Roy Schestowitz

• Does Germany need to rethink globalization? https://www.dw.com/en/does-germany-need-to-rethink-globalization/a-67604364    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:48:12

• A vegan diet may be better for your heart, but not taste buds https://www.dw.com/en/a-vegan-diet-may-be-better-for-your-heart-but-not-taste-buds/a-67628825    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:48:30

• CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10% of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-radio-canada-layoffs-budget-1.7048530    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:49:09

• phaseout https://www.dw.com/en/cop28-germany-s-baerbock-pushes-for-fossil-fuel-phaseout/a-67671335    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:50:26

• train driver strike https://www.dw.com/en/german-train-driver-strike-hits-rail-passengers/a-67651587    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:51:07

• "It's been a few years, but I'm still kickin. Here's a poem." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1605    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:54:08

• 2023 Week 48/49: Status and Photos gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2023/202312/20231211-2023-week-48-49-status-and-photos.gmi    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:54:52

• "We're thinking of updating our food menu... What is your go-to dish past midnight?" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1606    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:55:44

• "The problems are good ones and lots of fun, but it definitely feels like less of a clean ramp up in difficulty than last year's. I've been collecting my solutions in this gemini capsule, along with those of anyone on this pubnix who wish to participate." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~tjp/gl/2023-12-11-advent-of-code.gmi    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:57:28

• "I finally got around to replacing a dimmer for the classic three pendant lights over the open-plan kitchen/lr counter. These had been dark for months now as I was elsewhere, then procrastinating too much. It ws time." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/12540    

posted Monday, December 11, 2023 at 23:58:09

• 'extremist' https://www.dw.com/en/germany-afd-in-saxony-classified-as-extremist/a-67665643    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:00:41

• Not naturalising Hamas sympathisers https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-tying-citizenship-to-israel-loyalty/a-67673872    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:01:10

• 'GTA' https://www.dw.com/en/grand-theft-auto-vi-why-is-there-such-a-hype-around-the-gta-games/a-67668202    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:01:37

• Is this the most powerful generation of workers in decades? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/is-this-the-most-powerful-generation-of-workers-in-decades-1.7048673gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/111223.txt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:01:58

• cryptocurrency https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cryptocurrency-illicit-cannabis-trafficking-project-decrypt-1.7049482 http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:02:37

• Hunter Biden https://www.dw.com/en/hunter-biden-indicted-on-new-federal-tax-evasion-charges/a-67663399    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:03:22

• Rohingya https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-rohingya-arrivals-exhausting-local-villages/a-67672011    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:03:48

• EU cash-for-influence scandal still far from over https://www.dw.com/en/qatargate-one-year-on-eu-cash-for-influence-scandal-still-far-from-over/a-67670541    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:05:15

• Are phones making teenagers depressed? https://www.dw.com/en/are-phones-making-teenagers-depressed/a-67647664    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:06:03

• Find motivation in an economy like this? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-students-pandemic-learning-match-science-reading-study-1.7049681    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:06:44

• Soaring cost of baby formula puts extra pressure on new parents https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/baby-formula-expensive-1.7048477    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:07:11

• Exiled leader says China is erasing Tibetan culture https://www.dw.com/en/exiled-leader-says-china-is-erasing-tibetan-culture/a-67659867    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:07:59

• skilled labor gap? or underpaid staff? https://www.dw.com/en/germany-a-new-scheme-to-fill-the-skilled-labor-gap/a-67650450    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:08:45

• 23andMe = Darwin test. Why did people give them data?? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/23andme-data-breach-canadian-class-action-lawsuit-1.7049449    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:10:27

• armed group to fight COVID rules https://www.dw.com/en/german-accused-of-founding-armed-group-to-fight-covid-rules/a-67642883    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:12:47

• terrorism https://www.dw.com/en/germany-on-guard-against-terrorism/a-67638867    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:13:08

• Germany's students fare worse than ever in PISA school tests https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-students-fare-worse-than-ever-in-pisa-school-tests/a-67638952    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:13:33

• But not on oligarchs, who control and bribe WHO https://www.dw.com/en/who-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-alcohol-sugary-drinks/a-67642860    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:14:49

• Global arms sales decline despite surge in wars, conflicts https://www.dw.com/en/global-arms-sales-decline-despite-surge-in-wars-conflicts/a-67607430    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:15:54

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un urges women to have more children https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-urges-women-to-have-more-children/a-67623317    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:17:16

• spying for Cuba https://www.dw.com/en/us-charges-former-diplomat-with-spying-for-cuba/a-67632095    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:17:40

• Social control media addiction https://www.dw.com/en/social-media-addiction-how-can-we-avoid-it/a-67597997    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:20:59

• Turkish companies flee to Egypt as economy tanks at home https://www.dw.com/en/turkish-companies-flee-to-egypt-as-economy-tanks-at-home/a-67606182    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:21:25

• "The scheduled release of Debian 12.3 today has been put on hold. This decision came after a bug was found in Linux kernel 6.1.64-1, which was linked to possible data corruption on systems with an ext4 file system." https://linuxiac.com/debian-12-3-kernel-bug-alert/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:29:26

• Kali Linux 2023.4 released: New tools, Kali for Raspberry Pi 5, and more! https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/05/kali-linux-2023-4-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:30:14

• "The Apache Struts project has released updates for the popular open-source web application framework, with fixes for a critical vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2023-50164)." https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/08/cve-2023-50164/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:32:26

• "Scammers are hijacking hotels’ Booking.com accounts and using them as part of a hotel booking scam aimed at tricking guests into sharing their payment card information." https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/04/booking-com-hotel-booking-scam/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:32:54

• They can also use new vulns https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/05/apt28-poland-cve-2023-23397/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:33:34

• "While working on creating a directory-like hierarchy for an application at work, I stumbled upon a series of questions that left me puzzled" https://snehasishroy.medium.com/basics-of-linux-filesystem-c6fb8dd666c3    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:40:38

• OpenTofu: Open-source alternative to Terraform https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/12/07/opentofu-open-source-alternative-to-terraform/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:41:10

• Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Addressed in EOL Ubuntu Systems https://tuxcare.com/blog/linux-kernel-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-eol-ubuntu-systems/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:46:57

• Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/954449/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:47:53

• Did Akumin experience two cyber attacks in October and November? It has only acknowledged one. https://www.databreaches.net/did-akumin-experience-two-cyber-attacks-in-october-and-november-it-has-only-acknowledged-one/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:51:58

• FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fcc-partners-states-increase-privacy-and-data-protection-investigations-signaling    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:52:32

• It was patched ages ago; this helps distract from many ongoing Microsoft breaches https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-lazarus-log4j-log4shell/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:53:21

• "So what’s the purpose of these threats? Is it to distract attention to physical security while something is going on in the network?" https://www.databreaches.net/multiple-ohio-schools-receive-threats-believed-to-be-russian-hackers-saying-bombs-are-in-schools/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 00:54:35

• 2023 Layoff Tracker: Hasbro Cuts 1,100 Employees https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/11/2023-layoff-tracker-hasbro-cuts-1100-employees/ merry xmas!    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 01:46:34

• Reuters: "Hasbro said on Monday it would cut about 900 more jobs, as the toymaker struggles with weaker toy sales. The maker of Transformers action figures, the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and Monopoly said it expected layoffs to be substantially completed over the next 18 to 24 months."    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 01:47:20

• Two hours ago on Microsoft Azure LAYOFFS: "It's true, I know some people layed off, and it's not as if the engineering teams think their software is properly tested anyway. Senior managers making decisions with little understanding of the underlying reality." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1pfObb7I#replies    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 01:49:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D777.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 02:00:07

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1127.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 02:00:13

• "Anywho, I pulled out the old dimmer after some trial end error with the breakers (someday I will label them clearly...). It was time to put in the new one, but the color scheme was odd: black, white, green and yellow wires." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/12540    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 02:59:09

• For Linux, 3 weeks later, makeuseof remains dead. Someone in makeuseof decided to kill it. https://www.makeuseof.com/search/?q=linux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 03:47:45

• More background: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/04/GNU_Linux_Popularity_Surging_So_Why_Did_MakeUseOf_Quit_Covering.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/07/The_Effort_to_Silence_Squash_GNU_Linux_Advocates_and_Press_Cove.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 03:48:46

• Some thoughts on unit testing from inside an assembler gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/12/11.1    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:41:56

• "I continually reflect on how big of a deal it would actually be, long term, to lose the last 20 years of IT progress." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/wholesomedonut/12547 "Cell phones on 3G are bleeding-edge, that's far as it goes"    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:43:06

• "Social media as we know it simply didn't exist; IRC and things like AIM ruled the day; MySpace was brand new." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/wholesomedonut/12547    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:43:44

• "Hardware projects still were hard. There were no Arduino boards or single-boad-computers like Raspberry Pis." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/wholesomedonut/12547    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:46:23

