Roy Schestowitz

• For a company known for minimal layoffs, Apple sure is laying off a lot of people https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-laying-off-lot-of-people_id162088    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 00:57:59

• Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon faces layoffs ahead of October release https://www.neowin.net/news/until-dawn-remake-studio-ballistic-moon-faces-layoffs-ahead-of-october-release/news/tags/gaming/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 00:58:24

• "What has the CIO done for IBM? The tools they require us to use just get worse and worse. We've lost 1000s of man years of information as we moved from one Wiki/Conferencing system to another with no conversion / no training. Now we end up in Box, which is just a dumping ground of crud." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uhngzXy    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:00:05

• "Isn't Box going away? Leaving absolutely nothing from a wiki/collaboration standpoint... Pretty shameless for a company like IBM, but hey IBM is still finding more ways to cut everything down to nothing!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uhngzXy    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:00:26

• "IBM rank and file employees are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. They have done so much, with so little, for so long that they are now capable of making something out of nothing ! This applies especially to the hopeless loser leader in the CIO who lied about how well his cloud migration was going, even when he never completed it. But it earned him a promotion." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uhngzXy    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:00:51

• "This is nothing more than IBM taking advantage of an Intel penny sale. Intel needs any revenue they can raise and the future of the company is on the line. IBM was first in line with an offer, and Intel couldn’t wait for a competing offer." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:01:26

• Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (G) gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2024-09-01.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:03:26

• "At this point I've given up most major social media sites, but one I have difficulty letting go of is YouTube. I deleted my YouTube account a while ago, favoring third-party tools like yt-dlp and NewPipe, but there are enough enjoyable and informative resources on the site that I haven't abandoned it completely yet." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202409/20240901-ai-on-youtube.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:04:39

• Wolf's in the Woods gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2121    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 01:05:25

• "The spectacular demise of Fmovies, Aniwave, and a dozen or more related big-brand pirate sites, has former users asking the same question: Are they really gone forever? With many resurrections and Dr. Who-like regenerations over recent years, some seem optimistic" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/fmovies-aniwave-will-the-masters-of-pirate-resurrection-rise-again-240901/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:38:32

• "Popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy once again confuses users with a mysterious message." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/torrentgalaxy-spooks-users-with-more-downtime-240901/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:38:43

• "Underground tunnel: Israel finds six dead hostages in tunnel as Gaza medics begin polio vaccines" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2227529.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:39:03

• "Israel recovers bodies of six hostages held by Hamas, including American citizen" https://www.axios.com/2024/09/01/israel-hostages-gaza-hamas-recovered    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:39:16

• boingboing does Microsoft spam promoting proprietary formats via the sunk cost fallacy https://boingboing.net/2024/08/31/say-goodbye-to-monthly-fees-with-a-lifetime-of-ms-office-for-40.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:39:41

• "TRACTOR - The DARPA Funded AI C to Rust Compiler" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/tractor-the-darpa-funded-ai-c-to-rust:b    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:39:55

• TheFail on Windows TCO: "Chinese hackers could shut down UK hospitals and steal Royal Family's medical files 'at the flick of a switch', security experts warn" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13800587/Chinese-hackers-shut-UK-hospitals-steal-Royal-Familys-medical-files.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:40:24

• "Don’t Underestimate Donald Trump’s Coalition of the Weird" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-weird-coalition-strategy/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:41:59

• "Israelis erupt in grief, anger after more hostages found dead" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0901/gaza-israel-dead-hostages-protests-cease-fire    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:42:11

• "Israel recovers bodies of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, five other hostages" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-09-01/israel-recovers-bodies-of-six-hostages-including-hersh-goldberg-polin    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:42:27

• Film, As You Have Never Had It Explained Before ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/film-as-you-have-never-had-it-explained-before/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:51:11

• Russ Allbery: Review: Reasons Not to Worry ☞ https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/reviews/books/0-06-331484-3.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:51:30

• Kernel prepatch 6.11-rc6 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/988184/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:53:32

• Microsoft's Sabotage of Dual-Boot Was a Wake-up Call and a Warning Against Outsourcing of "Trust" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/02/Microsoft_s_Sabotage_of_Dual_Boot_Was_a_Wake_up_Call_and_a_Warn.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:53:51

• We Turn Out to Have Been Right About Rust ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/We_Turn_Out_to_Have_Been_Right_About_Rust.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:53:58

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part IX - Spying Refrigerators Where They Sell People Medicine (and Then Sell People's Data) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_IX_Spying_Refrigerator.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:54:04

• Update on I.C.B.M. Layoffs Wave (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/Update_on_IBM_Layoffs_Wave.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:54:13

