Roy Schestowitz

• England Condemns Lawless Executive Power in Moscow ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/06/england-condemns-lawless-executive-power-in-moscow/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:28:53

• School District Consents to Protecting Citizens' Rights to Read from School Library Books at Board Meetings ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/06/school-district-consents-to-protecting-citizens-rights-to-read-from-school-library-books-at-board-meetings/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:29:17

• An Iowa Town Charged a Man With Disorderly Conduct Because He Called a Cop a 'Domestic Abuser' ☞ https://reason.com/2023/02/06/an-iowa-town-charged-a-man-with-disorderly-conduct-because-he-called-a-cop-a-domestic-abuser/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:29:55

• A Federal Judge Has Dismissed the Trump Campaign's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Washington Post ☞ https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-has-dismissed-the-trump-campaigns-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-washington-post/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:30:23

• Pulitzer Prize-finalist Elif Batuman talks novels, sexuality and inspiration ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/05/pulitzer-prize-finalist-elif-batuman-talks-novels-sexuality-and-inspiration/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:32:32

• "As of last Saturday, I've been blogging consistently for two years." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2023-02-06-a-blogging-retrospective.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:34:21

• "I've recently taken up brewing mead as a hobby. It's been a bit of an investment but I've been enjoying it so far. It keeps my attention and gives me something to look forward to." gemini://gemini.panda-roux.dev/log/entry/70    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:36:17

• "I just finished the third project for my security class. This project has been simultaneously the most difficult and most easy lab that I have done. I wanted to describe my experience of the lab here." gemini://benjaminja.info/gemlog/2023/02/06-macattack/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:36:57

• Way to distract from Dell layoffs today? https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/10-years-dell-xps13-developer-laptops    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:44:09

• "The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (aka the folx in charge of approving changes to the RedHat-backed Linux distro) have OK’d the proposal to provide users with access to “Unfiltered Flathub” in the next release." https://www.omglinux.com/fedora-unlocks-full-flathub-access/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:45:19

• elementary OS 7 is Now Available to Download - OMG! Linux ⚓ https://www.omglinux.com/elementary-os-7-download-features/ ䷉ Source: OMG! Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.omglinux.com/elementary-os-7-download-features/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:49:20

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Xfce 4.18 Review: Desktop for Performance and Style ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Xfce_4_18_Review_Desktop_for_Performance_and_Style.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Xfce_4_18_Review_Desktop_for_Performance_and_Style.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:49:35

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): New 2D CAD Software for Linux is Available for Testing ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/New_2D_CAD_Software_for_Linux_is_Available_for_Testing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/New_2D_CAD_Software_for_Linux_is_Available_for_Testing.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:49:44

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ’Cavalier’ is a Cute Audio Visualizer for Linux Desktops ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/_Cavalier_is_a_Cute_Audio_Visualizer_for_Linux_Desktops.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/_Cavalier_is_a_Cute_Audio_Visualizer_for_Linux_Desktops.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:49:52

• Manage Flatpak App Permissions Easily with Flatseal - OMG! Linux ⚓ https://www.omglinux.com/manage-flatpak-permissions-using-flatseal-app/ ䷉ Source: OMG! Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.omglinux.com/manage-flatpak-permissions-using-flatseal-app/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:58:29

• New Extension Lets You Pin App Folders in GNOME Shell’s Dash - OMG! Linux ⚓ https://www.omglinux.com/pin-app-folders-to-dash-gnome-extension/ ䷉ Source: OMG! Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.omglinux.com/pin-app-folders-to-dash-gnome-extension/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:59:41

• KDE’s Screenshot Tool Can Now Capture Screen Recordings - OMG! Linux ⚓ https://www.omglinux.com/kde-spectacle-adds-screen-recording/ ䷉ Source: OMG! Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.omglinux.com/kde-spectacle-adds-screen-recording/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 06:59:51

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (UPDATED): elementary OS 7 “Horus” Launches Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Here’s What’s New ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/01/31/elementary_OS_7_Horus_Launches_Based_on_Ubuntu_22_04_LTS_Here_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/01/31/elementary_OS_7_Horus_Launches_Based_on_Ubuntu_22_04_LTS_Here_s.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:00:07

• One week left before Twitter kills itself some more, as Elon the 'genius' mimics Andrew Lee with SASL and walled gardens (API-wise).    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:01:07

• Mastodon won't replace Twitter. It'll just be a little clone while Twitter gets little... and then implodes as a "business". It was never viable anyway. Now even less.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:02:30

• How to Resolve Argument List Too Long Error in Linux Command ☞ https://trendoceans.com/resolve-argument-list-too-long/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:04:27

• How to generate SHA-256 Hash in Linux (Terminal) ☞ https://unixcop.com/how-to-generate-sha-256-hash-in-linux-terminal/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:11:41

• TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/tiktoks-focused-view-creepy-feature-monetise-your-emotions/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:14:29

• Privacy first: TikTok’s “Focused View” needs immediate review ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/tiktok-focused-view/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:14:40

• Open letter: TikTok’s ‘Focused View’ feature must respect human rights law ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/open-letter-tiktoks-focused-view/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:14:51

• We’re Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/capital-punishment/were-putting-the-death-penalty-on-trial-in-kansas    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:23:14

• How Australia withstood China’s campaign of economic warfare ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-australia-withstood-chinas-campaign-of-economic-warfare/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:24:06

• The next globalisation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-next-globalisation/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:24:17

• attack helicopters https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/japan-ditches-attack-helicopters-will-australia-do-the-same/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:24:54

• NATO is entering a new phase in the Indo-Pacific ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nato-is-entering-a-new-phase-in-the-indo-pacific/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:25:44

• Hero Ukrainian medic: “Russia will not stop until it is stopped” ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/hero-ukrainian-medic-russia-will-not-stop-until-it-is-stopped/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:25:52

• Miracle! On Monday CNET had ONE real article ("Climate Crisis Greatly Impacts Mental Health in Hard-Hit Bangladesh"). All the rest was SPAM SPAM SPAM, some of it computer-generated spam. CNET and ZDNet are run by marketing company; it sells LIES.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:27:40

• CNET does a disservice to its past (real) journalists. Better to shut it down (offline) than to drain the site for cash by turning it into a SPAMFARM.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:28:34

• CNET is even running Microsoft spam piece. Remember past ownership: http://techrights.org/2009/06/28/microsoft-funded-comments/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:29:39

• Tinder is still surveillance and it worries that PERCEPTION of this harms it ☞ https://www.engadget.com/tinder-incognito-mode-safety-features-050131339.html incognito mode in GAFAMM (Microsoft, Mozilla) is fake, too    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:47:46

• incognito? incognito to WHO?    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:48:12

• Twitter will now remember your location, as it wants to force everyone to use "apps" and JS "webapps" ☞ https://www.engadget.com/twitter-will-now-remember-your-tab-preference-on-android-and-ios-224541546.html quite Twitter, it's done.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:49:00

• Browsers are all about monopolies these days, or fake (shared) 'free' market ☞ https://www.engadget.com/google-chrome-blink-ios-experiment-220001141.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:50:07

