Roy Schestowitz

• Ukrainian Forces Reportedly Press Fight Inside Russia, Target Air Base, Battle Near Border Village ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-odesa-drone-strikes-missiles-zelenskiy-aid/32734096.html    

posted Monday, December 18, 2023 at 23:58:15

• Fear and Suspicion Stalk Russian Speakers in Latvia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/europe/russian-speakers-latvia.html    

posted Monday, December 18, 2023 at 23:58:24

• How Hungary Undermined an E.U. Effort to Give More Aid to Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/world/europe/hungary-ukraine-eu.html    

posted Monday, December 18, 2023 at 23:58:34

• E.U. could suspend Hungary’s voting rights to pass new Ukraine aid package ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/financial-times-e-u-could-suspend-hungary-s-voting-rights-to-pass-new-ukraine-aid-package | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, December 18, 2023 at 23:59:00

• "hunted by Moscow’s intelligence community" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/18/russians-who-fled-to-serbia-to-escape-the-war-against-ukraine-now-find-themselves-persecuted-by-local-police-and-hunted-by-moscow-s-intelligence-community | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, December 18, 2023 at 23:59:53

• "Governor of Russia’s Belgorod region reports clashes near border" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/17/governor-of-russia-s-belgorod-region-reports-clashes-near-border-ukraine-says-attack-launched-by-opponents-of-kremlin-regime | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:00:05

• Ignorance is bliss until it isn't gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-18-17-20-39.gmi "So I've been posting in a few USENET newsgroups. Got some pleasant interaction sooner than I expected."    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:01:07

• Lithuanian government looking for ways to block Russian athletes from international competitions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2152752/lithuanian-government-looking-for-ways-to-block-russian-athletes-from-international-competitions    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:02:33

• Russia's Navalny Still Missing As Court Again Postpones Hearing ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-missing-hearing-postponed/32735388.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:02:42

• Moldova Holds Military Maneuvers Near Russia-Backed Breakaway Region Of Transdniester ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-military-maneuvers-transdniester/32734350.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:02:50

• Russia Not Interested In Extending Black Sea Grain Deal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-black-sea-grain-deal/32734333.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:03:01

• Russia Eyes Additional Oil Export Cuts In December ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-export-cuts-novak/32734330.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:04:00

• Russian war crimes suspect faces remand hearing in Helsinki on Monday ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065469    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:04:29

• "Voters’ committee supports nominating Russian journalist Yekaterina Duntsova as presidential candidat" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/voters-committee-supports-nominating-russian-journalist-yekaterina-duntsova-as-presidential-candidate | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:05:12

• "The Finnish Border Guard said that two people had crossed at Vaalimaa on Saturday evening, a day after the crossing point was closed." ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065446    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:05:36

• "ban on abortion" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/russian-state-duma-s-health-protection-committee-opposes-ban-on-abortions-in-private-clinics | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:05:52

• "location is established" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/russian-courts-suspend-proceedings-in-navalny-cases-until-his-location-is-established | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:06:58

• How To Install MySQL on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mysql-opensuse/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:07:32

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

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:07:41

• How To Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-google-chrome-opensuse/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:08:16

• Difference Between Arch GNU/Linux and Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/arch-linux-and-manjaro/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:09:01

• How To Install MusicBrainz Picard on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-musicbrainz-picard-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:09:11

• How to Install Zabbly Kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-zabbly-kernel-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:09:35

• How to Add and Delete Users on Debian 12 ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-add-and-delete-users-on-debian/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:09:47

• How to change root password in Ubuntu[Terminal and GUI Method] ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-change-root-password-on-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:10:02

• How to install Node.js in Debian 12 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-node-js-in-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:10:38

• How to get mtPaint up and running on Ubuntu ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/134792/how-to-get-mtpaint-up-and-running-on-ubuntu.htm    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:11:01

• How to fine-tune power management in Ubuntu using TLP ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/135830/how-to-fine-tune-power-management-in-ubuntu-using-tlp.htm    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:11:18

• How to Install Proxmox (Server Virtualization) on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-proxmox/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:11:45

• The TEK Cleave: A unique typing experience ☞ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/the-tek-cleave-a-unique-typing-experience/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:12:26

• How to Use the Python slice() Function ☞ https://thenewstack.io/how-to-use-the-python-slice-function/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:13:20

• Google's YouTube Becomes More Like Microsoft's Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub : Anything They Don't Control Simply Does Not Exist (or Barely Acknowledged) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/Google_s_YouTube_Becomes_More_Like_Microsoft_s_GitHub_Anything_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:14:10

• Google Seems to Be Ramping Up Its Attack on Invidious (Free Software, Respect for Privacy) a Week Before Christmas ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/Google_Seems_to_Be_Ramping_Up_Its_Attack_on_Invidious_Free_Soft.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:14:17

• The Servo Blog: This year in Servo: over 1000 pull requests and beyond ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2023/12/18/this-year-in-servo/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:14:58

• Software Problem Disrupts Iranian Gas Stations ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-gas-stations-disruption/32735223.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:19:33

• Rebuilding emoji-picker-element on a custom framework ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2023/12/17/rebuilding-emoji-picker-element-on-a-custom-framework/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:20:35

• Stopping Abuse Against Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen by Illuminating the Attacks on Techrights ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/Stopping_Abuse_Against_Richard_Stallman_and_Eben_Moglen_by_Illu.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:30:11

• [Meme] Hoist With His Own Petard ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/_Meme_Hoist_With_His_Own_Petard.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:30:17

• My year in blogging ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/17/my-year-in-blogging/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:31:36

• Physicists Discover Surprising Quantum-Like Behavior in Tiny Bouncing Droplets ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-discover-surprising-quantum-like-behavior-in-tiny-bouncing-droplets    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:35:05

• DICOM Parsing with R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/dicom-parsing-with-r/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:36:59

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: littler 0.3.19 on CRAN: Several Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2023/12/17#littler-0.3.19    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:38:59

• Ewww... Gentoo linking to Microsoft's prison (GitHub) regarding .NET... no, thanks! ☞ https://xgqt.gitlab.io//blog/posts/2023/12/17/-net-in-gentoo-in-2023/?utm_source=gentoo&utm_medium=Atom    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:39:39

• 10 advanced strategies for speeding up your Ubuntu system ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/134796/advanced-strategies-for-speeding-up-your-ubuntu-system.htm    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:40:13

• Top 10 Stories About Compute Engines, GNU/Linux in 2023 ☞ https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/top-10-stories-about-compute-engines-linux-2023    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:40:39

• 11 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-unified-modeling-software/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:40:53

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:41:55

• Upgrade to Latest LibreOffice in Ubuntu, GNU/Linux Mint and backdoored Windows ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/libreoffice-upgrade-update-latest/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:42:34

• postmarketOS 23.12 Brings the GNOME 45 Desktop to GNU/Linux Phones and Tablets ☞ https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-23-12-brings-the-gnome-45-desktop-to-linux-phones-and-tablets    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:44:31

• ODROID-M1S review – Part 1: Ubuntu 20.04, Vu8S touchscreen display, UPS Kit, and WiFi Module 5BK ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/18/odroid-m1s-review-ubuntu-20-04-vu8s-touchscreen-display-ups-kit-wifi-module-5bk/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:45:46

• Exploring a separated cycle path in St Leonards ☞ https://rubenerd.com/exploring-a-separated-cycle-path-in-st-leonards/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:46:40

• FOI request reveals extent of Prevent data sharing ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/foi-shows-extent-of-prevent-data-sharing/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:47:16

• Riot Police Brought To Kazakh Town Amid Ongoing Oil Workers' Strike ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-striking-oil-workers-riot-police/32735413.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:49:13

• Brainerd lakes area grocery workers announce intent to strike this week ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2023/12/17/brainerd-lakes-area-grocery-workers-announce-intent-to-strike-this-week/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:49:26

• Philippine jeepney drivers on 12-day strike to protest shift to EV-powered minibuses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-jeepney-drivers-on-12-day-strike-to-protest-shift-to-ev-powered-minibuses    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:49:56

