Roy Schestowitz

• "After dealing with it, did that “listen to your body” thing that is a good idea from time to time." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2023/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:38:21

• Puritanically good gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-01-25.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:39:24

• "I was going to post a clip of page turning, but smog.pub doesn't like the file size. Shame, 'cause it works." gemini://pgavlin.smol.pub/agrajag-dev-log-4    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:40:14

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D822.jpg    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:41:43

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1172.jpg    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:41:52

• Feds Will Try Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey for a Third Time ☞ https://reason.com/2024/01/24/feds-will-try-backpage-co-founder-michael-lacey-for-a-third-time/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:47:18

• "Yes, the Last 10 Years Really Have Been Worse for Free Speech" (Focusing on Universities) ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/24/yes-the-last-10-years-really-have-been-worse-for-free-speech-focusing-on-universities/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:47:36

• Does Xbox allegedly do HEY HI yet? No? Not YET?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:55:20

• More than 24,000 tech workers have been laid off this week alone https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-might-surpass-2023-1851198088 the focus there is on Microsoft, which will fire a lot more than 2k, after "soft layoffs" in Activision (since last year, according to insiders)    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 00:58:36

• "The mass layoffs from Microsoft include nearly the entire customer support branch of Activision Blizzard, leaving many games without moderation." https://gamerant.com/microsoft-activitsion-blizzard-layoffs-customer-service-support/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:00:00

• Microsoft Announces Major Layoffs https://gamerant.com/microsoft-layoffs-2024-activision-blizzard/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:02:14

• "The games industry is backing itself into a corner with layoffs." https://www.inverse.com/gaming/microsoft-layoffs-blizzard-survival-game-riot-forge    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:03:00

• "Reports indicate that Microsoft has let go of the team responsible for bringing physical media to retail" https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/xbox-games-may-not-get-physical-releases-after-microsofts-latest-reported-layoffs-2498928/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:04:58

• many senior executives leaving https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/microsoft-fires-1900-employees-from-xbox-and-blizzard-gaming-divisions-many-senior-executives-leaving-2493692-2024-01-25    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:07:13

• Paramount layoffs https://finance.yahoo.com/video/microsoft-paramount-latest-unveil-lay-202141323.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:08:46

• If Microsoft fired HALF of all staff, would Microsoft be "worth" 10 trillion dollars?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:09:18

• Seattle-area layoffs: Microsoft, REI start 2024 with workforce reductions https://mynorthwest.com/3948014/seattle-area-layoffs-microsoft-rei/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:10:04

• Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Include Shutdown of Physical Release Teams, Acti-Blizz User Support https://wccftech.com/xbox-layoffs-shutdown-physical-release-team-acti-blizz-customer-support/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:10:30

• "The devil" is in the details; THESE ARE NOT "BLIZZARD" layoffs but a blizzard of layoffs inside "Microsoft proper", mostly media and Xbox. They cover their behinds by making it seem like culls in an external entity.    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 01:13:10

• New Document From the European Patent Office (EPO) Highlights Deliberate Understaffing and Demoralisation of Staff, Whose Purpose Was to Obstruct Monopolies That Don't Merit Patent Grants http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/New_Document_From_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Highlights_Del.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 02:44:44

• Walmart shutting down in home of Microsoft (Redmond) https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 03:13:04

• Microsoft's Latest Redmond Layoffs Exposed in WARN Act Disclosures (About 3,000 Already Laid Off in Seattle Alone) http://techrights.org/o/2023/05/10/warn-act-disclosures-microsoft/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 03:15:05

• Microsoft, Based in Redmond, is 'Exiting' Redmond Amid Layoffs and Other Troubles http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/25/office-space-microsoft/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 03:15:26

• Microsoft: we are SO valuable that we FIRE our workers????    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 03:24:22

• Microfraud http://techrights.org/o/2023/07/30/microsoft-azure-fraud/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/02/03/azure-lies/ http://techrights.org/o/2019/10/10/azure-is-losing-money/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 03:24:52

• This site fails to disclose MICROSOFT BRIBES IT. Nice distraction ya got there!! https://www.geekwire.com/2024/analysis-microsoft-layoffs-are-the-latest-example-of-gaming-industry-labor-issues/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 04:12:00

• Microsoft: IT IS NOT US, IT IS EVERYBODY!!    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 04:12:17

• GeekWire, Home of Longtime Microsoft Propagandists and Source Burners, Admits Taking Money From Microsoft http://techrights.org/o/2023/08/12/geekwire-microsoft-money/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 04:12:36

• Microsoft says 9% in gaming laid off, so in 2024 it'll probably be 20% or more. If 20% of all divisions are laid off, that's over 40,000 Microsoft workers.    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 04:13:53

• Techrights very closely watching the Microsoft layoffs story(ies) every hour or so. Why? The "real" story is usually between the lines or buried deep inside or between puff pieces. Some are designed for the sole purpose of DISTRACT or DIVERTING ATTENTION away from the most embarrassing facts.    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:29:04

• Nope. Even MOAR than those 2. https://www.wionews.com/videos/microsoft-announces-layoffs-at-activision-blizzard-and-xbox-683765    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:30:10

• Not Even Call Of Duty Devs Are Safe From Layoffs https://gamersgrade.com/not-even-call-of-duty-devs-are-safe-from-layoffs/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:31:04

• So _AT LEAST_ 3 portions of Microsoft affected by this week's mass layoffs    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:31:43

• Is there a fourth one? Any investigative journalists left to engage with whistleblowers rather than mindless parrot what other sites say?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:32:51

• Plagued by Vista 11, spun as "Linux" because... "we got some gifts!" https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/25/geekom-mini-it12-review-ubuntu-22-04-linux-intel-core-i7-12650h-mini-computer/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:40:27

• Ubuntu Fixed High-Severity QEMU Vulnerabilities https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-fixed-high-severity-qemu-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:41:03

• "ParrotSec announced today the release and general availability of Parrot OS 6.0 as the latest version of this Debian-based security-oriented distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing." https://9to5linux.com/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-0-brings-linux-kernel-6-5-raspberry-pi-5-support    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:41:44

• "This releases comes with a brand-new look inspired by Juliette Taka's Emerald artwork for Debian Bookworm." https://9to5linux.com/lightweight-distro-bunsenlabs-linux-boron-is-here-based-on-debian-bookworm    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:42:04

• Fleet consolidates the management of Apple, Windows, and Linux devices from a single platform https://www.kmworld.com/Articles/News/News/Fleet-consolidates-the-management-of-Apple-Windows-and-Linux-devices-from-a-single-platform--162317.aspx    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:42:49

• 5 best Linux apps of 2024 https://www.sportskeeda.com/gaming-tech/best-linux-apps    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:43:40

• Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/959455/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:51:15

• AdaCore Enhances GCC Security with Innovative Features https://blog.adacore.com/adacore-enhances-gcc-security-with-innovative-features    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:51:52

• Seven new stable kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/959509/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:52:26

• "Of note, Knight recently imposed new rules prohibiting affiliates from attacking non-profit hospitals and government entities. They do not explain why they have imposed those rules, though." https://www.databreaches.net/interview-with-the-knight-group-the-heir-of-cyclops/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:53:24

• Russian TrickBot malware dev sentenced to 64 months in prison https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-trickbot-malware-dev-sentenced-to-64-months-in-prison/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:54:09

• "Under data protection law, organisations must have appropriate technical and organisational systems in place to ensure personal data is kept safe and not inappropriately disclosed to others." https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/01/south-tees-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-reprimanded-for-serious-harmful-data-breach/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:55:51

• Washington State Appeals Court to hear data breach lawsuit against Chelan Douglas Health District https://kpq.com/chelan-douglas-health-district-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:56:41

• Trying to blame "Russia" for everything https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-russian-hackers-breached-its-security-teams-email-accounts/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/20/Microsoft_Says_That_Microsoft_Holes_Are_Russia_s_Fault_ASSOCIAT.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:58:17

• "Cyber security company CyberCX were engaged to look into the activity of the cyber criminals and whether documents such as medical records and Medicare cards had been taken." https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/st-vincents-health-says-there-is-no-evidence-sensitive-personal-information-was-stolen-by-hackers-in-cyber-attack/news-story/7da2f23ab81350ecec9a13bfac42fbcb    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 05:59:22

• Current Issues In Data Breach Class Action Settlements https://www.databreaches.net/current-issues-in-data-breach-class-action-settlements/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 06:00:23

• "But the responses to the question, “Which of the following vendor cybersecurity practices does your district evaluate or require (select all that apply)?” were somewhat chilling. Is it any wonder some vendors feel that they can get away with not deploying appropriate security when there is no loss of clients because no one is checking on them?" https://www.databreaches.net/k-12-cybersecurity-spending-insurance-on-the-rise/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 06:01:35

