Roy Schestowitz

• Attorney General James Reaches Agreement with Hudson Valley Health Care Provider to Invest $1.2 Million to Protect Patient Data https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-reaches-agreement-hudson-valley-health-care-provider    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:19:37

• Personal, pregnancy details of Midwives of Windsor patients breached https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/midwives-windsor-email-breach-1.7075507    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:20:15

• Re: Unsolicited opinions about CLI design gemini://d.moonfire.us/blog/2024/01/06/re-opinions-on-clis/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:43:23

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D803.jpg    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:44:03

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1153.jpg    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:44:19

• "While pondering the contrast between the political/religious "discussion" and "The Blunting of Life" offering, it occurred to me politics and/or religion might be thought of as the "contact sports" of topics" gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2024-01-06-18-05-25.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:45:29

• The Curse of Xala'noth gemini://nanako.mooo.com/gemlog/2024-01-06-a.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:45:59

• "some time ago, i applied for a grant with this project: "a human-scale digital videogame, with logic provided by people". "a very low-res (16x12) monochromatic game simulating a tennis match between two people". i didn't get it, but i decided i'll design and build it nevertheles." gemini://compudanzas.net/poñg.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:47:24

• "Christmas is ending... i already went to Las Cabalgatas de los Reyes Magos in Spain and got my candy... still a bit sad that is ending and i have to go back to school but oh well.. " gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1643    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 02:48:10

• "I’d like to dive into detail on the good and the bad of systemd, as seen through my eyes as all of: end user, administrator, and developer." ☛ https://catfox.life/2024/01/05/systemd-through-the-eyes-of-a-musl-distribution-maintainer/ |    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:19:22

• "I've been using virtual machines for various sorts of testing and scratch development for a long time." ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/the-eshittification-of-the-pump/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:19:38

• "USB, the Universal Serial Bus, was first released in 1996" ☛ https://computer.rip/2024-01-06-usb-on-the-go.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:19:51

• "I recently moved a Time Capsule instance from a FreeBSD host into a jail." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2024/01/06/creating-a-time-capsule-instance-using-samba-freebsd-and-zfs-2/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:20:36

• "I published a blog post earlier today in which I advocate for you to create your own personal website." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/01/06/a-blog-post-behind-the-scenes/ | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:20:58

• "I use Notion as my headless CMS for these blog posts." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/workaround-for-notions-lack-of-heading-levels/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:21:16

• "There may some funkiness over the coming day while I cut over." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/moving-vm-to-brisbane/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:21:27

• Just like that... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67899564    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:32:14

• "All 379 passengers and crew on board were evacuated, but five of the six crew on the coastguard plane died, police said. The captain was injured." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67862011    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:33:13

• "A service in BSD land is a rc.d script that can be invoked on boot, or by the root operator after booting." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/basics-of-freebsd-services/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:35:53

• "quick guide for you to do for the first time after installing your computer with Ubuntu 23.10" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/01/what-to-do-after-installing-ubuntu-2310-mantic-minotaur.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 06:38:11

• "In my post celebrating the completion of my #100DaysToOffload challenge" ☛ https://garrit.xyz/posts/2024-01-06-a-better-publishing-workflow-for-static-blogs | Source: Garrit Franke    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:18:09

• "Last year, several people shared their list of default apps, and it was fun to follow the various blogs and see what people have been using." ☛ https://abf.li/posts/default-apps-at-the-beginning-of-2024/ | Source: Andre Franca    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:18:18

• "Download an OPML file to import all these lovely people's feeds into wherever you get your RSS." ☛ https://defaults.rknight.me/ |    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:18:29

• "The spatial kinetic Ising model is a simple model of spatial patterns that can be used to simulate the evolution of spatial patterns over time." ☛ https://jakubnowosad.com/posts/2024-01-07-spatialising-bp2/index.html | Source: Jacob Nowosad    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:19:49

• "Typically, a code playground consists of a client-side widget and a server-side part that executes the code and returns the result: [...]" ☛ https://antonz.org/in-browser-code-playgrounds/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:20:00

• "While pairing on a small Rust program with a friend, I ran into a problem: to compile to WASM" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/til-enabling-features-on-transitive-dependencies-rust/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:20:08