• More Memes About SecureBoot™ 'Security' (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/More_Memes_About_SecureBoot_Security.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 02:54:22

• Meandering? Off-Script? Trump Insists His ‘Weave’ Is Oratorical Genius. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/us/elections/trump-speeches-weave.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:08:16

• The Creator of GNU/Linux is in His 70s and His Manifesto Turns 40 in Half a Year ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/The_Creator_of_GNU_Linux_is_in_His_70s_and_His_Manifesto_Turns_.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:09

• The Only Article in Linux.com This Month Was Not an Article But a Link (and It's SPAM) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/The_Only_Article_in_Linux_com_This_Month_Was_Not_an_Article_But.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:14

• Cheaters and Spammers Like These Do Real Damage to Real Sites (Like AnandTech) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Cheaters_and_Spammers_Like_These_Do_Real_Damage_to_Real_Sites_L.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:19

• A Beautiful Year for GNU/Linux, But We Must Fight On ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/A_Beautiful_Year_for_GNU_Linux_But_We_Must_Fight_On.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:26

• [Meme] Only Liars Call This "Security" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/Meme_Only_Liars_Call_This_Security.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:32

• Still Waiting for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to be Fined/Punished/Sanctioned for Vandalising Dual-Boot/Linux Partitioning ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/Still_Waiting_for_Microsoft_to_be_Fined_Punished_Sanctioned_for.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:12:39

• Canonical Uses Ubuntu to Sell Microsoft trap Azure (Microsoft, Proprietary, Surveillance, Back Doors) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/01/Canonical_Uses_Ubuntu_to_Sell_Azure_Microsoft_Proprietary_Surve.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:13:02

• "Ahead of ticket sales after the tour was announced this week, promoter MCD on its website said that the tickets for both of the gigs would start at €86.50 without booking fees." ☛ https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41466931.html | Source: Irish Examiner    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:20:15

• "One fan also shared their attempt to get tickets to Dublin’s Croke Park show" ☛ https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-fans-react-to-ticketmasters-dynamic-pricing-3789361 | Source: NME Networks    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:20:28

• "Fans soon noticed that there was no difference between the general admission tickets and the “In Demand Standing” ticket other than the cost" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/oasis-reunion-tickets-crashes-bots-dynamic-pricing-1235093195/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:20:52

• "Ticketmaster isn’t fit for purpose" ☛ https://deadline.com/2024/08/oasis-fans-complain-ticketmaster-errors-long-waits-price-surges-reunion-tour-1236074820/ | Source: Deadline    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:21:17

• "It comes as tickets have been listed on secondary ticket sites for in some cases" ☛ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/oasis-fans-fury-over-in-29844735 | Source: Manchester Evening News    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:21:31

• "The annual Gallup Labor Day poll revealed that 70% of Americans approve of labor unions, while 23% disapprove." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/on-labor-day-weekend-support-for-unions-hits-70-year-high/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:24:50

• "But as far as paperwork goes, police reports are more sensitive than your average email" ☛ https://futurism.com/hallucinating-ai-police-reports | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:24:58

• "Congratulations to 404 Media, which celebrated its successful first year on August 22." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/journalist-owned-news-sites/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:25:36

• "The Hong Kong District Court on Thursday found Best Pencil (Hong Kong Limited), the parent company of Stand News" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/hong-kong-court-convicts-two-former-stand-news-journalists-of-sedition/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:25:48

• "Where most of the media websites have become lazy is not only in the apparent refusal of their journalists to let go of Twitter as users" ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/2024/09/1/maybe-news-websites-can-stop-embedding-tweets-now | Source: Nicolas Magand    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:26:00

• "As TMZ previously reported ... the NHL star and his little brother, Matthew, were hit and killed while riding their bikes." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/31/johnny-gaudreau-wife-message-death/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:26:24

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/namibia-to-cull-wild-animals-amid-drought/a-70097693 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:26:43

• "America did away with the draft 51 years ago, waging its many wars and interventions since with the All-Volunteer Force (AVF)." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/368528/us-military-army-navy-recruit-numbers | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:28:12

• "To put it bluntly, whereas human wargames and war itself entail the deliberate use of force to compel an enemy to our will" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-danger-of-ai-in-war-it-doesnt-care-about-self-preservation/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:28:24

• "Several business associations have expressed concern after the far-right AfD and the left-wing" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/far-right-german-party-to-win-first-state-election-since-wwii/live-70102882 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:29:15

• "The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won 32.8% of the vote in Thuringia" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/far-right-party-is-looking-for-wins-in-2-state-elections-in-eastern-germany/7767115.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:29:25

