Roy Schestowitz

• How to install Godot Game Engine on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-godot-game-engine-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Friday, December 15, 2023 at 22:51:17

• How to Install RetroArch on Debian 12, 11 or 10 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-retroarch-on-debian-linux/    

posted Friday, December 15, 2023 at 22:51:44

• PinePhone - ProtonMail gemini://yaky.dev/2023-12-15-pinephone-protonmail/    

posted Friday, December 15, 2023 at 22:52:26

• Why do companies do holiday layoffs? https://www.computerworld.com/article/3711444/why-do-companies-do-holiday-layoffs.html "Amazon, Cisco, Meta, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Red Hat, SAP, and Salesforce, to name a few, laid off so many tech workers in 2023."    

posted Friday, December 15, 2023 at 23:02:35

• Game Over: The Tech That Died in 2023 https://uk.pcmag.com/news/150134/game-over-the-tech-that-died-in-2023    

posted Friday, December 15, 2023 at 23:02:53

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D781.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:18:29

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1131.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:18:34

• "Found deep in my emails (10 years back). Recipe is from a contractor I used to work with, it's his family recipe on the Scottish side." gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2023/12-15.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:19:08

• "Not that they'd even get the chance, given how well the Secret Service does their job. But still." gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2023/12-14.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:20:24

• UK companies house registry shows Sirius can still be sued. Maybe it will be next month.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:21:12

• Just calling it "HEY HI" does not change what the algos do https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/ai-mass-spying-internet-surveillance.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:23:02

• Steven Vaughan-Nichols is all outsourced. His own site inactive for 2 months (and not self-hosted either). https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:32:34

• How to Use the Linux cut Command https://www.howtogeek.com/775824/how-to-use-the-linux-cut-command/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:33:55

• How to Use Port Knocking on Linux (and Why You Shouldn't) https://www.howtogeek.com/442733/how-to-use-port-knocking-on-linux-and-why-you-shouldnt/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:34:16

• "Frustrated by an app's absent or lagging support for your preferred distro? Like magic, Distrobox runs applications from different Linux distributions right on your Linux computer. They’re running on your computer, yet they’re in their own native distribution. We show you how it works." https://www.howtogeek.com/run-any-app-on-any-linux-distro-with-distrobox/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:34:40

• "Once a script is prepared and tested, you can get a significant task completed simply by typing the script's name followed by any required arguments." https://www.networkworld.com/article/1254507/getting-started-with-scripting-on-linux-part-1.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:36:07

• proprietary software = evil https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4156147/broadcom-shifts-vmware-subscription-model-perpetual-license-sales    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:37:26

• And fake security (theatrics) https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4150506/microsoft-dell-lenovo-laptops-vulnerable-windows-hello-authentication-flaw    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:38:02

• "Understand, communicate, monitor, check logs, ask for support. Follow these guidelines and make troubleshooting server problems quick and easy." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/tip/How-to-troubleshoot-a-server-problem    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:39:20

• "IBM engineers working on Open Horizon within the Linux Foundation begin a Vault fork as challenges continue for HashiCorp, which also addressed Terraform Cloud pricing angst." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366563095/IBM-engineers-hatch-Linux-Foundation-HashiCorp-Vault-fork    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:40:02

• "Dump and restore are two Linux utilities that help ensure reliable backups. From utility installation to restoring file systems, this tutorial is for Linux users of all levels." https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tutorial/Dump-and-restore-Helpful-backup-utilities-for-Linux-users    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:44:35

• "It's been a year of seismic shifts for SUSE's Rancher Kubernetes management products as market buzz shifts to platform engineering, forcing changes in strategy heading into 2024." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366563414/SUSE-Rancher-Kubernetes-regroups-amid-platform-trend    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:46:12

• What's the connection to Linux? https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/feature/When-FinOps-met-devx-at-Capital-One    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:46:54

• "There are many ways of backing up files on Linux devices. The cpio utility copies contents out of the file system and into an archive to create reliable backups." https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tutorial/Tutorial-Use-Linux-cpio-to-back-up-and-restore-files    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:47:30

• WTH is "HEY HI" Storage?? https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/news/366563003/PeakAIO-CEO-Less-is-more-to-get-the-most-out-of-AI-storage    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:48:08

• HEY. HI. HOW U DOIN'?    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:49:18

• How to Install balenaEtcher on Fedora 39/38/37 GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-balenaetcher-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:49:30

• How to Install Docker Swarm on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/ubuntu-docker-swarm-cluster/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:49:40

• There is probably also "AI food" already. The buzzword is limitless.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:50:06

• How To Install Flameshot on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-flameshot-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:50:29

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

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:50:38

• Announcing a collaboration with Surveillance Giant Google and The Forge ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/collaboration-with-google-forge-2023/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:51:08

• "making Hey Hi (AI) more trustworthy in real life" ☞ https://irlpodcast.org/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 01:52:39

• 12 GNU/Linux ‘df’ Commands to Check Disk Space Usage ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-check-disk-space-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:22:58

• Well, do not judge ANYTHING based only on projects that are slaves of Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ☞ https://www.geeksmint.com/popular-programming-languages-on-github/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:24:06

• How to enhance network speed and reliability in Ubuntu ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/135535/how-to-enhance-network-speed-and-reliability-in-ubuntu.htm    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:24:14

• How to Install LibreOffice on Ubuntu ☞ https://linuxstans.com/how-to-install-libreoffice-on-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:24:25

• Decoding the Mystery: How to Interpret Regression Output in R Like a Champ ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/decoding-the-mystery-how-to-interpret-regression-output-in-r-like-a-champ/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:25:00

• "Opportunities for Revitalization" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/navigating-the-news-void-news-deserts/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:25:56

• Shadow Play: a pro-China and anti-US influence operation thrives on YouTube ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/shadow-play-a-pro-china-and-anti-us-influence-operation-thrives-on-youtube/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:26:24

• No, WSL is Windows, and this is nothing short of E.E.E. i.e. an attack on GNU/Linux https://sg.news.yahoo.com/windows-ai-studio-tool-must-125035993.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:34:51

• "There is no scarcity of text editors in the Ubuntu and the Linux ecosystem in general. They all come in different shapes and cater to various use cases. Earlier, we reviewed notepads like text editors and ultra-lightweight editors." https://www.debugpoint.com/text-editors-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:35:16

• How to set a static internal IP in Ubuntu https://www.xda-developers.com/how-set-static-ip-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:35:41

• OMG Proprietary "app" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/vivaldi-6-5-adds-new-sessions-panel-encrypted-history-sync-more    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:36:26

• Still grossly misusing the Linux name/trademark https://www.papermag.com/linux-what-you-missed-nov23    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:40:52

• Forgot "GNU" https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/linux-operating-system-market-to-reach-24-25-billion-by-2032-at-12-3-cagr-allied-market-research-302013474.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:56:39

• Drowning in buzzwords (LF) https://finance.yahoo.com/news/onf-merges-market-leading-portfolio-151300603.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:57:17

• Vivaldi releases end-of-year versions for Windows, macOS and Linux https://itwire.com/your-it/vivaldi-releases-end-of-year-versions-for-windows,-macos-and-linux.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 02:58:52

• How to find CPU information in Linux https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-find-cpu-info-linux    

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

• Understanding System Log Management Using Logrotate https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/understanding-system-log-management-using-logrotate    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:02:54

• GNU/Linux not a priority? What about source code? https://www.neowin.net/news/proton-mail-desktop-app-launches-for-windows-and-mac-in-beta-linux-version-in-the-works/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:03:38

• How to add users in Linux https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-add-users-in-linux    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:04:47

• Upstream issue; many lessons to be learned from this https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/116-malware-packages-found-on-pypi.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:05:45

• Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/955336/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:24:07

• "On December 8, DataBreaches reported that Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center had been the victim of a ransomware attack and that the then-unnamed threat actors were trying to extort patients directly." https://www.databreaches.net/update-fred-hutch-cancer-center-attack-claimed-by-hunters-international/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:30:41

• Windows TCO https://www.wlwt.com/article/campbell-county-school-ransomware-attack-employee/46131696# "including Social Security numbers and financial account numbers."    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:31:12

• Windows TCO: "The ransomware entered the system through a laptop and infected the computers at five schools and the central office." https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/newfound-school-district-still-working-to-recover-data-after-cyber-attack/article_fdcaf9fe-992d-11ee-8a6b-178c9f5e2536.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:31:44

• Windows TCO https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/delta-dental-says-data-breach-exposed-info-of-7-million-people/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:32:11

• China issues draft contingency plan for data security incidents https://ca.style.yahoo.com/china-issues-draft-plan-data-085437333.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:32:47

• If Rianne can avoid ALL proprietary software, it's not just a "crazy RMS thing" to do so. It's totally feasible.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:35:42

• LINUX.COM Matches the Web's Downward Trend by Becoming Spamfarm of the 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/15/LINUX_COM_Matches_the_Web_s_Downward_Trend_by_Becoming_Spamfarm.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:36:03

• Free software can still betray users, but users with programming skills them respond by forking it (or similar). Not every user needs to possess coding skills. In practice, this very prospect deter the original projects; they're incentivised not to be dicks to users.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:38:13

• Proprietary software in society gravitates towards feudalism wherein the controls are digital systems and the oppression is done when the programs are run/used.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:39:11

• "HEY HI" has become a straw man.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:39:23

• MakuluLinux Virtual Cam – Shocking ! ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2023/12/14/makululinux-virtual-cam-shocking/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:42:53

• phoronix and tomsHardonForMicrosoft participate in the Intel spam campaign for "Emerald Rapids"... all promises and hype... Remember Atom(R)?    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:43:52

• Proton Mail desktop app launches for backdoored Windows and Mac in beta; GNU/Linux version in the works ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/proton-mail-desktop-app-launches-for-windows-and-mac-in-beta-linux-version-in-the-works/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 03:49:00

• botond from hungary stopped updating his graph last month: gemini://botond.online/en/stats/capsules.png based on gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi but gemini still grows, albeit slowly    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 04:25:21

• "open" HEY HI as vapourware and hype is failing. Chatbots falsely marketed. Now they come up with "Q" as vapourware. They don't say what it is, only that is it en "ENIGMA" and totally "AMAZING!!" 17 hours ago: "Microsoft Stock Can Rise 15%, Analyst Says. It’s an AI Leader." A BIG LIE. Pump and dump. Remember "metaverse"? What is this GAI thing anyway? Nothing new. NOT news.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 05:57:58

• GAI is to AI what "AR" is to VR or what "metaverse" was to VR. Glorified rebrand. "Advanced" AI = old shit with more server capacity thrown at it. Advanced = "BRUTE FORCE", wasting energy, water, burning the planet faster than shitcoins.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 05:59:21

• Man Uses Strange Rock as Doorstop For Decades. It Was Worth a Fortune. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/man-uses-strange-rock-as-doorstop-for-decades-it-was-worth-a-fortune    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:07:15

• Your Ancient Neanderthal DNA Could Be Why You're an Early Riser ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-ancient-neanderthal-dna-could-be-why-youre-an-early-riser    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:08:32

• Llamas Hide a Powerful Weapon That Can Fight Deadly Virus Strains ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/llamas-hide-a-powerful-weapon-that-can-fight-deadly-virus-strains    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:09:14

• Surprise Discovery Shows These Sharks Don't Need to Keep Moving ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-shows-these-sharks-dont-need-to-keep-moving    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:09:40

• New Breakthrough Points to a Future Treatment For Morning Sickness ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-breakthrough-points-to-a-future-treatment-for-morning-sickness    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:15:17

• Mandy Cohen, New CDC Director, Tries to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/mandy-cohen-cdc-director.html they failed at COVID... badly! The gaslighting diminishes trust    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:15:49

• Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker’s nose ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/radioactivity-detected-in-fukushima-worker-s-nose    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:16:14

• Fukushima reactor water is totally safe now. Thank You For Smoking.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:16:42

• Do not buy Japanese food that has no "Made in" date. Some products still specify this, most do not.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:17:22

• The science has been replaced by "what corporations pay us to tell you" http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/Science_is_Offensive_Should_We_Just_Get_Used_to_It.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:17:47

• Africa CDC Delivers Cold Chain Equipment to Botswana ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Africa-CDC-Delivers-Cold-Chain-Equipment-to-Botswana-20231214-0011.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:18:29

• CD C:\ (sounds legit, tell us all about COVID, please)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:19:05

• Neuroscience unveils the effect of psychedelics on the brain ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/wellness/neuroscience-unveils-the-effect-of-psychedelics-on-the-brain/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:19:20

• CDC: independent from facts. Funded by a regime that's funded by... oh, wait. http://techrights.org/o/2020/11/08/political-debt/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:19:55

• South Korea’s top court rules that deliberate noise constitutes stalking ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-top-court-rules-deliberate-noise-constitutes-stalking    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:20:23

• Eat up, men. It'll elongate your lives as free men. ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-army-to-end-exemption-for-severely-obese-men    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:20:53

• Maybe they should seek an IBM (ICBM) contract... IBM even worked for Hitler, so why not ask? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-may-test-icbm-soon-south-official-says-ahead-of-nuclear-talks-in-dc    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:21:55

• Maybe they should seek an IBM (ICBM) contract... IBM even worked for Hitler, so why not ask? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-may-test-icbm-soon-south-official-says-ahead-of-nuclear-talks-in-dc    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:22:04

• Verdict: False ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/fact-check-disputed-islets-12142023090252.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:22:39

• New state-run uniform factories threaten small businesses ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/uniform-12142023160856.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:22:55

• N Korea likely to launch ballistic missile, test allies’ new alert system ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-ballistic-missile-12142023213634.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:23:10

• ICBM (IBM) went ballistic when it discovered that North Korea tarnishes its brand with those long-range rockets. ICBM is also upset that people associate it with Hitler... because it worked for Hitler. http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/25/ibm-germany-history/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:24:36

• Florida Law Chills Chinese Student Recruitment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/florida-law-chills-chinese-student-recruitment.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:24:57

• Preparing for LA? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/asia/us-military-jungle-training.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:25:18

• Driving openness in China ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2023/1214/Driving-openness-in-China    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:25:36

• US, Britain hit out at Hong Kong bounty offers for 5 wanted activists ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-uk-hit-out-at-hong-kong-bounty-offers-for-5-wanted-activists    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:25:52

• China pressures Taiwan with trade accusations and warplanes a month before election ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-accuses-taiwan-of-unfair-trade-barriers-month-before-election    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:26:09

• Rebel fire and Chinese ire: Inside Myanmar’s anti-junta offensive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rebel-fire-and-chinas-ire-inside-myanmars-anti-junta-offensive    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:26:21

• China crackdown on Hong Kong under spotlight as media tycoon Jimmy Lai goes on trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-crackdown-on-hong-kong-under-spotlight-as-leading-democrat-goes-on-trial    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:29:46

• Cold wave freezes most of China, shutting highways, roads ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/freezing-temperatures-snow-ice-blanket-china-shutting-highways    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:30:00

• China’s Weibo asks bloggers to avoid bad-mouthing the economy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-weibo-asks-bloggers-to-avoid-badmouthing-the-economy    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:30:17

• China launches experimental spacecraft into orbit for third time since 2020 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-launches-experimental-spacecraft-into-orbit-for-third-time-since-2020    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:31:03

• Pooh does NOT care about US firms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-says-chinese-modernisation-will-benefit-us-firms    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:31:23

• Leading Hong Kong democrat's son says trial outcome pre-determined ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/leading-hong-kong-democrats-son-says-trial-outcome-pre-determined    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:31:34

