Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1519.jpg    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:42:33

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1169.jpg    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:42:41

• "I am trying to familiarize myself with the basics of analog computing, i.e., setting up calculations or models with analog components, and the associated mathematics. For starters, here is an integrator I wired up, based on page 52 of the venerable 62-5032 RadioShack notebook by Mims: [...]" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250108-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:43:48

• Security Theater gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/08/security-theater.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:45:13

• "My recurring Weekly Links feature is not weekly. But it is as good as post as any to try, to see if my publishing script craps out because we've move to a new year. You can do it l'il script!" gemini://sdf.org/diggy/posts/2025/01/weekly-links-6.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:47:27

• Rain forest gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2024-12-28-rainforest.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:49:36

• "I spent Sunday playing and completing Chants Of Sennaar. It is an adventure game which is mostly about solving puzzles." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20250108.txt    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:51:04

• "Micro-Saar. Designated sh!tting cloud." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh1929ch    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:57:47

• "Remember when Microsoft was seen as one of the best employers out there ... When working here was considered prestigious and everyone wanted to join? When layoffs were rare, almost unheard of? It’s shocking how quickly things have changed. I swear, it feels like we went from having one of the most secure jobs to virtually no job security overnight." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh3zt3cf    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:58:24

• "The percentage of employees who answered favorably to whether they're "seeing evidence of a positive change in Microsoft's workplace culture" fell to a monthly average of 40% in July, compared with 62% in January." https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-microsoft-polls-show-workers-feel-worse-about-culture-leaders-2023-7?r=US&IR=T    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:59:36

• Leaked (Internal) Microsoft Poll: Most Microsoft Employees Want to Leave the Company If They Can Find a Job Elsewhere http://techrights.org/o/2023/07/28/microsoft-employees-want-to-leave/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 01:59:54

• Many Indians among 185 employees fired by Apple for salary fraud by misusing charity clause, says report    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:01:23

• REI cuts dozens of people, popular programs to cure money woes https://mynorthwest.com/4026553/rei-cuts-people-programs-in-effort-to-stabilize-finances/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:02:40

• Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-layoffs-tech-giants-job-cuts-stretch-into-2025-now-focusing-on-performance/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:03:02

• Microsoft Is Set to Cut Jobs as Big Tech Layoffs Surge Into the New Year https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/microsoft-is-about-to-begin-job-cuts-heres-why/485283    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:03:08

• Defeating fear in Venezuela ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0107/Defeating-fear-in-Venezuela    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:07:00

• A Gigantic Wave in The Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-gigantic-wave-in-the-pacific-ocean-was-the-most-extreme-rogue-wave-on-record    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:07:14

• Classic year predicted for Northern Lights in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/07.01.2025-classic-year-predicted-for-northern-lights-in-latvia.a582721/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:07:32

• Kenya and Rwanda Appear Poised to Lead Africa’s Drone Revolution ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/kenya-and-rwanda-appear-poised-to-lead-africas-drone-revolution/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:08:17

• Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/shrek-donkey-perry-dead.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:08:55

• Cash swaps as Latvian hospitals scramble to use up EU funding ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.01.2025-cash-swaps-as-latvian-hospitals-scramble-to-use-up-eu-funding.a582606/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:09:12

• ‘Back to normal’ among top New Year’s wishes in South Korea: survey ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/back-to-normal-among-top-new-years-wishes-in-south-korea-survey    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:09:51

• North Korea successfully tests new intermediate-range missile, state media says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-oversees-successful-test-of-new-hypersonic-missile    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:09:58

• Taiwan says Chinese-owned ship suspected of damaging sea cable goes dark ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinese-owned-ship-suspected-of-damaging-sea-cable-goes-dark    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:10:05

• South Korea rival parties form plane crash task force despite political turmoil ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-rival-parties-form-plane-crash-task-force-despite-political-turmoil    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:10:26

• Ashes of Thai Jeju Air crash victim returned to kin in Udon Thani ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/ashes-of-thai-jeju-air-crash-victim-returned-to-kin-in-udon-thani    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:10:45

• South Korea’s Transport Minister plans to resign over deadly Jeju Air crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-transport-minister-plans-to-resign-over-deadly-jeju-air-crash    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:10:57

• South Korea’s embattled leader Yoon Suk Yeol finds allies among young conservative men ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-embattled-leader-yoon-finds-allies-among-young-conservative-men    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:11:21

• Conflict escalates over S. Korean Assembly’s withdrawal of Yoon’s insurrection charge ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/conflict-escalates-over-assemblys-withdrawal-of-yoons-insurrection-charge    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:11:34

• South Korea reviews airport runway walls after fatal Jeju Air crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reviews-airport-runway-walls-after-fatal-jeju-crash    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:12:04

• Democratic Party of Korea files criminal complaint against Acting President ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/democratic-party-of-korea-files-criminal-complaint-against-acting-president    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:12:40

• South Korea’s anti-corruption chief apologises, shows resolve to detain Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-anti-corruption-chief-apologises-shows-resolve-to-detain-yoon    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:12:47

• South Korea’s impeached leader Yoon hunkers down in Seoul’s ‘Beverly Hills’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-impeached-leader-yoon-hunkers-down-in-seouls-beverly-hills    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:12:56

• South Korean court re-issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-court-re-issues-arrest-warrant-for-impeached-president-yoon    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:13:04

• North Korea’s claim of hypersonic missile launch likely ‘deception’: Seoul ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/07/north-korea-hypersonic-missile-launch/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:13:16

• South Korean investigators secure new arrest warrant for President Yoon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250107-south-korean-investigators-secure-new-arrest-warrant-for-president-yoon    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:13:27

• Korean EV parts manufacturer invests US $25M in Coahuila ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/doosung-tech-korean-ev-parts-manufacturer-invests-us-25m-coahuila/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:13:46

• Proposal to test urine of concertgoers in Malaysia faces backlash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/proposal-to-test-urine-of-concert-goers-in-malaysia-faces-backlash    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:14:00

• Earthquake in China’s Tibet kills at least 126; tremors felt in Nepal, India ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-6-9-magnitude-earthquake-in-tibets-shigatse-city    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:14:13

• China blasts ‘suppression’ after US adds Tencent, CATL to military companies list ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-blasts-suppression-after-us-adds-tencent-catl-to-military-companies-list    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:14:40

• China's Shandong Port Group blacklists U.S. sanctioned oil vessels, say traders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-shandong-port-group-blacklists-u-s-sanctioned-oil-vessels-say-traders    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:14:49

• India fears China may use Tibet hydropower dam to flood border areas if disputes flare up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/will-china-use-hydropower-dam-in-tibet-to-flood-border-areas-when-disputes-flare-up    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:15:10

• Bali closely monitors flights from China, Malaysia amid HMPV outbreak ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bali-closely-monitors-flights-from-china-malaysia-amid-hmpv-outbreak    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:15:23

• Nvidia cuts down the China-specific RTX 5090D Hey Hi (AI) TOPS performance by almost 23% to meet US export guidelines ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-cuts-down-the-china-specific-rtx-5090d-ai-tops-performance-by-almost-23-percent-to-meet-us-export-guidelines    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:15:41

• China’s social control media awash with talk of Sino-US friendship ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/07/china-usa-positive-nationalism-trump-administration/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:16:01

• Death of student in China’s Shaanxi sparks mass protests, clashes ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/07/china-shaanxi-vocational-student-death-protests/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:16:17

• Lithuania’s relations with China to be ‘a bumpy road’ – PM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2454399/lithuania-s-relations-with-china-to-be-a-bumpy-road-pm    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:16:34

• At least 95 dead after quake rocks China’s Tibet region, with tremors felt in Nepal and India ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/07/at-least-95-dead-after-quake-rocks-chinas-tibet-region-with-tremors-felt-in-nepal-and-india/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:17:02

• China takes aim at Philippine democracy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-takes-aim-at-philippine-democracy/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:17:24

• "dozen ships to the Baltic Sea" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/07/nato-to-deploy-nearly-a-dozen-ships-to-the-baltic-sea-raising-military-deterrent-against-further-damage-to-undersea-cables | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:17:46

• PostgreSQL Anonymizer 2.0: Better, Faster, Safer ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-anonymizer-20-better-faster-safer-2993/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:18:27

• Valve Will Release A SteamOS Beta For Multiple Handhelds ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/07/valve-set-to-release-a-steamos-beta-for-multiple-devices/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:18:55

• Myanmar’s junta answers rebel proposal for talks with week of deadly airstrikes ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/07/myanmar-rakhine-attacks-continue/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:20:46

• Senior al-Shabaab leader killed in targeted Somali air strike ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/senior-al-shabaab-leader-killed-in-targeted-somali-air-strike/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:20:59

• Getty announces plans to merge with Shutterstock in $3.7B deal ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/07/getty-announces-plans-merge-shutterstock-3-7b-deal/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:21:29

• Computer Weekly editor to national media: Pay more attention to specialist titles ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/computer-weekly-bryan-glick-national-media-specialist-titles-post-office-horizon/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:22:03

• A Limousine Driver Watches Her Passengers Transform ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-limousine-driver-watches-her-passengers-transform    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:23:10

• US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/us-treasury-department-sanctions-chinese-company-over-cyberattacks.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:24:01

• Submission on Sri Lanka’s draft National Strategy on Hey Hi (AI) hype☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/sri-lankas-ai-national-strategy/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:24:49

• ChatGPT was used to plan Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas — police release details on prompts used to decide crucial details ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-was-used-to-plan-cybertruck-explosion-outside-trump-hotel-in-las-vegas-police-release-details-on-prompts-used-to-decide-crucial-details    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:25:42

• Inflection point: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot was used to plan Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/07/inflection-point-chatgpt-used-plan-las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:26:04

• Microsoft Bing shows misleading Google-like page for ‘Google’ searches ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-bing-shows-misleading-google-like-page-for-google-searches/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:27:11

• Fubo Settlement Risks Sports Streaming Competition ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/fubo-settlement-risks-sports-streaming-competition/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:28:04

• Indonesia and Fashion Company Apple discuss investment proposal linked to iPhone sale ban ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-apple-discuss-investment-proposal-linked-to-iphone-sale-ban    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:28:15

• Colombian Mercenaries, Hired for UAE Security, Face Fire in Sudan ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/colombian-mercenaries-hired-for-uae-security-face-fire-in-sudan/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:28:43

• 'Please Don't Eat Your Christmas Tree' Says Belgium's Food Agency ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/please-dont-eat-your-christmas-tree-says-belgiums-food-agency    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:29:22

• Record-Breaking Trove of Stars Seen Billions of Light-Years Away in Cosmic Dragon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-breaking-trove-of-stars-seen-billions-of-light-years-away-in-cosmic-dragon    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:10

• There Is No Safe Level of Alcohol Consumption, US Surgeon General Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/there-is-no-safe-level-of-alcohol-consumption-us-surgeon-general-warns    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:24

• A Rare Alignment of 7 Planets Is About to Take Place in The Sky ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-alignment-of-7-planets-is-about-to-take-place-in-the-sky    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:32

• NASA Considers Two Options For Mars Rock Retrieval in New Race With China ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-considers-two-options-for-mars-rock-retrieval-in-new-race-with-china    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:42

• First-of-Its-Kind Medieval Grave May Be Rare Evidence of Female Warriors ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-of-its-kind-medieval-grave-may-be-rare-evidence-of-female-warriors    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:49

