Roy Schestowitz

• IBM is the same: https://www.osnews.com/story/141491/microsofts-tone-deaf-advice-to-windows-10-users-just-buy-a-new-pc-youre-all-rich-right/ see http://techrights.org/o/2022/04/08/planned-obsolescence-ibm/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:00:15

• "Starting with this release, Flatpak can now be compiled using Meson instead of Autotools." https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-16-linux-app-sandboxing-and-distribution-framework-officially-released    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:04:47

• "This verification was done on the Native Linux version too, so we're looking good to go for the February 11th release. Or, February 6th, if you have Advanced Access from one of the more expensive editions." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/sid-meiers-civilization-vii-is-steam-deck-verified-with-the-linux-version-ahead-of-release-on-february-11/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:05:05

• "And now for desktop / laptop users with NVIDIA GPUs, you can try out the latest Bazzite Beta which finally includes expanded support for the Steam Deck-like Gaming Mode (which uses Steam's newer Big Picture Mode)" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/bazzite-the-popular-steamos-like-linux-gets-nvidia-support-in-beta/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:05:54

• The Lenovo Legion Go S: A New Steam For Linux Gaming https://gameranx.com/updates/id/523524/article/the-lenovo-legion-go-s-a-new-steam-for-linux-gaming/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:08:57

• "Switching to Linux offers both convenience and cost savings. Upgrading to Linux is free, and you can install it on your existing hardware to replace Windows." https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/windows-10-countdown-make-the-switch-to-linux-for-a-fresh-start-177472.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:09:25

• "Along with the KDE Gear 24.12.1 and KDE Frameworks 6.10 releases, the KDE Project also released today the beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series, a major update promising numerous new features and improvements." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-whats-new    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:09:43

• "After releasing KDE Gear 24.12.1, the KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 6.10 today as a new monthly update to this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt, which provide commonly needed functionality for KDE applications and the KDE Plasma desktop." https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-10-adds-support-for-converting-between-rack-units-in-krunner    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:10:09

• joined by Microsoft: https://www.neowin.net/news/end-of-firefox-google-joined-by-linux-microsoft-and-more-to-make-chrome-edge-better/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:10:49

• They cannot even tell the difference between Linux and "Linux Foundation", which is not pro-Linux, it just misuses the brand    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:12:33

• "My thoughts and prayers go out to all those that are affected by the fires in Southern California." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20250110_LA_fires_D4    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:18:22

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1521.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:19:29

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1171.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:19:35

• 🔤SpellBinding: BEUKLTI Wordo: IXNAY gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-01-11.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:20:36

• "Just a quick entry to note a fascinating article I came across at ProPublica, about a leftist survival trainer who infiltrated the AP3 militia and provided a massive cache of documents on the groups, its members, and its supporters and collaborators." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/1-10.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:22:23

• "This would have been a great opportunity to use "The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewed" if not for the sake of my conforming to consistent title format for book review posts. Alas, the pun is already used in one of the episodes of the author's podcast of the same name." gemini://gmi.hedy.dev/posts/the-anthropocene-reviewed.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:23:06

• "I have continued to use WebSDR the last few weeks, but I discovered that, in practice, mostly all I do is stay tuned into W1AW on 14.0475 MHz any copy the practice code that they are transmitting. With a little research, I found out that these code files are all uploaded to this page, as simple links to MP3 files — no JavaScript required." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250110-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:23:59

• "Mastodon and IRC are timeline. Facebook and TikTok are suggestive. Timeline feeds tend to be federated, as well. There's not much money to be made with them, and often servers are put together by volunteers and run at a loss. People pay for them with their day jobs." gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2025-01-10-socialmedia.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:25:28

• Ideology Is Utopia: "Because that's what it is, isn't it? Someone does something, displays any signs of ideological failures, and they are removed from the discussion. They challenge the utopia that people believe in, so they have to be removed." gemini://jun.skein.city/journal/ramblings/ideology-is-utopia.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:26:13

• HAHAHAHAH!!! PEAK BUBBLE!! https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-leak-exposes-how-management-identifies-critical-ai-talent    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:31:24

• Satya Nadella chose Scam Altman (sued by his sister for sexual abuse) as his flag bearer, farting "HEY HI" in every direction. THIS CANNOT END WELL.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 05:32:21

• Disgusting, racist troll asks for attention and sympathy while he does HEAVY DRUGS, not booze. Is THIS how you net BIG government contracts now???? https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/elon-musk-diet-coke-says-he-has-drinking-problem-and-shares-proof-online-netizens-call-it-the-trump-effect/articleshow/117115007.cms    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:06:02

• Meta eliminates DEI programs https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/meta-eliminates-dei-programs/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:06:27

• Microsoft neonazism https://techbullion.com/microsoft-to-offer-1-million-to-trumps-inauguration-fund/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:07:35

• "There is a huge shortage of tech workers right now." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh247ygp    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:10:09

• The only shortage is, people willing to work 80 hours a week for salary of 40.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:10:38

• "Many of us wouldn’t mind being laid off. I wouldn’t, for sure. The only reason I’m hoping to keep the job for a while longer is because the tech job market is still in a really bad shape. Some of my former colleagues have been looking for a job for almost a year now, and some found a job a couple of months after they were laid off, but less paid. We are all, unfortunately, now cornered." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh85mf7y    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:11:24

• "Only performance based layoffs as publicized at several news outlets" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh85mf7y that's what they said, after details had been leaked by BI    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:12:16

• "HiFive Premier P550 is powered by the ESWIN EIC7700X SoC with a SiFive Quad-Core P550 64-bit RISC-V processor." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-now-works-on-the-hifive-premier-p550-risc-v-development-board    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:28:43

• [Old] Microsoft Crime: A Week Later No Investigation Launched, No Microsoft Executives Prosecuted, Nobody Phoned the Police, Not Even a Slap on the Wrist http://techrights.org/o/2022/04/02/microsoft-crime-unpunished/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 06:59:21

• ATO Focuses on Hey Hi (AI) Ahead of the Launch of New Big Tent Event ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/01/ato-focuses-on-ai-ahead-of-the-launch-of-new-big-tent-event/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:01:32

• Youth drug use defies expectations, continues to decline ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/youth-drug-use-defies-expectations-continues-to-decline-2/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:02:07

• Swiss Citizen Dies In Iran After Being Accused Of Spying ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/switzerland-confirms-death-of-citizen-held-in-iran-for-allegedly-spying/33270179.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:02:35

• Blackberry the patent troll working for Microsoft now... on spying https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/good-news-blackberry-and-microsoft-are-collaborating-on-something-big-but-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-smartphones see http://techrights.org/wiki/Blackberry/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:03:50

• NY Times supports the Communist Party of China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/technology/tiktok-ban-global-legal-battles.html https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:05:16

• Well overdue ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/business/tiktok-ban-creators-ads.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:05:52

• Public safety or free speech? What’s at stake in the Fentanylware (TikTok) case. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0109/tiktok-supreme-court-case    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:06:01

• Triller Pounces on Fentanylware (TikTok) Ban — Offers Video Backup for Fentanylware (TikTok) Users ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/triller-tiktok-ban-offers-video-back-up/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:06:48

• It's like one drug dealer killing another to inherit the "users"    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:07:09

• TikTok Says It Will Shut Down By January 19, Tells LA Staff To Keep Working or Use Sick Days ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/tiktok-shutdown-january-19-la-staff-affected-by-fires/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:07:39

• Your expert guide to the debate over banning Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/your-expert-guide-to-the-debate-over-banning-tiktok/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:07:52

• Pluralistic: Chapter One of "Picks and Shovels" (Part 1) (09 Jan 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/09/the-reverend-sirs/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:08:11

• Sudo Show 72: Non-Artifical Intro to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/sudo-show/sudo-72/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:09:06

• BSD Now 593: rc.conf Validator ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/593    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:09:23

• 3 Of Navalny's Lawyers Set To Be Sentenced On 'Extremism' Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-lawyers-prison-trial-sentence-extremism/33270675.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:11:29

• First penguin advantage in cryptography? ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/01/10/first-penguin-advantage-in-cryptography/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:11:49

• Trump reveals meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works: ‘He wants to meet’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/trump-reveals-meeting-with-russian-president-vladimir-putin-is-in-the-works-he-wants-to-meet/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:12:01

• Abandoning Ukraine would plunge the entire world into an era of instability ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/abandoning-ukraine-would-plunge-the-entire-world-into-an-era-of-instability/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:12:37

• Qualcomm QCS6490-based Rubik Pi 3 Hey Hi (AI) SBC supports Android, Linux, and LU operating systems ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/09/qualcomm-qcs6490-rubik-pi-3-ai-sbc-supports-android-linux-and-lu-operating-systems/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:13:45