• China to limit access to court judgment searches to internal use ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-court-records-12142023132626.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:31:56

• China silencing critics in US, Congress told ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ccp-transnational-repression-12142023122113.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:32:12

• Philippine provinces linked to US military welcome Chinese investment ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/philippines-china-investment-12142023145438.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:32:27

• EU Parliament calls on China to abolish Tibetan boarding schools ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/eu-tibet-boarding-schools-resolution-12142023155148.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:32:50

• Civil servants forced to watch propaganda films about 2019 protests ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-civil-servants-brainwashing-12142023160118.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:33:09

• Xinjiang is ‘one of the most heavily policed regions in the world’: study ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/police-12142023175225.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:33:30

• For how long? Until the sweatshops do not contract outwards to US patent cartels like Apple? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/chinas-leader-xi-jinping-says-countrys-modernisation-benefits-us-firms/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:34:06

• US does like like terrorism. Pooh the bear: OK, I will be the opposite. Terrorism is OK. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/china-gaza-hamas-israel-war/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:35:22

• New York Assembly Republicans on ‘Friendship Delegation’ visit to China ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/metro/new-york-assembly-republicans-on-friendship-delegation-visit-to-china/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:35:45

• broadband ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/14/republicans-are-mad-the-fcc-rejected-elon-musks-attempt-to-get-a-billion-dollars-in-subsidies-to-deliver-pricey-satellite-broadband-to-some-traffic-medians/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:36:50

• "Internal ESD Diode Probing" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/hacker-tactic-internal-esd-diode-probing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:42:16

• Vape Batteries ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/disposable-vape-batteries-turned-usb-power-bank/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:42:28

• Finland unveils details of defence cooperation agreement with US ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065110    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:42:47

• Friday's papers: Border closure reactions, indigenous rights, setting a bad example ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065203    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:42:54

• Study: Nearly half of workers face boredom ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065231    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:43:08

• Police warn parents over WhatsApp groups distributing explicit, violent content ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065255    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:43:17

• "He uses a simple two-transistor multivibrator along with some diodes and capacitors to generate a minimal negative voltage for this purpose." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/quick-negative-voltage-for-an-op-amp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:43:39

• Tibet is ‘dying a slow death’, warns head of Tibetan government-in-exile ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20231214-tibet-is-dying-a-slow-death-warns-president-of-tibetan-government-in-exile    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:44:29

• bad for Aurora. Like ArgoAI, lots of lies about the supposed potency of "self-crashing" cars. ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/gms-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit-lets-go-900-employees/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:45:52

• Well, ransomware almost always means Windows ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/kraft-heinz-launches-investigation-ransomware-gang-claims-stolen-data/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:48:15

• Cars don't have wheels. Women don't have a uterus. Planes go under water.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:49:03

• X rival Threads launches in EU after overcoming regulatory challenges ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/x-rival-threads-launches-eu-overcoming-regulatory-challenges/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:49:47

• breachmedia: CBC should give "equal coverage" for terrorism ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/cbc-the-national-more-israelis-than-palestinians-gaza/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:50:30

• After 9/11 the US media did not ask Al Qaeda about its own side of the story.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:51:08

• Loopholes and lobbyists—what went down at the UN climate summit ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/cop-28-dubai-climate-summit/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:51:31

• XR (Greta): people who are worried about global warming and demand climate action should also support Hamas. That didn't go well, Greta, did it? Maybe tomorrow the science museum will deny access by women with short hair...    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:52:47

• The idea of "TAKE A MORTGAGE ALREADY!" (to prop up a sinking economy) did not age well https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/bank-of-england-interest-rates.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:53:28

• A mortgage-filled economy is an economy that rests of false assumptions about a future that does not exist - as far as 40 years ahead of time    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:54:14

• "millionaire status is available to federal employees who make wise use of the Thrift Savings Plan." ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tsp/2023/12/so-you-want-to-be-a-tsp-millionaire-heres-how/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:54:50

• "growth will remain weak – 2%." Less than inflation! ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/15.12.2023-latvian-central-bank-revises-economic-forecasts.a535506/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:55:07

• They even say "degrowth" because the word "shrinkage" scares them. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nsH4aClj-ZY    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:55:57

• Bad Internet Bill ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/14/the-day-ted-cruz-stopped-a-bad-internet-bill/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:56:35

• Information Almost Wants To Be Free ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/14/error-402-information-sorta-wants-to-be-expensive-information-almost-wants-to-be-free/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:56:58

• The Old Internet Is Dying, and Something Worse Is Being Born ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epv8xa/the-old-internet-is-dying-and-something-worse-is-being-born    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:57:28

• "As the web declines, we pause to talk about the death of criticism and what happens when someone rips off your work." Does VICE even KNOW the difference between the NET and the WEB? Not the same. The NET is still used more than ever. WWW became a low-grade conduit for shitty "webapps"... that's what happened.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:58:28

• We should say "WEB ADDRESS", not "WEB PAGE"... over time more addresses don't even yield pages, just a pile of garbage from many different (other) addresses.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 06:59:32

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2023/1214/Can-AI-outsmart-Europe-s-bid-to-regulate-it    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:00:00

• GAI is GAY. It's just hype on a concept that's not new. Facebook, when do you launch Advanced MetaVerse (AMV) and Generative MetaVerse (GMV)?    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:01:02

• Why Cornel West runs in 2024: Alternative to ‘fascism’ and ‘neoliberalism’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2023/1214/Why-Cornel-West-runs-in-2024-Alternative-to-fascism-and-neoliberalism    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:01:21

• How a Student Group Is Politicizing a Generation on Palestine ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/how-a-generation-is-being-politicized-on-palestine    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:01:28

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI !!! WHO NEEDS SUBSTANCE ANYWAY. Even hardware is now HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/intel-ceo-attacks-nvidia-on-ai-the-entire-industry-is-motivated-to-eliminate-the-cuda-market    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:02:16

• AI-accelerated, OMG!!!!!!! Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/intel-debuts-ai-accelerated-core-ultra-5th-gen-xeon-chips-will-enable-ai-run-location/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:03:19

• Next version of ShitGTP will grow arms and make you morning coffee!!!!    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:03:46

• Proprietary Chaffbot Company Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever... another crackport selling buzzwords and false promises ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/openai-details-automated-approach-supervising-ai-models/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:04:15

• Most of the so-called 'HEY HI' industry is crackpots, liars, nuts, and charlatans. Few of them are even aware they sell (push) nonsense. Most cannot explain what NNs are and why they're supposedly so exciting (they're not new, it's hype).    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:05:38

• Data-driven decision-making is centuries-old. In computerised form? Maybe 1970s.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:06:08

• INVEST YOUR LIFETIME SAVINGS IN BUZZWORDS. Come on, don't be a LUDDITE!    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:06:34

• Potty mouth Harry, dressing up in Nazi uniform, shooting civilians from a helicopter... now has a tantrum coz "I NEED MA PRIVACY!!" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/prince-harry-tabloid-hacking-lawsuit-ruling.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:08:15

• Luke Combs Sued a Disabled Fan for $250,000 for Selling $20 Mugs With His Name on Them — Then a Local News Report Went Viral ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/14/luke-combs-apologizes-for-suing-disabled-fan-for-250000/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:08:54

• Israel-Hamas War: Biden Adviser Plays Down Differences With Israel Over War Effort ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/15/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:09:43

• Private Gun Ownership in Israel Spikes After Hamas Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/07/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/israel-gun-ownership-spikes    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:09:49

• US pushes Israel 'shift' in Gaza attacks, but details scarce ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-pushes-israel-shift-in-gaza-attacks-but-details-scarce    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:10:04

• Pacts signed by Vietnam, China during Xi's Hanoi trip ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pacts-signed-by-vietnam-china-during-xis-hanoi-trip    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:10:13

• Hong Kong nat. security police decline to confirm activist Agnes Chow’s ‘patriotic’ China trip in exchange for passport ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/hong-kong-nat-security-police-decline-to-confirm-activist-agnes-chows-patriotic-china-trip-in-exchange-for-passport/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:10:46

• US, UK condemn Hong Kong’s national security arrest warrants; security chief hits back at ‘double standards’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/us-uk-condemn-hong-kongs-national-security-arrest-warrants-security-chief-hits-back-at-double-standards/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:10:57

• US and UK condemn Hong Kong for putting bounties on overseas activists ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231214-us-and-uk-condemn-hong-kong-for-putting-bounties-on-overseas-activists    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:11:10

• "Foreign governments have decried the arrest warrants and bounties issued for five overseas activists over alleged breaches of the national security law who are now based on the UK and US." https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/us-uk-condemn-hong-kongs-national-security-arrest-warrants-security-chief-hits-back-at-double-standards/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:11:23

• Hong Kong gov’t amends national security law, allowing suspects’ assets to be frozen until legal proceedings end ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/hong-kong-govt-amends-national-security-law-allowing-suspects-assets-to-be-frozen-until-legal-proceedings-end/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:12:00

• Hong Kong court to enhance security, deploy sniffer dogs for media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/hong-kong-court-to-enhance-security-deploy-sniffer-dogs-for-media-mogul-jimmy-lais-national-security-trial/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:12:16

• A glockenspiel that plays itself ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/14/a-glockenspiel-that-plays-itself/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:12:48

• Hong Kong's legal clampdown on China critic Jimmy Lai ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hong-kongs-legal-clampdown-on-china-critic-jimmy-lai    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:13:42

• Renesas RA8D1 Arm Cortex-M85 SoC features LCD display interfaces, 2D graphics accelerator ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/15/renesas-ra8d1-arm-cortex-m85-soc-features-lcd-display-interfaces-2d-graphics-accelerator/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:14:16

• Amazon 160+ Billion Dollars in Debt and They Tell Us Jezz Bezos is Worth… What? ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/15/amazon-160-billion-dollars-in-debt/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:14:25

• Silicon Labs partners with Nabu Casa to support Home Assistant development ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/15/silicon-labs-partners-with-nabu-casa-to-support-home-assistant-development/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:14:39

• Lite3DP Gen 2 is a tiny, open-source resin 3D printer (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/15/lite3dp-gen-2-tiny-open-source-resin-3d-printer/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:14:47

• Civil Rights Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court To Strike Down Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/14/civil-rights-groups-urge-federal-appeals-court-to-strike-down-mississippis-jim-crow-era-felon-voting-ban/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:15:39

• Firefox Nightly: Better Searching in Firefox to close out 2023 – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 151 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2023/12/14/better-searching-in-firefox-to-close-out-2023-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-151/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:16:15

• Mozilla Addons Blog: A new world of open extensions on Firefox for Android has arrived ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2023/12/14/a-new-world-of-open-extensions-on-firefox-for-android-has-arrived/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:16:35

• The Mozilla Blog: New extensions you’ll love now available on Firefox for Android ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/new-extensions-youll-love-now-available-on-firefox-for-android/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:17:05

• Agora-Project is an open-source Groupware ☞ https://medevel.com/agora-project/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:18:11

• Studios Are Loosening Their Reluctance to Send Old Shows Back to DRM spreader Netflix ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/media/netflix-licensed-shows.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:18:54

• Conspiracy Theorists Think A24's 'Civil War' Is Actually 'Programming' Americans For Civil War ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3akydj/conspiracy-theorists-think-alex-garlands-civil-war-is-actually-programming-americans-for-civil-war    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:19:35

• Terms like "Conspiracy Theorist" lose their magnitude and effect when overused, just like "antisemitism" and "antivax"    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:20:30

• Similarly, people who label every single woman "TERF" sooner or later lack the vocabulary to express what radicalism actually us    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:23:01

• KDE Ships Frameworks 5.113.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.113.0/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:24:53

• Why is the Government Paying Farmers to Stop Farming? ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/14/why-is-the-government-paying-farmers-to-stop-farming/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:27:09

• New Threat Actor Uses SQL Injection Attacks to Steal Data From APAC Companies ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-threat-actor-uses-sql-injection-attacks-to-steal-data-from-apac-companies/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:27:27

• ransomware almost always means Windows ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/food-giant-kraft-heinz-targeted-by-ransomware-group/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:27:52

• The VCR, the iPod and now E3A: Technologies that are now antiquated ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2023/12/the-vcr-the-ipod-and-now-e3a-technologies-that-are-now-antiquated/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:28:10

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/14/darpas-ai-cyber-challenge-were-in/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:29:28

• "Intel's Hey Hi (AI)" "Intel's Hey Hi (AI)" "Intel's Hey Hi (AI)" "Intel's Hey Hi (AI)" ... Phoronix as x86 splog ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-core-ultra-meteorlake    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:30:07

• "Intel's Hey Hi (AI) Everywhere event" "Intel's Hey Hi (AI) Everywhere event"... Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xeon-E-2400-D-2800    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:30:32

• phoronix: i lost me brains, found ma marble. yo amd, send me yo goods... me reviews your shit.... with photos of beers on the page. for real, man    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:31:50

• Mine collapse in Denizli ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/mine-collapse-in-denizli-289333    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:39:52

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ... FALSE or exaggerated claims, in a SPAMFARM sponsored by Google (they do not deny this) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/googles-deepmind-creates-generative-ai-model-fact-checker-crack-unsolvable-math-problem/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:51:43

• Why Bing Chat and other Hey Hi (AI) models answering political queries is a bad idea ☞ https://cybernews.com/news/bing-chat-ai-politics-germany/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:53:06

• Plagiarised trash is NOT journalism. Watch what happened to sites that got CAUGHT publishing plagiarised trash. ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/newsquest-ai-assisted-reporters/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 07:54:12

• Don't roll out the red carpet for them. ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1009/dont-roll-out-the-red-carpet-for-them    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:01:59

• U-M startup blends art, stories to help health care workers ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-startup-blends-art-stories-to-help-health-care-workers/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:03:09

• Hong Kong to set up taxi driver penalty system to punish over-charging, refusing hire ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/15/hong-kong-to-set-up-taxi-driver-penalty-system-to-punish-over-charging-refusing-hire/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:03:33

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231214-digital-afterlife-chinese-mourners-turn-to-ai-to-resurrect-the-dead    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:04:11

• saptune 3.1.1 – Do I Need to Update? ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/saptune-3-1-1-do-i-need-to-update/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:05:13

• censorial ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/14/media-matters-sues-texas-ag-ken-paxton-to-stop-his-bogus-censorial-investigation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:07:09

• The Fall of Penn’s President Magill Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/college-campus-free-speech-antisemitism.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:07:21

• Volokh, Creeley: The trouble with Congress or college presidents policing free speech on campuses ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2023/12/15/volokh-creeley-the-trouble-with-congress-or-college-presidents-policing-free-speech-on-campuses/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:07:41

• EU officials at LVMH???? WHAT THE FORK?? ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_23_6624    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:08:42

• Is the EU an incorporated company now?    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:09:04

• The only suitable connection between EU and LVMH should be an arrest warrant for tax evasion    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:10:00

• Way to waste time and resources of GNOME, aside from paying a salary to a complete quack ☞ https://feborg.es/blogs-gnome-org-fediverse/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:11:09

• APNIC celebrates 30 years: Part 8 — The Information Society Innovation Fund ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/15/apnic-celebrates-30-years-part-8-the-information-society-innovation-fund/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:11:35

• physical data centers? ALL data centers are physical! ☞ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/linkedin-shelved-plan-to-migrate-to-microsoft-azure-cloud.html  Jordan Novet = Microsoft MOLE inside the media, spreading lies for Microsoft, as he has done for a decade already    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:13:30

