Roy Schestowitz

• Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/    

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

• Critical rsync security release 3.4.0 ☞ https://archlinux.org/news/critical-rsync-security-release-340/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:51:42

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1005292/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:51:56

• FUD from the slop factory. UNDER SIEGE!!! https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities/rsync-protecting-against-recent-rce-vulnerabilities    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:53:35

• Russell Coker: Systemd Hardening and Sending Mail ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/01/17/systemd-hardening-mail/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:55:10

• Sergio Talens-Oliag: Command line tools to process templates ☞ https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/user_tools/cli_template_tools/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:55:20

• The syslog-ng Insider 2025-01: Alpine Linux; Leap 16.0; Alma GNU/Linux ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-insider-2025-01-alpine-opensuse-alma-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:56:17

• Peter Czanik: The syslog-ng Insider 2025-01: Alpine Linux; Leap 16.0; Alma GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-insider-2025-01-alpine-linux-leap-16-0-alma-linux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:56:21

• Installing Signal desktop Messenger app on GNU/Linux Mint ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/installing-signal-desktop-messenger-app-on-linux-mint/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 05:56:49

• gdcalc – financial, scientific, statistical and programming calculator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gdcalc-financial-scientific-statistical-programming-calculator/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:20:14

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Music ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-music/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:20:31

• ExTiX – Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/extix-ubuntu-based-linux-distro/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:20:46

• QTerminal – lightweight Qt-based terminal emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qterminal-lightweight-qt-based-terminal-emulator/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:21:05

• Bit – modernized git CLI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bit-modernized-git-cli/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:21:32

• Parallels adds x86 OS support for Fashion Company Apple Silicon — you can now run x86 backdoored Windows and GNU/Linux distros ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/parallels-adds-x86-os-support-for-apple-silicon-you-can-now-run-x86-windows-and-linux-distros    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:21:58

• Likely Fake 'Article' About GNU/Linux Mint 22.1 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/Likely_Fake_Article_About_Linux_Mint_22_1.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:23:00

• Gnome 48 Debuts New Audio Player ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Gnome-48-Debuts-New-Audio-Player    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:23:34

• Linux Hey Hi (AI) Debian Update Manager is Live ! ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/01/17/linux-ai-debian-update-manager-is-live/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:24:16

• Linux 6.13 of this weekend    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:25:09

• ...broken by Microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Microsoft_Breaks_Linux_Again.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:25:38

• Linux 6.14 merge window or at least development preparations began already    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:26:35

• Is there a bonus at Microsoft for successfully breaking Linux (without getting caught before release date)?    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:27:06

• Linux Mint 22.1 Released, This is What’s New ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/linux-mint-22-1-released-heres-everything-new    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:27:32

• PocketBeagle 2 Offers Compact Design with AM6232 Processor ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/pocketbeagle-2-offers-compact-design-with-am6232-processor/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:28:13

• "ASRock Industrial has introduced the 4X4 BOX AI300 Series, a compact system built around AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 Series processors." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/asrock-industrial-introduces-4x4-box-ai300-series-with-amd-ryzen-ai-processors/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:29:06

• "The Luckfox Core1106 is a compact development board built around the Rockchip RV1106 chip." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/luckfox-brings-linux-to-stamp-form-factor-with-rockchip-rv1106-processor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:30:15

• "The Milk-V Oasis, a highly anticipated RISC-V-based Mini-ITX motherboard, has been officially put on hold. Despite its promising features and bold vision" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-based-milk-v-oasis-gets-canceled-and-refunds-are-issued-to-supporters/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:30:25

• Another totally absurd PR stunt from Mozilla, which violates privacy, says "we believe that differential privacy offers improved privacy to users while allowing analysis on ad performance" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/anonym-differential-privacy/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:32:20

• Mozilla is basically committing suicide    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:32:39

• "PureOS Crimson Development Report: December 2024" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-december-2024/ | Source: Purism    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:34:17

• AnsibleFest ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/registration-red-hat-summit-and-ansiblefest-2025-now-open | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:35:09

• At least they say "Automation" and not "Hey Hi" (AI) ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/automation-2025-10-articles-read-now | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:35:31

• "It’s like having your own Netflix or Spotify, but without the monthly subscription!" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/jellyfin-free-media-server-for-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:36:35

• "Whether you’re a complete beginner or have some experience, this guide will walk you through installing the essential tools you need to get started on Debian-based systems." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/setting-up-linux-for-ai-development/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:37:07

• Cynthia Khoo joins Online Harms and Cyberbullying Town Hall Panel on CPAC ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/01/cynthia-khoo-joins-online-harms-and-cyberbullying-town-hall-panel-on-cpac/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:38:56

• Kirigami Addons 1.7.0 ☞ https://carlschwan.eu/2025/01/16/kirigami-addons-1.7.0/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:39:29

• Apache Hudi creator Onehouse debuts specialized runtime promising 30X faster data lakehouse queries ☞ https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/apache-hudi-creator-onehouse-debuts-compute-runtime-with-up-to-30x-faster-data-lakehouse-queries/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:40:07

• New Upcoming Series About DRM and TPM ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/New_Upcoming_Series_About_DRM_and_TPM.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:40:18

• [Meme] Lock-down With DRM Server/s (in a Nutshell) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Meme_Lock_down_With_DRM_Server_s_in_a_Nutshell.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:40:25

• FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/fbi-deletes-plugx-malware-from-thousands-of-computers.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:41:46

• Two years on, Balgh remains a tool of repression in Iraq ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/balgh-platform-two-years-iraq-repression/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:43:43

• Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/the-black-snakes-undermining-global-digital-rights/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=the-black-snakes-undermining-global-digital-rights    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:44:10

• Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the Hey Hi (AI) Act implementation ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/upcoming-commission-guidelines-on-the-ai-act-implementation/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:44:23

• Copr: Log Detective can now explain build log failures ☞ https://fedora-copr.github.io//posts/logdetective-explain    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:44:50

• Mobile Internet prices stable in Papua New Guinea ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/01/17/mobile-internet-prices-stable-in-papua-new-guinea/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:45:20

• UN Libya Support Mission alarmed by footage of brutal torture at Garnada detention facility ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-libya-mission-alarmed-by-footage-of-brutal-torture-at-gernada-detention-facility/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:45:52

• 73: Brick Itself ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/23958    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:46:28

• Baltic schools asked to contribute to Ukraine's victory ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/16.01.2025-baltic-schools-asked-to-contribute-to-ukraines-victory.a583944/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:46:45

• Is a video of a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine digitally altered? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/01/16/korea-ukraine-soldiers-video-fact-check/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:46:53

• Britain To Initiate Talks With Poland On Pact To Protect Against ‘Russian Aggression’ ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/starmer-britain-poland-ukraine-russia-partnership-agreement-zelenskiy/33278775.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:48:48

• Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/europe/uk-ukraine-starmer.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:49:03

• "pro-war Telegram channels to recruit people in Europe to spy on NATO and Ukraine " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/16/we-need-eyes-and-ears | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:49:36

• "the new Great Patriotic War" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/16/different-generations-fighting-fascism | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:49:52

• "soccer championship for amputees wounded in Russia’s war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/17/the-league-of-the-mighty | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:50:11

• Microsoft is not the security expert but the culprit; this is PR noise. ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/star-blizzard-fsb-whatsapp-microsoft-threat-intel/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:51:06

• North Koreans show ‘superior combat readiness’ to Russian contractors: official ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/17/north-korea-soldier-russia-contractor/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:51:23

• India achieves ‘historic’ space docking mission ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-achieves-historic-space-docking-mission    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:51:56

• "tougher sanctions on Russia to end the war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/trump-s-treasury-pick-says-he-would-fully-back-tougher-sanctions-on-russia-to-end-the-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:52:26

• "authorities raided his parents’ home in Moscow " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/exiled-russian-opposition-politician-ilya-yashin-says-authorities-raided-his-parents-home-in-moscow | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:52:42

• Belarusian opposition’s ‘passport’ sparks controversy over ‘Lithuanian symbol’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2462017/belarusian-opposition-s-passport-sparks-controversy-over-lithuanian-symbol    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:52:51

• Belarusian State TV Airs Third Propaganda Film Targeting RFE/RL Journalists ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ihar-harney-rferl-belarus-ont-television-propaganda-lukahsneka-rights-election/33278377.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:56:04

• What has changed on Latvian-Belarusian border with the fence? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:56:15

• "Moscow Victory Day parade reportedly to include North Korean soldiers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/16/moscow-victory-day-parade-reportedly-to-include-north-korean-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:56:51

• "The late filmmaker posted a message to Putin the day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/16/david-lynch-1946-2025 | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:57:57

• Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/europe/russia-putin-azerbaijan-plane-crash.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:59:00

• News organizations sue Proprietary Chaffbot Company over copyright monopoly infringement claims ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/news-organizations-sue-openai-over-copyright-infringement-claims/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 06:59:26

• Res Judicata Thwarts Applicant Seeking to End Run Prior Opposition by Limiting Services in Second Applications ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/01/res-judicata-thwarts-applicant-seeking.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:00:22

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-beta-1/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:00:52

• localwriter: A LibreOffice Writer extension for local generative Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/16/localwriter-a-libreoffice-writer-extension-for-local-generative-ai/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:01:21

• Apple Begs Shareholders to Let Them Continue Illegal DEl Policies ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/apple-begs-shareholders-to-let-them    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:01:38

• How to Style Thrifted Clothes ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/how-to-style-thrifted-clothes    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:02:21

• Thank You, London! There Was No Way to Still Reliably Host Gemini From Home (on a Raspberry Pi 4) Due to Scale (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Thank_You_London_There_Was_No_Way_to_Still_Reliably_Host_Gemini.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:02:35

• Orbbec Unveils Gemini 215 Stereo 3D Camera and Pulsar SL450 at CES 2025 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/orbbec-unveils-gemini-215-stereo-3d-camera-and-pulsar-sl450-at-ces-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:03:16

• FSF, Guardian of the GNU Project, to Reach $400,000 in Winter Fundraiser Ahead of 40th Anniversary ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/FSF_Guardian_of_the_GNU_Project_to_Reach_400_000_in_Winter_Fund.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:03:36

• freeipmi @ Savannah: FreeIPMI 1.6.15 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10714    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:04:01

• Rsync remote code execution and related vulnerability fixes available ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/rsync-remote-code-execution    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:04:21

• 17 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-command-line-image-compression-tools/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:05:33

• Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released! ☞ https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4793    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:06:40

• How an Hey Hi (AI) Brad Pitt conned a woman out of €850k, triggering online mockery ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250116-how-an-ai-brad-pitt-conned-a-woman-out-of-%E2%82%AC850k-triggering-online-mockery    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:08:03

• GNU Guix: Guix User and Contributor Survey 2024: The Results (part 1) ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2025/guix-user-and-contributor-survey-2024-the-results-part-1//    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:09:19

• Total Lock-down Ambitions - Part I - DRM and TPM Need Not be the Future of Computing, There's Another Way ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Total_Lock_down_Ambitions_Part_I_DRM_and_TPM_Need_Not_be_the_Fu.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:09:28

• The Summit of Future (Kerala, 2025): Dr. Richard Stallman (RMS) to Give Keynote Talk (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/The_Summit_of_Future_Kerala_2025_Dr_Richard_Stallman_RMS_to_Giv.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:10:47

• Computer Users Aren't Zoo Animals (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Computer_Users_Aren_t_Zoo_Animals.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:10:57

• US Supreme Court weighs challenge to Texas adult website restriction ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-supreme-court-weighs-challenge-to-texas-adult-website-restriction/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:11:47

• Joe Biden’s Farewell Speech: “An Oligarchy Is Taking Shape” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/joe-biden-farewell-speech-warns-about-oligarchy    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:12:06

• Setup KDE Plasma 6.4 DEV on openSUSE Tumbleweed (VENV) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/01/setup-kde-plasma-64-dev-on-opensuse.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:12:41

• What's the most useless feature of your desktop OS? https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/whats-the-most-useless-feature-of-your-desktop-os/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:14:07

• "Though it features few foundational changes, Linux Mint 22.1 brings improvements to what sits on top – a new version of the Cinnamon desktop, Wayland-friendly features, new APT tools, expanded capabilities in many core apps, and more." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/linux-mint-22-1-released-heres-everything-new    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:14:30

• 3 reasons Pop!_OS might be the best Linux distro for gamers https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-pop-os-might-be-the-best-linux-distro-for-gamers/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:14:46

• So do not install it. https://cybersecuritynews.com/pumakit-linux-rootkit/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:15:47

• "Although MX Linux is based on Debian, it is significantly different – for instance, it contains the new Xfce 4.20 desktop, which appeared in late December." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/debian_12_9_mx_12_5/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:16:16

