Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D787.jpg    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:42:19

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1137.jpg    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:42:27

• Experimental RKNPU2 backend for GGML/llama.cpp gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2023/10-22-experiemtal-rknpu2-backend-for-ggml-llamacpp.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:43:06

• "Slip casting can be messy both in processing and in making the original plaster mold. What if there was a better way, thanks to 3D printing?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/slab-casting-a-new-way-to-combine-3d-printing-and-ceramics/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:57:19

• "DreamWire is a system for generating multi-view wire art using machine learning techniques to help generate the patterns required." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/multi-view-wire-art-meets-generative-ai/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:57:43

• THL: Only 20% of addiction treatment clients work or study ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066014    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:58:37

• Not enough to stave off Putin. "..mainly be used to buy healthcare supplies." ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066103    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 00:59:41

• Germany earmarks €350m for EU-style renewable hydrogen auction ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/germany-earmarks-e350m-for-eu-style-renewable-hydrogen-auction/2103903.article/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:00:37

• ALPHV claims to reactivate ransomware data leak website after FBI-led takedown ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/alphv-claims-reactivate-ransomware-data-leak-website-fbi-led-takedown/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:01:21

• Sleeping longer over the weekend could help prevent heart attacks, says study ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/lifestyle/sleeping-longer-over-the-weekend-could-help-prevent-heart-attacks-says-study/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:02:08

• Fat Boy at 40 - Update 03 ☞ https://kevquirk.com/fat-boy-at-40-update-03    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:03:00

• Inflation rate falls to 3.9% in November 2023 - which savings deals can beat it? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/inflation-rate-falls-to-3.9-in-november-2023-which-savings-deals-can-beat-it-a05Kd9f6HLVZ    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:03:22

• Belgian PM sees China as 'hostile' country after espionage allegations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/belgian-pm-sees-china-as-hostile-country-after-espionage-allegations    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:04:04

• UK Supreme Court rules Guantanamo Bay detainee can bring claim against British authorities ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/uk-supreme-court-rules-guantanamo-bay-detainee-can-bring-claim-against-british-authorities/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:04:34

• Congress wants spy agencies to hire more experts in financial intelligence, emerging technology ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2023/12/congress-wants-spy-agencies-to-hire-more-experts-in-financial-intelligence-emerging-technology/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:05:15

• "Given just how many terrible state social media laws we keep seeing, it’s nice to finally see one that, conceptually, I agree with, though practically still worry about." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/20/ny-proposes-mandated-open-access-to-social-media-apis/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:05:44

• New European to sue Michelle Mone to recoup money lost to ‘deceitful’ legal threats ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/the-new-european-michelle-mone-suing/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:06:32

• ACLU challenges new Texas law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/aclu-challenges-new-texas-law-criminalizing-illegal-entry-from-abroad/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:07:01

• NVK holiday update: What we've achieved, and where we're headed ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-holiday-update.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:07:38

• Dashcam video shows Vermont man being arrested after flipping off state trooper: ‘Freedom of expression’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/21/news/vermont-man-gregory-bombard-being-arrested-after-flipping-off-state-trooper-video-shows/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:08:04

• Building A Hassle-Free Way To Port CUDA Code To AMD GPUs ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/12/20/building-a-hassle-free-way-to-port-cuda-code-to-amd-gpus/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:08:37

• A Wave of Violence Terrorizes Mexico as Criminals Kill With Impunity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/world/americas/violence-mexico-killings.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:08:57

• North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack’ when enemy provokes it with nukes: KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-warns-of-nuclear-attack-when-enemy-provokes-it-with-nukes-kcna    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:09:22

• Bail denied to Hong Kong rights lawyer in landmark security case ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bail-denied-to-hong-kong-rights-lawyer-in-landmark-security-case    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:09:45

• █████ https://www.rfa.org/english/rss2.xml ██████████████████████ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:34:00 -0500 ███████ N Korea’s military provocations boost S Korea’s nuclear arsenal push    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:09:59

• India Parliament faces historic number of suspensions amid security concerns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/india-parliament-faces-historic-number-of-suspensions-amid-security-concerns/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:10:29

• US appeals court temporarily blocks immigration officials from cutting Texas border fencing ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/us-appeals-court-temporarily-blocks-immigration-officials-from-cutting-border-fencing/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:10:42

• Hong Kong woman jailed for 6 months over removing potential evidence against sister arrested under nat. security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/21/hong-kong-woman-jailed-for-6-months-over-removing-potential-evidence-against-sister-arrested-under-nat-security-law/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:11:12

• Macron ally to lead France's DGSE foreign intelligence service ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231220-domestic-security-boss-becomes-france-s-top-spook    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:11:40

• Op Prosperity Guardian will be third naval task force in African waters ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/op-prosperity-guardian-will-be-third-naval-task-force-in-african-waters/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:12:30

• CISA seeking comments on its ‘secure by design’ guidance ☞ https://fedscoop.com/cisa-secure-by-design-white-paper-rfi/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:13:18

• The future of clean energy in the Americas ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/the-future-of-clean-energy-in-the-americas/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:13:48

• Up for grabs? The Western Balkans’ aging energy systems place it between East and West ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/up-for-grabs-the-western-balkans-aging-energy-systems-place-it-between-east-and-west/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:13:58

• Expanding NATO’s competitive mindset: Deterring and defending across physical and virtual domains ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/strategic-insights-memos/expanding-natos-competitive-mindset/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:14:40

• Group-IB warns of surge in fake delivery sites in the lead-up to Christmas ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/21/group-ib-warns-surge-fake-delivery-sites-lead-christmas/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:15:58

• Businesses fear ‘large losses’ caused by Texas border rail closures ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/businesses-fear-large-losses-caused-by-texas-border-rail-closures/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:16:22

• 3,500 Arrested, $300 Million Seized in International Crackdown on Online Fraud ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/3500-arrested-300-million-seized-in-international-crackdown-on-online-fraud/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:17:18

• Xfinity Data Breach Impacts 36 Million Individuals ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/xfinity-data-breach-impacts-36-million-individuals/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:17:36

• NSA does mass surveillance, not real security ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nsa-blocked-10-billion-connections-to-malicious-and-suspicious-domains/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:18:12

• Arduino ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-creates-remote-control-christmas-tree-ornament-robot-to-spy-on-santa-and-sneaky-gift-bandits    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:19:00

• KDE's 6th Megarelease - Beta 2 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/beta2/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:19:26

• Microsoft elements inside Debian are poisoning people's minds against the people who created the GPL and GNU. This is ongoing pattern. ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2023/12/20/abuse-free-software/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:21:23

• Those Microsoft moles also 'forget' to mention their glaring conflict of interest    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:22:50

• Amazon Is Trying to Stop a Lawsuit From Drivers Who Peed In Bottles From Going to Court ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dy3e47/amazon-is-trying-to-stop-a-lawsuit-from-drivers-who-peed-in-bottles-from-going-to-court    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:23:00

• Examining the FTC’s Hostility to Common Design Practices ☞ https://www.project-disco.org/competition/examining-the-ftcs-hostility-to-common-design-practices/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:23:58

• Daimler’s hydrogen-powered trucks to be trialled by Amazon, Air Products and more ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/daimlers-hydrogen-powered-trucks-to-be-trialled-by-amazon-air-products-and-more/2103911.article/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:24:13

• How Proprietary Chaffbot Company is boosting scrutiny of Microsoft’s market power ☞ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4362495-how-openai-is-piling-scrutiny-on-microsofts-market-power/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:25:08

• "This content is provided by Microsoft Federal." [...] "Experts at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft weigh in" ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2023/12/for-m-21-31-compliance-to-work-agencies-must-shift-to-a-modern-logging-mindset/ Microsoft does NOT speak for security! http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:26:32

• Samsung announces ISOCELL Vizion 63D and Vizion 931 sensors for robotics and extended reality applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/21/samsung-isocell-vizion-63d-vizion-931-sensors-robotics-extended-reality/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:27:01

• Explainer-How could North Korea use its nuclear weapons? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-how-could-north-korea-use-its-nuclear-weapons    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:29:25

• Why is schneier (EFF) helping reputation laundering PR stunts from GCHQ? ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/gchq-christmas-codebreaking-challenge.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:29:58

• Hong Kong drops to 46th place in global freedom ranking, as think tanks cite China’s ‘increasing interference’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/20/hong-kong-drops-to-46th-place-in-global-freedom-ranking-as-think-tanks-cite-chinas-increasing-interference/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:31:00

• Increase in Exploit Attempts for Atlassian Confluence Server (CVE-2023-22518), (Wed, Dec 20th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30502    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:31:38

• Those Microsoft moles also 'forget' to mention their glaring conflict of interest, an ongoing legal case, and serial defamers in top positions at SFC (Sharp). These people try hard to prevent the creators of GNU/Linux from talking about their platform and moreover prevent them from appearing in court to present their own case.    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:33:25

• Russell Coker & Debian: September 11 Islamist sympathy https://disguised.work/debian/russell-coker-debian-september-11-islamist-sympathy/ maybe he is driven here by antisemitism rather than facts    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:34:56

• "Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2023" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/homebrew-gel-fuel-keeps-the-steam-coming-legally/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:36:09

