Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1188.jpg    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:28:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D838.jpg    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:29:11

• "In a similar case the IPFilter author argued against modifications of the source code; this caused IPFilter to be removed from OpenBSD, and prompted a license audit, which in turn caused various removals, clarifications, and other such activity." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/02/10/license-kerfuffles.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:29:59

• "I kicked out a “problem player” once, someone I thought was a “that guy”. Strange thing was that the very next session, another player immediately took up the mantle, and I realized that the supposed “that guy” had been expressing issues the entire party was feeling. They didn’t speak up because he was, they didn’t feel they have to, until he was gone." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/problem-player    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:31:52

• CPython 3.12.2 is SBOM-ified! http://sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-28?date=2024-02-08    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:36:34

• CISA Partners With OpenSSF Securing Software Repositories Working Group to Release Principles for Package Repository Security https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/02/08/cisa-partners-openssf-securing-software-repositories-working-group-release-principles-package http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:37:15

• Cisco have fallen. Cisco cannot secure networks, sometimes it actively avoids doing so. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/02/08/cisco-releases-security-advisory-vulnerabilities-cisco-expressway-series    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:38:06

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 82 - In the name of the Law https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=jNo4GnM84Xc    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:38:32

• A major U.S. national-security bill is on the brink of spectacular collapse. What happens next? https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/omnibus-security-bill-collapse-analysis-1.7107017    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:39:23

• COVID-19 as a Human Security Threat in Non-traditional Security Issues https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/02/07/covid-19-as-a-human-security-threat-in-non-traditional-security-issues/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:41:00

• Netherlands accuses China of cyber spying after security service makes malware discovery https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/06/netherlands-accuses-china-cyber-spying-security-service-makes-malware-discovery    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:41:31

• What’s the Fate of Social Security in a Brutally Unequal America? https://scheerpost.com/2024/02/06/whats-the-fate-of-social-security-in-a-brutally-unequal-america/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:41:53

• How security experts unravel ransomware https://www.engadget.com/how-security-experts-unravel-ransomware-184531451.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:42:43

• Dutch shipping companies want armed security on board for Red Sea voyages https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/05/dutch-shipping-companies-want-armed-security-board-red-sea-voyages    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:43:42

• They say that customizing GNOME is easy https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=P9hJBZ6miwE    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:49:31

• Web Developers Ruin Everything They Touch https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=lCjt7spWWFs    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:49:43

• Solus 4.5 Drops a Bomb! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=-_G53V7mp3E    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:50:12

• Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=l9s6_19PJs8    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 02:51:07

• "subscribers" is NOT paying subscribers; YouTube is just LAYING OFF its HIS staff, not sure how to make money https://www.engadget.com/youtubes-paid-music-and-premium-services-now-have-more-than-100-million-subscribers-210008040.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:02:40

• As DEI Policies Come Under Legal Attack, Philanthropic Donors Consider How to Adapt https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-02-07/as-dei-policies-come-under-legal-attack-philanthropic-donors-consider-how-to-adapt    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:09:43

• How to disable IPv6 on Linux https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-ipv6-on-linux    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:13:27

• Linux Foundation marketing spam relayed by /. https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/02/04/0537238/linux-foundation-energy-partners-with-us-government-on-interoperability-of-americas-ev-charging    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:14:57

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (05/2024): Support Phosh and watch great talks! https://linmob.net/weekly-update-05-2024/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:16:21

• Linux Format 312 https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-312.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:16:36

• Tmux getting started tutorial https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2024/02/tmux-getting-started-tutorial/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:16:55

• org   

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:18:30

• This is NOT about Linux. Why does ./ file this PR spam here? https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/02/07/2326214/linux-foundation-forms-post-quantum-cryptography-alliance    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:18:36

• How to Comment in Python https://linuxize.com/post/python-comments/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:19:21

• Writing Comments in Bash Scripts https://linuxize.com/post/bash-comments/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:19:44

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:22:33

• The REAL LastPass is ALSO a security hazard https://blog.lastpass.com/2024/02/warning-fraudulent-app-impersonating-lastpass-currently-available-in-apple-app-store/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:22:39

• Apple will be bombarding the Web with "Vision" BS for the coming weeks because preorders did not meet expectations, production already curbed.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:23:35

• Of course all the people who 'review' this "Vision" thing got an expensive gift. Something only dozens of people have is "THE FUTURE"? (Engadget: "Apple Vision Pro review: Beta testing the future").    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:25:08

• engadget and gizmodo are official spam partners of Apple    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:26:13

• "Apple Is Forcing Users Who Forgot the Password to Their $3,500 Vision Pro to Reset It In-Store"... wow, some 'security' design!    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:27:08

• Apple to EU: "Go fuck yourself" https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/06/spoil-the-bunch/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:27:50

• PRICELESS: (or 4k): "Apple Vision Pro users will have to go to a store to reset forgotten passcodes"    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:29:05

• US Secretary of Transportation helps Apple marketing now    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:30:01

• gizmodo wrote like a dozen spam pieces for apple "vision".... including total nonsense such as "You Can Bang Your Head Into a Wall While Wearing Apple Vision Pro, But We Don’t Recommend It"    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:40:20

• Can Apple get enough "buzz" to compel enough fools to spent 3+ thousand bucks on a dud in this economy?    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:40:56

• Replacing one's brain with an Apple "gadget", getting arrested https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-tesla-driver-arrested-autopilot-1851224830    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:44:14

• It is so darn obvious gizmodo became a spam partner of Apple    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:44:43

• And engadget, which is commercially connected, does the same    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:45:19

• Thus, they drown out genuine articles, which usually say "VISION" is a disappointment    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:45:47

• It's like half of what engadget and gizmodo produce this month is Apple spam for just ONE PRODUCT that you cannot even get your hands on    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:47:17

• Apple already knows "VISION" will fail commercially. Tim Crook now trotting on to "Generative AI" buzzword-dropping.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:48:03