• Press credentials required to cover Microsoft... for Microsoft: rape children? https://techrights.org/wiki/Peter_Bright/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:14:32

• Invite very young children for sex while Microsoft produces 'your' articles for you https://techrights.org/wiki/Peter_Bright/ the fish rots from the head down: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:15:42

• IBM recruiting for Fedora: tech skills NEITHER required NOR wanted http://techrights.org/n/2023/10/24/_Video_Fedora_Project_Lowers_Standards_as_Geeks_Walk_Away.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:16:43

• What do you call it when you hire and promote people based on the colour of their skin? http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/13/IBM_s_Ongoing_Racism_Exposed_in_New_Leaks_Red_Hat_s_Management_.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:17:45

• Marker: A Free and Open-Source Markdown Editor for GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/marker-markdown-editor/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:18:16

• Basic to Extended Markdown Cheat Sheet With Examples ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/markdown-cheatsheet/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:18:32

• KDE Unveils Frameworks 5.113.0, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-unveils-frameworks-5-113/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:18:55

• Terrible. Judging industry trends by limiting oneself only to projects controlled by Microsoft☞ https://linuxiac.com/github-top-programming-languages-of-2023/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:20:33

• Muon SSH is a Terminal/SFTP client ( Formerly Snowflake ) for Linux, Windows, and macOS ☞ https://medevel.com/muon-ssh/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:20:58

• xrdp is an open source RDP Server for Remote Desktop Connections ☞ https://medevel.com/xrdp-server/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:21:15

• 'Linux' Foundation does not speak for Open Source. 'Linux' Foundation adopts proprietary tools and speaks for proprietary software and hardware giants. ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/as-enterprises-adopt-ai-open-source-leaders-worry-about-regulatory-and-proprietary-issues/ It also "sponsors" this site for loads of spammy puff pieces.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:22:57

• 'Linux' Foundation represents the community's interests and vision like COP28 represented climate activists.    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:24:20

• Git set filemode to false ☞ https://tecadmin.net/git-set-filemode-to-false/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:27:13

• Vivaldi releases end-of-year versions for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux ☞ https://itwire.com/your-it/vivaldi-releases-end-of-year-versions-for-windows,-macos-and-linux.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:29:32

• BASH Game - Battleship ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/bash-game-battleship.46237/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:31:03

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra & RelEng Update – Week 50 2023🎄 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-releng-update-week-50-2023%f0%9f%8e%84/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:32:16

• The Fridge: Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) reaches End of Life on January 25, 2024 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2023/12/15/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reaches-end-of-life-on-january-25-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:33:12

• FSF Blogs: Thank you for supporting the FSF tech team! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/thank-you-for-supporting-the-fsf-tech-team    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:34:41

• Setting Up ‘Upgrade-Insecure-Requests’ in Nginx ☞ https://tecadmin.net/setting-up-upgrade-insecure-requests-in-nginx/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:37:17

• Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) reaches End of Life on January 25, 2024 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2023/12/15/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reaches-end-of-life-on-january-25-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:38:17

• Ubuntu Studio: Noble Numbat Updates for December ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2023/12/noble-numbat-updates-for-december/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:39:03

• Waking Up The Regulators ☞ https://tedium.co/2023/12/14/google-adobe-regulatory-pressure/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:40:04

• Fix some .desktop files getting deleted ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/fix-some-desktop-files-getting-deleted.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:40:36

• 2023 sees surge in mobile banking heists targeting global financial apps ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/2023-sees-surge-mobile-banking-heists-targeting-global-financial-apps/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:41:35

• CSharp Payload Phoning to a CobaltStrike Server, (Fri, Dec 15th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30490    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:42:03

• These tech gifts will make you feel safer (and better) about gifting this holiday season ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/tech-gifts-holiday-guide-2023-christmas/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:43:21

• Unified search, phone integration in next Nextcloud Hub release ☞ https://itwire.com/cloud/unified-search,-phone-integration-in-next-nextcloud-hub-release.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:45:03

• European Court of Human Rights finds Poland failure to recognize same-sex couples violates right to privacy ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/european-court-of-human-rights-finds-poland-failure-to-recognize-same-sex-couples-violates-right-to-privacy/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:45:23

• European Court of Human Rights finds Poland court violated woman’s privacy rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/european-court-of-human-rights-finds-poland-court-violated-womans-privacy-rights/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:45:37

• Surveillance Cameras Disguised as Clothes Hooks ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/surveillance-cameras-disguised-as-clothes-hooks.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:46:20

• Attempt to Vanish My Article About Attempt to Vanish My Article About Attempt to Vanish Other Articles ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/14/attempt-to-vanish-my-article-about-attempt-to-vanish-my-article-about-attempt-to-vanish-other-articles/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:46:52

• Google Kills the Geofence Capability that Will Show ~30,000 Trump Supporters Swarmed the Capitol on Trump’s Orders ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/15/google-kills-the-geofence-capability-that-will-show-30000-trump-supporters-swarmed-the-capitol-on-trumps-orders/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:47:11

• Lies? Hype? This site takes bribes for puff pieces. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/14/1085318/google-deepmind-large-language-model-solve-unsolvable-math-problem-cap-set/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:47:51

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/sourcegraph-launches-ai-coding-assistant-cody-general-availability/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:48:46

• COM Express Type 6 Compact module features 14th gen defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/15/com-express-type-6-compact-module-14th-gen-intel-core-ultra-meteor-lake-processor/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:49:13

• Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2023/12/big-pay-raise-for-troops-in-defense-bill-sent-to-biden-conservatives-stymied-on-cultural-issues/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:51:03

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2023/12/understanding-regulation-with-the-ai-executive-order/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:51:24

• Idaho ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-lawmakers-discuss-proposal-that-would-make-it-easier-to-repair-schools | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:52:02

• Idaho ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-students-educators-show-us-effects-of-underfunded-schools | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:52:29

• Introduction of R activities in Japan ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/introduction-of-r-activities-in-japan/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:54:42

• A Beautiful Mind: Writing Testable R Code ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/a-beautiful-mind-writing-testable-r-code/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:55:16

• Unlocking the Power of Functional Programming in R (Part 4): Enhancing Reproducibility and Operational Value in Pharma ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/unlocking-the-power-of-functional-programming-in-r-part-4-enhancing-reproducibility-and-operational-value-in-pharma/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:55:29

• "When Shawn Murphy’s wife died in 2009 after a botched gallbladder surgery, he presumed the doctor who performed the operation would be forced out of medicine for good." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/malpractice-settlements-doctors-working-for-insurance-companies | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:56:42

• "But state officials don’t know the extent of the issues because the last full review of school buildings was completed in 1993." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-hasnt-assessed-school-buildings-30-years-students-educators-helped-us-do-it | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 08:57:21

• "This post attempts to map those extremes and the space between them." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/15/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:24:58

• "The easiest solution is to get a custom email domain." ☛ https://sdubinsky.com/blog/20 |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:25:20

• "DokuWiki is an open-source, web-based wiki software designed primarily for Linux systems." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-dokuwiki-on-alma-linux/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:25:59

• "I'm a firm believer in clearing off your blog/resetting it from time-to-time." ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/finally-a-blogging-archive-solution/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:26:08

• "The FreeBSD Core Team and the FreeBSD Foundation invite you to complete the 2024 FreeBSD Community Survey." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2024-freebsd-community-survey-is-here/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:26:46

• "We are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration that is set to revolutionize the landscape of Industry 4.0 digitalization and beyond." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/15/patti-engineering-is-arduino-pros-new-system-integrators-partner/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:28:28

• "In order to go from three audio classes: speech, music, and background noise to a complete dataset" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/15/classifying-audio-on-the-giga-r1-wifi-from-purely-synthetic-data/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:28:36

• "The goal of this project is to demonstrate how we can develop an Audio Classification system that can distinguish between different classes." ☛ https://www.hackster.io/shahizat/tinyml-audio-classification-by-utilizing-synthetic-data-79c6cd | Source: Hackster    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:28:45

• "Digital subscriptions have been a recent focus for the FTC." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/adobe-probe-subscription-cancellation/236921/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:32:51

• "Adobe disclosed the FTC investigation in a Wednesday SEC filing." ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/news/too-hard-to-cancel-adobe-faces-potential-ftc-fine-over-product-subscriptions | Source: PC Mag    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:33:00

• "Photoshop maker Adobe (ADBE.O) said on Wednesday it was facing regulatory scrutiny over its subscription models and forecast annual and quarterly revenue below estimates, sending its shares down more than 5% in after-hours trading." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/adobe-embroiled-anti-trust-issues-forecasts-revenue-below-estimates-2023-12-13/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:33:11

• "Adobe revealed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)." ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/14/ftc-investigating-adobe/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:33:26

• "Naming is hard. After all, it is one of the two hard problems of computer science, with cache invalidation and off-by-one errors." ☛ https://blog.dureuill.net/articles/recurring-lifetime/ |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:37:46

• "The most interesting one to me, which I expect anybody who enjoys a good algorithm will get a kick out of" ☛ https://brooker.co.za/blog/2023/12/15/sieve.html | Source: Marcel Kolaja    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:38:06

• "I'm proud to announce that Hurl is officially released and done! You can check out the docs on hurl.wtf." ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/lessons-from-implementing-hurl/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:38:38

• "Jamie was the first person to become a supporter of the P&B series, even before the first edition was out, something I really appreciate." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-jamie-thingelstad | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:39:32

• "NSF’s guidelines will limit agency reviewers from uploading any proposal content" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/national-science-foundation-generative-ai-use-cases/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:40:40

• "A key observation for reviewers is that sharing proposal information with generative AI technology via the open internet violates the confidentiality and integrity principles" ☛ https://new.nsf.gov/news/notice-to-the-research-community-on-ai |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:41:00

• "The university will employ “experienced faculty” and feature a traditional curriculum" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musk-is-planning-a-new-university/236917/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:42:19

• "A Bloomberg report said the British government was studying a crackdown on social media access for children under the age of 16" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/britain-weighs-new-consultation-on-social-media-impact-on-teens/articleshow/106019427.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:43:03

• "A total of 287 million audio chat room sessions were hosted in a month." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/gen-z-and-millennials-constituted-over-70-of-monthly-active-users-on-sharechat-this-year/articleshow/106016503.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:48:32

• Ooooh "handy" says OMG Joey about proprietary spyware in Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/ubuntu-office-365-google-workspace-snaps    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:50:56

• "The SEC sued Musk in October to compel the Tesla and SpaceX" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-judge-tentatively-rules-elon-musk-must-testify-again-in-secs-twitter-probe/articleshow/106006061.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:51:34

• [Old] "Naturally, I'm now biased by cognitive dissonance to defend that choice related to Slack." ☛ https://pdfernhout.net/reasons-not-to-use-slack-for-free-software-development.html |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:54:28

• "The key issue here is that people are worried that their private files on Dropbox are being passed to OpenAI" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2023/Dec/14/ai-trust-crisis/ | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:54:44

• "While I don’t necessarily share those doom-and-gloom opinions about AI" ☛ https://bgr.com/tech/if-ai-starts-manipulating-public-opinion-well-never-see-it-coming/ | Source: BGR    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:55:01

• "Barbara Furlow-Smiles who worked as a lead strategist, global head of employee resource groups and diversity engagement at Facebook, Inc." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/14/tech/former-facebook-employee-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-4-million/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:55:31

• "Collège Béliveau is dealing with the dark side of artificial intelligence after AI-generated nude photos of underage students were discovered" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/artificial-intelligence-nude-doctored-photos-students-high-school-winnipeg-1.7060569 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:55:42

• "Some AI tools can be hugely technical and opaque, making it hard for institutions to explain or properly monitor them for shortcomings." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-regulators-add-artificial-intelligence-to-potential-financial-system-risks/articleshow/106006326.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:56:17

• "LinkedIn has abandoned its efforts to migrate its datacenter infrastructure to Microsoft Azure four years after announcing the planned move." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/14/linkedin_abandons_migration_to_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:56:36

• Microsofter about Microsoft ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/linkedin-shelved-plan-to-migrate-to-microsoft-azure-cloud.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:56:59

• "The most notable revelation is the meteoric rise of Generative AI, which has quickly become a focal point for airlines and airports." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/sita-report-anticipates-97-ai-integration-in-aviation-landscape | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:57:13

• "Influencers" online are self-glorifying spammers, or digital influenza, teaching people to imitate mostly bad behaviour on behalf of greedy corporations (which fund them)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:58:49

• Windows TCO ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/new-sec-cybersecurity-incident-disclosure-requirements-go-force-coming-days/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:01:45

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.justice.gov/media/1328226/dl?inline | Source: USDOJ    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:01:57

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/kansas-courts-computer-systems-are-starting-to-come-back-online-2-months-after-cyberattack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:02:21

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-of-45000-individuals-stolen-in-idaho-national-laboratory-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:02:30

• Windows TCO ☛ https://inl.gov/data-breach/ |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:02:43

• Windows TCO ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/14/kraft-heinz-launches-investigation-ransomware-gang-claims-stolen-data/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:03:06

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/food-giant-kraft-heinz-targeted-by-ransomware-group/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:03:20

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.databreaches.net/delta-dental-says-data-breach-exposed-info-of-7-million-people/ | Source: Data Breaches    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:03:36

• "Here's a possibility: The Utah Supreme Court's ruling today in State v. Valdez." ☛ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/14/is-compelled-decryption-heading-to-the-supreme-court/ | Source: Reason    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:05:42

• "Spy cameras disguised as clothes hooks are for sale on Amazon, despite the firm being sued over the gadgets." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67652317 | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:06:00

• "The ICO warned companies that staff need training on how to properly use the Carbon Copy (CC) and Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) fields." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/to_bcc_or_not_bcc/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:06:09

• "The Electronic Frontier Foundation and others have argued these data demands are unconstitutional in America based on the Fourth Amendment" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/google_location_history_geofence/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:06:27

• "Biometrics and mobile technologies will make it seamless to access, pay, and track the journey purchases and experiences." ☛ https://www.sita.aero/globalassets/sites/megatrends-2024/index.html |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:06:39

• "The suspected terror plan, now foiled, appears to represent a possible change in strategy." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hamas-in-germany-arrests-suggest-terrorist-organization-is-operating-in-europe-a-ba8a9a89-b5bc-49a1-9247-3cbac9519a58 | Source: Spiegel    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:20:25

• "Is it so hard to say Hamas fighters committed war crimes including rape on October 7...?" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/world/feminists-hamas-rapes/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:21:09

• "Ukraine's Interior Ministry on Friday placed the head of Russia's Orthodox Church" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-15/ukraine-puts-head-of-russian-church-on-wanted-list | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:21:48

• "Due to the surge of illegal immigration at the southeastern border between Finland and Russia" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/finland-closes-all-land-borders-with-russia-amid-surge-of-illegal-immigration/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:22:21

• "quite evident in some of our top-performing cities, such as Dallas, Houston and Austin" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/15/cities-2024-donut-effect-crime-housing-conversion-congestion-pricing | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:23:37

• "Earlier, 20 per cent of our population lived in cities, while 80 per cent in villages." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/union-minister-discusses-urbanisation-in-india/article67642609.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:23:44

• "A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/politics/missing-russia-intelligence-trump-dg/ | Source: CNN    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:25:29

• "As Wired reports, the gargantuan estate — one of the most expensive properties in the world that cost an additional $170 in land purchases" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/zuckerberg-100-million-compound-secret-bunker | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:25:57

