Roy Schestowitz

• Why forgetting is a normal function of memory – and when to worry https://theconversation.com/why-forgetting-is-a-normal-function-of-memory-and-when-to-worry-223284    

posted Friday, February 16, 2024 at 23:58:53

• Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study https://theconversation.com/men-become-less-fertile-with-age-but-the-same-isnt-true-for-all-animals-new-study-222533    

posted Friday, February 16, 2024 at 23:59:18

• Traditional Knowledge = codewords for non-monopolised http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/traditional-knowledge-on-agenda-for-2024.html    

posted Friday, February 16, 2024 at 23:59:59

• Overpopulation+climate change https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-malnutrition-threatens-700-000-children-un-says/a-68217217    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:01:14

• The EPO's very own kangaroo court http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/board-of-appeal-proposes-substantially.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:02:15

• EU General Court provides Noah with ark to escape non-use cancellation http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/eu-general-court-provides-noah-with-arc.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:02:35

• EU supply chain law postponed amid German FDP opposition https://www.dw.com/en/eu-supply-chain-law-postponed-amid-german-fdp-opposition/a-68217366    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:04:01

• Can Manila diffuse tensions in the South China Sea? https://www.dw.com/en/can-manila-diffuse-tensions-in-the-south-china-sea/a-68214949    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:04:34

• Feeding Africa: Sanctions Make It Worse, Imports Don’t Help, What’s the Solution? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/02/15/feeding-africa-sanctions-make-it-worse-imports-dont-help-whats-the-solution/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:05:40

• Demography and reproductive rights https://overpopulation-project.com/demography-and-reproductive-rights-are-environmental-issues-insights-from-sub-saharan-africa/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:06:00

• Most Endangered Big Cat https://therevelator.org/cheetah-conservation-marker/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:06:42

• Fisheries https://adf-magazine.com/2024/02/report-west-africa-considered-a-future-fisheries-conflict-hotspot/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:07:27

• CPJ welcomes West African lawsuit against Senegal internet shutdowns https://cpj.org/2024/02/cpj-welcomes-west-african-lawsuit-against-senegal-internet-shutdowns/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:08:01

• Rich White Men With the Wrong Answers on Energy https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/15/rich-white-men-with-the-wrong-answers-on-energy/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:09:01

• Hawaii Is Bailing Out Its Wildfire-Causing Energy Company https://jacobin.com/2024/02/maui-fires-corporate-energy-bailout/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:09:49

• HRW urges Turkey to respect humanitarian law and stop targeting civilian infrastructure in NE Syria https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/hrw-urges-turkey-to-respect-humanitarian-law-and-stop-targeting-civilian-infrastructure-in-ne-syria-71691    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:11:40

• Jared Kushner, Former Trump Adviser, Defends Business Dealings With Saudi Arabia www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-02-13/jared-kushner-former-trump-adviser-defends-business-dealings-with-saudi-arabia    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:12:58

• Travel Warning For People Heading To Turkey Amid Rising Number Of Sexual Assaults https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/travel-warning-people-heading-turkey-amid-rising-number-sexual-assaults-172341    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:13:38

• Threats to world's migratory animals greater than ever, says landmark UN report https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/migratory-species-report-1.7110851    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:15:01

• Keir Starmer Has No Real Climate Plan https://jacobin.com/2024/02/keir-starmer-austerity-climate-labour/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:15:11

• The Same Billionaires Behind the Super Bowl Are Also Behind the Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/the-same-billionaires-behind-the-super-bowl-are-also-behind-the-climate-crisis/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:15:29

• Canadian writer Mark Steyn ordered to pay climate scientist $1M US after defamation trial https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-trial-mann-defamation-steyn-simberg-1.7110203    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:15:59

• Earth Experiences Unprecedented Climate Event: Breach of 1.5°C Warming Limit Lasts for a Year https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/earth-experiences-unprecedented-climate-event-breach-15c-warming-limit-lasts-year-1723382    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:16:37

• Case Against Greta Thunberg and London Climate Protestors Gets Thrown Out https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/case-against-greta-thunberg-london-climate-protestors-gets-thrown-out-1723316    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:16:50

• CG crap not patentable http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/inventorship-guidance-for-ai-assisted.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:17:27

• Perpetuating the myth and misnomer "IP" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/02/this-is-book-review-of-research.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:18:11

• xbox.com down 23% in a month https://www.similarweb.com/website/xbox.com/#traffic    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:19:44

• "In a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles federal court, prominent players of the video game Call of Duty accused Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT Activision Blizzard Inc. of establishing an illegal monopoly..." https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:fffa3f2bd094b:0-call-of-duty-pros-sue-activision-over-alleged-tournament-monopoly/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:28:46

• Despite Gulag 'leaving' China, many there use Chrome, maybe 50%. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/china/#monthly-200901-202402    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:31:16

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1194.jpg    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:54:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D844.jpg    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:54:59

• "My wife and son are off to visit my mother-in-law in the states. I am home alone for the next week. It's been so long since I've been solo, I wonder if I'll forget how to do it." gopher://gopher.black/1/phlog/20240216-home-alone/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:56:15

• greenwashing https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lululemon-competition-bureau-claim-1.7114286    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:58:17

• electric school buses https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-school-buses-electric-breakdown-education-1.7114185    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:59:05

• drivers strike https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uber-lyft-rideshare-drivers-strike-toronto-1.7114903    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 00:59:35

• eight Chinese balloons https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-identifies-eight-chinese-balloons/a-68220704    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:00:39

• "China's year of the dragon" = China labels a year after something that does not even exist!    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:01:32

• pedophilia pardon https://www.dw.com/en/hungarian-president-resigns-amid-pedophilia-pardon-scandal/a-68223392 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:02:21

• Deflation scare in the Year of the Dragon https://www.dw.com/en/decoding-china-deflation-scare-in-the-year-of-the-dragon/a-68217133    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:02:56

• treat oil like tobacco https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fossil-fuel-ads-charlie-angus-alberta-ndp-analysis-1.7111294 both kill.    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:05:10

• Censorship https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-public-library-book-challenges-tintin-stegosaure-1.7109676    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:05:39

• White clots USA https://yewtu.be/watch?v=nLl69c46JK0 seems to be the result of the experimental vaccines rather than COVID-19    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:17:14

• Debian 12.5 update | Simple explanation https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ddScXDKwuIY    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:18:17

• "This tutorial will help you create a simple application using Maven, install Docker on the Ubuntu operating system, create a JAR file using Jenkins, and finally, deploy a Java-based app." https://www.opensourceforu.com/2024/02/deploying-a-java-based-application-in-docker/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:38:23

• "The top five images will be selected and announced on March 18th for inclusion in the upcoming Ubuntu release." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-noble-numbat-wallpaper-competition-opens-for-entries    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:38:49

• "Linux hardware vendor Juno Computers announced the 5th generation of the Saturn lineup of Linux-powered laptops featuring Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, a 2K display, and updated internals." https://9to5linux.com/juno-computers-launches-saturn-linux-laptop-with-ubuntu-and-nvidia-rtx-4070    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:41:11

• "That’s just the very simplest thing you can do with curl. It can do a bewildering array of protocols, including FTP, SMB, POP3, IMAP, SFTP, and many more. It can form different requests and manipulate cookies, certificates, and many other things." https://hackaday.com/2024/02/15/linux-fu-curling-c/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:42:54

• CentOS 6.4 https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/ivanti-pulse-secure-found-using-11-year.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:43:36

• AMD Rolls Out New “Goodies” For RDNA 4 GPUs At Linux, Slowly Approaching Complete Enablement https://wccftech.com/amd-new-patches-next-gen-rdna-4-gpus-linux-slowly-approaching-complete-enablement/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:43:55

• Asahi Linux’s OpenGL support leapfrogs Apple’s on M-chip Macs https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2024/feb/15/asahi-linux-opengl-support-leapfrogs-apple-m-chip-macs/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:44:26