• Pakistan unblocks Wikipedia after a three-day ban ☞ https://www.engadget.com/pakistan-wikipedia-unblock-205526810.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:51:04

• Engadget running CONTENT-FREE SPAM for Microsoft again. Like... Microsoft to have announcement tomorrow. That's it. That's the 'news'.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:52:01

• The Guide to Configuring Iptables Rules for Common Services ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/99643/the-guide-to-configuring-iptables-rules-for-common-services.htm    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:57:19

• 'There's no one to help us': Syria's rebel-controlled zones in ruins after devastating earthquake ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230206-syria-idlib-aleppo-rebel-zones-devastation-earthquake-rescue    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:57:50

• Prisoners mutiny, escape after quake hits Syria jail holding IS group members ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230207-prisoners-mutiny-escape-after-quake-hits-syria-jail-holding-is-group-members    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:58:06

• Russia's Lavrov arrives in Mali for talks with junta leaders ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/afrique/20230207-russia-s-foreign-minister-lavrov-arrives-in-mali-for-talks-with-junta-leaders    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:58:22

• Britain’s health workers stage biggest-ever walkout as pay negotiations hit stalemate ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230206-britain-s-health-workers-stage-biggest-ever-walkout    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 07:58:51

• 12 Best URL Shorteners for 2023 ☞ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/what-are-url-shorteners/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:04:37

• URL Shorteners [n.] alternative URLs that SHORTEN the lifetime of the original URLs they're meant to replace. Tim B-L rightly opposed them. Shame he didn't oppose DRM too.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:06:33

• Kai Tak residents rally against Hong Kong temporary public housing project ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/07/kai-tak-residents-rally-against-hong-kong-temporary-public-housing-project/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:07:50

• 5 arrested over alleged disorderly behaviour at Hong Kong chain store linked to 47 democrats case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/07/5-arrested-over-alleged-disorderly-behaviour-at-hong-kong-chain-store-linked-to-47-democrats-case/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:08:17

• 11 Hong Kong green groups boycott closed-door gov’t ‘briefing’ over proposed Lantau artificial islands ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/07/11-hong-kong-green-groups-boycott-closed-door-govt-briefing-over-proposed-lantau-artificial-islands/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:08:44

• Apple kills ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/07/hong-kong-police-retrieve-drivers-iphone-after-it-automatically-calls-999-with-erroneous-crash-report/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:09:24

• US says Chinese balloon gave up intelligence secrets before it was shot down ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/07/us-says-chinese-balloon-gave-up-intelligence-secrets-before-it-was-shot-down/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:10:08

• Lebanon Rejects Civil Marriages, Puts Children at Risk ☞ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/07/lebanon-rejects-civil-marriages-puts-children-risk    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:10:45

• How to install balenaEtcher on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-balenaetcher-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:11:13

• Gaza: Sisters at Risk After Return to Father ☞ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/07/gaza-sisters-risk-after-return-father    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:11:52

• France’s Anti-Racism Action Plan Ignores Institutional Racism ☞ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/06/frances-anti-racism-action-plan-ignores-institutional-racism    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:12:39

• Pakistan: IMF Bailout Should Advance Economic Rights ☞ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/06/pakistan-imf-bailout-should-advance-economic-rights    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:13:03

• IMF is the Imperialist Monetary Fence    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:13:45

• Tablet, Chromebook shipments followed downward trend last year ☞ https://itwire.com/hardware-and-storage/tablet,-chromebook-shipments-followed-downward-trend-last-year.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:15:13

• Top 10 OEMs' chip spending fell by 7.6% in 2022: Gartner ☞ https://itwire.com/hardware-and-storage/top-10-oems-chip-spending-fell-by-7-6-in-2022-gartner.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:15:20

• Ecuador voters reject referendum measures on constitutional reform ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/02/ecuador-voters-reject-referendums-on-extradition-and-political-reform-among-others/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:15:51

• National security trial for 47 pro-democracy activists commences in Hong Kong top court ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/02/national-security-trial-for-47-pro-democracy-activists-commences-in-hong-kong-top-court/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:16:04

• How to Install Exaile on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-exaile-music-player-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:17:25

• How to Install Kodi on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:17:33

• How to Check Linux Server Geographic Location ☞ https://www.linuxshelltips.com/check-linux-server-geolocation/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:18:24

• ‘Murder, suicide, accidents’: Lithuania’s men-women disbalance remains high ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1883849/murder-suicide-accidents-lithuania-s-men-women-disbalance-remains-high    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:18:55

• False dichotomy and fake "progress": from DRM+surveillance to DRM+surveillance. How about you download it to local disk and then play everything from there? OMG! How innovative THAT would be. Back to 1980s.☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/transfer-spotify-playlists-youtube-music/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:22:39

• Clown Backup Storage = copying the contents of your life for the state to have rapid access to. Now Microsoft is openly boasting that Saudi Arabia too would get a copy! W00T!    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:23:46

• More technology != more progress    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:24:12

• More food != better health    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:24:28

• The On-Premises Empire Strikes Back At AWS ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/02/06/the-on-premises-empire-strikes-back-at-aws/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:26:31

• Supreme Court to Hear First Ever Section 230 Case ☞ https://www.project-disco.org/competition/020623-supreme-court-to-hear-first-ever-section-230-case/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:31:38

• Interconnection pain points are a focus for panel members at inaugural GridTECH Connect Forum ☞ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/interconnection-pain-points-are-a-focus-for-panel-members-at-inaugural-gridtech-connect-forum/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:38:50

• Interconnection pain points are a focus for panel members at inaugural GridTECH Connect Forum ☞ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/interconnection-pain-points-are-a-focus-for-panel-members-at-inaugural-gridtech-connect-forum/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:40:25

• Micronesia drops concerns about Japan’s plan to discharge treated nuclear water ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/micronesia-fukushima-02062023223748.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:40:59

• Remembering Chinese whistleblower doctor 3 years after his death ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/drli-protest-02062023173042.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:41:49

• Tibetan political prisoner and monk dies in Chinese custody ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetmonkgeshe-02062023165207.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:42:24

• Imported white horses burnish Kim’s image and tie him to Korea’s mythical past ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/horse-02062023174001.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:42:34

• Russian Pleads Guilty In U.S. On Money-Laundering Charge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-citizen-money-laundering-guilty-ransomware/32259600.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:42:58

• U.S. Vice President To Map Out Next Steps To Aid Ukraine At Munich Security Conference ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kamala-harris-ukraine-future-aid-washington-munich/32259598.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:43:08

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy Invited To Take Part In EU Summit ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-european-union-summit-invitation/32259591.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 08:43:16

• Ukraine, Russia Offer Help After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Syria ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-aid-earthquake-turkey-syria/32258768.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:04:56

• Serbian PM Apologizes For Official Reference To 'Republic Of Kosovo' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-kosovo-translation-mistake-apology/32258689.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:05:15

• Attacking Machine Learning Systems ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/02/attacking-machine-learning-systems.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:05:50

