Roy Schestowitz

• U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/health/alcohol-surgeon-general-warning.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:08:38

• In Kenya, community health volunteers fight for pay and status ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2025/0103/community-health-workers-kenya-pay    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:08:50

• Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/03/cdc-sick-season/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:09:04

• Self-employed in Lithuania to pay higher health insurance fees ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2452187/self-employed-in-lithuania-to-pay-higher-health-insurance-fees    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:09:18

• UN experts denounce attacks on Gaza hospitals as ‘blatant disregard’ for health rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-experts-denounce-attacks-on-gaza-hospitals-as-blatant-disregard-for-health-rights/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:09:37

• Alcohol should have cancer warning label, top US health official says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250103-alcohol-should-have-cancer-warning-label-us-surgeon-general    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:09:49

• Mismanagement to blame for massive fish die-offs, Guerrero fishermen say ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/guerrero-fish-die-offs-cutzamala-reservoir-mismanagement/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:10:19

• Flu epidemic gains momentum in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/03.01.2025-flu-epidemic-gains-momentum-in-latvia.a582221/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:10:44

• Pharmacy work chaotic after new law adoption, says industry ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/03.01.2025-pharmacy-work-chaotic-after-new-law-adoption-says-industry.a582254/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:11:00

• More Than 300 People Flee Building Fire in South Korea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/asia/south-korea-fire-seongnam.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:15:24

• South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/asia/south-korea-president-yoon-arrest-fail.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:15:41

• Which Countries Warn That Alcohol May Cause Cancer? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/world/alcohol-cancer-warnings-countries.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:15:58

• South Korean presidential guards prevent arrest of impeached Yoon after tense stand-off ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-authorities-moving-to-arrest-impeached-president-yoon-yonhap    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:16:22

• But the wheels failed in 2 planes in 2 days, it's not the engine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-extends-boeing-737-800-inspections-following-fatal-crash    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:16:54

• South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage after fatal crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-lift-jeju-air-plane-tail-after-fatal-crash    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:17:09

• South Korea's Yoon: Embittered survivor facing unprecedented arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-yoon-embittered-survivor-facing-unprecedented-arrest    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:17:23

• South Korea's acting president vows continued cooperation with US, Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-acting-president-vows-continued-cooperation-with-us-japan    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:17:36

• Supporters of South Korea's Yoon adopt 'Stop the Steal', hope Trump will help ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/supporters-of-south-koreas-yoon-adopt-stop-the-steal-hope-trump-will-help    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:17:50

• Dozens rescued after fire engulfs South Korea building, emergency department says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/people-reported-trapped-in-building-on-fire-in-south-koreas-seongnam-ytn    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:18:09

• South Korea sees largest influenza outbreak since 2016 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-sees-largest-influenza-outbreak-since-2016    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:18:29

• Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/blinken-heads-to-south-korea-japan-and-france    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:18:54

• Malaysian palace says clemency bids must go to pardons board ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-palace-says-clemency-bids-must-go-to-pardons-board    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:24:01

• Four who died after countdown concert in KL had consumed Ecstasy: Malaysia police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/four-who-died-after-countdown-concert-in-kl-had-consumed-ecstasy-malaysia-police    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:24:18

• Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-doubles-patrols-to-find-myanmar-migrant-boats-after-nearly-200-detained    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:24:50

• PAS pushes Islamic agenda with eye on next Malaysia election ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/pas-pushes-islamic-agenda-with-eye-on-next-malaysia-election    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:25:01

• China urges safety assessments after deadly year in commercial aviation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-urges-safety-assessments-after-deadly-year-in-commercial-aviation "In 2024, 318 people died in commercial flight incidents around the world."    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:26:03

• China gives government workers first big pay bump in a decade to boost economy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-gives-government-workers-first-big-pay-bump-in-a-decade-to-boost-economy    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:26:20

• India says it conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/india-says-conveyed-concerns-to-china-over-hydropower-dam-in-tibet    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:26:32

• "‘Is this the gate to the Underworld?’ social control media users complain." ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/03/china-guangzhou-metro-subway-exit-coffin/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:27:04

• South China Sea: 5 things to watch in 2025 ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/03/china-taiwan-vietnam-philippines-asean/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:27:27

• China hits US defence firms with sanctions over Taiwan arms sales ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/03/china-hits-us-defence-firms-with-sanctions-over-taiwan-arms-sales/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:27:52

• Reworking and porting my KRunner plugins ☞ https://alex1701c.github.io/2025/01/03/krunner-plugins.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:28:49

• EDATEC ED-SBC3300 is an industrial mini-ITX motherboard for the Raspberry Pi CM5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/03/edatec-ed-sbc3300-raspberry-pi-cm5-mini-itx-motherboard/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:29:41

• Latvian banks told when they can expect the inspectors ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/03.01.2025-latvian-banks-told-when-they-can-expect-the-inspectors.a582231/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:29:59

• UPC is illegal and Bristows fought for this illegality to come about; JUVE is now normalising this illegality for money, as the corruption spilled over to the media, too ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/novartis-fights-accords-upc-lawsuit-with-bristows/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:31:26

• $2,000 awarded for Lab Technology communication patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/1/3/2000-awarded-for-lab-technology-communication-patent-prior-art    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:32:08

• $2,000 awarded for Querytron Heggem search patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/1/3/2000-awarded-for-querytron-heggem-search-patent-prior-art    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:32:21

• Software Patent: Ascend Innovations entity, Byteweavr, validation patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/1/1/ascend-innovation-entity-byteweavr-validation-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:32:38

• Mail(1) and resizing ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/01/03/mail1-and-resizing/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:33:02

• "Organizing Components, The Easy Way" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/organizing-components-the-easy-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:33:24

• Weather Display ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/landing-soon-this-beautiful-weather-display/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:33:38

• Louis-Philippe Véronneau: Montreal's Debian & Stuff - December 2024 ☞ https://veronneau.org/montreals-debian-stuff-december-2024.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:34:07

• BBC local radio station showed ‘systemic failure’ on night of disorder ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/bbc-local-radio-station-showed-systemic-failures-on-night-of-disorder/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:34:39

• 2024 Income Sources ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/23940    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:35:15

• Custom Firmware Adds Capabilities To Handie Talkie ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/custom-firmware-adds-capabilities-to-handie-talkie/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:37:18

• Taavi Väänänen: Automatically updating reverse DNS entries for my Hetzner servers ☞ https://taavi.wtf/posts/hetzner-auto-revdns/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:37:49

• Math On A Checkerboard ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/math-on-a-checkerboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:38:27

• Weighing Bees ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/a-new-life-for-a-conference-badge-weighing-bees/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:38:35