• Tormented Souls - A Nightmarish Journey into Nostalgia ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/tormented-souls-review/index.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:36:34

• Mozilla Localization (L10N): 2024 Pontoon survey results ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2023/12/20/2024-pontoon-survey-results/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:39:41

• Mozilla Patches Firefox Vulnerability Allowing Remote Code Execution, Sandbox Escape ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mozilla-patches-firefox-vulnerability-allowing-remote-code-execution-sandbox-escape/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:39:54

• Global FRAND rates in China ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/12/21/global-frand-rates-in-china/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:49:27

• Guest post by Gugliuzza, Goodman, & Rebouché: Inequality and Intersectionality at the Federal Circuit ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/gugliuzza-inequality-intersectionality.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:50:36

• JUVE, the corrupt publisher, mentions "first UPC judgment" and "UPC Apixaban dispute" without noting that this 'court', which it took bribes to lobby for, is illegal and unconstitutional, basically a stain on the EU's reputation and proof that corrupt, bribed media is unaccountable ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/juve-patent-top-10-patent-cases-year-2023/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:57:40

• This court is illegal and it is designed to approve illegal patents from the EPO. But JUVE is bribed to promote it regardless. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/10x-genomics-nanostring-first-upc-court-of-appeal-hearing-klaus-grabinski/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:58:29

• UK Supreme Court has final say on Dabus as named inventor ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/uk-supreme-court-dabus-named-inventor-patent-stephen-thaler/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:58:50

• UK Supreme Court rules Hey Hi (AI) systems can’t patent monopoly their inventions ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/uk-supreme-court-rules-ai-systems-cant-patent-inventions/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:59:18

• "The company said the patents relate to touch sensitivity and grasping capabilities" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/humanoid-robot-maker-sanctuary-ai-secures-vital-ip-advance-touch-grasping-capabilities/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 01:59:58

• Projection Matrices with Vulkan – Part 2 ☞ https://www.kdab.com/projection-matrices-with-vulkan-part-2/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:00:57

• Youyeetoo R1 – A feature-rich Rockchip RK3588S SBC with M.2 sockets, NFC, etc.. for $99 and up ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/21/youyeetoo-r1-feature-rich-rockchip-rk3588s-sbc-m2-sockets-nfc/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:01:35

• "Open-source software (OSS) is often praised for its ability to foster innovation. Part of the rationale is that OSS allows for open collaboration, enabling continuous improvement and adaptation by a diverse community." ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/12/seegert-innovation-diversity.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:02:50

• OpenVEX and Open Source Vulnerability Scanners: How the Dynamic Duo Improves Vulnerability Management ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2023/12/20/openvex-and-open-source-vulnerability-scanners-how-the-dynamic-duo-improves-vulnerability-management/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:11:54

• Researchers find child sexual abuse images in LAION-5B Hey Hi (AI) training dataset ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/researchers-find-csam-images-laion-5b-ai-training-dataset/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:12:48

• Blog: Contextual logging in Kubernetes 1.29: Better troubleshooting and enhanced logging ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/12/20/contextual-logging-in-kubernetes-1-29/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:22:20

• Eradani Debuts DevOps Suite for IBM i ☞ https://www.itjungle.com/2023/10/04/eradani-debuts-devops-suite-for-ibm-i/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 02:30:53

• Openwashing https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/dec/21/tesla-no-source-code-no-safety/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 03:55:49

• How to log in as root in Ubuntu https://www.xda-developers.com/how-log-in-root-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 03:57:02

• "ASSANGE UPDATE: WHAT’S NEXT FOR US LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS SUING THE CIA?" Hmmm... this was outsourced to NSA and spware. " ZOOM Press Conference"... why not a Web-based Free software thing like BBB?    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:00:19

• 4am, longest night    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:07:05

• "File permissions make it possible for you to allow or prevent other users from viewing files on your Linux-powered computer. Here's a simpler way of setting up file permissions from the command line." https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-easily-change-folder-and-file-permissions-on-linux/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:09:03

• "Qubes OS 4.2 update features improved core apps, and more goodies!" https://news.itsfoss.com/qubes-os-4-2-release/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:11:04

• "GNOME Foundation announced today the dates and location for their annual GNOME Users and Developers European Conference (GUADEC) conference in 2024." https://9to5linux.com/guadec-2024-conference-will-be-held-in-denver-for-the-gnome-46-desktop    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:11:37

• "The Zorin OS team announced today the release and general availability of Zorin OS 17 as the latest stable version for this Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution featuring long-term support and a beautiful desktop setup." https://9to5linux.com/zorin-os-17-officially-released-with-quick-settings-spatial-desktop-effects-and-more    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:12:22

• "The flagship distro for Apple Silicon Macs has arrived." https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-asahi-remix-39-release/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:13:09

• "The Asahi Linux Project has released its Fedora Remix for Apple computers with Apple silicon. The official release is based on Fedora 39 and ships with KDE Plasma and Wayland by default, although GNOME 45 is also available." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Fedora-Asahi-Linux-Remix-frees-Apple-silicon-Macs-from-Apple-s-walled-garden-with-full-release.785540.0.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:13:41

• "Zorin OS 17 has landed!" https://news.itsfoss.com/zorin-os-17/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:14:22

• Krasue RAT Malware: A New Threat to Linux Systems https://tuxcare.com/blog/krasue-rat-malware-a-new-threat-to-linux-systems/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:15:21

• "Anchore, Inc., the leading experts in modern software composition analysis and federal compliance, today announced it has aligned with the Linux Foundation to support the Dan Kohn Diversity Scholarship Fund." https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Anchore+Aligns+with+Linux+Foundation+for+the+Dan+Kohn+Diversity+Scholarship+Fund/22549721.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:17:07

• "The Linux world is sure to be buzzing with excitement, as Zorin OS 17 officially rolls out today, marking a significant upgrade over its predecessors. This release is more than just a cosmetic overhaul; it’s a comprehensive enhancement of the entire system, promising a smoother, faster, and more intuitive user experience." https://betanews.com/2023/12/20/christmas-linux-zorin-os-windows-11/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:17:34

• Linux Foundation Connectivity grows portfolio with ISP Toolbox and Magma projects https://bbcmag.com/linux-foundation-connectivity-grows-portfolio-with-isp-toolbox-and-magma-projects/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:18:29

• "Discover new features in Rhino Linux 2023.4, like Unicorn Desktop’s new auto-tiling and improved package management." https://linuxiac.com/rhino-linux-2023-4-released/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:19:16

• "Back in August, we announced that Fedora Linux would soon be available on Apple Silicon Macs. We unveiled the Fedora Asahi Remix at Flock. This is a distribution developed in close collaboration with the Fedora Asahi SIG and the Asahi Linux project." https://fedoramagazine.org/introducing-fedora-asahi-remix-39/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:19:52

• Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/955914/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:47:14

• Announcing `async fn` and return-position `impl Trait` in traits https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/12/21/async-fn-rpit-in-traits.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:48:35

• "Unsurprisingly, Linus Torvalds has let it be known that he will do a 6.7-rc8 release (rather than 6.7 final) on December 31, thus avoiding opening the 6.8 merge window on New Year's Day." https://lwn.net/Articles/955970/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:49:05

• "So that's the plan, and it doesn't look like there's anything strange going on that would cause me to delay any further, so it's pretty likely to hold. Knock wood." https://lwn.net/ml/bpf/CAHk-=whceLbGZwuLnR0S3V_ajedDXj=s86sm89m+VT2YrbG1NA@mail.gmail.com/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:49:41

• It impacts not Linux but Apache etc. https://tuxcare.com/blog/krasue-rat-malware-a-new-threat-to-linux-systems/ see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/09/Linux_Blamed_for_Everything_Even_Unpatched_Systems_Years_Old_CV.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:53:08

• Windows TCO? https://www.abqjournal.com/business/lovelace-restores-patient-portal-following-cyberattack/article_a1378e8e-a047-11ee-bc10-cbc66f72b301.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:53:58

• "Data Security Incident" as euphemism for getting cracked, likely Windows based on their wording https://www.databreaches.net/statement-of-the-donald-w-wyatt-detention-facility-regarding-november-2023-data-security-incident/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:55:16

• Online platform Carousell violated Hong Kong privacy laws, watchdog finds, after data of over 320,000 locals leaked https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3245853/online-platform-carousell-violated-hong-kong-privacy-laws-watchdog-finds-after-data-over-320000    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:55:46

• Patient records lost, equipment damaged at several urban primary health centers by cyclone http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/106138859.cms    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:56:12

• When your 'browser' is more like a hypervisor, not a Web browser https://therecord.media/google-chrome-zero-day-patch-webrtc    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:57:02

• Ransomware implies Windows is extremely likely to be the culprit https://signalscv.com/2023/12/coc-alerts-employees-to-third-party-data-breach/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 04:58:03

• Spilling The Tea ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/20/floss-weekly-episode-762-spilling-the-tea/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 05:42:03

• Linux in the Ham Shack (LHS) Episode #527: The Weekender CXI ☞ https://lhspodcast.info/2023/12/lhs-episode-527-the-weekender-cxi-2/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 05:42:37

• trademark ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/20/eminem-after-opposing-a-trademark-app-over-the-word-shady-is-ducking-deposition/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 05:43:10