• Astana Rejects Russian Court's Summons Of Kazakh Journalists Over Ukraine War Article ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-rejects-russian-summons-journalists-ukraine-war/32258465.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:08:37

• We have Android everywhere now. Do we have software freedom? No. Some do, mostly are far removed from it. There's a book on the way that covers key aspects of that.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:13:38

• Copyrights and lawsuits to come? ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/06/1067897/runway-stable-diffusion-gen-1-generative-ai-for-video/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:19:44

• Making plagiarism more efficient does not make it any less plagiarism and Fair Use doctrine is for people, not bots    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:20:22

• Europe Dispatches Rescue Teams To Quake-hit Türkiye, Syria ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Europe-Dispatches-Rescue-Teams-To-Quake-hit-Turkiye-Syria-20230206-0014.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:20:46

• Cutting vaginas is a barbaric ritual ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Calls-for-an-End-to-Female-Genital-Mutilation-in-Ethiopia-20230206-0010.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:21:45

• Danish medicines authority recalls antibiotic used by 35,000 people ☞ https://www.thelocal.dk/20230206/danish-medicines-authority-recalls-antibiotic-used-by-35000-people    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:23:02

• DO NOT LET GOVERNMENTS CHEAPEN QUALITY CONTROL OF DRUGS. This is what companies have long wanted. Regulatory agencies came into being as a RESULT of reckless behaviour by companies. The public DEMANDED these. Now we need to restore/protect them. Like Nader and seatbelts.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:24:18

• Cost of living: 'Enormous' increase in food prices in January in Sweden ☞ https://www.thelocal.se/20230206/cost-of-living-enormous-increase-in-food-prices-in-january-in-sweden    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:25:13

• tomshardware now joining the HEY HI clown show, pretending there's some "arms race" with HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI. This is a symptoms of TRULY AWFUL JOURNALISM cushioned by buzzwords and gimmicks, not substance. Like those who allege quantum computing magically invalidates all encryption.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:28:10

• Stripped Down Debian 11 can run on maybe 20MB of RAM, sand GUI and all. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/stripped-down-windows-11-os-runs-on-200-mb-of-ram    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:29:20

• DELL: GO TO HELL! ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-layoffs-pc-downturn    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:30:12

• Nader: Corporate Personhood Is at the Root of Inequality ☞ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/corporate-personhood-is-a-progenitor-of-inequalities/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:32:27

• $2,000 awarded for IP Investment entity, Alto Dynamics, activity monitoring patent prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/2/6/2000-awarded-for-ip-investment-entity-alto-dynamics-activity-monitoring-patent-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:37:00

• Scientists Discover Hidden Zone of Earth 100 Miles Beneath Surface ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkgjyv/scientists-discover-hidden-zone-of-earth-100-miles-beneath-surface    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:38:30

• Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’ ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ad3z8/taliban-bureaucrats-hate-working-online-all-day-miss-the-days-of-jihad    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:38:48

• Suspect in Vastaamo hacking arrested in France ☞ https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/22917-suspect-in-vastaamo-hacking-arrested-in-france.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:48:39

• Finland’s Rovio launches discussions regarding potential tender offer for shares ☞ https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/business/22916-finland-s-rovio-launches-discussions-regarding-potential-tender-offer-for-shares.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:49:11

• The U.N. Secretary-General’s Searing Message for the Fossil-Fuel Industry ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-un-secretary-generals-searing-message-for-the-fossil-fuel-industry    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:50:09

• Situations in Which You Absolutely Must Check Your E-Mail ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/situations-in-which-you-absolutely-must-check-your-e-mail    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:50:23

• Watching Putin Burn with Pussy Riot ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/watching-putin-burn-with-pussy-riot    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:51:09

• X.Org Server has CVE-2023-0494. Phoronix trash-talking it, as usual: "massive, aging, and ill-maintained code-base." Haha, Wayland!!! To the rescue. NOT. This IS FUD from Michael "Wayland next year!" Larabel (since 2014)    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:53:30

• Imagine Phoronix badmouthing Microsoft like it does XOrg and other "old" things    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:54:19

• "New code tends to be less secure than mature code, so replacing it is a recipe for more security issues." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1371280-x-org-server-hit-by-new-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:55:44

• "They should replace it with a secure display server protocol that takes 20-30 years to roll out to most users. Because there's such an extreme sense of urgency. Any more than 30 years would be unacceptable." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1371280-x-org-server-hit-by-new-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:56:57

• "I agree X.org should be replaced but not until it reaches feature parity with X.org. Last I recall color management was just introduced about 3-4 months ago with Weston 11.0 and still has a long way before it becomes stable for production use for content creators or researchers." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1371280-x-org-server-hit-by-new-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/page2    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:57:36

• "Do you want the working protocol that’s riddled with vulnerabilities or the protocol that’s been in development for 14 years and still doesn’t work. Make your choice." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1371280-x-org-server-hit-by-new-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/page2    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 09:58:11

• "Qualcomm CLOWN HEY HI"... wow, the headlines in Phoronix now contain all the latest buzzwords! ("Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 Driver...")    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:00:01

• Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after 'blasphemy' ban ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/wikipedia-back-online-in-pakistan-after-blasphemy-ban    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:00:35

• Taiwan to speed drone development, take lessons from Ukraine war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-to-speed-drone-development-take-lessons-from-ukraine-war    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:00:59

• "illegally modified motorcycles"?? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-authorities-clamp-down-on-illegally-modified-motorcycles    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:01:47

• Planes grounded as investigation starts on firebomber crash ☞ https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/planes-grounded-as-investigation-starts-on-bomber-crash-20230207-p5cinx.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:05:02

• Nintendo Trims Annual Profit Outlook on Firmer Yen ☞ www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2023-02-07/nintendo-trims-annual-profit-outlook-on-firmer-yen    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:06:15

• Boeing Plans to Cut About 2,000 Finance and HR Jobs in 2023 ☞ www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2023-02-07/boeing-plans-to-cut-about-2-000-finance-and-hr-jobs-in-2023    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:06:53

• "wage gains than expected"? Amid soaring inflation? The "gains" do not keep up with inflation, just "tokens" ☞ www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-02-07/asian-stocks-mixed-after-wall-st-sinks-on-rate-fears    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:08:09

• MOAR JOBS!!! Hope for Jobs Drives Recruitment by Militant Groups in Africa - Report ☞ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-02-07/hope-for-jobs-drives-recruitment-by-militant-groups-in-africa-report    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:09:10

• "This could be the perfect solution: a distro designed to help new users migrate from Windows or MacOS to Linux." ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-idea-for-a-great-new-beginner-friendly-linux-distribution/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:11:38

• Call for MOAR censorship, under the guise of "protecting" us, i.e. the USUAL ☞ www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2023-02-06/big-tech-not-doing-enough-to-remove-fake-news-activist-ngo-avaaz-says    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:13:27

• "President Emmanuel Macron and his government on Tuesday braced for a third wave of nationwide strikes and protests..." ☞ www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-02-06/frances-macron-faces-third-round-of-pension-reform-strikes    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:14:43