• Myanmar enacts cybersecurity law restricting digital communication ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/myanmar-enacts-cybersecurity-law-restricting-digital-communication/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:39:02

• Rohingyas' return to Myanmar uncertain, despite rebel control of Bangladesh border ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/03/myanmar-rohingya-return-aa/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:39:25

• Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-israeli-strikes-kill-at-least-42-in-gaza-as-stalled-ceasefire-talks-set-to-resume    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:39:32

• run LLM Hey Hi (AI) locally without internet access ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/01/04/run-llm-ai-locally-without-internet-access/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:39:57

• Disappearing Messages Don’t Work — And They’re Great ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/disappearing-messages-dont-work-and-theyre-great    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:40:40

• Luis Villa: Reading in 2024—tools ☞ https://lu.is/2025/01/reading-in-2024-tools/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:41:12

• Planning to pack panniers in custom trike ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202501/planning-to-pack-panniers-in-custom-trike.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:41:37

• Google Summer of Code 2024 Reports: Test root device and root file system selection ☞ http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2024_diviyam    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:41:59

• Formaldehyde ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-report-public-health | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:42:24

• A Golden Opportunity that Canonical and I.C.B.M. Intentionally Ignore (in Order to Appease Microsoft) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:42:42

• yt-dlp: “Requested range not satisfiable” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/requested-range-not-satisfiable/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:43:14

• On Virtue Signalling ☞ https://kevquirk.com/blog/on-virtue-signalling    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:43:55

• How to Disable IPv6 on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:47:42

• How To Set, Change, and Recover Your MySQL Root Password ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-set-change-recover-mysql-root-password/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:47:56

• How To Use SCP (Secure Copy) With SSH Key Authentication ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-secure-copy-with-ssh-key-authentication/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:48:07

• "What we know about the Russians who came of age under Vladimir Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/03/generation-p | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:49:20

• "RISC-V core called XiangShan." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/high-performance-risc-v/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:49:56

• Looktech’s AI-powered smart glasses offer a 14-hour battery life, 13MP camera, and linear audio for $209 and up (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/03/looktech-ai-smart-glasses-offer-a-14-hour-battery-life-13mp-camera-and-linear-audio/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:54:12

• Radxa Cubie 5A – A compact Allwinner A527/T527 SBC with HDMI 2.0, dual GbE, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/04/radxa-cubie-5a-allwinner-a527-t527-sbc-with-hdmi-2-0-dual-gbe-wifi-6-bluetooth-5-4/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:54:49

• browsr – file explorer in your terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/browsr-file-explorer-terminal/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:57:41

• rtfetch – Neofetch but in Rust ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rtfetch-neofetch-rust/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:57:52

• Bevel – command line history in an SQLite database ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bevel-command-line-history-sqlite-database/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:58:00

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Cisco Packet Tracer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-cisco-packet-tracer/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:58:09

• xplr – hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/xplr-hackable-minimal-fast-tui-file-explorer/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:58:18

• hiSHtory – better shell history ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hishtory-better-shell-history/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 05:58:43

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1165.jpg    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:01:00

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1515.jpg    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:01:06

• "NNCP can request files from a neighbor using the `nncp-freq` command. If Bob has configured his node to accept file requests from Alice, then she can send an freq packet to Bob, and his node will automatically create a file packet for Alice in return." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202501/20250104-extended-file-requests-with-nncp.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:02:00

• Volunteering gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20250104.txt    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:02:46

• "This was sent to Clear Channel stations shortly after the September 11 attacks, and it suggested songs that were not appropriate to play on the air. Read through the whole list. It's funny as fuck, and terribly sad at the same time." gemini://the-brannons.com/triggered/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:03:51

• "got out for an early morning run today for the first time in a long time. it was cold and dark and snowing and my hands got chapped. but it felt good. now my body feels like jelly. i will be in jelly mode for rest of the weekend ~(｡ꏿ﹏ꏿ)~" gemini://elle.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-01-05.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:06:04

• Crackers Terrify US Intelligence After Infiltrating Guam https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-01-03/chinese-cyber-hackers-terrify-us-intelligence-after-infiltrating-guam"    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:08:21

• FSF Blogs: Free Software Supporter -- Issue 201, January 2025 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fss-issue-201-january-2025    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:09:19

• FSF Blogs: December GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Eighteen new GNU releases! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/december-2024-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandali    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:09:36

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-01-03 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2025-01-03    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:09:46

• Fauna’s farewell stream #faunline ☞ https://rubenerd.com/faunas-farewell-stream/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:13:44

• Correctional Services Minister only JCPS cluster member to answer all Parliamentary questions ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/governance/governance-governance/correctional-services-minister-only-jcps-cluster-member-to-answer-all-parliamentary-questions/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:14:37

• "Hackaday Podcast Episode 302" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-302-scroll-wheels-ball-screws-and-a-new-year-for-usb-c/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:15:19

• Five Ways Surveillance Giant Google Could Improve Search In 2025 That Have Nothing To Do With Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/01/five-ways-google-could-improve-search-in-2025-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-ai/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:17:04

• Chinese cat owners feed Covid-19 pills to pets to beat deadly virus ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinese-cat-owners-feed-covid-pills-to-pets-to-beat-deadly-virus    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:18:04

• China says ‘determined’ to continue opening economy to world in 2025 as consumption remains weak ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/03/china-says-determined-to-continue-opening-economy-to-world-in-2025-as-consumption-remains-weak/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:18:33

• Not enough infantry sees other SA Army musterings used for border protection ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/not-enough-infantry-sees-other-sa-army-musterings-used-for-border-protection/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:19:25

• Suicide rate in Israeli army hits 13-year high amid ongoing war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250103-suicide-rate-in-israeli-army-hits-thirteen-year-high-amid-ongoing-war    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:19:35

• WisMesh TAP is a battery-powered Meshtastic client with a touchcreen display housed in an IP65-rated enclosure ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/03/wismesh-tap-battery-powered-meshtastic-client-with-a-touchcreen-display-housed-in-an-ip65-rated-enclosure/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:20:56

• TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/politics/tiktok-ban-supreme-court.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:21:50

• He’s been called ‘online beggar’, but Fentanylware (TikTok) creator goes live to support family after losing job ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ice-cream-yummy-fills-the-tummy-filipino-dads-and-grandmas-become-tiktok-influencers    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:22:04

• [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:22:14

• "Another great deal here for you with the Speedrunning with Awesome Games Done Quick Humble Bundle. Some good compatibility across Linux desktop and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-awesome-games-done-quick-humble-bundle-is-a-good-deal-not-to-be-missed/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:27:35

• KDE Connect› https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/01/kde-connect-how-to-pair-kubuntu-laptop-and-android-phone.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:28:26

