Roy Schestowitz

• Microsoft means layoffs https://mugglehead.com/microsoft-announces-layoffs-in-gaming-division-after-activision-blizzard-acquisition/    

posted Monday, January 29, 2024 at 23:00:31

• Currently Microsoft is world leader in tech layoffs. No company in tech laid off more than Microsoft so far this year.    

posted Monday, January 29, 2024 at 23:01:10

• "I got a new laptop (yay!), so I need to set it up. A good opportunity to try NixOS for the first time. Actually for the second time - the first time, a few years ago, I bounced off it almost immediately." gemini://gem.twunk.uk/log/2024-01-29-setting-up-nixos.gmi    

posted Monday, January 29, 2024 at 23:45:18

• Collective delusions of a past that didn't exist gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-01-29.gmi    

posted Monday, January 29, 2024 at 23:46:47

• Almost 3,700 Gemini capsules now. STILL growing. gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Monday, January 29, 2024 at 23:48:21

• Tomorrow in Techrights: The Great LLM Delusion - Part III: Vapourware as a Business Model    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:16:27

• OF COURSE Microsoft will FAKE its "results" this week, i.e. the usual    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:16:55

• In tne US, not only do corporations regulate the government (inversion), they also elect the government    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:17:26

• Back Doors Proponent Microsoft Infiltrates Panels That Write the Security Regulations, Press Fails to Point Out the Obvious http://techrights.org/o/2023/03/21/microsoft-stacking-panels-2023/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:17:57

• Microsoft is Stacking a Closed Door Panel in Washington (Commissioned by a Microsoft-Sponsored Senator), Pushing Its Products Using Buzzwords and Getting More Bailouts From the US Government, i.e. From Taxpayers http://techrights.org/o/2023/09/14/microsoft-is-stacking-panels/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:18:21

• Smear against RMS, trying to associate RMS with Russia and China? https://yewtu.be/channel/UCOZucODrSvNxwYL7Zsh9nYQ    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 00:53:55

• "the next day I tried to run veilidchat and it failed to finish loading. today I figured it was probably because it needed some of those env vars set that I had set to get it built." gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/veilid-10    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 01:44:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D826.jpg    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 01:44:45

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1176.jpg    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 01:44:54

• 24C01 animal sounds gemini://seapunk.xyz/w/2024-01-29_animal_sounds.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 01:46:14

• Decisions, overwhelmingly wrong https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1wYyq_0age0    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 03:05:23

• Covid inquiry no go zone https://yewtu.be/watch?v=4xdMOk5CCCM    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 03:10:07

• WHO chief can barely speak and comprehend English, rendering him ripe for puppetry, e.g. by his donors like Bill Gates. See GNOME Foundation and Holly Million or Jim Zemlin at the anti-Linux Foundation.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 03:14:02

• Deus Ex Game Reportedly Cancelled As Another Embracer Studio Hit By Layoffs https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/deus-ex-game-reportedly-cancelled-as-another-embracer-studio-hit-by-layoffs    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 03:29:40

• Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/amazon-terminates-irobot-deal-vacuum-maker-to-lay-off-31percent-of-staff.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 04:33:36

• "The fate of the deal was plunged into uncertainty after The Wall Street Journal reported that the European Union would not offer regulatory approval." No bribing like Microsoft does???    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 04:34:06

• Massive Layoffs Shake an Already Chaotic Video Game Industry https://nowthisnews.com/news/massive-layoffs-shake-an-already-chaotic-video-game-industry    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 05:24:00

• "Escuealas Linux offers a wealth of pre-installed software and a simple user-restore tool, making it a great pick for classrooms." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-education-based-linux-distro-is-designed-for-schools-and-its-free/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 08:33:14

• "Canonical announced over the weekend their plans for the default kernel used in the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) release, and it looks like they chose to ship it with the upcoming Linux 6.8 kernel series." https://9to5linux.com/looks-like-ubuntu-24-04-lts-will-be-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-8    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 08:33:42

• "But debate on inodes continued. Rostedt eventually suggested that inodes should all have unique numbers." https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/29/linux_6_8_rc2/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 08:38:30

• "Nautilus now lets users switch views without reloading the folder, lists operations in the bottom of the sidebar, and replaces Other Locations with the Network view." https://9to5linux.com/nautilus-file-manager-gets-more-features-ahead-of-the-gnome-46-release    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 08:38:55

• Microsoft did not kill Unix https://fudzilla.com/news/58345-microsoft-did-not-kill-unix    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 08:39:29

• So more people with Italian-sounding names will be arrested for their crimes, at long last? https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/italy-government-proposes-tougher-jail-terms-cybercriminals-2024-01-24/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:03:28

• Windows TCO https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-drop-to-record-low-as-victims-refuse-to-pay/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:04:52

• Canadian malware spreader gets 2 years in prison https://therecord.media/canadian-hacker-malware-two-years-sentence    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:05:22

• "Indian infosec firm CloudSEK last week claimed it found records describing 750 million Indian mobile network subscribers on the dark web, with two crime gangs offering the trove of data for just $3,000." https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/28/asia_tech_news_roundup/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:06:07

• Ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump’s tax returns sentenced to 5 years https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/29/irs-contractor-leak-trump-taxes-sentence/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:06:47

• "On Jan. 28, the Freehold Township School District informed its staff, families, and students that its schools and offices would be closed today due to a cybersecurity incident." https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/freehold-township-district-closes-due-to-cyber-incident    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:07:31

• "As far as I can tell from Internet searches" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/GrafanaLokiStartupWALReplayIssue | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:16:48

• "OmniOS has no SMTP daemon running and ships with the DragonFly Mail" ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2024/configure-omnios-to-use-an-authenticated-smtp-relay-smarthost/ | Source: TuMFatig    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:17:01

• "I know, bots can ignore that, and technically there’s nothing we can really" ☛ https://abf.li/posts/i-dont-care-about-seo/ | Source: Andre Franca    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:17:09

• "Haha, no, I still kept doing it manually every week." ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/automating-my-laptop-backups/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:17:25

• Well-known Secrets of AmigaDOS ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/adosmyst/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:18:31

• "Theo de Raadt (deraadt@) summarizes the multi-year effort" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240129060150 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:23:38

• "The popular ESP32-POE and ESP32-POE-ISO boards now can be purchased with 16MB Flash for web page storage." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/01/29/esp32-poe-and-esp32-poe-iso-open-source-hardware-boards-now-have-version-with-16mb-flash/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:24:23

• "Current ESP32-POE can deliver only 5V @ 2A and this limits some use cases like door opening solenoids for access control." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/01/29/new-esp32-poe2-open-source-hardware-board-in-development-with-802-3at-high-power-25w-deliver-12v2a-5v5a-3-3v1a/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:26:19

