Roy Schestowitz

• "Now he can play the victim card because he was censored. Now he can say he was targeted for his beliefs. It does not make your point look stronger if you have to silence the opposition." gemini://lesogorov.site/glogs/2401/Censorship.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 01:56:40

• "Now that I'm back from vacation and have some time to write, I want to take a quick look back at 2023. Well, I don't think a quick look will be that possible given how many awesome things happened but I'll at least give it a shot." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2024-01-04-the-best-year-in-a-while.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 01:57:26

• "That's right, one for each foot! Or at least one for each foot, as you may find more, and anyways I don't know how many feet you have." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/01/05/crontab-footguns.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 01:58:32

• "Even Substack has now received calls for censoring certain extreme content. Fortunately, they have so far resisted. Being for free speech doesn't mean you endorse every indefensible message, but letting folks express their worldview based on their own misunderstandings makes it possible to counter them with better arguments." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2024-01-04_censorship.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:00:11

• "AV1 is implemented in libaom and svt-av1. Libaom is the reference codec, it produces smaller files than svt-av1 but it is slow. The svt-av1 encoder is optimized for speed and produces bigger files than libaom." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2022-05-25-encoding-videos-in-av1-with-ffmpeg.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:00:52

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D801.jpg    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:01:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1151.jpg    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:01:30

• Updated recipe, compiling PostgREST 12.0.2 (M1) gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/rsdoiel/blog/2024/01/04/updated-recipe-compiling-postgrest_v12.0.2.md    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:02:15

• Hearth Stories gopher://circumlunar.space:70/0/~sloum/phlog/hearthstories3.txt    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:03:10

• "The problem isn't humans per se, but humans mentally ill on the notion of having/being a self/individual." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/oldernow/13429    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:04:17

• Doing alright gemini://qwel.smol.pub/doing-alright    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:05:19

• How to take a screenshot on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/how-take-screenshot-linux/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:10:54

• "If you're looking to start off the New Year with a new operating system that is not only cool-looking but also has a lot to offer users of just about every type, Rhino Linux is sure to impress." https://www.zdnet.com/article/theres-a-new-coolest-linux-distribution-ready-to-wow-you-in-2024/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:11:23

• Ubuntu 23.04 End of Life is Near: Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-23-04-end-of-life-is-near-upgrade-to-ubuntu-23-10/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:11:59

• "When it comes to free, open-source desktop publishing (DTP) there’s little as capable, as fully-featured, or as widely used in professional settings as Scribus." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/scribus-desktop-publishing-software-major-update    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:12:53

• "Upstream, Shutter is still under semi-active development (2 releases last year). However, its developers are yet to officially add support for using the app under Wayland session – now used by most major desktop Linux distributions, Ubuntu included." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/shutter-on-wayland    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:13:27

• "For example: a lot of the Linux desktop is considered GNU/Linux." https://medium.com/@guiltedrose/what-is-linux-c932f8aecc2e    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:15:17

• "Something I continue showing over time on our Steam Tracker, we can see that December 2023 is the highest it's been in multiple years. Only just beating the previous high of July 2023 by 0.01%!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-use-on-steam-ends-2023-with-a-multi-year-high-thanks-steam-deck/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:15:37

• How to install Node.js on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/how-install-nodejs-linux/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:16:01

• "But how does edge computing relate to Linux? What are some examples of Linux in edge computing? Let’s dive in." https://www.itprotoday.com/linux/rise-linux-edge-computing-and-iot    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:16:27

• Conflating Bash (usually GNU) with "Linux", even if Bash runs on many environments https://www.networkworld.com/article/1270002/case-statements-on-linux.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:17:16

• "This update also includes updates to GRUB bootloader, CA certificate bundle, add-ons, and other packages." https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-linux-firewall-distro-kicks-off-2024-by-blocking-email-spammers-by-default    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:17:37

• "Rejuvenate old hardware with lightweight Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distributions-to-breathe-new-life-into-old-hardware/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:18:11

• "If we actually take ChromeOS directly into the Linux numbers for December 2023 the overall number would actually be 6.24% (ChromeOS is Linux after all)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-hits-nearly-4-desktop-user-share-on-statcounter/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:18:32

• "The Linux community has a reason to celebrate today with the release of Nitrux 3.2.1 "se". This latest iteration of the popular operating system offers cutting-edge software updates, bug fixes, performance enhancements, and extensive hardware support." https://betanews.com/2024/01/02/nitrux-3-2-1-linux-windows-11-2k4/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:18:56

• How to use Linux in the studio and why it could change the way you make music https://www.musicradar.com/news/linux-studio    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:19:44

• "The most successful compile-it-yourself Linux distro now has compiled, packaged executables" https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/03/gentoo_starts_offering_binaries/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:20:21

• "A new feature in the Gentoo team's 'elitist' Linux distribution aims to make the OS slightly less challenging and considerably more efficient." https://www.zdnet.com/article/surprise-gentoo-adds-binary-support-but-theres-a-catch/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:28:02

• Significant Rise in Linux Desktop Market Share: A Statcounter Analysis ⚓ https://bnnbreaking.com/tech/science-tech/linux-gains-ground-in-desktop-market-share-statcounter-report/ ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//bnnbreaking.com/tech/science-tech/linux-gains-ground-in-desktop-market-share-statcounter-report/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:28:35

• "Linux kernel has taken a quantum leap with the launch of version 4.13" WAIT, WHAT??? Joke? SPAM? Chatbot? https://bnnbreaking.com/conflict-defence/security/linux-kernel-4-13-revolutionizes-thunderbolt-security-and-device-integration/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:31:07

• Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/956855/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:38:52

• "They include, among many, being chief designer for the programming languages Euler (1965), PL360 (1966), ALGOL W (1968), Pascal (1970), Modula (1975), Modula-2 (1978), Oberon (1987), Oberon-2 (1991), and Oberon-07 (2007)." https://itwire.com/it-people-news/people-moves/computer-science-pioneer-niklaus-wirth-passes-away.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 02:39:35

• "The largest known kotim[1] is the votim[2], the governance of the Isle of Vo which has not only the ability to manage the entire isle but also can affect reality by the belief of everyone connected to the votim." gemini://fedran.com/news/2024/01/04/n-votim/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 05:18:33

• Big Tech layoffs shattered industry, worker confidence https://www.axios.com/2024/01/03/tech-layoffs-google-microsoft-employees-impact-anxiety    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 06:10:52

• Amazon’s Five-Year Corporate Hiring Binge, Revealed https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazons-five-year-corporate-hiring-binge-revealed    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 06:11:49