• "The remembrance ceremony on Sunday was traditionally held in Westerplatte" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/poland-marks-85-years-since-wwii-outbreak-/7767161.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:31:46

• "This war is coming again from the east" ☛ https://www.reformer.com/news/national/poland-marks-85-years-since-wwii-outbreak/article_df14e8c0-0085-5743-b146-fb84098a2c25.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:31:55

• "Africa is already a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/key-chinese-belt-and-road-projects-underway-in-africa/7767507.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:32:05

• "According to preliminary information, they were cruelly murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them" ☛ https://text.npr.org/g-s1-20505 | Source: NPR    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:32:14

• "In a pitch deck to prospective customers" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:33:00

• "The slide deck provides more information, and raises more questions" ☛ https://www.404media.co/heres-the-pitch-deck-for-active-listening-ad-targeting/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:33:25

• Openwashing propaganda by Conde Nasty ☛ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/a-long-weird-foss-circle-ends-as-microsoft-donates-mono-to-wine-project/ | Source: Ars Technica http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/02/Microsoft_s_Sabotage_of_Dual_Boot_Was_a_Wake_up_Call_and_a_Warn.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:34:55

• "There aren’t many mythical animals in operating systems" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2024/08/31/a-brief-history-of-clarus-the-dogcow/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:35:58

• "Meta faces a fine of up to 20 million reais ($3.62 million) after losing a lawsuit in Brazil" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-faces-3-6-million-fine-in-brazil-for-allowing-bogus-ads/articleshow/112953322.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:36:05

• "But instead of showing off the latest and greatest in humanoid robotics" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-company-humanoid-robots-humans | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:36:13

• "When Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X, he didn’t do it alone." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/01/musk-twitter-investors-underwater/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:36:21

• "These are all little things but they are a cumulative irritation." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/blog/iphone-usability-regressions/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:36:35

• "In that climate, Telegram -- which was itself blocked for a period by the Kremlin for refusing to cooperate" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2227689.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:36:50

• "French authorities had been investigating Durov and Telegram for months." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-explained-1.7309494 | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:37:07

• "While human financial advisors give clients recommendations using a behavioral lens..." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/ai-is-too-sociopathic-to-give-financial-advice-mit-researchers-say-101725158702459.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:37:24

• "inherently sociopathic" ☛ https://www.businessinsider.in/artificial-intelligence/news/mit-researchers-say-that-ai-is-inherently-sociopathic-but-that-it-can-be-trained-to-give-ethical-financial-advice/articleshow/112936449.cms | Source: Business Insider    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:37:38

• "the court also blocked the local bank accounts of Musk's Starlink satellite [Internet] firm," ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/update-1-lula-says-musk-must-respect-brazils-top-court-as-x-braces-for-shutdown/articleshow/112927538.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:37:58

• "Brazil's yearslong fight against the [Internet]'s destructive effect on politics" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/how-brazils-experiment-fighting-fake-news-led-to-a-ban-on-x/articleshow/112969327.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:38:12

• "Social media giant X said it expected Brazil's top court to order it to shut down late Thursday" ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/09/501_381537.html | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:38:28

• "In his decision, de Moraes gave [Internet] service providers and app stores five days to block access to X" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/x-platform-suspended-in-brazil-amid-brazilian-judge-s-feud-with-musk-/7766009.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 03:38:45

• "California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations on the use of paraquat" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-31/california-lawmakers-call-for-further-study-of-paraquat | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:07:10

• "The result was more than a few unpleasant deaths, especially for factory workers." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/that-beautiful-antique-book-you-found-might-be-poisoning-you | Source: Science Alert    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:07:30

• "This might be one of the most famous images in photographic history." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2024/08/wilhelm-roentgen-x-rays.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:07:58

• "keeping up with the latest framework" ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/cosy/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:08:40

• "Is this site a quilt? No, not really — but I'm stitching things together." ☛ https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/a-personal-website-is-a-bit-like-a-quilt/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:08:47

• In Race Against Polio, Gaza Begins Vaccination Drive ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/middleeast/gaza-polio-vaccine.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:10:09

• Health officials say increase in measles cases highlights need for vaccination ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/09/01/health-officials-say-increase-in-measles-cases-highlights-need-for-vaccination/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:10:34

• Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/health/dialysis-seniors-kidneys.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:12:01

• Preventive Medicine Is Toothless Without Mental Health Care ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/mental-health-preventative-medicine.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:12:11

• How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/business/acadia-psychiatric-patients-trapped.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:12:26

• East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/east-german-state-elections-saxony-thuringia.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:12:45

