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  • DNS at IETF 118 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/29/dns-at-ietf-118/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:35:59


  • Event Wrap: IETF 118 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/29/event-wrap-ietf-118/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:36:25


  • Microchip PIC18-Q24 8-bit MCU focuses on security and supports Multi-Voltage I/O (MVIO) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/28/microchip-pic18-q24-8-bit-mcu-security-multi-voltage-i-o-mvio/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:37:24


  • "BBC Basic was the programming language developed especially for that computer." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/bbc-basic-is-back-in-a-big-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:37:51


  • Jonathan Dowland: Useful vim plugins: AnsiEsc ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/vim_plugins/AnsiEsc/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:38:39


  • Adafruit Metro ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth IoT board comes in Arduino UNO form factor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/29/adafruit-metro-esp32-s3-board-arduino-uno-form-factor/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:39:14


  • My Raspberry Pi 5 Case Has A Wrap-around Window ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/my-raspberry-pi-5-case-has-a-wrap-around-window/    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:39:56


  • External GPUs working on the Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/external-gpus-working-on-raspberry-pi-5    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:40:13


  • "What makes, for example, a textural offering "real"? That there's an alleged self/person/individual/free-will behind it? How do you prove that's ever real-ly the case if/when biological knee-jerks can mimick the presence of a self/person/individual/free-will? Don't we simply assume/believe such is the case?" gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-11-29-10-30-10.gmi    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:47:32


  • The Long Tail of DNS Record Types gemini://thrig.me/blog/2023/11/29/dns-record-type-long-tail.gmi    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:48:09


  • Yes, that is a hard DNS problem gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/11/29.1    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:48:54


  • Programming Fonts gemini://consp.org/blog/2023/2023-11-29-programming-fonts.gmi    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:49:26


  • Unit testing from inside an assembler gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/11/29.2    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:50:02


  • "One occasionally encounters verbiage describing the importance of acquiring conceptuality - aka reality - context when attempting to understanding something communicated by another." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-11-29-12-38-00.gmi    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:51:30


  • Lagrange plugins? gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Lagrange/12049    

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 23:52:37


  • "Americans for Prosperity" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nikki-haley-endorsement-republicans/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:07:24


  • A Historic March in London ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/a-historic-march-in-london/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:08:23


  • Even Without a Meteorite, The Stage Was Set For Dinosaurs to Go Extinct ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/even-without-a-meteorite-the-stage-was-set-for-dinosaurs-to-go-extinct    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:09:03


  • A Man Said a Spider Egg Hatched Inside His Body. But Is That Possible? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-man-said-a-spider-egg-hatched-inside-his-body-but-is-that-possible    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:09:40


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D765.jpg    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:50:46


  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1115.jpg    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:50:52


  • NASA Unveils Spectacular New View of The Mars Horizon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-unveils-spectacular-new-view-of-the-mars-horizon    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:52:31


  • Could You Land a Plane? A Surprising Number of People Think They Can ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/could-you-land-a-plane-a-surprising-number-of-people-think-they-can    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:52:41


  • Bad Night of Sleep? This 20-Minute Fix Can Do Wonders ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bad-night-of-sleep-this-20-minute-fix-can-do-wonders    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:53:00


  • Brain's Background Noise Could Explain Electroconvulsive Therapy's Success ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brains-background-noise-could-explain-electroconvulsive-therapys-success    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:53:06


  • Caffeine Could Have a Surprising Effect on The Brain's Ability to Learn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-could-have-a-surprising-effect-on-the-brains-ability-to-learn    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:53:12


  • Mystery Solved: We Finally Know Why The Milky Way Seems So Unique ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mystery-solved-we-finally-know-why-the-milky-way-seems-so-unique    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:53:26


  • Jimmy Carter Emerges From Hospice Care for Rosalynn’s Memorial Service ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/us/jimmy-carter-health.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:54:13


  • Kenya: East African Bloc Forum to Discuss Forced Displacement ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Kenya-East-African-Bloc-Forum-to-Discuss-Forced-Displacement-20231128-0013.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:54:49


  • Emotional support animals improve students’ mental health ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2023/11/28/emotional-support-animals-improve-students-mental-health/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:55:15


  • Biden campaign readies health care fight in latest attack on Trump ☞ https://kentwired.com/106604/world-nation/biden-campaign-readies-health-care-fight-in-latest-attack-on-trump/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:55:29


  • New Swine Flu Strain Discovered in a Human in The UK For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-swine-flu-strain-discovered-in-a-human-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:55:42


  • Japan has about 30% excess deaths this year ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/11/in-japan-civilian-feds-say-health-care-crisis-still-isnt-fixed/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:56:07


  • Hospitals report growing aggression toward medical workers in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.11.2023-hospitals-report-growing-aggression-toward-medical-workers-in-latvia.a533414/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:56:20


  • Airport baggage handler in South Korea indicted on 208 counts of luggage theft ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/airport-baggage-handler-in-south-korea-indicted-on-208-counts-of-luggage-theft    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:56:54


  • South Korea clears taxi driver in death of passenger who jumped out of moving taxi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-clears-taxi-driver-in-death-of-passenger-who-jumped-out-of-moving-taxi    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:57:04


  • N Korea closes diplomatic missions in Bangladesh, DR Congo: reports ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-diplomatic-missions-11292023044804.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:57:13


  • Bribery and sportwashing; "as overcoming objections from rights activists to take hold of another global mega-event." ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231128-saudi-capital-riyadh-chosen-to-host-world-expo-2023    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:57:44


  • ‘Elephants trampled on car doors, smashed windscreen’: Malaysian family recount escape from attack ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/elephants-trampled-on-car-doors-smashed-windscreen-malaysian-family-recount-escape-from-attack    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:58:25


  • Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/asia/us-china-student-exchange-geopolitics.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:58:59


  • U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/economy/electric-car-china-supply-chain.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:59:16


  • China launches probe into surrogacy, fake paternity tests in Wuhan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-probe-into-surrogacy-fake-paternity-tests-in-wuhan    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:59:32


  • China's Nov factory activity likely contracted for second month ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-nov-factory-activity-likely-contracted-for-second-month    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 00:59:57


  • China's top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Vietnam from Thursday: Sources ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-top-diplomat-wang-yi-to-visit-vietnam-from-thursday-sources    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:00:14


  • China’s publicity blitz amid flu surge has done little to allay concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-publicity-blitz-amid-flu-surge-has-done-little-to-allay-concerns    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:00:33


  • China could have access to the largest Hey Hi (AI) chips ever made, supercomputer with 54 million cores — US government investigates Cerebras' UAE-based partner ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-could-have-access-to-the-largest-ai-chips-ever-made-us-government-investigates-cerebras-uae-based-partner-that-runs-supercomputer-with-54-million-cores    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:00:55


  • Ruling party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads Taiwan poll ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-elections-poll-11282023101503.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:01:07


  • Wave of respiratory infections hits children in southern China ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/respiratory-infections-11282023120359.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:01:20


  • Manila authorizes Christmas convoy to cheer up troops in South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/christmas_convoy-11282023154539.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:01:38


  • Chinese athletes as young as 7 undergo military training in Shanghai to ‘create iron army’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/28/chinese-athletes-as-young-as-7-undergo-military-training-in-shanghai-to-create-iron-army/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:01:50


  • War on Pause ☞ https://reason.com/2023/11/28/war-on-pause/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:02:06


  • "pathetic" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/28/fcc-moves-slowly-to-update-definition-of-broadband-to-something-still-pathetic/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:02:26


  • "Locked in A Cop Car For Hours" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/28/settlement-handed-to-11-year-old-autistic-student-who-was-locked-in-a-cop-car-for-hours-hit-with-25000-bail/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:02:50


  • Crazy Chechens ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/29/ramzan-kadyrov-s-son-who-beat-defenseless-prisoner-to-oversee-chechen-battalion | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:03:14


  • LED ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/led-ring-brings-the-bling/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:03:31


  • "Partly to address this, Prusa have proposed a new .bgcode binary G-code format." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/g-code-goes-binary-with-proposed-new-format/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:03:48


  • "The result is a deep dive into microphone specifications, through which most of us could probably learn something." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/noise-cancelling-isnt-as-easy-as-youd-think/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:04:08


  • RSF Advances Give It Control Over Half of Sudan ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2023/11/rsf-advances-give-it-control-over-half-of-sudan/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:04:42


  • Fears Grow That Violent History Could be Repeated in Darfur ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2023/11/fears-grow-that-violent-history-could-be-repeated-in-darfur/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:05:04


  • Melania Trump and Other Living First Ladies Pay Tribute to Rosalynn Carter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/style/melania-trump-rosalynn-carter-memorial.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:05:19


  • Turku shipyard completes construction of world’s largest cruise liner ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062495    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:05:37


  • Banned motorcycle gang suspected of continuing illegal activities ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062661    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:06:03


  • CAFC Sends Back TTAB's "GET ORDAINED" Decision: Board Ignored Its Own Policy Regarding Waiver of Unargued Claims ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/cafc-sends-back-ttabs-get-ordained.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:07:02


  • Zimstat says you need just US$20 a month to be considered not poor, doesn’t make sense ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/11/zimstat-says-you-need-just-20-per-month-not-be-considered-poor-doesnt-make-sense/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:07:57


  • "Minister Marc Miller said the quiet part loud: Big business needs international students for cheap labour" ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-open-secret-international-students-used-cheap-labour/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:09:11


  • Eurozone Economy to Stay Weak Through Year-End: ECB Chief ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Eurozone-Economy-to-Stay-Weak-Through-Year-End-ECB-Chief-20231128-0003.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:09:23


  • Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-ismail-ari-acquitted-in-libel-case-filed-by-former-minister-288616    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:10:02