• Quantum computing stocks tank as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts the tech won't be viable for another 20 years — stocks fell more than 40% for a total market value loss of over $8 billion ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/quantum-computing-stocks-tank-as-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-predicts-the-tech-wont-be-viable-for-another-20-years-stocks-fell-more-than-40-percent-for-a-total-market-value-loss-of-over-usd8-billion    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:14:34

• Arm considers acquisition of Oracle-backed Ampere Computing to expand data center footprint ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/arm-considers-acquisition-of-oracle-backed-ampere-computing-to-expand-data-center-footprint    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:14:46

• Quantum computing stocks tank ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/quantum-computing-stocks-tank-as-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-predicts-the-tech-wont-be-viable-for-another-20-years-stocks-fell-more-than-40-percent-for-a-total-market-value-loss-of-over-usd8-billion    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:15:02

• Raspberry Pi 5 edge Hey Hi (AI) computer ships with 8GB RAM, Hailo-8 Hey Hi (AI) module, supports Frigate NVR ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/10/raspberry-pi-5-edge-ai-computer-ships-with-8gb-ram-hailo-8-ai-module-supports-frigate-nvr/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:15:38

• Designated U.S. Envoy For Ukraine Says Trump Wants Equitable End To War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-kellogg-putin-war-talks-zelenskiy/33269282.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:15:54

• Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/europe/moldova-wine-cellar-putin.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:16:05

• Physical is king. Many people don't get conned out of it. ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/physical-media-is-dead-long-live-physical-media/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:16:35

• Joint statement by Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico following their bilateral meeting ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_224    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:17:14

• Ukraine hopes robot army can counter Russia’s battlefield advantages ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-hopes-robot-army-can-counter-russias-battlefield-advantages/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:17:28

• U.S. Pledges New Ukraine Aid In What May Be Biden Office's Final Move ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ramstein-500m-us-aid-ukraine-before-trump-term/33269668.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:17:40

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

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:17:52

• World leaders try to sway Cheeto on trade and Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0109/donald-trump-inauguration-canada-mexico    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:18:08

• With Trump Arriving, Zelensky Urges Allies Not to ‘Drop the Ball’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/trump-zelensky-ukraine-war.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:18:22

• New: A History of Linux and the Rise of Distributions https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=hcEThnY9LDk    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:20:55

• What Is Free Software? https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JN_YHPZLl1c https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=JN_YHPZLl1c    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:21:49

• Zaporizhzhia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/09/the-aftermath-of-russia-s-guided-bomb-strike-on-ukraine-s-zaporizhzhia-which-killed-13-and-injured-over-100 | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:44:05

• "pro-invasion bloggers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/10/america-has-legitimized-redrawing-the-world-map | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:44:17

• Financial Times ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/10/trump-s-team-rethinking-its-strategy-to-end-the-russia-ukraine-war-financial-times | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:44:45

• U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/ukraine-russia-weapons-coalition.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:45:25

• Big power device set up in Grobiņa ahead of Baltic states leaving Russian grid ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/09.01.2025-big-power-device-set-up-in-grobina-ahead-of-baltic-states-leaving-russian-grid.a583087/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:45:41

• No data of Lithuanian goods used in Russian military industry – PM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2456546/no-data-of-lithuanian-goods-used-in-russian-military-industry-pm    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:45:54

• Bangladesh: GNU/Linux at 6% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202501    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:48:08

• and 5% in Azerbaijan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/azerbaijan/#monthly-200902-202501    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 07:53:25

• Museum of Lithuanian poet Donelaitis silently renamed in Russia’s Kaliningrad ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2455556/museum-of-lithuanian-poet-donelaitis-silently-renamed-in-russia-s-kaliningrad    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:05:39

• The unexpected effects of GPS spoofing on aviation safety ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/the-unexpected-effects-of-gps-spoofing-on-aviation-safety/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:06:14

• R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/business/nicholas-burns-ambassador-china.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:06:45

• "One common kind of difference we experience is in the intensity of senses and feelings." https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/pub/neurodivergence    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:07:19

• "The winning design will be displayed on the FSF homepage, printed on all of the celebration materials, and possibly even stamped on some merchandise." The winning design will be displayed on the FSF homepage, printed on all of the celebration materials, and possibly even stamped on some merchandise.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:08:13

• "Kremlin spokesperson says Greenlanders’ opinions on Trump’s territorial claims should be respected" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/09/kremlin-spokesperson-says-greenlanders-opinions-on-trump-s-territorial-claims-should-be-respected-like-in-russia-s-new-regions | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:09:08

• "Russian intelligence scheme" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/09/the-insider-reveals-new-details-of-russian-intelligence-scheme-offering-taliban-200-000-bounties-for-killing-u-s-soldiers-in-afghanistan | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:09:16

• "What if we could 3D print custom dies to stamp logos and more into sheet metal?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/sheet-metal-forming-with-3d-printed-dies/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:13:46

• Infomaniak the top sponsor https://www.fsf.org/patrons    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:26:14

• Brian Fagioli became just "WORDS DIARRHOEA". ALL THE ARTICLES ARE FAKE (LLM). No value in that!! https://betanews.com/author/brianfagioli/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:54:59

• GNU/Linux almost all-time high in Brazil this year https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/brazil/#monthly-200902-202501 watch Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/brazil/#monthly-200902-202501    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 08:56:22

• The Raspberry Pi 5 now comes in a 16 GB memory variant ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/the-raspberry-pi-5-now-comes-in-a-16-gb-memory-variant/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:07:27

• RetroArch 1.20.0 Released with PipeWire Audio Driver, Qt6 Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/01/retroarch-1-20-0-pipewire-qt6/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:08:42

• Search Which Files include Given Text/String in GNU/Linux (Examples) ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/01/search-files-given-text-linux-command/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:09:17

• Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS ☞ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2571541/microsoft-should-be-terrified-of-steamos.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:09:57

• phoronix still cacually covers back doors or Microsoft-centric TPM garbage, falsely marketing what it is actually attacking https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Secure-TSC-Queued-Linux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:11:26

• (casually)    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:11:40

• But phoronix does not support software freedom, the site itself runs proprietary software at several levels    

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

• So it even does puff pieces to the company that's still attacking Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Azure-Linux-3.0.20250102    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:12:53

• Paolo Mantegazza RIP https://lwn.net/Articles/1004774/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:15:22

• 11 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-replacements-ls/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:17:03

• "Initially named Consolo, it will be available in two models: a 5-inch and a 7-inch, to suit different needs." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-pilet-a-portable-cyber-deck-powered-by-raspberry-pi-5-and-dual-8000mah-batteries/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:17:41

• Reposting Partial Pooling ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/reposting-partial-pooling/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:18:20

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: inline 0.3.21: Minor Polish ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/01/09#inline_0.3.21    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:18:51

• Qy company helps Microsoft's proprietary spyware ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/vs-code-qt-extension-pack-1.2.0-released    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:20:23

• Zero-Day Vulnerability in Ivanti VPN ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/zero-day-vulnerability-in-ivanti-vpn.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:20:47

• 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 Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:20:57

• KDE Gear 24.12.1 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.12.1/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:21:24

• KDE Plasma 6.3 Beta Release ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.2.90/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:22:14

• Plasma Wayland Protocols 1.16.0 ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/09/plasma-wayland-protocols-1.16.0/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:23:08

• Perpetual Movement: Francis Picabia’s 391 Review (1917–1924) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/francis-picabia-391-review    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:24:50

• Baltic countries to hold NATO security summit in Helsinki next week ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/09.01.2025-baltic-countries-to-hold-nato-security-summit-in-helsinki-next-week.a582962/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:25:03

• CES: TP-Link Earns The Worst In Show For Cyber ☞ https://securepairs.org/ces-tp-link-earns-the-worst-in-show-for-cyber/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:26:05

• Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/us/politics/trump-title-42-migrants.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:26:45

• Hongkongers urged to get vaccinated as city enters flu season ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/09/hongkongers-urged-to-get-vaccinated-as-city-enters-flu-season/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:26:59

• Los Angeles residents exposed to increased health risks due to wildfires ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250110-los-angeles-residents-warned-of-increased-health-risks-due-to-wildfires    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:27:10

• Here’s the advice Biden’s top health official has for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/01/heres-the-advice-bidens-top-health-official-has-for-robert-f-kennedy-jr/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:27:33

• Flu season slightly different from previous ones in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/09.01.2025-flu-season-slightly-different-from-previous-ones-in-latvia.a582964/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:27:45

• South Korean Colonel Who Accused President of Whitewash Is Acquitted ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/asia/south-korea-yoon-colonel-acquitted.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:30:27

• ‘We cannot rest yet’: South Koreans react to deepening political crisis ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0109/south-korea-yoon-arrest-protests    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:30:37

