Roy Schestowitz

• It blinks, rotates, and morphs through color schemes, but doesn't respond to my clicks.... gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-19-12-19-52.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 22:04:43

• Stargazing: Pisces, Pegasus: Fairbanks, AK, USA 2023-12-14 (publ. 2023-12-18) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20231218-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 22:55:33

• "I have run some queries in different academic databases to retrieve works about the Fediverse and Mastodon. I use Zotero, so it has been easy to create a report with the references: [...]" gemini://plr.flounder.online/gemlog/academia/2023-12-19-a-zotero-report-with-52-references-about-the-fediverse-and-mastodon.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 22:56:20

• "For your amusement, I will be publishing a mysterious puzzle in serial form over the next days. The first level is up, and further levels will be announced on Antenna as they appear." gemini://gemini.thegonz.net/glog/231219-eindeutigkeit.gmi    

posted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 23:47:38

• A Tennessee Youth Detention Center Has Been Illegally Throwing Kids in Solitary Confinement ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/18/a-tennessee-youth-detention-center-has-been-illegally-throwing-kids-in-solitary-confinement/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:21:35

• "Some actual reporting by ProPublica." ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/18/the-6-13-2000-memorandum-to-chief-justice-rehnquist-compensation-increase-for-justices-response-to-justice-thomas-guidance-needed/ ProPublica took bribes from Bill Gates; NDA and strings attacked    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:22:21

• Briefing – Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – House of Lords Second Reading ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-data-protection-and-digital-information-bill-house-of-lords-second-reading/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:23:04

• sudo-sh Cancel button ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/sudo-sh-cancel-button.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:23:32

• New years resolution for 2024 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/new-years-resolution-for-2024/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:24:36

• Massive Electra A.I – Upgrade 19.12.2023 ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2023/12/19/massive-electra-a-i-upgrade-19-12-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:27:34

• Manjaro GNU/Linux 23.1.0 "Vulcan” Released ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Manjaro-Linux-23.1.0-Vulcan-Released    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:28:10

• Nope, WSL is not Linux, it is Windows https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsofts-windows-ai-studio-dev-tool-requires-linux see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/Embrace_Windows_Under_the_Name_Linux.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:29:51

• GNU/Linux Can Cross 5% Market Share on Desktops/Laptops Next Year (Not Counting ChromeOS) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/GNU_Linux_Can_Cross_5_Market_Share_on_Desktops_Laptops_Next_Yea.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:30:09

• Enhancing Security Measures: Best Practices for GNU/Linux Servers in WordPress Environments ☞ https://unixmen.com/enhancing-security-measures-best-practices-for-linux-servers-in-wordpress-environments/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:30:59

• CopperheadOS vs. GrapheneOS – hardened Android secure per default – Made in Canada ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/18/copperheados-vs-grapheneos-hardened-android-secure-per-default-made-in-canada/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:34:58

• Mozilla Thunderbird: When Will Thunderbird For Android Be Released? ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/12/when-will-thunderbird-for-android-be-released/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:35:59

• Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: November/December 2023 Progress Report ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/12/thunderbird-for-android-k-9-mail-november-december-2023-progress-report/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:36:14

• This USB Type-C dongle uses heat to relieve mosquito bites ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/usb/this-usb-type-c-dongle-uses-heat-to-relieve-mosquito-bites    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:37:08

• "Nvidia ends Linux support for its silicon that incorporated Arm cores and a Volta-based integrated GPU." ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-tegra-xavier-rides-into-the-sunset-as-support-for-arm-and-volta-based-chip-is-pulled    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:38:28

• François Marier: Filtering your own spam using SpamAssassin ☞ https://feeding.cloud.geek.nz/posts/filtering-own-spam-using-spamassassin/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:43:57

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D785.jpg    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:46:18

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1135.jpg    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:46:28

• The new oracles of GCC ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/20/new-oracles-gcc    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:10:49

• Contributions to the ComplianceAsCode project for OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/19/contributions-complianceascode-project-openshift    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:10:56

• Event Wrap: APSIG 2023 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/20/event-wrap-apsig-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:11:14

• APNIC to be the Local Host for IETF 119 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/20/apnic-to-be-the-local-host-for-ietf-119/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:11:41

• Event Wrap: 18th BIGF 2023 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/20/event-wrap-18th-bigf-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:11:52

• Event Wrap: IDNIC OPM 2023 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/20/event-wrap-idnic-opm-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:12:00

• Avoiding repetition within jail configurations ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/19/avoiding-repetition-within-jail-configurations/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:12:21

• Python 3.11 Stack for SUSE GNU/Linux Enterprise 15 ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/python-3-11-stack-for-suse-linux-enterprise-15/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:57:58

• KDE vs Gnome: Which Desktop Environment Is Right for You? ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/kde-vs-gnome/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 00:58:20

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: tinythemes 0.0.1 at CRAN: New Package ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2023/12/18#tinythemes_0.0.1    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:00:17

• "ex-wife Anda Ogriņa said on Facebook (Farcebook) Monday"... Facebook as place to announce this?? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/literature/19.12.2023-latvian-poet-andris-ogrins-dies-aged-48.a535920/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:05:03

• 2023 Year in Review: OpenSSF Publishes Annual Report ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/12/18/2023-year-in-review-openssf-publishes-annual-report/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:06:40

• SEC disclosure rule for ‘material’ cybersecurity incidents goes into effect ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/sec-cybersecurity-incidents-disclosure-rule/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:06:58

• Migrants endure harsh conditions at Mexico-US border as Senate talks grind on ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231218-migrants-endure-harsh-conditions-at-us-mexico-border-as-senate-talks-grind-on    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:07:24

• UN set to begin peacekeepers' gradual withdrawal from DR Congo ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231219-un-to-launch-gradual-withdrawal-of-peacekeepers-from-dr-congo    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:07:34

• Blueface Could Face Criminal Charges After Physically Assaulting Female Fan ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/18/blueface-could-face-criminal-charges-after-assaulting-fan/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:09:11

• Yes, let's make national security dependent on insane people. GREAT IDEA.☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/leveraging-neurodivergence-for-national-security/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:10:15

• MongoDB, North Face owner VF Corp and Mr. Cooper fall victim to cyberattacks ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/18/mongodb-northface-owner-vf-corp-mr-cooper-fall-victim-cyber-attacks/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:11:14

• SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sec-shares-important-clarifications-as-new-cyber-incident-disclosure-rules-come-into-effect/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:11:35

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/delta-dental-of-california-discloses-data-breach-impacting-6-9-million-people/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:12:11

• SMTP Smuggling Allows Spoofed Emails to Bypass Authentication Protocols ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/smtp-smuggling-allows-spoofed-emails-to-bypass-authentication-protocols/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:12:54

• But NSA does not strive for security, it strives for back doors ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nsa-issues-guidance-on-incorporating-sboms-to-improve-cybersecurity/ SBOM not the solution at all!    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:13:49

• CISA Flags Gaps in Healthcare Org’s Security Posture, Issues Security Guidance ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-flags-gaps-in-healthcare-orgs-security-posture-issues-security-guidance/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:14:14

• The health sector needs to dump Windows http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:15:01

• This is not the solution but part placebo pushed by the biggest back door pushers ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2023/12/turn-software-bills-of-material-into-something-more-than-a-compliance-checkoff/ http://techrights.org/o/2023/03/21/microsoft-stacking-panels-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:16:08

• A Suspected Cyberattack Paralyzes the Majority of Gas Stations Across Iran ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/a-suspected-cyberattack-paralyzes-the-majority-of-gas-stations-across-iran/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:16:51

• VF Corp Disrupted by Cyberattack, Online Operations Impacted ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vf-corp-disrupted-by-cyberattack-online-operations-impacted/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:17:18

• The E.U. Is Investigating Elon Musk’s Platform X ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/technology/x-twitter-european-union-investigation.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:17:57

• MCU ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/18/hacking-an-nfc-e-paper-display-from-waveshare-with-mystery-mcu/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:18:29

• "For years, Google has collected all the data it can about its users. And for years, it has utilized this data to… well, it depends on who you ask." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/google-disrupts-geofence-warrants-says-most-location-data-will-be-stored-locally/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:18:49