• "The mixed-feelings reviews about the Framework 16 laptop show how complicated it is to pull off the hat trick of ambitious, powerful, and repairable." ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/01/29/framework-16-middling-reviews/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:26:28

• "If you're interested in submitting a science paper-based talk" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/oodler_577/2024/01/perl-raku-conference-2024-to-host-a-science-track.html | Source: Perl    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:28:14

• "This causes lots of people to enter their credentials into the box." ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2024/01/29/moodle-login/ | Source: Troy Patterson    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:28:24

• "While the GAO was able to identify and analyze vendors based on government spend" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/federal-software-licenses-gao-report/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:33:22

• "GAO is making 18 recommendations to nine agencies to consistently track software license usage and compare the inventories with purchased licenses." ☛ https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24105717.pdf | Source: USGAO    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:33:40

• "Creative Commons is happy to share" ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2024/01/29/recommended-best-practices-for-better-sharing-of-climate-data/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:35:03

• "Scholarly publishing is in the midst of a substantial transition" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/01/29/the-second-digital-transformation/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:36:09

• "In this project, we define shared infrastructure as broadly as possible" ☛ https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-second-digital-transformation-of-scholarly-publishing/ |    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:36:17

• "A condition combination refers to a specific set of boolean values assigned to individual conditions within a boolean expression." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2024-01-28-mc-dc-and-compiler-implementations | Source: MaskRay    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:39:02

• "we’re diving into a fundamental task" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/how-to-extract-month-from-date-in-r-with-examples/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:39:10

• "it automatically reads the environment" ☛ https://rednafi.com/python/patch_pydantic_settings_in_pytest/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:39:55

• "These are all the links of my presentation at the JChampions Conference" ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2024-01-29-links-presentation-what-i-learned-about-openjdk-as-a-docs-writer/ | Source: Frank Delporte    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:43:32

• "He challenged his readers to consider adding a blogroll to their site this week." ☛ https://jeffbridgforth.com/blogroll/ | Source: Jeff Bridgforth    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:46:10

• "It makes the [Internet] more human and I love it." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/online-handles-round-up/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:47:55

• "I mentioned over on The Underground that one thing I wanted to add to my site" ☛ https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/adding-a-bookmarks-page/ | Source: Chris McLeod    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:48:11

• "It’s easy to see the success of frameworks like React and Rail" ☛ https://jakelazaroff.com/words/the-web-component-success-story/ | Source: Jake Lazaroff    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:54:22

• "The home in question is designed and built by ZenniHome" ☛ https://myconscious.stream/blog/I-love-this-smart-home-for-minimalist-retirement/ | Source: Kevin C Tofel    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:54:34

• "I recently learned about something called Temu from one of the Semafor newsletters" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/missing-temu-ads-through-good-internet-usage/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:54:54

• "Jeffrey’s Toys, located in downtown SF" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/toy-story-pixar-disney-sf-jeffreys-toy-store-closing-1851207595 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 09:55:09

• "Many images appeared to have duplicated segments that would make the scientists' results" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-01-science-sleuths-technology-fakery-plagiarism.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:01:45

• "Assuming it has enough juice, SLIM can now tackle its main mission of investigating an exposed" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-01-japan-moon-lander-life.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:02:03

• "One of the things that we have had for a long time is a serial console server" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/ServersDroppingSerialPorts | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:14:49

• "After cleaning four CPUs, I found the better approach was to remove them" ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2024/01/29/spreading-thermal-paste-replacing-dell-r730-cpus/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:14:56

• "And I’m trying to fix this: I don’t have TikTok1 or Instagram" ☛ https://arne.me/articles/i-lived-7-days-without-a-smartphone | Source: Arne Bahlo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:16:50

• "And I think that’s the main fault I have with social media." ☛ https://aj.bourg.family/social-media-break/ |    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:17:56

• "The French government introduced a series of urgent measures on Friday" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/france-government-abandons-plan-to-reduce-state-subsidies-on-agricultural-diesel/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:21:40

• "In a new study published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-01-stricter-parental-social-media-isnt.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:24:45

• "Zimbabwe has had access to satellites but it has been limited for the most part." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/01/has-access-to-chinese-satellites-helped-zim-agric-revival/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:58:32

• "This has made it easier for large corporations to raise prices in the U.S." ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/88x783/how-the-us-government-could-lower-food-prices-for-everyone | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:58:46

• "These findings contribute to the broader understanding of the role of creative displays " ☛ https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/extreme-metal-guitar-skills-linked-to-intrasexual-competition-but-not-mating-success-221020 | Source: PsyPost    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:59:33

• "In a motion to dismiss [PDF] the SEC's lawsuit" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/29/solarwinds_sec_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:05:23

• "Outgoing State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Digitalization)" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/01/29/dutch-state-sec-digitalization-quits-x | Source: NL Times    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:05:37

• "boom in generative A.I. [hype] over the last year" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/technology/ai-chips-nvidia-amazon-google-microsoft-meta.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:05:45

• "I've been reworking the puzzles one by one" ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2024/01/29/ai-cicada-3301/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:07:51

• "I never asked for these “long-awaited” new features" ☛ https://blog.jonudell.net/2024/01/29/you-say-feature-i-say-bug-the-enshittification-of-microsoft-paint/ | Source: Jon Udell    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:08:08

• "a Russian intelligence agency" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/01/microsoft-executives-hacked.html | Source: Bruce Schneier http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/20/Microsoft_Says_That_Microsoft_Holes_Are_Russia_s_Fault_ASSOCIAT.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:09:30

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/bianlian-ransomware-attack-2/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:10:00

• "Regulators in the EU sent the companies a list of concerns in November regarding how Amazon’s acquisition would stifle innovation" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/roomba-won-t-give-amazon-map-home-after-merger-implodes-1851205940 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:13:12

• "I don’t care about what gets ranked on Google" ☛ https://rachsmith.com/i-turned-off-analytics/ | Source: Rach Smith    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:13:22

• Surveillance covered ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/01/law-bytes-podcast-episode-190/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:14:12

• "Sadly there are many failings within the ICO." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/how-a-weaker-data-watchdog-impacts-you/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:14:23

• "TikTok has grabbed the world’s attention in recent years" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-testing-users-will-put-up-every-video-being-ad-1851207082 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:18:45

• "The YouTube-ization of TikTok has been happening for a while." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/29/24054906/tiktok-youtube-horizontal-videos-creators | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:20:40

• "The US military has gotten used to owning the skies." ☛ https://www.vox.com/2024/1/29/24055046/jordan-drone-strike-troop-deaths-proliferation | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:21:10

