Roy Schestowitz

• Rainer Grimm and ALS research fund raising campaign ☞ https://cukic.co/2023/12/28/rainer-als/index.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 00:08:29

• Good news. Jeff Bezos says there is no recession. He's doing OK.    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 00:10:30

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D795.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 00:48:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1145.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 00:49:01

• gemini://botond.online/en/stats/capsules.png no longer updated. But Gemini is growing: gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 00:50:29

• LFX Mentorship: we teach you how to use proprietary Microsoft GitHub    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 02:32:40

• Google, Amazon, other tech giants have paused hirings in India: Story in 5 points https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/google-amazon-other-tech-giants-have-paused-hirings-in-india-story-in-5-points-2481965-2023-12-29    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 05:01:42

• Ex Microsoft HR VP says nobody likes firing people during holidays, layoffs are common at the start of a year https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ex-microsoft-hr-vp-says-nobody-likes-firing-people-during-holidays-layoffs-are-common-at-the-start-of-a-year-2481513-2023-12-28    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 05:05:02

• "even though top executives might have thought about layoffs before, it's usually delayed until after the holidays because it's not appropriate to do it during that time." https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ex-microsoft-hr-vp-says-nobody-likes-firing-people-during-holidays-layoffs-are-common-at-the-start-of-a-year-2481513-2023-12-28    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 05:05:08

• Banks collapse in droves, Biden borrows 3 trillions dollars, fake "tech" companies that are like 30% of S&P fire like mad (despite bailouts), now Bezos Post proudly declares, "NO RECESSION!" (yeah, let's talk about CHINA!) https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:26:05

• Locrian.Zone: Recipe added for pumpkin pie. gemini://gemini.locrian.zone/recipes/pumpkin_pie.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:51:56

• Why did the chicken... gemini://satch.xyz/log/chicken.gmi "It is a joke because it violates the cooperative conversational principles. It is also maybe not very funny; it has been defended as 'anti-humor' but I think that's just another way of saying not funny."    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:53:09

• "Recently I used ClownFlare Workers for the first time to create the website you're reading right now (look at Fruition to learn how I did it), and I decided to try out writing some of my own workers to get an idea of what it could do." gemini://finn.smol.pub/1703919863    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:54:00

• "This world is stupid sometimes. The worst is that different civilisations seems to have developed this BS independently. The Wikipedia page is neat (the french one at least), just be warned: they show things with photos." gemini://qwel.smol.pub/insomnia1    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:55:11

• "If it works well I could go back to Debian. Fedora is nice but I like Debian's update schedule better." gemini://qwel.smol.pub/insomnia1    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 07:56:35

• Daniel Pocock & DebConf Open Day 2017 in Montreal: two talks, two books https://debian.day/en/2023/12/08/daniel-pocock-debconf-open-day-2017-montreal-two-talks-two-books.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 08:16:52

• Why did Frans Pop choose Debian Day for suicide? https://debian.day/en/2022/08/16/why-did-frans-pop-choose-debian-day-for-suicide.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 08:17:50

• WIPO UDRP Decision 2022-1524 explained https://debiancommunity.org/en/2023/12/09/wipo-udrp-decision-2022-1524-explained.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 08:19:38

• 🔤SpellBinding: BUKLNOC Wordo: PATTY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2023-12-30.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:43:15

• Locking It Down? Easy Tools to Help You Develop Secure Software gemini://finn.smol.pub/1703927323    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:44:08

• Running Honk on Alpine Linux gemini://finn.smol.pub/1703929338    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:45:23

• "It has been sixteen days since I last posted a log--the longest break I've taken since I first launched my capsule. One event has primarily distracted me in that time. Two weeks ago, my wife and I decided to purchase two ferrets." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2023/202312/20231229-ferrets-and-end-of-year-status.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:46:16

• "But they still can use the OTB format for bitmap fonts." ☛ https://dt.iki.fi/convert-bitmap-font-bdf-pcf-otb | Source: DT    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:57:56

• "Thanks go to Dimitar Zhekov for creating the original Terminus font" ☛ https://dt.iki.fi/terminusv | Source: DT    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:58:12

• [Old] "Here are 5 command line tools I've found recently which can speed up your workflow." ☛ https://darrenburns.net/posts/command-line-tools-iv/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:58:47

• [Old] "Power Up Your Command Line III" ☛ https://darrenburns.net/posts/even-more-tools/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 11:59:27

• "Pipe the output of any command into peco" ☛ https://darrenburns.net/posts/more-tools/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:00:27

• "After a short learning period" ☛ https://darrenburns.net/posts/tools/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:00:36

• "While all GPIO pins of the RP2040 are used for communicating with the 65C02 CPU" ☛ http://xayax.net/sorbus/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:01:15

• "As part of a project that I’m working on, I decided to see if I could repurpose the excellent Hugo" ☛ https://justinmiller.io/posts/2023/12/27/hugo-as-wiki/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:02:06

• InvenTree ☛ https://inventree.org/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:02:37

• "Functions are a way to run code in response to triggers / events." ☛ https://blog.airsequel.com/airsequel-0-6-functions-generated-columns-admin-api/ | Source: Airsequel    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:14:04

• [Old] "Despite being an almost ubiquitous feature of modern text editors" ☛ https://darrenburns.net/posts/piece-table/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:14:41

• [Old] "Unfortunately, it can be a little, um, "much" to digest the API" ☛ https://beej.us/guide/bgnet/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:15:10

• "The script uses RSS to retrieve information about each blog post." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/29/small-dependable-scripts/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:15:34

• "As in previous years, I’ve made a small round of personal donations" ☛ https://rg3.name/202312291048.html | Source: Ricardo García    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:16:25

• "So what software did I decide to go with? ZoneMinder of course." ☛ https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2023/12/tying-up-tech-loose-ends-2023-edition | Source: Jay Little    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:16:46