• South Korean woman who had sudden heart failure refused treatment by 22 hospitals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-womans-heart-stops-resuscitated-by-boyfriend-turned-away-by-22-hospitals    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:30:56

• South Korea’s Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, says lawyer ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-to-accept-court-decision-even-if-it-ends-presidency-lawyer-says    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:36:30

• As South Korea’s impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/as-south-koreas-impeached-president-yoon-awaits-fate-his-party-sees-signs-of-revival    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:36:45

• Season’s coldest wave hits South Korea, temperatures dip below minus 10 deg C ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seasons-coldest-wave-hits-south-korea-temperatures-dip-below-minus-10-deg-c    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:37:13

• South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air’s safety under scrutiny ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-jet-crash-puts-fast-growing-jeju-airs-safety-under-scrutiny    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:37:40

• South Korean opposition’s support slides as Yoon defies arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-oppositions-support-slides-as-yoon-defies-arrest    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:38:03

• South Korea president Yoon’s chief bodyguard appears before police for questioning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-president-yoons-chief-bodyguard-appears-before-police-for-questioning    

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

• Loud, eerie noises from North Korean speakers take a toll on villagers across border ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/09/north-korea-border-noise-pollution/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:38:28

• North Koreans fight over feces as annual ‘compost battle’ begins ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/09/north-korea-annual-manure-battle/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:39:04

• GH EnA partners with Utility to produce hydrogen from biogas in South Korea ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/gh-ena-partners-with-utility-to-produce-hydrogen-from-biogas-in-south-korea/2119421.article/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:39:26

• Autism-focused pre-schools to be opened in Malaysia nationwide, says DPM Zahid ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/autism-focused-preschools-to-be-opened-in-malaysia-nationwide-says-dpm-zahid    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:39:45

• Doctor in Malaysia leaves bleeding mother to go for drink; family awarded $1.8m after she dies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1-8m-awarded-to-family-of-woman-who-bled-to-death-after-giving-birth-doctor-had-left-to-get-a-drink    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:40:15

• Cooking up a storm: 15-year-old Malaysian’s culinary skills draw global attention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cooking-up-a-storm-15-year-old-malaysians-cooking-skills-draw-global-attention    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:40:30

• Music unlocks secrets about the design of the universe ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2025/0109/music-joy-daniel-chua    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:40:54

• China discovers cluster of new mpox strain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-discovers-cluster-of-new-mpox-strain    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:41:01

• China says EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-eu-imposed-unfair-trade-barriers-on-chinese-firms    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:41:23

• Taiwan navy shows off its steel with simulated attack exercise ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-navy-shows-off-its-steel-with-simulated-attack-exercise    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:41:48

• Xi Jinping to send top-level envoy to Trump’s inauguration: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-to-send-top-level-envoy-to-trumps-inauguration-ft-reports    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:42:08

• China files over 4,000 disciplinary cases against officials in 2024 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-files-more-than-4000-disciplinary-cases-against-officials-in-2024    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:42:17

• Chinese navy shadows Canadian warship in East China Sea: media ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/pla-navy-canada-east-china-sea/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:42:27

• Windows TCO ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cartoons/2025/01/09/rebel-pepper-china-treasury-cartoon/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:42:49

• EXPLAINED: How the Chinese Communist Party manages public opinion ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/china-public-opinion-guidance-propaganda-explained/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:43:02

• INTERVIEW: 3 of Hong Kong’s most-wanted women on their struggles in exile ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/china-hong-kong-three-women-activists/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:43:21

• Jimmy Carter helped open US-China ties, defuse a North Korea crisis ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/usa-china-carter-funeral/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:43:43

• Chinese police detain artist who supported democracy in Hong Kong ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/china-detains-songzhuang-artist-fei-xiaosheng/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:44:05

• Dalai Lama says no reason to be angry at China over Tibet quake ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/01/09/earthquake-dalai-lama-prayer-ceremony/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:44:31

• China investigation finds EU trade subsidy regulation discriminates against Chinese firms ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/china-investigation-finds-eu-trade-subsidy-regulation-discriminates-against-chinese-firms/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:45:01

• Chinese probe finds EU imposed unfair ‘trade and investment barriers,’ Beijing says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/09/chinese-probe-finds-eu-imposed-unfair-trade-and-investment-barriers-beijing-says/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:47:31

• Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China jump over 40% in 2024 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/09/sales-of-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles-in-china-jump-over-40-in-2024/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:48:03

• The US is right to be concerned about China’s influence over the Panama Canal ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/right-to-be-concerned-about-chinas-influence-over-the-panama-canal/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:48:44

• Jailed Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung says judges ‘complicit’ in ‘police state’ ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/09/china-hong-kong-chow-hang-tung-appeal-speech/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:50:41

• "Writing A RISC-V OS" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/writing-a-risc-v-os-from-scratch/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:52:14

• Tactility “operating system” for the ESP32 microcontroller family supports built-in and external applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/10/tactility-operating-system-for-the-esp32-microcontroller-family-supports-built-in-and-external-applications/    

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

• Tanmatsu handheld terminal features ESP32-P4 RISC-V MCU, QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, and LoRa connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/10/tanmatsu-handheld-terminal-features-esp32-p4-risc-v-mcu-qwerty-keyboard-wifi-bluetooth-802-15-4-and-lora-connectivity/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:55:14

• Imagination quits RISC-V CPU business to focus on GPUs and Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/imagination-quits-risc-v-cpu-business-to-focus-on-gpus-and-ai    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:55:24

• Are they promoting LLM slop? AGAIN??? https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/research-personalisation-and-automation-what-ai-can-do-for-publishers/ see https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Why_is_UK_Press_Gazette_Jingoistic_About_Plagiarists_and_LLM_Sl.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:56:47

• Malibu’s Harbor Studios, Where Artists From Drake to SZA Have Recorded, Destroyed in Palisades Fire — ‘We Will Come Back Stronger From This’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/harbor-studios-wildfires/ this is BS. Doubt it...    

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

• Warrior ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1059/warrior    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 09:59:00

• Pacific security in 2025 ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/pacific-security-in-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00:10

• Microsoft Rolls Back Bing Image Creator After Backlash ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/microsoft-rolls-back-bing-image-creator    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00:37

• If you’re waiting for backdoored Windows 12 I have bad news: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is seemingly focused on cramming even more Hey Hi (AI) into backdoored Windows 11 instead ☞ https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/if-youre-waiting-for-windows-12-i-have-bad-news-microsoft-is-seemingly-focused-on-cramming-even-more-ai-into-windows-11-instead    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:01:52

• Independent judicial inquiry sees unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/unlawful-killings-by-uk-special-forces-in-afghanistan-alleged-by-independent-judicial-inquiry/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:02:22

• surveillance nightmare inside hospitals pushed by disgusting lies and buzzwords https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/09/hippocratic-ai-raises-141m-staff-hospitals-clinical-ai-agents/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:03:17

• Sociopath working on "social control media startup" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/09/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-reportedly-working-new-ai-video-social-media-startup/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:03:43

• Eclipsa Audio is an open, royalty-free alternative to Dolby Audio ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/10/eclipsa-audio-is-an-open-royalty-free-alternative-to-dolby-audio/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:04:23

• SONOFF MINI-D – A Matter-compatible WiFi smart switch with dry contact output for garage doors, boilers, etc… ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/09/sonoff-mini-d-matter-compatible-wifi-smart-switch-with-dry-contact-output-for-garage-doors-boilers/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:05:27

• African customer orders four Super Tucanos ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/african-customer-orders-four-super-tucanos/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:05:59

• News media trends for 2025: Hey Hi (AI) threats, Surveillance Giant Google search decline and subs slowdown ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/news-media-trends-for-2025-ai-threats-google-search-decline-and-subs-slowdown/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:06:25

• Git v2.48.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1004776/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:20:56

• LWN sends the traffic to the attacker of Git, Microsoft's proprietary prison, GitHub https://lwn.net/Articles/1004776/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:22:13

• Myanmar military adopts anti-junta fighters’ drone tactics ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-military-adopts-anti-junta-fighters-drone-tactics    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:23:44

• Myanmar junta bombs Rohingya Muslim village killing 41, rescuers say ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/09/rakhine-rohingya-village-bombed/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:23:53

• Once a new site gets TAINTED with LLM slop the "writers" will get "addicted" or "drunk" or not motivated to write anything real anymore (because it feels "slow"). No incentive to correct that, so the site is practically dead once it becomes a pool of slop drowning out real work. That's like trying to keep a cab shiny and clean when people keep barfing inside it.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:26:12

• "For a lot of us, soldering just seems to come naturally." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/retrotechtacular-soldering-the-tek-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:27:19

• New Math Suggests 'Impossible' Third Type of Particle Could Exist ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-math-suggests-impossible-third-type-of-particle-could-exist    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:27:50