• "Thirty-eight percent of the employers surveyed say they avoid hiring recent college graduates in favor of older workers" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/forty-percent-of-employers-avoid-hiring-gen-z-workers-survey-says-/7425325.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:22:56

• "My biggest regret of 2023 was my relationship to my smartphone, or my “tech appendage” as I’ve named it in my iPhone settings." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/technology/smartphone-addiction-flip-phone.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:23:44

• "A separate study from Utrecht University and the Trimbos Instituut found that 47 percent of girls between 12 and 16 years of age are often worried" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/01/06/self-harm-women-girls-risen-50-ten-years | Source: NL Times    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:24:25

• "Modern-day dentistry assessments were carried out on the teeth, including the use of X-ray scans and dental probes" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-studied-3000-viking-teeth-and-discovered-surprisingly-advanced-dentistry | Source: Science Alert    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:24:42

• "If you're not worried about the utter extinction of humanity" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-enforcing-dumb-laws | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:25:04

• "The main highlight of the upcoming Bard release is expected to be the underlying artificial intelligence model." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/05/report-google-developing-new-version-bard-based-flagship-gemini-ultra-llm/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:25:18

• "Additionally, Roussel found more updates that he shared screenshots of, including a feature codenamed Motoko that could let users create custom bots." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24025270/google-bard-advanced-paid-subscription | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:25:44

• "In light of these trends and challenges, what do we foresee in the AI space this year and where is the AI community focusing its energy?" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ai-in-2024 | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:29:46

• "It went further than this by using its legal teams and deep pockets to defend itself against accusations, in court if necessary." ☛ https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know | Source: Computer Weekly    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:29:57

• [Old] "In his report conclusion he wrote: “So, I say that the technology installed at Cleveleys was clearly defective in elements of its hardware" ☛ https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366546032/Post-Office-tried-to-convince-independent-IT-witness-that-he-was-wrong-about-Horizon | Source: Computer Weekly    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:30:08

• "Hundreds were jailed or left bankrupted and at least four people took their own lives." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/05/post-office-criminal-investigation-potential-horizon-accounting-fraud | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:31:02

• "The IT system used in both independent and Crown Post Offices was known as Horizon, developed and operated by Fujitsu Ltd on behalf of Post Office Ltd." ☛ https://ccrc.gov.uk/news/the-ccrc-and-post-office-horizon-cases/ |    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:31:14

• "Speaking to Times Radio, he said: “I feel that I was deeply misled by Post Office executives … they didn’t come clean." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/03/post-office-workers-wrongly-accused-of-stealing-still-awaiting-payouts | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:31:23

• "More than 900 subpostmasters were prosecuted for crimes including theft and false accounting, based on evidence from the flawed Horizon system." ☛ https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366560655/Controversial-Fujitsu-contract-with-Post-Office-extended-again | Source: Computer Weekly    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:31:58

• "The new year was supposed to begin with a brand spanking new calendar app." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/5/24027283/apple-hey-rejection-calendar-app-basecamp-david-heinemeier-hansson | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:32:16

• >[Old] Windows TCO ☛ https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/horizon-scandal-inquiry-hit-by-new-post-office-disclosure-failures/5117814.article | Source: Law Society Gazette    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:33:37

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/merck-settles-notpetya-insurance-claim-leaving-cyberwar-definition-unresolved/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:33:45

• "The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is promising a $25,000 reward for the best solution to combat the growing threat of AI voice cloning." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/05/ftc_voice_cloning_solution/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:38:44

• Surveillance ☛ https://boingboing.net/2024/01/06/lapd-wants-to-remotely-access-10000-public-and-private-security-cameras.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:39:03

• "Meanwhile, the police and judicial machinery continues to prosecute and convict the rioters who have already been identified and arrested." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-01-05/three-years-later-the-attack-on-the-capitol-is-still-holding-the-united-states-hostage.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:39:21

• "I saw my colleagues harassed and threatened simply because they were reporters" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2024/01/06/enough-with-the-big-lie/ | Source: Salon    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:58:01

