Roy Schestowitz

• China's GPU sales fell 8 percent from October to November due to shortages but are still up 11 percent YoY ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinas-gpu-sales-fell-8-percent-from-october-to-november-due-to-shortages-but-are-still-up-11-percent-yoy    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:15:13

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping to pay homage at Mao mausoleum amid fears of new personality cult ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-mao-cult-12222023121206.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:15:51

• US defense bill spends big against China’s maritime claims ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ndaa-defense-aukus-12202023111919.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:16:20

• Boeing delivering 1st plane to Chinese airline since 2019 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/22/boeing-delivering-1st-plane-to-chinese-airline-since-2019/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:19:35

• Air pollution in China worsens in 2023, for the first time in a decade ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/23/air-pollution-in-china-worsens-in-2023-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:20:17

• SAAF Chief visits China ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/saaf-chief-visits-china/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:22:26

• "Brand new, just wrote a bash script for it. Try to reload page multiple times." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Gemini/12963    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:29:26

• Data loss, memory gemini://qwel.smol.pub/data-loss    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:30:01

• "If you're reading this on gemini, you probably have some awareness of of the Free Software Movement. ("Free" does not refer to the neccesity of payment, but to the permissions licensed to the user)" gemini://gemini.zachdecook.com/capsule/2023-12-12-software-freedom-in-christ.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:30:50

• "With the year coming to an end, I was thinking about what would make me switch away from FF. There's only one thing: security. With a dwindling market share, and a C-suite that seems to be distracted at best, the risk is that the team is too small." gemini://lof.flounder.online/gemlog/2023-12-23%20Is%20Firefox%20team%20too%20small%20to%20do%20serious%20security%20tests.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:31:44

• Four things Fedi could become gemini://idiomdrottning.org/fedi-wishlist    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:32:32

• Memory Holed: Berkey Water Filters vs the EPA gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2023-12-23_memoryHoledBerkey.txt    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:34:10

• Merry Christmas! gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2023-12-23_merryChristmas.txt    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:34:49

• "While I may not be typical I am an example of a web user who experiences much of the web via RSS. I read blog and site content via RSS. I "follow" my friends and colleagues via RSS." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/rsdoiel/blog/2023/12/07/rss-and-my-web-experience.md    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:35:46

• "This makes things much more convienient for me. The RSS feed is visible via the HTML markup on a person's profile page (which are now public)." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/rsdoiel/blog/2023/12/23/finding-blue-sky-rss-feeds.md    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:36:55

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1139.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:37:29

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D789.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:37:43

• Find your candidate with Yle's presidential election compass ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066212    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:39:47

• Helsinki plans to "urgently" tackle problems at Central Station taxi rank ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066466    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:40:11

• Food Authority orders removal of "dangerous" spicy chips from Finnish market ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066488    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:40:40

• Finland's unemployment rate continues to tick upwards ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066500    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:40:53

• That Time I Crashed My Motorbike ☞ https://kevquirk.com/that-time-i-crashed-my-motorbike    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:42:45

• Is Mickey Mouse Finally in the Public Domain? Here’s a Quick Rundown ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/22/mickey-mouse-public-domain/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:43:18

• Why Gaza war is most deadly conflict for journalists in recent history ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20231221-gaza-war-is-most-deadly-conflict-for-journalists-in-recent-history    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:44:35

• They run out of "HEY HI" as buzzword and now they make fake new acronyms like "GenAI" and "GAI" to keep the hype going. Pathetic.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:45:43

• "The 71-year-old former journalist and lawmaker spoke about hearing the doorbell ring early one morning" ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/23/hkfp-yum-cha-hong-kong-democrat-emily-lau-recalls-an-early-morning-visit-from-national-security-police/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:46:48

• Navigating Sweden’s NATO membership: Insights for political and operational adaptation ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/navigating-swedens-nato-membership-insights-for-political-and-operational-adaptation/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:47:10

• OMG, "the age of ransomware and Hey Hi (AI)"... just amazing, they declare that Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) is the future... and now it is the AGE or the ERA of Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/22/rethinking-data-security-age-ransomware-ai-delldataprotection/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:48:15

• Yet few in the corporate media are courageous enough to point out all this HEY HI nonsense is pump-and-dump fraud. Hype and vapourware, false claims about capabilities and legal issues, inc. plagiarism.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:49:09

• CISA Warns of FXC Router, QNAP NVR Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-fxc-router-qnap-nvr-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:49:35

• Inmate, Staff Information Stolen in Rhode Island Prison Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/inmate-staff-information-stolen-in-rhode-island-prison-data-breach/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:51:19

• UK Teen Gets Indefinite Hospital Order For ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uk-teen-gets-indefinite-hospital-order-for-grand-theft-auto-hack/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:51:37

• Gaza: Joint Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the risk of famine ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_6825    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:52:11

• Bridging the military financial readiness gap through tailored guidance ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2023/12/bridging-the-military-financial-readiness-gap-through-tailored-guidance/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:52:35

• Introduction to Delivery Performance Analytics ☞ https://toscalix.com/2023/12/22/delivery-performance-analytics-intro/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:53:11

• "As you see from below screenshot, it runs nicely as a Wayland session, both logged in via the SDDM login manager and by running “startkwayland” from a console in runlevel 3." ☞ https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/kde-plasma6-beta2-but-the-live-iso-wont-work/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:53:52

• Microsoft ending support for backdoored Windows 10 could send 240 mln PCs to landfills ☞ https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-ending-support-windows-10-could-send-240-mln-pcs-landfills-report-2023-12-21/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:54:43

• Microsoft's draconian backdoored Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when backdoored Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-draconian-windows-11-restrictions-will-send-an-estimated-240-million-pcs-to-the-landfill-when-windows-10-hits-end-of-life-in-2025    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:56:08

• Iranian Hackers Targeting US Defense Industrial Base Entities With New Backdoor ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-targeting-us-defense-industrial-base-entities-with-new-backdoor/ It says "Microsoft has observed", but Microsoft is in fact the culprit here http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:58:11

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI ... NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE.... "Hey Hi (AI) looks inward"... where are the tech journalists, rather than buzzword droppers? ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/22/ai-looks-inward-antitrust-bites-big-tech-cybersecurity-battles-intensify/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:59:10

• Many of today's "news" "articles" start with a buzzwords or buzzwords. Not a story, not any actual substance. It's like they write "for Google".    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 03:59:55

• EDATEC ED-IPC3020 – A fanless Raspberry Pi 5 industrial computer with an M.2 NVMe SSD, RS485/RS232 interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/23/edatec-ipc3020-fanless-raspberry-pi-5-industrial-computer-m2-ssd-rs485/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:00:30

• TCapture Replication Server 1.0 Beta ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/tcapture-replication-server-10-beta-2732/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:01:21

• Malicious GPT Can Phish Credentials, Exfiltrate Them to External Server: Researcher ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-gpt-can-phish-credentials-exfiltrate-them-to-external-server-researcher/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:01:46

• Hong Kong logs 32% waste recovery rate in 2022 as NGO says city still far from sustainability goals ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/23/hong-kong-logs-32-waste-recovery-rate-in-2022-as-ngo-says-city-still-far-from-sustainability-goals/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:02:38

• Python Keylogger Using Mailtrap.io, (Sat, Dec 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30512    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:02:58

• Assad regime bombs civilian area near Aleppo to retaliate against rebels ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231221-assad-regime-bombs-civilian-area-near-aleppo-to-retaliate-against-rebels    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:03:24