• "Toner Transfer, But Not For PCBs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/toner-transfer-but-not-for-pcbs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:28:08

• Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for Facebook (Farcebook) posts ☞ https://rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/01/09/lawyer-trial-facebook-article-331/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:28:35

• Pro-ISIS Accounts Surge on Meta After Assad’s Ouster ☞ https://www.mintpressnews.com/288919-pro-isis-accounts-surge-meta-facebook-syria/288919/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:29:00

• Chad presidential compound attack repelled by state forces ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/attack-on-chad-presidential-compound-repelled-by-state-forces/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:29:23

• Proprietary ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/09/ivanti-discloses-critical-vpn-vulnerability-actively-targeted-hackers/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:29:55

• Jimmy Lai tells national security trial he feared Biden would not continue Trump’s tough China policies after 2020 election ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/09/jimmy-lai-tells-national-security-trial-he-feared-biden-would-not-continue-trumps-tough-china-policies-after-2020-election/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:41:40

• Hong Kong’s Ming Pao rebuts government accusation of ‘biased’ report on cybersecurity bill ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/09/hong-kongs-ming-pao-rebuts-government-accusation-of-biased-report-on-cybersecurity-bill/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:04

• CSIR sensors boost Western Cape firefighting efforts ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/csir-sensors-boost-western-cape-firefighting-efforts/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:11

• South Africa’s ‘spooks’ supply intel to law enforcement – Ntshavheni ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/south-africas-spooks-supply-intel-to-law-enforcement-ntshavheni/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:20

• Indonesia to intensify defence partnerships and maritime security, top diplomat says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-to-intensify-defence-partnerships-and-maritime-security-top-diplomat-says    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:29

• Why were Africa’s violence levels up in 2024? ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/why-were-africas-violence-levels-up-in-2024/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:45

• S. Korea presidential security chief says there must be ‘no bloodshed’ over Yoon arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-presidential-security-chief-says-must-be-no-bloodshed-over-yoon-arrest    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:42:59

• Ubuntu Blog: How we used Flask and 12-factor charms to simplify Canonical.com development ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-we-used-flask-and-12-factor-charms-to-simplify-canonical-com-development    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:56:51

• Sweet QuaDreams or Nightmare before Christmas? Bill Marczak on Dissecting an iOS 0-Day ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/01/sweet-quadreams-or-nightmare-before-christmas-bill-marczak-on-dissecting-an-ios-0-day/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:57:13

• Rust 1.84.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1004614/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:58:41

• Give your eyes a break with this one simple trick. ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/01/09/give-your-eyes-a-break-with-this-one-simple-trick/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:59:10

• ZTE sues Samsung with Taliens and Vossius ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/zte-sues-samsung-with-taliens-and-vossius/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:59:48

• The Approach to the Assessment of Inventive Step of Antibodies at the EPO – a Critical Analysis ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/01/09/the-approach-to-the-assessment-of-inventive-step-of-antibodies-at-the-epo-a-critical-analysis/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:00:09

• Racing to the Deadline: Office Action Response Patterns ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/deadline-response-patterns.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:00:41

• Super-Kamiokande Neutrino Observatory Failure ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/engineering-lessons-from-the-super-kamiokande-neutrino-observatory-failure/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:01:24

• 38C3 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/09/its-ip-over-toslink/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:01:54

• Insane New Images of Mercury's Surface Captured on Probe's Final Flyby ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/insane-new-images-of-mercurys-surface-captured-on-probes-final-flyby    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:09:50

• Study Reveals Why Saber Teeth Evolved Repeatedly in Prehistoric Predators ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-why-saber-teeth-evolved-repeatedly-in-prehistoric-predators    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:10:02

• How Santa Ana Winds Push Deadly California Wildfires to New Heights ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/how-santa-ana-winds-push-deadly-california-wildfires-to-new-heights    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:10:19

• Key Health Perks of Coffee Depend on When You Drink It, Suggests Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/key-health-perks-of-coffee-depend-on-when-you-drink-it-suggests-study    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:10:49

• Common Condition May Double Risk of Erectile Dysfunction, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-condition-may-double-risk-of-erectile-dysfunction-study-finds    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:11:28

• Satellite Images of LA Fires Reveal Devastating Extent of Destruction ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/satellite-images-of-la-fires-reveal-devastating-extent-of-destruction    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:11:50

• Cephalopods Pass Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cephalopods-pass-cognitive-test-designed-for-human-children    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:12:16

• Study Finds Microplastics Are Widespread in Popular Seafoods ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-finds-microplastics-are-widespread-in-seafood    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:12:30

• Wildfires Surged During Past Climate Shifts, Ancient Antarctic Ice Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/wildfires-surged-during-past-climate-shifts-ancient-antarctic-ice-reveals    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:13:11

• UK's First Liver Transplant For Advanced Bowel Cancer Removes All Traces of The Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/uks-first-liver-transplant-for-advanced-bowel-cancer-removes-all-traces-of-the-disease    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:13:25

• Bauer Media Group pays $625m for outdoor advertising business ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-mergers-news-tracker/bauer-media-group-pays-625m-for-outdoor-advertising-business/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:19:16

• Update: Journalists to be able to report from any family court in England and Wales ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/family-court-pilot-scheme-extended/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:19:50

• At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, a Rare Image of Presidential Unity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/style/jimmy-carter-funeral-trump.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:20:36

• Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB RAM Announced for £115/$120 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/raspberry-pi-5-16gb-ram-announced    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:22:39

• New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ivanti-vpn-vulnerabilities-zero-day-exploit-china-cisa/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:23:09

• The Palestinian Authority must stop silencing Al Jazeera and end its attacks on press freedom ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/palestinian-authority-end-attacks-on-press/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:23:49

• From the Community | House v. NCAA, a seemingly attractive offer to collegiate athletes, with a hidden clause of destruction for some ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/01/08/ncaa-settlement-hurts-non-revenue-athletes/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:24:32

• Judge rejects Google’s motion to dismiss privacy lawsuit, trial set for August ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/09/judge-rejects-googles-motion-dismiss-privacy-lawsuit-trial-set-august/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:25:11

• This is proprietary spyware that steals all of the passwords of users, do not be fooled ☞ https://net2.com/microsoft-edge-installation-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:26:00

• Pilet is a Raspberry Pi 5-powered modular, portable computer with 5-inch or 7-inch display, optional built-in keyboard (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/09/pilet-is-a-raspberry-pi-5-powered-modular-portable-computer-with-optional-built-in-keyboard/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:27:27

• Musk praises AfD leader, reiterates support German far-right party ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250110-musk-praises-afd-leader-reiterates-support-german-far-right-party    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:28:48

• How a pyramid scheme works: someone "invested" X in it, so we're now "worth" 30 times X. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/08/anthropic-closing-2-billion-funding-round-at-60b-valuation/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:29:47

• Farm Laws Reborn: Tear Gas, Water Cannons and a Toxic Platter for India’s Farmers and Consumers ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/09/farm-laws-reborn-tear-gas-water-cannons-and-a-toxic-platter-for-indias-farmers-and-consumers/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:30:14

• Jimmy Carter’s casket arrives in Georgia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250109-jimmy-carter-s-casket-arrives-in-georgia    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:30:35

• Canada advocacy group challenges Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament in court ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/canada-advocacy-group-challenges-trudeaus-prorogation-of-parliament-in-court/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:31:08

• Hun Sen’s nephew trades angry statements with businessman amid lawsuit threats ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/01/09/cambodia-hun-sen-nephew-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:31:24

• Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors and investigators tied to ‘Rust’ case ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/entertainment/alec-baldwin-sues-prosecutors-and-investigators-tied-to-rust-case/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:31:48

• Lawmakers to seek GAO review of TSA’s biometrics, facial recognition use ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/01/lawmakers-request-gao-review-of-tsas-biometrics-facial-recognition-use/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:37:27

• Altera officially announces independence from defective chip maker Intel — the company strives to expand FPGA portfolio ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/altera-officially-announces-independence-from-intel-the-company-strives-to-expand-fpga-portfolio    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:38:24

• Inflation reaches its lowest point since February 2021 ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/inflation-in-mexico-lowest-point-since-2021/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:39:40

• Microsoft openwash, too ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/google-and-the-linux-foundation-team-up-for-supporters-of-chromium-based-browsers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:42:16

• chromium-based browsers are typically 1) PROPRIETARY and 2) SPYWARE.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:42:49

• "While Beamdog have moved on from Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, they're at least not letting it just sit still as they're allowing the community to further improve it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/neverwinter-nights-enhanced-edition-gets-a-big-community-patch-keeping-it-alive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:43:05