• N. Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike US; second launch in two days ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231218-north-korea-test-fires-long-range-missile-with-us-in-range    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:50:37

• Two dead, 3 injured in airstrikes on central Myanmar village ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/magway-airstrike-12182023050954.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:50:44

• Privacy conflated with immigration again ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5176/international-migrants-day-2023-year-review    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:51:27

• Insta-famous plastic surgeon botched procedures, violated patients’ privacy: report ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/news/plastic-surgeon-arian-mowlavi-faces-accusations-he-botched-surgeries/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:52:01

• The Cause of Alzheimer's May Be Coming From Inside Your Mouth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cause-of-alzheimers-may-be-coming-from-inside-your-mouth    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:52:55

• World's First Human 'Brain-Scale' Supercomputer Will Go Online in 2024 ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-first-human-brain-scale-supercomputer-will-go-online-in-2024    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:53:08

• Scientists Contact Whales in World-First Communication Experiment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-contact-whales-in-world-first-communication-experiment    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 00:53:35

• Tantalizing Organic Molecules Detected Erupting From Enceladus ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tantalizing-organic-molecules-detected-erupting-from-enceladus    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:11:33

• Common Forever Chemicals May Trigger Cancer Cells to Spread ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-forever-chemicals-may-trigger-cancer-cells-to-spread    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:11:47

• "Though you can update Ubuntu by using the graphical user interface and the software updater, the terminal can do that for you, too" https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-update-ubuntu-from-terminal/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:12:46

• "Hardkernel sent us a sample of the ODROID-M1S board for review with 8GB of memory and 64GB of storage as well as accessories. Let’s unpack the box before trying it out with Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop and testing each accessory." https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/18/odroid-m1s-review-ubuntu-20-04-vu8s-touchscreen-display-ups-kit-wifi-module-5bk/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:13:10

• "Powered by the latest Linux kernel 6.6.7, Manjaro 23.1 “Vulcan” ships with PipeWire 1.0.0, focusing on enhancing the desktop experience." https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-23-1-vulcan-brings-latest-desktop-environments/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:14:23

• Shell Scripting Handbook https://medium.com/@ppkgtmm/shell-scripting-handbook-c6cc6442814e    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:14:41

• This is not a Linux issue, it's old Apache software issue https://gbhackers.com/nkabuse-malware-linux/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Blaming_Linux_2_Weeks_Before_2024_for_Apache_Software_Some_User.shtml    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:15:57

• Intel Brings Huge Improvements To Xe Kernel GPU Driver For Linux 6.8, Arrow Lake - Lunar Lake Gain Additional Support ⚓ https://wccftech.com/intel-huge-improvements-xe-kernel-gpu-driver-linux-6-8-arrow-lake-lunar-lake-support/ ䷉ Source: WCCF Tech    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:16:46

• Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/955566/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:24:15

• Windows TCO https://www.databreaches.net/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-screw-it-up-again/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:25:03

• Troubling attacks on medical sector continue: cancer center’s data leaked, specialty infusion pharmacies locked? https://www.databreaches.net/troubling-attacks-on-medical-sector-continue-cancer-centers-data-leaked-specialty-infusion-pharmacies-locked/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:26:48

• Cyber Chaos in Ukraine: NoName Ransomware Strikes Prominent Targets https://thecyberexpress.com/noname-ransomware-attack/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:29:44

• Israel-linked group claims cyberattack that shuts down 70% of Iran’s gas stations https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-linked-group-claims-cyberattack-that-shuts-down-70-of-irans-gas-stations/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:30:13

• A Hidden Pattern in Children's Eyes Can Reveal if They Have Autism ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-pattern-in-childrens-eyes-can-reveal-if-they-have-autism    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:37:31

• Tongue Tie Surgery: Inside the Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/tongue-tie-release-breastfeeding.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:38:39

• The hunter-gatherer groups at the heart of a microbiome gold rush ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/18/1085384/the-hunter-gatherer-groups-at-the-heart-of-a-microbiome-gold-rush/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:38:52

• Will Latvia succeed in cutting medicine prices? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/18.12.2023-will-latvia-succeed-in-cutting-medicine-prices.a535757/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:38:58

• North Korea Missile Was an ICBM, South Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-icbm.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:39:53

• North Korea fires ICBM after condemning US ‘war’ moves ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-south-korea-says    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:40:02

• Only 1 in 4 women in their 20s in South Korea want to get married, says report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/only-1-in-4-women-in-their-20s-in-south-korea-want-to-get-married-says-report    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:40:16

• Explainer: What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-what-are-solid-fuel-missiles-and-why-is-north-korea-developing-them    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:40:44

• South Korean police investigating graffiti found on Seoul’s main palace ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-police-investigating-graffiti-found-on-seoul-s-main-palace    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:41:04

• Police clamp down on carrying cell phones in public ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-cell-phone-clampdown-12162023122839.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:41:35

• N Korea fires apparent long-range ballistic missile ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-fires-icbm-12172023220148.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:41:46

• N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile, blasts US for provoking 'preview of nuclear war' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231217-n-korea-test-fires-ballistic-missile-blasts-us-for-provoking-preview-of-nuclear-war    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:41:52

• "the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world." ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/17/this-week-in-the-new-normal-78/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:42:27

• North Korea fires ICBM after condemning US ‘war’ moves ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/north-korea-fires-icbm-after-condemning-us-war-moves/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:42:37

• Why did North Korea fire IBM into the stratosphere? Joking aside, South Korea says Putin's Russia now helps little Kim develop nuclear weapons and delivery mechanisms. Little Kim feels comfy under Pooh-Tin's and Putin's wings.    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:45:45

• malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/4-cars-in-malaysia-swallowed-by-sinkhole-in-a-blink    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:46:13

• China, North Korea hold high-level meeting amid missile launches ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-north-korea-hold-high-level-meeting-amid-missile-launches    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:46:32

• China to conduct sea trials for its first ultra-deep-water drilling ship ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-conduct-sea-trials-for-its-first-ultra-deepwater-drilling-ship    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:46:58

• China vows ‘countermeasures’ after latest $400m US arms sales to Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-vows-countermeasures-after-latest-400m-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:47:09

• Organisers of 2021 China ultramarathon that saw 21 deaths amid freezing rain sentenced to jail ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/17/organisers-of-2021-china-ultramarathon-that-saw-21-deaths-amid-freezing-rain-sentenced-to-jail/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:47:32

• China is moving closer to "mate" in the Chess game against Western dominance https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/chinas-foreign-minister-wang-yi-and-a-north-korean-official-express-firm-support-trust-beijing-pyongyang-ties/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:48:23

• China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a North Korean official express ‘firm support,’ trust Beijing-Pyongyang ties ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/chinas-foreign-minister-wang-yi-and-a-north-korean-official-express-firm-support-trust-beijing-pyongyang-ties/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:48:30

• Meanwhile, EFF helps China spread digital weapons to kids in the West. Bravo, EFF. Or, as EFF puts it, "VICTORY!"    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:49:40

• Zaluzhnyi ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/listening-device-reportedly-found-in-afu-commander-in-chief-valerii-zaluzhnyi-s-future-office | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:49:51

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/18/zelensky-to-hold-end-of-year-press-conference-on-tuesday | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:49:57

• Finland's wolverine population grows by 12% ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065545    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:50:17

• The Overlooked Crisis in Congo: ‘We Live in War’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/world/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo-elections.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:50:33

• Explore the New Features of Qt Insight 1.6 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/explore-the-new-features-of-qt-insight-1.6    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:51:00

• Britain and US call for Jimmy Lai’s release as Hong Kong trial begins ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/britain-calls-for-jimmy-lais-release-as-hong-kong-trial-begins    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:53:03

• Security tight as landmark trial for media tycoon Jimmy Lai opens in Hong Kong ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/security-tight-ahead-of-landmark-trial-for-leading-hong-kong-democrat    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:53:16