• "many senior executives leaving" https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/big-layoffs-at-microsoft-story-in-5-points-as-many-senior-executives-leaving-1000s-impacted-2493860-2024-01-26    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 06:10:54

• "even worse than last year" https://ustimespost.com/gaming-layoffs-in-2024-are-already-expected-to-be-even-worse-than-last-year/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 06:11:14

• Half of these are proprietary https://www.fosslinux.com/134090/best-powerpoint-alternatives-for-linux-users.htm    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 06:21:35

• Almost all the articles about the latest wave of Microsoft layoffs are identical. Why? They don't do any research, they are parroting. It's WRONG to assume companies speak about THEMSELVES without hiding many suppressed details.    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 08:58:32

• Few sites do mention that whole projects and teams were culled, but they stop short of naming these    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 08:59:09

• Are there no reporters left who have access to whistleblowers and SECURE channels?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 08:59:30

• Suppressed by Microsoft: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/xboxs-physical-games-departments-reportedly-affected-by-microsoft-layoffs    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 08:59:58

• This is false: "The company last announced big layoffs a year ago, affecting 10,000 employees." No, it did thousands even after that. Several times. Total maybe 30,000.    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:01:37

• Homeopathy works and Microsoft is worth $3,000,000,000,000    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:02:26

• Microsoft faces FTC investigation for its relation with Open [sic] AI [sic] https://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-faces-ftc-investigation-for-its-relation-with-openai-google-amazon-to-be-investigated-too-13657642.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:04:03

• "Salesforce, in particular, has joined this trend by reducing its workforce. Last year, the company took measures to streamline operations and reduce costs, cutting jobs by 10%."    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:06:11

• "Salesforce to Lay Off 700 Workers, Joining Wave of Tech Company Job Cuts in 2024". Good news. http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/11/appearances-mislead/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:07:05

• "I received a text message from a former colleague and friend on how I stay productive and avoid procrastination." ☛ https://schoonens.social/2024/how-i-stay-productive-and-go-through-my-tasks/ |    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:09:58

• "Making life harder for spammers does not necessarily require a lot of effort, if done correctly." ☛ https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2024/01/three-minimalist-spamd-configurations.html | Source: BSDly    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:10:46

• Sentence generators like chatbots do not save you time unless you have the IQ level of some mindless sentence generator    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:11:55

• "Mark Kettenis (kettenis@) committed support for Kernel Mode-Setting (KMS) on Apple silicon (arm64)" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240125064408 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:12:04

• "The companies have 45 days to respond to the agency. The Verge reached out to Anthropic for comment." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050693/ftc-investigating-microsoft-amazon-google-investments-openai-anthropic | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:12:58

• "I have converted the PoE+ HAT for Raspberry Pi 4 to a POE+ HAT for Raspberry Pi 5." ☛ https://uplab.pro/2024/01/poe-hat-from-raspberry-pi-4-on-raspberry-pi-5/ | Source: Ivan Kuleshov    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:13:24

• "Before the Internet, if we wanted to read up-to-the-minute news or weather, we had Teletext." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2024/01/25/teletext-on-a-bbc-computer-in-2024/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:16:46

• "Making a piece of software that dumps camera frames from V4L2 into a file is not very difficult to do" ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/fixing-the-megapixels-sensor-linearization/ | Source: Martijn Braam    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:16:53

• The civil rights enjoyed in Gaza of course! https://emorywheel.com/local-islamic-civil-liberties-group-accuses-emory-of-violating-civil-rights-act/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:19:33

• "HP claims you'll get viruses from not using their ink 😂" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/hp-claims-you'll-get-viruses-from-not:a    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:21:09

• "Every. Click. Tracked. Recorded." https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Everyclick-x2:c    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:21:23

• iophk: the press still conflates 'attacks' with successful compromises (Windows TCO, every breach ATTEMPT is PRESUMED a "success!" because it often is)    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:22:48

• "Valve released another Steam Beta for both the Steam Deck and for Desktop Steam" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/steam-remote-play-gets-va-api-drm-hardware-decoding-on-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:23:56

• "We were so close to seeing another gaming handheld ship with Linux out of the box that isn't the Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ayaneo-next-lite-no-longer-ships-with-steamos-like-holoiso-linux-windows-11-instead/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:24:02

• "The Pokémon Company have actually released a statement" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/the-pokemon-company-confirm-investigation-into-palworld/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:24:09

• AYANEO probably was approached by Microsoft with some bribes. Teaches history...    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:25:37

• "Enshrouded is another big Early Access open-world game to arrive on Steam" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/enshrouded-is-the-latest-open-world-hit-on-steam-how-it-runs-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:27:05

• "shapez 2 is a huge expansion over the original 2D shape-cutting factory sim" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/beginner-friendly-factory-sim-shapez-2-now-has-a-demo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:27:25

• "Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition-launches-on-pc-on-march-21st/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:28:28

• At Microsoft, things come to die https://technewsspace.com/a-tragic-odyssey-an-insider-revealed-why-blizzard-canceled-a-promising-survival-simulator-in-a-new-universe/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:30:44

• "Blender continues to be a true massive success story for" Free software/GPL ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/roblox-now-helping-fund-blender-development/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:31:29

• "If you love quick-fire action and the randomised upgrade mechanics made popular by Vampire Survivors" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/earl-vs-the-mutants-is-basically-vampire-survivors-with-vehicles-and-its-hilarious/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:31:58

• "AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & DoomKnights is a really properly retro adventure" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/adventurequest-8-bit-dungeons-doomknights-an-actual-nes-game-now-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:32:11

• "This tutorial will help you install all requirements for C++/OpenGL programming and immediately start learning by reading opengl-tutorial.org." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/01/how-to-setup-cpp-opengl-programming-tools-on-ubuntu-and-start-learning.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:34:20

• "Instructions on how to replace the screen can be found in the documentation." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/replacing-the-screen-of-your-librem-5/ | Source: Purism    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:37:45

• Linux Mint 21.3 Edge-ISO with Linux kernel 6.5 released for download https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-Mint-21-3-Edge-ISO-with-Linux-kernel-6-5-released-for-download.796991.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:58:48

• Top Linux distros drop fresh beats https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/25/linux_mint_mx_updates/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 09:59:04

• "One of the most powerful habits I've cultivated is to have a group of daily tabs that I open in a new browser every morning." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/25/today-in-tabs/#unfucked-rota | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:28:48

• "Raster means its not hardware accelerated at all." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/fixing-libreoffice-7-performance-on-macos/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:29:30

• "12 February 2024: Proposal submissions ends" ☛ https://www.bsdcan.org/2024/papers.php | Source: BSDCan    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:31:32

• "Value of Open Source Software" ☛ https://openpath.chadwhitacre.com/2024/questioning-the-value-of-open-source-software/ | Source: Chad Whitacre    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:33:49

• "Open source is commonly accepted to be a term that describes a computer program" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/whats-a-permissive-license-and-why-should-i-care/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:34:00

• "Tech debt is reactive, whereas tech gamble is proactive." ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/tech-gamble | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:35:54

• "As mentioned in this week's Sunday Reboot" ☛ http://flower.codes/2024/01/25/continuous-visibility.html | Source: Zach Flower    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:36:05

• "Here I’ve tried to combine them to one board." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/car-wars-control-board | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:36:15

• "There’s much to say about what I like about XMPP" ☛ https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/creating-the-xmpp-network-graph/93521 |    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:37:00

• "There's this dream I have in which I've combined all of my websites" ☛ https://baty.net/2024/01/combining-my-rss-feeds-using-rss-bridge | Source: Jack Baty    

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

• "The NSF launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/24/nsf-launches-ai-research-hub-broaden-access-infrastructure-education/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:52:14

• "Later he brought home a NeXT workstation." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/my-first-mac | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:52:49

• "Bipartisan, bicameral legislation released Thursday would bolster cybersecurity protections in the food and agriculture industry" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/farm-and-food-cybersecurity-act/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:55:05

• "An FIR had been filed in connection with the incident." ☛ https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/rashmika-mandannas-viral-deepfake-video-delhi-police-nabs-creator-in-andhra-pradesh-681833 | Source: Essel Group    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:00:00

• "Even after being called out by Nora Fatehi" ☛ https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/nora-fatehi-falls-prey-to-deepfakes-calls-the-brand-out-shocked-this-is-not-me-news-344514 | Source: Outlook India    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:00:14

• "In the caption, she added: "It’s started. AI filters are coming."" ☛ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/ai-turned-taylor-swift-im-31920355 | Source: Daily Star    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:00:33