• "Terry's Other Games is coming in February, pulling together a bunch of games Cavanagh has developed over the last 20 years or so updated for modern platforms." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/terry-cavanagh-dev-of-vvvvvv-super-hexagon-announced-a-collection-of-experimental-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:43:18

• "Hardware vendor System76 continue building up their new Linux desktop environment, COSMIC, with a fifth alpha now available for testing." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/system76-cosmic-alpha-5-is-here-with-a-new-media-player-vrr-improvements-and-lots-of-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:43:39

• "Another handheld! Although not a gaming handheld like you may have been thinking. The Mecha Comet is a small handheld modular Linux computer around the size of a phone. For GamingOnLinux readers who love tinkering, it looks like quite a fun little device." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/mecha-comet-looks-like-a-fun-little-modular-linux-handheld/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:46:01

• "VKD3D-Proton, the tool that Valve's compatibility layer Proton uses to translate Microsoft Direct3D 12 to Vulkan, has a new bug-fix release out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/vkd3d-proton-bug-fix-v2141-released-for-direct3d-12-to-vulkan-translation/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:47:49

• "If you're curious how to update the version of DXVK or VKD3D-Proton used by either Valve's official Proton or community versions like GE-Proton, here's what you can do." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-update-dxvk-and-vkd3d-proton-in-proton-and-ge-proton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:48:00

• "Are you confused on why there's many different versions of Valve's Proton? The compatibility layer that runs Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's a little guide on what it all means." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/why-are-there-so-many-different-proton-versions-proton-8-proton-9-experimental-ge-proton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:48:22

• "The Night of the Rabbit from Daedalic Entertainment originally released in 2013 and has some pretty glowing reviews, and recently Daedalic gave it a proper Native Linux / Steam Deck version too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/thoroughly-charming-adventure-game-the-night-of-the-rabbit-added-linux-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:57:20

• More SPAM from a FORMER Linux site, "LinuxTechLab" https://linuxtechlab.com/why-do-experts-buy-us-proxies/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:58:48

• Los of former news sites turn into experimental slopfarms or spamfarm before they die (throwing in the towel). WHY NOT EXIT WITH DIGNITY instead?    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:59:32

• "The Night of the Rabbit wasn't the only classic Daedalic Entertainment adventure game to add Linux / Steam Deck support as another, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, also got the same treatment along with various upgrades." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-dark-eye-chains-of-satinav-adventure-game-from-daedalic-added-linux-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:59:38

• "Want to know how you can check to see if a game is compatible with Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck? Here's all you need to know in one handy guide." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-check-game-compatibility-for-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:59:52

• "The US is right to be concerned about China’s influence over the Panama Canal" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/right-to-be-concerned-about-chinas-influence-over-the-panama-canal/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:04:29

• "L.A. residents watched live as their homes were destroyed by wildfire" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/la-homes-security-camera-california-wildfires/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:04:47

• "Hurricane Watch Net Remembers Long Time Volunteer Terrence Redding, Sr., Ph.D., W6LMJ, SK" http://www.arrl.org/news/view/hurricane-watch-net-remembers-long-time-volunteer-terry-redding-w6lmj-silent-key    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:05:49

• "Column: They’re using the fires as a political piñata. Please stop" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/column-theyre-using-the-fires-as-a-political-pinata-please-stop    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:06:06

• "Microsoft readies a slew of enterprise-impacting retirements" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/microsoft_enterprise_impacting_retirements/ TCO is high    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:06:28

• "Tim Wu on the new monopolists: a "last chapter" for The Master Switch" https://boingboing.net/2010/11/13/tim-wu-on-the-new-mo.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:06:42

• "Do away with Google? Break up Facebook? We can't imagine life without them—and that's the problem" https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:07:44

• "Drop the Outrage Over Trump's Foreign-Policy Bluster" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/trump-bluster-foreign-policy-greenland-canada/681268/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:09:35

• "Amazon removes commitment to transgender and Black rights from policies" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/amazon-removes-black-trans-rights/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:09:45

• "Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes" https://www.404media.co/meta-deletes-trans-and-nonbinary-messenger-themes/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:10:02

• "TikTok’s societal impact: What are the pros and cons? | Vox" https://www.vox.com/culture/23660355/tiktok-ban-cultural-impact    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:10:14

• "Firefox es el navegador web más popular de 2024" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2025/01/10/firefox-es-el-navegador-web-mas-popular-de-2024/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:11:24

• "Trump says he will meet with Putin to discuss end of Russia-Ukraine war" https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-war-negotiations    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:11:35

• "A Wagner Mercenary Who Crossed U.S.-Mexican Border Was Honored In Russia Weeks Before Arrest" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-wagner-fighter-illegal-entry-us-mexico-timur-praliev/33271493.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:11:44

• "Denmark says it has neglected Greenland defense for years" https://www.voanews.com/a/denmark-says-it-has-neglected-greenland-defense-for-years-/7931744.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:16:08

• Greenlanders will vote in municipal elections on April 1st. | "Grønlænderne skal stemme til kommunalvalg 1. april | Nyheder | DR" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/groenlaenderne-skal-stemme-til-kommunalvalg-1-april    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:16:59

• "Lithuania, other Western countries continue to export war technology to Russia – study" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2457026/lithuania-other-western-countries-continue-to-export-war-technology-to-russia-study    

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

• "Why India is boosting diplomatic relations with the Taliban" https://www.dw.com/en/why-india-is-boosting-diplomatic-relations-with-the-taliban/a-71265248    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:17:24

• "US TikTok ban: Supreme Court considers appeal" https://www.dw.com/en/us-tiktok-ban-supreme-court-considers-appeal/a-71269919    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:17:37

• "Icehotel, Sweden: Scandinavia’s coolest place to stay, literally" https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/travel-news/scandinavia-s-coolest-place-to-stay-literally-20250107-p5l2jm.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:17:51

• "Taliban say India is a significant regional partner after meeting" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/neighbours/taliban-say-india-is-a-significant-regional-partner-after-meeting-1852978    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:18:03

• "Remember When Howard Dean Yelling Made Him Unfit to Be President? — FAIR" https://fair.org/home/remember-when-howard-dean-yelling-made-him-unfit-to-be-president/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:19:45

• "The message isn’t that no one country should have that much power; it’s that no country except the US should have that much power. That assumption suffuses corporate news reporting; and China threatens it. So whatever China does or doesn’t do, look for that lens to color any news you get."    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:19:52

• "Jimmy Carter & the Merits of “Introspection” | Washington Spectator" https://washingtonspectator.org/jimmy-carter-the-merits-of-introspection/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:20:39

• "Adult entertainment company Strike 3 Holdings is once again the most prolific copyright litigant in the United States." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/strike-3-filed-a-record-number-of-piracy-lawsuits-in-2024-250110/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:21:36

• Magnitsky ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/01/10/us-imposes-magnitsky-sanctions-on-hungarys-propaganda-minister | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:23:25

• "Climate Action" ☛ https://therevelator.org/college-athletics-climate-action/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:23:45

• "Three vehicular attacks in public areas shocked the world this past holiday season." ☛ https://fair.org/home/three-holiday-car-attacks-with-two-different-frames/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:25:04

• "Every January 1, the copyright protection expires on a long list of novels, movies, songs, and other works" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/01/books-briefing-celebrate-copyright-expiration-sherlock-holmes/681277/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:31:23

• "Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-knew-it-used-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/articleshow/117102402.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:31:41

• "The judge argued, per Wired, that Meta fought for the redactions merely to "avoid negative publicity," citing a damning internal quote from one of its employees." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-trained-ai-pirated-books | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:31:55

• "a dataset we know to be pirated." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/10/whoops-facebook-trained-llama-ai-model-on-pirate-site-libgen-with-zuckerbergs-ok/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:32:08

• [Old] "To top it all off, MPPC convinced the Eastman Kodak company to refuse to sell raw film stock to anyone but Patent Company licensees" ☛ https://www.wired.com/2010/09/thomas-edisons-plot-to-hijack-the-movie-industry/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:34:06

• "Wu’s description of the evolution of Hollywood’s rise to dominance and the role state monopolies played in its structure is fascinating." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Circle-Bastiat/2010/1202/How-the-patent-office-almost-shut-down-Hollywood | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:34:23

• [Old] "Edison’s intimidation techniques even wandered outside the law on some occasions, according to Steven Bach’s book, Final Cut. The MPPC would hire mobsters to rough up film makers that were violating their patents." ☛ https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywood/ |    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:34:59

• "longstanding issues with Apple and the 30 percent cut" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24341039/meta-apple-mark-zuckerberg-trash-talks-joe-rogan-interview | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:37:18

• "the researcher initially refused to share technical details as he did not agree with this approach" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-drm-hacking-raises-questions-on-vulnerability-disclosures/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:37:56