• China unveils new gaming curbs, sending tech giant Tencent stocks tumbling ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/22/china-unveils-new-gaming-curbs-sending-tech-giant-tencent-stocks-tumbling/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:04:30

• phoronix spent a decade shilling Wayland based on exaggerated, false claims. Now it tacitly admits that it still does not work properly ("Wayland-Proxy Load Balancer Helping Firefox Cope With Wayland Issues").    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:05:37

• ICBM forcing RHEL users to move to Wayland = "RIGHT THIS WAY" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gaa9iw85tW8    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:06:40

• Overcome the ibus daemon autostart after installing Zoom ☞ https://freeaptitude.altervista.org/articles/overcome-the-ibus-daemon-autostart-after-installing-zoom.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:07:57

• openSUSE Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2023/51 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2023/12/opensuse-tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2023-51/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:10:36

• Substack Says It Will Not Ban Nazis or Extremist Speech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/substack-nazis-content-moderation.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:11:18

• Federico Mena-Quintero: Librsvg will use Rust-only image decoders starting on 2.58.0 ☞ https://viruta.org/librsvg-rust-image-decoders.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:11:32

• This is an illegal kangaroo court. It serves EU critics by serving to show that the laws and constitutions got abolished in an act of corruption. This court can be dismantled if many countries leave the EU, seeing the EPO's corruption. ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/12/22/unified-patent-court-160-cases-since-june-2023/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:14:15

• "Otherwise the UPC risks becoming too much like a patent monopoly office." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html?showComment=1703247776058#c6117365025719622542    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:14:36

• "We might think that the UPC and Boards are different and can therefore operate different sets of case law, but given that the UPC does not have any 'history' it is unlikely to remain free of EPO influence." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html?showComment=1703247776058#c6117365025719622542    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:14:59

• Eben Moglen Explaining How Ridiculous Software Patents Are (and Covering GPLv3 Too) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/Eben_Moglen_Explaining_How_Ridiculous_Software_Patents_Are_and_.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:15:54

• "infringed European patent monopoly EP 3334112 and may now no longer sell Wifi-6-capable products in Germany." ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/huawei-and-bird-bird-successful-against-amazon-in-dispute-over-wifi-routers/ This corrupt site, which lobbies for crimes, fails to disclose that the parties bribe it for marketing, so it is cherry-picking how or what it covers    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:17:16

• Michael Larabel as Intel PR Rep ;-) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Open-Source-Survey    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:17:57

• Announcing Agama 7 ☞ https://yast.opensuse.org/blog/2023-12-22/agama7    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:18:34

• 2023 in Review: Infrastructure ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2023-in-review-infrastructure/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:19:08

• Glances: A Powerful Open-Source Monitoring Tool for Real-Time System Insights ☞ https://medevel.com/glances/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:19:44

• eBudget is a Free and Open-source Personal and Family Budgeting Application ☞ https://medevel.com/ebudget/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:20:34

• Gnomeshade is a Free, open source and self-hosted personal finance manager. ☞ https://medevel.com/gnomeshade/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:20:57

• Apple’s Newest Headache: An App That Upended Its Control Over Messaging ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/technology/apple-iphone-beeper-mini.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:21:38

• Report: Justice Department expanding Fashion Company Apple antitrust probe over Beeper Mini shutdown ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/22/report-justice-department-expanding-apple-antitrust-probe-beeper-mini-shutdown/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:22:05

• ICE Leaked These Asylum Seekers' Personal Information. A Court Just Dismissed Their Lawsuit. ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/22/ice-leaked-these-asylum-seekers-personal-information-a-court-just-dismissed-their-lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:22:26

• SONOFF iPlug S60 – A $10.9 compact WiFi smart socket with built-in energy monitoring function ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/22/sonoff-iplug-s60-compact-wifi-smart-socket-built-in-energy-monitoring-function/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:23:29

• How to Validate IPv4 Addresses in Shell Script ☞ https://tecadmin.net/shell-script-validate-ipv4-addresses/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:24:47

• "The blogroll remains OPML." ☞ https://rubenerd.com/site-changes-for-end-of-the-year/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:25:31

• "Master Username" ☞ https://tecadmin.net/find-master-username-of-rds-instance/ but they said master is racist term...    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:26:15

• Chameleon Android Malware Can Bypass Biometric Security ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chameleon-android-malware-can-bypass-biometric-security/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:26:39

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2023-12-22 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2023-12-22    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:30:26

• TUXEDO Control Center 2.1 Released with Exciting New Functions ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-control-center-2-1-released-with-exciting-new-functions    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:30:45

• Plymouth GNU/Linux Graphical Boot Manager Now Better Handles Display Rendering ☞ https://9to5linux.com/plymouth-linux-graphical-boot-manager-now-better-handles-display-rendering    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:31:02

• HyperAIBox Compact PCs: Powered by Rockchip 3568 and Rockchip 3588 Processors ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/hyperaibox-compact-pcs-powered-by-rockchip-3568-and-rockchip-3588-processors/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:31:29

• M5Stack SmartWatch Kit Built Around ESP32-Pico-V2 MCU ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-smartwatch-kit-built-around-esp32-pico-v2-mcu/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:31:38

• More "Mass Layoffs" at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and a Strategic Pivot to Trashing the Reputation of GNU/Linux, Instead ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/More_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_and_a_Strategic_Pivot_to_Trashin.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:35:05

• It Feels Like I.C.B.M. and Canonical Are Intentionally Not Promoting GNU/Linux on Desktops/Laptops (Given Yet Another Golden - Albeit Missed - Opportunity) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/22/It_Feels_Like_IBM_and_Canonical_Are_Intentionally_Not_Promoting.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:35:15

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:35:24

• 7 Reasons to Pick Nobara GNU/Linux Over Fedora ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/nobara-linux-benefits/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:35:40

• Creating and Utilizing a RAM Disk ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/creating-and-utilizing-a-ram-disk.46239/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:36:12

• Linux Candy: christmasfetch – a festive command-line utility ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-christmasfetch/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:36:37

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Download Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-graphical-download-managers/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:37:12

• Exploring rsync, tar, and Other Backup Solutions ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/exploring-rsync-tar-and-other-backup-solutions    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:37:50

• 8 Ways to Delete Files in GNU/Linux such as Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, etc ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/8-ways-to-delete-files-in-linux-such-as-ubuntu-debian-kali-etc/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:38:12

• How to run backdoored Windows programs or .exe files using Wine on Chromebook ☞ https://www.dignited.com/117230/run-windows-programs-exe-files-wine-chromebook/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:40:08

• Fedora Community Blog: F39 Election Results ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f39-election-results/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:40:54

• WNR is a free work timer for Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux ☞ https://medevel.com/wnr/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:41:26

• Latest Tails 5.21 Update Addresses Persistent Storage Issues ☞ https://linuxiac.com/tails-5-21-addresses-persistent-storage-issues/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:41:51

• Putin Signs Decree On Temporary State Takeover Of Russia's Biggest Auto Dealer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rolf-takeover-petrov/32743492.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:43:44

• "the federal government's role in social control media censorship." ☞ https://reason.com/podcast/2023/12/22/social-media-censorship-and-the-first-amendment/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:44:41

• Joachim Breitner: The Haskell Interlude Podcast ☞ https://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/810-The_Haskell_Interlude_Podcast    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:45:51

• After 3 years, Chinese who left during pandemic return to North Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/hwagyo-12222023144731.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:46:28