• "Why Iran is the Key to Peace in the Middle East" ☛ https://quillette.com/2024/01/04/why-iran-is-the-key-to-peace-in-the-middle-east/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:58:25

• "If you had told us in 2019 that a mob of Americans would be inspired by a president of the United States to ransack the U.S. Capitol" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/4392907-a-second-trump-presidency-is-an-existential-national-security-threat-to-our-democracy/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:58:40

• "To make sense of this paradox requires understanding why democracy is on the decline." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/01/elections-democracy-autocracy-trump/677037/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:59:46

• "It is sometimes claimed that the mob attacking the Capitol was unarmed or not violent enough to qualify as an insurrection." ☛ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/06/the-january-6-attack-was-an-insurrection/ | Source: Reason    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 10:59:56

• "Kala is a software engineer by trade, to be clear, not a trained structural engineer." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tunnel-girl-tik-tok | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:00:07

• "The attack — perpetrated in the midst of heightened regional tension caused by Israel’s devastating military offensive in Gaza" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-06/the-nightmare-of-the-islamic-state-resurfaces-in-iran.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:00:15

• "The records are part of a defamation lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of the disgraced financier, against Epstein's longtime companion" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-new-batches-documents-naming-jeffrey-epsteins-associates/story?id=106140893 | Source: ABC    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:01:10

• "Here's a look at what we know — and what we don't — about Epstein and his crimes: [...]" ☛ www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-01-06/nearly-3-000-pages-of-jeffrey-epstein-documents-released-but-some-questions-remain-unanswered | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:01:23

• "temporary grounding" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/6/24027943/boeing-737-max-9-planes-grounded-faa-fuselage-hole-alaska-airlines | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:02:02

• "A passenger, Vi Nguyen of Portland, said that she woke up to a loud sound during the flight. Then she saw a large hole in the side of the aircraft." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/business/alaska-airlines-flight-portland-landing.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:02:13

• "In fomenting concerns about possible future conflicts, Russia might be seeking to put off or delay the supply of arms to Ukraine, Propastop says." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609210897/anti-propaganda-site-finds-subtle-russia-leaning-messages-in-mainstream-media | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:06:07

• "Iran’s anti-U.S., anti-Israel claims proved false 24 hours after the attack in Kerman" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-baselessly-blames-us-israel-for-kerman-attack-/7428565.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:06:47

• "Then came an arrest last month." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/jailing-of-high-profile-journalist-shocks-mongolia-s-media-industry/7428962.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:17:14

• "It is crucial to emphasize that the Moon holds a sacred position in many Indigenous cultures, including ours" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/native-americans-mission-moon | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:19:07

• "Culbert added that the private companies launching payloads as a part of the CLPS program "don't have to clear those payloads" before launch." ☛ https://www.space.com/nasa-responds-navajo-nation-objection-human-remains-moon | Source: Space    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:19:16

• "Today in Tedium: So, I have to start this somewhere, so let’s try this: The cable industry is pretty screwed, isn’t it?" ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/01/06/cable-tv-2024-decline/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:20:01

• "On the one hand, we need constant efforts to raise awareness among individuals and companies" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1609211725/holger-haljand-cyber-risks-growing-in-tandem-with-data-volume | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:20:11

• "The beautiful thing about the web is you can build as much or as little as you want; you are in control." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/01/06/the-web-is-yours/ | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:20:25

• "ineligible streams" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/06/spotify-royalty-model-ramifications/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:21:12

• "Since I’m participating in 52Frames this year, I got to thinking about licensing." ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2024/01/06/attribution/ | Source: Troy Patterson    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:42:40

• "I was betrayed by the GOP after Jan. 6" https://www.salon.com/2024/01/06/i-was-betrayed-by-the-after-jan-6/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:44:29

• """The Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim organization, considers its mission to kill apostate Muslims, including Shiites. Iran, a majority-Shiite country, is led by a theocratic government in which Shiite clerics are in charge.""" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/middleeast/us-isis-iran-general-suleimani.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:44:52

• "To Russia, the West is not ‘an’ enemy but ‘the’ enemy" https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4391182-to-russia-the-west-is-not-an-enemy-but-the-enemy/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:45:06