  • Qualified privilege defence to be tested in UK libel battle between two Pakistani broadcasters ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/qualified-privilege-defence-libel-defamation-act-ary-geo-news/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:10:21


  • Court Denies Plaintiff Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Alleged Stealthing by 17-Year-Old ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/11/28/court-denies-plaintiff-pseudonymity-in-theylied-libel-suit-stemming-from-alleged-stealthing-by-17-year-old/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:10:35


  • UK study can’t find ‘smoking gun’ link between internet use and mental health ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/28/uk-study-cant-find-smoking-gun-link-internet-use-mental-health/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:11:18


  • Israel-Hamas War: Talks in Qatar Focus on Extending Truce ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/11/29/world/israel-hamas-gaza-war-news    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:11:39


  • For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/business/sports-illustrated-artifical-intelligence.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:11:59


  • Chatbots are NOT Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/how-moral-can-ai-really-be    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:12:33


  • Germany vows to subsidize defective chip maker Intel and TSMC fabs despite budget crisis — billions in funding still in limbo ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/germany-vows-to-subsidize-intel-and-tsmc-fabs-despite-budget-crisis    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:13:01


  • Two 15-Year Sentences Illustrate the Ugly Interaction of Drug and Gun Laws ☞ https://reason.com/2023/11/28/two-15-year-sentences-illustrate-the-ugly-interaction-of-drug-and-gun-laws/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:14:07


  • Maryland Roommates File Lawsuit After Police Shot Their Dog During Alleged Illegal Home Search ☞ https://reason.com/2023/11/28/maryland-roommates-file-lawsuit-after-police-shot-their-dog-during-alleged-illegal-home-search/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:14:39


  • American Oversight Statement on Wisconsin Court Decision Regarding Secret Impeachment Panel Lawsuit ☞ https://www.americanoversight.org/american-oversight-statement-on-wisconsin-court-decision-regarding-secret-impeachment-panel-lawsuit    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:15:12


  • Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments over abortion bans for medical emergencies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/11/texas-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-over-abortion-bans-for-medical-emergencies/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:15:43


  • Myanmar ex-information minister jailed for incitement, sedition ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-ex-information-minister-jailed-for-incitement-sedition    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:16:09


  • Decrying Encryption Use By The General Public ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/28/nypd-moves-towards-encrypting-radio-transmissions-after-years-of-decrying-encryption-use-by-the-general-public/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:16:28


  • Where to reduce the state? ☞ https://bianet.org/yazi/where-to-reduce-the-state-288563    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:17:12


  • As Congress Weighs Aid to Israel, Some Democrats Want Strings Attached ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/politics/israel-aid-senate.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:17:27


  • Finland closes entire eastern border for two weeks ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062569    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:17:35


  • Final debates begin in Hong Kong’s largest security trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/final-debates-begin-in-hong-kongs-largest-security-trial    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:17:47


  • Landmark Hong Kong national security case verdict expected in 3-4 months -judge ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/landmark-hong-kong-national-security-case-verdict-expected-in-3-4-months-judge    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:18:47


  • India forms committee to look into security concerns raised by US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-forms-committee-to-look-into-security-concerns-raised-by-us    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:19:01


  • UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/11/un-report-reveals-surge-in-violence-in-haiti-rural-central-region/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:19:24


  • Windows TCO ☞ https://itwire.com/security/dp-world-says-personal-info-of-employees-stolen-during-attack.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:20:13


  • Hong Kong 47: Who’s who in the landmark national security trial as closing arguments open ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/29/hong-kong-47-whos-who-in-the-landmark-national-security-trial-as-closing-arguments-open/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:20:44


  • Hong Kong national security police charge man over wearing alleged ‘seditious’ shirt at airport ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/29/hong-kong-national-security-police-charge-man-over-wearing-alleged-seditious-shirt-at-airport/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:21:04


  • Dozens killed in attack by armed groups in Burkina Faso, UN says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231128-armed-groups-carry-out-major-attack-in-northern-burkina-faso-say-security-sources    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:21:16


  • Mali opens terror probe into jihadists, ethnic separatists amid deteriorating security ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231129-mali-opens-terror-probe-into-jihadists-and-separatists    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:21:24


  • Windows kills ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ardent-hospitals-diverting-patients-following-ransomware-attack/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:23:01


  • Los Angeles SIM Swapper Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/los-angeles-sim-swapper-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:23:21


  • Critical Vulnerability Found in Ray Hey Hi (AI) Framework ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerability-found-in-ray-ai-framework/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:23:32


  • Civil society statement: Council risks failing human rights in the Hey Hi (AI) Act ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-statement-council-eu-risks-failing-human-rights-in-the-ai-act/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:24:08


  • Submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security: Charter analysis concerning cybersecurity and telecommunications reform in Bill C-26 ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2023/11/bill-c26-analysis-and-recommendations/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:24:26


  • Exploitation of Critical ownCloud Vulnerability Begins ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-critical-owncloud-vulnerability-begins/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:24:44


  • Average security-clearance-processing speed, hits a speed bump ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2023/11/average-security-clearance-processing-speed-hits-a-speed-bump/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:25:10


  • Off-Theme Presents: Shades of Purple ☞ https://quickfix.es/2023/11/off-theme-presents-shades-of-purple/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:25:43


  • Enrico Zini: Introducing Debusine ☞ http://www.enricozini.org/blog/2023/debian/introducing-debusine    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:26:19


  • Steinar H. Gunderson: Framework debt ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2023-11-28-20-34_framework_debt.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:26:35


  • It is NOT "Hey Hi (AI) Chatbot". LLMs are NOT "AI" or "ML" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/technology/amazon-ai-chatbot-q.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:27:22


  • "Latest Round Of Bigoted Tweets" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/28/elon-musks-latest-round-of-bigoted-tweets-likely-cost-extwitter-75-million-over-the-rest-of-2023/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:28:20


  • Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 Bay Area tech workers following $69B VMware deal https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tech-layoffs-broadcam-vmware-18522770.php    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:29:51


  • "unconstitutional" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/28/meta-joins-google-in-turning-its-back-on-the-open-web-and-embracing-unconstitutional-mandates-that-pretend-to-protect-the-children/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:30:33


  • Precedential No. 34: TTAB Dismisses Monster Energy's Section 2(d) Claim On Summary Judgment Due to DIssimilarity of Design Marks ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/11/precedential-no-34-ttab-dismisses.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:30:52


  • After 'Chandler Bing' is seems like Brenda (90210) will die from cancer    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:31:36


  • Microsoft's 2023 ugly sweater lets you wear the famous backdoored Windows XP wallpaper ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-xp-wallpaper-takes-spot-on-microsofts-new-ugly-sweater    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:32:06


  • Apple cult ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/28/a-flasher-mac-25-years-later/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:32:40


  • Discovering Omnios Server ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2023/discovering-omnios-server/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:33:28


  • Post calls on wanted Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to return ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-nathan-law-11282023154756.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:33:49


  • AWS Adopts Arm V2 Cores For Expansive Graviton4 Server CPU ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/11/28/aws-adopts-arm-v2-cores-for-expansive-graviton4-server-cpu/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:34:10


  • Digital Car Keys Are Coming ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/11/digital-car-keys-are-coming.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:34:30


  • Rosalynn Carter’s Life in Photos ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/rosalynn-carter-photos.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:34:52


  • U.S. Soldiers Are Exposing Barracks Full of Mold, Bed Bugs, and Unsafe Food With a New App ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ak443/us-soldiers-are-exposing-barracks-full-of-mold-bed-bugs-and-unsafe-food-with-a-new-app    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:35:19


  • Nvidia RTX 4090 cards are reportedly being hoarded for sale to China by unscrupulous scalpers, which could inevitably drive prices up ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-rtx-4090-cards-reportedly-hoarded-for-sale-to-china    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:35:35


  • Interview with Dredge Developers at the TGS2023 ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/interview-with-dredge-developers-at-the-tgs2023/index.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:36:26


  • "Aspirations and resilience cannot overcome the failures of racist and inequitable systems that serve to marginalize immigrants and undermine educators." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/undocumented-teacher-undocumented-struggles/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:37:36


  • Idaho Schools Continue to Struggle to Secure Adequate Resource ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/idaho-schools-struggle/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:37:43


  • USC Censors Jewish Professor for Saying Hamas 'Should Be Killed' ☞ https://reason.com/2023/11/28/john-strauss-hamas-usc-censorship-palestine-israel/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:38:23


  • coreboot 4.22 & 4.22.01 have been released ☞ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2023/11/28/coreboot-4-22-4-22-01-have-been-released/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:39:30


  • [Teaser] Next Week's Part in the Series About Anti-Free Software Militants ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/_Teaser_Next_Week_s_Part_in_the_Series_About_Anti_Free_Software.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:04


  • Justice is Still the Main Goal ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Justice_is_Still_the_Main_Goal.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:11


  • Media Cannot Tell the Difference Between Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Iran ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:18


  • Microsoft “Discriminated Based on Sexuality” ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/29/Microsoft_Discriminated_Based_on_Sexuality.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:28


  • The 'Smart' Attack on Power Grid Neutrality (or the Wet Dream of Tiered Pricing for Power, Essentially Punishing Poorer Households for Exercising Freedom Like Richer Households) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/29/The_Smart_Attack_on_Power_Grid_Neutrality_or_the_Wet_Dream_of_T.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:39


  • Is BlueMail a Client of ZDNet Now? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/29/Is_BlueMail_a_Client_of_ZDNet_Now.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:52


  • Lookout, It's Outlook ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/29/Child_In_The_White_Doctor_Coat.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:40:59


  • Updated A Month Ago: Richard Stallman on Software Patents as Obstacles to Software Development ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/29/Updated_A_Month_Ago_Richard_Stallman_as_Software_Patents_Obstac.shtml    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:41:50