• US sees no impact on Vietnam ties from Hanoi-Beijing defence pledges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-sees-no-impact-on-vietnam-ties-from-hanoi-beijing-defence-pledges    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:53:34

• Jimmy Lai’s security trial begins in Hong Kong amid international uproar ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lai-trial-12182023005400.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:53:53

• US, UK call for release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as national security trial begins ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231218-us-britain-call-for-release-of-hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-as-trial-begins    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:54:29

• National security trial against Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai begins amid heavy police presence ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/national-security-trial-against-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-begins-amid-heavy-police-presence/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:55:07

• US, UK governments call for release of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai ahead of landmark national security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/us-uk-governments-call-for-release-of-hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-ahead-of-landmark-national-security-trial/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:55:26

• Australia needs a dedicated, autonomous national security adviser ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-needs-a-dedicated-autonomous-national-security-adviser/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:56:39

• Biden's motorcade hit by car outside Delaware campaign headquarters ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231218-biden-s-motorcade-hit-by-car-outside-delaware-campaign-headquarters    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:57:00

• Japan, ASEAN step up security cooperation amid South China Sea tensions ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/japan-asean-security-12182023031452.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:57:09

• 3CX Urges Customers to Disable Integration Due to Potential Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/3cx-urges-customers-to-disable-integration-due-to-potential-vulnerability/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:57:33

• MongoDB Confirms CRACK, Says Customer Data Stolen ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mongodb-confirms-hack-says-customer-data-stolen/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:57:40

• Longtime Defense Ministry official resigns ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.12.2023-longtime-defense-ministry-official-resigns.a535821/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:58:03

• announcement   

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:58:35

• Facebook?? They make such an important announcement on Facebook?? https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.12.2023-longtime-defense-ministry-official-resigns.a535821/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:58:40

• Sedition charge against Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai ‘out of time,’ defence says as security trial starts ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/sedition-charge-against-hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-out-of-time-defence-says-as-security-trial-starts/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 01:59:25

• Congatec conga-TC675r – A COM Express Type 6 module with soldered RAM, 13th Gen defective chip maker Intel Core CPU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/18/congatec-conga-tc675r-com-express-type-6-module-soldered-ram-13th-gen-intel-core/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:00:29

• Infineon launches PSoC Edge Cortex-M55/M33 microcontrollers for enhanced Hey Hi (AI) and ML applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/18/infineon-psoc-edge-cortex-m55-m33-microcontrollers-ai-ml-applications/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:00:35

• Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/americas/20231215-adele-holding-the-palestinian-flag-at-a-concert-watch-out-for-false-claims    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:01:19

• How to Setup a Proxy Server with Squid and Raspberry PI ☞ https://peppe8o.com/setup-a-proxy-server-with-raspberry-pi-os-lite-and-squid/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:01:53

• AMD's next-gen server chips appear with 192 Zen 5c cores — EPYC Turin can also have up to 128 standard Zen 5 cores, new chips pictured and detailed in leak ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-next-gen-server-chips-appear-with-192-zen-5c-cores-epyc-turin-can-also-have-up-to-128-standard-zen-5-cores-new-chips-pictured-and-detailed-in-leak    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:02:13

• 11 Fish Shell Features That Make it More Awesome Than Bash ☞ https://itsfoss.com/fish-shell-features/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:02:32

• Social Control Media Censorship: Jay Bhattacharya vs. Kate Klonick ☞ https://reason.com/video/2023/12/17/social-media-censorship-jay-bhattacharya-vs-kate-klonick/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:03:11

• Pakistan’s jailed Imran Khan uses AI-crafted speech to call for votes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistans-jailed-imran-khan-uses-ai-crafted-speech-to-call-for-votes    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:03:28

• Jailed Former Pakistani PM Khan Uses AI-Generated Speech To Call For Votes ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-imran-khan-ai-speech-internet/32735438.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:03:50

• Latvian central bank plans to provide future crypto services ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/18.12.2023-latvian-central-bank-plans-to-provide-future-crypto-services.a535797/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:04:27

• ECB flags 'potential negative consequences' of Latvia's mortgage relief law ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/18.12.2023-ecb-flags-potential-negative-consequences-of-latvias-mortgage-relief-law.a535809/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:04:33

• Latvian bank profits in nine months of 2023 at €564.4 million ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/18.12.2023-latvian-bank-profits-in-nine-months-of-2023-at-eur5644-million.a535779/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:04:44

• Dave Airlie (blogspot): radv: vulkan video encode status ☞ https://airlied.blogspot.com/2023/12/radv-vulkan-video-encode-status.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:05:07

• Qt 6.6 and 6.7 Make QML Faster than Ever: A New Benchmark and Analysis ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.6-and-6.7-make-qml-faster-than-ever-a-new-benchmark-and-analysis    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:05:37

• LibreOffice 24.2: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/libreoffice-24-2-features/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:06:02

• Raspberry Pi Debuggy Ducky Uses [chatbot] to Help Troubleshoot Code ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-debuggy-ducky-uses-chat-gpt-to-help-troubleshoot-code    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:06:46

• The Talospace Project: Firefox 121 ☞ https://www.talospace.com/2023/12/firefox-121.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:08:02

• Weekly status of Packit Team: Week 50 in Packit ☞ https://packit.dev/posts/weekly/2023/week-50    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:08:09

• Acoustic bikes and scooters ☞ https://rubenerd.com/acoustic-bikes-and-scooters/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:08:49

• Stephane Graber: Schedule for the containers and kernel devrooms at FOSDEM 2024 ☞ https://stgraber.org/2023/12/17/schedule-for-the-containers-and-kernel-devrooms-at-fosdem-2024/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:09:14

• Limine v6 has dropped support for ext4 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/limine-v6-has-dropped-support-for-ext4.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:10:19

• Improved Firefox user-settings and default browser ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/improved-firefox-user-settings-and-default-browser.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:10:26

• OpenCV 5 Extends Crowdfunding Campaign ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/opencv-5-extends-crowdfunding-campaign/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:12:40

• "This device also has applications in remote monitoring, wireless data logging, and telemetry." ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/wiser-streamlines-serial-communication-with-wireless-ease/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 02:13:09

• "Been seeing a lot of your boys lately as we celebrate the Yule. Of course, my kids, Maggie, and I are thinking of you so much these days because it is hard to celebrate without you. Also, this is the time of year when you ended up in the hospital." gemini://rooster.smol.pub/somethoughts    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 03:17:55

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D784.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 03:19:06

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1134.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 03:19:12

• ZDNet tells us that Canonical promoting proprietary spyware is a "feature" https://www.zdnet.com/article/canonical-will-soon-make-it-even-easier-to-work-with-google-workspace-and-office-365-online/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:55:34

• "Earlier this year, I was exploring Wolfram Language, a programming language grounded in knowledge." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/18/wolfram-documentation-review/ | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:56:58

• "HTML semantics is a nice idea, but does it really make a difference?" ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/18/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:57:45

• "It's been a while since I've written about Unicode, so here's a short one about a Unicode feature I recently learned about" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/unicode-variation-selectors?date=2023-12-18 | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:57:53

• "The machines I was patching have two 25G interfaces configured in an 802.3ad bond." ☛ https://www.madboa.com/blog/2023/12/18/ceph-hostname/ | Source: Paul Heinlein    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:58:02

• "The project and its development is proving very useful to me for seeing how a Linux distribution is built and evolved over time." ☛ https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2023/systemd-sysusers-and-chimera-linux/ | Source: Wesley Moore    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:58:35

• "Yet another year is coming to an end and we’re taking a look back at how we advocated for FreeBSD in 2023" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-advocacy/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:59:25

• "In 2024 I’m going to be setting up a small class to teach local children how to program the same way I was taught back in the 80s" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2023/12/18/bbc-micros-pre-restoration-discovery/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:01:34

• "I missed bidding on a near-immaculate Acorn Electron yesterday, complete with a Plus 1 expansion interface" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/almost-getting-an-acorn-electron/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:01:43

• "In February 2023 we started publishing monthly reports on the progress of transforming K-9 Mail into Thunderbird for Android." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/12/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-november-december-2023-progress-report/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:09:23