• "WiFi was only just appearing. There were cables all over the place. So, I love the time we are in right now." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/wholesomedonut/12547    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:46:28

• "I remember how difficult it was to set up a small Linux computer as server or NAS in your home." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/wholesomedonut/12547    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:46:34

• Oh my god it's actually done gopher://rawtext.club:70/0/~left_adjoint/phlog/121123.txt "commuting to the campus I can walk to (it's a three mile walk...)"    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 08:47:53

• In 2023, Across England and Wales, About 55,000 More Deaths Than Before COVID-19 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-admin/post.php?post=8083&action=edit&message=6    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 09:06:11

• In 2023, Across England and Wales, About 55,000 More Deaths Than Before COVID-19 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/55k-more-deaths/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 09:07:51

• Dr. John Campbell Gets COVID-19 4+ Years After It Started https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/getting-covid-19/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 09:20:51

• In Latest Week on Record, 12.01% Increase in Deaths Across England and Wales 4 Years After COVID-19 Started https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/covid-19-after-4-years/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 09:38:34

• Google Attacks Gemini Protocol With "Gemini Pro" Googlebombing https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/hijacking-gemini/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:04:36

• "The path element becomes really powerful when we start using curves. One of them is the quadratic Bezier curve." ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/quadratic-bezier | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:20:16

• "While the quadratic Bézier is great when we want to bend a line, often it’s not flexible enough." ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/cubic-bezier | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:20:28

• "Something about putting similar things on the same column of consecutive lines just feels… right." ☛ https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2023-10-16-alignment-in-emacs.html |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:20:40

• "The hidden attribute allows us to hide HTML elements from the page." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/11/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:22:43

• "I've started looking into syslog implementations when building a replacement for the use of busybox syslogd in postmarketOS" ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/looking-closer-at-the-syslog/ | Source: Martijn Braam    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:22:50

• "I don’t entirely agree with his analysis." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/12/that-osi-model-refuses-to-die/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:22:56

• "Support for Raspberry Pi 5 was added." ☛ https://www.alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.19.0-released.html |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:27:45

• "Amplifying the global impact of open source is at the heart of Canonical’s mission." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/introducing-canonicals-new-open-source-support-portal | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:42:45

• "Hopefully you’ll have made use of our Priority Boarding offer to get a Raspberry Pi 5 for yourself" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/christmas-with-raspberry-pi-5-magpimonday/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:43:05

• "CologneChip is European FPGA vendor. Their GateMate A1 chip has nice features: [...]" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/colognechip-gatemate-a1-evb-open-source-hardware-development-board-is-ready-for-prototyping/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:43:33

• "These sensors need to talk to some sort of microcontroller, and I have a few options." ☛ https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/projects/how-to-build-an-internet-connected-weather-station/0953c862c56d4f14a250bde878c7c37f | Source: Digi-key Electronics    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:43:52

• "The Emacs master branch is broken—for good, it seems." ☛ https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2023-12-10-bad-news.html |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:44:26

• "Emacs is a similar environment, although its functions can compose in even more ways." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/why-emacs | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:44:44

• "My recent spate of browser-hopping while trying to base each such choice on The Data™ has, of course, required gathering data." ☛ https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2023/12/testing-testing-now-version-control/ | Source: Bryce Wray    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:47:43

• [Old] "From November 2017 to November 2018, it took one year to complete. Both John Carmack and Dave Taylor kindly wrote forewords" ☛ https://fabiensanglard.net/gebbdoom/ | Source: Fabian Sanglard    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:48:07

• "The waterfall model is probably the most reviled methodology in software engineering." ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/insights-from-the-original-waterfall-paper/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:48:20

• "clangDriver is the library implementing the compiler driver for Clang. It utilitizes LLVMOption to process command line options." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2023-08-25-clang-wunused-command-line-argument | Source: MaskRay    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:49:09

• "The new North Pole Application Group, as they dubbed themselves, quickly decided to build Santa's new database manager with Perl" ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-11.html | Source: Perl    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:49:32

• "There are so many features that I could choose from, but I looked back at those I've been using for the past year" ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-12.html | Source: Perl    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:49:39

• "This is over-minimalist; a user couldn’t even tell the scale of the latency measurements." ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/11/day-11-networks-roasting-on-an-open-fire-part-2-axes-to-grind/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:49:50

• "Except … some parts of the specification had not been implemented in the Pod::To::HTML renderer. And some parts were outdated." ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/12/perspectives-on-rakudoc-version-2/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:50:10

• "So we can check the arguments and raise exceptions if they’re wrong." ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/11/python-exceptions/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:50:40

• "Size of download is 195K bytes." ☛ https://qemu-advent-calendar.org/2023/#Day10 | Source: Qemu    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:51:18

• "Qemu Advent Calendar 2023: 9front is a fork of Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system." ... "Size of download is 245M bytes." ☛ https://qemu-advent-calendar.org/2023/#Day11 | Source: Qemu    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:51:35

• "A throwback, using characters for sprites" ... "Size of download is 12K bytes." ☛ https://qemu-advent-calendar.org/2023/#Day12 | Source: Qemu    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:51:56

• "this was a fun detour on my way to cleaning up my RSS Feeds, but I just realized that Feedly doesn't seem to have an option" ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/rss-from-the-past/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:52:14

• "One of my favorite authors invited me to walk 100 kilometers (62 miles) through northern Thailand for seven days, ending in Chiang Mai" ☛ https://sive.rs/wt | Source: Derek Sivers    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:52:31

• "I like this methodology because you get to see how someone who is not involved in a project uses it." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/11/technical-writing-dry-run/ | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:52:52

• "The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed in February 2022 as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at the time." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2023/12/10/kansas-newspaper-raid-exposed-a-shameful-abuse-of-power-its-not-just-the-press-thats-in-danger/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:53:51

• "Did you know a million seconds is about 12 days, and a (short scale) billion seconds is 31 years!?" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/imagining-a-million-versus-billion/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:54:08

• "One of the inspiring things I’ve found in the book is the incredible change of perspective Darwin brought to the scientific community" ☛ https://two-wrongs.com/lessons-from-evolution | Source: Chris    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:54:26

• "In this latest addition to the Testing Handbook, we describe how to set up CodeQL locally and create a CodeQL database for your project." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/11/say-hello-to-the-next-chapter-of-the-testing-handbook/ | Source: Trail Of Bits    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:02:11

• "This all leads to a rather old-fashioned conclusion …" ☛ https://criticaledtech.com/2023/12/12/presenting-a-recursive-view-of-the-future-school-field-notes/ | Source: Neil Selwyn    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:02:28

• "She said some of the products can be on the UK market legitimately if they comply with food standards" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67642389 | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:03:52

• "A paper published in 2022 offers some insight into the situation: In a study of over 13,000 participants" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/do-women-go-through-a-second-puberty/a-67667129 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:04:06

• "American Candy" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/trading-standards-warning-over-us-sweets-with-links-to-cancer-made-popular-on-tiktok-4441009 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:04:14

• "From Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Abbott, decided today by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): [...]" ☛ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/11/texass-ban-on-tiktok-use-by-government-employees-on-government-computers-upheld/ | Source: Reason    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:04:33

• "IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction, (Dkt. 20), is MOOT." ☛ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172748060/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172748060.38.0.pdf |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:05:04

• "Wisdom, it seemed to me, was a step further removed, the bigger perspective of the “Why” connections between pieces of knowledge." ☛ https://www.mondo2000.com/2018/06/18/the-inspiration-for-hypercard/ |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:05:54

• "On the contrary, Software 2.0, written in abstract languages like neural network weights, is less friendly to humans." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/12/11/guest-post-food-for-thought-what-are-we-feeding-llms-and-how-will-this-impact-humanity/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:06:03

• "The not-for-profit healthcare system said it discovered the security incident" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/11/norton_healthcare_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:17:33

• "Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2,500,000" ☛ https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/0d29d7d3-48c2-4879-b6c7-32360396bd04.shtml |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:17:42

• "Israel police uses NSO’s Pegasus spyware to remotely hack phones of Israeli citizens, control them and extract information from them" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2023/12/11/israel-police-uses-nsos-pegasus-to-spy-on-citizens/ | Source: Neritam    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:35:51

• "biggest expansion of surveillance" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvmpv/eyes-everywhere-congress-is-about-to-vote-to-expand-mass-surveillance-of-americans-experts-warn | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:36:13

• "Judge Robert L. Pitman of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/tiktok-texas-ban.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:36:54

• "Most teens use TikTok (63%), Snapchat (60%) and Instagram (59%), but use of Facebook (33%) and Twitter (20%) is declining." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/11/social-media-teens-pew-tiktok-youtube-instagram-facebook-bereal-snapchat | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:37:23

• "Under the deal, Tokopedia will purchase TikTok Shop assets worth $340 million, while TikTok will buy a 75.01% stake in GoTo's PT Tokopedia" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2023-12-10/tiktok-to-invest-1-5-billion-in-indonesias-goto | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:37:41