• "The power of Linux and open source at play here once again. The full post is worth a read if you're into learning more behind the scenes on the driver development." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/apple-m1-gets-opengl-46-and-opengl-es-32-support-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:45:26

• Privacy Risks https://www.electropages.com/blog/2024/02/new-bluetooth-vulnerability-takes-advantage-linux-and-macos-pairing    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:46:11

• "The SandBox Mode API allows running each component inside an isolated execution environment." https://www.gizchina.com/2024/02/15/huawei-linux-kernel-sandbox-mode-memory-security/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:46:39

• Tools for ethical hacking in kali Linux, PART 2 https://medium.com/@yashkumarpansuriya1111/tools-for-ethical-hacking-in-kali-linux-part-2-c5aecc2e8923    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:46:59

• "EA Anti-Cheat is the cause of other games not working too including EA SPORTS FC 24. How long before they include it in other games, like Apex Legends, which is currently Steam Deck Verified?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-2-adding-ea-anticheat-breaking-it-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:47:34

• "The Debian project has released an update to version 12.5 which includes 68 bug fixes and 42 security updates for the distribution. It is the fifth point release of Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm"." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Debian-12-5-brings-a-host-of-security-updates-and-bug-fixes-to-the-popular-Linux-distribution.803361.0.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:47:58

• "The Fedora Project consolidates several Linux systems with an unmodifiable root filesystem under one name: Fedora Silverblue, Kinoite, Sericea and Onyx become Fedora Atomic Desktops." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Immutable-Linux-Fedora-combines-different-spins-as-Fedora-Atomic-Desktops.803348.0.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:48:16

• Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/962506/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 01:59:48

• Reward for Information: ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware as a Service https://www.state.gov/reward-for-information-alphv-blackcat-ransomware-as-a-service/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:01:13

• Microsoft should be held accountable for it    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:01:30

• ‘I am deeply troubled’: Data breach impacts clients at Lanark County family services organization https://nondoc.com/2024/02/14/class-action-lawsuit-criticizes-integris-health-cyberattack-response/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:01:57

• Update on INTEGRIS Health data breach: incident response criticized by patients https://www.databreaches.net/update-on-integris-health-data-breach-incident-response-criticized-by-patients/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:02:48

• “As soon as we found out about this, we asked for the information to be removed. It was later taken down.” https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/16/health-nz-notifying-around-12k-people-impacted-by-data-breach/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:03:27

• Windows TCO and subsidising crime https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/washington-county-pays-ransom-cyberattack/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:04:02

• Quest Diagnostics pays $5M after mixing patient medical data with hazardous waste https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/16/quest_diagnostics_california_settlement/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:04:43

• High-Demand Careers in 2024: Europe’s Job Landscape with IT and Sustainability Wave https://en.econostrum.info/high-demand-careers-europe-job-landscape-surges/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:17:00

• Microsoft Fixes Bug in Its Edge Browser With Latest Update That ‘Stole’ Chrome Tabs and Data https://www.latestly.com/technology/microsoft-fixes-bug-in-its-edge-browser-that-stole-chrome-tabs-and-data-with-latest-update-5764372.html see https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-edge-reportedly-steals-data-from-chrome-without-user-permission/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:19:02

• Canada Moves to Ban the Flipper Zero Over Car Hacking Fears https://gizmodo.com/canada-moves-to-ban-the-flipper-zero-over-car-hacking-f-1851242790    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:24:37

• Are computers or books best for educating children? https://www.dw.com/en/are-computers-or-books-best-for-educating-children/a-68264369    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:25:35

• rice shortage https://www.dw.com/en/is-guinea-s-military-junta-to-blame-for-rice-shortage/a-68259446    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:26:24

• Julian Assange: Australia wants WikiLeaks founder back home https://www.dw.com/en/julian-assange-australia-wants-wikileaks-founder-back-home/a-68261386    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:27:35

• Violent online groups https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/online-groups-pressuring-youth-self-harm-1.7107885    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:28:31

• As if what matters is the label, not the act https://www.dw.com/en/kansas-city-parade-shooting-not-tied-to-terrorism-police/a-68269335    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:34:13

• Recession in Japan makes Germany third largest economy https://www.dw.com/en/recession-in-japan-makes-germany-third-largest-economy/a-68260132    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:34:59

• Continental https://www.dw.com/en/german-auto-parts-firm-continental-to-slash-over-7-000-jobs/a-68257530    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:36:50

• Sarkozy https://www.dw.com/en/french-court-confirms-sarkozy-guilty-verdict-cuts-sentence/a-68255474    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:37:12

• international students https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-student-crisis-ontario-post-secondary-1.7102412    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:38:41

• Volkswagen cars stuck in ports over banned part https://www.dw.com/en/us-volkswagen-cars-stuck-in-ports-over-banned-part-report/a-68261148    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:38:59

• EU's chance to cut China reliance https://www.dw.com/en/ev-battery-recycling-eu-s-chance-to-cut-china-reliance/a-68188191    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:39:15

• panel blowout on Boeing plane https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-boeing-max-delays-panel-blowout-1.7112585    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:40:07

• gas pipeline explosions https://www.dw.com/en/iran-blames-sabotage-for-gas-pipeline-explosions/a-68253576    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:40:39

• South Korea to tighten punishment for industrial espionage https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-to-tighten-punishment-for-industrial-espionage/a-68254184    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:44:42

• German society seeks alternatives to family https://www.dw.com/en/german-society-seeks-alternatives-to-family/a-68246389    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:59:17

• farmers' protests https://www.dw.com/en/india-delhi-braces-for-farmers-protests/a-68241623    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 02:59:40

• wage-cap law https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bill-124-appeal-court-ruling-ontario-1.71122    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:01:30

• minimum wage https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-reviews-minimum-wage-as-economic-pressure-mounts/a-68233677    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:02:45

• Senegal: Authorities ban protest march and suspend internet https://www.dw.com/en/senegal-authorities-ban-protest-march-and-suspend-internet/a-68248106    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:03:16

• "I lost a friend today, but they didn’t die- they told me, outright, that they don’t want anything to do with me because they don’t like how autistic I am. I’m sorry about that. I’m autistic. Autism can’t be cured, there’s no remedy for it." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1706    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:04:56

• "I continue to amuse myself by finding ways to play games over gemini, abuse of the protocol though this arguably is." gemini://gemini.thegonz.net/glog/230811-gemski.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:06:13

• "I’m pretty sure I’m in the throes of what could, very shortly, devolve into a full mental breakdown. There are a wide number of factors which have contributed to it- most of these factors entirely beyond my control- facts of life, I suppose, irreconcilable things I can’t avoid." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1707    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:07:05

• Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1708    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:07:54

• Detained rights activist https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-detained-rights-activist-missing-ngos-say/a-68241632    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:15:38

• Wealthy Europe is working less — can countries change that? https://www.dw.com/en/wealthy-europe-is-working-less-can-countries-change-that/a-68245638    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:16:07

• bill targeting oil ads https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jagmeet-singh-alberta-ndp-oil-and-gas-charlie-angus-1.7112480    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:17:04

• Pro-Hamas rally takes on hospital in another country https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mount-sinai-hospital-protest-1.7114042    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:18:20

• Threats to great animal migrations https://www.dw.com/en/endangered-journeys-threats-to-great-animal-migrations/a-68206110    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:19:04

• Germany starts work on ammo factory to counter new threats https://www.dw.com/en/germany-starts-work-on-ammo-factory-to-counter-new-threats/a-68231509    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:19:31

• Police erect barricades in Delhi https://www.dw.com/en/indian-farmers-protests-police-erect-barricades-in-delhi/a-68235811    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:20:06

• "We take strong exception to VRBO using the song in this derogatory manner" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/vrbo-commercial-newfoundland-song-1.7113518    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:21:40

• critical care https://www.dw.com/en/us-defense-chief-lloyd-austin-in-critical-care-pentagon/a-68228357    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:23:04