• 'Loneliness' Proteins in Your Blood Could Be Putting Your Health at Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/loneliness-proteins-in-your-blood-could-be-putting-your-health-at-risk    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:30:57

• Surprise Turning of Ancient 'Wheel of Ghosts' Casts Doubt on Astronomical Purpose ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-turning-of-ancient-wheel-of-ghosts-casts-doubt-on-astronomical-purpose    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:31:09

• How Swiss brand 20 Minuten put readers and editors first with new CMS ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/20-minuten-headless-cms/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:32:35

• Denmark Updates Coat of Arms Amid Trump Push to Buy Greenland ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/style/denmark-coat-of-arms-trump-greenland.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:33:07

• pg_partman 5.2.4 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_partman-524-released-2995/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:33:31

• Meta announces broad changes to fact-checking, content moderation policies ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/07/meta-announces-broad-changes-fact-checking-content-moderation-policies/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:33:54

• Meta scraps fact-checking: what are ‘community notes’ and what could this mean? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250107-meta-scraps-fact-checking-what-are-community-notes-and-what-could-this-mean    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:34:10

• Hong Kong restaurant staff suspended after ex-employee accuses former colleagues of sexual harassment ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/07/hong-kong-restaurant-staff-suspended-after-ex-employee-accuses-former-colleagues-of-sexual-harassment/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:34:32

• Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/meta-fact-checking-facebook.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:34:51

• China Covid-19 protest film-maker sentenced to prison, says former lawyer ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-covid-19-protest-film-maker-sentenced-to-prison-former-lawyer-says    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:35:39

• KISS Settles Contentious COVID Lawsuit with Hair Stylist ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/07/kiss-settles-contentious-covid-lawsuit-with-hair-stylist/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:36:12

• What We Know About HMPV, the Virus Spreading in China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/health/hmpv-virus-china.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:36:36

• "long before and long after the COVID-19 pandemic paused jury trials across the state" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/anchorage-alaska-pretrial-delays-sexual-assault | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:36:54

• Mexico’s job growth, down 67%, shows signs of formal sector strain ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-formal-job-market-major-slowdown-2024/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:37:23

• Pluralistic: Kickstarting a new Martin Hench novel about the dawn of enshittification (07 Jan 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/07/weird-pcs/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:37:35

• Android patches several vulnerabilities in first security update of 2025 ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/android-security-update-january-2025/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:38:09

• HDMI 2.2 to support Ultra96 HDMI cable, DisplayPort 2.1b coming soon for DP80LL cables ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/07/hdmi-2-2-to-support-ultra96-hdmi-cable-displayport-2-1b-coming-soon-for-dp80ll-cables/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:46:08

• ASROCK Industrial launches NUC(S) Ultra 200 (Intel Arrow Lake-H) and 4X4 AI300 (AMD Ryzen 300 AI) motherboards and BOX PCs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/07/asrock-industrial-nuc-ultra-200-intel-arrow-lake-h-and-4x4-ai300-amd-ryzen-300-ai-motherboards-and-box-pcs/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:46:21

• WH national cyber director finalizing software liability proposals ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/wh-national-cyber-director-finalizing-software-liability-proposals/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act_CALEA_is_a_Fa.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:47:20

• White House new cyber EO would give CISA more authorities ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/white-house-new-cyber-eo-would-give-cisa-more-authorities/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:48:27

• Microsofters writing policy http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/25/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency_CISA_Getting_S.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:48:54

• Innovation for security: why Australia needs its own DARPA ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/innovation-for-security-why-australia-needs-its-own-darpa/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 02:49:47

• Trump will not rule out using military force to take Panama Canal, Greenland ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250108-usa-trump-will-not-rule-out-using-military-force-to-take-panama-canal-greenland    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:03:16

• Major General Ekman and the Pentagon’s strategy to strengthen air power in West Africa ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/major-general-ekman-and-the-pentagons-strategy-to-strengthen-air-power-in-west-africa/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:03:28

• Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/africa-on-the-un-security-council-why-the-continent-should-have-two-permanent-seats/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:03:43

• China slams ‘unjustified suppression’ after US adds tech giant Tencent, CATL to list of military companies ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/07/china-slams-unjustified-suppression-after-us-adds-tech-giant-tencent-catl-to-list-of-military-companies/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:04:03

• US Steel and Nippon Steel sue Biden administration over blocked $14.9B deal ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-steel-and-nippon-steel-sue-biden-administration-over-blocked-14-9b-deal/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:04:25

• 10 Non-tech things you wish you had done after being breached ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/10-non-tech-things-you-wish-you-had-done-after-being-breached/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:05:10

• Taiwan may consider introducing foreign migrants into army ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/07/taiwan-armed-forces-recruitment-migrants/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:05:27

• 3 Years After 'Bloody January,' Kazakh Families Still Awaiting Justice ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-shymkent-violent-crackdown-anniversary-justice-dead-toqaev/33264142.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:05:43

• Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/07/what-to-know-greenland/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:06:00

• South Korea’s Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-faces-second-arrest-attempt-in-fortified-compound    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:06:14

• China says U.S. suspicion of security risks in Chinese drones is 'irresponsible' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-u.s.-suspicion-of-security-risks-in-chinese-drones-is-irresponsible    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:06:43

• Barry Loudermilk Wasted $250K Making Security Footage available on Rumble ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/07/republicans-wasted-250k-making-security-footage-available-on-rumble/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:07:06

• Exercise Crocodile Lift Hones Amphibious Skills in the Gulf of Guinea ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/exercise-crocodile-lift-hones-amphibious-skills-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:07:35

• Expanding Militias Threaten Security in Eastern Sudan ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/01/expanding-militias-threaten-security-in-eastern-sudan/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:08:00

• Trump, Jr. visits Greenland as Trump doubles down on acquiring island ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250108-trump-jr-visits-greenland-as-trump-doubles-down-on-acquiring-island    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:08:12

• Software Patent: $2,000 for ShopSee interactive video patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/1/7/2000-for-shopsee-interactive-video-patent-prior-art    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:09:00

• Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2025/01/biden-administration-withdraws-old-growth-forest-plan-after-getting-pushback-from-industry-and-gop/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:09:32

• Federal Judge Slashes T.I. and Tiny’s OMG Girlz Lawsuit Payout from $71.4 Million to $17 Million ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/07/ti-tiny-omg-girls-lawsuit-payout/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:10:13

• Mike Blumenkrantz: Manifested ☞ https://www.supergoodcode.com/manifested/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:12:09

• Pentagon files emergency appeal in last-ditch effort to halt 9/11 plea deals ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/07/us-news/pentagon-files-emergency-appeal-in-last-ditch-effort-to-halt-9-11-plea-deals/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:12:55

• Recalling Jimmy Carter, the great de-regulator ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2025/01/recalling-jimmy-carter-the-great-de-regulator/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:13:59

• $1 extra fries? McDonald’s value menu marks how chains are adapting or closing. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0107/restaurants-close-mcdonalds-value-menu    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:14:19

• Social Inflation ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/social-inflation/ "It hits you: everyone else’s follower count is going up too."    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:15:22

• Social control media addicts people by giving the a false sense of popularity and importance. Those are bubbles.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:16:01

• People who are too busy hunting for "friends" in the walled gardens or bubbles have no time left to pursue real friendships in real life.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:17:04

• LEGO ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/gaze-upon-this-omni-directional-treadmills-clever-lego-construction/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:17:30

• "in the city of Bhopal" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/cleaning-up-bhopal-the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:18:04

• A 2024 retrospective https://lwn.net/Articles/1002368/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:20:10

• "The Fedora Engineering Steering Council (FESCo) has made a series of missteps in deciding to revoke a longtime Fedora contributor's provenpackager status." https://lwn.net/Articles/1002450/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:21:25

• IBM continues to abuse Fedora volunteers, who to IBM are just slaves    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:21:56

• Process creation in io_uring https://lwn.net/Articles/1002371/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:22:26

• "Toy Or Mathematical Oddity?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/the-helicone-toy-or-mathematical-oddity/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:22:51

• "DIY Polarizer Clock" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/bending-light-bending-time-a-diy-polarizer-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:23:06

• Systemd promoted by the Red Hatter at LWN https://lwn.net/Articles/1002398/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:23:49

• It's not security, it's IBM and Microsoft (back doors) asserting more control https://lwn.net/Articles/1001730/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:24:52

• Probably because of the public outcry https://lwn.net/Articles/1002340/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/12/Explaining_What_Deb_Nicholson_Does_to_the_Python_Software_Found.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:28:21

• Regular (Expression) Chess ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/regular-expression-chess/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:28:46

• "Face it, we’ve all been there, in a crowded workshop building something, and horror of horrors" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/07/toot-b-gone-with-the-fartmaster-3000/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:29:22

• RF Work ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/making-sure-your-patch-cables-are-ready-for-rf-work/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 03:29:30

• Boston Dynamics, famous for its iconic robots, lays off 5% of human employees, says it's 'Burning Through Cash'    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:47:16

• Microsoft Layoffs: Company Plans Workforce Reduction in 2025, Targets Low-Performing Employees https://www.lokmattimes.com/technology/microsoft-layoffs-company-plans-workforce-reduction-in-2025-targets-low-performing-employees-a505/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:49:47

• More layoffs to come for Microsoft employees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On3rf--f_qI    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:49:54

• Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across key divisions https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/microsoft-performance-based-job-cuts-all-divisions-125010900189_1.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:50:01

• Microsoft to target ‘underperforming employees’ in fresh layoffs: Report https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs-career/microsoft-to-target-underperforming-employees-in-fresh-layoffs-report-3710741/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:50:15

• Microsoft Confirms Job Cuts Across Departments, Cites 'Performance Issues' https://www.storyboard18.com/digital/microsoft-confirms-job-cuts-across-departments-cites-performance-issues-52805.htm    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:50:36

• Microsoft plans performance-based layoffs across the company https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/01/08/microsoft-plans-performance-based-layoffs.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:50:41

• Many articles or slop about Microsoft layoffs, but NO NEW INFORMATION. No ACTUAL INVESTIGATIONS.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:52:19

• "are they doing pips?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh247ygp PIPs just mean no severance payments or layoffs they need not count as "layoffs" per se http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/PIP_Performance_Improvement_Plan_as_an_Instrumental_But_Largely.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 04:54:05

• Why would any government agency still maintain presence in "X"? https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-german-op-ed/a-71176801    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:12:13

• irritant gas https://www.dw.com/en/germany-supermarket-customers-ill-due-to-irritant-gas/a-71177976    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:13:53

• Steam Winter Sale, openSUSE, Fedora Asahi, Serpent OS, MakuluLinux https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-291/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:16:12

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (52/2024): The Last One of the Year https://linmob.net/weekly-update-52-2024/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:16:38

• Like Putin apologising without admitting he took down the plane https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-siri-privacy-settlement-1.7422363 https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-01-03/what-to-know-about-apples-95-million-settlement-of-the-snooping-siri-case    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:17:58

• A Suitably Bizarre Start of the Year 2025 https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-suitably-bizarre-start-of-year-2025.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:20:53

• Sen. Chris Coons and the Cult of Patent Monopolies https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/31/sen-chris-coons-and-the-cult-of-patent-monopolies/ http://techrights.org/o/2019/05/26/senators-tillis-and-coons/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:23:59