• "Yerlikaya said police raided 30 locations" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1230324/islamic-state-group-claims-responsibility-for-an-attack-on-an-istanbul-church-that-killed-one-person/ | Source: Greece    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:21:34

• "Asked for clarification on whether she thought some anti-war protesters were plants" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1227487571 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:25:32

• "TikTok is trouncing YouTube in total user minutes for the youngest generation" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/28/tiktok-trounces-youtube-in-total-user-minutes-among-kids/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:25:48

• "Still, their hesitancy is not unique" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/energy/2024/01/problem-heat-pumps | Source: New Statesman    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:26:59

• "subsequent rise of cryptocurrencies" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/01/29/cryptoterrorism/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:29:03

• "There are more than 8,000 data centers globally, with about 33% in the US, 16% in Europe and close to 10% in China" ☛ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/cryptocurrency-ai-electricity-demand-seen-doubling-in-three-years | Source: Bloomberg    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:29:19

• "Many environmentalists, civic groups" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/clean-energy-san-francisco-environmentalism/677276/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:31:46

• "I wish public transit was more of an option, but until then here’s what I look for in a vehicle." ☛ https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/2024/vehicle-features/ | Source: Luke Harris    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:32:05

• "Now that I’ve had a heat pump for a year" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2024/01/28/electrifying-my-house-the-first-year-with-a-heat-pump/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:32:24

• Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/technology/layoffs-tech-industry.html From NY Times and bezosPost (also mass layoffs, both the paper and Amazon)    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:37:00

• Microsoft has the MOST layoffs in tech this year https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-sweeping-us-these-are-companies-making-cuts-2024 see http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Microsoft_Lays_Off_Another_2K_Workers_Highest_Among_GAFAM_Layof.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:39:24

• Massive layoffs at Swiggy, to enhance IPO readiness https://www.gadgetbridge.com/news/massive-layoffs-at-swiggy-to-enhance-ipo-readiness/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:41:55

• "It’s a straightforward question that would seem to lend itself to a straightforward answer" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/federal-government-agency-social-media-security-multifactor-authentication/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:51:28

• "The White House said nine government agencies" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/white-house-ai-council-meets-monday-as-legislative-action-stalls/articleshow/107233397.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:51:42

• "Microsoft laid 1,900 employees in its gaming division" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-lays-off-1900-activision-blizzard-xbox-staff-1851197062 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:55:58

• "The study by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-01-chinese-citizens-surveyed-anonymously-party.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:04:03

• "Most public opinion research in China uses direct questions to measure support" ☛ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/do-chinese-citizens-conceal-opposition-to-the-ccp-in-surveys-evidence-from-two-experiments/12A2440F948D016E8D845C492F7D0CFE | Source: uni Cambridge    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:06:07

• "The Russian authorities launched the case against Yevgenia Maiboroda" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/russia-sentences-72-year-old-woman-to-5-5-years-in-prison-for-sharing-two-social-media-posts | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:08:06

• "Kavanagh, who turned up at the piano again on Friday with a plushie" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/uk-piano-threats-01292024150054.html | Source: RFA    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:08:48

• "A Moscow court on January 29 issued arrest warrants for imprisoned opposition politician" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-associates-arrest-warrants/32796326.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:11:31

• "The Russian government announced planned nighttime mobile Internet outages in the country’s Leningrad, Pskov, and Novgorod" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/nighttime-mobile-internet-outages-in-russian-regions-reportedly-linked-to-anti-drone-measures-not-routine-technical-work | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:12:09

• "Mehmet Altıntaş was allegedly subjected to a physical assault by police officers when he refused to bowing his head while an officer attempted to push his head down" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-detained-and-allegedly-beaten-by-police-faces-charges-291163 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:14:00

• "What follows is a brief overview of what I think that process might entail" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/01/30/thinking-about-internet-history/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:17:40

• "The study highlighted Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Chennai as the leading four cities." ☛ https://www.businessworld.in/article/Internet-Bandwidth-Consumption-Jumps-52-Across-24-Indian-Cities-Report-/29-01-2024-508030/ | Source: BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:19:32

• "The government-owned information website, H-Metro" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/zimbabwe-threatens-arrest-starlink-users/238664/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:19:41

• "However, that’s not the case with most of what was announced last week." ☛ https://www.macstories.net/stories/understanding-apples-response-to-the-dma/ |    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:23:21

• "Ahead of a March deadline for companies including Apple and Google" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/29/spotify-apple-app-store-proposals-response/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:23:32

• "core technology fee" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/spotify-calls-apples-eu-changes-a-farce/238620/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:23:57

• "The Core Technology Fee (CTF) is an element of the new business terms in the European Union (EU) that reflects" ☛ https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ | Source: Apple Inc    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:24:15

• "The EU Digital Markets Act is making waves in the Apple ecosystem." ☛ https://daverupert.com/2024/01/browser-choice/ | Source: Dave Rupert    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:28:03

• "changes Apple is making in response" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2024/01/apple-dma-proposed-changes/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:29:18

• "George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/george-carlin-family-sues-will-sasso-ai-standup-1851200265 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:33:45

• "Deepfakes use a form of machine learning called deep learning" ☛ https://qz.com/taylor-swift-ai-porn-deepfakes-1851205275 | Source: Quartz    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:37:01

• "First, the bad news. At the moment, we have no good ways to fight this." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/29/1087376/dear-taylor-swift-were-sorry-about-those-explicit-deepfakes/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:37:28

• "The politics that are in play aside" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/29/microsoft-x-respond-taylor-swift-ai-misue-increased-content-moderation/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:37:38

• "But as users began to discuss the viral post" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050334/x-twitter-taylor-swift-ai-fake-images-trending | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:37:59

• "Pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/taylor-swift-joe-biden-massive-deepfakes-tsunami-floods-the-internet/articleshow/107218150.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:38:15

• "Jean-Pierre said at a news briefing that lax enforcement against false images" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/taylor-swift-searches-x-explicit-images/238615/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

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

• "Maybe that's what happened with the George Carlinbot 3000" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/29/pay-no-attention/#to-the-little-man-behind-the-curtain | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:53:24

• "After the images began spreading online..." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-01-29/x-pauses-taylor-swift-searches-as-deepfake-explicit-images-spread | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:53:42

• "This decision comes amid criticism from fans" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2164110.html | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:54:22

• "Something went wrong" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/taylor-swift-ai-porn-forces-x-moderate-its-content-1851205077 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:57:42

• "The latest generative AI tools are certainly impressive" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/research-suggests-a-large-proportion-of-web-material-in-languages-other-than-english-is-machine-translations-of-poor-quality-texts/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:59:25