• "Derek is currently a writer but he's been many things in his life" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-derek-sivers | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:17:25

• "I thought last year was action-packed and, uh, this year has kind of set the new bar" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/reflecting-on-2023-preparing-for-2024/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:17:43

• "Along the way, I did end up getting a lot of new blogpost ideas" ☛ https://blog.bithole.dev/blogposts/2023-reflection/ | Source: Adriaan Zhang    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:18:23

• "The number of people who decide to analyze their DNA through at-home genetic tests" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-12-29/who-is-my-father-the-psychological-impact-of-at-home-dna-tests.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:19:13

• "In some ways, the answer is simple." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/taylor-swift-lyrics-class-harvard/676933/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:19:44

• "The main reason (or excuse) we were given for why we lost the useful jack" ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/12/cant-help-missing-headphone-jack-bluetooth-not-worthy-successor/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:20:55

• Ross Andersen ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/12/five-big-questions-about-ai-in-2024/676983/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:21:42

• "let's see what happens" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609205626/rainer-ratnik-estonia-must-become-an-unattractive-target-for-cyber-criminals | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:22:38

• "The infamous BlackBasta ransomware group has claimed a cyberattack on American Alarm and Communications" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/cyberattack-on-american-alarm-and-communications/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:22:50

• "This kind of thing will likely get better." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/ai-is-scarily-good-at-guessing-the-location-of-random-photos.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:24:11

• "That’s just the beginning." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/learn/micro-targeting | Source: Privacy International    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:24:51

• "This delicate issue does not only affect the new generative AI." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-12-29/the-risk-of-trusting-chatgpt-with-personal-secrets.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:25:05

• "Earlier this month, Abbott signed a pair of bills: S.B. 3, which allocates over $1.5 billion for “border security” measures" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/12/29/justice-department-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-anti-migrant-law/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:26:19

• "Thousands of migrants are arriving at the border every day, trekking from the farthest reaches of the globe" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/americas/mexico-border-migration-arizona.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:26:27

• "France, Germany, Britain and the United States on Thursday condemned Iran’s increase in its production rate of highly enriched uranium " ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/france-germany-uk-and-us-condemn-iran-s-increased-uranium-enrichment/7416434.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:27:03

• "Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter)" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-social-media-platforms-generate-billions.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:27:49

• "YouTube had 49.7 million U.S.-based users under age 18" ☛ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/social-media-platforms-generate-billions-in-annual-ad-revenue-from-u-s-youth/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:28:12

• "they raked in $8.6 billion from users ages 13-17" ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/news/social-media-companies-raked-in-estimated-11b-from-kids-last-year | Source: PC Mag    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:29:06

• "Social media platforms are suspected to derive hefty profits from youth users" ☛ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295337 | Source: PLOS    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:29:27

• "The researchers believe that this information shows why it's important for the government to regulate social media platforms since they might not be doing enough to regulate themselves." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/culture/facebook-x-snapchat-cashed-in-11-billion-from-under-18-demographic-in-2022 | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:30:06

• "State Department spokesperson Matt Miller issued a statement" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/secret-us-effort-track-hide-surveil-chinese-spy-balloon-rcna130991 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:30:47

• "The balloon connected to a U.S.-based company, according to the assessment" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/us-intelligence-officials-determined-chinese-spy-balloon-used-us-inter-rcna131150 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:31:08

• "Prosecutors said Karrem Nasr, 23, was “motivated” by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack" ☛ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4381534-new-jersey-man-motivated-by-hamas-attack-faces-terror-charges-feds/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:31:37

• "The projected world population on January 1, 2024 is 8,019,876,189" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/world-population-increased-75-million-in-2023-us-census-bureau/a-67847618 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:33:25

• "The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/world-population-up-75-million-this-year-to-top-8-billion-by-start-of-2024/7416915.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:33:35

• "The Gaza Strip has no streams, lakes or other surface sources of water." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1221571110 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:33:44

• "Today, this 1,450-mile-long river continues to serve as a vital water source" ☛ https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/28/colorado-river-crisis-water-drought/ | Source: Denver    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:34:48

• [Old] "This is not a drought, this is aridification" ☛ https://www.denverpost.com/2022/07/21/colorado-river-drought-water-crisis-west/ | Source: Denver    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:39:13

• [Old] "Gaza, where Israel and Hamas last fought a war in 2014" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1491QF/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:39:22

• "Despite the displacement of more than 800 thousand Palestinians in 1948" ☛ https://imemc.org/article/wafa-number-of-palestinians-worldwide-doubled-10-times-since-nakba-official-figures-show/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:39:36

• "The case is raising concerns about transparency in the massive Jan. 6 investigation" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-secret-sentencing-3c4ffcc5ebeaff6fd6aa279d0ce888ad | Source: Associated Press    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:42:15

• [Old] "Samuel Lazar, a Donald Trump supporter and Jan. 6 [insurrectionist]" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-was-accused-urging-mob-steal-police-guns-scheduled-senten-rcna75511 | Source: NBC    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:42:24

• "In early June, the air quality index in New York City hit 460 for the whole-day average." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1220114166 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:42:56

• "sustainability" ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/the-quixotic-pursuit-of-sustainability-our-year-in-review/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:43:08

• "freshwater" not fresh ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/forever-chemicals-found-freshwater-fish-yet-most-states-dont-warn | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:44:17

• "If the story of American EVs has long hinged on one company—Tesla" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/12/tesla-chatgpt-most-important-technology/676980/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:45:39

• "This isn't America's Finest News Source" ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2023/12/make-up-your-mind.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:46:12

• "Finland is able to produce all the electricity it needs starting from this year." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609206163/finland-achieves-electricity-independence | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:47:16

• "In this blog post, we’ll delve into a newfound bug that targets these parsers" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/29/billion-times-emptiness/ | Source: Trail Of Bits    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:48:03