  • Let’s talk about Fairphone’s work in the Congo. ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2023/11/28/lets-talk-about-fairphones-work-in-the-congo/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:43:18


  • New cost-cap system for UK patent monopoly disputes to start in early 2024 ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/new-cost-cap-system-for-uk-patent-disputes-to-start-in-early-2024/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:43:49


  • Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, wireless patent monopoly reexam granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/11/27/empire-ip-entity-fleet-connect-wireless-patent-reexam-granted    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:44:06


  • A Question of First Impression: What Happens When the PTAB Fails to Meet the Statutory Deadline for Issuing a Final Written Decision? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/11/impression-statutory-decision.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:44:23


  • Prior Art as of the Effective Filing Date ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/11/prior-effective-filing.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:45:01


  • Raspberry Pi 5 gets 5G Modem HAT based on Quectel RM502Q-AE M.2 module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/29/raspberry-pi-5-5g-modem-hat-quectel-rm502q-ae/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:45:29


  • Silent cyber menace: Majority of US websites are unprotected against simple bot attacks ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/28/silent-cyber-menace-majority-us-websites-unprotected-simple-bot-attacks/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:49:03


  • Decoding the Patterns: Analyzing DShield Honeypot Activity [Guest Diary], (Mon, Nov 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30428    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:49:59


  • Stamp prices increase for fifth time in three years ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2023/11/stamp-prices-increase-for-fifth-time-in-three-years/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:50:23


  • Puzzling over the Postgres query planner with LLMs ☞ https://blog.jonudell.net/2023/11/28/puzzling-over-the-postgres-query-planner-with-llms/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:50:41


  • Cybersecurity in Energy Infrastructure: The Value of Open Source Software ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/11/28/cybersecurity-in-energy-infrastructure-the-value-of-open-source-software/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:52:28


  • "both open-source software and open hardware." ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/11/29/airgradient-one-kit-review-an-open-source-indoor-air-quality-monitor/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:53:04


  • "As the user interface is built with GTK 4 and libadwaita, Varia looks perfectly in-keeping with other modern GTK apps Ubuntu offers" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/varia-new-download-manager-for-linux    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 01:55:07


  • What the heck is the connection to Linux? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-projects-unite-at-cop28-to-showcase-open-source-action-on-un-sustainable-development-goals-301999311.html    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:02:59


  • Linux kernel maintainers urge users and distributions to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.6 LTS or another LTS series. https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-5-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-6-lts    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:03:17


  • GNU/Linux PRE-loaded https://goodtech.info/premier-ordinateur-portable-de-jeu-linux-sous-amd-chez-tuxedo/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:03:49


  • Misleading and click-baiting headline from ICBM's useful idiots https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/xorg-is-dead-long-live-wayland-red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel-dropping-xorg/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:04:21


  • Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/953226/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:06:04


  • "Version 1.4 of LibreQoS was released on November 17. "Version 1.4 is a huge milestone. A whole new back-end, new GUI, 30%+ performance improvements, support for single-interface mode."" https://lwn.net/Articles/953286/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:08:50


  • Faster kernel testing with virtme-ng https://lwn.net/Articles/951313/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:11:38


  • It should never have been born https://lwn.net/Articles/950466/ it was spammed and lied about by Gartner http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:12:16


  • listmount() and statmount() https://lwn.net/Articles/950569/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:12:44


  • The rest of the 6.7 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/949957/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:13:15


  • Windows TCO https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-group-black-basta-has-raked-in-more-than-100-million-researchers/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:16:21


  • "The breach contributed to the exposure of consumers’ nonpublic information. In addition to penalties, the company has agreed to implement significant remedial measures to better secure consumer data." https://www.databreaches.net/dfs-announces-1-million-cybersecurity-settlement-with-first-american-title-insurance-company/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:17:42


  • Okta admits hackers accessed data on all customers during recent breach https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/29/okta-admits-hackers-accessed-data-on-all-customers-during-recent-breach/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:18:34


  • "An unknown entity has breached the website of the Shin Bet veterans’ association, Shoval, and may have stolen the details of the intelligence agency’s former employees, the French website Intelligence Online has reported." https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231129-hackers-breach-israel-intelligence-groups-website/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:19:15


  • "Queensland has become only the second state to legislate a mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities, as an almost identical scheme comes into effect in New South Wales." https://www.innovationaus.com/queensland-passes-mandatory-data-breach-notice-laws/    

postedAccountability and Antisemitism: The Canadian Heritage Committee Needs To Step Up ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/11/accountability-and-antisemitism-the-canadian-heritage-committee-needs-to-step-up/    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:41:18


  • Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:19:51


    • A cyberattack hit thousands of people in Louisiana. They’re still in the dark months later. https://www.databreaches.net/a-cyberattack-hit-thousands-of-people-in-louisiana-theyre-still-in-the-dark-months-later/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:20:29


    • KidSecurity’s user data compromised after app failed to set password https://cybernews.com/security/kidsecurity-parental-control-data-leak/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:21:00


    • “botnet infiltration.” https://www.databreaches.net/hacker-breaks-silence-following-a-decade-behind-bars-in-cybernews-documentary/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:21:40


    • Windows TCO https://www.databreaches.net/attorney-general-james-warns-new-yorkers-impacted-by-medical-companys-data-breach-of-potential-identity-theft/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:22:45


    • Windows TCO again https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/japan-space-agency-hit-with-cyberattack-this-summer-media-2023-11-29/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:23:16


    • Marketing or article article?? https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-office/buying-a-new-keyboard-why-the-right-key-switch-matters-for-your-health-and-productivity/    

    posted🔤SpellBinding: ADIMWSR Wordo: FLUFF gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-11-30.gmi    

posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:58:19


  • Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 02:44:10


    • St IGNUcius https://stallman.org/saint.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 04:24:00


    • "[Salafi] Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed." https://stallman.org/archives/2023-sep-dec.html#29_November_2023_(Salafi_Arabia_oil_and_gas_plan)    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 04:49:31


    • "Antisemites supporting Israel is weird. Jewish support of them is even weirder.* But that's what's happening with the wrecker and the muskrat." https://stallman.org/archives/2023-sep-dec.html#29_November_2023_(Antisemites_supporting_Israel)    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 04:50:12


    • "The next Boston rally for Julian Assange will be Monday, December 11 at 1pm-2:30 on the Boston Common, near the main entrance to Park St Station." https://stallman.org/archives/2023-sep-dec.html#29_November_2023_(Assange_rally)    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 04:54:01


    • Jimmy AllowHurst Marketing Punching Bag For Other Game Engine https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/unity-becomes-marketing-punching-bag-for-other-game-engine/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 04:56:35


    • Redoing SciFitness https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/11/30/scifitness-and-trendsright-store/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 05:19:17


    • "The DNAME RR is to delegate name resolution to another server, mainly for address-to-name mappings" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2023/11/29.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:37:17


    • "I was thinking about :has() in CSS a little bit today — Firefox 121 is dropping [sic] in mid-December and then we’ll have support across the board" ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2023/11/29/element-indexes/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:37:45


    • COP28 ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/29/cop28_president | Source: Democracy Now    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:05:05


    • "more than 12,000 people have been killed and over 6 million displaced" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/29/sudan_update | Source: Democracy Now    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:05:27


    • "We look at former first lady Rosalynn Carter’s decadeslong advocacy for mental healthcare in the United States." ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/11/29/rosalynn_carter | Source: Democracy Now    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:05:54


    • "We bought our lives" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/11/29/we-bought-our-lives | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:06:25


    • kazakhstan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/29/former-kazakhstani-president-nursultan-nazarbayev-reportedly-reveals-second-family-in-new-memoir | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:06:50


    • "non-existent" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/29/russian-human-rights-groups-ask-supreme-court-to-dismiss-authorities-request-to-ban-non-existent-international-lgbt-movement | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:07:18


    • "There are few things I enjoy more than watching cocksure cops trip over their own hubris." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/court-to-officers-you-cant-charge-someone-with-resisting-arrest-when-you-broke-the-law-with-a-warrantless-entry/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:07:55


    • maximalism ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/lets-not-flip-sides-on-ip-maximalism-because-of-ai/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:08:12


    • AllowHurst in the burning village ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/unity-becomes-marketing-punching-bag-for-other-game-engine/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:08:41


    • "Prosecutors routinely find ways to get key detectives to testify in criminal trials" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-retired-homicide-detective-too-sick-testify-missouri | Source: Pro Publica    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:08:58


    • "Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/gesture-controlled-robot-arm-is-a-nifty-educational-build/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:09:23


    • "Chromium(III) Telluride (Cr2Te3) is an interesting material for (ferro)magnetic applications" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/chromiumiii-telluride-as-ferromagnetic-material-with-tunable-anomalous-hall-effect/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:09:42


    • "With the increase in popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their need to communicate wirelessly" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/converting-bluetooth-sensors-to-zigbee/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:10:16


    • "Controlling reality" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/11/30/controlling-reality | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:10:48


    • A strike ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/29/four-police-officers-reportedly-killed-18-wounded-in-ukrainian-strike-on-building-in-russian-occupied-part-of-ukraine-s-kherson-region | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:11:19


    • whelan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/29/paul-whelan-u-s-citizen-jailed-in-russia-reportedly-assaulted-by-fellow-inmate | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:11:30


    • "volunteer fighters" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/30/russian-state-duma-approves-first-reading-of-bill-holding-volunteer-fighters-criminally-accountable-for-military-offenses | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:12:04


    • primorsky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/30/authorities-in-russia-s-primorsky-region-launch-chatbot-for-reporting-extremist-neighbors | Source: Meduza    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:12:33


