Roy Schestowitz

• Plans for Gemini in 2024, by the creator of Gemini Protocol gemini://geminiprotocol.net/news/2023_12_30.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 01:56:09

• This year Russia's invasion of Ukraine turns 10    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 02:52:47

• 3.82% at year's end for GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200901-202401    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 03:12:08

• A Boy's Fable (My Social Anxiety, Told in a Tale) gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1631    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:31:56

• "In a message to the tech@ mailing list" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20231231121519 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:36:13

• "I figured out how to use Apple’s leaked Flasher utility" ☛ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/12/more-fun-with-apples-internal-tools-creating-a-pds-card/ | Source: Doug Brown    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:37:09

• "The Ware for November 2023 is a Lucira at home Covid test." ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6893 | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:37:16

• "Thanks to Cedric Honnet for contributing this ware!" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6896 | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:37:22

• "The popularity of Go and Rust and their ability to produce self-contained static binaries" ☛ https://agateau.com/2023/introducing-clyde/ | Source: Aurélien Gâteau    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:37:56

• "It is obvious that Large Language Models are based on stolen material." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/12/tech-predictions-for-2024/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:38:33

• "I wanted to wrap up 2023 with another post looking back at the projects I worked on" ☛ https://chrishannah.me/my-projects-in-2023 | Source: Chris Hannah    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:38:46

• "The next few months are by no means a new start or a pivoting point." ☛ https://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2023-12-31-hey-2024-no-promises.html | Source: Björn Wärmedal    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:38:53

• "Unknown perpetrators have set a girls' secondary school on fire overnight in Pakistan" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-girls-school-burned/32753453.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:39:45

• "If you bought a Vizio TV in California after April 30th, 2014, Vizio may owe you some money." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/30/24019780/vizio-settlement-effective-refresh-rate-class-action-lawsuit | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:40:36

• "The biggest problem with email addresses as 'permanent' identifiers" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/EmailAddressesBadPermanentIDs | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:40:58

• "severed long-standing military ties with former colonial ruler" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-30/military-led-sahel-states-rally-thousands-to-support-alliance | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:42:22

• [Old] "the summer camps focus on familiarizing the youngsters [...] AK-47, sniper guns, RPG launchers" ☛ https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-summer-camps-children-and-teens-gaza-strip-provide-weapons-and-military-training-order | Source: MEMRI    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:42:29

• "They found that while among users aged 12 and under, YouTube derived the greatest ad revenue of about $1 billion in 2022" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-firms-gained-11-billion-in-ads-from-under-18-users-engagement-in-2022-finds-study/articleshow/106419172.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:42:40

• "fireworks have been an essential attribute of New Year’s celebrations" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2159510/spectacle-and-environmental-hazard-fireworks-are-falling-out-of-fashion | Source: LRT    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:52:17

• "The Baltic Sea is a very enclosed sea, and salt water only enters through the narrow Danish straits." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609206383/rare-saltwater-inflow-in-baltic-sea-could-have-widespread-environmental-impact | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 04:52:37

• "Traffic fatalities in the U.S. are up sharply since the beginning of the pandemic" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1222174861 | Source: NPR    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 06:58:07

• "The video game industry saw several rounds of layoffs in 2023" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/over-9000-employees-fired-by-video-gaming-firms-in-2023/articleshow/106415080.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 06:59:21

• "tech layoffs are set to continue unabated in 2024" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cybersecurity-sector-was-not-immune-from-job-losses-in-2023/articleshow/106414579.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 06:59:31

• "For generations, the Hickman family has foraged for mushrooms." ☛ https://abc7chicago.com/fungi-mushroom-food-poisoning-intoxication/14240694/ | Source: ABC    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:01:42

• [Old] "When the app matched his photos of the backyard mushrooms with an edible species" ☛ https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/10/beware-of-deadly-wild-mushrooms-portage-county-man-survives-poisoning-thanks-to-experimental-drug-at-uh.html | Source: Cleveland    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:01:55

• "With culture wars playing out in school districts across the nation" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2023/12/30/2023-was-the-year-the-students-fought-back-_partner/ | Source: Salon    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:03:01

• "In more recent years, he campaigned for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2023-12-31/john-pilger-australia-born-journalist-and-filmmaker-known-for-covering-cambodia-dies-at-84 | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:05:07

• "ITV reported that agents of Iran’s top military force, the IRGC, offered $200,000" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iranian-diaspora-journalist-on-plot-to-assassinate-her-i-am-more-motivated/7418277.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:05:24

• [Old] "I have known Julian Assange since I first interviewed him in London in 2010." ☛ https://johnpilger.com/articles/the-true-betrayers-of-julian-assange-are-close-to-home | Source: John Pilger    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:05:41

• "More than 500,000 workers walked off the job this year" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2023/12/year-in-review-labor-2023-uaw-teamsters-amazon-hollywood/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:06:08

• "There is a way to solve this problem" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/2023/12/23/how-about-not.html |    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:06:41

• "May it bring us all peace, tolerance, respect, livable environments, good health, and freedom, so that we can dream, and pursue our dreams." http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/2023-12-31-happy-gnu-year.en.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:10:28

• "Disney is struggling, to be candid" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/disney-at-100-1.7066511?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:11:08

• "What Comes After Open Source? Bruce Perens is Working on It" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=23/12/30/0244212    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:13:21

• Hamas https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12914133/How-Hamas-brainwash-children-jihadis-Terrorists-teach-Gazan-kids-shoot-guns-launch-anti-tank-missiles-stage-suicide-attacks-against-Israel-summer-camps-indoctrinating-anti-Semitic-Mickey-Mouse-knock-off.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:13:35

• lobkov https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-lobkov-gay-attacked/32753490.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:16:03

• BS. revenue is not profit and this distracts from DEEP DEEP LOSSES. "OpenAI annualised revenue tops $1.6 billion: report" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/openai-annualised-revenue-tops-1-6-billion-report/articleshow/106408524.cms    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:16:37

• burundi https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231231-burundi-s-president-says-homosexuals-should-be-stoned    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:17:35

• MOAR MSFT SPAM! This is NOT news. This is a FAILURED (LOSSES) "product" being RE-announced: "GitHub’s AI chatbot now available to all users globally" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/githubs-ai-chatbot-now-available-to-all-users-globally/articleshow/106415574.cms    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:18:05

• maine https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/trump-maine-ballot/676987/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:20:16

• Criminals in charge. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4383263-three-women-who-spoke-out-on-trump-give-grave-warning-on-his-return-to-office/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:20:33

• Her Majesty the Queen abdicates https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.stm.dk/presse/pressemeddelelser/hendes-majestaet-dronningen-abdicerer/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:21:08

• "Sipeed has introduced a cost-effective ARM-based Single Board Computer, the Longan Pi 3H, which shares a similar form-factor with the Raspberry Pi Zero. This open-source board comes equipped with notable features such as an HDMI port, a GbE LAN port, and wireless capabilities." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeeds-longan-pi-3h-is-a-compact-linux-development-kit-with-allwinner-h618-processor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:24:41

• "Gentoo Linux, known for its source-based distribution" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/gentoo-introduces-binary-package-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:24:50

• "Waveshare has released a new camera module, named the 360° Omnidirectional High-Torque 2-Axis Expandable Pan-Tilt Camera Module." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/waveshares-new-pan-tilt-camera-module-for-raspberry-pi-4b-5-boards/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:25:24