• It took Abusive Monopolist Microsoft more than a year to fix one of the most infuriating backdoored Windows 11 bugs ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/it-took-microsoft-more-than-a-year-to-fix-one-of-the-most-infuriating-windows-11-bugs/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:19:48

• Microsoft's fix for issue that renamed printers and installed extra utilities requires downloading another utility ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/microsofts-fix-for-issue-that-renamed-printers-and-installed-extra-utilities-requires-downloading-another-utility    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:20:03

• HEY HI nonsense and hype, no substance ☞ https://thenewstack.io/year-in-review-genai-exposed-silicon-valley-chip-antiquity/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:21:04

• The chips which sell by far the most are on very small devices    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:21:27

• Akamai finds new Outlook exploits that leverage sound file attachments ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/18/akamai-finds-new-outlook-exploits-leverage-sound-file-attachments/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:22:11

• Apple to stop Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales in the US starting Thursday ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/18/apple-stop-apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-sales-us-starting-thursday/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:22:57

• Seeed Studio mmWave sensor kit – Part 1: unboxing and first impression with ESPHome and Home Assistant ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/19/seeed-studio-mmwave-sensor-kit-unboxing-esphome-home-assistant/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:23:32

• Renesas’ RX23E-B MCU offers a low-drift 24-bit A/D converter with a 125 kSPS sampling rate ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/19/renesas-rx23e-b-mcu-offers-a-low-drift-24-bit-a-d-converter-with-a-125-ksps-sampling-rate/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:23:47

• T-Keyboard-S3 4-key USB mechanical keyboard features keycaps with 0.85-inch color display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/19/t-keyboard-s3-4-key-usb-mechanical-keyboard-color-display-keycap/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:24:34

• EU launches investigation into X over suspected DSA violations ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/18/eu-launches-investigation-x-suspected-dsa-violations/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:25:17

• First Impressions of Manifold ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/first-impressions-of-manifold    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:25:50

• Dredge The Pale Reach DLC: Now That's a Cold Shower ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/dredge-the-pale-reach-dlc-review/index.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:27:39

• tomshardware SPAM very abundant this year, "articles" about "DEAL" and "Coupon"... not really articles... pure SPAM    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:28:39

• tom's hardon for microsoft already killed the goose that laid golden eggs. probably years ago...    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:29:43

• Mozilla Performance Blog: Performance Testing Newsletter (Q4 Edition) ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/performance/2023/12/18/performance-testing-newsletter-q4-edition/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:30:11

• SUSE addresses the SSH v2 protocol Terrapin Attack aka CVE-2023-48795 ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/suse-addresses-the-ssh-v2-protocol-terrapin-attack-aka-cve-2023-48795/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:30:33

• "Keeping Your Mouth Shut: Spiraling Self-Censorship in the United States" ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/18/keeping-your-mouth-shut-spiraling-self-censorship-in-the-united-states/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:31:05

• "discussion and exploration activities on different types of censorship, Junk Food News, and book bans, among others." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/project-censored-newsletter-december-2023/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:31:22

• "designed to gain leverage over borrowers and coerce them into making payments." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/rule-challenges-transcript-withholding/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:32:15

• Video Shows Vermont State Trooper Arrest Man for Flipping Him Off ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/18/video-shows-vermont-state-trooper-arrest-man-for-flipping-him-off/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:32:40

• "parody" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/florida-man-wants-2-million-from-rockstar-over-parody-appearance-in-gta6-trailer/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:32:56

• von der Leyen working for and speaking for the pharma cartel; SEEMS TOTALLY INADEQUATE! ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_23_6704    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:33:54

• Michael Meeks "Watched silly movies." ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2023-12-17.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:35:09

• "Quikee" ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2023-12-18.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:35:30

• Jussi Pakkanen: Hey Hi (AI) silliness: getting to a no ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/12/ai-silliness-getting-to-no.html "One of the most annoying thing about LLM chatbots is that they all talk like american used car salespersons or people who work in sales departments of software companies."    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:37:50

• Famous Criminal Bill Gates Likely Used Jeffrey Epstein for Access to Young Women/Girls ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/18/Bill_Gates_Likely_Used_Jeffrey_Epstein_for_Access_to_Young_Wome.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:38:02

• Pirate in 'Open Source' Clothing: How an FSF Patron Turned Into Thief, Stealing Money From Free Software People ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/Pirate_in_Open_Source_Clothing_How_an_FSF_Patron_Turned_Into_Th.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:38:10

• 2023 in Review (From a Software Freedom Perspective) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/2023_in_Review_From_a_Software_Freedom_Perspective.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:38:19

• No, It's Not FOSS ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/No_It_s_Not_FOSS.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:38:25

• Thank You for Supporting Techrights ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/Thank_You_for_Supporting_Techrights.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:38:33

• In 2024 Techrights will be "AI-infused". Stay tuned to find out what it means. Spoiler: NOTHING.    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:39:09

• Bill Gates is HEY HI-infused in Jeffrey Epstein's private plane. "HEY!" "HI," she replied. "Wanna get hot?"    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:40:14

• Bill Gates: I was never in that plane. Only my "little billie" was... and I got OFF the plane very fast.    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:41:10

• "I don't always fly Lolita Express. When I do, Melinda stays home" -Bill Maxwell Epstein Gates (his mom is _actually_ a Maxwell, not Hoch)    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:42:13

• Apple to Pause Selling New Versions of Its Watch After Losing Patent Dispute ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/technology/apple-ban-watch-sales-patent-dispute.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:43:04

• Serving Foreign Defendants: Navigating the Hague and Texas Substituted Service ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/defendants-navigating-substituted.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:43:29

• Bird & Bird (or Pinsent Masons) bribes publishers like JUVE to pretend hiring one low-level person is news. The bribes also helps get those publishers to lobby and lie for totally illegal agenda like UPC. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/bird-bird-life-sciences-pinsent-masons-partner-nicole-jadeja/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:45:18

• This Unified Patent Court is an illegal, fake court. They should escalate this, as defendants, abolishing this crime of a "court", which must be revoked and the lobbyists for it held accountable. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sanofi-regeneron-amgen-damages-compensation-praluent-cholesterol/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:46:39

• IP Australia is Seeking Feedback on Proposed Fee Changes ☞ https://blog.patentology.com.au/2023/12/ip-australia-is-seeking-feedback-on.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:47:16

• Simon Ser: Status update, December 2023 ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2023/status-update-59/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:48:50

• Nuclear Threats Are Looming, And Nobody Knows How Many Nukes Are Out There ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7bj7x/nuclear-threats-are-looming-and-nobody-knows-how-many-nukes-are-out-there    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:53:20

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 18/12/23 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/status-update-18-12-23/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:54:33

• Rakudo Weekly 2023.51 Still More Magic ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2023/12/18/2023-51-still-more-magic/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:56:00

• Antoine Beaupré: (Re)introducing screentest ☞ https://anarc.at/blog/2023-12-18-rewrote-screentest/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:56:38

• 2023 in Review: Advocacy ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-advocacy/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:57:20

• Event Wrap: Viet Nam Internet Day 2023 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/19/event-wrap-viet-nam-internet-day-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:57:52

• Event Wrap: RIPE 87 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/19/event-wrap-ripe-87/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:57:59

• Event Wrap: PacNOG 32 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/19/event-wrap-pacnog-32/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:58:06

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Ops Architect Weekly ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-ops-architect-weekly/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:59:28

• Fedora Community Blog: EPEL Survey Results 2022 -2023 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/epel-survey-results-2022-2023/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:59:36

• Ceph Hostname Sensitivity ☞ https://www.madboa.com/blog/2023/12/18/ceph-hostname/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 01:59:55

• Google Allows More App Payment Options in Antitrust Deal With States ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/technology/google-app-payment-antitrust-settlement.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:00:42

• Police Get Medical Records without a Warrant ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/police-get-medical-records-without-a-warrant.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:01:17

• Fedora Magazine: Fedora uses cookies ☞ https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-uses-cookies/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:02:20

• "broke off talks with employers’ groups before staging a wave of nationwide strikes." ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065629    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:02:48

• strikes   

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:03:06

• More than 110 killed in Gansu, north-western China, as 6.2-magnitude quake strikes near midnight ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-than-110-killed-in-gansu-north-western-china-as-62-magnitude-quake-strikes-near-midnight    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:03:23