• The Role of Social Media in Facilitating Terrorism: A Growing Threat to Global Security https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/29/the-role-of-social-media-in-facilitating-terrorism-a-growing-threat-to-global-security/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:24:52

• Unretiring https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/boomers-unretiring-due-low-social-security-payments-may-have-their-benefits-slashed-even-more-1729817    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:32:22

• Security services were monitoring women's rights movements post-war https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/02/security-services-monitoring-womens-rights-movements-post-war    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:33:01

• 'Here we go again': 3rd break-in of the year leaves thrift store feeling hopeless https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/here-we-go-again-3rd-break-in-of-the-year-leaves-thrift-store-feeling-hopeless-1.7417852    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:39:15

• Lindt trademark https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chocolate-master-lindt-trademark-1.7403674    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:40:59

• 'to help people have a better quality of life' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/halton-nature-prescription-1.7415202    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:42:25

• cat died of bird flu https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pet-food-bird-flu-1.7419141    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:42:56

• German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:43:45

• COVID origins data from China https://www.dw.com/en/who-still-waiting-on-covid-origins-data-from-china/a-71188122    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:44:45

• Zenwalk Current-241227 is out    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:45:51

• Kumander 2.0-rc1 also (GNU/ Linux)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:46:08

• "Along with the new year comes a new version of Nobara! We’re happy to announce that Nobara 41 has officially been released." https://nobaraproject.org/2025/01/01/january-01-2025/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:46:52

• Pentoo 2025.0 is also released https://www.pentoo.ch/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:48:48

• CalculateLinux 20250102 is out    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:54:11

• Berry 1.40 is also out https://berry-lab.net/berry.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:55:20

• Archcraft 2025.01.03 is out    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 08:57:04

• Pentoo is too outsourced to proprietary Microsoft Shithub to be taken seriously https://www.pentoo.ch/downloads    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:02:49

• Dr.Parted 25.01 is on sourceforge https://sourceforge.net/projects/dr-parted-live/files/Download/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:03:53

• calculate-linux.org is self-hosted https://wiki.calculate-linux.org/screenshots    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:04:56

• climate justice https://www.dw.com/en/disaster-wary-philippines-leads-push-for-climate-justice/a-71196090    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:05:45

• Report: Climate Crisis Is Causing 3 Quarters of the World’s Land to Dry Out https://truthout.org/articles/report-climate-crisis-is-causing-3-quarters-of-the-worlds-land-to-dry-out/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:06:20

• 600 potential jobs lost https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bench-accounting-shutdown-1.7419592    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:08:41

• Spike Energy Prices https://truthout.org/articles/gas-exports-and-ai-boom-poised-to-spike-energy-prices-for-consumers-under-trump/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:09:21

• Chicago’s Municipal Government Now Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy https://truthout.org/articles/chicagos-municipal-government-now-runs-entirely-on-renewable-energy/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:10:14

• Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:10:27

• "In the first episode of Season 5 and 2025, Helen and Andy speak with Luke Dash and Sam Peters from ISMS.online about whether regulation can protect us — or if it risks backfiring, leaving us more exposed in the battle for digital security." https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=37    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:11:58

• "I feel like it's an intentional response to the the 2021 -2022 hiring bo-m where employees had more power than the Execs liked. So, they started to slap down the employees which has had a noticeable affect on morale." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh3zt3cf    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:13:33

• "The "PiPs" will just be a formality as this is really just a a way for Execs to force people out without paying them severance. Just to hire others right behind them. It doesn't make any fiscal sense to operate this way, but execs are on a power trip since people apparently aren't quitting in high enough numbers. And I say "PiPs" above because Microsoft doesn't do them. They just fire you after one bad review with no notice." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh247ygp    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:14:29

• "The "PiPs" will just be a formality as this is really just a a way for Execs to force people out without paying them severance. Just to hire others right behind them. It doesn't make any fiscal sense to operate this way, but execs are on a power trip since people apparently aren't quitting in high enough numbers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh247ygp    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:14:42

• "And I say "PiPs" above because Microsoft doesn't do them. They just fire you after one bad review with no notice." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh247ygp    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:14:50

• Microsoft used its MOLE Jordan Novet to spread this news and downplay it https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/microsoft-confirms-performance-based-job-cuts-across-departments.html https://www.techinasia.com/news/microsoft-announces-layoffs-restructuring    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:31:38

• Microsoft already uses the "Headcount" spin http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/Microsoft_Has_Already_Laid_Off_Tens_of_Thousands_of_Workers_Hea.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/30/IBM_and_Microsoft_Fake_Headcount_in_Exactly_the_Same_Way_While_.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 09:33:39

• "CSS animation syntax always confuses me, as do the many seemingly redundant properties. Just like everything else in CSS. But the idea is we will animate between fixed keyframes." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/valve-flicker-css | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:44:22

• "In the normal course of events, implementations of 'tcpdump' report on packets going in both directions, which is to say it reports both packets received and packets sent." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/TcpdumpOnlyInOrOut | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:44:32

• "Over the last week, I have made several improvements to the way images are loaded on my website. I now have WebP and AVIF versions of the images used in my blog posts." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/01/08/boolean-html-search-and-web-development/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:44:41

• "We don’t take kindly of modern, huge images here, at Crys." ☛ https://crys.site/blog/2025/pixelated-render-css/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:44:57

• "Taking elements from the likes of Alto's Adventure, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, Dino Run, Canabalt and others we have a new wholesome looking endless-runner with a twist in Horse Runner DX. Made with MonoGame, it has Native Linux support and fully supports the Steam Deck too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/horse-runner-dx-is-a-wholesome-endless-runner-where-you-play-as-a-herd-of-different-horses/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:49:44

• "Passant: A Chess Roguelike is an upcoming Chess-like roguelike that will challenge your brain, and it's going to have full Steam Deck support at release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/challenging-chess-like-roguelike-passant-will-have-full-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:49:54

• "Titan Forge Games have announced that SMITE 2 is going free to play on January 14, after their paid-for Early Access period comes to a close." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/smite-2-gets-a-free-to-play-launch-date-for-january/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:50:06

• "Giving you a chance to see how well Monster Hunter Wilds will run on your Steam Deck or Desktop Linux system, there's going to be two more open Beta tests during February." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/monster-hunter-wilds-will-have-two-more-open-beta-test-dates-in-february/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:50:20

• "Dear supporters of the fheroes2 project and fans of Heroes of Might and Magic II! We are excited to announce the release of the latest version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.5! This update introduces a variety of exciting changes and new content." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/heroes-of-might-and-magic-ii-open-source-game-engine-fheroes2-v1-1-5-released/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:50:43

• "UK Users: Lobsters needs your help with the Online Safety Act | Lobsters" https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:52:18

• "How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:52:29

• "Eat Less Beef. Eat More Ostrich?" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/01/eat-more-ostrich/681240/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:52:40

• "Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/01/trump-putin-ukraine-russia-war/681228/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:52:51

• "Greenland highlighted in Danish royal coat of arms as Trump eyes island" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/07/trump-greenland-denmark-king-coat-of-arms/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:53:02

• "Eliminando todo el contenido de mi cuenta de Twitter | Guillermo Latorre" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://guillermolatorre.com/blog/eliminando-todo-el-contenido-de-mi-cuenta-de-twitter    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:53:11

• "While developers at Valve continue building up the invite-only Deadlock, their next-generation MOBA, they're changing up how they do updates for the game." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/deadlock-from-valve-drops-fixed-two-week-update-cycle-to-move-onto-larger-updates/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:53:31

• "TrampolineTales developer of the popular Luck be a Landlord slot machine deck-builder just announced Maze Mice and it really sounds unique." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/maze-mice-from-the-dev-of-luck-be-a-landlord-blends-maze-running-time-freezing-and-bullet-heaven-together/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:53:48

• "While announcements on the OrangePi Neo gaming handheld that will ship with Manjaro Linux have been a bit quiet lately, it's still coming and they've updated their launch plan for it to be available in Q1 2025." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-now-due-out-in-q1-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:54:09

• "Funded within 5 minutes, soulscircuit are clearly onto a winner here with their upcoming Pilet open source modular mini computers powered by the Raspberry Pi 5." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/funded-in-5-minutes-the-open-source-modular-mini-computer-pilet-is-on-kickstarter/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:54:17

• iophk: misrepresents the subset of speech allowed by the CCP's platform as free speech https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktoks-fate-divides-trump-and-fellow-republicans-as-supreme-court-action-looms/articleshow/117058252.cms ("TikTok's fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as Supreme Court action looms")    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:56:12

• Bytedance/TikTok is a Threat to Freedom, Including Free Speech https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:56:32

• iophk: carrying water for zuckerberg https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/mark-zuckerbergs-political-evolution-from-apologies-to-no-more-apologies/articleshow/117048590.cms ("Mark Zuckerberg's political evolution, from apologies to no more apologies")    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:57:10

• "National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What is it and what will be closed on January 9?" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-08/national-day-of-mourning-for-jimmy-carter-what-is-it-and-what-closes-on-january-9.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:57:21

• Koch-funded techdirt lobbying for a SUPPRESSOR of free speech! Oh dear! https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/07/on-friday-scotus-will-decide-whether-tiktok-can-be-banned-we-told-it-the-first-amendment-says-no/ ("On Friday SCOTUS Will Decide Whether TikTok Can Be Banned; We Told It The First Amendment Says No")    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:58:13

• "Meta's Updated 'Hateful Conduct Policy' Will Allow Users To Say LGBT Members Have 'Mental Illness'" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/metas-updated-hateful-conduct-policy-will-allow-users-say-lgbt-members-have-mental-illness-1730004    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:58:37

• There were times people could reply/rebut/block (from sight) people they didn't agree with, they did not just BAN them (for everybody)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 10:59:41

• File Roller - An Intro to Ubuntu Archive Manager ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/01/file-roller-intro-to-ubuntu-archive-manager.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:01:47

• "Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve" ☛ https://therevelator.org/protect-torrey-pines/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:10:38

• Biden's Legacy: Fundamentally Changing Nothing For Whistleblowers ☛ https://thedissenter.org/bidens-legacy-fundamentally-changing-nothing-for-whistleblowers/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:12:17

• "Media Institution" ☛ https://fair.org/home/media-institutions-have-played-a-direct-role-in-undermining-democracy/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:12:46

• "Ivy League" ☛ https://fair.org/home/why-the-right-calls-mangione-the-ivy-league-killer/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:14:18

• "The report is largely based on input from copyright industry groups, including the RIAA and MPA" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-trade-representative-lists-the-most-notorious-piracy-threats-240108/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:23:46

• "The [Internet] has become the most prevalent communications technology the world has ever seen." ☛ https://theconversation.com/how-britain-got-its-first-internet-connection-by-the-late-pioneer-who-created-the-first-password-on-the-internet-45404 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:24:58

• "Meta's new hate speech rules — or lack thereof — now allow users to make shockingly misogynistic claims " ☛ https://futurism.com/facebook-women-hate-speech | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:25:41

• "officers and their employers are given a free pass for killing innocent people" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/08/kentucky-police-kill-innocent-man-while-serving-warrant-at-wrong-address/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:26:13

• "Among its biggest challenges, the FAA has a constant need to install new equipment while keeping the old stuff going." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-federal-drive/2025/01/a-union-says-the-faa-doesnt-use-its-own-people-enough/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:26:29