• "Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing" ☛ http://www.righto.com/2024/08/pentium-navajo-fairchild-shiprock.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:14:39

• "The lights work by not just detecting when the first train car has passed a sensor but also checking for when the caboose" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-pico-drives-tiny-level-crossing-lights-for-a-model-train | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:14:59

• "Eugen, the founder of Mastodon, has taken steps in the past to remove the the local timeline from the official Mastodon apps." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/the-one-feature-i-really-wish-mastodon-had | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:16:31

• "For example, if you want to format your code using a formatting tool before committing the code" ☛ https://syntackle.com/blog/creating-git-hooks-using-husky-y6LKpN/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:16:36

• "Hy is a Lisp leeching living off the Python world." ☛ https://linderud.dev/blog/the-state-of-hy/ | Source: Morten Linderud    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:16:42

• Harris says Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' by posing at Arlington National Cemetery ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240831-kamala-harris-says-trump-disrespected-sacred-ground-at-arlington-national-cemetary    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:19:13

• Control Freaks ☞ https://tedium.co/2024/09/01/defining-video-game-controllers-history/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:20:41

• Protests, calls for general strike in Israel after the deaths of six hostages ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240901-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-hamas-war-military-hostage-gaza-netanyahu-polio    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:21:58

• Israel's largest union calls for general strike on Monday in support of Gaza hostages ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240901-israel-union-chief-orders-complete-strike-in-support-of-gaza-hostages    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:22:23

• Israeli strikes continue as UN launches polio vaccination campaign in Gaza ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/israeli-strikes-continue-as-un-launches-polio-vaccination-campaign-in-gaza/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:22:43

• American among 6 more dead hostages; in grief and anger, Israelis fill streets ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0901/gaza-israel-dead-hostages-protests-cease-fire    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:23:09

• About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day Weekend ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/business/hotel-workers-unite-here-strike-labor-day.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:23:31

• Live Updates: Thousands Protest in Israel After Recovery of 6 Hostages Killed in Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/01/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:23:55

• GNOME 47: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/gnome-47-best-new-features/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:25:00

• After Microsoft bricked some dual-boot PCs https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-August-2024 see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:26:01

• Microsoft is organised crime disguised as a software company. This was true also back in the 70s and 80s. The company was created by a felon.    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:26:44

• Key Ukrainian front line city evacuates as Russian offensive gains pace ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/key-ukrainian-front-line-city-evacuates-as-russian-offensive-gains-pace/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:27:10

• Ukraine launches more than 150 drones toward Moscow and border regions, Russia says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240901-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-ukraine-war-drones-attack-moscow-border-regions-russia    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:27:42

• Poland marks 85 years since Nazi Germany invaded, sparking WWII ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240901-poland-marks-85-years-outbreak-world-war-ii-donald-tusk    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:28:04

• Russia publisher sentenced to 8 years for reporting ‘false information’ about army ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/russia-publisher-sentenced-to-8-years-for-reporting-false-information-about-army/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:28:22

• Moscow Industrial Sites Hit By Drones, While Russia Blasts Kharkiv Again ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strikes-power-plants/33101386.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:28:35

• Ukraine shelling kills one, injures more than a dozen in Russia's Belgorod region ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ukraine-shelling-injures-11-two-seriously-in-russias-belgorod-region    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:28:47

• With Russia on Its Doorstep, a Ukrainian Town Packs Its Bags ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-evacuation-pokrovsk.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:28:57

• Russians Bomb Kharkiv, Ukraine Says, After Russia Reports Wave of Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-energy-strikes.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:29:12

• Should EU scrap Russian diplomats’ Schengen privileges? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2349713/should-eu-scrap-russian-diplomats-schengen-privileges    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:29:39

• Bodies Of 17 Dead Found Amid Wreckage Of Russian Helicopter in Kamchatka ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kamchatka-russia-helicopter-crash-mi8/33101698.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:29:50

• Helicopter Crash Near Volcano in Russia’s Far East Kills at Least 17 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/russia-helicopter-crash-kamchatka.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:30:01

• techzim is a ton of elon musk spam    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:31:07

• That Beautiful Antique Book You Found Might Be Poisoning You ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/that-beautiful-antique-book-you-found-might-be-poisoning-you    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:31:54

• Weight Loss Drug Reduces Diabetes Risk by 94 Percent in Clinical Trial ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-drug-reduces-diabetes-risk-by-94-percent-in-clinical-trial    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:32:11

• NASA Reveals Incredible Image of Star Cluster Shining in Ultraviolet ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-reveals-incredible-image-of-star-cluster-shining-in-ultraviolet    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:32:27