• A01 Don't buy autonomy, buy efficiency gemini://sdf.org/icemanfr/2024/a01.gmi

• A01 Don't buy autonomy, buy efficiency

     

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:01:38

• Life is _____ gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1677 "Do people just live life without questioning every single thing?"    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:02:40

• OpenQuest Dungeons gemini://consp.org/blog/2024/2024-01-29-openquest-dungeons.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:03:19

• 🔤SpellBinding: HLOYSTR Wordo: DOZER gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-01-30.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:03:57

• "The code audit focused on several components of the Tor ecosystem: [...]" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/code-audit-tor-ecosystem-components/ | Source: Tor    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:11:04

• "Join Purism’s journey in redefining technology with integrity" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/purism-announces-first-public-offering-on-startengine/ | Source: Purism    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:13:07

• "Pocketpair formed another studio called Frontside 180" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/never-grave-from-the-palworld-developer-looks-a-lot-like-hollow-knight/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:21:24

• All Quiet in the Trenches ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/first-world-war-turn-based-strategy-rpg-all-quiet-in-the-trenches-hits-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:21:32

• eidos ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/eidos-montreal-cut-nearly-100-staff-with-new-deus-ex-reportedly-cancelled/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:21:56

• Another new example of linkspam disguised as article about "Linux" while promoting some "Hey Hi" (AI) snake-oil instead ☛ https://www.unixmen.com/ai-development-and-the-role-of-linux/ | Source: Unix Men    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:24:34

• Dumpster Diving ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-38-the-stagnant-demesne/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:25:15

• "As KONAMI continue to improve the recent releases of METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/konami-update-the-metal-gear-solid-steam-collection-with-steam-deck-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:28:43

• "We recently had the announcement of the new Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) project" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/ge-proton-8-28-released-with-ulwgl-support-for-non-steam-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:31:34

• "After a while of no updates to the actual ISO download of HoloISO" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/the-original-steamos-like-linux-distro-holoiso-now-dead-replaced-with-immutable-version/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:31:44

• His first article, boosts Windows ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-microsoft-active-directory-inventory-plug-ansible | Source: Red Hat Official https://www.redhat.com/en/authors/patrick-harrison    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:33:45

• "I explore the journey of creating a cloud-native application using Red Hat solutions" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-implement-cloud-native-application-architecture | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:34:02

• "I’ll get to that—but first, a little history for context." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-difference-between-devops-and-platform-engineering | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:34:20

• "ChimeraOS is a top choice for people who want a SteamOS-like Linux distribution" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/01/steamos-like-chimeraos-45-released-with-hdr-controller-support-for-many-more-handhelds/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:34:33

• Microsoft execs are quitting in droves. This looks like spammy distraction from the reality inside the company. https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/30/microsoft_plans_apac_land_grab/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:38:08

• Unethical https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-neuralink-impant-first-human-1234956449/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:38:25

• Maybe "x sez" as "news" https://siliconangle.com/2024/01/29/neuralink-implanted-brain-chip-human-first-time-according-elon-musk/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:38:43

• "The list is as follows, and is not organized in any particular order." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/security-features-tools-linux-admins/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:40:27

• "Sometimes, you might be required to remotely access your PC in order to carry out a few tasks." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/best-linux-rdp-remote-desktop-clients/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:41:19

• "Unlike commercial [sic] operating systems like Windows or macOS, GNU/Linux is Freedom" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-is-an-art-driving-force-behind-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:49:31

• "In my earlier experience as a newcomer, Linux commands and terminals were quite intimidating." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/useful-linux-commands-for-newbies/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:49:45

• nostalgia https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-01-29/fallen-leaves-humor-romance-and-nostalgia-in-the-new-tale-from-aki-kaurismaki.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:56:16

• Microsoft at its best https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6604-2    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:03:29

• The state's IT breakdown: 20,000 public employees locked out of IT systems https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/statens-it-nedbrud-20000-offentligt-ansatte-lukket-ude-af-it-systemer    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:03:56

• south dakota ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/south-dakota-legislature-passes-bill-that-would-make-it-a-felony-to-expose-officers-to-drugs/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:13:16

• budapest ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/01/29/antifa-trial-begins-in-budapest-one-defendant-admits-membership-in-criminal-organisation-two-deny-offences/ | Source: Site36    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:14:01

• Fascists dislike opponents of fascism    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:14:41

• wyden ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/well-thats-everyone-senator-wyden-letter-confirms-the-nsa-is-buying-us-persons-data-from-data-brokers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:17:58

• straw man ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/01/29/will-covid-19-vaccines-drive-an-epidemic-of-autism-no-but-byram-bridle-thinks-so/ |    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:21:29

• "Real Border Crisis" ☛ https://fair.org/home/the-real-border-crisis-texas-vs-the-constitution/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:23:16

• censorship and more ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/battling-censorship-propaganda-and-nuclear-colonialism/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:24:05

• nato ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/01/29/hungary-is-the-last-one-to-approve-swedens-nato-bid | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:25:40

• "Several major music labels including Capitol, Sony, and UMG, sued the Internet Archive" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/music-labels-gramophone-copyright-lawsuit-comes-too-late-internet-archive-says-240129/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:26:13

• "After two UK regional police forces refused to supply information on the number of people cautioned" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/viewing-illegal-streams-no-cautions-fines-or-arrests-say-gm-police-240129/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:26:30

• Helping Bison Find Their Way Home ☛ https://therevelator.org/bison-home/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:28:40

• "climate lockdowns" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/01/29/reform-mayor-candidate-attends-anti-ulez-protest-run-by-climate-lockdown-conspiracy-theory-group/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:31:56

• dmca ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/nintendo-dmcas-palworld-mod-that-puts-actual-pokemon-into-the-game/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:33:08

• China ‘gamed’ UN human rights review, experts say ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/upr-tibet-uyghur-01292024132412.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:33:35

• An Italian Holocaust Survivor Asks if She Has ‘Lived in Vain’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/world/europe/italy-holocaust-liliana-segre.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:36:12

• AEI is a very malicious front group for nefarious oligarchs who deny science ☞ https://reason.com/video/2024/01/29/should-government-fund-science-a-soho-forum-debate/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:37:04

• Scientists Think They're on The Verge of Breaching The Blood-Brain Barrier ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-think-theyre-on-the-verge-of-breaching-the-blood-brain-barrier    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:37:12

• First-Ever Footage of a Newborn Great White Shark Has Scientists in a Frenzy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-ever-footage-of-a-newborn-great-white-shark-has-scientists-in-a-frenzy    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:47:49