• Bangladesh train blaze kills four as opposition calls strike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-train-blaze-kills-four-as-opposition-calls-strike    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:03:42

• Qatar: fund terrorists, terror attack happens, terror target responds to the terrorists, send journalists who work for Qatar, file war crime complaint https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/al-jazeera-to-file-war-crimes-complaint-with-icc-against-israel-after-death-of-photographer/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:05:41

• At least 116 dead after earthquake strikes northern China’s Gansu, Qinghai provinces ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/19/at-least-116-dead-after-earthquake-strikes-northern-chinas-gansu-qinghai-provinces/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:06:08

• The name "Poundland" is unfit for this recession and these inflation rates. It's not the 90s anymore and the name has been a misfit for years already. Half the things in the store are more than one pound each, so the whole "selling point" (everything the same price!) inapplicable.    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:13:23

• DCA 10 - Docker Services on Specific Nodes ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/dca-10-docker-services-on-specific-nodes.46238/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:25:43

• Synology Container Manager for Beginners ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/synology-container-manager/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:26:36

• cp command – How to Copy Files and Directories in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxstans.com/linux-cp/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:29:37

• The power of GNU/Linux Scripts with Garrett Wilke ☞ https://blog.system76.com/post/the-power-of-linux-scripts-with-garrett-wilke    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:29:57

• Easily Convert TS Videos to MP4 File Format via CLI or GUI ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/convert-ts-file-to-mp4-format/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:31:06

• Using a Quarto Dashboard for Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Wrapped ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/using-a-quarto-dashboard-for-github-wrapped/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:32:03

• Jim Zemlin's husband (Sheela) has a MAIN in Business Management (MBA) from Harvard. "AND NONE OF YOUR HAVE HEARD OF _ME_!!!" http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/What-the-Tech-Industry-Has-Learned-from-Linus-Torvalds_-Jim-Zemlin-at-TEDxConcordia-U-Portland.mp4    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:34:09

• Diffusion models in Python with esgtoolkit (Part2) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/diffusion-models-in-python-with-esgtoolkit-part2/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:35:44

• My SimpliSafe doorbell lit its own fire this winter ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/my-simplisafe-doorbell-lit-its-own-fire-winter    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:37:23

• Google/YouTube Still Trying to Block All Invidious Instances, But IPv6 Makes That Harder for Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/Google_YouTube_Still_Trying_to_Block_All_Invidious_Instances_Bu.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:37:34

• Pay bribe to Linux site, get "review" of some WINDOWS thing... running WINDOWS ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/18/review-geekom-mini-air12-mini-pc-windows-11-pro/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:38:03

• Media Companies Have Slashed Over 20,000 Jobs In 2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2023/12/19/media-companies-have-slashed-over-20000-jobs-in-2023/?sh=40d09cb222b7    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:49:42

• Self-driving company Cruise will lay off 67 workers at Seattle-area engineering hub https://www.geekwire.com/2023/self-driving-company-cruise-will-lay-off-67-workers-at-seattle-area-engineering-hub/ http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/08/aurora-collapses/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:50:46

• Ubuntu Linux Kernel Updates Fixed Several Vulnerabilities https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-linux-kernel-updates-fixed-several-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:55:07

• "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 Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:56:52

• "What is it? Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/claim-a-free-copy-of-lost-ruins-during-the-gog-winter-sale/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:57:30

• "The NUC Ultra 100 BOX Series includes models NUC BOX-155H and NUC BOX-125H, which are powered by Intel Core Ultra 7/5 processors 155H(6P+8E)/125H (4P+8E)." https://linuxgizmos.com/asrock-industrial-reveals-nuc-ultra-100-box-nucs-ultra-100-box-series/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 02:57:51

• "Plasma 6 Beta already has the work in KWin" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/hdr-support-for-kde-plasma-6-seems-to-be-shaping-up-nicely/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:13:01

• Plasma 6 not stable. Wayland not reliable (tons of things don't work). Trying to legitimise one unreliable thing using another?    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:14:03

• LF: where you shelve dead things https://www.telecompaper.com/news/onf-prepares-to-wind-down-operations-transfers-projects-to-linux-foundation--1485878    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:14:58

• Java https://www.prweb.com/releases/new-installaware-multi-platform-builds-gui-setups-with-console-fallbacks-ensuring-100-successful-deployments-on-all-linux-oss-302016517.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:16:31

• "This week was a bit slow in Linux news and releases because everyone is now preparing for the festive holidays. Apart from some small software updates from KDE, GNOME, and Ardour, we got a new major release of the Calamares graphical installer for GNU/Linux distributions." https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-17th-2023    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:17:03

• "Several new Chromebook devices are supported in this release, as well as new Xiaomi phones and the ODROID-XU4 single-board computer." https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-23-12-brings-the-gnome-45-desktop-to-linux-phones-and-tablets    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:17:34

• SPAM in linux [sic] clothing https://www.neowin.net/sponsored/linux-all-in-one-for-dummies-7th-edition-worth-24-free-ebook-offer/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:18:00

• "This year raised concerns about the continued popularity of open source software, and what the future might look like in open source. Readers also enjoyed several comprehensive guides on various aspects of Linux." https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/top-10-stories-about-compute-engines-linux-2023    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:18:24

• This was patched several years ago. https://gbhackers.com/8220-hacker-group-windows-and-linux/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/09/Linux_Blamed_for_Everything_Even_Unpatched_Systems_Years_Old_CV.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:19:57

• Tutorial: How to use Linux Deja Dup to back up and restore files https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/tutorial/Tutorial-How-to-use-Linux-Deja-Dup-to-back-up-and-restore-files    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:21:48

• Sourav Rudra = MICROSOFT SHILL https://news.itsfoss.com/microsoft-windows-ai-studio-linux/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/No_It_s_Not_FOSS.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 03:22:30

• Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/955678/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 06:20:50

• "First, how it all happened, after examining their documents, we understand that they gained access to one of the DC, because all the other DC were untouched, it turns out that they somehow hacked one of our hosters, maybe even he himself helped them." https://www.databreaches.net/alphv-reacts-to-law-enforcement-action-by-allowing-affiliates-to-attack-hospitals-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 06:25:22

• "Comcast has confirmed that hackers exploiting a critical-rated security vulnerability accessed the sensitive information of almost 36 million Xfinity customers." https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/comcast-xfinity-hackers-36-million-customers/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 06:25:57

• Windows TCO: Big news from DOJ: Justice Department Disrupts Prolific ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Variant https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-prolific-alphvblackcat-ransomware-variant    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 06:27:11

• Four Held in ICMR Data Leak Case ISHAAN NEGI https://techstory.in/four-held-in-icmr-data-leak-case/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 06:27:45

• Clown computing is one heck of a bubble (Azure and AWS layoffs). Now they hop on to "Hey Hi" (AI). https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/19/report-aws-reorganize-sales-teams-amid-slowing-cloud-revenue-growth/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 07:01:19

• Facebook et al still issue media "SPAM" about "Metaverse" https://troymedia.com/business/unlocking-the-potential-of-the-metaverse/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 07:02:40

• "While many are now familiar with the manipulation of predictive modelling during the COVID-19 crisis, a network of powerful Malthusians have used the same tactics for the better part of the last century in order to sell and impose their agenda." https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/11/investigative-reports/the-club-of-rome-and-the-rise-of-the-predictive-modelling-mafia/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 07:38:22

• "the strong evidence pointing to their relationship beginning decades prior to 2011 continues to be covered up by the media—not necessarily to protect Bill but to protect Microsoft." https://unlimitedhangout.com/2021/05/investigative-reports/the-cover-up-continues-the-truth-about-bill-gates-microsoft-and-jeffrey-epstein/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 07:38:59

• "Rough day paring down and then organizing some accumulated mail/paperwork, especially separating the likely/unlikely to ever be looked at again stuff." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-19-18-43-49.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:31:25

• openid in geminispace gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Geminispace/12822    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:31:56

• Timing code from inside an assembler gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/12/19.3    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:32:25

• "PayPal notification: someone has ordered a copy of everything my little micropress has produced. My partner isn't feeling well this morning, so after getting up and moving around quietly downstairs, I went and checked, just to make sure I still had at least one copy of everything" gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2023/12-19.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:33:17