    • How To Install Grafana on GNU/Linux Mint 21 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-grafana-linux-mint-21/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:20:47


    • How To Install Flameshot on Fedora 39 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-flameshot-fedora-39/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:21:04


    • How To Install GNU/Linux Malware Detect on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-linux-malware-detect-ubuntu-22-04/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:21:23


    • How To Install Putty on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-putty-ubuntu-22-04/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:21:56


    • How to Install PHP 8.3 on Debian 12, 11 or 10 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-8-3-on-debian-linux/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:22:20


    • How to Install Waterfox Browser on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/install-waterfox-browser-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:22:41


    • How to Install DeaDBeeF on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-deadbeef-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:22:56


    • How to Install Strawberry Music Player on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-strawberry-music-player-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:28:10


    • How to Install Python 3.11 on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-python-3-11-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:28:32


    • How to Install MySQL on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-mysql-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:28:47


    • How to install and use Syncthing on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-and-use-syncthing-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:29:09


    • How to Install Rust on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-rust-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:29:23


    • How to Install Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Edge on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-microsoft-edge-on-linux-mint/ terrible idea, it's not only proprietary and controlled by a hostile company; it's also a password stealer that sends all the user's passwords to the NSA and Microsoft    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:30:53


    • How to safely upgrade your Ubuntu system ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/134468/how-to-safely-upgrade-your-ubuntu-system.htm    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:33:12


    • How to Install PHP 8.3 on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://www.linuxtuto.com/how-to-install-php-8-3-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:33:53


    • How to Setup Dual Monitors With XRandR ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-setup-dual-monitors-with-xrandr/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:34:11


    • How To Run Multiple GNU/Linux Commands at Once in GNU/Linux Terminal ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-run-multiple-linux-commands-at-once-in-linux-terminal/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:34:33


    • How to Install Ungoogled Chromium in Ubuntu 22.04 / 23.10 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/11/install-ungoogled-chromium-ubuntu/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:35:07


    • How to Install Fedora 39 on VMware [Step-by-Step with Screenshot Attached] ☞ https://trendoceans.com/install-fedora/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:35:47


    • Raspberry Pi 5 successfully uses external graphics card ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-5-successfully-uses-external-graphics-card    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:40:13


    • "The Prometheus Blackbox exporter is how you do many external checks on machines and services" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusWhyScrapeBlackbox | Source: University of Toronto    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:38:14


    • "GSB is pretty old now, but TBH the spaceship graphics for it still look incredibly good to my eyes." ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2023/11/29/gratuitous-space-shooty-game-released/ | Source: Positech Games    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:38:43


    • "This section takes over from where we left off in the previous guide." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/gentoo-linux-installation-guide-part-2/ | Source: TecMint    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:42:26


    • "Welcome to a journey of discovery where understanding my IP address isn’t only a technical need but also a first step" ☛ https://www.unixmen.com/recognizing-my-ip-with-linux-a-step-towards-more-intelligent-internet-use/ | Source: Unix Men    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:42:51


    • Liam Dawe has taken many 'days off' lately. Hopefully he and his site are OK. They migrated a month ago.    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:44:58


    • iophk: see "Black Basta" - "Conti" ties: windows TCO yet again https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://de.darktrace.com/blog/how-conti-ransomware-took-down-operational-technology    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:45:46


    • iophk: Microsoft torpedoed the project "Algorithms, Data, and Democracy" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://radar.dk/artikel/taenketank-melder-sig-ud-af-danmarks-stoerste-tech-forskningsprojekt-efter-google-og-microsoft    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:46:08


    • Again ransomware. Windows TCO? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/ungdomsuddannelser-i-nordjylland-inficeret-med-ransomware    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:46:41


    • "Retired general: So far US has not fully committed to Ukrainian victory" https://news.err.ee/1609178242/retired-general-so-far-us-has-not-fully-committed-to-ukrainian-victory    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:46:55


    • old: 100 crimes https://www.thenation.com/article/world/kissinger-100-crimes-watergate/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:47:11


    • old: drop dead https://jacobin.com/2023/05/henry-kissinger-100th-birthday-us-foreign-policy    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:47:54


    • old: war crimes https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/1/31/galant-welcoming-war-crimes/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:48:03


    • old: killing fields https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/24/intercept_kissinger_cambodia_killing_fields    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:48:10


    • Does "free Palestine!" mean "kidnap kids"? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-did-hamas-do-children-it-kidnapped-1721893    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:48:30


    • They told God to take William Henry Gates down there, but he only heard "Henry"    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:50:38


    • "York: What does free expression mean to you?" York does not understand free speech; she attacks it when it suits her agenda ☛ https://www.eff.org/pages/speaking-freely-ron-deibert | Source: EFF    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:56:10


    • "Then, in 2019, the mural — which had become a tourist landmark in the town" ☛ https://kentwired.com/106645/uncategorized/banksy-mural-worth-over-1-2m-lost-as-building-demolished/ | Source: The Kent Stater    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:56:43


    • "Instacart will be featured in a custom ad spot, which will run across NBCU's linear TV" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/instacart-partners-with-peacock-to-offer-streaming-content-to-us-subscribers/articleshow/105600899.cms | Source: India Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:57:34


    • "The 22nd Robotex International saw 887 competitors from all around the world come to Tallinn" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609175371/tallinn-international-robotics-festival-attracts-over-3-000-competitors | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:58:51


    • "Breaker breaker, any takers? This is the the one and only Delchi hunting for bear on I-95 South" ☛ https://adafruit-playground.com/u/delchi/pages/cb-microphone-for-your-pc-breaker-breaker-any-takers | Source: Adafruit    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 08:59:02


    • "Philips Hue is an incredibly popular line of lights that can be controlled wirelessly." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/home-assistant-philips-hue/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:00:46


    • "This guide will walk through how to capture (monochrome) images on a Raspberry Pi Pico board using a Himax HM01B0-based camera module from Arducam." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/real-time-monochrome-camera-input-on-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:00:54


    • "We are thrilled to announce that Roundcube project has found a new home with Nextcloud." ☛ https://nextcloud.com/blog/open-source-email-pioneer-roundcube-comes-aboard-nextcloud/ | Source: Next Cloud    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:04:11


    • "Scheduling tasks in deployed applications is surprisingly difficult." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2023/Nov/29/announcing-deno-cron/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:04:35


    • "For the past 8 years, developers around the globe have gathered together to solve daily puzzles" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/advent-of-code-is-just-around-the-corner/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:12:00


    • "Thanks to the script I added, if the branch already exists, it switches to it, and if it does not exist" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/patches-with-notmuch | Source: Idiomdrottning    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:12:34


    • "Before wiki, most (not all, but most) people made web in one of two ways: bug-ridden GUI hells like Macromedia Dreamweaver" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/wiki-philosophy | Source: Idiomdrottning    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:13:59


    • "Henry Kissinger is dead" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2023/11/henry-kissinger-cold-war-foreign-policy/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:14:09


    • "A team of researchers from the John Hopkins Institute addressed the main problem of assessing images from sky..." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-11-telescopes-didnt-play-nicely.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:27:31


    • "He was into his unofficial second shift, having already logged 12 hours that Wednesday" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/29/jpl_engineer_spirit_mars_rover/ | Source: The Register UK    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:27:40


    • "Like most media companies, Recurrent is adapting to the evolving landscape of its audience" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/business/media/popular-science-magazine-closes.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:33:25


    • "Catch up quick: Recurrent has a portfolio of about 20 brands that include Popular Science" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/recurrent-ventures-layoffs | Source: Axios    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:33:44


    •    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:37:44


    • Vicious cycle in the UK (maybe elsewhere, too): inflation makes it impossible for the working poor to even exist/live (or feed kids), so they go on strike, demand pay increase, might even get it, but then the employers get scabs, replace the full-timers, treat the new ones like disposable zero-hour contractors, in turn lessening both service and pay while leaving families hungry    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:37:50


    • "The commercial drone market encompasses a range of work, including building software and hardware." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2023/11/29/biggest-drone-service-providers-of-2023-for-remote-sensing/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:42:05


    • "Microsoft’s Offensive Research [sic] and Security [sic] Engineering (MORSE)" ☛ https://blackwinghq.com/blog/posts/a-touch-of-pwn-part-i/ |    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:42:15


    • "For some people, there is a gradual slipping away. The classic cult-like group encourages isolation from friends, family and even outside employment." ☛ https://theconversation.com/how-to-get-someone-out-of-a-cult-and-what-happens-afterwards-217697 | Source: The Conversation    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:44:54


    • "Computer-generated writers ... writing computer-generated stories?" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2023/1129/Sports-Illustrated-is-latest-media-to-feel-the-pull-and-sting-of-AI | Source: CS Monitor    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:48:23


    • "About 200 big advertisers, including Disney, Apple and IBM, stopped spending on X" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/dealbook/elon-musk-advertisers-blackmail-iger.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:48:33


    • Chatbots are NOT "Artificial Intelligence (AI)" but the latest "LATE STAGE" capitalism - a stage of plunder, wherein few companies try to "re-appropriate" other people's work (plagiarism) while calling that "HEY HI" (MAGIC!) when it's not fair use    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:53:42


    • "The vehicle under test is identical to those destined for Detroit." ☛ https://record.umich.edu/articles/automated-shuttle-planned-for-detroit-is-testing-at-mcity/ | Source: University of Michigan    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:54:13


    • Twitter is about to collapse and Fentanylware (Beijing C & C) is adopting LONG-FORM videos, so Pooh-tin is trying to take on GULAG/Alphabet directly    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:55:17


    • "And yet all of Apple’s security alerts got in the way again and spoiled the whole thing." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/11/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-permissions-requests/ | Source: Six Colors    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:56:44