• A New Look at The Dodo Changes Our View of This Iconic, Unique Creature ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-look-at-the-dodo-changes-our-view-of-this-iconic-unique-creature    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:32:43

• Musk propaganda again... this site is defunct https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/09/imagine-being-fined-us-9000-a-day-for-using-an-app/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:33:32

• Rhino GNU/Linux 2024.2 Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/rhino-linux-2024-2-released/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:35:24

• RawTherapee 5.11 Launches with Groundbreaking Features ☞ https://linuxiac.com/rawtherapee-5-11-launches-with-groundbreaking-features/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:35:56

• Armbian 24.8 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.10 Support, Expanded Desktop Options ☞ https://9to5linux.com/armbian-24-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-10-expanded-desktop-options    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:37:23

• 4AM: your train journey has been canceled. NO explanation, no reason given, 2 hours' notice! Second time out of 3. That's 66% cancel rate. British Rail has gone off the rail, may deserve the same boycott some airlines and airports deserve. If the service is so bad, why pay them? Stop paying them, this way they'll get the message, reform be imposed.    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 04:55:35

• After My Experience With Northern Rail and TransPennine Express (Cancel Rate of 66.6%) I’ve Decided to Boycott UK Rail Travel Altogether https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/09/02/northern-rail-and-transpennine-express/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:08:27

• Over 150 foreigners arrested in raid on online gambling hub at Philippine resort ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-arrests-over-150-foreigners-in-online-gambling-raid    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:12:32

• North Korea's Kim pushes for regional development with construction projects, KCNA reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-pushes-for-regional-development-with-construction-projects-kcna-reports    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:12:56

• Why the loyalty check?: Chinese-Filipinos fear prejudice fuelled by Alice Guo case, South China Sea row ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-the-loyalty-check-chinese-filipinos-fear-prejudice-fuelled-by-alice-guo-case-south-china-sea-dispute    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:13:20

• New unproductive forces: the Chinese youth owning their unemployment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-unproductive-forces-the-chinese-youth-owning-their-unemployment    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:13:37

• China and the Philippines trade blame over vessel collision amid regional tensions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/china-and-the-philippines-trade-blame-over-vessel-collision-amid-regional-tensions/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:14:01

• "Magnets are pretty nice little tools. [EmGi] has used them in many a cool 3D printed build with great success. But getting them where you want can be really tricky." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/an-attractive-magnet-insertion-tool/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:14:34

• Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/01/tech/intel-ceo-to-pitch-board-on-plans-to-shed-assets-cut-costs-source-says/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:14:59

• "intelligent media search" in Windows = Microsoft wants to scan and spy on all your media files, then send signatures of these to the NSA via Microsoft. Only fools and horses still use Windows. Why are there no prosecutions or bans for Microsoft doing this?    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:16:29

• "3D Printed Homes Are All The Hype" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/3d-printed-homes-are-all-the-hype-but-what-is-their-real-impact/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:17:05

• "Hydrogen Storage" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/swiss-researchers-may-have-solved-hydrogen-storage/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:17:28

• Dominican Republic Constitutional Court reviews challenge to anti-LGBTQ+ laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/dominican-republic-constitutional-court-reviews-challenge-to-anti-lgbtq-laws/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:18:06

• Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240831-afghanistan-women-erased-taliban-international-community-looks-on    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:18:18

• Las Vegas hotel guest claims scorpion stung him in privates and ruined his sex life: lawsuit ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/01/us-news/las-vegas-hotel-guest-claims-scorpion-stung-him-in-privates-and-ruined-his-sex-life-lawsuit/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:19:23

• India’s Doctors Are Overworked and Feeling Unsafe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/asia/india-doctors-safety.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:20:45

• Young Americans Can’t Keep Funding Boomers and Beyond ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/opinion/boomers-youth-social-security-medicare.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:21:17

• Pakistan watchdog warns of growing human rights violations in Balochistan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/pakistan-watchdog-warns-of-growing-human-rights-violations-in-balochistan/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:21:57

• Steinar H. Gunderson: Zyxel GS1900 firmware source dump ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-09-01-10-58_zyxel_gs1900_firmware_source_dump.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:25:47

• Wireshark 4.4: Converting Display Filters to BPF Capture Filters, (Sun, Sep 1st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31224    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:27:08

• "For almost as long as there have been microcomputers, there have been attempts with varying success to make tiny handheld microcomputers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/01/cl-32-the-minimum-possible-for-a-useful-handheld-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:37:09

• Exercise while you game with this interactive treadmill add-on ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/02/exercise-while-you-game-with-this-interactive-treadmill-add-on/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:37:38