• "Despite his warnings that the end is probably nigh, Leahy is not a defeatist." ☛ https://time.com/6564434/connor-leahy-ai-risk-deepfakes/ | Source: Time    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:00:44

• "This brings me back to my conversation from a few weeks ago with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters." ☛ https://www.aol.com/finance/digital-watermarks-not-save-us-195845339.html |    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:01:11

• "The Gladiator actor, 59, posted the ‘fake’ pixilated commercial on X, formerly Twitter" ☛ https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/22/russell-crowe-warns-fans-deepfake-advert-using-face-20154585/ | Source: Metro UK    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:01:22

• "Mumbai Cyber Police on January 18 registered an FIR" ☛ https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/secure-india/sachin-deepfake-video-case-mumbai-cyber-police-register-fir/106971801 |    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:01:36

• "A series of AI-generated images of Taylor Swift in suggestive and pornographic situations are causing an uproar on X" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/taylor-swift-ai-porn-campaign-on-elon-musk-twitter-1851197558 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:01:50

• "Examples viewed by 404 Media had tens of thousands of bookmarks and likes and thousands of reposts." ☛ https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-taylor-swift-porn-twitter/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:03:11

• "YouTube says that it is “aware” that its platform is being plastered with AI-generated ads in which celebrities unknowingly pitch scams" ☛ https://www.404media.co/youtube-deletes-1-000-videos-of-celebrity-ai-scam-ads/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:03:23

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/artificial-intelligence-amplify-global-ransomware-threat-warns-uk-government-agency-1723004 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:03:53

• "Clown content management company Box Inc. said today it has acquired the document automation" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/24/box-snaps-enterprise-content-management-startup-crooze/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:07:40

• "The letter, addressed to a Democratic senator and obtained by The New York Times" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/nsa-internet-privacy-warrant.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:07:46

• "Although the intelligence agencies warrantless purchase of Americans personal data is now a matter of public record" ☛ https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/0117fa5f9ff7ae33/fe33e1ba-full.pdf |    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:09:44

• "For the past eight months, Trail of Bits has worked with the Python Cryptographic Authority to build cryptography-x509-verification, a brand-new" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/01/25/we-build-x-509-chains-so-you-dont-have-to/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:10:12

• "The firm is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and is seeking to lease hundreds of thousands of square feet in Silicon Valley" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/25/tiktok-move-into-nashville-blackburn-statement/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:11:49

• "It’s unclear what’s going on here, but the episode is indicative of a trend where antisemitic and white nationalist groups capitalize on X’s freewheeling paid verification" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjyxq/an-official-organization-on-x-is-just-openly-glorifying-hitler-now | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:12:08

• "One of my fears that we’ll commit politically to a course that’ll head us over a climate tipping point." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/political-tipping-points | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:12:21

• "Many have warned that new artificial intelligence-powered video and image generators" ☛ https://time.com/6565446/biden-deepfake-audio/ | Source: Time    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:13:03

• "The ByteDance-owned service’s newest video-length pivot came to light in a LinkedIn post" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/25/tiktok-video-length-limit-30-minutes/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:13:15

• "The imported microchips, which can be used to manufacture military equipment" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/26/bloomberg-russia-imported-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-advanced-chips-made-by-u-s-and-european-companies-in-2023 | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:13:31

• "For over half a century, World Forestry Center has been at the intersection of people and forestry." ☛ https://mahb.stanford.edu/artscommunity/the-state-of-the-forest/ | Source: Stanford University    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:28:54

• "But Ms. Henelund, who runs the store with her sister, didn’t think it would happen like this." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0125/Swedish-town-pays-a-price-for-its-mining-success | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:29:24

• "I am a big fan of building things by yourself." ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/tiny-ups-for-tiny-nas/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:30:43

• "The SIT on Wednesday, January 24, registered a First Information Report (FIR)" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bitcoin-scam-sit-arrests-two-including-police-inspector/article67776781.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:30:52

• "The bill, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4429897-snap-endorses-kids-online-safety-bill-ahead-of-tech-ceo-hearing/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:31:59

• "Alongside its calls to tighten screening of foreign direct investment (FDI)" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-unveils-economic-security-plans-with-eye-to-china/a-68069666 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:32:23

• "The office was first established in 2020 as a 16-member federal advisory committee" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/secret-service-cyber-investigations-advisory-board/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:33:47

• "Blizzard President Mike Ybarra announced his departure on X" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/microsoft-lays-off-1900-activision-blizzard-xbox-employees/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:34:02

• "The job cuts will be made at Activision Blizzard" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/business/microsoft-layoffs-video-games.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:34:20

• tiananmen ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/hong-kong-top-court-overturns-acquittal-of-tiananmen-square-vigil-organizer/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:37:15

• "India’s First Amendment was drafted in direct response to two landmark cases." ☛ https://quillette.com/2024/01/25/indias-illiberal-first-amendment/ | Source: Quillette    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:38:46

• "A Moscow court sentenced Russian blogger Igor Girkin to four years in prison Thursday" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/international/4428655-moscow-court-sentences-russian-blogger-anti-putin-critic-for-extremism/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:39:17

• "If Thursday’s cuts are spread equally across teams" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/business-insider-8-percent-cut-global/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:41:04

• "Some journalists and human rights defenders have noted the timing of the arrests" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/7457043.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:41:27

• "Yesterday, a court in Turkey sentenced journalist Sinan Aygül to prison time for allegedly insulting the men who assaulted and hospitalized him last year." ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/01/turkish-journalist-sinan-aygul-convicted-for-insulting-men-who-beat-him-attackers-get-suspended-sentences/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:43:01

• "Privacy Sandbox promises to degrade a far broader group of digital signals" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/why-news-publishers-should-fight-to-stop-rollout-of-google-privacy-sandbox/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:46:09

• "The act is seen by the EU as a way to end what it calls unfair practices by companies" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/x-criticized-slow-moderate-pornographic-ai-generated-deepfakes-taylor-swift/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:46:20

• "Regulators have typically focused on bringing antitrust lawsuits against deals" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/technology/ftc-ai-microsoft-amazon-google.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:46:37

• "To comply with a European Union competition law taking effect on March 7" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/technology/apple-app-store-europe.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:46:59

• Right of Publicity case (there are already laws against this): "For now, though, the law remains largely untested — and unwritten" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-taylor-swift-porn-consequences | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:48:34

• Right of Publicity also ☛ https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/ai-generated-nsfw-images-of-taylor-swift-spark-outrage-among-netizens-so-wrong-and-inappropriate-news-345425 | Source: Outlook India    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:49:35

• "On X—which used to be called Twitter before it was bought by billionaire edgelord" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvajd/taylor-swift-is-living-every-womans-ai-porn-nightmare | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:50:02

• "Enterprises across industries are embracing AI/machine learning (ML) for a breadth of use cases." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-artificial-intelligence | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:53:00

• "Our Red Hat Virtualization environment successfully ran hundreds of virtual machines (VMs)" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migrating-virtualization-platform-to-a-hybrid-cloud-solution | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:53:07

• "A new engineer on my team was recently asked to write a simple operator that would log pod creation events" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/creating-pod-watcher-operator-kubernetes | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:53:15

• Janus Atienza is still publishing linkspam disguised as Linus articles (buried into their is SEO garbage for a company) https://www.unixmen.com/enhancing-user-experience-how-linux-os-and-localization-drive-global-success/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/13/The_Web_Site_UNIXMen_Run_by_Janus_Atienza_is_Still_Posting_SPAM.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:56:47

• Yet more linkspam from his, this time for Microsoft junk (embedded in the article. unixmen.com has been off the railed for years https://www.unixmen.com/the-importance-of-permissions-auditing/ see http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/29/janus-atienza-webspam/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 12:58:53

• "The Libre Computer Solitude AML-S905D3-CC is a cost-effective Single Board Computer designed for supporting upstream AI and neuro-computing." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/low-cost-libre-computer-solitude-with-4gb-lpddr4-starts-at-45-00/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:01:08

• Red Hat doing HEY HI (AI) fluff and play instead of things with actual technical substance and in this case, in an allegedly Russian-controlled site https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/01/19/harnessing-ais-full-potential-5-adoption-essentials-for-enterprise-success/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:04:11

• Red Hat Transforms Partner Experience to Deliver Enhanced Customer Value https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-transforms-partner-experience-deliver-enhanced-customer-value    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:04:39

• "Red Hat, Inc. the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Daegu Bank(DGB) has worked with Red Hat to help build out its private cloud system infrastructure deployment and establish its overall cloud migration strategy." https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/dgb-chooses-red-hat-openshift-hybrid-cloud-infrastructure-foundation    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:05:58

• Not much promise at Red Hat anymore. Their site is all buzzwords. They don't target geeks. It's all for "suits".    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:07:05