• "Can you explain why on earth a climate conference would be held in a major oil-producing country to begin with?" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/al-gore-cop28-direct-conflict-of-interest-ridiculous-1234922512/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:38:07

• "The absence of a phase out of fossil fuels in the draft text leaves the 1.5C target on life support." ☛ https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/12/11/green-party-reacts-to-cop28-draft-text-1.5c-on-life-support/ | Source: Green Party UK    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:38:37

• "The draft deal proposed options that would reduce the production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/cop28-draft-deal-fails-to-include-fossil-fuel-phaseout/a-67690648 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:38:48

• "We've seen them focus on four pillars: political, economic, information, disinformation and propaganda - and the military" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67625139 | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:39:04

• "COP28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week" ☛ https://www.vox.com/23996919/cop28-climate-methane-pledge-oil-gas-emissions-agriculture | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:39:32

• "Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-democracy-threat/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:39:57

• "sent a letter to the Pentagon last month saying it could not continue to fund" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/musk-starlink-ukraine-funding-spacex/32084855.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:40:29

• [Old] "determine the course of a war" ☛ https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-not-determine-course-of-war-starlink-bob-geldof-2023-11 | Source: Business Insider    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:41:11

• [Old] "SpaceX has admitted to limiting Ukraine's use of Starlink satellites for offensive military operations." ☛ https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blocked-ukraine-starlink-access-crimea-russia-war-putin-2023-9 | Source: Business Insider    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:41:18

• "The word 'phaseout' has been phased out" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/11/fossil-fuel-phaseout-cusp-of-history-cop28 | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:41:55

• "Tubeverille’s partially relented on his blockade last week after a closed-door meeting with GOP senators." ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d94p3/incredible-gop-senator-doing-more-to-hamper-us-military-than-anyone-in-living-memory | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:42:24

• Elop: kill Nokia. Elon: kill Twitter.    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:42:48

• "Unlike traditional data visualisations, the blanket’s pattern only features colours – and resembles a barcode more than a normal graph." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231206-the-coloured-stripes-that-explain-climate-change | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:43:12

• "Energy is undercosted because transaction externalities like pollution and climate change aren’t fully factored in." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/energy-is-undercosted | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:11:27

• "Notably, the surge in affordable EVs from China has heightened the competitive challenges faced by traditional automakers." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/automakers-rush-evs-chinese-competition | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:11:34

• "The rise of inexpensive Chinese electric vehicles has upped the pressure on legacy automakers who have turned to suppliers" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/fear-cheap-chinese-evs-spurs-automaker-dash-affordable-cars-2023-12-08/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:11:49

• "The trick, it appears, is to offset areas in which targets have been missed against other areas in which targets have been exceeded." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-bahn-bosses-pick-up-bonuses-as-passengers-suffer/a-67691505 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:12:25

• "Lighting is responsible for 11% of electricity use in commercial buildings and residential basements, garages and shops" ☛ https://record.umich.edu/articles/study-examines-switching-from-fluorescent-lamps-to-leds/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:12:55

• "Because the law will not be in force until 2025, the EU will urge companies to begin voluntarily following the rules in the interim." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/11/eu-ai-law-catch | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:13:46

• "If our call for transgression had been written in academic prose destined for obscure scholarly journals, we would surely have been ignored." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/disney-allende-chile-donald-duck/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:13:54

• "It’s done. It’s over. Two and a half years after it was first introduced—after months of lobbying and political arm-wrestling" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/11/1084942/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-eus-new-ai-act/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:14:51

• "To better understand the key sticking points and what’s next, I spoke with our senior AI reporter Melissa Heikkilä and Connor Dunlop" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/11/1084849/why-the-eu-ai-act-was-so-hard-to-agree-on/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:15:03

• "Ahead of the curve or behind the times?" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-the-eu-made-a-deal-on-ai-rules-but-can-regulators-move-at-the-speed-of-tech/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:15:17

• "mandating interim payments" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/12/law-bytes-podcast-episode-188/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:16:23

• "New World Order" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1218453370 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:17:29

• "Relatives of the school shooting victims testified at the trials about being harassed and threatened by Jones’ believers" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/elon-musk-restores-account-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-105530043 | Source: ABC    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:17:39

• "It is under the control of international businesses." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609191148/study-freedom-of-speech-perceived-as-biggest-human-rights-concern-in-estonia | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:22:19

• "She said it was the "final straw" for teachers at the school, who had complained of a "very degraded climate" as well as a "lack of support"..." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231211-renaissance-nudes-spark-crisis-at-french-school | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:22:45

• "Education Minister Gabriel Attal visited the Jacques-Cartier middle school in Issou, west of Paris, today but left without making a statement" ☛ https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/1211/1421417-france-nude-painting/ | Source: RTE    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:23:02

• "Now, even the ability to think for oneself is in danger of extinction" ☛ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/11/bah-humbug-the-police-state-wants-us-to-be-a-nation-of-snowflakes/ | Source: Off Guardian    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:38:21

• "The prison where he is being held claims to have an ongoing power cut." ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/fears-over-safety-of-putin-critic-alexey-navalny-missing-for-six-days-after-failing-to-appear-in-court-by-video-link-4441192 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:38:43

• "In the modern world, access to your electronics" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2023/12/attacking-journalists-as-terrorists/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:43:17

• "As a reference, I refer to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, as they are popular and well documented." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/10/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:45:09

• "Amini's father, mother and brother were prevented from boarding a flight" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1218439893 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:45:23

• "If either side caves, it will have profound impacts across Sweden" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2023/12/tesla-swedish-unions-nordic-elon-musk-labor-green-transition/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:45:36

• "The dismissal order, signed by Gennessee District Judge William Crawford" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/12/judge-closes-flint-water-case-against-former-michigan-governor.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:46:26

• "Since 2015, an additional 687 million people have gained safe drinking water services." ☛ https://www.csis.org/analysis/evolving-and-incompletely-realized-human-right-water | Source: CSIS    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:46:51

• "They’re called Domestic Employees Teleworking Overseas (DETOs). Most are the spouses of military and Foreign Service officers." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/12/feds-teleworking-overseas-got-a-pay-raise-state-dept-honors-an-employee-who-made-it-happen/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:47:09

• "Netflix didn’t comment on anything specific behind the outage" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23997733/netflix-is-down-outage-checking-internet-connection-error | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:50:13

• "Google could be forced to alter its Play Store rules" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/technology/epic-games-google-antitrust-ruling.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:52:11

• "evidence that Google was willing to pay billions of dollars to stifle alternative app stores" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/12/epic_v_google_epic_wins/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:53:24

• "[The jury] decided Google has an illegal tie between its Google Play app store and its Google Play Billing payment services, too" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/12/google-antitrust-suit-epic-games | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:55:32

• "Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:55:42

• "As such, the Windows vendor parachuted a non-voting observer into OpenAI's board." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/11/microsoft_openai_investment_ftc/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:56:47

• "The CMA will review whether the partnership has resulted in an acquisition of control – that is, where it results in one party having material influence" ☛ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-seeks-views-on-microsofts-partnership-with-openai | Source: The United Kingdom    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:58:24

• "On Friday (Dec. 8), the CMA said it’s seeking comment from interested parties, giving Microsoft, OpenAI, and others an opportunity to weigh in." ☛ https://qz.com/the-uk-is-investigating-the-microsoft-and-openai-partne-1851089181 | Source: Quartz    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:58:40

• "Throughout the last year, Creative Commons has actively engaged in the EU’s development of an AI Act." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2023/12/11/on-openness-copyright-eu-ai-act-final-version-appears-to-include-promising-changes/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:59:13

• "In crisis, Estonia wouldn't issue arms to civilians as Ukraine did" https://news.err.ee/1609190647/in-crisis-estonia-wouldn-t-issue-arms-to-civilians-as-ukraine-did    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:00:20

• "Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/us/politics/trump-2025-nato.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:00:28

• Estonian media "conflates microsoft buying products with digital skills" https://news.err.ee/1609191037/digital-skills-of-students-not-always-utilized-in-class-in-estonia    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:01:01

• "Judge Allows Major ‘Right to Repair’ Lawsuit Against John Deere to Move Forward" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=23/12/10/0316228    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:01:37

• google losing. https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-v-google-trial-verdict-a-win-for-all-developers site blocked by gratuitous javascript    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:02:20

• theregister "still milking a non-problem" https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/11/log4j_vulnerabilities/ patched over 2 years ago!!    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:03:30

• EFF schneier now spreading misleading material https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/facebook-enables-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-by-default.html schneier = EFF board. EFF = funded by Facebook: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.shtmlhttp://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:04:47

• conde nast's "Reddit has ‘restored services’ after major outage" https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23997108/reddit-outage-posts-comments-not-loading conde nast = LAYOFFS, it's failing. Many managers resign.    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:06:29

• "Why the sentence imposed on Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is significant" https://kentwired.com/107346/world-nation/why-the-sentence-imposed-on-michigan-school-shooter-ethan-crumbley-is-significant/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:08:14