• "It's been over two weeks [1] and the gopher server [2] has been up and running for all that time. Yup, it was Unicode [3]. Or rather, my inability to wrap Unicode properly." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/12/19.1    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:33:46

• "A cautionary tale about compiler writers exploiting undefined behavior. I don't have much to add here, other than to spread a bit of awareness of why this happens." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2023/12/19.2    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:34:25

• "Anyways, the gaming machine was running an Ubuntu Bionic LTS from 2018. Being away from Ubuntu land for awhile, I didn't realize that Ubuntu was advertising their paid Ubuntu Pro service for out of date installations." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2023-12-19    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:35:12

• "The recent youtube anti-adblock shenanigans have shined a light on the usefulness and ubiquity of adblockers but also has reminded people that google plans to arbitrarily set limits on the next generation of chrome extensions that are really only there to halt adblockers." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2023-11-22    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:35:54

• "I’m sure many of us here come to midnight.pub for whatever reason - to disconnect from social media, live out our nostalgia over internet message boards, or some form of genuine, slow connection." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1614    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:37:00

• "That's why I decided to start a blog on the smol pub. There's something liberating about writing on a simple site without the propaganda or distractions many modern websites have." gemini://tentaclebiologist.smol.pub/1-anb    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:37:42

• Dissecting a Snake (Plissken) gemini://discgator.flounder.online/ascii-log/snakedown.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 08:38:19

• "We can also set more traditional animations with CSS. Here we animate the transform property with keyframes." ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/animation-on-hover | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:36:01

• "To continue our forest example we can add a snowing effect with a similar animation." ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/snowing | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:36:14

• "TL;DR, exa is no longer being maintained. However, a replacement has now risen out of the ashes, and is called eza." ☛ https://chrishannah.me/a-better-version-of-the-ls-command | Source: Chris Hannah    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:36:32

• "When Grub is booting your system" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/GrubUnknownFilesystemWhy | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:37:34

• "Semantic and accessible HTML serves as a powerful tool, enhancing not only human interaction but also the efficiency of software systems." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/19/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:37:47

• "The View Transitions API was proposed in the CSS working group back in 2021 to allow transition animations when navigating" ☛ https://12daysofweb.dev/2023/view-transitions/ |    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 09:38:44

• "In your day-to-day life as a technical writer, you will make a lot of incremental improvements to documentation." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/19/documentation-reviews/ | Source: James G    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:23:56

• "One of the new validation methods introduced permits mail server operators to verify a user’s control over their mailbox." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=752 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:24:23

• "The dates are the permanent links to that day's entries (or entry, if there is only one entry)." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2023/12/19.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:24:30

• "Without resorting to configuration tools, such as Ansible" ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/19/avoiding-repetition-within-jail-configurations/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:24:37

• "As some people know, I’m contributing quite a lot to the Breeze style for the Plasma 6 release and I don’t intend to stop doing that." ☛ https://carlschwan.eu/2023/12/19/announcing-brise-theme/ | Source: Carl Schwan    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:30:07

• "Traditionally, nearly all of the Foundation-sponsored work that finds its way into FreeBSD ends up in the src tree." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-software-development/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:30:32

• "Debian preps ground to drop x86-32 as a separate edition" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/debian_to_drop_x86_32/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:31:39

• "We recently released an ultraviolet sensor capable of measuring UV light in different wavelength ranges, including UVA (320-400 nm)" ☛ https://www.sparkfun.com/news/8955 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:32:21

• "But today, you can get into retro gaming pretty easily, running thousands of games (if you legally acquire them, of course)" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/keeping-one-game-gear-out-landfill | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:32:29

• "The complete release notes may be found here: https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#9.6" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20231219122431 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:32:57

• "The event welcomed 557 participants onsite and 171 participants online for five days of plenary, Working Group, and policy sessions." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/19/event-wrap-ripe-87/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:35:55

• "Let me be clear: thanks to digital media, and for the first time in history, free (as in freedom)" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/our-work-isnt-over-keep-fighting-for-the-freedom-to-learn | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:36:04

• "On a more philosophical note, I like the idea of social media algorithms but I hate the implementations." ☛ https://timkellogg.me/blog/2023/12/19/fossil | Source: Tim Kellogg    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:36:10

• "If you had read my previous blog post, you’ll have found out that I’m somehow unable to escape Drupal." ☛ https://chenhuijing.com/blog/pulling-content-from-external-api-into-drupal-10/ | Source: Chen HuiJing    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:36:29

• "A cautionary tale about compiler writers exploiting undefined behavior." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2023/12/19.2 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:38:05

• "The other day I made some changes to a program, but when I ran the tests they failed in a very bizarre way I couldn't understand." ☛ https://blog.plover.com/2023/12/16/#hook-disaster | Source: Mark Dominus    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:38:14

• "Programming languages usually reflect the needs of the computer. We find ourselves typing verbose incantations, over and over." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-19.htmlhttps://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-19.html | Source: Perl    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:38:39

• "Next appeared the Ghost of Configurations Present, adorned with snippets of Perl code and a merry demeanor." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-20.html | Source: Perl    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:39:04

• "For this advent post I will tell you about how I got into the Raku Programming Language and my struggles of making raylib-raku" ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/19/day-19-autogenerating-raku-bindings/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:51:43

• "Then he remembered that Raku, his favourite programming language could be used as a powerful Command Line calculator via the App::Crag module." ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/20/day-20-craggy-christmas-chronicles/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:51:57

• "One of the most common ways warnings are used is to provide notification that an API is deprecated and will be removed in the future" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/19/show-python-deprecation-warnings/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:52:25

• "So how do you check how many cores your computer has? And is this actually good advice?" ☛ https://pythonspeed.com/articles/cpu-thread-pool-size/ | Source: Python Speed    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:52:43

• "This is especially something you’ll notice when testing, since async code basically has to have async tests" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/18/async-python-tests/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:52:52

• "I wanted to share more thoughts on this question. What better place to do so than my blog?" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/19/customer-facing-technical-writing/ | Source: James G    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:58:25

• "Just as Doom redefined video games in 1993, Windows NT redefined PC operating systems." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/windows_nt_30_years_on/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:58:34

• "Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York set a Jan. 1 release date" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/jeffrey-epstein-associates-documents-unsealed | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:58:43

• "To map the relationships between different scientists involved in the Manhattan project" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-manhattan-scientists-network-science.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:02:14

• "the LDC is an 8 m-diameter four-arm centrifuge that gives researchers access" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-bolivia-hypergravity-blood-cell-astronaut.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:02:20

• "the messages are a form of telegraphic code once used by the United States Army and Weather Bureau in the nineteenth century" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/secret-message-hidden-in-a-victorian-era-silk-dress-is-actually-a-long-lost-code | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:02:29

• "Second, screens seem to create a general distraction throughout school, even for students who aren’t always looking at them." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/cell-phones-student-test-scores-dropping/676889/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:14:09

• "The study, published in the Review of Educational Research" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/15/reading-print-improves-comprehension-far-more-than-looking-at-digital-text-say-researchers | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:14:18

• "So we need a new approach that holds financial institutions and businesses responsible for identifying or facilitating fraud" ☛ https://theconversation.com/fraud-is-a-problem-so-big-we-need-to-start-teaching-children-how-to-spot-it-in-schools-219053 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:14:32

• "If we have any hope of resuscitating fields like English and history" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/humanities-university-conservative-critics/676890/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:14:41

• "Then I went and read some "advice for starting programmer" essays and thought of some things they missed." ☛ https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/advice-for-new-software-devs-whove-read-all-those/ | Source: Buttondown    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:14:53

• "This being a more niche product sadly does make it a bit on the expensive side." ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/the-mnt-keyboard-reviewed/ | Source: Martijn Braam    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:15:47

• "After the US Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion" ☛ https://qz.com/flo-health-reproductive-privacy-1851095613 | Source: Quartz    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:46:56

• "This Advisory calls attention to the growing concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health." ☛ https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf | Source: US Dept Of Health and Human Services    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:47:39

• "To get another 200 acres of tomatoes, they need to buy another 1000 acres worth of farmland" ☛ https://qz.com/farmland-lp-organic-farming-investment-1851095760 | Source: Quartz    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:47:50