• "Depending on what driver series you go for, you will need to check what the next version up is that has fixes. NVIDIA listed these Linux driver versions as safe..." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/nvidia-release-new-gpu-driver-updates-for-linux-and-windows-after-announcing-security-issues/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:16:37

• Linux Mint 22.1 is primed and ready for release - and I'm excited https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-22-1-is-primed-and-ready-for-release-and-im-excited/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:17:16

• Getting Started with Zephyr on Linux #AdafruitPlayground #Zephyr #Linux https://blog.adafruit.com/2025/01/16/getting-started-with-zephyr-on-linux-adafruitplayground-zephyr-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:22:30

• Intel and AMD rescue Linux 6.13 after Microsoft developer mistakes [sic] https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/127865/intel-and-amd-rescue-linux-6-13-after-microsoft-developer-mistakes/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Microsoft_Breaks_Linux_Again.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:23:12

• "This includes Cinnamon 6.4 that has a new default theme along with much improved Wayland compatibility. There's a lot of individual changes for the Cinnamon desktop update like a native Night Light feature, cleaner alt+tab, simplified sound over-amplification settings and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/linux-mint-221-xia-is-out-now-with-improved-wayland-support/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:25:04

• Use vitrualbox, not proprietary bloat https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/parallels-adds-x86-os-support-for-apple-silicon-you-can-now-run-x86-windows-and-linux-distros    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:25:37

• This does not explain how it gets installed in the first place, only that it exists and was found somewhere https://socradar.io/pumakit-linux-rootkit-target-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:27:24

• Linux Will Power Nvidia Project DIGITS, the AI Supercomputer on Your Desk https://news.itsfoss.com/nvidia-project-digits/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:28:05

• Best SSH Client for Linux: 5 Tools for Faster Connections https://www.netnewsledger.com/2025/01/16/best-ssh-client-for-linux-5-tools-for-faster-connections/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:28:36

• "Seriously, who is still buying IBM products & services?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jhpaexjq    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:38:11

• "In general, new customers will turn to IBM only when there is no other choice. IBM is TOO MUCH...too big, too complicated to deal with, too many forms, too many phone calls, too many meetings, too many salespeople, TOO EXPENSIVE."    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:38:27

• "DEI = Didn’t Earn It. Hiring should be based on merit, and not immutable characteristics." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jhkng8c9    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:39:19

• "An incredible video [1] about the development of robots not solely controlled by software but by people that enable them to work jobs they otherwise could not do so." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/01/17.1    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:51:36

• "The first minute and 30 seconds in terms of medium is pretty straight forward, although lining up shots is pretty impressive up to that point. It's what I EXPECTED this music video to be... BUT NOPE! It just had to be an incredibly tangled up strange loop!" gemini://vigrey.com/journal/ok-go-is-a-strange-loop    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:52:45

• "After the first few days junior was back into Kindergarten he brought home a little gift... a nice little puking and diahrrea disease that (luckily) hit him only for a day, but my wife and me, we were out of order for the better part of a week." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/170125.txt    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:53:40

• It's 2020 again gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-01-18-2020.txt    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:54:40

• "Today I was alarmed when several of my patients went from headache to paroxysmal coughing, to vomiting observed by staff, to reporting vomiting blood." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-01-18-2020.txt    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:55:02

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1178.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:56:34

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1528.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:56:38

• "I bought a looper. I've briefly tried it out, but this weekend will see me give it a proper spin. I can loop a bassline and a guitar accompaniment to practice on top of. It's gonna be great fun once I get some cool layers going!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2460    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:57:51

• "John Harper's game Agon has come up on my radar a few times recently. It seems worth learning more about. He does seem to be a brilliant designer. The only game of his I've played is Lasers and Feelings but I've read several others." gemini://sdf.org/diggy/posts/2025/01/weekly-links-7.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 07:59:03

• Michigan legislature passes school safety bills three years after Oxford shooting ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/government/michigan-legislature-passes-school-safety-bills-three-years-after-oxford-shooting/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:37:04

• He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/climate/wildfire-smoke-indoors.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:37:36

• Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate/plant-based-meat-processed-foods.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:37:53

• Patients Are Dying in Hospital Corridors, British Nurses Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/europe/british-nhs-report-nursing.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:38:11

• Sober buzz: The rise of the healthy drinker ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20250116-sober-buzz-the-rise-of-the-healthy-drinker    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:38:51

• Policy uncertainty looms in Canada as Trudeau resigns ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/uncategorized/policy-uncertainty-looms-in-canada-as-trudeau-resigns/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:39:08

• Some cancer patients wait months for treatment in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.01.2025-some-cancer-patients-wait-months-for-treatment-in-latvia.a583857/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:39:20

• Law change planned amid medical controversy ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.01.2025-law-change-planned-amid-medical-controversy.a583870/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:39:30

• Detained South Korean President Yoon refuses questioning, challenges arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/defiant-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-faces-more-questioning-impeachment-hearing    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:39:41

• Yoon’s lawyers, National Assembly wrangle over legitimacy of martial law decree at second hearing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yoons-lawyers-national-assembly-wrangle-over-legitimacy-of-martial-law-decree-during-second-hearing    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:39:49

• South Korean court dismisses Yoon’s petition, keeps him under detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-court-dismisses-yoons-petition-keeps-him-under-detention    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:40:08

• North Korea warns of stronger action over South Korea’s drills with US, Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-denounces-us-for-sending-aircraft-over-korean-peninsula-kcna-reports    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:40:20

• South Korea investigators to file request to extend President Yoon’s detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-recalled-for-questioning-as-detention-deadline-looms    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:40:33

• But why did the wheels not work, even twice in two days (same airlines)? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bird-feathers-blood-found-in-two-engines-of-jeju-air-jet-that-crashed-in-south-korea-source    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:41:32

• The Starbucks overlooking North Korea ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/01/16/north-korea-border-platform-starbucks/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:42:03

• Impeached South Korea president refuses further questioning over martial law declaration ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/detained-south-korea-president-refuses-further-questioning-over-martial-law-declaration/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:42:24

• Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemes ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/treasury-sanctions-north-korea-over-remote-it-worker-schemes/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:42:43

• Fee hikes at top Malaysian public hospital raise concerns as healthcare costs go up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fee-hikes-at-top-malaysian-public-hospital-raise-concerns-amid-rising-healthcare-costs    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:43:21

• China Says Economy Grew 5% Last Year, Driven by Exports ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/business/china-economy-2024-gdp.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:43:35

• China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/business/china-population-births-deaths.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:43:53

• China reports problems at five reservoirs in Tibet after earthquake ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-problems-at-five-reservoirs-in-tibet-after-earthquake    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:45:29

• China critic Jimmy Lai paid US general to advise on Taiwan, Hong Kong court hears ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-critic-jimmy-lai-paid-us-general-to-advise-on-taiwan-hong-kong-court-hears    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:45:45

• Philippines, China pledge to seek common ground on South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-china-pledge-to-seek-common-ground-on-south-china-sea    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:45:56

• Trump’s return as US president looms over thawing of Japan-China ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/trumps-return-as-us-president-looms-over-thawing-of-japan-china-ties    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:46:03

• China Vanke CEO's reported detention intensifies property sector woe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-vanke-ceos-reported-detention-intensifies-property-sector-woe    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:46:16

• Taiwan’s top China official says Beijing must stop shunning Lai, Nikkei reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-top-china-official-says-beijing-must-stop-shunning-lai-nikkei-reports    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:46:37

• In economic powerhouse Guangdong, some cities struggle to perform ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/in-economic-powerhouse-guangdong-some-cities-struggle-to-perform    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:46:51

• China to resume some group tours to Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-resume-some-group-tours-to-taiwan    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:47:37

• China’s Q4 GDP grows 5.4% year on year, beating market forecast ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-q4-gdp-grows-5-4-year-on-year-beating-market-forecast    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:47:53

• China’s population falls for third consecutive year ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-population-falls-for-a-third-consecutive-year    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:48:06

• China-tailored RTX 5090D has Hey Hi (AI) and cryptomining limiters — multi-GPU config is also locked ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-tailored-rtx-5090d-has-ai-and-cryptomining-limiters-multi-gpu-config-is-also-locked    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:48:32

• China investigates whether CHIPS and Science Act harms its chip companies ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-investigates-whether-chips-and-science-act-harms-its-chip-companies    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:48:41

• Rubio to lobby Thailand not to deport detained Uyghurs to China ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/15/us-thailand-detainees/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:48:56

• Experts weigh chance of success in new South China Sea case against Beijing ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/16/philippines-china-legal-action/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:49:32

• International rights group calls out democracies for ignoring allies’ abuses ☞ https://rfa.org/english/asia/2025/01/16/human-rights-watch-report/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:49:43

• Taiwanese fire dancer, Hong Konger rescued from Myanmar scam park ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/16/china-hong-kong-taiwan-dancer-thailand-myanmar-kk-park/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:49:52

• China’s economic performance: New numbers, same overstatement ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/chinas-economic-performance-new-numbers-same-overstatement/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:50:11

• China’s secretive build-up presents Trump with a difficult nuclear challenge ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-secretive-build-up-presents-trump-with-a-difficult-nuclear-challenge/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:50:33

• China’s other new combat aircraft: a crewed fighter, maybe for aircraft carriers ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-other-new-combat-aircraft-a-crewed-fighter-maybe-for-aircraft-carriers/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:50:53

• Taking Screenshots in Hyprland ☞ https://itsfoss.com/taking-screenshots-hyprland/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:54:41

• Adding Grouped Items in Waybar ☞ https://itsfoss.com/waybar-grouped-items/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:54:54

• Federal Circuit’s Filing Requirements: A Trap for Even the Experts ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/federal-circuits-requirements.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:58:24

• Richard Stallman's Talk This Coming Monday (European 'Tour') ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_This_Coming_Monday_European_Tour.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 08:59:53

• [Meme] Not About How Many Locks One Adds ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/Meme_Not_About_How_Many_Locks_One_Adds.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:00:05

• More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Cuts and Layoffs (Microsoft Media Mole Jordan Novet Tries to Float "Hiring Freezes" Spin After the "Headcount" Spin Failed) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/More_Microsoft_Cuts_and_Layoffs_Microsoft_Media_Mole_Jordan_Nov.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:00:15

• Bodies and emaciated zama zamas recovered from Stilfontein mine ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/bodies-and-emaciated-zama-zamas-recovered-from-stilfontein-mine/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:01:10

• End of miners rescue operation in South Africa: dozens of bodies found, 246 survivors ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250116-end-of-miners-rescue-operation-in-south-africa-dozens-of-bodies-found-246-survivors    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:01:17

• UN expert expresses concern over ‘continued misuse’ of Türkiye counter-terrorism law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-expert-expresses-concern-over-continued-misuse-of-turkiye-counter-terrorism-law/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:01:41

• CrowPanel Advance: ESP32-S3 displays with replaceable WiFi 6, Thread, Zigbee, LoRa, and 2.4GHz wireless modules ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/17/crowpanel-advance-esp32-s3-displays-with-replaceable-wifi-6-thread-zigbee-lora-and-2-4ghz-wireless-modules/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:02:14

• Imagination exits the RISC-V CPU market ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/16/imagination-exits-the-risc-v-cpu-market/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:03:05

• ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Is Steam Deck Verified, But I’m Concerned ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/16/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-is-steam-deck-verified-but-im-concerned/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:03:44

• Raycaster Within Bash ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/building-a-raycaster-within-bash/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:04:05

• Leveraging Honeypot Data for Offensive Security Operations ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31596    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:04:53

• Home Assistant-compatible 60GHz mmWave radar sensor features a built-in IR blaster (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/17/home-assistant-60ghz-mmwave-radar-sensor-ir-blaster/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:05:47

• Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says net profit rose 57% in 4th quarter ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/16/taiwan-chipmaker-tsmc-says-net-profit-rose-57-in-4th-quarter/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:06:07

• This is how the Hey Hi (AI) hype will gradually die☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/technology/apple-ai-news-notifications.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:06:50

• Detecting Teams Chat Phishing Attacks (Black Basta) ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/01/16/detecting-teams-chat-phishing-attacks-black-basta/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:07:28

• Looking after wild birds is like lifetime 'maintenance" as they bring their offspring and it never ends. Like some medicine, once it starts you can never truly stop and even going on holiday is harder because they have no notion of days off, weekends etc. Moving homes would devastate them.    