• Migratory wildlife https://www.dw.com/en/migratory-wildlife-in-shocking-decline-un-report-reveals/a-68229904    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:25:18

• "Companies are cutting staff and focusing on efficiency [sic] amid a commitment to do more with less following a year of widespread layoffs." https://www.wsj.com/business/layoffs-2024-companies-tracker-list-6acb4e95    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:54:14

• So services will get worse and people on the job will be expected to work more, i.e. the jobs will get worse, too    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 03:54:50

• optimization in Go https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoReflectTypeForOptimization    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 06:47:43

• "If you’re browsing this blog from a device in which the preferred theme is dark you may notice the blog now has a dark theme." ☛ https://rg3.name/202402152137.html | Source: Ricardo García    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:38:00

• "Most people know DNS for the part that resolves a domain name to an IP address." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/altf4arnold/the-state-of-reverse-dns/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:38:16

• "I suspect most folks are familiar with fail2ban and so the first question would probably be 'why not use fail2ban'." ☛ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/log-to-ban-openbsd.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:38:23

• "USB-NeoHub is industrial grade and operates from -40+85C" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/usb-neohub-is-usb-1-1-and-usb-2-0-compliant-open-source-hardware-industrial-14-usb-hub/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:43:55

• "Last time, we gave our initial review of the SunFounder GalaxyRVR Mars Rover, this time we’ll look at how to program it." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/programming-the-sunfounder-galaxyrvr-mars-rover/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:44:29

• "Eleventy added a transform option to process images in Eleventy v3.0.0-alpha.5 and Image v4.0.1" ☛ https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/setting-up-image-transforms-in-eleventy/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:45:16

• "The switching process was “interesting”; the Mastodon.online side of it wasn’t working initially" ☛ https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/blogkeeping/ | Source: Chris McLeod    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:45:40

• "One of the shortcomings of Bluesky (for me, at least) is that relatively few people that I know are using it." ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2024/02/16/revisiting-mastodon/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:49:28

• "The default SSH port is 22. It is not a coincidence. This is a story of how it got that port." ☛ https://www.ssh.com/academy/ssh/port#the-story-of-getting-ssh-port-22 | Source: SSH Communications Security Corporation    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:51:06

• "After thinking on all the issues and discussion around the privacy of webmentions" ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/webmentions-redux/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:51:27

• "A while back I wrote a post about how to maintain working local links in Eleventy" ☛ https://www.martingunnarsson.com/posts/local-links-in-eleventy-part-2/ | Source: Martin Gunnarsson    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:52:00

• "I’ve been thinking about Mastodon and the fallout from Bridgy’s plan to connect ActivityPub servers to Bluesky." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2024/02/15/mastodon-and-public.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:52:11

• "After a lot of work, we moved our website to a new Hugo based platform!" ☛ https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/new-krita-site/ | Source: Krita    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:52:48

• "Until recently, if you wanted to add interactivity to a web page, or do a bunch of calculations in-browser" ☛ https://josh.is-cool.dev/in-browser-wasm-we-trust/ | Source: Josh Byrd    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:58:19

• "The first DFF digital rights virtual drop-in law clinic is taking place in March and April 2024." ☛ https://edri.org/take-action/events/digital-rights-virtual-law-clinic-litigation-application/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:58:51

• "The changes were outlined in a blog post published today by Prashanth Shenoy" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/14/vmware-moves-quell-concern-rapid-series-recent-license-changes/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:59:17

• "You can make regions of an image clickable with a number of techniques" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/02/14/clickable-bookshelves/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:01:02

• "Earlier today, I was working on a computer vision project." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/02/14/model-outputs/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:01:15

• "it’s possible you’ve [generated] something way past your ability to maintain." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/zero-to-unmaintainable/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:01:27

• "Mahoney (of Mahoney & Kaktus fame) and I sat down to play some SID tunes at Fjälldata" ☛ http://www.linusakesson.net/music/fjalldata2024/index.php | Source: Linus Åkesson    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:02:18

• "well paying jobs that don’t suck" ☛ https://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2024-02-15-well-paying-jobs-that-don-t-suck.html | Source: Björn Wärmedal    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:02:51

• "intended to document the challenges that the project faced to start publishing first-party SBOM" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/security-developer-in-residence-weekly-report-29?date=2024-02-14 | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:03:21

• "She faced danger from the returning Taliban, and many people encouraged her to leave the country." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0215/She-fled-the-Taliban-but-leads-efforts-to-help-educate-Afghan-girls?icid=rss | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:03:43

• "Creating zshbrev kinda stopped my releasing of apps into a halt because now instead of making a whole app" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/lspls | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:05:03

• "But to respond to Meadow, over the years I've come to realize that most blogs don't last more than ninety-days." ☛ https://brandonwrites.xyz/re-on-following-many-blogs/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:08:04

• "More information about the forum itself can be found in the original forum post." ☛ https://ittavern.com/forum.ittavern.com-thoughts-and-ideas/ | Source: IT Tavern    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:08:35

• "We want to amplify the voices of genuine humans on the web." ☛ https://maique.eu/2024/02/15/small-web.html |    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:08:58

• "This is the 25th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-peter-rukavina | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:09:55

• "I’m one of the people whose laptop covers are full of stickers." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/stickers-tell-stories/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:10:12

• "In 2024 I am proud to announce The Johnny.Decimal Workshop: where we bring the Workbook to life." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/10-19-concepts/14-build-your-system/14.03-the-decimal-workshop/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:14:46

• "Three months ago I wrote about using the Johnny Decimal System - a system to organise your files, emails, and everything else" ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/three-months-of-the-johnny-decimal-system/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:15:30

• "That's part of the conclusion drawn by Einav Hart, assistant professor of management at the Donald G. Costello College of Business" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-02-secret-youre-hole.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:22:26

• "In September, North Carolina became the tenth state to universalize private school choice" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/02/north-carolina-school-vouchers-privatization-democracy/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:23:49

• "Not anymore, the research suggests." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/struggling-find-job-after-graduating-what-about-studying-abroad-1723297 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:24:19

• "Pashtana Durrani ticked both boxes: As a fierce, outspoken champion of every girl’s right to an education" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0215/She-fled-the-Taliban-but-leads-efforts-to-help-educate-Afghan-girls | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:24:57

• "TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/02/14/nyc-mayor-sues-tiktok-social-media-giants/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:30:05

• "The United States had more than 106,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021" ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/overdose-prevention-opioid-safe-injection-harm-reduction | Source: Science News    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:30:32

• "A Canadian tribunal has ruled that Air Canada must pay damages to one of its passengers for misleading advice" ☛ https://qz.com/air-canada-ai-chatbot-bereavement-discounts-1851263873 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:36:25

• "Wyze owners with security cameras, dashcams, and other smart home devices" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24074799/wyze-outage-security-camera-smart-home-down-offline | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 13:37:05

• "ChatGPT exploded into the world in the fall of 2022, sparking a race toward ever more advanced artificial intelligence" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/02/artificial-intelligence-self-learning/677484/?utm_source=feed | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:07:20

• "Jake Moffatt took the airline to a small-claims tribunal after the biz refused to refund him for flights he booked from Vancouver to Toronto" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/air_canada_chatbot_fine/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:08:09

• "The poor woman showed up at the venue and texted the bot to see if Zhadan was still planning to make an appearance." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tinder-ai-makes-date-woman-stands-her-up | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:08:20

• "Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet" ☛ https://qz.com/waymo-software-recall-crash-google-self-driving-taxi-1851257205 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:08:31

• "AI. It’s the talk of the town (or at least this year, that is)." ☛ https://daverupert.com/2024/02/robo-barf/ | Source: Dave Rupert    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:08:42

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-ransomware-reward/32821335.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:09:22

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/rhysida-ransomware-cracked-free-decryption-tool-released | Source: Tripwire    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:09:34