• KDE’s Screenshot Tool Can Now Capture Screen Recordings - OMG! Linux http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/04/This_week_in_KDE_Plasma_6_starts_to_take_shape.shtml    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:18:56

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:19:59

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Linux 39 development schedule ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-linux-39-development-schedule/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:20:30

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (UPDATED): This week in KDE: Plasma 6 starts to take shape (UPDATED) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/04/This_week_in_KDE_Plasma_6_starts_to_take_shape.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/04/This_week_in_KDE_Plasma_6_starts_to_take_shape.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:21:37

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): New Extension Lets You Pin App Folders in GNOME Shell’s Dash ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/New_Extension_Lets_You_Pin_App_Folders_in_GNOME_Shell_s_Dash.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/New_Extension_Lets_You_Pin_App_Folders_in_GNOME_Shell_s_Dash.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:21:46

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.3: It has improved forms, SmartArt, and a lot of other changes ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/y.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/y.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:26:44

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Fedora: Development Updates, Flatpak, and Flathub ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Fedora_Development_Updates_Flatpak_and_Flathub.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Fedora_Development_Updates_Flatpak_and_Flathub.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:26:56

• England and Wales (Most of UK) Deaths Rose From 11,740 in 2019 to 14,137 in the Same Period This Year https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/02/07/ons-week-4/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:39:32

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Desktop/Laptop GNU/Linux and Dell's 10 Years of XPS13, Layoffs ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_and_Dell_s_10_Years_of_XPS13_Layoffs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_and_Dell_s_10_Years_of_XPS13_Layoffs.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:41:02

• HEY HIE HEY HIE HEY HIE HEY HIE OPS. BUT DOES DAT DO ALL THE SMART CLOWN THINGS? ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/secure-open-source-mlops-for-ai-ml-applications-in-financial-services    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:43:27

• Quit calling software patents, which aren't permitted "per se" in Europe, "computer-implemented inventions". This is propaganda from nefarious interest groups and litigation profiteers. ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/02/07/thales-and-bull-decisions-the-french-supreme-court-and-the-patentability-of-computer-implemented-inventions/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:46:12

• Photonic fibers to enable invisible, indelible sorting labels ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/photonic-fibers-borrow-from-butterfly-wings-to-enable-invisible-indelible-sorting-labels/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:50:19

• Voice professor finds joy and solace in saltwater swimming ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/voice-professor-finds-solace-in-saltwater-swimming/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:54:26

• This 102-year-old Ukrainian survived Stalin's forced famine. Now she is making camouflage sniper suits ☞ https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/europe/ukraine-famine-survivor-intl/index.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:55:30

• Stealing money from ALL of us ☞ https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/investing/bp-earnings-oil-intl-hnk/index.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:55:54

• Microsoft Outlook email experiences outage ☞ https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/media/microsoft-outlook-outage/index.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:56:42

• E-mail is a brand new, cutting-edge technology; it's understandable that in 2023 Microsoft cannot assure decent uptime for E-mail, right? And had constant stream of zero-days in Exchange, which means data breaches galore.    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 10:58:47

• Do Americans have a right to fix their own stuff? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2023/0206/Do-Americans-have-a-right-to-fix-their-own-stuff?icid=rss    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:02:05

• The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/technology/artificial-intelligence-training-deepfake.html    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:03:28

• "From a rally in New York to a strike in Texas, full-time employees and contractors are voicing their displeasure." https://www.cnet.com/news/google-is-feeling-the-heat-from-its-own-employees/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:05:13

• Quake death toll surpasses 5,000 as rescuers search for survivors in Turkey and Syria ☞ https://www.axios.com/2023/02/06/magnitude-78-quake-hits-turkey-near-syria-border    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:06:16

• The fake meat fad hits the chopping block ☞ https://www.axios.com/2023/02/04/fake-meat-impossible-beyond-burger-crash DaemonFC calls it Bill Burger, approved by child sex trafficking champions    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:07:27

• "A fire broke out yesterday in the toppled containers at the İskenderun International Port following the earthquake." ☞ https://www.bianet.org/english/crisis/273863-fire-in-iskenderun-port-not-yet-put-out    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:09:20

• At least 1,444 people died in Syria in Maraş earthquakes ☞ https://www.bianet.org/english/crisis/273862-at-least-1-444-people-died-in-syria-in-maras-earthquakes    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:10:25

• Protocols, APIs, and conventions ☞ https://blog.jonudell.net/2023/02/06/protocols-apis-and-conventions/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:12:07

• How to install and run Gatus for health check monitoring in Kubernetes ☞ https://citizix.com/how-to-install-and-run-gatus-for-health-check-monitoring-in-kubernetes/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:12:45

• Closing the NASA loop ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/02/07/closing-the-nasa-loop/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:13:54

• The Monroe Doctrine Is Soaked in Blood ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/david_swanson/2023/02/06/the-monroe-doctrine-is-soaked-in-blood/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:16:04

• An Economist’s Solution to the War in Ukraine ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/james_bohn/2023/02/06/an-economists-solution-to-the-war-in-ukraine/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:16:18

• Astronomers Pinpoint The Mysterious 'Engine' of a Super-Powerful Intergalactic Light ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-pinpoint-the-mysterious-engine-of-a-super-powerful-intergalactic-light    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:17:52

• JWST Has Accidentally Detected a Tiny Asteroid 'Hidden' Between Mars And Jupiter ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-has-accidentally-detected-a-tiny-asteroid-hidden-between-mars-and-jupiter    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:18:02

• A Seismologist Explains The Science of The Devastating Türkiye-Syria Earthquake ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-seismologist-explains-the-science-of-the-devastating-trkiye-syria-earthquake    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:18:09

• "Last year (2022) might have been one of the most significant years of my life thus far. I had some success that year and some notable failures. Something that I suppose counts as a "success" is that I finally have some clue as to who I am, and who I could (or should) be." gemini://linuxnerd.smol.pub/2-6-2023    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:33:10

• 🔤SpellBinding: AGMNUTS Wordo: MISTY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-02-07.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:33:41

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Cracker Arrested, Microsoft Outlook Down Again For Very Long Time (Second Time in Days) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Cracker_Arrested_Microsoft_Outlook_Down_Again_For_Very_Long_Tim.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Cracker_Arrested_Microsoft_Outlook_Down_Again_For_Very_Long_Tim.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:39:51

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Servers: Canonical and Kubernetes ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Servers_Canonical_and_Kubernetes.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Servers_Canonical_and_Kubernetes.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:40:01

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:40:11

• Mysql Loading sample data ☞ https://linuxconcept.com/mysql-loading-sample-data/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:41:19

• Mysql Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Rows ☞ https://linuxconcept.com/mysql-inserting-updating-and-deleting-rows/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:41:24

• How did the very first software get programmed? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/how-did-the-very-first-software-get    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 11:45:32