• "Another year has flown by." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/2023-in-review-rarbg-zoro-z-library-flawless-iptv-and-ai-231231/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:25:47

• gaza ☛ https://thedissenter.org/israel-war-on-gaza-memory-palestinian-journalists-killed-2023/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:26:20

• "Simply the greatest documentary maker of all time, and a rock of support for the Assange family" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2023/12/farewell-to-john-pilger/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:27:03

• Scribus 1.6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released as a Major Update ☞ https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-as-a-major-update    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:29:20

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 31st, 2023 – Happy New Year! ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-31st-2023-happy-new-year    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:29:26

• Josh Bressers: Episode 409 – You wouldn’t hack a train? ☞ https://opensourcesecurity.io/2023/12/31/episode-409-you-wouldnt-hack-a-train/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:31:55

• U.S.-Israel Relationship Shows Signs of Strain Amid War Against Hamas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/us/politics/us-israel-hamas-war.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:32:12

• Don't Say "Open Source". Open Source (or Openwashing) Helps Those Who Attack Software Freedom. ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/31/Don_t_Say_Open_Source_Open_Source_or_Openwashing_Helps_Those_Wh.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:36:13

• Windows TCO Stories ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/31/Windows_TCO_Stories.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:36:22

• Let's Hope 2024 Will be Better ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Let_s_Hope_2024_Will_be_Better.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:36:33

• "It's time to call these destructive companies out" ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_It_s_time_to_call_these_destructive_companies_out.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:36:41

• A Year of Karma (and Truth) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/A_Year_of_Karma_and_Truth.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:36:51

• This Year and the Next 10 Years ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/This_Year_and_the_Next_10_Years.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:37:01

• Co-Creator of the Mozilla Organization Unhappy About What Mozilla Has Become ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Co_Creator_of_the_Mozilla_Organization_Unhappy_About_What_Mozil.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:37:11

• GNU World Order 545 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_545_ogg.ogg    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:38:54

• Profoundly Prophetic Prognostications | LINUX Unplugged 543 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/543/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 07:40:19

• Decades Ago a Huge Noise Roared in The Ocean. For Years It Was a Mystery. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/decades-ago-a-huge-noise-roared-in-the-ocean-for-years-it-was-a-mystery    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:02:45

• One Simple Technique Will Help You Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-simple-technique-will-help-you-stick-to-your-new-years-resolutions    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:03:16

• Shock Result Reveals The Fruit You May Want to Leave Out of Smoothies ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/shock-result-reveals-the-fruit-you-may-want-to-leave-out-of-smoothies    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:04:38

• Neurons in The Brain Appear to Follow a Distinct Mathematical Pattern ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/neurons-in-the-brain-appear-to-follow-a-distinct-mathematical-pattern    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:04:55

• Natural Selection Can Actually Slow Evolution, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/natural-selection-can-actually-slow-evolution-scientists-say    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:05:05

• Expert Reveals 5 Things That Can Help You Live a Longer Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-reveals-5-things-that-can-help-you-live-a-longer-life    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:08:25

• "Taking time to notice life’s small joys can improve your health and your outlook" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/opinion/delights-connections-mood-health.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:10:16

• North Korea’s Kim says armed conflict becoming reality because of US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-says-armed-conflict-becoming-reality-because-of-us-kcna    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:13:37

• South Korea Supreme Court orders Japan companies to compensate former victims of forced labor ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/south-korea-supreme-court-orders-japan-companies-to-compensate-former-victims-of-forced-labor/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:13:51

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders military to prepare for possible 'war' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231231-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un-orders-military-to-prepare-for-possible-war    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:25:15

• North Korea Kim Jong Un, China's Pooh-tin exchange message vowing closer ties - Yonhap ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-chinas-xi-exchange-message-vowing-closer-ties-yonhap    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:27:02

• Taiwan president says ties with China must be decided by will of the people ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-president-says-ties-with-china-must-be-decided-by-will-of-the-people    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:27:10

• China's Xi, US President Biden exchange congratulations on 45th year of diplomatic ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-us-president-biden-exchange-congratulations-on-45th-year-of-diplomatic-ties    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:27:33

• Xi says willing to work with US for stable relationship ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-says-willing-to-work-with-us-for-stable-relationship    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:27:54

• China's Pooh-tin says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231231-china-s-xi-says-reunification-with-taiwan-is-inevitable-in-new-year-s-address    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:28:09

• "It’s the future. We should have weird glowy lights everywhere, all over our homes, cars, and businesses." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/diy-tube-lights-look-amazing-for-just-50-a-piece/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:37:14

• "Paddling Help From Electric-Assisted Kayak" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/paddling-help-from-electric-assisted-kayak/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:39:40

• PM Orpo's New Year address: Finland's debt level dangerous ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067209    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:40:25

• 2023 electricity prices down 64% from past year ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067211    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:51:13

• FMI warns of dangerous frosts ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067229    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:52:15

• Chinese spy balloons ‘used a U.S. internet provider’ – as well as American hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/chinese-spy-balloons-used-a-us-internet-provider-as-well-as-american-hardware    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:55:25

• Researchers train Hey Hi (AI) chatbots to 'jailbreak' rival chatbots - and automate the process ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-train-ai-chatbots-to-jailbreak-rival-chatbots-and-automate-the-process    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:56:32

• 2023 book review ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2023/12/31/2023-book-review/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:57:21

• Asian American Officials Cite Unfair Scrutiny and Lost Jobs in China Spy Tensions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/us/politics/china-spy-asian-americans.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:57:46

• Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 42 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/01/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-42/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 08:58:01

• "After Elon Musk acquired Twitter (now X) at the end of 2022" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/taking-back-web-decentralization-2023-review | Source: EFF    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:09:28

• Justin W. Flory: Fedora a dead end to volunteers?☞ https://blog.jwf.io/2023/12/2023-quiet-2024-theme-storytelling/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:10:16

• Justin W. Flory wrote to Red Hat about http://techrights.org/o/2021/08/20/we-build-fedora-and-then-ibm-blacklists-us/ they never bothered to respond. Now Justin W. Flory is censoring or managing BLACKLISTS for IBM, te Holocaust giant.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:11:24

• Petter Reinholdtsen: VLC bittorrent plugin still going strong, new upload 2.14-4 ☞ https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/VLC_bittorrent_plugin_still_going_strong__new_upload_2_14_4.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:12:14

• The 6 steps to finally lose weight (or solve almost any other problem) (with R code) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/the-6-steps-to-finally-lose-weight-or-solve-almost-any-other-problem-with-r-code/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:13:34

• Happy New Year 2024 to Our Dear Readers ☞ https://linuxiac.com/happy-new-year-2024-to-our-dear-readers/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:14:01

• Reflecting on my 2023 ☞ https://rubin55.org/blog/reflecting-on-my-2023/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:14:22

• Best Free and Open Source Software: December 2023 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-december-2023-updates/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:15:02

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:15:12

• AMD-sponsored Moronix pushing anti-Freedom (back doors, TPM etc.) shite from AMD https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-EOY-2023-SEV-SNP-Continues    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:17:45

• Waveshare’s New Pan-Tilt Camera Module for Raspberry Pi 4B/5 boards ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/waveshares-new-pan-tilt-camera-module-for-raspberry-pi-4b-5-boards/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:18:29

