reputation as city slams ‘hypocrisy’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/13/uk-report-warns-focus-on-national-security-undermining-hong-kongs-reputation-as-city-slams-hypocrisy/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:35:03


  • UN Security Council resolution imposes stricter sanctions on Sudan to mitigate violence in Darfur ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/un-security-council-resolution-2750-imposes-stricter-sanctions-on-sudan-to-mitigate-violence-in-darfur/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:35:25


  • "Amnesty International has condemned the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) in a Tuesday report for authorizing the Internal Security Agency (ISA) to increase crackdown on dissidents." ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/amnesty-international-condemns-libya-arab-armed-forces-for-allowing-the-suppression-of-dissidents/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:36:46


  • Kyrgyz Opposition Politician Beknazarov Accused Of Money Laundering ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/beknazarov-kyrgyzstan-money-laundering/33118755.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:38:36


  • Why the Fight for Control Over the Philadelphi Corridor? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/middleeast/philadelphi-corridor-israel-gaza-egypt.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:41:45


  • Musk sez... as "news" ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240913-musk-brands-australia-fascists-over-fines-for-tech-giants-spreading-misinformation    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:46:18


  • Hungary prepares to sue EU for border protection costs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/hungary-prepares-to-sue-eu-for-border-protection-costs/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:46:40


  • 250W????????? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-ultra-200-cpu-specs-allegedly-leaked-arrow-lake-tops-out-at-24-cores-and-57-ghz-boost-clock-at-250w    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:48:21


  • You pay for a CPU once. For energy to power it you might pay for 20 years.    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:49:29


  • Commercial [[proprietary]] LTS Qt 6.2.13 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-qt-6.2.13-released    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:51:00


  • Mega El Niños Could Have Inflamed Earth's Most Devastating Extinction ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mega-el-nios-could-have-inflamed-earths-most-devastating-extinction    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:51:49


  • High Doses of ADHD Drug Can Cause Serious Side Effects, Study Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/high-doses-of-adhd-drug-can-cause-serious-side-effects-study-warns    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 16:57:37


  • Humans Keep Growing an Extra Artery in Their Arms, And Here's Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-keep-growing-an-extra-artery-in-their-arms-and-heres-why    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:01:53


  • BillBC after Savile and Bill Gates... still has a pedo problem ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/foresight-news-diary-16-22-september-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:03:35


  • "The former defence and education secretary argued the Mail story contained several inaccuracies." ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/featherstone-gavin-williamson-complains-ipso-mail-online-grimmest-village-deleted/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:03:55


  • MPPT controller for custom trike ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202409/mppt-controller-for-custom-trike.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:07:37


  • Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/13/spotify-stock-ted-sarandos-sale/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:10:06


  • Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 37 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-37-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:10:52


  • "Many people commented that it was well organized and fun and one of the highlights of the week." ☞ https://danielpocock.com/houston-energy-climate-week-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:11:57


  • Frank Ch. Eigler: meanwhile ☞ http://web.elastic.org/~fche/blog4/posts/meanwhile/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:12:55


  • The evolution of PON ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/13/the-evolution-of-pon/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:13:21


  • "Why People Should Not Use Hey Hi (AI) or the Internet to Diagnose Their Medical Conditions: A Comprehensive Analysis" ☞ https://medevel.com/the-dangers-of-digital-self-diagnosis-why-ai-and-internet-searches-cant-replace-medical-professionals/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:15:20


  • GNOME Foundation opens search for new Executive Director ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990270/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:16:48


  • Must-Attend Sessions at SOSS Community Day EU and Open Source Summit Europe 2024 ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/09/13/must-attend-sessions-at-soss-community-day-eu-and-open-source-summit-europe-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:17:31


  • Pay attention to WHY Holly left. Who wants to inherit this MESS? https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/09/13/search-for-new-executive-director/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:18:14


  • Welcome to Artificial Intelligence! LOL, no! ☞ https://ultimateedition.info/welcome-to-artificial-intelligence/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:19:30


  • "Dual-core 32-bit Hazard3 RISC-V" ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/13/raspberry-pi-rp2350-industrial-io-controller/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:20:17


  • Xarelto case: patient information not state of the art ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/bayer-xarelto-case-patient-information-not-state-of-the-art/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:21:20


  • “Directed to” vs. “Reciting” vs. “Involving” an Abstract Idea ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/09/directed-reciting-involving.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:21:34


  • First on the SIDO scene ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/first-on-the-sido-scene.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:21:59