• ukraine https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-15-billion-euros-frozen-russian-assets-aid-ukraine/32726080.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:11:13

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:12:56

• OSI Deprogrammer: Re-conceptualizing cyberspace https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iL0fYmMmariFoSvLd9U5nPVH1uFKC7bvVasUcYq78So/mobilebasic    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:13:11

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2023/12/11/sa-vill-eu-ta-makten-over-ai/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:13:39

• SCOTUS and Trump. Did Trump and his oligarch friends BUY enough Justices? https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/supreme-court-trump-analysis-1.7055837    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:14:11

• starlink https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/26/elon-musk-starlink-ukraine-russia-destroyed-space-law/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:14:33

• zuckerberg and muskenberg https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/11/24/musk-and-zuckerberg-pretty-inadequate-people-bob-geldof.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:14:58

• France https://www.indianagazette.com/the_wire/renaissance-nudes-spark-crisis-at-french-school/article_bfdc2159-55c5-5157-88ed-505e9dd1288c.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:15:26

• Fate of Debian https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/general-10/the-collapse-of-debian-4175731419/page9.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:15:49

• One month after the assassination of Dominique Bernard, the Arras Christmas market wants to reassure and calm https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https://www.leparisien.fr/pas-de-calais-62/un-mois-apres-lassassinat-de-dominique-bernard-le-marche-de-noel-darras-veut-rassurer-et-apaiser-01-12-2023-F3JMMQFDV5GF3FMVA7DWU3INN4.php    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:16:34

• "In this guide, we present to you some of the most commonly asked questions in Linux interviews and answers." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-interview-questions/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:17:46

• "Chaining of commands in Linux is something like you are writing short shell scripts at the shell itself, and executing them from the terminal directly." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/chaining-operators-in-linux-with-practical-examples/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:18:05

• "Not enough DOOM in your life? How about trying out the massive release of Eviternity II, a full 36-map megawad sequel to Eviternity." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/eviternity-ii-is-a-massive-36-map-megawad-for-doom-ii/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:18:55

• "To go along with the 30th anniversary of DOOM, John Romero has released SIGIL II, a second megawad to blast through with 9 new levels." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/sigil-ii-from-john-romero-out-now-for-classic-doom/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:22:41

• "Continuing the day of DOOM announcements following the release of SIGIL II, we also have a big update to Voxel Doom II." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/voxel-doom-ii-gets-updated-with-parallax-textures/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:22:53

• Valve announced more Steam sales and events for 2024 ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/valve-announced-more-steam-sales-and-events-for-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:24:20

• "DUSK HD + SDK & Steam Workshop out now" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/dusk-hd-sdk-steam-workshop-out-now-linux-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:25:03

• "" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureboot-not-vulnerable-to-uefi-exploits-again/ | Source: Purism http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/#2023    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:25:57

• Humble? ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/humble-bring-back-their-cozy-game-collection-bundle-for-a-limited-time/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:26:44

• Many articles in BillBC about "shoplifters" lately, but the world's biggest shoplifter FUNDS the BillBC for propaganda. "BLAME THE POOR!!!"    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:29:28

• "Build, debug and optimize a computer network in an underground facility. Tunnet is certainly something quite different and it's out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/tunnet-has-you-dig-deep-underground-while-you-build-and-debug-a-big-network/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:29:46

• Social control media does not help people with a career. If anything, it rewards people to say and do things that make them unemployable. Who benefits?    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:31:01

• "" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/build-up-and-higher-in-stellar-settlers-a-colony-sim-with-vertical-building/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:31:13

• "Cassette Beasts is probably one of the best modern creature collecting games around, and early in 2024 it's getting online multiplayer." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/cassette-beasts-gets-a-new-multiplayer-feature-teaser-update-coming-early-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:31:22

• Authoritarians ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/around-the-world-authoritarians-are-rising/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:37:43

• "rightsholders" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/dont-fuel-the-copyright-troll-fire-supreme-court-hears-231211/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:38:05

• IPTV Blocking Orders Apply to All DNS ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-iptv-blocking-orders-apply-to-all-dns-vpn-providers-231211/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:38:13

• "false flag"? ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2023/12/11/ukrainian-maidan-massacre-false-flag/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:38:54

• "Undoing Decades of Environmental Harm on a California River" ☛ https://therevelator.org/trinity-river-restoration/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:39:21

• “Please Stop This War Against Us”? The war was started by Hamas, butchering women and babies, as many as they could get to... ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/11/gaza_hospitals | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:40:45

• Billionaires ☛ https://robertreich.org/post/736451234223046656 | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:42:11

• "antivaxxers"? COVID-19 was not properly dealt with and those vaccines not properly tested. It's not "antivaxxer" to be sceptical of these. ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/12/11/steve-kirschs-new-zealand-mother-of-all-revelations-about-covid-19-vaccines-fizzles/ |    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:43:20

• Media Censorship ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/media-censorship-and-attacks-on-press-freedoms-genocide-in-gaza-and-julian-assange/ | Source: Project Censored ... "Genocide in Israel & Gaza"... fixed if for you, Moscow's Abby Martin    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:44:45

• "Most Republicans who’ve had their careers destroyed by Donald Trump have denounced the twice-impeached former president." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kevin-mccarthy-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:46:14

• "Putin’s reelection" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/11/it-shouldn-t-be-like-this | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:46:49

• How To Install Apache OpenOffice on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-openoffice-debian-12/ OpenOffice?!    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:48:28

• How To Install UrBackup on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-urbackup-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:49:00

• Debian 12.4 “Bookworm” Released with Bug Fixes and Security Updates ☞ https://idroot.us/debian-12-4-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:49:20

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

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:51:03

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

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:51:18

• How to Install GNOME Flashback on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-gnome-flashback-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:52:23

• How to Install GIT on CentOS Stream EL9 or EL8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-git-on-centos-stream/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:52:37

• How to Install PHP on CentOS Stream EL9 or EL8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-on-centos-stream/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:52:52

• How to Change Hostname on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-change-hostname-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:53:13

• How to run a Perl script on GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-run-a-perl-script-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:53:25

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

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:53:36

• How to Change User Password in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-change-user-password-in-linux/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:53:55

• How to change DNS servers on a GNOME-based GNU/Linux distribution (and why you should) ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/how-to-set-specific-dns-servers-on-a-gnome-based-linux-distribution-and-why-you-should/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:54:21

• How to Install Yay AUR Helper in Arch GNU/Linux and Manjaro ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-yay-aur-helper-in-arch-linux-and-manjaro/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:54:41

• How to Upgrade to GNU/Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia Beta ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/upgrade-linux-mint-minor-release/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:55:03

• How to Install Linux Kernel Headers on Rocky Linux EL9 or EL8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-linux-kernel-headers-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:56:02

• Krita 5.2.2 Released, Snap Package Updated in Ubuntu Software ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/krita-5-2-2-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:57:01

• Google Attacks Gemini Protocol With “Gemini Pro” Googlebombing ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/hijacking-gemini/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:57:14

• Googlebombing in action ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/notebooklm-with-gemini-pro/ gemini proTOCOl? No?    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:57:53

• Greg Kroah-Hartman Explains Linux Kernel Security ☞ https://www.fosslife.org/greg-kroah-hartman-explains-linux-kernel-security    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 13:59:51

• 🔤SpellBinding: EIMRSTX Wordo: PUCKS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-12.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:00:46

• The Quest Queue gemini://idiomdrottning.org/the_quest_queue    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:01:37

• "Now you got me wondering whether I sound/read pseudo-Buddhist. Probably. I mean, anything's possible in the realm of others interpreting what they're convinced themselves they're seeing." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-12-07-00-18.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:02:33

• Zelensky Begins Aid Push in Washington, Casting Inaction as Win for Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/zelensky-ukraine-biden-washington.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:10:10

• Putin for Hamas ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/12/in-third-u-s-visit-since-start-of-full-scale-war-zelensky-says-u-s-delay-in-approving-military-aid-encouraging-to-putin | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:10:30

• "commissioning of nuclear submarines" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/putin-makes-first-public-appearance-since-announcing-bid-for-fifth-presidential-term-visits-shipyard-for-commissioning-of-nuclear-submarines | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:10:44

• Russian Deputy PM Novak to visit China this week ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russian-deputy-pm-novak-to-visit-china-this-week    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:11:07

• Statement by Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean on the Poland–Ukraine border ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_6540    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:04

• Russian Forces Target Health Care to Control Civilian Population in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories, New Evidence Suggests ☞ https://phr.org/news/russian-forces-target-health-care-to-control-civilian-population-in-ukraines-occupied-territories-new-evidence-suggests/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:18

• Zelensky in Washington to try and rescue Ukraine aid package ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231211-zelensky-in-washington-to-try-and-rescue-ukraine-aid-package    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:26