• "Nobody working on this project is allowed to talk about what they’re building." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-inside-hawaii-compound/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:26:09

• "The signs have long been obvious to tropical disease researchers." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1219478835 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:26:50

• "A description and analysis of the encounter appears in a recent issue of the journal Peer J. entitled..." ☛ https://www.seti.org/press-release/whale-seti-groundbreaking-encounter-humpback-whales-reveals-potential-non-human-intelligence |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:27:30

• "propelled by luxury goods companies including Louis Vuitton owner LVMH and Birkin" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/apple-entire-french-stock-market/236948/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:28:22

• "The government this morning released the final Online News Act regulations" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/12/bill-c-18-is-dead-long-live-bill-c-18-government-rewrites-online-news-act-with-final-regulations/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:29:20

• "Software incorporated and/or utilized through open source may have embedded issues." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-urges-vendors-to-get-rid-of-default-passwords/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:30:17

• "This document aligns with industry best practices and principles that software developers and software suppliers can reference." ☛ https://media.defense.gov/2023/Dec/11/2003355557/-1/-1/0/ESF_SECURING_THE_SOFTWARE_SUPPLY_CHAIN%20RECOMMENDED%20PRACTICES%20FOR%20MANAGING%20OPEN%20SOURCE%20SOFTWARE%20AND%20SOFTWARE%20BILL%20OF%20MATERIALS.PDF | Source: USDOD    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:30:38

• "The poll found the scholars were also more likely to self-censor when talking about Israeli-Palestinian issues" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1219434298 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:32:08

• "biggest bookstore chain said on December 15 they were dropping two prominent Russian writers" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-publisher-stores-drop-author-pro-ukraine/32732357.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:32:23

• "The Supreme Administrative Court held that the funds paid by the employer to cover legal fees was a part of the journalist's taxable income." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065067 | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:32:58

• "Attacks on journalists Jerry Lombo Alauwa, Mao Zigabe, and Neyker Tokolo, threats against reporter John Kanyunyu Kyota" ☛ https://cpj.org/2023/12/four-drc-journalists-attacked-or-threatened-while-covering-election-campaigns-one-radio-station-closed/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:33:29

• "Kunchok Lodoe, along with four other Tibetans, took to the streets on June 30, 1992, to protest the Chinese government" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-lodoe-political-prisoner-dies-12152023165308.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:33:58

• "Aderrien's mother, Nakala Murry, is asking for the body camera footage from the incident to be released publicly." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1219460589 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:34:33

• "Moore filed a motion to compel the release of the video, which a judge approved last week but with restrictions: Nakala Murry" ☛ https://mississippitoday.org/2023/12/14/mom-of-child-shot-by-indianola-officer-wants-body-camera-footage-released/ |    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:35:53

• "When medics from the Springdale Fire Department began treating King, they realized one of the rounds struck him in the leg" ☛ https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/12/13/springdale-officer-shoots-kills-attacking-dogs-hits-victim-as-well/71910869007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:36:15

• "Homelessness increased by about 12% nationwide since last year, and it rose across all household types" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/15/homelessness-increase-rent-crisis-2023 | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:36:23

• "Millions of contractors for digital platforms – often referred to as gig workers – may soon be classified as employees in the European Union." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/14/europe_gig_workers_employees/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:36:39

• "Several copy protection schemes deliberately mess with the low-level format of the disk, making parts unreadable at a sector level" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2023/12/15/archiving-a-copy-protected-disk/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

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

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): "Canonical’s vision for Intel TDX on Ubuntu is ambitious and all-encompassing. Once customers acquire a 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor" ☛ https://canonical.com/blog/confidential-computing-intel-tdx-ubuntu | Source: Canonical    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:38:23

• "Now We Are Six" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/15/mouse-liberation-front/#free-mickey | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:39:34

• "This resulted in so-called “link” or “snippet” taxes around the world, with sites like Google or Facebook forced to pay publishers." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/newspaper-publishers-obsession-with-link-and-snippet-taxes-is-bad-for-society-and-bad-for-them/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:39:43

• [Old] Center for the Study of the Public Domain: CSPD Publications ☛ https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publications/ | Source: Duke University    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:39:54

• "a 95-year Love Triangle" ☛ https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/mickey/ | Source: Duke University    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:40:01

• "Perhaps without many of us realising it, our single board computers perform the task of making programming their processor or SoC a lot easier." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/take-the-minimal-pain-out-of-esp32-programming/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:47:48

• "In a press release, the Commission conveyed its decision to release the funds after a meticulous evaluation and multiple dialogues with the Hungarian government." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2023/12/15/eu-unblocks-10-in-funds-for-hungary | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:48:32

• Encryption ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/12/15/encryption-discussion-during-the-8-december-trial-from-myth-to-reality/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:48:51

• The Poorest Nations Are Hit Hard by Climate Change ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/poorest-nations-hit-hard-by-climate-change/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:49:53

• "Why should everyone care about this lawsuit? Because it is about preserving the integrity of our published record, where the great books of our past meet the demands of our digital future" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/internet-archive-files-appeal-brief-defending-libraries-and-digital-lending-big | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:50:41

• Surveillance ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/surveillance-showdown-fizzled | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:50:54

• "We speak with the acclaimed Russian American writer Masha Gessen" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/15/politics_of_memory_masha_gessens_hannah | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:52:35

• Russian Central Bank ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/15/russian-central-bank-raises-key-interest-rate-by-100-basis-points-to-16-percent | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:53:16

• grenades ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/15/man-sets-off-grenades-in-village-council-meeting-in-western-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:53:43

• "In common with most technologies, Artificial Intelligence can be used for both good and bad. Universal Music Group says that it recognizes its full potential" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/fraudsters-use-ai-to-sell-fake-pirated-pre-release-tracks-universal-music-warns-231215/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:54:31

• "Fairphone, the Amsterdam-based company that makes headphones and mobile telephones using sustainable and eco-friendly practices" ☛ https://fossforce.com/2023/12/ecovadis-awards-fairphone-for-being-good-for-the-environment-and-labor/ | Source: Unicorn Media    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:58:06

• "This tutorial will explain Debian repository and how to configure to use it to install and update software packages." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2023/12/debian-repository-configuration-made.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:59:29

• "The ‘df‘ command stands for “disk filesystem“, it is used to get a full summary of available and used disk space usage of the file system on the Linux system." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-check-disk-space-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:59:37

• Letter: Reproductive Justice Includes Palestinian Liberation - ARC Southeast ⚓ https://arc-southeast.org/2023/10/24/rj-includes-palestine/ ䷉ Source: | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//arc-southeast.org/2023/10/24/rj-includes-palestine/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 14:59:58

• Statement on Violence in Israel and Gaza ⚓ https://www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/statement-on-violence-in-israel-and-gaza ䷉ Source: | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/statement-on-violence-in-israel-and-gaza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:00:19

• "powerpoint" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/style/tiktok-christmas-gift-list-powerpoint-presentation.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:01:31

• Adobe https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634323000252/adbe-20231211.htm sec.gov blocked by gratuitous javascript    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:01:53

• Wherein DNA Lounge needs your financial support to survive. https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2023/12/15.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:02:57

• Cable TV ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/whats-left-of-cable-tv-is-slowly-going-to-hell/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:04:01

• "It seems like the only “bipartisan” support around regulations and the internet these days is… over the false, widely debunked moral panic" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/new-jersey-is-the-latest-to-push-a-harmful-moral-panic-think-of-the-kids-social-media-bill/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:05:44

• This site keeps promoting chatbots and Fentanylware (TikTok) trash... ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/how-to-tiktok-pixar-character/ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/real-greatness-tiktoker/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:09:46

• More Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ... what did it do before the Hey Hi (AI) hype? The same. ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/15/spotify-ai-playlists-test/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:10:48

• Is is CG, not Hey Hi (AI) Porn, and it is NOT a new problem ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7b4b3/x-lags-behind-tiktok-meta-in-restricting-nudify-apps-for-non-consensual-ai-porn    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:11:40

• Meta, Fentanylware (TikTok) report jump in Malaysia govt requests to remove content in 2023 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/meta-tiktok-report-jump-in-malaysia-govt-requests-to-remove-content-in-2023    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:12:10

• TikTok promoted to "newsworthy" by Wall Street Times ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/style/bows-tiktok-trend.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:13:56

• A Robot the Size of the World ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/a-robot-the-size-of-the-world.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:15:58

• Pluralistic: It all started with a mouse (15 Dec 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/15/mouse-liberation-front/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:16:12

• Matthew Perry Died of ‘Acute Effects of Ketamine,’ Autopsy Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/arts/matthew-perry-cause-death-friends.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:16:55

• Will there actually be clinical trials this time around or will they mostly skip that on rely on the governments blackmailing people into prematurely taking mostly untested things? ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/15/1085389/needle-free-covid-vaccines-are-still-in-the-works/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:18:24

• Matthew Perry denounced ketamine in his memoir, said it made him think he was ‘dying’ ☞ https://pagesix.com/2023/12/15/entertainment/matthew-perry-denounced-ketamine-in-his-memoir-said-it-made-him-think-he-was-dying/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:18:40

• Why Are California's Animal Shelters Killing So Many Pets? ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/15/why-are-californias-publicly-funded-animal-shelters-are-killing-so-many-pets/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:19:06

• California's Food Insecurity Deepens as Pandemic Aid Fades ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Californias-Food-Insecurity-Deepens-as-Pandemic-Aid-Fades-20231215-0004.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:19:47

• radio ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/hackaday-podcast-episode-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-space/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:22:21

• Russian War Report: Putin to run for re-election in annexed regions of Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/russian-war-report-putin-to-run-for-re-election-in-annexed-regions-of-ukraine/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:23:40

• Russia Repels Ukrainian Landing Attempt in Kherson ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Repels-Ukrainian-Landing-Attempt-in-Kherson-20231215-0008.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:23:48

• In Other News: Ukraine Hacks Russia, CVE for Water ICS Attacks, New defective chip maker Intel Xeon CPUs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ukraine-hacks-russia-cve-for-water-ics-attacks-new-intel-xeon-cpus/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:24:18

• Three insights you might have missed from the Cyber Resiliency Summit event ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/15/three-insights-you-might-have-missed-from-the-cyber-resiliency-summit-event-delldataprotection/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:24:56

• Experts react to the EU starting Ukraine membership talks while failing to agree on aid ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-to-the-eu-starting-ukraine-membership-talks-while-failing-to-agree-on-aid/    

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

• Air Assaults Persist, Including On Kyiv, As Zelenskiy Preps Ukrainians For 'Active' Weeks Ahead ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-air-assaults-drones-zelenskiy/32733226.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:25:24

• EU, Von Der Leyen Seeking 'Potential Alternatives' On Ukraine Aid Amid Hungary Veto ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/european-union-ukraine-aid-hungary-veto/32733220.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:25:39

• Kyiv's Antiaircraft Units Engage As Late-Night Drone Attack Launched On Capital ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-drone-attack/32732722.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:32:30

• Ukraine Sets Increasing Domestic Weapons Production As Goal For 2024 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-ministry-increasing-weapons-production-2024/32732630.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:32:45

• Russian Publisher, Stores Drop Writers Over Pro-Ukraine Comments ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-publisher-stores-drop-author-pro-ukraine/32732357.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:33:13

• Village Council Member Detonates Grenades During Meeting In Ukraine's Zakarpattya, Killing One, Wounding Dozens ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zakarpattya-council-grenade-wounds-dozens/32732278.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:33:31

• Europeans Negotiate the Conflict Behind Ukraine's Back: Lavrov ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Europeans-Negotiate-the-Conflict-Behind-Ukraines-Back-Lavrov-20231215-0011.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:33:46

• PM Orpo: Hungary is "in a different camp to the rest" after blocking Ukraine aid ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065361    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:33:56

• Finland starts preliminary war crimes investigation targeting Russian suspect ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065354    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:34:10

• Finland closes all land borders with Russia amid surge of illegal immigration ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/finland-closes-all-land-borders-with-russia-amid-surge-of-illegal-immigration/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:35:22

• Kremlin critic Navalny taken from Moscow prison to unknown location: spokesperson ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231215-kremlin-critic-navalny-taken-from-moscow-prison-to-unknown-location    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:35:30

• Russia Demands to Clarify the Participation of Neutral Athletes ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Demands-to-Clarify-the-Participation-of-Neutral-Athletes-20231215-0007.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:36:11

• U.S. Envoy Visits Wall Street Journal Reporter Held In Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gerschkovich-us-ambassador-visit-tracy/32732498.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:36:20

• Finland Set to Sign Defense Deal With Washington ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Finland-Set-to-Sign-Defense-Deal-With-Washington-20231215-0005.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:42:58

• Russian musician helps to energize the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s ‘Messiah’ ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2023/12/15/russian-musician-helps-to-energize-the-st-paul-chamber-orchestras-messiah/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:43:16

• Frayed nerves at Vaalimaa border crossing as Finland-Russia traffic ends early ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065367    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:43:31

• Alex Cannon and the Missing Russian Binder ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/15/alex-cannon-and-the-missing-russian-binder/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:43:50

• Material From Russia Investigation Went Missing as Trump Left Office ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/trump-binder-classified-material-russia.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:44:43

• Russia’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 16 Percent ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/russia-interest-rates-inflation.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:45:02

• Elvish ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/16/presidential-interethnic-relations-council-member-warns-that-russian-youths-studying-elvish-language-poses-serious-threat | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:46:06

• Belarusian University Docent Detained On Unspecified Charges Amid Crackdown ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-university-docent-detained-crackdown/32732265.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:46:20

• Independent survey finds majority of Russians oppose pardoning serious offenders for participating in war ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/15/independent-survey-finds-majority-of-russians-oppose-pardoning-serious-offenders-for-participating-in-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:46:30

• "Irritating to authorities" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/15/irritating-to-authorities | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:46:37

• A mouse in every house? Mickey enters public domain in 2024. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2023/1215/A-mouse-in-every-house-Mickey-enters-public-domain-in-2024    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:47:47

• "Mr. Beast Apologizes For Copyright Strikes On Reaction Videos" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/copyright-enforcement-is-hard-mr-beast-apologizes-for-copyright-strikes-on-reaction-videos/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:48:07

• The SFLC's Eben Moglen and Mishi Choudhary on Trademarks Enforcement for Free Software Projects (Kodi, Debian Etc.) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/15/The_SFLC_s_Eben_Moglen_and_Mishi_Choudhary_on_Trademarks_Enforc.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:50:59

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

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:51:39

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

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:51:51

• How To Install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snipe-it-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:52:58

• How To Install VLC Media Player on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-opensuse/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 15:55:16

• How To Install GNOME Tweaks on Fedora 39 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gnome-tweaks-fedora-39/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:00:16

• GNU GNU/Linux – how to install gpt4all on Debian 12 – GPT4All-J: An Apache-2 Licensed Assistant-Style Chatbot: A free-to-use, locally running, privacy-aware chatbot. No GPU or internet required ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/16/gnu-linux-how-to-install-gpt4all-on-debian-12-gpt4all-j-an-apache-2-licensed-assistant-style-chatbot-a-free-to-use-locally-running-privacy-aware-chatbot-no-gpu-or-internet-required/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:00:50

• How to Install Jellyfin Media Server on Debian 12 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-jellyfin-media-server-on-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:01:08

• How to install Golang on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-install-golang-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:01:25

• How to install shotcut on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-shotcut-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:01:41

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: A Call for Proposals for the Rust 2024 Edition ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/12/15/2024-Edition-CFP.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:03:47