• "Cybertruck driver left behind rant praising Trump and Musk, slamming Democrats • Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/01/04/cybertruck-driver-left-behind-rant-praising-trump-and-musk-slamming-democrats/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:33:50

• "What I learned from watching Fox News after the New Orleans attack" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-04/what-i-learned-from-watching-fox-news-after-the-new-orleans-terrorist-attack    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:34:05

• "Jimmy Carter's final act of charity" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/newsletter/2025-01-04/opinion-newsletter-jimmy-carter-opinion    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:34:19

• "Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/jimmy-carters-funeral-begins-by-tracing-100-years-from-rural-georgia-to-the-world-stage-1852003    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:34:30

• "From Plains to Atlanta, a Rolling Tribute Traces Jimmy Carter’s Life" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/jimmy-carter-memorial-georgia-washington.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:34:59

• "Jimmy Carter's days-long funeral starts with hometown procession" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jimmy-carter-1.7423177    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:35:14

• "Italy’s Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/europe/italy-donald-trump-meloni-visit.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:35:27

• iophk: more charades instead of investigations https://kansasreflector.com/2025/01/04/new-orleans-suspects-apparent-loyalty-to-islamic-state-group-highlights-threat-of-lone-wolf-terror/ ("New Orleans suspect's apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights threat of lone wolf terror")    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:35:58

• "I’m Getting Old Apparently" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/01/04/im-getting-old-apparently.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:36:09

• "Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian, North Korean troop losses" https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-shoots-down-8-missiles-captures-ukraine-settlement-says-defense-ministry/7924204.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:36:38

• "Zelenskyy says Russia lost battalion of North Korean soldiers in 2 days in Kursk region: report" https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/103_389706.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:36:46

• "Aldri mer Hiroshima eller Nagasaki | Lars Egelands blogg" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://larsegeland.com/2025/01/04/aldri-mer-hiroshima-eller-nagasaki/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:36:56

• "Dalziel was charged with, and later pleaded guilty to, 11 copyright offenses for selling items without a license from the owner" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hacker-stole-unreleased-coldplay-shawn-mendes-songs-sentenced-1235225015/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:40:21

• "Their daughter, say Hübig and her husband, was convinced that the film was real and that it showed her mother at a younger age." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/artificial-intelligence-and-deepfakes-the-growing-problem-of-fake-porn-images-a-82fd8d6c-f4e3-4237-9066-978cbed496cf | Source: Spiegel    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:40:44

• [Old] "The DOJ and the FTC in the US have been looking into competition in the AI sphere since January." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/09/11/the-world-is-not-enough-us-and-france-escalate-nvidia-antitrust-investigations/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 06:43:54

• "As SimilarWeb’s data shows, HiAnime.to received 331.6 million visits in November 2024." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/hianime-outranks-disneyplus-in-the-u-s-with-record-364m-monthly-visits-250104/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:27:03

• "return movement" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/europe/kosovo-albanians-christianity-islam.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:28:53

• "That means incomes for this demographic increased at a rate above inflation. ‘Real’ incomes, meaning incomes adjusted for inflation, declined for people in the middle of the income scale, meanwhile." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250103/study-finds-danish-median-incomes-down-as-wage-inequality-rises | Source: The Local DK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:29:48

• "Earlier this week, the California Highway Patrol sent an Amber Alert push notification to phones in the Los Angeles area about a 14-year-old girl that authorities believed had been abducted." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/amber-alert-paywall-california/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:31:29

• "In the latest episode of the Jacobin Radio podcast Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber discusses the Democrats’ long-standing attachment to identity politics and why this form of politics can't meaningfully fight oppression." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/01/democrats-identity-politics-elites-podcast/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:31:53

• "As bad as that situation is, we are practically a Utopia when compared to the Democratic Republic of Congo. There, the vast mineral wealth the country has have been more of a curse than anything else." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/drc-sues-apple-over-blood-minerals-says-it-can-prove-it/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:32:39

• "The drama at the Post can be interpretated as symptom of a certain normalization of the Trump anomaly as it pertains to journalism" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-04/trump-doubles-down-on-attacking-a-weakened-press.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:34:11

• "But an expert with the digital rights group Myanmar Internet Project, who asked to be identified only as U Han, said the law is more focused on suppressing rights than protecting the public." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/myanmar-s-new-cybercrime-law-will-suppress-information-say-analysts/7923821.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:37:25

• "The rough of the unpublished cartoon shows billionaires and Mickey Mouse, symbolizing Disney, bowing and offering bags of money to Trump, standing atop a pedestal." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/04/editorial-cartoonist-ann-telnaes-resigns-from-the-washington-post-when-her-cartoon-criticizing-bezos-is-killed.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:37:56

• "I've never ever, since I've worked for the Post in 2008, been not allowed to comment on certain topics by having cartoons being killed." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5248299 | Source: NPR    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:38:40

• cartoonist   

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:39:33

• "As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-paper-rejects-sketch-of-bezos-bowing-to-trump-1852004 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:39:40

• "A draft of the cartoon Telnaes says was censored" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-cartoonist-quits-washington-post-over-trump-bezos-sketch/a-71217328 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:40:22

• "An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper's billionaire owner grovelling before Donald Trump was rejected." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/cartoonist-quits-washington-post-over-rejected-sketch-mocking-owner-jeff-bezos-trump-7400700 | Source: NDTV    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:41:03

• "I’ve worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist." ☛ https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post |    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:41:27

• "Books aren’t banned because of any (unproven) negative impact they’ve ever had on children. Books are banned because of scared adults." ☛ https://json.blog/2025/01/04/banning-books-that-are-developmentally.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:41:47

• "Tim Cook gives $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee. I think this event will be a turning point in how we view the Apple CEO." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/01/04/the-long-goodbye-for-tim.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:43:01

• "Cook’s contribution, first reported by Axios, marks the latest deluge of cash from billionaires into Trump’s inauguration January 20." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tim-cook-trump-inauguration-donate-apple-b2673585.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:43:27

• "Ultimately, if you feel strongly about not using a product, that's up to you. But trying to impose your views on others is not cool. Instead, why not try politely letting them know about your concerns in case they weren't aware, and then leave them to make up their own mind." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/on-virtue-signalling | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:44:14

• Making up numbers to distract from Microsoft's debt and massive losses in this area of vapourware ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2264185.html | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:45:43

• "Open Source offers a check on power, yet some ways of wielding power are still better than others." ☛ https://openpath.quest/2024/leadership-and-power-in-open-source/ |    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:46:22