• Ukraine says it shot down eight Russian missiles bound for Kyiv ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231211-ukraine-says-it-shot-down-eight-russian-missiles-bound-for-kyiv    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:36

• Zelensky to meet Biden, Republicans amid warnings US aid for Ukraine will run out ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231210-ukraine-s-zelensky-to-meet-biden-republicans-as-war-funding-dries-up    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:48

• Baltic transport links insufficient, Rail Baltica must be sped up – Lithuanian president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2147467/baltic-transport-links-insufficient-rail-baltica-must-be-sped-up-lithuanian-president    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:14:59

• Zelenskiy Proposes European Defense Hub In Ukraine Ahead Of Crucial Meetings With Biden, U.S. Lawmakers ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-visit-biden-senate/32726995.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:16:03

• EU Looks To Raise 15 Billion Euros From Frozen Russian Assets To Aid Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-15-billion-euros-frozen-russian-assets-aid-ukraine/32726080.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:16:16

• U.K. Sends Two Minehunters To Ukraine As Britain, Norway Seek To Bolster Kyiv's Navy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/britain-norway-seek-to-bolster-ukrainian-navy/32726035.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:16:29

• European Union Targets Iran Drone Industry, Citing Russia's Use Against Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-targets-iran-drone-industry-russia-ukraine/32725977.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:16:43

• U.S. Air Force Moves To Discipline 15 Personnel Related To Leak Case Including Ukraine Data ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-air-force-leak-case-ukraine-data/32725973.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:17:06

• Russia Says 18 Arrested In Crimea Over Alleged Plan To Assassinate Russian-Installed Officials ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-arrests-crimea-assassination-plans-ukraine/32725910.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:17:20

• Polish Truckers Lift Blockade At Ukraine Border Crossing ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-ukraine-truckers-border-blockade-lifted-eu/32725740.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:17:32

• White House: Seeing increased missile, drone attacks by Russians in Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/white-house-seeing-increased-missile-drone-attacks-by-russians-in-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:17:54

• U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/us-ukraine-war-strategy.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:18:09

• As Zelensky Heads to Washington, Russia Targets Kyiv With Missiles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kyiv-zelensky-washington.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:18:22

• Tuesday Briefing: An Israeli Warning to Hezbollah ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/briefing/israel-labanon-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:19:11

• Zelensky to Meet With Biden in Washington With U.S. Aid to Ukraine in Doubt ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/politics/zelensky-washington-biden-congress.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:19:26

• Russia has imported $100 million in ultimate luxury cars since Ukraine invasion ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/12/russia-has-imported-100-million-in-ultimate-luxury-cars-since-ukraine-invasion-despite-western-ban-new-investigation-shows | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:19:59

• "Russian army attempting to advance along entire front" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/ukrainian-commander-says-russian-army-attempting-to-advance-along-entire-front | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:20:21

• "presidential vote in annexed Ukrainian territories" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/russian-election-authorities-adopt-resolution-to-hold-presidential-vote-in-annexed-ukrainian-territories | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:20:39

• Discussions ongoing about banning Russian grain imports ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/12.12.2023-discussions-ongoing-about-banning-russian-grain-imports.a535033/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:20:57

• Baltic presidents hope IOC will reconsider decision to accommodate aggressor states ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/sport/11.12.2023-baltic-presidents-hope-ioc-will-reconsider-decision-to-accommodate-aggressor-states.a534972/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:21:14

• Security Service investigates potential electronics supply to Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/11.12.2023-security-service-investigates-potential-electronics-supply-to-russia.a534888/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:23:17

• The Best and The Brightest, Redux ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/james-carden/2023/12/11/the-best-and-the-brightest-redux/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:23:51

• Russian opposition leader Navalny reportedly missing from prison system ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231211-allies-of-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-say-whereabouts-unknown    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:24:05

• ‘We’re taking steps to ensure that Russia can never attack NATO’ – interview with US representative to NATO ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2147632/we-re-taking-steps-to-ensure-that-russia-can-never-attack-nato-interview-with-us-representative-to-nato    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:24:13

• Baltic leaders expect IOC decision on Russian, Belarusian athletes to be reversed ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2147484/baltic-leaders-expect-ioc-decision-on-russian-belarusian-athletes-to-be-reversed    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:24:31

• Russia dusts off Soviet-era friendship with Laos ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/russia-laos-beareast-12112023122737.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:24:45

• Russia To Expel Families Of Uzbek Boys Who Put Out Eternal Flame In St. Petersburg ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-uzbek-boys-expelled-eternal-flame/32726911.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:25:15

• Russian Court Confirms RFE/RL's Kurmasheva To Remain In Custody ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rferl-kurmasheva-detention-confirmed/32726891.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:25:37

• Man Convicted Of Killing Russian Reformist Starovoitova Requests Transfer To Open Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/murderer-russian-reformist-requests-transfer/32725928.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:25:59

• Russia says it's working on major new agreement with Iran ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-its-working-on-major-new-agreement-with-iran    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:36:23

• South Korea urges Russia to help sanction North Korea over satellite, labour exports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-urges-russia-to-help-sanction-north-korea-over-satellite-labour-exports    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:36:40

• Parliament will not debate closure of Russia's Åland consulate ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064419    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:36:55

• Foreign policy specialist: Trump presidency could change Russia's attitude towards Finland ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064345    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:37:08

• FM Valtonen: Finland wants to gradually re-open border checkpoints ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064333    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:37:35

• Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Misses Court Date, Raising Alarm Among Supporters ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/europe/russia-navalny-misses-court.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:38:03

• "fakes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/12/detained-russian-american-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva-facing-new-charges-investigated-for-fakes-against-the-russian-army-for-2022-book | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:38:32

• "targeted changes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/dmitry-medvedev-says-russia-will-make-targeted-changes-to-constitution | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:39:05

• "Russians restricted from traveling abroad now required to turn in passports to authorities" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/russians-restricted-from-traveling-abroad-now-required-to-turn-in-passports-to-authorities | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:39:40

• "anti-abortion turn" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/11/like-something-from-the-middle-ages | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:40:05

• Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Danish Ambassador Over His Statements In Media ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-foreign-ministry-summons-danish-ambassador-/32725800.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:40:39

• Prominent Russia dissident Alexei Navalny missing from prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/prominent-russia-dissident-alexei-navalny-missing-from-prison/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:41:24

• Qubes Canary 037 ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/11/canary-037/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:42:35

• WP Briefing: Episode 68: Toward a More Interconnected Web ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2023/12/episode-68-toward-a-more-interconnected-web/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:43:30

• Late Night Linux – Episode 259 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-259/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:45:48

• Linux User Space Episode 4:10: GNOME in the Home ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/410    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:46:52

• Liz Cheney: Donald Trump Should Go to Jail if Convicted ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/liz-cheney-donald-trump-should-go-to-jail-if-convicted    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:47:27

• Destination Linux 350: Holiday Gift Guide & EFF Announces Privacy Law Framework ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-350/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:48:18

• Campus Speech Restrictions Come Back To Bite Universities ☞ https://reason.com/podcast/2023/12/11/campus-speech-restrictions-come-back-to-bite-universities/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:49:08

• Rishi Sunak Faces One of His Toughest Weeks as U.K. Prime Minister ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/europe/uk-sunak-covid-inquiry.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:50:26

• Tuesday's papers: Reservists' fitness, green poison and Covid common sense ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064530    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:51:02

• Number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia nearly doubles in a week ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/number-of-covid-19-cases-in-malaysia-nearly-doubles-in-a-week    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:51:12

• Indonesia on high alert as Covid-19 cases rise; thermal scanners installed at Jakarta airport ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-on-high-alert-as-covid-19-cases-rise-installs-thermal-scanners-at-airports    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:51:29

• Over 500 Covid patients in Latvia's hospitals ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/11.12.2023-over-500-covid-patients-in-latvias-hospitals.a534919/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:51:37

• Dr. John Campbell Gets COVID-19 4+ Years After It Started ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/getting-covid-19/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:52:05

• In Latest Week on Record, 12.01% Increase in Deaths Across England and Wales 4 Years After COVID-19 Started ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/covid-19-after-4-years/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:52:25

• In 2023, Across England and Wales, About 55,000 More Deaths Than Before COVID-19 ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/55k-more-deaths/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:52:36

• Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231212-several-killed-dozens-wounded-in-suicide-attack-on-northwest-pakistan-police-station    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:53:52

• At Least 22 Security Personnel Killed In Attack In Northwest Pakistan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-militants-police-attack/32727125.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:53:58

• Stasit smartphone patent monopoly reexam granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/8/stasit-smartphone-patent-reexam-granted    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:57:02

• Australian smartphone shipments down in 3Q for fourth straight quarter ☞ https://itwire.com/mobility/australian-3q-smartphone-shipments-down-for-fourth-straight-quarter.html nothing grows forever except human greed    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:58:15

• Epic Games prevails in anti-trust suit against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://itwire.com/entertainment/epic-games-prevails-in-anti-trust-suit-against-google.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:58:51