• "The open source AMD RADV Vulkan driver is set to get some nice looking performance improvements for Ray-Tracing, which should release along with Mesa 24.0." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ray-tracing-performance-uplift-coming-to-the-amd-radv-linux-graphics-driver/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:47:31

• "Need some more games that won't destroy your bank balance and will work across a lot of lower-end PCs too? GOG have what you need with the Classic Winter Sale now on." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/gog-has-a-classic-winter-sale-live-to-build-up-your-retro-library/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:52:11

• "Portal: Revolution is a new fan-made campaign for Valve's popular puzzle game Portal 2, and it's now available free on Steam for owners of the original." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/the-big-portal-2-mod-portal-revolution-is-out-now-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:52:29

• "One missed from yesterday Friday, January 5th is that Valve released another Preview update of SteamOS for Steam Deck with a couple more useful changes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/steam-deck-steamos-3513-preview-improves-wifi-brings-led-brightness-controls/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:52:51

• "The MRD5165 Eagle Kit, powered by the Qualcomm QRB5165 SoC, is tailored for intelligent, low-energy IoT-enabled autonomous systems." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/mrd5165-eagle-kit-targets-autonomous-aerial-robotics-with-qualcomm-technology/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:56:35

• Russian rapper ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/06/russian-rapper-who-attended-almost-naked-party-jailed-for-second-time | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:59:33

• crimea ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/06/ukraine-reports-striking-russian-command-post-at-saky-air-base-in-annexed-crimea | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:59:44

• Donetsk ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/06/russian-missile-attack-on-donetsk-region-kills-11-including-five-children | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 11:59:58

• "Marty and Candy Larsen were in their pajamas, getting ready to watch a movie in the living room, when they heard their 27-year-old daughter scream" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/when-veterans-cant-access-the-psychiatric-care-they-need | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:00:29

• Physical health is vastly more important than data health. Devices without maintainers eventually lose all their data anyway.    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:10:31

• What Could Be The Earliest Map of The Sky Contains a Mystery Star ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/what-could-be-the-earliest-map-of-the-sky-contains-a-mystery-star    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:10:53

• Scientists Identify 1 Vital Thing That Will Help Your Dog Age Well ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-1-vital-thing-that-will-help-your-dog-age-well    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:11:01

• Shark's Torn Fin Seen Regenerated a Year Later in an Incredible First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sharks-torn-fin-seen-regenerated-a-year-later-in-an-incredible-first    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:11:18

• The Income Gap Jeopardizing Retirement for Millions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/health/retirement-income-middle-class.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:12:24

• India orders new drug-making standards after overseas deaths ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-orders-new-drug-making-standards-after-overseas-deaths    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:15:05

• Celebrity drug scandals highlight surging problem in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/celebrity-drug-scandals-highlight-surging-drug-problem-in-south-korea    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:15:34

• North Korea fires dozens of artillery rounds near South Korean border island ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240106-north-korea-fires-60-rounds-of-artillery-near-south-korean-border-island    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:15:54

• China to sanction 5 US manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan: Ministry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-sanction-5-us-manufacturers-over-arms-sales-to-taiwan-ministry    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:26:17

• 'Kids start to ask themselves who they are and where they come from' ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-education-children-12052023142515.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:27:05

• Taiwan slams incursions by Chinese balloons as 'serious threat' to aviation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240106-taiwan-slams-chinese-balloons-as-aviation-safety-threat-and-cognitive-warfare    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:27:26

• "An Israeli company called Steakholder Foods has introduced this very thing — something they claim is the world’s first plant-based, printed eel." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/3d-printed-eel-could-cost-less-at-scale/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:30:39

• Major fire destroys large Alavus bakery ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20068099    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:31:18

• Reduce your risk of dementia — cut out these everyday bad habits most of us are guilty of ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/lifestyle/reduce-dementia-risk-by-quitting-these-everyday-bad-habits/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:32:43

• New Year’s Resolutions ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/new-years-resolutions/ | Source: Hackaday | "But what’s your hacker new year’s resolution?"    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:35:45

• 1D Fireworks Are Nice And Quiet ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/1d-fireworks-are-nice-and-quiet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:59:06