• CAFC Hears Oral Argument in In Re Chestek PLLC, the "Where Do You Sleep at Night?" Case ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/cafc-hears-oral-argument-in-in-re.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 05:44:25

• "There’s another trick here worth mentioning." ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/clock | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:01:24

• "Please be aware scroll-driven animations are only supported in Chromium" ☛ https://12daysofweb.dev/2023/css-scroll-driven-animations/ | Source: 12 Days of Web    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:01:35

• "There are several FreeBSD PR lodged, the most relevant (to me) is ntpd: leap-seconds" ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/20/ntpd66134-leapsecond-file-var-db-ntpd-leap-seconds-list-will-expire-in-less-than-9-days/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:01:43

• "At work, our ceph cluster is managed by the cephadm utility" ☛ https://www.madboa.com/blog/2023/12/21/ceph-replace-os/ | Source: Paul Heinlein    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:01:57

• "People don’t need call-to-action buttons." ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/21/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:02:06

• "I fully agree, and this is why this blog is running on a simple(ish) Bash script (BashBlog), which I tweaked a bit and enhanced with a search feature (using PageFind)." ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/keep-your-blog-simple.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:02:24

• [Old] "I also add a, somewhat unsolicited, piece of advice." ☛ https://fabiensanglard.net/html/index.html | Source: Fabian Sanglard    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:02:33

• "Librenms is my tool-of-choice for grabbing metrics from switches, servers, wireless access points" ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/20/debugging-snmp-output-when-using-librenms/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:02:40

• "Linux is a versatile operating system with a vibrant community" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/fun-linux-command-line-tools/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:04:34

• Steam Winter Sale 2023 ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/steam-winter-sale-2023-is-live-along-with-the-steam-awards-voting/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:07:34

• "Need a new puzzle game to add to your collection?" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/the-talos-principle-2-gets-steam-deck-verified-plus-a-big-beta-update-is-out/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:08:00

• "a holiday update on the state of NVK" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/check-out-this-great-overview-of-nvk-the-open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:09:05

• "KDE Plasma 6.0 with a second Beta" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/kde-plasma-60-beta-2-is-available-for-testing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:10:57

• "Have one of those fancy Apple Silicon Macs? Want to pop Linux on it? Check out Fedora Asahi Remix 39" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/fedora-asahi-remix-39-brings-linux-to-apple-silicon-macs/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:12:38

• Mozilla celebrating BS buzzwords and nonsense ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/ai-2023s-most-celebrated-influencer/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:14:29

• "As much as the Web continues to inspire us" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/privacy-security/captcha-successor-privacy-pass-has-no-easy-answers-for-online-abuse/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:14:48

• iophk: various groups trying to shift it to being about ethnicity or race rather than about politics https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12888311/Anti-Israel-mob-Detroit-gathering-video-congressman.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:16:01

• "Ukraine updates: Kyiv to call on men living abroad to fight" https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-ukraine-to-call-on-men-living-abroad-to-fight/live-67787662    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:16:32

• What's missing https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/21/quick-take-the-epstein-client-list-is-not-what-it-seems/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:16:49

• Dear Mister Musk https://soylentnews.org/~mcgrew/journal/16947    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:18:37

• EU regulation now includes porn giants: Must do age checks and ensure consent https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://radar.dk/artikel/eu-regulering-omfatter-nu-porno-giganter-skal-lave-alderstjek-og-sikre-samtykke    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:18:46

• michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/reason-station-returns-michigan-citey-response-prayer-station    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:19:09

• liberalism? https://jacobin.com/2023/12/donald-trump-2024-presidential-election-democrats-liberalism/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:19:21

• "Splitting the Web" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=23/12/20/063225    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:19:39

• "This Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore Moment Has Arrived" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/this-supreme-courts-bush-v-gore-moment-has-arrived/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:20:10

• "Please Do Not Go Near the Volcanic Eruption, Iceland Asks Tourists" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/europe/iceland-volcano-eruption-warning-tourists.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:20:28

• Why hamas rose https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-gaza-conundrum-the-story-behind-the-rise-of-hamas-a-d9e30bb6-2295-45a1-825c-dbd0c43c3613    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:20:47

• "Encrypted Client Hello - Online Privacy's Missing Piece" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/encrypted-client-hello-online-2:7    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:21:14

• "10-Year-Old Kid Offered Probation for Peeing Behind His Mom's Car" https://reason.com/2023/12/20/10-year-old-kid-offered-probation-for-peeing-behind-his-moms-car/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:21:41

• Move to GNU/Linux then https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/microsoft-ending-windows-10-support-to-affect-240-million-computers-report-4720187 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-ending-support-for-windows-10-could-send-240-million-pcs-to-landfills-report/articleshow/106191712.cms    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:22:32

• SF wants a Danish language model: Must be trained on Danish data https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/sf-vil-have-dansk-sprogmodel-skal-traenes-paa-danske-data    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:23:05

• "I’d say that the year has gone about as well as I expected" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-partnerships-and-research/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:36:14

• "The entertainment conglomerate is looking for a strong performance from the PS5" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/the-extraordinary-rise-of-playstation-5/237136/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:37:06

• "I am not a big fan of macOS desktop experience." ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/freebsd-desktop-part-28-configuration-corner-actions/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:37:18

• "OPNsense is FreeBSD based system for network routers." ☛ https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2023/12/21/opnsense-is-not-for-my-router/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:39:18

• "it helps to correct words but does not necessarily “predict”" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/opportunistic-word-completion/ | Source: Purism    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:39:46

• gaza ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2023/12/21/german-bka-has-hundreds-of-gaza-postings-deleted-europol-removes-content-during-action-day/ | Source: Site36    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:40:34

• "“Voice of Energy” is a new ad campaign and website featuring photos of diverse and well-dressed young people" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/21/revealed-ads-urging-canadians-to-oppose-climate-laws-paid-for-by-canadian-gas-association/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:41:30

• "unseasonably high temperature that made outdoor dining possible" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/21/antarctica-emperor-penguin-chicks-climate-change/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:41:47

• "Concerns about what is feeding AI, social CONTROL media algorithms" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/2023-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:42:23

• surveillance ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/surveillance-and-us-mexico-border-2023-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:42:37

• "The patents held by Contest Factory are a good illustration of why EFF has been concerned" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/stupid-patent-month-selfie-contests | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:43:33

• Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox DevTools Newsletter — 121 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-devtools-newsletter-121/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:46:42

• "Visitors to the Young V&A museum in London can be inspired by some of the incredible creations young people have showcased at Coolest Projects." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/coolest-projects-creators-young-v-a-london/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:50:02

• "all over the world and across different government departments, policymakers are converging on a set of muscular, effective solutions to Big Tech dominance." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/great-interoperability-convergence-2023-year-review EFF takes MONEY from those companies: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:51:41

• "Government co-option of content moderation systems is a serious threat to freedom of speech" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-urges-supreme-court-set-standard-how-government-can-and-cant-talk-social-media | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:52:02

• [Old] "This article shows you two ways I went about making one of these bed sensors." ☛ https://www.homeautomationguy.io/blog/making-my-own-bed-sensor |    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:55:02

• "The Pico here had already been set up with MicroPython code for a previous project" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-makes-sure-your-christmas-tree-never-goes-thirsty/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:55:14

• "The chip is a custom HP chip from 1977 that provides an interface between HP's interface bus (HP-IB) and the Z80 processor" ☛ http://www.righto.com/2023/12/HP-silicon-on-sapphire-phi-chip.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:56:10

• "you may start reminiscing about childhood" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/19/stairway-stopwatch-tracks-climb-time/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:56:17

• "Five chief executives, four editorial leaders" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/news-predictions-2024-challenges-opportunities/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:57:40

• "Matt Robinson led off the meeting with programmatic updates" ☛ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2023/12/21/rica-community-meeting-puts-a-bow-on-2023-developments | Source: ROS Industrial    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:57:47

• "An Arduino Nano board detects the user’s pulse through a Pimoroni Pulse Sensor." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/22/the-users-heart-beat-controls-this-drum-machine/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 06:58:00

• "I got the Megapixels 2.x codebase to the point where it smoothly displays the camera feed" ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/megapixels-2-0-dng-loading-and-whitebalancing/ | Source: Martijn Braam    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:08:43

• "the LMDB backend gains a new Lightning Stream-compatible schem" ☛ https://blog.powerdns.com/2023/12/21/authoritative-server-4-8-4 | Source: PowerDNS    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:09:38

• "Sebastian Benoit (benno@) announced the release of version 8.7 of rpki-client: [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20231221213035 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:09:51

• "We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Chilean engineering services firm C3D" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/21/c3d-joins-arduino-pros-system-integrators-partnership-program/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:11:38

• "In the ever-evolving landscape of technology" ☛ https://geshan.com.np/blog/2023/12/good-software-engineering/ | Source: Geshan    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:13:04

• "When I used to write more software and do more architecture professionally" ☛ https://ferd.ca/negotiable-abstractions.html | Source: Fred Herbert    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:13:12

• "ran into a fun borrow checker problem" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/my-reference-was-dropped-why-is-the-compiler-complaining-about-multiple-borrows/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:15:30