• Telefónica kicks off 2024 with plan to cut 20% of Spanish jobs https://www.lightreading.com/regulatory-politics/telef-nica-kicks-off-2024-with-plan-to-cut-20-of-spanish-jobs    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 06:14:00

• Recession alarm bells ring for eurozone as Britain bounces back https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/04/ftse-100-markets-news-latest-next-zero-inflation-space-x/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 06:15:02

• "While, Scandinavia battled extreme cold and snowstorms that has disrupted transportation and day-to-day life, western Europe is facing strong winds and heavy rain leading to flood." https://ddnews.gov.in/international/europe-grapples-weather-extremes    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 06:51:53

• "If you're making an internal thing good for ten years" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/TenYearsNotLongEnough | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:32:54

• "Just as with Emacs, I have barely scratched the surface of Org." ☛ https://macadie.info/2024/01/02/org-commands-i-frequently-use/ | Source: Eric MacAdie    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:33:12

• "As I mentioned in my article about Mutt" ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/idle-support-with-offlineimap.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:33:29

• "I have a bunch of graphics-related programs I want to use." ☛ https://sdubinsky.com/blog/21 | Source: Scott Dubinsky    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:33:55

• "A former colleague asked about outlier detection and deletion." ☛ https://two-wrongs.com/outlier-detection | Source: Chris    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:34:09

• "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 10.0 RC2" ☛ https://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-10/NetBSD-10.0.html |    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:35:06

• "The BETA phase for Linux Mint 21.3 has been relatively quiet." ☛ https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4619 | Source: Linux Mint    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:38:28

• "Anyway, maker Shane Mason wanted to create a retro-looking computer" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/retro-style-homebrew-computer-with-very-neat-wiring/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:39:22

• "ProPico" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-is-building-a-raspberry-pi-propico-with-upgraded-features | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:39:30

• "I disagree strongly with the view that 'unmaintained' code" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/UnmaintainedCodeHugeValue | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:41:33

• "Eleven new GNU releases in the last month (as of December 29, 2023): [...]" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/december-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandali-eleven-new-gnu-releases | Source: FSF    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:41:43

• "The Wireshark Foundation has released 3 new versions of its popular network protocol analyzer" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30528 | Source: SANS    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:42:03

• "Similarly, warm-blooded software is not wholly dependent on what the platform supplies." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/cold-blooded-software/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:42:35

• "DB-Engines said PostgreSQL was the system with the greatest increase in its ranking" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/03/opensource_postgresql_named_dbms_of/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:43:40

• "Yes, May is indeed an unusual month for LibrePlanet" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2024-may-4-and-5-wentworth-institute-of-technology-boston-ma | Source: FSF    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 12:45:06

• "If you are familiar with C-style programming languages, and ever touch Rust, Ruby" ☛ https://earthly.dev/blog/single-expression-functions/ | Source: Earthly    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 13:25:07

• "Wirth is justly celebrated as the creator of the Pascal programming language" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 13:25:17

• "Reported yesterday." ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/01/niklaus-wirth-dies.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 13:45:05

• "Yesterday I heard news of Niklaus Wirth’s passing, and was filled with sadness." ☛ https://chronicles.mad-scientist.club/tales/program-archive-mastodon/ | Source: Gergely Nagy    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:16:16

• "Though AI models have demonstrated utility for software development" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/aiassisted_bug_reports_make_developers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:16:29

• "I am working toward compressing 1GB of Wikipedia to as small a file as I can." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/01/04/compression-4/ | Source: James G    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:17:48

• "First of all, this article is an exercise in recreational" ☛ https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/python-swar.html | Source: David Buchanan    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:18:20

• "You can use @dataclass(frozen=True) to make instances of a data class" ☛ https://rednafi.com/python/statically_enforcing_frozen_dataclasses/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:18:28

• "I hope I’ll be able to blog for the rest of my life" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/when-will-i-stop-blogging | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:22:38

• "Like many people, I spend a lot of time reading." ☛ https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2024/choosing_what_to_read.html | Source: Lawrence Tratt    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:23:02

• "I think it qualifies as plagiarism" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/plagiarism-academia-claudine-gay.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:23:29

• "This seemed wrong to me." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/plagiarism-war-claudine-gay/677020/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:23:46

• "And Skydio’s military production will likely only increase" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2024/01/04/kathleen-hicks-skydio/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:25:38

• "how do you run a society with a constantly" COVID-19 threat ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/01/how-the-press-manufactured-consent-for-never-ending-covid-reinfections/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:35:34

• "That's why it's intriguing that scientists from the Baylor College of Medicine have published research in the science journal Nature Biotechnology" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/genes-therapy-switches | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:36:43

• "The survey asked 2,778 scientists who had published peer-reviewed AI studies" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/researchers-say-chance-ai-will-cause-human-extinction-1851139894 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:39:45

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/02/victoria_court_system_breach/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:40:14

• Openwashing ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/ai-transparency-meta-microsoft/677022/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:42:52

• "UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-border-force-facial-recognition-trial-uk-airports-puts-spotlight-immigration-1722544 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:44:13

• "remove her husband’s digital access" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1228491/your-car-is-tracking-you-abusive-partners-may-be-too/ | Source: Greece    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:44:21

• "redacting a significant proportion of the contract and publishing it" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/02/nhs_england_published_heavily_redacted/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:44:30

• [Old] "FDP-AS is not a ‘like for like’ replacement of the contract that NHS England currently has with Palantir for the provision of Foundry" ☛ https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/digitising-connecting-and-transforming-health-and-care/fdp-faqs/ | Source: National Health Service UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:44:41

• "This contract was awarded to 1 supplier." ☛ https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2e8c61c0-faab-4f99-ae69-b00df6bae165?origin=SearchResults&p=1 |    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:45:30

• "second most-visited porn site in the world is blocking North Carolina" ☛ https://eu.fayobserver.com/story/news/2023/12/28/pornhub-blocks-north-carolina-users-citing-new-age-verification-law/72053104007/ |    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:45:53

• "Though the first of its kind" ☛ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/08/age-law-online-porn-00110148 |    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:46:32

• "Similar age verification requirements passed by other state legislatures have had varied success in court." ☛ https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-minors-age-verification-pornography-a877f746377b5b81869c239c71986011 | Source: Associated Press    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:51:07

• "To be clear, it’s not a total shock that Facebook is using this data to siphon your information." ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/01/04/facebook-link-history-data-siphoning/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:51:36

• "TikTok’s ambitious target sets up a clash not just with Amazon" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktok-looks-to-take-on-amazon-in-us-eyes-17-5-billion-shopping-business-in-2024/articleshow/106533339.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:52:12

• "There's no use pretending Trump didn't engage in insurrection" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2024/01/04/fear-of-maga-backlash-is-no-reason-to-let-donald-make-an-illegal-run-for/ | Source: Salon    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:53:03