    • "A llamafile is a single multi-GB file that contains both the model weights for an LLM" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2023/Nov/29/llamafile/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:57:13


    • "As helpful as generative AI like ChatGPT and Bard are in the research process" ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/11/summaries-of-youtube-videos-via-bard-and-more-useful-stuff/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 09:57:33


    • "At the end of the day, we simply have no idea if Q* will represent a breakthrough or not" ☛ https://futurism.com/openai-refuses-comment-secretive-q-ai | Source: Futurism    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:01:50


    • "The chatbot, developed by Amazon’s cloud computing division" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/technology/amazon-ai-chatbot-q.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:02:02


    • "General Motors is slowing the expansion of its Cruise automated driving division and significantly cutting spending" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/cruise-general-motors.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:02:09


    • "The space agency learned of the possibility of the unauthorised access after receiving information from an external organisation" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/japan-space-agency-hit-with-cyberattack-rocket-and-satellite-info-not-accessed/articleshow/105578579.cms | Source: India Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:06:10


    • Windows TCO: "Responsibility for the attack has not been claimed, and motives are unknown." ☛ https://www.blender.org/news/cyberattack-november-2023/ |    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:08:48


    • [Old] Windows TCO: "It appears to be working. Purple Fox infections have rocketed by 600% since May 2020" ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/23/wormable-windows-botnet-ballooning/ | Source: TechCrunch    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:13:31


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-group-black-basta-has-raked-in-more-than-100-million-researchers/ | Source: Data Breaches    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:13:40


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/researchers-say-russia-linked-ransomware-group-has-raked-more-than-100-million-2023-11-29/ | Source: Reuters    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:14:37


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/29/water_authority_ciso_iran/ | Source: The Register UK    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:22:49


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.databreaches.net/a-cyberattack-hit-thousands-of-people-in-louisiana-theyre-still-in-the-dark-months-later/ | Source: Data Breaches    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:23:04


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://www.nola.com/news/cyberattack-data-breach-hits-st-landry-parish-school/article_9a464bf8-6a7c-5d1b-a35c-f7d5c4066de5.html | Source: NOLA    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:23:25


    • Windows TCO ☛ https://dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202311281 |    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:23:43


    • "In the lawsuit filed Monday, the family said that both Volkswagen and Car-Net’s service provider" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/17/volkswagen-lawsuit-gps-carjacking-illinois/ | Source: The Washington Post    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:38:20


    • "Imagine asking a box on a pillar at Home Depot “Where are the nails?” and getting directions" ☛ https://petewarden.com/2023/11/30/little-googles-everywhere/ | Source: Pete Warden    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:38:34


    • "The vulnerability comes from something called prompt leaking, where users can trick a GPT into revealing how it was built" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/security-vulnerabilities-openai-chatgpt-custom-gpt-1851057912 | Source: Gizmodo    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:38:42


    • "US billionaire Frank McCourt strongly criticised" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2023/11/29/social-media-is-undermining-our-democracies/ | Source: Neritam    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:42:11


    • "Thirdly, these climate talks must recognise that it is a super-rich elite who are super-heating the planet." ☛ https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/11/29/keeping-1.5-alive,-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-and-tackling-climate-inequality-must-be-priorities-for-cop28-climate-talks-say-greens/ | Source: Green Party UK    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:42:26


    • "Reporting from the nonprofit journalism organization Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) and Channel 4 News" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/saudi-arabia-oil-developing-countries | Source: Futurism    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:43:36


    • "Challengers assert that Mr. Trump is barred because, as stated in Section 3, he was an officer" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/opinion/trump-president-candidate-constitution.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:44:31


    • "Whether Trump could really see the inside of a cell is a matter of intense debate even among legal experts" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-avoiding-jail/676168/ | Source: The Atlantic    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:45:04


    • "Duterte reburied Marcos, who had died in exile in Hawaii, as a hero at the national cemetery in Manila." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/11/-philippines-drug-war-duterte-patricia-evangelista-book/676165/ | Source: The Atlantic    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:47:52


    • "The movement’s self-appointed spokesperson Gordon Berry advocated for arresting politicians and dismantling" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ek58/save-the-children-convoy-plan-pick-up-homeless-canada | Source: Vice Media Group    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:47:59


    • "Threatened by Russia as well as climate change" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2023/11/lapland-prisoner-geography | Source: New Statesman    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:48:19


    • "When Vietnam was awarded a multibillion-dollar deal by a group of nine wealthy nations last year to work on reducing its use of coal" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/asia/vietnam-cop28-environment.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:50:53


    • "Feral goldfish have been invading much of North America, including the Great Lakes" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/feral-goldfish-are-menacing-great-lakes-were-going-need-bigger-bowl | Source: Bridge Michigan    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:51:10


    • "Here is a closer look at the technology, where it is being used in Canada" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/carbon-capture-canada-iea-1.7041175 | Source: CBC    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:51:37


    • "The prices for metro tickets will almost double from July to September 2024 to help cover the cost of expanding the transport network for the Paris Olympic Games." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231129-paris-metro-prices-will-almost-double-during-2024-olympic-games | Source: France24    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:52:49


    • "A herd of elephants in Malaysia smashed up a car after it struck one of their babies on Sunday night." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/emotional-elephants-smashed-a-car-to-protect-one-of-their-babies | Source: Science Alert    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:21:42


    • "Authorities did not provide further updates about the condition of the elephant baby." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/asia/elephant-baby-malaysia-highway-accident/index.html | Source: CNN    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:21:49


    • "The tech giant recently sent a proposal to the Wall Street bank to exit the contract in the next 12 to 15 months" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-to-end-credit-card-partnership-with-goldman-sachs-report/articleshow/105578393.cms | Source: India Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:22:45


    • "The Facebook giant's President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg – yeah, the guy who was once UK Deputy Prime Minister" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/29/meta_ai_ad_disclosure_requirement/ | Source: The Register UK    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:24:43


    • "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who had recruited Altman to Microsoft after his ouster from OpenAI" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-to-take-non-voting-observer-position-on-openais-board/articleshow/105606167.cms | Source: India Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:24:58


    • "In a world in which impact factors and other bibliometric measures still reign supreme" ☛ https://bjoern.brembs.net/2023/11/german-funder-dfg-why-the-sudden-inconsistency/ | Source: Bjoern Brembs    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:25:12


    • "The government has announced that it has reached agreement with Google on deal" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/11/salvaging-bill-c-18-government-upends-legislation-to-bring-google-onside-the-online-news-act/ | Source: Michael Geist    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:25:23


    • "During our interview, Altman repeatedly declined to answer the main question on everyones’ minds" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23982046/sam-altman-interview-openai-ceo-rehired | Source: The Verge    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:26:20


    • "Some of the biggest names in tech will testify before the US Senate on January 31st" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/29/23981662/meta-x-tiktok-ceos-testify-us-senate-child-exploitation | Source: The Verge    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:26:27


    • "If Elon Musk is actively trying to drive advertisers away from his floundering social media site X" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-tweets-pizzagate-conspiracy-pedo-epstein-1851053448 | Source: Gizmodo    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:27:12


    • "We do know, however, that the Pentagon last year gave NewsGuard $750,000" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/11/29/john-kiriakou-reflections-on-the-deep-states-media-watchdog-tool/ | Source: Scheerpost    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:32:30


    • "Paste Magazine, a music and culture outlet" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/media/jezebel-resurrected-paste-magazine.html | Source: New York Times    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:33:04


    • "The survey of 532 British adults whose main choice of daily newspaper was The Daily Telegraph" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/telegraph-redbird-imi-two-thirds-subscribers-less-likely-renew-poll/ | Source: Press Gazette    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:33:24


    • "Zucker is chief executive of the investment group Redbird IMI" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/jeff-zucker-telegraph-editorial-independence/ | Source: Press Gazette    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:33:53


    • "According to a lawsuit filed this month, that wasn't the only way jail employees mishandled Bews' case." ☛ https://reason.com/2023/11/29/a-los-angeles-jail-let-a-woman-die-of-withdrawal-then-a-coroner-allowed-her-body-to-decompose/ | Source: Reason    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:35:47


    • "The authorities of the Islamic republic must be held accountable for this crime." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-karimi-executed-coreced-confession/32707055.html | Source: RFERL    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:36:16


    • "In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-judge-wushu/32707148.html | Source: RFERL    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:36:44


    • "Rojîn Hadid Talal is one of the thousands of people abducted during the Shengal genocide." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/the-story-of-rojin-kidnapped-by-isis-from-shengal-nine-years-ago-70532 | Source: ANF News    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:37:42


    • "IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) is a Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) ICMPv6" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/30/why-is-ipv6-router-advertisement-default-enabled-by-some-network-vendors/ | Source: APNIC    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:38:29


    • "ICANN has launched a new service which aims to simplify requests for domain name registration data currently unavailable" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/icann-simplifies-requests-for-hidden-domain-name-registration-data-231130/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:43:35


    • "Website blocking is used in dozens of countries to prevent the public from easily accessing pirate sites." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/site-blocking-fallout-keeps-github-unusable-for-some-indians/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:43:43


    • "my clinical specialty is breast cancer surgery" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/11/29/homeopathic-quackery-vs-a-fibroadenoma/ |    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:50:23


    • environment ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/protect-the-planet/ | Source: The Nation    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:50:59


    • "Once upon a time, if you wanted to generate some waveforms" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/arbitrary-wave-generator-for-the-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:55:34


    • "Monitoring Energy Use And Saving Money" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/monitoring-energy-use-and-saving-money/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:56:13


    • "Last time, I assembled a Python object representing a Rigol oscilloscope." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/scope-gui-made-easier/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:57:12


    • "These days, you have to be careful what you buy." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/ct-scanner-reveals-the-difference-between-real-and-fake-airpods/ | Source: Hackaday    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:58:35