  • China to raise retirement age to 63 as ageing population puts pressure on economy, healthcare systems ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/13/china-to-raise-retirement-age-to-63-as-ageing-population-puts-pressure-on-economy-healthcare-systems/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:24:10


  • Like Mickey Mouse and copyrights... you never quite get there    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:24:33


  • People saving in a pension.. WHAT age? Remember what King Macron did in France. Nobody remember anymore?    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:25:50


  • The Presidential Campaign, After Philadelphia ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-presidential-campaign-after-philadelphia    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:26:14


  • Skyscraper Tsunami Unleashed by Seismic Anomaly Never Seen Before ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/skyscraper-tsunami-unleashed-by-seismic-anomaly-never-seen-before    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:27:17


  • A Completely New Structure of Light Has Been Created: The Chiral Vortex ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-completely-new-structure-of-light-has-been-created-the-chiral-vortex    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:27:35


  • Friends don’t let friends reuse nonces ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/09/13/friends-dont-let-friends-reuse-nonces/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:27:59


  • The PR, marketing and spam industry buying the media? https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-mergers-news-tracker/raconteur-bought-technology-advice/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:28:53


  • Child sex abuse allegations in Malaysia welfare homes: 13 kids sexually assaulted, police say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/child-sex-abuse-allegations-in-malaysia-welfare-homes-13-kids-sexually-assaulted-police-say    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:31:56


  • China Raises Retirement Age for the First Time Since the 1950s ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/china-retirement-age.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:32:14


  • Dejected Social Media Users Call ‘Garbage Time’ Over China’s Ailing Economy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/asia/china-economy-garbage-time.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:32:29


  • With an aging workforce and a shrinking population, China raises retirement ages ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/0913/china-retirement-age-population-demographics    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:33:11


  • Unemployment high, so make 'em kamikaze? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/national-military-training-children-college-students-09132024111826.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:33:41


  • Ballard restructures: Job cuts, executive changes, strategic shift in China ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/ballard-restructures-job-cuts-executive-changes-strategic-shift-in-china/2114849.article/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:33:58


  • Global China Newsletter—US-China rivalry in the Middle East and Pacific as 5G Competition Intensifies ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/global-china/global-china-newsletter-us-china-rivalry-in-the-middle-east-and-pacific-as-5g-competition-intensifies/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:34:14


  • Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990202/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:34:47


  • “You’re not smiling enough” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/youre-not-smiling-enough/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:35:48


  • Latvian Radio uncovers the criminal world of phone scammers and money mules ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/13.09.2024-latvian-radio-uncovers-the-criminal-world-of-phone-scammers-and-money-mules.a568361/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:36:09


  • More Rumblings of a Major Spotify Video Buildout — Creators Reportedly Receive Seven-Figure Non-Exclusive Offers to Upload Content ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/13/spotify-video-expansion/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:36:36


  • The state of documentation for the GNU C library and kernel ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/13/state-documentation-gnu-c-library-and-kernel    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:37:06


  • "We don’t get enough electrochemistry hacks on these pages, so here’s [Markus Bindhammer] of YouTube/Marb’s lab fame to give us a fix with their hand-built general-purpose electrochemistry device." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/building-a-multi-purpose-electrochemistry-device/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:38:31


  • Empowering Data Science: How R is Transforming Research in Cameroon ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/empowering-data-science-how-r-is-transforming-research-in-cameroon/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:38:57


  • Dual DE Setup Hyprland (ML4W 2.9.6) && Cosmic on Arch GNU/Linux (minimal) via Paru ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/09/dual-de-setup-hyprland-ml4w-961-cosmic.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:40:11


  • WebLogic is proprietary, therein lies the problem ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-hadooken-linux-malware-targets-weblogic-servers/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:41:23


  • Create a Static Pod in Kubernetes: Step-by-Step Guide ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/create-a-static-pod-kubernetes    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:41:44


  • Backup and Restore Kubernetes Cluster for Disaster Recovery ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/backup-restore-kubernetes-cluster    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:42:07


  • Fedora 42 to Introduces New Anaconda Web UI Installer ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-42-to-introduces-new-anaconda-web-ui-installer/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:43:04


  • KDE Frameworks 6.6.0 Is Out, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-6-0-is-out/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:43:13


  • Shotcut 24.09 Delivers Key Fixes and User-Requested Features ☞ https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-24-09-video-editor/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:43:23