• Oracle's Debt Nearly Doubled During COVID-19 (It's Still Extremely High, Almost as High as Microsoft's) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/Oracle_s_Debt_Nearly_Doubled_During_COVID_19_It_s_Still_Extreme.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:48:08

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Mozilla’s Comments to FCC: Net Neutrality Essential for Competition, Innovation, Privacy ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2023/12/22/mozillas-comments-to-fcc-net-neutrality-essential-for-competition-innovation-privacy/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:48:33

• Can We Still Find Common Ground? Many Americans today worry that... ☞ https://robertreich.org/post/737428883379470336    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:48:48

• This week in KDE: Holiday bug fixes ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2023/12/22/this-week-in-kde-holiday-bug-fixes/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:49:08

• Fentanylware (TikTok) trash spun as "news" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/world/europe/cecilia-blomdahl-svalbard-tiktok.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:49:35

• "The Fentanylware (TikTok) teen who learned the trendy new dance"... what does that have to do with the article? WHAT A MESS. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/22/1085820/death-of-anonymity-online-china/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:50:07

• IG criticizes IRS effort to enforce Fentanylware (TikTok) ban ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2023/12/ig-criticizes-irs-effort-to-enforce-tiktok-ban/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:50:36

• Peaclock is a cool terminal-based clock, timer and stop watch ☞ https://medevel.com/peaclock/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 04:57:46

• Software Patents https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/the-morning-after-the-apple-watch-ban-and-sony-seems-to-be-winning-the-console-war-140001621.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:44:04

• Versus Evil shuts down after ten years, lays off staff before Christmas https://www.ggrecon.com/articles/versus-evil-shuts-down-after-ten-years-lays-off-staff-before-christmas/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:44:31

• Hyperloop One is shutting down https://www.engadget.com/hyperloop-one-is-shutting-down-030049106.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:51:16

• How to Hide the Top Bar and Dock in Ubuntu https://www.howtogeek.com/hide-top-bar-and-dock-in-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:53:33

• "Ubuntu comes pre-installed with the Firefox web browser" https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-chrome-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:55:22

• How to install Pip on Ubuntu https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-pip-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:56:08

• How to play games on your Chromebook https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-play-games-on-chromebook?r=US&IR=T    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 05:59:55

• "In the realm of data protection, understanding the types of backups is critical" https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/exploring-rsync-tar-and-other-backup-solutions    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:00:58

• "However, some of the tools are somewhat useful for power users, developers, and sysadmins." https://ostechnix.com/fun-linux-command-line-tools/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:01:25

• Weekly Blog Wrap-Up (December 18- December 21 , 2023) https://tuxcare.com/blog/weekly-blog-wrap-up-december-18-december-21-2023/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:02:49

• "This release introduces a revamped dashboard, new battery charging profiles, and freely customizable fan control." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-control-center-2-1-released-with-exciting-new-functions    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:03:38

• "This release also introduces a new plugin for rendering text and a new splash mode for indicating factory reset progress." https://9to5linux.com/plymouth-linux-graphical-boot-manager-now-better-handles-display-rendering    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:05:14

• Arch Linux vs. Fedora Linux: Which Should You Use? https://www.howtogeek.com/arch-linux-vs-fedora-linux-which-should-you-use/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:06:44

• Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/22/how_to_infiltrate_ransomware_gangs/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:16:32

• Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mint-mobile-discloses-new-data-breach-exposing-customer-data/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:18:02

• "SVG also work well with frontend libraries" ☛ https://svg-tutorial.com/svg/data-driven-diagram | Source: Hunor Márton Borbély    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:20:26

• "SVG can be a tricky subject." ☛ https://12daysofweb.dev/2023/responsive-svgs/ | Source: 12 Days of Web    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:21:48

• "The very brief summary of SEC Consult's "SMTP Smuggling" attack" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/SMTPSmugglingConsequences | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:22:52

• "All of this sounds like quite some work for a relatively simple component pattern" ☛ https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/23/ | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:23:13

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:29:47

• "Interesting as Reddit and Twitter are, they are much less widely used than YouTube" ☛ https://ethanzuckerman.com/2023/12/22/how-big-is-youtube/ |    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:30:29

• "The questions about watermarking in general yielded much vaguer responses" ☛ https://futurism.com/poll-americans-presenting-ai-content-human-illegal | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:30:44

• "But Novell wanted NetWare servers to be more than just PCs" ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2023/12/when-power-macintosh-ran-netware.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:30:55

• "Let us be thankful for the AI industry." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/12/ai-chatbot-llm-questions-2024/676942/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:31:43

• "A new AI-generated image that's making its rounds on social media has us completely mystified." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generated-image-jack-rose-selfie-titanic | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:31:52

• billbc and "assailant" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/24/unknown-assailant-hurls-grenade-at-bbc-russia-journalists-inside-bar-in-riga-latvia | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:46:53

• "When it’s not being used as a punchline, Harvard is held up as an example" ☛ https://nypost.com/2023/12/23/opinion/harvard-university-must-force-claudine-gay-to-resign/ | Source: NYPost    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:47:35

• "Some publishers contacted by Apple were lukewarm on the overture." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-explores-ai-deals-with-news-publishers/articleshow/106224586.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:47:52

• "Apple was also vague about how it intended to apply generative A.I. to the news" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/technology/apple-ai-news-publishers.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:48:02

• "The technology giant has floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to license the archives of news articles" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-explores-ai-deals-with-news-publishers/articleshow/106238018.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:48:21

• Internet connected more directly to the Pentagon ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/12/starlink-coming-to-zimbabwe-though-dandemutande-partnership-wait-is-over-folks/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:49:31

• "According to Asher’s analysis of the UCR data" ☛ https://www.vox.com/2023/12/23/24012514/police-crime-data-solve-rate-eddie-garcia-today-explained | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:50:37

• "Once Schobinger did what Twitter asked, Twitter's offer to pay him a bonus" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/twitter-violated-contract-by-failing-to-pay-millions-in-bonuses-us-judge-rules/articleshow/106233707.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:50:53

• "Beijing imposed the law – which criminalizes public criticism of the authorities" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-jimmylai-12222023141850.html | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:58:14

• "Duntsova, 40, would have been a challenger to President Vladimir Putin" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/russia-ex-reporter-barred-from-challenging-putin-in-2024/a-67809903 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:58:25

• "The former local legislator from the western town of Rzhev was summoned by prosecutors" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bars-anti-war-journalist-presidential-election/32744539.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:58:35

• "Duntsova, who has pushed for the end of the Russia-Ukraine war" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/international/4375067-russia-bars-former-journalist-from-challenging-putin/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:59:04

• "According to Perviy Otdel" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/russia-opens-unprecedented-number-of-treason-cases-in-2023/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:59:29

• "[...] The comments came amid fears that a Swedish appeals court decision confirming..." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/un-swedish-citizen-faces-iran-execution/32744611.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 06:59:54

• "One of the main goals of disinformation campaigns is" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/disinfo | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:05:29

• "I just want to make it clear that we don’t like Nazis either" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/substack-nazis-content-moderation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:06:43

• "Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2023/12/23/how-a-new-way-to-vote-is-gaining-traction-in-states-and-could-transform-us-politics/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:07:26

• "OpenAI is set to complete a separate tender offer led by Thrive Capital in early January" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/openai-in-talks-to-raise-new-funding-at-100-billion-valuation-report/articleshow/106224149.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:07:35

• "If Tesla wants to produce 250,000 Cybertrucks" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-manufacturing-disaster-tesla | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:08:34