• "In our continuing Error 402 series on the monetization of web content" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/error-402-would-you-pay-a-tenth-of-a-penny-for-this-article/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:08:11

• "When it comes to copyright suits or conflicts that never should have existed" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/palworld-is-a-great-example-of-the-idea-expression-dichotomy/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:12:43

• "politicians have a readymade scapegoat: it’s all social media’s fault." But it often CONTRIBUTES to existing issues. ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/in-the-midst-of-multiple-controversies-of-his-own-making-nyc-mayor-adams-decides-the-real-problem-is-social-media/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:14:22

• "Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/using-google-search-to-find-software-can-be-risky/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:14:59

• "Everybody is screaming about the media. Who we love, who we hate, who owns it, who uses it fairly" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/fcc-sinclair-tribune-broadcasters/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:15:56

• "Well, here’s a weird one." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/ben-franklin-was-all-about-content-moderation/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:16:30

• "You might recall that back during the net neutrality wars Netflix was a notable supporter of the concept" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/netflix-suddenly-cares-about-net-neutrality-again-after-comcasts-peacock-nfl-success/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:16:52

• "The year 2023 was a banner one for hospice reform." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/medicare-california-hospice-care-fraud-southwest | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:17:40

• "Proposition E at a November 13, 2023 Board of Supervisors meeting" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/san-francisco-vote-no-proposition-e-stop-police-testing-dangerous-surveillance | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:18:25

• "This is a little bit of spontaneous post, but I still liked to write it, thought be prepared for weird writing style, since as always, I'm experimenting with it :)" gemini://daudix.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-01-23-alt-profile-on-akkoma.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:19:37

• "A few days ago i learned that Google will shortly detach Google Groups from Usenet: [...]" gemini://flexibeast.space/gemlog/2024-01-26.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:21:07

• "Not much of a trick, but for the last steeping let that sit overnight, then consume the next morning. Be sure to cover it so that dust and bugs have more trouble getting in; the water jugs likewise get covered now due to a spider." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/01/26/cold-tea.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:21:40

• 🔤SpellBinding — CEGHINY Wordo: GURUS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-26.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:22:27

• "Today I wanted to show you a few screenshots from the Windows 95 and DOS operating systems, what the engine, templates, and site editing look like using the old operating system [...]" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1673    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:23:15

• Musings of a young person. gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1672    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:23:55

• "When I was young I thought that 1 was prime. The guy who explained that it wasn’t just said “they just decided that it’s not prime, a lot of stuff works out better that way”." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/prime-one    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:24:47

• "Since finding out about the finger protocol and its use in the smolnet/gemini community, I wanted to add my own finger service to my server. It's nice to see this old protocol revived, so I made this a little short time project." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2024-01-26-Finger_protocol_support.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:25:19

• Knight Foundation (oligarchy) connected now to Techdirt ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/techdirt-podcast-episode-377-protocols-not-platforms/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:29:17

• "Students at Columbia University in New York held an “emergency protest” Wednesday over the school’s response to an attack on members of Columbia University Apartheid Divest at a rally on campus last Friday." ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/25/columbia_palestine_protest_attack | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:31:00

• putin sending criminals who killed Russians to kill some Ukrainians ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/01/26/putin-has-reportedly-stopped-pardoning-prisoner-recruits-and-russia-s-criminals-in-arms-will-now-serve-until-the-war-ends | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:31:51

• "Pretty much every law enforcement agency gets exactly what it wants during budget discussions." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/25/study-shows-throwing-money-at-law-enforcement-doesnt-result-in-lower-crime-rates/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:32:23

• Right to Repair ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/tell-ftc-its-time-act-right-repair | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:32:49

• x-ray ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/26/reviving-a-sensorless-x-ray-cabinet-with-analog-film/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:33:22

• "Electric cars have more widgets than ever" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/open-vehicle-monitoring-system-is-the-window-to-your-evs-soul/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:33:48

• Sixty Years ☛ https://thedissenter.org/60-years-of-dr-strangelove-how-learned-stop-worrying-love-bomb/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:34:39

• "A legal challenge against Italy's incoming Piracy Shield IPTV blocking system is dismissed by a local court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-blocking-system-survives-crafty-people-thwarted-says-serie-a-ceo-240125/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:35:17

• "thirteen nominations" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/oscar-contenders-get-piracy-boost-from-best-picture-nominations-240125/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:35:37

• Climate Change ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-power-struggle/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:36:55

• doxa ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/russia-outlaws-student-news-outlet-doxa-as-undesirable-organization | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:37:17

• russia going another step ahead in suppressing Putin critics ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/in-first-russia-fines-activist-for-giving-comment-to-news-outlet-designated-undesirable | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:38:08

• "pro-war" as in pro invasion and mass death ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/russian-court-sentences-woman-charged-with-assassinating-pro-war-blogger-to-27-years-in-prison | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:39:01

• "Twitter—is dropping in value" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/save-your-twitter-account EFF and its staff are STILL in Twitter. What does that say about them?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:40:00

• "Keep your socks on your feet" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/01/25/keep-your-socks-on-your-feet | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:41:04

• climate ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/25/havas-london-targeted-by-climate-activists-over-agencys-relationship-with-shell/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:41:56

• "Twelve years after he sued two climate deniers for defamation" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/25/michael-mann-defamation-climate-science-mark-steyn-randsimberg-hockey-stick-graph/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:42:10

• "We were absolutely thrilled to organise a Code Club at Number Ten Downing Street last week" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-club-number-ten-downing-street/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:42:49

• spain ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/01/25/frontex-threatens-to-withdraw-from-spain-after-border-agency-starts-new-command-structure/ | Source: Site36    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:43:56

• What Hamas did in October was having a go at genocide. Maybe FAIR does not understand what genocide is. ☛ https://fair.org/home/march-against-genocide-isnt-news-to-new-york-times/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:44:56

• ukraine ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/ukraine-s-security-service-opens-investigation-into-russian-military-plane-crash | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:46:11

• On medicine in Russia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/01/25/in-2023-russian-spending-on-medicine-procurement-dropped-analysts-say-funds-may-have-been-redirected-to-the-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:46:32

• belgorod ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/kremlin-spokesman-says-international-probe-into-belgorod-plane-crash-should-focus-on-ukraine-s-criminal-actions | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:46:51

• synthesizer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/you-can-use-a-crappy-mixer-as-a-neat-synthesizer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:47:51

• nadezhdin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/russian-presidential-hopeful-boris-nadezhdin-gathers-over-150-000-signatures-in-support-of-candidacy-count-still-rising | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:48:18

• "womenwashing" will never work for Hamas because the Hamas charter advocates femicide and genocide. ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-engages-in-front-page-idf-womenwashing/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:49:15

• "Once upon a time, a computer was a big metal brick of a thing that sat on or next to your desk." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/building-a-mouse-thats-also-a-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:51:25

• "Just a few hours ago, NASA dropped some devastating news: Ingenuity will fly no more." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-flights-ingenuity-permanently-grounded-after-72-flights/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:52:51

• "pro-war" as in pro genocide in another country for no good reason ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/russia-sentences-former-separatist-commander-and-pro-war-blogger-igor-strelkov-to-four-years-in-prison | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:54:02

• If they look for "terrorism", they should examine what the Krelin does ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/russia-s-investigative-committee-opens-terrorism-case-after-russian-military-plane-crash | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:54:31

• "You might have seen old display panels, from 3″ to 10″" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/displays-we-love-hacking-parallel-rgb/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:55:33

• "For those of us off the Atlantic coast of Europe it’s a frigid winter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/25/pots-at-a-hacker-camp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:56:39

• "previously exchanged" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/25/ukrainian-human-rights-commissioner-unofficial-russian-list-of-pows-allegedly-on-board-downed-military-plane-includes-those-previously-exchanged | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:57:02

• Microsoft shutdowns again. Not going well! https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/26/xbox-physical-games-departments-shut-amid-layoffs-claims-insider-20176959/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 13:58:20

• How to Install DokuWiki with Apache and Let’s Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-install-dokuwiki-with-apache-and-lets-encrypt-ssl-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:02:28

• How to Install Joomla on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-install-joomla-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:02:42

• Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-23-10-now    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:03:09

• Finally! This is the GNU/Linux email client I've been hoping for ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/finally-this-is-the-linux-email-client-ive-been-hoping-for/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:03:31

• How To Install Fail2Ban on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-fail2ban-opensuse/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:05:06

• Pstree Command on GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/pstree-command-linux/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:05:13

• How To Install MediaWiki on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mediawiki-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:05:20

• How to Install pip on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-pip-on-ubuntu-24-04    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:05:39