• "Specifically, its strict definition according to gender was heavily criticised for undermining women’s rights and opportunities" ☛ https://theconversation.com/social-media-soft-girls-depend-on-men-for-money-but-sweden-once-used-state-influencers-to-urge-women-to-get-jobs-246810 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:26:42

• "Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024 -- including 31 women" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-executions-protests-un-human-rights/33266969.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:27:06

• "An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was freed Wednesday and was heading home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and wanted by the United States." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-08/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-released-from-iran-and-returning-home | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:28:25

• "Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks was released Wednesday and is returning home, Italian officials said." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/italy-says-iran-released-italian-journalist-sala-/7929349.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:28:39

• "Court reporter Saskia Belleman has been awarded the Machiavelli Prize." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/08/courtroom-journalist-saskia-belleman-awarded-machiavelli-prize-communication | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:28:56

• "The Mesopotamia Women Journalists Association (MKG) shared its report on rights violations against women journalists throughout 2024 with the public during a press conference held at the association's headquarters." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/mkg-30-women-journalists-assaulted-in-2024-8-sent-to-prison-77307 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:29:05

• "US President-elect Donald Trump has three ongoing lawsuits against the media in a pattern described as “a campaign of legal intimidation… for publishing journalism he doesn’t like”." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/trump-lawsuits-media/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:29:33

• "No details of the charges were made public, but they came after Sala posted a podcast from Tehran on December 17 about patriarchy in the Iranian capital" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/italian-podcaster-held-by-tehran-released-on-way-home-/33268582.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:29:46

• "A plane carrying the 29-year-old took off from Tehran after “intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels”" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-freed-from-detention-in-iran | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:30:29

• "Anthony Bellanger, general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is "a repressor of press freedom," and he urged foreign journalists to be " as cautious as possible" when traveling to countries such as Iran." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-persian-iran-is-a-repressor-of-press-freedom-leader-of-journalists-federation-tells-voa/7930479.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:30:48

• "The idea that something called “fact-checking” could be (or could have been) reasonably applied to social-media posts, in aggregate, is absurd. Social-media posts can be wrong, of course, even dangerously so." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/facebook-end-fact-checking/681253/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:31:02

• "Since it was founded in 1970, Charlie Hebdo has been known for testing the boundaries of what can and can't be said according to French hate speech laws." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/charlie-hebdos-anniversary-edition-a-playful-jab-at-god/a-71203106 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:35:19

• "This has been a wrong, an injustice that needs to be made right." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/01/08/librarians-gain-protections-in-some-states-as-book-bans-soar/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:35:32

• "Our findings suggest that although Meta has the technology to automatically detect pornographic content, it does not apply it to enforce its community standards on advertisements as it does for non-sponsored content" ☛ https://www.404media.co/facebook-is-censoring-404-media-stories-about-facebooks-censorship/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:36:04

• [Old] "Media companies the world over paid tribute to the French paper Charlie Hebdo following the terrorist attack on their offices on 7 January." ☛ https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/european-media-grieves-for-charlie-hebdo/ | Source: Euractive    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:36:21

• "As an organization dedicated to defending the human rights of cartoonists, we know how often they face harassment, intimidation, and violence simply for doing their job." ☛ https://ifex.org/cartoonists-mark-the-10th-anniversary-of-the-attack-on-charlie-hebdo-magazine/ | Source: IFEX    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:42:03

• "Amongst the sometimes crude and sexually explicit images, one referred to the Prophet Mohammed with the caption: “If I sketch someone who is drawing someone who is drawing someone who is drawing Mohammed, is that OK?”" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/07/charlie-hebdo-publishes-anniversary-laugh-at-god-contest/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:42:28

• "Ultimately, all three attackers died in near-simultaneous police raids." ☛ https://apnews.com/article/france-charlie-hebdo-photos-terror-f42dc6d41b376ce2f7abec0e75760e7e | Source: Associated Press    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:43:07

• "The Kouachi brothers, who had pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda, attacked Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015, killing eight staff members, including cartoonists Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Tignous and Wolinski." ☛ https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250107-charlie-hebdo-vaunts-its-indestructibility-10-years-after-massacre | Source: RFI    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:44:20

• "Turkey, which, among other things, threatened legal and diplomatic action against Charlie Hebdo over a scurrilous cartoon depicting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, its president" ☛ https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/the-unresolved-legacy-of-the-charlie-hebdo-massacre.php | Source: CJR    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:44:50

• "the French debate over whether to show images of the prophet Muhammad, which many Muslims view as sacrilegious, is still being waged today." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0108/charlie-hebdo-islam-satire-religion | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:45:22

• "a cartoon depicting these groveling billionaires must have seemed natural, even if it included her own boss, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Post since 2013" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/wapo-kills-cartoon-that-mocked-the-boss/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:45:49

• "quickly running out of patience" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/google-deindexes-200-streaming-sites-for-violating-eu-sanctions-on-russia-250108/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:49:46

• "With more than three billion users"? Says who? ZuckTrump? ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/01/new-era-and-new-risks-metas-content-moderation-reforms-and-freedom-of-expression-online/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:50:13

• "Zuckerberg’s move to relax content moderation on the Facebook and Instagram" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:50:51

• "Meta Goes MAGA" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-meta-zuckerberg-maga-trump/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:51:19

• "It may soon be hard to tell the difference." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-x-ification-of-meta/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:51:43

• "The answers are complicated, and take me back to the early days of social networking. Yes, I mean the 1980s and 1990s." ☛ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10737-censorship-is-complicated-what-internet-history-says-about-meta-facebook | Source: John Goerzen    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:52:09

• "Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will bow a knee to convicted felon" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/01/07/zuckerberg-facts-get-in-the-way-of-free-speech.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:52:33

• "spokesperson for Meta" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-fact-checking-program-ends-1.7424631 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:53:05

• "Facebook has already contributed to the demise of journalism and this will be the final nail in the coffin" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ditches-fact-checkers-in-favor-of-x-style-community-notes/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:53:26

• "Another indication that there’s a MAGA element to these changes is Zuckerberg’s announcement that he’s moving Meta’s trust and safety and content moderation teams from California to Texas." ☛ https://www.wired.com/plaintext-meta-zuckerberg-maga-trump/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:53:59

• "We heard the news just like everyone else" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/metas-fact-checking-partners-blindsided/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:54:42

• "If you’re a regular user of Meta’s social media apps — Facebook, Instagram or Threads" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/08/meta-fact-checking-facebook-instagram-users/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:55:00

• "One remaining concern for me is that even people who WANT to find accurate information are going to be challenged to do it" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/meta-to-offer-wider-range-of-speech-on-platforms-ceo-says/7927856.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:55:23

• "disinformation and harmful content" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/metas-community-notes-faces-backlash-over-misinformation-accountability-concerns/articleshow/117053226.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:55:53

• "The online megacorp forked out around $75 billion on capital expenditure in 2024, according to CEO Andy Jassy," ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/amazons_latest_investment_is_11b/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:57:40

• AI as a new word for "server" now? Server that runs in a DC is "clown" and now it runs "AI workloads"... so it's "AI DATACENTRE". Neat smokescreen.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:58:41

• "raise a new round of funding" from people who will lose it ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/anthropic-ai-funding.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 11:59:28

• "artificial intelligence playbook" = participating in hype because of lobbying ☛ https://fedscoop.com/dhs-reveals-new-artificial-intelligence-playbook/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:00:07

• "permit users to accuse transgender or gay people of being mentally ill" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/meta-immigration-gender-policies-change/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:00:33

• "Zuckerberg is giving his company a full MAGA makeover" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/meta-facebook-trump-mark-zuckerberg.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:00:54

• "If you’re new to Open Web Advocacy (OWA) we are a non-profit organization committed to pushing greater competition" ☛ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/owa-2024-review/ | Source: Open Web Advocacy    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:01:29

• "Elon Musk is rapidly becoming the largest spreader of disinformation in human history, hijacking political debates in the process." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20135497 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:06:22

• "The fact he reacted was a surprise, but his style of reaction was not." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20135497 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:06:48

• "For over two decades, Native American practitioners of peyotism, whose numbers in the U.S. are estimated at 400,000" ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/01/peyote-sacred-to-native-americans-threatened-by-psychedelic-renaissance-and-development.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:08:01

• "Although spiders – which have been evolving for about 400m years – are renowned for their vibration sense and some" ☛ https://theconversation.com/spiders-smell-with-their-legs-new-research-246691 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:08:09

• "Norway has become the poster child for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Last year, official government statistics showed that almost nine out of every 10 cars sold were electric." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/how-norway-became-the-trailblazer-for-electric-vehicles/a-71208744 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:10:41

• "When commissioned, the VIVO electrolyser is forecasted to produce 500kg of green hydrogen on-site per day while using an electrical input of 3MW drawn from renewables." ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/lithuanian-port-to-use-imi-electrolyser-for-hydrogen-refuelling/2119356.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:10:54

• "With European EV sales and production lagging behind in comparison, a blame game has arisen between car manufacturers and policymakers." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/europe-wanted-to-lead-the-world-on-evs-carmakers-cant-keep-up/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:11:08

• "If you need to mail or receive a package via the U.S. Postal Service this week, it might take a little longer to ship." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/01/usps-to-close-offices-suspend-mail-on-jan-9-national-day-of-mourning.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:11:24

• "In an ideal world, we would also have re-wired the entire house to survive a power-cut and run off the battery." ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/01/08/home-battery-storage-expansion-not-quit-resilient/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:11:55

• "The beloved A-10 Warthog continues to show its worth even though the Air Force is rapidly draining them out of its current fleet and plans to retire all the aircraft in a few years." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/a-10s-iraq-syria/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:12:07

• "It's the biggest change that we've seen in energy and electricity since maybe the invention of the electric grid. And a major part of that transition is digitalization." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/linux_foundation_ai_energy_report/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:12:21

• "On Tuesday, Santa Ana winds swept seaward through Southern California, scattering embers and then fanning flames of a growing wildfire." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/california-wildfires-2025-santa-ana-winds-pacific-palisades-hurst-eaton-los-angeles/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:43:26

• "extreme fire behavior" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-07/pacific-palisades-fire-winds-overnight | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:43:38

• "There are three types of evacuation alerts: shelter-in-place, evacuation warning and evacuation order, according to Ready L.A. County." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/a-fire-is-forcing-you-to-evacuate-what-do-you-pack | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:43:52

• "dented and broken when a bulldozer had to plow through them to make way for emergency crews" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/us/california-fire-palisades-evacuation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:44:06

• "Winds are so strong that there is no fire fighting on the front as it moves east and southeast. Gusts are up to 85 miles per hour" ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/01/07/on-the-palisades-and-eaton-fires/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:44:46

• "The hills were ready to burn. It’s January, well past the time of year when fire season in Southern California is supposed to end." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/01/los-angeles-fires-drought/681243/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:44:53

• "The scam part comes in where they want you to send a copy of your “deposit slip” to them in which you’ll inadvertently send sensitive information" ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2025/01/08/check-in-the-mail-irl-spam-canada-dry/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:45:15

• "A former FBI informant who admitted to lying about U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday, court records showed." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-01-08/ex-fbi-informant-who-fabricated-claims-about-bidens-sentenced-to-6-years | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:45:42