• Disable Ubuntu Pro Updates in Ubuntu 24.04 Software Updater ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/09/disable-ubuntu-pro-ubuntu-2404/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:38:27

• Armbian 24.8 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.10 Support, Expanded Desktop Options ☞ https://9to5linux.com/armbian-24-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-10-expanded-desktop-options    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:38:54

• ASUS IoT EBS-P300 Fanless Lightweight Box PC with 2.5GbE & 1GbE LAN ports ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/asus-iot-ebs-p300-fanless-lightweight-box-pc-with-2-5gbe-1gbe-lan-ports/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:39:58

• Banana Pi Showcases BPI-CanMV-K230D Zero with Canaan K230D Chip Design ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-showcases-bpi-canmv-k230d-zero-with-canaan-k230d-chip-design/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:40:07

• Best Free and Open Source Software: August 2024 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-august-2024-updates/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:41:11

• 5 Best Free and Open Source Crystal Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-crystal-static-site-generators/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:41:20

• One Tagger – cross-platform music tagger ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/one-tagger-cross-platform-music-tagger/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:41:31

• How to install Rust language on Fedora ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-rust-on-fedora/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:43:28

• Sparky news 2024/08 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2024-08/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 06:44:06

• Cosy Computing ☞ https://www.datagubbe.se/cosy/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:14:31

• Episode 444 – Open Source and End of Life ☞ https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/09/01/episode-444-open-source-and-end-of-life/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:15:34

• China and the Philippines Collide Again in the South China Sea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/asia/china-philippines-south-china-sea-collision.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:16:00

• Hong Kong police arrests two individuals for sedition under new national security law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/hong-kong-police-arrests-two-individuals-for-sedition-under-new-national-security-law/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:17:11

• Don Marti: journalist-owned news sites (Sunday Internet optimism, part 2) ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/journalist-owned-news-sites/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:17:49

• Amazon is using my grocery purchases to sell me prescription drugs https://www.vox.com/technology/369302/amazon-one-medical-pharmacy-prescription-drugs    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:18:42

• Amazon Workers to Join Teamsters' Strikes Against Unfair Labor Practices in US https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-08-29/amazon-workers-join-teamsters-unfair-labor-practices-strikes-in-us    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:19:11

• Having to pay to be spied on https://gizmodo.com/amazon-is-reportedly-closer-to-launching-paid-alexa-2000493406    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:20:09

• AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/ipec-serves-up-hot-trade-mark.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:20:53

• India http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/publicity-rights-in-ai-era-key.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:21:21

• Trademarks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/laguiole-may-only-be-used-for-knifes.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:21:44

• FBI Failed to Properly Investigate Some Child Sexual Assault Allegations, DOJ Report Says https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-08-29/fbi-failed-to-properly-investigate-all-child-sexual-assault-allegations-doj-report-says    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:22:11

• LPW 2024 Will Have A Third Track https://blogs.perl.org/users/lpw/2024/08/lpw-2024-will-have-a-third-track.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:22:36

• New class of memory leaks inaugurated by Perl v5.40 (and we are unprepared for that) https://blogs.perl.org/users/karjala/2024/08/new-class-of-memory-leaks-inaugurated-by-perl-v540-and-we-are-unprepared-for-that.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:22:54

• Germany and Europe are once again 'Islamic State' targets ttps://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-europe-are-once-again-islamic-state-targets/a-70061963 they always were    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:23:48

• controversial to who? https://www.dw.com/en/telegram-a-controversial-messaging-service/a-70074670"    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:24:20

• relations 'reset' with EU https://www.dw.com/en/visiting-berlin-uk-s-starmer-vows-relations-reset-with-eu/a-70066240    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:24:30

• graft https://www.dw.com/en/switzerland-convicts-2-oil-executives-in-1mdb-graft-scandal/a-70074483    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:25:06

• Populists’ rhetoric linked to growing unhappiness https://www.dw.com/en/populists-rhetoric-linked-to-growing-unhappiness-study-finds/a-70072409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:25:25

• Nigeria frees Polish students, lecturer after Kano protest https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-frees-polish-students-lecturer-after-kano-protest/a-70072396    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:25:51

• MediaGoblin 0.14.0 https://mediagoblin.org/news/mediagoblin-0.14.0-release.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:27:04

• Goldman Sachs Layoffs: Bank Plans to Reduce Workforce for Second Time in 2024 https://www.cgwall.com/trending/goldman-sachs-layoffs-5/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:28:32

• “I think in future freelancing will be normalised" https://wsau.com/2024/09/01/new-unproductive-forces-the-chinese-youth-owning-their-unemployment/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:29:25