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattacks-on-hospitals-are-likely-to-increase-putting-lives-at-risk-experts-warn/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:09:44

• "Today, noyb has filed a complaint and report against the German credit agency SCHUFA with the Hessian data protection" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/german-credit-agency-earns-millions-through-unlawful-customer-manipulation | Source: NYOB    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:23:49

• "So-called 'AI soulmates' are giving Mozilla the ick when it comes to how much personal information they collect" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-girlfriends-personal-data | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:24:01

• "The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) will soon issue what is likely to be its most significant opinion to date" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/28-ngos-urge-eu-dpas-reject-pay-or-okay-meta | Source: NYOB    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:25:24

• "According to a letter sent to government agencies on Tuesday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon)" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/data-broker-sold-data-from-600-planned-parenthood-visits-to-anti-abortion-group/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:25:36

• "In a recent development that has sparked debates on digital privacy and security forums" ☛ https://cosmicqbit.dev/indian-govt-move-to-ban-protonmail/ | Source: Shariq Raza Qadri    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:25:49

• "The decision to block Proton Mail was taken at a meeting of the 69A blocking committee on Wednesday afternoon." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/it-ministry-looks-to-block-proton-mail-on-request-of-tamil-nadu-police-101707938167006.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:27:44

• "Access Now urges the European Parliament to address the following serious shortcomings before a plenary vote: [...]" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/gdpr-enforcement-european-parliament-must-guarantee-procedural-rights-to-ensure-peoples-data-protection/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:27:54

• "must work with Google Analytics for many campaigns and reporting features for my day job." ☛ https://austinwhite.org/bye-bye-google |    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:28:19

• "In the six years that have passed, the surveillance possibilities have only become more oppressive for the ordinary user." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/online-dating-where-does-your-data-really-go/ | Source: Daniel Pocock    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:28:27

• "selling student data from the University of Michigan" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/university-of-michigan-sell-student-data-ai-companies-1851261663 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:29:35

• "what a number of companies hawking “romantic” chatbots" ☛ https://qz.com/ai-girlfriend-chatbots-data-harvesting-privacy-1851255106 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:29:48

• "Among the privacy issues *Privacy Not Included found when reviewing the bots were a lack of user privacy policies" ☛ https://qz.com/ai-girlfriend-chatbots-data-trust-privacy-openai-gpt-1851256746 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:30:54

• these rootin’-tootin’ app companies forgot to address their users’ privacy"" ☛ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/happy-valentines-day-romantic-ai-chatbots-dont-have-your-privacy-at-heart/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:31:30

• "Today I am happy to share the results of the Tor Project’s 2023 year-end fundraising campaign." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/2023-fundraising-results-thank-you/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:32:13

• "The social network formerly known as Twitter is once again in the midst of an extremism crisis under Elon Musk's leadership." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-x-checkmark-terrorists | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:35:22

• "The findings come after President Biden’s reelection campaign joined TikTok on Sunday with a Super Bowl-themed 30-second video" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/4472114-americans-split-on-tiktok-as-biden-campaign-joins-platform-poll/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 14:35:49

• "Garza Crew’s TikTok account has 4.9 million followers." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-02-15/we-cannot-normalize-having-10-year-old-children-working-as-influencers-the-challenge-of-controlling-underage-content-creators.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:38:55

• "Scott echoed that sentiment in his online post." ☛ https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4471619-rick-scott-criticizes-met-gala-for-making-tiktok-ceo-honorary-chair/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:39:26

• "140 million people are born every year on Earth, 385,000 per day, and 259 per minute" ☛ https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/overpopulation-in-developing-countries-whats-the-best-method-to-reduce-unintended-pregnancies/ | Source: Stanford University    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:39:57

• "Around 200 people protested in the port of the town of Saint-Malo in a show of anger against the Annelies Ilena" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-02-fishermen-ecologists-northern-france-sea.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:40:44

• "It’s common knowledge that machine learning consumes a lot of energy." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/24066646/ai-electricity-energy-watts-generative-consumption | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:41:09

• "I don't really think that domestic devices will refuse our requests in the near future." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/im-sorry-dave-im-afraid-that-computation-is-too-carbon-intensive/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:41:23

• "The news comes less than a month after a Delaware court ruling voided his $56 billion executive compensation package from Tesla." ☛ https://qz.com/spacex-elon-musk-reincorporation-texas-delaware-1851260368 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:44:23

• "The spend represents Redmond's largest single investment in the Euro nation" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/16/microsoft_germany_ai/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/01/It_s_Cheaper_to_Pay_Bribes_and_Produce_Press_Releases_Than_to_P.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:45:26

• "The Assembly also approved a bill that calls for auditors to review how state agencies use AI." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/wisconsin-assembly-passes-bills-regulating-ai-use-in-elections-outlawing-ai-produced-child-porn/articleshow/107740043.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:45:40

• "From the moment I heard about tech billionaires’ weird plans to create a bustling new city in the heart of California’s Solano County" ☛ https://qz.com/tech-billionaires-california-forever-local-government-1851255117 | Source: Quartz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:46:16

• "Embracer’s total headcount was reduced by 904 during the second quarter of its financial year" ☛ https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-warns-of-more-layoffs-despite-already-letting-go-1387-staff | Source: IGN    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:46:24

• "Social [control] media users with apparent sympathies to Hezbollah recently circulated an old video that they falsely claimed" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/fact-check--x-users-pass-off-2015-china-firefighting-exercise-as-hezbollah-strike-on-israel/7489293.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:47:47

• "Europe's Digital Services Act" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-google-to-launch-anti-misinformation-campaign-ahead-of-eu-parliamentary-elections | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:48:39

• "A peer-reviewed science journal published a paper this week filled with nonsensical AI-generated images" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3jbz/scientific-journal-frontiers-publishes-ai-generated-rat-with-gigantic-penis-in-worrying-incident | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:49:08

• "Have you seen a story on social media recently claiming that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts" ☛ https://gizmodo.com/no-elizabeth-warren-didnt-just-endorse-bitcoin-despite-1851262482 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:49:26

• "A new Pentagon policy bars the US Defense Department from working on films that cooperate with Chinese censorship demands." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/02/hollywood-film-censors-china-pentagon/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:50:25

• "administrators of one of the most prestigious awards in science fiction censored themselves" ☛ https://www.404media.co/leaked-emails-show-hugo-awards-self-censoring-to-appease-china/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:50:59

• "Kyrgyzstan's civil society and free press have traditionally been the most vibrant in Central Asia." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/krygzystan-media-crackdown-kloop-farcical-foundation-shuttered/32821355.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:52:25

• "Australian MPs voted 86-42 that Mr Assange should be allowed to come home." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68302206 | Source: BillBC    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:52:44

• "At least 300 Tibetans staged a protest" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dam-project-02152024172629.html | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:54:31

• "Fuck dem acorns: Cop empties clip into his own car after an acorn falls on the roof: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/02/cops-are-easily-startled/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:54:45

• "full system development effort" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office-announces-70-million-contract-for-ai-patent-search-tool/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:57:04

• "No copyright — His Majesty" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/02/bid-to-end-crown-copyright-is-back-mp-brian-masses-bill-c-374-would-remove-copyright-from-government-works/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:58:44

• "As a result, any content created by our industry, the result of our expertise and hard work, became fair game for their use." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/news-media-versus-ai-what-if-we-win/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:58:56

• "I do apologise for the break in articles. Exacerbating the problems of leading an itinerant life, I have suffered a series of remarkable thefts" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/02/life/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 17:59:59

• "A popular pirate site specializing in content from South Korea has been shut down by a court in the United States." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-shut-down-for-trademark-cybersquatting-copyright-violations-240216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:02:23

• "A new study has found that pirate site blocking in Brazil and India boosted legal consumption." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-blocking-boosts-legal-consumption-research-finds-240216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:05:33