• Judge Upholds Texas Fentanylware (TikTok) Ban on Government Devices ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/business/tiktok-texas-ban.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:59:26

• Texas's Ban on Fentanylware (TikTok) Use by Government Employees on Government Computers Upheld ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/11/texass-ban-on-tiktok-use-by-government-employees-on-government-computers-upheld/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 14:59:47

• Pluralistic: Daddy-Daughter Podcast 2023 (11 Dec 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/11/daddy-daughter-2023/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:00:40

• "VMware is set to let go more than 360 staff members following the firm's recent acquisition by US semiconductor company, Broadcom." https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41288746.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:17:24

• Irish tech firms expect to lay off more staff than they hire in 2024, survey finds https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/irish-tech-firms-expect-to-lay-off-more-staff-than-they-hire-in-2024-survey-finds/a1068319592.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:17:39

• Iranian Students Face Disciplinary Action After Protests Over Faculty Comments ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-university-protest-punishments/32727109.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:19:17

• Scientists Built a Functional Computer With Human Brain Tissue ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-built-a-functional-computer-with-human-brain-tissue    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:20:07

• Most Night Shift Workers Have a Sleep Disorder, Study Confirms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/most-night-shift-workers-have-a-sleep-disorder-study-confirms    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:20:24

• A Zap From an Electric Eel Could Give Nearby Organisms New Genes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-zap-from-an-electric-eel-could-give-nearby-organisms-new-genes    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:20:40

• There's a Surprisingly Simple Explanation For Why Horses Have Long Faces ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-simple-explanation-for-why-horses-have-long-faces    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:24:36

• US Woman Takes Her Gun Into an MRI Scanner And Gets Seriously Lucky ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/us-woman-takes-her-gun-into-an-mri-scanner-and-gets-seriously-lucky    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:25:16

• What Would Happen to Our Dogs if Everybody Vanished? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/what-would-happen-to-our-dogs-if-everybody-vanished    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:25:47

• Simulated Sunshine Could Have a Remarkable Effect on Alzheimer's Symptoms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/simulated-sunshine-could-have-a-remarkable-effect-on-alzheimers-symptoms    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:26:10

• Scientists Reveal a New Way Our DNA Can Make Novel Genes From Scratch ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-a-new-way-our-dna-can-make-novel-genes-from-scratch    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:26:37

• How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/health/indigenous-data-abigail-echo-hawk.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:27:58

• Whitmer signs final piece of Reproductive Health Act into law ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/whitmer-signs-final-piece-of-reproductive-health-act-into-law/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:28:17

• US Supreme Court declines case surrounding reproductive health clinic ‘buffer zones’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/us-supreme-court-declines-case-surrounding-reproductive-health-clinic-buffer-zones/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:28:37

• Third death reported in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as illnesses span 38 states ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/12/news/third-death-reported-in-cantaloupe-salmonella-outbreak-as-illnesses-span-38-states/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:28:56

• Tragic crash raises issue of drivers' health checks ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/11.12.2023-tragic-crash-raises-issue-of-drivers-health-checks.a534966/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:29:04

• South Korean newlyweds have more debt than ever, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-newly-weds-have-more-debt-than-ever-report-says    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:30:16

• South Korea, US to hold new round of nuclear consultation talks: Seoul ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-us-to-hold-new-round-of-nuclear-consultation-talks-seoul    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:31:13

• What It Feels Like To Be the Target of China’s Water Cannons ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/asia/china-water-cannon-philippines.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:31:49

• Three Months After Biden, It’s Xi’s Turn to Court Vietnam ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/world/asia/china-vietnam-xi-jinping.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:31:56

• China says 'positive' peace talks held over north Myanmar conflict ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-says-positive-peace-talks-held-over-north-myanmar-conflict    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:32:09

• China’s Pooh-tin arrives in Vietnam on two-day visit to strengthen ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-visits-vietnam-after-biden-seeks-to-boost-ties    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:32:29

• Children are the best investment for China, says Beijing think-tank ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/children-are-the-best-investment-for-china-says-beijing-think-tank    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:32:49

• Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over South China Sea ‘harassment’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-south-china-sea-harassment    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:33:04

• China is happy to see parties in Myanmar conflict to hold peace talks: Chinese foreign ministry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-is-happy-to-see-parties-in-myanmar-conflict-to-hold-peace-talks-chinese-foreign-ministry    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:33:16

• Inside the decades-long fight over Yahoo’s misdeeds in China ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/12/1084990/yahoo-china-dissident-yahoo-human-rights-fund/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:33:42

• US, allies denounce China’s ‘dangerous actions’ in South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/allies-denounce-china-12112023023450.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:33:52

• A hero of China's AIDS villages ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons/gao-yaojie-12112023154155.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:34:06

• China’s issues warrants for 10 people in Myanmar’s Kokang region ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-china-arrest-warrants-12112023193721.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:34:18

• Banned in UK, China state broadcaster now running free video news agency ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/cgtn-amsp-china-government-news-agency-free/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:34:44

• Philippines summons China’s envoy amid rising tensions over confrontations in disputed South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/11/philippines-summons-chinas-envoy-amid-rising-tensions-over-confrontations-in-disputed-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:34:59

• Philippines summons Chinese envoy after maritime confrontations at flashpoint reefs ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231211-philippines-summons-chinese-envoy-after-maritime-confrontations-at-flashpoint-reefs    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:35:08

• China’s manufacturing overcapacity threatens global green goods trade ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/chinas-manufacturing-overcapacity-threatens-global-green-goods-trade/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:35:26

• cord cutting ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/2023-the-year-cord-cutting-became-the-majority-norm/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:35:52

• snowballs ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/12/st-petersburg-police-want-to-deport-families-of-three-uzbekistani-boys-who-threw-snowballs-at-city-s-eternal-flame | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:36:31

• Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/prison-says-alexey-navalny-no-longer-listed-as-inmate-after-associates-unable-to-contact-him-for-six-days | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:36:48

• Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/alexey-navalny-fails-to-appear-at-another-court-hearing-leaving-associates-unsure-of-his-whereabouts-for-sixth-day | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:36:55

• Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/11/alexey-navalny-fails-to-appear-at-another-court-hearing-leaving-associates-unsure-of-his-whereabouts-for-sixth-day | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:37:22

• "One of these inventions is Super Glue" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/11/tech-in-plain-sight-super-glue/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:38:25

• "legendary electronic component markets" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/11/bunnie-huangs-shenzhen-guide-gets-a-new-edition-written-by-naomi-wu/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:38:31

• "Wireless" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/11/wireless-bike-brakes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:38:50

• "You wouldn’t think that shaking something in just the right way would be the recipe for creating laser light, but as [Les Wright] explains in his new video, that’s pretty much how his DIY Raman laser works." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/12/homemade-raman-laser-is-shaken-not-stirred/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:38:58

• Monday's papers: Finland's Plan B, lessons from Estonia and more snow ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064315    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:39:22

• Can Spanish teachers solve Finland's daycare dilemma? ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064377    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:39:45

• "reprehensible" Putin, so do with Putin want?? ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064408    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:40:28

• Taxi ranks in Helsinki have become territorial and violent, drivers say ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064573    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:41:42

• Oracle’s stock slides as revenue and guidance come up short ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/oracles-stock-slides-revenue-guidance-come-short/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:42:29

• Renovating the Garage ☞ https://kevquirk.com/renovating-the-garage    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:43:30

• Regulator Ofcom proposes ban on unpredictable broadband and mobile mid-contract price rises after Which? campaign ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/regulator-proposes-ban-on-unpredictable-broadband-and-mobile-mid-contract-price-rises-a4hvp0J2IWua    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:43:52

• ‘Half the price in Germany’: French shoppers cross border to beat inflation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231211-half-the-price-in-germany-french-shoppers-cross-border-to-beat-inflation    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:44:09

• Let's nominate our 2023 Qt Champions! ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/lets-nominate-our-2023-qt-champions    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:44:30

• Celebrating Success: Qt Academy x FYI ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/celebrating-success-qt-academy-x-fyi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:44:49

• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Two Former Bosnian Officials Over 'Significant Corruption' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/bosnia-us-sanctions-ex-officials/32726839.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:45:26

• Settlements ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/nypd-still-shelling-out-millions-in-lawsuit-settlements-every-year-still-protecting-its-worst-officers-from-accountability/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:46:41

• "State and local leaders are proposing to roll back part of the nation’s pioneering drug decriminalization law and step up police enforcement." ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/portland-oregon-drug-laws.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:46:48

• Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/18/felony-murder-laws    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:47:01

• Major India hospital accused of organ trafficking ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/major-india-hospital-accused-of-organ-trafficking/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:47:16

• US judge approves settlement prohibiting family separation at US-Mexico border ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/us-judge-approves-settlement-prohibiting-family-separation-at-us-mexico-border/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:47:32