• "So, what made it all possible? Benjojo uploaded a full-text version of his 38C3 conference speech to his blog" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/cables-connectors/hacker-successfully-tests-toslink-at-unprecedented-distances-of-up-to-143-kilometers-separate-test-shows-transmission-speeds-of-about-1-47-mb-s | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:38:58

• "AT&T hadn’t bothered to test its planned network upgrade" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/10/att-sets-a-comically-narrow-definition-of-service-outage-after-particularly-embarrassing-wireless-and-911-outage/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:39:35

• "Network Neutrality Not Reinstated" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/10/network-neutrality-not-reinstated/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:39:45

• "Meloni said Starlink offered advanced technology and, unlike European collaborative satellite program IRIS2, was ready." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/01/10/italy-eyes-musks-starlink-for-secret-government-communications/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:39:58

• Why does the 'Linux' (Microsoft) Foundation-connected LWN keep giving a platform to a Microsoft-funded anti-FSF troll? LWN should know better, but it's corrupted by money.    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:42:17

• "Across China’s west, the party is placing children in boarding schools in a drive to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into citizens loyal to the Communist Party." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/09/world/asia/tibet-china-boarding-schools.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:42:28

• "You know the iconic Dril tweet about turning a bit dial labeled "racism," while looking back at the audience for approval?" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/leaked-facebook-documents-racism | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:42:48

• "You know the iconic Dril tweet about turning a bit dial labeled "racism," while looking back at the audience for approval?" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/leaked-facebook-documents-racism | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:42:54

• "A Florida cop's outta work after a wild incident -- his own body cam captured him slamming his patrol car into a civilian's vehicle ... while he was distracted by porn on his phone." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/10/florida-cop-watching-porn-crashes-car/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:43:05

• "Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mehrdad Aladin and cease the practice of arbitrarily jailing members of the press" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/01/iranian-journalist-and-documentary-filmmaker-detained-in-evin-prison/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:45:27

• "At the time the [Internet] was wrecking the cosy business model of most big city papers that relied on their monopoly of classified advertising." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/how-journalism-will-adapt-in-age-of-ai/257492/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:45:43

• "We greet January 10 in solidarity" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/joint-statement-from-12-press-organizations-the-press-is-free-it-cannot-be-censored-303530 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:46:10

• "care teams" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/10/china-hong-kong-care-teams-journalism-students/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:46:42

• Chinese actor rescued from Myanmar’s scam park ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/10/china-myanmar-thailand-kk-park-actor/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:47:20

• "So it was interesting to see that the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee recently released a detailed report calling out Jim Jordan and Elon Musk as colluding to misrepresent reality in a push to silence criticism." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/10/congressional-report-accuses-jordan-musk-of-weaponizing-govt-to-silence-critics/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:47:59

• "The UN rights chief declared that regulating online hate speech and harmful content is not censorship. Meta recently announced it would remove fact-checkers from Facebook and Instagram, citing concerns over mistakes and censorship." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/regulating-online-hate-speech-not-censorship-un-rights-chief/articleshow/117122130.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:48:16

• The West once laughed at or looked down on countries where people could only work a job like farming (or none at all), but some countries now lack a promise to young people job-wise, so those people lack an incentive to study hard, which can cause a shortage and experience deficit - a self-feeding loop    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:50:23

• IBM, Facebook and Microsoft circle down the drain very fast, more than the average GAFAM    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:50:47

• Intel is already below the sink    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:51:00

• "The [Internet] shutdowns have severely impacted people’s livelihoods, Han, a technology expert with the Myanmar Internet Project, told RFA Burmese." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/01/10/myanmar-internet-freedom/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:51:05

• "Trien is the latest lawyer to be pursued by Vietnamese authorities for his social media posts. Four Vietnamese lawyers including Trinh Vinh Phuc, Dang Dinh Manh, Dao Kim Lan and Nguyen Van Mieng fled to the U.S. to seek asylum fearing arrest." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/01/09/lawyer-trial-facebook-article-331/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:51:28

• Allowing Bytedance's TikTok to operate in the US basically means importing a censorship regime from China to the United States, where the First Amendment needs to be protected from such "imports"    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:52:50

• But Bytedance's TikTok has managed to make a lot of addicts in the US - many of whom politicians - so they lack an immediate incentive to see the situation from a non-egocentric point of view    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 12:54:08

• "Bizarre theories like these are damaging not just because they misconstrue the nature of American governance" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/01/la-wildfires-online-theories/681281/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 13:00:05

• "You think it doesn’t matter that they let be printed – or that millions of people read" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/biden-labels-end-of-facebook-fact-checking-anti-american-20250111-p5l3ja.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 13:00:49

• "Chastened by the criticism, Meta set out to shore up its defenses." ☛ https://www.platformer.news/meta-fact-checking-free-speech-surrender/ | Source: Casey Newton    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 13:01:07

• "Accounts that appear bot-like, with profiles featuring pro-Russian government imagery and hashtags" ☛ https://therecord.media/bots-pushing-anti-nato-messages-croatian-election | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 13:01:17

• "AI generated slop is tricking people into thinking an already devastating series" ☛ https://www.404media.co/hollywood-sign-burning-ai-images-la-wildfire/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 13:01:26

• "Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned?" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/technology/tiktok-ban-app-users.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:13:56

• "Here are the key facts about how the practice has developed and what could lie ahead for the sector." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2266009.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:14:25

• "Why it matters: Zuckerberg's three-hour interview with Rogan gives a clear window into his thinking during a remarkable week in which Meta loosened its content moderation policies and shut down its DEI programs." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-facebook-censorship-biden | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:14:43

• "I’ll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out: Mark Zuckerberg’s interview on The Joe Rogan Experience is full of lies." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24341117/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-joe-rogan-lies | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:14:56

• "President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/us/politics/biden-meta-fact-checking.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:15:26

• "After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/technology/meta-mark-zuckerberg-trump.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:16:12

• "Their first meeting, which was reportedly initiated by Zuckerberg, took place on Thanksgiving Eve and involved discussions about “the incoming Administration,” according to Meta." ☛ https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/mark-zuckerberg-meets-with-trump-in-fla-parks-private-jet-next-to-trump-force-one/ | Source: NYPost    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:16:32

• "Meta employees" ☛ https://www.todayintabs.com/p/heart-of-zuckness |    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:17:16

• "In reaction to the shock and disillusionment amongst employees of Leopards Eating Faces LLC, Rusty Foster bring us this timeless advice: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/heart-of-zuckness/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:17:34

• "Resistance will be hampered on several fronts." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/01/10/reasons-for-pessimism-in-europe/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:17:59

• "Mangione has not actually been convicted of anything yet. Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram have deleted his accounts, but “the only one that chose to both erase him and keep the content, is Stack Exchange.” It’s not clear whether that’s legal." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/10/luigi-mangiones-account-renamed-on-stack-overflow/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:29:53

• "Gale cited recent Supreme Court decisions "signalling a shift" in how U.S. courts will approach DEI programs going forward." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-ending-dei-program-1.7428493 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:30:25

• "according to a memo to employees seen by Axios." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24340846/meta-disbands-diversity-dei-team-charged | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:30:43

• "The Rural Minnesota Energy Board has its origins in a regional task force that was set up during the mid-1990s as the state’s first wind farms were being built." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/onshore/rural-minnesota-counties-work-together-to-simplify-clean-energy-development-and-maximize-local-benefits/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:38:21

• "When Donald Trump was musing about using "economic force" to potentially acquire Canada, the U.S. president-elect was, at the same time, also dismissing the importance of his country's No. 1 trading partner." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canadian-cars-lumber-cheese-trade-1.7426629 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:38:33

• "Record temperatures last year pushed the global water cycle to “new climatic extremes,” according to the Global Water Monitor 2024 report." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/global-warming-planet-water-cycle/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:40:06

• "It turns out this was a false choice. Since we’ve moved to Los Angeles, we have experienced the heaviest rains in the city’s recorded history, the first hurricane to ever trigger a tropical storm warning in Los Angeles, and, of course, the fires" ☛ https://www.404media.co/were-fine-los-angeles-wildfires/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:40:36

• "Fueled by the climate crisis, the global average temperature soared above the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time in 2024, intensifying extreme weather." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/2024-global-average-temperature-hottest.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:40:56

• "But, is there a way to turn back the clock and return to a more liveable climate? Faced with the failure to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C, is it possible to overstep that limit and then reverse the trend?" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250110-overshoot-as-planet-crosses-1-5%C2%B0c-global-warming-limit-can-we-still-reverse-course | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:41:10

• "We need to massively speed up the transition away from fossil fuels" ☛ https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/01/10/greens-urge-faster-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels/ | Source: Green Party UK    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:41:52

• "growing drier, hotter and more fiery" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opinion/la-fires-los-angeles-wildfires.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:42:23