• "This release contains fixes for two security problems and a memory safety problem." ☛ https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2023-February/000150.html | Source: OpenSSH    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:09:41

• "Once again, we would like to thank the OpenSSH community for their continued support of the project, especially those who contributed code or patches" ☛ https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6 | Source: OpenSSH    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:10:02

• "Not to come across as too entitled around a project that’s already incredibly ambitious, but I was a li’l disappointed in that." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/ap-at-bridge | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:10:26

• "It has been well over a year since last time, but also some fairly beefy updates to sum up for our dear old Desktop Engine. Strap in." ☛ https://arcan-fe.com/2023/12/19/arcan-0-6-3-i-pty-the-fool/ | Source: Arcan    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:11:03

• "But of course you don’t have to wait until then. All our development happens out in the open." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/12/when-will-thunderbird-for-android-be-released/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:11:34

• "We're still in the process of finding a place to live at the new job and alternating back and forth to the tune of 400 miles each way." ☛ https://www.talospace.com/2023/12/firefox-121.html | Source: Talospace    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:16:40

• "I had a lot of interesting talks with Java experts since I started producing the Foojay Podcast." ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2023-12-18-jfall-2023-podcasts/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:17:07

• "Since error budget is the complement of SLO, the SLO window is also error budget window, although no one calls it that!" ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/compliance-period | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:18:21

• "exploiting Go's support for dead code elimination" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoKeepsConstantVariables | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:18:55

• "This article describes section layout and its interaction with dynamic loaders and huge pages." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2023-12-17-exploring-the-section-layout-in-linker-output | Source: MaskRay    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:19:15

• "These three days of it were very useful in getting comfortable with Hurl and they were also critical in developing Hurl's built-ins and standard library" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/three-days-of-advent-of-code-in-hurl/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:22:01

• "Seeing the Invisible: Perceptual-Cognitive Aspects of Expertise" ☛ https://blog.nelhage.com/post/profilers-seeing-the-invisible/ | Source: Nelson Elhage    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:23:16

• "In this post, we are going to use AI to generate images." ☛ https://austingil.com/ai-for-web-devs-image-generation/ | Source: Austin Gil    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:23:34

• "no, SHA-256 is secure." ☛ https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/colliding-secure-hashes.html | Source: David Buchanan    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:25:02

• "I need to remind people how easy it is to forget just one of the many gotchas of working on this ridiculous computer stuff." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2023/12/18/boom/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:25:09

• "I create scripts using a few tools and languages, mostly Bash and Python scripts." ☛ https://blog.system76.com/post/the-power-of-linux-scripts-with-garrett-wilke/ | Source: System76    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:26:01

• "I started to delve into the world of Club Penguin again as I searched for a background for this site." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/18/scavenger-hunt/ | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:27:17

• "In 2023, I started asking myself: what new types of content could I write on this blog? I wanted to explore new ideas. I was finally ready to challenge the notion that this blog should be primarily about coffee or technology, a sentiment I held in my mind for a long time." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/17/my-year-in-blogging/ | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:27:29

• "Halley's Comet, officially 1P/Halley, has begun its long journey back towards Earth after making it to aphelion" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/comet_halley_now_officially_on/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:34:48

• "At 22:17 this evening, a volcanic eruption began north of Grindavik on the Reykjanes peninsula" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-iceland-volcano-erupts-south-of-the-capital-reykjavik-following-earthquake-swarm | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:34:58

• "The magma flow seems to be at least a hundred cubic meters per second, maybe more." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-reykjanes-volcano-erupts-after-weeks-of-buildup/a-67761559 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:39:54

• "The location of the fissure, which is some 2.5 miles long and growing quickly" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/europe/iceland-volcano-eruption-earthquakes.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:40:19

• "Footage shot from a coast guard helicopter shows an almost apocalyptic scene, with a massive wall of lava lighting up the nighttime scene." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/icelandic-volcano-erupts-spews-lava-hundreds-feet | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:40:47

• "Some of my favourite Raspberry Pi projects I have made are Pimoroni kits" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/meet-allie-weber-magpimonday/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:41:46

• "battery wires come off and go around a small PCB to a soldered connectio" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/my-simplisafe-doorbell-lit-its-own-fire-winter | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:43:18

• "Transport Department officials said that the primary cause for the vendor’s failure to supply RC and DL smart cards is the unavailability of chips essential for these cards." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/smart-card-supply-issues-cause-delays-in-dl-and-rc-issuance/article67647774.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:43:29

• "A supercomputer scheduled to go online in April 2024 will rival the estimated rate of operations in the human brain, according to researchers in Australia." ☛ https://theconversation.com/a-new-supercomputer-aims-to-closely-mimic-the-human-brain-it-could-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-mind-and-advance-ai-220044 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:43:38

• "Tech bubbles come in two varieties: The ones that leave something behind, and the ones that leave nothing behind." ☛ https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ | Source: Locus Magazine    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:44:24

• "At present, the government is working on AI technology to enable citizens across the country to communicate with each other seamlessly using digital translation tools developed under the Bhashini program." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/use-of-indian-languages-in-ai-will-bring-down-bias-in-technology-meity-secretary/articleshow/106099353.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:44:54

• "ByteDance has been accused of operating a bot that has been targeting renowned publishers such as The Guardian, Daily Mail and The Telegraph" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/chinas-bytedance-accused-using-uk-news-sites-train-its-chatgpt-rival-1722235 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:45:59

• "[...] The audio clip was played over an AI-generated image that appears to be speaking, during an Internet rally" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-imran-khan-ai-speech-internet/32735438.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:46:11

• Windows TCO: "The NoName ransomware attack has specifically targeted prominent organizations in Ukraine" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/noname-ransomware-attack/ |    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:49:16

• Windows TCO: "Iran, long sanctioned by the West, faces difficulties in getting up-to-date hardware and software" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/a-suspected-cyberattack-paralyzes-the-majority-of-gas-stations-across-iran/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:49:25

• [Old] "China, for instance, promotes Red Flag Linux -- a local, open-source competitor to Windows." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-09-fi-micropiracy9-story.html | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:49:34

• Qumulo makes another round of layoffs https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/12/18/qumulo-layoffs-2/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:50:41

• "stop relying on customers to change default passwords" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-manufacturers-to-eliminate-default-passwords-after-recent-ics-attacks/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:51:20

• "As the name suggests, client-side scanning involves software on a phone or some other device" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/iab_ietf_oppose_clientside_scanning/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:52:28

• "This investigation is an essential first step to revive the right to read without fear of having your interests used against you" ☛ https://www.fastcompany.com/90996547/e-books-are-fast-becoming-tools-of-corporate-surveillance | Source: Fast Company    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:52:37

• "More unconstrained surveillance: [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/police-get-medical-records-without-a-warrant.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:52:54

• "Two laws signed in March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will prohibit minors from using social control media" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/a-group-representing-tiktok-meta-and-x-sues-utah-over-limits-on-app-use-for-minors/articleshow/106108339.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:54:39

• "Teetering between prison and the White House, navigating his campaign and his trial, the former president is planning his return" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2023-12-18/a-danger-called-donald-trump.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:55:00

• "Tonight Donald Trump channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and quoted Vladimir Putin" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2023/12/18/trump-borrows-from-the-language-of-hitler-for-anti-immigration-speech-in-new-hampshire/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:55:35

• "disconnected the online system" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231218-iran-fuel-supplies-cut-in-cyber-attack-minister | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:55:54

• "The organizations involved have remained largely tight-lipped over the revelation." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/national_grid_bans_china_equipment/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:56:17

• "[...] Meloni also criticised Saudi Arabia for the strict implementation of Sharia law" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/no-place-for-islam-in-europe-italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-s-old-video-goes-viral-watch-101702909016050.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:56:53

• "companies such Visa and MasterCard are considered halal by advisers like Assad, because while those companies process and facilitate debt and interest charges" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/halal-investments-for-muslims-1.7062041 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:57:42