• "Being able to ramp up battery output massively by dry-coating electrodes" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/austin-we-have-problem-tesla-descends-into-battery-hell-2023-12-21/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:08:55

• "For much of the 65,000 years of Australia's human history" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-people-vast-region-north-western-australiaand.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:13:03

• "authorities encountered 242,418 illegal immigrants at the borde" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/massive-influx-of-migrants-crosses-us-mexico-border-on-saturday-in-search-of-asylum-101703381407898.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:15:48

• "Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/how-to-hold-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-accountable-in-european-courts/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:15:55

• "According to the German newspaper Bild" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066561 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:16:06

• One again Microsoft is "posing as an authority, and TheReg abetting them" https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/23/iranian_cyberspies_target_us_defense/ Microsoft is the CULPRIT: http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:17:08

• "EU accession a ‘symbolic victory’ for Ukraine to cover up ‘real fatigue’" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/23/eu-accession-a-symbolic-victory-for-ukraine-to-cover-up-real-fatigue/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:17:26

• windows tco https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/it-problemer-hos-politiet-blokerer-offentlige-ansaettelser-det-er-yderst-kritisk    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:18:00

• old: "The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells" https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/159    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:18:12

• "U.S. to Clamp Down on Financial Firms That Help Russia Buy Military Supplies" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/us-russia-ukraine-sanctions.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:18:25

• "Tesla removes Disney+ after cursing out Disney CEO: why automakers removing carplay matters" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/tesla-removes-disney+-after-cursing-out:2    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:18:37

• "In this guide, we will show you how to install Git on Debian 12 step-by-step" ☛ https://www.linuxbuzz.com/how-to-install-git-on-debian/ | Source: Linux Buzz    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:18:59

• "In the streaming age, most films are never shown in movie theaters." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/90-of-all-pirated-films-are-recorded-in-movie-theaters-231223/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:19:18

• "It was then that I did a bit of searching on the web and was rather alarmed to find Technologizer‘s" ☛ https://bytecellar.com/2023/12/23/the-era-of-american-computer-magazines-has-drawn-to-a-close/ | Source: Byte Cellar    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:20:00

• [Old] "But I’m not writing this article because the dead-tree versions of Maximum PC and MacLife are no more." ☛ https://technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/ |    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:20:08

• "The team looked at 42 stars in the Milky Way for which the elemental composition" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-ancient-stars-elements-protons.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:26:22

• "In this post, I am going to talk about a few tips for managing internal contributors' work." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/23/publishing-contributor-blog-posts/ | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:28:16

• "There are still a ton of topics on my backlog that I’d like to write about in the future" ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2023/12/23/a-bad-year-for-blogging/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:28:25

• "This post starts with a long introduction to explain why I'm writing" ☛ https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-24.html | Source: Perl    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:33:41

• "The document can be seen as an extension and revision of some of the examples in previously published documents: [...]" ☛ https://raku-advent.blog/2023/12/24/day-24-streamlining-ai-vision-workflows/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:33:50

• "It is the year 2023 — almost 2024! — and hopefully you’re using a programming language" ☛ https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2023/dec/23/compare-python-strings/ | Source: James Bennett    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:35:37

• "What is Time Series Analysis?" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/introduction-to-time-series-analysis-with-applications-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:35:48

• "That’s one of the many weird features that Ruby inherited from Perl1 and is useful when you’re playing with a single-file script and you need some test data.2 Not the most useful feature in a Rails application, though." ☛ https://metaredux.com/posts/2023/12/23/weird-ruby-mixing-code-and-data.html | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:35:57

• DuckDuckGo is a Microsoft proxy, avoid it ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/duckduckgo-browser.html | Source: Dedoimedo | http://techrights.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:42:01

• "What’s cool is that XTIDE can surface devices connected to integrated IDE controllers, whether they’re on ISA, PCI, or VLB. This would improve performance over the limited 8-bit ISA bus those XTIDE cards use." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/third-times-the-charm-with-xt-ide/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:43:28

• "Because the ZeroWriter is built around a Pi Zero" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-zerowriter-eink-typewriter-lets-you-take-notes-on-the-go | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:43:40

• "In a statement provided to The Verge" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/23/24013357/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-stop-sale-software-problems | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:44:42

• "Considering this all occurred over the span of about 24 hours" ☛ https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2024-chevy-blazer-ev-long-term-faults.html |    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:44:57

• "the focus remained on getting the megarelrease ready" ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2023/12/22/this-week-in-kde-holiday-bug-fixes/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:46:14

• "For the second year in a row, world leaders met in the Arab world to negotiate the future of the planet." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/23/what-abandoning-fossil-fuels-could-look-like-in-the-arab-world/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:47:15

• "Given that the holiday known as Christmas" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/12/23/seasons-greetings-and-an-announcement/ |    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:47:41

• "EFF has long called for a ban on predictive policing and commended cities like Santa Cruz" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/artificial-intelligence-and-policing-year-review-2023 | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:48:47

• "Traditionally, if a device like a vacuum cleaner was found to be defective or dangerous" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/sketchy-and-dangerous-android-childrens-tablets-and-tv-set-top-boxes-2023-review | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:57:20

• "the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/uks-jet-tokamak-retires-after-40-years-and-105842-pulses/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 07:58:12

• Russia bars pro-peace candidate from presidential poll ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231223-russia-bars-pro-peace-candidate-from-presidential-poll    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:12:26

• Ukraine says it shot down three Russian fighter-bombers in Kherson ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231223-ukraine-says-it-shot-down-three-russian-fighter-bombers-in-kherson    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:12:39

• How Lithuanian-Americans are trying break deadlock on US support for Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2156571/how-lithuanian-americans-are-trying-break-deadlock-on-us-support-for-ukraine    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:12:53

• Ukraine Awaits Delivery Of First F-16 Jets In Coming Days As Kyiv Seeks To Counter Russian Air Superiority ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-awaits-f-16s-kyiv-russia/32744692.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:13:15

• Polish Farmers To Suspend Protest At Ukrainian Border, Truckers To Remain ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/polish-farmers-suspend-protest-ukrainian-border/32744682.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:13:28

• Ukrainian Forces Repelled Russian Attacks In Several Directions Over The Past Day, Kyiv Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-repels-russian-attacks-kyiv/32744544.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:17:06

• Dislike war?? THAT IS EXTREMIST!! ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bars-anti-war-journalist-presidential-election/32744539.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:17:44

• Czech Republic Observes National Day Of Mourning For Victims Of University Mass Shooting ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/prague-mass-shooting-day-of-mourning/32744389.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:19:41

• Ukrainian Defense Ministry Official Arrested In Alleged Arms Procurement Fraud Case ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-official-arrested-arms-procurement-fraud/32744402.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:20:57

• Ukraine Accuses Senior Defense Official of Embezzling $40 Million ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/world/europe/ukraine-defense-official-arrest.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:21:51

• Estonia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/23/estonia-ready-to-extradite-draft-eligible-ukrainians | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:22:14

• "Russia gains ground in Ukraine using manpower advantage" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/24/the-new-york-times-russia-gains-ground-in-ukraine-using-manpower-advantage | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:22:48

• "electronic" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/24/ukraine-s-defense-ministry-considers-sending-out-electronic-draft-notices | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:22:56

• Russia opens unprecedented number of treason cases in 2023 ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/russia-opens-unprecedented-number-of-treason-cases-in-2023/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:23:48