• In about a week gizmodo probably wrote 50 pieces of Apple trash. gizmodo is not even hiding what it does for money.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:55:39

• engadget and gizmodo also got caught doing chatbot spew rather than actual journalism. Watch out!    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:56:08

• "Apple Vision Pro" SPAM is PAID FOR. So Apple will lose money on it, in addition to money lost in other areas and aspects. How many years before they cull it, a la "Google Glass"?    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:57:12

• engadget even posts PURE SPAM like: "Apple’s M1 iPad Air is $150 off and down to a record low". That does not even REMOTELY look like journalism, it is referer spam of sorts.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:58:12

• So the bottom line is, Apple is blowing away money to make itself seem popular and exciting. To keep a perception momentum. It is all perceptual.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 03:59:11

• Microsoft’s security problems and pretending they own Rust, not just its development infra (which Microsoft DOES own) https://www.debugpoint.com/rust-c-microsoft/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:00:30

• Fictional values https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-microsoft-witness-130-billion-market-cap-decline-1723198    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:01:01

• You mean, chatbot SPAM or SPEW https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-is-teaming-up-with-semafor-on-ai-assisted-news-stories-124320277.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:01:29

• Microsoft did not lose billions in value. It was never worth what "the market" claims.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:03:51

• And no, Microsoft did not become 15 "more valuable" in a decade while client business, which used to be 80% of its profits, went to nothing http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/30/If_It_Quacks_Like_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:05:00

• http://www.techdrivein.com/ bounded back in RSS feeds after 5 years of inactivity. It covered GNU/Linux.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:06:44

• ubuntupit is recycling old pages, presenting them as new. Sadly, it's not only ubuntupit doing this nowadays, basically altering the dates on old articles, which is a form of time-wasting for RSS subs.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:10:38

• Maybe Techrights will announce its MORSE version on April 1st, but that won't be a joke    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:11:14

• The WWW has turned from platform for the people to censored, centralised "protocol" weaponised against people by governments, via private franchises    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:12:05

• Yandex in Russia is now sold, and it is obvious who to (and thus why)    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:12:30

• BSDCan 2024 and EuroBSDcon 2024 coming up. https://www.bsdcan.org/2024/ https://2024.eurobsdcon.org    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:17:25

• Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-04/iraq-bans-8-local-banks-from-us-dollar-transactions    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:18:34

• Free Speech Under Fire in Bukele’s El Salvador https://www.truthdig.com/articles/free-speech-under-fire-in-bukeles-el-salvador/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:19:48

• Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Revolution https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-promise-and-perils-of-hawaiis-renewable-energy-revolution/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:21:52

• wind energy as a priority while accelerating ammo production for Ukraine? https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-meet-its-ambitious-wind-energy-targets/a-68165099    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:22:20

• Green Transition https://jacobin.com/2024/02/green-transition-renewable-energy-government-investment-markets/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:24:09

• Driving up energy prices https://www.engadget.com/the-biden-administration-now-requires-large-cryptocurrency-miners-to-report-their-energy-use-182831778.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:25:13

• Nuclear War? Climate Collapse? No Worries. WEF Says Disinformation is Humanity’s Most Immediate Threat https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/02/nuclear-war-climate-collapse-no-worries-wef-says-disinformation-is-humanitys-most-immediate-threat/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:25:51

• Climate Activists https://www.truthdig.com/articles/six-lessons-for-climate-activists-in-turbulent-times/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:26:34

• "competitiveness" does not exist in a planet where people do not exist due to war and starvation https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/02/04/eu-climate-chief-rebuts-business-fears-that-green-policies-hit-competitiveness/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:27:30

• How Climate Change Made Chile's Wildfires So Deadly https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-06/how-climate-change-made-chiles-wildfires-so-deadly    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:27:47

• Misleading clickbait https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/7/24057308/earth-global-greening-climate-change-carbon    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:28:07

• New Climate Activism https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/07/radical-spectacles-the-strategies-driving-the-new-climate-activism/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:29:16

• Climate Pledge https://jacobin.com/2024/02/china-belt-and-road-energy-climate-change-coal/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:29:32

• climate anxiety https://record.umich.edu/articles/competition-seeks-to-turn-climate-anxiety-into-action/ https://www.vox.com/even-better/24063556/overwhelmed-climate-anxiety-catastrophizing-values-action    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:30:05

• Paris Agreement https://www.dw.com/en/did-humanity-just-break-the-paris-agreement-on-climate-change/a-68205623    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:30:51

• Climate Scientists Record First 12-Month Stretch Over 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target https://truthout.org/articles/climate-scientists-record-first-12-month-stretch-over-1-5-degrees-celsius-target/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:31:21

• Media Literacy https://www.projectcensored.org/villainizing-media-literacy-at-the-world-economic-forum-time-to-mandate-it-in-us-schools/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:33:40

• New disease https://yewtu.be/watch?v=wwdRfbPrGIY    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:35:54

• Greens respond to new plans to clampdown further on protests https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/02/08/greens-respond-to-new-plans-to-clampdown-further-on-protests/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:39:09

• Neglect of population health https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/02/07/greens-dismiss-dental-recovery-plan-and-call-for-full-costs-of-dental-treatment-to-be-covered/ https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2024/02/05/reaction-to-labour-ditching-national-care-service/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:41:09

• Introducing the Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) DIY Kit https://www.sparkfun.com/news/9744    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:42:11

• Turkey expands military presence in Cyprus with bases and radar installations https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/02/03/turkey-expands-military-presence-in-cyprus-with-bases-and-radar-installations/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:47:37

• Over 100% (!!) inflation in some areas https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-02-05/turkey-has-another-new-central-bank-leader-heres-what-it-means-for-the-battered-economy    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:48:09

• Report: 2023 earthquakes cost Turkey 150 billion dollars https://bianet.org/haber/report-2023-earthquakes-cost-turkey-150-billion-dollars-291549 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/turkey-earthquake-one-year-1.7106816    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:50:23