• "Caruso, a former commissioner of the city’s Board of Water and Power who also ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2022, contended that the problem stemmed from the issues with the reservoirs that feed the neighborhood’s hydrants." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/lack-of-water-from-hydrants-in-palisades-fire-is-hampering-firefighters-caruso-says | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:47:02

• "The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pushing water from aqueducts and groundwater into the system, but demand was so high" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51225021/fire-hydrants-ran-dry-in-california-highlighting-a-major-problem-in-firefighting | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:47:23

• "Michigan’s Muslim population is estimated at about 240,000 or 2.4% of the state" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/whitmer-issues-muslim-american-heritage-month-proclamation/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:53:36

• "For 20 years, I’ve been studying Western recruits to domestic and transnational terrorist organizations." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/opinion/isis-new-orleans-attack.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:53:49

• "Finland is currently conducting a criminal investigation into the oil tanker Eagle S." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-baltic-shadow-fleet-nato-finland/33266624.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 12:53:57

• "Labas explains that friendly Taiwanese and Ukrainians living in Taiwan unearthed a 'double operation'" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-company-accused-of-shipping-kamikaze-drone-parts-to-russia-through-elaborate-re-selling-and-rebranding-scheme | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:00:33

• "It’s the strongest statement about the probe yet from the new group of EU commissioners" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/eu-vows-energetic-probe-into-musks-x/257416/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:01:35

• "TikTok has become a politically influential medium worldwide, especially among younger voters." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/will-donald-trump-be-able-to-save-tiktok-in-the-us/a-71230715 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:01:46

• "This week in the United States, where about 150 million people use the app" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/technology/tiktok-ban-global-legal-battles.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:04:36

• "The deal means Galle avoided trial where he could have been hit with a minimum 55-year sentence or a maximum of 90 years" ☛ https://nypost.com/2025/01/09/us-news/florida-tiktoker-who-killed-6-people-avoids-55-year-prison-sentence/ | Source: NYPost    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:05:03

• "energetically" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24338985/x-content-moderation-eu-probe-dsa-rules | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:05:38

• "Two days prior, on December 28, the paper’s Sunday edition, called Welt am Sonntag" ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/boost-for-the-right-wing-why-did-a-german-newspaper-help-elon-musk-interfere-in-german-politics-a-a6cfd9f6-0236-49f3-802f-b7e395d29e03#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:06:14

• "The Supreme Court asked for a response from prosecutors in New York by Thursday." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/donald-trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-new-york-hush-money-case-sentencing-101736344212406.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:06:39

• "Here’s a roundup of some Michigan politicos who did mark the event." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/01/07/what-michigan-officials-said-about-the-4th-anniversary-of-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:07:03

• "Trump's lawyers turned to the nation's highest court after New York courts refused to do postpone sentencing" ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/08/president-elect-donald-trump-asks-the-supreme-court-to-block-sentencing-in-his-hush-money-case-in-new-york/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:07:26

• "prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/elon-musk-far-right.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:07:55

• "Damian Boeselager, an MEP, co-founder of the pan-European Volt party and candidate for the Bundestag in the German election" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/eu-commission-urged-to-act-elon-musk-interference-elections | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:08:26

• "Qui tacet consentire videtur – he who is silent is seen to consent." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2025/01/elon-musk-has-designs-on-the-whole-of-europe | Source: New Statesman    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:09:11

• "Musk has already shaken up U.S. politics, helping Donald Trump" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0108/elon-musk-trump-europe-x | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:09:27

• "Salt Typhoon gained a foothold in an estimated nine US telecom companies, Verizon among them" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/usaf_picks_verizon_network/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act_CALEA_is_a_Fa.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:10:05

• "The “cash stuffing” trend which rose to prominence across 2023 and 2024 on TikTok and beyond involves allocating specific amounts of money to each envelope labelled for different expenditures: grocery, spending, bills and so on." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/money/cash-stuffing-tik-tok-budgeting-trend-atm-withdrawals-b2675722.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:17:10

• "This trove of real-time vehicle data, collected by one of Motorola’s ALPR systems, is meant to be accessible by law enforcement." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/license-plate-reader-live-video-data-exposed/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:17:21

• "reports about the settlement noted that in earlier filings like this one from 2021" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24337477/apple-responds-rumors-siri-advertising-privacy-lawsuit | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:18:35

• "Durov was released several days later and promised to make significant improvements in an effort to tackle the use of the platform for illicit activities" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/telegram-shared-data-of-thousands-of-users-after-ceos-arrest/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:18:49

• "The phishing attacks begin with the scammer registering a free Microsoft 365 test domain" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/08/fortinet-warns-sophisticated-phishing-campaign-exploiting-microsoft-365-domains/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:45:56

• "For a small project I choose GitHub issues as the preferred and only channel." ☛ https://code.dblock.org/2025/01/08/meeting-open-source-users-where-they-are.html | Source: Daniel Doubrovkine    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:51:24

• Windows TCO: "there's still a long way to go." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/oncd_director_harry_coker_exit_remarks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:54:50

• "Except that companies like Meta don’t give a shit about authenticity or human connection." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/2025/01/08/we-should-not-confuse-what.html | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:55:40

• "about as anti-social as you can imagine" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-ai-generated-characters-future-social-media-1.7424641 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:55:57

• "L.A. tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video three weeks ago on LinkedIn of his call to a customer service representative for Waymo to report that the car kept turning in circles and that he was nervous about missing his flight." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-05/los-angeles-man-trapped-in-circling-waymo-says-he-missed-his-flight-home | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:56:14

• "Has this been hacked? What's going on?" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-catch-flight-driverless-waymo-stuck | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:57:19

• "Apple responds to BBC complaint over AI accuracy" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/apple_responds_bbc_complaint/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:57:32

• With almost 9 days left EFF is now just $40k (ish) short of the target    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 13:58:36

• "Although your Mac’s boot volume group, including the Data volume that’s almost always used for your Home folder, has to be in APFS format, you can still use Macintosh Extended or HFS+ format for other drives and their contents." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/01/09/why-use-apfs/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:01:14

• "In a surprising move, Microsoft lets go of employees across departments. Performance metrics take center stage!" https://www.mobileappdaily.com/news/microsoft-restructures-teams-with-performance-layoffs    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:03:26

• "Microsoft declined to comment on its decision to roll things back or offer specifics on what may be causing the gap between user’s expectations and its output." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/8/24339450/microsoft-reverting-bing-image-creator-quality-complaints-dall-e-3-pr16-pr13 | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:03:49

• "There's no need to panic: Garmin's watches appear to be still recording data but the Connect platform used to correlate fitness data, and share it with others such as Strava, took a dive early on Wednesday morning." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/garmin_connect_outage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:04:00

• "Researchers have already studied the possibility of CEOs becoming an endangered species in the age of AI." ☛ https://futurism.com/ceo-bragged-replacing-workers-ai-job | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:04:11

• "Army dining halls are aimed at soldiers in so-called Essential Station Messing status" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-chow-hall-overhaul/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:06:01

• "Americans are spending more and more time alone. Some are lonely." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/01/americas-crisis-of-aloneness/681251/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:06:18

• "Americans do not like their private health insurance." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5072863-can-americans-end-our-abusive-relationship-with-private-health-insurance/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:07:20

• "Wildfire smoke can irritate your eyes, nose, throat and lungs." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-01-08/how-to-protect-yourself-from-la-wildfire-smoke | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:08:08

• "risky, but survivable in moderation" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/nitrous-galaxy-gas-side-effects | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:08:24

• "our study suggested that loneliness may lead to an increase in the levels of five specific proteins" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/lonely-people-high-harmful-proteins/257351/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:08:40

• "The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from processed baby foods by about 20% to 30%." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/fda-sets-limits-for-lead-in-many-baby-foods-as-california-disclosure-law-takes-effect | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:09:00

• "This is part two in my shaggy dog story about the PlayStation 3, one of my favourite ever consoles." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/our-recent-history-with-the-ps3/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:10:00

• "But CES demands a consumer announcement. So here’s the next-generation RTX 5000 series of video cards for gamers!" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/08/nvidia-unveils-its-flagship-rtx-5090-card-with-ai-juiced-frame-rates/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:10:19

• "Nvidia’s new desktop machine, dubbed Digits, will go on sale in May and is about the size of a small book." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-personal-supercomputer-ces/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:10:46

• "Snapdragon X chips have so far only powered laptop designs" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/qualcomms_snapdragon_x_chip/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:11:04

• "TSMC's Fab 21 in the U.S. is now producing at least three chips" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-arizona-allegedly-now-producing-amds-ryzen-9000-and-apples-s9-processors-report | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:11:59

• "It is time for another roundup of topics in storage that have caught my eye recently." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/01/storage-roundup.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:12:16

• "what defines a strong engineer is the ability to do tasks that weaker engineers can’t" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/what-makes-strong-engineers-strong/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:12:56

• "if your sole responsibility is to write code" ☛ https://css-tricks.com/the-importance-of-investing-in-soft-skills-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: CSS Tricks    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:13:25

• Cheaper coders, not LLMs, is the real "issue". HEY HI as catch-all scapegoat is a corporate propaganda toolset.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:14:02

• There is no "AGE OF HEY HI"... machines learning is over 50 years old.    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:14:34

• "I’ve been running the show here for the last 12 or so years, with support from Dianndra Roberts" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/08/were-seeking-a-deputy-editor-for-the-scholarly-kitchen/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:15:04

• "Conversations can become binary and polarized when we lack language to describe our beliefs." ☛ https://nesslabs.com/woo-spectrum | Source: Ness Labs    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:16:11

• "Lately, my go-to writing tool has been Bear. I’ve tried iA Writer—which I absolutely love—but in my quest for a single app for both work and personal notes, Bear turned out to be the perfect balance of elegance and practicality." ☛ https://contino.com/blog/blog-questions-challenge |    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:16:51

• "I have seen this doing the rounds with contributions from the mighty Manu and, adapter of these questions for us non-Bear-Bloggers, Mr Quirk." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/blog-questions-challenge/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:17:08

• in a lot of ways the "HEY HI" hype is a lot like NFTs but with better and more persistent marketing    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:17:38

• "When I look back at my blog, it reveals more about my feelings than any journal I've ever kept." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/journaling-vs-blogging/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:18:05

• "For me, the year in review post is about the past year." ☛ https://roytang.net/2025/01/2024-year-in-review/ | Source: Roy Tang    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:18:21

• "I was getting at this a little when I wrote about how we get to influence ourselves* by choosing which communities we engage with." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/01/08/what-it-means-that-blogs-are-part-of-oral-culture/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:19:19

• "To pull this off, McManus was able to put a full sized Raspberry Pi 3B+ inside the Radio along with some additional hardware to play music." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-upgrades-lego-retro-radio-into-the-real-thing | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:23:29

• "In this post you’ll learn how you can run a Java application on a Raspberry Pi Zero 1 to turn it in a controllable HDMI camera." ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2025-01-08-raspberry-pi-hdmi-camera-java-api-controller/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:24:05

• N97 vs N100 vs Raspberry Pi 5: Which Is Right For You? ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/n97-vs-n100-vs-raspberry-pi-5-which-is-right-for-you/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:24:31

• "Gary uses Python regularly for his job as a software developer for websites and mobile devices." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-midi-gesture-controller/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:24:54

• "We’re proud of the low environmental impact of Raspberry Pi computers." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/16gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-120/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:25:21