• How to Install MediaWiki on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.linuxtuto.com/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:04:25

• Single Command to Edit .desktop file in Ubuntu & other GNU/Linux ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/command-edit-desktop-file-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:04:50

• Yocto 4.0.14 release recompile ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/yocto-4014-release-recompile.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:05:34

• Solution for raw.githubusercontent.com PORT 443: Connection refused ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/failed-connect-raw-githubusercontent-com-port-443/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:12:59

• Archiving a copy protected disk ☞ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2023/12/15/archiving-a-copy-protected-disk/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:13:29

• openSUSE Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2023/50 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2023/12/opensuse-tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2023-50/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:15:24

• QSB-098: CPU microcode updates not loaded with dom0 kernel version 6.6.x ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/15/qsb-098/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:17:36

• MakeUseOf Never Responded to Our Query About Why It Shut Down GNU/Linux Coverage About a Month Ago ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/MakeUseOf_Never_Responded_to_Our_Query_About_Why_It_Shut_Down_L.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:24:23

• 'Linux' Foundation (Microsoft, I.C.B.M. et al) is Infecting the GNU Project With Community-Hostile Codes of Censorship ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/_Linux_Foundation_Microsoft_IBM_et_al_is_Infecting_the_GNU_Proj.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:24:43

• Apology Still Needed From 'Gulagboy' (for Pushing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Vulnerabilities Into Linux, Under the Guise of 'Security') ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/15/Apology_Still_Needed_From_Gulagboy_for_Pushing_Microsoft_Vulner.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:25:03

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:25:16

• Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” to Reach End of Life on January 25th, 2024 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-to-reach-end-of-life-on-january-25th-2024    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:29:38

• GNOME 44.7 Optimizes Shell Application Search and Improves Performance ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-44-7-optimizes-shell-application-search-and-improves-performance    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:29:46

• Manjaro 23.1 “Vulcan” Is Available for Download with GNOME 45, GNU/Linux 6.6 LTS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-23-1-vulcan-is-available-for-download-with-gnome-45-linux-6-6-lts    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 16:29:55

• "> Ah I've seen this with I think gotosocial (and Mastodon secure mode) as well. The status codes (404 in browser and 200 with curl) were throwing me off. Thanks!" gemini://hd.206267.xyz/view/f0faaba2ccb959be55fb0d6259df7e30a7b16f4e0e2527784d57f2220e19a63c    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:15:21

• 🔤SpellBinding: AYFIRSC Wordo: TRACK gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-16.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:16:43

• Mid-level–tinfoil wishlist for package managers gemini://idiomdrottning.org/packages-wishlist    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:17:34

• "Two days ago all my friends and I got done with the semester, and we spent most of yesterday in our own places, baking pies, starting roasts, siphoning yeasts and mixing liquors. And last night we held our only real function of the semester." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1608    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:18:16

• "One answer is "maybe" as we do not know what exactly the "foo" call does; it could wedge in various ways, an infinite loop or lock on some resource." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2023/12/16/halting-problem.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:19:09

• "it doesn't work well for me to stay up studying late at night, even assuming I can get the other kids to bed on time." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20231216-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:20:22

• December 2023 Web Server Survey ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/december-2023-web-server-survey/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:22:06

• IBM Has Done It Again (IBM and the CoC) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/15/IBM_Has_Done_It_Again_IBM_and_the_CoC.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:24:06

• [Meme] Decisions, Decisions ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/_Meme_Decisions_Decisions.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:24:13

• Science is Offensive (Should We Just 'Get Used to It'?) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/Science_is_Offensive_Should_We_Just_Get_Used_to_It.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:24:50

• Brought to You by... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/Brought_to_You_by.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:25:04

• Please Help Us Help You (and Inform Society) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/Please_Help_Us_Help_You_and_Inform_Society.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:25:20

• This week in KDE: un-flashy important stability work ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2023/12/15/this-week-in-kde-un-flashy-important-stability-work/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:33:02

• Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s The Latest. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/science/birds-flu-h5n1.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:43:20

• 'Time Cells' in Human Brain Encode The Flow of Time, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/time-cells-in-human-brain-encode-the-flow-of-time-study-finds    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:43:49

• Reports confirm the European Health Union is better prepared to combat health threats ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_6631    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:44:54

• The Spanish you need to keep your health routine in Mexico ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/the-spanish-you-need-to-keep-your-health-routine-in-mexico/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:45:07

• How To Take Care of Your Mental Health as a Musician ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/15/mental-health-musician/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:45:14

• Identical Twins Mystery: When 1 Has Dementia, Both Face a Shorter Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/identical-twins-mystery-when-1-has-dementia-both-face-a-shorter-life    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:45:38

• 'Gifted' Dogs Are a Rare Phenomenon. Scientists Want to Know Their Secret. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gifted-dogs-are-a-rare-phenomenon-scientists-want-to-know-their-secret    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:48:37

• Arcane Navigation Device Holds a Hidden Clue That Reveals Its Origins ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/arcane-navigation-device-holds-a-hidden-clue-that-reveals-its-origins    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:51:42

• US, South Korea to draw up joint nuclear defence guideline against North Korean threat: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-south-korea-to-draw-up-joint-nuclear-defence-guideline-against-north-korean-threat-yonhap    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:52:06

• N Korea may launch long-range missile this month, S Korean official says ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-ballistic-missile-12142023213634.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:52:15

• China Braces for Cold Wave After Snow Causes Train Crash ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/asia/china-weather-snow-subway-crash.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:53:03

• U.S. Military Returns to the Jungle, Training for a Very Different Threat ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/asia/us-military-jungle-training.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:53:19

• 1D LED PONG, Arduino-Style ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/1d-led-pong-arduino-style/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 17:55:26

• mesa 23.3.1 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2023-December/226085.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 18:12:23

• Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Are Starting to Come Back Online, 2 Months After Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/kansas-courts-computer-systems-are-starting-to-come-back-online-2-months-after-cyberattack/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 19:49:38

• Personal Information of 45,000 Individuals Stolen in Idaho National Laboratory Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-of-45000-individuals-stolen-in-idaho-national-laboratory-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 19:50:03

• A security strategy for the Black Sea ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/a-security-strategy-for-the-black-sea/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 19:50:36

• Europe Must Rearm As New Threats Loom, German Defense Minister Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-pistorius-europe-military-threats/32733221.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:37:37

• In Israel, Jake Sullivan Denies Talk of a Rift Over Gaza War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-sullivan.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:38:26

• Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises Roil World ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/senate-state-nominees-diplomats-republicans.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:39:05

• Private Gun Ownership in Israel Spikes After Hamas Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/middleeast/israel-gun-ownership-spikes.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:39:25

• "Traingate" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/this-week-in-security-traingate-dns-and-jmp-slides/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:39:52

• Failed Candidate's Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League Thrown Out ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/15/failed-candidates-lawsuit-against-anti-defamation-league-thrown-out/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:41:36

• D.C. Circuit Rejects First Amendment Lawsuit over AG's Memorandum About Threats to Schools ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/15/d-c-circuit-rejects-first-amendment-lawsuit-over-ags-memorandum-about-threats-to-schools/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:42:27

• The Next Kids Climate Case: Genesis B. v. EPA ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/15/the-next-kids-climate-case-genesis-b-v-epa/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:42:53

• Colorado Cops Falsely Arrested Him for a DUI. Now, He's Getting a $400,000 Settlement. ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/15/colorado-cops-falsely-arrested-him-for-a-dui-now-hes-getting-a-400000-settlement/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:43:18

• Healing a river with eddies of trust ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2023/1215/Healing-a-river-with-eddies-of-trust    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:44:48

• █████ https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/World.xml ██████████████████████ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:36:31 +0000 ███████ Prince Harry’s Phone Was Hacked by U.K. Tabloid, Judge Rules in Landmark Case    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:45:06

• Macron urges 'intelligent compromise' over immigration legislation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231215-macron-urges-intelligent-compromise-over-immigration-legislation    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:46:09

• Iran executes 'Mossad agent' convicted of spying for Israel ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231216-iran-executes-mossad-agent-convicted-of-spying-for-israel    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:46:31

• Iran Reports Execution Of Alleged Mossad Agent ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-execution-alleged-mossad-agent/32733216.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:46:39

• Eric Schmidt has a 6-point plan for fighting election misinformation ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/15/1085441/eric-schmidt-plan-for-fighting-election-misinformation/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:47:09

• Israel Knew Hamas’s Money Source Years Before Oct. 7 Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/europe/israel-hamas-money-finance-turkey-intelligence-attacks.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:47:46

• Repairing An HP Power Supply ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/repairing-an-hp-power-supply/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:48:28

• The Federal Reserve Is Trying to Catch Up with Falling Inflation ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-federal-reserve-is-trying-to-catch-up-with-falling-inflation    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:48:56

• Merle Goldman, a Leading Expert on Communist China, Dies at 92 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/asia/merle-goldman-dead.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:49:25

• US-China science pact renewal ‘not a given’: US envoy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-china-science-pact-renewal-not-a-given-us-envoy    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:49:58

• China shows off its C919 passenger jet with fly-by of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-shows-off-its-c919-passenger-jet-with-flyby-of-hong-kong-s-victoria-harbour    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:50:17

• Organisers of deadly 2021 China ultramarathon sentenced to jail ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/organisers-of-deadly-2021-china-ultramarathon-sentenced-to-jail    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:51:27

• Freezing temperatures in northern China trigger alert ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/freezing-temperatures-in-northern-china-trigger-alert    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:51:33

• North Korea delegation in China for talks: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-delegation-in-china-for-talks-kcna    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:51:48

• Nvidia rushes to deliver modified Hey Hi (AI) GPU chips to China customers, allegedly places 'Super Hot Run' priority order with TSMC ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-alleged-super-hot-run-chinese-tsmc-ai-gpu-chips    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:52:13

• Kingston and Lexar parent company teams up to address Chinese memory market amidst US sanctions ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-and-lexar-parent-company-team-up-to-address-chinese-memory-market-amidst-us-sanctions    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:52:37

• "I went to see the band, Madness. It was at a big arena. They were good, and I enjoyed it, but I was left dissatisfied." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2023-12-16_Madness.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:54:56

• "Brev has doesn’t have any boiler plate. I just open a project-name.brev file and start hacking. Now that I am using git more, I’ve started making a folder for it first, project-name/project-name.brev. And then I hack away." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/starting-a-new-brev-project    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:55:43

• "I don't believe in such a thing as convincing others. That they are *other* to begin with implies a conceptuality chasm unbridgeable by aspects of reality (called "individuals") that are separate by definition." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-16-12-49-54.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:56:40

• "I don't believe in such a thing as convincing others. That they are other to begin with implies a conceptuality chasm unbridgeable by aspects of reality (called "individuals") that are separate by definition." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-16-12-49-54.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:56:58

• "I have to admit this year has been destructively stressful for me. I wish I could feel some sense of accomplishment about work done, but it's just not there, just this sense of a million other things that are urgently overdue and another million I'm forgetting." gemini://hd.206267.xyz/view/3b444bce96c53b5281387dd04df1666db7ee9f9b0c562e6be5fa13c675105508    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:58:15

• "The car is fairly messed up. The accelerator just intermittently stops working, which is not great! When it is working, I can be cruising at a consistent speed and the RPMs suddenly go up to 5000 just to maintain. Yikes-a-roni." gemini://gemini.locrian.zone/gemlog/job-woes.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 22:59:59

• Myanmar-China trade halted amid fierce fighting in Shan state ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/trade-12152023123932.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:02:08

• Video shows destruction of Uyghur home ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/china-12152023161311.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:02:19

• "Analysts say Pooh-tin Jinping's hands-on management of the economy is part of the problem." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-economy-12152023163159.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:02:43

• China announces mediated ceasefire in Myanmar conflict near countries’ shared border ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/china-announces-mediated-ceasefire-in-myanmar-conflict-near-countries-shared-border/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:03:09

• US warns China against Taiwan election interference ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/16/us-warns-china-against-taiwan-election-interference/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:03:20

• Freezing temperatures in northern China trigger alert as experts warn of extreme weather risks amid climate change ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/16/freezing-temperatures-in-northern-china-trigger-alert-as-experts-warn-of-extreme-weather-risks-amid-climate-change/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:03:50

• Myanmar's Three Brotherhood Alliance seizes town from military despite China-backed ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231216-myanmar-s-three-brotherhood-alliance-seizes-town-from-military-despite-china-backed-ceasefire    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:04:03

• Chatbots get you fired... for USING them ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/sports-illustrated-owner-fires-execs-in-charge-of-bungled-ai-adoption/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:04:34

• "politics of memory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/15/the-shoes-and-the-death-camp | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:04:56

• UPS ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/mods-turn-junk-ups-into-a-long-endurance-beast/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:05:27

• Inside Electronic Gain Control ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/15/inside-electronic-gain-control/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:05:35

• New evidence of a massive Stone Age gravefield in northern Finland ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065272    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:05:56

• Shooting suspect and victim remanded into custody in Helsinki ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065289    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:06:04

• Slippery roads in store as warm air hits Finland this weekend ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065308    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:06:21

• DocuSign is worthless, a PILE OF DEBT ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/15/electronic-signature-provider-docusign-reportedly-exploring-sale/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:07:12

• Beginning of Season of KDE 2024! ☞ https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2023-12-16-sok-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:08:41

• KDE: Snaps, KDEneon, Debian and my future. ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-snaps-kdeneon-debian-and-my-future/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:09:11

• "my account was suspended for no apparent reason. There was, however, and option to appeal. So I smashed that appeal button to within an inch of its life." ☞ https://kevquirk.com/a-moment-of-madness    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:11:52

• Declining to Apply the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents, TTAB Reverses Section 2(d) Refusal of "EVERYDAY HEROES" Over "HEROES COTIDIANOS" ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/declining-to-apply-doctrine-of-foreign.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:12:35

• Lead Levels in Children’s Applesauce May Be Traced to Cinnamon Additive ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/health/lead-poisoning-applesauce-pouches.html    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:13:13

• China’s ban on Apple’s iPhone accelerates: Bloomberg News ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-ban-on-apples-iphone-accelerates-bloomberg-news    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:13:42

• One again, "It's FOSS" covers non-FOSS ☞ https://itsfoss.com/dg-ux-os/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:27:50

• (Once)    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:28:07

• ‘Small stories’ add up to big impact ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/1215/Small-stories-add-up-to-big-impact    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:28:53

• ‘One of the best jobs in the world’ ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2023/1215/One-of-the-best-jobs-in-the-world    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:29:05

• Contributor Summit 2023 - Qt Highlights ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/contributor-summit-2023-qt-highlights    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:29:43

• ‘I am food for bedbugs!’ Poor Hongkongers suffer in silence as city strives to halt imported infestations ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/16/i-am-food-for-bedbugs-poor-hongkongers-suffer-in-silence-as-city-strives-to-halt-imported-infestations/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:30:07

• Photos: Latvia's new electric trains welcome passengers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/15.12.2023-photos-latvias-new-electric-trains-welcome-passengers.a535541/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:30:26

• An Example of RocketMQ Exploit Scanner, (Sat, Dec 16th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30492    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:30:56

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/15/female-tech-leaders-face-new-industrial-revolution-gen-ai-womenofthecloud/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:31:18

• public domain ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/in-a-couple-of-weeks-mickey-will-be-free-and-our-public-domain-game-jam-will-be-open/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:31:51

• Patrick Cloke: Matrix Intentional Mentions explained ☞ https://patrick.cloke.us/posts/2023/12/15/matrix-intentional-mentions-explained/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:37:44