• INTERPOL report reveals trafficking-based cyber fraud spread to Latin America ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/interpol-report-reveals-trafficking-based-cyber-fraud-spread-to-latin-america/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:48:33

• Amnesty International report claims Canada violated rights of indigenous protestors ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/amnesty-international-report-claims-canada-violated-human-rights-of-indigenous-protestors/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:48:50

• Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei defence ministry says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/11/chinese-aircraft-carrier-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-taipei-defence-ministry-says/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:49:19

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping visits Vietnam in bid to counter US influence, as politics and security on agenda ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/12/chinas-xi-jinping-visits-vietnam-in-bid-to-counter-us-influence-as-politics-and-security-on-agenda/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:49:37

• UN political mission in Sudan closes doors ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/governance/governance-governance/un-political-mission-in-sudan-closes-doors/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:50:11

• Banana Pi BPI-M4 Zero Allwinner H618 SBC follows Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W form factor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/12/banana-pi-bpi-m4-zero-allwinner-h618-sbc-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:51:06

• Kdenlive 23.08.4 released ☞ https://kdenlive.org/en/2023/12/kdenlive-23-08-4-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:51:42

• "Free Speech Absolutist" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-is-also-libel-tourist-vexatious-slapper-elon-musk/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:53:11

• Freedom of speech that starts with listening ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2023/1211/Freedom-of-speech-that-starts-with-listening    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:53:22

• Making Techrights Stronger in 2024 ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/12/Making_Techrights_Stronger_in_2024.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:53:41

• Improving Site Navigation and Discovery ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/12/Improving_Site_Navigation_and_Discovery.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:53:50

• Basilio and Richard Stallman ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/12/Basilio_and_Richard_Stallman.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:53:58

• Online Media as a Lying Machine of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Famous Criminal Bill Gates (and, As Usual, Follow the Money) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/11/Online_Media_as_a_Lying_Machine_of_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_and.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:54:09

• When is the use of a product a “substantial noninfringing use” for purposes of Section 271(c)? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/substantial-noninfringing-purposes.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:54:56

• Unified Patent Court is a Kangaroo Court and illegal "court"; it disgraces the very legitimacy of the EY ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/12/11/the-upc-is-dead-long-live-the-umc/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:55:48

• IPVal entity, eCeipt, electronic receipts patent monopoly reexam granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/8/ipval-entity-patent-asserted-against-dozens-of-retailers-challenged    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:56:44

• Criminal Microsoft and Bardehle Pagenberg, which promotes crimes, as covered by JUVE, which actively lies to help criminals and establish fake "courts"☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/microsoft-and-bardehle-pagenberg-pull-back-win-in-zoe-life-infringement-dispute/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:58:00

• Latvia's Signet Bank buys LPB Bank ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/12.12.2023-latvias-signet-bank-buys-lpb-bank.a535034/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:58:40

• Banksters trying to seem "hip" in this very corrupt nation ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/11.12.2023-latvian-central-bank-produces-coin-for-dedicated-followers-of-fashion.a534969/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:59:02

• Microflex MCUs – Tiny USB development boards based on ESP32-S3, ESP32-S2, ESP32-C3, ESP32-C6, or Raspberry Pi RP2040 (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/12/microflex-mcu-tiny-usb-development-boards-esp32-s3-esp32-s2-esp32-c3-esp32-c6-raspberry-pi-rp2040/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 15:59:49

• rakudo weekly 2023.50 More Magic ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2023/12/11/2023-50-more-magic/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:00:32

• Docker buys AtomicJar, the startup behind the popular open-source Testcontainers project ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/docker-buys-atomicjar-startup-behind-popular-open-source-testcontainers-project/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:01:05

• Ruby 3.3.0-rc1 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2023/12/11/ruby-3-3-0-rc1-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:02:03

• That OSI model refuses to die ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/12/that-osi-model-refuses-to-die/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:02:19

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Cargo cache cleaning ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/12/11/cargo-cache-cleaning.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:02:56

• How to Create a GPFS Filesystem on RHEL (Part-2) by I.C.B.M. ☞ https://www.2daygeek.com/create-gpfs-filesystem-in-rhel/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:03:35

• Docker, Inc. Acquires AtomicJar to Add Testing Cloud Service ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/topics/cloudnativedevelopment/docker-inc-acquires-atomicjar-to-add-testing-cloud-service/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:03:56

• Section 702 Reform Bills ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/house-committees-offer-up-competing-section-702-reform-bills-only-one-has-any-actual-reforms/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:04:25

• Epic Games wins historic antitrust case against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/epic-games-wins-historic-antitrust-case-google/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:04:55

• Google Patches Chromecast Vulnerabilities Exploited at Hacking Contest ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-chromecast-vulnerabilities-exploited-at-hacking-contest/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:05:12

• Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker ship: US officials ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/12/news/cruise-missile-from-yemen-strikes-tanker-ship-us-officials/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:05:44

• North Korean Hackers Developing Malware in Dlang Programming Language ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-developing-malware-in-dlang-programming-language/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:06:14

• Apache Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability in Struts 2 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apache-patches-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-struts-2/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:06:23

• Google Loses Court Fight Over App Store With Makers of Fortnite ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/technology/epic-games-google-antitrust-ruling.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:06:52

• Fortnite's Epic Games wins US antitrust lawsuit against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231212-fortnite-s-epic-games-wins-us-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:07:06

• ORG is working for Islamists instead of towards its original goals ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-and-the-3million-win-in-court-again/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:08:08

• Imagining a million versus billion ☞ https://rubenerd.com/imagining-a-million-versus-billion/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:09:02

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 817 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2023/12/11/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-817/ https://ubuntu-news.org/2023/12/11/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-817/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:09:51

• CWWK x86-P5 fanless mini PC with two 2.5GbE ports ships with up to defective chip maker Intel Core i3-N305 CPU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/11/x86-p5-fanless-core-i3-n305-mini-pc-dual-2-5gbe/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:10:38

• Announcing the Charmed Kafka beta ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/charmed-kafka-beta    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:10:52

• End of year review: Ubuntu Desktop in 2023 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/end-of-year-review-ubuntu-desktop-in-2023    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:21:04

• Akademy 2023 - Over a million reasons why Snaps are important. ☞ https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/87ihEWfMY48d4PhfCsqT5J    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:22:43

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, December 15, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-20231215-irc    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:23:19

• FSF Blogs: Triple your donation! FSF matching challenge until December 14 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/triple-your-donation-fsf-matching-challenge-until-december-14    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:23:27

• Debian 12.4 “Bookworm” Released with 94 Bug Fixes and 65 Security Updates ☞ https://9to5linux.com/debian-12-4-bookworm-released-with-94-bug-fixes-and-65-security-updates    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:23:59

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 10th, 2023 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-10th-2023    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:24:13

• KDE Gear 23.08.4 Released as the Last Update in the Series ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-23-08-4-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-series    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:24:25

• "It’s also a small binary executable capable of running on six different operating systems: Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/11/terminal-based-image-viewer-and-multi-os-binary-and-under-100kb/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:25:19

• OKdo CM3 SODIMM with up to 2GB RAM and optional Wi-Fi 4 support ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/okdo-cm3-sodimm-with-up-to-2gb-ram-and-optional-wi-fi-4-support/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:25:32

• Bored With Bash? Change the Default Shell in GNU/Linux ☞ https://itsfoss.com/linux-change-default-shell/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:25:58

• This could be the best GNU/Linux distro of the year (and it's not even close) ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-could-be-the-best-linux-distro-of-the-year-and-its-not-even-close/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:27:06

• Linux Mint 21.3 Beta Available with Latest Version of Cinnamon ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Mint-21.3-Beta-Available-with-Latest-Version-of-Cinnamon    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:28:48

• LinDoz 2023 – Virtual Cam ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2023/12/11/lindoz-2023-virtual-cam/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:29:20

• Linux Mint 21.3 Beta – a first look at what we can expect with Cinnamon 6.0 ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/linux-mint-21-3-beta-a-first-look-at-what-we-can-expect-with-cinnamon-6-0/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:29:42

• ‘5Ghoul’ Vulnerabilities Haunt Qualcomm, MediaTek 5G Modems ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/5ghoul-vulnerabilities-haunt-qualcomm-mediatek-5g-modems/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:30:29

• US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire in eastern DRC signals progress as US intelligence monitors armed activity ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/us-brokered-72-hour-ceasefire-in-eastern-drc-signals-progress-as-us-intelligence-monitors-armed-activity/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:32:43

• OpenSSF Responds to the CISA RFC on Software Identification Ecosystem Analysis ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/12/11/openssf-responds-to-the-cisa-rfc-on-software-identification-ecosystem-analysis/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:33:08

• North Korean hackers Lazarus Group takes new Telegram tactics ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/north-korean-hackers-lazarus-group-takes-new-telegram-tactics/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:33:30

• Alleged Chinese cyberattacks target US power and water systems ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/alleged-chinese-cyber-attacks-target-us-power-water-systems/ Windows probably, as usual: http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:34:18