• "Hungary's President Katalin Novák resigned on Saturday after pardoning a convicted individual, Endre K, who was involved in a sex abuse cover-up" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/02/16/hungarys-president-resigns-orban-faces-his-biggest-political-scandal-in-years | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:05:54

• "On the day Alexei Navalny got the death penalty from the henchmen of Vladimir Putin, disgraced former president, New York real estate magnate..." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-civil-trial-ruling/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:21:34

• "Imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to find out next week whether he has exhausted opportunities to avoid extradition" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/16/julian_assange_australia | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:27:02

• "The shooting in Kansas City on Wednesday came on the sixth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre that left 17 dead" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/16/joaquin_oliver_ai_voice | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:27:48

• "In the first 46 days of 2024, there have been 49 mass shootings in the United States — over one per day." ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/2/16/gun_violence | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:28:03

• "But the latest actions by the FOIA office of the Department of State certainly place near the top of our all-time scorecard of FOIA follies." ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/02/16/foia-follies-at-the-state-department/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:28:27

• "Cops see themselves as the roughest, toughest warriors to ever hit the mean streets." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/16/cop-tries-to-kill-an-arrestee-because-nature-happened/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:29:45

• First Amendment ☛ https://thedissenter.org/countdown-to-day-x-us-assange-no-first-amendment-rights/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:30:20

• John Kiriakou ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-john-kiriakou-feb-16/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 18:30:37

• Mercola ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/02/16/quack-tycoon-joe-mercola-now-thinks-hes-the-new-jesus-who-will-save-the-world/ |    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:06:35

• "purchasing what is left of the Baltimore Sun" ☛ https://fair.org/home/baltimores-media-nightmare-and-the-billionairification-of-news/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:07:01

• Disability Civil Rights ☛ https://fair.org/home/ariel-adelman-on-disability-civil-rights/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:07:26

• "Wisconsin’s dinosaur-shaped legislative district could soon be history." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/new-wisconsin-district-map-gop-gerrymander-elections | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:08:23

• "Republican donor Harlan Crow and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/why-hasnt-senate-judiciary-subpoenaed-harlan-crow-leonard-leo-scotus | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:08:46

• "For those who don’t follow the YaST blog, here is what lies ahead for Agama in 2024." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/02/16/exploring-agamas-roadmap/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:09:21

• "One good thing in identifying the top IP addresses accessing your web server is the existence of access log file(s)" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/find-top-ip-address-accessing-apache-web-server/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:10:09

• "Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition is still amazingly being updated, although not directly by Beamdog with the community now helping out for fun." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/neverwinter-nights-enhanced-edition-gets-performance-improvements-hdr-bloom-bug-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:11:08

• "4A Games announced that Metro Exodus has now crossed over 10 million sales, and the good news is they have plans for more games to come." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/metro-exodus-hits-10-million-sales-and-theres-more-to-come/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:11:19

• "Announced earlier this month, the Orange Pi Neo is a gaming handheld coming out a bit like the Steam Deck but it will be running Manjaro Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/more-details-on-the-manjaro-orange-pi-neo-gaming-handheld/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:12:47

• "Thunderbird is the flagship Ubuntu email client and the free/libre open source software one for all major operating systems." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/02/how-to-make-thunderbird-show-email-replies-like-gmail.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:13:19

• "Red Hat OpenShift is the premier application development platform that runs anywhere Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) will run." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-unified-hybrid-cloud-strategy-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:14:22

• A 3.3 billion EUR bribe https://www.dw.com/en/germany-microsoft-to-invest-33-billion-in-ai-capacities/a-68265103 see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/01/It_s_Cheaper_to_Pay_Bribes_and_Produce_Press_Releases_Than_to_P.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:14:56

• "Life - Craig Murray" https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/02/life/ many theft, inc. his laptop    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:15:14

• "Why Attacks on Trump’s Mental Acuity Don’t Land" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/02/trump-buzzfeed-mar-a-lago-speech-coherence/677480/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:16:04

• "The chaos for Xbox keeps on rolling" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/16/the-communication-vacuum-is-causing-more-chaos-as-gamestop-tweets-and-deletes-promo/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:16:36

• Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/16/apparently-suing-non-profits-that-highlight-terrible-shit-on-extwitter-isnt-scaring-off-more-non-profits-from-reporting-on-terrible-shit-on-extwitter/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:17:41

• sherman https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4470632-sherman-pro-palestine-demonstrators-blood-on-their-hands-protests-interrupt-hearing/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:18:30

• Germany wants to make the right to end-to-end encryption mandatory https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/02/15/tyskland-vill-gora-ratten-till-totalstrackskryptering-obligatorisk/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:19:39

• In nine months, the Swedish gaming giant has cut almost 1,400 employees https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/paa-ni-maaneder-har-svensk-spilgigant-skaaret-naesten-1400-ansatte    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:19:54

• 80 million in audiobook revenue https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2024/02/15/80-millionar-i-lydbokinntekter/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:20:19

• navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/17/memorials-to-navalny-in-russian-cities-taken-down-new-ones-appear | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:20:59

• navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/17/over-80-people-arrested-across-russia-at-memorial-protests-for-alexey-navalny | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:21:07

• Navalny killed ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/17/when-a-kremlin-prisoner-dies | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:21:44

• "Did you expect anything else?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/did-you-expect-anything-else | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:22:12

• "Worldwide demonstrations for Alexey Navalny" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/worldwide-demonstrations-for-alexey-navalny | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:22:23

• Kremlin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/kremlin-calls-e-u-s-decision-to-blame-russia-for-navalny-s-death-reckless | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:23:08

• "likely killed" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/director-of-alexey-navalny-s-anti-corruption-foundation-says-navalny-was-likely-killed | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:23:31

• "Legalized torture" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/legalized-torture | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:23:46

• "An unlikely reason for a natural death" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/an-unlikely-reason-for-a-natural-death | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:24:11

• "This week, in my forests class, we started talking about what my professor calls disturbance ecology." gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-02-16.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:27:12

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACULPSK Wordo: IDYLL gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-02-17.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:27:38

• "I've looked into alternative AI accelerators to continue my saga of running GGML on lower power-consumption hardware. The most promising - and the only one that ever replied to my emails - was Tenstorrent." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/02-17-tenstorrent-first-thoughts.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:28:31

• Hardware MIDI Mangling gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/02/17/midi-mangling.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:29:23

• Playing Around With Go gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/2-17.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:29:57

• "I've had this domain and VPS for a while now and I've been meaning to start a gemlog with it, but I keep running into a problem: I'm not sure how to get started. But I might as well just go for it and see what happens." gemini://snowymonogon.xyz/gemlog/2024-02-16-getting-started.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:30:34

• "So my hard drive failed, and I can't boot my distro anymore. Looks like a good time to try out something new. I started with Mandrake, when it first came out, and I have used Ubuntu and Mint for many years now. I also tried Arch for some time, and also Puppy linux." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1709    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:31:22

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

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:35:08

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

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:35:16

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

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:35:23

• How To Fix Poor Sound Quality on Bluetooth Headset on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-fix-poor-sound-quality-on-bluetooth-headset-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:35:56

• How to Install Dolibarr ERP on Debian 12 ☞ https://www.linuxtuto.com/how-to-install-dolibarr-erp-on-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:37:14

• How to install KVM on Oracle GNU/Linux 9? ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-kvm-on-oracle-linux-9/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:37:22

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients including Boing Odyssey and DunHero - 2024-02-14 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-02-14-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:40:31

• Raspberry Pi RP2040 spotted in super tiny unofficial Game Boy handheld ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-rp2040-spotted-in-super-tiny-unofficial-game-boy-handheld    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:42:13

• Microsoft mass layoff explanations aren’t good enough https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-embarcer-layoffs-response-not-good/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:46:27

• Nike To Cut Down 1600 Jobs... but does not count the loss of jobs at the SWEATSHOPS    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:48:31

• SWEATSHOPS = "contractors", "not our problem", and "in fact, don't even tell us about the working conditions of our labour force"    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:49:25