• Do not use this. It's not only proprietary software, it is being used by Microsoft to spy and to violate software licences. There is a class action lawsuit aaginst it. ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/install-git-and-github-on-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:06:48

• New Getting Started Guide for LibreOffice 7.6 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/01/25/new-getting-started-guide-for-libreoffice-7-6/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:07:38

• Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 4 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-6-beta-4/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:08:11

• They mention "the Unified Patent Court (UPC)", which is actually an illegal and unconstitutional kangaroo 'court' that is part of ongoing corruption at the EPO and EU ☞ https://www.patentprogress.org/2024/01/unified-patents-2023-trends-in-patent-litigation/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:10:21

• How to install Kasm Workspace on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-kasm-workspace-on-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:10:53

• How to Install IMSProg (I2C EEPROM programmer for CH341A) in Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/01/install-imsprog-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:11:47

• Ubuntu 23.04 is Reaching End of Life Today ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/01/ubuntu-23-04-end-of-life/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:12:39

• Ford School hosts talk on measuring the global inequalities of climate change ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/government/ford-school-hosts-talk-on-measuring-the-global-inequalities-of-climate-change/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:12:21

• Hepatitis Treatment Prevents The Progress of a Common Blood Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hepatitis-treatment-prevents-the-progress-of-a-common-blood-cancer    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:14:11

• A Record-Sized Deep Sea Coral Reef Was Mapped in The Atlantic, And It's Breathtaking ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-record-sized-deep-sea-coral-reef-was-mapped-in-the-atlantic-and-its-breathtaking    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:14:29

• Archaeologists Hunting For Cleopatra's Tomb Found a "Geometric Miracle" Tunnel ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-hunting-for-cleopatras-tomb-found-a-geometric-miracle-tunnel    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:16:06

• Strange Link Between OCD And Dying Early From a Wide Variety of Causes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-link-between-ocd-and-dying-early-from-a-wide-variety-of-causes    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:16:39

• Bidencare Is a Really Big Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/opinion/trump-biden-obamacare.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:17:11

• Nitrogen Hypoxia: What to Know About This New Method of Execution ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/health/what-is-nitrogen-hypoxia.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:17:24

• Vietnamese political prisoner Nguyen Thuy Hanh diagnosed with cancer ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/hanh-01252024162749.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:18:23

• From the Community | Healthcare’s role in the ‘firearm epidemic’ ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/01/25/from-the-community-healthcares-role-in-the-firearm-epidemic/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:18:47

• Too many CRs will have catastrophic effects on DoD, Air Force official says ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/01/too-many-crs-will-have-catastrophic-effects-on-dod-air-force-official-says/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:19:23

• Hospital builder fined nearly half a million euros ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/25.01.2024-hospital-builder-fined-nearly-half-a-million-euros.a540298/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:19:52

• South Korean Politician Is Attacked in Seoul ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/asia/south-korea-attack-bae-hyunjin.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:20:07

• U.S. Is Watching North Korea for Signs of Lethal Military Action ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/north-korea-war-kim.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:20:15

• In Bali Bombing Trial, Victims Describe Their Pain and Prisoners Apologize ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/bali-bombing-trial.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:20:36

• Malaysia to investigate former premier’s drop of claim over disputed territory ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/malaysia-to-investigate-former-premiers-drop-of-claim-over-disputed-territory/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:21:04

• Blinken Touts U.S. Investments in Angola ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/world/africa/angola-blinken-us-investments.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:22:11

• As China’s Markets Stumble, Japan Rises Toward Record ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/business/japan-nikkei-china-hang-seng.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:22:25

• Can China and US cooperate to calm a bellicose Kim Jong Un? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/0125/Can-China-and-US-cooperate-to-calm-a-bellicose-Kim-Jong-Un    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:22:40

• A tiny island-nation’s election has big stakes for China, Taiwan ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/0125/A-tiny-island-nation-s-election-has-big-stakes-for-China-Taiwan    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:22:56

• ST Picks: Can China create lasting peace in Myanmar? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/st-picks-can-china-create-lasting-peace-in-myanmar    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:23:16

• Climate threatened Tuvalu holds election watched by Taiwan, China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/climate-threatened-tuvalu-holds-election-watched-by-taiwan-china    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:23:43

• Military battalion camp seized by Kachin rebels in Myanmar’s Shan state ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/camp-01252024181059.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:24:03

• Closer Vietnam-US ties not based on Beijing issues, says conference ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/us-vietnam-china-01252024210929.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:29:57

• China sends top diplomat to Pyongyang amid N Korea’s economic woes ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/china-diplomat-pyongyang-01252024215943.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:30:31

• US lawmakers tell Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te that support for island is ‘firm’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/25/us-support-for-taiwan-firm-lawmakers-tell-president-elect-lai/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:31:34

• Expect Chinese economic retaliation against Taiwan after the DPP’s presidential victory ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/expect-chinese-economic-retaliation-against-taiwan-after-the-dpps-presidential-victory/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:31:51

• One if more malware than the other and more proprietary, but the direction of both is decided by convicted monopolist Microsoft, which continues to commit plenty of crimes ☞ https://itsfoss.com/vs-code-vs-codium/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:33:06

• Biggest unemployment fund says benefit claims rising ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071270    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:34:12

• Giving subsidies from taxpayers? ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071305    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:34:38

• How many votes does Bytedance (TikTok) get in presidential elections though skinnerboxes in people's pockets?    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:35:25

• If your financial performance is poor and your shares go up, there's something utterly wrong (rogue, rigged) in the stock market. If your financial performance is good and your shares go DOWN, there's also something utterly wrong (rogue, rigged) in the stock market. Welcome to post-2008 "economy".    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:38:31

• This title is pure hogwash; "internal report" just means COVER-UP ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/no-intentional-deception-found-cruises-handling-october-accident/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:39:32

• Champions of proprietary Qt ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/congratulations-to-our-2024-qt-champions    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:41:54

• Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/arts/music/taylor-swift-ai-fake-images.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:43:24

• Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — defective chip maker Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-and-umc-team-up-on-chip-manufacturing-intel-will-produce-jointly-developed-new-12nm-node-in-its-us-fabs    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:00:55

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) CLOWN CLOWN CLOWN CLOWN CLOWN ... says Microsoft-sponsored 'publisher' ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/rapid-growth-ai-cloud-topics-evident-latest-oreilly-annual-report/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:02:10

• "Shares of defective chip maker Intel Corp. fell more than 10%" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/intels-stock-tanks-lower-sales-forecast/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:02:48

• US secretly warned Iran before ISIS terror attack ☞ https://kentwired.com/112151/world-nation/us-secretly-warned-iran-before-isis-terror-attack/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:03:16

• Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/uk-royal-mail-post-deliveries.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:03:48

• France’s Immigration Law Struck Down in Parts by Constitutional Council ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/france-immigration-ruling-macron.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:04:12

• Why are dolphins at the heart of a Mississippi lawsuit? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/0125/Why-are-dolphins-at-the-heart-of-a-Mississippi-lawsuit    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:04:51

• New Zealand withdraws Bill allowing 16-year-olds to vote in local body elections ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-withdraws-bill-allowing-16-year-olds-to-vote-in-local-body-elections    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:05:33

• North Dakota judge refuses to block portion of state abortion ban ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/north-dakota-judge-refuses-to-block-portion-of-state-abortion-ban/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:06:16

• Plans for Gaza’s ‘Day After’ Seem Ever Distant ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/gaza-peace-plans-day-after.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:07:03

• "Greenpeace could be targeted under forthcoming new security law." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-security-foreign-01252024105936.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:07:39

• Hong Kong to focus on security laws over economic revival ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hk-security-economy-01252024234543.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:07:54

• Article 23: Hong Kong to set up special teams to promote upcoming, new security law, and rebut ‘hostile’ criticism ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/26/article-23-hong-kong-to-set-up-special-teams-to-promote-upcoming-new-security-law-and-rebut-hostile-criticism/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:08:23

• as if crackers have mercy for plants ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/farm-and-food-cybersecurity-act/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:09:20

• Tesla Infotainment Hack Earns Researchers $100,000 at Pwn2Own Automotive ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/tesla-infotainment-hack-earns-researchers-100000-at-pwn2own-automotive/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:11:08

• Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Enterprise Collaboration Products ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-enterprise-collaboration-products/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:11:30

• Fintech Company EquiLend Restoring Systems Following Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fintech-company-equilend-restoring-systems-following-cyberattack/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:11:58

• $1.7 Billion Stolen in Cryptocurrency Hacks in 2023: Analysis ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/1-7-billion-stolen-in-cryptocurrency-hacks-in-2023-report/    

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

• KDE’s 6th Megarelease with KDE neon Testing Edition ☞ https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/01/25/kdes-6th-megarelease-with-kde-neon-testing-edition/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:15:21