• Russia’s Central Election Commission rejects Yekaterina Duntsova’s application to run for president ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/23/russia-s-central-election-commission-rejects-yekaterina-duntsova-s-application-to-run-for-president | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:24:48

• Not agreeing with Putin is extremism ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/23/yekaterina-duntsova-urges-yabloko-party-to-support-her-nomination-after-russia-s-election-commission-rejects-her-application-to-run-for-president | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:25:26

• "As Finland's former President Tarja Halonen approaches her 80th birthday, she dismisses claims of naivety in Finland's foreign policy towards Russia." ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066548    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:25:34

• Kyiv Dismantles Monument To Bolshevik Uprising Of 1918 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-dismantles-monument-bolshevik-uprising/32744708.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:25:46

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

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:26:46

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

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:26:53

• GNU GNU/Linux Debian (12) how to flash custom privacy enhancing ROM e-OS on Nexus 6P (Codename Angler) – how to fix ERROR 7 E1001 Failed to update system image and no sim detected error ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/23/gnu-linux-debian-12-how-to-flash-custom-privacy-enhancing-rom-e-os-on-nexus-6p-codename-angler-how-to-fix-error-7-e1001-failed-to-update-system-image-and-no-sim-detected-error/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:38:21

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

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:38:39

• How to enable Universe repository on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-enable-universe-repository-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:39:01

• How to use USB image writer in Linux Mint ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-use-usb-image-writer-in-linux-mint/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:39:38

• How to install OBS Studio in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-obs-studio-in-ubuntu-22-04-and-ubuntu-20-04/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:40:07

• How to install Thunar file manager on Linux Mint ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-thunar-file-manager-on-linux-mint/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:40:32

• Christmas Weight Gain Is a Common Problem. Here's How to Avoid It. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/christmas-weight-gain-is-a-common-problem-heres-how-to-avoid-it    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:40:58

• Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-cease-fire.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:41:33

• Russia's Communist Party Nominates 75-Year-Old Member To Run Against Putin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-communists-nominate-run-against-putin/32744619.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:41:53

• Anti-war candidate Yekaterina Duntsova barred from running against Putin in election ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/23/news/russian-anti-war-candidate-yekaterina-duntsova-barred-from-running-against-putin/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:42:06

• Third time’s the charm with XTIDE ☞ https://rubenerd.com/third-times-the-charm-with-xt-ide/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:42:47

• Happy Festivus ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/23/happy-festivus/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:43:47

• KDE @ 37C3 ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2023/12/23/kde-37c3.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:54:33

• India arrests two senior employees of Chinese firm Vivo, says source ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-arrests-two-senior-employees-of-chinese-firm-vivo-says-source    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 08:57:45

• Firewalld: An Easier Way to Manage GNU/Linux Firewalls ☞ https://thenewstack.io/firewalld-an-easier-way-to-manage-linux-firewalls/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:01:12

• Merry Christmas ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5685    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:02:10

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:05:07

• Enlightenment Desktop Sees New Stable Release ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/enlightenment-0-26-desktop-released    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:06:26

• Granular Permissions for the Administrator section of the Web Management ☞ https://www.linuxschools.com/wordpress/2023/12/23/granular-permissions-for-the-administrator-section-of-the-web-management/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:07:24

• "The year 2023 has been marked by a concerning trend – widespread layoffs and studio closures. The gaming boom experienced during the pandemic led to hiring sprees and acquisitions that have proven unsustainable, resulting in thousands of job losses. This paradox defines 2023 as a year of success for players and a tragic one for workers." https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/lifestyle/others/a-year-of-highs-and-lows-for-the-gaming-industry    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:36:17

• Fake humbleness from fake gay man (who shakes hands with people who decapitate gays) https://wccftech.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-now-worth-2-billion/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:36:59

• Tim Crook is too old to make use of the money he hoards. Like his spiritual leader Jobs he will rot faster than his wealth.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:37:53

• 6 Best Free and Open Source Surveillance Giant Google Drive Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/googledrive/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:48:46

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Translate ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-google-translate/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:49:09

• GameSir T4 Kaleid - A Proper Gamepad with Hall Effect Analog Sticks for Linux? ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/gamesir-t4-kaleid-review/index.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:51:13

• "The tale of the modern Christmas tree is a concept that constantly passes through a tale of sustainability, whether the tree is real or fake." ☞ https://tedium.co/2023/12/23/fake-vs-real-christmas-tree-history/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:54:32

• LPI is Amplifying Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Propaganda From Microsoft's ClearlyDefined (Vidal, Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub , Proprietary) and OSI, Bribed by Both Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Twice). ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/LPI_is_Amplifying_Microsoft_Propaganda_From_Microsoft_s_Clearly.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:57:06

• All "Modern" Web Browsers Are OSPS (Proprietary in 'Open' Clothing) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/All_Modern_Web_Browsers_Are_OSPS_Proprietary_in_Open_Clothing.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:57:18

• [Meme] Not for Users But for Advertisers (in Users' Face) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/_Meme_Not_for_Users_But_for_Advertisers_in_Users_Face.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:57:27

• Wall Street Times: "Substack Says It Will Not Ban Nazis or Extremist Speech". They mix two things here, "Nazi" and "extremist"... the latter is so so vague... so it can be just about anything and then lumped together with a genocidal ideology.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:58:35

• Wall Street Times: free speech = nazi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 09:58:51

• The MSM would even embraces hobophilia until society is just a bunch of plutophiles (deeply in love with Bill Gates and his ilk)    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:00:26

• Wall Street Times to Substack: delete all the blogs we tell you to delete until we're gone. Otherwise we'll accuse you of genocide and imply everybody who even blogged in Substack is literally Hitler.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:02:10

• "China and Russia have pursued social-media strategies of schismogenesis against the U.S. and other Western liberal democracies in an attempt to polarize civil society across the political spectrum to damage policy-making processes and to weaken state/military power" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schismogenesis    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:02:52

• A true hypocrite: I believe in free speech, but this stuff, which is legal, makes me uncomfortable, so I will make an exception    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:04:22

• "Ellsberg used Free Speech to stop a war. The general consensus in the US is that he did the right thing, the moral thing, the necessary thing." http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/17/free-speech-rejected-by-freesw-haters/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:05:27

• "A dead-end career and terrible health condition do not entitle you to harass healthy and productive people" http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/05/There_s_Nothing_Funny_About_Attacking_Free_Speech_and_Software_.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:06:04

• The Year the Leaf-Cutter Ants Took Manhattan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/science/leafcutter-ants-museum.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:06:33

• 🔤SpellBinding: CTILNOF Wordo: HAMES gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:07:40

• "Yesterday I set up a Mastodon server for myself and some friends. I told myself that I would not abandon the set-up halfway through and I would do a full config, filling out every setting before I shared the link. And I did, and I'm proud of myself for not getting distracted, but I am mentally exhausted." gemini://beehiveth.srht.site/posts/2023-12-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:08:16

• People With Suicidal Thoughts Show a Chemical Pattern in Their Blood ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/people-with-suicidal-thoughts-show-a-chemical-pattern-in-their-blood    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:13:24

• Your Pupils Could Reveal a Hidden Signal About Your Brain Function ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-pupils-could-reveal-a-hidden-signal-about-your-brain-function    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:13:40

• Cuban Parliament Approved New Public Health Law ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Parliament-Approved-New-Public-Health-Law-20231223-0004.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:14:13

• Publicly executed for killing a woman while trying to steal beans ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/public-execution-12222023162046.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:15:33