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

• Will those be banned then? ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/16/study-finds-nearly-one-ten-generative-ai-prompts-business-disclose-potentially-sensitive-data/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:12:54

• Microsoft ends support for Office apps on backdoored Windows 10 in October ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-ends-support-for-office-apps-on-windows-10-in-october/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:13:30

• Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: Major deals with Google, Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Mistral start year ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:16:05

• New Zenwalk bug fix Current ISO ☞ http://www.zenwalk.org/2025/01/new-bug-fix-current-iso.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:16:49

• Public Knowledge Joins Groups Urging SCOTUS To Reverse Devastating Fifth Circuit Decision Undermining Universal Service ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-joins-groups-urging-scotus-to-reverse-devastating-fifth-circuit-decision-undermining-universal-service/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:17:30

• System76 Workstations Chosen to Feature New Tech at CES and COVESA ☞ https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-workstations-ces-covesa    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:18:13

• Just Released: Premium Upgrades Abound for the Latest Pangolin Laptop ☞ https://blog.system76.com/post/just-released-premium-upgrades-abound-for-the-late    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:18:34

• Maker turns Raspberry Pi into a wireless USB flash drive for an embroidery machine ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-turns-raspberry-pi-into-a-wireless-usb-flash-drive-for-an-embroidery-machine    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:30:18

• Designing the Sublime: Boullée and Ledoux’s Architectural Revolution ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/designing-the-sublime    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:30:43

• Easterly hails CISA’s ‘world-class’ talent in final address ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/easterly-hails-cisas-world-class-talent-in-final-address/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:31:22

• US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/01/us-recovers-31-million-in-social-security-payments-to-dead-people/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:31:40

• Will they check all Windows machines got disconnected? ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/biden-cyber-eo-seeks-proof-of-security-from-software-vendors/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:32:19

• Sheinbaum praises Sen. Rubio remarks on Mexico-U.S. coordination: Thursday’s mañanera recapped ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-rubio-cartels/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:32:35

• Sheinbaum sends security forces to Tabasco to quell uptick in violence ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-security-forces-tabasco/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:32:51

• FTC orders GoDaddy to strengthen security practices after years of data breaches ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/16/ftc-orders-godaddy-strength-security-practices-years-data-breaches/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:33:28

• Dump Microsoft then ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/16/president-biden-signs-executive-order-strengthen-national-cybersecurity-last-days-office/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:33:59

• The Evolution of the Militarized Data Broker ☞ https://unlimitedhangout.com/2025/01/investigative-reports/the-evolution-of-the-militarized-data-broker/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:34:42

• The world needs a common vision for the responsible use of economic statecraft tools ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcripts/the-world-needs-a-common-vision-for-the-responsible-use-of-economic-statecraft-tools/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:35:17

• UN says it's ready to ramp up delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250116-un-says-it-s-ready-to-ramp-up-delivery-of-desperately-needed-aid-to-gaza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:35:29

• Israel far-right minister Ben Gvir says will quit cabinet if Gaza deal approved ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250116-israel-far-right-minister-ben-gvir-says-will-quit-cabinet-if-gaza-deal-approved    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:35:42

• Ceasefire deal 'will happen': Incoming US admin 'exercising necessary leverage over Netanyahu' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250116-ceasefire-deal-will-happen-incoming-us-admin-exercising-necessary-leverage-over-netanyahu    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:36:03

• Jimmy Lai paid retired US army general to advise Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen on Trump’s attitude, court hears ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/17/jimmy-lai-paid-retired-us-army-general-to-advise-taiwans-tsai-ing-wen-on-trumps-attitude-court-hears/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:36:18

• Trafficked Hongkonger returns home as families meet with gov’t task force ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/16/trafficked-hongkonger-returns-home-as-families-meet-with-govt-task-force/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:36:48

• But will Microsoft be dumped or are those just words? ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/01/todays-us-executive-order-is-a-serious-win-for-cybersecurity/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:37:27

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli officials have reached a deal to return hostages after last minute snags. ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/16/prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-says-israeli-officials-have-reached-a-deal-to-return-hostages-after-last-minute-snags/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:37:45

• Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences That Had Delayed Cease-Fire Deal, Netanyahu Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-cease-fire.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:37:57

• A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/meteorite-debris-security-camera-canada.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:38:14

• Chatter Goes Into Overdrive Following Drake’s High-Profile UMG Lawsuit — Is Drake Finagling His Way Out of a His Contract? ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/16/drake-lawsuit-chatter-umg/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:39:01

• California withdraws waiver request for diesel truck phase-out ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/california-withdraws-waiver-request-for-diesel-truck-phase-out/2119800.article/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:39:18

• US Justice Department files voting rights suit against Tennessee county alleging racial discrimination ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/us-justice-department-files-voting-rights-suit-against-tennessee-county-alleging-racial-discrimination/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:39:37

• As Trump cases end, what next for presidents and the law? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0116/trump-lawsuits-immunity-accountability    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:40:06

• Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/spain-overhauls-domestic-violence-system-after-criticism.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:40:13

• Baltic states left off departing President Biden's Hey Hi (AI) chip list ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/16.01.2025-baltic-states-left-off-departing-president-bidens-ai-chip-list.a583958/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:41:18

• Swedish Army's Hey Hi (AI) drone swarm tech allows one operator to control up to 100 devices ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/swedish-armys-new-ai-drone-swarm-technology-can-control-up-to-100-devices    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:42:04

• New export regs may see Israel requiring a license to buy U.S. chips developed in the country ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/new-export-regs-may-see-israel-requiring-a-license-to-buy-u-s-chips-developed-in-the-country    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:42:28

• China's Cambricon posts first profit as demand for this Nvidia rival's Hey Hi (AI) processors explodes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-cambricon-posts-first-profit-as-demand-for-this-nvidia-rivals-ai-processors-explodes    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:42:59

• UUCP ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/forgotten-internet-uucp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:43:27

• New broadband price rises: How much will your provider hike prices in 2025? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/new-broadband-price-rises-how-much-will-your-provider-hike-prices-in-2025-a643c6H98Och    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:43:49

• "This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms. ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/this-is-the-moment-to-be-100-percent-in-how-one-of-the-aclus-immigrants-rights-experts-is-fighting-for-our-freedoms    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:44:19

• Bird Flu Confirmed in Cat Deaths Linked to Raw Pet Food, Milk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bird-flu-confirmed-in-cat-deaths-linked-to-raw-pet-food-milk    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:44:39

• Breakthrough Global Research Finds 293 New Genetic Links to Depression ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-global-research-finds-293-new-genetic-links-to-depression    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:44:48

• Study Reveals Intermittent Fasting Has 2 Key Benefits For People With Obesity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-intermittent-fasting-has-2-key-benefits-for-people-with-obesity    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:45:09

• Ancient Stones Were Mysteriously 'Sacrificed' – We Finally Know Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-stones-were-mysteriously-sacrificed-we-finally-know-why    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:45:35

• Earth's Temporary Extra Moon May Have an Unexpected Origin ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-temporary-extra-moon-may-have-an-unexpected-origin    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:45:42

• China expands orphanage-style boarding schools for Uyghur children ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/16/children-boarding-schools/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:47:04

• Retro PC case flaunts floppy disk-style bay cover — Silverstone FLP01 will sell for around $130 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/retro-pc-case-flaunts-floppy-disk-style-bay-cover-silverstone-flp01-will-sell-for-around-usd130    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:47:27

• Servos ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/gimbal-clock-relies-on-servos-for-its-cool-movements/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:51:21

• "Scary Jewelry" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/taser-ring-is-scary-jewelry-you-shouldnt-build/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:51:37

• Funky Color Issues ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/repairing-a-samsung-24-lcd-monitor-with-funky-color-issues/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:52:14

• Install RHEL packages in container images using Shipwright ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/01/16/install-rhel-packages-container-images-using-shipwright    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:52:51

• Ukraine’s escalating air attacks bring Putin’s invasion home to Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-escalating-air-attacks-bring-putins-invasion-home-to-russia/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:53:18

• How to Install Jupyter Notebook with Nginx Proxy on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-jupyter-notebook-on-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:53:37

• Russia, Iran To Sign Pact To Strengthen Military, Political, And Trade Ties ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-putin-pezeshkian-treaty-ukraine-shahed-drones/33278795.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:53:51

• "Addressable LEDs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/neat-ring-clock-relies-on-addressable-leds/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:54:35

• "They can look intimidating in their complexity, but it’s quite possible to build your own. In fact, if you’ve got a 3D-printer, it can be remarkably straightforward, as [Maker 101] demonstrates." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/16/building-a-3d-printed-strandbeest/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:54:42

• Millions of gamers are facing a critical decision; upgrade their operating system, invest in new hardware or explore alternatives like GNU/Linux with the end of backdoored Windows 10 support in October next year. ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/01/16/2025-01-16-gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:55:54

• BSD Now 594: Name that Domain ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/594    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:57:24

• The New Western Gold Rush ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/critics-at-large/the-new-western-gold-rush    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 09:57:47

• Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/multiple-russian-journalists-arrested-on-way-to-attend-sentencing-hearing-for-navalny-s-lawyers | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:03:22

• "3.5 to 5.5 years on ‘extremism’ charges" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/navalny-s-lawyers-sentenced-to-prison-terms-ranging-from-3-5-to-5-5-years-on-extremism-charges | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:03:48

• Hydroelectric Dams ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-willamette-river-dams-shutdown | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:04:57

• Look Up Private School Demographics With ProPublica’s New Database ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-private-school-demographics-lookup | Source: Pro Publica https://projects.propublica.org/private-school-demographics    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:05:21

• Latvian-Australian journalist Peter Greste announces hunger strike ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/16.01.2025-latvian-australian-journalist-peter-greste-announces-hunger-strike.a583866/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:05:51

• Conflict, environment and disinformation are 2025’s top threats – Global Risks Report ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/daily-news/international-news/conflict-environment-and-disinformation-are-2025s-top-threats-global-risks-report/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:06:28

• Live: Israel PM says 'deal to release the hostages' reached ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250117-israel-delays-vote-to-approve-gaza-ceasefire-deal-blames-hamas    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:07:24

• Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Announcement of Cease-Fire Deal, Gazan Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strikes-ceasefire.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:07:33

• Enquiries about suspected data fraud surged 40% last year, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/17/enquiries-about-suspected-data-fraud-surged-40-last-year-hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-says/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:08:36

• Civil society raises concerns over Europol-Egypt cooperation agreements ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-raises-concerns-over-europol-egypt-cooperation-agreements/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:09:16

• Legal scholar calls for regulation of data-driven surveillance in policing ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/01/15/scholar-explores-data-surveillance/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:10:29

• Red Hat-sponsored site repeats what Red Hat pays it to say ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-simplifies-running-monolithic-apps-on-kubernetes-clusters/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:11:16

• Red Hat pushes FOSS courses https://www.redhat.com/en/services/training/managing-virtual-machines-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-exam?sc_cid=7015Y0000048TMWQA2    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:12:06

• IBM/Red Hat pushing buzzwords and slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu3-PeBG0YU    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:13:06

• "senior vice president and chief revenue officer at Red Hat" is pushing buzzwords instead of anything real of meaningful https://www.business-reporter.co.uk/ai--automation/the-ai-ification-of-business-models    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:14:11

• IBM-sponsored publisher and writer, making a pact with hype and bubbles https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-bets-big-on-ai-with-its-neural-magic-acquisition/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:15:40

• iophk: "The US is sure dragging its feet on the ban of Bytedance's Tiktok. India beat them to it by years, to their credit and benefit."    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:16:33

• Christian Gmeiner: Multiple Render Targets for etnaviv ☞ https://christian-gmeiner.info/2025-01-16-mrt/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:20:34

• USB-C and Lightning tester features an LCD display showing the voltage of each pin ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/16/usb-c-and-lightning-tester-features-an-lcd-display-showing-the-voltage-of-each-pin/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:25:06

• When the CEO is on hard drugs and a white-collar criminal, illegal alien etc. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/spacex-starship-test-launch-7.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:26:22

• Openwashing ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/16/merit-systems-raises-10m-create-new-economic-model-called-open-source-capitalism/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:27:12

• Haruna 1.3 ☞ https://haruna.kde.org/blog/2025-01-16-haruna-1.3/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:27:26

• Giant anti-flooding device built upstream of Paris ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250116-giant-anti-flooding-device-built-upstream-of-paris    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:28:31

• Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada’s Next Prime Minister ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/canada/mark-carney-liberal-party-leader-campaign.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:29:39

• Bob Dylan Joins Fentanylware (TikTok) in What May Be Its Final Days ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/arts/music/bob-dylan-tiktok.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30:23

• TikTok Refugees Get Wry Welcome on RedNote, Another Chinese App ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/arts/tiktok-red-note-china.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30:32