• "Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar's system" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-telecoms-russian-hackers-vityuk/32759739.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:53:43

• "His navigating skills were legendary" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/mike-sadler-intrepid-dead.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:54:08

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1228420/experts-call-for-plan-to-manage-water-resources/ | Source: Greece    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:54:27

• "The site, operated by the non-profit Free Law Projec" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/courtlistener-website-crash/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:54:58

• "America’s court records system wasn’t up to the task, and couldn’t keep up with demand." ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaw89/jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-pacer | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:55:23

• "The fire is essentially feeding itself in a kind of feedback loop as aerosols" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-01-everlasting-african-wildfires-fueled-aerosol.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:55:52

• "Miscreants took over security giant Mandiant's Twitter account" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/mandiant_restores_hijacked_x_account/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 14:57:00

• "free five-year “InControl Remote and Protect” subscription" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/01/03/Five-Jaguar-Years | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:05:18

• "The price of Bitcoin crashed nearly 10% on Wednesday" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/is-bitcoin-going-to-die-1851140795 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:05:47

• "Kathimerini, the leading alternative digital network for 2023" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1228343/mobile-and-internet-banking-account-for-most-transactions/ | Source: Greece    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:06:23

• "Some of these were easy. Turns out we were double-paying for a few things" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/cancelling-subscriptions/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:06:52

• "The Meta chief executive sold shares on every trading day between Nov. 1 and the end of the year" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/mark-zuckerberg-sold-nearly-half-a-billion-dollars-of-meta-stock-in-last-two-months/articleshow/106549700.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:07:27

• [Old] "The Microsoft File: The Secret Case Against Bill Gates" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-28-fi-27221-story.html | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:08:35

• [Old] "The notes that follow are an effort to provide an overview of the range of sources" ☛ http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/27/msfile1.idg/ | Source: CNN    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:16:30

• [Old] "no alternative from any company" ☛ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/r/rohm-microsoft.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:16:39

• ">Intel on Thursday said it had appointed Justin Hotard, an HPE executive" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/intel-appoints-new-head-of-data-center-and-ai-group-as-it-prepares-to-spin-off-ex-altera-fpga-unit | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:18:49

• "You remember the story that those Davos conferences broadcast to the world" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-truckers-writers.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:19:09

• "most critical components mentioned in the executive order" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/01/why-red-teaming-is-crucial-to-the-success-of-bidens-executive-order-on-ai/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:19:22

• "t was an airport security guard" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/04/man-arrested-over-wearing-shirt-with-protest-slogan-at-hong-kong-airport-pleads-guilty-to-sedition/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:19:55

• "The new policy states that streamers cannot be fully or partially nude" ☛ https://qz.com/twitch-updated-its-attire-policy-to-plug-the-holes-in-i-1851139088 | Source: Quartz    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:20:31

• "authorities had not filed any charges or disclosed the reason" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/01/al-jazeera-journalist-samir-sassi-arrested-on-undisclosed-charges-in-tunisia/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:21:26

• "Al Jazeera’s Tunisia bureau has been closed since President Kais Saied’s swift power grab" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/al-jazeera-journalist-samir-sassi-arrested-in-tunisia-amid-crackdown-on-freedom-of-press | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:21:35

• "In recent weeks, six journalists— Maryam Shokrani, Sara Massoumi, Milad Alavi" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/01/iranian-journalist-hasan-abbasi-rearrested-and-held-incommunicado/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:24:30

• "When Chrome’s cookies are fully removed, sources told Press Gazette" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/google-cookies-chrome-publishers/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:24:38

• "As our estimate is only based on announced cutbacks at larger companies the true figure will be much higher." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/journalism-job-cuts-2023/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:27:49

• "Cognizant contractors on the YouTube team voted to join the Alphabet Workers Union" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/google_illegally_refusing_to_bargain/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:28:40

• "The American has started a legal crusade against generative artificial intelligence (AI)." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-01-04/the-activist-whos-taking-on-artificial-intelligence-in-the-courts-this-is-the-fight-of-our-lives.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:28:52

• "Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, or R.M.T." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/london-tube-strikes.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:29:39

• "Khanna, who represents a district that includes Silicon Valley" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4389502-khana-warns-ai-could-erode-workers-rights-pay/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:29:51

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-explain-exactly-how-they-fixed-trains-that-the-manufacturer-bricked/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:30:38

• [Old] "The fallout from the situation is currently roiling Polish infrastructure circles" ☛ https://www.404media.co/polish-hackers-repaired-trains-the-manufacturer-artificially-bricked-now-the-train-company-is-threatening-them/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:31:04

• [Old] "Industry software developers have also provided evidence to the DOJ" ☛ https://www.wired.com/1994/04/gates-6/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:31:38

• "In the suit filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-12-27/the-new-york-times-sues-openai-and-microsoft-over-the-use-of-its-stories-to-train-chatbots.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:32:57

• "Midjourney unlawfully profits" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/midjourney_artists_spreadsheet/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:33:10

• "The 24-page list of artists’ names used by Midjourney as the training foundation" ☛ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/midjourney-ai-artists-database-1234691955/ | Source: Art Media LLC    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:33:39

• "OpenAI recently inked a multiyear licensing deal with Politico’s parent company" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/openai-in-talks-with-dozens-of-publishers-to-licence-content/articleshow/106562091.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:34:11

• finos is microsoft & co https://www.finos.org/members    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:35:37

• 'linux' foundation https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/lunduke-linux-foundation-now-spends-only-2-of-their-revenue-on-linux-4175732312/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:35:54

• covid-19 not solved at all https://www.voanews.com/a/more-us-hospitals-requiring-masks-as-flu-covid-19-cases-surge-/7426123.html>    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:36:17

• WHO leader says COVID-19 is "still a pandemic" | Salon.com ⚓ https://www.salon.com/2024/01/04/leader-says-19-is-still-a-pandemic/ ䷉ Source: Salon | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.salon.com/2024/01/04/leader-says-19-is-still-a-pandemic/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:36:42

• chatkontrolle https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2024/chatkontrolle-eu-buergerbeauftragte-untersucht-europols-lobby-drehtuer/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:37:57

• Original antifa https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/mike-sadler-intrepid-dead.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:38:24

• old: "I read it as an ironic and insightful joke. If this individual was not white, this story would get vastly more coverage and undoubtedly be framed as a racist action. But because he's white, you're reading this on his blog instead of nytimes.com." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/07/29/1239205#714451    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:39:21

• "Recently, FriendlyElec introduced an enhanced version of the NanoPi R2S Plus" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/cost-effective-nanopi-r2s-plus-emerges-with-wi-fi-and-emmc-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:40:04