• Experts Reveal Why Drinking Alcohol at Night Wakes You Up at 3am ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-reveal-why-drinking-alcohol-at-night-wakes-you-up-at-3am    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:19:47

• Dentist Visit Might Have Triggered Rare Brain Bleed in Patient ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dentist-visit-might-have-triggered-rare-brain-bleed-in-patient    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:19:57

• There's Something Unique About Your Tongue That Could Affect How You Enjoy Food ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-something-unique-about-your-tongue-that-could-affect-how-you-enjoy-food    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:20:12

• ST Picks: No good grades, no good jobs - China’s youth chasing dreams amid uncertainty ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/st-picks-no-good-grades-no-good-jobs-china-s-youth-chasing-dreams-amid-uncertainty    

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

• Highway service zone construction suspended after fossil discovery in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/highway-service-zone-construction-suspended-after-fossil-discovery-in-china    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:21:08

• Soft-served power? China’s F&B brands expand in South-east Asia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/soft-served-power-china-s-fb-brands-expand-in-south-east-asia    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:21:37

• Custom Sounds ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/digital-bike-horn-will-play-custom-sounds-please-be-tasteful/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:22:12

• Several flights delayed at Helsinki Airport ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20066552    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:22:28

• Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/world/americas/argentina-economy-inflation-javier-milei.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:22:52

• Garrett Ziegler’s Landscaping Problem ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/23/garrett-zieglers-landscaping-problem/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:24:34

• West Virginia federal judge dismisses lawsuit blocking Trump’s name on ballot ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/west-virginia-federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-blocking-trumps-name-on-ballot/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:24:55

• When Social Security Becomes a Debt Collector ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/business/social-security-overpayment-debt.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:25:19

• Breaking the laws of the land: Vietnam’s real estate scandals ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-land-corruption-12222023132815.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:25:43

• HKFP Yum Cha: 20 years on, Regina Ip says the time has come for Hong Kong’s own security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/24/hkfp-yum-cha-20-years-on-regina-ip-says-the-time-has-come-for-citys-own-security-law/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:26:17

• Argentinian protest organisers will have to cover security costs, government says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231223-argentinian-protest-organisers-will-have-to-cover-security-costs-government-says    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:26:28

• labwc, A Wayland window-stacking compositor, outsourced to 1) MICROSOFT 2) PROPRIETARY PRISON. GNU/Linux: do not want! Already have systemd remorse.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:28:31

• Raspberry Pi ZeroWriter eInk typewriter lets you take notes on the go ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-zerowriter-eink-typewriter-lets-you-take-notes-on-the-go    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:29:20

• Raspberry Pi 5 FrankenPi 5 cobbled together by social control media team ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5-frankenpi-5-cobbled-together-by-social-media-team    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:29:29

• 2023-12-23 ITT Technical Institute ☞ https://computer.rip/2023-12-23-ITT-Technical-Institute.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:30:49

• Pi-Cast is a portable KVM switch based on Raspberry Pi CM4 (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/24/pi-cast-portable-kvm-switch-raspberry-pi-cm4/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:34:43

• China may ‘revise and improve’ planned gaming curbs after stock sell-off wipes billions of dollars from tech giants’ value ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/24/china-may-revise-and-improve-planned-gaming-curbs-after-stock-sell-off-wipes-billions-of-dollars-from-tech-giants-value/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:37:14

• Framasoft 2023 Campaign ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1011/framasoft-2023-campaign    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:37:38

• But the company only loses BILLIONS of dollars! BUBBLE all over this crap. ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-engineers-can-earn-up-to-dollar800k-per-year-among-the-highest-rates-in-the-industry    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:38:26

• Shocking Wake-Up Call: First Marine Fish Declared Extinct Due to Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/shocking-wake-up-call-first-marine-fish-declared-extinct-due-to-humans    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:39:37

• Autonomous Luggage.. for double amputees? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/infrared-following-robot-built-as-proof-of-concept-for-autonomous-luggage/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:40:22

• "Smart" "assistants"... they talk the talk, unable to walk the walk. They assist in almost nothing, they do assist the police though with microphones and Wi-Fi connections.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:41:11

• CNC ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/mega-cnc-router-carves-styrofoam-into-a-full-size-flying-delorean/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:41:39

• DIY Pneumatic Actuator Does Great In Action ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/diy-pneumatic-actuator-does-great-in-action/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:41:53

• Smart assistants are "smart" like chatbots are "intelligent". Quit the bullshit, go back to ACTUAL science rather than marketable (FALSELY) gimmicks that cost billions in losses.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:43:04

• Computer SCIENCE has been overridden, forcibly, by the marketing industry. No wonder we have so many data breaches and they're become "normal" and "expected".    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:44:07

• Mozilla Privacy Blog: Mozilla’s Comments to FCC: Net Neutrality Essential for Competition, Innovation, Privacy ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2023/12/22/mozillas-comments-to-fcc-net-neutrality-essential-for-competition-innovation-privacy/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:44:17

• Mozilla was started by geeks but it has not been run by geeks for years already. It's a corporate cult of spy-loving "marketing" idiots who drool over "monetising" Firefox users... using surve.... no, "TELEMETRY"    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:45:22

• People who download Firefox in 2023 are products. Whose? The clients. The advertisers.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:45:55

• The advertising industry (lying industry), which dominates the Social Control Media sphere, has even managed to tell gays to support violent terrorists. Anything for a buck. https://techrights.org/o/2022/03/01/twitter-happier-during-wars/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:47:12

• Mozilla was on the right side of history 20 years ago. Now it is just obstructing antitrust action against Google/Chrome. Like OSI obstructs class action lawsuits for GPL violations by Microsoft: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/23/LPI_is_Amplifying_Microsoft_Propaganda_From_Microsoft_s_Clearly.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:48:24

• "de-googled phone WITH MICRO AUDIO JACK (or it can not be used to listen to music when those tiny batteries die and they will) [...]" ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/23/alternative-custom-roms-proper-camera-vs-android-phone-copperheados-vs-grapheneos-hardened-android-secure-per-default-made-in-canada/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:49:37

• Plagiarism machines systematically perfumed using buzzwords and acronyms like "GenAI" ☞ https://rubenerd.com/generative-ai-create-dont-scrape/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:50:58

• Organising email by source into six folders ☞ https://rubenerd.com/organising-email-by-source/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:51:51

• Introduction to Time Series Analysis (with applications in R) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/introduction-to-time-series-analysis-with-applications-in-r/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:52:29

• Prog(ressive) C++ at Meeting C++ ☞ https://cukic.co/2023/12/23/prog-cpp/index.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:53:09

• TWIL 247: Manjaro 23.1, COSMIC Desktop, Fedora Asahi, Zorin 17, AlmaLinux, & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-247/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:53:45

• "This Week in Tech announced that they wanted to cancel it, [Jonathan] asked if he could keep it running over here at Hackaday." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/hardware-its-made-of-software/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 10:53:53

• Hungary Powers Through with Paks Nuclear Plant Expansion Defying EU Stance on Russian Energy Links https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/22/hungary-powers-through-with-paks-nuclear-plant-expansion-defying-eu-stance-on-russian-energy-links/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:19:11

• Navalny https://www.dw.com/en/russia-putin-s-rival-navalny-is-missing-what-do-we-know/a-67794097    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:21:20

• It's Russia, so.... www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-22/head-of-russian-space-company-arrested-on-fraud-charge-state-media    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:21:32

• Abramovich https://www.dw.com/en/abramovich-eu-court-upholds-russian-billionaire-sanctions/a-67777324    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:22:12