• "Our food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/19/cop28-family-farmers-went-unheard/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:48:01

• "That’s according to a report today in The Information, which said the Amazon.com Inc. cloud unit’s sales chief Matt Garman" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/19/report-aws-reorganize-sales-teams-amid-slowing-cloud-revenue-growth/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:50:45

• "Or think of Worldcom vs Enron." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/19/bubblenomics/#pop | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:50:56

• "According to Agence France-Presse (AFP) the video was based on notes the former PM sent to his lawyers." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/ousted_and_isolated_pakistan_pm/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:51:21

• "PTI said Khan sent a shorthand script through lawyers that was fleshed out into his rhetorical style." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/18/imran-khan-deploys-ai-clone-to-campaign-from-behind-bars-in-pakistan | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:54:05

• "went to court" ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musks-grok-ai-accusations | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:54:14

• "Consequently, AI systems in these countries may be more vulnerable to phishing, malware, ransomware, and DDoS" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/20/managing-cybersecurity-risks-related-to-ai-in-developing-countries-challenges-and-strategies-part-i/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:54:24

• "Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue doesn’t like the tendency of big tech companies to hold on to machine learning codes like business patents" ☛ https://qz.com/hugging-face-clement-delangue-ai-democracy-1851058839 | Source: Quartz    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:54:48

• Windows TCO: "After 40 years in national security in Australia" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/yes-australia-does-need-a-national-security-adviser/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:56:53

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/halcyon-raises-40-million-for-anti-ransomware-platform/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:57:04

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/blackcat_domain_seizure/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:57:16

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/24/rhysida-the-new-ransomware-gang-behind-british-library-cyber-attack | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:57:29

• Windows TCO ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/29/british-library-customer-data-stolen-ransomware/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:59:08

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/ransomware-takes-british-library/ | Source: Panda Security SLU    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:59:22

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/2-experts-explain-why-libraries-can-become-cybercrime-targets-1.7059002 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:59:36

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/outlook-plays-attacker-tunes-vulnerability-chain-leading-to-zero-click-rce/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:59:47

• Windows TCO ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-officials-seize-extortion-websites-ransomware-hackers-vow-more-attacks/articleshow/106140951.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:00:16

• "But when presented with a few personal photos it had never seen before" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1219984002 | Source: NPR    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:17:20

• "The latest "Irregular Immigration" report covering the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15 shows that 52,945 illegal immigrants" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Over-52000-Illegal-Migrants-Reach-Spain-in-2023-20231219-0005.html | Source: teleSUR    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:36:36

• "Social media presents an undoubted public-health crisis for the country’s preteens and teens." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/netchoice-v-bonta-california-case-social-media-children/676351/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:37:15

• "It is never a question of if the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will try to influence Taiwan’s elections" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-to-know-about-chinas-meddling-in-taiwans-upcoming-election/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 12:37:50

• [Old] "Methods to study information operations need to evolve with their increasing sophistication" ☛ https://medium.com/doublethinklab/deafening-whispers-f9b1d773f6cd | Source: Medium    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:02:59

• "There are major elections taking place in more than 40 countries, including the U.S., in 2024, and where social media is headed has never been more important." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-gutted-safeguards-doom-social-mediaand.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:03:08

• "For the past several years, immigration has been the main contributor to population growth in Finland." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065747 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:13:41

• "As long as members of the House of Representatives are elected in the current manner, gerrymandering will continue to be a problem." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/4367499-gerrymandering-is-an-enemy-to-democracy-we-need-constitutional-reform-now/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:14:35

• "around 124 kilometres (77 miles) northwest of the coastal city" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/19/taiwan-detects-another-chinese-balloon-crossing-sensitive-median-line-marking-third-sighting-this-month/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:14:57

• "Elections and the impending closure of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" ☛ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/sa-infantry-battalions-and-intelligence-units-rotate-in-dr-congo/ | Source: Defence Web    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:21:29

• "After that, I got in this habit of inquiring about myself often." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/one-year-in-and-chatgpt-already-has-us-doing-its-bidding/articleshow/106141790.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:21:44

• "On Tuesday the US state, which experienced some drought relief in 2023, approved rules that allow treated wastewate" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/california_approves_water_recycling/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:22:37

• "This foam forms when algae die in the sea, but according to the RIVM, it can also be caused by pollution in the water" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/20/zuid-holland-demands-answers-health-risks-pfas-found-sea-foam | Source: NL Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:24:47

• "One of the most essential controversies is its association with illegal activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking." ☛ https://emorywheel.com/the-legitimacy-of-cryptocurrencies-an-ethical-debate/ | Source: uni Emory    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:26:38

• "Probably explains why my power banks are acting odd now and glitching out." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2023/12/19/spicy-usb-adapter/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:26:56

• "The unbanked population in Nigeria totaled 64 million in 2021, and though rising mobile money adoption reduced that to 40 million in 2022" ☛ https://qz.com/social-lender-faith-adesemowo-nigeria-loans-1851060472 | Source: Quartz    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:32:51

• "Japan Industrial Partners(JIP)" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/toshiba-to-be-delisted-after-74-years-faces-future-with-new-owners/articleshow/106140551.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:34:13

• "rolling out a suite of tests developers can use" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/19/patronus-ai-rolls-simplesafetytests-identify-harmful-ai-models/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:34:50

• PR stunt from malicious company ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/openai-says-it-will-pay-researchers-make-superintelligent-ai-systems-safe-1722284 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:35:19

• peak bullshit: "generative AI training" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/homeland-security-public-generative-ai-tools/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:35:52

• "Why it matters: For all U.S. regulators' bluster on the subject of regulating AI and Big Tech, a lot more is getting done in Europe and the U.K." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/europe-tech-ai-regulation-ftc | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:36:07

• "Campaign cash in particular is associated with “buying influence,” a practice top recipients in Congress typically deny exists" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/lawmakers-who-voted-yes-on-ndaa-received-big-campaign-cash/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:55:17

• "The EU is investigating social media company X over suspected breaches of obligations, partly relating to posts following Hamas’s attacks on Israel" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/musk-vs-europe-eu-takes-direct-aim-at-x/237049/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:55:26

• "But they may not want another flame war with Japan ahead of the Taiwanese presidential elections on Jan. 13, he said." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tokyo-restaurant-banned-posters-12182023163926.html | Source: RFA    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:57:25

• "Chinese leaders intend to achieve their objective not simply through economic entanglement and military coercion" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4367330-we-cannot-ignore-chinas-information-warfare-any-longer/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:57:32

• "Likewise, Copilot's hallucination episodes during its inception were highly alarming." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsoft-copilot-ai-gives-misleading-election-info-new-study-finds-1722268 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:57:55

• "This isn’t an isolated issue. New research shared exclusively with WIRED alleges that Copilot’s election misinformation is systemic." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-ai-copilot-chatbot-election-conspiracy/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:58:43

• "DSA investigation on X comes in the wake of a complaint filed against X's advertising technology" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/european-union-launches-depth-investigation-elon-musks-x-under-digital-services-act-1722253 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 13:59:10

• "legal campaign to pressure major media outlets to remove his name from article" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2023/12/rajat-khare-doesnt-like-people-writing-about-him/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:00:56

• "In a move that has press freedom campaigners troubled, Rajat Khare, co-founder of Appin" ☛ https://www.thedailybeast.com/who-is-killing-all-these-stories-about-rajat-khare-controversial-tech-mogul | Source: The Daily Beast    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:01:06

• "Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued on Dec. 4" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-hackers-appin/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:01:27

• [Old] "Appin was a leading Indian cyberespionage firm that few people even knew existed." ☛ https://web.archive.org/web/20231116164611/https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-hackers-appin/ | Source: Internet Archive    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:01:46

• "Further to the Special Rapporteur’s call and in response to Navalny’s supporters’ request for urgent interim measure" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/un-expert-concerned-over-disappearance-of-russia-opposition-figure-alexei-navalny/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:05:28

• "Alyaksandra Kasko, a Belarusian rights activist who was arrested in early February right after she returned from Poland" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-kasko-activist-prisoner-2020-election-protest-lukashenka/32739038.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:05:39