• "ING Research did not have exact figures on the number of solar panels" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/29/sharp-drop-solar-panel-demand-amid-lower-energy-prices-political-uncertainty | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:48:40

• deforestation ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/hookers-lips-costa-ricas-stunning-plant-faces-threat-of-extinction-4763328 | Source: NDTV    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:50:57

• [Old] "Hooker's lips, scientifically known as Psychotria elata" ☛ https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-07-18/Hooker-s-lips-A-tropical-plant-with-enchanting-red-bracts-IqmlfxUD2U/index.html | Source: China Global Television Network    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:51:09

• "Defense contractors are parsing out a nearly 250-page proposed rule." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2023/12/what-contractors-should-do-now-about-dods-new-cyber-security-rule/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:52:32

• "a lot of these regulations seem reasonable" ☛ https://bits.debian.org/2023/12/debian-statement-cyber-resillience-act.md.html | Source: Debian    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:53:27

• "Wars are no longer black-swan events. They are a regular occurrence..." ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/12/29/the-guardrails-that-once-prevented-wars-are-failing/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:53:37

• "The community is interconnected." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2023/12/29/small-towns/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:54:19

• "the Court can recognize these efforts for what they are" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2023/12/28/illegal-explodes-on-truth-social-after-jack-smith-corners-him-on-jan-6-conspiracy-theory/ | Source: Salon    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:54:58

• "An abundance of evidence confirms the prosecution of Bagheri and others." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/police-in-iran-falsely-deny-arresting-man-for-dancing-and-singing-/7416364.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:55:54

• "Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving a 19-year prison sentence" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231228-navalny-s-penal-colony-in-the-arctic-is-direct-heir-to-russia-s-gulag | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:56:51

• [Old] "On Mr. Bana Motejaded’s Instagram page, then with about 128,000 followers" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/middleeast/a-viral-dance-and-happiness-campaign-frustrates-irans-clerics.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:57:43

• "Chung was convenor of the now-dissolved pro-independence student organization" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/after-serving-jail-term-security-law-hong-kong-105982916 | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:58:41

• "he Washington Post reported he was released early for good behavior." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-democracy-advocate-seeks-asylum-in-britain-/7417013.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:59:08

• "The Smothers Brothers show continued its anti-war satire against Nixon" ☛ https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-presidents-comedy-skits-20190319-story.html | Source: Chicago Tribune    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:59:38

• "the Nixon administration had put the FCC" ☛ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tom-smothers-dead-smothers-brothers-comedy-duo-1235775301/ | Source: Hollywood Reporter    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 12:59:56

• "When Nixon said, ‘I want those guys off,’ they were off" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/arts/television/tom-smothers-dead.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:00:32

• "Tom Smothers and his brother Dick booked a two-week slot at the Purple Onion in 1959" ☛ https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/tom-smothers-santa-rosa-18576824.php | Source: San Fancisco    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:00:55

• [Old] "There's this illusion that you can say anything you want (now)" ☛ https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/comic-duo-s-controversial-past-told-in-2713361.php | Source: San Fancisco    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:01:36

• "Gow said he’s considering a lawsuit over the firing" ☛ https://www.wect.com/2023/12/28/university-chancellor-says-he-was-fired-producing-appearing-porn/ |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:01:57

• "Gow said the books and videos they made were produced as private citizens under their First Amendment rights" ☛ https://www.wpr.org/former-uw-la-crosse-chancellor-joseph-gow-firing-adult-films-disregards-rights |    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:02:44

• "My wife and I live in a country where we have a First Amendment" ☛ https://apnews.com/article/university-wisconsin-la-crosse-porn-fired-2bcaa8e751be50ebe83f8e1ed1a7cc32 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:02:58

• "No university property or funds were used to create the books or videos, Gow said." ☛ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/wisconsin-university-chancellor-joe-gow-fired-appeared-in-porn-videos/72044616007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:03:22

• "appeared in videos on several pornographic sites" ☛ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/12/28/uw-la-crosse-chancellor-fired-after-appearing-adult-videos | Source: Inside Higer Ed    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:04:14

• "Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/amnesty-international-report-alleges-pegasus-spyware-targeted-india-journalists/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:05:37

• "those so-called “forgotten” payments" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/28/how-much-does-spotify-pay-per-stream/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:06:12

• "The renowned publication contends that its intellectual property has been misappropriated in the development of large language models." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/nyt-lawsuit-openai-microsoft-copyright/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:07:29

• "touched the data of the system" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-targets-albanian-parliaments-data-system-halting-its-work/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:07:40

• windows tco https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/dansk-virksomhed-udsat-datalaek-efter-ransomware-angreb    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:09:05

• "Valve has released the annual Best of lists" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/heres-the-most-played-steam-deck-games-of-2023/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:09:43

• Boudicca https://boudicca.events/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:13:05

• Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hears - BBC News ⚓ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67629181 ䷉ Source: BBC | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67629181    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:13:38

• Håck ma's Castle https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://hack-mas.at/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:13:57

• "In Palm Springs, a Fight Over Who Controls the Drinking Water" https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-palm-springs-a-fight-over-who-controls-the-drinking-water-1501588802    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:14:11

• "Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:14:34

• DRM: "Tractors, Rockets and the Internet in Belarus: How belarusian authoritarian regime is using technologies to repress its population" https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-11836-tractors_rockets_and_the_internet_in_belarus    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:14:57

• Disdain with the system https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/29/one-five-dutch-people-want-overthrow-system-government-study    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:15:48

• Blogcast: The EU, the right to privacy and freedom of expression https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2023/12/29/blogcast-eu-ratten-till-privatliv-och-yttrandefriheten/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:16:18

• Most people in positions of high power didn't earn those positions but inherited these. To keep the disqualified in charge of things they need thugs and mercenaries, controlled judges, and submissive military. Voting gives control to people already occupied by capital hoarders.    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:18:04