• Oaxaca governor promises to lead ‘new era’ of national conference ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/oaxaca-governor-promises-to-lead-new-era-of-national-conference/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:11:57

• Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba Back to Russian University ☞ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/02/07/congolese-leader-patrice-lumumba-back-to-russian-university/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:12:33

• Protest in Iran: A Middle Eastern déjà vu with a twist of irony ☞ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/02/07/protest-in-iran-a-middle-eastern-deja-vu-with-a-twist-of-irony/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:12:59

• Why India needs a national security strategy ☞ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/02/07/why-india-needs-a-national-security-strategy/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:13:19

• Israel gives Ukraine intelligence. “The best thing” that could have happened to Israel-NATO relations? ☞ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/02/06/israel-gives-ukraine-intelligence-the-best-thing-that-could-have-happened-to-israel-nato-relations/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:13:57

• The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion ☞ https://neritam.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/the-worlds-insurance-bill-from-natural-disasters-this-year-115-billion/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:14:20

• Conor McGregor responds to Liam Neeson calling him a ‘little leprechaun’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/conor-mcgregor-responds-to-liam-neeson-calling-him-a-little-leprechaun/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:15:26

• Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023 ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/boeing-plans-to-cut-about-2000-finance-and-hr-jobs-in-2023/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:15:58

• BillBC faiuls at the very basics. But still good at covering up for high-profile pedophiles. ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/bbc-news-apologizes-for-mistake-using-viola-davis-image-instead-of-beyonce/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:17:01

• Jacinda Ardern: Saint or Psychopath? ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/02/07/jacinda-ardern-saint-or-psychopath/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 12:18:09

• "9 secs to break WiFi networks using Brute Force Cloud GPUs" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/9-secs-to-break-wifi-networks-using:d    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:35:48

• "because ChatGPT are labeled "AI" when it isn't" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060223.html#tFeb%2006%2000:27:48    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:36:15

• "Microsoft is certainly throwing a lot of money buying sponsored content about ChatGPT. It doesn't even say Sponsored Content anymore." http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060223.html#tFeb%2006%2005:58:49    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:36:52

• diversity https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/02/04/american-universities-are-hiring-based-on-devotion-to-diversity    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:37:06

• bleepingcomputer = microsoft mouthpiece. in reality, almost all ransomware is windows https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clop-ransomware-flaw-allowed-linux-victims-to-recover-files-for-months/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:37:33

• "The margin-trim property allows a container element to trim the margins of its children where they adjoin the container’s edges." ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2023/100daysof-day96/ | Source: Manuel Matuzovic    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:41:43

• "Today, I'll share my experience in using nftables to manage my Linux home router, and my workstation." ☛ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2023-02-06-nftables.html | Source: Data Swamp    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:41:49

• "In this post we’ll look at a three different ways to automate getting SSL certificate expiration dates. 2 Before we get to that, is an easier way?" ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/find-expiring-ssl-certs/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:41:56

• "As a result, once the RegEx becomes more than trivially complex they're hard for most humans to understand. That makes them difficult to debug. It also makes it difficult to add or remove functionality" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/02/regular-expressions-make-me-feel-like-a-powerful-wizard-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:42:02

• "A desktop is a great introduction if you’ve never used BSD before." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/its-worth-running-a-freebsd-or-netbsd-desktop/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:55:30

• "I kinda omitted this topic (printing) for quite a lot of time" ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/02/07/print-on-freebsd/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:55:50

• "Design is a 2D CAD app for Linux created by developer Daniel Wood" ☛ https://www.omglinux.com/design-new-2d-cad-software-for-linux/ | Source: OMG! Linux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:57:03

• "This is concerning, since Praat is licensed under the GPLv3 and libgcrypt is licensed under the LGPLv2.1." ☛ https://undeleted.ronsor.com/voice.ai-gpl-violations-with-a-side-of-drm/ |    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:59:04

• "Many people don’t know about the difference between open-source and proprietary shareware." ☛ https://polarhive.ml/blog/mirror-git-repos/ | Source: Polarhive    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:59:19

• "So... how do diffusion models generate images?" ☛ https://madebyoll.in/posts/dino_diffusion/ | Source: Ollin Boer Bohan    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 13:59:48

• "I’m going to be having some fun on the Fediverse over the next few days/weeks." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/fedipoll/ | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:00:50

• "Finland re-took the world ice carousel record from the United States on Monday" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20016727 | Source: YLE    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:02:35

• disintegration ☛ https://quillette.com/2023/02/07/the-approaching-disintegration-of-academia/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:03:14

• "Vineyard Kikushima grows Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on steep slopes in Katsunuma, the heart of of Yamanashi’s wine region." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/japanese-vineyard-makes-excellent-wine-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:04:48

• "Besides supply chain breakdowns, heat waves and rising sea levels, scientists cannot fully anticipate how the Earth's ever-rising temperature will impact every aspect of the environment." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2023/02/06/six-foods-that-climate-change-is-going-to-ruin/ | Source: Salon    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:04:55

• "Microsoft on Tuesday said it was investigating issues with collaboration suite Teams and email service Outlook as users across the globe struggled to access their emails." ☛ https://www.computerworld.com/article/3687052/microsoft-outlook-and-teams-suffer-another-global-outage.html | Source: Computer World    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:07:26

• "I didn’t. But then I watched “A Hipster History of CORS” and the speaker" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/the-birth-of-disable-javascript/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:08:03

• "With the search of the free radio station, authorities obtained large amounts of unencrypted data." ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2023/02/06/new-details-on-the-strike-against-radio-dreyeckland-german-police-now-know-sources/ | Source: Site36    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:08:33

• "Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-military-failed-detect-prior-balloon-threats-top-defense-official-s-rcna69412 | Source: NBC    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:09:25

• "Presumably, we're meant to believe his elaborate combover and spray tan would have created a manliness force field that repelled all floating objects." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2023/02/07/eek-a-balloon-how-china-easily-got-to-beclown-themselves/ | Source: Salon    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:09:46

• "The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/legal-sizes-lobsters-change-protect-population-96928217 | Source: ABC    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:10:15

• "Kohda’s previous research showed that bluestreak cleaner wrasses can pass the mirror test" ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fish-recognize-photo-self-aware | Source: Science News    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:10:45

• "Over the past six years, Dell’s global headcount peaked at 165,000 in 2020." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-layoffs-pc-downturn | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:11:29

• "After the reduction, the headcount for Round Rock, Texas-based Dell will be its lowest in at least six years — about 39,000 fewer employees than in January 2020." ☛ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-06/dell-dell-lays-off-about-6-650-employees-in-latest-tech-cuts | Source: Bloomberg    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:11:36

• Censorship attempts by violence blew back ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/salman-rushdie-back-doesnt-want-pity-rcna69435 | Source: NBC    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:08

• Censorship for China ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/02/06/disney-cuts-simpsons-episode-hong-kong-reference-forced-labour/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:14

• Censorship like BillBC ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64550177 | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:21

• Censorship globalised for Xi ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/disney-removes-episode-of-animated-comedy-from-streaming-service-in-hong-kong/6951152.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:36