• Patrick Cloke: Matrix Presence ☞ https://patrick.cloke.us/posts/2023/12/15/matrix-presence/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:37:50

• Insights from the openSUSE Logo Contest ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2023/12/15/insights-from-the-os-logo-contest/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:38:11

• Finland's editors' association pressing government for change in tax law ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065067    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:39:08

• Harvard Panel on Campus Free Speech ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/15/harvard-panel-on-campus-free-speech/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:39:22

• This NRA Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Porn ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/15/this-nra-supreme-court-case-has-big-implications-for-porn/    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:39:34

• Microsoft is "wasting that much electricity on running plausible sentence generators", iophk says https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsoft-reportedly-planning-use-nuclear-energy-power-its-ai-ventures-1722212    

posted Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 23:52:54

• "The ACLU will represent the gun rights group in a case with widespread relevance for free speech" https://reason.com/2023/12/15/this-nra-supreme-court-case-has-big-implications-for-porn/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 01:54:44

• "The ACLU will represent the gun rights group in a case with widespread relevance for free speech" https://reason.com/2023/12/15/this-nra-supreme-court-case-has-big-implications-for-porn/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 02:25:07

• "I was looking into my daughter's eyes and her pupils dilated. I marveled at this biological technology. what divine design made this possible? what drives evolution? what does it maximize?" gemini://jmax.flounder.online/gemlog/2023-12-16.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:40:55

• "We have created all this internet technology, have laid glassfiber cables across the world, built server farms and data centers, crazy Kubernetes clusters, containers and self-healing services. Elon Musk shoots thousands of Starlink satellites into the orbit... (exaggerating)" gemini://gmi.rohlicek.at/gemlog/2023-12-16-the-internet-was-made-for-threads.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:41:38

• Perhaps USENET is more my kind of smol? gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-16-17-28-13.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:42:12

• "The day before one of my culture’s biggest celebrations, when family is supposed to be all together and shit, I realized I’m just... utterly alone." gemini://gemini.locrian.zone/gemlog/isolation.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:43:14

• "I have made some minor changes to KLIC, although I have no plans to maintain a fork and am just waiting to contribute back upstream.. It is a perfectly capable language, but has raised some more philosophical questions." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2023-12-17.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:43:46

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1132.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:44:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D782.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:44:50

• "Canonical announced today that the Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” release will reach end-of-life on January 25th, 2024, urging users to upgrade to a newer, supported Ubuntu release." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-to-reach-end-of-life-on-january-25th-2024    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:45:58

• "This release also ships with the latest Xfce 4.18 and KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment series." https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-23-1-vulcan-is-available-for-download-with-gnome-45-linux-6-6-lts    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:52:47

• "Among the many great Linux distributions you can choose is Linux Mint." https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-linux-mint/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:53:37

• This does not explain how it gets installed in the first place and why https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/nkabuse-malware-blockchain-hide-linux-iot    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:54:49

• "For gaming enthusiasts, Warzone2100 is updated to version 4.4.2 16, promising an enhanced gaming experience. Regular updates in KDE-git, Haskell, and Python packages continue, maintaining the freshness of the system’s software library." https://betanews.com/2023/12/15/manjaro-23-1-0-vulcan-security-feature-updates-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:55:50

• So the issue here is actually unpatched Apache https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/nkabuse_blockchain_backdoor_botnet/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 03:56:47

• LF-sponsored publisher, LF-sponsored openwashing puff piece https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/open-networking-foundation-merges-open-source-networking-portfolio-into-linux-foundation/2023/12/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:10:41

• Making a mini computer from scratch with Raspberry Pi and Linux https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/12/15/making-a-mini-computer-from-scratch-with-raspberry-pi-and-linux-piday-raspberrypi-linux-popovicu94-raspberry_pi/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:11:20

• The issue here is a lack of repo audits https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/security-general/news/windows-linux-systems-pypi-malware/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:12:16

• "The GNOME Project released today GNOME 44.7 as the seventh maintenance update to the GNOME 44 “Kuala Lumpur” desktop environment series to fix more bugs and performance regressions." https://9to5linux.com/gnome-44-7-optimizes-shell-application-search-and-improves-performance    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:12:57

• Windows TCO? https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/15/data-breach-affects-chi-st-alexius-patients/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:19:48

• USPTO Stands Firm that Patent Term Adjustment Creates Double Patenting Risk ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/adjustment-creates-patenting.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:21:39

• $8,000 for S3G Technologies software modifying patents prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/14/8000-for-s3g-technologies-software-modifying-patents-prior-art    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:21:55

• Helios MPEG-DASH patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/15/helios-mpeg-dash-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:22:19

• SLS Manager Tech router patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/15/sls-manager-tech-router-patent-challenged    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:23:09

• Police file terrorism charges against India Parliament security breach suspects ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/police-file-terrorism-charges-against-india-parliament-security-breach-suspects/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:24:54

• Tembo raises $7M to make Postgres more accessible and configurable ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/15/tembo-raises-7m-make-postgres-accessible-configurable/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:26:10

• Strengthening Cybersecurity: NSA and ESF Partners Advocate Open Source Software Security with SBOM Emphasis ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/12/15/strengthening-cybersecurity-nsa-and-esf-partners-advocate-open-source-software-security-with-sbom-emphasis/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:26:39

• Proprietary giant distracting from its own security failings ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/zoom-unveils-open-source-vulnerability-impact-scoring-system/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:27:35

• Martín Abente Lahaye: [teaser] Gameeky: A new learning tool to develop STEAM skills ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/tchx84/2023/12/15/gameeky-a-new-learning-tool-to-develop-steam-skills/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:27:57

• Lukáš Tyrychtr: Down and down, exploring the implementation of the accessibility subsystem ☞ https://en.trycht.cz/2023/12/15/down-and-down-exploring-the-implementation-of-the-accessibility-subsystem/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:28:54

• This Week in GNOME/Felix Häcker: #126 New Apps ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/12/twig-126/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:29:43

• EDATEC’s industrial PC builds on Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/edatecs-industrial-pc-builds-on-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:30:01

• 2024 FreeBSD Community Survey is Here ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2024-freebsd-community-survey-is-here/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:33:26

• Open-Source Software and Fake Jobs: A New Tool in Phishing Attacks ☞ https://medevel.com/open-source-software-and-fake-jobs-a-new-tool-in-phishing-attacks/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:35:17

• Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers in Defamation Trial ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trial-damages.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:38:10

• US jury orders Rudy Giuliani to pay $148M in defamation case ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/us-jury-orders-rudy-giuliani-to-pay-148m-in-defamation-case/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:38:31

• Abstracting Kubernetes in Platform Engineering: The Future of Dynamic Resource Management ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/social-x/abstracting-kubernetes-in-platform-engineering-the-future-of-dynamic-resource-management/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:39:49

• "Wake-on-LAN is a protocol for waking up devices over the local network." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/home-assistant-wake-on-lan/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:53:57

• "Reflecting on my tendency to obsess over small, but maybe not so important details has led me to write this article." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/16/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:54:08

• "WebFinger is a general web protocol for obtaining various sorts of information about 'people' and things" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/WellKnownQueriesAgainstUs | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:54:17

• "The first OIDC email address is the address that people will put into the 'your identity' box in whatever website wants to use OIDC" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OIDCThreeEmailAddresses | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:54:27

• "The one and only true First Person Shooter (FPS) game in the world has a name: ArmA 3." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/arma3-spearhead.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:54:47

• "Everyone kept hammering on the bugs this week. As a result, the number of open Plasma 6 issues decreased" ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2023/12/15/this-week-in-kde-un-flashy-important-stability-work/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:56:50

• "There’s a new maintainer of the guide, Naomi Wu (@realsexycyborg), and she is crowdfunding an updated, new version with a snazzy red cover" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6886 | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:57:48

• "On the hardware side, Rasic went with an Arduino Nicla Vision board as it contains a camera and the ability to livestream the video feed over the network." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/16/this-nicla-vision-powered-ornament-covertly-spies-on-the-presents-below/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:57:58

• "I received an early XMas present of a SunFounder PiCar-X. This is a car that is controlled via a Raspberry Pi" ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2023/12/15/my-raspberry-pi-learns-to-drive/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 04:58:18

• "These kits will let students build their own science-quality magnetometers." ☛ https://www.jhuapl.edu/news/news-releases/231214-ezie-mag-science-inclusive | Source: John Hopkins University    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:33:29

• "“Software as a Service” would only consign “ASP” to the rusty buzzword bin later" ☛ https://writing.kemitchell.com/2023/12/16/Intolerance-Copyleft-Definition | Source: Kyle E Mitchell    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:33:59

• "This is a follow up to an earlier blog post called The road to hell is paved with good intentions and C++ modules." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-scalability-of-c-module.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:34:19

• "Except one day someone tells you your package doesn’t actually work. Even though the tests are passing. Huh?" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/15/python-packaging-src-layout/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:34:38

• "Suppose you’re writing a blog in Django, and you get to the point where you’re setting up the URLs for the entries. Django has two ways to write URLs, depending on your preferred style: [...]" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/16/python-regex-unicode-digits/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:34:48

• "Just reading this post makes me want to get out my X1 Carbon ThinkPad, play around with Arch, and configure myself a device dedicated to writing." ☛ https://chrishannah.me/link/using-an-old-computer-for-new-writing | Source: Chris Hannah    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:36:03

• "What does it mean that "documentation must be written on new features"? For supervision, this means that: [...]" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/15/internal-documentation-requirements/ | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:36:18

• "When someone contributes a blog post or documentation to the Roboflow website" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/16/authoring-tools/ | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:42:08

• "Vera Molnar is one of the very few artists who had the conviction and perseverance to make computer-based visual art at a time when it was not taken seriously" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/arts/vera-molnar-dead.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:42:34

• "If we’re talking social media, what part of the whole experience is the pirateable product? Is it the shared content?" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pirating-social-media | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:43:01

• "This one I can get behind. No one wants to see ads on the fediverse, and you can bet your bottom dollar that if there's a way for Meta to do this" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/threads-and-the-fediverse | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:43:20

• "This is 100% going to get me some flack on Mastodon (remember...reactionary). Which is why I decided to post it here and not on the Fosstodon Hub. I hope the fedi proves me wrong, so we can all just get along and enjoy our day." https://kevquirk.com/threads-and-the-fediverse    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:45:40

• "The fediverse is awash with calls to block Threads at an instance level. As co-admin of Fosstodon, I've been asked on many occasions whether we will be banning Threads at the instance level." https://kevquirk.com/threads-and-the-fediverse    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:45:45

• "While the scientists understood they were saying some equivalent of "hello" to Twain when she arrived" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-communicate-whales-extraterrestrials.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:46:30

• "Purposelessness—Not Social Media—is Causing Our Kids' Depression" ☛ https://danielmiessler.com/p/purposelessness-not-social-media-is-causing-our-kids-depression | Source: Daniel Miessler    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:46:54

• [Old] "beloved staples of pop culture as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Grover, Bert" ☛ https://www.fatherly.com/play/frank-oz-says-sesame-street-has-gone-downhill-is-he-right | Source: Fatherly    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:47:15

• "David Hilderman, who ran for the PPC in the Saanich—Gulf Islands riding in 2021, has a university degree in engineering" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ppc-engineer-title-1.7061266 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:48:30

• "Intel's 386 processor (1985) was an important advance in the x86 architecture" ☛ http://www.righto.com/2023/12/386-xor-circuits.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:48:49

• Hey. Hi. It's me, DRM. ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/15/spotify-ai-playlists-test/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:49:42

• "The Air Force is putting in place guardrails for the service to test and experiment with commercial generative artificial intelligence." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2023/12/air-forces-new-policy-sets-guardrails-around-generative-ai/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:49:56

• "A research team led by Siddharth Garg, Institute Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering," ☛ https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/women-may-pay-mom-penalty-when-ai-used-hiring-new-research-suggests | Source: New York University    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:51:53

• "I Bricked My Christmas Lights" ☛ https://www.whizzy.org/2023-12-14-bricked-xmas/ | Source: Will Cooke    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:52:11

• "showed how to "whitewash" the evidence" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/openai-suspends-bytedances-account-over-secretly-using-its-ai-tech/articleshow/106042266.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:57:55

• "The European Space Agency said on Friday it would seek final offers to develop the secure communications system" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-seeks-satellite-array-offers-in-space-race-with-ai/articleshow/106031614.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:58:09

• "Of those, 56,900 were identified as legitimate (non-trolling) questions" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1227332/digital-assistant-receives-63000-questions-in-three-days/ | Source: Greece    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:59:17

• "FunSearch" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/deepmind-ai-math-solution | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:59:34

• "But according to leaked documents obtained by Platformer, Amazon's launch is off to a rocky start." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-ai-severe-hallucinations | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:00:23

• "Artificial intelligence will unlock limitless possibilities in smartphones once they fully adopt the technology" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ais-magic-call-how-ai-will-make-smartphones-smarter/articleshow/106050527.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:00:31

• "more than 1,000 decision-makers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/seeing-eye-to-ai-risk-and-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-use-in-businesses/articleshow/106050792.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:00:43

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/15/kraft_heinz_breach/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:01:19

• "vote to reauthorize FISA was inserted into the NDAA" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/16/24004356/section-207-reauthorized-until-april-fisa-national-defence-cyber-surveillance | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:03:25

• "extend into 2025 a program that allows the intelligence community to conduct warrantless surveillance" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/us/politics/defense-bill-congress.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:03:34

• "Jack Smith’s prosecutors revealed that they will do this on Monday in an expert notice filing." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/15/google-kills-the-geofence-capability-that-will-show-30000-trump-supporters-swarmed-the-capitol-on-trumps-orders/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:03:41

• "These changes will gradually roll out through the next year on Android and iOS" ☛ https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-history-and-new-controls-coming-soon-to-maps/ | Source: Google    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:03:50

• "Tech giant Apple has agreed to a USD 25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2019" ☛ https://www.businessworld.in/article/Apple-Settles-Class-Action-Lawsuit-For-25-Mn-Over-Family-Sharing-Feature/16-12-2023-502494/ | Source: BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:04:56

• "third-party cookies" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/google-chrome-cookie-privacy-sandbox-launch-date-jan-4-1851098807 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:05:10

• "In Moscow, 82 foreign nationals were detained after a clash with police officers, reports Russian state news agency Interfax" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/16/russian-officers-fire-warning-shots-into-air-and-detain-82-people-during-clash-with-migrants-in-moscow | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:05:36

• "New rules guiding future content creation on YouTube can, without issue, be retroactively applied to content uploaded years ago." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/how-youtube-policies-of-the-future-affect-creativity-today-231216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:06:59

• "As you probably already know, Google is the one that lost its fight against Epic Games this week." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/24003500/epic-v-google-loss-apple-win-fortnite-trial-monopoly | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:07:39

• Russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/16/russia-reports-shooting-down-32-ukrainian-drones-over-annexed-crimea | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:09:02

• FBI ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/16/former-fbi-agent-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-for-aiding-russian-oligarch-oleg-deripaska | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:09:20

• "frozen" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/17/financial-times-u-s-says-it-found-way-to-seize-frozen-russian-assets-in-accordance-with-international-law | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:09:37

• "Multiple U.S. news outlets say material from a binder containing "highly classified" information related to Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. elections" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-election-meddling-intelligence-binder-missing-trump/32733302.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:22:22