• Why are HIV cases increasing in Turkey? https://bianet.org/haber/why-are-hiv-cases-increasing-in-turkey-291615    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:51:01

• Dutch government considering ditching Facebook https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/05/dutch-government-considering-ditching-facebook    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:55:13

• Zuck Brags About How Much of Your Facebook, Instagram Posts Will Power His HEY HI https://gizmodo.com/zuck-brags-how-much-facebook-instagram-posts-power-ai-1851225278    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:55:25

• The Morning After: Meta Oversight Board says manipulated Biden video can stay on Facebook https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-meta-oversight-board-says-manipulated-biden-video-can-stay-on-facebook-121507105.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:55:34

• Maliciously edited Joe Biden video can stay on Facebook, Meta's Oversight Board says https://www.engadget.com/maliciously-edited-joe-biden-video-can-stay-on-facebook-metas-oversight-board-says-110042024.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:55:59

• They had very FEW users. This seems like admission of failure. https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-twitter-alternative-bluesky-is-no-longer-invitation-only-121534911.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:57:04

• China's grip on African ores https://www.dw.com/en/breaking-china-s-grip-on-african-ores-how-the-us-and-eu-offer-a-different-partnership/a-68201444    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:58:21

• Perl Weekly Challenge 255: Most Frequent Word https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2024/02/perl-weekly-challenge-255-most-frequent-word.html also https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2024/02/perl-weekly-challenge-255-odd-character.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 04:59:59

• "The game opens up to pixel art UI. Didn't expect that, especially since I recall the screenshots not looking like pixel art at all. I'm intrigued if this will hit its mark with me, visually." gemini://mifuyne.capsule.town/gemlog/steam_next_fest_-_day_6.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:00:45

• Four rings on a car grille infringe Audi’s trade mark http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/four-rings-on-car-grille-infringe-audis.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:01:51

• "I recently emptied this pen out at last. I thought long and hard about what to put in it next... and ended up refilling it with the same ink it had before. This color is unbeatable, and it looks like a million bucks out of a wet writer like the Eco. So we will continue using it for another few months!" gemini://kalechips.smol.pub/2024-02-10    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:03:33

• "Telling authors not to disable buttons is too broad." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2024/02/dont-disable-form-controls.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:04:40

• "If you spend any significant time in a terminal, you’ve probably used tmux." ☛ https://chadaustin.me/2024/02/tmux-config/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:04:56

• "We have a system for propagating login and password information around our fleet." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/CompatibilityLingersUnnoticed | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:05:15

• "The main misconception people have is that when they're reading from a TCP socket, they are receiving packets." ☛ https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/reading-tcp-sockets.html | Source: James Stanley    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:05:27

• "I’ve played audio into my Apple //e and Commodore machines for the thrill of doing something new and unusual to me" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/diederick-discusses-tape-storage/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:12:14

• "The moteus line of brushless motor controllers currently require a CAN-FD host to send commands" ☛ https://jpieper.com/2024/02/09/moteus-arduino/ | Source: J Pieper    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:12:25

• [Old] "Before Apple got involved, such devices were boring business tools." ☛ http://toastytech.com/about/smartphones.html |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:13:33

• "I've sat down a few times to capture this, to no avail. Sometimes long-winded, sometimes a bulleted list. But today's the day" ☛ https://davidjohnmead.com/posts/2024-02-10-my-music-setup/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:15:01

• "The fediverse is a little like HTTP or the nitrogen to oxygen ratio in the air: very important, all around you, but probably not something you need to think about" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/24063290/fediverse-explained-activitypub-social-media-open-protocol | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:15:07

• "been thinking a lot about my creative projects and I realise I’ve been here on WordPress for just over six years." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/02/10/looking-back-at-6-years-of-wordpress-and-moving-forward/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:15:39

• "The reason this is a great bug report is that it’s easy to reproduce right there in the buffer showing the bug report itself." ☛ https://eshelyaron.com/posts/2024-02-10-fixing-a-twenty-six-years-old-emacs-bug.html | Source: Eshel Yaron    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:16:16

• "I understand the idea. Maximising the amount of information in the URL, but on the modern web I don’t think it matters." ☛ https://www.gr36.com/2024/02/09/some-thoughts-on.html | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:16:50

• "This post is dedicated to the memory of Niklaus Wirth, a computing pioneer who passed away 1 January 2024." ☛ https://spectrum.ieee.org/lean-software-development | Source: IEEE    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:17:18

• "Writing clean, understandable, and maintainable code is a skill that is crucial for every developer to master." ☛ https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/clean-coding-for-beginners/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:17:44

• "I noticed a lot of the content was also being pulled from my RSS, and wanted a way for those readers to connect as well." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/2024-2-9-adding-reply-by-email/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:18:34

• "I discussed why people often view the web as a uniquely unsuited platform for implementing end-to-end encryption" ☛ https://emilymstark.com/2024/02/09/e2ee-on-the-web-is-the-web-really-that-bad.html | Source: Emily M Stark    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:19:25

• "The community I was looking for, the group I wanted to be a part of, was in a different place." ☛ https://www.michalzelazny.com/misfits/ | Source: Michal Zelazny    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:20:38

• "I started writing all over the place late last year." ☛ https://mattstein.com/thoughts/side-blogging/ | Source: Matt Stein    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:26:40

• "I also have no confidence in getting to use this new Gemini as I’m not sure how long Google will stay interested." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/02/10/google-still-doesnt-know-what-to-do-with-its-products-and-looks-a-bit-lost/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:27:04

• "They have been leaderless for a while now, keynotes are full of vapourware and things that look interesting like the glasses are still nothing so I don’t see why I get excited when they disappoint." https://ljpuk.net/2024/02/10/google-still-doesnt-know-what-to-do-with-its-products-and-looks-a-bit-lost/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:28:15

• "YouTube is going to be their downfall I feel in the end" https://ljpuk.net/2024/02/10/google-still-doesnt-know-what-to-do-with-its-products-and-looks-a-bit-lost/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:28:22