• broadband ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/trenches-broadband-policy-2023-year-review | Source: EFF, voice of GAFAM http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:18:49

• "EFF’s work on this issue includes: (1) advocating for strong comprehensive consumer data privacy laws [...]" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/first-lets-talk-about-consumer-privacy-2023-year-review Not really: http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:19:47

• "Happy 14th Birthday" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/12/happy-14th-birthday-krebsonsecurity/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:20:21

• so-called 'lobbying' ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/29/burgeoning-hydrogen-industry-draws-41-million-in-federal-lobbying-from-fossil-fuel-companies/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:20:59

• "The  Danube experienced a breach of its banks in Budapest, reaching water levels unseen in a decade." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2023/12/29/danube-water-level-at-its-highest-since-2013 | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:21:38

• [Tor] "we bid farewell to an eventful year" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/2023-year-in-review/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:23:08

• "orange man" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/further/orange-man-bad-on-vermin-grifters-and-attention-whores | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:23:55

• "A decade ago, nearly all screener copies of all Oscar-nominated films leaked online." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/are-pirated-movie-screeners-off-limits-since-the-evo-bust-231229/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:24:18

• "Two major laws we supported stand out in 2023." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/fighting-your-digital-rights-across-country-year-review-2023 | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:25:14

• healing ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/the-healing-art-of-illuminating-tragedy/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:30:27

• "Fentanylware (TikTok) scares iPhone users." ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ubisoft-hack-nasa-security-guidance-tiktok-requests-iphone-passcode/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:32:16

• Flashlight Door Lock Is A Bright Idea ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/flashlight-door-lock-is-a-bright-idea/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:34:59

• As 2024 Starts Millions of People (More Than in Prior Years) Die While They Tell Us Pandemic is ‘Over’ ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/29/pandemic-is-not-over/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:35:18

• MHRA Threatens the Media for Speaking About Health Risks of AZ’s COVID-19 Patented Vaccine ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/29/covid-19-censorship/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:35:26

• Covid incidence stable in Latvia; flu infection spreads ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.12.2023-covid-incidence-stable-in-latvia-flu-infection-spreads.a537039/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:35:55

• "auditor general's office found that the provincial Department of Public Health could not provide documentation to support any of a sample of 33 policy recommendations it made during the COVID-19 pandemic." ☞ https://reason.com/2023/12/29/brickbat-making-it-up-as-we-go-along/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:36:53

• Fighting Campus Censorship: The ACLU Defends Pro-Palestinian Voices in Florida ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/fighting-campus-censorship-the-aclu-defends-pro-palestinian-voices-in-florida    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:38:17

• This Simple 5-Minute Exercise Can Give Reading Skills a Powerful Boost ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-simple-5-minute-exercise-can-give-reading-skills-a-powerful-boost    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:39:37

• AI Detects Unusual Signal Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-detects-unusual-signal-hidden-in-a-famous-raphael-masterpiece    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 13:39:45

• Unique Flow of Information Identified in The Human Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-flow-of-information-identified-in-the-human-brain    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:17:48

• Challenges persist in Adıyaman 10 months after quakes ☞ https://bianet.org/yazi/challenges-persist-in-adiyaman-10-months-after-quakes-289978    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:18:28

• Family Of Iranian Prisoner Warns Of Missed Medical Appointments ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-younesi-political-prisoner-evin-health/32752798.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:18:46

• Relatives say imprisoned Vietnamese journalist’s health declining ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/imprisoned-journalist-health-12292023144459.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:19:45

• Spectacle and environmental hazard: fireworks are falling out of fashion ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2159510/spectacle-and-environmental-hazard-fireworks-are-falling-out-of-fashion    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:20:31

• Dengue cases on the rise in Guerrero ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/dengue-cases-on-the-rise-in-guerrero/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:21:21

• Latvia's emergency service awaits New Year with apprehension ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.12.2023-latvias-emergency-service-awaits-new-year-with-apprehension.a537044/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:21:28

• Parents' house at Children's hospital might have to depend on donations ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.12.2023-parents-house-at-childrens-hospital-might-have-to-depend-on-donations.a537097/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:21:51

• South Korea to launch ‘digital nomad’ visa on Jan 1 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korea-to-launch-new-digital-nomad-visa-on-jan-1    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:22:17

• "false and defamatory statements" ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/mcdonalds-malaysia-sues-israel-boycott-movement-for-1-million-in-damages    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:22:59

• Malaysia anti-graft body probing ex-finance minister for abuse of power, money laundering ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysia-anti-graft-body-probes-ex-finance-minister-for-abuse-of-power-money-laundering    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:23:40

• China Appoints Adm. Dong Jun as Defense Minister ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/asia/china-defense-minister.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:24:02

• China eases visa application for US tourists ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-eases-visa-application-for-us-tourists    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:24:41

• China abruptly ousts nine military lawmakers as defence purge widens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-abruptly-ousts-nine-military-lawmakers-as-defense-purge-widens    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:25:01

• Taiwan’s sovereignty belongs to its people, says presidential front runner Lai Ching-te ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwans-sovereignty-belongs-to-its-people-presidential-frontrunner-says    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:25:20

• South Sudan: China Supports Displaced Persons ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/South-Sudan-China-Supports-Displaced-Persons-20231229-0013.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:25:30

• Former navy commander appointed as China’s new defense minister ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/new-defense-minister-12292023093407.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:25:42

• Hong Kong puts runaway activist Tony Chung on wanted list ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tony-chung-wanted-12292023112737.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:26:13

• INTERVIEW: Politics is the same as selling insurance, says Taiwan heiress ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cynthia-wu-interview-12292023133745.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:26:25

• China warn’s against travel to northern Myanmar as unrest continues ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/china-warns-against-travel-to-northern-myanmar-as-unrest-continues/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:26:44

• China ousts defence firm executives from top political body ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/29/china-ousts-defence-firm-executives-from-top-political-body/    