    • "For decades, the government has used the Third Party Doctrine to obtain massive amounts of phone records without a warrant." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/ron-wyden-wants-to-know-why-the-dea-still-has-on-demand-access-to-trillions-of-phone-records/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:00:28


    • "rushed integration of half-baked “AI” (aka not at all sentient language learning models) into journalism" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/sports-illustrated-the-latest-to-bare-its-entire-ass-thanks-to-laziness-greed-and-half-cooked-ai/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:01:13


    • "I mean, it’s not like we didn’t warn Elon Musk. Free speech is not about creating a single private space..." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/29/musks-faulty-vision-of-free-speech-is-driving-speech-off-extwitter/ | Source: Techdirt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:01:31


    • "Candidate stories are initially identified by Project Censored professors and students" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/note-research-evaluation-censored-news-9/ | Source: Project Censored    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:01:59


    • "starting a solitary strike against climate inaction in Kampala in January, 2019, aged 22" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/29/we-need-to-address-the-issues-of-burnout-anxiety-and-sustaining-the-movement/ | Source: DeSmog    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:03:12


    • "Government records show that dmg events, which is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), will be paid £545,000 for “commissioning and delivering pavilion and office space for the UK’s COP28 delegation taking place in Dubai..."" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/29/fossil-fuel-friendly-daily-mail-dmg-events-500k-government-contract-uk-cop28-pavilion-events/ | Source: DeSmog    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:03:30


    • assange ☛ https://thedissenter.org/us-if-cia-ecuador-security-opened-phones-assange-visitors-it-was-legal/ | Source: The Dissenter    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:04:00


    • Okta ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/okta-breach-affected-all-customer-support-users/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 12:04:41


    • Some slight modifications to how gemini pages are built gemini://cybersavior.dev/f_00104_minor_gemini_changes.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:00:12


    • Debugging Urbit: A First Attempt gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2023/202311/20231129-debugging-urbit-a-first-attempt.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:00:52


    • [Old] ZFS commands gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2021-06-27-zfs-commands.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:01:40


    • "When turning into the alley i notice a car passing on the main street has snow on the roof. The cold is here. Snow is yet to come. I walk towards the pub, half way down the alley i stop." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1596    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:02:40


    • "i could "lose" myself in the "digital world" in the way that i experienced since i dabbled seriously back into the whole C64 ecosystem. Its not a week since i started to play around with the BMC64 emulator and now i can say with certainty that i am back at the same proficiency level as of my 10 - 12 year self hacking on the commodore." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/301123.txt    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:04:20


    • "This is a quick note on the how I fixed something that has been bothering me for quite a long time but never took the time to fix. See, I use browser profiles to separate work and personal contexts (bookmarks, themes, etc). The issue is that only one of them is a default for clicking on links on any desktop application." gemini://jorgesanz.net/posts/2023-11-30-opening-desktop-links-on-linux-with-different-browsers-and-profiles/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:05:27


    • "“AI” can refer to many things thanks to the tangles of semantics. From old school text indexing and Eliza-level parsing, to backtracking and logic engines, to amazing inscrutable engines like Watson and AlphaGo, to (in the future) p-zombie AI who claim they can think and feel, but, y’know, not really." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/ai    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:06:17


    • Russia Asks Court to Label Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/europe/russia-gay-rights-law.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:37:15


    • What We Know About Israeli Hostages Hamas Released on Wednesday ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/middleeast/hostages-released-wednesday-hamas-israel.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:37:26


    • LibreOffice in Sri Lanka ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/11/29/libreoffice-in-sri-lanka/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:38:30


    • LibreOffice project and community recap: November 2023 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/11/29/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-november-2023/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:38:37


    • Fedora uses Jitsi. That's good. ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/december-2023-docs-workshop/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:39:35


    • Ubuntu Blog: Meet Canonical at CES 2024 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/meet-canonical-at-ces-2024    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:42:36


    • Ubuntu Blog: Canonical joins the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-joins-rise    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:43:00


    • The Wall Street Times covered a war criminal like this... ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/henry-kissinger-dead.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:44:07


    • Henry Kissinger, Who Shaped U.S. Cold War History, Dies at 100 [Ed: The Wall Street Times covered a war criminal like this...]
      The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East.
    • Finland's final eastern border point shuts down ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062697    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:44:41


    • Finland won't boycott OSCE meeting over Russia attendance ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062715    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:45:08


    • 'Let us be a lesson', say Kazakhs wary of return to nuclear testing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/let-us-be-a-lesson-say-kazakhs-wary-of-return-to-nuclear-testing "Let us be a lesson"    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:45:47


    • Links 30/11/2023: Surveillance Giant Google Purging Many Accounts and Content (to Save Money), Finland Fully Seals Border With Russia ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/Links_30_11_2023_Google_Purging_Many_Accounts_and_Content_to_Sa.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:46:03


    • Russia to Deliver Military Aircraft to Iran ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-to-Deliver-Military-Aircraft-to-Iran-20231129-0004.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:46:19


    • Polish Troops on Finnish Border Could Increase Tensions: Russia ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Polish-Troops-on-Finnish-Border-Could-Increase-Tensions-Russia-20231129-0006.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:46:31


    • Former U.S. Marine Whelan Assaulted In Russian Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-whelan-assaulted-inmate-prison/32706832.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:46:47


    • Russian Detained For Allegedly Spying For Latvia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-latvia-arrest-spying/32706936.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:47:22


    • Russian LGBT Activists Form Organization In Last-Ditch Attempt To Stymie Government's 'Extremist' Case ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-lgbt-supreme-court/32707763.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:47:38


    • Blinken Attends Dinner On Eve Of OSCE Meeting In Skopje, Leaves Before Lavrov Arrives ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-macedonia-blinken-lavrov/32707774.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:49:59


    • Disabled Russian Sentenced To Jail For Writing 'No To War' In The Snow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-protest-snow/32707823.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:50:12


    • Russia, Belarus cannot be allowed to use Interpol for political purposes – Lithuanian minister ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2137599/russia-belarus-cannot-be-allowed-to-use-interpol-for-political-purposes-lithuanian-minister    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:50:37


    • Finland closes last border crossing with Russia amid rising tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231129-finland-closes-last-border-crossing-with-russia-amid-rising-tensions    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:50:48


    • "Unknown number" of Russians must leave Latvia this week ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/30.11.2023-unknown-number-of-russians-must-leave-latvia-this-week.a533584/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:51:09


    • NATO Ministers Vow to Maintain Support for Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/europe/nato-blinken-ukraine.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:51:52


    • Ukraine and Italy Start Talks on Security Guarantees ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Ukraine-and-Italy-Start-Talks-on-Security-Guarantees-20231129-0005.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:51:59


    • Russian Military Unit Admits To Hiring Women For Assault Detachments To Fight In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-redut-espanola-women-soldiers-ukraine-recruiting/32706787.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:52:12


    • Russian Lawmaker Jailed For 11 Years In Absentia In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kovitidi-russia-crimea-prison/32706994.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:52:30


    • Former Crimean Mayor Sentenced To 16 Years On Espionage Charge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimea-russia-lomenko-espionage/32707008.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:52:40


    • Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Ukrainian Eurovision Winner ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-singer-jamala-wanted-ukraine/32707030.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:52:55


    • Another Russian General Reportedly Dies In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-general-killed-ukraine/32707213.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:53:14


    • Ukraine Repels Russian Drone Attack, But Shelling, Missiles Claim More Victims ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-attacks-east-civilians/32707957.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:53:35


    • Lithuania secures seat on chemical weapons watchdog’s council while Russia gets voted out ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2138110/lithuania-secures-seat-on-chemical-weapons-watchdog-s-council-while-russia-gets-voted-out    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:53:48


    • Blinken says US, NATO allies 'must and will' continue support for Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231129-blinken-pushes-gaza-truce-extension-at-nato-summit-ahead-of-israel-visit    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:54:01


    • Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231129-russia-ramping-up-attacks-in-donetsk-region    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:54:09


    • NATO Chief Puts Hypocrisy on Full Display ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2023/11/29/nato-chief-puts-hypocrisy-on-full-display/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:55:57


    • Should Ukrainian children go to Latvian schools? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/30.11.2023-should-ukrainian-children-go-to-latvian-schools.a533587/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:56:06


    • PHR Urges U.S. Congress to Protect the Right to Asylum in Funding Negotiations ☞ https://phr.org/news/phr-urges-u-s-congress-to-protect-the-right-to-asylum-in-ukraine-aid-negotiations/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:56:17


    • Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: October 2023 Progress Report ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/11/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-october-2023-progress-report/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:56:49


    • World’s 1st Wi-Fi Economic Report finds RAND royalty rate to be between $0.04 and $0.69 ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/11/24/world-1st-wi-fi-economic-report-finds-rand-royalty-rate-to-be-between-004-and-069    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 13:57:44


    • How to Install Plex Media Server on GNU/Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-linux-mint/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:02:41


    • MongoDB looks to enable developers to do more sophisticated analytics ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/mongodb-looks-enable-developers-sophisticated-analytics-supercloud5/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:03:15


    • mintCast 426 – Happy Birthday, mintCast! ☞ https://mintcast.org/426-happy-birthday-mintcast/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:04:33


    • This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 523 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2023/11/29/this-week-in-rust-523/ the majority of these links are Microsoft links (proprietary, too)    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:13:53


    • s/reproductive-freedom/indigenous-and-filipino-women-are-leading-the-fight-for-reproductive-justice-in-guam    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:15:06


    • Linux Out Loud 78: More Matt Enablement ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-78/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:15:51


    • Pluralistic: Sponsored listings are a ripoff…for sellers (29 Nov 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/29/aethelred-the-unready/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:16:20