• "When I was young, I wasn’t very social kid. I was shy, introverted and not like all the cool kids in the school." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/anonymous-asynchronous-friendships/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:28:59

• "It's not just that Google Search has by some accounts got worse" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/10/web_search_future/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:29:10

• "I am a librarian, so I understand that collections need to be weeded" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/absolute-act-of-vandalism-fears-book-removal-plan-puts-library-on-borrowed-time-20240210-p5f3v9.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:30:16

• "The corporate shift comes in response to the growing number of cloud provers and hyperscalers building homegrown alternatives" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/09/nvidia_custom_silicon/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:45:47

• "The bill in question, SB 1596, would require companies to provide the documentation" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/9/24067957/apple-right-to-repair-oregon-bill-parts-pairing-ban | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:46:06

• "An Apple executive lobbied against a strong right-to-repair bill in Oregon Thursday" ☛ https://www.404media.co/apple-is-lobbying-against-right-to-repair-again/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:46:27

• "Should producers return to a “wild” population," ☛ https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/french-cheese-under-threat |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:52:28

• "In recent decades, however, the genetic diversity of some of those microbes has caved." ☛ https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/10/24065277/cheese-extinction-camembert-brie-mold | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:52:39

• "Besides the common bedbug, Cimex lectularius, which has always made its home in the Northern Hemisphere" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/bedbugs-pesticide-resistant-tropical/677415/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:53:00

• "Harvey is seeking damages from the maker of the surgical robot, Intuitive Surgical, Inc." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/lawsuit-woman-killed-surgical-robot | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:53:21

• "What may seem harmless at first could lead to overuse and even addictive-type behaviours among users." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/tech-regulation/online-safety/2024/02/social-media-children-young-people-online-safety-act-user-data | Source: New Statesman    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:55:35

• [Old] "A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that frequent digital media use involving social media, gaming, texting, and streaming movies" ☛ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/adhd-rising-adults-technology | Source: National Geographic    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:55:45

• "In fact, it calls to mind an anecdote about Musk during his time at Zip2, one of his early companies." ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-baffling-answer-tesla-supercomputer | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:58:27

• "Generative AI tools such as chatGPT are poised to change the way people engage with online information" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.03826 | Source: arXiv    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:59:06

• "What should be done? Three ideas seem worth pursuing." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/actually-ai-is-coming-for-your-job/239443/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 05:59:14

• Windows TCO: "" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/02/09/ransomware-earnings-2023-chart | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:02:36

• Cisco to layoff thousands of employees in a fresh round of job cuts: Report https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/cisco-to-layoff-thousands-of-employees-in-a-fresh-round-of-job-cuts-report-11707626193965.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:03:57

• "restructuring" is a euphemism https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/cisco-restructuring-thousands-of-jobs-at-risk/articleshow/107580619.cms    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:04:47

• No future for XBox as a hardware product? https://www.trueachievements.com/poll/56272/poll-are-you-concerned-about-the-future-of-xbox    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:07:23

• "Randall Collins coined the idea, don't trust anyone over 30. At 80+ he's still raging. The reason it's so funny is that Microsoft has gotten away with so much shit over the years. Microsoft is the establishment that intends on ruining the lives of the working class--with a smile face. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1r1mU9pQ    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:08:33

• Microsoft’s Bill Gates asks for more visas https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23579829    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:09:17

• Cisco layoffs: Thousands to lose jobs as company focuses on ‘high-growth’ areas https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cisco-layoffs-thousands-to-lose-jobs-as-company-focuses-on-high-growth-areas-101707575414577.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:10:34

• "The year started off a nightmare, as major companies like Microsoft, Riot Games, Unity, Twitch and Sega announced thousands of layoffs" https://codelist.biz/the-world-of-video-games-is-currently-a-disaster-with-layoffs-some-figures-in-the-industry-no-longer-believe-in-the-future/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:16:59

• 479 more laid off by Microsoft https://honknews.com/layoffs-hit-orange-county-more-than-400-employees-affected-at-video-game-company/154505/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:18:45

• "Aiming to combat fraud and prevent election interference" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/fcc-prohibits-the-use-of-ai-generated-voices-in-robocalls/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:20:46

• "LastPass would like to alert our customers to a fraudulent app attempting to impersonate our LastPass" ☛ https://blog.lastpass.com/2024/02/warning-fraudulent-app-impersonating-lastpass-currently-available-in-apple-app-store/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:20:59

• "there are pretty significant problems with Webmentions as they stand." ☛ https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/some-words-on-webmentions/ | Source: Chris McLeod    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:21:47

• "Until this point I also hadn't considered the privacy aspect of using webmentions like this." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/mastodon-webmentions-and-privacy/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:21:59

• "The court found that there was no law authorising the practice of bulk surveillance and limiting its potential abuse." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/south-africa-spying-law-is-deeply-flawed/239456/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:22:08

• "The Codebreakers" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/us/david-kahn-dead.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:22:58

• "Using this new baseline, a very different picture of global warming emerges." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-02-deeply-discovery-earth-crucial-15c.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:23:56

• "The forces located electrical infrastructure inside the tunnel connected to UNRWA’s main headquarters" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/international/4460798-israel-hamas-command-tunnel-under-un-headquarters-gaza/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:24:22

• "Another development release of the Windows compatibility layer is here with Wine 9.2" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/wine-92-brings-mono-updates-system-tray-fixes-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:26:07

• "Valve released a new version of SteamOS in Preview for Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/steam-deck-steamos-3-5-15-preview-hdr-improvement-gpu-crash-improvements/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:27:21

• "HELLDIVERS 2 is currently doing really well on Steam with a ton of players, and initially it was quite a nuisance to get working on Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/proton-hotfix-updated-to-support-helldivers-2-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:27:31

• ESP32-S3 ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/waveshares-esp32-s3-boards-offer-lte-cat-1-wi-fi-bluetooth-and-gnss-for-mobile-iot-solutions/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:28:05