• "You may have just glanced over the price, so let's make this clear. Yes, this is a Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM for $120 (£115)." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5-16gb-review | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:25:58

• "And for stats nerds, the pricing model for Pi 5 follows this polynomial curve almost perfectly: [...]" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/who-would-buy-raspberry-pi-120 | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:26:36

• "Upton told us this was "probably" the final evolution of the Pi 5." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/the_ultimate_pi_5_arrives/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:27:04

• "Firstly – I ended up ordering a firewall from Protectli, the VP2420, which I ordered with Coreboot BIOS." ☛ https://topslakr.com/2025/01/new-house-projects-network-2-0/ |    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:27:26

• "This week at CES 2025, numerous major hardware announcements are being unveiled — but in the long history of CES" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985 | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:27:46

• "In this blog post, we’ll dive into why Sharp.js is the best Node.js image framework, especially for Linux users who are just starting out. We’ll also explore how to install it and use it for basic image operations." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/sharpjs-nodejs-image-processing-library/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:33:09

• Will 2025 Bring Recovery of News Sites or Just More LLM Slop? Probably the Latter. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Will_2025_Bring_Recovery_of_News_Sites_or_Just_More_LLM_Slop_Pr.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:34:25

• "While these distributions simplify many tasks, some manual configuration is often required, but fully harnessing the power of Linux, understanding basic commands is essential." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-commands-for-sysadmins/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:34:40

• "Typing commands into a darkened terminal window might seem puzzling, but for many computer users" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/20-essential-linux-commands-every-user | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:37:29

• "The RUBIK Pi 3 builds on its predecessor’s capabilities, offering 12 Dense TOPS of AI computing power and multi-system support, including Qualcomm Linux, Android 13 Alpha, and a Debian early access version." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/rubik-pi-3-now-available-for-ordering-at-179-following-global-launch-at-ces-2025/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:39:23

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

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:50:49

• How To Install VeraCrypt on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-veracrypt-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:51:13

• Review: OpenMandriva Rolling GNU/Linux Distro ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/review-openmandriva-rolling-linux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:51:46

• How To Install Ventoy on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ventoy-almalinux-9/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:52:20

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

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:52:37

• How To Configure Static IP Address and DNS on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-static-ip-address-and-dns-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 14:53:35

• How To Install Craft CMS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-craft-cms-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:03:52

• How To Install Julia Programming Language on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-julia-programming-language-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:03:58

• Pluralistic: The Brave Little Toaster (08 Jan 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/08/sirius-cybernetics-corporation/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:10:10

• Will Justin Trudeau’s Resignation Lead to the MAGA-fication of Canada? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/will-justin-trudeaus-resignation-lead-to-the-maga-fication-of-canada    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:11:23

• #037 | S5 | In The Chair | Digital Compliance ☞ https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/review24-25.mp3    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:11:34

• Dude, You're Getting a Dell Pro Max Micro Plus! | Coder Radio 602 ☞ https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-13196    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:12:17

• FLOSS Weekly ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/floss-weekly-episode-815-you-win-some-you-lose-some/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:14:09

• Worrying to see the network now promoting a PONZI SCHEME https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/41/ see http://techrights.org/o/2020/05/29/jupiter-broadcasting/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:17:15

• Couple to be tried for alleged ethnic hatred against Ukrainians ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/08.01.2025-couple-to-be-tried-for-alleged-ethnic-hatred-against-ukrainians.a582839/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:20:40

• Several killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250108-13-civilians-killed-russian-missile-attack-ukrainian-city-zaporizhzhia    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:20:54

• Austin Expected To Announce Military Aid Package At Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-ramstein-zelenskiy-austin-contact-group-aid-russia/33269276.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:21:05

• Deadly Russian Strike On Zaporizhzhya Causes Dozens Of Casualties ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-attack-zaporizhzhia-civialian-deaths/33268897.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:21:21

• At Least 13 Killed, Dozens Injured In Russian Strike On Zaporizhzhya ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strike-russian-oil-depot-saratov-air-base/33268438.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:25:16

• Kursk Battles Rage As U.S. Set To Unveil 'Final' Aid Package Under Biden ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kursk-russia-ukraine-kurakhove-pokrovsk/33266145.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:25:26

• US warns North Korea becoming better prepared for war, fighting against Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-warns-north-korea-becoming-better-prepared-for-war-fighting-against-ukraine    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:25:41

• Quiet streets, ghost towns: How Russia is changing Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0108/Ukraine-depopulation-Kharkiv-future-hope    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:25:52

• Russian Strike Kills 13 in Southeastern Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-oil-depot.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:26:19

• North Koreans kick Russians out of their homes to hide from drones: report ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/08/north-korea-soldier-evict-russian-drone/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:26:35

• "We expected the war to end" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/09/we-expected-the-war-to-end | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:28:04

• "desertion investigation" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/ukraine-s-investigative-agency-arrests-company-commander-from-brigade-under-desertion-investigation | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:28:40

• "Trump team shaves two months off president-elect’s latest Ukraine peace deal timeline" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/trump-team-shaves-two-months-off-president-elect-s-latest-ukraine-peace-deal-timeline | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:29:08

• "disrupted Russian oil production" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/08/81-strikes | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:34:40

• Zaporizhzhia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/08/russian-airstrike-on-ukraine-s-zaporizhzhia-kills-13 | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:35:02

• Kurakhove ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/08/see-ukrainian-marines-fighting-near-kurakhove-just-days-before-the-key-donbas-city-fell-to-russian-forces | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:35:33

• Latvian-Russian border will need €80 million in next two years ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/08.01.2025-latvian-russian-border-will-need-eur80-million-in-next-two-years.a582770/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:35:53

• Is 2025 the year that Russia’s economy finally freezes up under sanctions? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/is-2025-the-year-that-russias-economy-finally-freezes-up-under-sanctions/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:36:06

• Google removes 201 sites with Russian channels at Lithuanian watchdog’s request ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2455150/google-removes-201-sites-with-russian-channels-at-lithuanian-watchdog-s-request    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:36:25

• Is he serious? Allies wary as Trump threatens Greenland, Panama, Canada ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250108-is-he-serious-allies-wary-as-trump-threatens-greenland-panama-canada    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:37:17

• Sanctioned kleptocracy: How Putin’s kremligarchs have survived the war—and even prospered ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/russia-tomorrow/sanctioned-kleptocracy-how-putins-kremligarchs-have-survived-the-war-and-even-prospered/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:37:39

• Lithuania’s ventilation system maker still has plant in Russia, plans to sell it ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2455105/lithuania-s-ventilation-system-maker-still-has-plant-in-russia-plans-to-sell-it    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:37:58

• U.S. Lawmakers Seek To Ban Recognition Of Georgian Government, Report Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/report-u-s-lawmakers-to-introduce-bill-prohibiting-recognition-of-georgian-dream-government-/33268718.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:38:23

• "The number of words you can say keeps shrinking" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/09/the-number-of-words-you-can-say-keeps-shrinking | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:38:48

• "Russia deported more than 80,000 migrants in 2024" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/russia-deported-more-than-80-000-migrants-in-2024-almost-twice-as-many-as-the-year-before | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:39:13

• "censor American film" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/russian-streaming-platforms-censor-american-film-anora-to-crop-out-scenes-of-drug-use | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:40:43

• "promoting non-traditional sexual relationships" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/nightclub-in-russia-s-far-east-fined-for-allegedly-promoting-non-traditional-sexual-relationships | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:41:11

• 🔤SpellBinding: BCDEUNH Wordo: BELTS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-01-09.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:57:17

• 🔤SpellBinding: AGHINRY Wordo: CABLE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-01-08.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:57:51

• Domain Change and Preparations for 2025 gemini://auragem.ddns.net/techlog/20250109.gmi    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:58:29

• "I'm experimenting with a potential ssg set up using pandoc to process source files (eg, markdown), fennel for html templating using a rudimentary hiccup-like library, and makefiles to glue it all together." gemini://smol.hedy.dev/2025-01-09    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:59:11

• "I'm a stonemason by trade. I worked the same project since the birth of my firstborn." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2451    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 15:59:55

• Shapeshifter gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-01-09-shapeshift.txt "I picked up my three and a half year old daughter from school. At school she was a baby when she played with a girl whose name she doesn't know."    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:01:12

• "Being scared of who I am creates these dark paths which haven't happened yet." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/shift    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:02:17

• "As a general rule, I hate advertisements. Maybe it comes with growing up around the Internet when the ads were either easily-avoided banners at the top of a page or because ad creators/directors can't make anything worthwhile anymore. Maybe it's because all movie trailers spoil everything in 30 seconds to 2 minutes." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250109-referral_links_are_bad.txt    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:03:09

• HIT AND MIPS gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-01-09Hit_and_MIPS.txt "As noted in earlier ramblings about my router running OpenWRT, with the upgrade to OpenWRT 23 I decided to give up on new versions. In fact the decision turns out to have been made for me because release notes for the OpenWrt 24 release candidates reveal that my router's board family been removed from their build targets."    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:04:33

• ""Boundless Expeditions" is the newsletter of Infinitus Ministries and I write and publish sermons, among other occasional materials." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2025-01-08-recent-messages-on-boundless-expeditions Fast Times at Oreon GNU/Linux High ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/01/fast-times-at-ridgemont-oreon-linux-high/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:10:20

• Windows 10 Countdown: Make the Switch to GNU/Linux for a Fresh Start ☞ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/windows-10-countdown-make-the-switch-to-linux-for-a-fresh-start-177472.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:12:00

• "For me, this year’s Advent of Code was less about solving puzzles and writing Python" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/advent-of-code-2024-retrospective/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:12:41

• "So when I saw that Zig lists metaprogramming as a major feature, I took interest." ☛ https://www.scottredig.com/blog/bonkers_comptime/ |    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:13:35

• "When you run a binary classifier over a population you get an estimate of the proportion of true positives in that population. This is known as the prevalence." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/your-classifier-is-broken-but-it-is-still-useful/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:13:53

• "I learned to debug really early on in my career." ☛ https://jasper.tandy.is/blogging/aegir-shared-this-post-on-mastodon-earlier-and-i-think-its-an-interesting-take-on-something-ive | Source: Jasper Tandy    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:20:10

• "Fidget is a library for representing, compiling, and evaluating large-scale math expressions, i.e. hundreds or thousands of arithmetic clauses. It's mainly designed as a backend for implicit surfaces, but the library is flexible enough for many different uses!" ☛ https://www.mattkeeter.com/projects/fidget/ | Source: Matt Keeter    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:20:26

• "This useless R function generates new QR Code for every given period and tells the time. Run this function: [...]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/little-useless-useful-r-functions-qr-code-clock/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:21:13

• "It’s easy, especially in science and technology, to write text that nobody wants to read. Scientific writing is often over-long, over-reliant on the passive voice, and full of vague abstractions" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/style_rules_in_technical_writing.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:21:27

• "Let’s continue exploring C++26. In this post, we are going to discuss a core language feature proposed by Corentin Jabot and Micheal Park in P2169R4. With the new standard we get a cool unnamed placeholder." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/01/08/cpp26-unnamed-placeholders | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:21:37

• "Top 5 Books to Learn Data Engineering" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/top-5-books-to-learn-data-engineering/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:23:37