• "The 45-page indictment states that when Trump could not persuade state officials to illegally swing the election in his favor" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/12/how-the-trump-fake-electors-scheme-became-a-corrupt-plan-according-to-the-indictment/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:57:50

• "By now, it should be apparent to any objective observer that unless Putin’s invasion ends in defeat, Russian international aggression will not be limited to Ukraine." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/support-ukraine-today-or-fight-russia-tomorrow/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:58:02

• "Putin has repeatedly pitched the war in Ukraine as a proxy battle between Moscow and the West and in the face of U.S." ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/russia-putin-world-order-1848228 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:58:11

• "Iran and Afghanistan engaged in deadly cross-border clashes in May after Tehran" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-water-reservoir-dams-mismanagement-drought/32735520.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:59:24

• "Threat level: The study constitutes the latest warning sign of the effects of climate change." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/18/climate-change-migration-us | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 08:59:35

• "The Earth would only have to heat up by a few dozen degrees to spur runaway warming, making it as inhospitable as Venus" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/runaway-greenhouse-effect-fully-simulated-on-earth-for-the-first-time-and-its-hell | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:13:07

• "As climate change redistributes terrestrial ecosystems across the globe, the world's natural capital is expected to decrease" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-ecosystem-benefits-humanity-decline.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:13:21

• "During the event, Musk claimed that despite his latest comments, he considers himself an environmentalist." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-defends-fossil-fuels | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:13:38

• "Musk, speaking at a right-wing political gathering organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party said" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-gas-should-not-be-demonized-elon-musk-says-2023-12-16/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:14:13

• "The video touches on a few key reasons for the system’s current problems" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/transit-is-about-priorities-not-just-funding/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:34:45

• "Exactly five decades ago, Congress did what would be unimaginable today" ☛ https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/12/18/23989030/endangered-species-act-explained-environment-biodiversity-extinction | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:37:12

• "IBM on Monday said that it would buy Software AG’s enterprise technology platforms for €2.1-billion (R42.6-billion)" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ibm-to-buy-software-ag-assets-2-3-billion/236997/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:45:12

• "The deal, which was announced in September last year" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/adobes-20-billion-figma-deal-called-off/237040/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:48:21

• "Adobe on Monday shelved its $20 billion deal for cloud-based designer platform Figma" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/adobe-figma-to-terminate-20-billion-deal/articleshow/106098646.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:48:37

• "The European Union is investigating social media company X, formerly known as Twitter" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-opens-proceedings-against-x-over-its-efforts-to-combat-information-manipulation/articleshow/106095876.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:49:27

• "Elon Musk's X has earned the dubious honor of being the first online platform to have formal Digital Services Act (DSA) proceedings" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/eu_x_investigation/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:51:10

• "The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is investigating whether X breached the Digital Services Act (DSA)" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4365843-eu-opens-formal-proceedings-into-x-over-potential-violations-of-digital-services-act/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:52:15

• "Accenture’s data and AI team and clients will co-create solutions with a modern data and AI foundation, LLM (large language model) architecture" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/accenture-opens-genai-studio-in-bengaluru/articleshow/106091204.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:52:25

• "In the letter, 21 members of the US House of Representatives warned the new rules" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-lawmakers-warn-joe-biden-to-probe-eu-targeting-of-tech-firms/articleshow/106108479.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:52:39

• “placeless" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/12/internet-information-trends-virality-tracking/676888/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:57:37

• "Facebook engagement farming accounts" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2023/Dec/19/facebook-is-being-overrun/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:58:44

• "In many ways, this is a tale as old as time: people lie and steal content online in exchange for likes" ☛ https://www.404media.co/facebook-is-being-overrun-with-stolen-ai-generated-images-that-people-think-are-real/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:59:37

• "It’s also valuable to understand how Musk has fallen into the most absurd and toxic conspiracies." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-12-18/elon-musk-and-his-conspiracy-laden-leap-to-the-extreme-right.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:00:00

• "public town squares" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/18/1085589/get-ready-to-fight-misinformation-in-2024-eric-schmidt-has-advice/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:01:04

• "The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/technology/x-twitter-european-union-investigation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:03:12

• "formal proceedings against X" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231218-eu-launches-illegal-content-probe-into-elon-musk-s-x | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:05:57

• "The EU suspects X of failing to counter illegal content and disinformation." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-launches-probe-into-elon-musks-x-platform/a-67754039 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:06:32

• "The probe will also examine different aspects of the company's business including the data access which X provides to researchers." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-targets-elon-musks-x-in-first-illegal-content-probe-under-digital-services-act/articleshow/106108231.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:06:49

• "Starting the debate: Nithin Kamath, the chief executive of Zerodha, one of India’s largest stockbrokers, took to social control media" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/morning-dispatch/deepfakes-a-ticking-bomb-for-video-kycs-indian-startups-cut-28000-jobs-in-brutal-2023/articleshow/106102982.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:07:22

• "But it isn’t clear if it's an effort to guard state secrets" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-cell-phone-clampdown-12162023122839.html | Source: RFA    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:09:04

• "The High Court case, which is expected to last 80 days, is being held at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/sedition-charge-against-hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-out-of-time-defence-says-as-security-trial-starts/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:09:16

• "He faces up to life in prison if convicted." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/national-security-trial-against-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-begins-amid-heavy-police-presence/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:10:57

• "Radio broadcasting began under the auspices of South African Railways" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/100-years-of-radio-in-south-africa/237002/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:12:17

• "Gönültaş had received various threats following her report covering details from the lives of women on the periphery of the ISIS structure " ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/impunity-for-threats-against-journalist-reporting-on-isis-women-289452 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:12:56

• "For more than two years, home for Curt Bloch was a tiny crawl space below the rafters of a modest brick home in Enschede" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/arts/design/dutch-resistance-ww2-magazine-holocaust.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:15:36

• "Taliban regime has shut down as many as 23 state-sponsored women's shelters" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/taliban-sends-female-victims-gender-based-violence-prison-1722241 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:16:08

• "they were forced to enter through a separate entrance from the men" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/women-attend-tehran-derby-but-equality-battle-still-rages/a-67750852 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:16:29

• "The professors' research also showed a steady decline in the number of serial killers" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/bezoss-vision-for-1000-einsteins-doesnt-take-into-account-37000-serial-killers | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:17:08

• "Point In Time" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bjbx/homelessness-in-us-at-highest-level-since-2008-financial-crisis-federal-report-reveals | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:17:52

• "138-year old Indian Telegraph Act" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/india-to-allot-satellite-internet-airwaves-without-auction-in-win-for-musk/articleshow/106101615.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:22:19

• "It is a commemoration of the establishment of the African Telecommunications Union." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/12/not-just-starlink-its-competotors-knocking-on-zim-door-govt-says-theyre-welcome/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:22:40

• "Trusted execution environments (TEE) such as secure enclaves are becoming more popular to secure assets in the cloud." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/18/a-trail-of-flipping-bits/ | Source: Trail Of Bits    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:37:13

• "The move comes following an ITC ruling as part of a long-running patent dispute between Apple and medical technology company Masimo" ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/18/apple-halting-apple-watch-series-9-and-apple-watch-ultra-2-sales/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:20

• [Old] "Apple has been facing a long-running patent infringement battle with medical technology company Masimo over the Apple Watch." ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/26/itc-order-ban-apple-watch-us/ | Source: 9to5Mac    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:27

• "Presidential vetoes of ITC decisions are incredibly rare; the last was in 2013 and also involved Apple." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/apple_pulling_watch_series_9/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:38:40

• "Mr. Kiani said that he was willing to sell Apple a chip that Masimo had designed to provide pulse oximeter readings on the Apple Watch." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/technology/apple-ban-watch-sales-patent-dispute.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:39:09

• "What’s particularly shocking is that one of the EU’s top legal advisors should acquiesce in this copyright exceptionalism" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/how-copyright-exceptionalism-in-france-risks-undermining-the-eu-legal-system/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:39:57