• "Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies" https://sg.news.yahoo.com/trump-says-might-encourage-russia-231453004.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:28:35

• florida https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-woman-died-after-surgical-robot-burned-hole-in-organs-lawsuit-says/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:28:51

• microsoft paying a lot to keep the bubble inflated https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-super-bowl-ai-ad see https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:29:43

• kahn https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/02/david-kahn.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:29:59

• "Also - I seem to no longer appear on "Planet Debian". Weird. A problem for another day." https://blog.steve.fi/falsehoods_i_used_to_believe_about_shoes.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:30:33

• malta and HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://www.orderofmalta.int/news/artificial-intelligence-humanitarian-diplomacy-order-of-malta-ambassadors-conference/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:32:48

• Tunnelling taxpayers' money from Europe and America to terrorism https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/israel-viste-fram-tunneler-under-unrwas-hovedkvarter-1.16758051    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:33:37

• A bizarre world and a bizarre choice https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=http://martenssonsmeningar.se/2024/02/en-bisarr-varld-och-ett-bisarrt-val/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:34:13

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): "The company had said it was close to the 100 million mark when it released its fourth-quarter earnings" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/10/24068539/google-one-100-million-subscribers-g-suite-ai-premium-gemini | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 06:35:12

• "conducted between 2019 and 2023, covered 120,000 square kilometers (46,332 square miles)" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/environment/india-snow-leopards-02092024011937.html | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:35:02

• "The party of the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, won the most seats in parliamentary elections this week" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/world/asia/pakistan-election-imran-kahn.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:36:45

• "Do you ever get the feeling that digitisation is simply leading to a diminished" ☛ https://criticaledtech.com/2024/02/10/the-enshittification-of-the-digital-cory-doctorow/ | Source: Neil Selwyn    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:39:50

• "Bill C-11, the online streaming law that is now before the CRTC, was never really designed to address Bell’s broadcasting concerns." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/02/the-house-of-cards-crumbles-why-the-bell-media-layoffs-and-governments-failed-media-policy-are-connected/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:41:25

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI we lose a million bucks a DAY!! HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ai-is-a-global-issue-we-need-a-global-approach-to-govern-it-openais-jason-kwon/articleshow/107589504.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:41:33

• "The result is that deepfakes have exploded across the [Internet], particularly in the past year." ☛ https://umdearborn.edu/news/professor-preparing-busy-election-season-political-deepfake-detection |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:43:52

• "Facing nearly two years of Russian aggression that killed hundreds of thousands of people" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/fact-check-putin-s-talk-with-tucker-carlson-and-america-a-mixture-of-blunt-lies-and-toxic-propaganda/7480884.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:44:51

• "In my opinion, there are three types of opinions people share that result in having a pretty bad time." ☛ https://json.blog/2024/02/09/selfcensorship.html |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:59:06

• "Aleksandr Malkevich, a member of Russia’s Civic Chamber" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-youtube-blacklist-vloggers/32813744.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:59:14

• "Thiel is thought to have harbored a grudge against the media outlet after a 2007 article outed him as gay." ☛ https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/02/08/gina-carano-disney-ufc-dana-white/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 09:59:51

• "“Publishers, brace yourselves—it’s going to be a wild ride,” Matthew Goldstein, a media consultant, wrote in a January newsletter." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/is-the-media-prepared-for-an-extinction-level-event | Source: New Yorker    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:03:13

• [Old] "As the first step of that process, we are launching a Substack newsletter." ☛ https://bloodyelbow.com/2023/03/04/new-bloody-elbow-starts-now-fundraising-substack-gofundme-drive-news/ |    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:04:25

• "I am fundamentally against privatisation on an ideological level." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/forget-technocrats-lets-get-some-realitycrats/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:06:10

• "Most of these songs first emerged on social media and became quite popular – until censors blocked many of them." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-songs-new-year-02092024212612.html | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:06:17

• "Lidong Zhang, the chairman of TikTok's Beijing-based parent ByteDance" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/extiktok-official-says-senior-executive-has-kill-list-of-employees-stereotypical-views-on-women-101707615064854.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:06:27

• "Amputating a man's fingers for the alleged theft of a few sheep by a corrupt regime whose officials compete in billion-dollar thefts" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-prisoner-fingers-amputated-human-rights/32813473.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:10:51

• "Permanent Secretary for Special Duties under Cabinet Office Patrick Mucheleka says the presence of [Internet] access in rural parts" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/02/10/internet-access-in-rural-areas-to-improve-service-delivery-mucheleka/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:11:49

• syrskyi ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/11/zelensky-names-new-deputies-to-freshly-appointed-afu-commander-in-chief-oleksandr-syrskyi | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:12:30

• "Pirate site-blocking schemes have become more common around the world but there are some notable regional differences." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-blocking-is-a-privatized-paid-service-in-egypt-240210/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:14:01

• Countdown To Day X: CIA Reportedly Plotted To Kill Assange ☛ https://thedissenter.org/countdown-day-x-cia-alllegedly-plotted-kill-assange/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:14:43

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

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:20:09

• How To Install Flutter on Fedora 39 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-flutter-fedora-39/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:20:26

• How to Configure SSL/TLS in Elasticsearch ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-enable-tls-in-elasticsearch/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:20:46

• Joplin Basics – How to use simple Markdown in the Joplin note taking app ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/joplin-basics-how-to-use-simple-markdown-in-the-joplin-note-taking-app/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:21:19

• Top New Features in GNOME 46, the Desktop for Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/02/new-features-gnome-46/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:22:20

• NASA Plan to Put a Nuclear Reactor on The Moon Edges Closer to Reality ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-plan-to-put-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-edges-closer-to-reality    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:29:23

• Scientists Slowed Down Light by 10,000 Times in an Experiment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-slowed-down-light-by-10000-times-in-an-experiment    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 10:29:52

• Pet Poop Can Be Much More Dangerous Than You Might Realize ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/pet-poop-can-be-much-more-dangerous-than-you-might-realize    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:37:32