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

• With China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/30/with-china-tensions-rising-us-revives-wwii-era-pacific-airfield/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:27:43

• China expels nine army officials from parliament in latest reshuffle ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231230-china-expels-nine-army-officials-from-parliament-in-latest-reshuffle    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:28:00

• Foreign exchange student, 17, missing in Utah as parents receive ransom note in China: police ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/news/chinese-foreign-exchange-student-kai-zhuang-missing-in-utah-as-parents-receive-ransom-note/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:28:19

• "optimism"? ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/29/new-years-message-moving-fast-and-breaking-things-is-the-opposite-of-tech-optimism/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:28:54

• oscilloscope ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/this-baby-scope-is-within-your-reach/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:29:34

• Survey: Two-thirds of Finns support government's eastern border closure decisions ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067061    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:30:15

• Workers will see more days off in 2024 ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067081    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:30:37

• Prosecutor files charges over assault against Ben Zyskowicz, Finland's longest-serving MP ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067121    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:31:04

• "Aino Tuominen, a Green Party deputy city councillor in Helsinki referred to the Finns Party politician as a fascist on social control media." ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067166    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:31:48

• Judge rules that Terraform Labs Luna and Mir crypto tokens are securities ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/29/judge-rules-terraform-labs-luna-mir-crypto-tokens-securities/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:32:30

• "Industry-Trailing" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/how-us-steel-changed-from-world-leading-to-industry-trailing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:32:55

• Court Rejects Fan's Libel Claims Against L.A. Clippers Player Russell Westbrook and the Utah Jazz ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/29/court-rejects-fans-libel-claims-against-l-a-clippers-player-russell-westbrook-and-the-utah-jazz/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:33:52

• "Students [Berk Gokmen] and [Justin Green] developed an RP2040-based LED-illuminated lightsaber as a final project with a bit of a twist." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/sound-reactive-light-saber-flips-allegiance-via-vowel-sounds/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:36:50

• Mini Fridge ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/30/peltier-mini-fridge-for-class-by-class/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:37:11

• Qt Quick and Blurred Panels ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-quick-and-blurred-panels    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:37:46

• Iran executes four with alleged links to Israel intelligence agency ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/iran-executes-four-with-alleged-links-to-israel-intelligence-agency/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:38:45

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ... DEMAND!!! WE WANT BUZZWORD!!! Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2023/12/agencies-see-demand-for-ai-in-government-in-2024-what-will-it-take-to-pull-it-off/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:39:44

• More Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ... WHATEVER THAT IS! WE WANT IT! WE NEED IT! ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2023/12/new-direct-hire-authority-aims-to-assist-agencies-with-ai-talent-surge/ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2023/12/navigating-the-era-of-innovation-how-artificial-intelligence-and-automation-are-driving-a-digital-first-government/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:40:31

• Basketball Player's Outburst to Heckling Fan Isn't Actionable Infliction of Emotional Distress ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/29/basketball-players-outburst-to-heckling-fan-isnt-actionable-infliction-of-emotional-distress/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:41:32

• Sandu's Allies Amend Election Laws To Enable EU Referendum Alongside Moldova's Presidential Vote ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-eu-referendum-election/32752194.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:41:47

• Kazakhstan To Remove Taliban From List Of Terrorist Groups ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-taliban-afghanistan-terrorist-groups/32752347.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:42:49

• Hong Kong tells UN that National Security Law has caused ‘major turn from chaos to governance’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/hong-kong-tells-un-that-national-security-law-has-caused-major-turn-from-chaos-to-governance/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:43:26

• Tony Chung: Hong Kong orders activist back to prison after breaching supervision order and fleeing to UK for asylum ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/29/tony-chung-hong-kong-orders-activist-back-to-prison-after-breaching-supervision-order-and-fleeing-to-uk-for-asylum/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:43:49

• SAPS continues crackdown on illegal mining operations ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/saps-continues-crackdown-on-illegal-mining-operations/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:44:15

• Operations, Trading of Eagers Automotive Disrupted by Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/operations-trading-of-eagers-automotive-disrupted-by-cyberattack/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:45:09

• Europe’s Largest Parking App Provider Informs Customers of Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/europes-largest-parking-app-provider-informs-customers-of-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:45:32

• Thousands of vendors fail to comply with ban on Chinese telecommunications equipment ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2023/12/thousands-of-vendors-fail-to-comply-with-ban-on-chinese-telecommunications-equipment/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:45:53

• "including open source software." Microsoft FUD thrown in there... into the mix. ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ask-the-cio/2023/12/nga-dhs-sts-unique-approaches-to-zero-trust-cybersecurity/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:46:32

• Pentagon Wants Feedback on Revised Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/pentagon-wants-feedback-on-revised-cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-program/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:46:45

• Raspberry Pi FarmGuard uses Hey Hi (AI) to detect troublesome wildlife and alert farmers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-farmguard-uses-ai-to-detect-troublesome-wildlife-and-alert-farmers    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:47:08

• Transform your coffee table into a piece of kinetic sand art ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/12/30/make-your-own-mesmerizing-sand-art-coffee-table/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:47:37

• X loses preliminary injunction request against California content moderation law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/x-loses-preliminary-injunction-request-against-california-content-moderation-law/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:48:22

• 2023: The Year of the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Scare ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/29/2023-the-year-of-the-chatgpt-scare/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:50:08

• grub not auto detecting windows dual boot partition setup installation anymore – for security reasons ☞ https://dwaves.de/2023/12/29/grub-not-auto-detecting-windows-dual-boot-partition-setup-installation-anymore-for-security-reasons/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:50:52

• Radxa CM3S Rockchip RK3566 SODIMM system-on-module supports up to 8GB RAM, 128GB flash, wireless module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/29/radxa-cm3s-rockchip-rk3566-sodimm-system-on-module-8gb-ram-128gb-flash-wireless-module/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:52:01