  • Remi Collet: PHP version 8.2.24RC1 and 8.3.12RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2024/09/13/PHP-version-8.2.24RC1-and-8.3.12RC1    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:45:09


  • Linux / UNIX: DNS Lookup Command ☞ https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-dns-lookup-command/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:46:21


  • Install LXQt Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-lxqt-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-22-04-20-04-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:46:38


  • 3 Ways to install Inkscape on Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-to-install-inkscape-on-ubuntu-20-04-22-04-lts/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:47:00


  • Keypunch – practice your typing skills ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/keypunch-practice-typing-skills/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:49:52


  • snowdrop – text watermarking and watermark recovery ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/snowdrop-text-watermarking-watermark-recovery/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:50:10


  • 17 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based GNU/Linux Calculators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-terminal-based-linux-calculators/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:50:27


  • kn – navigate folders quickly ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kn-navigate-folders-quickly/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:50:40


  • [Video] Why Hurd and MINIX (or BSD) Didn't Get Ahead of Linux? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/13/Video_Why_Hurd_and_MINIX_or_BSD_Didn_t_Get_Ahead_of_Linux.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:51:30


  • What is InstructLab and how do you use it? 9 quick videos to help you get started ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-is-instructlab    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:53:41


  • "When it comes to polarizing and confusing questions in electronics, wiring up shields is on the top-10 list when sorted by popularity." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/where-do-you-connect-the-shield/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:55:21


  • arduboy ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/2024-tiny-games-contest-neat-pcb-business-card-was-inspired-by-the-arduboy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:56:00


  • "Sometimes there’s nothing more rewarding than pulling apart an old piece of hardware of mysterious origin." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/pulling-apart-an-old-satellite-truck-tracker/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:57:08


  • AMD Z1 Extreme beats defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 258V in DX12 gaming benchmark — Zen 4 chip offers over 90% higher performance ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-z1-extreme-beats-intel-core-ultra-7-258v-in-dx12-gaming-benchmark-zen-4-chip-offers-over-90-higher-performance    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:58:33


  • Italian authorities bust a $52 million video game trafficking ring — criminals smuggled pirated games and bootleg consoles from China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/italian-authorities-bust-a-dollar52-million-video-game-trafficking-ring-criminals-smuggled-pirated-games-and-bootleg-consoles-from-china    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 17:59:21


  • Spidermonkey Development Blog: SpiderMonkey Newsletter (Firefox 130-131) ☞ https://spidermonkey.dev/blog/2024/09/12/newsletter-firefox-130-131.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:00:16


  • Weyland ☞ https://blog.jimmac.eu/2024/weyland/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:01:08


  • noyb WIN: Belgian DPA “settlement” turned into proper legal orders on deceptive cookie banners ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-win-belgian-dpa-settlement-turned-proper-legal-orders-deceptive-cookie-banners    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:02:38


  • FDA Approves Fashion Company Apple AirPods Pro 2 As First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/12/fda-approves-apple-airpods-pro-2-as-first-otc-hearing-aids/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:07:40


  • Boeing Starliner back on Earth ☞ https://rubenerd.com/boeing-starliner-back-on-earth/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:08:51


  • The Fridge: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS released ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/09/13/ubuntu-22-04-5-lts-released/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:09:45


  • Monthly antiX Full snapshots ☞ https://antixlinux.com/monthly-antix-full-snapshots/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:12:58


  • Shotcut 24.09 Video Editor Brings Fixes for Major New Bugs, Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-24-09-video-editor-brings-fixes-for-major-new-bugs-improvements    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:13:40


  • KDE Frameworks 6.6 Is Out with Support for Cross-Desktop Thumbnail Generators ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-6-is-out-with-support-for-cross-desktop-thumbnail-generators    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:13:56


  • Linux Plumbers Conference: Playback of Presenter and BBB Training is available ☞ https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2024/09/13/playback-of-presenter-and-bbb-training-is-available/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:15:26


  • How to Check GPU Usage on GNU/Linux Systems ☞ https://itsfoss.com/gpu-usage-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:16:20


  • Ubuntu 24.10 Fixes a Pesky File Picker Paper-Cut ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/ubuntu-24-10-fixes-missing-thumbnails-file-picker    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:17:33


  • Raspberry Pi Imager Gets Qt 6 Port, Now Offers AppImages on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/raspberry-pi-imager-official-appimage    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:17:58