• "Follow along if you are curious about how the sausage is made." ☛ https://tonsky.me/blog/humble-vdom/ | Source: Nikita Prokopov    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:15:46

• "Go 1.22 is scheduled for February 2024, but you can already try out many of its features without leaving your browser." ☛ https://antonz.org/go-1-22/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:16:08

• "Over the past year, he's done quite a bit of digging into a related module named, Util::H2O::More." ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-22.html | Source: Perl    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:16:49

• "Since we’re going to mostly talk about (wallclock) performance" ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/22/day-23-the-magic-of-hyper/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:16:59

• "working on Software Bill-of-Materials tooling" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-22?date=2023-12-20 | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:17:56

• "you can do very minimal Django setups" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/20/django-system-check/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:18:13

• "My own emotional response to Meta and Threads is so intense that it hasn’t been especially easy to think clearly about the risks" ☛ https://erinkissane.com/untangling-threads |    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:18:59

• "When you are writing a blog post that documents how to use a versatile piece of software" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/21/consistent-examples/ | Source: James G    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:43:57

• "energy" issues ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/21/1084525/internet-whimsy-html-energy/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:44:06

• "I haven't decided on my blog posts yet, but if I do remove them, I will provide a .epub" ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/cleaning-up-for-2024/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:44:40

• "However, the episode is far from being ready for public release." ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1010/production-report-episode-39-entered-alpha-1 | Source: David Revoy    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:45:02

• "If an insect is attracted to an artificial light and dies upon approaching it" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-12-21/study-identifies-the-14-dead-ends-threatening-humanity.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:48:29

• "From literary gatherings and mathematics lessons to gardening and theatre" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/21/helping-refugees-in-europe-with-the-odyssey-and-don-quixote/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:49:17

• "I've always struggled with work-life balance." ☛ http://flower.codes/2023/12/21/work-life-imbalance.html | Source: Zach Flower    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:49:28

• "A quick Kagi search led me to dozens of articles and posts where people talked about the Playstation controller causing similar thumb issues and pain" ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/the-playstation-5-controller/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:50:33

• sometimes it is harder to step away than to stay working; like getting out of bed on a cold day http://flower.codes/2023/12/21/work-life-imbalance.html | Source: Zach Flower    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:51:50

• "Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-vision-neural-networks-crop-diseases.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:53:36

• "So far, the dollar damage has been minor." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/artificial_intelligence_is_a_liability/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:53:59

• "AI uses and functions have also shifted over the past 12 months" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/2023-year-of-generative-ai-coming-in-2024/237131/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:54:12

• "Spar has now halted other SAP projects it had planned, leading to a write-off of R94.1-million of “SAP assets under construction”." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/spar-big-sap-project-went-pear-shaped/237191/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:54:27

• "By nature, open source serves the people who create it." ☛ https://timkellogg.me/blog/2023/12/21/alignment | Source: Tim Kellogg    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:54:53

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukrainian-telecoms-hack-highlights-cyber-dangers-of-russias-invasion/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:58:37

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xfinity-discloses-data-breach-affecting-over-35-million-people/ | Source: Bleeping Computer    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:58:58

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.abqjournal.com/business/lovelace-restores-patient-portal-following-cyberattack/article_a1378e8e-a047-11ee-bc10-cbc66f72b301.html | Source: Albuquerque Journal    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:59:17

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/lapsus_teens_sentenced/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 07:59:48

• "The European Parliament has shown that it's possible to protect children" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/2023-a-good-year-for-privacy-a-bad-year-for-chat-control/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:03:09

• "PayPal's terms and conditions had been too difficult to understand and unfair" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/paypal-amends-terms-and-conditions-to-comply-with-eu-law/articleshow/106171068.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:05:22

• "They also note some of its potentially game-changing applications" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-scan-photos-find-exact-location | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:05:51

• "But when presented with a few personal photos it had never seen before" ☛ https://text.npr.org/2023/12/19/1219984002/artificial-intelligence-can-find-your-location-in-photos-worrying-privacy-expert | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:06:11

• "VLOPs must also publish transparency reports on content moderation decisions and risk management practices" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/europe_nsfw_vlops_sites/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:06:20

• "What’s interesting about the Journal app is a new protocol that lets other journaling apps" ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/12/21/24010164/apple-journal-app-ai | Source: Vox    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:06:49

• "The pilot, if successful, would give VA health care employees an alternative to using their Personal Identity Verification (PIV)" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2023/12/va-plans-facial-recognition-pilot-for-health-care-employees-to-reduce-log-in-burden/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:06:57

• "Here’s something else America is leading the world in: oil production." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/us-producing-more-oil-climate-change/676893/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:09:27

• "This is one of the most significant cyberattacks since Russia invaded in February 2022." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/cyberattack-on-ukraines-kyivstar-seems-to-be-russian-hacktivists.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:09:36

• "The hosting of the recent COP28 climate summit by the United Arab Emirates" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/21/how-big-oil-is-taking-us-for-a-fossil-fuelized-ride/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:14:18

• "Recent global conflicts highlight the increasing use of electronic warfare (EW)" ☛ https://www.janes.com/defence-news/us-navy-secretary-notes-use-of-ew-in-current-conflicts/ | Source: Janes    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:14:41

• "Asylum and Migration Pact" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2023/12/21/attack-against-helpers-of-refugees-new-eu-package-criminalises-aiding-and-abetting-of-smuggling/ | Source: Site36    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:15:11

• "OMB’s “No TikTok on Government Devices” guidance was issued last February" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/irs-compliance-issues-tiktok-ban/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:15:28

• "No TikTok on Government Devices" ☛ https://www.tigta.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2023-12/2024ier003fr.pdf |    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:16:36

• "This latest clash over moderation comes after The Atlantic reported on Substack publications with “overt Nazi symbols” in their logos" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011232/substack-nazi-moderation-demonetization-hamish-mckenzie | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:18:01

• [Old] "At least 16 of the newsletters that I reviewed have overt Nazi symbols" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:20:09

• "Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging a recently enacted Texas law" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/aclu-challenges-new-texas-law-criminalizing-illegal-entry-from-abroad/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:20:22

• "In this article, I will make the same call to US journalists who lived in Brazil during this period who remained silent about their government’s role in removing Brazil’s front-running presidential candidate in the 2018 elections" ☛ https://fair.org/home/us-media-suppressed-their-governments-role-in-ousting-brazils-government/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:22:18

• "The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-ending-support-for-windows-10-could-send-240-million-pcs-to-landfills-report/articleshow/106191712.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:24:47

• "Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the environmental impact of disposal of Windows 11-incompatible devices" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/microsoft-ending-windows-10-support-to-affect-240-million-computers-report-4720187 | Source: NDTV    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:25:18

• [Repeat] "vessels or other machinery involved in illegal activities" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-dredger-bill-12202023234032.html | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:26:09

• "When it comes to influencing climate change" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-arctic-emitting-carbon.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:26:36

• "Arctic warming alters land-to-sea fluxes of nutrients and organic matter" ☛ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL102377 | Source: AGU    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:27:15

• "[This] could only be facilitated by West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-grave-warning-about-antarctica-is-encoded-in-octopus-dna | Source: Science Alert    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:27:47

• "He was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/nyregion/magnet-fishing.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:28:19

• "Electrified vehicles — either fully electric models" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/europes-electric-car-sales-boom/237146/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:30:09

• "What the hell is going on with mass transit in America?" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xbv4/the-great-american-train-wreck-isnt-going-away | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:30:32

• "The European Union and Britain on Thursday agreed to give electric vehicle (EV) makers until the end of 2026 to comply with local content rules" ☛ https://www.businessworld.in/article/EU-UK-Extend-Trade-Rules-To-Avoid-Tariffs-On-Electric-Vehicles/21-12-2023-503123/ | Source: BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:30:47

• "I don’t want to buy a house." ☛ https://macwright.com/2023/12/21/homeownership.html | Source: Tom MacWright    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:31:13

• "The fiscal 2024 intelligence authorization bill" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2023/12/congress-wants-spy-agencies-to-hire-more-experts-in-financial-intelligence-emerging-technology/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:31:54

• "The largest of these layoffs comes from Intel's Folsom offices" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/21/intel_gifts_311_cali_workers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:33:59

• "program is intended to tap highly qualified enlisted members and civilians" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/air-force/2023/12/air-forces-program-to-pick-new-cyber-officers-is-highly-competitive-only-few-are-selected/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:35:08

• "The war of words began after the first lady's account was hacked on December 11." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/brazil-presidents-wife-clashes-elon-musk-threatens-sue-x-1722316 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:35:42

• "If you’re going to be training the talent in our universities here" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/ai-talent-wanted/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:35:58

• "Technology consultancy Entelgy highlights three important considerations for AI companies" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-12-20/tech-giants-pursue-ethical-and-legal-ai-development.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:36:28

• "While conventional wisdom holds that researching the veracity of fake news would reduce belief in misinformation" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bjpm/scientists-explain-why-doing-your-own-research-leads-to-buying-conspiracies | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:38:34

• "Considerable scholarly attention has been paid to understanding belief in online misinformation" ☛ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06883-y | Source: Nature    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:39:37

• "These voices and their “good news” about China are evidence that the Chinese Communist Party" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-ai-propaganda-12212023142908.html | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:39:52