• "Streaming Tax" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/18/spotify-streaming-tax-france-criticism/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:40:18

• "As generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as DALL-E, MidJourney, and Stable Diffusion accumulate millions of registered users" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/can-ai-be-creative-global-copyright-laws-need-an-answer/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:40:37

• "What’s hilarious is that the writer decided to write a whole new series inspired by Tolkien’s work" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/tolkien-amazon-lord-of-the-rings-fanfiction-lawsuit-1851108281 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:41:14

• "Amazon and the Tolkien estate have emerged victorious in a multi-pronged legal battle over “The Lord of the Rings” franchise." ☛ https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tolkien-estate-copyright-lawsuit-1235843726/ | Source: Variety    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:41:40

• gates on the list there https://en.neritam.com/2023/12/17/american-satyricon/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:44:50

• "GM gets rid of Carplay and Android Auto for your safety" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/gm-gets-rid-of-carplay-and-android-auto:a    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:45:06

• "NATO Nation Italy Dresses Down Israel Over Gaza Church Shooting; 'Hamas Not Hiding In Christian...'" https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/nato-nation-italy-dresses-down-israel-over-gaza-church-shooting-hamas-not-hiding-in-christian-101702913667460.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:45:41

• "Finland bolsters military ties with US after Putin warning" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/finland-bolsters-military-ties-with-us-after-putin-warning/articleshow/106101821.cms    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:46:03

• "Kariņš: Swedish NATO ratification by Turkey 'a question of weeks, not months'" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/18.12.2023-karins-swedish-nato-ratification-by-turkey-a-question-of-weeks-not-months.a535805/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:46:26

• "Zambia records improved rainfall from 13th December" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/12/19/zambia-records-improved-rainfall-from-13th-december/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:46:48

• "Is rape and sexual assault part of the Hamas tactic of war?" https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4365815-is-rape-and-sexual-assault-part-of-the-hamas-tactic-of-war/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:47:05

• "At least 10 freed hostages were sexually abused in Hamas captivity, doctor says" https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-10-freed-hostages-were-sexually-abused-by-hamas-in-captivity-doctor-says/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:47:27

• "Debt-Saddled Clarence Thomas Petitioned for Higher Salary, Settled for Gifts" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/debt-saddled-clarence-thomas-petitioned-for-higher-salary-settled-for-gifts/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:47:48

• going dark https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2023/12/18/going-dark-eus-krig-mot-krypterad-kommunikation/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:48:08

• Kubernetes 1.29: Decoupling taint-manager from node-lifecycle-controller | Kubernetes ⚓ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/12/19/kubernetes-1-29-taint-eviction-controller/ ䷉ Source: Kubernetes Blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2023/12/19/kubernetes-1-29-taint-eviction-controller/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:49:12

• Kubernetes 1.29: PodReadyToStartContainers Condition Moves to Beta | Kubernetes ⚓ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/12/19/pod-ready-to-start-containers-condition-now-in-beta/ ䷉ Source: Kubernetes Blog | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//kubernetes.io/blog/2023/12/19/pod-ready-to-start-containers-condition-now-in-beta/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:49:18

• "It is a server management platform for enterprise virtualization that can also be used in a simple IT setup to host virtual machines." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-proxmox/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:53:48

• "Many data-collecting apps try to make you feel safe by telling you your data will be anonymized before it’s sold." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/nasty-software/ | Source: Purism    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:54:47

• "In possibly one of the funniest moves I've seen from Valve recently, they're handing out lumps of coal when banning Dota 2 players." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/valve-hands-out-lumps-of-coal-to-naughty-dota-2-players/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:55:39

• "Another survivors-styled game? Yes! You wanted more right? And this one will also have full Linux support too. Check out the demo for Hive Jump Survivors." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/check-out-the-demo-for-hive-jump-survivors-a-new-action-roguelite/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:56:07

• "ScummVM is an awesome project bringing new life to absolutely loads of classic games through the power of open source" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/scummvm-expands-support-for-macromedia-director/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:56:40

• "While it's far from finished, and still needs some manual effort to get properly working, HDR support for KDE Plasma 6 has made great progress." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/hdr-support-for-kde-plasma-6-seems-to-be-shaping-up-nicely/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:57:42

• "After a good few years in Early Access, The Universim from Crytivo is finally set to hit the big 1.0 with some fun new features." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/god-sim-city-builder-the-universim-releases-10-on-january-22-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:58:44

• "Valve are really doing some good stuff with the updates to the Steam Workshop." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/steam-workshop-gets-even-better-with-shareable-workshop-collections/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:07:40

• Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-37-dashing-through-the-snow/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:17:34

• "The next free giveaway is live on GOG.com for their Winter Sale, so you've got 72 hours to grab it for keeps and it's quite a good one." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/claim-a-free-copy-of-lost-ruins-during-the-gog-winter-sale/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:17:47

• "I'm all for playing more life-sims but they're all just a bit too cute aren't they? Brocula looks like it's going to be the opposite, with you being a Vampire." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/brocula-is-a-life-sim-with-a-dark-side-grow-crops-go-fishing-grow-a-cult-as-a-vampire/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:19:37

• 🔤SpellBinding — BCEGNIH Wordo: PIETY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-19.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:26:39

• LIFO vs FIFO gemini://idiomdrottning.org/lifo-vs-fifo    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:27:30

• Christmas boxes 🎅 gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2023-12-19_Christmas_boxes.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:27:58

• Bizarre Fast Radio Burst Exhibits a Unique Signal Never Seen Before ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-fast-radio-burst-exhibits-a-unique-signal-never-seen-before    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:31:26

• Still Seeing About 1,000 More Deaths Per Week in England and Wales (Than Before the Pandemic) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/19/1000-more-deaths-per-week/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:46:21

• Ancient Mesopotamian Bricks Captured a Mysterious Blip in Earth's Magnetic Field ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-mesopotamian-bricks-captured-a-mysterious-blip-in-earths-magnetic-field    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:47:21

• Daydreaming Could Serve a Vital Purpose We Never Knew About ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/daydreaming-could-serve-a-vital-purpose-we-never-knew-about    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:47:54

• Christmas Is an Environmental Nightmare. Here's What Parents Can Do. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/christmas-is-an-environmental-nightmare-heres-what-parents-can-do    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:48:13

• New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/health/leishmaniasis-fly-treatment-colombia.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:48:36

• Brain Autopsies Suggest a New Culprit Behind Alzheimer's Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-autopsies-suggest-a-new-culprit-behind-alzheimers-disease    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:49:36

• Daugavpils hospital struggles to scrape by ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.12.2023-daugavpils-hospital-struggles-to-scrape-by.a535923/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:49:44

• Rwanda and the European Union strengthen partnership ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_6724    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:49:51

• Tuesday Briefing: BP Paused Red Sea Oil Shipments ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/briefing/tuesday-briefing-bp-paused-red-sea-oil-shipments.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:50:21

• North Korea says Hwasong-18 ICBM drill was response to US hostility ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-says-it-conducted-hwasong-18-icbm-on-monday-yonhap    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:50:39

• Troops on South Korean side rearm at border village amid tensions with North ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/troops-on-south-korean-side-re-arm-at-border-village-amid-tensions-with-north    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:51:49

• N Korea fires long-range ballistic missile ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-fires-icbm-12172023220148.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:52:25

• North Korea goes ga ga for potato snacks ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/potato-12182023141058.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:52:46

• N Korea confirms ICBM launch, vows ‘assertive’ nuclear stance ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nkorea-icmb-infosharing-12182023221421.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:53:00

• China Earthquake Kills More Than 100 in Gansu and Qinghai Provinces ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/asia/china-earthquake.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:53:28

• At least 116 dead in north-west China earthquake ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-than-100-dead-in-north-west-china-earthquake    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:53:42

• Philippine President Marcos says diplomatic efforts with China heading ‘in poor direction’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-president-says-diplomatic-efforts-with-china-heading-in-poor-direction    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:54:02