• Even More Evidence That Alzheimer's Was Being Spread by Now-Banned Injections ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/even-more-evidence-that-alzheimers-was-being-spread-by-now-banned-injections    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:48:20

• Want to Get More Exercise? Maybe Leave Your Spouse Behind ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/want-to-get-more-exercise-maybe-leave-your-spouse-behind    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:48:37

• Nancy Pelosi’s New Adventures in McCarthyism ☞ https://original.antiwar.com/james-carden/2024/01/28/nancys-new-adventures-in-mccarthyism/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:50:16

• Imprisoned Russian Rights Defender Gregori Vinter Asks Putin To Euthanize Him ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/imprisoned-russian-rights-activist-asks-putin-euthanasia/32796757.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:50:37

• Russian President Putin To Seek Re-Election in March ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russian-President-Putin-To-Seek-Re-Election-in-March-20240129-0007.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:50:53

• Blinken warns Ukraine's gains could be reversed without more US aid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240130-blinken-warns-ukraine-s-gains-could-be-reversed-without-more-us-aid    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:51:34

• Germany: After leaked deportation plans, civil society urges ban on far-right AfD ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20240129-germany-after-leaked-deportation-plans-civil-society-urges-ban-on-far-right-afd    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:52:25

• In pictures: French farmers maintain 'siege' of Paris in standoff with government ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240130-in-pictures-french-farmers-siege-paris-standoff-government    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:52:31

• Ukraine Holds Talks With Hungary As Aid Package Hangs In Balance Before EU Summit ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/hungarian-ukrainian-fms-to-prepare-talks-between-orban-zelenskiy-meet/32791766.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:57:27

• Russian Court Sentences In Absentia Wife Of Imprisoned Anti-War Activist ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-antiwar-activist-sentenced-in-absentia/32796522.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:57:44

• Ukraine Says It Shot Down Eight Russian Drones Over Four Regions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drones-war-oil-refinery/32796288.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:57:53

• The Opera “Chornobyldorf” Channels Ukrainian Rage and Sorrow ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/chornobyldorf-music-review    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:58:13

• Ukraine’s Democracy in Darkness ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/ukraines-democracy-in-darkness    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 14:59:49

• For Europe and NATO, a Russian Invasion Is No Longer Unthinkable ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/us/politics/europe-nato-russia-trump.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:00:15

• Zelensky ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/30/ukrainian-news-outlet-asserts-afu-commander-in-chief-zaluzhnyi-s-resignation-was-discussed-during-meeting-with-zelensky | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:00:37

• Change to European power grid could affect prices: minister ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/30.01.2024-change-to-european-power-grid-could-affect-prices-minister.a540865/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:01:23

• EP, Latvian services to look at Ždanoka's alleged cooperation with Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/29.01.2024-ep-latvian-services-to-look-at-zdanokas-alleged-cooperation-with-russia.a540823/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:02:49

• Coalition agrees on Russian grain import ban in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/29.01.2024-coalition-agrees-on-russian-grain-import-ban-in-latvia.a540821/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:03:17

• US to receive Olympic gold medals after Russia’s Kamila Valieva gets retroactively disqualified ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/sports/us-to-receive-gold-medals-after-russias-kamila-valieva-disqualification/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:05:33

• Former PM Stubb, Green candidate Haavisto set for Finland's presidential run-off ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240128-alexander-stubb-wins-first-round-of-finland-s-presidential-election-to-set-up-a-runoff    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:06:02

• Latvian MEP is Russian intelligence agent – investigation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2182217/latvian-mep-is-russian-intelligence-agent-investigation    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:06:22

• Vilnius schools to replace Russian classes with Spanish ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2180973/vilnius-schools-to-replace-russian-classes-with-spanish    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:06:37

• Latvian Member Of European Parliament Reportedly Leaked Information To Russian Intelligence ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/latvia-mep-leaked-russian-intelligence/32796873.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:06:49

• Russian Teen Skater Valiyeva Suspended Four Years For Doping, Loses 2022 Olympic Team Gold ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-teen-skater-valiyeva-suspended-four-years-doping/32796680.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:07:55

• Kremlin Critic, Political Observer Krasheninnikov Not Allowed To Enter Georgia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kremlin-critic-krasheninnikov-not-allowed-enter-georgia/32796595.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:09:22

• Tajik, Russian Nationals Suspected Of Deadly Church Shooting In Istanbul ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-russia-church-shooting-istanbul/32796545.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:10:01

• Man Detained Over Mass Rallies In Russia's Bashkortostan Dies In Custody ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bashkortostan-man-dies-police-detention/32796501.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:10:23

• Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Reportedly Moved From Siberian Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kara-murza-siberia-prison-moved/32796394.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:11:32

• London YouTuber hid in van, received death threats after piano face-off ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/uk-piano-threats-01292024150054.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:13:01

• How To Install NFS Server on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nfs-server-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:15:20

• This is proprietary spyware controlled by a hostile company. Try KATE instead. ☞ https://idroot.us/install-visual-studio-code-opensuse/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:16:09

• How To Install Jellyfin Media Server on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-jellyfin-media-server-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:16:26

• How To Install Ruby on Rails on GNU/Linux Mint 21 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ruby-on-rails-linux-mint-21/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:16:42

• How to Install Firefox on Debian 12, 11 or 10 ☞ https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-firefox-on-debian-linux/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:17:13

• How to Add a User to Sudoers in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-a-user-to-sudoers-in-ubuntu-24-04    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:18:07

• How to install and try different GNU/Linux kernels in GNU/Linux Mint ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/138008/how-to-install-and-try-different-linux-kernels-in-linux-mint.htm    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:18:21

• 11 Best WordPress LMS Plugins for Creating eLearning Site in 2024 ☞ https://www.geeksmint.com/best-wordpress-lms-plugins-to-sell-courses-online/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:20:22

• How to back up a GNU/Linux directory to a remote machine with rsync ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-back-up-a-linux-directory-to-a-remote-machine-with-rsync/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:21:02

• Simos Xenitellis: How to compile Incus ☞ https://blog.simos.info/how-to-compile-incus/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 15:22:01

• People who commit crimes against Techrights people and their families aren't stopping them but only emboldening them to do more of the same publication. Pissing people off is the worst possible form of diplomacy.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:27:51

• Get Firefox VA-API Hardware Acceleration working on NVIDIA GPU ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/01/firefox-vaapi-nvidia/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:29:01

• James Bottomley: Securing a Rooted Android Phone ☞ https://blog.hansenpartnership.com/securing-a-rooted-android-phone/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:30:26

• Nikos Roussos: Self-hosted media center ☞ https://www.roussos.cc/2024/01/29/home-media-center/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:41:01