• This is a Windows issue ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/top-white-house-cyber-aide-says-recent-iran-hack-on-water-wystem-is-call-to-tighten-cybersecurity/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:35:32

• Flaws in Delta OT Monitoring Product Can Allow Hackers to Hide Destructive Activities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-delta-ot-monitoring-product-can-allow-hackers-to-hide-destructive-activities/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:36:30

• Norton Healthcare Ransomware Hack: 2.5 Million Personal Records Stolen ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/norton-healthcare-ransomware-hack-2-5-million-personal-records-stolen/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:36:48

• WATCH: 'Energy Trilemma: The Backbone for Energy Transition – Baltic Sea Region Focus' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/11.12.2023-watch-energy-trilemma-the-backbone-for-energy-transition-baltic-sea-region-focus.a534368/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:37:45

• "t represents a major step forward with some significant changes." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/11/raspberry-pi-changes-hats/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:38:13

• Macro DLP mirror array scales up a fascinating mechanical structure ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/11/macro-dlp-mirror-array-scales-up-a-fascinating-mechanical-structure/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:38:41

• Jonathan Dowland: Talks: why? ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/talks/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:39:50

• Vietnamese man gets 8 years for Facebook (Farcebook) posts ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/facebook-12112023155215.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:40:06

• Whistleblowing AIDS doctor, rights campaigner Gao Yaojie dies in New York ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-gao-obit-12112023103500.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:40:22

• Chinese dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower Gao Yaojie dies aged 95 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/12/chinese-dissident-doctor-and-aids-whistleblower-gao-yaojie-dies-aged-95/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:40:32

• TTAB Finds "4:20" Deceptively Misdescriptive of Tobacco and Cigarette-Related Products Not Containing or Used With Cannabis ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/ttab-finds-420-deceptively.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:41:09

• Rogue parking ads still rife on Google, warns Which? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/rogue-parking-ads-still-rife-on-google-warns-which-aVUyY5u6HStz    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:41:28

• Microsoft, Proprietary Chaffbot Company tie-up comes under antitrust scrutiny ☞ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-antitrust-regulator-considering-microsoft-openai-partnership-2023-12-08/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:42:23

• Intercepting MFA. Phishing and Adversary in The Middle attacks ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/intercepting-mfa-phishing-and-attackers-in-the-middle/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:42:43

• Introducing KDDockWidgets 2.0 ☞ https://www.kdab.com/introducing-kddockwidgets-2-0/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:43:01

• The Power Vacuum at the Top of the Crypto [sic] Industry [sic] ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/technology/crypto-industry-power-vacuum.html http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:43:43

• Data breaches reach all-time high, according to a new report from MIT ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/11/data-breaches-time-high-according-new-report-mit/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:44:42

• Apple Ships iOS 17.2 With Urgent Security Patches ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-ships-ios-17-2-with-urgent-security-patches/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:44:53

• STMicro VD55G1 – A small, low-power global shutter I3C camera sensor for computer vision ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/12/stmicro-vd55g1-small-low-power-global-shutter-i3c-camera-sensor-for-computer-vision/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:46:15

• SMB shares using OmniOS, zones and ZFS ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2023/smb-shares-using-omnios-zones-and-zfs/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:47:22

• EU To Increase Monitoring Mission In Armenia To 209 Observers From 138 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-increase-monitoring-mission-armenia/32726058.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:47:43

• Over 90% of Hong Kong’s newly elected district councillors sit on the three committees that decide who runs ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/11/over-90-of-hong-kongs-newly-elected-district-councillors-sit-on-the-three-committees-that-decide-who-runs/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:48:20

• What is sitemap.xml, and Why a Pentester Should Care, (Mon, Dec 11th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30472    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:48:56

• Apple Patches Everything, (Mon, Dec 11th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30474    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:49:10

• GStreamer: New GStreamer Matrix chat space ☞ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/news/#2023-12-12T09:30 :00Z    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:49:56

• State of the Word 2023 Recap ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2023/12/state-of-the-word-2023-recap/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:50:17

• Post-mortem: Backend Overload ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2023/12/11/post-mortem//    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:50:53

• Severe Service Degradation: OBS Unavailable ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2023/12/11/post-mortem//    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:51:07

• "enforce Virginia's law banning masked demonstrations." ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/11/university-administrators-behaving-badly/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:51:43

• When Should Security Clearance Be Denied Based on Interest in QAnon and Three Percenters? ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/11/when-should-security-clearance-be-denied-based-on-interest-in-qanon-and-three-percenters/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:52:03

• After Resisting Demands To Punish 'Hate Speech,' Penn's President Capitulated. It Did Not Save Her Job. ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/11/after-resisting-demands-to-punish-hate-speech-penns-president-capitulated-it-did-not-save-her-job/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:52:28

• 'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjvmpv/eyes-everywhere-congress-is-about-to-vote-to-expand-mass-surveillance-of-americans-experts-warn    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:53:28

• wyden ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/letter-from-sen-wyden-to-the-doj-says-governments-are-gathering-push-notification-data-from-google-apple/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:54:10

• "commitment to walled gardens and Apple’s bottom line, rather than the privacy of Apple’s users." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/apples-nonsensical-attack-on-beeper-for-making-apples-own-users-safer/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:54:15

• No metro, tram or commuter trains: Looming transport strike likely to hit Helsinki region ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064324    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:54:36

• Transport strike on Thursday to affect all big cities ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20064555    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:54:43

• Bangkok MRT monorail open to passengers ☞ https://rubenerd.com/bangkok-mrt-monorail-open-to-passengers/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:55:34

• LFCS - Installing and Managing Apache Web Server ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/lfcs-installing-and-managing-apache-web-server.46236/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:56:05

• How To Install and Use the Cockpit GNU/Linux Management Console ☞ https://www.itprotoday.com/linux/how-install-and-use-cockpit-linux-management-console    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:56:20

• Step-by-step CPU overclocking in Ubuntu using cpupower ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/135018/step-by-step-cpu-overclocking-in-ubuntu-using-cpupower.htm    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:56:26

• Debian 12.4 Released, Superseding Debian 12.3 Amid File System Concerns ☞ https://linuxiac.com/debian-12-4-released/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:56:59

• Pamac Now Supports Libadwaita and Fully Adapts to GNOME 45 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pamac-now-supports-libadwaita-and-fully-adapts-to-gnome-45/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:57:15

• Master VLC with These 10+ Expert Tips and Tricks ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/tips-and-tricks-for-vlc/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:57:51

• How to Create Permanent Bookmarks in VLC Without a Playlist ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/create-permanent-bookmarks-in-vlc/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:58:09

• trademarks again ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/11/brew-works-rude-elfs-reserve-how-ip-bullying-birthed-the-brand-that-remains-20-years-later/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:58:41

• The FTC’s Misguided Comments on Copyright Office Generative Hey Hi (AI) Questions ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/misguided-copyright-generative.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 16:59:29

• Coast Guard Detentions at Sea ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/takeaways-coast-guard-intercepts-people-at-sea | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:01:26

• guns ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/westforth-sports-gary-indiana-chicago-guns-illegal-sales | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:01:35

• "car owners have “subprime” loans" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-investigate-the-world-of-subprime-car-loans | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:01:48

• 11 Best GNU/Linux Distributions for Power Users ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-distro-for-power-users/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:02:20

• Oil and Gas-Backed ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/11/revealed-oil-and-gas-backed-think-tanks-give-240k-to-green-parliamentary-groups/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:02:52

• Destruction ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/11/give-climate-change-the-name-it-deserves-fossil-fueled-destruction/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:03:02

• Reading notes on The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/reading-notes-on-the-pragmatic-programmer-by-david-thomas-and-andrew-hunt/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:03:37

• A new kselftest for verifying driver probe of Devicetree-based platforms ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2023/12/11/a-new-kselftest-for-verifying-driver-probe-of-devicetree-based-platforms/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:04:02

• Overview of Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2.1 ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/synology-diskstation-manager/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:04:53

• Linux Format 310 ☞ https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-310.html    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 17:05:07

• "Fossil fuel exporting nations won't accept (for good reason, from their perspective) any language in the agreements that includes the phrase "phase out" in relation to fossil fuels." gemini://jdcard.com/blog/2023-12-12T12-26.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:43:52

• "So, I came across this Simon Michaux guy on YouTube yesterday. He is a geologist and claims that the energy transition is doomed to fail because of the lack of (rare earth) metals." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2023/12-13-be-aware-of-energy-transition-doom-proficy.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:44:56

• Hasbro laying off over 20% of employees due to low toy sales https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hasbro-laying-off-employees-low-toy-sales    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:50:04

• An Estimated 9,000 Employees in the Video Game Industry Have Been Laid Off in 2023 - News https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459362/an-estimated-9000-employees-in-the-video-game-industry-have-been-laid-off-in-2023/    

posted Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 23:50:37