• "a limited liability company" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4371907-defunct-social-media-app-parler-planning-2024-comeback/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:40:31

• "After 33 years, "Home Alone" remains one of the most watched movies around Christmas." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/home-alone-enjoys-seasonal-piracy-spike-as-christmas-draws-near-231221/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:42:58

• "Getting fresh water from salt water can be difficult to do at any kind of scale." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/desalinating-water-with-the-sun/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:43:48

• Cheeto Nazi ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21/jeff_sharlet_trump_blood_poisoning_project2025 | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:44:56

• Colorado ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21/colorado_ruling_trump_ballot_2024 | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:45:33

• "The website in question is Exceljet, a hub on everything to know about Microsoft Excel." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-horrified-ai-steals-content-errors | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:48:41

• "Then, in the fall of 2023, a friend flagged a social-media post to him, and it all made sense." ☛ https://www.businessinsider.com/seo-heist-ai-generative-artificial-intelligence-google-2023-12 | Source: Business Insider    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:49:26

• "I pointed out, for example, that there is evidence that Steamboat Willie" ☛ https://tedium.co/2023/12/20/steamboat-willie-video-game-public-domain/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:49:57

• "It’s good news for the music industry that streaming now brings in $5.5 billion" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/money-talks-in-the-world-of-copyright-legislation-and-thats-a-big-problem-for-ordinary-internet-users/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:50:16

• "Harvard University President Claudine Gay faces plagiarism accusations on old papers" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4371597-harvard-claudine-gay-plagiarism-investigation/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:50:56

• "Claudine Gay is the president of Harvard University." ☛ https://reason.com/2023/12/21/claudine-gay-harvard-plagiarism-rufo-ben-collins/ | Source: Reason    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:52:00

• Supreme Connections ☛ https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/ |    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:53:40

• Sweet Jesus ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sweet-jesus/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:54:13

• "This is an emergency desktop-only release which fixes a crash in pluggable transports for Vista 7 users." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1308/ | Source: Tor    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:55:06

• "The merger between the companies would create a new industry giant." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-12-21/warner-bros-discovery-explores-merger-with-paramount.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:57:20

• "News that David Zaslav, the C.E.O. of Warner Bros." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/business/dealbook/warner-bros-paramount-merger-speculation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:58:02

• "A merger would narrow the number of players in the entertainment" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/20/24010115/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-streaming | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:58:21

• "Deal structure will be important here." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/20/warner-bros-paramount-merger-talks-nbcuniversal.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:58:44

• "Terms of a possible merger of the companies could not be learned." ☛ https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-talks-1235847958/ | Source: Variety    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 08:59:37

• "The landscape has changed, but the expectations of many people haven’t." ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2023/12/21/ownership-anti-ownership-and-deleting-your-stuff/ | Source: Troy Patterson    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:01:53

• "Understanding outages and shutdowns and how the Internet as a whole came to be vulnerable" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-historical-record-of-the-internet/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:02:56

• "After Alex Wubbels and her attorneys released dramatic video of the arrest" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/321440980fd54809a5bf8e404cfe4367 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:04:12

• "The Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group said Sabzian" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-child-bride-hanged-murder/32741462.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:04:43

• "Iran is the biggest executioner of women. In 2022, at least 16 women were executed." ☛ https://iranhr.net/en/articles/6415/ | Source: Iran Human Rights    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:04:56

• "Stella Assange—an attorney specializing in international law" ☛ https://reason.com/podcast/2023/12/21/why-isnt-julian-assange-a-free-man/ | Source: Reason    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:06:27

• "The plot was foiled in the autumn of last year by the people smuggler" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-journalists-assassination-plot-london-revolutionary-guards-irgc/32741979.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:07:20

• "The International Press Institute (IPI) presented the report" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalists-have-been-targeted-with-the-disinformation-law-289559 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:07:34

• "authorities either do not understand newsgathering practices" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/21/us-press-freedom-tracker-reporters-criminalized-for-routine-journalism-in-2023/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:11:07

• "CPJ found that Israeli soldiers had killed at least 20 journalists" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/israelhamas-war-most-dangerous-ever-for-journalists-rights-group-101703188224430.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:11:22

• "What happened was I was working on the speech with a writer, Lewis Friedman" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/robert-de-niro-scorsese-apple-censored-anti-trump-speec-1851115379 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:12:44

• "Representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Turkey and BİA" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/erdogan-s-son-in-law-sues-t24-news-portal-289622 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:13:11

• "The city – once ranked in the top 10 freest territories in the world" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-cato-freedom-index-12202023151302.html | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:13:52

• "sudden" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/20/hong-kong-media-summit-forced-to-go-online-after-venue-cancellations-as-organiser-suggests-self-censorship-to-blame/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:14:08

• "The news organizations documented how some owners of the buildings, known as residential hotels" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/los-angeles-orders-residential-hotels-to-stop-renting-to-tourists | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:14:46

• "Microsoft has made sweeping cuts throughout its VR division, leading to layoffs and the discontinuation of the AltspaceVR app." https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-is-nixing-its-windows-mixed-reality-platform-161607566.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:39:41

• "The future of the Hololens AR headset is uncertain after mass layoffs" https://mixed-news.com/en/microsoft-kills-windows-mixed-reality/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:42:03

• Rumor: PlayStation Planning More Layoffs, Including at Insomniac - News https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459454/rumor-playstation-planning-more-layoffs-including-at-insomniac/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:42:36

• "Bed sensors" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/bed-sensors-do-more-than-youd-think/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:55:18

• "VFD displays are beloved for their eerie glow that sits somewhere just off what you’d call blue." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/vu-meter-built-with-neat-graphical-vfd-display/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 09:55:34

• "ATmega32A" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/how-do-you-test-if-an-eeprom-can-hold-data-for-100-years/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:23:22

• "javelins" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/teardown-of-fgm-148-javelin-missiles-guidance-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:23:43

• "The saga of former Nikola CEO Trevor Milton has come to a close" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/former-nikola-ceo-gets-4-years-in-prison-for-playing-make-believe-with-investors/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:24:18

• "After my last post angsting about it, dimkr figured out the issue and fixed it. So now I (and everyone on his server, lol) can follow people from the wider Fediverse!" gemini://gemini.locrian.zone/gemlog/tootik-2.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:26:04

• 🔤SpellBinding: AINUQTP Wordo: VIPER gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-22.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:26:46

• "I tested the D language and zig language recently to check the state of the tooling." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2023-12-22-about-dlang-and-zig-lang.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:27:36

• "I’m sure that, in fifty years or so, I’ll be interviewed on a big talk show or the like about my long and storied career in the arts, my position as one of the world’s most prolific artists (which is inevitable at this point considering the amount of material I’ve produced), and I’ll be asked what my secret to success is" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1617    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:29:07

• "I can spin up an ad hoc literature review for a throw-away comment on a Discord channel or improvise a library class session without knowing anything about the assignment or topics ahead of time. But whatever happens before or after this state is either anxious anticipation or anxious absence." gemini://ennui_institute.smol.pub/intent    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:31:01

• solstice to solstice gemini://alioop.flounder.online/gemlog/2023-12-22.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:31:50

• "series on the past, present, and future of web monetization" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/error-402-information-wants-to-be-freemium/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:34:45

• "extwitter" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/the-eus-investigation-of-extwitter-is-ridiculous-censorial/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:36:04

• Hype, fraud, and nonsense. Why become an apologist for it? ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/chatgpt-cheating-fears-seem-overstated/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:36:46

• salmon ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/northwest-tribes-not-us-officials-will-control-salmon-recovery-funds | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:37:12

• donbas ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/22/the-new-beneficiary-of-the-donbas-economy | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:37:35

• "stars" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/22/russian-pop-stars-threw-themselves-an-exclusive-party-with-an-almost-naked-dress-code-here-s-what-happened-next | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:37:44

• Making A Guitar Go To Eleven, The Hard Way ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/making-a-guitar-go-to-eleven-the-hard-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:38:43

• SPI And I2C ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/displays-we-love-hacking-spi-and-i2c/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:38:51

• "eligible" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/21/putin-orders-use-of-unified-registry-of-eligible-citizens-in-fall-2024-russian-military-conscription | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:39:20

• russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/21/russia-s-federal-tax-service-asks-russians-for-information-on-dual-citizenship-and-foreign-residence-permits | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:39:29

• meduza "wishlist" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/21/a-wishlist-from-meduza-s-founders | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:39:48

• Tesla lied? Musk lied??? No way ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/tesla-lied-to-customers-blaming-them-for-shoddy-parts-the-company-knew-were-defective/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:40:29

• reciprocating? who started the invasion? ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/21/russia-threatens-to-reciprocate-if-europe-seizes-frozen-russian-assets | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:41:05

• uzbekistan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/21/uzbekistan-summons-russian-ambassador-after-nationalist-writer-and-politician-zakhar-prilepin-suggests-annexing-territories-where-migrants-come-from | Source: Meduza    

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

• "contradicts defense minister’s comments on plans to draft Ukrainian men living abroad" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/21/ukraine-s-defense-ministry-contradicts-defense-minister-s-comments-on-plans-to-draft-ukrainian-men-living-abroad | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:41:34