• How Many Weeks in a Year? ☞ https://asktogrow.com/gk/how-many-weeks-in-a-year/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:22:23

• Welcome To The Year Of The Diagonal Linux Desktop ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-diagonal-linux-desktop/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:22:46

• Happy GNU Year ☞ http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/2023-12-31-happy-gnu-year.en.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:23:36

• █████ http://techrights.org/feed.xml ██████████████████████ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 05:05:00 +0000 ███████ GNU Boot December 2023 News    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:23:43

• GNU Boot December 2023 News ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/31/GNU_Boot_December_2023_News.shtml    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:23:59

• www-zh-cn @ Savannah: Summary 2023 ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10573    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:24:39

• pspp @ Savannah: PSPP 2.0.0 has been released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10572    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:26:06

• Attending Ubuntu Summit 2023 as an openSUSE User ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2023/12/31/attending-ubuntu-summit-2023-as-an-opensuse-user/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:26:27

• 2023 Year in review – Top 10 posts, statistics, and what to expect in 2024 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/12/31/2023-year-in-review-top-10-posts-statistics-2024-forecasts/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:26:35

• Happy New Year, 2024! ☞ https://rubenerd.com/happy-new-year-2024/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:27:18

• Stephen Michael Kellat on news, and my last Hey Hi (AI) post ☞ https://rubenerd.com/stephen-michael-kellat-on-news-ai/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:27:32

• Torrent snapshot of my open source projects, as of 2024 ☞ https://evanhahn.com/2024-01-01-torrents-of-my-open-source-projects/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:28:12

• Gnome Files (Nautilus) is adding More Beginner Friendly Options ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/gnome-files-nautilus-is-adding-more-beginner-friendly-options/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:28:54

• Don't do it. It's Microsoft-controlled proprietary spyware - the very antithesis of development and Software Freedom. In other words, it is a trap. ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2023/12/install-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:29:55

• Warpstock 2023 videos now available ☞ https://www.arcanoae.com/warpstock-2023-videos-now-available/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:30:29

• How to Install Clang on Ubuntu 22.04 & 20.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-clang-on-ubuntu/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:31:01

• How to install Lutris in Debian 12 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-lutris-in-debian-12/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:31:12

• How to Find SSH Keys on Ubuntu ☞ https://idroot.us/find-ssh-keys-ubuntu/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:31:27

• How To Install Rust Programming Language on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rust-programming-language-opensuse/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:31:40

• How To Install Swift Programming Language on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-swift-programming-language-debian-12/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:32:00

• How To Install Timeshift on GNU/Linux Mint 21 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-timeshift-linux-mint-21/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:32:16

• Thanks to everyone who contributed to LibreOffice in 2023! 😊 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/12/31/thanks-to-everyone-who-contributed-to-libreoffice-in-2023-%f0%9f%98%8a/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:33:02

• Patents? EFF barely did anything about them last year. ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/how-fight-bad-patents-2023-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:33:35

• Belgorod ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/31/after-shelling-in-belgorod-officials-in-several-russian-cities-cancel-new-year-s-fireworks | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:34:10

• Kyiv ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/31/at-least-23-reportedly-dead-from-missile-strike-on-kyiv-warehouse-during-russia-s-december-29-attack | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:34:17

• Lithuania‘s boycott of Miyazaki film draws attention to ‘politically incorrect’ film distribution patterns ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2158840/lithuania-s-boycott-of-miyazaki-film-draws-attention-to-politically-incorrect-film-distribution-patterns    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:34:24

• ArcaOS Desktop updated to 1.0.16 ☞ https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-desktop-updated-to-1-0-16/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:34:50

• Monday Briefing: Ukraine Steps Up Sabotage ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/briefing/ukraine-gaza-philippines.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:35:10

• Ukraine Intensifies Guerrilla Tactics, Targeting Trains ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-train-sabotage.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:35:23

• Indonesia steered Asean well through global crises, but progress limited on regional issues: Experts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-steered-asean-well-through-global-crises-but-progress-limited-on-regional-issues-experts    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:35:51

• Ukraine Ushers In 2024 As Deadly Missile Strikes Hit Both Sides Of Border ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kharkiv-air-strike-belgorod-ukraine-war/32754209.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:36:00

• Russia accuses Ukraine of using cluster munitions in Belgorod strikes ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-using-cluster-munitions-in-belgorod-strikes/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:36:15

• Russia pounds Kharkiv with missiles after accusing Ukraine of killing dozens in Belgorod ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231231-russia-pounds-kharkiv-with-missiles-and-drones-ukraine-says    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:36:28

• Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers annual New Year’s address to the country ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/12/31/russian-president-vladimir-putin-delivers-annual-new-year-s-address-to-the-country | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:36:46

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posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:38:05

• Ukraine reportedly lobbing cluster bombs at civilians now. Well, such bombs always hurt civilians, no matter where you aim them. Some munition just takes longer to explode. Bad ideas from Biden and the military-industrial complex.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:38:10

• Well, cluster bombs are a humanitarian catastrophe. That's why they got banned and should remain banned.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:38:36

• Putin and Zelensky Address Their Citizens on New Year’s Eve ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/world/europe/russia-ukraine-kharkiv-airstrikes.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:38:45

• Putin Praises Military In Brief, Low-Key New Year's Address ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-new-year-address-ukraine-invasion/32754392.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:38:56

• Ukraine, low on ammo or running out of military aid, now reached the bottom of the pile. Moved xmas to Dec 25th, lobbed some cluster bombs at Russia. And now Putin plays or cries "victims", lobs what he had left of Kim's missile supplies.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:40:11

• So 2024 started with a war more vicious than in 2022 and 2023.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:40:38

• 2024: the year of conflict.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:40:54

• "[Rafael] and [Eric] decided to bring back those glory days with their music visualizer that runs on the Raspberry Pi Pico." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/raspberry-pi-pico-becomes-emotionally-aware-music-visualizer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:41:28

• 2023 Year in Review ☞ https://rickcarlino.com/2023/2023-year-in-review.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:41:48

• Bill Clinton to be unmasked as ‘Doe 36’ and identified more than 50 times in Jeffrey Epstein doc dump ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/31/news/bill-clinton-to-be-identified-as-doe-36-and-named-over-50-times-in-upcoming-epstein-doc-dump/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:42:11

• nytimes promoting Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/travel/tiktok-royal-caribbean-cruise.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:42:39

• So does Rupe Murdoch's nypost ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/31/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-celebrates-freedom-in-new-tiktok-video/ https://nypost.com/2023/12/31/news/florida-man-arrested-for-deliberately-hitting-deer-filming-it-for-tiktok-police/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:43:03

• Florida man arrested for deliberately hitting deer, filming it for TikTok: police ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/12/31/news/florida-man-arrested-for-deliberately-hitting-deer-filming-it-for-tiktok-police/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:43:24

• How IBM Stumbled Onto RISC ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/how-ibm-stumbled-onto-risc/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:46:27

• Editors’ picks for 2023: ‘Australia must act now to develop a national security strategy’ ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2023-australia-must-act-now-to-develop-a-national-security-strategy/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:47:31