• Setting aside tensions, Taiwan president offers aid to China after deadly quake ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/setting-aside-tensions-taiwan-president-offers-aid-to-china-after-deadly-quake    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:54:30

• Silence, inaction enable Hong Kong police bounties, says activist ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-china-long-arm-12182023144949.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:54:48

• "Owner switches tactics after being inundated with complaints about banning Chinese and Korean customers." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tokyo-restaurant-banned-posters-12182023163926.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:55:16

• Global sales of battery electrical vehicles up by 29% in 3Q 2023 ☞ https://itwire.com/automotive/global-sales-of-battery-electrical-vehicles-up-by-29-in-3q-2023.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:56:10

• Detained Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung allegedly in solitary confinement again after receiving ‘too many letters’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/18/detained-hong-kong-activist-chow-hang-tung-allegedly-in-solitary-confinement-again-after-receiving-too-many-letters/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:58:38

• Earthquake kills more than 100 in northwestern China ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231219-earthquake-kills-dozens-in-northwestern-china    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:58:54

• Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 111 people, injures over 300 in Gansu and Qinghai provinces ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/earthquake-in-northwestern-china-kills-at-least-111-people-injures-over-300-in-gansu-and-qinghai-provinces/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:59:04

• "I really have to question the seriousness of anyone who claims that the evidence shows that social media is bad for kids." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/yet-another-massive-study-says-theres-no-evidence-that-social-media-is-inherently-harmful-to-teens/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 11:59:42

• "Fourth Amendment — probable cause, specificity, the correct address, solid affidavits — are often given a free pass because law enforcement has plenty of options when it comes to sneaking around the edges of the Constitution." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/eighth-circuit-when-pretty-much-every-judge-thinks-your-warrant-is-bad-good-faith-aint-gonna-save-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:03:08

• HUS patient data breach broader than initially thought, NBI says ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065627    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:05:25

• Not just Starlink, its competitors knocking on Zim’s door. Govt says they are welcome ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/12/not-just-starlink-its-competotors-knocking-on-zim-door-govt-says-theyre-welcome/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:07:07

• Pluralistic: Debbie Urbanski's 'After World' (18 Dec 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/18/storyworker-ad39-393a-7fbc/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:09:57

• "In 2020, I gave a presentation that compared the unfolding events of Covid to the crimes of 9/11. In it I described eleven features and outcomes of the 9/11 crimes that were shared by the Covid events." ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/18/puzzling-out-the-pattern-of-state-crimes/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:11:32

• TikTok = cultural genocide. Don't let it control cultures it is hostile against. ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/18/tiktok-in-the-mix-live-concert-viewers/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:12:13

• Transit is about priorities, not just funding ☞ https://rubenerd.com/transit-is-about-priorities-not-just-funding/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:12:29

• Influenza, RSV and Covid spread ahead of Christmas ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065578    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:12:54

• Quite the time for Finland to withhold COVID-19 data. While the media says it's up.    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:13:25

• State Dept processing passports at pre-pandemic levels, despite ‘unprecedented’ demand ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2023/12/state-dept-processing-passports-at-pre-pandemic-levels-despite-unprecedented-demand/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:14:32

• Destination Linux 351: Interview with Till Kamppeter & Michael Sweet of OpenPrinting, Making GNU/Linux Printing Just Work ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-351/ https://destinationlinux.org/episode-351/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:16:15

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 189: The Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead in 2024 ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2023/12/law-bytes-podcast-episode-189/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:17:46

• Going GNU/Linux #449 · Listener Feedback ☞ https://goinglinux.com/shownotes.html#glp449    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:18:58

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 260 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-260/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 12:19:34

• Meet OpenBao, an Open Source Fork of HashiCorp Vault - The New Stack ⚓ https://thenewstack.io/meet-openbao-an-open-source-fork-of-hashicorp-vault/ ䷉ Source: The New Stack | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//thenewstack.io/meet-openbao-an-open-source-fork-of-hashicorp-vault/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:23:27

• Putin Signs Decree On Simplified Naturalization Of Belarusians, Kazakhs, Moldovans ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-decree-naturalization-belarusians-kazakhs-moldovans/32735948.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:24:03

• The limits of a Russia-China partnership that claims to have none ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/russia-12152023092403.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:24:11

• Finland Signs Military Cooperation Agreement With U.S. After Putin Threat ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/finland-signs-military-cooperation-us-putin/32735933.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:24:21

• Russia Has Not Any Interest in Fighting With Occidental Countries: President Putin ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Has-Not-Any-Interest-in-Fighting-With-Occidental-Countries-President-Putin-20231217-0004.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:24:40

• Tuesday's papers: Economy woes, benefit cuts and Putin threats ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065725    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:24:52

• Former Wagner Mercenary Sentenced For Opening Fire At Russian Police ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-wagner-mercenary-sentenced-shooting-police/32735536.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:29:16

• European Leaders decide to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova in a historic summit ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/AC_23_6711    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:30:04

• #AtlanticDebrief – What did the EUCO summit mean for Ukraine? | A Debrief from Fran Burwell ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-debrief/atlanticdebrief-what-did-the-euco-summit-mean-for-ukraine-a-debrief-from-fran-burwell/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:30:36

• No, Volodymyr Zelensky didn’t buy a villa in Florida ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20231218-no-volodymyr-zelensky-didn-t-buy-a-villa-in-florida    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:31:18

• Poland truckers resume blockade of Ukraine border ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/poland-truckers-resume-blockade-of-ukraine-border/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:31:35

• Ukraine Says Two Russian Drones Shot Down Overnight ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drones-starokostyantyniv/32736700.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:31:52

• EBRD Board Approves 4 Billion-Euro Capital Increase To Boost Ukraine Funding ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-ebrd-capital-increase/32736655.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:32:18

• White House Plans Additional Military Aid Package For Ukraine, Needs Congressional Action ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-support-ukraine-military-aid-congress-biden/32736047.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:32:30

• Finland To Hold Russian Ultranationalist On Suspicion Of War Crimes In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/finland-russia-ultranationalist-war-crimes-ukraine/32735986.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:39:39

• Zelenskiy Sets Year-End Press Conference As Ukrainian Leaders Bid To Bolster Morale, Western Support ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-press-conference-western-support-ukraine/32735809.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:39:51

• Border situation, Ukraine war have changed military service in Finland, colonel says ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065600    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:40:04

• Ukraine Aid Bill Delayed as Border Talks Drag On ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/politics/congress-border-talks-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:40:16

• Chinese Traders and Moroccan Ports: How Russia Flouts Global Tech Bans ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/technology/russia-flouts-global-tech-bans.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:40:31

• Polish Truckers Resume Blockade Of Main Crossing At Ukrainian Border, Kyiv Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/polish-truckers-blockade-ukraine-border/32735703.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:40:47

• Ukrainian Court Orders Arrest Of Councillor Who Detonated Grenades, Killing Colleague ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-grenade-attack-village-council/32735579.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:40:56

• Ukraine Investigates Apparent Wiretapping Of Ukraine's Commander In Chief ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaluzhniy-wiretapping/32735548.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:41:07

• The European Union is opening accession talks with Kyiv How far away is Ukraine from actually joining the E.U.? ☛ https://meduza.io/en/cards/the-european-union-is-opening-accession-talks-with-kyiv | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:41:36

• Legislators Don't Have First Amendment Right Not to Show Up to Legislature ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/18/legislators-dont-have-first-amendment-right-not-to-show-up-to-legislature/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:42:00

• EU Calls On Russia To 'Immediately Release' RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-calls-russia-release-rferl-journalist-kurmasheva/32735888.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:42:25

• EU Targets Diamond Trade, Weapon-Parts Production With New Sanctions Package ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-adopts-12th-package-sanctions-against-russia/32735795.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:42:37

• Russia Adds Popular Writer Boris Akunin To Terrorists' List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-writer-boris-akunin-terrorist-list/32735696.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:42:46

• Siberian Rights Activist Detained Amid Election Controversy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-suvorova-detained-activist/32735464.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:42:58

• Helsinki court: Russian war crimes suspect must remain behind bars ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065675    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:43:18