• "Valve recently released SteamOS 3.5.12" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/steamos-3-5-12-preview-and-new-steam-deck-beta-and-steam-desktop-beta-released/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:46:07

• "Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a much loved classic that continues to live on thanks to the Jazz² Resurrection" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/jazz-jackrabbit-2-reimplementation-gets-a-new-release-with-flatpak-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:46:26

• "For people wanting to install Linux Mint on newer devices" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/linux-mint-planning-an-upgraded-edge-iso-with-kernel-6-5/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:46:59

• "the indie dream for some is alive and well" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/dotage-now-steam-deck-verified-and-sold-over-30k-copies/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:48:30

• "MystiveDev emailed in about Chasmal Fear" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/bodycam-horror-shooter-chasmal-fear-looks-like-a-riot/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:48:55

• "Begun, the handheld wars have." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/msi-teasing-a-handheld-gaming-pc-like-the-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:50:56

• "Baba Is You" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/mobile-suit-baba-combines-baba-is-you-puzzling-with-into-the-breach-strategy/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:51:16

• "Red Hat’s compliance automation profile for RHEL 9 is aligned with the Version 1, Release 1 (V1R1)" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-stig-automation-released | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:54:16

• "Apt, the Advanced Packaging Tool" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/deb-pacman-a-pacman-style-frontend-for-apt-package-manager/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:55:14

• "Are you a distro-hopper who enjoys exploring new Linux OSs every few days" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/sysget-a-front-end-for-popular-package-managers/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 15:55:21

• "automotive enthusiasts and professionals are eagerly awaiting" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/automotive-at-ces-2024-what-to-expect | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:34:08

• florida ☛ https://thedissenter.org/coalition-appeals-court-end-secrecy-fbi-raid-florida-journalist/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:35:03

• "In an effort to tackle online piracy, Lithuania has started issuing fines to online pirates." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/lithuanias-e140-piracy-fines-pay-off-240104/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:35:46

• "Anna's Archive" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/silenzio-annas-archive-shadow-library-blocked-following-publishers-complaint-240104/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:35:52

• wildfire ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/after-hermits-peak-calf-canyon-wildfire-quantifying-victims-suffering-becomes-legal-battle | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:37:13

• privacy ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/eff-asks-court-uphold-federal-law-protects-online-video-viewers-privacy-and-free | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:37:32

• "Redkin had violated house arrest conditions" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/01/05/hungary-denies-extradition-request-for-russian-linked-to-high-profile-murder | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:38:08

• Antarctica ☛ https://therevelator.org/antarctica-invasive-species/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:38:59

• "Can Russia Be Defeated?" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/4/ukraine_russia_war_nina_khrushcheva | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:41:31

• AMC ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/4/bishop_william_barber_disability_discrimination_amc | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:41:59

• crimea ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/05/over-30-drones-shot-down-over-russian-annexed-crimea-says-russian-defense-ministry | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:42:30

• Putin giving ballistic weapons to help attack Israel? ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/05/wsj-russia-in-talks-with-iran-to-buy-short-range-ballistic-missiles | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:43:02

• belgorod ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/05/russia-reports-10-missiles-shot-down-over-belgorod-region | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:53:42

• "My aunt died because of you" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/01/05/my-aunt-died-because-of-you | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:54:05

• missile ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/russian-defense-ministry-says-ukrainian-missile-shot-down-over-western-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:57:57

• illinois ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-judge-closes-franklin-county-juvenile-detention-center-failed-to-meet-state-standards | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 16:58:26

• russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/cultural-center-in-russia-indefinitely-suspends-dance-parties-after-song-with-lyrics-ukraine-has-not-yet-perished-played | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:02:23

• putin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/putin-issues-decree-granting-russian-citizenship-to-foreigners-who-sign-one-year-contract-with-russian-army | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:03:40

• putin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/u-s-national-security-council-spokesperson-says-putin-does-not-seem-ready-to-negotiate-despite-media-reports-saying-otherwise | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:04:28

• crimea ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/russia-says-one-injured-after-ukrainian-missiles-shot-down-over-crimea | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:16:41

• su-34 ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/04/ukrainian-military-intelligence-says-su-34-bomber-plane-caught-fire-in-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:17:05

• Kim arming Putin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/05/north-korea-has-given-russia-missiles-and-ballistic-missiles-launchers-says-u-s-national-security-council-spokesperson | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:17:27

• "Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/04/revealed-three-quarters-of-prestigious-green-advertising-awards-go-to-agencies-working-for-fossil-fuel-industry/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:18:15

• fcc ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/04/fcc-protects-whats-left-of-media-ownership-limits-after-trump-attacks/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:18:41

• "Freedom Caucus" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/snap-food-stamps-poverty/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:19:19

• "Intel ME, AMT, SMT, V-Pro… All of these acronyms are kind of intimidatin" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/05/enabling-intel-amt-for-bios-over-wifi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:19:54

• "Every diabetic knows that one of the major burdens of the disease is managing supplies." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/diy-chemistry-points-the-way-to-open-source-blood-glucose-testing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:21:16

• california ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/04/california-judge-says-because-snapchat-has-disappearing-messages-section-230-doesnt-apply-to-lawsuits-over-snapchat-content/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:22:00

• Fentanylware (TikTok) Shop... like we need such a company controlling commerce too ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/04/can-tiktok-shop-take-on-amazon-2024/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:24:56

• "Fentanylware (TikTok) and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards"??? ☞ https://fedscoop.com/ai-watermarking-misinformation-election-bad-actors-congress/ai-watermarking-misinformation-election-bad-actors-congress/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:25:31

• Exercise Equipment ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/hacking-ble-to-liberate-your-exercise-equipment/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:25:59

• Islamic State Claims Its Suicide Bombers Were Responsible For Deadly Blasts In Iran ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-kerman-soleimani-blasts-us-israel-involvement/32759460.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:26:51

• Iran Asks UN Security Council to Condemn Kerman Attack ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Asks-UN-Security-Council-to-Condemn-Kerman-Attack-20240104-0009.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:27:11

• Flu incidence grows in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/04.01.2024-flu-incidence-grows-in-latvia.a537631/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:28:02

• Hongkongers urged to mask up and get jabbed as peak flu season approaches ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/05/hongkongers-urged-to-mask-up-and-get-jabbed-as-peak-flu-season-approaches/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:28:18

• Spotify Keeps Subleasing Pricey New York Office Space as Pandemic, Layoffs Thin Ranks ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/04/spotify-keeps-pricey-ny-office-space-amid-cutbacks/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:29:00

• BSD Now 540: Terrapin Attacks SSH ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/540    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:41:35