• "Journalist Whitney Webb speaks on the recent alleged Chinese cyber attacks that U.S. officials claim targeted American infrastructure." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/15/was-the-chinese-cyber-attack-a-false-flag-operation/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:22:33

• "The revelations of people like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and John Kiriakou have allowed the world to know about the sly and insidious" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/15/the-never-ending-war-on-terror/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:22:42

• "Some communities around the globe are seeking to answer that question in the courts, and are suing fossil-fuel companies for damages." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/16/fossil_fuels_wildfires/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:22:52

• "North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said the attorneys general investigating since 2022 have discovered TikTok had an archive of tens of thousands of recorded internal Zoom meetings" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/judge-says-tiktok-must-turn-meeting-records-over-in-us-states-probe/articleshow/106039258.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:23:02

• "hybrid operation" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065426 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:23:11

• "Hannah-Jones’ real crime is that she revealed the heartbreaking truth that our systems and society don’t intend to end inequality. " ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2023/12/15/1619-project-creator-has-been-attacked-for-revealing-heartbreaking-truths-listen-to-her/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:23:47

• "aviation made up around 2.5 percent of the world’s carbon emissions in 2022, and in the next 20 years" ☛ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sustainable-jet-fuel-aviation-transatlantic-flight | Source: National Geographic    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:24:00

• "it would not propose new rules because it fundamentally disagreed that current regulations" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-sec-says-no-to-new-crypto-rules-coinbase-asks-court-to-review/articleshow/106048599.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:24:11

• "coming up on 8 years of use, I decided it was time to preemptively replace my lead acid bank out back with something…" ☛ https://www.sevarg.net/2023/12/16/solar-shed-part-19-eg4-ll-lifepo4/ | Source: Russell Graves    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:24:43

• "the eyes of Rudolph and his reindeer" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-reindeer-vision-evolved-favorite-food.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:24:56

• "She called on Musk and the SEC to agree to a date for another day's testimony in the case, adding that she would set one for them if they did not." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-orders-further-musk-testimony-in-twitter-buyout-probe/a-67726076 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:26:40

• "Those opposed to the rules say they are unnecessarily burdensome, as EU companies will already be required to make similar environment" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-negotiators-agree-new-rules-on-corporate-accountability/a-67717324 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:26:50

• "AlgorithmWatch" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsofts-bing-chat-made-up-false-scandals-about-eu-elections-research/articleshow/106043937.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:27:35

• "the origin of the story is not known with certainty, Juan Camilo Mesa, a Colombian dietitian, nutritionist and microbiologist" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/health/2023-12-15/no-pork-rinds-are-not-healthier-than-vegetables-and-there-is-no-study-that-proves-it.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:27:44

• "the big lie" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2023/12/15/kansas-supreme-court-wary-of-free-speech-restrictions-allows-challenge-to-2021-voting-law/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:28:05

• "Every artist must exist in two realms: as the art maker, who thinks and ponders and creates work of radical honesty" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/artists-censorship-israel-gaza/676360/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:28:18

• "Free Speech, Political Speech, and Hate" ☛ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/15/harvard-panel-on-campus-free-speech/ | Source: Reason    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:28:37

• "Scholars from Harvard, Princeton, and New York Law School discussed campus speech amid the Israel-Hamas war at an event hosted by Harvard University." ☛ https://www.c-span.org/video/?532284-1/harvard-princeton-university-scholars-campus-speech | Source: C-SPAN    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:29:36

• "bribery allegations against İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in Sabah newspaper" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalists-association-condemns-journalist-columnist-of-government-affiliated-newspaper-289311 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:30:03

• Project Censored's Mickey Huff ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-project-censoreds-mickey-huff-and-andy-lee-roth/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:31:09

• the new soviet era https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12869665/TSA-reveals-type-pants-likely-set-airport-alarms-prepares-christmas-travel.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:31:55

• They knew https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/europe/israel-hamas-money-finance-turkey-intelligence-attacks.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:32:10

• "The Downfall of Amazon: Dangerous Products, Fake Reviews & Vanishing Brands" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/the-downfall-of-amazon-dangerous:d    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:32:23

• The crown argument for the paper book https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2023/12/16/kronargumentet-for-papirboka/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:32:55

• "Now it's Christmas again" - glimpses of the procurement scheme's parliamentary puberty https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2023/12/15/na-er-det-jul-igjen-glimt-fra-innkjopsordningas-parlamentariske-pubertet/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:33:34

• ">We're reaching the end-game now Wine fans, the time for Wine 9.0 to release is quickly approaching with a second Release Candidate now available." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/wine-90-release-candidate-2-now-available-plus-vkd3d-proton-2111-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 06:34:05

• Andy Holmes: GNOME Online Account and the STF ☞ https://www.andyholmes.ca/posts/goa-and-stf-part-1/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:14:40

• Too late. Too much data hoarded. ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/15/google-maps-receives-privacy-upgrades-reportedly-designed-end-geofence-warrants/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:15:58

• From Airwaves to Streaming: Upholding Public Interest Values in the Digital Age ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/from-airwaves-to-streaming-upholding-public-interest-values-in-the-digital-age/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:16:34

• PI's Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry into Women's Reproductive Health ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5188/pis-submission-women-and-equalities-committee-inquiry-womens-reproductive-health    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:16:57

• Free to Protest (Pakistan edition) ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5196/free-protest-pakistan-edition    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:17:12

• The Sanctity of Privacy ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/16/the-sanctity-of-privacy/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:18:03

• Al Jazeera Cameraman Killed and Bureau Chief Injured in Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalist-dead-gaza.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:18:29

• Oil Workers In Kazakhstan's Volatile West Continue Hunger Strike ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-oil-workers-hunger-strike-zhanaozen-tensions/32732528.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:18:45

• Musk's woes deepen as Tesla strike spreads across Scandinavia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231215-musk-s-woes-deepen-as-tesla-strike-spreads-across-scandinavia    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:19:09

• Biden administration alarmed by dozens of Israeli military strikes against US-backed Lebanese army: report ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/16/news/biden-administration-alarmed-by-dozens-of-israeli-military-strikes-against-us-backed-lebanese-army/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:19:50

• Recent Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability in Attacker Crosshairs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-apache-struts-2-vulnerability-in-attacker-crosshairs/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:20:12

• nso ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/15/nso-group-may-be-on-its-way-out-but-theres-no-shortage-of-competitors-to-take-its-place/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:20:46

• Download Chrome browser in menu ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/download-chrome-browser-in-menu.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:21:32

• Ubuntu Working on Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 365, Surveillance Giant Google Workspace Snaps ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/ubuntu-office-365-google-workspace-snaps    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:22:01

• Chatreey AM08 Pro (Ryzen 9 7940HS) mini PC review – Part 1: unboxing, teardown, and first run ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/16/chatreey-am08-pro-ryzen-9-7940hs-mini-pc-review-unboxing-teardown-bios/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:22:50

• Revolutionizing GNU/Linux Distributions with an Adaptable GNU/Linux Platform ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/revolutionizing-linux-distributions-with-an-adaptable-linux-platform/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:24:31

• ASUSTOR Data Master: AiMaster – NAS management app for mobile devices ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asustor-data-master-aimaster-nas-management-app-mobile-devices/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:25:06

• Pop!_OS 22.04 Welcomes PipeWire 1.0.0, COSMIC Desktop Evolves ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pop_os-22-04-welcomes-pipewire-1-0-0/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:25:25

• FFMPEG: Powerful Multimedia Processing Tool (Installation + Usage) ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/ffmpeg-command/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:26:26

• Unlocking Efficiency in Computational Biology: How Nextflow Streamlines Workflow Management ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/unlocking-efficiency-in-computational-biology-how-nextflow-streamlines-workflow-management/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:27:58

• Demystifying Odds Ratios in Logistic Regression: Your R Recipe for Loan Defaults ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/demystifying-odds-ratios-in-logistic-regression-your-r-recipe-for-loan-defaults/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:28:06

• Empowering R in Paris: Mouna Belaid’s Journey with R-Ladies and the French R Community ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/empowering-r-in-paris-mouna-belaids-journey-with-r-ladies-and-the-french-r-community/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:28:14

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #455 - So long, farewell, we love you the most at Christmas time ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/B8CWtFTYMEROfXIDH6IBjw    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:28:44

• WATCH: Open Source Education – #SolutionsWatch ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/15/watch-open-source-education-solutionswatch/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:29:35

• Schneier on Mass Spying and Surveillance ☞ https://www.fosslife.org/schneier-mass-spying-and-surveillance    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:38:42

• THE BUZZWORD GAP!!! OMG some people don't do buzzwords, they do practical things!! https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-ai-skills-gap-is-becoming-incredibly-troubling-for-companies-everywhere    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:40:40

• What about the METAVERSE SKILLS GAP?????? WHAT WILL HAPPEN?    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:41:03

• Red Hat now publishes in its own site the same mindless fluff it put in The Enterprisers Project until April when IBM shut it down https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/business-imperative-enterprise-it-automation    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:43:49

• They mean server, but the word is "old", so they promote outsourcing under the guise of "clown computing" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-red-hat-and-hcltech-help-clients-make-better-use-cloud    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:44:55

• IBM's Red Hat links to this shallow, worthless buzzwords salad with "clown" and "Hey Hi" (AI) in the headline https://technologymagazine.com/articles/how-ai-is-changing-the-cloud-landscape    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:46:44

• ASRock Industrial Reveals NUC Ultra 100 BOX/NUCS Ultra 100 BOX Series ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/asrock-industrial-reveals-nuc-ultra-100-box-nucs-ultra-100-box-series/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:50:58

• TSMC will start equipping the 2nm fab in April 2024 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-will-start-equipping-the-2nm-fab-in-april-2024    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:51:58

• A Dentist Reveals What Happens to Your Teeth as You Get Older ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-dentist-reveals-what-happens-to-your-teeth-as-you-get-older    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:52:13

• The World's Oldest Settlements Were Built by a Culture Nobody Expected ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-oldest-settlements-were-built-by-a-culture-nobody-expected    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:52:32

• Even Sleeping Volcanoes Can Hide an Explosive Surprise Deep Inside ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/even-sleeping-volcanoes-can-hide-an-explosive-surprise-deep-inside    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:52:39

• Mystery Behind Dozens of African Elephant Deaths Finally Explained ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mystery-behind-dozens-of-african-elephant-deaths-finally-explained    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:52:52

• Physicist Discovers 'Paradox-Free' Time Travel Is Theoretically Possible ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicist-discovers-paradox-free-time-travel-is-theoretically-possible    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:53:37

• Australia confident of end to China wine tariffs early in 2024 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-confident-of-end-to-china-wine-tariffs-early-in-2024    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:55:26

• Philippines' MarcUS says tensions in South China Sea have increased ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-marcos-says-tensions-in-south-china-sea-have-increased    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:55:43

• "Our rules for reading Fentanylware (TikTok) star"... TikTok trash as news???+ ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/books/you-dont-know-just-how-much-you-need-i-didnt-know-i-needed-this/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:59:17

• This Nicla Vision-powered ornament covertly spies on the presents below ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/16/this-nicla-vision-powered-ornament-covertly-spies-on-the-presents-below/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:59:57

• "This isn’t some Arduino work-alike." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/forget-the-altair-remember-the-mark-8/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:00:35

• Review: Aspera R10 is built to withstand life's hard knocks ☞ https://itwire.com/mobile-devices/review-aspera-r10-is-built-to-withstand-life-s-hard-knocks.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:03:06

• Ukrainian Marines on ‘Suicide Mission’ in Crossing the Dnipro River ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/europe/ukraine-kherson-river-russia.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:03:41

• Pluralistic: Linkdump Minkchump (16 Dec 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/16/hotchpotch/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:04:02

• How the American Right Came to Love Putin ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-the-american-right-came-to-love-putin    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:04:19

• The war must go on, until Putin says otherwise: key takeaways from Russian president’s Q&A ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2151568/the-war-must-go-on-until-putin-says-otherwise-key-takeaways-from-russian-president-s-q-a    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:04:30

• Putin To Run For President As Independent Candidate, Officials Say ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-independent-candidate/32733475.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:05:01

• Jussi Pakkanen: On the scalability of C++ module implementations or lack thereof ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-scalability-of-c-module.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:05:13

• Austria Clears EU Russia Sanctions After Ukraine Stops Blacklisting Raiffeisen ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/austria-raiffeisen-bank-russia-ukraine-blacklist/32733584.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:09:59

• Ukraine Gains Return Of Three Additional Children Taken By Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-abducted-children-return/32733563.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:10:22

• Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria To Ink Deal On Black Sea Mine Clearance ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-romania-bulgaria-black-sea-mines/32733483.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:10:35

• Bulgarian Host Laments National Radio's Purported Ban On Interview With Russian Envoy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-interview-russian-ambassador-national-radio/32733478.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:11:06

• U.S. Media: Sources Say Secret Intelligence On Alleged Russian Election Meddling Went Missing ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-election-meddling-intelligence-binder-missing-trump/32733302.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:12:06

• Russia To Test-Launch Seven Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles In 2024 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-icbm-test-launches/32733341.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:12:28

• Hungary Threatens To Veto Bulgaria's Schengen Entry Over Russian Gas Transit Tax ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-bulgaria-schengen-russia-gas-transit/32733484.html    

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

• Masha Gessen Receives Hannah Arendt Prize After Gaza Controversy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/gessen-prize-gaza-controversy-germany/32733526.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:13:13

• Zelenskiy Vows To Strengthen Air Defenses, Push On With Global Press For More Military Aid ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-air-assaults-drones-zelenskiy/32733226.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:13:34

• Ukraine Puts Head Of Russian Orthodox Church On 'Wanted' List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-patriarch-kirill-wanted-list/32733259.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:13:45

• G7 Said To Be 'Moving Closer' To Seizing $300 Billion In Russian Assets For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-g7-seizing-assets-ukraine-aid/32733348.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:14:03

• Trump, Quoting Putin, Declares Indictments ‘Politically Motivated Persecution’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/us/politics/trump-putin-new-hampshire.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:14:45

• How to Clean Terminal in GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/clean-terminal-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:22:02

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

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:22:16

• How to fix Repository doesn't support architecture 'i386' ☞ https://owlhowto.com/repository-doesnt-support-architecture-i386/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:25:18

• Gemini still Googlebombed by Google. This will create confusion and hurt Gemini Protocol ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/use-googles-gemini-in-r-with-r-package-gemini-r/ see https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/12/hijacking-gemini/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 11:29:20

• Denial of equal rights for Hong Kong’s gay citizens dovetails with China’s human rights playbook ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/17/denial-of-equal-rights-for-hong-kongs-gay-citizens-dovetails-with-chinas-human-rights-playbook/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:26:00

• Myanmar rebels seize town from military junta despite China-backed ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231216-myanmar-s-three-brotherhood-alliance-seizes-town-from-military-despite-china-backed-ceasefire    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:26:13

• The Small And Silly Synth Now Even Smaller (But Just As Silly) ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-small-and-silly-synth-now-even-smaller-but-just-as-silly/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:27:15

• You Can’t Make What You Can’t Measure ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/you-cant-make-what-you-cant-measure/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:27:34

• Orpo: More budget cuts needed, wage taxation will not rise ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065393    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:28:34

• Electricity prices hit three-week low ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065404    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:28:50

• Qbs 2.2 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qbs-2.2-released    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:29:46

• Christmas Tree ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/16/christmas-tree/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:30:25

• Gaza communications have been nearly blacked out for two days. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/middleeast/gaza-communications-have-been-nearly-blacked-out-for-two-days.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:30:46