• Editors’ picks for 2023: ‘Australia needs a dedicated, autonomous national security adviser’ ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2023-australia-needs-a-dedicated-autonomous-national-security-adviser/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:47:41

• orchestra ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/an-electronic-orchestra-baton/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:49:09

• "Do it enough, and you’re on the way to producing useful power." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/3d-printing-your-own-triboelectric-generators/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:49:29

• Guido Günther: Phosh 2023 in Retrospect ☞ https://phosh.mobi/posts/phosh-2023-in-retrospect/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:53:09

• Iustin Pop: Happy New Year! ☞ https://k1024.org/posts/2023/2023-12-31-happy-new-year%21/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:53:25

• Chris Lamb: Favourites of 2023 ☞ https://chris-lamb.co.uk/posts/favourites-of-2023    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:54:13

• Chinese authorities arrest four in ransomware case involving Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/12/31/chinese-authorities-arrest-four-ransomware-case-involving-chatgpt/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:55:26

• China unlikely to cave under pressure to stop sending North Korean defectors back: Observers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-unlikely-to-cave-under-pressure-to-stop-sending-north-korean-defectors-back-observers    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:55:58

• Pi-Hole Pi4 Docker Deployment, (Sun, Dec 31st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30516    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:56:58

• Estimating Standard Deviation From Timeseries ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/estimating-standard-deviation-from-timeseries-plot    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:57:47

• tomshardware starts the new year with SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM ... a shame because it used to be a decent site for hardware new, not hardware "sales" (SPAM)    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:59:17

• Moore's Law (he died last year): every 2 years the amount of SPAM on the WWW doubles    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 09:59:55

• Music of the week: New Year edition ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/music-new-year-edition/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:00:26

• When Michael Dreeben Accepted John Sauer’s Invitation to Talk about Speech and Debate ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/31/when-michael-dreeben-accepted-john-sauers-invitation-to-talk-about-speech-and-debate/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:01:08

• "brand-new documentaries on Sinéad O’Connor"... oh noes!! They are deadnaming her!!! ☞ https://about.rte.ie/2023/12/31/lets-get-together-this-new-year-with-rte/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:01:38

• Each time you say "Sinéad O’Connor" you are legally deadnaming her    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:02:16

• Even the national broadcaster of Ireland it doing it. Taking pride in a total nutcase.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:02:54

• Lazy Reading for 2023/12/31 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2023/12/31/lazy-reading-for-2023-12-31/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:03:51

• Fabio Alessandro Locati: Share volumes between Podman Systemd services ☞ https://fale.io/blog/2023/12/31/share-volumes-between-podman-systemd-services    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:08:22

• Jon Chiappetta: Ending This Year With A New Proxy Python Server Script ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/ending-this-year-with-a-new-proxy-python-server-script/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:08:57

• Three More Serbian Opposition Leaders End Hunger Strikes Amid Expected Pause In Protests ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-opposition-leaders-end-hunger-strikes-tepic/32754470.html    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:11:53

• US sinks Houthi boats used to attack merchant vessel in the Red Sea ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231231-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-must-control-gaza-s-border-with-egypt-say-netanyahu    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:12:08

• Steam game mod delivered malware on Christmas Day - Epsilon Information Stealer was hidden in a Slay the Spire expansion ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/steam-game-mod-delivered-malware-on-christmas-day-epsilon-information-stealer-was-hidden-in-a-slay-the-spire-expansion    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:12:31

• Year Ender: 2023, the year of layoffs https://odishatv.in/news/business/year-ender-2023-the-year-of-layoffs-223934    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:54:37

• Over 9K employees fired by video gaming firms in 2023 https://indiaeducationdiary.in/over-9k-employees-fired-by-video-gaming-firms-in-2023/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:55:01

• WHO debate, UK parliament https://yewtu.be/watch?v=n9rRbVycNQk "In referring to the WHO’s new pandemic agreement and the proposed amendments to the international health regulations currently being negotiated, the director general of the WHO has stated [...]"    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 10:56:39

• Peer Reviewed Papers Disputing the Efficacy of Existing COVID-19 Vaccine Booster https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/01/01/peer-reviewed-booster/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 11:04:37

• "I finished L. Sprague de Camp's "The Fallible Fiend" on the 27th, and Lin Carter's "Down to a Sunless Sea" on the 28th, and I've been reflecting on the impression that each book gives of its author" gemini://consp.org/blog/2023/2023-12-31-l.sprague-de-camp-vs.lin-carter.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:41:10

• 🔤SpellBinding — EHWORVM Wordo: DEMIT gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-01.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:42:03

• Most social control media conditions people to be sympathetic towards high-level, well-funded terrorists    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:42:33

• "A few days ago, I was browsing various conversations and stumbled into a discussion about the Lore24 hashtag." gemini://fedran.com/news/2024/01/01/n-telepathy/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:43:22

• "Well, at least the 1928 version of Micky Mouse [1] is free and in the public domain. It's no coincidence that Disney has worked the past few years turning the 1928 version of Micky into a trademark. Grab the popcorn! It's going to be an interesting year in copyright law." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/01/01.1    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:44:17

• Let's Go ! gemini://sdf.org/icemanfr/2024/01.gmi "I used to have a blog in french (easy to find, isn't it?) but I wanted to start something different with the challenge of doing it in English."    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:45:02

• "Im a bit shy with women. At first. I do enjoy the female drive. And i like to listen. I am also an open person, to share, exchange... but first we have to establish a secure connection." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1632    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:45:44

• New year reflections gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-01-01-new-year-reflections    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:46:12

• "I hope it went well for you, the kids and dogs and cats are now sleeping, and that you drank enough water and ate enough food to stave off the hangover. If you so indulged." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~/wholesomedonut/gemlog/2024-01-01.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:46:48

• "(2024 has happened in some parts of the world already, but I haven’t had anything to say yet.)" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:47:50

• Capability-based characters gemini://idiomdrottning.org/capability-based-characters    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:48:24

• Microsoft is worse than junk gemini://sl1200.dystopic.world/art/pesadilla-onedrive.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:49:07

• pharc and me are ready for 2024 gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/2023/12-31-23    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 12:50:06

• Techrights will be back to covering EPO this year. Unique stuff.    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 13:53:36

• "Another year has passed, the number labeling it was incremented once again, and I did have a look back through my journal." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2024/20240101-hello-2024.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:01:01

• "Microsoft's former HR VP Chris Williams, corporations now give employees the pink slip during the first quarter of the year" https://bwpeople.businessworld.in/article/Ex-Microsoft-HR-VP-Layoffs-Commonly-Initiated-At-Start-Of-The-Year-Unfavorable-During-Holidays/01-01-2024-504115/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:03:29

• "A few months back I wrote a guide on how to set custom folder icons in Nautilus without needing to install 3rd-party apps or change icon set." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/12/gnome-devs-improve-nautilus-custom-folder-icon-feature    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:22:49

• "Existing Gentoo users can quickly enable binary package usage by following Gentoo Wiki instructions. Create a configuration file in /etc/portage/binrepos.conf/ or consult the comprehensive binary package guide on the Gentoo Wiki." https://linuxgizmos.com/gentoo-introduces-binary-package-support/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:27:35

• "We saw many existing Linux distributions become better in 2023, and some new ones joining the club with a focus on immutability, among other things." https://news.itsfoss.com/interesting-distros-missed-in-2023/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:27:58