• section 230 ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/supreme-court-section-230-twitter-google-algorithm/672915/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:43

• pakistan does not tolerate secularism, resorts to blackmailing sites ☛ https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2501060/wikipedia-back-in-pakistan-after-blasphemy-ban | Source: Bankok Post    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:13:53

• "Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/pakistan-blocks-wikipedia-says-hurt-muslim-sentiments-rcna69293 | Source: NBC    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:14:10

• China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate ☛ https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/02/1133212 | Source: UN    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:14:55

• tibet ☛ https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/02/china-un-experts-alarmed-separation-1-million-tibetan-children-families-and | Source: UN Human Rights    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:15:01

• "Tibet test." ☛ https://bitterwinter.org/the-fate-of-tibet-after-the-inevitable/ | Source: Bitter Winter    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:15:11

• spotify, the company that pushes DRM and surveillance while LOSING money ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dawn-ostroff-spotify-podcast-talent-deals-1235310980/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:16:00

• "The trouble started with a label for a package. My printer was unresponsive." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/home-printer-digital-rights-management-hp-instant-ink-subscription/672913/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:16:15

• "In this post, we will show you how to setup local yum/dnf repository using ISO file on RHEL 9." ☛ https://www.linuxbuzz.com/setup-local-yum-dnf-repository-on-rhel/ | Source: Linux Buzz    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:17:31

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posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:18:32

• hochschild ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/adam-hochschild-american-midnight/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:18:49

• "With this setup, you can add ambient temperature, gas, humidity, and many other sensor types to your Librem 5." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/expand-the-librem-5-hardware-with-the-breakout-board/ | Source: Purism    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:21:28

• "Just like any other operating system, Linux also supports a rich Graphical User interface (GUI)" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/clear-linux-terminal-screen/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:22:20

• "The Force Engine is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for Star Wars Dark Forces" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/star-wars-dark-forces-source-port-the-force-engine-adds-linux-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:25:33

• "EVERSPACE 2 from ROCKFISH Games is ready to properly blast off on April 6th and it's looking mighty fine" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/space-looter-shooter-everspace-2-set-to-launch-on-april-6/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:25:57

• Running until February 13th, you've again got a while to cram in trying out as many demos as possible in Steam Next Fest - February 2023 edition."" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/steam-next-fest-february-2023-edition-brings-lots-of-demos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:26:26

• "What’s in a name? A lot. It’s the first piece of information that identifies a person" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/privacy-security/privacy-security-tips/your-childs-name-makes-a-horrible-password/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:30:57

• "Valve put out another small Beta update for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck that fixes some more annoying bugs." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/steam-deck-beta-fixes-pages-not-rendering-plus-ge-proton-7-49-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:31:23

• Gaming with GNU/Lin ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-24-mother-knows-best/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:31:48

• The Sim-ple Life Bundle from Humble Bundle ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/get-some-laid-back-life-sims-and-builders-in-this-latest-game-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 14:32:34

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): A brief history of LibreOffice ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/A_brief_history_of_LibreOffice.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/A_brief_history_of_LibreOffice.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:57:20

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): How the Gherkin language bridges the gap between customers and developers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/How_the_Gherkin_language_bridges_the_gap_between_customers_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/How_the_Gherkin_language_bridges_the_gap_between_customers_and_.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:57:33

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 9 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/9_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Disk_Encryption_Tools.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/9_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Disk_Encryption_Tools.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:58:12

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Top 10 Mistakes New Linux Users Make ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Top_10_Mistakes_New_Linux_Users_Make.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Top_10_Mistakes_New_Linux_Users_Make.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:58:25

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 4 Ways to Print Text Messages From Android ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/4_Ways_to_Print_Text_Messages_From_Android.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/4_Ways_to_Print_Text_Messages_From_Android.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:58:39

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): VAR-SOM-AM62 System-on-Module features TI AM625x Cortex-A53/M4 SoC ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/VAR_SOM_AM62_System_on_Module_features_TI_AM625x_Cortex_A53_M4_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/VAR_SOM_AM62_System_on_Module_features_TI_AM625x_Cortex_A53_M4_.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 15:59:00

• "Daedalic Entertainment have now teamed up with Spitfire Interactive to help their work on the superhero strategy game Capes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/superhero-strategy-game-capes-daedalic-entertainment/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:03:09

• "Seems like a future update of VKD3D-Proton that translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for Proton" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/nvidia-vulkan-beta-5254707-supports-extension-to-help-vkd3d-proton-dxr/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:03:21

• "Easily one of the best puzzle games to release back in 2021 and frankly it's criminally overlooke" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/gorgeous-puzzler-bonfire-peaks-getting-a-3-part-dlc-starting-march-2nd/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:03:34

• " Oracle announced its plans to acquire Sun Microsystems" ☛ https://opensource.com/article/23/2/libreoffice-history | Source: OpenSource.com    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:09:02

• "Communicating with software developers can often be a burdensome task" ☛ https://opensource.com/article/23/2/gherkin-language-developers | Source: OpenSource.com    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:09:11

• "Toaplan are having some absolute classics revived including Zero Wing" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/zero-wing-twin-cobra-and-other-toaplan-classics-get-upgraded-for-pc/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:09:35

• "French comedy point and click adventure Superfluous Returnz is all about a useless superhero" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/superfluous-returnz-unnecessary-video-game-of-a-useless-superhero/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:09:41

• "touchHLE just had its first release to prevent some more things being lost to time" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/touchhle-is-a-new-emulator-for-iphone-os-apps/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:09:48

• "The IcyBlue Feather by Oak Dev Tech is a tiny development board based on the Lattice ICE5LP4K low-power FPGA" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/fpga-dev-board-can-be-pre-ordered-for-69-95/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:11:11

• "40-month prison sentence to Gary Bowser" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/nintendo-hacker-gary-bowser-seeks-early-prison-release-230206/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:12:00

• Online Copyright Infringement Tracker ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/uk-govt-reveals-3-9-million-people-illegally-streamed-live-sports-in-2022-230207/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:12:13

• "believes COVID-19 worsened the existing crisis of incarceration" ☛ https://shadowproof.com/2023/02/06/mutual-aid-inside-how-incarcerated-communities-survive-together/ | Source: Shadowproof    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:14:24

• arduino ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/arduino-does-sdi-video-with-fpga-help/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:14:52

• "Having an enclosure around an FDM 3D printer is generally a good idea, even when printing only with PLA" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/custom-enclosure-for-3d-printer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:15:18

• ukraine ☛ https://shadowproof.com/2023/02/06/unauthorized-disclosure-high-stakes-perpetuating-war-ukraine/ | Source: Shadowproof    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:15:56

• TechEquity ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/02/podcast-episode-when-tech-comes-town | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:17:05

• esp32 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/07/micropython-esp32-ide-makes-life-simpler/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:17:34

• "MIT recently announced its research on toroidal propellers to create quieter drones." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/spy-drone-propeller-makes-for-a-quite-pc/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:19:45