• We still need more women in science ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_24_732    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:38:03

• When You Got Your Period May Impact Dementia Risk, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/when-you-got-your-period-may-impact-dementia-risk-study-finds    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:39:22

• China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/world/africa/china-africa-stadiums.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:44:46

• "songs about economic hardship are going viral this year." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-songs-new-year-02092024212612.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:45:19

• BASF to speed up exit from Xinjiang ventures after Uyghur abuse reports ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/10/basf-to-speed-up-exit-from-xinjiang-ventures-after-uyghur-abuse-reports/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:46:02

• Simple Magnetic Levitator ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/simple-magnetic-levitator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:52:03

• Fitch Ratings foresees modest recovery for Finnish economy in 2024 ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073951    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:52:53

• Fewer trees were cut down last year, and that's good for Finland's carbon sink ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073969    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:53:12

• Mow Is Me ☞ https://kevquirk.com/mow-is-me    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:56:54

• TWIL 252: Kubuntu Says No to KDE Plasma 6, a new Damn Small distro, FCC vs Hey Hi (AI) calls & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-252/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:59:11

• One Project At A Time, Or A Dozen? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/one-project-at-a-time-or-a-dozen/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:59:42

• TikTok Chinese Trojan Horse Run By Former CIA ☞ https://www.mintpressnews.com/tiktok-chinese-trojan-horse-run-former-cia/286780/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:00:30

• TikTok is controlled by Beijing's CPC (via Bytedance), not CIA. CIA does not control CPC.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:01:08

• What NO ONE is saying about Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/02/10/what-no-one-is-saying-about-tucker-carlsons-putin-interview/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:03:01

• Diederick discusses tape storage and cartridges ☞ https://rubenerd.com/diederick-discusses-tape-storage/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:05:19

• Deadly Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv petrol station ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240210-deadly-russian-drone-attack-hits-kharkiv-petrol-station    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:08:23

• Human rights organizations release report alleging mass civilian casualties during Russia siege of Mariupol, Ukraine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/human-rights-organizations-release-report-alleging-mass-civilian-casualties-during-russia-siege-of-mariupol-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:08:44

• EU Readies New Sanctions Targeting Foreign Companies Helping Russia's War Effort ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/european-union-sanctions-foreign-companies-helping-russia-ukraine-war/32813674.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:08:53

• 'Our Grandchildren Will Never Forgive Us': Walesa Says World's Moment To Forge Russia's Future Is Now ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/lech-walesa-ukraine-russia-war-united-states-support/32813630.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:09:38

• Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Dismissed Amid Military Reshuffle ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-reshuffle-zelenskiy/32813571.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:11:01

• At Least 8 People, Including 3 Children, Killed In Fresh Wave Of Russian Strikes On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kharkiv-drone-attack-children-killed-ukraine-children/32813375.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:11:12

• Short on Soldiers, Ukraine Debates How to Find the Next Wave of Troops ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/world/europe/ukraine-soldier-draft.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:11:31

• Russian Drone Strike on Kharkiv Causes Deadly Fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/world/russia-drone-strike-kharkiv-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:11:46

• Ukraine dismisses Oleksandr Pavliuk as first deputy defense minister amid media reports he may head Ukrainian Ground Forces after Syrskyi’s departure ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/10/ukraine-dismisses-oleksandr-pavliuk-as-first-deputy-defense-minister-amid-media-reports-he-may-head-ukrainian-ground-forces-after-syrskyi-s-departure | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:12:20

• Moscow terminates lease agreement for Ukrainian Embassy land ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/10/moscow-terminates-lease-agreement-for-ukrainian-embassy-land | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:12:28

• Russia To Create Blacklist Of YouTube Vloggers Who Refuse To Join Kremlin-Backed Platform ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-youtube-blacklist-vloggers/32813744.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:12:47

• Voters in Finland Will Choose a President to Shape a New NATO Era ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/world/europe/finland-election-nato.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:13:06

• Yekaterinburg ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/10/five-people-arrested-in-yekaterinburg-russia-at-flower-laying-demonstration-against-mobilization | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:13:29

• Russian presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin says 400,000 copies of campaign newspaper confiscated by police ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/10/russian-presidential-hopeful-boris-nadezhdin-says-400-000-copies-of-campaign-newspaper-confiscated-by-police | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:13:58

• Russia’s Investigative Committee reportedly suspends investigation into sinking of Russian missile cruiser Moskva ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/10/russia-s-investigative-committee-reportedly-suspends-investigation-into-sinking-of-russian-missile-cruiser-moskva | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:14:28

• 14 Best Torrent Apps for Android | Safer, Faster Download ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-torrent-apps-for-android/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:17:53

• It is proprietary actually; seems like a misleading promotional article. ☞ https://www.linuxtechmore.com/2024/02/onlyoffice-8-0-bidirectional-text-rtl-support-new-features.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:21:02

• Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: Upcoming Improvements to Salsa CI, /usr-move, and more! (by Utkarsh Gupta) ☞ https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-01-2024/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:21:32

• Using Redthunder K84 with OpenBSD ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2024/using-redthunder-k84-with-openbsd/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:22:29

• Corben Reviews His GNU/Linux Gaming Predictions for 2023 ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/corben-reviews-his-linux-gaming-predictions-for-2023/index.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:29:00

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Pixel Noir and The Great Rebellion - 2024-02-07 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-02-07-edition/index.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:29:14

• Debian 12.5 Update Rolls Out with Key Security Patches ☞ https://linuxiac.com/debian-12-5-released/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:29:52

• KDE Unveils Frameworks 5.115.0, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-5-115-0/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:30:27

• 10 Must-Know Free DevOps Tools for Professional Success ☞ https://linuxiac.com/top-devops-tools/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:31:18

• "WordPress is a CRM software"???? ☞ https://itsubuntu.com/wordpress-your-site-doesnt-include-support-for-the-generateblocks-container-block-generateblocks-plugin/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:32:14