• "What the fu-k is going on? We're no longer finding out about new layoffs monthly or even weekly, it's turned into a daily thing! What's the goal here? What's the target number?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1qYmQQHL    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:53:08

• Comparing the latency of various wireless standards ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/02/16/comparison-latency-wireless-standards/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:53:42

• Donald Trump, the Business Fraud ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/13/opinion/thepoint/trump-business-fraud    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:54:45

• Researchers discover process to domesticate small-scaled organisms ☞ https://kentwired.com/114196/latest-updates/researchers-discover-process-to-domesticate-small-scaled-organisms/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:55:08

• A Mysterious Virus Called 'Alaskapox' Is Emerging. Here's What We Know. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-virus-called-alaskapox-is-emerging-heres-what-we-know    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:55:40

• The Documentary Aleksei Navalny Knew We’d Watch After His Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/aleksei-navalny-documentary.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:56:36

• The Kremlin Was Never Able to Fully Silence Navalny ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/navalny-kremlin-prison-silence.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:56:55

• [Old] Navalny Associate Zhdanov Says Jailed Father Under Pressure In Penal Colony ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-associate-jailed-father-harassment/32482236.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:57:53

• Harris says reports of Navalny’s death are another sign of Putin’s brutality ☞ https://kentwired.com/114414/world-nation/harris-says-reports-of-navalnys-death-are-another-sign-of-putins-brutality/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 19:59:48

• Tucker Carlson vs. the Evidence of Russians Voting with their Feet ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/16/tucker-carlson-vs-the-evidence-of-russians-voting-with-their-feet/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:00:08

• Alexei Navalny's Death Is a Timely Reminder of How Much Russia Sucks ☞ https://reason.com/2024/02/16/alexei-navalnys-death-is-a-timely-reminder-of-how-much-russia-sucks/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:00:32

• Alexei Navalny, RIP ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/16/alexi-navalny-rip/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:00:51

• Russia’s democracy movement will survive the death of Navalny ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/russias-democracy-movement-will-survive-the-death-of-navalny/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:01:14

• Navalny’s life and death... Snowden's reaction is telling. Biting his lips. He doesn't want to be the next Navalny and now, as Russian citizen, people can see what it means to be inside Russia and not being happy with Putin, with the war etc.    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:02:27

• Navalny’s life and death show Putinism isn’t inevitable ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/navalnys-life-and-death-show-putinism-isnt-inevitable/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:02:37

• With Navalny’s death, Russia’s opposition loses its last leader ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0216/With-Navalny-s-death-Russia-s-opposition-loses-its-last-leader    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:02:56

• Biden Condemns ‘Putin and His Thugs’ for Navalny’s Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/biden-putin-navalny.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:03:07

• Tucker Carlson’s Lesson in the Perils of Giving Airtime to Vladimir Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/business/media/tucker-carlson-putin-navalny.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:03:22

• In Prison or Out, Navalny Was the Thorn in Putin’s Side ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/navalny-death-analysis-russia.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:03:31

• What Navalny Can Teach Americans About Bravery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/aleksei-navalny-putin-russia.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:03:42

• Live Updates: Biden Says ‘Putin Is Responsible’ After Report of Navalny’s Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/16/world/aleksei-navalny    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:03:51

• Navalny’s Wife Says Putin Will ‘Bear Responsibility’ if Husband Is Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/navalny-interview-russian-politician.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:04:15

• Where Does Navalny’s Reported Death Leave Russia and Putin? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/russia-putin-navalny.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:04:25

• Who Was Navalny? A Timeline of the Putin Critic’s Career ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-career-russia.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:04:33

• Navalny’s Wife Says Putin Will ‘Bear Responsibility’ if Husband Is Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-wife-munich.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:04:42

• Alexey Navalny ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/putin-hell-is-waiting-for-you | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:05:00

• Zelensky and Other EU Leaders React to Word of Aleksei Navalny’s Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-reactions-eu.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:05:08

• Little Is Known of a Possible Cause for Aleksei Navalny’s Reported Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/navalny-cause-of-death.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:05:27

• "Navalny has died" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/russian-opposition-politician-alexey-navalny-has-died | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:05:41

• Another Belarusian Goes On Trial Over 2020 Protests As Crackdown Continues ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-2020-protests-trial/32822851.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:05:59

• Rīga considers renaming some more streets ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/16.02.2024-riga-considers-renaming-some-more-streets.a543196/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:06:20

• This week in KDE: longstanding issues crushed ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/02/16/this-week-in-kde-longstanding-issues-crushed/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:07:11

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra & RelEng Update – Week 7 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-releng-update-week-7-2024/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:09:32

• "Six years ago, I quit my job as a developer at Surveillance Giant Google to create my own bootstrapped software company." ☞ https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-6/ "For the first few years, all of my businesses flopped. The best of them earned a few hundred dollars per month in revenue, but none were profitable."    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:11:26

• Protests continue for Eros killed under torture ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/protests-continue-for-eros-killed-under-torture-291998    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:12:03

• Don't shoot the messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths. - Julian Assange ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/Don_t_shoot_the_messenger_for_revealing_uncomfortable_truths_Ju.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:12:30

• "Meduza’s statement on Alexey Navalny's death" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/02/16/the-battle-between-good-and-indifference-isn-t-over-yet | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:13:32

• "Navalny’s associates say still confirming reports of politician’s death" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/navalny-s-associates-say-still-confirming-reports-of-politician-s-death | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:13:39

• "Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov comments on Navalny’s death" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/kremlin-spokesman-dmitry-peskov-comments-on-navalny-s-death | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:13:46

• Statement by President von der Leyen on the death of Alexei Navalny ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_24_889    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:14:29

• West mounts pressure on Russia after Navalny's death in prison ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240217-western-leaders-and-kremlin-critics-blame-putin-and-his-government-for-navalny-s-death    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:14:51

• Death of Alexei Navalny decimates the Russian opposition ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-death-of-alexei-navalny-decimates-russia-opposition-putin    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:15:00

• Alexei Navalny, the daring Kremlin critic who died behind bars ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-alexei-navalny-the-daring-kremlin-critic-who-died-behind-bars    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:15:09

• 'Alexei Navalny hasn't died, he was killed,' Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko tells FRANCE 24 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20240216-alexe%C3%AF-navalny-hasn-t-died-he-was-killed-says-kyiv-mayor-vitali-klitschkoat    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:15:22

• West blames Russia's Putin after Navalny dies in prison, UN calls for 'credible' probe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-west-points-finger-at-putin-after-navalny-dies-in-prison    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:15:47

• ‘Putin is responsible’ — Biden says US mulling ‘consequences’ over death of Russian opposition leader ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/putin-is-responsible-biden-says-us-mulling-consequences-over-death-of-russian-opposition-leader/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:15:58

• Russia enacts law permitting confiscation of property for ‘disseminating fake news’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/russia-enacts-law-permitting-confiscation-of-property-for-disseminating-fake-news/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:16:18

• Biden Joins Other World Leaders In Blaming Putin For Navalny's Apparent Death ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-death-world-leaders-react-putin/32822902.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:16:43

• Aleksei Navalny, Putin's Staunchest Critic, Found Dead In Prison, Russia Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-dead-prison/32822399.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:16:51

• The Death of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Formidable Opponent ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/the-death-of-alexey-navalny-putins-most-formidable-opponent    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:16:59

• Putin’s Other War of Attrition ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/16/putins-other-war-of-attrition/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:17:13

• Joint statement by President von der Leyen and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on the death of Alexei Navalny ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_24_892    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:17:45

• Alexei Navalny commemorated in Rīga ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/16.02.2024-alexei-navalny-commemorated-in-riga.a543287/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:17:56

• President Rinkēvičs: Navalny was 'brutally murdered by the Kremlin' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/16.02.2024-president-rinkevics-navalny-was-brutally-murdered-by-the-kremlin.a543271/    