• Int’l journalists in Taiwan up 22% in a year, foreign ministry says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/29/intl-journalists-in-taiwan-up-22-in-a-year-foreign-ministry-says/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:53:56

• Parents of Hong Kong self-exiled activist Agnes Chow questioned by police – local media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/29/parents-of-hong-kong-self-exiled-activist-agnes-chow-questioned-by-police-local-media/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:54:23

• Expert Traces The History of Time Thousands of Years Into The Past ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-traces-the-history-of-time-thousands-of-years-into-the-past    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:54:49

• Web3, Blockchain, Metaverse, 'Hey Hi' (AI), and Vision Pro... What Ever Happened to the Vision Pro Hype? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/Web3_Blockchain_Metaverse_Hey_Hi_AI_and_Vision_Pro_What_Ever_Ha.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:55:27

• "Modern" Wikipedia is GAFAM and Billionaires (Follow the Money) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/_Modern_Wikipedia_is_GAFAM_and_Billionaires_Follow_the_Money.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:55:35

• [Meme] With Benefactors Like These... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/_Meme_With_Benefactors_Like_These.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:55:42

• To a Year of Equity and Equality ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/To_a_Year_of_Equity_and_Equality.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:55:51

• Drivers of social influence in the Ex-Twitter migration to Mastodon ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/Drivers_of_social_influence_in_the_Twitter_migration_to_Mastodo.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:56:04

• At Microsoft, Which Attacks Software Freedom, Proprietary Software Rhymes With 'Open Source' ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/At_Microsoft_Which_Attacks_Software_Freedom_Proprietary_Softwar.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:56:28

• Richard Stallman's Reasons Not to be Used by Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/Richard_Stallman_s_Reasons_Not_to_be_Used_by_Facebook.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:56:37

• Distros to Try Next Year (or This Weekend) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/Distros_to_Try_Next_Year_or_This_Weekend.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:56:44

• The Futility of Debian's Censorious and Litigious Campaign: Debian.Community Lives on, Debian.day and DebianCommunity.org Replace It ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/The_Futility_of_Debian_s_Censorious_and_Litigious_Campaign_Debi.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:56:54

• Improving Free Communication in the Debian Community ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/Improving_Free_Communication_in_the_Debian_Community.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:57:01

• What do all our certifications mean? ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2023/12/29/what-do-all-our-certifications-mean/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:57:54

• Sipeed Longan Pi3H – A Raspberry Pi Zero-sized board with gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, HDMI, and USB ports ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/29/sipeed-longan-pi3h-a-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-board-with-gigabit-ethernet-wifi-6-hdmi-and-usb-ports/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 19:59:08

• EU CRA: The compiler does not read the comments, but judges do read the Recitals ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/eu-cra-recitals-comments-compiler-judge/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:01:21

• Microsoft spamfarm siliconangle pretends that a product launched and launched many times already is not "launching" again... because it failed to adoption. Now they say "general availability". How much of a shameless fraud does one have to be to fit into the media?    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:03:13

• Billion times emptiness ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/12/29/billion-times-emptiness/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:03:49

• Latvia to redistribute some unused EU funding ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/30.12.2023-latvia-to-redistribute-some-unused-eu-funding.a537111/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:04:37

• Continuous Integration and Workflow Improvement ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/continuous-integration-and-workflow-improvement/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:05:29

• Creating an OpenBSD Wireguard VPN Gateway ☞ https://blog.lambda.cx/posts/openbsd-wireguard-vpn-gateway/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:05:45

• Vulnerabilities in Google Kubernetes Engine Could Allow Cluster Takeover ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-google-kubernetes-engine-could-allow-cluster-takeover/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:07:43

• GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3) ☞ https://medevel.com/pdfcook/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:08:57

• Defend Your Inbox: Harness the Power of a Free and Open-Source Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy Server ☞ https://medevel.com/anti-spam-smtp-proxy-server/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:09:26

• AI Is Scarily Good at Guessing the Location of Random Photos ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/ai-is-scarily-good-at-guessing-the-location-of-random-photos.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:09:56

• Kazakh Journalist Imprisoned On Extortion Charge Launches Hunger Strike ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-journalist-hunger-strike-extortion/32752608.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:10:53

• Microsoft disables vulnerable backdoored Windows component following malware campaigns ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/29/microsoft-disables-vulnerable-windows-component-following-malware-campaigns/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:11:29

• Windows IS malware    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:11:43

• Critical Apache OFBiz Vulnerability in Attacker Crosshairs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-apache-ofbiz-vulnerability-in-attacker-crosshairs/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:12:01

• Planning move to Yocto Scarthgap ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202312/planning-move-to-yocto-scarthgap.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:12:37

• 2024: Live Another Day ☞ https://tedium.co/2023/12/29/tedium-trends-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:13:39

• Ordering my first nylon 3D printed part ☞ https://rubenerd.com/ordering-my-first-3d-printed-part/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:14:15

• Mixtile Core 3588E SoM review – Part 2: Ubuntu 22.04, hardware features, RK3588 Hey Hi (AI) samples, NVIDIA Jetson compatibility ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/30/mixtile-core-3588e-som-review-ubuntu-22-04-hardware-features-rk3588-ai-samples-nvidia-jetson-compatibility/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:14:59

• Redirecting the Output of wget to /dev/null in Cron ☞ https://tecadmin.net/redirecting-the-output-of-wget-to-dev-null-in-cron/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:15:32

• How to Setup Bind (DNS Server) on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.linuxbuzz.com/setup-bind-dns-server-on-debian/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:17:35

• In 2023 GNU/Linux Has Spread 'Like a Cancer' ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/In_2023_Linux_Has_Spread_Like_a_Cancer.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:17:45

• After GNU/Linux World Domination We Ought to Promote Software Freedom ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/After_Linux_World_Domination_We_Ought_to_Promote_Software_Freed.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:18:01