• The world's smallest PNG ☞ https://evanhahn.com/worlds-smallest-png/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:43:16

• Intel hires former HPE executive Justin Hotard to run its Data Center and Hey Hi (AI) group ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/04/intel-hires-former-hpe-executive-justin-hotard-run-ai-data-center-group/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:43:44

• To defeat Putin in a long war, Ukraine must switch to active defense in 2024 ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/paving-the-way-for-putins-defeat-ukraine-must-prioritize-defense-in-2024/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:44:54

• Russia offers citizenship to foreign fighters in Ukraine war ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/russia-offers-citizenship-to-foreign-fighters-in-ukraine-war/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:45:11

• Belarus opposition are key allies in the fight against Russian imperialism ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/belarus-opposition-are-key-allies-in-the-fight-against-russian-imperialism/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:45:23

• Russia’s invasion aims to erase Ukrainian cultural identity ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-invasion-aims-to-erase-ukrainian-cultural-identity/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:45:32

• Putin Signs Citizenship Decree To Attract Foreigners To Fight For Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-decree-citizenship-crimeans-foreigners-fast-track/32760081.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:45:54

• Putin’s Drive to Rewrite History Snares a Retired Lithuanian Judge ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/putin-russia-lithuania-judge.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:46:08

• In new Russia Expo, a look at what Putin wants his country to be ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0104/In-new-Russia-Expo-a-look-at-what-Putin-wants-his-country-to-be    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:46:18

• With Russia focused on Ukraine, Georgia should forge ahead boldly with its Euro-Atlantic ambitions ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/with-russia-focused-on-ukraine-georgia-should-forge-ahead-boldly-with-its-euro-atlantic-ambitions/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:49:20

• Ukrainian Tragedy That Might Escalate Into Armaggedon ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/edward_lozansky/2024/01/03/ukrainian-tragedy-that-might-escalate-into-armaggedon/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:49:40

• Should US Taxpayers Cover Ukraine’s Pensions? ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/marc-d-joffe/2024/01/04/should-us-taxpayers-cover-ukraines-pensions/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:50:05

• Why is the UN secretary-general so worried about Gaza but not Ukraine? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/why-is-the-un-secretary-general-so-worried-about-gaza-but-not-ukraine/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:50:26

• Russian [cr]ackers reportedly breached telecom network months before attack ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/russia-ukraine-kyivstar-vitiuk/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:51:19

• Ukraine and Russia announce first prisoner exchange since August ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/ukraine-and-russia-arrange-first-prisoner-exchange-since-august/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:51:37

• EU imposes sanctions on world’s largest diamond mining company against Russia ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-worlds-largest-diamond-mining-company-against-russia/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:51:58

• Lithuania strongly protests Russia’s airstrikes on Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2163919/lithuania-strongly-protests-russia-s-airstrikes-on-ukraine    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:54:01

• Kaunas mayor’s Vičiūnai Group added to Ukraine’s list of war sponsors ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2163741/kaunas-mayor-s-viciunai-group-added-to-ukraine-s-list-of-war-sponsors    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:54:11

• Russia fired North Korean missiles into Ukraine, US says ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/missiles-russia-ukraine-01042024141608.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:54:23

• Russia Has Used North Korean Ballistic Missiles In Ukraine, Is Seeking Iranian Missiles, U.S. Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-purchasing-iran-missiles-ukraine-war/32759893.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:54:41

• NATO Calls Meeting Of New Ukraine Council Amid Massive Russian Attacks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-ukraine-council-meeting-russian-attacks-january-10/32759833.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:54:55

• Another Uzbek Social Control Media User Sentenced To Prison For Posts Critical Of President ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-social-media-insulting-president-boboniyozov-prison/32759766.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 17:55:22

• Russian Hackers Were Inside Ukraine Telecoms Giant For Months, Says Cyberespionage Chief ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-telecoms-russian-hackers-vityuk/32759739.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:14:45

• U.S. Says Reports It Wants Ukraine To Change War Strategy 'Not True' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-war-strategy-change-reports-untrue/32759632.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:15:13

• Death Toll Rises To 32 From Russia's Deadliest Attack On Kyiv Since War Began ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-massive-kyiv-air-attack-december-death-toll/32759565.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:15:20

• Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Command Post, Military Unit On Crimea ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-u-s-funding-plan-b-kuleba/32759439.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:15:40

• Ukraine's Mobile Air Defenses Have Ammo To Withstand A 'Few More Attacks,' Says Commander ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-air-defenses-ammunition-few-attacks/32759415.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:16:25

• Polish Farmers Resume Blockade Of Ukraine Border Crossing ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-farmers-resume-border-blockade-medyka/32758810.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:23:05

• North Korea recently provided Russia with ballistic missiles, launchers: White House ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/white-house-north-korea-recently-provided-russia-with-ballistic-missiles-launchers    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:23:15

• A Trophy in Ruins: Evidence Grows That Russia Controls Marinka ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/ukraine-war-marinka-russia.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:23:29

• White House Says North Korea Providing Russia With Ballistic Missiles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/north-korea-russia-missiles.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:23:42

• Latvian Transport Minister to call for Russian grain import ban ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/04.01.2024-latvian-transport-minister-to-call-for-russian-grain-import-ban.a537643/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:24:24

• Europe will be ‘target of Russian aggression’ unless it maintains military superiority – Polish PM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2163472/europe-will-be-target-of-russian-aggression-unless-it-maintains-military-superiority-polish-pm    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:25:01

• Russian Oligarch Takes Sotheby’s to Court as Art World Watches ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/arts/design/dmitry-rybolovlev-sothebys-trial.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:25:39

• Kazakh TV Operator Stops Broadcasts Of Several Russian Stations ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-channel-one-broadcasts-stopped-tvcom/32759677.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:26:14

• Lukashenka Signs Law Putting New Curbs On Religious Groupings In Belarus ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-lukashenka-religious-groups-curbs/32759627.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:26:59

• New iPhone Exploit Uses Four Zero-Days ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/01/new-iphone-exploit-uses-four-zero-days.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:27:52

• "Then there are channels related to more or less retro-computing, that will discuss development (like #dosgameclub on AfterNET), but that was a bit hit and miss, or very focused on one specific system." gemini://capsule.usebox.net/gemlog/20240105-an-irc-channel-for-retro-gamedev.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:29:21

• "Today this movie is probably long forgotten. However, it left a lasting impression on me. The movie plays mostly in a little restaurant, the life lines of several people cross in this place over the course of a night. And by the morning twilight almost all of them are dead. Killed by gun shots and grenades." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2024/20240105-movie.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:30:01

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACFIMSP Wordo: WRING gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-05.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:30:39