• Russians, dual nationals protest Finland's border closure ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065561    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:43:27

• "Beast people" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/18/beast-people-feminists-and-aliens | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:44:09

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Launching the 2023 State of Rust Survey ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/12/18/survey-launch.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:44:45

• Copyright, Piracy, and the bleak future of The Internet Archive ☞ https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5016077/the-internet-archives-digital-lending-puts-the-entire-service-at-risk    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:45:39

• Can Hey Hi (AI) be creative? Global copyright monopoly laws need an answer. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/can-ai-be-creative-global-copyright-laws-need-an-answer/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:46:11

• "Founder Brewster Kahle believes the legal battle is vital for the future of all libraries in the United States and around the world." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archive-digital-lending-is-fair-use-not-copyright-infringement-231218/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:46:32

• TTAB Dismisses Opposition: Applicant Proved Priority Through Assignment of Common Law Mark After Proceeding Commenced ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/ttab-dismisses-opposition-applicant.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:47:15

• The Battle Over Domicile Disclosure by Trademark Applicants ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/disclosure-trademark-applicants.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:47:43

• Godot: Prepare to hear a lot more from us! ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/communications-update-2023/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:48:16

• Community Member Monday: Dominique Prieur ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/12/18/community-member-monday-dominique-prieur/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:49:20

• How To Install Pale Moon Browser on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pale-moon-browser-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:49:44

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

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:50:07

• How to Set Up SSH to Use Two-Factor Authentication ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-set-up-ssh-to-use-two-factor-authentication/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:50:50

• How to get to the bottom of the hype about software bills of materials ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2023/12/how-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-the-hype-about-software-bills-of-materials/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:51:34

• How to use USB Stick formatter in GNU/Linux Mint ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-use-usb-stick-formatter-in-linux-mint/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:52:01

• How to install Node.js 18 in CentOS 8 or 9 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-node-js-in-centos-8-or-9/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:52:09

• How to install and use Googler for command-line web search ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/135860/how-to-install-and-use-googler-for-command-line-web-search.htm    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:52:26

• How to Install and Configure TFTP Server on Ubuntu and Debian ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-tftp-server-on-ubuntu-debian/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:53:52

• This App can Show Live Captions on Your Ubuntu Desktop ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/live-captions-linux-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:54:14

• GStreamer: GStreamer 1.22.8 stable bug fix release ☞ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/news/#2023-12-18T14:00:00Z    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:59:14

• EFFector ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/digital-rights-updates-effector-3516 | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 17:59:59

• "Right to Refuse to Tell Cops Your Passcode" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/victory-utah-supreme-court-upholds-right-refuse-tell-cops-your-passcode | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:00:57

• "The results showed a 10% increase in the share of Apple users in a particular ZIP code leads to roughly 3% reduction in financial fraud complaints." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/does-less-consumer-tracking-lead-less-fraud | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:01:02

• Canadian Engineer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/when-is-an-engineer-not-an-engineer-when-hes-a-canadian-engineer/ | Source: Hackaday "These had a monopoly over that profession in their particular city or state"    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:02:05

• 2023: Tech Research Roundup ☞ https://www.project-disco.org/competition/2023-tech-research-roundup/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:03:02

• Pricey holiday sweets? Why sugar outpaces grocery inflation. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2023/1218/Pricey-holiday-sweets-Why-sugar-outpaces-grocery-inflation    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:04:19

• Why Some Economists Won’t Admit They Were Wrong ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/opinion/inflation-economists.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:04:28

• Qt Journey–Creating Great Customer-Facing Software ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-journey-creating-great-customer-facing-software    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:05:20

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): A trail of flipping bits ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/18/a-trail-of-flipping-bits/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:05:45

• A lively breakfast with Cornel West, presidential candidate ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2023/1218/A-lively-breakfast-with-Cornel-West-presidential-candidate    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:06:24

• His hands are famous. So are his printing skills. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2023/1218/His-hands-are-famous.-So-are-his-printing-skills    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:06:51

• Universal Music Group Says Hey Hi (AI) Fraudsters Are Selling Fake ‘Pre-Release’ Tracks for As Much As $30,000 ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/18/universal-music-group-ai-fake-pre-release-tracks/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:21:38

• "It also does a pretty great job of holding two spliced wires together." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/ask-hackaday-what-do-you-do-when-you-cant-solder/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:40:14

• "this technology is relatively new; even as late as the 90s and early 00s the only widely-available batteries for things like power tools or the new hybrid vehicles coming on the market were nickel-metal hydride (NiMH)." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/old-prius-gets-upgraded-batteries/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:40:22

• Adobe and Figma end $20B proposed merger amid regulatory issues ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/18/adobe-figma-end-proposed-20b-proposed-merger-amid-regulatory-issues/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:41:02

• Uganda activists challenge anti-homosexuality law in Constitutional Court ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/uganda-activists-challenge-anti-homosexuality-law-in-constitutional-court/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:41:38

• Internet Archive ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/internet-archive-files-opening-brief-in-its-appeal-of-book-publishers-win/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:42:04

• "[Joe Smith] decided to see if he could improve on the normal terminations using circuit simulation techniques." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/simulate-a-better-termination/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:45:55

• "Vehicle battery recycling is going to be a big deal with all the electric cars hitting the roads. What if you could do it more effectively with the power of microbes?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/recycling-batteries-with-bacteria/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:46:22

• Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery for now ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2023/12/judge-issues-order-keeping-confederate-memorial-at-arlington-cemetery-for-now/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:48:38

• Israelis Abandon Political Left Over Security Concerns After Oct. 7 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/world/middleeast/israel-oct-7-left-wing-peace.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:48:56

• U.S. Urges Israel to Protect Gaza Civilians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-us.html    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:49:09

• Diplomatic pressure builds over Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai’s security trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/diplomatic-pressure-builds-over-hong-kong-democrat-jimmy-lais-security-trial    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:49:42

• South Korea's Yoon picks new foreign minister, spy agency chief ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-yoon-picks-new-foreign-minister-spy-agency-chief    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:50:08

• Security patch breaks Wi-Fi on backdoored Windows 11 PCs with Qualcomm 802.11r Wi-Fi module ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/windows-11-security-patch-breaks-wi-fi-on-windows-11-pcs-with-qualcomm-80211r-wi-fi-module    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:50:24

• Chinese leader Pooh-tin Jinping praises Hong Kong’s John Lee for safeguarding nat. security, ‘patriots’ District Council race ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/19/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-praises-hong-kongs-john-lee-for-safeguarding-nat-security-patriots-district-council-race/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:51:35

• Has HK security law improved the city’s business and legal environment? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/fact-check-hong-kong-security-law-business-12182023131725.html Misleading    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:51:54

• Raspberry Pi project is well done, uses Hey Hi (AI) to cook meat to perfection ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-project-uses-ai-to-cook-meat-to-perfection    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 18:52:56

• DietPi December 2023 news (version 8.25) ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-december-2023-news-version-8-25/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:08:01

• AAEON launches 3.5” GENE-EHL7 SBC for Industrial Automation ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-launches-3-5-gene-ehl7-sbc-for-industrial-automation/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:43:39

• conf.kde.in 2024 in Pune, Maharashtra ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/conf-kde-in-2024/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:45:08

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 17th, 2023 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-17th-2023    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:45:35

• Mozilla Firefox 121 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-121-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:45:43

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 818 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2023/12/19/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-818/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 19:47:34

• Jonathan Riddell: XWayland Video Bridge 0.4 ☞ https://jriddell.org/2023/12/18/xwayland-video-bridge-0-4/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 20:22:17

• Merry Xmas, Intel staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/19/2023-layoff-tracker-intel-cuts-235-employees/    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 20:53:32

• More RMS bashing for rejecting proprietary stuff https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JxsOdy0oZ0k    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 21:24:18

• Schooling a Beta GNUtard on Linux https://yewtu.be/watch?v=5Wz9BkzU1zY trollish, but a tad funny    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 21:43:17