• cybercrime ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/final-talks-proposed-un-cybercrime-treaty-eff-calls-delegates-incorporate | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:41:35

• Using the ‘RowReorder’ extension in a Shiny app ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/using-the-rowreorder-extension-in-a-shiny-app/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:42:37

• Playing with webr ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/playing-with-webr/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:43:13

• R For SEO Part 4: Functions ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/r-for-seo-part-4-functions/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:45:48

• mirai Parallel Clusters ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/mirai-parallel-clusters/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:48:05

• Thunderbird’s Devs: Rust Is Coming ☞ https://linuxiac.com/thunderbirds-devs-rust-is-coming/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 17:59:44

• Best Practices for WordPress Site Security on GNU/Linux Webservers ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/features/features/wordpress-security-linux    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:01:55

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Option Soup: the subtle pitfalls of combining compiler flags ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/01/option-soup-the-subtle-pitfalls-of-combining-compiler-flags/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:15:22

• Linux: A Guide to Extracting Lines Between Matching Patterns ☞ https://tecadmin.net/linux-extract-content-between-matching-patterns/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:17:29

• How Top Secret Nuke Sensor Data Confirmed the First Interstellar Object on Earth ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kxjkg/how-top-secret-nuke-sensor-data-confirmed-the-first-interstellar-object-on-earth    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:19:02

• 19 Best Secure and Privacy-Focused Email Providers in 2024 ☞ https://www.geeksmint.com/best-privacy-focused-email-services/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:22:34

• How to Extract Month from Date in R (With Examples) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/01/how-to-extract-month-from-date-in-r-with-examples/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:23:08

• USPTO Seeks Candidates for Deputy Chief Administrative Trademark Judge at the TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/uspto-seeks-candidates-for-deputy-chief.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:30:30

• TTAB Posts February 2024 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/01/ttab-posts-february-2024-hearing.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:32:19

• very corrupt country which played a major role in EPO corruption, as Techrights covered in several series ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/01/29/ip-challenges-in-north-macedonia/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:38:36

• Links in http://techrights.org/wiki/%c5%bdeljko_Topi%c4%87/ meme: http://techrights.org/o/2021/08/15/meme-macedonian-state-capture-control-from-afar/ Balkan corruption was imported into the EPO. Bribes for "votes".    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:39:37

• Antoine Beaupré: router archeology: the Soekris net5001 ☞ https://anarc.at/hardware/server/roadkiller/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:43:30

• You can talk to a chatbot. The chatbot won't talk back to you. It'll just spew out words, some of them merely plagiarised based on words similar to what you said (which the chatbot does not grasp, it's like a web search).    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:46:45

• LTV takes closer look at Andrejsala investment project ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/29.01.2024-ltv-takes-closer-look-at-andrejsala-investment-project.a540689/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:49:37

• FSB ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/01/29/new-investigation-alleges-latvian-member-of-european-parliament-has-secretly-worked-for-russian-fsb-for-20-years | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:52:06

• Vladimir Kara-Murza ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/russian-opposition-politician-vladimir-kara-murza-transferred-from-omsk-prison-to-unknown-location | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:54:20

• Putin now kidnapping family members and property of people who criticise him. This must be why he's so "popular", according to polls conducted by him and his media.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:56:06

• choreography ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/russian-mayor-orders-quote-from-ballet-dancer-mikhail-baryshnikov-on-choreography-school-wall-to-be-replaced-by-words-of-a-true-patriot | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:56:20

• Putin is a strong leader. Strong. Don't mess with him. Seriously. Don't!    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:56:50

• "Pro-Kremlin activist" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/pro-kremlin-activist-asks-russian-prosecutors-to-declare-presidential-hopeful-boris-nadezhdin-a-foreign-agent | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:57:15

• In Soviet Russia, drugs invade YOU! ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/29/russian-figure-skater-kamila-valieva-receives-four-year-ban-for-doping | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:58:23

• Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Is Given Four-Year Ban Over Olympic Doping Case ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/world/europe/kamila-valieva-russia-doping-figure-skating.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:58:35

• Anti-doping rules don't go far enough. As it stands, cheaters and imposters have way too much leeway, which means "NICE GUYS FINISH LAST"    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:59:28

• Sadly, the same happens in the business world. Companies which lie about themselves get ahead.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 18:59:50

• "his latest iteration mixes FDM and SLA printed parts to successfully inflate (and pop) a latex glove, so that’s progress!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/3d-printed-axial-compressor-is-on-a-mission-to-inflate-balloons/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:00:54

• Brickbat: Casting a Wide Net ☞ https://reason.com/2024/01/29/brickbat-casting-a-wide-net/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:01:34

• geofence = rounding people up. history tells us a story or two about geofences before people had spyphones inside their pockets.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:02:15

• Nobody really NEEDS a spyphone in the pocket. The mere chance one might receive a call or notification of a "like" in Facebook isn't a good trade-off considering all the downsides, set aside distraction    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:03:06

• If we can use the bathroom at home, not be nomads who shower in a friend's house, we can also leave the phones at home (or use landline). Very few people NEED to be reachable 100% of the time.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:04:36

• Qt Group's growing importance for AUTOSAR projects ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-autosar    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:05:12

• Rach Turned off Analytics ☞ https://kevquirk.com/rach-turned-off-analytics    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:06:26

• Fake "results" https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/money-report/microsoft-to-announce-quarterly-results-after-the-close/3761163/ see 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 Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:08:04

• Microsoft Axes 1,900 Staff After Activision Acquisition https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-management/lay-off/microsoft-axes-1900-staff-after-activision-acquisition-547498    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:08:17

• Microsoft is doing SO well that it cannot KEEP EXISTING staff    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:08:39

• " Finally, there are the 1,900 layoffs announced across Microsoft's gaming businesses and the potential impact these may have on the various video game sectors in which the company operates." https://www.gamesindustry.biz/apple-fees-microsoft-layoffs-and-the-future-of-deus-ex-microcast    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:09:00

• Microsoft to EU, US, UK: we are laying off thousands of game development people. Let us take over a large gaming company. Then we'll do the same there. http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/01/It_s_Cheaper_to_Pay_Bribes_and_Produce_Press_Releases_Than_to_P.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:09:46

• They didn't want to say "two thousand", so they made up another number https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/microsoft-sacks-1-900-workers-from-gaming-division-.html nobody checks if this number is REAL    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:11:01

• Nearly 25,000 tech industry workers to be laid off https://sparkchronicles.com/nearly-25000-tech-industry-workers-to-be-laid-off-in-2024/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:11:57