• "A bit of an uproar is going on in gemini space, because someone's feed got blocked on ~antenna. The words censorship and deplatforming are called out loud." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2024/20240105-uproar.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:32:01

• Tale of the cart gemini://sdf.org/icemanfr/2024/02.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:32:51

• "Today as I was being kicked up and down the street by how awful Medium is, I was considering why I have such a hard time recommending my own setup." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/network-externalitiesgemini://idiomdrottning.org/network-externalities    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:33:36

• "There are a lot of common conventions on how to build a CLI—and how users expect them to work—but nobody ever tells you what those conventions are, so you have to kinda just figure it out by using a bunch of different tools." gemini://lark.gay/posts/cli-opinions.gmi    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:35:37

• Referring to the lark: How it likes to be addressed gemini://lark.gay/posts/referring-to-the-lark.gmi Accepting weirdness by being weird    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:36:47

• Lore24 - Day 5 - Vogal Generations gemini://fedran.com/news/2024/01/05/on-vogal-generations/ gemini://fedran.com/news/2024/01/04/on-votim/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:38:05

• Zayn Malik ‘Better’ Infringement Suit Defendants Push for Dismissal: ‘Melodies of Three or Four Notes…Are Not Protected by Copyright’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/03/zayn-malik-better-copyright-suit-dismissal-notice/    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:39:35

• Precedential No. 35: TTAB Grants Motion to Sever Permissive Counterclaim from Cancellation Proceeding ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/precedential-no-35-ttab-grants-motion.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:39:56

• Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/01/plagiarism-police-winston.html    

posted Friday, January 05, 2024 at 18:47:29

• Announcing the ODF Toolkit 0.12.0 release ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/01/04/announcing-the-odf-toolkit-0-12-0-release/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:17:01

• The TTAB Issued 35 Precedential Opinions in 2023 ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-ttab-issued-34-precedential.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:17:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1152.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:21:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D802.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:21:35

• "A few days ago I saw an unsettling video about ultra-processed foods. A doctor in the UK who had a diet of about 20% ultra-processed foods switched to an 80% diet for one month and recorded the changes he experienced." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202401/20240105-the-blunting-of-life.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:22:26

• Stargazing: Gemini: Fairbanks, AK, USA: 2024-01-05 gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240105-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:22:58

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

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:28:37

• How To Install Caddy Web Server on Fedora 39 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-caddy-web-server-fedora-39/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:28:44

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

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:28:52

• How to Install Chkrootkit on Fedora 39, 38 GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-chkrootkit-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:30:27

• 17 Best RSS Feed Readers for GNU/Linux in 2024 ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/best-rss-feed-readers-for-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:35:23

• Bash Scripting: How to Ask for User Input ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-how-to-ask-for-user-input    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:35:49

• How to install Node.js and npm in Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-node-js-in-arch-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:37:04

• 96 Essential GNU/Linux Applications for Every User in 2024 ☞ https://www.geeksmint.com/most-used-linux-applications/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:37:45

• Rail fares in England to rise by 4.9% – how to save on transport in 2024 ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-save-on-transport-in-2024-aqdHd0z0xrKX    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:38:46

• Three of the best: How to… ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/01/05/three-of-the-best-how-to-6/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:40:14

• How to Install SABnzbd in Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/01/install-sabnzbd-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:41:09

• Fish – A Smart and User-Friendly Interactive Shell for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/fish-a-smart-and-user-friendly-interactive-shell-for-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:42:01

• Write reliable Apache Groovy code: Know your truth values ☞ https://opensource.net/true-false-apache-groovy-8/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:43:36

• Getting an ATI 9600 XT AGP card ☞ https://rubenerd.com/getting-an-ati-9600-xt/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:44:34

• Your Data’s Untold Secrets: An Introduction to Descriptive Stats with R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/your-datas-untold-secrets-an-introduction-to-descriptive-stats-with-r/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:48:52

• Top 7 New Games You Can Play on GNU/Linux with Proton – January 2024 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/top-7-new-games-you-can-play-on-linux-with-proton-january-2024-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:54:31

• 8 Best GNU/Linux Distros For backdoored Windows 10/11 Users in 2024 ☞ https://dekisoft.com/linux-distro-for-windows-users-beginner-friendly/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:55:18

• An update on packet drop reasons in GNU/Linux ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/01/04/update-packet-drop-reasons-linux    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:56:08

• The Best GNU/Linux Distribution of 2023 was… The GNU/Linux Desktop ☞ https://fosspost.org/best-linux-distribution-of-2023-linux-desktop/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:56:35

• What to Expect from Vanilla OS 2 Orchid ☞ https://linuxiac.com/what-to-expect-from-vanilla-os-2-orchid/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:57:05

• LinDoz Returns With Advanced Hey Hi (AI) To Revamp the MakuluLinux Lineup ☞ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/lindoz-returns-with-advanced-ai-to-revamp-the-makululinux-lineup-177239.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:57:36

• Sysget – A Front-end For Popular Package Managers ☞ https://ostechnix.com/sysget-a-front-end-for-popular-package-managers/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:57:47

• Michael Ablassmeier: Migrating a system to Hetzner cloud using REAR and kexec ☞ https://abbbi.github.io//hetzner/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:58:15

• Remi Collet: PHP version 8.2.15RC1 and 8.3.2RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2024/01/04/PHP-version-8.2.15RC1-and-8.3.2RC1    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:58:35

• 7 Tools to Empower Librarians ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/librariantools/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:59:23

• LFCS - Setting Up A Web Application ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/lfcs-setting-up-a-web-application.46504/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 02:59:52

• Red Hat Enterprise GNU/Linux 9 STIG automation released ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-9-stig-automation-released    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:00:15

• Competitive Access Systems Linux-related communications patent monopoly reexam granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/1/3/competitive-access-systems-multilink-communications-patent-reexam-granted "asserted against [...] GNU/Linux offering."    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:00:58

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:01:11

• How to Check Printer Ink Levels in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/printer-ink-levels-linux/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:01:32

• LinDoz Featured on LinuxInsider ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2024/01/05/lindoz-featured-on-linuxinsider/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:02:03

• Microsoft Canonical: GPL? hell no. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Discontinue-Source-ISOs    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:09:49

• What is immutable Linux? Here's why you'd run an immutable GNU/Linux distro ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-immutable-linux-heres-why-youd-run-an-immutable-linux-distro/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:10:49

• Cost-effective NanoPi R2S Plus Router Board Emerges with Wi-Fi and eMMC Support ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/cost-effective-nanopi-r2s-plus-emerges-with-wi-fi-and-emmc-support/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:11:47