• Facebook, X and other companies are mining iPhone user data through app notifications, research finds ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/tech/companies-are-mining-iphone-user-data-through-app-notifications/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:16:05

• Amazon's Ring Will Stop Giving Police Your Doorbell Footage Without a Warrant ☞ https://reason.com/2024/01/25/amazons-ring-will-stop-giving-police-your-doorbell-footage-without-a-warrant/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:16:47

• Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/elon-musk-election-misinformation-x-twitter.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:17:13

• Explicit AI-Generated Taylor Swift Pics Circulate Online — X/Twitter in Damage Control ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/25/explicit-ai-generated-taylor-swift-pics-circulate-online/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:18:47

• X criticized for being too slow to moderate pornographic AI-generated deepfakes of Taylor Swift ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/x-criticized-slow-moderate-pornographic-ai-generated-deepfakes-taylor-swift/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:19:52

• Public Knowledge Commends FCC Action To Improve Outage Reporting During Emergencies ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-commends-fcc-action-to-improve-outage-reporting-during-emergencies/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:20:37

• Celebs: They’re Just Like Us! (Or Might Be, Under These New Anti-Deepfake Bills) ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/celebs-theyre-just-like-us-or-might-be-under-these-new-anti-deepfake-bills/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:21:03

• Public Knowledge Commends FTC Move To Investigate Big Tech, Hey Hi (AI) Partnerships ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-commends-ftc-move-to-investigate-big-tech-ai-partnerships/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:21:35

• This agency’s whistleblower program has paid out billions of dollars ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/01/this-agencys-whistleblower-program-has-paid-out-billions-of-dollars/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:22:04

• CUESZ Is Deceptively Misdescriptive of Cue-less Fitness Training Services, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/cuesz-is-deceptively-misdescriptive-of.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:23:27

• Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/business/microsoft-layoffs-video-games.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:23:53

• Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsoft-lays-off-1900-activision-blizzard-and-xbox-employees-amid-industry-wide-cuts    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:24:00

• Apple Overhauls App Store in Europe, in Response to New Digital Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/technology/apple-app-store-europe.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:24:21

• A Tale of Two Spotifys? After a Bitter Defeat Against Fashion Company Apple In the US, Spotify Plots a Different App Experience In Europe ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/24/roadblocks-in-the-u-s-mean-spotify-is-focusing-on-europe/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:25:49

• 52Pi water cooling kit keeps the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC cool at 3.0 GHz ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/26/52pi-water-cooling-kit-raspberry-pi-5-sbc-3-ghz/    

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

• Quectel FGH100M Wi-Fi HaLow module based on Morse Micro MM6108 receives CE and FCC Certifications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/26/quectel-fgh100m-wi-fi-halow-module-based-on-morse-micro-mm6108-receives-ce-and-fcc-certifications/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:27:26

• "he Incredible Performance & Power Efficiency Of AMD Zen 1 vs. Zen 4C" - Site FUNDED by AMD, Phoronix    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:28:03

• Kayin Border Guard Force cuts ties with Myanmar junta ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/border-guard-force-01252024154123.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:28:33

• We build X.509 chains so you don’t have to ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/01/25/we-build-x-509-chains-so-you-dont-have-to/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:28:59

• Firefox 122 Patches 15 Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/firefox-122-patches-15-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:29:34

• [Meme] Working for EPO, University of Leuven, or the United States? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/24/Meme_Working_for_EPO_University_of_Leuven_or_the_United_States.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:29:52

• Microsoft #1: In Tech layoffs This Year (Second is Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Mono Layoffs) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Microsoft_1_In_Tech_layoffs_This_Year_Second_is_Microsoft_Mono_.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:29:59

• Techrights Analysis: The Latest Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Are Broader and Worse Than They Seem ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/Techrights_Analysis_The_Latest_Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_Broader_an.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:30:10

• [Meme] Only the Start of the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Cuts ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/Meme_Only_the_Start_of_the_Microsoft_Cuts.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:30:25

• Microsoft Lays Off Another 2K Workers, Highest Among GAFAM Layoffs This Year (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Microsoft_Lays_Off_Another_2K_Workers_Highest_Among_GAFAM_Layof.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:30:50

• [Meme] Alien Company, Alien 'Value' (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Meme_Alien_Company_Alien_Value.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:31:02

• Bandspeed Bluetooth patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/1/24/bandspeed-bluetooth-patent-found-invalid    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:32:19

• [Meme] European Patent Office (EPO) Pyramid Scheme (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/Meme_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Pyramid_Scheme.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:32:36

• New Document From the European Patent Office (EPO) Highlights Deliberate Understaffing and Demoralisation of Staff, Whose Purpose Was to Obstruct Monopolies That Don't Merit Patent Grants ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/New_Document_From_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Highlights_Del.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:32:48

• Unified Patent Court is illegal and unconstitutional. This is the ongoing expansion of EPO crimes to the EU. This blog is controlled by the Team UPC profiteers, too.☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/01/25/irish-referendum-on-joining-the-unified-patent-court-agreement-in-june-2024/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:34:21

• Can Standard Essential Patents Accelerate Ecological Transition? ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/01/25/can-standard-essential-patents-accelerate-ecological-transition/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:34:46

• Dima Kogan: mrcal 2.4 released! ☞ http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2024/01/25_mrcal-24-released.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:35:23

• BSD Now 543: OpenBSD Workstation Hardening ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/543    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:38:04

• 'They set it on fire': Haitian man films his Port-au-Prince neighbourhood after gang attacks ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20240125-they-set-it-on-fire-a-haitian-man-films-his-port-au-prince-neighbourhood-after-gang-attacks    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:40:16

• Thousands of GitLab Instances Unpatched Against Critical Password Reset Bug ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-gitlab-instances-unpatched-against-critical-password-reset-bug/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:41:13

• Hong Kong Apple Daily newspaper continued campaigning after founder Jimmy Lai detained, ex-publisher says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/25/hong-kong-apple-daily-newspaper-continued-campaigning-after-founder-jimmy-lai-detained-ex-publisher-says/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 18:42:47

• CollapseOS is Foundation for climate doomers gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-01-26.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:00:16

• "As most Linux distro vendors have no telemetry, and most Linuxes don't "phone home," nobody has any solid numbers on how many copies of any distro are in use. Vendors certainly track downloads and update requests, but seldom publish the results." https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/25/linux_mint_mx_updates/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:16:12

• "As of today, January 25, 2024, Ubuntu 23.04 has reached the end of support and will no longer receive security updates. Linux users still using Ubuntu 23.04 are advised to upgrade to version 23.10." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-Ubuntu-23-04-reaches-end-of-support-upgrade-to-Ubuntu-23-10-recommended.797040.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:16:36

• "This is your friendly reminder that Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” has reached end-of-life today, January 25th, 2024, which means that it will no longer be supported with software and security updates." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-23-10-now    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:16:49

• "The latest Firefox has a raft of modest but desirable improvements for everyone, and a more significant change, external to the app itself, that will be helpful for most Linux users." https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/25/firefox_122_is_out/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:21:56

• "Linux Mint has released an "Edge" ISO of its latest release 21.3 "Virginia" with the Linux 6.5 kernel. This means that the popular Linux distribution based on the Cinnamon desktop can also be used on newer laptops or PCs." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-Mint-21-3-Edge-ISO-with-Linux-kernel-6-5-released-for-download.796991.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:22:20

• ASUS EEE all over again. Maybe a back room "deal" (bribe) by Microsoft. https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-next-lite-handheld-to-ship-with-windows-instead-of-linux-will-still-start-at-299-during-crowdfunding/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:23:30

• "Something still feels off with it though. Even though that should be enough to make it feel smooth, it doesn't feel like it's actually anywhere near that when running around." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/enshrouded-is-the-latest-open-world-hit-on-steam-how-it-runs-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:24:05

• Linux Kernel 6.7 Released with Various Security Improvements https://tuxcare.com/blog/linux-kernel-6-7-released-with-various-security-improvements/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:26:00

• "It's a curious move, and I'm not wholly convinced by the reasoning shared for the change of course here. As Liam Dawe, writing at Gaming on Linux, points out this rejigging "is a shame to see" adding that this device "could have helped to continue the Linux push for gaming"." https://overkill.wtf/ayaneo-ditch-steamos-holoiso-linux-in-favour-of-windows-11-for-next-lite-handheld/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:27:42

• See " Microsoft's Fight Against Sub-notebooks and GNU/Linux at ASUS (2008-09) " in http://techrights.org/wiki/Hardware/OEM/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:28:13

• "Enshrouded seems to be the next big Early Access title on Steam, but how does the multiplayer survival game perform on Linux and the Steam Deck? GamingOnLinux tried it out and reports the results." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Survival-hit-Enshrouded-runs-with-limitations-on-Linux-and-Steam-Deck.797199.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:28:53