• Biden won’t enforce Fentanylware (TikTok) ban before leaving office, as Trump pledges to save app US has called a threat, official says ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/16/biden-wont-enforce-tiktok-ban-before-leaving-office-as-trump-pledges-to-save-app-us-has-called-a-threat-official-says/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:31:40

• TikTok ‘refugees’ flock to China’s RedNote ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/15/china-tiktok-refugees-rednote-xiaohongshu/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:31:52

• Out of the frying pan and into the wok? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cartoons/2025/01/16/tiktok-rednote-xiaohongshu/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:32:11

• ‘TikTok’ refugees could soon run into Chinese censorship on RedNote ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/16/china-usa-tiktok-refugees-xiaohongshu-rednote-censorship/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:33:27

• 'Nonsensical' to single out one single app, expert says, as Fentanylware (TikTok) ban looms ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20250116-nonsensical-to-single-out-one-single-app-expert-says-as-tiktok-ban-looms    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:33:37

• Trump will save Fentanylware (TikTok) if viable deal is on table, top adviser says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250116-trump-will-save-tiktok-if-viable-deal-is-on-table-top-adviser-says    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:34:16

• Trump will keep Fentanylware (TikTok) from 'going dark', says national security advisor ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250116-trump-will-keep-tiktok-from-going-dark-says-national-security-advisor-usa-china-social-media    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:34:26

• TikTok Prepares to Shut Down the App In the U.S. on Sunday, Pending an 11th-Hour Supreme Court Save ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/15/tiktok-prepares-to-shut-down-the-app-in-the-us-on-sunday/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:34:49

• Big Tech CEOs Have a Front Row for Trump’s Inauguration — Including TikTok’s CEO ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/16/trump-inauguration-big-tech-ceos-in-attendance/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:35:04

• Murdoch running puff pieces for Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/01/17/sports/lions-send-hilarious-tiktok-message-to-viral-31-pound-baby/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:35:38

• Authorities discover cross-border tunnel that was promoted by migrants on Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/authorities-discover-cross-border-tunnel-that-was-promoted-by-migrants-on-tiktok/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:36:00

• ‘After’ COVID-19 Thousands More Lives Are Lost Every Month in Britain (Even in 2025) ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/01/16/covid-19-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:36:40

• Comer introduces SHOW UP Act to get federal workers back to the office ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/01/comer-introduces-show-up-act-to-get-federal-workers-back-to-the-office/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:37:16

• Will Trump crack the mystery of Covid-19’s origin? ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/will-trump-crack-the-mystery-of-covid-19s-origin/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:37:33

• Travel agencies say North Korea has reopened border city to tourism ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/travel-agencies-say-north-korea-reopens-border-city-to-tourism    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:38:01

• Total Lock-down Ambitions - Part II - Down to the Very Core, Including the Hardware (CPU, GPU, Peripherals, and More) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Total_Lock_down_Ambitions_Part_II_Down_to_the_Very_Core_Includi.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:38:10

• Fiery Explosion ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/spacex-nails-second-booster-catch-but-launch-ends-in-fiery-explosion    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:38:49

• UPC is illegal. This system is illegal. JUVE got paid to promote an illegality, trying to 'legitimise' it post hoc. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/the-upc-is-already-decisive-for-settlements/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:40:03

• JUVE also stopped covering EPO corruption; it's a cheerleader for litigation lawyers now. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/meril-successful-at-epo-against-edwards-lifesciences-heart-valves/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:41:03

• Acacia entity, Stingray IP, Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/1/16/acacia-entity-stingray-ip-wi-fi-patent-challenge-instituted http://techrights.org/wiki/Acacia/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:41:36

• "From Half Human Games and Boss Corridor they just announced Siegecaster" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/skill-based-siege-defense-game-siegecaster-looks-like-a-great-mixture-of-chaos-and-building/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:42:39

• "Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/games-to-claim-from-prime-gaming-jan-17-edition-round-up-for-steamos-linux-and-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:42:49

• "Detective Dotson is a mystery adventure game set in a stylised rendition of modern-day India that puts players in the role of Dotson, a reluctant detective." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/indian-mystery-adventure-game-detective-dotson-arrives-april-3-with-a-demo-available/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:43:02

• "With a demo now available, Katanaut is an action roguelite set aboard a massive space station spiraling out of control. It looks like it has some great action, and it's pretty grim." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/on-a-massive-space-station-spiraling-out-of-control-the-action-roguelite-katanaut-is-full-of-cosmic-horrors/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:45:58

• "Interest in Chinese surges on Duolingo ahead of looming TikTok ban" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2579545/interest-in-chinese-surges-on-duolingo-ahead-of-looming-tiktok-ban.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:46:32

• "Jæ bara lurær – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/01/16/jae-bara-luraer/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:46:51

• iophk: wrong. failure to get that ban in place in a timely manner makes US look weak https://techcentral.co.za/tiktok-ban-makes-america-look-weak/257769/ ("TikTok ban makes America look weak")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:47:18

• drm https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/01/16/1043211 ("FTC, States Sue Deere & Company to Protect Farmers from Unfair Corporate Tactics, High Repair Costs")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:47:52

• "The grooming gangs are rapists from sub-communities – Kemi is right to say so" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/17/grooming-gangs-rapists-from-sub-communities-kemi-right/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:48:16

• "Appreciation: Long live the wizard, director David Lynch" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-01-17/appreciation-david-lynch-long-live-the-wizard    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:48:37

• "Who Can Steal Your Data from Your Phone?" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/phone-spyware:3    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:48:46

• "Build up a deck of dice in Die in the Dungeon, where all your dice have a different purpose that you stack up together to make crazy combinations." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/roll-the-dice-to-make-crazy-combos-instead-of-collecting-cards-in-the-roguelike-die-in-the-dungeon/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:49:58

• "In a genre full of clones and copycats, Cats vs Cthulhu is a very unique bullet-heaven survivor-like where you bounce around the arenas trying to avoid all the enemies while collecting everything to power up" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/cats-vs-cthulhu-is-a-weird-and-charming-survivor-like-with-unique-movement/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:50:53

• "The Nacon Motorsports: Drive & Thrive Humble Bundle is live and with it a good chance for you to build up your racing game collection. Here's the details on what Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck compatibility to expect." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/grab-a-whole-bunch-of-racing-games-in-the-nacon-motorsports-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:51:22

• "Another awesome deal for you here in the Fanatical Build your own Explosive Bundle. A chance to build up your collection of action-packed games and seriously cheap too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/dont-miss-the-fanatical-build-your-own-explosive-bundle-as-its-an-awesome-deal-for-fps-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:51:49

• Idiots serving Xi and the dictators who are DISAPPEARING rights advocates!! Peak groupthink foolishness, promoted in or by social control networks. https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-looming-us-ban-alarms-digital-rights-advocates/a-71308359 ("TikTok: Looming US ban alarms digital rights advocates")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:55:11

• OF COURSE social control networks will MISUSE their power to PROTECT themselves. Silence enemies, boost parrots, make lies go "viral". That encourages more of the same lies being spread for perceive "popularity".    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:56:13

• (perceived)    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:56:26

• "Jared Kushner and Dubai billionaire to partner on Trump hotel in Serbia" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/17/2025/jared-kushner-and-dubai-billionaire-to-partner-on-trump-hotel-in-serbia    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:57:27

• "How Much of the Government Can Donald Trump Dismantle?" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-much-of-the-government-can-donald-trump-dismantle    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:57:40

• windows tco? https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ba-down-british-airways-not-working-website-app-b2681703.html ("BA down: British Airways website, app and systems not working amid major technical issue")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:58:03

• CORPORATE MEDIA is in "bill sez" mode again, a megaphone for a white-collar criminal https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5092973-bill-gates-donald-trump-meeting/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:58:39

• GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:59:17

• "Maine is particularly vulnerable to federal Medicaid cuts due to rural, aging population" https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/01/17/maine-is-particularly-vulnerable-to-federal-medicaid-cuts-due-to-rural-aging-population/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:59:49

• "Neil Gorsuch warns foreign adversaries could replace TikTok for surveillance" https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5091566-gorsuch-warns-foreign-adversaries-could-replace-tiktok-for-surveillance/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00:01

• iophk: dodges the important topic of influence and manipulation of mass opinion https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-01-18/the-rise-and-potential-fall-of-tiktok-in-the-us ("The Rise - and Potential Fall - of TikTok in the US")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00:20

• iophk: bytedance asserts and the media parrots that there is 'no evidence' despite elections being tipped in romania, austria, bulgaria, finland, and the us to name a few    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:00:43

• "Making A Mockery Of Freedom Of The Press" https://thedissenter.org/biden-administration-marks-2/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:01:08

• iophk: GSA heads in wrong direction, totally opposite of the divestment needed https://fedscoop.com/microsoft-and-gsa-enter-agreement-to-address-federal-it-acquisition/ ("Microsoft and GSA enter agreement to address federal IT acquisition")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:03:00

• Horrible spin: THANKS!!! "Microsoft 365 sees 43% price hike thanks to Copilot — existing customers safe until renewal" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/microsoft-365-sees-43-percent-price-hike-thanks-to-copilot-existing-customers-safe-until-renewal iophk: again, the answer is LibreOffce or Calligra    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:04:04

• "iTWire - Cybersecurity in 2025: Insights and predictions from 'Yubico’s experts'" https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/cybersecurity-in-2025-insights-and-predictions-from-yubico%e2%80%99s-experts.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:04:15

• iophk: really opting out would be done via Calligra or LibreOffice https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/you-don-t-have-to-pay-the-microsoft-365-price-increase ("You don’t have to pay the Microsoft 365 price increase - Consumer NZ")    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:05:01

• "Orbbec introduced the Gemini 215 Stereo 3D Camera and the Pulsar SL450 dToF Single-Line LiDAR." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/orbbec-unveils-gemini-215-stereo-3d-camera-and-pulsar-sl450-at-ces-2025/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:06:08

• "Climate Change and Sewage" ☛ https://therevelator.org/climate-change-sewage/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:06:35

• "Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO shares his thoughts on the need to invest in AI skills in schools." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/the-need-to-invest-in-ai-skills-in-schools/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:07:14

• "In 2024, legal action taken by Spain's top-tier football league led to telecoms giant Telefonica disclosing the identities of alleged pirates among its own subscribers." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/telefonica-laligas-anti-piracy-collaboration-runs-in-both-directions-250117/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:07:41

• "This week, several domain names of the Japanese adult pirate website MissAV were redirected to seizure banners." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-pirate-site-missav-to-pay-4-5m-in-damages-domains-seized-250117/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:07:49

• "Orbán was invited to Donald Trump's inauguration" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/01/17/orban-wont-attend-trumps-inauguration | Source: Insight Hungary | ping MinceR    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:08:29

• disability ☛ https://fair.org/home/derek-seidman-on-insurance-and-climate-2024-ariel-adelman-on-disability-civil-rights-2024/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:08:59

• Diagnosing Activist Burnout, Elite Media Fuel It ☛ https://fair.org/home/diagnosing-activist-burnout-elite-media-fuel-it/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:09:19

• RMS alive and well https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_This_Coming_Monday_European_Tour.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/13/Two_Weeks_From_Now_Dr_Richard_Stallman_Speaks_at_The_Summit_of_.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:10:30

• Pedos are safe as long as they are very rich https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:10:49

• "If you’re looking to understand how these models work and how to use them effectively" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/free-llm-courses/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:15:32

• "Vulnerability to cyberattacks" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/passwords-love-hate | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:17:04

• "With the release of Red Hat OpenShift 4.17, HCP for OpenShift on OpenStack is available as a developer preview." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/openshift-openstack-hosted-control-planes | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:17:09

• The backup disk image … sparsebundle could not be accessed (error 19) ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/the-backup-disk-image-sparsebundle-could-not-be-accessed-error-19/    

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

• How To Install Jupyter Notebook on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-jupyter-notebook-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:18:26

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

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:19:16

• How To Install Parse Server on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-parse-server-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:20:08

• Nohup Command on GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/nohup-command-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:20:24

• How To Install Deepin Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-deepin-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:20:35

• "As your team identifies scanners and their associated IP addresses, this information can be stored in a private repository and leveraged as part of build scripts for your red team infrastructure." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31596 | Source: SANS    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:24:05

• "Files, not apps. I’m convinced this is the best way to work in the future." ☛ https://andrewstiefel.com/markdown-files-not-apps/ | Source: Andrew Stiefel    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:24:40

• "one of the replies was that the person left SSH on the normal port but disallowed password based authentication and only allowed public key authentication." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/SSHOnExposingPasswordAuth | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:25:11

• "My database server gets slow from time to time. It seems to happen repeatedly." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/reproducing-a-batch-insert-for-bacula-on-postgresql/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:25:37