• "This workshop introduces generalised additive models (GAMs) as a method for generating the underlying spatial structure needed to define spatially structured random effects." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/spatial-modelling-with-gams-in-r-workshop-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:23:43

• What baloney. "We would like you to join over 40,000 Manchester households that already receive their council tax bill by email. The benefits of this are: #It saves money on printing and postage that could be better used for our city and vital front-line services #It saves paper and is kinder to the environment" - that's greenwashing, not only a duplicate point but no paper trail    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:25:37

• Paper trail means paper. If you want to save the planet, don't start bu culling paper (like receipts). Think BIG; cull cars and jets, esp. rich people's jet that pollute for only one person. The oligarchy tries to blame the "peasants"... for receive 1-page A4 pape sheets. How much pollution does one tanker generate?    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:27:31

• (receiving 1-page A4 paper sheets)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:28:47

• "Arduino Clown" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/01/08/export-data-from-arduino-cloud-to-aws-s3/ | Source: Arduino http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/16/Clown_Computing.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:30:26

• "Tor Browser 14.0.4 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1404/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:30:46

• Manchester City Council: Less Than 10% of Households Choose ‘Digital’ or ‘Smart’ Over Paper, Help Us Change This to Leave You Without Paper Trail https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/01/09/without-paper-trail/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:47:57

• "As announced by Job Snijders on the FediVerse rpki-client 9.4 has been released." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250108100744 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:52:29

• "Ghostty is more interesting than it sounds, for several reasons: who wrote it, what it does, and the language it was written in are all more unusual than the ostensibly simple task it performs." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/ghostty_1/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:54:40

• "Django has been a key tool for Python web developers for many years. But as new frameworks like FastAPI become prevalent, it’s important to ensure Django stays easy for new and experienced developers." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2025/01/08/rethinking-djangos-commandline-tool-why/ | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:55:45

• "Another improvement involves multi-select actions in the folder view." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-124-brings-tagging-fixes-and-enhancements/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:56:20

• "But wait, you haven’t heard of the bat command? Let me break it down for you: it’s a smarter alternative to the traditional cat with some pretty nice additions, such as efficient syntax highlighting, line numbering, automatic paging, Git integration, and more." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/bat-0-25-command-line-tool-introduces-powerful-line-squeezing/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:57:17

• "I was today years old when I needed to change some of the parameters of my Prometheus service on OmniOS." ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/modify-an-omnios-service-parameters/ | Source: TuMFatig    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:59:35

• "The project is released under MIT Licensee and available on Gitlab: [...]" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/space-inavders-retrogame-runs-on-gatematea1-evb/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 16:59:54

• "As always, remember to roll back using snapper if any issues arise." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/01/08/tw-monthly-update-december/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:15:31

• "Organizations across all industries and regions are facing a growing shortage of IT skills, whether in security, cloud, IT service management or AI" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/your-organization-ready-future-why-skills-matter | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:15:54

• Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon Charon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/science/pluto-moon-kiss-charon.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:18:17

• Growing baby corals in the nursery and corn on steep hillsides ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2025/0108/science-corn-coral-CO2    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:18:36

• Leave no one behind: America needs Medicare for All ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/leave-no-one-behind-america-needs-medicare-for-all/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:24:26

• Rights group urges Ghana president to prioritize human rights protection ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/rights-group-urges-ghana-president-to-prioritize-human-rights-protection/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:24:49

• Feds With Benefits: Making Medicare decisions at 65 ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/feds-with-benefits/2025/01/feds-with-benefits-making-medicare-decisions-at-65/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:25:22

• Latvian hospitals say injuries on ice are getting more frequent ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/08.01.2025-latvian-hospitals-say-injuries-on-ice-are-getting-more-frequent.a582772/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:25:29

• U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/business/ford-union-election-kentucky-factory.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:25:46

• South Korean police failed to arrest President Yoon. Now, he’s fortified his villa. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0108/south-korea-president-yoon-arrest-compound-warrant    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:26:07

• ‘Back to normal’, ‘peaceful life’ among South Koreans’ top wishes for 2025: Survey ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/back-to-normal-among-top-new-years-wishes-in-south-korea-survey    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:26:13

• Malaysia unveils tax incentives for companies and workers in Johor-Singapore SEZ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-unveils-tax-incentives-for-companies-and-workers-in-johor-singapore-sez    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:26:27

• Malaysia says royal document granting home detention for jailed ex-PM Najib not withheld ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-says-royal-document-granting-home-detention-for-jailed-ex-pm-najib-not-withheld    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:26:41

• China’s ‘water-industrial complex’ set its sights on Tibet ☞ https://rfa.org/english/environment/2025/01/08/china-tibet-dam-environment-damage/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:26:53

• Cross-strait shadows: Inside the Chinese influence campaign against Taiwan (Part II) ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/01/08/afcl-china-influene-taiwan-fujian/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:27:04

• China says ‘monster’ ship’s presence near Scarborough Shoal ‘fully justified’ ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/08/philippines-china-monster-scarborough-shoal/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:27:24

• China swamped with respiratory infections ahead of Lunar New Year travel rush ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/08/china-influenza-respiratory-disease-metapneumovirus/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:27:42

• China-linked shipowner denies Taiwan accusation of damaging undersea cable ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-linked-shipowner-denies-taiwan-accusation-of-damaging-undersea-cable    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:30:35

• China says Taiwan ‘hyped’ sea cable damage claims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-taiwan-hyped-sea-cable-damage-claims    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:30:58

• China vows to deepen graft fight in areas like finance, energy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-vows-to-deepen-graft-fight-in-areas-like-finance-energy    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:31:18

• Because they realised many contracts and hirings are rigged? The cheater and criminals hoard the capital or reserve it for friends/family?    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:32:09

• Taiwan, China trade barbs over undersea cable damage ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-china-trade-barbs-over-undersea-cable-damage    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:32:31

• China to Taiwan: stop insulting us! We cut many cables, yes! But stop claiming it's intentional, not accidents! We're VERY GOOD at "accidents"!    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:34:18

• Next, perhaps, Xi will also cut cablecars    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:34:54

• cablecars made in China(TM)    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:35:20

• China starts Big Fund III spending: $47 billion for ecosystem and fab tools ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-starts-big-fund-iii-spending-usd47-billion-for-ecosystem-and-fab-tools    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:36:01

• Cheaper than trying to invade Taiwan for the factories there    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:36:35

• Rescuers brave freezing conditions to search for survivors of quake in China’s Tibet region as death toll rises to 126 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/08/rescuers-brave-freezing-conditions-to-search-for-survivors-of-quake-in-chinas-tibet-region-as-death-toll-rises-to-126/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:36:42

• Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team, kicked out of professional leagues over debt ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/08/guangzhou-fc-chinas-most-successful-football-team-kicked-out-of-professional-leagues-over-debt/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:37:05

• Chinese UAVs finding a large market in Africa ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/chinese-uavs-finding-a-large-market-in-africa/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:37:24

• What’s behind Egypt and China’s ‘golden decade’ of partnership ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-china-golden-partnership/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:37:42

• Old: Weather record for warmest January set in Scottish Highlands https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-68119951    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:39:10

• All the Latest 'Articles' in This Fake 'News' Site Are SPAM, LLM Slop, or Both (to Googlebomb CES) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/07/All_the_Latest_Articles_in_This_Fake_News_Site_Are_SPAM_LLM_Slo.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:39:27

• Microsoft Starts 2025 Like 2024: Mass Layoffs Every Month! ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Microsoft_Starts_2025_Like_2024_Mass_Layoffs_Every_Month.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:39:34

• President Biden Has Less Than a Fortnight Left to Pardon Julian Assange (Donald Trump's Regime Plotted to Assassinate Assange) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/07/President_Biden_Had_Less_Than_a_Fortnight_Left_to_Pardon_Julian.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 17:41:51

• The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Turns 40 This Year, Now It Shows Possible Logos for the Special Event That Celebrates Sharing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/07/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Turns_40_This_Year_Now_It_Show.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:10:39

• Who Says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Is Actually Succeeding as a Business? (It's Faking a Lot) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/07/Who_Says_Microsoft_Is_Actually_Succeeding_as_a_Business_It_s_Fa.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:10:49

• LLMs Destroy the Web Not Just by Filling It With Cruft and Chaff (Slop) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/07/LLMs_Destroy_the_Web_Not_Just_by_Filling_It_With_Cruft_and_Chaf.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:14:45

• [Meme] Microsoft's January 6th ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Meme_Microsoft_s_January_6th.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:14:55

• Engagement in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Falls, Expect More Layoffs and Office Closures ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Engagement_in_Microsoft_GitHub_Falls_Expect_More_Layoffs_and_Of.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:15:04

• [Meme] Real Money and Fake (Speculative, Fictional) Money ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Meme_Real_Money_and_Fake_Speculative_Fictional_Money.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:18:12

• IBMers Question IBM's Decision to Send Money to "Chinese Military Companies" in Spite of US Sanctions ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/IBMers_Question_IBM_s_Decision_to_Send_Money_to_Chinese_Militar.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:27:07

• Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a Far Bigger Problem Than Some Unintentional Bugs (Not Back Doors) in Software ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act_CALEA_is_a_Fa.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:27:17

• [Meme] Blindly Trust Rust ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Meme_Blindly_Trust_Rust.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:27:24

• Why Government Data on "Job Openings" is Typically a Lie (Perpetrated in Part by Corporations) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Why_Government_Data_on_Job_Openings_is_Typically_a_Lie_Perpetra.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:31:06

• Microsoft Starts 2025 Like 2024: Mass Layoffs Every Month! (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Microsoft_Starts_2025_Like_2024_Mass_Layoffs_Every_Month.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:31:14

• JPEG Archive – utilities for archive JPEGs for long term storage ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jpeg-archive-utilities-jpegs-long-term-storage/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:33:06

• Pearl GNU/Linux OS – Ubuntu-based distro ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pearl-linux-os-ubuntu-based-distro/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:34:22

• Vesta – Hosting Control Panel ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/vesta-hosting-control-panel/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:34:51

• CutefishOS – GNU/Linux distribution with its own desktop environment ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cutefishos-linux-distribution/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:35:09

• StygianSift – terminal file explorer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stygiansift-terminal-file-explorer/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:36:36

• Zasper – IDE for Data Science ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zasper-ide-data-science/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:36:55

• Pearl GNU/Linux OS – Ubuntu-based distro ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pearl-linux-os-ubuntu-based-distro/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:40:08

• Tess – hackable, simple, rapid and beautiful terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tess-hackable-simple-rapid-beautiful-terminal/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:40:28

• Loc-OS – GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/loc-os-linux-distribution-debian/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:41:02

• Inviska Rename – batch rename utility ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/inviska-rename-batch-rename-utility/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:44:06

• Midori Browser 11.5 Added Headless Mode & New App Icon ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/01/midori-browser-headless-mode/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:48:12

• Scribus 1.6.3 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Various Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-3-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-with-various-bug-fixes    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:50:16

• Adam Williamson: New laptop experience (Fedora on HP Omnibook Ultra 14 - Ryzen Hey Hi (AI) 365, "Strix Point") ☞ https://www.happyassassin.net/posts/2025/01/08/new-laptop-experience-fedora-on-hp-omnibook-ultra-14-ryzen-ai-365-strix-point/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:50:46

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1004428/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:51:07

• Web Engineering: Hack Week 2024 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/web-engineering-hack-week-2024    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:51:36