• "Salary of 1 Chinese IBMer = Salary of 3-4 Indian employees. This is all you need to know." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ui0dOLz    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:30:04

• Only 3 countries produced more emissions than Canada's wildfires last year, study finds https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/wildfire-emissions-country-totals-1.7307324    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:32:46

• Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/us-leads-world-in-subsidies-for-ineffective-tech-fixes-for-climate-crisis/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:32:54

• climate change fuels terrorism in Africa https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/29/environmental-shift-and-terrorism-how-climate-change-fuels-terrorism-in-africa/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:33:14

• response to Migration in Hotter Times https://overpopulation-project.com/climate-refugees-and-the-question-of-limiting-immigration/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:33:41

• Deadly Prison Heat is Increasingly an Everywhere Problem https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/31/as-climate-change-worsens-deadly-prison-heat-is-increasingly-an-everywhere-problem/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:34:13

• Another element that causes climate change, not just training and querying https://www.maketecheasier.com/multiple-sites-wont-allow-apple-ai-web-scraping/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:35:12

• Maybe it's time to blacklist gizmodo. Reason: SPAM, e.g. https://gizmodo.com/labor-day-deals-at-amazon-airpods-prices-so-low-apple-might-be-concerned-2000493441 https://gizmodo.com/labor-day-deals-at-amazon-apple-must-be-cringing-at-this-macbook-air-m3-price-2000493049    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:35:57

• As usual, Microsoft SPAM at /. https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/08/28/2345255/uncertainty-drives-linkedin-to-migrate-from-centos-to-azure-linux see http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Microsoft_and_Apple_Making_a_Lot_of_Noise_to_Distract_From_Seve.shtml and http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/31/Microsoft_Trying_to_Change_the_Subject_to_Microsoft_Loves_Linux.shtml    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:37:24

• EmuDeck Enters the Mini PC Market With Linux-Powered 'EmuDeck Machines' https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/08/29/221245/emudeck-enters-the-mini-pc-market-with-linux-powered-emudeck-machines    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:38:32

• murdertube https://www.dw.com/en/thai-court-sentences-youtube-chef-to-life-for-murder/a-70081634    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 08:39:51

• Pakistan https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-30/pakistani-security-force-kill-37-militants-in-a-weeklong-raids-on-their-hideouts-in-northwest    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 15:11:44

• Solingen https://www.dw.com/en/solingen-knife-attack-prompts-tough-security-measures-in-germany/a-70092549    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 15:12:02

• Africa is still Android this month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-202409-202409-map    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 15:49:21

• Windows down to 62% in African "desktop" https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/africa/#monthly-200902-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 15:50:52

• GNU/Linux 2% in Japan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/japan/#monthly-200901-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 16:43:07

• Record high in Taiwan too https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/taiwan/#monthly-200901-202409 China easily gets into Windows, which has BACK DOORS    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 16:44:14

• In Finland, Windows all-time low of 65% on laptops/desktops https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/finland/#monthly-200901-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 16:47:00

• Tech Industry Shaken: Over 27,000 Jobs Lost in August 2024 https://www.analyticsinsight.net/news/tech-industry-shaken-over-27000-jobs-lost-in-august-2024    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 17:33:16

• Down to 41. "2560 (89.6 %) capsules are self-signed, 41 (1.4 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 255 (8.9 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)."    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:25:40

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1042.jpg    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:26:42

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1391.jpg    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:26:48

• Anarchist Library - Gemini Mirror Revived gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/Addison/19310    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:28:03

• 🔤SpellBinding: GHLOYUT Wordo: RAYON gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-02.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:29:15

• Separating the hats in leasehold gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-09-02_separating-the-hats-in-leasehold.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:30:30

• "I chose that copyleft license since in my opinion, there shouldn't be any motivation on geminispace to utilize software in a non-copyleft manner. Please respect this license!" gemini://sir-photch.xyz/gmlgcd-release.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:31:38

• "Nem por acaso! came across this page on a book I'm reading that's completely relevant to the previous post. You can find the original PT transcription on the wiki. Here I'll share a basic EN translation." gemini://siiky.srht.site/philosophy/too_much_thinking.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:32:33

• "I love Autumn, I love seeing the tree leaves turn all shades of yellow and red, and I love that we still have a good amount of sunshine, but there is a nice breeze making the days cooler." gemini://melyanna.net/2024-09-02-welcome-september    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:33:33

• "Today's 50% rule: Dinosaur Classroom. I've also gotten through the ghosted lines exercise and done one of my ghosted planes pages; I still have one more page of ghosted planes before I can move on to ellipses." gemini://skylarhill.me/posts/drawabox-daynine.gmi    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:34:15