• FOSDEM 2024 and Open Public Transport Routing ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2024/02/10/fosdem-2024-open-public-transport-routing.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:37:19

• Junichi Uekawa: Adding a new date entry using GAS on Surveillance Giant Google Docs. ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2024-Feb-11.html.en#2024-Feb-11-09:15:01    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:38:46

• KDE Ships Frameworks 5.115.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/5/5.115.0/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 12:39:12

• 16 Open-source Free Web Live-Streaming Solutions ☞ https://medevel.com/16-live-streaming-self-hosted/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:14:59

• 17 Open-source Free Self-hosted Event and Appointment Management Solutions ☞ https://medevel.com/17-event-management/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:15:10

• Rich people complain that workers make them less rich. Yle repeats what the rich say, plus bombard readers with positive coverage about the economy, citing rich people. ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20073958    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:16:12

• Yle has become rich people's propaganda rag, boasting about how the economy is marvellous (based on some Wall Street hacks) and workers who want pay increase are destroying this wonderful economy. Switch off Yle?    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:18:00

• The WHOLE point of strikes is to HURT the bottom line... of the rich. To the point where they make concessions and the economy becomes fairer (or working conditions improve).    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:19:09

• 11 Open-source Free Tools to build your own Digital Garden and Personal Knowledge Base Library ☞ https://medevel.com/11-digital-garden-apps/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:20:31

• Windows consistently down https://www.statista.com/statistics/218089/global-market-share-of-windows-7/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:25:28

• "It is poised as a cheap open-source product for researchers and journalists (especially in suppressed areas where regular encryption is illegal)" ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/usb-flash-drives/new-usb-stick-has-a-destruct-feature-that-heats-it-to-over-100-degrees-celsius    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:27:48

• Let's Get Rid of Software Patents in Europe and Elsewhere ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/09/Let_s_Get_Rid_of_Software_Patents_in_Europe_and_Elsewhere.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:28:33

• Techrights as Morse Code? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/10/Techrights_as_Morse_Code.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:29:10

• Soylent News Demonstrates Success by Focusing on Key Technology and Science Issues (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/09/Soylent_News_Demonstrates_Success_by_Focusing_on_Key_Technology.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:29:17

• Plucker/Palm support removed from Okular for 24.05 ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2024/02/pluckerpalm-support-removed-from-okular.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:30:52

• Water Cooling Kit for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: The zenith of cooling for your Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/water-cooling-kit-for-raspberry-pi-5-review    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:32:26

• Congressman Who Broke With G.O.P. on Mayorkas Vote Will Not Seek Re-election ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/us/mike-gallagher-retirement-congress.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:38:30

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) HYPE HYPE HYPE ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-ceo-lisa-su-reportedly-hits-dollar1-billion-net-worth-on-back-of-ai-boom Hey Hi (AI) !!!!! https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:39:19

• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) !!!!! UNBELIEEEVABLE!!! ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/10/rising-tide-sovereign-ai/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:41:39

• Minitel, The 1980s Console Game Platform You Never Had ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/minitel-the-1980s-console-game-platform-you-never-had/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:42:12

• In present times, sane people are "irregular"    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:42:43

• veteran "journalists" are just buzzword slingers    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:43:37

• Pi 5 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pi-5-and-sdr-team-up-for-a-digital-scanner-you-can-actually-afford/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:51:58

• Wooden Desk Lamp Uses Unusual Dimmer ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/wooden-desk-lamp-uses-unusual-dimmer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:54:06

• tesla layoffs will be announced soon, they make the "shortlist" now    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:55:51

• Pimp My Pot Redux, Now Cheaper And Even Better< ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/10/pimp-my-pot-redux-now-cheaper-and-even-better/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:56:13

• The only people stupider than people who buy Tesla shares are people who buy Tesla automobiles    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:57:10

• The House of Cards Crumbles: Why the Bell Media Layoffs and Government’s Failed Media Policy are Connected ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/02/the-house-of-cards-crumbles-why-the-bell-media-layoffs-and-governments-failed-media-policy-are-connected/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:57:44

• When secrecy can spell disaster: Hong Kong’s new security law must protect whistleblowers ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/11/when-secrecy-can-spell-disaster-hong-kongs-new-security-law-must-protect-whistleblowers/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:58:13

• STMicro STM32WL5MOC SiP Module is pre-certified for LoRaWAN & Sigfox networks ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/11/stmicro-stm32wl5moc-sip-module-is-pre-certified-for-lorawan-sigfox-networks/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 14:59:16

• What happens in gemspace... gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-02-10.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:00:16

• Frames Of Reference- Chapter 7 gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1696    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:01:03

• 🔤SpellBinding — BCIRNOK Wordo: CHUMS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-02-11.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:01:26

• RE: Dialectics and “Artificial Intelligence” gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/02-11-re-dialectics-and-artificial-intelligence.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:02:58

• 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)Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) workstation!! OMG everything is Hey Hi (AI)Hey Hi (AI)Hey Hi (AI)Hey Hi (AI) now!! HOW COOL IS THAT??? ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/tachyum-announces-dollar5000-96-core-prodigy-based-ai-atx-machine    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:15:31

• WHERE THE HECK IS MY HEY HI MOUSE AND HEY HI KEYBOARD !! ??    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:16:04

• "Even more important, these models are expensive to run. Even if a bankrupt AI company’s model and servers could be acquired for pennies on the dollar, even if the new owners could be shorn of any overhanging legal liability from looming copyright cases" https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:16:37

• Intel Coffee Quicksand: move fast and sink everything    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:20:07

• Oscar-nominated director S. Leo Chiang on Taiwan identity, Chinese censors, and Hong Kong as a ‘cautionary tale’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/11/oscar-nominated-director-s-leo-chiang-on-taiwan-identity-chinese-censors-and-hong-kong-as-a-cautionary-tale/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:21:10

• Create a VirtualBox Virtual machine from .img disk image ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/virtualbox-img-vdi-image/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:22:36