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:18:07

• Unofficial app reminds not to give up on your non-Windows 11-ready PC, also suggests GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/unofficial-app-reminds-not-to-give-up-on-your-non-windows-11-ready-pc-also-suggests-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:19:33

• DCA 11 - Docker Stack Deployment ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/dca-11-docker-stack-deployment.46502/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:21:44

• Zorin OS 17 Pro First LOOK: New Features, & More! ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/videos/dasgeek/zorin-os-17-pro-first-look-new-features-more/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:22:24

• Gentoo goes Binary! ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2023/12/29/Gentoo-binary.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:22:40

• PDFSam Basic is a Powerful PDF Editor for Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS ☞ https://medevel.com/pdfsam/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:23:43

• PDF4QT: Your Extraordinary and Free Open-Source PDF Editor ☞ https://medevel.com/pdf4qt-x/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:24:00

• Time for Change: Gentoo Focuses on Binary Packages ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gentoo-focuses-on-binary-packages/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:24:27

• GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3) ☞ https://medevel.com/pdf-shuffler/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:25:23

• Split and Merge PDF files with PDFSam ☞ https://medevel.com/pdf-split-and-merge/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:25:38

• Usage shares of programming languages in economics research ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/usage-shares-of-programming-languages-in-economics-research/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:26:17

• Reversion to the Mean: Unraveling a Pervasive Misconception in Business and Beyond ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/reversion-to-the-mean-unraveling-a-pervasive-misconception-in-business-and-beyond/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:26:33

• Valhalla's Things: I've been influenced ☞ https://blog.trueelena.org/blog/2023/12/20-i_ve_been_influenced/index.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:28:15

• Year-end donations round, 2023 edition ☞ https://rg3.name/202312291048.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:28:57

• Autoscaling Kafka workloads with custom metrics autoscaler ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/12/29/autoscaling-kafka-workloads-custom-metrics-autoscaler    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:29:45

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

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:30:22

• How To Install Adobe Reader on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-install-adobe-reader-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:30:38

• How to Install Redis on AlmaLinux 9 and 8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-redis-on-almalinux/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:31:38

• How to Enable BBR on AlmaLinux 9 and 8 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-enable-bbr-on-almalinux/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:32:01

• YEARWEEK() Function in MySQL ☞ https://idroot.us/yearweek-function-mysql/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:32:51

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

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:33:16

• How to Find the Username in GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/find-username-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:33:25

• The Wildest GNU/Linux Stories of 2023 ☞ https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5060087/the-wildest-linux-stories-of-2023 "Red Hat was purchased by IBM back in 2019 -- and things have been getting progressively crazier and crazier since then. This year really took it to the max."    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:35:08

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

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:39:36

• How To Install IntelliJ IDEA on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-intellij-idea-opensuse/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:39:46

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

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:40:11

• How To Install OBS Studio on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-obs-studio-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:40:25

• Boom in Hey Hi (AI) Prompts a Test of Copyright Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/business/media/copyright-law-ai-media.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:41:04

• TTAB Posts January 2024 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2023/12/ttab-posts-january-2024-hearing-schedule.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:41:54

• Does ‘I Do Not Own the Rights to This Music’ Provide Protection Against Copyright Claims? Here’s a Quick Answer ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/12/29/i-do-not-own-the-rights-to-this-music/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:42:18

• Stallman on Why To Delete Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/12/30/stallman-on-why-to-delete-facebook/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:42:33

• Maine ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/29/maine_joins_colorado_barring_trump_from | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:43:34

• Former Top Officials At Major Truck, Tractor Producers In Belarus Handed Lengthy Prison Terms ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-track-tractor-corruption/32752413.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:44:10

• Poland ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/29/poland-says-russian-missile-likely-entered-its-airspace | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:44:50

• "number of soldiers with abandoning positions in 2023" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/29/russian-military-charged-record-number-of-soldiers-with-abandoning-positions-in-2023 | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:44:58

• Russia Sends Navalny Associate to Prison for ‘Extremism’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/europe/russia-navalny-associate-prison.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:45:13

• Kremlin Says It Has List Of Western Assets To Be Seized If Russian Assets Confiscated ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-list-western-assets/32752273.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:46:02

• Seized Russian fertilizers sent to Nigeria by Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/29.12.2023-seized-russian-fertilizers-sent-to-nigeria-by-latvia.a537115/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:46:23

• New procurements for some parts of Latvia-Russia border fence ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/30.12.2023-new-procurements-for-some-parts-of-latvia-russia-border-fence.a537172/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:46:36

• "one of few Navalny associates who stayed in the country" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/29/russia-gives-nine-year-prison-sentence-to-former-lawmaker-ksenia-fadeyeva-one-of-few-navalny-associates-who-stayed-in-the-country | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:47:00

• "Openly gay Russian journalist reportedly beaten in Moscow" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/30/openly-gay-russian-journalist-beaten-in-moscow | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:47:26

• "killing and wounding civilians ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/29/russia-launches-massive-drone-and-missile-strike-across-ukraine-killing-and-wounding-civilians | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:47:50

• At Least 30 Killed in Ukraine After Russian Missile Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/world/europe/russia-ukraine-missile-attacks.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:47:58

• As War Rages in Ukraine, Denmark Turns an Office Park Back Into an Arsenal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-denmark-ammunition.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:48:13

• "almost naked" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/30/moscow-court-fines-russian-tv-presenter-nastya-ivleeva-for-hosting-almost-naked-party | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:48:27

• Rudy Giuliani’s Scott Brady Interview Doesn’t Appear in His Warrant Affidavit ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/29/rudy-giulianis-scott-brady-interview-doesnt-appear-in-his-warrant-affidavit/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:49:01

• Unidentified Object Entered Poland From Direction Of Ukraine, Polish Army Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-unidentified-object-ukraine/32752219.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:49:15