• "I ran a bunch of Bacula dbcheck commands back in March 2023 and never published. Well, here they are." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/bacula-dbcheck/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:26:16

• "I want to testing jail.conf, in a jail. I don’t want to test this on a host, because that might interfere with existing jails." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/creating-jails-in-a-jail-for-testing-etc-jail-conf/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:26:52

• "I am replacing one zroot with another because of missing binaries and suspect layout." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/renaming-and-replacing-zroot-filesystems-using-mfsbsd-2/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:27:26

• New vuln is out – where do I have that installed? – SamDrucker ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/17/new-vuln-is-out-where-do-i-have-that-installed-samdrucker/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:28:24

• This Week in Plasma: Getting Plasma 6.3 in Great Shape ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/01/18/this-week-in-plasma-getting-plasma-6.3-in-great-shape/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:39:27

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 03 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-03-2025/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:40:15

• CentOS Infrastructure Summary 2024 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/01/centos-infrastructure-summary-2024/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:40:26

• Thais scrutinized over Cambodian’s murder, Vietnamese, Uyghur detainees ☞ https://rfa.org/english/asia/2025/01/17/thailand-rights-hrw-cambodia-china-vietnam/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:41:18

• Netherlands grapples with painful past as WWII archives go public ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250117-netherlands-grapples-with-painful-past-as-national-archives-from-wwii-go-public    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:44:34

• WATCH: Car Freedom – #SolutionsWatch ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/01/17/watch-car-freedom-solutionswatch/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:44:47

• Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens of Gazans After Cease-Fire Deal Is Announced, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-ceasefire.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:45:16

• Ex-CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking docs on Israel's plans to strike Iran ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250117-ex-cia-analyst-guilty-of-leaking-docs-on-israel-plans-to-strike-iran    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:45:28

• Antidepressant ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/antidepressant-sales-in-russia-on-the-rise | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:48:21

• "They tell us nothing" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/17/they-tell-us-nothing | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:48:47

• "All we have to eat is bread" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/17/all-we-have-to-eat-is-bread | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:49:02

• "Russia and Iran" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/russia-and-iran-sign-strategic-partnership-agreement-pledging-non-assistance-to-aggressors | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:49:55

• Hurricane-Battered Town ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:50:27

• "Paxton had traveled to be with Trump for what he described on social media as a “sham of a trial” and a “travesty of justice." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ken-paxton-doj-investigation | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:50:52

• Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/18/navalny-s-death-wasn-t-enough | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:51:14

• Novaya Gazeta Europe ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/01/17/putin-s-tin-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:59:18

• journalist ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/investigative-journalist-christo-grozev-says-putin-ordered-a-hit-on-him | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11:59:56

• breach ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/17/russian-diplomats-broke-from-u-k-parliament-tour-and-wandered-out-of-bounds-in-major-security-breach | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:05:23

• Biden did not ban Microsoft, somehow... ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity-microsoft-solarwinds-hack | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:06:29

• Lawmakers and Abortion ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/state-lawmakers-seek-expanded-access-to-abortion-care | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:06:51

• "The same thing could happen here – chaos first, solutions later." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/six-things-publishers-should-do-now-to-protect-themselves-from-ai-scrapers/ | Source: Press Gazette 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 18, 2025 at 12:08:33

• "The case centers on allegations that OpenAI unlawfully utilized copyrighted content from various publishers" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/news-organizations-sue-openai-over-copyright-infringement-claims/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:08:49

• Human beings should be judged and assessed based on principles rather than accumulated wealth (man-made concept) because in practice those are typically opposites and the latter isn't a function of merit or objective "success"    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:36:08

• "For several years now, the favorite sport of those who use music streaming tools has been throwing mud at Spotify and everything surrounding it." ☛ https://contino.com/blog/pay-per-stream | Source: Andrea Contino    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:40:54

• "A few years ago agricultural equipment giant John Deere found itself on the receiving end of an antitrust lawsuit for its efforts to monopolize tractor repair." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/17/ftc-finally-sues-john-deere-over-years-of-right-to-repair-abuses/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:41:02

• "This paper considers questions related to the integrity and accessibility of new electronic information resources." ☛ https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED368360 | Source: Education Resources Information Center    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:42:06

• "After recent reports of data breaches involving an intrusion by foreign actors into U.S. communications networks" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-now-requires-carriers-to-secure-their-networks/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:42:25

• "Maine joined 21 other states in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to save a program designed to make telephone service and internet access affordable for low-income, rural and tribal residents." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine-joins-21-other-states-asking-supreme-court-to-save-affordable-internet-access-program/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:43:02

• "Rosenworcel’s plan consists of two steps. First, the FCC formally declared that the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-fccs-jessica-rosenworcel-isnt-leaving-without-a-fight/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:43:21

• "The Salt Typhoon raids on American telecoms have raised concerns about the effectiveness of CALEA — particularly since carriers' responsibilities to secure their networks under the law have not been consistently enforced." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/fcc_telcos_calea/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:43:42

• "The Trust, registered in Delhi, had applied for the renewal of an existing FCRA registration, the official said. However, MHA data shows that a fresh registration was granted." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dalai-lamas-charitable-trust-gets-fcra-nod/article69105731.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:44:38

• "Section 3 of the Act says every child marriage shall be voidable at the option of the contracting party who was a child at the time of marriage and a petition may be filed at any time but before the child filing the petition completes two years of attaining majority." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-to-study-major-question-on-age-in-child-marriage-law/articleshow/117309785.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:44:52

• "While these trends are not confined to Africa, the continent has seen alarming cases of journalists facing prosecution under such laws, said Mumo." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/report-67-journalists-jailed-for-their-work-across-africa/7939697.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:45:20

• "Public media, in other words, should seek geographic diversity — as a way to win back listeners and viewers and defuse the controversy which perennially dogs it." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/5089700-defunding-public-broadcasting/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:45:57

• "Now that it’s been a week since Meta’s turnaround—and my first take at Zuckerberg’s speech—I am particularly haunted by one aspect" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-mark-zuckerberg-turns-his-back-on-the-media/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:46:09

• "Three lawyers for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison camp just under a year ago" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/17/russia-navalny-lawyers-sentences/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:50:34

• "Vietnam’s tough new traffic rules have come in for a rough ride on the information superhighway." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/01/17/decree-168-traffic-facebook/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:51:42

• "The case, which comes amid a massive crackdown on dissent during the Ukraine offensive" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250117-russian-court-jails-three-of-navalny-s-former-lawyers-for-extremist-activity | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:51:58

• "A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over Türkiye’s “misuse” of counter-terrorism laws to detain nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/un-expert-expresses-concern-over-continued-misuse-of-turkiye-counter-terrorism-law/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:52:08

• Monty Python-The Black Knight https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:54:13

• "Olivier Grondeau, 33, was arrested from his hotel room in Shiraz, in the south of Iran, on 12 October 2022" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/17/iran-knows-my-son-is-innocent-says-mother-of-french-man-held-in-evin-jail | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:54:29

• "According to multiple media reports in Chinese citing a recent recruitment ad from the company, Xiaohongshu is now looking for people to vet posts for compliance with China’s plethora of censorship requirements in English" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/16/china-usa-tiktok-refugees-xiaohongshu-rednote-censorship/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:54:37

• "Experts are warning that these self-styled “TikTok refugees” flocking to the mostly lifestyle and travel site that until recently" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons/2025/01/16/tiktok-rednote-xiaohongshu/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:54:45

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 285 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-285-released/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:55:56

• Michael Ablassmeier: sshcont ☞ https://abbbi.github.io//sshcont/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 12:57:24

• Klassy for development version of Plasma ☞ https://cukic.co/2025/01/16/klassy    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:00:15

• A Game Boy is the worst and best option for a car’s dash ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/01/18/a-game-boy-is-the-worst-and-best-option-for-a-cars-dash/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:00:57

• Install OpenHAB on Raspberry PI: a Self-Hosted Smart Home Hub ☞ https://peppe8o.com/openhab-raspberry-pi/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:01:37

• This Raspberry Pi handheld emulator looks like a Nintendo Switch but it can play many more games ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-handheld-emulator-looks-like-a-nintendo-switch-but-it-can-play-many-more-games    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:02:25

• "The Wine development release 10.0-rc6 is now available. This is expected to be the last release candidate before the final 10.0." https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-10.0-rc6    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:03:45

• "Examples of it getting facts wrong include it falsely claiming Pete Hegseth had been fired, Luigi Mangione shooting himself, and Donald Trump endorsing Tim Walz" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/apple-disables-ai-news-summary-feature-after-a-month-of-getting-facts-wrong-report-101737083226221.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:07:06

• "Apple is disabling its AI-driven news summary feature following complaints from British media outlets about misrepresented news reports, including errors in notifications." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/apple-plans-to-disable-ai-features-summarising-news-notifications/articleshow/117319500.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:07:40

• "The BBC lodged an official complaint after the Apple Intelligence summaries generated an inaccurate headline of a report by the British outlet that incorrectly represented a report on Luigi Mangione" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/17/apple-ai-news-alerts-fake-headlines | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:07:58

• "The move by the tech titan comes as it enhances its latest lineup of devices with "Apple Intelligence" in a market keen for assurance that the iPhone maker is a contender in the AI race." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2267921.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:08:29

• "the most important attribute for consumers in selecting an online shopping service is star rating." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/fake-reviews-have-become-the-internets-perfect-crime/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:08:45

• "DHS has already wound down a number of initiatives to combat dis- and mis-information" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/dhs-secretary-nominee-kristi-noem-disinformation-misinformation/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:09:16

• "The Russian group, the Social Design Agency, evaded lax enforcement by Facebook to place an estimated $338,000 worth of ads aimed at European users over a period of 15 months that ended in October" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/business/russia-disinformation-meta.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:09:40

• "OpenText was among the first Western corporations to pull out of Russia after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The company employs up to 23,000 people worldwide." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/16/russia-labels-canadian-tech-company-opentext-undesirable-a87637 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:11:41

• "TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew intends to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration next week and is expected to sit on the dais alongside other prominent guests, a Trump transition source confirmed to Axios Thursday." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/tiktok-ceo-trump-inauguration-ban | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:12:02

• "President-elect Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance had lunch with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Wednesday, along with Elon Musk, according to people briefed on the meeting." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/01/15/2025/trump-musk-dined-with-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-at-mar-a-lago | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:12:31

• "The CEOs of several of the world’s biggest technology companies are planning to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5089875-tech-ceos-attend-trump-inauguration/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:12:52

• "Google has notified the European Union that it won’t integrate work from fact-checking organizations into Search or YouTube" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/17/24345747/google-eu-dsa-fact-checks-disinformation-code-search-youtube | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:14:03

• "Just about all the biggest names in tech will be in Washington on Monday for President-elect Trump's inauguration — a much different scene than the beginning of his first term." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/17/trump-inauguration-tech-ceos-bezos-musk-tiktok | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:14:33

• "God Bless the USA Bibles" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5089401-trump-endorsement-inauguration-bible/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:15:20

• Two criminals, both arrested already ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5092973-bill-gates-donald-trump-meeting/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:15:48

• "Now, it looks like Trump has once again caused Zuckerberg’s likeability to plummet. This time, it’s Zuckerberg’s ostensible cozying up to Trump that has everyone up in arms." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/01/17/2025/analysis-mark-zuckerbergs-cozying-up-to-trump-has-everyone-up-in-arms | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:16:43

• "As a Defense Department insider with deep acquisition and technology-development experience, Meink would bring to the job a government background unlike that of Trump’s other DOD nominees." ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/01/17/how-trumps-air-force-pick-could-elevate-space-priorities/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:17:19

• "These threats spanned envelopes mailed to election offices containing "suspicious white power," sometimes laced with fentanyl" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/18/cisa_election_security_isnt_political/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:18:06

• "We first started selling online tickets in 2005." ☛ https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/01/17.html | Source: DNA Lounge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:19:39

• "Norway, Europe’s largest oil exporter, has become the undisputed world leader in the electrification of road transportation: almost 90% of cars sold there last year were electric." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-16/why-90-of-cars-sold-in-norway-are-electric-vat-exemptions-free-tolls-and-taxes-on-combustion-vehicles.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:20:26

• "To really understand crypto mining, you sort of need to mine some crypto. So that’s what I did, using a tiny, cheap, single-board computer called a Raspberry Pi to mint Monero cryptocurrency." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/can-you-get-rich-using-a-raspberry-pi-to-mine-crypto/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:20:46

• "Michigan, Texas, Georgia, California, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee have secured the bulk of these projects." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/01/17/michigan-remains-on-top-in-clean-energy-projects-new-study-says/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:21:21