• Microsoft is #1 in layoffs. http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/25/Microsoft_Lays_Off_Another_2K_Workers_Highest_Among_GAFAM_Layof.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:12:18

• Company that laid off MORE than ANY other company this year becomes "world's most valuable". SOUNDS LEGIT ^_^.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:13:04

• Who will be left holding the bag when this pyramid scheme unravels? Surely not the inside traders, who will know exactly when to rush or have algorithms preset to quit the scheme first.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:13:57

• Microsoft is now laying off people not only in Microsoft itself. Microsoft dooms things. https://ustimespost.com/the-wow-developer-gets-10-years-of-game-time-before-being-fired/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:14:49

• Lots of "Elon Musk says" 'journalism' this week. Something about monkeys. Maybe the media reckons its readers are monkeys who cannot comprehend anything more than a "X" "tweet" from a renowned fraud, who also subscribes to far-right ideology.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:16:37

• Chatbots might lower the bar for journalism - to the point where WWW as a whole will lose legitimacy, trust, value. Then what? Going back to physical libraries?    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:17:22

• Saying you can compose a physical book using a chatbot is like saying you can make a very large meal by assembling trash and cooking parts of it    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:18:12

• Posting small pleasures gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1678    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:19:59

• "Guix is a very powerful distribution and makes it easy to distribute your own off-main channels (additional package and service repositories)." gemini://rwv.io/2024-01-30-dezhemini-guix.gmi    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:21:02

• Performative empathy gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-01-30.gmi "The person seeking empathy should be the one trying to understand other's expressions of empathy, as opposed to others working to express their empathy in the language that the one seeking empathy will understand."    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:22:12

• In a world with many people like Putin, sometimes empathy must be earned, just like trust. Presumption of guilt is bad, karma does its thing. But corporate CoCs presume corporations and benign and people are toxic.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:23:44

• Corporations don't have feelings. They're collectives and people can change jobs.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:24:19

• personifying corporations is a PR stunt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:24:38

• So now people can be "racist" towards a _corporation_    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:24:56

• CoCs are absurd because those who demand them are not the victims but the wannabe enforcers: http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/03/linux-kernel-code-of-conduct-committee/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:25:53

• Has access to Chinese satellites helped Zimbabwe’s agric revival? ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/01/has-access-to-chinese-satellites-helped-zim-agric-revival/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:29:46

• Court rules in favour of climate group Elokapina in police dispute ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071866    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:30:09

• Unique Feature of a Nearby Black Hole Could Help Solve Cosmic Ray Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/unique-feature-of-a-nearby-black-hole-could-help-solve-cosmic-ray-mystery    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:30:57

• Virus That Murders Sleeping Bacteria Could Be Used to Assassinate Superbugs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/virus-that-murders-sleeping-bacteria-could-be-used-to-assassinate-superbugs    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:31:12

• FDA Warns of 'Gas Station Heroin' Supplements. Here's Why They're a Growing Concern. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-warns-of-gas-station-heroin-supplements-heres-why-theyre-a-growing-concern    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:31:24

• Embryo Development Linked to a 500 Million Year Old Viral Infection ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/embryo-development-linked-to-a-500-million-year-old-viral-infection    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:31:29

• Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/atoll-nations-01302024031041.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:33:01

• Doctor raises alarm over unauthorized patient data access ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.01.2024-doctor-raises-alarm-over-unauthorized-patient-data-access.a540705/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:36:09

• What's the best way to concatenate Uint8Arrays? ☞ https://evanhahn.com/the-best-way-to-concatenate-uint8arrays/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:37:44

• Celebrating An Important Victory In The Ongoing Fight Against Reverse Warrants ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/fight-against-reverse-warrants-victory    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:40:19

• Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: January 2024 ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/01/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-january-2024/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:43:10

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) crippling printers ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/29/hp-ceo-makes-up-a-whole-lot-of-bullshit-to-defend-crippling-printers-that-use-cheaper-ink/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:43:37

• Gushing about KDE applications ☞ https://redstrate.com/blog/2024/01/gushing-about-kde-applications/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:44:34

• Pluralistic: I assure you, an Hey Hi (AI) didn't write a terrible "George Carlin" routine (29 Jan 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/29/pay-no-attention/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:45:00

• My Husband's Reply to Our Webhost After False Accusations, Perjury, and Crimes Committed Against Me and My Family (Including Parents and Siblings) (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/29/My_Husband_s_Reply_to_Our_Webhost_After_False_Accusations_Perju.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:45:59

• The Great LLM Delusion - Part I: How Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Looking to Distract From Profound Erosion of Real Value (Not Pump-and-Dump) (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/29/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_I_How_Microsoft_is_Looking_to_Distr.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:12

• Microsoft's New President for Activision Blizzard Has No Background in Technology, Just Like Frank X. Shaw (Whom Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Took From the Military for Propaganda) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Microsoft_s_New_President_for_Activision_Blizzard_Has_No_Backgr.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:19

• Fakecoins and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Rallying Markets Based on a False Perception of Value) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Fakecoins_and_Microsoft_Rallying_Markets_Based_on_a_False_Perce.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:29

• If It Quacks Like a Ponzi Scheme... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/If_It_Quacks_Like_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:40

• Microsoft is Chewing Up Passwords and Secrets, Where Are the Fines and Government Regulations? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Microsoft_is_Chewing_Up_Passwords_and_Secrets_Where_Are_the_Fin.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:48

• It Is Not 'Misbehaving', That's Just Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Breaking the Law Again ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/It_Is_Not_Misbehaving_That_s_Just_Microsoft_Breaking_the_Law_Ag.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:46:57

• Microsoft To Sack Another 22,000 Workers? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Microsoft_To_Sack_Another_22_000_Workers.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:47:10

• Reminder: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Already Laying Off Its "AI" Staff and Shuts Down "AI" Projects/Teams Completely, Recognising It's All Hype, Not a Future (Except of Debt and Losses) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Reminder_Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Its_AI_Staff_and_Shuts.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:50:12

• The "AI" Bubble - If Not an Elaborate Ponzi Scheme - is Bursting Already (Just Not Overnight) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/The_AI_Bubble_If_Not_an_Elaborate_Ponzi_Scheme_is_Bursting_Alre.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:50:19

• [Meme] How to Embezzle Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shareholders (Self-Inducing Prophecies) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Meme_How_to_Embezzle_Microsoft_Shareholders_Self_Inducing_Proph.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:50:29

• The Great LLM Delusion - Part II: What Are LLMs Anyway? (To Microsoft, a Pump and Dump Scheme) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/29/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_II_What_Are_LLMs_Anyway_To_Microsof.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:52:28