• "Russia Is a Storm, China Is Climate Change" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/espionage-from-the-east-russia-is-a-storm-china-is-climate-change-a-7436be38-2088-4e10-b188-e5032ad0a367    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:22:56

• US Technology Sales to Russia Lead to a Kansas Businessman's Conspiracy Plea www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-12-19/us-technology-sales-to-russia-lead-to-a-kansas-businessmans-conspiracy-plea    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:23:31

• Goods? They have GOODS? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/putin-left-furious-after-uk-implement-further-sanctions-russian-goods-1722220    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:24:48

• Dutch company reportedly sending dozens of shipments to Russia, violating EU sanctions https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/16/dutch-company-reportedly-sending-dozens-shipments-russia-violating-eu-sanctions    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:26:40

• Usmanov https://www.dw.com/en/russian-oligarch-usmanov-a-tricky-case-for-german-justice/a-67740679    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:27:39

• Russia to Test Launch Seven Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in 2024 -Ifax www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-16/russia-to-test-launch-seven-intercontinental-ballistic-missiles-in-2024-ifax    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:29:42

• Ukrainian sports minister: Calling Russian athletes 'neutral means supporting murder' https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainian-sports-minister-calling-russian-athletes-neutral-means-supporting-murder/a-67733566    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:30:53

• LGBT https://www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-in-russia-living-under-threat-of-extremism-law/a-67724861    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:31:21

• FOMO-inspired marketing garbage for Fentanylware https://www.theage.com.au/culture/live-reviews/cinderella-gets-her-dancing-shoes-on-in-a-show-that-s-perfect-for-children-20231214-p5erh8.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:33:13

• Fentanylware in rifle form, not just pistol form https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-upgrades-its-app-experience-for-tablets-and-foldables-172456485.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:33:40

• Fentanylware Must Turn Meeting Records Over in US States Probe www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-12-15/judge-says-tiktok-must-turn-meeting-records-over-in-state-attorneys-general-prob    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:34:23

• To Crush Left-Wing Organizing, Canada Embraced Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators https://jacobin.com/2023/12/canada-ukrainian-nationalists-socialists-history-anti-communism-nazi-collaborators/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:53:46

• One Million Drones Next Year www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-19/ukraine-to-produce-one-million-drones-next-year-zelenskiy-says    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:56:48

• America’s Ukraine problem: When your friends threaten you, they aren’t your friends https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/17/americas-ukraine-problem-when-your-friends-threaten-you-they-arent-your-friends/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:57:33

• Windows? https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-uk-says-ukraine-suffered-severe-cyberattack/live-67741941    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 13:59:15

• Refugees or people who illegally cross borders, HRW? https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/15/refugees-us-shouldnt-pay-price-aid-ukraine    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:00:51

• Definitely https://xkcd.com/2871/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:06:05

• Love Songs https://xkcd.com/2870/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:06:14

• Puzzles https://xkcd.com/2869/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:10:30

• Unblocking User Freedom: the right to use adblockers https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20231220-01.en.html says the FSF-EEE, which always takes the most money from the company most notorious for attacking adblockers    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:10:35

• Label the States https://xkcd.com/2868/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:10:41

• openmediavault 6.9.10 and OpenMediaVault 7.0-16 are out https://www.openmediavault.org/?p=3615    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:12:40

• Zorin OS 17 Has Arrived https://blog.zorin.com/2023/12/20/zorin-os-17-has-arrived/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:15:52

• Univention 5.0-6 and TrueNAS 13.0-U6.1 are out. GNU/Linux and BSD.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:17:31

• "Dom0 upgraded to Fedora 37. Xen upgraded to version 4.17" https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/18/qubes-os-4-2-0-has-been-released/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:18:25

• PuppyLinux 10.0.3 is out    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:21:45

• Windows is indeed outdated; worse yet, it's not designed for security at all https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/22/use-outdated-medical-software-dutch-hospitals-raises-security-concerns    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:28:38

• Food insecurity https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-food-insecurity-michigan-campuses-crisis-we-need-address    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:29:20

• When terrorists are on your soil already https://www.dw.com/en/olympics-a-huge-challenge-for-france-s-security-agencies/a-67801883    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:29:58

• First American discloses a 'cybersecurity incident,' a few years after its major leak https://www.engadget.com/first-american-discloses-a-cybersecurity-incident-a-few-years-after-its-major-leak-145141277.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:30:42

• Windows is still being used in some places and Microsoft has no plans to secure systems, just to blame "Russia" and "China" https://gizmodo.com/sec-rule-cyber-security-data-breach-cfo-reporting-days-1851114300    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:32:19

• Homelessness https://truthout.org/articles/social-security-clawbacks-are-driving-some-recipients-into-homelessness/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:33:29

• Effort to restart Iran nuclear deal ‘at a standstill’ Security Council hears https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/19/effort-to-restart-iran-nuclear-deal-at-a-standstill-security-council-hears/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:43:48

• This will lead to a rise in costs https://www.dw.com/en/bp-to-pause-red-sea-shipping-transits-over-security-concerns/a-67756177    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:45:31

• Activist Publisher Jimmy Lai www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-17/landmark-national-security-trial-opens-in-hong-kong-for-prominent-activist-publisher-jimmy-lai    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:46:33

• US media, by referring to him as "Activist Publisher", is not helping his case. Like Boris 'brexit' Johnson complicating the case for a Brit arrested in Iran by saying reckless, dumb, horrible shit.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:47:50

• Food Security in a Climate-Altered Landscape https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/17/feeding-the-future-rethinking-food-security-in-a-climate-altered-landscape/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:49:28

• working families -> working poor -> working hungry https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-food-insecurity-michigan-campuses-crisis-we-need-address https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/17/feeding-the-future-rethinking-food-security-in-a-climate-altered-landscape/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:50:25

• Senate Border Security Talks Grind on as Trump Invokes Nazi-Era 'Blood' Rhetoric Against Immigrants www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-12-17/talks-on-border-security-grind-on-as-trump-invokes-nazi-era-blood-rhetoric-against-immigrants    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 14:52:39

• Israeli police officers beat, injured Anadolu photographer Mustafa Alkharouf in Jerusalem https://cpj.org/2023/12/israeli-police-officers-beat-injured-anadolu-photographer-mustafa-alkharouf-in-jerusalem/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:11:21

• Java monitoring: Exploring Cryostat 2.4 features on OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/18/java-monitoring-exploring-cryostat-24-features-openshift    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:14:54

• Our top application development articles of 2023 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/18/top-application-development-articles-2023    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:15:07

• excessive rental prices in İstanbul https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-central-bank-governor-reveals-she-lives-with-mother-due-to-excessive-rental-prices-in-istanbul-289401    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:42:16

• Start with Erdogan https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-seeks-to-crack-down-on-organized-crime/a-67793777    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:43:42

• Turkey's Central Bank governor reveals living with mother due to exorbitant rental prices in İstanbul https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-central-bank-governor-reveals-living-with-mother-due-to-exorbitant-rental-prices-in-istanbul-289401    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:44:38

• Alleged ISIS financial head captured in southern Turkey https://bianet.org/haber/alleged-isis-financial-head-captured-in-southern-turkey-289532    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:46:04

• A Saudi-Led Coalition Has Laid Waste to Southern Yemen With US Support https://jacobin.com/2023/12/southern-yemen-destruction-war-crimes-saudi-alliance-gulf-states-us-aid    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:47:11