    • Christian Schaller: Fedora Workstation 39 and beyond ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2023/11/29/fedora-workstation-39-and-beyond/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:16:43


    • "Lawmaker Mike Gallagher said China’s reaction to the anti-lockdown demonstrations was ‘like an old Soviet joke.’" ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-mark-wpprotest-11292023205314.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:17:41


    • Americans need help with child care. One solution is catching on in Maine. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2023/1129/Americans-need-help-with-child-care.-One-solution-is-catching-on-in-Maine "The pandemic brought more attention to the challenges of working parents."    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:18:03


    • Bonfire sale of patented junk? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.11.2023-covid-rapid-tests-available-at-schools-of-latvia.a533522/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:19:04


    • Lawyer and Covid vaccination opponent Vėgėlė to run for Lithuanian presidency ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2138092/lawyer-and-covid-vaccination-opponent-vegele-to-run-for-lithuanian-presidency    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:19:13


    • Taiwan urges the elderly and young to avoid China visits on concerns over respiratory illnesses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-urges-elderly-young-to-avoid-china-visits-due-to-respiratory-illnesses    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:19:22


    • Over 8% of Hong Kong secondary school students had suicidal thoughts in the past year, survey shows ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/30/over-8-of-hong-kong-secondary-school-students-had-suicidal-thoughts-in-the-past-year-survey-shows/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:19:54


    • Huawei’s new Mate 60 phones are a lesson in unintended consequences ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/huaweis-new-mate-60-phones-are-a-lesson-in-unintended-consequences/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:20:24


    • Get a free 2024 Tux Calendar during our big Holiday sale! ☞ https://blog.system76.com/post/get-a-free-2024-tux-calendar-during-our-big-holiday-sale    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:21:44


    • Keep your Yocto layer simple! Introducing meta-kiss, a working reference Yocto/OE setup ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/simplest-yocto-layer-meta-kiss/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:22:13


    • Roundcube Webmail Joins the Nextcloud Family ☞ https://linuxiac.com/roundcube-email-joins-the-nextcloud-family/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:25:24


    • Paru 2.0 Arch’s AUR Helper Is a Major Update After Long Hiatus ☞ https://linuxiac.com/paru-2-0-arch-aur-helper/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:26:30


    • NixOS 23.11 released ☞ https://nixos.org/blog/announcements.html#nixos-23.11    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:27:35


    • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: The Future of Open-Source Excellence ☞ https://tecadmin.net/ubuntu-24-04-lts/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:28:41


    • Cockpit Project: Cockpit 306 ☞ https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-306.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:29:10


    • Pot – text translation and recognize ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pot-text-translation-recognize/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:29:40


    • Breaking Laptop Fingerprint Sensors ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/11/breaking-laptop-fingerprint-sensors.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:30:12


    • Difference Between sudo and su Commands in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/sudo-and-su-commands-in-linux/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:30:38


    • 40 Useful git Commands for GNU/Linux Admins and Developers ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/useful-git-commands-for-linux-admins-and-developers/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:32:31


    • How To Use “chgrp Command” (Change Group) in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/learn-usage-of-chgrp-command-change-group-in-linux-system/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:32:42


    • 50 Productive and Practical grep Command for GNU/Linux Enthusiasts ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/practical-grep-command-for-linux-enthusiasts/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:33:07


    • Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:33:37


    • Red Hat Migrates RHEL from Xorg to Wayland ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Red-Hat-Migrates-RHEL-from-Xorg-to-Wayland    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:34:01


    • Very Detailed LinDoz 2023 Preview ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2023/11/30/very-detailed-lindoz-2023-preview/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:38:48


    • Video: Distrobox Demo on Fedora 39 Host ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/distrobox-demo.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 14:38:59


    • German funder DFG: Why the sudden inconsistency? ☞ https://bjoern.brembs.net/2023/11/german-funder-dfg-why-the-sudden-inconsistency/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:20:16


    • FOSS Weekly #23.48: New rlxOS Distro, Wave Terminal, Paru 2.0, Data Recovery in GNU/Linux and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-23-48/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:21:24


    • Latest Steam Client Update Improves Steam Overlay for CS2 and Other Games on GNU/Linux ☞ https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-steam-overlay-for-cs2-and-other-games-on-linux    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:25:37


    • Armbian 23.11 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and Support for New Devices ☞ https://9to5linux.com/armbian-23-11-released-with-linux-kernel-6-6-lts-and-support-for-new-devices    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:25:44


    • 4MLinux 44 Adds System-Wide VA-API Support, Improves Printing Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/4mlinux-44-adds-system-wide-va-api-support-improves-printing-support    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:25:57


    • Mesa 23.3 GNU/Linux Graphics Stack Brings NVK Vulkan Driver, Raspberry Pi 5 Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/mesa-23-3-linux-graphics-stack-brings-the-nvk-vulkan-driver-for-nvidia-hardware    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:26:04


    • KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:26:17


    • Cinnamon 6.0 Desktop Environment Arrives with Initial Wayland Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/cinnamon-6-0-desktop-environment-arrives-with-initial-wayland-support    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:26:32


    • Bug fixes for dqrng and tikzDevice ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/11/bug-fixes-for-dqrng-and-tikzdevice/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:28:24


    • Introducing rOpenSci Mentors – Cohort 2023-2024 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/11/introducing-ropensci-mentors-cohort-2023-2024/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:28:38


    • Multivariate Regression Ensemble Models for Errors Prediction ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/11/multivariate-regression-ensemble-models-for-errors-prediction/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:31:12


    • Navigating Quantile Regression with R: A Comprehensive Guide ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/11/navigating-quantile-regression-with-r-a-comprehensive-guide/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:31:50


    • Jonathan Riddell: KDiagram 3.0.0 ☞ https://jriddell.org/2023/11/29/kdiagram-3-0-0/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:35:24


    • Jonathan Riddell: KWeatherCore 0.8.0 ☞ https://jriddell.org/2023/11/29/kweathercore-0-8-0/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:35:34


    • Tech I couldn’t live without: washing machines ☞ https://rubenerd.com/tech-couldnt-live-without-washing-machines/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:45:54


    • Price versus affordability and quality ☞ https://rubenerd.com/price-versus-affordability-and-quality/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:46:35


    • Apple Is Doing Its Part to End Green Bubble Shaming. It’s Our Turn. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/personaltech/apple-iphone-android-bubbles.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:47:26


    • Can US Threats Prevent a Wider War in the Middle East? ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/mbenjamin/2023/11/29/can-us-threats-prevent-a-wider-war-in-the-middle-east/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:49:09


    • Fears Grow Over Fate of Bibas Family in Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/middleeast/bibas-family-israel-gaza.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:49:27


    • Microsoft co-opting names of projects it wishes to control ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/11/30/xcurl/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:51:07


    • Salvaging Bill C-18: Government Upends Legislation To Bring Surveillance Giant Google Onside the Online News Act ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/11/salvaging-bill-c-18-government-upends-legislation-to-bring-google-onside-the-online-news-act/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:51:32


    • Google Patches Seventh Chrome Zero-Day of 2023 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-seventh-chrome-zero-day-of-2023/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:52:16


    • Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-will-start-deleting-inactive-accounts-in-december-heres-what-you-need-to-know/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:53:12


    • Google researchers find personal information can be accessed through Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot queries ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/google-researchers-find-personal-information-real-people-can-accessed-chatgpt-queries/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:55:07


    • Google rolls out emergency update for Chrome after critical vulnerability found ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/google-rolls-emergency-update-chrome-critical-vulnerability-found/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:55:44


    • Google reaches deal with Canada over Online News Act ☞ https://itwire.com/technology-regulation/google-reaches-deal-with-canada-over-online-news-act.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:57:10


    • Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Outlets $100M Annually in Rare Win for Media Industry ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jg5k4b/google-caves-on-threat-to-block-canadian-news-will-pay-outlets-dollar100m-annually    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:58:05


    • The LAPD Is Using Controversial Mass Surveillance Tracking Software ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ak4e5/the-lapd-is-using-controversial-mass-surveillance-tracking-software    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:58:31


    • ChatGPT Can Reveal Personal Information From Real People, Surveillance Giant Google Researchers Show ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/88xe75/chatgpt-can-reveal-personal-information-from-real-people-google-researchers-show    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:59:00


    • Google Agrees to Pay Canadian Media for Using Their Content ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/americas/google-canada-news-media-deal.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 15:59:26


    • Why is IPv6 Router Advertisement default-enabled by some network vendors? ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/11/30/why-is-ipv6-router-advertisement-default-enabled-by-some-network-vendors/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:14:38


    • IMF says Sri Lanka debt deal could help board clear first bailout review ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/imf-says-sri-lanka-debt-deal-could-help-board-clear-first-bailout-review    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:16:23


    • 12 Best Open-source Accounting and Finance Management Solutions for 2024 ☞ https://medevel.com/12-accounting-open-source/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:16:51


    • CLASSIC openwashing: "The company said the services will be delivered on a platform that incorporates a combination of open-source software"... articles sponsored by the openwashed ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/30/hpe-nvidia-partner-ai-optimized-platforms-services/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:17:43


    • Yet more classic openwashing, with a dash: "build the open-source infrastructure" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/another-generative-ai-startup-together-ai-secures-millions-series-funding/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:18:22


    • No, no, no. Openwashing again. "the open-source Llama 2 model"... it is NOT open source ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/amazon-bedrock-receives-new-ai-evaluation-tool-foundation-models/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:19:10


    • Openwashing truly on overdrive: "incorporates both open-source and proprietary Hey Hi (AI) models into the development experience." ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/mongodbs-data-solutions-powering-generative-ai-applications-supercloud5/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:19:59