• "Earlier this month the Biden FCC announced that it was exploring banning early termination fees" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/21/the-gop-is-very-mad-because-the-fcc-wants-to-ban-shitty-cable-early-termination-fees/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:41:56

• Appeasing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft with DRM ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2023/12/20/gitlab-microsoft-store    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:43:08

• How to Protect your Webserver from Directory Enumeration Attack - Apache2 ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30504    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:44:19

• "Founded in 2021, Kingdom Market was primarily used to trade illegal narcotics." ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/20/german-police-shut-dark-web-marketplace-kingdom-market/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:45:00

• Nursing Homes ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/find-nursing-home-ownership-information | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:45:54

• Missed Operator Day at KubeCon NA 2023? Catch the Replay! ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/missed-operator-day-at-kubecon-na-2023-catch-the-replay    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:46:24

• BlackCat Strikes Back: Ransomware Gang “Unseizes” Website, Vows No Limits on Targets ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/blackcat-ransomware-group-responds-to-disruption-caused-by-law-enforcement/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:46:59

• EU strikes deal on reforming bloc's migration laws after years of talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231220-eu-strikes-deal-on-reforming-bloc-s-migration-laws-after-years-of-talks    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:47:13

• "unauthorised ride-hailing services"... MODERN as ENABLER of OPPRESSION ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/21/hong-kong-govt-to-crack-down-on-illegal-ride-hailing-following-protests-by-taxi-industry/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:47:54

• Kazakh Prosecutors Launch Probe Against Striking Oil Workers ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakh-prosecutors-probe-striking-oil-workers/32740182.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:48:14

• Escaping war in Myanmar for prison in India ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-india-prisoners-12202023042710.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:48:21

• Tesla strike: Elon Musk butts heads with Scandinavian worker ideals ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2023/1220/Tesla-strike-Elon-Musk-butts-heads-with-Scandinavian-worker-ideals    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:48:42

• Ill prisoner İsmail Hakkı Tursun's release delayed for third time ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/ill-prisoner-ismail-hakki-tursun-s-release-delayed-for-third-time-289573    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:48:54

• U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/ftc-regulation-children-online-privacy.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:49:16

• Genre-Bending Anime Spy x Family Tackles Cold War Espionage ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/20/genre-bending-anime-spy-x-family-tackles-cold-war-espionage/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:49:39

• "I wrote last week about an attempt to vanish my article about an attempt to vanish my article about an attempt to vanish other articles" ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/20/attempt-to-vanish-to-the-fourth-power-turtles-all-the-way-down/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:50:05

• Will Thompson: Removing Online Accounts from GNOME Initial Setup 46 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/wjjt/2023/12/20/removing-online-accounts-from-gnome-initial-setup-46/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:51:05

• Evolution has its downsides… but maybe it’s inevitable? ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/21/evolution-has-its-downsides-but-maybe-its-inevitable/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:51:50

• Event Wrap: Afghanistan IGF 2023, AyIGF, AFSIG 2023 and AFNOG 1 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2023/12/21/event-wrap-afghanistan-igf-2023-ayigf-afsig-2023-and-afnog-1/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:52:02

• Perjury Trapped: Rudy Giuliani’s Sync Sink ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/20/perjury-trapped-rudy-giulianis-sync-sink/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:52:41

• ntpd[66134]: leapsecond file (‘/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list’): will expire in less than 9 days ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/20/ntpd66134-leapsecond-file-var-db-ntpd-leap-seconds-list-will-expire-in-less-than-9-days/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:53:40

• Debugging snmp output when using LibreNMS ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2023/12/20/debugging-snmp-output-when-using-librenms/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:54:27

• "Ikey Doherty's Serpent OS Continues Building Up Its Rust Infrastructure". Rust? Really? Why? C is OK.    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:55:00

• Rust is hype. 2-3 years ago PEAK HYPE. Last year... less. This year? Meh. Barely hearing about people who learn it anymore. Another Haskell.    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:56:03

• In 2040 running some Rust program will be like running Delphi in 2023.    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:56:36

• ASUSTOR Data Master 4.2 (ADM OS): App Central ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asustor-data-master-os-app-central/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:58:00

• SUSE GNU/Linux Enterprise Base Container Images: LTSS and exciting new updates! ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/suse-linux-enterprise-base-container-images-ltss-and-exciting-new-updates/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 12:58:09

• With Mozilla's "appification" of Thunderbird we might end up having millions of computer users stuck with email clients less potent and feature-rich than Eudora    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:00:13

• "App" = 'FisherPrice'(TM)ware    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:00:39

• Nothing wrong with 'FisherPrice'(TM), but adults have grown up and moved on    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:01:14

• If some piece of software has LESS function over time, then it's likely not driven by users' wants and needs but some company's    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:02:03

• Pluralistic: A year in illustration, 2023 edition (21 Dec 2023) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/21/collages-r-us/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:02:15

• "pro-Palestinian bias at Fentanylware (TikTok) added to the confusion" ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/the-big-story/distortion-by-design-how-social-media-platforms-shaped-our-initial-understanding-of-the-israel-hamas-conflict/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:02:57

• They INTENTIONALLY underdelivered to fake "DEMAND" and get crooked sites like this to react ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/pharmacies-sell-out-of-covid-19-vaccines-on-first-day-of-sales/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:07:33

• New COVID-19 Subvariant JN.1 Spreads Fast in the US ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/New-COVID-19-Subvariant-JN.1-Spreads-Fast-in-the-US-20231221-0003.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:07:59

• Homeownership ☞ https://macwright.com/2023/12/21/homeownership.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:10:33

• Homeownership per se is desirable, but house prices have been a BUBBLE for decades    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:10:59

• Stella Assange: Why Isn't Julian Assange a Free Man? ☞ https://reason.com/podcast/2023/12/21/why-isnt-julian-assange-a-free-man/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:13:18

• Performative or Substantive Engagement? China & Russia in the Middle East ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/china-mena-podcast/performative-or-substantive-engagement-china-russia-in-the-middle-east/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:13:45

• Production Report: Episode 39 entered Alpha 1 ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1010/production-report-episode-39-entered-alpha-1    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:14:59

• Putin scents historic victory amid growing signs of Western weakness ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-scents-historic-victory-amid-growing-signs-of-western-weakness/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:15:55

• Ubuntu Blog: We wish you RISC-V holidays! ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/we-wish-you-risc-v-holidays    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:16:28

• Systemd-boot and Full Disk Encryption in Tumbleweed and MicroOS ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2023/12/20/systemd-fde/ SUSE wants to outsource control over SUSE PCs to Microsoft.... this is a really bad move, wrongly marketed as "security" http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:18:25

• Another group of Ukrainian soldiers treated in Rīga ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/22.12.2023-another-group-of-ukrainian-soldiers-treated-in-riga.a536421/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:19:35

• Ukrainian support center in Rīga to move location again ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/21.12.2023-ukrainian-support-center-in-riga-to-move-location-again.a536392/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:19:44

• Ban advances on playing against Russian, Belarusian sports teams ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/sport/21.12.2023-ban-advances-on-playing-against-russian-belarusian-sports-teams.a536302/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:20:05

• Russian drone attack hits residential building in Kyiv, injuring at least two ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231221-russian-drone-attack-hit-residential-building-in-kyiv-injuring-one    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:28:35

• Kyiv Considers Calling Up Men Living Abroad For Military Service ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-men-abroad-military-service/32741808.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:28:45

• Ukraine Legalizes Medical Marijuana ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-legalizes-medical-marijuana/32741801.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:28:54

• Russia Promises To Respond In Kind If EU Uses Its Frozen Assets ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-eu-frozen-assets/32741586.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:29:08

• Germany To Provide 88.5 Million Euros In Energy Assistance For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-germany-energy-aid/32741553.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:29:20

• Orban Says He Accepted Zelenskiy's Invitation To Discuss Ukraine's EU Membership Hopes ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks/32741424.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:29:30

• Cyberattack on Ukraine’s Kyivstar Seems to Be Russian Hacktivists ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/cyberattack-on-ukraines-kyivstar-seems-to-be-russian-hacktivists.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:29:54

• US Reaches Agreements to Control Northern Europe: Zakharova ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-Reaches-Agreements-to-Control-Northern-Europe-Zakharova-20231221-0006.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:30:07

• U.S. and Europe Eye Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine as Funding Dries Up ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/us/politics/russian-assets-ukraine.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:30:28

• Breaking With Postwar History, Japan to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/asia/japan-postwar-missile-defense-sales.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:30:42

• Rīga resident accused of war glorification ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/22.12.2023-riga-resident-accused-of-war-glorification.a536394/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:31:34

• Vietnam’s fraternal ties with Russia are put to the test ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/russia-12152023100756.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:31:45

• Former Russian Minister Sentenced To 12 Years For Embezzlement ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-minister-abyzov-sentenced-prison-embezzlement/32742306.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:31:53

• White House Concerned About Reports Paul Whelan Feels Physically Threatened In Russian Jail ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-whelan-threatened-prison-white-house-concerned/32742268.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:32:05

• Russia Adds Two Of Navalny's Self-Exiled Associates To Its Wanted List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-associated-wanted-list-pevchikh-nizovtsev/32742102.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:32:17