• "Yet the administration has not left behind the old way of doing things. Oil and gas production has never been higher" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/even-trump-cant-stop-americas-green-transition-says-bidens-top-climate-advisor/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:43:50

• "While the Paris Agreement refers to long-term averages, exceeding this limit in a single year is an alarming milestone" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/the-window-for-action-on-global-climate-change-is-narrowing-c3s-warns/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:44:14

• "Scotland experienced its warmest Christmas Eve night on record, with temperatures at Kinloss remaining at 12.1 degrees Celsius or above, surpassing the 10.6C recorded at Dounreay in 1971." ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/how-climate-change-is-laying-a-deadly-trap-for-scotlands-bumblebees-4937728 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:45:28

• "According to Chinese media, Beijing has approved the construction of the world’s largest dam, estimated at $137 billion on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet close to the Indian border." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-rights-have-to-be-well-guarded-and-well-protected-sonowal-on-chinas-new-dam-in-tibet/article69086194.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:45:51

• "Scientists say in a new study that climate change has boosted what they call these "whiplash" conditions globally by 31-66% since the middle of the 20th Century." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:46:11

• "“While fires are common and natural in this region, California has seen some of the most significant increases in the length and extremity of the fire weather season globally in recent decades, driven largely by climate change." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/yes-human-caused-climate-change-contributed-to-the-burning-of-los-angeles/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:46:29

• "As Oxfam GB reported, this total divided by the 8.5 billion people gave the estimated carbon budget per person per year to be around 2.1 metric tons." ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/wealthiest-people-carbon-budget-2025.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:47:02

• "Kaczynski faced a trial in which he was denied the right to represent himself, despite facing the death penalty" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-10/from-musk-to-mangione-why-the-unabombers-ideas-continue-to-resonate-across-the-political-spectrum.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:57:28

• "Musk has posted or replied to more than 80 posts about the fire, many of which pinned the devastation on liberal policies" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/elon-musk-la-fires-misinformation-california-palisades/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:57:53

• "I want everybody to work on making news that starts with facts rather than the need to tell stories." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/01/10/the-los-angeles-media-dashboard/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:58:24

• "The brief was submitted in the lawsuit between Bernie Sanders and the DNC." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/10/smoke-filled-room-where-it-happens/#dinosaurs | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:58:48

• "Carlos de Oliveira’s bid to block release" ☛ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5080370-mar-a-lago-case-cannon-block-report/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 14:59:24

• "As devastating wildfires continue to burn through Los Angeles" ☛ https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/394283/los-angeles-wildfires-trump-newsom-delta-smelt | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:00:22

• "water restoration declaration" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/los-angeles-fires-water-ai-billionaires-1235231493/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:00:46

• "The system has never been designed to fight a wildfire that then envelops a community" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-09/california-fires-water-supply-problems | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:01:13

• Renesas Layoffs: Japanese Chipmaker to Layoff Less Than 5% of Global Workforce Amid Sluggish Demand for Its Chips https://www.latestly.com/technology/renesas-layoffs-japanese-chipmaker-to-layoff-less-than-5-of-global-workforce-amid-sluggish-demand-for-its-chips-6557389.html    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:03:08

• FSF now $33k away from target    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:41:57

• "Ukrainian public figures published an open appeal to the world leaders and the international community" ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/10/do-not-appease-evil/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:45:43

• "EU continues to work relentlessly with international partners to make sure Ukraine receives the material support" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_22_3862 | Source: European Commission    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:46:07

• "The Panamanian-flagged Eventin was carrying 99,000 tons of oil when it was reported adrift, the CCME said." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-says-russia-shadow-fleet-ship-adrift-in-baltic-sea/a-71270172 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:47:06

• "the mental health and decision-making" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musk-protect-america-from-elon-musk-tesla-chiefs-biographer-says-hes-mad-7441861 | Source: NDTV    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:48:50

• "With the reckless deployment of a fleet of rusty tankers, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is not only circumventing sanctions" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-baerbock-tanker-russia-oil-baltic-sea-ukraine/33271968.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:49:59

• "Attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea require a strong and decisive response." ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2456398/lithuanian-fm-urges-decisive-response-to-attacks-on-baltic-sea-infrastructure | Source: LRT    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:50:25

• "Like any good entrepreneur who found early success in one market" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/elon-musk-europe-politics-germany/681284/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:50:47

• "Weidel's far-right party is actually second in the national opinion polls" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-praises-alice-weidels-far-right-afd-in-x-chat/a-71260851 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:51:23

• "Tech billionaire Elon Musk live-streamed a chat with a leader of Germany's far-right party on Thursday" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musk-chats-with-german-far-right-leader-amplifying-partys-message-ahead-of-election/articleshow/117102212.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:51:49

• "If you care about your father or your mother, if you love your brothers or your sisters" ☛ https://mzll.it/2025/01/convince-them-to-leave/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:53:36

• "It would be great if this were repeated with Instagram, Facebook, and Threads." ☛ https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2025/meta-dismantling-moderation/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:53:53

• "Away from the court, legal and technology experts are pondering a different head-scratcher" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/can-i-still-use-tikok-ban/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:54:10

• "In practice, it’s a disaster." ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2019/03/life_as_a_facebook_moderator | Source: John Gruber    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:54:47

• "The justices, both conservative and liberal" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-10/supreme-court-tik-tok | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:55:16

• "Supreme Court blocks the law" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24340859/supreme-court-tiktok-divest-ban-oral-arguments | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:55:27

• "TikTok’s case would be compelling, to me at least… if it were an American-owned and -operated company." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tiktok-terrible-day-supreme-court/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:56:06

• "I’m so sorry for anyone having to go through this, you have my support and I’ll help in anyway I can." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/01/10/how-to-delete-your-whatsapp-account/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:56:26

• "If TikTok does shut down on January 19, it won’t disappear from phones where it is already installed." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/tiktok-shutdown-january-19-la-staff-affected-by-fires/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:57:15

• "Musk livestreamed a conversation with Alice Weidel" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-regulators-take-a-hard-look-at-elon-musk-and-x/a-71268936 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 15:57:45

• "I shudder to think what nonsense is coming for the Canadian election likely happening this year." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/musk-meddle-uk/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:10:37

• "First, let’s examine the mechanism of Musk’s influence" ☛ https://washingtonspectator.org/who-can-stop-elon-musk/ | Source: The Washington Spectator    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:10:54

• "fate of TikTok in a high-stakes case" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/10/tiktok-ban-supreme-court-arguments-challenge/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:11:11

• "forced to either separate from its Chinese parent company ByteDance" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/24340585/tiktok-ban-supreme-court-oral-arguments | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:11:31

• "Concerns that ByteDance could share TikTok user data with China’s government and push disinformation or propaganda" ☛ https://www.vox.com/2023/3/23/23653325/tiktok-ban-us-china-congress-analysis-explainers | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:11:54

• "Calling them performance based is cr-ppy. Anyone that leaves Microsoft during that time will have a stigma." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh85mf7y    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:30:38

• "The highest ranked Indian IIT globally is #211, compared to Harvard, Stanford, MIT (top 3) as well as other top 10 universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University (China)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jh1929ch    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:31:27

• "grave threat to national security" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiktok-ban-us-supreme-court-1.7427229 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:43:16

• "As it stands now, TikTok will be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19, unless the Supreme Court steps in." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/01/tiktok-ban-appears-imminent-following-supreme-court-arguments.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:43:31

• "The US government alleges TikTok allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users and is a conduit to spread propaganda." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-supreme-court-to-hear-tiktok-ban-case/articleshow/117111132.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:44:00

• "Broadly speaking, the TikTok case pits two well-established legal rules against each other." ☛ https://www.vox.com/scotus/394473/supreme-court-tik-tok-oral-argument | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:44:32

• "Its legions of underage users, of course, have landed the company in hot water on several occasions." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/25/20982107/tiktok-app-songs-meme-social-media | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:45:21

• "nine justices probed the nature of TikTok's speech rights" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-tik-tok-hearing-1.7427887 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:45:45

• "an unconditional discharge" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5252582 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:50:36

• "It is both a very lenient and a very serious sentence." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-10/judge-sentences-trump-to-unconditional-discharge-making-him-first-us-president-to-be-a-felon.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:51:01

• "Donald Trump, the first convicted felon to be elected president, was sentenced today in his New York hush-money case" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/trump-sentenced/681271/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:51:20

• "no-penalty sentence in his New York hush money" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/trump-sentence-new-york-hush-money-case | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:52:19

• "conviction on 34 felony counts" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2266076.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:52:42

• "paid to secure her silence before the 2016 election" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/trump-avoids-punishment-in-hush-money-case-sentencing/a-71264749 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:53:12