• Ubuntu Autoremove Command Debian Autoremove Command ☞ https://itsubuntu.com/ubuntu-autoremove-command-debian-autoremove-command/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:24:22

• Why We Use if __name__ == ‘__main__’ in Python ☞ https://tecadmin.net/why-we-use-if-name-main-in-python/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:24:51

• libredwg @ Savannah: libredwg-0.13.1 bugfix release ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10593    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:25:16

• libredwg @ Savannah: libredwg-0.13.2 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10594    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:26:03

• SEO spam in headlines. How crude can it get? ☞ https://betanews.com/2024/02/10/debian-125-linux/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:29:38

• KDE Frameworks 5.115 Improves Copy/Move of Large Number of Files ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-5-115-improves-copy-move-of-large-number-of-files    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:32:05

• Debian 12.5 “Bookworm” Released with 68 Bug Fixes and 42 Security Updates ☞ https://9to5linux.com/debian-12-5-bookworm-released-with-68-bug-fixes-and-42-security-updates    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:32:26

• GNU Guix: Guix Days 2024 and FOSDEM recap ☞ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2024/guix-days-2024-recap//    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:33:19

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:34:03

• 20 Best Openbox Themes for GNU/Linux | Minimalist and Lightweight ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-openbox-themes-for-linux/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:36:13

• 15 Best GNU/Linux Productivity Tools and Software ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-linux-productivity-tools/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:36:37

• How to Trim and Cut Videos using FFmpeg in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/trim-videos-using-ffmpeg-linux/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:38:09

• 17 Excellent Free and Open Source Console GNU/Linux File Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bestconsolefilemanagers/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:38:27

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Audio MIDI Setup ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-audio-midi-setup/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:38:49

• Linux: Manage chroot Environments with Atoms ☞ https://thenewstack.io/linux-manage-chroot-environments-with-atoms/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:39:14

• Andrew Cater: Debian point releases - updated media for Bullseye (11.9) and Bookworm (12.5) - 2024-02-10 ☞ http://flosslinuxblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/debian-point-releases-updated-media-for.html    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:39:54

• She thinks GNU started in the 1990s. That's now how it happened. But AT LEAST she does acknowledge GNU! https://yewtu.be/watch?v=H3CqXE3Ishc    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 16:39:47

• And this is the official "Google Career Certificates" account. Tells you GNU started at the same time as Linux.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 16:40:48

• "Anger management" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=EvzB_Q1gSds    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 16:46:18

• MEP Nils Torvalds: Plenary speech on 2040 climate target https://yewtu.be/watch?v=s69WiYVCvHU    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 16:50:02

• chatbots to whose rescue and at whose expense? https://theconversation.com/cybercriminals-are-creating-their-own-ai-chatbots-to-support-hacking-and-scam-users-222643    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:08:16

• A new generation of spaceplanes is taking advantage of the latest in technology https://theconversation.com/a-new-generation-of-spaceplanes-is-taking-advantage-of-the-latest-in-technology-222307    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:08:29

• Will European museums return Southeast Asia's 'stolen' artifacts? https://www.dw.com/en/will-european-museums-return-southeast-asia-s-stolen-artifacts/a-68144451    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:08:53

• Forcing people to take experimental, barely tested vaccines has done damage to the reputation of vaccination in general https://www.dw.com/en/measles-a-deadly-disease-that-can-be-prevented/a-68121991    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:10:23

• "most complicated" in our own eyes https://theconversation.com/the-brain-is-the-most-complicated-object-in-the-universe-this-is-the-story-of-scientists-quest-to-decode-it-and-read-peoples-minds-222458    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:18:20

• ecology https://theconversation.com/how-a-places-ecology-can-shape-the-culture-of-the-people-who-live-there-podcast-222816    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:19:18

• Neanderthals https://theconversation.com/how-long-did-neanderthals-and-modern-humans-co-exist-in-europe-evidence-is-growing-it-may-have-been-at-least-10-000-years-222762    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 17:20:42

• Microsoft Conveniently Shifts All Blame to Activision After Massive Layoffs Leave Call of Duty Fans Fuming https://fandomwire.com/microsoft-conveniently-shifts-all-blame-to-activision-after-massive-layoffs-leave-call-of-duty-fans-fuming/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 18:37:20

• pioneer of modernism https://www.dw.com/en/gertrude-stein-a-complex-pioneer-of-modernism/a-58591036    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:01:47

• Even national broadcasters, with budget secured from the public, deteriorate rapidly, doing 'articles' about weather forecasts; that's what the forecasts themselves are for. What's needed are original investigations, based on leaks or leads, and NEW information coming out.    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:04:26

• Carbon Emissions Cover-Up https://jacobin.com/2024/02/canada-carbon-emissions-tar-sands/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:06:13

• Canada Media Group Ends Several TV Newscasts After Announcing 4,800 Layoffs www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-02-08/canada-media-group-ends-several-tv-newscasts-after-announcing-4-800-layoffs    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:08:01

• Just lip service https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-housing-bank-of-canada-macklem-1.7106867    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:08:43

• "nationalists" https://www.dw.com/en/northern-ireland-elects-first-ever-nationalist-leader/a-68163965 https://www.dw.com/en/thousands-crowd-central-berlin-to-protest-far-right/a-68166547    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:09:53

• Colorado fines Suncor $10.5 million US for air pollution violations https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/suncor-colorado-fine-1.7106275    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:12:28

• Some sites side with the terrorism here, which is baffling https://www.dw.com/en/houthi-attacks-in-red-sea-must-stop-uk-foreign-secretary-says/a-68169053    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:16:00

• resurgence of trade unions https://www.dw.com/en/germany-sees-surprising-resurgence-of-trade-unions/a-68154583    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:18:03

• 'market economy' https://www.dw.com/en/vietnam-pushes-us-to-grant-it-market-economy-status/a-68177059    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 19:21:54

• "we must do SOMETHING.... [does something stupid]" https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/10/intel-foundry-bold-bet-filled-uncertainty/    

posted Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 15:18:17