• "The LM3H module is powered by the Allwinner H618 System-on-Chip, a processor that shares similarities with chips found in products like the Orange Pi Zero 2W and the Banana Pi BPI-M4 Zero, which were introduced a few months ago." https://linuxgizmos.com/sipeeds-longan-pi-3h-is-a-compact-linux-development-kit-with-allwinner-h618-processor/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:29:24

• "Sometimes you come across one of those ideas that at first appear to have to be some kind of elaborate joke, but as you dig deeper into it, it begins to make a disturbing kind of sense. This is where the idea of diagonally-oriented displays comes to the fore." https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-diagonal-linux-desktop/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:46:46

• Days away from 34 trillion in national debt and $260k debt per US taxpayer https://www.usdebtclock.org/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:49:28

• "Every year, people who are a lot smarter than me have made their predictions for what to expect in the coming year. This year, they have again. You can read their predictions and mine in Cybersecurity predictions for 2024. What the experts expect. I hope most of the predictions are wrong." https://www.databreaches.net/happy-new-year-2024/    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 17:54:54

• "I feel compelled to add my voice in support of Israel during this time of war and opposition, since Israel has so few friends and so many enemies." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20240101-0.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 18:05:17

• "Hamas and the Palestinians are essentially the same thing. The Palestinians are trained from infancy to hate Jews and to believe that dying in the act of murdering Jews is the height of glory and achievement. The Palestinians voted in Hamas and for the most part support and encourage their acts of terror and violence." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/your-word/20240101-0.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 18:06:07

• "So another year Gregorian Calendar style has begun. Hello New Year! And a Happy New Year to all, who adhere to this calendar. Good day to everyone!" gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2022/20220101-hello-2022.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 18:07:51

• "HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024!! Do a little dance and feel the groove!! I hope you all have such an awesome year and you do lots of fun things.....I'm hoping to go abroad to Michigan USA to see a friend!!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1633    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 18:09:01

• "WAKE UP U SHEEPLE!!" https://yle.fi/a/74-20067268    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 18:40:24

• "Plan B is a function list to which I append a tune function when I'd like it to play. Another thread notices that the list grew, and plays the tune. It seems that appending and reading lists on different threads is safe. I hacked up a proof of concept for this, and it works. Naturally, further issues arise." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-01-01_Tiny_threads_again.gmi    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 19:20:38

• "Today my oldest daughter had her first drink with her parents. She, who is of drinking age in 2024, has been wanting to try alcohol for a few days now. She didn't want to start with high alcohol content, so her first drink was a beer." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1634    

posted Monday, January 01, 2024 at 19:21:23

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D798.jpg    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 01:19:40

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1148.jpg    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 01:19:47

• Calendar gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-01-01-calendar    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 01:20:30

• "They who made the kernel update. They were sent to reveal the infidels, the failible routers, the incompatible models amongst the good ones." gemini://qwel.smol.pub/wifi-usb-antenna    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 01:21:26

• EPO leaks will be published in Techrights every day this month and maybe future months    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 01:34:40

• Layoffs Reached All-Time High in 2023, India Ranked 2nd After US for Firing 18,000 Employees https://www.news18.com/business/layoffs-reached-all-time-high-in-2023-india-ranked-2nd-after-us-for-firing-18000-employees-8724399.html Microsoft fired many in India, inc. all the GitHub staff    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 02:56:10

• epo coverage tomorrow will show the retreat from UK pensions or the attempt to. Possibly inspired by Techrights.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 03:12:41

• The most ridiculous patents of all time https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=wa0468jFI74    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 03:15:36

• [Old] "messaged or gamed during the day" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-12-14/texting-video-gaming-especially-bad-for-teens-sleep-study | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:11:50

• "CWD is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/12/deer-chronic-wasting-disease-decline/676962/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:12:09

• "latest technological frontier" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1222378766 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:12:35

• "The method used to jailbreak an AI chatbot, as devised by NTU researchers" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/researchers-train-ai-chatbots-to-jailbreak-rival-chatbots-and-automate-the-process | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:12:54

• "The Centre mandates payment of all MGNREGA wages through Aadhaar-based system though 34.8% of registered workers and 12.7% of active workers are not eligible; 7.6 crore job cards deleted since April 2022" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2023-12-bison-urban-growth-rocky-mountain.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:14:36

• "unaccountable trove of information" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/google-settles-5-billion-privacy-lawsuit-over-tracking-people-using-incognito-mode/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:14:56

• "smartphones with wheels" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/31/technology/car-trackers-gps-abuse.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:15:09

• "his supporters stormed" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-12-31/american-democracy-has-overcome-big-stress-tests-since-the-2020-election-more-challenges-are-ahead | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:19:36

• "At the time Moscow launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-natural-gas-european-union-dependence-ukraine-war/32754244.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:19:43

• "If the source report is correct, it demonstrates the bravado of the spy balloon" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/chinese-spy-balloons-used-a-us-internet-provider-as-well-as-american-hardware | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:20:02

• "The military coup of 2021 brought in its wake a sharp rise in cases of religious persecution." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4380126-religious-freedom-along-with-everything-else-is-unraveling-in-sudan/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:20:19

• "a profound change in [the economic] model" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-12-30/franco-berardi-philosopher-we-have-to-abandon-the-reproduction-of-the-species.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:20:48

• "80 per cent of the mixed-grass prairie has disappeared" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/why-reintroducing-bison-is-revitalizing-the-prairies-and-indigenous-culture-identity-1.7057801?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:21:21

• "Climate and Society Institute" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-12-31/a-preview-to-hell-the-year-brazil-woke-up-to-the-climate-crisis.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:21:28

• "Well, it is definitely our intention to gently push the distributions in the same direction so that they stop supporting deviating solutions for these things where there's really no point at all in doing so." ☛ https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2010-September/000391.html | Source: Free Desktop    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:22:55

• Panos Alevropoulos active lately https://wiki.endsoftwarepatents.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:37:16

• "It is a return to the repressive system of the post-Stalin period" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-suppression-dissent-putin-fear-ukraine-war/32754222.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:38:49

• "Libraries that indiscriminately ban books will not be eligible for state funds." ☛ https://apnews.com/article/illinois-new-laws-semiautomatic-weapons-book-bans-11da6aa9f9e895cab07ad04e22c39b47 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:39:10

• "They must adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights stating “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation." ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/laws-banning-semi-automatic-weapons-library-censorship-effect-106016028 | Source: ABC    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:41:21

• "encourage and protect the freedom of libraries" ☛ https://news.wttw.com/2023/06/12/illinois-becomes-first-state-enact-anti-book-ban-legislation-tying-library-funding-open | Source: WTTW TV    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:41:36

• [Old] "This legislation, HB2789, protects the freedom of libraries to acquire materials without external limitations." ☛ https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.26575.html |    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:41:47

• "Assange’s father, John Shipton, described Pilger as “a magnificent human being"" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/national/journalist-and-filmmaker-john-pilger-dies-aged-84-20231231-p5eufs.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:42:46

• "'Steamboat Willie' is now in the public domain." ☛ https://text.npr.org/1221606624 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 04:44:18

• "public domain" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/01/and-were-off-time-to-get-started-on-this-years-public-domain-game-jam/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:47:31