• union-busting ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/340-million-anti-labor-consulting-industry-is-behind-contemporary-union-busting/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:20:14

• "We have a thing for DOOM, and we admit it." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/07/og-doom-shows-off-the-origins-of-multi-monitor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:21:37

• corruption ☛ https://telex.hu/english/2023/02/06/we-asked-the-justice-minister-about-the-corruption-case-linked-to-her-ministry | Source: Telex (Hungary)    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:22:32

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:30:48

• siberia and social control media ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/siberian-court-fines-man-for-interviews-about-earlier-fine-for-social-media-post-describing-dream-about-zelensky | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:33:14

• "Customers withdrew a total of $26 billion from Russia’s majority state-owned VTB Bank" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/head-of-russia-s-second-largest-bank-says-customers-withdrew-26-billion-in-war-s-first-two-weeks-causing-net-loss-for-2022 | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:35:22

• "organization that provides free popular science books to Russian students" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/russian-organization-that-provided-popular-science-books-to-students-closing-due-to-political-pressure-and-funding-troubles | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:35:54

• censorship ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/6/kimberle_crenshaw_black_studies_censorship | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:36:34

• "As the war in Ukraine nears the one-year mark, we speak with veteran war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/6/ukraine_russia_war_crimes | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:36:55

• "China has accused the United States of overreacting" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/6/china_balloon_us | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:37:18

• kamchatka ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/kamchatka-court-overturns-convictions-of-kronotsky-nature-reserve-employees-jailed-for-embezzlement | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:38:47

• "Ukrainian media started foreshadowing the likely resignation of Ukraine’s Defense Minister" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/06/who-wants-his-seat-forever | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:39:14

• "The Russian Defense Ministry has drafted a bill that would make more Russian soldiers eligible to voluntarily participate in peacekeeping missions" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/russian-defense-ministry-prepares-legislation-allowing-draftees-to-volunteer-for-peacekeeping-missions | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:39:43

• Can't wing in Russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/06/russia-s-justice-ministry-censors-oxxxymiron-s-2009-hip-hop-track-portraying-high-school-shooting-as-extremist-content | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:40:19

• "A Moscow court has dismissed the journalist Alexey Venediktov’s appeal in the libel lawsuit filed by Evgeny Prigozhin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/06/prigozhin-wins-libel-case-against-journalist-who-described-him-as-wagner-group-owner | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:40:53

• "Lillian Ortiz-Self, a Democrat, introduced a first-of-its-kind bill" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/shadow-foster-care-washington-children-parents | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:42:01

• Blinken ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/07/the-us-is-legitimizing-jewish-terrorism-against-palestinians/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:42:19

• "US sanctions are specifically designed to prevent Syria's reconstruction." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/07/after-earthquake-devastates-syria-us-shows-no-interest-in-lifting-sanctions/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:42:56

• "A Tbilisi court has dismissed Mikheil Saakashvili’s petition to be released from prison" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/06/georgian-court-refuses-to-release-imprisoned-ex-president-mikheil-saakashvili | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:43:33

• "soldiers mobilized in Tuva, a region in Russia’s southern Siberia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/06/they-said-we-wouldn-t-make-it-alive | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:44:04

• Freedom of Russia Legion ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/06/prosecutor-general-seeks-to-outlaw-freedom-of-russia-legion-as-terrorist-organization | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:45:09

• Profiteering from Death ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2023/02/profiteering-from-death/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:45:42

• CBP ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/02/06/cbp-proposes-to-require-even-more-information-from-international-air-travelers/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:46:20

• neo-nazis☛ https://truthout.org/articles/neo-nazi-couple-arrested-over-alleged-plot-to-take-down-baltimore-power-grid/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:46:44

• unions ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/employers-are-charged-with-breaking-federal-labor-law-in-4-in-10-union-elections/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:47:06

• blinken ☛ https://truthout.org/video/blinken-cancels-trip-to-beijing-after-us-shoots-down-suspected-spy-balloon/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:47:31

• nhs ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/health-care-workers-stage-largest-nhs-strike-in-uks-history/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:47:59

• executions ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/police-perpetrated-killings-are-public-executions-we-must-abolish-them/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:48:32

• SOTU ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/cori-bush-invites-father-of-fergusons-michael-brown-to-state-of-the-union/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:48:46

• florida ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/2-florida-school-districts-order-teachers-to-cover-or-remove-books-in-classrooms/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:49:14

• "When it comes to portable power, lithium-ion batteries are where it’s at." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/researchers-find-inert-components-in-batteries-lead-to-cell-self-discharge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:49:24

• "The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/07/the-ukraine-war-in-the-light-of-the-un-charter/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:50:03

• "A month before the Feb. 24, 2022 Russian invasion, CN wrote that the U.S. was laying a trap to lure Russia" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/07/us-laid-trap-for-russia-has-trapped-west-instead/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:50:24

• "Ex Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has joined the UK’s main climate denial group" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/02/06/former-australian-pm-tony-abbott-joins-uk-climate-denial-group/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:51:14

• Art27 ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/02/07/laughing-at-power-with-mr-fish/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:51:40

• Nukes as a business ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/is-withdrawing-from-treaties-the-nuclear-weapons-industrys-business-plan/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:52:16

• "In the old days, scanners would listen to a bunch of channels in a round-robin fashion." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/02/06/sdr-scanner-listens-to-everything/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:52:40

• nypd ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/nypd-narcotics-detective-facing-26-criminal-charges-walks-after-prosecutors-withhold-evidence/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:53:12

• "If you’re not familiar with Dwarf Fortress, you’ve missed out on a legendary story about a labor of love." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/dwarf-fortress-how-freeware-turned-into-millions/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:53:51

• Dobbs v. Jackson ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abortion-rights-tampon-tax-menstrual-equity-bills/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:54:32

• "At 15 it’s all tomorrows. At 73 it’s a lot of goodbyes. That’s why you have to make the most of right now" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bruce-springsteen-tour-covid/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:55:22

• "Well-meaning left-wing people seem to recall, at some point somewhere in Bill Maher’s 30-year talk-show career, a golden age of Maher." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/always-that-guy-bill-mahers-pliable-right-wing-brand/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:56:03

• Balloonatics ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/china-balloon-gap-crisis/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:57:28

• socialism ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gop-socialism-resolution-milwaukee/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:57:46

• "Have you ever spoken with a parent of black boys about the struggle and fear of keeping them safe?" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/epidemics-of-race-based-violence-and-police-brutality/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:58:24

• A Debt Ceiling Holds Our Economy Hostage ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/273405/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:58:47

• "BP, a London-based oil giant that has attempted to style itself as a leader of the renewable energy transition" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/bp-climate-pledges-profit | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 16:59:08

• Pretty print gemtext gemini://si3t.ch/log/2023-02-07-pretty-print-gemtext.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:00:25

• "While certainly not the target audience of some of the questions posed in this gemlog, this struck a chord recently with me. As I have been really struggling to figure out what to write over the last month or so." gemini://senders.io/gemlog/2023-02-07-re-a-blogging-retrospective.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:00:56