• "Mr. Navalny was scheduled to appear for various court hearings on Monday, she added." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/world/europe/navalny-missing-russia-putin.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:05:45

• "Nasos Iliopoulos, a lawmaker from the New Left, accused the government of legitimizing the far-right." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1227519/opposition-slams-foreign-minister-for-removing-art-piece-from-consulate-exhibition/ | Source: Greece    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:06:42

• "The accusations for which Mohammadi was summoned to court were not immediately known." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-mohammedi-trial-no-show/32737925.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:06:50

• "The video also said the chief minister's direction to downplay the case against the SFI members" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/youtuber-booked-after-video-on-guv-cm-tussle-goes-viral/articleshow/106144380.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:06:59

• "Glory to Hong Kong" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/20/glory-to-hong-kong-was-mistaken-as-national-anthem-over-800-times-govt-says-in-appeal-to-ban-protest-song/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:11:06

• "two judges will review the decision made on June 6 by Judge Jonathan Swift" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Assange-to-Present-Final-Appeal-to-Avoid-Extradition-on-Feb-20-20231219-0010.html | Source: teleSUR    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:11:32

• "Assange’s wife Stella Assange confirmed that the hearing will take place at the Royal Courts of Justice." ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/19/assange-appeal-hearing-set-for-february/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:12:18

• "The majority of these arrests were carried out by the intelligence department" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-journalist-sangar-released-taliban-harassment/32738979.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:13:27

• [Old] "But the evidence that Facebook lied came out too late." ☛ https://faineg.com/facebook-destroys-everything-part-2/ |    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:17:01

• [Old] "Facebook egregiously overstated the success of videos posted to its social network for years" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/facebook-driven-video-push-may-have-cost-483-journalists-their-jobs/573403/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:17:34

• [Old] "reduce the number of old-fashioned text articles" ☛ https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/09/well-this-puts-a-nail-in-the-news-video-on-facebook-coffin/ | Source: Nieman Lab    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:17:44

• [Old] "the company will reduce the number of old-fashioned text articles on Vice.com" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/28/business/economy-stock-market-news#vice-media | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:17:57

• [Old] "If the company did hide its mistake, as advertisers have alleged, it may also be responsible for the upheaval in the media industry" ☛ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/was-the-medias-big-pivot-to-video-all-based-on-a-lie | Source: Vanity Fair    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:20:47

• [Old] "A lot of friends lost their jobs over this bullshit" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-lawsuit-pivot-to-video-mistake/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:25:45

• [Old] "The plaintiffs also said the inflation of the metrics ran to 150-900%, not 60-80%." ☛ https://fortune.com/2018/10/17/advertisers-facebook-video-metrics/ | Source: Fortune    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:25:53

• [Old] "Antitrust expert Matt Stoller notes that Facebook has already been busted on 2 separate occasions for lying to advertisers" ☛ https://thehustle.co/02232021-facebook-advertising/ |    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:26:01

• [Old] "It’s not the first time Facebook has been accused of hurting businesses by inflating its numbers." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/18/22289232/facebook-ad-revenue-proposed-reach-inflation-lawsuit-unredacted-filings | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:26:11

• [Old] "pivot to video" ☛ https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/23-10-2018/the-data-does-lie-how-facebooks-fake-video-views-smashed-nz-journalism | Source: New Zealand    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:26:37

• "Taliban has banned girls and women from attending schools, colleges, universities and workplaces" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/taliban-jailing-afghan-women-abuse-survivors-for-their-protection-101702999194912.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:27:05

• "A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/17/world/asia/myanmar-cyber-scam.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:27:25

• "China has issued rules targeting the illegal trade in transplant organs" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-organ-trade-12192023141747.html | Source: RFA    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:28:26

• "It’s no secret that most people have been increasingly concerned about Internet centralization over the last decade or so." ☛ https://www.mnot.net/blog/2023/12/19/standards-and-centralization | Source: Mark Nottingham    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:28:59

• [Old] "There once was a time when you could donate a book to the library to give others in your community access to it." ☛ https://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm | Source: Free Software Foundation    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:29:45

• "It must also continue to allow sideloading [sic] of apps and third-party app stores for at least seven years and maintain Android OS support" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/19/google_play_store_antitrust_settlement/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:30:13

• "The lawsuit grew out of a group of 37 states, representing over 21 million customers" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/19/google-pay-700m-settle-play-store-antitrust-case-us-states-consumers/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:30:53

• Software Patents ☛ https://text.npr.org/1220125508 | Source: NPR    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:31:23

• yes, Apple meets Software Patents ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/apple-forced-to-halt-us-sales-of-watches/237055/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:31:33

• "Unsurprisingly, the impact of the OSTP Nelson Memo is prominent in library strategies for evolving their licensing strategies." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/12/19/library-licensing-strategies/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:32:27

• "In an attempt to undo some of the damage caused by the UK government’s retrograde move, a broad range of organizations" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/19/the-uk-government-should-not-let-copyright-stifle-ai-innovation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:32:36

• "Although no plans for comprehensive regulation have yet been announced" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/tech-regulation/2023/12/authors-and-artificial-intelligence-what-next | Source: New Statesman    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:32:44

• "Wizordum is a new retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/vibrant-fantasy-retro-magical-fps-wizordum-is-a-joy-to-blast-through/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:34:51

• "Tails of Iron is an epic RPG adventure with punishingly brutal combat and a very bold style" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/the-gorgeous-tails-of-iron-just-got-a-free-expansion/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:35:02

• "Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting is the latest DLC available for the popular bullet-heaven horde survival game thingy from poncle and it's a lot of fun" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/vampire-survivors-emergency-meeting-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:35:10

• "Need a new turn-based strategy game with an infusion of RPG mechanics that looks beautiful? Play on Steam Deck or with a gamepad mostly?" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/songs-of-conquest-now-steam-deck-verified-with-full-gamepad-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:36:02

• "War Thunder, one of my most played games from 2023, had another major free update released with the War Thunder update out now" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/war-thunder-has-another-major-update-with-air-superiority/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:36:27

• "Steam Year In Review" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/check-out-your-2023-year-in-review-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:36:40

• Bill Gates https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12881277/Pedophile-Jeffrey-Epstein-associates-named-unsealed-court-document.html http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/20/Naming_Bill_Gates_Among_Jeffrey_Esptein_s_Special_Clients_Not_J.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:37:10

• Need a better candidate https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4367713-biden-losing-ground-democratic-pollster/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:37:29

• "Meeting Announcement: Governance Committee Meeting on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 @ 21:00 UTC" https://soylentnews.org/meta/article.pl?sid=23/12/19/1845232    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:37:51

• white flag https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-19/the-white-flag-the-symbol-of-surrender-that-israel-violated-in-gaza.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:38:20

• "Ideas for your SBC | Ways I use Raspberry Pi Computers in Production in a Van #vanlife #raspberrypi" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/ideas-for-your-sbc-ways-i-use-raspberry:b    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:38:38

• "Download VirtualBox" https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox has moved from GPLv2 to GPLv3 as of the latest version (7.0.12); see also: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-virtualization-and-cloud-90/license-question-about-virtualbox-and-qemu-4175731929/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:40:08

• "Trump Is Disqualified From 2024 Ballot, Colorado Court Says in Explosive Ruling" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/19/us/trump-colorado-ballot-news/trump-colorado-ballot-14th-amendment    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:40:41

• "The Big Lie Behind the “Pivot to Video”" https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:40:54

• "Advertisers Allege Facebook Failed to Disclose Key Metric Error for More Than a Year" https://www.wsj.com/articles/advertisers-allege-facebook-failed-to-disclose-key-metric-error-for-more-than-a-year-1539720524    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:41:06

• Bill Gates and pedos https://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/jeffrey-epstein-associates-documents-unsealed but then Ryan Heath (former EU, Kroes) https://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/bill-gates-letter-ai-innovation-2024 iophk: the latter is a bill sez puff piece and might be a paid reaction to the former    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 14:42:21

• iophk: we missed this. some kind of internal calendar may be needed for such recurring events https://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:04:35

• Christmas https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2023/12/19/julereprise/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:05:17

• "It is lightweight and doesn’t provide the advanced features of FTP or SFTP but is commonly used for tasks like network device configuration and firmware updates" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-tftp-server-on-ubuntu-debian/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:05:42