• "Once again, I’ve written a title that somehow manages to conjure something completely different to what I intended. Or is the imagery of an alien eating a human a thinly-veiled critique of our economic system? I’ll let you decide. Where was I going with this?" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/what-to-consider-before-consuming/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:48:20

• The Tim Crook and WashPo Bezos thing should remind people that GAFAM is PRO Trump. If you don't like crimes and corruption (Trump), you will have to reject and even boycott GAFAM.    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:49:30

• "Of course, as much as I enjoy my Ural, it’s not been without work. Some of that has been regular maintenance, some has been troubleshooting" ☛ https://www.sevarg.net/2025/01/04/ural-notes-part-2-electrical/ | Source: Russell Graves    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:50:34

• "When delivery trucks hit the road, they carry more than just packages—they also carry significant responsibility." ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/federal-vs-state-regulations-their-role-in-delivery-truck-crashes.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:50:44

• "But it's not just power we have to worry about. These facilities are capable of sucking down prodigious quantities of water." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/how_datacenters_use_water/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:55:22

• "UBS is committed to contributing to a fulsome accounting of Nazi-linked legacy accounts" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ubs-investigates-undisclosed-nazi-linked-accounts-credit-suisse-2025-01-04/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:56:10

• "From online videos to social media platforms — and even a weekly Islamic State newsletter — the group that wants to force all Muslims" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/middleeast/isis-propaganda-new-orleans-attack.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:57:11

• "hard-pressed to think of a time" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-01-04/new-orleans-attack-came-as-officials-warned-of-an-escalating-threat-of-international-terrorism | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 10:57:58

• "convicted felon after a jury found him guilty of falsifying business records" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/01/03/dc/trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-but-avoid-jail-time/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:06:26

• "Trump’s New York sentencing date was delayed multiple times" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/01/04/dc/trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-but-avoid-jail-time/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:07:12

• "Merchan has given Trump the option to appear in person or virtually for the sentencing." ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/01/03/dc/trump-to-be-sentenced-in-hush-money-case-but-avoid-jail-time/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:07:27

• "Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/europe/nato-attacks-drones-exploding-parcels-hybrid.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:08:02

• "Cable owners, including the firms Fingrid, Elisa and Elering, have also sought the vessel’s seizure to secure compensation claims" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/finland-court-denies-release-of-oil-tanker-suspected-in-baltic-sea-cable-damage/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:15:11

• "Rûken Afrin spoke about Turkey's occupation attacks on Afrin in 2018, and then on the most recent assaults" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/journalists-tell-of-the-attacks-against-shehba-and-the-resistance-of-the-peple-of-afrin-77250 | Source: ANF News    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:15:35

• "Apple surreptitiously activated Siri to record conversations" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-siri-privacy-settlement-1.7422363 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:19:00

• "Hey, Siri, record me having sex while Apple's CEO is sucking off Donald Trump" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/apple-to-pay-95m-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-eavesdropping/7924101.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:21:42

• "the trigger words, “Hey, Siri." Some of the recorded conversations were then shared with advertisers" ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/501_389693.html | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:23:26

• "Apple has agreed to pay $US95 million ($153 million) to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on users of iPhones and other devices." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/technology/apple-settles-eavesdropping-class-action-for-153-million-20250105-p5l24t.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:27:39

• "sparking significant debate regarding the rules’ implications on data privacy rights." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/india-it-ministry-releases-draft-rules-under-controversial-data-legislation/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:28:29

• "As of December 2024, Pornhub is inaccessible in states including Texas, Florida, Utah, and Virginia, where laws now require users to provide government-issued identification to verify their age before accessing adult content." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pornhub-tells-users-banned-us-states-stand-your-freedom-gives-tips-how-fight-back-1729889 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:29:14

• "It reveals the kind of sweeping surveillance going on," ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/tesla-data-helped-police-after-truck-explosion-experts-have-privacy-concerns-/7924749.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:30:03

• "Already facing significant headwinds, VW has now been hit by a data protection nightmare." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/we-know-where-you-parked-massive-data-breach-at-vw-raises-questions-about-vehicle-privacy-a-4b1cb926-2edb-42ea-92fb-5000cd378fc5#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:30:23

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/atos_denies_space_bears_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:32:56

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:33:48

• "My mid-40s uncle showed this to me in a state of panic and awe, he really had no idea it was AI-generated" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/03/ai-generated-ufo-video-shows-how-fast-visual-truth-is-slipping-away.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:33:57

• "I think that art and creativity cannot be separated from the humans creating the art." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/2025/01/04/art-has-value-because-humans.html | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:34:41

• "Ever since the debut of Spotify Wrapped, annual recap features have become ubiquitous across the internet" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/fable-controversy-ai-summaries/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:35:27

• "safeguarding their customers from fraudulent phone calls." ☛ https://www.chamline.net/daisy-the-ai-granny/ | Source: Habib Cham    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:36:10

• "we don’t hire US job applicants because the culture doesn’t value the following skills" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/mlp-2024-01-04/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:36:39

• "A recurring thought when preparing articles online: Is it worth continuing to write in a digital publishing world flooded with machine-generated content?" ☛ https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68068/human-writing-in-the-age-of-ai | Source: Alvaro Montoro    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:37:28

• "Company also failed to disclose material connections to online reviewers" ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2025/01/ftc-catches-up-to-accessibe.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:41:39

• "Why dump money into AI startups? Because Nvidia wants to keep the party pumping. The AI bubble will deflate at some point, taking Nvidia’s stock price back into saner realms." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/04/nvidia-primes-the-pump-puts-1b-of-pocket-change-into-ai-startups/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:42:20

• "On January 5, 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the Aqua user interface for the very first time." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/01/the-story-behind-the-initial-mac-os-x-dock/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:42:48

• "So, we are coming up on a little anniversary for me this weekend. On the 5th of January 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled the new Aqua user interface of Mac OS X to the world at Macworld Expo." ☛ https://tla.systems/blog/2025/01/04/i-live-my-life-a-quarter-century-at-a-time/ |    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:43:51

• A Golden Opportunity that Canonical and I.C.B.M. Intentionally Ignore (in Order to Appease Microsoft) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:44:50

• "As a reminder, genAI tools don’t summarise, they shorten." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/mozillas-ridiculous-orbit-service/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:45:11

• "The Treasury Department said Integrity Technology provided Flax Typhoon actors with infrastructure between the summer of 2022 and fall of 2023 — with the state-backed groups sharing and receiving information from the company." ☛ https://therecord.media/us-sanctions-chinas-integrity-cyber-company-flax-typhoon | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:45:52

• "It's one thing to tap hardline wires or voice communication. It's yet another to open up the spigot to all digital communication." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/encryption_backdoor_debate/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:46:34