• smallest png ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/a-look-inside-the-smallest-possible-png-file/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 12:59:28

• Fireworks ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/seeing-fireworks-in-a-different-light/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:00:14

• [Thomas Sanladerer] Gets New Threads ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/thomas-sanladerer-gets-new-threads/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:03:49

• Live Nation Moves to Dismiss Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuit from Ex-Contractor ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/05/live-nation-discrimination-lawsuit-dismissal/ Discrimination again    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:05:01

• It Turns Out Paper Straws Might Pose a Serious Problem Too ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/it-turns-out-paper-straws-might-pose-a-serious-problem-too    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:06:04

• Hongkongers’ right to a lawyer – has another domino fallen? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/07/hongkongers-right-to-a-lawyer-has-another-domino-fallen/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:06:54

• Sri Lanka repatriates 21 Indian fishermen detained on allegations of illegal poaching ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/sri-lanka-repatriates-21-indian-fishermen-detained-on-allegations-of-illegal-poaching/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:10:18

• That's not Microsoft at all, it is just a label, and thus it is meaningless ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/accessory-manufacturer-resurrects-microsofts-peripherals the real news is, Microsoft is perishing, just like Nokia, which licensed the name at the end]    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:12:33

• 🔤SpellBinding: CGHINVY Wordo: AGARS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-07.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:19:34

• Music That Vomits Heartfelt Wailing gemini://thurk.org/blog/611.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:20:16

• Gemini Radio — Episode 57 gemini://kwiecien.us/gemcast/20240107.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:21:42

• "this isn't meant to be self-promotion since i hate it as much as anyone else. however, i've just installed m15o's mebo software on my web server and i've made it a center for people who believe the web should be a lot better than it is now. kinda like the midnight pub, just with a cyberpunk spin :)" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1644    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:22:24

• "Cthulhu Dark’s rules are a li’l bit unintuitive for me so here is how I’ll try to think of them. I’m writing this mostly for my own benefit since I’ve had a li’l hard time with this ruleset. I’m not trying to change anything, this is no “Trophy Gold” or whatever, just another way to think of the rules." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/cthulhu-dark-ruleset    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:23:20

• Social control media mocks Biden being led offstage by first lady after Jan. 6 remarks ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/news/social-media-mocks-biden-being-led-offstage-by-first-lady/ this is "news", according to Rupert Murdoch's rag    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:32:38

• Quarterly Cup 2023 Q4 Retrospective ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/quarterly-cup-2023-q4-retrospective    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:33:21

• "No DAC? Try PDM" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/06/no-dac-try-pdm/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:34:26

• "it does work but there are some reliability issues." ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2024/01/06/remote-desktop-krdp-server-with-plasma-wayland/ ICBM Red Bait unnecessarily breaking the experience for millions of people    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:38:48

• What Role Will the Israel-Hamas War Play in Hollywood’s Awards Season? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/business/media/hollywood-awards-israel-gaza-speeches.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:52:57

• Trump Signals an Election Year Full of Falsehoods on Jan. 6 and Democracy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/us/politics/jan-6-trump-biden.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:53:07

• It Has Helped to Have a Backup of a Backup ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/07/It_Has_Helped_to_Have_a_Backup_of_a_Backup.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:54:14

• [Meme] EPO Abuse Has Become Infectious in Europe and Beyond ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/07/Meme_EPO_Abuse_Has_Become_Infectious_in_Europe_and_Beyond.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:54:23

• The European Patent Office a Threat to Free Speech and the European Patent Organisation Needs to Reassess The Mess the Office Has Become, Letter From Union Syndicale Fédérale (USF) Asserts ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/07/The_European_Patent_Office_a_Threat_to_Free_Speech_and_the_Euro.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:55:16

• The Major Australian Client at the Centre of David and Goliath Legal Battle Between Patent Attorney Firms ☞ https://blog.patentology.com.au/2024/01/the-major-australian-client-at-centre.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:56:06

• Former Taiwan top cop Hou Yu-ih banking on his record of bravery, popularity as mayor ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/former-taiwan-top-cop-hou-yu-ih-banking-on-his-record-of-bravery-popularity-as-mayor    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:56:33