• Linux Mint 21.3 EDGE ISO to Ship with GNU/Linux 6.5, Addressing Hardware Issues ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-21-3-edge-iso-to-ship-with-linux-6-5-addressing-hardware-issues    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:11:57

• Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important GNU/Linux Security Updates ☞ https://9to5linux.com/debian-bookworm-and-bullseye-users-receive-important-linux-security-updates    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:12:16

• The Ruby Developer’s Guide for Gemset Management ☞ https://tecadmin.net/ruby-gemset-management/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:12:56

• Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Ruby with RVM ☞ https://tecadmin.net/installing-ruby-with-rvm/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:13:11

• Windows box disguised as "Ubuntu" because they received a 'gift' ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/04/beelink-sei12-i7-12650h-mini-pc-review-unboxing-teardown-first-boot/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:13:52

• GNOME Makes New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/01/gnomes-official-system-monitor-extension-for-gnome-shell    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:14:12

• Proprietary Microsoft GPL violations marketeeting in Planet Ubuntu, thanks to Santiago Zarate    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:15:33

• Cancelling subscriptions ☞ https://rubenerd.com/cancelling-subscriptions/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:16:17

• But is third-party something that includes Google? ☞ https://itwire.com/home-it/google-starts-tests-to-kill-third-party-cookies-by-end-of-2024.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:18:24

• Mastering Kafka migration with MirrorMaker 2 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/01/04/mastering-kafka-migration-mirrormaker-2    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:19:01

• RIPE Account Hacking Leads to Major Internet Outage at Orange Spain ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ripe-account-hacking-leads-to-major-internet-outage-at-orange-spain/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:19:20

• VideoAmp Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff https://videoweek.com/2024/01/05/the-wir-videoamp-lays-off-20-percent-of-staff-groupm-launches-streaming-ad-format-initiative-and-dpg-media-buys-rtl-nederland/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:20:28

• Strikes shut doors at world-renowned French monuments ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240104-strikes-shut-doors-at-world-renowned-french-monuments    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:21:43

• Iraq blames US-led coalition for ‘aggression’ after strike kills pro-Iran military commander ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240104-iraq-blames-us-led-coalition-for-aggression-after-strike-kills-pro-iran-military-commander    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:22:18

• Iraq Condemns U.S. After Drone Strike in Baghdad ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/middleeast/us-drone-strike-baghdad-iraq.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:22:31

• Israel-Hamas War: Tensions Escalate on Israel-Lebanon Border as Gaza Reels From Deadly Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/04/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:22:45

• Why London’s Tube Is Shutting Down Next Week ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/europe/london-tube-strikes.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:23:17

• Google Patches Six Vulnerabilities With First Chrome Update of 2024 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-six-vulnerabilities-with-first-chrome-update-of-2024/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:23:48

• Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant targeted in X account takeover ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/04/google-owned-cybersecurity-firm-mandiant-targeted-x-account-takeover/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:24:32

• Testing KDE Plasma 6.0 Beta 2 on Fedora Rawhide Server (Fedora-Server-netinst-x86_64-Rawhide-20240103) ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/01/testing-kde-plasma-beta-2-via-fedora.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:25:18

• NetBSD 10.0 RC2 available! ☞ https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_0_rc2_available    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:26:41

• Aigars Mahinovs: Figuring out finances part 5 ☞ http://aigarius.com/blog/2024/01/04/figuring-out-finances-part-5/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:27:35

• 3 dead as commuter trains collide in Indonesia’s West Java ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/3-dead-as-commuter-trains-collide-in-indonesia    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:27:54

• Indonesia Train Crash Kills at Least 2, Official Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/asia/indonesia-train-crash-west-java.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:28:01

• Patent Office that was complicit in EPO crimes ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/05.01.2024-daugavpils-to-promote-authenticity-in-international-project.a537786/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:29:44

• Nokia and Honor start new year with 5G patent monopoly licence agreement ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/nokia-honor-new-5g-patent-licence-agreement/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:29:55

• AiPi affiliate CTD Networks' cybersecurity patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/1/4/ctd-networks-cybersecurity-patent-found-invalid-in-reexam "The ‘614 patent monopoly relates to a network threat and response system and has been asserted against [...] Microsoft [...]"    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:46:08

• MemoryWeb decision reaffirms Unified as sole RPI ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/1/2/in-reversal-unified-again-found-to-be-sole-rpi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:46:22

• Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Genus Claims to Stevia Production Method Lacking Written Description and Narrower Claims as Combining Natural Phenomena with an Abstract Idea ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/01/invalidity-production-description.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:47:47

• EPO, Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Playing With the Health of Staff, Based on Internal Letter ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/05/EPO_Europe_s_Second_Largest_Institution_Playing_With_the_Health.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:48:09

• [Meme] Too Cool to Get Work Done ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/05/Meme_Too_Cool_to_Get_Work_Done.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:48:18

• Watch How the Mainstream Media Distracts From Jeffrey Epstein and His Frequent Flyer Famous Criminal Bill Gates ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/04/Watch_How_the_Mainstream_Media_Distracts_From_Jeffrey_Epstein_a.shtml    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:48:31

• Creditors' association earns millions with (actually) cost-free GDPR rights ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/creditors-association-earns-millions-actually-cost-free-gdpr-rights    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:50:01

• "For example one might write a calculator (maybe an enhanced dc(1) that shows more context) or an XKCD comics metadata search program, or a wrapper around `grep -rl ...` that lets you review and fiddle with the list of files and invoke some other program with the results." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/01/06/clidev.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:51:29

• "It seems like I blinked, and woke up in 2024! Where did 2023 go?? Well, I want to set some goals for the new year, and see how I do against them. The following list are what come to mind as I look forward to the next 12 months." gemini://lantashifiles.com/gemlog/entries/2024-01-04.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:52:32

• "So much excitement under the gemini:// of late! Right and wrong! Left and right! Liberal and conservative! People blowing up people!" gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2024-01-05-13-28-14.gmi    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:54:12

• Highly misleading headline, mRNA patent shilling ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/powerful-new-skin-cancer-therapy-cuts-risk-of-death-by-half    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:55:35

• Doctor Who Christmas Specials Linked to Lower Death Rates in The UK ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/doctor-who-christmas-specials-linked-to-lower-death-rates-in-the-uk    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:56:01

• Eating Late Can Change How You Burn Calories And Store Fat, Depressing Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-late-can-change-how-you-burn-calories-and-store-fat-depressing-study-shows    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:56:16

• Here's Why You Should Sing Nursery Rhymes to Your Newborn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-why-you-should-sing-nursery-rhymes-to-your-newborn    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:56:43

• Scientists Discover An Amazing Practical Use For Leftover Coffee Grounds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-an-amazing-practical-use-for-leftover-coffee-grounds    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:56:59