• "Donald Trump led a virulently anti-immigrant campaign for president" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-second-term-punishing-vulnerable-enriching-wealthy-1235224656/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:47:13

• "In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly election, the exchange has reignited the debate over the use of AI in political campaigning, and the role it plays in elections." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/xs-grok-ai-revives-concern-about-deepfakes-ahead-of-delhi-assembly-election/article69058147.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:47:47

• "When I open my to-do app these days, I literally sigh heavily and feel my eyes get tired in the corners." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/ddosing-yourself-with-to-dos-and-reminders | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:51:06

• "The more researchers learn about wildfire smoke, the more worrisome the picture gets." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/what-we-learned-about-wildfire-smoke-in-2024/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:51:33

• "This is the 71st edition of People and Blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-pauline-p-narvas | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:55:15

• "My immediate impulse was to elevate the grid to a comonad." ☛ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2025/01/04/legalizing-comonad-composition/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:55:46

• "Curator Hans Ulrich Oberst notes that for most of history, scarcity was the challenge" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/01/04/disrupting-my-reading-habits/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:56:55

• "Experiences I enjoyed the most, rated out of 10" ☛ https://kliu.io/post/2024-year-in-review/ | Source: Kevin Liu    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:57:07

• "Words of wisdom? Profound truths? Simple advice? Whatever we call them" ☛ https://mihobu.lol/words-of-wisdom | Source: Michael Burkhardt    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:57:34

• "We talked about how I came up with the Linux Asceticism essay, my Linux journey and workflow" ☛ https://www.rugu.dev/en/blog/brodie-podcast/ | Source: Uğur Erdem Seyfi    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 11:57:51

• " (To be fair, he also really did not like FORTRAN, PL/I, COBOL or APL, either.)" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/reevaluating_basics_legacy/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:00:08

• "From 2018 to 2021, I worked on a greenfield Python runtime called Skybison" ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/weakrefs/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:00:37

• "During last month’s Advent of Code" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/say-hello-to-garden-of-learning/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:00:58

• Ubuntu Studio: Upgrades from 22.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS are NOT WORKING ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/01/upgrades-from-22-04-lts-to-24-04-lts-are-not-working/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:17:48

• My last 6 months in KDE/Plasma Mobile ☞ https://lprod.dev/blog/monthly_2025_01.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:18:27

• "The team behind the lightweight Debian-based Linux distro Sparky" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-based-sparky-7-6-now-available-for-download/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:20:43

• Sparky 7.6 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-7-6/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:21:10

• Bodhi GNU/Linux Offers Desktop Enlightenment ☞ https://thenewstack.io/bodhi-linux-offers-desktop-enlightenment/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:22:48

• "using Windows on this system with an Nvidia GPU is not a great idea, as Nvidia doesn't yet supply a driver for Windows on Arm." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/worlds-fastest-arm-pc-put-to-the-test-128-core-ampere-altra-max-cpu-claims-128-core-cinebench-2024-world-record | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:24:06

• "This case was designed by SilvestreDesignLab from scratch as an open-source project so anyone can recreate it themselves at home." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-designs-raspberry-pi-gamecube-case-thats-free-and-3d-printable | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:24:22

• In Hong Kong and Taiwan People Flock to GNU/Linux (Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux Doesn't Capture Screenshots of Everything You Do and Add Back Doors to Encryption) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:24:49

• More Bot-Generated Fake 'Articles' About the "Linux" (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/More_Bot_Generated_Fake_Articles_About_the_Linux.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:25:00

• "My first question to you, as someone who is, shall we say, “sensitive” to security issues, why are you exposing a network based program to the Internet without an update in the past 14 years?" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/01/04.1    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:31:44

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:32:46

• 🔤SpellBinding — ADENPUV Wordo: WAFER gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2025-01-05.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:32:51

• Fear & Shame gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/poetry/fearAndshame    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:36:06

• It feels or seems like a lot of his output now is LLM slop, but it takes effort to prove this https://itwire.com/itwire-magazine/author/2537-david-m-williams.html https://itwire.com/the-linux-distillery/is-linux-finally-ready-to-storm-the-mainstream.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 12:58:44

• "The DB-Engines ranking of the most popular database management systems for January" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/most-popular-databases-for-2024/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:23:38

• "I’m not going to tell you Samsung never follow’s Apple lead" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/samsung-will-release-their-phone-first-and-still-gets-accused-of-copying-apple/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:24:05

• "Raspberry Pi introduced the RP2350 via the Raspberry Pi Pico 2" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/it-looks-like-the-raspberry-pi-rp2350-hacking-challenge-has-been-beaten-hacker-gains-access-to-the-otp-secret-by-glitching-the-risc-v-cores-to-enable-debugging | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:25:02

• "Now, that number has climbed even higher, reaching nearly 2.30%." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-distros-dominate-the-linux-gaming-scene/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:32:11

• "But over the years, is a phrase with four words." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/what-i-need-in-a-desktop-environment/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:33:04

• "I recently wrote an article for 12 Days of Web on CSS content-visibility." ☛ https://knowler.dev/blog/polyfilling-hidden-until-found | Source: Nathan Knowler    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:35:35

• "I've been thinking about things that annoy me about other web pages. Safari recently gained the ability to "hide distracting items" and I've been having great fun telling various idiot web "designers" to stuff it." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/01/04/cruft/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:37:24

• "Design artifacts are important. Think journey maps, personas, wireframes, user research, written documents, charts, graphs, and everything else." ☛ https://robinrendle.com/notes/design-artifacts/ | Source: Robin Rendle    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:37:37

• Pfizer and Other Sociopaths ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/04/pfizer-and-other-sociopaths/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:43:17

• How To Install VirtualBox on Fedora 41 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-virtualbox-fedora-41/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:44:25

• How To Install Zeek Network Security on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-zeek-network-security-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:44:53

• How To Install Caddy on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-caddy-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:46:37

• How To Install Kubernetes on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kubernetes-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:47:25

• How To Install Neo4j on Fedora 41 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-neo4j-fedora-41/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:47:49

• Slow News, But Not Slow for Us ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:48:49

• When You Get Your "Latest Technology News" From an LLM Slop Farm ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/When_Your_Get_Your_Latest_Technology_News_From_an_LLM_Slop_Farm.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:49:00

• Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:49:16

• Free Software Foundation (FSF) Almost 85% Funded ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Almost_85_Funded.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:49:32

• [Meme] Swallow Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Meme_Swallow_Microsoft_GitHub.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:50:21

• Sometimes Less Publicity is Better (Than Bad Publicity) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Sometimes_Less_Publicity_is_Better_Than_Bad_Publicity.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:50:37