• Creating a Time Capsule instance using Samba, FreeBSD, and ZFS ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2024/01/06/creating-a-time-capsule-instance-using-samba-freebsd-and-zfs-2/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:57:31

• Iran boy dies after undergoing torture following protest arrest ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/iran-boy-dies-after-undergoing-torture-following-protest-arrest/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:58:03

• Jimmy Lai lawyers appeal to UN torture rapporteur over China witness treatment ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/jimmy-lais-lawyers-appeal-to-un-against-china-torturing-witness/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 13:58:17

• Vim 9.1 Text Editor Adds Smooth Scroll Support, New :defer Command, and More ☞ https://9to5linux.com/vim-9-1-text-editor-adds-smooth-scroll-support-new-defer-command-and-more    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:08:19

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:08:36

• Enable Automatic Updates for Ubuntu Server ☞ https://thenewstack.io/enable-automatic-updates-for-ubuntu-server/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:13:27

• The ultimate guide to using Git Stash on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/136840/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-git-stash-on-linux.htm    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:13:39

• Installing Kodi Media Player on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/installing-kodi-on-ubuntu-22-04-or-20-04/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:13:50

• Linux Netstat Command Tutorial for SysAdmins [40 Examples] ☞ https://www.geekygen.com/linux-netstat-command-example-for-sysadmins/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:14:03

• Stream to chromecast with resolved, vlc and bash ☞ https://linderud.dev/blog/stream-to-chromecast-with-resolved-vlc-and-bash/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:15:43

• Parrot OS vs Kali GNU/Linux vs Ubuntu Comparison: Which To Choose? ☞ https://dekisoft.com/parrot-os-vs-kali-linux-vs-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:17:03

• Another thing adopting the word "Gemini" and misusing buzzwords like "AI" ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/orbbecs-latest-ai-driven-camera-with-poe-priced-at-479-99/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:23:23

• How to Download Torrents from the Command Line in Ubuntu ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-download-torrents-from-the-command-line-in-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:24:03

• How to resolve ‘pip command not found’ error on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/136808/how-to-resolve-pip-command-not-found-error-on-linux.htm    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:24:13

• How to Change Angular Port ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-change-angular-port/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:24:28

• How to Change Angular Host and Port ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-change-angular-host-and-port/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:24:43

• How to enable SSH server in Debian 12 ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-enable-ssh-server-in-debian-12/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:25:12

• How to Run Jar Files in GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/run-jar-files-linux/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:26:00

• This is Microsoft's attack on the real thing. Use the Real Thing(TM) instead. ☞ https://idroot.us/install-typescript-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:33:32

• How To Cache Content on Nginx ☞ https://idroot.us/cache-content-nginx/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:39:49

• Universities Use DEI Statements To Enforce Groupthink ☞ https://reason.com/2024/01/06/the-conformity-gauntlet/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:41:56

• Almost a dozen killed in Russian strike on Pokrovsk in east Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240106-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-russia-says-it-downed-four-drones-over-crimea-as-ukraine-hails-air-base-strike    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:42:12

• Taiwan election 2024: Ukraine conflict stirs growing fears of war as voters mull ways to counter the ‘China threat’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/07/taiwan-election-2024-ukraine-conflict-stirs-growing-fears-of-war-as-voters-mull-ways-to-counter-the-china-threat/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:42:27

• Russia Cancels Orthodox Christmas Masses In Ukraine Border City ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belgorod-christmas-masses-canceled-ukraine-attacks/32763790.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:42:40

• Ukraine Shows Evidence Russia Used North Korean Missile In Kharkiv Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-north-korean-missiles-evidence-kharkiv/32763741.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:42:50

• Denmark Says Ukraine To Get F-16 Jets In Second Quarter ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/denmark-ukraine-f16-jets-2024/32763732.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:43:12

• Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Kill 11 Civilians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-strikes-donetsk.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:43:24

• mailutils @ Savannah: GNU mailutils version 3.17 ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10576    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:46:37

• anubis @ Savannah: GNU anubis version 4.3 ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10575    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:46:56

• 2024-01-06 usb on the go ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-01-06-usb-on-the-go.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:52:07