• "Our yearly survey for all coding clubs we support helps us understand how young people benefit and what they learn at Code Club and CoderDojo." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-club-coderdojo-survey-2023/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:06:32

• "Pornhub sister company MG Premium hopes to shut down the copyright-infringing tube site Goodporn." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pornhub-sister-company-seeks-piracy-blocking-order-21m-damages-231219/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:07:47

• "In July 2022, Canada-based IPTV provider SmoothStreams was shut down by a coalition of companies including Bell Media, Rogers, and the Hollywood-based studios" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/judge-hits-pirate-iptv-defendant-with-71-1k-contempt-of-court-order-231219/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:07:55

• BlackCat ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/12/blackcat-ransomware-raises-ante-after-fbi-disruption/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:08:20

• Blocked ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2023/12/19/blocked-because-of-a-lie-civil-rescue-organisations-take-legal-action-against-penalties-in-italy/ | Source: Site36    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:56:01

• Frontex ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2023/12/19/frontex-drone-flies-again-cause-of-crash-off-crete-remains-unknown/ | Source: Site36    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:56:12

• CPAP ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-cpap-recall-documentary-video | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:57:05

• KCS Railway ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trains-railroad-kcs-kansas-city-southern-injuries-lawsuit | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:57:19

• Judge Rules Assange Visitors May Sue CIA For Allegedly Violating Privacy ☛ https://thedissenter.org/judge-assange-visitors-may-sue-cia-for-spying/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:57:53

• Assange ☛ https://thedissenter.org/day-x-is-here-assange-granted-hearing-that-may-be-last-opportunity-to-stop-extradition/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 15:58:03

• "termination letter she received from her boss on TikTok." On what? TikTok??? ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/lifestyle/woman-fired-for-mysterious-antics-at-company-christmas-party-after-promising-shed-behave-gross-misconduct/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:23:23

• Fentanylware (TikTok) is a weapon controlled by a government that abhors freedom. Only Koch-funded fools cannot see this... ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/19/the-paradoxical-freedom-of-tradwife-tiktok/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:24:17

• Beijing grabbing culture while Saudi Arabia buys Golf, Tennis, Football, and Boxing ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/18/tiktok-in-the-mix-live-concert-viewers/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:24:59

• "TikTok, Facebook (Farcebook) and YouTube are transforming global migration, becoming tools of migrants and smugglers alike." ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/world/americas/migrants-tiktok-darien-gap.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:25:28

• Raspberry Pi Zero ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/raspberry-pi-zero-powers-custom-camera-platform/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:35:10

• Armbian GNU/Linux Is Now Available for Raspberry Pi 5 Computers ☞ https://9to5linux.com/armbian-linux-is-now-available-for-raspberry-pi-5-computers    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:36:52

• pple Silico   

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:37:13

• Fedora Asahi Remix Officially Released for Fashion Company Apple Silicon Macs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-officially-released-for-apple-silicon-macs    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:37:24

• Raspberry Breadstick – A RP2040-based development board in a quirky form factor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/20/raspberry-breadstick-a-rp2040-based-development-board-in-a-quirky-form-factor/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:37:56

• Raspberry Pi 5 Industrial PC brings the heat with Integrated NVMe SSD ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-5-edatec-industrial-pc-with-nvme    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:38:12

• Multiple Raspberry Pi control and live stream this interactive Christmas village ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/multiple-raspberry-pi-power-interactive-christmas-village    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:38:20

• Keeping one Game Gear out of the landfill ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/keeping-one-game-gear-out-landfill    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 16:38:34

• Putin says Russia ready to hold talks on the future of Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-putin-says-russia-ready-to-hold-talks-on-the-future-of-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:09:02

• Putin’s dead end ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/putins-dead-end/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:09:37

• Wartime Ukraine’s European energy integration continues ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/wartime-ukraines-european-energy-integration-continues/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:10:39

• Ukraine’s EU accession process faces bureaucratic and political hurdles ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-eu-accession-process-faces-bureaucratic-and-political-hurdles/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:10:58

• ‘Too high a price’: Ukraine’s war widows forge a path towards an uncertain future ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-too-high-a-price-ukraine-s-war-widows-forge-a-path-towards-an-uncertain-future    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:11:24

• US Senate leaders say deal on Ukraine aid not expected before year's end ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231220-us-senate-leaders-say-no-ukraine-aid-before-year-s-end    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:12:04

• Ukraine's President Zelensky says 'no one knows' when war will end ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-ukraine-s-president-zelensky-says-no-one-knows-when-war-will-end    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:12:24

• French retailer Decathlon still selling in Russia despite official pullout over Ukraine, report says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-french-retailer-decathlon-still-selling-in-russia-despite-official-pullout-over-ukraine-report-says    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:12:47

• UN rights commissioner criticizes Russia over failure to protect civilians in Ukraine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/un-rights-commissioner-criticizes-russia-extensive-failutre-to-protect-human-rights-in-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:13:27

• For the first time in history, Germany is permanently deploying brigade outside its territory – interview ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2154057/for-the-first-time-in-history-germany-is-permanently-deploying-brigade-outside-its-territory-interview    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:13:40

• Ukraine’s Join UP! starts direct flights from Vilnius to Sri Lanka ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2153707/ukraine-s-join-up-starts-direct-flights-from-vilnius-to-sri-lanka    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:13:58

• Kaunas extends free public transport for Ukrainians ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2153629/kaunas-extends-free-public-transport-for-ukrainians    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:14:23

• Ukraine's Kyivstar Reports Fresh Problems A Week After Cyberattack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyivstar-cyberattack/32739897.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:14:44

• Russia Launches Attack Drones At Ukraine As Fresh U.S. Aid Appears In Doubt ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-attack-drones-ukraine-zelenskiy-aid/32739754.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:14:54

• Russian Shelling Of Kherson In Southern Ukraine, Sumy Region in East Injures At Least Four ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-shelling-kherson-ukraine-sumy-/32739728.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:15:06

• What year did "US AID" become a cover or euphemism for "WEAPONS EXPORT"?    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:15:55

• Giuliani’s Money Woes Were a Focus of Ukraine Inquiry, Records Reveal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/nyregion/giuliani-trump-ukraine-fbi.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:16:12

• Zelensky, After Tough Year on Battlefield, Insists Ukraine Will Prevail ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/world/europe/ukraine-war-zelensky.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:16:28

• Drones Give Ukraine Some Success at Sea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/world/europe/ukraine-drones-sea.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:16:40

• Common world/globe maps are deliberately misleading. Russia isn't even 3 times bigger than Brazil and Brazil isn't even much smaller than Canada. They are about the same size. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area#/media/File:Countries_by_area.svg    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:24:55

• "difficult" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/19/ukrainian-commander-says-situation-on-the-eastern-front-difficult | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:25:12

• 2022 Election Not Impacted by Chinese, Russian Cyber Activity: DOJ, DHS ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/2022-election-not-impacted-by-chinese-russian-cyber-activity-doj-dhs/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:25:34

• FBI seizes ALPHV leak website. Hours later, ransomware gang claims it ‘unseized’ it ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-seizes-alphv-leak-website-hours-later-ransomware-gang-claims-it-unseized-it/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:26:29

• Chinese, Russian interference attempts on 2022 midterms didn’t impact voting, intelligence agencies say ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/foreign-threats-2022-midterm-elections-declassified-report/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:26:45

• Russian prime minister hails ‘all-time high’ in ties with China during Beijing visit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/20/russian-prime-minister-hails-all-time-high-in-ties-with-china-during-beijing-visit/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:27:07

• UN human rights expert concerned over disappearance of Russia opposition figure Alexei Navalny ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/un-expert-concerned-over-disappearance-of-russia-opposition-figure-alexei-navalny/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:27:37

• MPs concerned about Russian artists performing in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2154616/mps-concerned-about-russian-artists-performing-in-lithuania    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:28:00

• Support Group For Russian Segment Of Wikipedia Announces Its Dissolution ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-wikipedia-dissolved-foreign-agent-kozlovsky-mgu/32738939.html http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/08/Wikipedia_is_Vandalism_Brought_to_You_by_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gat.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_Both_Bribe_Wikipedia_and_It_ll_Protect.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:28:34