• Downloading WatchGuard evaluation feature keys ☞ https://rubenerd.com/downloading-feature-keys-for-watchguard-evaluations/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:52:27

• Announcing the pkgsrc-2024Q4 branch ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1004429/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:53:15

• Nope, Azure is were a lot of those layoffs are happening and have been happening for 5 years https://finance.yahoo.com/news/layoffs-amid-growth-microsoft-trims-172321645.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:55:41

• Microsoft will use "hey hi" (AI) to make a business failure seems like "innovation" to be admired https://www.barrons.com/articles/microsoft-jobs-cuts-ai-5818fe31    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:56:41

• Even Microsofters write about it (Spin) https://petri.com/microsoft-lay-off-underperforming-employees/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 19:59:30

• Old: Lots of Anti-Linux FUD This Week, Some of It is Microsoft- or Chatbot-Generated Spew http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/26/Lots_of_Anti_Linux_FUD_This_Week_Some_of_It_is_Microsoft_or_Cha.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:12:47

• Immich 1.124 Brings Tagging, Fixes, and Enhancements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-124-brings-tagging-fixes-and-enhancements/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:26:47

• Bat 0.25 Command-Line Tool Introduces Powerful Line-Squeezing ☞ https://linuxiac.com/bat-0-25-command-line-tool-introduces-powerful-line-squeezing/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:27:17

• Installing Listmonk - Self-hosted Newsletter and Mailing List Manager ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/listmonk-self-hosting/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:27:47

• Ansible yum localinstall: A Guide to Install Local RPMs ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-yum-localinstall    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:27:54

• EasyOS Daedalus-series version 6.5.4 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202501/easyos-daedalus-series-version-654-released.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:28:19

• Easy Scarthgap-series version 6.5.4 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202501/easy-scarthgap-series-version-654-released.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:28:41

• Microsoft mole Davey Winder continues to look for distractions from Microsoft's back doors https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/01/08/surprise-google-chrome-131-update-for-windows-mac-linux-android/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:32:28

• "The Manjaro Linux team haven't been doing big standalone progress announcements, but they have been regularly updating a dedicated post on their Discourse Forum." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-now-due-out-in-q1-2025/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:32:49

• Examining disk space on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/article/3635082/examining-disk-space-on-linux.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:33:24

• Nvidia Project Digits: A Linux-powered desktop for AI developers https://www.zdnet.com/article/nvidia-project-digits-a-linux-powered-desktop-for-ai-developers/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:33:57

• "Options for stranded Windows 10 users include switching to costlier macOS-based devices or adopting Chromebooks with ChromeOS, a less expensive, cloud-focused ecosystem. Another proven alternative is letting Linux breathe new life into existing hardware with a free, customizable operating system." https://www.technewsworld.com/story/windows-10-countdown-make-the-switch-to-linux-for-a-fresh-start-177472.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:34:26

• 🔗 OrangePi Neo Linux handheld aiming for Q1 2025 launch https://overkill.wtf/orangepi-neo-linux-handheld-q1-2025-launch/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:35:47

• "Exciting times ahead, as a great many people have been wanting Valve to finally release a proper SteamOS Linux download. And so, Valve will answer the calls, with a Beta." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-confirms-a-public-beta-of-steamos-is-coming-as-steamos-expands-beyond-steam-deck/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:36:15

• "Sudo via SSH lets you run admin commands on a remote server with elevated privileges. Learn the commands with this concise guide." https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-run-a-command-that-requires-sudo-via-ssh/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:36:42

• azerbaijan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/azerbaijan-airlines-indefinitely-suspends-flights-from-baku-to-kazan | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:47:53

• "coma" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/rt-executive-margarita-simonyan-says-husband-tigran-keosayan-is-in-a-coma | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:48:13

• 38C3 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/38c3-its-toslink-over-long-distance-fibre/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:49:04

• Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/01/announcing-the-public-domain-image-archive    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:49:36

• Europe needs shared defence capabilities ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/europe-needs-shared-defence-capabilities/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:52:09

• Nurkin co-authors report on China’s remote sensing ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/insight-impact/in-the-news/nurkin-co-authors-report-on-chinas-remote-sensing/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:53:18

• New prisons in the pipeline for South Africa ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/new-prisons-in-the-pipeline-for-south-africa/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:55:00

• Tackling extortion in South Africa: A growing challenge for economic growth and public safety ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/tackling-extortion-in-south-africa-a-growing-challenge-for-economic-growth-and-public-safety/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:55:36

• The Mozambique crisis and SA’s floundering ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/governance/governance-governance/the-mozambique-crisis-and-sas-floundering/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:56:22

• ‘Impossible task’: Hong Kong’s top judge raises questions over whether Tiananmen vigil activists given fair trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/08/impossible-task-hong-kongs-top-judge-raises-questions-over-whether-tiananmen-vigil-activists-given-fair-trial/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:57:24

• UN warns of alarming surge in gang violence in Haiti ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-warns-of-alarming-surge-in-gang-violence-in-haiti/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:57:48

• True friend or security threat? Japan dumbfounded by veto of US Steel deal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/true-friend-or-security-threat-japan-dumbfounded-by-veto-of-us-steel-deal    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:58:11

• How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/asia/south-korea-yoon-bodyguards.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:59:24

• Mourners Defy Subfreezing Temperatures to Honor Jimmy Carter at the Capitol ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/us/politics/jimmy-carter-mourners-capitol.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 21:59:36

• Bangladesh orders banks to assist UK minister graft probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-orders-banks-to-assist-uk-minister-graft-probe    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:00:50

• $12 Plant Bot is an ESP32-C3 soil sensor and pump driver for fully automated indoor plant care ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/08/plant-bot-esp32-c3-soil-sensor-and-pump-driver-for-fully-automated-indoor-plant-care/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:03:15

• Bootlin at FOSDEM 2025 and co-located events ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-at-fosdem-2025-and-co-located-events/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:04:14

• "It seems inevitable that 2025 will not be a pleasant year" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/a-year-that-will-make-all-the-difference-prediction-2025/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:05:30

• Simmons & Simmons paid this publisher for spam such as this, plus to relay lies and try to enable crime such as UPC ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/plasseraud-opens-amsterdam-office-with-simmons-simmons-patent-attorney/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:06:24

• Patent case: Judgment no. 157/2024 of Valencia Court of Appeal (Section 9) dated 4 June 2024, Spain ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/01/08/patent-case-judgment-no-157-2024-of-valencia-court-of-appeal-section-9-dated-4-june-2024-spain/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:06:50

• There Used to be an Actual Community in SUSE (OpenSUSE is Dying) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/There_Used_to_be_an_Actual_Community_in_SUSE_OpenSUSE_is_Dying.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:07:58

• Wladimir Palant: How extensions trick CWS search ☞ https://palant.info/2025/01/08/how-extensions-trick-cws-search/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:08:51

• Microsoft Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn Going 'the Way of the Epstein' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Microsoft_LinkedIn_Going_the_Way_of_the_Epstein.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:09:15

• Amid Mass Layoffs at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (2025) Executives Flock to Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Amid_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_2025_Executives_Flock_to_Google.shtml    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:09:22

• 2024: Year in Review (Tor Blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1004460/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:10:11

• How to Use the Apache Web Server to Install and Configure a Website ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-the-apache-web-server-to-install-and-configure-a-website/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:10:43

• Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/08/why-and-how-to-hold-john-roberts-accountable/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:11:04

• AT&T to Credit Customers After Internet Outages ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/att-outages-credit.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:13:26

• Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/business/economy/ports-longshoremen-contract-talks.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:14:12

• The Surgeon General’s Warnings About Alcohol Hit Restaurants at a Tricky Time ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/dining/drinks/restaurants-alcohol-surgeon-general-warning.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:14:31

• Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/business/port-strike-labor-deal.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:14:51

• The TTAB Issued 30 Precedential Opinions in 2024 ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-ttab-issued-30-precedential.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:15:33

• I am still looking for a SoftIron OverDrive replacement ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/still-looking-for-a-softiron-overdrive-replacement/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:15:55

• An overview of virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) in GNU/Linux ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/01/08/overview-virtual-routing-and-forwarding-vrf-linux    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:16:14

• ByteDance Frantically Steering Users to Lemon8 as Fentanylware (TikTok) Ban In US Arrives In 10 Days ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/08/bytedance-focuses-on-lemon8-as-tiktok-ban-in-us-looms-large/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:17:13

• Smartphone-based incentives target those with substance use disorders ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/smartphone-based-incentives-target-those-with-substance-use-disorders/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:18:01

• In 2024 COVID-19 Wasn’t Tackled and Mass Mortality Was Just ‘Covered Up’, Based on ONS (UK Government) Data ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/01/08/2024-mass-mortality/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:18:10

• Predicting 2025: The Bird Flu out the window ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/08/predicting-2025-the-bird-flu-out-the-window/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:18:46

• What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/health/hmpv-virus-china.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:18:54

• Syria: One month after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250108-syria-one-moth-after-the-fall-of-bashar-al-assad-s-regime    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:19:27

• Western and Arab countries across the globe 'want to make sure Syria is "stable going forward' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250108-western-and-arab-countries-across-the-globe-want-to-make-sure-syria-is-stable-going-forward    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:19:38

• Fall of Assad's regime: FRANCE 24 journalist recounts journey into Syria ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250108-france-24-journalist-recounts-journey-into-syria    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:19:57

• One month since Assad's fall: Hope and uncertainty as Syrians look to future ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250108-one-month-since-assad-s-fall-hope-and-uncertainty-as-syrians-look-to-future    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:20:06

• Was the German (female) foreign minister blurred in Syria state visit photos? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250108-was-the-german-female-foreign-minister-blurred-in-syria-state-visit-photos    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:20:25

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppGetconf 0.0.4 on CRAN: Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/01/08#rcppgetconf_0.0.4    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:20:51

• Valve Promises A SteamOS Beta For Multiple Handhelds ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/07/valve-set-to-release-a-steamos-beta-for-multiple-devices/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:21:22

• Syslog-ng is coming to EPEL 10 ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-is-coming-to-epel-10/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:21:56

• Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-free-speech.html    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:22:20

• Social media platforms are in a 'race to the bottom', campaigner says as Meta ends fact-checking ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250108-social-media-platforms-are-in-a-race-to-the-bottom-campaigner-says-as-meta-ends-fact-checking    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:22:43

• Those are not AI ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/running-ai-locally-without-spending-all-day-on-setup/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:24:23

• Cambodians catch suspect in killing of opposition politician in Bangkok ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/01/08/killing-lim-kimya-thailand-opposition/    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:24:59

• Less than 38k now left for FSF to raise    

posted Thursday, January 09, 2025 at 22:25:35

• iophk : wasted money, the terrain in Sweden is largely unusable by tanks: rocks, water, and trees most of the rest is urban https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-to-purchase-44-german-leopard-tanks/a-71254958    

posted Friday, January 10, 2025 at 05:37:19

• Microsoft fires more of its minions https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60352-microsoft-fires-more-of-its-minions    

posted Friday, January 10, 2025 at 05:51:54

• Poor Adoption of "Hey Hi" (AI) Reported https://www.techtimes.com/articles/309004/20250109/microsoft-slashes-jobs-based-performance-amid-slow-copilot-rollout-whats-really-going.htm    

posted Friday, January 10, 2025 at 05:53:51