• "New Year's resolutions come in all shapes and sizes" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/all-dmca-notices-filed-against-torrentfreak-in-2023-were-bogus-240101/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:48:27

• assange update ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/1/julian_assange_belmarsh_tribunal_jan1_2024 | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:49:15

• belgorod ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/01/putin-calls-shelling-of-belgorod-terrorist-act-says-russia-will-retaliate-against-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:49:42

• Housing ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/housing-is-a-human-right/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:50:08

• Digital Rights are for everybody. EFF isn't about Digital Rights; it's a political wing of non-tech interest groups. ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/digital-rights-lgbtq-people-2023-review | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:50:58

• "Chrome, the most popular web browser by all measurements" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/year-review-googles-corporate-paternalism-browser but EFF, you are taking bribes from this company. http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:52:50

• "An Israeli hostage describes her time in captivity in searing detail." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/world/middleeast/hostage-israel-hamas-gaza.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:53:22

• "Axios Explains: The racist history of Trump's "poisoning the blood"" https://www.axios.com/2023/12/30/trump-poisoning-the-blood-racism    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:53:37

• He should run to prison, not run for president https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-targets-former-staffers-threat-democracy-1234938665/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:53:59

• "We all thought Nintendo was going to change the world of gaming when it released the Wii" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/wii-inspired-controller-built-using-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 07:56:24

• Quadcopter ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/a-deep-dive-into-quadcopter-controls/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:03:14

• "vomit comet" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/developing-an-app-for-reduced-gravity-flying/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:06:50

• rp2040 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/precise-positioning-with-the-rp2040/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:07:17

• "The world of warfare was revolutionized by the development of black powder" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/building-a-simple-compressed-air-cannon-is-easy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:14:48

• "If you’ve watched Point Break lately" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/electroluminescent-surfboard-looks-sharp-for-night-surfing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:15:13

• "The ESP32 has been a go-to microcontroller platform for a while now" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/spying-on-the-esp32s-gpio/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:15:54

• 5 Best GNU/Linux Phones to Watch Out for in 2024 ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/best-linux-phones/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:22:46

• Peer Reviewed Papers Disputing the Efficacy of Existing COVID-19 Vaccine Booster ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/01/01/peer-reviewed-booster/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:23:37

• That does not happen in other countries; not even close ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2160358/lithuania-s-excess-mortality-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:24:33

• 2024: The Year Global Government Takes Shape ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/01/01/2024-the-year-global-government-takes-shape/ COVID plays a role https://yewtu.be/watch?v=n9rRbVycNQk    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:25:41

• "Work life was challenging due to the lay offs and economic environment we are operating in" ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2024-Jan-1.html.en#2024-Jan-1-17:05:23    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:26:24

• The liar lies. It's not like he needs to win an election anyway. ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/01/chinas-xi-jinping-hails-resilient-economy-in-bullish-new-year-speech/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:27:05

• Walking every day in January ☞ https://jamesg.blog/2024/01/01/walk-every-day-in-january/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:27:56

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 262 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-262/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:33:47

• Putin says Russia will 'intensify' Ukraine attacks as Zelensky vows 'wrath' for Russian forces ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240101-zelensky-vows-wrath-against-russian-forces-in-2024    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:34:39

• Ukraine Says Troops Fend Off 'Terrorist' Russian Attacks As Putin Vows To Intensify The War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-massive-drone-attack-zelenskiy-new-year/32755032.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:34:55

• Leaders Worldwide Call for Peace in New Year Salutations ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Leaders-Worldwide-Call-for-Peace-in-New-Year-Salutations-20240101-0001.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:35:08

• Russia already for piece in Ukraine 2014. But it wants a bigger piece in 2024.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:35:48

• Putin Vows to Keep Up Bombardment After a Russian City Is Hit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin-belgorod.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:36:17

• 2024 did start not just with more war but MORE INTENSE war. Way to raise hopes and optimism for the new year. Even cluster bombs now. That's many years of unexploded small munitions blowing up in toddlers' faces.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:37:39

• This year the fireworks were in Russia and Ukraine. They did enough for the whole world this past week. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240101-fireworks-weapons-light-skies-in-first-hours-of-2024    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:38:26

• Obama: Obomba. Trump: clusterfuck. Biden: cluster bomba.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:39:34

• So now Ukraine and Russia exchange fire with illegal weapons (banned for very good reasons). Happy new year, everyone! Banned weapons are used without any consequences. Paid for by US taxpayers.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:40:27

• Russia sentences over 200 Ukrainian fighters to prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/russia-sentences-over-200-ukrainian-fighters-to-prison/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:42:04

• Norway To Allow Direct Sales Of Defense-Related Products To Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-norway-sales-defense-related-products/32755389.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:42:13

• Tajik, Uzbek Nationals Among Those Arrested After Suspected Cologne Terrorist Threat ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-cologne-tajikistan-suspects-attack-threat/32754484.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:42:35

• 21 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks on Russia's Border City Belgorod ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/21-Killed-in-Ukrainian-Attacks-on-Russias-Border-City-Belgorod-20240101-0004.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:42:56

• In New Year's Greeting, Jailed Russian Politician Navalny Says He Does Not Feel Abandoned ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-message-new-year/32755086.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:43:32

• They Said ‘I Do’ in a Moscow Prison ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/europe/russia-prison-wedding-repression.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:43:51

• Petter Reinholdtsen: Welcome out of prison, Mickey, hope you find some freedom! ☞ https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Welcome_out_of_prison__Mickey__hope_you_find_some_freedom_.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:49:09

• Happy Public Domain Day 2024! ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2024/01/public-domain-day-2024    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:49:49

• Mickey Mouse, Other Characters Lose Copyright Protection ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/arts/public-domain-mickey-mouse.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:50:07

• Happy New Year ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/01/01/happy-new-year-2023/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:50:22

• How To Install Tor Browser on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-opensuse/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:55:53

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

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:56:00

• How To Install Rancher on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rancher-almalinux-9/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:56:11

• GNU GNU/Linux Debian 12 MATE how to add CPU RAM SWAP network monitor activity to task list System monitor ☞ https://dwaves.de/2024/01/01/gnu-linux-debian-12-mate-how-to-add-cpu-ram-swap-network-monitor-activity-to-task-list-system-monitor/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:56:49

• How to Install Ruby on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-install-ruby-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:56:56

• How to install Docker in Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-docker-in-arch-linux/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:57:08

• How to install Deluge BitTorrent client on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/136547/how-to-install-deluge-bittorrent-client-on-linux.htm    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:57:25

• How to check your installed Python packages in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/136569/how-to-check-your-installed-python-packages-in-linux.htm    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:57:34

• How to Install xxHash for faster hash check in Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/01/install-xxhash-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:58:12

• Geminispace Grew in 2023 (But Not by a Lot) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Geminispace_Grew_in_2023_But_Not_by_a_Lot.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 08:58:26

• Michael Twitty on history, food, and family ☞ https://rubenerd.com/michael-twitty-on-food-family-and-history/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 09:03:47

• R To trade or not to trade with Shitcoins and Memecoins (part 1) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/12/r-to-trade-or-not-to-trade-with-shitcoins-and-memecoins-part-1/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 09:04:43

• "The idea of a kotim came from GitLab[2] idea of “everything is a pull request”. In effect, a kotim is like a forge project with collective knowledge (wiki), discussions, and decisions (records committed into the repository)." gemini://fedran.com/news/2024/01/02/n-kotims/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 10:28:10