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

• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dead in Arctic prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dead/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:19:35

• RFE/RL Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Held In Russian Prison, Nominated For UNESCO Prize ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kurmashev-unesco-prize-nomination-russia-detention-radio-free-europe/32822789.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:19:52

• Russian Court Rejects Woman's Appeal Against Arrest Over Video Mocking WWII Monument ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-volgograd-monument-woman-arrested-mocking-appeal-rejected/32822548.html "arrest on charge of "rehabilitating Nazism" over an online video showing her mocking a monument to a significant Soviet victory in World War II."    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:20:37

• Finland reacts, offers condolences following Alexei Navalny's death ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20075048    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:21:28

• Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/aleksei-navalny-dead.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:21:37

• How to use crypto.timingSafeEqual with strings ☞ https://evanhahn.com/crypto-timingsafeequal-with-strings/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:23:23

• Microsoft Has Fallen to 0.0% (Zero Market Share) in Mobile, Tablets, and Consoles ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_0_0_Zero_Market_Share_in_Mobile_Tablets.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:23:47

• The Web Has Become Chrome ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/15/The_Web_Has_Become_Chrome.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:23:55

• Video: Towards the End Mozilla's CEO Was Paid 7 Million Dollars a Year Even Though Her Strategy Was Clearly Failing ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/Video_Towards_the_End_Mozilla_s_CEO_Was_Paid_7_Million_Dollars_.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:24:04

• 1983: Revolution That Changes Life, a Revolution That Can Solve Human Problems in Seconds ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/1983_Revolution_That_Changes_Life_a_Revolution_That_Can_Solve_H.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:24:29

• Faster is Also Better ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/Faster_is_Also_Better.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:24:37

• The Federation or Fediverse Stopped Growing ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/The_Federation_or_Fediverse_Stopped_Growing.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:24:53

• XBox is Failing, the Spin/PR Campaign Has Begun (Trying to Dispel Rumours of XBox Ending as a Hardware Business) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/XBox_is_Failing_the_Spin_PR_Campaign_Has_Begun_Trying_to_Dispel.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:26:18

• Microsoft's XBox is in Trouble, Its Chief Has Already Admitted Losing, Now It's All About 'Damage Control' (and the Layoffs Carry on This Week) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/Microsoft_s_XBox_is_in_Trouble_Its_Chief_Has_Already_Admitted_L.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:26:28

• Report on the General Assembly by the EPO's Staff Committee The Hague ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/Report_on_the_General_Assembly_by_the_EPO_s_Staff_Committee_The.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:26:44

• [Meme] EPO Racing Towards Elimination of Examination (and Complete Abandonment of EPC) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/Meme_EPO_Racing_Towards_Elimination_of_Examination_and_Complete.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:26:53

• More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs: This Time in Ireland (Again) (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/More_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Time_in_Ireland_Again.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:27:06

• As Microsoft's Debt Surges to Unprecedented 111+ Billion Dollars, How Long Can It Keep Loss Leaders (Such as Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub ) Going? (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/As_Microsoft_s_Debt_Surges_to_Unprecedented_111_Billion_Dollars.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:27:16

• Ancient Fossil That Baffled Scientists For Decades Finally Reveals Its True Identity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-fossil-that-baffled-scientists-for-decades-finally-reveals-its-true-identity    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:27:56

• Scientists Reveal How Long a Cannabis High Actually Lasts ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-how-long-a-cannabis-high-actually-lasts    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:28:16

• Ancient Viruses Millions of Years Ago Shaped The Bodies We Have Today ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-viruses-millions-of-years-ago-shaped-the-bodies-we-have-today    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:28:33

• Science Reveals Whether It's Safer to Be Wet or Dry in a Lightning Storm ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/science-reveals-whether-its-safer-to-be-wet-or-dry-in-a-lightning-storm    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:35:51

• TurkStat reveals 'Life Satisfaction Survey' results ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkstat-reveals-life-satisfaction-survey-results-292003    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:36:15

• "discontent over a crisis gripping the country’s health system." ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/britain-parliament-election.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:37:05

• Biden Set to Visit East Palestine, a Year After Fiery Train Derailment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/politics/biden-east-palestine-visit.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:37:22

• When Doctors Are the Source of Public Health Misinformation ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/02/16/when-doctors-are-the-source-of-public-health-misinformation/ Misinformation or disinformation??    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:41:03

• The Antitrust Enforcers Aimed at Big Tech. Then Came the Backlash. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/business/korea-fair-trade-commission-antitrust.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:41:24

• Pyongyang ‘open to enhancing ties with Japan’: N Korean leader’s sister ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/kim-yo-jong-japan-kim-jong-un-north-korea-nuclear-02152024232313.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:41:50

• China’s Wang Yi held ‘constructive’ talks with Blinken in Munich: Chinese Foreign Ministry ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-wang-yi-held-constructive-talks-with-blinken-in-munich-chinese-foreign-ministry    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:42:07

• Where is Jakarta’s South China Sea policy heading under Prabowo? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/prabowo-scs-02162024031254.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:42:15

• Sonolithography With The Raspberry Pi Pico ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/02/16/sonolithography-with-the-raspberry-pi-pico/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:44:26

• Use USB Microphone with Raspberry PI OS Lite ☞ https://peppe8o.com/use-usb-microphone-with-raspberry-pi-os-lite/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:44:43

• Super Pascal, and does a dual Pi1541 drive exist? ☞ https://rubenerd.com/does-a-dual-pi-1541-exist/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:45:35

• Frankfurter Rundschau on the European Patent Office (EPO) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/we_re_reproducing_the_English_version.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:48:15

• EPO Staff Cuts, as Shown by EPO Insiders (Patent Examination Slowly Being Phased Out; the Goal is to Grant Millions of Monopolies to Non-European Companies That Operate in Europe) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/EPO_Staff_Cuts_as_Shown_by_EPO_Insiders_Patent_Examination_Slow.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:48:23

• [Meme] Lots and Lots of Worthless European Patents ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/Meme_Lots_and_Lots_of_Worthless_European_Patents.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:48:31

• Hong Kong jails ailing veteran activist over fake coffin protest ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veteran-activist-02162024111614.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:49:18

• With German carmaker VW under fire over Xinjiang presence, China says allegations of rights abuses ‘a lie’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/16/with-german-carmaker-vw-under-fire-over-xinjiang-presence-china-says-allegations-of-rights-abuses-a-lie/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:49:44

• China’s suspended death sentence for writer Yang Jun will ‘impact’ ties, Australia’s Penny Wong says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/02/16/chinas-suspended-death-sentence-for-writer-yang-jun-will-impact-ties-australias-penny-wong-says/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:50:06

• Hiring English grads as "journalists" = we focus on the style/presentation/writing skills rather than the substance or the knowledge    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:51:01

• cyberbullying ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/16/arizona-representative-has-the-solution-to-cyberbullying-require-social-media-to-wave-a-magic-wand-and-make-it-go-away/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:51:25

• Balticconnector gas pipeline repairs starting in March ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20074994    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:51:51

• Left-leaning parties file no-confidence motion over labour market turmoil ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20075040    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:52:02

• What the News and the Pews Have in Common ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/religion-internet.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:52:59

• Progressives Are Ditching Free Speech To Fight 'Disinformation' ☞ https://reason.com/2024/02/16/progressives-are-ditching-free-speech-to-fight-disinformation/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:54:48

• Felix Häcker: #135 Experimental Maps ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/02/twig-135/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:57:37

• Juan Pablo Ugarte: Cambalache Gtk4 port goes beta! ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/xjuan/2024/02/16/cambalache-gtk4-port-goes-beta/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:58:08

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 16/02/2024 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2024/02/16/status-update-16-02-2024/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:58:38

• 5 Jack Wallen Features That Might Make Him Microsoft's New Favorite GNU/Linux Shill ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/15/5_Jack_Wallen_Features_That_Might_Make_Him_Microsoft_s_New_Favo.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:59:30