    • Openwashing is a marketing/lie/propaganda business model. Ask Jim Zemlin and Sheela Microsoft, the professional frauds.    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:20:49


    • Openwashing lies again: "open-source data cloud"... TOTALLY meaningless! What is this "open" data clown? Just a label with dashes thrown in ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/globo-transforms-language-services-cutting-edge-technology-supercloud5/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:22:02


    • Calling everything "open-source" (even PROPRIETARY) does not mean Free software won, it just means the brand got hijacked. And media calling every algorithm and chatbot "HEY HI" also means the label became a laughing stock, a junk label like "dolphin-safe".    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:23:46


    • Banksy mural worth over $1.2m lost as building demolished ☞ https://kentwired.com/106645/uncategorized/banksy-mural-worth-over-1-2m-lost-as-building-demolished/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:24:09


    • Strengthening the Fort 🏰: OpenSSF Releases Compiler Options Hardening Guide for C and C++ ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/11/29/strengthening-the-fort-openssf-releases-compiler-options-hardening-guide-for-c-and-c/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:25:39


    • Ending Software Patents in Recent Years (Software Freedom Fighters MIA) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/Ending_Software_Patents_in_Recent_Years_Software_Freedom_Fighte.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:26:10


    • Support for Istio 1.18 ends on December 26, 2023 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/support/announcing-1.18-eol/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:26:54


    • Site Priorities and Upcoming Improvements ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/Site_Priorities_and_Upcoming_Improvements.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:27:11


    • New Article From Richard Stallman Explains Why He Says He and She for Unknown Person (Not 'They') ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/New_Article_From_Richard_Stallman_Explains_Why_He_Says_He_and_S.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:27:19


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    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:27:30


    • [Meme] One Person, Singular Pronoun ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/30/_Meme_One_Person_Singular_Pronoun.shtml    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:28:07


    • A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/science/star-six-planets-orbit-sync.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:42:18


    • Rights Group Says Iranian Political Prisoner Karimi Executed Along With Six Others ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-karimi-executed-coreced-confession/32707055.html    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 16:42:44


    • Scientists Discover Six Alien Worlds Perfectly Synchronized ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-six-alien-worlds-perfectly-synchronized    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:39:51


    • LK-99 Is No Radical Superconductor After All, Scientists Confirm ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lk-99-is-no-radical-superconductor-after-all-scientists-confirm    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:40:02


    • Common Vaginal Bacteria's Taste For Sugar Could Put Pregnancy at Risk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-vaginal-bacterias-taste-for-sugar-could-put-pregnancy-at-risk    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:40:50


    • New 'Remarkable Connection' Discovered Between Our Heart And Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-remarkable-connection-discovered-between-our-heart-and-brain    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:41:28


    • "After ten years at the same web hotel I decided to move everything on my main site (not this capsule) to another one. The process was far more complicated than just setting up a new domain. For a few days my e-mail didn't work, then I managed to set it up almost correctly." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2023-11-30_webhotel.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:43:41


    • "It's a great resource and a strong rebuttal to Muslims who argue that Islam is a peaceful religion. Islam is not a peaceful religion. It is a hateful, repressive, and dangerous ideology. It's anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-progressive, and anti-freedom." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2023/11/29/re-the-religion-of-peace/index.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:44:40


    • "I've been enjoying - when not suffering at the hands of my own stupidity - messing with scripting to create versions of Gemini pages showing dead links. It's far from perfect, but mostly does what I need it to do. Much thanks to @skyjake for the insights!" gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-11-30-10-57-16.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:47:44


    • Follow them, waste yourself gemini://yretek.com/english/gemlog/2023/11/2023-11-30_follow_them_waste_yourself.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:48:39


    • "The biggest update is that I have added a whole new station that plays music from the early 1900s as well as Radio Dramas and Book Dramatizations. It is called "Old Time Radio" and you can find the schedule here" gemini://auragem.letz.dev/devlog/20231130.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:49:41


    • "Gurdjieff/Ouspensky wrote/spoke much about so-called "identification" in a "crux of the problem" kind of way." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-11-30-14-40-24.gmi    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:50:50


    • Survey suggests Latvians don't rush to doctor when feeling off ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.11.2023-survey-suggests-latvians-dont-rush-to-doctor-when-feeling-off.a533582/    

    posted Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 23:52:45


    • North Korea says it will not negotiate sovereignty with ‘double-faced’ US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/n-korea-wont-sit-opposite-us-for-sovereignty-negotiations-kcna    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:00:39


    • Buddhist monk in South Korea arrested for ramming into 8 parked cars ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/buddhist-monk-in-south-korea-arrested-for-ramming-into-8-parked-cars    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:00:51


    • South Korean farmers scuffle with police at protest over dog meat ban ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korean-farmers-scuffle-with-police-at-protest-over-dog-meat-ban    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:01:19


    • Man arrested for setting fire to co-worker’s toe in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-arrested-for-setting-fire-to-co-worker-s-toe-in-south-korea    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:01:42


    • Kim Jong Un’s daughter has a new lofty title ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/morning_star-11292023132941.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:02:15


    • Kim Jong Un’s sister hints nuke weapons are non-negotiable ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkleader-sister-nuclear-11292023224645.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:02:25


    • Britain Says Bye-Bye to Its Only Pandas as They’ll Soon Depart for China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/world/europe/uk-pandas-return-china.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:02:49


    • Another puff piece for a war criminal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/henry-kissinger-china-relations.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:03:19


    • A chance to grow: How China and a British town are sowing seeds ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2023/1129/A-chance-to-grow-How-China-and-a-British-town-are-sowing-seeds    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:03:35


    • Taiwan’s President Tsai says China is too ‘overwhelmed’ to invade ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/taiwan-s-president-says-china-is-too-overwhelmed-to-invade    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:03:52


    • China cluster of flu cases under effective control, says foreign minister Wang Yi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-cluster-of-flu-cases-under-effective-control-foreign-minister    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:09:06


    • Spending fight imperils US Pacific island funding meant to counter China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/spending-fight-imperils-us-pacific-island-funding-meant-to-counter-china    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:09:34


    • China calls for ‘concrete’ roadmap for two-state solution to solve Gaza conflict ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-for-concrete-roadmap-for-two-state-solution-to-solve-gaza-conflict    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:10:07


    • Indonesia heightens monitoring in response to ‘mysterious pneumonia’ outbreak in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-heightens-monitoring-in-response-to-mysterious-pneumonia-outbreak-in-china    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:10:27


    • Relevant countries should help prevent Gaza conflict spillover to entire region: China Foreign Minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/relevant-countries-should-help-prevent-gaza-conflict-spillover-to-entire-region-china-foreign-minister    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:10:53


    • Look who likes him ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-hails-old-friend-kissinger-architect-of-rapprochement    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:11:31


    • China to review anti-subsidy tariffs on Australia wine imports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-review-anti-subsidy-tariffs-on-australia-wine-imports    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:11:49


    • Nvidia reportedly creating new RTX 4090 D 'Dragon' GPU to comply with US export regulations for China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-reportedly-creating-new-rtx-4090-d-dragon-gpu-to-comply-with-us-export-regulations-for-china    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:17:33


    • Samoa wanted Chinese tourists – it got a dreamer and grifters instead ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/samoa-china-11292023143348.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:17:59


    • "criticized as a war criminal." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kissinger-obit-11292023223941.html    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:18:30


    • China hails ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger, architect of rapprochement ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/30/china-hails-old-friend-henry-kissinger-architect-of-rapprochement/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:18:59


    • US inches closer to closing Hong Kong representative offices, as local gov’t slams ‘malicious slander’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/11/30/us-inches-closer-to-closing-hong-kong-representative-offices-as-local-govt-slams-malicious-slander/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:19:27


    • The Australian goose that lays the (multi-billion dollar) iron ore eggs ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-australian-goose-that-lays-the-multi-billion-dollar-iron-ore-eggs/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:19:46


    • China's Mars Lander Detects Subsurface Geometrical Shapes in Scientific First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chinas-mars-lander-detects-subsurface-geometrical-shapes-in-scientific-first    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:20:06


    • The quantum battle for the Indo-Pacific theater: Intersections of technology and territory ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2023/11/the-quantum-battle-for-the-indo-pacific-theater-intersections-of-technology-and-territory/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:20:44


    • Helsinki region transport to increase fines for fare dodging ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062723    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:21:23


    • Olkiluoto 3 shuts down again ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20062749    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:21:35


    • Okta shares drop on new breach details despite strong earnings ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/okta-shares-drop-new-breach-details-strong-third-quarter-earnings/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:22:32


    • Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/11/29/investigation-launched-attacks-water-suppliers-texas-pennsylvania/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:23:54


    • Protein bars recalled after hairnets, shrink wrap found by consumers: FDA ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/lifestyle/burn-boot-camp-protein-bars-recalled-after-hairnets-shrink-wrap-found-fda/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:24:41


    • Personalized Lifestyle Changes Boost Cognition by 74% in People at Risk of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/personalized-lifestyle-changes-boost-cognition-by-74-in-people-at-risk-of-alzheimers    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:25:27


    • Three Redistricting Cases to Watch ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/three-redistricting-cases-to-watch    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:26:00


    • Is Feogi.com a legitimate website? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/is-feogi.com-a-legitimate-website-abRQh5i8jpM1    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:26:25


    • Biden Warns Companies To Bring 'Prices Back Down' Even as Inflation Persists ☞ https://reason.com/2023/11/29/biden-warns-companies-to-bring-prices-back-down-even-as-inflation-persists/    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:26:37


    • Qt Academy Roadmap: Vote on courses and suggest new ones ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-academy-roadmap-vote-on-courses-and-suggest-new-ones    

    posted Friday, December 01, 2023 at 00:27:12



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