• a wonderment, although dismissed, phenomena of online publishing gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2127    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:35:13

• "September comes. What a weird summer it has been. My hometown is much colder than I remember. As the years went on, I became much more detached from it. I don't know the names of people I keep bumping into. They don't know what those places, which they walk past, mean to me. Maybe this is how it should be, the purging of irrelevant history to give a chance to the new." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2122    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:35:53

• "August was a hell of a month for us. We ended up losing my father in law, which was a whole story I mentioned in my last musing here at the pub. I won't go too deep into the specifics, but he ended up having an issue that went septic and it was caught too late to do anything about it." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2123    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:36:45

• "Finding a good balance with work and my personal life is really difficult for me, however if I want to prioritize my health and well being I need to learn how to not work myself to exhaustion every day, and also make space for my physical and mental health." gemini://melyanna.smol.pub/2024-09-02-welcome-september    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:37:45

• checkout a new theme ) gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2124    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:38:21

• breakfast babbles, coffee slurps, and the weather that cools down slowly gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2125    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:39:00

• 'Doin' it and doin' and and doin' it well' gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2126    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:39:55

• My Experience Going Vegan - Day #1 gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2128 My Experience Going Vegan - Day 2 gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2129    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:41:06

• "Not only this but someone pointed out elsewhere in the comments ( @vhw) that it takes as many as 6 Indian Engineers to do the work of 4 in the US. Where is the efficiency in all this ? It's all about a corrupt Indian CEO running IBM and his bloated Indian bureaucracy who get the most holidays and turn out the least work output." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ui0dOLz    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:45:55

• "The IBM CFO needs to be held accountable for failing to do the job he was put into place to do, as his focus is clearly elsewhere, not on generating results for shareholders." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ui0dOLz    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:46:24

• Debian Day South Africa 2024 https://jonathancarter.org/2024/09/02/debian-day-south-africa-2024/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 22:52:10

• Turkey https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/turkey#monthly-200902-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:01:25

• GNU/Linux up sharply in Mexico https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/mexico#monthly-200902-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:02:03

• 72 Million Americans Receive Social Security Benefits, But Here Are Five Ways You Can Lose Them https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/72-million-americans-receive-social-security-benefits-here-are-five-ways-you-can-lose-them-1726540    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:11:22

• Ubuntu Unity 24.04.1 and Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1 out    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:12:07

• NethSecurity 8.2 is out https://www.nethserver.org/getting-started-with-nethserver/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:14:13

• PorteuX 1.6 is out https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12222    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:15:01

• "PorteuX is a Linux distro based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus and available to the public for free. Its main goal is to be super fast, small, portable, modular and immutable (if the user wants so)." But outsourced to proprietary Microsoft hosting. Bad optics.    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:16:05

• It sends the message that PorteuX does not know what it is doing and how to do git.    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:16:49

• Spread your concern about Free Software funding in your local newspaper https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240828-01.en.html    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:18:20

• Stranded https://xkcd.com/2978/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:18:43

• Sky Alarm https://xkcd.com/2979/    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:19:05

• Ryan Evans, Killed in Ukraine, Played a Vital Role for Reuters https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-28/ryan-evans-killed-in-ukraine-played-a-vital-role-for-reuters    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:20:26

• Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Is Not a Free-Speech Martyr https://gizmodo.com/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-is-not-a-free-speech-martyr-2000492567    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:20:53

• Egypt: Spate of Free Speech Prosecutions https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/29/egypt-spate-free-speech-prosecutions    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:21:27

• Polish Opposition Loses Funding Over Misuse of State Cash https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-29/polish-opposition-loses-funding-over-misuse-of-state-cash    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:22:00

• Navigating the future: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 to Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift using an adoption strategy https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/adoption-strategy-red-hat-openstack-services-on-openshift    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:25:37

• Biden Plans to Travel to Wisconsin Next Week to Highlight Energy Policies and Efforts to Lower Costs https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-08-28/biden-plans-to-travel-to-wisconsin-next-week-to-highlight-energy-and-prescription-drug-policies    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:27:08

• UK Pensioners And Netizens Slam 'Double Whammy' As Energy Bills And Budget Cuts Loom https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-pensioners-netizens-slam-double-whammy-energy-bills-budget-cuts-loom-1726534    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:27:22

• Michigan clean energy transition gets tricky in the U.P. https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-clean-energy-transition-gets-tricky https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-updating-building-energy-codes-will-save-michigan-families-money    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:27:51

• Mobile up sharply in Africa this month https://gs.statcounter.com/platform-market-share/all/africa/#monthly-200902-202409    

posted Monday, September 02, 2024 at 23:39:09