• "It’s sickening how the GOP has made climate a partisan issue. It’s weird and disorienting. Science and the eve of destruction isn’t really a matter of opinion." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/phonics    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:01:35

• Empire of lies ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-mark-pomerantz | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:02:12

• Nichols ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/nobody-has-a-gun-except-you-the-village-comes-through | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:02:28

• classified ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/doj-offers-to-let-members-of-congress-see-details-of-classified-docs-trump-took/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:03:01

• "Ukraine’s parliament has appointed Vasyl Malyuk as the head of the country’s Security Service" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/07/verkhovna-rada-appoints-new-security-service-head-and-new-interior-minister | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:03:21

• china ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/a-memo-and-balloon-help-media-inflate-china-war-hype/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:03:46

• "Phillip W. Magness was one of the first to pen a book condemning the 1619 Project." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/slanting-history-to-smear-hulus-1619-series/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:04:16

• geofence ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/court-gives-its-blessing-to-fbis-j6-geofence-warrant-denies-motion-to-suppress/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 17:04:47

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): SparkyLinux 6.6 Minor Release is out, brings a new Persistence USB tool and a few updates ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/SparkyLinux_6_6_Minor_Release_is_out_brings_a_new_Persistence_U.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/SparkyLinux_6_6_Minor_Release_is_out_brings_a_new_Persistence_U.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:03:34

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): An Early Look at the Official Fedora Budgie and Sway Spins ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/An_Early_Look_at_the_Official_Fedora_Budgie_and_Sway_Spins.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/An_Early_Look_at_the_Official_Fedora_Budgie_and_Sway_Spins.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:03:46

• ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/02/07/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:04:00

• "I have a longer post or two on the stove, but nothing quite ready yet. But as I try to get a tad better about actually posting (both here and to my main blog), I’m hoping to do more frequent smaller posts here. We’ll see how much difference this actually ends up making." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1262    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:09:13

• Barbarians come to town gemini://alexschroeder.ch/page/2023-02-07%20Barbarians%20come%20to%20town    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:09:52

• Re: Wrapper Script Etiquette gemini://going-flying.com/~mernisse/32.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:10:47

• "It's been entirely too long since I posted anything to this gemlog, and in fact my online presence has been almost non-existent for a while now across all platforms." gemini://gemini.hitchhiker-linux.org/gemlog/february_blues.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:11:43

• "I ran across an article on the tilde NNTP server in the tilde.text newsgroup and found myself amused by the inferences made by someone looking at the modern BBS landscape having clearly never used a BBS in its natural time." gemini://going-flying.com/~mernisse/33.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:12:58

• Twitter run by an idiot ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/elon-promises-a-free-api-for-good-bot-content-again-demonstrating-he-has-no-idea-how-any-of-this-works/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:14:30

• DRM giant in trouble ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/netflixs-unnecessary-password-crackdown-is-already-a-hot-mess/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:14:57

• "When his debut novel caused a sensation in France, Édouard Louis was just 21." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/edouard-louis-class-politics/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:15:42

• "free speech under attack" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/its-time-to-codify-the-ny-times-v-sullivan-standard-into-law/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:17:53

• GOP ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/behold-the-new-gop-culture-wars/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:18:10

• "Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo—In the sweltering heat of the garden of the Palais de la Nation" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/pope-francis-visit-congo/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:19:09

• Huu Can Tran ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/monterey-park-killings-guns/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:19:45

• SOTU ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-go-bold-in-the-state-of-the-union/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:20:08

• apartheid ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/do-we-know-apartheid-when-we-see-it/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:20:26

• "Traditionally, the arts in this country have been well supported." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/letter-from-london-stay-firmly-in-your-path-and-dare/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:20:57

• comfort and things gemini://zote.smol.pub/comfort    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:21:39

• "As I've watched the climate change, almost imperceptibly at first, and recently like a roller-coaster car having just come over the highest peak on its track, I've wondered what I'll say to my grandchildren and great-grandchildren when they ask about it." gemini://jdcard.com/blog/2023-02-07T14-36.gmi    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:22:25

• Is the Household or Establishment Survey Right? ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/job-growth-is-the-household-or-establishment-survey-right/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:23:06

• "In 2018, Laredo (TX) police officers arrested independent journalist Priscilla Villarreal after she published the name of a Border Patrol agent" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/06/a-couple-of-fifth-circuit-appeals-court-judges-look-like-they-believe-performing-journalism-is-a-criminal-act/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:23:41

• "singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, organizer, nurse, father" ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/remembering-robert-hoyt/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:24:04

• "Politically Motivated" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/hong-kong-47 | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:24:23

• Guns, Guns, Guns ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/guns-guns-guns/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:24:34

• fcc ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/gigi-sohn-fcc-homophobic-attacks | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:25:00

• "Only the Beginning" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/green-jobs | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:25:29

• Greenpeace ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/greenpeace-shell | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:25:50

• "So, Donald Trump is back on social media. What a perfect moment to grapple with our nation's crisis of trust" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trust-in-democracy-disinformation | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:26:12

• NHS ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/healthcare-strike-uk | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:26:34

• Nichols ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/identity-politics-devoid-of-class-consciousness | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:26:59

• Death toll rises ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/over-1600-dead-as-twin-earthquakes-devastate-syria-and-turkey | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:27:33

• "It was January 1983 and raining in San Francisco." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/climate-crisis-rain-san-francisco | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:27:46

• extinction ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/natureserve-40-animals-extinction-us | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:28:01

• "President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address tonight" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/delia-ramirez-biden-state-of-the-union/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:28:44

• voter suppression ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/voter-suppression-2022-black-voters/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:28:55

• for-profit prisons☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/blueprint-for-profit-prisons | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:29:14

• public lands ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/07/trappers-are-trying-to-steal-our-public-lands/ | Source: Counter Punch    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:29:26

• SOTU ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-young-voters | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:29:40

• evacuation ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/toxic-chemical-release-avoid-derailed-train-explosion | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:30:02

• Fossil fuels ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-chief-fossil-fuel-industry-greed | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:30:23

• "Sometimes a little socialism is a very good thing." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/republicans-are-coming-with-knives-to-gut-fdr-s-new-deal | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:30:38

• "rare robust stock of Pacific herring" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/indigenous-protected-areas/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:31:10

• climate activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/tortuguita-family-demands-answers | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:31:16

• Google engineers plot to mitigate prototype pollution ☞ https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/google-engineers-plot-to-mitigate-prototype-pollution    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:33:19

• Ranked Choice Voting Won at the Polls in 2022 ☞ https://reason.com/2023/02/07/ranked-choice-voting-won-at-the-polls-in-2022/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:34:07

• Abortion and the 13th Amendment ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/02/06/abortion-and-the-13th-amendment/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:34:23

• ‘That ’90s Show’ proves that you can never go home again ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2023/02/05/that-90s-show-proves-that-you-can-never-go-home-again/    

posted Tuesday, February 07, 2023 at 23:35:31