• "The latest stable version 8.0-5 of Valve's Proton compatibility layer for Windows games on Linux includes support for new games, as well as HDR support for several titles." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valve-Proton-8-0-5-introduces-HDR-support-for-Linux-and-the-Steam-Deck-OLED.797017.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:29:48

• "Mozilla Firefox version 122 is now available for Windows, macOS and Linux. In addition to several security fixes, users can look forward to new features, including support for passkeys." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mozilla-releases-version-122-of-the-Firefox-browser-with-support-for-passkeys.797000.0.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:30:28

• The impact of video game therapy at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/the-impact-of-video-game-therapy-at-c-s-mott-childrens-hospital/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:32:10

• US appeals court denies wrongful arrest claim from Texas journalist ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/us-federal-appeals-court-denies-texas-citizen-journalist-civil-rights-case/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:32:35

• Revamping the Request Build Status Page and Introducing the Dark Mode ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2024/01/25/revamping-the-build-status-page-and-introducing-the-dark-mode//    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:33:14

• WhisperFusion: Ultra-low latency conversations with an Hey Hi (AI) chatbot ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/whisperfusion-ultra-low-latency-conversations-with-an-ai-chatbot.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:34:16

• Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/959640/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:36:28

• 23andMe’s data hack went unnoticed for months https://au.finance.yahoo.com/23andmes-data-hack-went-unnoticed-for-months-081332978.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:37:51

• Microsoft is a supply-chain too https://www.csoonline.com/article/1298730/zero-day-supply-chain-attacks-drove-data-breach-high-for-2023.html back doors deliberate: http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:38:44

• Looking Ahead to the FTC’s Implementation of the Data Breach Notification Rule for Nonbanking Financial Institutions https://www.natlawreview.com/article/looking-ahead-ftcs-implementation-data-breach-notification-rule-nonbanking    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:39:09

• HHS Releases New Voluntary Performance Goals to Enhance Cybersecurity Across the Health Sector and Gateway for Cybersecurity Resources https://www.databreaches.net/hhs-releases-new-voluntary-performance-goals-to-enhance-cybersecurity-across-the-health-sector-and-gateway-for-cybersecurity-resources/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:39:28

• "I'm invited to give a talk about porting Piper to RK3588 at local group. The talk is given in Chinese. But I've translated the slides into English. And both version are available at the end of this post. For reference, the slides are about a previous post of mine." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/01-26-slides-for-porting-piper-to-rk3588-at-local-meetup.gmi    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:43:57

• Vivante NPU (found in Amlogic A311D) gets its open-source driver upstreamed to Mesa ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/25/vivante-npu-amlogic-a311d-open-source-driver-mesa/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:46:31

• How to Install Nagios on Debian ☞ https://vitux.com/debian-nagios/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:47:35

• Jonathan Dowland: I'm going to FOSDEM 2024 ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/fosdem/2024/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:48:04

• PHP-less phishing kits that can run on any website ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/php-less-phishing-kits-that-can-run-on-any-website/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:48:35

• To comply with EU law, Fashion Company Apple opens door to third-party app stores in Europe ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/25/comply-eu-law-apple-opens-door-third-party-app-stores-europe/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 19:49:36

• How to listen to music gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1674    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:51:16

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1173.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:53:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D823.jpg    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:53:10

• “What’s a Permissive License – and Why Should I Care?” ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/whats-a-permissive-license-and-why-should-i-care/    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:57:50

• The Dearth of Modern Open-Source Medical Software: Causes and Implications ☞ https://medevel.com/the-dearth-of-modern-open-source-medical-software-causes-and-implications/    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:58:16

• "rspamd for Run Your Own Mail Server" ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/23380    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 00:59:17

• PACE: 'Torture and ill-treatment becoming more widespread in Turkey' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/pace-torture-and-ill-treatment-becoming-more-widespread-in-turkey-291016    

posted Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 01:00:03

• The Sleepy Copyright Office in the Middle of a High-Stakes Clash Over Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/technology/ai-copyright-office-law.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:16:20

• Belarus Investigating 20 People, Including RFE/RL Journalist, For Comments To Media ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-opposition-exile-investigation-pressure/32791367.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 14:16:54

• Probably won't be long till Microsoft shows up in this page again https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:00:20

• Testing kernels with sporadic issues until heisenbug shows in openQA ☞ https://foursixnine.io//blog/linux/tech/qualityassurance/openqa/2024/01/25/testingkernelswithsporadicissuesuntilheisenbugshowsinopenqa.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:19:32

• Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240126-ukraine-and-russia-trade-accusations-over-fatal-plane-crash    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:24:22

• Ukraine Searches for Answers on Russian Plane Crash ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/ukraine-russia-plane-crash.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:24:32

• Putin’s Achilles Heel: Ukraine targets Russia’s vital but vulnerable energy industry ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-achilles-heel-ukraine-targets-russias-vital-but-vulnerable-energy-industry/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:25:17

• Putin accused of fast-tracking Russian citizenship for abducted Ukrainian kids ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-accused-of-fast-tracking-russian-citizenship-for-abducted-ukrainian-kids/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:26:07

• 20 must-have Apps for Manjaro GNU/Linux users ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/132522/best-apps-for-manjaro-linux.htm    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:26:53

• Linux in the Edge Computing Ecosystem and IoT Gateway Technologies ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-edge-computing-ecosystem-and-iot-gateway-technologies    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:27:34

• Putin’s visit to Kaliningrad not a message to NATO – Kremlin ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2179868/putin-s-visit-to-kaliningrad-not-a-message-to-nato-kremlin    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:27:56

• Kosovo Removes Billboard In Volatile North With 'Honorary Citizens' Vucic, Djokovic, Putin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/north-kosovo-billboard-vucic-putin-djokovic-zvecan/32791679.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:28:15

• Russian Nationalist, Kremlin Critic Girkin Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-girkin-putin-critic-prison/32791526.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:28:51

• "I am also skeptical that we are going to see useful quantum computers anytime soon" ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/01/quantum-computing-skeptics.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:29:21

• Google settles ahead of closing arguments in Singular Computing’s $1.67 billion Hey Hi (AI) tech patent monopoly trial ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/google-settles-ahead-of-closing-arguments-in-singular-computings-dollar167-billion-ai-tech-patent-trial    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:29:42

• Ubuntu Blog: Real-time GNU/Linux vs RTOS – Part I ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/real-time-linux-vs-rtos    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:31:22

• ‘No Time to Go Wobbly’: Why Britain Is Lobbying U.S. Republicans on Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/ukraine-uk-us-republicans.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:31:41

• Only five bodies delivered to Belgorod morgue after mysterious Russian plane crash, Ukrainian intelligence suggests ☞ https://kentwired.com/109186/world-nation/only-five-bodies-delivered-to-belgorod-morgue-after-mysterious-russian-plane-crash-ukrainian-intelligence-suggests/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:32:36

• Ukraine opens criminal probe into downing of Russian military plane ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240125-kremlin-says-kyiv-downed-military-plane-carrying-65-ukrainian-pows    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:32:46

• Russia Duma passes bill authorizing confiscation of property over ‘spreading false information’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/russia-duma-passes-bill-authorizing-confiscation-of-property-over-spreading-false-information/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:33:22

• Hungarian And Ukrainian FMs To Prepare Talks Between Orban and Zelenskiy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/hungarian-ukrainian-fms-to-prepare-talks-between-orban-zelenskiy-/32791766.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:33:36

• Russian Woman Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison For Killing Of Pro-Kremlin Blogger ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-trepova-prison-tatarsky-killing/32791595.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:34:07

• New Report Says Georgia's 'Penchant For Appeasing Russia' Hurting EU Aspirations ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-eu-appeasing-russia/32791495.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:35:13

• Ukraine To Start Building 4 New Nuclear Reactors This Year ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-new-nuclear-reactors/32791444.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:41:41

• Russia, Ukraine Make Conflicting Statements About Whether There Was Warning Before Plane Crashed ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-pows-plane-crash-investigation/32791332.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:41:54

• Aircraft Crash Prompts Tension Between Russia and Ukraine ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Aircraft-Crash-Prompts-Tension-Between-Russia-and-Ukraine-20240125-0001.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:42:10

• Trump Strengthens Grip on Congress as He Presses Toward GOP Nomination ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/trump-congress-immigration-ukraine.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:42:52

• A Titanic Geopolitical Struggle Is Underway ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/opinion/israel-gaza-war-ukraine.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:43:11