• "Joe Biden’s own Energy Department is warning that data centers’ energy consumption, water use, and emissions are already skyrocketing amid droughts and climate disasters." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/01/ai-data-centers-energy-biden/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:21:39

• "Fire-resistant architecture and defensible open space around homes is credited with saving some homes from the devastation of the Palisades and Eaton fires. In some cases, no amount of defensive measures can save a home." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-17/lessons-from-the-burn-zone-why-some-homes-survived-the-l-a-wildfires | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:22:41

• "Despite their utility, everyday essentials—cosmetics, food packaging, plastics—can contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/a-common-plastic-additive-harms-dna-and-chromosomes-72459 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:23:14

• "Santa Ana winds are a geographically specific type of wind that occur in Southern California known as katabatic winds." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-santa-ana-fueling-la-wildfires.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:23:30

• "In the all-caps lettering of the department’s aging computer dispatch system, the message informed deputies that the hazmat team suggested wearing N95 masks while working in the area." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-16/deputies-warned-to-decontaminate-clothes-after-lead-asbestos-found-in-air-near-eaton-fire | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:24:40

• "Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic “forever” chemicals" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-01-17/sewer-sludge-is-dangerous-to-health-epa-says-of-biosolids-and-pfas | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:25:08

• "As Trump returns to office, we're witnessing the deadly price tag of fossil fuel industry control over our democracy." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/oil-change-international-statement-on-trump-s-day-one-assault-on-climate-action | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:25:28

• "rainfall can sometimes quickly flow into deeper soil layers thereby evading purification and transporting large amounts of dissolved substances from the surface and upper soil layers into groundwater aquifers." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-groundwater-threatened-droughts-heavy-rainfalls.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:25:53

• "About 95% of the state's water supply comes from the snowpack collection and spring snowmelt process. Southwest Utah is in the roughest shape when it comes to drought and snowpack." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51231699/southern-utah-leaders-call-on-prayers-for-rain-as-state-warns-of-possible-water-challenges- | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:26:24

• "Schools district-wide were closed only after United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), alongside other local labor unions, demanded action." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/01/la-wildfires-schools-utla/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:26:34

• "Eighty years after the end of World War II, the Netherlands' largest war archive is going public." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250117-netherlands-grapples-with-painful-past-as-national-archives-from-wwii-go-public | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:28:44

• "But as I learned in researching a book at the time, the Trump White House told the FBI whom its agents could contact, ignoring willing witnesses with damning information, and gave them just days to finish." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-16/pete-hegseth-defense-department-brett-kavanaugh-fbi | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:29:44

• "A review of the messages showed no indication that the man was looking for underage girls" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/01/16/students-charged-in-tiktok-plot-targeting-soldier-plead-not-guilty/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:29:55

• Techrights has it confirmed from within Microsoft that 1) workers are very stressed right now, due to layoffs. 2) workers are overworked and unhappy about this (but afraid they cannot find something similar elsewhere). 3) it's widely recognised layoffs are coming, based on people close to the top (and the layoffs won't stop)    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:40:09

• "As I said, Biden’s message was spot-on. After all, one can’t look at Musk’s outsize, and entirely destructive, current public role, his trolling of leaders around the world, his embrace of neo-Nazi politics, and not shudder." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-2025-inauguration-clown-show/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:40:49

• "But though Americans might be listening to music or shopping for clothing that was made with TikTok in mind, a majority of them are not scrolling the app itself." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/america-wont-miss-tiktok/681363/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:40:58

• "WIRED identified a handful of job listings posted to recruitment platforms by tech outsourcing companies in China this week for content moderators who can help manage the unexpected influx of English videos and posts being uploaded to Xiaohongshu." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/xiaohongshu-english-moderators-red-note/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:41:03

• "There are a lot of reasons why RedNote probably won’t become the next TikTok." ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/395541/tiktok-ban-trump-supreme-court-instagram-rednote | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:41:28

• "It’s also worth noting that all three of the lower court judges who heard this case, known as TikTok v. Garland" ☛ https://www.vox.com/scotus/395462/supreme-court-tik-tok-garland-first-amendment-china | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:41:41

• "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said US tech billionaire Elon Musk is threatening European democracy with his attacks on political leaders and support for the far right." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2268164.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:42:22

• "He noted that it was 'crucial' to 'always be very clear about the values that must apply in Sweden'" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/not-everyone-belongs-here-swedens-citizenship-crackdown-introduces-strict-new-criteria-1730203 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:42:48

• "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2025-01-16/biden-warns-against-tech-oligarchy-and-abuse-of-power-in-farewell-speech.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:43:09

• "Such incidents make people hyper-aware of their surroundings" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/16/fear-explosions-grows-attacks-surge-across-netherlands | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:43:41

• "TikTok is a Chinese Communist spy app that addicts our kids, harvests their data, targets them with harmful and manipulative content, and spreads communist propaganda" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/trump-is-exploring-ways-to-preserve-tiktok-as-companys-ceo-gets-inaugural-invite-report-1854644 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:44:05

• "It also took place three days before the former president's inauguration on January 20." ☛ https://text.npr.org/g-s1-43276 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:44:18

• "TikTok, which is used by more than 170 million Americans, is set to be banned on Sunday - one day before Trump's inauguration" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250116-trump-will-keep-tiktok-from-going-dark-says-national-security-advisor-usa-china-social-media | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:44:54

• "A law passed in April mandates TikTok's owner, ByteDance, divest TikTok's US assets by Sunday to a non-Chinese buyer, or be banned on national security concerns." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktoks-fight-against-going-dark-gains-support-from-key-us-lawmakers/articleshow/117318977.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:45:09

• "The invitation to Chew is somewhat ironic given he will be in the presence of the lawmakers who voted to pass legislation that forces TikTok to be sold to a U.S.-based company or risk becoming inoperable on U.S. servers." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-inauguration-tiktok-ceo-shou-chew-b2681592.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:45:17

• "The company’s representatives have swarmed Capitol Hill in recent days, pressing lawmakers with TikTok’s case, three people familiar with the efforts said." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/tiktok-ban-lobbying-washington.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:45:35

• "Here's what could happen to TikTok if a ban is enforced on Sunday: [...]" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/what-tiktok-could-look-like-1.7433125 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:45:55

• "A bipartisan law enacted last year requires ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell the platform by Sunday or face exclusion from U.S.-based app stores." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/01/17/dc/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-tiktok-unless-its-sold-as-deadline-nears/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:46:44

• "The future of the popular short-form video app has been precarious since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to shut it down because of national security concerns." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-17/tiktok-ban-whats-next | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:47:27

• "Trump issued an executive order in 2020 to ban the video platform unless it broke from ByteDance, but reversed his position last year." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/01/17/dc/u-s-supreme-court-upholds-ban-on-tiktok-unless-its-sold-as-deadline-nears/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:47:44

• "The statement was TikTok’s latest attempt to pressure the administration to grant it a reprieve from a law" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/17tiktok-goes-dark-sunday-apple-google.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:48:09

• "Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wrote on X." [Muskdom] ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/01/supreme-court-upholds-law-banning-tiktok-if-its-not-sold-by-its-chinese-parent-company.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:48:26

• "The company confirms earlier reporting that it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a “definitive statement” assuring its “most critical service providers” that they won’t be held liable for breaking the law." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/17/24346272/tiktok-offline-threat-biden-trump-us-ban | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 13:48:43

• "It’s now clear the company never planned for a scenario in which it would lose to the Supreme Court. Maybe it couldn’t, given that the Chinese government ultimately has final say on a sale." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/17/24346335/tiktok-bytedance-us-ban-project-texas | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:00:46

• "TikTok has a larger audience outside the United States — it has 1.2 billion to 1.8 billion monthly users around the world" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/technology/tiktok-ban-bytedance.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:00:59

• "The world has changed a lot since you started your activism 25 years ago and experts say this is the time of greatest nuclear risk in history." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-17/nagasaki-survivor-the-1945-bomb-is-a-homemade-device-compared-to-todays-nuclear-weapons.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:01:22

• "His statement was a veiled threat directed at the EU, where increasingly stringent digital laws have already cost his interests more than a billion dollars in fines over the past few years" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250117-sheep-for-hire-trump-musk-and-zuckerberg-s-dangerous-plan-for-europe | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:01:30

• "Yet here is one assumption that can be made with some level of confidence: Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/putin-ukraine-war-peace-nato/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:01:57

• "Yes, Biden used his last speech as president to warn us about a new American oligarchy." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/arts/television/late-night-biden-farewell-address.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:02:19

• "Any regulations that require hundreds of thousands of adult sites to collect significant amounts of highly sensitive personal information is putting user safety in jeopardy" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/adult-website-age-verification-states | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:14:36

• "G.M. monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three seconds" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/technology/general-motors-driving-data-settlement.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:15:55

• "OnStar is GM's subscription-based, in-car communication service, sold to drivers for security, emergency services, navigation, and remote diagnostics." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gm_settles_ftc_charges/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:16:08

• "Dating apps have struggled as of late, following the “Bumble fumble” anti-celibacy ad it apologized for last year, as competitor Match Group (the owner of Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and other services) reported a drop in users." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/17/24346171/bumble-whitney-wolfe-herd-ceo-dating-apps | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:16:44

• "On Wednesday, Google pushed various Gemini capabilities to business and enterprise customers, including the ability to summarize the contents of emails." ☛ https://www.404media.co/opting-out-of-gmails-gemini-ai-summaries-is-a-mess-heres-how-to-do-it-we-think/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:16:55

• Trump Just FURIOUSLY SNAPPED At Seth Meyers OVER THIS https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=ST71nMLUtoc    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:18:35

• "Trump’s second term in office could pose a bigger risk to information about climate change and pollution on federal websites, advocates warn." https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/18/24346025/data-donald-trump-climate-environment-epa    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:20:33

• Demented leader https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=ST71nMLUtoc    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:20:54

• "KeysA few days ago, a download link for a leak of configuration files for Fortigate/Fortinet devices was posted on an Internet forum." ☛ https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/908-Private-Keys-in-the-Fortigate-Leak.html | Source: Hanno Boeck    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:23:22

• Windows TCO: "When the talks were first announced in October, Valtori said up to 160 jobs were under threat." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20137641 | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:24:01

• Windows TCO: "Medusa's site indicates that it's demanding a $600,000 ransom payment for the deletion of data" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gateshead_council_cybersecurity_incident/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:24:12

• Windows TCO: "The attacker could execute remote commands on Linux systems, or gain remote code execution on Windows by overwriting SimpleHelp executables and libraries." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-remote-access-software-may-lead-to-system-compromise/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:24:32

• Windows TCO: "The cybersecurity agency CISA and other government agencies are calling to action for the US to take the necessary steps to improve cybersecurity by closing the software understanding gap." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-agencies-call-for-closing-the-software-understanding-gap/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:24:37

• "In December, an Apple Intelligence summary famously botched a BBC headline by claiming that Luigi Mangione, a man arrested over the murder of healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thomson, had shot himself." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/apple_intelligence_summaries_disabled/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:27:10

• "In response to the rising tide of social media-spread misinformation in the 2010s" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-systems-viral-hoaxes | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:27:29

• "LLMs amplify existing security risks and introduce new ones." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/17/microsoft-research-finds-microsoft-ai-products-may-never-be-secure/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:28:10

• "I have a certain reluctance towards software subscription models." ☛ https://contino.com/blog/lifetime-subscriptions-upnote | Source: Andrea Contino    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:28:51

• "Apple released the first M1 Macs over four years ago" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/01/17/apple-silicon-cpu-cores-of-the-same-type-arent-the-same-after-all/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:29:12

• "Countries - and state-scale corporates - should each be working on their own Strategic Fact Reserve. If they’re not already." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/01/17/facts | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:29:25

• "With artificial intelligence companies exhausting publicly available content to train their models, new opportunities are emerging for content creators to monetise their unused footage." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtubers-rake-thousands-dollars-selling-unused-footage-ai-companies-including-openai-1730236 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:30:17

• "Additional evidence has been uncovered linking Drew to this report, from Certificate Transparency data." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41867808    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:33:41

• Man watches naked kids, then SHOUTS at RMS... for what? Pedophilia? No! For merely having some particular political views.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:34:22

• The anti-RMS mob is now generally stigmatised as a bunch of actual pedophiles.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:34:48

• The Arch GNU/Linux Community Survey Results Are Here ☞ https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-community-survey-results/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:48:55

• 7 Raspberry Pi-Based Laptops and Tablets for Tinkerers ☞ https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-laptop-kits/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:56:02