• China harming our youth via Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/tooktoomuch-trend-tiktok/ "pretending to be taking excessive amounts of drugs"    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:52:49

• How January 6th Will Shape the 2024 Election ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-will-january-6th-shape-the-2024-election    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 14:59:48

• Jon Chiappetta: Updates to my mod-nginx-proxy replacement script in Python ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/updates-to-my-mod-nginx-proxy-replacement-script-in-python/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 15:37:15

• 13 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Video Editors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/videoeditors/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 15:37:45

• Optimizing the parameters of the spatial kinetic Ising model to simulate spatial patterns ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/optimizing-the-parameters-of-the-spatial-kinetic-ising-model-to-simulate-spatial-patterns/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 15:39:10

• 11 Killed In Russian Missile Strike On City In Donetsk Region; Kyiv Says It Hit Russian Positions In Crimea ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-pokrovsk-russian-strike-deaths-crimea-saky-position-hit/32763609.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 15:40:08

• 37C3 Impressions ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2024/01/06/kde-37c3-impressions.html    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 15:40:41

• "Why? The large amount of resources flowing into NASA, the clear goal, and the communal action." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/01/07/apollo.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:11:05

• The seeming inner insurrection by way of fake you's gemini://tilde.club/~oldernow/2024-01-07-09-41-35.gmi    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:11:44

• "Many admins tend to view Linux as a set-it-and-forget-it operating system. Once upon a time, that was a valid stance to take. But security issues assure this is no longer the case." https://thenewstack.io/enable-automatic-updates-for-ubuntu-server/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:13:17

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

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:14:07

• "Impressive and then you look into the comments and others are noting more performance improvements in other games too with Adriano Martins mentioning these on an AMD RX 6700 XT" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ray-tracing-performance-uplift-coming-to-the-amd-radv-linux-graphics-driver/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:14:48

• Compromising Google Accounts: Malwares Exploiting Undocumented OAuth2 Functionality for session hijacking https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/compromising-google-accounts-malwares-exploiting-undocumented-oauth2-functionality-for-session-hijacking    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:20:27

• Resources: Breach notification laws: US and GDPR https://www.databreaches.net/resources-breach-notification-laws-us-and-gdpr/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:21:16

• How 50% of telco Orange Spain’s traffic got hijacked — a weak password https://doublepulsar.com/how-50-of-telco-orange-spains-traffic-got-hijacked-a-weak-password-d7cde085b0c5    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:22:08

• Belgorod https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-ready-to-evacuate-belgorod-residents/live-67898644 www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-01-05/russian-air-defences-down-drones-missiles-in-black-sea-area-ministry-says    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:27:56

• North Korean missiles https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-used-north-korean-missiles-us-says/live-67889689    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:28:21

• Argentina Chuckles at BRICS as Russia Takes Over its Chairmanship https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/01/03/argentina-chuckles-at-brics-as-russia-takes-over-its-chairmanship/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:29:57

• Chinese Dragon to Pursue the Russian Bear’s Path https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/01/01/chinese-dragon-to-pursue-the-russian-bears-path/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:31:20

• "From Trump to Russia" https://www.dw.com/en/from-trump-to-russia-in-ukraine-the-eu-faces-tests-in-2024/a-67835700    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:31:58

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says Russia Suffering Heavy Losses www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-01-01/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-russia-is-suffering-major-losses    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:32:52

• Pakistan: Teen kills sister while recording TikTok video https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-teen-kills-sister-while-recording-tiktok-video/a-67870607    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:35:53

• Useful idiots? No, lobby groups. www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2024-01-05/a-group-representing-tiktok-meta-and-x-sues-ohio-over-new-law-limiting-kids-use-of-social-media    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:39:58

• At least 3 journalists injured in missile strikes in Ukraine https://cpj.org/2024/01/at-least-3-journalists-injured-in-missile-strikes-in-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:40:28

• "fatal mistake"? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/01/04/ukrainian-rocket-strikes-on-belgorod-zelensky-may-have-made-a-fatal-mistake/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:41:03

• Iceland https://xkcd.com/2874/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:42:13

• 2024 https://xkcd.com/2875/    

posted Sunday, January 07, 2024 at 19:42:30