• Misses the point that HP messed up and didn't even detect this for so long ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hpe-says-russian-government-hackers-had-access-to-emails-for-6-months/ as usual, they attempt to blame Russia http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/20/Microsoft_Says_That_Microsoft_Holes_Are_Russia_s_Fault_ASSOCIAT.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:46:11

• Russia sentences woman to 27 years for delivering bomb that killed pro-Kremlin blogger ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240125-russia-sentences-woman-to-27-years-for-delivering-bomb-that-killed-pro-kremlin-blogger    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:56:29

• Russia court sentences woman to 27 years for fatal St. Petersburg cafe bombing ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/russia-court-sentences-woman-to-27-years-for-april-2023-fatal-cafe-bombing/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:56:56

• Russia court sentences pro-war activist to 4 years in a penal colony for inciting ‘extremism’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/russia-sentences-pro-war-activist-to-4-years-in-a-penal-colony-for-inciting-extremism/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:57:25

• Lithuanian Foreign Ministry proposes extending restrictions on Russians, Belarusians ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2180023/lithuanian-foreign-ministry-proposes-extending-restrictions-on-russians-belarusians    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:57:45

• Russian attack on NATO very unlikely, says Lithuanian defence chief ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2179707/russian-attack-on-nato-very-unlikely-says-lithuanian-defence-chief    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:57:59

• RFE/RL Journalist Kurmasheva No Closer To 'Wrongfully Detained' Designation After 100 Days In Russian Jail ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kurmasheva-rferl-journalist-us-designation/32791933.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:58:23

• Lithuania To Ban Military Personnel From Non-Work-Related Trips To Russia, Belarus, China ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/lithuania-ban-russia-belarus/32791665.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:58:39

• Russia Declares Doxa Student Magazine 'Undesirable Organization' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-doxa-undesirable-organization/32791267.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:58:54

• NATO's Steadfast Defender 2024 Drills Target Russia: Peskov ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/NATOs-Steadfast-Defender-2024-Drills-Target-Russia-Peskov-20240125-0008.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 15:59:40

• Southeast Finland Border Guard detains 18 crossers, including children ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071346 "suspected of crossing through the terrain illegally on Thursday."    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:00:28

• Russian Court Jails Woman Over Blast That Killed Influential Military Blogger ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/world/europe/russia-trepova-tatarsky-war-blogger.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:00:53

• Windows TCO: "The malicious ads, which appear above organic search results and often precede links to legitimate sources of the same software, can make searching for software on Surveillance Giant Google a dicey affair." ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/using-google-search-to-find-software-can-be-risky/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:02:06

• Bash Operators & Shell Tricks: Level Up Your Scripting ☞ https://opensource.net/bash-scripting-basics-operators-shell-expansions/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:02:32

• ClipGrab – downloader for YouTube and other sites ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clipgrab-downloader-youtube/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:11:45

• Events at Jumping Rivers 2024 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/events-at-jumping-rivers-2024/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:13:02

• The Art of Estimation in R: Confidence Intervals Demystified ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/the-art-of-estimation-in-r-confidence-intervals-demystified/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:13:19

• Mastering Date Calculations in R: A Guide to Calculating Months with Base R and lubridate ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/mastering-date-calculations-in-r-a-guide-to-calculating-months-with-base-r-and-lubridate-2/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:14:30

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients with The Universim and Agent in Depth - 2024-01-24 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-01-24-edition/index.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:15:24

• Coming: a curl distros meeting ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/01/25/coming-a-curl-distros-meeting/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:16:41

• How to Solve Permission Denied Error – GNU/Linux ☞ https://draculaservers.com/tutorials/solve-permission-denied-error/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:17:05

• Creating and Managing Python Virtual Environments with virtualenv on Ubuntu/Debian ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/creating-and-managing-python-virtual-environments-with-virtualenv-on-ubuntu-debian    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:17:24

• Cryptsetup 2.7.0 Unveils Advanced OPAL Hardware Encryption Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cryptsetup-2-7-0-unveils-advanced-opal-hardware-encryption-support/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:18:02

• Gnoppix 24.1: A Mixed Bag of Innovations and Setbacks ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gnoppix-linux-24-1-released/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:18:36

• Teletext on a BillBC computer in 2024 ☞ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2024/01/25/teletext-on-a-bbc-computer-in-2024/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:19:53

• The Parrot OS 6.0 Release: Empowering Ethical Hackers with Cutting-edge Tools and Enhanced Compatibility ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-projects/parrot-os-6-0    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:20:25

• Dimitri John Ledkov: Ubuntu Livepatch service now supports over 60 different kernels ☞ http://blog.surgut.co.uk/2024/01/ubuntu-livepatch-fips-s390-arm64.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:21:43

• What to Look for in an Affordable Ubuntu VPS Provider ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/what-to-look-for-in-an-affordable-ubuntu-vps-provider/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:23:23

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Frontends for mpv ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-front-ends-mpv/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:23:51

• "Are you someone who finds it very important to find good information, scan it, and record it for later use?" ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/omnivore-is-a-great-open-source-read-it-later-app-for-focused-reading/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:24:43

• This GNU/Linux distribution is an audio content creator's paradise (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/23/This_Linux_distribution_is_an_audio_content_creator_s_paradise.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:33:58

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/26/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:34:10

• Linux Mint Edge ISO (21.3) – Why You Should Use it ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/linux-mint-edge-iso/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:34:52

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) says the man who takes super-expensive 'gifts' from AMD☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-XDNA-Linux-Driver-Ryzen-AI    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:41:13

• Klara Systems is Wrong About the GNU General Public License (GPL) and Here's Why ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/24/Klara_Systems_is_Wrong_About_the_GNU_General_Public_License_GPL.shtml    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:43:55

• Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) reached End of Life on January 25, 2024. ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/01/26/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reached-end-of-life-on-january-25-2024/ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/01/26/ubuntu-23-04-lunar-lobster-reached-end-of-life-on-january-25-2024/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:46:33

• Lubuntu Blog: Lubuntu 23.04 Reaches End-of-Life – Upgrade to 23.10 Now ☞ https://lubuntu.me/lubuntu-23-04-end-of-life/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:47:39

• Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 23.04 Has Reached End-Of-Life (EOL) ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2024/01/ubuntu-studio-23-04-has-reached-end-of-life-eol/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:47:54

• Mitigating LibreOffice 7 performance issues on MacOS ☞ https://rubenerd.com/fixing-libreoffice-7-performance-on-macos/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:48:33

• "co-production with Humble Bee Films in association with DRM spreader Netflix and Sky TV." ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/25/secret-world-of-sound-a-three-part-special-from-the-nature-of-things/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:50:08

• Understatement. It is OFFICIALLY dead. https://en.softonic.com/articles/the-layoffs-at-xbox-leave-microsofts-physical-video-games-in-the-air    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:52:03

• SEVERAL things are being shut down. https://wccftech.com/xbox-layoffs-shutdown-physical-release-team-acti-blizz-customer-support/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:53:17

• Rockchip RK3528 Android 13 TV Box doubles as a Bluetooth speaker ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/26/rockchip-rk3528-android-13-tv-box-doubles-as-bluetooth-speaker/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:54:27

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora 39 Release Party – Frankfurt, Germany ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-39-release-party-frankfurt-germany/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:55:08

• The skies are quiet, but the Iran-Pakistan strikes left lasting diplomatic damage ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-skies-are-quiet-but-the-iran-pakistan-strikes-left-lasting-diplomatic-damage/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:55:40

• Millions of Argentina workers strike against President Javier Milei austerity measures ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/millions-of-argentina-workers-strike-against-president-javier-milei-austerity-measures/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:57:08

• The writers’ strike means media socialization is back ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-writers-strike-means-media-socialization-is-back/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:57:55

• Iranian Dissidents At Home And Abroad Go On Hunger Strike To Protest Executions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-dissidents-hunger-strike-protest-executions/32791833.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:58:09

• German Train Drivers Embark on 6-Day Strike ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/German-Train-Drivers-Embark-on-6-Day-Strike-20240125-0002.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:58:40

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posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:59:06

• Quest entity Taasera cyber security patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/1/24/quest-entity-taasera-cybersecurity-patent-challenged    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:59:18

• Next week’s labour action — not a general strike, but maybe close ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071259    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 16:59:46

• M5.2 earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/m5-2-earthquake-strikes-turkey-s-malatya-291036    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:00:41

• Ring Will No Longer Allow Police to Request Doorbell Camera Footage From Users ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ring-will-no-longer-allow-police-to-request-doorbell-camera-footage-from-users/    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:01:29

• It is not Japan, it is a private company ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/science/japan-moon-lander-slim.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:08:44

• Maybe they bought "modern" hardware made to last just 2-3 years ^_^ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/science/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter-mars.html    

posted Friday, January 26, 2024 at 17:09:21