• "Judge Juan Merchan's ruling spares Trump any jail time" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-criminal-sentence-hush-money-new-york-1.7427445 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:55:08

• "The prosecutor told the court that Trump had shown no remorse for his actions" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hush-money-case-donald-trump-sentenced-to-unconditional-discharge/articleshow/117124963.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:55:26

• "Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone " ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-speaks-justice-alito-amid-push-halt-criminal/story?id=117386419 | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:55:47

• "The University of Michigan says it is ending its partnership with a prominent Chinese university" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-01-10/university-of-michigan-to-end-partnership-with-a-chinese-university-over-national-security-concerns | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 16:56:40

• "The decision reflects broader changes in the landscape of international academic cooperation" ☛ https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-to-end-partnership-with-shanghai-jiao-tong-university/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:07:32

• "stole documents from officials" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/china_treasury_foreign_investment/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:07:57

• "illegal underground religious activity" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/10/woman-sentenced-teaching-islam/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:08:39

• databases ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-says-yes/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:09:15

• "Siri eavesdropped on users’ medical appointments and other private moments. With the pitiful settlement that was reached, Apple will now dole out enough hush money for each claimant to buy a few coffees." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/01/apple-tech-privacy-ai-lawsuit/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:10:47

• "Apple has acknowledged that contractors listened to Siri audio, but addressed a brewing debate over the plaintiffs’ targeted advertising claims in a blog post Wednesday." ☛ https://therecord.media/apple-says-siri-audio-not-used-advertising | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:11:06

• "WIRED’s reporters monitored signals at protests and event locations across Chicago, collecting extensive data during the political convention." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/2024-dnc-cell-site-simulator-phone-surveillance/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:11:42

• "We're seeing more and more of these things that have basically surveillance technology built into them, and it enables some cool thing" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/worst-in-show-ces-products-put-data-at-risk-and-cause-waste-privacy-advocates-say/7931337.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:11:59

• "The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has taken its case against two Luton men further by charging them" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/covid19_vaccine_fraud_charges/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:12:42

• "Alert fatigue and shadow access are just two examples of “security theater.”" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/security-theater-cybersecurity-tooling-ev-kontsevoy-op-ed/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:14:26

• Windows TCO: "A ransomware group called RansomHouse appears to have been responsible for an attack on Cell C" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/cell-c-was-hit-by-ransomware-gang/257477/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:15:31

• Windows TCO: "HexaLocker first emerged in mid-2024, quickly capturing the attention of security experts" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/hexalocker-v2-reveals-new-features/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:15:39

• "harder to tell ‘real’ AI from marketing" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/01/09/as-technology-evolves-it-becomes-harder-to-tell-real-ai-from-marketing/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:17:16

• "with “xAI Grok” now commanding prominent placement in the app’s main toolbar" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24339249/elon-musk-xai-x-twitter | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:17:42

• "An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system." ☛ https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7196-1 | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:18:03

• "[...] A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096) [...]" ☛ https://www.linux.org/threads/usn-7195-1-linux-kernel-azure-vulnerabilities.54854/ | Source: Linux.org    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:19:38

• "Microsoft on Friday warned Azure cloud service users may continue to experience "intermittent errors," blaming the problem on a US East regional networking service configuration change." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/microsoft_azure_networking_snafu/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:19:51

• "Respondents told the WEF that the three skills most in demand when they hire are AI and big data, networks and cybersecurity, and overall technological literacy." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/ai_jobs_wef/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:20:37

• "The proposal, first reported by Task & Purpose, describes implementing base dining facilities" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/01/09/army-wants-modern-dining-halls-to-feature-delivery-healthy-food/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:21:31

• "The incident highlights a fundamentally deficient and notoriously greedy health insurance system in the United States" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/uhc-called-surgeon-mid-surgery | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:21:52

• "the hardpoints" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/land/2025/01/10/us-army-wants-spy-drones-to-launch-from-high-altitude-motherships/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:22:39

• "This is the 72nd edition of People and Blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-steven-garrity | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:24:38

• "It should also be mentioned that less than a decade later a number of inventors including Ian Ross, John Wallmark" ☛ https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2025/01/incredible-engineering-inventing-the-transistor/ | Source: Today I FoundOut    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:25:37

• "The astronauts’ prolonged stay aboard the ISS is due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/we-want-to-go-home-nasa-astronauts-sunita-williams-and-butch-wilmore-emotional-plead-after-being-stranded-in-space/articleshow/117127496.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:26:47

• "I have seen other people like Manu and Matthew do these questions and I figured that they might be interesting to do." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/01/blog-questions-challenge/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:27:31

• "2025 will become my personal year of philosophy." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/01/you-should-compile-your-own-philosophy/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:28:24

• "Add friction to the activities you’d like to change, and remove friction from the things you’d like to do more of." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/01/09/sanding-off-friction-from-indie-web-connection/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:28:49

• "One of the biggest hurdles for me when trying out a new service or product is the inevitable harassment that follows." ☛ https://matduggan.com/stop-trying-to-schedule-a-call-with-me/ | Source: Mat Duggan    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:29:12

• "The [Internet] is filled with stories of people breaking free from Google’s ecosystem (here are a few examples I’ve seen recently). Yet in their rush to escape one tech giant, many users inadvertently chain themselves to another." ☛ https://andrewstiefel.com/principles-platform-independence/ | Source: Andrew Stiefel    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:30:27

• "Here are my predictions, written up here in a little more detail than the stream of consciousness I shared on the podcast." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/ | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:31:08

• Nobuto Murata: How to prevent TrackPoint or touchpad events from waking up ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AMD from suspend ☞ https://nobuto-m.github.io/post/2025/how-to-prevent-trackpoint-events-from-waking-up-thinkpad-t14-gen-5-amd-from-suspend/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:34:20

• "I use Markdown more and more; combined with Nextcloud for files synchronisation, it is a perfect match for me, allowing to take notes on the go, organise files, projects, etc." ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/reading-markdown-files-on-the-freebsd-cli-with-glow.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:34:51

• "If you want to see a decent quick example of them in action, you can check out my game Jumblie and click the Settings gear button at the top." ☛ https://cassidoo.co/post/css-for-dialogs/ | Source: Cassidy Williams    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:35:22

• "I’ve wanted to run Bad Apple somewhere since I saw this video purporting to run it on One Million Checkboxes" ☛ https://eieio.games/blog/bad-apple-with-regex-in-vim/ | Source: Nolen Royalty    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:36:00

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

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:37:04

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

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:37:42

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

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:38:02

• How To Install Vtiger CRM on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vtiger-crm-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:38:24

• How To Install LXQt Desktop on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-lxqt-desktop-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:38:42

• "In this post, we’ll walk through how to install and use ntopng to monitor your network in a simple and beginner-friendly way" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/ntopng-network-traffic-tool/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:40:09

• "So, what’s the reasoning behind the upgrade? According to Raspberry Pi CEO Ebon Upton" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2574066/raspberry-pi-5-gets-a-superpowered-16gb-model.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:42:41

• "The boards produced are testing now, we will start shipping next week." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/pico2-xl-and-pico2-xxl-oshw-boards-are-now-available-for-ordering-the-shipments-start-january-17th/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:42:45

• One Environmental Journalist Thinks That the U.S. Needs More Mining ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/one-environmental-journalist-thinks-that-the-us-needs-more-mining    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:48:14

• Representative Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and the Tech Oligarchy ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/representative-ro-khanna-on-elon-musk-and-the-tech-oligarchy    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:48:36

• Hackaday Podcast Episode 303 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-303-the-cheap-yellow-display-self-driving-under-1000-and-dont-remix-that-benchy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:49:46

• "Recently I read Rust, reflection and access rules." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoReflectWhyFieldRestriction | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:52:48

• "As part of this blog post we will introduce the 12 factor charms in the context of the Flask" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-we-used-flask-and-12-factor-charms-to-simplify-canonical-com-development | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:54:00

• "Internal links back to the Post is slightly trickier. WordPress doesn't save relational information like that. Instead, we get the Post's URl and search for that in the database." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/01/graphing-the-connections-between-my-blog-posts/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:54:43

• "You have twelve coins, exactly identical in appearance; but possibly one is counterfeit (we’ll call it a “dud”)." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/dysons-algorithm-for-the-twelve-coins-problem-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:54:58

• "Readable code matters more than we like to admit. It’s not just written once and forgotten; it’s read over and over again—by teammates, new hires, and sometimes by you, months or years later." ☛ https://josh.blog/2025/01/simplicity-first-why-readable-code-is-better-code |    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:55:11

• "In the previous post, we discussed what we find at the high-plateau of basic resilience." ☛ https://www.ufried.com/blog/road_to_resilience_8/ | Source: Uwe Friedrichsen    

posted Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 17:55:22