• "You might not know the bike by that name, but when you see it in the video below, you’ll recognize it." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/hubless-e-bike-is-nostalgic/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:31:19

• "conductive material like carbon to create an affordable, resilient material which can provide the pathways for these smart fabrics." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/conductive-cellulose-based-fibers-for-clothing-coming-soon/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:31:55

• Netanyahu hints at new Hamas negotiations after hostage deaths ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231216-israel-in-mourning-over-three-gaza-hostages-mistakenly-killed-by-idf    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:32:27

• Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad leads Yazidi-Americans in lawsuit against French cement manufacturer ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/nobel-peace-prize-winner-nadia-murad-leads-yazidi-americans-in-lawsuit-against-french-cement-manufacturer/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:33:16

• Colorado Cops Falsely Arrested Him for a DUI. Now He's Getting a $400,000 Settlement. ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/15/colorado-cops-falsely-arrested-him-for-a-dui-now-hes-getting-a-400000-settlement/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:33:39

• Does this thing run DOS or just wipe out your bank account? ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/liquid-cooled-laptop-features-amd-epyc-64-core-zen-4-cpu-and-rtx-4080-desktop-gpu-vendor-promises-rtx-4080-super-upgrade-down-the-line    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:34:42

• A Shock for Many Retirees: Social Security Benefits Can Be Taxed ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/business/social-security-taxes-retirement.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:35:03

• Moldova's Sandu Hails Parliament's Move To Tie Nation's Defense Strategy To West ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-sandu-national-defense-strategy/32733588.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:35:25

• Hong Kong vows to pursue wanted overseas activists 'to the end' ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-warrants-activists-12162023204634.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:35:39

• Closely-watched national security trial of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media magnate Jimmy Lai finally set to start ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/17/closely-watched-national-security-trial-of-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-media-magnate-jimmy-lai-finally-set-to-start/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:36:05

• OpenSSF Expands Support for Hey Hi (AI) Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/12/16/openssf-expands-support-for-ai-cyber-challenge-aixcc/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:36:25

• Thomas Lange: Adding a writeable data partition to an ISO image ☞ http://blog.fai-project.org/posts/extending-iso-images/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:37:03

• Logg Dogg ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/the-logg-dogg-how-a-mysterious-logging-robot-leads-down-twisting-forestry-paths/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:38:09

• Portage Continuous Delivery ☞ https://xgqt.gitlab.io//blog/posts/2023/12/17/portage-continuous-delivery/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:39:05

• Mourners in China are turning to Hey Hi (AI) to digitally resurrect the dead ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/17/mourners-in-china-are-turning-to-ai-to-digitally-resurrect-the-dead/ Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI)    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:40:03

• Windows is a DEAD-END platform ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/ryzen-7-7840u-pro-gaming-handheld-performs-like-a-rog-ally-but-costs-almost-2x-as-much    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:40:56

• If Colleges Ban "Advocacy of Genocide," What Would That Mean for Speech Supporting Israeli Actions in Gaza? ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/16/if-colleges-ban-advocacy-of-genocide-what-would-that-mean-for-speech-supporting-israeli-actions-in-gaza/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:42:36

• New Web Survey: A Loss of 4.1 Million Sites This Month Alone, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Loses 10% in One Month ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/New_Web_Survey_A_Loss_of_4_1_Million_Sites_This_Month_Alone_Mic.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:42:48

• [Meme] Win-Win for Mark Zuckerberg (Fediverse, Pleroma, Mastodon Finally 'Monetised') ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/_Meme_Win_Win_for_Mark_Zuckerberg_Fediverse_Pleroma_Mastodon_Fi.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:42:56

• 'Mummy Sirius' Committed Fraud, Unable and Unwilling to Say Anything in Her Defence, Matters Will Escalate Shortly ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/_Mummy_Sirius_Committed_Fraud_Unable_and_Unwilling_to_Say_Anyth.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:05

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Repeating or Parroting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Talking Points ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:13

• Not All Legal Counsels Are Fat Cats With a Licence to Print Money (Lawyers) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Not_All_Legal_Counsels_Are_Fat_Cats_With_a_Licence_to_Print_Mon.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:21

• The Rumour Was Apparently Correct, Pre-Christmas Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs in Middle of December ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/The_Rumour_Was_Apparently_Correct_Pre_Christmas_Microsoft_Layof.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:28

• [Meme] The Week Before Christmas ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/_Meme_The_Week_Before_Christmas.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:35

• Making Community, Part B ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Making_Community_Part_B.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:43:45

• How to Clean Up Flatpak Apps to Clear Disk Space ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/clean-up-flatpak/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:45:36

• Say Her Name: The Story of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss’ Vindication ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/16/say-her-name-the-story-of-ruby-freeman-and-shaye-moss-vindication/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:46:21

• Court Allows Sealing of Video of Police Shooting of 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/16/court-allows-sealing-of-video-of-police-shooting-of-11-year-old-aderrien-murry/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:46:48

• Kazakh Oil Workers Stick To Strike With Tensions High On Independence Day ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-oil-workers-strike-tensions-independence-day/32733375.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:47:44

• Configure Multiple Websites on a Single RHEL-Based Apache Host ☞ https://thenewstack.io/configure-multiple-websites-on-a-single-rhel-based-apache-host/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:48:18

• Railroad ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-worker-injuries-union-pacific-csx-cn-norfolk-southern | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:49:45

• Unsub Me Already: Todoist gets a fail ☞ https://rubenerd.com/unsub-me-already-todoist/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:50:09

• "If you have software-defined radio hardware and you are only using someone elses’ software" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/16/roll-your-own-sdr/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:50:43

• "My Expenses is a free GPL licensed Android app that allows users to track their expenses and incomes." ☞ https://medevel.com/myexpenses-android/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:54:36

• KDE Frameworks 5.113 Released for Plasma 5 Users with Various Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-5-113-released-for-plasma-5-users-with-various-improvements    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:54:59

• KDE Plasma 6 for Mobile Devices Is Shaping Up Nicely with Support for Applets ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-for-mobile-devices-is-shaping-up-nicely-with-support-for-applets    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:55:09

• KDE Android apps porting update ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2023/12/16/kf6-android-porting-status.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:55:35

• Become A Pro Flatpak User By Learning These Commands ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/flatpak-commands/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:56:31

• Embrace backdoored Windows Under the Name 'Linux'? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Embrace_Windows_Under_the_Name_Linux.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:56:43

• Blaming 'Linux' 2 Weeks Before 2024... for Apache Software Some Users Have Not Patched Since 2017 ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Blaming_Linux_2_Weeks_Before_2024_for_Apache_Software_Some_User.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:56:50

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:56:56

• 5 Best Free GNU/Linux Medical Practice Management Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/medicalpractice/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:57:28

• Manjaro 23.1 “Vulcan” Brings Latest Desktop Environments ☞ https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-23-1-vulcan-brings-latest-desktop-environments/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:57:50

• Patrick (H) Willems discusses “content” ☞ https://rubenerd.com/patrick-willems-discusses-content/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:58:37

• How to Install Flatpak Apps in Ubuntu and Other GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/how-to-install-flatpak-apps-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:59:05

• How to use a monitor and USB mouse/keyboard in Promox VE on an defective chip maker Intel Alder Lake-N mini PC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/17/how-to-use-a-hdmi-monitor-usb-mouse-keyboard-in-promox-ve-on-an-intel-alder-lake-n-mini-pc/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:59:43

• How to mount a ssd drive on GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-mount-a-ssd-drive-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 16:59:58

• GNU GNU/Linux – how to install gpt4all on Debian 12 – GPT4All-J: An Apache-2 Licensed Assistant-Style Chatbot: A free-to-use, locally running, privacy-aware chatbot. No GPU or internet required – Asking AI: How to fix democracy? ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/16/gnu-linux-how-to-install-gpt4all-on-debian-12-gpt4all-j-an-apache-2-licensed-assistant-style-chatbot-a-free-to-use-locally-running-privacy-aware-chatbot-no-gpu-or-internet-required-asking/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:00:27

• Threat from Russia will continue for a long time https://cphpost.dk/2023-12-14/news/round-up/defense-intelligence-threat-from-russia-will-continue-for-a-long-time/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:13:39

• ...Putinstan issues arrest warrant for exiled journalist Masha Gessen https://cpj.org/2023/12/russia-brings-new-charges-against-imprisoned-journalists-alsu-kurmasheva-and-maria-ponomarenko-issues-arrest-warrant-for-exiled-journalist-masha-gessen/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:14:01

• Discontent of Soldiers' Wives Is Growing https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/russia-the-discontent-of-soldiers-wives-is-growing-a-19a45330-02bc-498d-958c-93a82691ad61    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:14:42

• Social Breakdown https://jacobin.com/2023/12/russia-social-breakdown-national-psyche-economic-political-corruption-soviet-capitalism/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:15:20

• CVE-2023-42793 https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/12/13/cisa-and-partners-release-advisory-russian-svr-affiliated-cyber-actors-exploiting-cve-2023-42793    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:15:54

• Russia faces shortage of HIV/AIDS drugs https://www.dw.com/en/russia-faces-shortage-of-hiv-aids-drugs/a-67632628    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:23:16

• 'Rehabilitating Nazism' www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-09/russia-says-u-s-russian-dual-national-detained-for-rehabilitating-nazism    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:24:57

• Tiktok should not be allowed to control one's economy, too https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/13/the-tiktok-shop-phenomenon-rethinking-the-ecosystem-digital-downstreaming-in-indonesia/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:26:31

• TikTok Ban UPHELD usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-12-11/us-judge-upholds-texas-tiktok-ban-on-state-owned-devices    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:26:39

• The Wrong Stuff https://xkcd.com/2865/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:40:33

• Snow https://xkcd.com/2866/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:40:46

• Router Freedom tech wiki is now online! https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231214-01.en.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:41:21

• Router Freedom tech wiki is now online! https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231214-01.en.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:41:26

• DateTime https://xkcd.com/2867/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:41:32

• Not yet, openwashing is a risk and an existing problem. OSI got hijacked by the enemy, Microsoft, to promote proprietary GitHub (GPL violation machine). https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/761    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:42:59

• Copyright profiteers/cartel/lawyers tying to control the debate in a continent that stands to lose the most http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/africa-ip-highlights-2023-copyright.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:44:49

• Linux Kernel 6.6.6 "Kernel Of The Beast" https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=4ZQKC2aSkbU    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:48:03

• Emacs Does Everything, Including Viewing PDFs and Diffs https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=v2-m7_X3uy8    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:48:45

• The Slow Erosion Of Adblocking Extensions https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=9zNMzooSTlE    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:49:03

• KDE Plasma 6 FIRST LOOK! Here's Everything They Changed! (NEW) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=p1_NpFtNtPk    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:49:20

• A Look At SparkyLinux With KDE Plasma https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=DD1LVtwCUXQ    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:49:31

• Bill Gates-bribed Survey: YouTube Tops Teens' Social-Media Diet, With Roughly a Sixth Using It Almost Constantly www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-12-12/pew-survey-youtube-tops-teens-social-media-diet-with-roughly-a-sixth-using-it-almost-constantly http://techrights.org/n/2023/10/29/_Public_Surveys_and_Independent_Polls_Brought_to_You_by_Jeffrey.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:50:39

• SolydXK 12 is out    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:54:50

• Univention Corporate Server 5.0-6 https://www.univention.com/blog-en/2023/12/univention-corporate-server-5-0-6/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 17:59:16

• Many Debian-based distros had emergency fixes: Raspberry Pi OS 2023-12-05, TUXEDO OS 2-20231206...    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:00:39

• Debian still hasn't bothered to explain how or why it botched the kernel (ext4 defect backported)    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:01:22

• TrueNAS 13.0-U6.1 is out    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:01:54

• CISA recommendations: NSA-hosted language ttp://sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-21?date=2023-12-14    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:09:29

• Windows TCO https://labs.ripe.net/author/kathleen_moriarty/security-control-changes-due-to-tls-encrypted-clienthello/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:11:38

• Red Bait Enterprise Linux 9 https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/high-automation-coverage-cis-rhel-9    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:14:43

• coal country https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/12/11/23992695/cop28-climate-refuge-how-to-detox-coal-country-appalachia-mining    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:25:26

• How To Get Unlimited Browserling Time https://catonmat.net/how-to-get-unlimited-browserling-time    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:25:48

• 37C3 Unlocked: Linux on Mobile Assembly https://linmob.net/37c3-assembly/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:40:53

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (49/2023): Phosh 0.34.0 and Sxmo 1.15 https://linmob.net/weekly-update-49-2023/    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:42:14

• How AlmaLinux's Community Supported RHEL Binary Compatibility https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/12/09/2121242/how-almalinuxs-community-supported-rhel-binary-compatibility    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:44:27

• What Torvalds thinks (bar CoC self-censorship) https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/12/09/0644247/linus-torvalds-discusses-maintainers-ai-and-rust-in-the-kernel    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 18:45:31

• 🔤SpellBinding: AEMNOSW Wordo: YOGAS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-17.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:09:25

• "My daughter and I have been sick with a flu, so we watched a lot of TV. I decided to give Totoro a try because it worked well with another child, but we cut it short because she wasn't super comfortable with the abandoned house and the little fluffy black things." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1610    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:10:18

• "Rainy today in the Windy. The Christmas tree was on all day long, played Zelda BOTW and chilled. A cozy nightcap at this bar is the perfect conclusion for a very laid back day." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1609    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:11:00

• "Recently Rockchip released a new version of the RKNPU2 SDK. It enabled larger matrix multiplcation of up to K=10240 and int4 support. My last post describes briefly how I build the RKNPU2 backend for GGML. This time, I want to share what I am able to achieve with the new SDK release." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2023/12-17-update-on-ggml-rknpu2-backend-and-rknpu2-1_6_0.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:11:46

• The block universe and you gemini://idiomdrottning.org/block-universe    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:12:56

• "I've build a simple system to send and receive messages on Gemini. Anybody with a certificate can set up an inbox. Messages can be send anonymously." gemini://farcaster.net/news/2023-12-17.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:13:30

• Decentralizing the AP-AT bridge? gemini://idiomdrottning.org/ap-at-bridge    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:14:10

• "So I've been off and running in USENET land again. It was fun to note the comp.infosystems.gemini newsgroup, and articles therein from Gemini peoples I've encountered." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-17-09-51-32.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:14:47

• "After a very long hiatus, it's time to update the phlog a bit." gopher://sdfeu.org:70/0/users/glaciurso/phlog/2023-12-17__Adventus_codicis.md    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:16:23

• "I've used many portable computers in my time, from a CP/M Kaypro to many Macs, HPs, Dells, but mostly Acer and Asus machines in the past few years, but never a ThinkPad." gemini://tilde.cafe/~stack/gemlog/2023-12-17.thinkpads.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:17:20

• "I had hoped this morning to get to Liturgy, but I woke up late feeling sick. Not laid out flat sick, but not well enough to hike to church. I feel a little bad about it, and I was looking forward to chanting with Prof. A and his choristers." gemini://eph.smol.pub/1702813231    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:18:25

• stimulation, beauty & health for 2024 gemini://ava.smol.pub/nye2024    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:19:05

• songs for 2024 gemini://ava.smol.pub/songs    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:19:35

• charger rules https://www.dw.com/en/will-apple-s-india-production-get-tangled-in-charger-rules/a-67722780    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:22:38

• push notification records https://www.engadget.com/apple-now-needs-a-judges-order-to-hand-over-push-notification-records-052710429.html    

posted Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 20:23:04