• Google: GNU Started in the 1990s and It Cannot be Named (as in GNU/Linux) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/16/Google_GNU_Started_in_the_1990s_and_It_Cannot_be_Named_as_in_GN.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:59:37

• GNU/Linux in Taiwan: From 0.4% to 4.0% in One Decade ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/GNU_Linux_in_Taiwan_From_0_4_to_4_0_in_One_Decade.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:59:46

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/02/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 20:59:53

• Red Hat Enterprise GNU/Linux Modifies Pricing Model for Cloud Deployments ☞ https://www.infoq.com/news/2024/02/rhel-pricing-cloud-vcpu/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 21:05:27

• Remi Collet: PHP version 8.2.16 and 8.3.3 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2024/02/16/PHP-version-8.2.16-and-8.3.3    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 21:06:04

• Jens Kuehnel: Update Alma/RHEL with leapp and LUKS ☞ https://www.it-hure.de/2024/02/update-alma-rhel-with-leapp-and-luks/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 21:06:11

• Understanding and applying the time command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/139157/understanding-and-applying-the-time-command-in-linux.htm    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:22:39

• Linux Service Control Commands ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/downloads/linux-service-control-commands/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:26:36

• How To Downgrade A Package In Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://ostechnix.com/downgrade-package-arch-linux/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:29:19

• Stable kernels 6.7.5, 6.6.17, and 6.1.78 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/962556/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:29:43

• Converting VirtualBox OVA to QCOW2 for QEMU/KVM Deployment ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/converting-virtualbox-ova-to-qcow2-for-qemu-kvm-deployment    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:30:02

• Setup Turtle Graphics on openSUSE Tumbleweed via Python3.13-dev ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/02/setup-turtle-graphics-on-opensuse.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:30:11

• Tame your namespace with a dash of suggests ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/02/tame-your-namespace-with-a-dash-of-suggests/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:31:36

• Taiwanese YouTubers get 2 years for Cambodia kidnapping stunt ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/taiwanese-streamers-arrest-02162024152957.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:32:03

• GPU synchronization in Godot 4.3 is getting a major upgrade ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/rendering-acyclic-graph/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:34:55

• Life Imitates Art as a ‘Master and Margarita’ Movie Stirs Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:36:15

• Why Congress's Fears of Russian Space Nukes Is Political Theatre ☞ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/88x7pp/why-congresss-fears-of-russian-space-nukes-is-political-theatre    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:36:40

• Russian military botnet discovered on 1000+ compromised routers — FBI deactivated Moobot by taking control of impacted routers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/russian-military-botnet-discovered-on-1000-compromised-routers-fbi-deactivated-moobot-by-taking-control-of-impacted-routers    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:37:50

• European Court of Human Rights Declares Backdoored Encryption Illegal ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/government/echr-declares-backdoored-encryption-illegal    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:38:23

• The Kremlin puts Baltic leaders on ‘wanted’ list for challenging its worldview ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-the-kremlin-puts-baltic-leaders-on-wanted-list-for-challenging-its-worldview    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:38:38

• All suspects found in 2019 murder case in Saulkrasti, Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/16.02.2024-all-suspects-found-in-2019-murder-case-in-saulkrasti-latvia.a543238/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:41:42

• Latvian soldier in Ukraine: 'The front lacks everything' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/16.02.2024-latvian-soldier-in-ukraine-the-front-lacks-everything.a543190/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:41:55

• Ukrainian Pleads Guilty in US to Key Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ukrainian-pleads-guilty-in-us-to-key-role-in-zeus-icedid-malware-operations/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:42:20

• Can Ukraine’s new army chief overcome mounting battlefield challenges? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/ukraine-war-syrsky-battlefield-challenges/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:46:25

• Ukraine troops withdraw from frontline city Avdiivka to avoid encirclement ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240217-ukraine-troops-withdraw-from-frontline-city-avdiivka-to-avoid-encirclement    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:46:34

• Zelensky to rally leaders for support at Munich Security Conference ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240217-zelensky-to-rally-leaders-for-support-at-munich-conference    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:47:00

• France signs security pact with Ukraine, pledges 'up to €3 billion' in additional military aid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240216-zelensky-arrives-in-paris-to-sign-bilateral-security-deal-with-macron    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:47:11

• ‘Living in the moment’: Ukraine's second city keeps going after two years of war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240216-living-in-the-moment-ukraine-s-second-city-keeps-going-after-two-years-of-war    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:47:24

• Zelensky signs 'historic' security deal with Germany ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-ukraine-s-zelensky-to-sign-security-pacts-with-germany-france    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:47:46

• Ukraine reinforces embattled frontline city of Avdiivka amid 'fierce' fighting ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240216-fierce-battles-are-taking-place-inside-embattled-city-of-avdiivka-says-ukraine-general    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:48:20

• Deepfake of FRANCE 24 journalist continues to be shared on social control media ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20240216-deepfake-of-france-24-journalist-continues-to-be-shared-on-social-media    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:48:43

• FBI informant indicted for false statement and obstructive crimes in Biden bribery claims ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/02/fbi-informant-indicted-for-false-statement-and-obstructive-crimes-in-biden-bribery-claims/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:49:04

• News diary 19 – 25 February: Final Assange extradition hearing, two years since Ukraine invasion ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/foresight-news-diary-19-25-february-2024/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:50:00

• Blinken meets with China’s foreign minister ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blinken-wang-yi-02162024132518.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:50:50

• Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Has Probably Cost Up To $211 Billion, U.S. Official Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-cost-211-billion-dollars/32822900.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:53:45

• Russian Warrant Issued For Self-Exiled Actor Panin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-actor-panin-arrest-warrant-ukraine-war/32822351.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:58:13

• Moscow Court Starts Retrial Of Russian Veteran Rights Defender Orlov ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-retrial-orlov-activist-memorial-ukraine-war-protest/32822296.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:58:50

• FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens' Ties To Ukrainian Energy Company ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/biden-hunter-burisma-fbi-informant-charged/32822193.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:59:14

• Munich Security Conference To Focus On War In Ukraine, Trump's View Of NATO ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/munich-security-conference-ukraine-aid-harris-blinken-zelenskiy/32822138.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 22:59:42

• On Tour For 'New Security Architecture,' Zelenskiy Signs Key Agreement With Germany As Ukraine Withdraws From Southern Avdiyivka ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-avdiivka-fierce-fighting-general-tarnavskiy/32822055.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:00:18

• Finnish exports to Russia, Central Asia drop by nearly 70% over 2 years ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20074967    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:00:40

• GOP’s Michael McCaul sees path to ‘yes’ on House aid for Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2024/0216/GOP-s-Michael-McCaul-sees-path-to-yes-on-House-aid-for-Ukraine    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:00:51

• Avdiivka, Longtime Ukraine Stronghold Ukraine, Falls to Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/world/europe/ukraine-avdiivka-withdraw-despair.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:13:02

• Zelensky Visits Berlin and Paris to Shore Up Support as U.S. Wavers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/zelensky-europe-berlin-paris.html    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:13:11

• "one million drones" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/16/nato-promises-to-supply-ukraine-with-one-million-drones | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:13:33

• Avdiivka ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/17/ukraine-s-top-commander-announces-withdrawal-of-ukrainian-troops-from-avdiivka | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:13:40

• "Hi, I'm Sherlock. I'm sure you know me. I'm here, investigating." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1710    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:23:58

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Bluetooth File Exchange ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-bluetooth-file-exchange/    

posted Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 23:24:42

• Mini review – Drop content anywhere with Collector ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/mini-review-drop-content-anywhere-with-collector/    

posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 03:48:54

• Andy Wingo: guix on the framework 13 amd ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/02/16/guix-on-the-framework-13-amd    

posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 03:49:35

• Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS Wallpaper Competition ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2024/02/ubuntu-studio-24-04-lts-wallpaper-competition/    

posted Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 03:51:27