• Kazakhstan To Extradite U.S.-Wanted Russian Cybersecurity Expert To Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-us-russia-kislitsin-extradition/32741691.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:32:33

• Armenia Suspends License Of Russian Broadcaster's Local Affiliate For Month ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-radio-suspended-keosayan/32741657.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:32:43

• Moldova Scraps Soviet-Era Abbreviation For Chisinau Airport ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-chisinau-airport-abbreviation/32741609.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:32:54

• 1898: Russia and the Red Sea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/russia-red-sea.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:33:06

• Saeima moves forward with 'Moscow House' takeover plan ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/21.12.2023-saeima-moves-forward-with-moscow-house-takeover-plan.a536314/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:33:24

• Public Knowledge Joins Amicus Brief Defending Controlled Digital Lending and Consumer Privacy ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-joins-amicus-brief-defending-controlled-digital-lending-and-consumer-privacy/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:39:20

• Recommended Reading: The Trademark Reporter, November-December 2023 Issue ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/recommended-reading-trademark-reporter.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:39:54

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-3-dev-1/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:42:11

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

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:44:31

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

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:44:53

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

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:45:26

• How to Install Ungoogled Chromium on Linux Mint 21 or 20 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-ungoogled-chromium-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:46:05

• How to Install MySQL 8.0 on AlmaLinux 9 or 8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mysql-8-0-on-almalinux/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:46:31

• R Docker: How to Run Your R Scripts in a Docker Container ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/r-docker-how-to-run-your-r-scripts-in-a-docker-container/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:47:09

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

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:48:02

• How to format a drive via terminal on GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-format-a-drive-using-terminal/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:48:12

• Heads up: RPM GPG keys are changing on 3 Jan 2024 ( RHEL and Fedora ) ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/heads-up-rpm-gpg-keys-are-changing-on-3-jan-2024-rhel-and-fedora-2770/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:50:37

• How to Install iTunes in Ubuntu 22.04/23.10 (Step by Step) ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/install-itunes-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:51:01

• today's howtos ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/today_s_howtos.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:51:13

• How to Easily Transfer Music from Ubuntu GNU/Linux to iPhone ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/transfer-music-ubuntu-iphone/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:51:49

• 10 reasons to back upstream Open Source contributions ☞ https://opensource.net/10-reasons-upstream-open-source-contributions/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:53:04

• Based on Microsofters https://blog.opensource.org/osi-work-in-developing-an-open-source-ai-definition-featured-in-the-state-of-the-digital-public-goods-ecosystem-2023-report/ see https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/_VOICES_OF_OPEN_SOURCE_OSI_Microsoft_Controlled_Calls_Mass_Plag.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:56:32

• RICA Community Meeting Puts a Bow on 2023 Developments ☞ https://rosindustrial.org/news/2023/12/21/rica-community-meeting-puts-a-bow-on-2023-developments    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:57:15

• China uses Hey Hi (AI) to generate propaganda on YouTube, report finds ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-ai-propaganda-12212023142908.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:57:56

• The user’s heartbeat controls this drum machine ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/22/the-users-heart-beat-controls-this-drum-machine/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 13:58:18

• S(00)7 — Agent with License for OOP ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/s007%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8aagent-with-license-for-oop/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:07:53

• #30DayMapChallenge my 25/30 contributions ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/30daymapchallenge-my-25-30-contributions/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:08:00

• Turn Your Terminal Into A Playground: 20+ Funny GNU/Linux Command Line Tools ☞ https://ostechnix.com/fun-linux-command-line-tools/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:09:30

• Ryan Kavanagh: Battery charge start and stop threshold on OpenBSD ☞ https://rak.ac/blog/2023-12-20-battery-charge-start-stop-threshold-on-openbsd/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:10:24

• 8Devices Noni M.2 WiFi 7 module runs FirmUx embedded GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/22/8devices-noni-m-2-wifi-7-module-runs-firmux-embedded-linux-distribution/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:11:47

• Hey Hi Hype and fraudulent bubbles are also tying themselves to the "Linux" brand now https://venturebeat.com/ai/linux-foundation-advances-open-source-vision-with-generative-ai-commons/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:13:27

• 5 Best Free and Open Source No-Code Database Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-no-code-database-tools/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:14:28

• 2 ways to install BalenaEtcher on GNU/Linux Mint ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/2-ways-to-install-balenaetcher-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:14:50

• Games: New Steam Games, Streets of Rogue 2, and Much More ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Games_New_Steam_Games_Streets_of_Rogue_2_and_Much_More.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:15:21

• This cheap Acer laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c chip can run mainline GNU/Linux software (mostly) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/This_cheap_Acer_laptop_with_a_Qualcomm_Snapdragon_7c_chip_can_r.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:15:28

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:15:38

• Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and AMD Ryzen 7 7840U have an iGPU-bound benchmarking rematch in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-ultra-7-155h-and-amd-ryzen-7-7840u-have-an-igpu-bound-benchmarking-rematch-in-linux    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:16:16

• http://techrights.org/o/2023/09/15/linux-foundation-newsletter-for-september/   

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:18:54

• Kernel is mentioned only twice (the word) and there is a section devoted to Microsoft promotion https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/linux-foundation-newsletter-december-2023    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:19:00

• compare to prior months: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/01/Just_Like_Its_Budget_Allocation_the_Linux_Foundation_Devotes_Ab.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/10/20/This_Month_s_Linux_Foundation_Newsletter_Does_More_Promotion_of.shtml http://techrights.org/o/2023/09/15/linux-foundation-newsletter-for-september/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:19:56

• Kernel is mentioned only twice (the word) and there is a section devoted to Microsoft promotion https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/linux-foundation-newsletter-december-2023    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:20:31

• [Makulu Linux] Electra Pushing Boundaries again ! ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2023/12/22/electra-pushing-boundaries-again/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:21:52

• "The first full-fledged desktop distro for M-chip Macs, Fedora Asahi GNU/Linux is a giant step forward in bridging the gap between GNU/Linux and Fashion Company Apple silicon hardware." ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/fedora-linux-now-runs-on-all-m-powered-macs-except-one/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:24:14

• Remi Collet: PHP version 8.1.27, 8.2.14 and 8.3.1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2023/12/22/PHP-version-8.1.27-8.2.14-8.3.1    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:24:30

• Darktable 4.6 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/darktable-4-6-open-source-raw-image-editor-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:26:07

• GUADEC 2024 Conference Will Be Held in Denver for the GNOME 47 Desktop ☞ https://9to5linux.com/guadec-2024-conference-will-be-held-in-denver-for-the-gnome-46-desktop    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:26:14

• "if you need a replacement for "sucks" as an insult: say "musks" instead!" ☞ https://dustycloud.org/blog/sucks-is-a-compliment-now/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:27:39

• FSF Blogs: Licensing & Compliance Lab updates and why we need your support to educate, serve the free software community ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/licensing-compliance-lab-updates-and-why-we-need-your-support-to-educate-serve-the-free-software-community    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:28:23

• "quick try with the OrbbecViewer program on Ubuntu 22.04 in the first part of the review" ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/22/orbbec-femto-mega-3d-depth-camera-review-part-1-unboxing-teardown-first-try/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:30:31

• Red Hat (IBM) 'Principal Product Manager' Nikhil Mungale is Pushing backdoored Windows Today in RedHat.com ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Red_Hat_IBM_Principal_Product_Manager_Nikhil_Mungale_is_Pushing.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:31:52

• Shilling Microsoft in "open" clothing? https://heathermeeker.com/2023/11/21/openai-what-happened/ https://heathermeeker.com/2023/12/15/my-ted-talk-is-out/ https://heathermeeker.com/2023/12/16/notes-to-my-legal-self-appearance/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/18/_Video_No_Phoronix_Microsoft_is_Not_an_Acceptable_Participant_B.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:33:44

• Microsoft stands to gain the most from sabotage of Free software    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:34:17

• "First, AGPL is not really all that scary." https://heathermeeker.com/2023/10/13/agpl-in-the-light-of-day/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:35:32

• Microsoft’s End to AR: Which other Products would be Affected? https://www.gizchina.com/2023/12/22/microsoft-steps-back-from-augmented-reality-a-farewell-to-mixed-reality/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Microsoft_Dismantled_Before_Christmas_Layoffs_and_Even_Wholesal.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:38:09

• The Mozilla Blog: CAPTCHA successor Privacy Pass has no easy answers for online abuse ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/privacy-security/captcha-successor-privacy-pass-has-no-easy-answers-for-online-abuse/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:43:11

• Train travel resumes between France and UK after surprise strike ends ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231221-surprise-strike-blocks-eurostar-train-travel-between-france-and-britain    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:46:22

• 15 movement victories in 2023 you may not have heard about ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/movement-victories-2023/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:46:36

• Strike Halts Eurostar Channel Tunnel Service Between London and Europe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/europe/eurostar-trains-strike.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:46:46

• A Shift to Open Landscapes May Have Changed Human Language Ever After ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-shift-to-open-landscapes-may-have-changed-human-language-ever-after    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:47:33

• World's Largest Seabirds Follow Sound Across The Ocean to Faraway Food ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-largest-seabirds-follow-sound-across-the-ocean-to-faraway-food    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:47:39