• Court In Russia's Far East Releases Jehovah's Witness Imprisoned On Extremism Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-jehovah-witness-releases-balabkin-extemisim-prison/32738903.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:28:52

• Kazan Activists Who Protested Crackdown On Journalists, Including RFE/RL's Kurmasheva, Face Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rferl-kurmasheva-protest-charges/32737917.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:29:02

• Russia's Ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party Nominates Leader For President ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ldpr-slutsky-president/32737182.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:29:19

• Moscow Offices Of Publishing House Linked To Popular Writer Akunin Searched ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-akunin-publisher-raided/32737158.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:29:37

• Russia Expands Its Blacklist of European Officials ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Expands-Its-Blacklist-of-European-Officials-20231219-0007.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:29:45

• The West Fails to Undermine Russia's Autonomy: Lavrov ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/The-West-Fails-to-Undermine-Russias-Autonomy-Lavrov-20231219-0003.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:30:18

• Russia summons Finland over US defence pact ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20065826    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:30:27

• As Critics Warn of ‘Blood Gold,’ Mali Signs Deal with Russia to Open Refinery ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2023/12/as-critics-warn-of-blood-gold-mali-signs-deal-with-russia-to-open-refinery/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:30:50

• "Russophobia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/19/russian-government-commission-endorses-law-to-criminalize-russophobia | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:31:28

• "New package of E.U. economic sanctions against Russia comes into force" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/19/new-package-of-e-u-economic-sanctions-against-russia-comes-into-force | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:31:44

• "Russian LGBTQ+ community" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/19/if-you-can-t-save-the-world-save-the-world-inside-you | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:32:16

• trademarks: "we’ve covered how he’s facing a kinda serious trademark issue with Groq, a well-established AI chip company that has a trademark on the name Groq for use in artificial intelligence" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/19/wait-grimes-also-has-an-ai-toy-called-grok/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:34:07

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

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:34:53

• How to Convert HEIF Images to JPG or PNG on GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/convert-heif-images-to-jpg-or-png-linux/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:35:01

• Wearing a suit and tie = signaling your conformism, hence insecurity, confidence issues    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:35:54

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

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:36:03

• People cannot compensate for a terrible body with a very expensive automobile. The latter is not a body and when the body dies the automobile has no use.    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:37:04

• In a saner society conformism and consumerism imply a weakness, i.e. a lack of confidence    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:38:04

• How to install Node.js 18 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-node-js-18-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:38:11

• Renv with Docker: How to Dockerize a Shiny Application with an Reproducible Environment ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/renv-with-docker-how-to-dockerize-a-shiny-application-with-an-reproducible-environment/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:38:49

• Timothée Ravier: sudo without a `setuid` binary or SSH over a UNIX socket ☞ https://tim.siosm.fr/blog/2023/12/19/ssh-over-unix-socket/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:40:14

• How to Check a Particular Package is Installed on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/check-package-installed-linux/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:41:32

• How to Integrate SuiteCRM with ONLYOFFICE Docs on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/integrate-suitecrm-with-onlyoffice-docs/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:46:05

• Firefox 121.0 Finally Defaults to Wayland When Available ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/firefox-121-wayland/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:47:18

• Migrate to Red Bait JBoss Web Server 6 using Ansible ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/20/migrate-red-hat-jboss-web-server-6-using-ansible    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:51:13

• RISC-V: Big movement on the open hardware front ☞ https://opensource.net/risc-v-update/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:51:55

• WATCH: Despotism (1946) ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/20/watch-despotism-1946/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:52:57

• NASA Streams Cat Video From Deep, Deep Space ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/science/nasa-cat-video.html because NASA hired MinceR :-3    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:54:27

• “Quishing” you a Happy Holiday Season ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/quishing-you-a-happy-holiday-season/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:55:35

• German Federal Patent Court changes its mind on CureVac mRNA patent monopoly ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/german-federal-patent-court-curevac-biontech-mrna-patent/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:58:01

• " The ‘594 patent monopoly relates to an email campaign generator that generates an email campaign template from an email target database." ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/19/2000-for-ip-investments-group-entity-advanced-transactions-email-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:58:21

• "the '794 patent monopoly is generally directed to synchronizing data segments and references MPEG1." ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2023/12/19/videolabs-video-codec-patent-claims-invalidated    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 17:58:44

• "The opposition division potentially being overtaken in terms of speed by the UPC, the examination division under heavy fire of the IPQC (for good reason, if I may say so)... Not the best times to be president of the EPO." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/11/epo-doubles-down-on-opposition.html?showComment=1702895891448#c776356228086508361    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:00:03

• "This sounds like a pissing contest coming up. If the UPC, with good, if not excellent judges, leaves patent monopoly untouched, will an opposition division with examiners do it better?" ☞ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/11/epo-doubles-down-on-opposition.html?showComment=1702895891448#c776356228086508361    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:00:10

• FINGOLIMOD or the Hesitation Blues: can preliminary injunctions be based on a patent monopoly application under French law? ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/12/19/fingolimod-or-the-hesitation-blues-can-preliminary-injunctions-be-based-on-a-patent-application-under-french-law/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:00:35

• Dismissal but no Vacatur: Federal Circuit Declines to Disturb PTAB’s Upholding of Dafni’s Hair Brush Patent ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/dismissal-declines-upholding.html    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:00:56

• 40,000 News Pages or Blog Posts ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/40_000_News_Pages_or_Blog_Posts.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:01:24

• Brodie Robertson is Wrong Because Flatpaks & Snaps Do In Fact Promote Proprietary Software (Stallman is Right) and It's Mostly Foolish ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/Brodie_Robertson_is_Wrong_Because_Flatpaks_Snaps_Do_In_Fact_Pro.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:01:31

• Objectives for 2024 ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/Objectives_for_2024.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:01:39

• Naming Famous Criminal Bill Gates Among Jeffrey Esptein's Special Clients (Not Just 'Frequent Flyers') ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/20/Naming_Bill_Gates_Among_Jeffrey_Esptein_s_Special_Clients_Not_J.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:01:49

• When 'MIT Technology Review Insights' Publishes Sponsored Propaganda (and Not Only for Microsoft) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/19/When_MIT_Technology_Review_Insights_Publishes_Sponsored_Propaga.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:01:56

• December's 'Top' Posts (by Views) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/20/December_s_Top_Posts_by_Views.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:02:03

• 'Soft Layoffs' at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/20/_Soft_Layoffs_at_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:02:10

• Far more, this number is laughably small compared to the real one https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/12/20/over-305000-laid-off-in-major-us-cuts-this-year-here-are-the-biggest/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:04:01

• So many euphemisms for layoffs https://tokenist.com/alphabet-stock-up-2-3-at-market-open-after-reports-of-restructuring-at-google/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:05:12

• 2023 in Review: Software Development ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-software-development/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:17:16

• 🔤SpellBinding — YGLNOUD Wordo: CRIBS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-20.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:19:04

• Playing with HTMX gemini://the-brannons.com/htmx/    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:20:17

• Taking it one sip of coffee at a time gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-20-09-06-50.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:20:47

• "And that's it, really: making and wearing shoes instead of making and installing enough carpet for the whole world. On a case by case basis, i.e. who's making you do this and/or that instead of be-coming (aka defining oneself to be) what doesn't re-quire this and/or that?" gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-20-10-01-56.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:21:20

• "Haven't run it in years. Over 20 of them, maybe? Someone was discussing a script to show the time in various places (handy when dealing with international interactions), and while xearth does not show the time it does show where the yin and yang are, so one can see that it is around sunset in Madrid when these bytes were being pressed." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2023/12/20/xearth.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:21:55

• "This ad is constantly running on youtube on my TV (I just rawdog it with a Roku... Someday I will block ads...) The protagonist stands in front of the camera, looking confused, holding a knob that fell off his toaster oven. The fear in his eyes is real, as he has no idea how to get out of this situation." gemini://tilde.cafe/~stack/gemlog/2023-12-20.googleads.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:22:28

• Advent tasks 🎄   

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:23:09

• "This is an stressful time because family members have more expectations that usual. I have to find time for the things that I think are important." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2023-12-20_Advent_tasks.gmi    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:23:15

• For most people on this planet the shortest day is tomorrow.    

posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 18:24:07