• Today's "Latest Technology News" is Marketing SPAM Authored by a Bot ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Today_s_Latest_Technology_News_is_Marketing_SPAM_Authored_by_a_.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:50:53

• Phoronix in Past Years: X is Dead. Phoronix Days Ago: Oh, Never Mind. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/Phoronix_in_Past_Years_X_is_Dead_Phoronix_Days_Ago_Oh_Never_Min.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 13:51:04

• Bits from Debian: Bits from the DPL ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2025/01/bits-from-the-dpl-january.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:29:03

• Scarlett Gately Moore: KDE: Snap hotfixes and updates ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-snap-hotfixes-and-updates/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:34:21

• Silly word search for 2025 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/silly-word-search-for-2025/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:35:59

• How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:37:12

• Patents as Product Liability Admissions: A Cert Petition Highlights Novel Use of Patent Filings in Whistleblower Case ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/admissions-highlights-whistleblower.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:38:30

• Load Balancing between two ISPs with TP-Link ER605 ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/hardware-config/load-balancing-between-two-isps-with-tp-link-er605/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:39:09

• What Would Dennis Ritchie Say About the "Memory-Safe" Hype (or Cargo Cult)? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/04/What_Would_Dennis_Ritchie_Say_About_the_Memory_Safe_Hype_or_Car.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:40:49

• Legalizing Comonad Composition ☞ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2025/01/04/legalizing-comonad-composition/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:41:31

• Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/middleeast/gaza-war-rescuers-trauma.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:43:22

• More than two dozen killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza civil defence says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250104-at-least-19-killed-in-israeli-strikes-gaza-civil-defence-says    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:43:33

• India IT ministry releases draft rules under controversial data legislation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/india-it-ministry-releases-draft-rules-under-controversial-data-legislation/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:45:34

• Volunteers clean up ‘worst’ monsoon-driven trash from Bali beach ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/volunteers-clean-up-balis-beach-from-worst-monsoon-driven-trash    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:45:56

• Xfce 4.20: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/xfce-4-20-features/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:47:47

• PoE-Power Protection: The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/poe-power-protection-the-hornet-nest-alarm-panel/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:57:52

• Kentaro Hayashi: Tips when building debian-installer ☞ https://kenhys.hatenablog.jp/entry/2025/01/04/223210    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:58:29

• Germany urges inclusive transition in Syria amid visit by European officials ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/germany-urges-inclusive-transition-in-syria-amid-visit-by-european-officials/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 14:59:17

• Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/middleeast/syria-lebanon-israel-gaza.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:01:33

• International flights to resume at Syria's Damascus airport ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250104-syria-says-international-flights-to-and-from-damascus-to-resume-tuesday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:01:49

• Calling all dogs: Contestants sought for St. Paul Winter Carnival’s canine royalty ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/04/st-paul-winter-carnivals-canine-royalty/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:03:05

• Apple Hey Hi (AI) Declares Luke Littler Champ Before Final Match ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/apple-ai-declares-luke-littler-champ    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:03:50

• Minnesota sanctions South Dakota-based Sanford Health for wage violations ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/04/minnesota-sanctions-south-dakota-based-sanford-health-for-wage-violations/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:05:48

• US DOJ finds Oklahoma illegally discriminates against people with behavioral health disabilities ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-doj-finds-oklahoma-illegally-discriminates-against-people-with-behavioral-health-disabilities/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:06:05

• Researchers discover aging ‘hotspot’ in the brain — and it could have big implications for patients ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/health/researchers-discover-aging-hotspot-in-the-brain-and-the-fine-could-have-big-implications-for-patients/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 15:06:32

• South Korea protesters rally for and against Yoon’s arrest as deadline looms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-protesters-rally-for-against-yoon-arrest-as-deadline-looms    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:27:19

• South Korea’s Yoon ignored Cabinet opposition to martial law: Prosecutors ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-ignored-cabinet-opposition-to-martial-law-prosecutors    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:27:27

• Jeju Air’s Problems Mount After Crash of Flight 7C2216 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/business/jeju-air-south-korea-crash.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:28:24

• South Korea’s political crisis: What could happen next? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-political-crisis-what-could-happen-next    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:28:43

• Cannot blame "bird" anymore ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-says-fatal-crash-cockpit-transcript-nearly-complete    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:29:17

• Rival camps protest as South Korea’s President Yoon resists arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rival-camps-protest-as-south-koreas-president-yoon-resists-arrest    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:29:41

• Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/blinken-wades-into-political-crisis-with-stop-in-south-korea    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:31:02

• South Korea protesters rally for, against Yoon arrest as deadline looms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-protesters-rally-for-against-yoon-arrest-as-deadline-looms    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:31:13

• South Korean authorities conclude week-long search operations at site of Jeju Air plane crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-authorities-conclude-week-long-search-operations-at-site-of-jeju-air-plane-crash    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:31:42

• Investigators seek clues to fatal South Korea plane crash in cockpit transcript ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250104-south-korea-says-fatal-crash-cockpit-transcript-nearly-complete    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:32:03

• Thousands protest after failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250104-thousands-protest-suspended-president-yoon-suk-yeol    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:32:16

• Malaysian cops hunting down four men who robbed two tourists in Genting Highlands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-cops-hunting-down-four-men-who-robbed-two-tourists-in-genting-highlands    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:32:37

• Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants south-west of Langkawi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-expels-two-boats-ferrying-about-300-myanmar-migrants-southwest-of-langkawi    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:32:56

• Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 Myanmar migrants ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysia-turns-back-boats-carrying-300-myanmar-migrants    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:33:12

• Malaysia recorded 327 HMPV cases in 2024; Health Ministry urges public to remain vigilant ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-recorded-327-hmpv-cases-in-2024-health-ministry-urges-public-to-remain-vigilant    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:37:42

• Malaysia Cabinet to deliberate way forward for stalled HSR, but lack of funds still biggest snag ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-cabinet-to-deliberate-way-forward-for-stalled-hsr-but-lack-of-funds-still-the-biggest-snag    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:38:09

• When guests treat the host so poorly no more guests will be invited https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/incident-involving-palestinians-at-malaysias-wisma-transit-resolved-without-injuries-armed-forces    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:40:40

• China seeks to bolster ports and aviation hubs in western regions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-seeks-to-bolster-ports-and-aviation-hubs-in-western-regions    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:42:53

• China market blaze kills eight; 15 hurt ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-market-blaze-kills-eight-15-hurt    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:43:15

• US slaps sanctions on Beijing-based hacking group with ties to Chinese gov’t ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/04/us-slaps-sanctions-on-beijing-based-hacking-group-with-ties-to-chinese-govt/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:45:38