• "For a little while now I've been noticing the disk usage steadily creeping up on my FreeBSD root partition. I've got 100G set aside for FreeBSD and 100G set aside for Void Linux, with a big shared zfs pool that each OS can use for /home. Well, my FreeBSD partition managed to reach 74G used, and I figured it was time to clear out the cobwebs." gemini://gemini.hitchhiker-linux.org/gemlog/freeing_space_in_freebsd.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 10:28:47

• 🔤SpellBinding: YGHINSF Wordo: LAIRD gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-02.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 10:29:48

• "I was a fan of XKCD 936, correct horse battery staple. I agree that passphrases are much stronger then passwords. But there's a masive usiablity concern with passphrases. Namely, entering them is a pain in the butt." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/01-02-rethinking-the-usiblity-correct-horse-battery-staple.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 10:30:31

• gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2024-01-01_rocketbook.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 10:31:02

• $15 million severance pay https://www.mmorpg.com/editorials/bobby-kotick-escapes-with-a-golden-parachute-opinion-2000129939    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:11:54

• WattOS R13 Rolls Out Rebased on Debian 12 Bookworm ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wattos-r13-rolls-out-rebased-on-debian-12-bookworm/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:20:06

• Using the find -exec Command Option in GNU/Linux ☞ https://tecadmin.net/find-with-exec-command-options/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:20:49

• Pip installation across GNU/Linux distros: A detailed guide ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/136561/pip-installation-across-linux-distros-a-detailed-guide.htm    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:21:03

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:25:00

• Best Video Editors for GNU/Linux in 2024 ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/linux-video-editors/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:25:26

• Top 10 GNU/Linux Distros for Beginners in 2024 [Compared] ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/linux-distro-beginners/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:26:38

• Top 5 Live Streaming Applications for Ubuntu and Other GNU/Linux [2024 Edition] ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/live-streaming-applications-linux-2022/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:27:29

• Top 10 GNU/Linux Distributions for backdoored Windows Users in 2024 ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/best-linux-distributions-windows/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:33:30

• Top 10 32-Bit GNU/Linux Distributions in 2024 [Compared] ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/32-bit-linux-distributions/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:34:12

• █████ https://www.debugpoint.com/feed/ ██████████████████████ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 07:55:15 +0000 ███████ Top 10 Most Beautiful GNU/Linux Distributions [Featured]    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:34:27

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter 820 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/01/01/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-820/ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/01/01/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-820/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:51:12

• Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Scribus Gets Huge Update ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/scribus-desktop-publishing-software-major-update    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:52:15

• Top 5 Best GNU/Linux Distributions for Laptops [2024 Edition] ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/linux-distributions-laptops/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:54:57

• Top 10 GNU/Linux Distributions for Programmers in 2024 [Featured] ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/top-linux-distributions-programmers-2022/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:55:12

• Sparky news 2023/12 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2023-12/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:56:17

• GridPlayer – play multiple videos simultaneously ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gridplayer-play-multiple-videos-simultaneously/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 11:58:18

• Blocking someone sending comments ☞ https://rubenerd.com/blocking-someone-sending-comments/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:01:06

• Researching buying my first AGP GPU ☞ https://rubenerd.com/researching-buying-my-first-agp-gpu/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:02:04

• Can I control a system failure? ☞ https://rubenerd.com/judging-systems-on-how-they-behave-when-failing/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:02:26

• But Microsoft itrself makes malware, but officials treat that as acceptable ☞ https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-disables-one-of-its-own-software-tools-following-multiple-malware-attacks    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:04:17

• At least a dozen dead in Japan after 7.6 earthquake strikes — buildings wrecked, power out in freezing temperatures ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/01/news/japan-working-to-rescue-earthquake-survivors-in-battle-against-time/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:05:29

• War and ‘Democracy’: An Appeal to Self-Interest ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/thomas-knapp/2023/12/31/war-and-democracy-an-appeal-to-self-interest/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:05:43

• Israel’s top court strikes down key legal reform in blow to Netanyahu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240101-israel-s-top-court-strikes-down-key-legal-reform-in-blow-to-netanyahu    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:07:01

• Israel Supreme Court strikes down key component of proposed judicial reforms ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/israel-supreme-court-strikes-down-key-component-of-proposed-judicial-reforms/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:07:11

• Israel’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Judiciary Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/middleeast/israel-supreme-court-netanyahu.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:07:45

• Japan Earthquake: Rescuers Search Rubble After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Japan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/01/world/japan-quake-noto    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:08:07

• The White House Goes Rogue: Secret Surveillance Program Breaks All the Laws ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/jwhitehead/2023/12/31/the-white-house-goes-rogue-secret-surveillance-program-breaks-all-the-laws/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:08:39

• Search Engines Not a Software Freedom Issue (But a Potential Privacy Problem), According to Richard Stallman ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/Search_Engines_Not_a_Software_Freedom_Issue_But_a_Potential_Pri.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:09:03

• Bruce Perens (Debian, OSI, Still a Friend of Richard Stallman) Is Very Unhappy About What I.C.B.M. is Doing ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Bruce_Perens_Debian_OSI_Still_a_Friend_of_Richard_Stallman_Is_V.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:10:37

• "They Aren't Really Red Bait Any Longer, They're IBM" ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/_They_Aren_t_Really_Red_Hat_Any_Longer_They_re_IBM.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:10:48

• Three of the best: Development ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/01/02/three-of-the-best-development-7/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:11:36

• 2024-01-01: FreeBSD has a new C compiler: Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 ☞ https://briancallahan.net/blog/20240101.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:12:35

• Tim Retout: Prevent DOM-XSS with Trusted Types — a smarter DevSecOps approach ☞ https://retout.co.uk/2024/01/01/trusted-types/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:13:18

• Tillitis Tkey is an open-source RISC-V security key in a USB-C case ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/02/tillitis-tkey-open-source-risc-v-security-key/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:14:14

• Eben Moglen Discusses GPLv3 and Patents: It Avoids or Prevents Companies Like Novell or I.C.B.M. Making a Pact With the Invader (Microsoft) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Eben_Moglen_Discusses_GPLv3_and_Patents_It_Avoids_or_Prevents_C.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:14:34

• [Meme] No Official Should Ever Be Above the Law ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/Meme_No_Official_Should_Ever_Be_Above_the_Law.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:14:43

• While the EPO Decreased Budget for Steps and Promotions by 36% the Staff Spoke Out (Patent Examiners Lacking Incentives to Improve Their Work) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/While_the_EPO_Decreased_Budget_for_Steps_and_Promotions_by_36_t.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:14:52

• Paged Out! A One-Page Summary of What Software Patents Are (and Why They Should Not Even Exist) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Paged_Out_A_One_Page_Summary_of_What_Software_Patents_Are_and_W.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:15:01

• Coffee and Claim Construction: The Plain and Ordinary Meaning of “Barcode” ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/01/construction-ordinary-meaning.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:15:40

• Microsoft's Lennart Poettering on "cross-distro unification" the SystemD Way ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/Microsoft_s_Lennart_Poettering_on_cross_distro_unification_the_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:16:30

• EPO Staff Union on EPO's 50th Anniversary ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/02/EPO_Staff_Union_on_EPO_s_50th_Anniversary.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:16:42