• The Landlord's Game: Lizzie Magie and Monopoly's Anti-Capitalist Origins (1903) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-landlords-game    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:48:24

• Raspberry Pi cinewhoop drone swoops in with a Zero 2 W to run the live video feed ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-cinewhoop-drone-swoops-in-with-a-zero-2-w-to-run-the-live-video-feed    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:48:53

• C3D joins Arduino Pro’s System Integrators Partnership Program ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/21/c3d-joins-arduino-pros-system-integrators-partnership-program/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 14:49:38

• Leprosy Is on The Rise in Florida, Scientists Report ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/leprosy-is-on-the-rise-in-florida-scientists-report    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 15:38:43

• Scientists Reveal What a Nuclear Explosion Would Do to an Asteroid ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-what-a-nuclear-explosion-would-do-to-an-asteroid    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:17:08

• A Vast Realm Off The Coast of Australia May Have Been Populated by Millions ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-vast-realm-off-the-coast-of-australia-may-have-been-populated-by-millions    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:17:43

• A Grave Warning About Antarctica Is Encoded in Octopus DNA ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-grave-warning-about-antarctica-is-encoded-in-octopus-dna    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:17:57

• Northern Gaza Has No More Functioning Hospitals, the W.H.O. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/middleeast/gaza-hospitals-who.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:28:13

• Eliminating cervical cancer is a movement, not just a programme: Indonesia’s health minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/eliminating-cervical-cancer-is-a-movement-not-just-a-programme-indonesia-s-health-minister    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:28:28

• MNsure health insurance marketplace sees record early enrollment, mirroring nationwide trend ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2023/12/21/mnsure-health-insurance-marketplace-sees-record-early-enrollment-mirroring-nationwide-trend/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:28:56

• Macron accused of doing far-right’s bidding with passage of stricter immigration law ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231221-macron-accused-of-doing-far-right-s-bidding-with-passage-of-stricter-immigration-law    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:29:15

• VA plans facial recognition pilot for health care employees to reduce log-in burden ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2023/12/va-plans-facial-recognition-pilot-for-health-care-employees-to-reduce-log-in-burden/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:34:19

• Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be using fuel, IAEA says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/second-north-korean-nuclear-reactor-appears-to-be-using-fuel-iaea-says    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:35:17

• Vietnam isn’t North Korea—and 50 years of Australian aid has helped ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/vietnam-isnt-north-korea-and-50-years-of-australian-aid-has-helped/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:37:45

• Cascading waves of earth add to China’s Qinghai earthquake nightmare ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/cascading-waves-of-earth-add-to-china-s-qinghai-earthquake-nightmare    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:38:51

• Biting cold to loosen grip as temperatures to creep higher in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/biting-cold-to-loosen-grip-as-temperatures-to-creep-higher-in-china    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:38:58

• "carrot and stick diplomacy" ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-lifts-ban-on-taiwanese-grouper-fish-imports-in-carrot-and-stick-diplomacy    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 18:39:47

• Top US and Chinese generals resume talks ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/military-ties-resumption-12212023103405.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:10:04

• Laos’ national debt now larger than its GDP – and could get even bigger ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/national-debt-12212023161505.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:10:42

• Escaped North Koreans urge China to stop the ‘genocide’ of forced repatriation ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/escapees-12212023184327.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:11:30

• Patent News to Celebrate on the Year's Shortest Day ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Patent_News_to_Celebrate_on_the_Year_s_Shortest_Day.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:12:23

• Judge Connolly’s Push for Funding Transparency is Working ☞ https://www.patentprogress.org/2023/12/judge-connollys-push-for-funding-transparency-is-working/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:12:51

• "This divergence between US and European patent monopoly practice is likely to attract wider attention beyond the narrow realm of patent monopoly practitioners in the near future" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html?showComment=1703181381531#c6076418297412458757    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:14:13

• "As sympathetic as I am towards the needs of US practitioners securing the broadest possible protection, I always feel like I'm talking to a brick wall when trying to reason with them about this stuff." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html?showComment=1703170264249#c2289818242982086270    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:15:13

• Tesla and Electric Vehicles (EVs) Are the Proprietary Software of the Automobile World ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Tesla_and_Electric_Vehicles_EVs_Are_the_Proprietary_Software_of.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:16:02

• These 'Owners' of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and 'Modern' Cars Wake Up to a Nightmare ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/These_Owners_of_Electric_Vehicles_EVs_and_Modern_Cars_Wake_Up_t.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:16:09

• Microsoft Dismantled Before Christmas: Layoffs and Even Wholesale Shutdowns ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/21/Microsoft_Dismantled_Before_Christmas_Layoffs_and_Even_Wholesal.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:16:49

• Debian's Russell Coker Parrots Claims From Serial Defamers, Who Are Connected to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/Debian_s_Russell_Coker_Parrots_Claims_From_Serial_Defamers_Who_.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:16:59

• [Meme] You So Dumb ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/_Meme_You_So_Dumb.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:17:22

• [Meme] Even a Child Can Understand What the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Is Doing... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/_Meme_Even_a_Child_Can_Understand_What_the_Software_Freedom_Con.shtml    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:17:31

• New and Improved Ways to Report ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2023/12/21/request-reports-and-comment-reports//    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:22:49

• UK Supreme Court rules that Hey Hi (AI) cannot be an ‘inventor’ under Patents Act ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/uk-supreme-court-rules-that-ai-cannot-be-an-inventor-under-the-patents-act-1977/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:29:34

• Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/looking-to-the-future-2024-at-the-aclu    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:30:27

• Hong Kong court refuses bail bid by activist Chow Hang-tung ahead of national security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/21/hong-kong-court-refuses-bail-bid-by-activist-chow-hang-tung-ahead-of-national-security-trial/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:30:34

• Micropelago in 2023 gemini://mediocregopher.com/posts/micropelago-2023.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:33:18

• "The title refers to how intentions can't compensate for not being able to guess how wording implying/meaning something(s) in ones own conceptual context can imply/mean All Kinds Of Other Thing(s) in others' conceptual contexts." gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-22-11-35-34.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:34:21

• "So in my opinion, EVs, while still terrible, are still less evil than fossil fuel cars. As pointed out above, mass transit, densification, and degrowth are our best way forward as a species, but the feasibility of it is critically low, short of a global catastrophe." gemini://gemini.smallweb.space/gemlog/20231222-Electric-Cars.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:35:51

• "Domiply is intended to be easily self-hosted by anyone, for either just themselves or for their friends and family as well." gemini://mediocregopher.com/posts/domiply.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:39:24

• Short Gemlog: Etymology gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2023/12-22.gmi    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:40:22

• [moving site] update your readers gemini://protodrew.smol.pub/1703263648    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:41:25

• [CG] or [plagiarised] Art and Victim Complex gemini://cyi1341.smol.pub/random37    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:42:15

• Akademy 2023 Keynote: Kdenlive - what can we learn after 20 years of development? ☞ https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/hMhQwxYBmEaGruZpVizDns    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:47:15

• Public Knowledge Commends FCC Action to Shield Consumers from Spammers and Scammers ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-commends-fcc-action-to-shield-consumers-from-spammers-and-scammers/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:49:33

• Public Knowledge Welcomes FCC Move To Update Agency’s Data Breach Rules ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-welcomes-fcc-move-to-update-agencys-data-breach-rules/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:49:57

• Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Reinstate Broadband Authority, Bring Back Net Neutrality Protections ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-urges-fcc-to-reinstate-broadband-authority-reinstate-net-neutrality-protections/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:50:22

• FCC Moves To Improve Tribal Connectivity Through Simplified E-Rate Rules ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/fcc-moves-to-improve-tribal-connectivity-through-simplified-e-rate-rules/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:51:17

• Scientists Explain Why ‘Doing Your Own Research’ Leads to Believing Conspiracies ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7bjpm/scientists-explain-why-doing-your-own-research-leads-to-buying-conspiracies    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:52:27

• Cutelyst v4 – 10 years 🎉 ☞ https://dantti.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/cutelyst-v4-10-years-%f0%9f%8e%89/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:52:50

• Quick Take: The “Epstein Client List” is not what it seems ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/21/quick-take-the-epstein-client-list-is-not-what-it-seems/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:54:26

• Payment Cards Of Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist's Relatives Blocked ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-jailed-journalist-orucov-relatives-cards-blocked/32742036.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:55:34

• Recapturing early-internet whimsy with HTML ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/21/1084525/internet-whimsy-html-energy/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:56:16

• Ireland human rights commission brings proceedings against state over migrant rights breaches ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/ireland-human-rights-commission-brings-proceedings-against-state-over-migrant-rights-breaches/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:57:12

• Libel Suit Terminated Because of Plaintiff's Discovery Misconduct ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/21/libel-suit-terminated-because-of-plaintiffs-discovery-misconduct/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 19:57:37

• Beijing, Manila to hold consultation on South China Sea ‘soon’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijing-manila-consult-12222023010757.html    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 20:05:12

• Coal mine accident in northeast China kills 12, as cause under investigation ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/21/coal-mine-accident-in-northeast-china-kills-12-as-cause-under-investigation/    

posted Friday, December 22, 2023 at 20:05:57