• Chinese scientist names new spider species after ‘King of Mandopop’ Jay Chou songs ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/05/chinese-scientist-names-new-spider-species-after-king-of-mandopop-jay-chou-songs/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:46:04

• "Smart Interrupts" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/button-debouncing-with-smart-interrupts/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:48:18

• pRun application launcher updated ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202501/prun-application-launcher-updated.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:58:08

• Radxa Cubie A5E – A compact Allwinner A527/T527 SBC with HDMI 2.0, dual GbE, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/04/radxa-cubie-a5e-allwinner-a527-t527-sbc-with-hdmi-2-0-dual-gbe-wifi-6-bluetooth-5-4/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:58:49

• Archey 4 – simple system information tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/archey-simple-system-information-tool/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:59:40

• Chess Clock – time games of over-the-board chess ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chess-clock-time-games-board/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 16:59:48

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: history ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-history/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:00:06

• Intel Razer Lake, Nova Lake, and Wildcat Lake CPU PCI IDs added to Linux ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-razer-lake-nova-lake-and-wildcat-lake-cpu-pci-ids-added-to-linux    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:00:51

• GNU World Order 597 http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_597_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:04:26

• 38C3 Impressions ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/01/04/kde-38c3-impressions.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:04:45

• US sanctions Beijing-based cyber group for its alleged role in hacking incidents ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/world-news/us-sanctions-beijing-based-cyber-group-for-its-alleged-role-in-hacking-incidents/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:05:53

• Cybersecurity CEO Amit Yoran, 54, dies after cancer battle ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/business/cybersecurity-ceo-amit-yoran-54-dies-after-cancer-battle/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:06:13

• Impeached South Korean President Yoon is resisting arrest. What happens now? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250104-south-korea-s-political-crisis-what-could-happen-next    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:07:29

• Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 54 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/05/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-54/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:10:04

• Only months after Anderson died. Years after Peter Eckersley. Seems like security people die while fake ones flourish. ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/business/cybersecurity-ceo-amit-yoran-54-dies-after-cancer-battle/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:11:07

• Guatemala and Salvador forces join UN-backed mission to combat gang violence in Haiti ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/guatemala-and-salvadora-forces-join-un-backed-mission-to-combat-gang-violence-in-haiti/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:11:39

• Yoon’s head of security in spotlight after blocking S. Korean President’s arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/head-of-south-korea-yoons-security-finds-himself-in-spotlight    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:12:05

• South Korea investigators ask Acting President to clear way for Yoon’s arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-investigators-ask-acting-president-to-clear-way-for-yoons-arrest    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:12:14

• Vendor claims Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with Zen 5 cores and 3D V-Cache is ready for launch — manufacturer also asserts Arrow Lake-HX CPUs offer minimal performance improvements ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/vendor-claims-ryzen-9-9955hx3d-with-zen-5-cores-and-3d-v-cache-is-ready-for-launch-manufacturer-also-asserts-arrow-lake-hx-cpus-offer-minimal-performance-improvements    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:26:57

• There is no "Age of Hey Hi (AI)", stop participating in this dumb hype, based on intentionally false marketing and invalid "use cases" ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/01/04/artificial-intelligence-as-the-experts-lever-elevating-human-expertise-in-the-age-of-ai/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:28:17

• Altered States of Consciousness Can Distort Time, And Nobody Knows Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/altered-states-of-consciousness-can-distort-time-and-nobody-knows-why    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:28:40

• Scientists Have Created VR Goggles For Mice And They're Adorable ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-created-vr-goggles-for-mice-and-theyre-adorable    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:29:36

• Fruits And Vegetables Have a Surprising Effect on Depression Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-and-vegetables-have-a-surprising-effect-on-depression-risk    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:29:44

• Study Confirms: Syphilis Was Active in The Americas Long Before Columbus ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-confirms-syphilis-was-active-in-the-americas-long-before-columbus    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:48:26

• Planet's Odd Atmosphere Doesn't Match The Disc It Was Born in ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/planets-odd-atmosphere-doesnt-match-the-disc-it-was-born-in    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:48:35

• Gene Inherited From Neanderthals Influenced The Shape of Our Teeth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gene-inherited-from-neanderthals-influenced-the-shape-of-our-teeth    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:48:50

• Woman, 58, has only eaten one thing for the past 33 years ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/lifestyle/australian-woman-has-only-eaten-one-thing-for-33-years/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:49:03

• Ralph Lauren Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/style/ralph-lauren-presidential-medal-freedom.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:49:35

• "Share Inspiration" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/resolution-share-inspiration/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:50:04

• Pi Pico ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/pi-pico-makes-sstv-reception-a-snap/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:50:24

• "Self Driving Like It’s 1993" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/self-driving-like-its-1993/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:51:31

• "Fresh from AliExpress" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/04/how-crane-games-are-playing-claw-games-with-the-player/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:52:24

• Don Marti: Links for 4 Jan 2024: news from the low-trust society ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/mlp-2024-01-04/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:52:57

• How to Install VirtualBox 7.1 on GNU/Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-virtualbox-7-1-on-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:53:12

• Anthropic Settles a Small Part of an Hey Hi (AI) Copyright Claim ☞ https://heathermeeker.com/2025/01/04/anthropic-settles-a-small-part-of-an-ai-copyright-claim/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:53:48

• South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/asia/south-korea-yoon-conspiracy-theories.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:54:02

• When the corporate, oligarchs-owned media says "Conspiracy Theories" it means falsehoods (in two words). But then the same media uses that same label to also mislabel things that are true but the media owners do not like.    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:55:16

• ‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/magazine/antony-blinken-interview.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:55:46

• Zelenskiy Claims North Koreans Suffer Major Losses In New Kursk Fighting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-attack-air-defense-kyiv/33263004.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:55:56

• ‘I will also defend your country’: Wounded Ukrainians get treatment in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2452147/i-will-also-defend-your-country-wounded-ukrainians-get-treatment-in-lithuania    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:56:04

• ‘First, we will defend the homeland’: The case for homeland missile defense ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/first-we-will-defend-the-homeland-the-case-for-homeland-missile-defense/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:56:22

• Listening House program that hires homeless, low-income workers to clean downtown streets expands ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/04/listening-house-program-homeless-low-income-workers-expands/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:56:57

• Murdoch media won't talk about what TRUMP left BIDEN with in 2021 https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/business/charles-gasparino-donald-trump-restoring-the-economic-woes-sustained-by-the-biden-administration-will-take-time/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:57:29

• Or what G Bush II left OBAMA with in 2009    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:57:49

• Filipino dads and grandmums take over Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/st-picks-making-waves-and-dough-filipino-dads-and-grandmums-take-over-tiktok China takes over the minds of Filipino dads and grandmums    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:59:06