• With Johanna Faries, Microsoft is attempting to distract from the mass layoffs today. It's now sexist and racist to ask about the layoffs and why an allegedly thriving company cannot retain its own staff?    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:54:54

• Microsoft is Microsoft's Biggest Client, Buying Its Own Shares and Buying Compute Time From Itself ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/29/Microsoft_is_Microsoft_s_Biggest_Client_Buying_Its_Own_Shares_a.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:55:58

• Techrights Statement on Microsoft's Fake Results, Due This Week (Puff Pieces About "AI Revenue" Being Disseminated Already) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Techrights_Statement_on_Microsoft_s_Fake_Results_Due_This_Week_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:56:33

• Wikipedia, Which is Sponsored by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Famous Criminal Bill Gates, Wants to Add a Code of Conduct (Code of Censorship) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/Wikipedia_Which_is_Sponsored_by_Microsoft_and_Bill_Gates_Wants_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 19:56:41

• Rīga's 2nd hospital overloaded with injuries ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.01.2024-rigas-2nd-hospital-overloaded-with-injuries.a540856/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:05:26

• North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles: Seoul military ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-fires-cruise-missiles-into-sea-south-korea-says    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:06:37

• S.Korea's Yoon blocks new probe of 2022 Halloween crowd crush ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/skoreas-yoon-blocks-new-probe-of-2022-halloween-crowd-crush    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:06:58

• North Korean orphans ‘volunteer’ for grueling mine and farm work ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/orphans-01292024164310.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:07:25

• Pu-kim following Putin's model ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/nk-rural-committee-01292024224216.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:07:58

• Can't feed your people? Work on nukes.☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240129-north-korea-says-leader-kim-oversaw-test-of-submarine-launched-cruise-missiles    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:08:33

• Malaysia’s Pardons Board reportedly discusses jailed former PM Najib’s case ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pardons-board-decided-on-jailed-former-pm-najib-s-case-report    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:09:40

• Malaysia’s former finance minister charged under anti-corruption act ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/malaysias-former-finance-minister-charged-under-anti-corruption-act/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:09:46

• What Evergrande’s Liquidation Might Mean for the Global Economy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/business/dealbook/evergrande-liquidation-creditors.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:10:10

• "China’s birthrate has slumped and women in most areas of the world are having fewer children." ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2024/0129/Is-China-s-birthrate-slump-a-sign-of-global-things-to-come    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:10:49

• China’s rapid rise in potentially deadly fungal infections sparks calls for monitoring ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-rapid-rise-in-potentially-deadly-fungal-infections-sparks-calls-for-monitoring    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:11:21

• US officials headed to Beijing for fentanyl talks ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fentanyl-precursor-cooperation-01292024115250.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:12:43

• Evergrande collapse casts long shadow on China’s troubled property market ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evergrande-china-property-01302024015407.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:12:55

• Philippines, Vietnam set to boost cooperation in South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/philippines-vietnam-scs-01302024033301.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:13:08

• EU suspends WTO dispute against China’s trade restrictions on Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2182009/eu-suspends-wto-dispute-against-china-s-trade-restrictions-on-lithuania    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:13:25

• China-Hong Kong arrangement on HK enforcement of mainland court rulings comes into effect ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/01/new-judgment-enforcement-arrangement-between-china-and-hong-kong-comes-into-operation/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:13:43

• Ex-head of China’s top football body Chen Xuyuan stands trial for bribery ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/29/ex-head-of-chinas-top-football-body-chen-xuyuan-stands-trial-for-bribery/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:14:22

• China and US resume stalled talks on stemming production of chemicals for fentanyl ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/30/china-and-us-resume-stalled-talks-on-stemming-production-of-chemicals-for-fentanyl/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 20:14:47

• "When you’re working with a development team, especially in a supporting capacity, you can often find yourself having to invent tools and support systems that are fairly involved, but don’t add to the system’s functionality" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/need-a-serial-data-plotter-better-write-your-own/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:13:11

• "If you are designing a building and need to move many people up or down, you probably will at least consider an escalator." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/tech-in-plain-sight-escalators/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:13:47

• Pandora Now Only Sources Recycled Metals for Its Jewelry ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/style/pandora-jewelry-recycled-metal.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:14:12

• Finland sets new wind power generation record ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20071865    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:16:19

• "The chances are you’ll see a red LED light if you’re not seriously old-school and your mouse has a ball, this light serves as the illumination for a very simple camera sensor." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-mouse-becomes-a-camera/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:17:51

• "During a press event on January 23rd, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) demonstrated two new robots at the mock-up facility at Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (NARREC)." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/new-robots-to-explore-new-areas-of-japans-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:18:02

• Canada Delays Plan to Offer Medically Assisted Death to the Mentally Ill ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/world/canada/medically-assisted-death-mental-illnesses.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:19:15

• A Complete Exchange From Scratch For Your Rotary Dial Phones ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-complete-exchange-from-scratch-for-your-rotary-dial-phones/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:20:00

• US, allies defund UN relief agency over Oct. 7 allegations ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2024/0129/US-allies-defund-UN-relief-agency-over-Oct.-7-allegations    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:21:31

• E. Jean Carroll and the Value of a Woman ‘Past Her Prime’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/opinion/e-jean-carroll-audacity-donald-trump.html    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:40:15

• Is StubHub Overcharging Customers? — New Lawsuit Claims Systematic ‘Junk Fees’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/01/28/is-stubhub-overcharging-customers-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:41:41

• Utah Would Rather Repeal Social Media Age Check Law Than Defend It In Court ☞ https://reason.com/2024/01/29/utah-would-rather-repeal-social-media-age-check-law-than-defend-it-in-court/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:42:11

• Defence Industries Association (AMD) ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/industry/industry-industry/new-top-management-at-amd/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:42:52

• Hong Kong leaders start legislative push to tighten national security laws ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hong-kong-leaders-start-legislative-push-to-tighten-national-security-laws    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:44:02

• Vietnam, Philippines seal deals on South China Sea security ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/vietnam-philippines-seal-deals-on-south-china-sea-security    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:44:18

• Ina Fried already posting fake news about fake Microsoft "results". Microsoft media moles doing the spin. http://techrights.org/o/2023/07/30/microsoft-azure-fraud/    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:45:40

• Microsoft feeds to its moles "good news" ahead of time to ensure it can control the narrative and distract from all the bad things    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:47:38

• MSFT shares DOWN today.    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 21:48:10

• Microsoft crashed 3% after hours    

posted Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 22:12:16

• The declines at Microsoft are considerable, as given the inflation rates it's like key areas are down 20% this quarter. Ignore and disregard the buzzwords.    

posted Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 03:48:26