• "The Dutch government is set to launch a new assistance platform for victims of sects and coercive group cultures later this year." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/01/17/netherlands-launch-aid-center-cult-victims | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 14:56:58

• "Although it was not the first app to offer an endless feed, and it was certainly not the first to use algorithms to better understand and target its users" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/tiktok-already-won/681343/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 15:02:06

• "In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt lays out four reforms or “new norms” that would provide a foundation upon which a healthier kind of childhood could be forged for the digital age." ☛ https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/pdfs/four-norms.pdf | Source: The Anxious Generation    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 15:02:27

• "To reach this conclusion, we analysed over 12,000 stool samples from people in 45 countries." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-fiber-could-protect-you-from-infections-heres-why | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 15:02:52

• "TSMC's new chip plant in Arizona faces significant delays and higher costs due to complex compliance and regulatory issues, a shortage of skilled workers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tsmcs-us-plant-unlikely-to-get-latest-chip-tech-before-taiwan-ceo-says/articleshow/117321233.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 15:19:45

• "After the first boot, basically everything worked out of the box. No issues with the Wi-Fi, the touchscreen is functional (though I’ve yet to try a pen), the camera even “just worked”." ☛ https://alextheward.com/posts/chuwi-minibook-x-n100-and-aurora/ | Source: Alex Ward    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:07:47

• "Why did you get a Slimbook?" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-hardware-conundrum.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:08:18

• "Not everyone can afford (either due to budget or space constraints) to have a full 19" rack in their home. Besides that, people may want to deploy small" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/project-mini-rack-compact-and-portable-homelabs | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:08:44

• "Early posts on this blog—at least, the technical ones—were spent writing about my adventures getting my ideal graphical desktop going on FreeBSD and Fedora." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/andreas-and-michal-dont-need-new-machines/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:09:19

• "An incredible video about the development of robots not solely controlled by software but by people that enable them to work jobs they otherwise could not do so." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/01/17.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:09:35

• "It doesn't matter if you live in a big city or a rural town, urban or suburban" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/school-cell-phone-bans-2025-legislation | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:11:20

• "Cynicism comes with hidden taxes. Every time we default to assuming the worst, we pay in missed opportunities, reduced social trust, and diminished creative capacity." ☛ https://www.joanwestenberg.com/we-dont-need-more-cynics-we-need-more-builders/ | Source: Westenberg    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:11:25

• "This is the 73rd edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Annie Mueller and her blog, anniemueller.com." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-annie-mueller | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:11:30

• "For the past couple years, I kept track of my books here on my website." ☛ https://www.spencerharston.com/posts/2025/creating-a-books-page/ | Source: Spencer Harston    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:11:36

• "Driving the news: The organization named Tranquility Base, in particular, as a trove of historic artifacts immortalizing the first time humans walked on the Moon that must be protected." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/moon-world-monuments-fund-at-risk-site | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:12:03

• "The researchers conducted an analysis of the nitrogen and carbon isotopes bound to the tooth enamel of 43 fossilized teeth" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-isotopes-early-south-african-hominin.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:15:21

• "Some journals have strong data policies. Others do not" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/17/does-altering-a-dataset-merit-retraction/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:15:34

• "Though the storm appears red to the human eye, in this ultraviolet image it appears darker because high altitude haze particles absorb light at these wavelengths." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-image-hubble-reveals-jupiter-ultraviolet.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:16:02

• "The initial radiation of vascular land plants, evidenced by increases in both diversity and morphological disparity during the Silurian and Devonian periods" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-fossil-species-divergent-life-history.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:16:22

• "On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their alignment will be easily visible from almost all parts of the globe." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/see-6-planets-align-on-january-21-planetary-alignment-mars-venus-uranus-neptune-saturn-jupiter/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:16:38

• "It is so long ago, it’s hard to remember why. Was there even a why? I was a nerd interested in technology, and blogs were the hot new thing." ☛ https://canion.blog/2025/01/17/blog-question-challenge.html | Source: Canion dot Blog    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:17:24

• "When I started Flamed Fury it wasn’t exactly blogging. especially not in the way how blogs and posts are considered blogging today." ☛ https://flamedfury.com/posts/blog-question-challenge-2025/ | Source: Flamed Fury    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:17:41

• "Accidentally wrote this while trying to figure things out, so I might as well publish it here. And, no, I didn’t bother to edit it, so expect fluff and rambling." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/the-web-is-a-creative-industry/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:17:54

• "Like many folks, my New Year’s resolutions never seem to stick. However, I make better progress with setting a simple, achievable, defined goal" ☛ https://jarunmb.com/posts/my-2025-goals | Source: MB    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:18:09

• "A former Ranger who became an Army lawyer was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for lying about contacting a Russian embassy and deleting military-owned training materials from a computer system." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/officer-prison-deleting-army-materials/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:18:52

• "I started a "blog" back in 1999. I have it in quotes because it was a basic static webpage with manual updates." ☛ https://grepjason.sh/2025/blog-question-challenge-2025 | Source: Jason Burk    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:19:09

• "I’ve written before about the things I look for in a blog." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/things-that-make-me-avoid-a-bog/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:19:37

• "James asked some of the creative questions based on the blogging challenge that is making round currently." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/01/creative-questions-challenge-in-reply-to-jamess-creative-questions-challenge/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:19:53

• "Just like email, Bluesky sits on top of an open protocol, in this case known as the AT Protocol" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1110063/we-need-to-protect-the-protocol-that-runs-bluesky/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:30:03

• "We have a new edition of POSIX, which means new rules, new regulations, new red tape." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/new-year-new-rules-new-lines | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:30:13

• "For ages dealing with Java sources in CIDER has been quite painful." ☛ https://metaredux.com/posts/2025/01/17/a-simpler-way-to-deal-with-java-sources-in-cider.html | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:30:38

• "These I think miss the big picture; Zig and Rust come from completely different contexts." ☛ https://lewiscampbell.tech/blog/250117.html | Source: Lewis Campbell    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:32:21

• "As WebAssembly (WASM) celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, I just found out that despite being bullish on it" ☛ https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/webassembly-is-turning-10-this-year/ | Source: Noë Flatreaud    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:35:45

• "Fortunately, there are several packages in R for drawing flowcharts using different approaches." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/flowcharts-made-easy-with-the-package-flowchart/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:35:57

• "Except bugs never go away. They only lay dormant." ☛ https://dxuuu.xyz/flaky.html | Source: Daniel Xu    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:36:07

• "One of the programming patterns I have seen used in several contexts over the last year is lazy loading." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/01/17/pattern-lazy-loading/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:36:13

• "You can go a long way as a software engineer without ever managing to think clearly." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/thinking-clearly/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:36:19

• HEY HI in coding is nothing but hyped-up "REUSE" with the extra problem of bugs and licence violation. Peopler already know how to use libraries and search them. Using SLOP as CODE is a liability; won't save time. Also legal risk.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:37:38

• "I recently moved from Helix to Neovim. It wasn’t too hard at first, as all the basic motions are very similar" ☛ https://pawelgrzybek.com/book-review-practical-vim-by-drew-neil/ | Source: Paweł Grzybek    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:38:17

• "Craft CMS is an open-source content management system for creating websites." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-craft-cms-on-rocky-linux-9/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:39:04

• "In any case, I have never set up basic logical replication in Postgres before so that's what I'm going to do in this post." ☛ https://www.enterprisedb.com/blog/logical-replication-postgres-basics | Source: EnterpriseDB Corporation    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:39:38

• "Please considering joining us next month (February 2025) for a discussion of Heikki Linnakangas's talk on The Wire Protocol" ☛ http://rhaas.blogspot.com/2025/01/postgresql-hacking-workshop-february.html | Source: Robert Haas    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:39:46

• "Apktool v2.11.0 has been released!" ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2025/01/15/apktool-v2-11-0-released/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:40:28

• "The car in question is a second-generation Hyundai Sante Fe." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/01/18/a-game-boy-is-the-worst-and-best-option-for-a-cars-dash/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:41:40

• "The news of this slipped me by last year, but I just saw OpenWrt has their own hardware now, based on the BananaPi: [...]" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-openwrt-one/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:42:01

• "I connected a Family BASIC keyboard to an NES via a bespoke adapter" ☛ http://www.linusakesson.net/music/family-bass/index.php | Source: Linus Åkesson    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:42:07

• "This technique provides a layer of protection and ensures that system-level resources remain intact" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/deepin-linux-25-preview/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:43:10

• "Graphics support in Linux has gone a long way. When the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) framework was first introduced" ☛ https://www.mripard.dev/2025/01/17/kms-testing-improvements.html | Source: Maxime Ripard    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:43:33

• "Retro gaming on the Raspberry Pi is cool enough on its own but it's even more exciting to see the neat housing makers come up with" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-handheld-emulator-looks-like-a-nintendo-switch-but-it-can-play-many-more-games | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:44:25

• "Combined with the FreeBSD bhyve hypervisor and the FreeBSD jail container technology, using ZFS really shines." ☛ https://box.matto.nl/scrubbing-zfs-pools-automation-on-freebsd.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:44:57

• "The PocketBeagle 2 from the BeagleBoard.org Foundation introduces a compact design paired with enhanced performance and connectivity features." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/pocketbeagle-2-offers-compact-design-with-am6232-processor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:46:08

• "The M5Stack LLM630 Compute Kit is a development platform targeting edge computing and intelligent applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/llm630-compute-kit-with-wi-fi-6-gbe-and-llm-support-for-edge-ai/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:46:15

• Trump promises a quick end to the war in Ukraine. Russia is not convinced. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0117/trump-ukraine-russia-peace-putin    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:46:56

• Drones Strike On Industrial Site In Russia's Kaluga Region Sparks Fire ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-drone-strike-fire-oil-depot-kaluga/33280043.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:47:15

• Russian Missile Strikes Kill 4 In Ukraine's Kryviy Rih ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-missile-strikes-ukraine-kryviy-rih-casualties/33279386.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:53:24

• There is a 'backlash against gender balance everywhere': EU Commissioner for equality ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250117-there-s-a-acklash-against-gender-balance-everywhere-eu-commissioner-for-equality    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:54:14

• The Dangerous Work of Clearing Russia’s Deadly Mines from Ukrainian Lands ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-dangerous-work-of-clearing-russias-deadly-mines-from-ukrainian-lands    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:55:22

• Explosions Heard in Ukraine’s Capital ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/europe/explosions-ukraine.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:55:30

• Lithuania debates landmine ban exit amidst regional security concerns ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2461827/lithuania-debates-landmine-ban-exit-amidst-regional-security-concerns    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:56:05

• INS Tushil visiting Nigeria on homeward voyage ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/ins-tushil-visiting-nigeria-on-homeward-voyage/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:56:18

• Russia and Iran Sign Cooperation Treaty in the Kremlin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/europe/iran-russia-cooperation-treaty.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:56:27

• Belarusian State TV Shows Fourth Part Of Propaganda Film Targeting RFE/RL Journalists, Activists ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-state-tv-svaboda-slova-fourth-part-propaganda-film-rferl-yuras-zyankovich-/33279666.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:56:47

• Blinken Says Upcoming Election In Belarus Cannot Be Credible In Current 'Repressive Environment' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-blinken-election-lukashenka-repressive-environment/33279722.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:56:53

• "As FOSDEM approaches, the annual free software conference in Belgium's capital, it is important to remember that FOSDEM and Belgium wouldn't be the same if Australians like my great grandfather and his cousin hadn't travelled half way around the world" https://danielpocock.com/pocock-shot-in-face-back-hitlers-birthday-saving-france-belgium-fosdem/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 16:59:24

• The Extraterritorial Reach of Trade Secret Law ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/01/extraterritorial-reach-secret.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:02:33

• Amid Biting Sanctions, Russia And Iran Sign Pact To Deepen Ties ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-russia-putin-pezeshkian-treaty-ukraine-shahed-drones/33278795.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:02:44

• Tech Journalists Rally in Support of Racism and Sexism in Big Tech ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/tech-journalists-rally-in-support    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:04:09

• coreutils @ Savannah: coreutils-9.6 released [stable] ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10715    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:05:30

• Software Freedom Conservancy Inc (SFC) Makes It Obvious It's Just a Copycat Trying to Exploit or Leech Off the FSF's (and GNU's) Work ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_Inc_SFC_Makes_It_Obvious_It_s_Just.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:05:49

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1005433/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:06:12

• Ubuntu Blog: A comprehensive guide to NIS2 Compliance: Part 2 – Understanding NIS2 requirements ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-nis2-compliance-part-2-understanding-nis2-requirements    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:07:19

• The current state of my drafts folder ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-current-state-of-my-drafts-folder/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:08:25