• [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 17:59:25

• How to Install Flatpaks on Ubuntu and Why You Should https://www.howtogeek.com/how-and-why-to-install-flatpak-software-packages-on-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:00:51

• "Early enablement is underway." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-razer-lake-nova-lake-and-wildcat-lake-cpu-pci-ids-added-to-linux    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:03:12

• NetEase reverses bans on macOS, Linux players of 'Marvel Rivals' https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/04/netease-reverses-bans-on-macos-linux-players-of-marvel-rivals    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:03:45

• "Bodhi Linux is a beatific blast from the past that never fails to make this reviewer smile." https://thenewstack.io/bodhi-linux-offers-desktop-enlightenment/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:04:13

• "If network troubleshooting leads you to believe there's an issue with IPv6, you may need to shut down that protocol on your Linux machines." https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:04:42

• Vista 11 is back doors https://www.tweaktown.com/news/102378/popular-antivirus-maker-warns-windows-10-users-to-switch-11-immediately-or-linux/index.html see https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/24/ESET_Finds_Rootkits_Does_Not_Explain_How_They_Get_Installed_Med.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:08:58

• This is paid-for marketing SPAM and the URLs make that obvious https://news.itsfoss.com/switched-to-proton-vpn-thoughts/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:12:44

• baby mammoth carcass https://www.dw.com/en/50-000-year-old-baby-mammoth-carcass-discovered-in-siberia/a-71150225    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:23:23

• Vietnam's restrictive internet law comes into force https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-s-restrictive-internet-law-comes-into-force/a-71156662    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:23:38

• Yoon https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-s-yoon-fails-to-comply-with-summons-over-martial-law/a-71156358    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:23:59

• 'slave-like' conditions https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-chinese-workers-found-in-slave-like-conditions/a-71155861    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:25:04

• People just need to quit those platforms to tackle the core issue https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bluesky-twitter-aaron-rodericks-1.7416618    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:26:00

• Turkey's Soaring Costs Are Creating a 'Lost Generation' of Kids Forced to Help Their Families Get By https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-25/turkeys-soaring-costs-are-creating-a-lost-generation-of-kids-forced-to-help-their-families-get-by    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:27:15

• CPJ urges Turkey to release the jailed journalists and allow the media to report freely https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/cpj-urges-turkey-to-release-the-jailed-journalists-and-allow-the-media-to-report-freely-77067    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:27:45

• Amnesty International protests arrest of journalists in Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/amnesty-international-protests-arrest-of-journalists-in-turkey-77130    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:28:17

• German foreign policy: Crisis mode to continue in 2025 https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-policy-crisis-mode-to-continue-in-2025/a-71092683    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:30:23

• Austerity and Cuts https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/25/trumps-choice-for-social-security-admin-leads-to-fears-of-austerity-and-cuts/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:32:12

• ] Canada ends flagpoling for those seeking work and study permits at the border https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-flagpoling-border-security-1.7418564    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:33:30

• colleges reveal 'exploited' system https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/india-trafficking-colleges-universities-canada-1.7419419    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:40:09

• "KDE Plasma is a powerful desktop environment that gives you tons of customization over how your system looks and feels. However, you need to pair it with the right base distro to get the perfect user experience. To help you make your pick, here are five awesome distros running KDE Plasma." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-use-plasma-as-default-desktop/    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 18:45:05

• Australian gold miner makes $443 million claim in international court https://www.theage.com.au/world/africa/australian-gold-miner-makes-443-million-claim-in-international-court-20241224-p5l0in.html    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 19:37:12

• Canada’s only Amazon workers’ union braces for 1st offer from employer https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6600229    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 19:38:27

• fentanyl https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/detecting-precursor-chemicals-opioids-fentanyl-border-1.7414563    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 19:39:05

• Windows down sharply https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/sweden/#monthly-200902-202501    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 21:04:58

• A sharp fall for Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/south-africa/#monthly-200902-202501    

posted Sunday, January 05, 2025 at 21:06:19

• Export decrypted messages from entire mailbox gopher://box.matto.nl/0/export-decrypted-messages-from-entire-mailbox.txt    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:25:32

• fossil sync error gopher://sdfeu.org:70/0/users/glaciurso/phlog/2025-01-05__fossil_sync_error.md    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:26:40

• New Leaves and Fresh Starts gemini://thelambdalab.xyz/phlog/2025-01-05-New-Leaves-and-Fresh-Starts.txt    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:27:43

• "It has been a while. I haven't come to write anything here on my gemini capsule because of my studies: I started studying mathematics at Aalto university. I have focused on my studies and social life, not writing these nerdy glog posts." gemini://cron4.fi/gemlog/update.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:28:28

• "virt-manager is GUI for running virtual machines in qemu similar to virtual box and vmware. The virtual machines are independent of the virt-manager GUI, so closing the GUI leaves the VM running in background." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2025-01-05-installing-virt-manager-in-debian-bullseye.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:31:03

• "It's been rainier than usual in Central Oregon the last couple weeks, which is generally a good thing for the high desert... as long as it's snowing up high, which I think it is." gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2025-01-05-grayskiesforest.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:32:12

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1516.jpg    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:33:44

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1166.jpg    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:33:52

• "One way to do this is to make user directories within the gemini tree, give the user permissions to that directory, and to make a symlink from the user's home directory over to the gemini tree for easy access. Let's say cousin Clem needs access." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/06/symlinks-and-stuff.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:34:33

• "I have the Orange Pi 5 Plus Tailnet IP address configured to be my Tailnet's global nameserver. So every device on my Tailnet that uses MagicDNS will be using Blocky and Unbound." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2025-01-05-my-network-wide-bullshit-blocking-setup.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:35:12

• "It's Twelfth Night, so I took the Christmas tree down and stopped the new year resolution generator. We had a little snow last night, so I'm counting that as a White Christmas, even if only just." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-01-06_End_of_Christmas.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:35:55

• "There are trade-offs. The least bad option is to use w3m for most web browsing, given that the alternatives are worse: too bloated, too annoying, the cost too high to implement something less bad, etc." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/05/tradeoffs.gmi    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:36:36

• "I've finally got around to doing something (TM) about Omnivore (a read-it-later app) shutting down. since switching my GUI browser to Vivaldi across all of my devices, its built-in reading list feature would be enough for my needs. saved articles could potentially be read offline too." gemini://hedy.smol.pub/2024-01-05    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:37:22

• "perhaps contrary to the main goal of the year (creating memorable experiences big and small) i've realized i've been progressively becoming more and more content with daily life. i used to long for that special interest/hyperfixation that could take me for weeks or months or years if i was lucky." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/dailycontentment    

posted Monday, January 06, 2025 at 04:38:04