  • "It’s Friday the 13th, and despite having to dodge black cats and poorly located ladders" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/13/hackaday-podcast-episode-288-cyanotypes-antique-21-segment-displays-and-the-voynich-manuscript-in-a-new-light/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:23:01


  • More Staffing Cuts at NY Public Radio — Digital Formats, Declining Radio Listenership Blamed ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/13/more-staffing-cuts-ny-public-radio/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:23:58


  • If You Wanna Be Gnome’s Executive Director You Have a Week to Apply ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/09/if-you-wanna-be-gnomes-executive-director-you-have-a-week-to-apply/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:25:23


  • Latvian hospitals start to introduce restrictions due to Covid spreading ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/13.09.2024-latvian-hospitals-start-to-introduce-restrictions-due-to-covid-spreading.a568626/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:25:56


  • Updated after 8 months https://www.xda-developers.com/how-check-cpu-memory-utilization-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:29:30


  • "See, the GTK file chooser often only shows existing file thumbnails, i.e., ones already generated through the Nautilus file manager, a process that happens whenever you open/reload a folder with new files in." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/ubuntu-24-10-fixes-missing-thumbnails-file-picker    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:29:57


  • "Initially supposed to arrive two weeks ago, Ubuntu 22.04.5 was delayed until yesterday. This point-release for the 22.04 LTS branch comes with multiple updates and fixes, as usual." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ubuntu-22-04-5-launches-as-a-minor-update-to-the-22-04-LTS-branch.887879.0.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:30:28


  • Why eBPF is critical and how it’s getting better https://www.networkworld.com/article/3518212/why-ebpf-is-critical-and-how-its-getting-better.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:31:56


  • "While GNOME 47 won't alter the landscape for Linux desktops like previous incarnations, it does include some features that will improve the overall experience." https://www.zdnet.com/article/whats-new-in-gnome-47-6-features-that-make-it-a-worthy-upgrade/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:33:09


  • "The Linux Mint team is busy cooking interesting recipes for improvements. What is it this time?" https://news.itsfoss.com/default-cinnamon-linux-mint-changes/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:33:59


  • WebLogic is proprietary, therein lies the problem https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/new-linux-malware-campaign-exploits.html    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:34:40


  • "So, how are the Youth of Today™ turning out?" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 18:36:05


  • Logo of 'GNU Taler' https://taler.net/images/logo-2021.svg    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 19:36:01


  • Owner of company that spied on Assange for the CIA was collaborating with Spain’s secret service https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-09-13/owner-of-company-that-spied-on-assange-for-the-cia-was-collaborating-with-spains-secret-service.html#    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:13:50


  • Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007 https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242789/meta-training-ai-models-facebook-instagram-photo-post-data spy agency that trains your profile on your own data    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:14:56


  • "When you have a GPU on board, integrated or dedicated, there are some programs that help you get the necessary stats to check its temperature, free memory, and more. You can use them on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions as well." https://itsfoss.com/gpu-usage-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:17:27


  • "Detailed in a Discourse forum post from Canonical's Oliver Smith, the Interim Engineering Director for Ubuntu Desktop, it goes over the idea behind this new security feature that has been multiple-years in the making" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/ubuntu-2410-gets-a-new-snap-feature-to-handle-prompting-for-app-permissions/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:18:05


  • "The Steam Deck won’t survive another year without a meaningful performance upgrade." https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/09/12/steam-deck-wont-survive-2025-without-a-significant-upgrade/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:18:47


  • No, but it'll try to piggyback the brand "LINUX" to legitimise a PONZI SCHEME https://blockworks.co/newsletter/daily/issue/post_6a4e1a2e-4495-4a61-a46e-7c3a00f7e7ed    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:19:30


  • Use Samba on Linux for Essential Home Network File Sharing: Here's How https://www.howtogeek.com/use-samba-on-linux-for-home-network-file-sharing/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:20:57


  • "The Linux-powered notebook can ship with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics cards and up to 96 GB RAM." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-gemini-17-gen3-linux-laptop-launches-with-amd-ryzen-9-7945hx    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:21:33


  • "For one, this open-source and cross-platform image writing tool now uses Qt 6." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/raspberry-pi-imager-official-appimage But Qt 6 is proprietary    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:22:25


  • "Haiku is a free and open-source operating system, based on the technical and design foundations of the now-defunct BeOS, instead of Linux or Unix. After more than a year since the last release, Haiku R1 Beta 5 is now available to download." https://www.howtogeek.com/haiku-os-r1-beta-5-release/    

posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 20:23:13



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