• Voting with our wallets ☞ https://rubenerd.com/voting-with-your-wallet/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:09:25

• Lightbulbs, and two types of people in this world ☞ https://rubenerd.com/two-types-of-people-in-this-world/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:09:31

• "Touch screen head units are pretty much the norm these days. Many compromise with annoying on-screen volume controls or tiny buttons." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/android-head-unit-gets-volume-knob-upgrade/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:10:00

• pwd command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/pwd-command/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:12:13

• Yoon’s arrest fuels massive earnings for South Korean political YouTubers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yoons-arrest-fuels-massive-earnings-for-korean-political-youtubers    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:12:34

• RP2350 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/hackaday-podcast-episode-304-glitching-the-rp2350-sim-sim-sim-and-a-scrunchie-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:23:14

• Russian Court Sentences Lawyers for Navalny for Passing Along His Letters ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/europe/navalny-lawyers-sentenced-russia.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:23:33

• Supporters Chant 'Heroes!' As Russian Court Jails Navalny's Lawyers ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/chants-heroes-russian-court-navalny-lawyers-sentenced/33279052.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:23:44

• C.J. Collier: Microsofter inside Debian ☞ https://wp.c9h.org/cj/?p=2041    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:24:37

• Private Keys in the Fortigate Leak ☞ https://blog.hboeck.de/archives/908-Private-Keys-in-the-Fortigate-Leak.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:25:07

• Trump Picks Ex-Congressman to Manage U.S. Nuclear Arsenal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/science/trump-brandon-williams-nuclear-weapons.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:35:29

• Israel Prepares for Return of Hostages Held in Gaza for Over a Year ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:35:44

• How Doctors and Nurses Can Protect Undocumented Immigrants ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opinion/mass-deportations-undocumented-immigrants-health.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:35:57

• Lithuania’s former President Adamkus discharged after 2 weeks in hospital ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2463028/lithuania-s-former-president-adamkus-discharged-after-2-weeks-in-hospital    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:36:53

• Bill Epstein Gates will release a book to distract from any discussion about how he STOLE other people's source code and how much he loved the pedo plane - to the point where it caused a divorce, according to his wife https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:38:23

• What to Know About Plane Maintenance After the South Korean Crash ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/business/plane-maintenance-south-korean-crash.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:39:35

• South Korea investigators file request to extend President Yoon’s detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-recalled-for-questioning-as-detention-deadline-looms    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:39:53

• ‘It starts now’: South Korea’s President Yoon defiant as police closed in ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/it-starts-now-south-koreas-president-yoon-defiant-as-police-closed-in    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:40:03

• South Korea’s impeached President Yoon refuses questioning again ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-impeached-president-yoon-refuses-questioning-again    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:40:15

• South Korea investigators seek to extend President Yoon’s detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-extend-president-yoons-detention    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:40:24

• Pro-Yoon supporters fuel wild speculation of Chinese influence in S. Korea’s political crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pro-yoon-supporters-fuel-wild-speculation-of-chinese-influence-in-political-crisis    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:40:38

• South Korea’s President Yoon to attend court hearing on extending detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-yoon-to-attend-court-hearing-on-extending-detention    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:40:47

• South Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for impeached president ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/01/south-korea-investigators-seek-arrest-warrant-for-impeached-president/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:41:06

• Maha Kumbh Mela festival: India's soft power on display ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20250117-maha-kumbh-mela-festival-india-s-soft-power-on-display    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:41:34

• Malaysian police force ties promotions to BMI as it tackles officers’ bulging waistlines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-ties-promotions-to-bmi-as-it-tackles-officers-bulging-waistlines    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:42:05

• China Vanke CEO's reported detention deepens property sector concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-vanke-ceos-reported-detention-deepens-property-sector-concerns    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:42:25

• No plans to raise tourist fees for hotel stays: Penang Chief Minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hoteliers-seeing-red-over-fees-tourists-pay-to-penang-gov    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:42:45

• China, Thai police jointly arrest suspects in missing people cases ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-thai-police-jointly-arrest-suspects-in-missing-people-cases    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:43:10

• China ‘gives face’ by sending V-P to Trump’s inauguration, but it may not matter much ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-gives-face-by-sending-vp-to-trumps-inauguration-but-it-may-not-matter-much    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:43:26

• Philippine navy holds exercise near disputed shoal amid standoff with China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippine-navy-holds-exercise-near-disputed-shoal-amid-standoff-with-china    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:43:34

• Restoring the Great Wall of China - and keeping it authentic ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/restoring-the-great-wall-of-china-and-keeping-it-authentic    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:43:58

• Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-launches-first-home-made-observation-satellite    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:44:14

• Installing GNU/Linux on Asus Zenbook S 13 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202501/installing-linux-on-asus-zenbook-s-13.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:44:50

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/03 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/01/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-03/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:46:00

• Remi Collet: ⚙️ PHP version 8.3.16 and 8.4.3 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/01/17/PHP-version-8.3.16-and-8.4.3    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:46:14

• New tool: immutable.py, (Sat, Jan 18th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31598    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:46:43

• LSFMM+BPF 2025 proposal deadline approaching ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1005445/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:47:01

• Waterfox browser installation Steps for Linux Mint ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/waterfox-browser-installation-steps-on-linux-mint/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:47:33

• SourceGit – Git GUI client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sourcegit-git-gui-client/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:03

• rio – hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rio-hardware-accelerated-gpu-terminal-emulator/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:10

• Guardian Digital, Inc (linuxsecurity.com) Uses Microsoft-Controlled Front Groups and LLM Slop in Order to Spread Microsoft-Directed Anti-Linux FUD (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/Guardian_Digital_Inc_linuxsecurity_com_Uses_Microsoft_Controlle.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:18

• OxiCalc – simple calculator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/oxicalc-simple-calculator/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:27

• Slopwatch: Too Lazy to Write Real Articles, Offloading to Chatbots Instead (LLM Slop About "Linux") ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/18/Slopwatch_Too_Lazy_to_Write_Real_Articles_Offloading_to_Chatbot.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:35

• 17 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux TUI File Explorers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-tui-file-explorers/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:42

• Barrier – software KVM ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/barrier-software-kvm/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:50

• Dragora – independent GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dragora-independent-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:49:59

• Thank You, London! There Was No Way to Still Reliably Host Gemini From Home (on a Raspberry Pi 4) Due to Scale ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/Thank_You_London_There_Was_No_Way_to_Still_Reliably_Host_Gemini.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:50:25

• Even Technical Articles and HowTos From UNIXMen Nowadays Seem to be LLM Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/Even_Technical_Articles_and_HowTos_From_UNIXMen_Nowadays_Seem_t.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:50:35

• how to save social control media? DON'T! https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1110070/the-download-how-to-save-social-media-and-leftover-embryos/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:51:21

• Zutty – high-end terminal emulator for low-end systems ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zutty-high-end-terminal-emulator-low-end-systems/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:53:30

• The problem with Dorsey at FOSDOM isn't his wealth; it's that he's pushing PROPRIETARY CRAP, in fact proprietary propaganda machines, and that he sold one to a fascist    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:54:42

• GNU World Order 599 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_599_ogg.ogg    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:54:51

• But if you ask a pedo, then the issue with Dorsey is that unlike SourceHut, Dorsey did make money (no, Twitter did not)    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:55:55

• Dorsey profited from creating what he called the "public square" and then handing it over to enemies of the state. Bait and switch, a business model.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:57:32

• Come birds, come TWEETS in my farm. Then they become livestock and slaughtered for meat. That's just Twitter in a nutshell.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:58:19

• Because WHY would you need a Web site when you can instead use a Musk account? TRUST HIM.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 17:59:54

• 8 Free Tools Every Web Developer Should Know ☞ https://thenewstack.io/8-free-tools-every-web-developer-should-know/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:02:13

• Jack Dorsey talk at FOSDEM 2025 may lead to protest ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/18/jack-dorsey-talk-at-fosdem-2025-may-lead-to-protest/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:02:43

• Space Mouse Does It In 3D ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/trinteract-mini-space-mouse-does-it-in-3d/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:05:49

• The Summit of Future (Kerala, 2025): Dr. Richard Stallman (RMS) to Give Keynote Talk ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/16/The_Summit_of_Future_Kerala_2025_Dr_Richard_Stallman_RMS_to_Giv.shtml    

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

• President Biden is Right, "Free Press is Crumbling" and the United States Exports Its Media-Hostile Culture to Other Continents (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/President_Biden_is_Right_Free_Press_is_Crumbling_and_the_United.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:07:39

• The FSF's 2024 End-of-Year Fundraiser Succeeds: Over $400k to Support Software Freedom (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/The_FSF_s_2024_End_of_Year_Fundraiser_Succeeds_Over_400k_to_Sup.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:07:50

• RMS 'Inauguration' in Montpellier (Government Administration) on January 20th (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/17/RMS_Inauguration_in_Montpellier_Government_Administration_on_Ja.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:08:02

• Three stable kernel updates, as expected ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1005380/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:08:36

• "Up early, sync with Dave, Anuj, lunch with Julia, worked away at contractuals. Onto mail catch-up, and slides." ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-01-17.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:09:25

• A word of advice to Hong Kong’s policy secretaries: Don’t complain about the workload ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/18/a-word-of-advice-to-hong-kongs-policy-secretaries-dont-complain-about-the-workload/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:12:30

• When the Word Is Not Just Flesh: Reporting on Hey Hi (AI) in Religion ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/reader-center/ai-religion-journalism.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:12:48

• Noem calls for ‘smaller, more nimble’ CISA during nomination hearing ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/01/noem-calls-for-smaller-more-nimble-cisa-during-nomination-hearing/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/25/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency_CISA_Getting_S.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:13:47

• China meets growth target in 2024, but uncertainties loom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-meets-growth-target-in-2024-but-uncertainties-loom    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:14:22

• Xi says China, Vietnam to build community with shared future of strategic significance ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-says-china-vietnam-to-build-community-with-shared-future-of-strategic-significance    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:14:59

• China to resume Taiwan tour groups amid blame game ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/17/china-taiwan-group-tour-shanghai/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:15:12

• In bilateral talks, Philippines complains about China’s ‘monster’ ship in EEZ waters ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/17/philippines-china-monster-ship-talks/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:15:36

• China’s population fell for 3rd year in a row in 2024, even as birth rate ticked up ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/17/chinas-population-fell-for-3rd-year-in-a-row-in-2024-even-as-birth-rate-ticked-up/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:16:14

• In China, rare voices seek to break taboo over 'comfort women' raped by Japanese army ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20250117-in-china-rare-voices-seek-to-break-taboo-over-comfort-women-raped-by-japanese-army    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:16:41

• Bambu Lab ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/new-bambu-lab-firmware-update-adds-mandatory-authorization-control-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• 🔤SpellBinding — ATMORSD Wordo: BULKS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-01-18.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:19:22

• Lynch gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2025/20250116_lynch    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:21:18

• Multi Generation gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/multigen    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:22:12

• No Crystal Earpiece? No Problem! ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/no-crystal-earpiece-no-problem/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:24:15

• China logs 5% economic growth for 2024, lowest rate recorded in years ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/17/china-logs-5-economic-growth-for-2024-lowest-rate-recorded-in-years/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:28:34

• Alamy sends journalist £460 bill for posting link to their own story ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/photography/alamy-sends-journalist-460-bill-for-posting-link-to-their-own-story/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:29:35

• GlobalFoundries to expand New York fab — announces new $575 million advanced packaging and photonics facility ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/globalfoundries-to-expand-new-york-fab-announces-new-usd575-million-advanced-packaging-and-photonics-facility    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:30:35

• Social Engineering to Disable iMessage Protections ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/social-engineering-to-disable-imessage-protections.html    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:31:04

• Amazon's Hey Hi (AI) crawler is making my git server unstable ☞ https://xeiaso.net/notes/2025/amazon-crawler/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:31:22

• PostgreSQL JDBC 42.7.5 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-jdbc-4275-released-2999/    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 18:57:24

• When a leader can just ignore the Supreme Court's decision it's called Dictatorship. USA becomes USSRussia shortly.    

posted Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 19:18:07

• MacGyver ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/01/17/a-field-expedient-welder-only-macgyver-could-love/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 02:14:05

• Lifestyles of the Rich and Ancient: Some in Pompeii Even Had a Home Spa ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/europe/italy-archaeology-pompeii-spa.html    

posted Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 02:14:18

• 5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/movies/david-lynch-death-lynchian.html    

posted Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 02:14:31

• From 'Twin Peaks' to 'Blue Velvet': Remembering legendary director David Lynch ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20250117-from-twin-peaks-to-blue-velvet-remembering-legendary-director-david-lynch    

posted Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 02:15:25