• Lithuanian leaders slam Russia’s large-scale airstrike on Ukraine as ‘terrorist attack’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2160300/lithuanian-leaders-slam-russia-s-large-scale-airstrike-on-ukraine-as-terrorist-attack    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:49:30

• 'Almost Naked' party of Moscow elites sparks outrage in increasingly conservative Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231229-almost-naked-party-of-moscow-elites-sparks-outrage-in-increasingly-conservative-russia    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:49:55

• At least 30 dead across Ukraine as Russia launches largest aerial assault since war began ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231229-russian-air-strikes-pound-ukrainian-cities-in-countrywide-attack    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:50:07

• Russia’s latest volley at Ukraine, and Poland ☞ https://rubenerd.com/russias-latest-volley-at-ukraine-and-poland/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:50:23

• Air Attacks On Ukraine Ease As Deaths, Condemnation Mount From Massive Russian Bombardment ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-air-atrikes-condemnation/32753382.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:50:48

• NATO, U.S. Consult With Warsaw After Apparent Intrusion Of Russian Missile Into Polish Airspace ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-russia-missile-poland-airspace/32752828.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:51:07

• "Ukraine says Russia’s overnight air attack biggest since start of full-scale invasion" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/29/ukraine-says-russia-s-overnight-air-attack-biggest-since-start-of-full-scale-invasion | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:52:22

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/29/zelensky-visits-ukrainian-troops-on-front-lines-in-avdiivka | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:52:30

• Russian Veteran Sentenced For Killing Man Who Criticized Service In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-veteran-stabbed-critic/32752249.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:52:43

• Russia Launches New Investigation Of Exiled Kremlin Critic Novikov ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-investigation-lawyer-novikov/32752337.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:52:51

• "Poland’s airspace" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/30/russia-refuses-to-explain-missile-that-reportedly-entered-poland-s-airspace-calls-accusations-baseless | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:53:16

• Russia refuses to explain missile that reportedly entered Poland’s airspace, calls accusations ‘baseless’ — Meduza

  "best investigative reporting on Russia in 2023" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/12/30/kevin-rothrock-s-list-of-the-best-investigative-reporting-on-russia-in-2023 | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:53:48

• No Peace on Earth? Blame Woodrow Wilson ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/david_stockman/2023/12/28/no-peace-on-earth-blame-woodrow-wilson/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:54:34

• Russian Report Says 74 Sailors Died In Ukraine's Attack On Novocherkassk ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-74-sailors-dead-novocherkassk-attack-ukraine-crimea/32752785.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:54:46

• Hungary Refuses To Extradite Russian Suspected Of High-Profile Killing In Kyiv ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-okuyeva-extradition-russia-ukraine/32752716.html    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:54:58

• "74 Russian sailors killed in Ukraine’s strike on Russian military ship in annexed Crimea" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/30/local-news-agencies-publish-then-remove-reports-saying-74-russian-sailors-killed-in-ukraine-s-strike-on-russian-military-ship-in-annexed-crimea | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:55:19

• Man wearing Wagner symbols detained at Vilnius Airport ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2159968/man-wearing-wagner-symbols-detained-at-vilnius-airport    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:55:50

• The Observers’ top investigations of 2023 ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/the-observers-top-investigations-of-2023    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:56:08

• Hackaday Podcast ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/29/hackaday-podcast-episode-250-trains-rc-planes-and-eeproms-in-flames/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:56:47

• GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2) ☞ https://medevel.com/naps2/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:58:33

• AK PDF Editor is a free app to Merge, Rearrange, Rotate, Delete, Compress PDF Files ☞ https://medevel.com/ak-pdf-editor/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 20:59:22

• Monopolies in minority clothing ("vulnerable") is part of the name of the game in CoCs and equivalents. How they're being "sold" to the public is misleading at best.    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 21:35:25

• FSF failed to issue a statement on what IBM did to RHEL this year. Regardless, IBM and Microsoft/GAFAM stuffed many GNU projects with a CoC, despite objections from the leader of GNU.    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 21:36:19

• Sirius Mr. King ("kink") left the company this year, after 12+ years, along with the 2 girls who couldn't do the job (ZERO qualifications in CS!). Maybe they could do another... job. Well, they call it kink-sized because it's a bed for 3 people.    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 21:38:21

• "What's the difference between the Server and Desktop versions of Ubuntu, and which is best for you?" https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-desktop-vs-ubuntu-server/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:09:23

• "Ubuntu once was the go-to recommendation for beginners, but Fedora has closed the gap. Now the answer is not so simple." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-vs-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:09:45

• "There could be a Linux distribution that changes its base, an independent project taken over by a big tech giant, and various other things. And, throughout 2023, we tried our best to get you a dose of the rollercoaster ride." https://news.itsfoss.com/best-open-source-linux-stories-2023/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:10:18

• Proprietary nonsense on a Microsoft-friendly distro https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-aws-cli-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:11:04

• It looks like after MUO killed off ALL "Linux" coverage some of the same writers were deployed to howtogeek and xda-developers, so maybe not the end of the world    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:12:51

• It looks like after MUO killed off ALL "Linux" coverage some of the same writers were deployed to howtogeek and xda-developers, so maybe not the end of the world    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:12:59

• TPM = war on general-purpose computing, promoted by frauds like Matt Garrett https://www.neowin.net/news/unofficial-app-reminds-not-to-give-up-on-your-non-windows-11-ready-pc-also-suggests-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:43:39

• 6.6. What a tool. https://devops.com/scrum-cancer-linux-6-5-richixbw/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:45:15

• Exploring Essential Linux Commands for Software Developers and Cybersecurity Professionals https://cyberarafat.medium.com/exploring-essential-linux-commands-for-software-developers-and-cybersecurity-professionals-72ee6191f960    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:46:03

• Windows TCO https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-black-basta-decryptor-exploits-ransomware-flaw-to-recover-files/    

posted Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 22:49:39