• 154 workers, five of them child workers, killed on the job in December ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/154-workers-five-of-them-child-workers-killed-on-the-job-in-december-290143    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:57:21

• The 7 Keys to Living Longer and Healthier ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/well/live/live-longer-health.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:57:37

• Renovated hospital building in Rēzekne found to have major defects ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/04.01.2024-renovated-hospital-building-in-rezekne-found-to-have-major-defects.a537636/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:57:50

• One in four Latvians commits to improving their health in 2024 ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/04.01.2024-one-in-four-latvians-commits-to-improving-their-health-in-2024.a537717/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:58:01

• North Korea Fires Artillery Near Border With South Korea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/world/asia/south-korea-island-north.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:58:22

• Kim Jong-un’s Daughter Is His Likely Successor, South Korea Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/asia/kim-jong-un-daughter-north-korea.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:58:32

• North Korea’s Kim calls for boosting missile launch vehicle production ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-boosting-missile-launch-vehicle-production-kcna    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:59:02

• South Korean President vetoes bill that wants to investigate his wife ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-vetoes-bill-that-wants-to-investigate-his-wife    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:59:15

• S Korea to dissolve Kaesong foundation amid worsening inter-Korean ties ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/sk-kaesong-dissolve-01042024020900.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:59:26

• No candy for old kids in North Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/candy-01042024180758.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 03:59:57

• Kim Jong Un, his ‘probable successor’ tour ICBM launcher factory ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kim-factory-tour-01042024210758.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:00:18

• Order for S. Korean island to evacuate as N. Korea fires over 200 artillery shells ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240105-order-for-s-korean-island-to-evacuate-after-n-korea-fires-over-200-artillery-shells    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:00:42

• South Korea evacuates islands after North Korea fires more than 200 artillery rounds nearby ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/south-korea-evacuates-islands-after-north-korea-fires-more-than-200-artillery-rounds-nearby/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:00:52

• Arresting Malaysian drug lord could solve 70% of Thailand’s trafficking cases: Thai police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/arresting-malaysian-drug-lord-could-solve-70-of-thailand-s-trafficking-cases-thai-police    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:02:52

• Johor state govt proposing Iskandar Malaysia be designated special economic zone with Singapore ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/state-govt-proposing-iskandar-region-be-designated-johor-s-pore-special-economic-zone    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:03:07

• Friday Briefing: Islamic State Claims the Iran Bombing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/briefing/iran-bombing-islamic-state-taiwan-china-north-korea.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:04:36

• Experts See a Message in Chinese Balloons Flying Over Taiwan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/asia/taiwan-china-balloons.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:04:49

• China’s latest Hey Hi (AI) restrictions target scientific research ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-latest-ai-restrictions-target-scientific-research    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:05:54

• Taiwan election poses early 2024 test of US aim to steady China ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-election-poses-early-2024-test-of-us-aim-to-steady-china-ties    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:06:08

• Over 40,000 scam suspects in Myanmar handed over to China in 2023: State media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-40000-scam-suspects-in-myanmar-handed-over-to-china-in-2023-state-media    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:06:29

• China planning 1,600-core chips that use an entire wafer — similar to American company Cerebras 'wafer-scale' designs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/china-planning-1600-core-chips-that-use-an-entire-wafer-similar-to-american-company-cerebras-wafer-scale-design    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:06:45

• Taiwan spots Chinese balloons in its airspace ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-china-cross-strait-election-balloon-spy-us-01042024023045.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:07:01

• China starts detaining petitioners ahead of regional congresses ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-detentions-01042024104020.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:07:51

• Wuhan sculpture spawns two more kids, sparking ridicule ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wuhan-sculpture-expanding-family-01042024155550.html    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:08:07

• China introduces list of prohibited actions for officials dealing with Beijing’s entrepreneurs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/china-introduces-list-of-prohibited-actions-for-officials-dealing-with-beijings-entrepreneurs/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:08:36

• Trump accepted millions from foreign states during presidency, US lawmakers say ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/trump-accepted-millions-from-foreign-states-during-presidency-us-lawmakers-say/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:08:52

• Taiwan presidential frontrunner Lai Ching-te says island ‘will resist’ China’s attempts to influence election ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/04/taiwan-presidential-frontrunner-lai-ching-te-says-island-will-resist-chinas-attempts-to-influence-election/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:09:26

• As China, US warships hold drills in disputed South China Sea, Beijing slams ‘provocative’ moves ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/04/as-china-us-warships-hold-drills-in-disputed-south-china-sea-beijing-slams-provocative-moves/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:09:35

• China and US hold rival military drills in disputed South China Sea ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240104-china-and-us-hold-rival-military-drills-in-disputed-south-china-sea    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:09:53

• "Regulatory agencies can often be an essential part of day-to-day life" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/04/federal-court-says-first-amendment-protects-engineers-who-offer-expert-testimony-without-a-license/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:11:30

• "There once was a man who invented a means for publishing scientific documents using hypertext" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/the-world-of-web-browsers-is-in-a-bad-way/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:12:17

• Cold disrupts Helsinki bus and tram traffic, some trains canceled or delayed ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067727    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:13:21

• Cold and colder – Enontekiö sees winter's record low of -43.1 Celsius ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067741    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:13:31

• Authority confirms toxic glycoalkaloids likely behind Musti ja Mirri's pet food illnesses ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067788    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:14:02

• Electricity spot price to hit record €2.35 per kWh on Friday ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067868    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:14:36

• VR cancels dozens of weekend train routes due to cold weather ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067872    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:15:00

• Finnish Defence Forces buying 40 more armoured vehicles from Patria ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20067838    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:15:14

• Lithium’s Problems ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/aqueous-battery-solves-lithiums-problems/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:16:07

• "In the realm of amateur astronomy, enthusiasts find themselves navigating a cosmos in perpetual motion." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/telescope-rides-on-3d-printed-equatorial-table/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:16:28

• Sandpaper Alternatives For 3D Prints ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/04/sandpaper-alternatives-for-3d-prints/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:16:37

• Startups suffer challenging year as funding plummets 38% in 2023 ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/04/challenging-year-global-startups-funding-plummets-38-2023/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:17:20

• Another bailout from taxpayers ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/04/microchip-technology-gets-162m-u-s-government-funding-boost-domestic-chip-production/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:18:52

• Deb-Pacman : A Pacman-style Frontend For APT Package Manager ☞ https://ostechnix.com/deb-pacman-a-pacman-style-frontend-for-apt-package-manager/    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:19:25

• When Will I Stop Blogging? ☞ https://kevquirk.com/when-will-i-stop-blogging    

posted Saturday, January 06, 2024 at 04:19:45