• The US could arrest the killer, MbS, but... instead it sells golf to the murderer www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-21/widow-of-murdered-saudi-journalist-khashoggi-granted-political-asylum-in-us-wash-post    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:48:16

• Google's googlebomb weakens Gemini Protocol's awareness/visibility. Side perk? https://theconversation.com/googles-gemini-is-the-new-ai-model-really-better-than-chatgpt-219526    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:49:40

• ...But Can It Run DOOM? https://www.sparkfun.com/news/9249    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:50:26

• Cats like to play fetch, as long as it's on their terms https://theconversation.com/cats-like-to-play-fetch-as-long-as-its-on-their-terms-new-research-219726    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:55:20

• Amazon Grain Railway www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-15/indigenous-protesters-in-brazil-interrupt-hearing-on-amazon-grain-railway    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:56:05

• Oil https://truthout.org/articles/oil-threatens-decades-of-indigenous-led-conservation-in-the-ecuadorian-amazon/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:56:25

• seabirds https://theconversation.com/can-seabirds-hear-their-way-across-the-ocean-our-research-suggests-so-215945    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:57:20

• drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales https://theconversation.com/generation-x-hardest-hit-as-drug-deaths-rise-yet-again-in-england-and-wales-220064 when the economy sucks people will seek other way to become happy, even if not healthy and sedated    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 15:58:25

• deforestation www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-12-19/takeaways-from-lawsuits-accusing-jbs-others-of-contributing-to-amazon-deforestation    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:01:05

• Donkey Meat From Amazon Is Off the Dinner Table in California https://gizmodo.com/donkey-meat-from-amazon-is-off-the-dinner-table-in-cali-1851115592    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:01:21

• The EPO's fake, submissive, useless 'court' at it again, likely affirming what the dictator asked for (while flagrantly violating the EPC) http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/crystallising-interpretation-of-g-221-t.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:02:34

• The Boards of Appeal have not had any independence for a decade already. The EU turns a blind eye to this overt corruption while the economy sags.    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:03:31

• Climate change to worsen as a result, as longer routes means lots more energy wasted https://www.dw.com/en/yemen-maersk-halts-red-sea-shipping-after-another-attack/a-67728286    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:04:58

• Patent Monopolies https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/21/the-national-debt-tax-farming-and-patent-monopolies/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:06:19

• Kangaroo Courts like EPO's BoA or the totally illegal UPC could decide based on who bribes who    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:07:10

• Kangaroo Court decision (EPO has given no leeway for judges there; they're the master's voice) http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:07:57

• A court high enough that it is expensive to bribe (unlike SCOTUS) https://www.engadget.com/uk-supreme-court-rules-ai-cant-be-a-patent-inventor-must-be-a-natural-person-131207359.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:09:02

• H. Lundbeck A/S v. Lupin Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2023) https://www.patentdocs.org/2023/12/h-lundbeck-as-v-lupin-ltd-fed-cir-2023.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:09:31

• Sweden's financial watchdog urges banks close fewer accounts https://www.thelocal.se/20231218/swedens-financial-watchdog-calls-on-banks-to-stop-closing-so-many-accounts    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:10:17

• denying foreigners accounts https://www.thelocal.se/20231219/opinion-three-things-swedish-banks-could-do-to-stop-denying-foreigners-accounts    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:10:44

• Banksy Stop Sign Taken From London Street Soon After It Appears www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2023-12-22/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-banksy-stop-sign-taken-from-london-street-soon-after-it-appears    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:11:24

• Getting Back Into Doom/Quake Mapping gemini://nanako.mooo.com/gemlog/2023-12-23-a.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:12:46

• "Used to be that whenever I saw a Python code repository of an app I wanted to hack on and install I’d get a pit of fear in my stomach.😰 It’s so difficult to install with all the pips and venvs and what not." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/fpm-python    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:13:41

• "Ho ho ho. Happy Hollidays! With Rockchip releasing rknn-toolkit2 1.6.0, the feature set becomes more and more complete. In this release, it's enough to be used to accelerate the Piper text to speech system. I want to document what I've done to make it work, what's my vision for it and what's more to be done." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2023/12-24-accelerating-piper-text-to-speech-on-the-rk3588-npu.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:14:30

• I'm digging a hole where less brain gets in gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2023-12-24-09-02-21.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:15:23

• SiriusXM thinks they have a God-given right to your money https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=fmSAIh4XhDw    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:27:14

• Twitter/X goes offline... at last... but it came back (this time) https://gizmodo.com/x-twitter-down-outage-elon-musk-threads-signup-1851117310    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 16:58:08

• sue Ottawa over climate change https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/young-activists-climate-change-lawsuit-federal-government-1.7067880    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:05:38

• Petroleum Billionaires https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/22/%cf%84he-climate-summit-in-the-united-arab-emirates-did-the-bidding-of-the-petroleum-billionaires/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:05:52

• Protect Habitat to Fight the Climate Crises and Recover Endangered Species https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/21/protect-habitat-to-fight-the-climate-crises-and-recover-endangered-species/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:06:29

• Why Nobody Trusts the World Bank to Manage Climate Reparations https://www.truthdig.com/articles/why-nobody-trusts-the-world-bank-to-manage-a-climate-reparations-fund/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:07:33

• CISA works for Microsoft, not for security https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/12/21/cisa-releases-microsoft-365-secure-configuration-baselines-and-scubagear-tool see http://techrights.org/o/2023/03/21/microsoft-stacking-panels-2023/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:09:07

• Heterodox Technology links for 2023-12-24 gemini://gemini.ucant.org/heterodox-tech/links/2023-12-24_links.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:24:40

• Over 2600 active capsule, another year of expansion for Geminispace gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:27:04

• CPJ calls for Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of national security trial https://cpj.org/2023/12/cpj-calls-for-hong-kong-publisher-jimmy-lais-release-ahead-of-national-security-trial/    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:40:16

• After the Swedes, it's time for the Germans to ask the CJEU to clarify copyright protection of works of applied art in USM Haller referral http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/after-swedes-its-time-for-germans-to.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:54:38

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

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:55:18

• HEY HI is a bubble and weaselword/s for PLAGIARISM, no need to change copyright law for it http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/guest-post-transparency-requirements-in.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:56:04

• Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/failure-to-comply-with-terms-of.html    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:56:22

• Zorin OS 17 Core overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=545EJqIcJJs    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:57:21

• Zorin OS 17 vs Mint https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=TTQkICBQtqA    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:57:41

• MX Linux 23.1 KDE Quick Overview #shorts https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ir3RE7lvMTo    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:58:39

• Zorin OS 17: the best Linux distribution for beginners? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=jTaOE1APFsw    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:58:57

• Linux Process Management Made Easy: Understanding nice and renice https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VjZKvkZQm1U    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 17:59:20

• How to Run Firefox in Firefox (browser in browser) https://catonmat.net/how-to-run-firefox-in-firefox    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 18:15:36

• How to Run Chrome in Chrome (browser in browser) https://catonmat.net/how-to-run-chrome-in-chrome    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 18:16:36

• "The cold snap that's been raging for over a week seems to have abated a bit, and I wanted to get into the Christmas mood, so I went downtown." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1618    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 18:56:01

• "It does not help that in the past 72 hours I have slept maybe 7 total. I have a weird sleep schedule due to most of my friends existing an ocean away, but I usually just shift my sleep hours instead of removing them. Well, right now I'm running on caffeine and fumes and I really, really need to sleep." gemini://beehiveth.srht.site/gemlog/2023-12-24.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 18:57:11