• [Video] Wikipedia is Perishing as an Authoritative Source, It's Being Overrun by Public Relations (PR) and Professional Propagandists ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Video_Wikipedia_is_Perishing_as_an_Authoritative_Source_It_s_Be.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:16:55

• [Meme] Truth Hurts, Get Used to It ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Meme_Truth_Hurts_Get_Used_to_It.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:17:05

• A Hint About Mass Layoffs This Month? What Microsoft's Former HR VP Chris Williams Says... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/A_Hint_About_Mass_Layoffs_This_Month_What_Microsoft_s_Former_HR.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:17:28

• [Video] Taking Stock of the First Few Topics Covered This Year ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Video_Taking_Stock_of_the_First_Few_Topics_Covered_This_Year.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:17:38

• [Meme] Our In-Depth EPO Coverage Turns 10 ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Meme_Our_In_Depth_EPO_Coverage_Turns_10.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:17:46

• Michael Moore (President of the Tribunal) and Patrick Frydman of the ILOAT Meet “Stakeholders” of the Court ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Michael_Moore_President_of_the_Tribunal_and_Patrick_Frydman_of_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:17:57

• Richard Stallman's Article on Why to Avoid Ex-Twitter (Now 'X') ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/01/Richard_Stallman_s_Article_on_Why_to_Avoid_Twitter_Now_X.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:18:07

• Unveils Yast Control Center power on openSUSE Tumbleweed Gnome ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/01/unveils-yast-control-center-power-on.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:19:59

• "'citizen historians' battling censorship" ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-uncensored-history-archive-01012024145759.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:22:09

• Happy New Year 2024 and Some News ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/happy-new-year-2024-and-some-news/index.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:22:46

• The Steam Deck OLED Still Out of Stock in Japan ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/the-steam-deck-oled-still-out-of-stock-in-japan/index.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:23:07

• ✨ Happy New Year 2024 ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1013/happy-new-year-2024    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:25:37

• EXT-2.5GE-RK3588-RT is a quad 2.5GbE Ethernet expansion board for ROC-RK3588-RT SBC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/02/ext-2-5ge-rk3588-rt-quad-2-5gbe-ethernet-expansion-board-roc-rk3588-rt-sbc/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:26:26

• Paul Wise: FLOSS Activities December 2023 ☞ http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2024/01/01/floss-activities/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:27:21

• Total nonsense. Who is this "Wedbush" guy/firm and how does Microsoft pay him/it for this total bullshit? 100% hype, many losses, growing debt, no substance https://www.drydeadfish.co.uk/microsofts-iphone-moment-has-arrived-and-its-ai-powered-chatbot-could-boost-shares-21-wedbush-says/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:28:34

• ‘AI PCs’!!! WTH is this pure nonsense? ‘AI PC’!! https://www.drydeadfish.co.uk/microsofts-next-surface-laptops-will-reportedly-be-its-first-true-ai-pcs/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:29:07

• Surface is basically dead. Layoffs, too.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:29:24

• Microsoft is a vapourware company, still. But it is running out of REAL products too.    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:29:44

• "in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter)" ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/dr-congo-opposition-candidates-reject-provisional-election-results/ Musk if the world's president now???    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:33:33

• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warns of AI’s perils in deciding cases, legal matters ahead of contentious election year ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/01/news/supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts-warns-of-ais-perils-in-deciding-cases-legal-matters-ahead-of-contentious-election-year/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:38:44

• US Supreme Court chief justice warns against risks of Hey Hi (AI) adoption in legal circles ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/01/us-supreme-court-justice-warns-risks-ai-adoption-legal-circles/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:39:09

• US officials pressured ASML to cancel shipments of high-end chipmaking gear to China ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/01/us-officials-pressured-asml-cancel-shipments-high-end-chipmaking-gear-china/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:40:18

• Cold triggers electricity price jump ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067284    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:40:56

• Average film ticket price is now €13 ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067281    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:41:23

• HUS reports fireworks-related eye injuries in capital ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067264    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:41:37

• Thailand, China to permanently waive visas for each other's citizens from March - Thai PM ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thailand-china-to-permanently-waive-visas-for-each-others-citizens-from-march-thai-pm    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:42:09

• China calls on Taiwan’s people to promote ‘peaceful reunification’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-on-taiwans-people-to-promote-peaceful-reunification    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:42:26

• China sees robust travel, tourism demand during New Year’s Day holiday ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-sees-robust-travel-tourism-demand-during-new-years-day-holiday    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:42:38

• Free trade agreement between Nicaragua and China begins ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/free-trade-agreement-between-nicaragua-and-china-begins    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:42:51

• Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Top Court Rejects Move to Limit It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/briefing/israel-judicial-overhaul-japan-earthquake-china-us.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:43:14

• South Korea opposition chief Lee Jae-myung stabbed in the neck while touring airport site ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/01/news/south-korea-opposition-chief-lee-jae-myung-stabbed-in-the-neck-while-touring-airport-site/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:43:37

• S Korean President stresses military vigilance amid Pyongyang threat ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/sk-president-remarks-01012024214953.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:43:46

• South Korea opposition chief conscious after stabbing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lee-jae-myung-attacked-during-busan-visit    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:43:57

• Lee Jae-myung, South Korea Opposition Leader, Is Stabbed ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/world/asia/south-korea-opposition-lee-jae-myung.html    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:44:07

• Incredibly Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Caught on Camera ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/incredibly-rare-half-male-half-female-bird-caught-on-camera    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:44:45

• Sustainability: 5 Practical Tips to Make Your Life Greener in 2024 ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sustainability-5-practical-tips-to-make-your-life-greener-in-2024    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:44:57

• A Persistent Rumor Suggests This Tree Can Walk Around, But Is It True? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-persistent-rumor-suggests-this-tree-can-walk-around-but-is-it-true    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:45:23

• The Brain Circuit Behind Male Libido Has Been Identified in Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-brain-circuit-behind-male-libido-has-been-identified-in-mice    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:45:36

• Sunscreen Contaminants Found in Arctic Snow For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sunscreen-contaminants-found-in-arctic-snow-for-the-first-time    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:45:52

• Microbes May Be The Secret Behind Keto Diet's Protection Against Epileptic Seizures ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/microbes-may-be-the-secret-behind-keto-diets-protection-against-epileptic-seizures    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:46:10

• Regular Exercise Is Linked to Larger Brain Volume in Memory And Learning Regions ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/regular-exercise-is-linked-to-larger-brain-volume-in-memory-and-learning-regions    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:46:31

• XpoSat Launch Makes India The Second Country With a Black Hole Space Observatory ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/xposat-launch-makes-india-the-second-country-with-a-black-hole-space-observatory    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:46:49

• Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh labour law ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240101-nobel-winner-yunus-convicted-in-bangladesh-labour-law-case    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:47:25

• Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lai-pleads-not-guilty-in-national-security-trial    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:47:52

• Hong Kong vows transport review after 1000s of mainland tourists stranded following New Year’s Eve celebrations ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/02/hong-kong-vows-transport-review-after-1000s-of-mainland-tourists-stranded-following-new-years-eve-celebrations/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:48:13

• Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/01/ransomware-attack-targets-court-services-victoria-australia/    

posted Tuesday, January 02, 2024 at 12:48:45