Roy Schestowitz

• "Struggling in the quiet moments is something I've been working on with my therapist for quite a while. This has been a problem my whole life: I get home, it's quite and dark, and I'm all alone. My friends are busy, I have no one really to talk to, so now what?" gemini://thewomaninmyeye.org/log/loneliness-and-solitude.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:29:16

• "Good evening, I feel incredibly exhausted, going out of town tomorrow despite going out of town so many times these past couple months, but hopefully this will be the last one for a long time. Recently, I have been thinking more about what having a child will be like. Not that I have any plans for it in the near future, but it is a thought I keep pondering on." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1790    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:31:17

• Germany star Rüdiger slams Islamist gesture allegation https://www.dw.com/en/germany-star-rüdiger-slams-islamist-gesture-allegation/a-68675281    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:35:36

• Germany's postal service ceases domestic mail flights https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-postal-service-ceases-domestic-mail-flights/a-68687779    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:36:03

• Chinese company Xiaomi releases first electric vehicle https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-company-xiaomi-releases-first-electric-vehicle/a-68690696    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:36:58

• misinformation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-conservative-candidate-dropped-1.7159260    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:39:27

• morning-after pill https://www.dw.com/en/polish-president-vetoes-bill-to-provide-morning-after-pill/a-68701648    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:40:55

• These are not "social sites" but social CONTROL 'media' [sic] https://www.dw.com/en/canada-educators-sue-social-sites-for-disrupting-learning/a-68696241    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:44:59

• At least 3 endangered North Atlantic right whale calves have died so far this year, conservation group says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-right-whale-calves-1.7159697    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:46:10

• One way to get loads of people to resign https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/doug-ford-calls-on-federal-workers-in-ottawa-to-return-to-office-1.7158754    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:47:05

• Talking about buzzwords and hype. REALLY?? https://www.dw.com/en/biden-speaks-with-xi-on-taiwan-and-ai/a-68725370    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:47:56

• alcohol-free drinks that imitate alcoholic drinks are typically indicative of poverty https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/non-alcoholic-liquor-store-vancouver-1.7157619    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:52:50

• POLITICIAN accuses CRITICS of 'just playing politics' https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carbon-tax-protests-emissions-furey-trudeau-1.7160438    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:53:51

• Endangered monkey was itself also STOLEN from Leipzig Zoo in Germany in the first place https://www.dw.com/en/endangered-monkey-stolen-from-leipzig-zoo-in-germany/a-68724610    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:54:46

• Karstadt insolvency https://www.dw.com/en/german-store-karstadt-insolvency-procedures-underway/a-68720273    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:55:40

• No kids and pets, say people who know the damage both can do to homes https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/complaint-process-parents-denied-rentals-1.7159916    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:57:31

• "outlaw hair discrimination" https://www.dw.com/en/french-national-assembly-votes-to-outlaw-hair-discrimination/a-68693286    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:57:53

• "brand owner" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/tim-hortons-franchisees-lawsuit-quebec-1.7160090    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:59:00

• drought https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dry-nechako-riverbed-in-prince-george-1.7159123    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 00:59:31

• high joblessness among India's youth https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-behind-high-joblessness-among-india-s-youth/a-68721599    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:01:42

• ‘An avoidable fk-up’: Larian director criticizes state of gaming industry, mass layoffs https://dotesports.com/business/news/an-avoidable-fk-up-larian-director-criticizes-state-of-gaming-industry-mass-layoffs    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:02:46

• "It is why you see one by the other people for your own best interests and interests Because company is going, okay? Now we also can. We’ve been wanting for ages. Everyone else is. Why don’t we keep an eye on it? That is really very sick." https://game-news24.com/2024/04/07/larian-director-slammed-the-state-of-gaming-industry-massive-layoff-statistics-and-an-avoidable-miscalculation/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:03:40

• Adidas stops sales of number 44 jerseys over Nazi likeness https://www.dw.com/en/adidas-stops-sales-of-number-44-jerseys-over-nazi-likeness/a-68714288    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:06:21

• avoiding pranks https://www.dw.com/en/april-fool-s-day-why-the-press-is-now-avoiding-pranks/a-65171337    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:06:58

• How can EU support Philippines in South China Sea dispute? https://www.dw.com/en/how-can-eu-support-philippines-in-south-china-sea-dispute/a-68713048    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:10:13

• deepfakes ahead of key election https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-battling-deepfakes-ahead-of-key-election/a-68712855    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:11:41

• 'deepfakes' are NOTHING NEW, they are just more widespread and hyped up, or widespread DUE to the hype    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:12:18

• Focus on sentiments instead of reality or simple facts https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bank-of-canada-business-outlook-surveys-1.7160406    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:14:26

• P.E.I. river otters caught on camera as their population grows https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-river-otter-trail-cam-more-sightings-1.7158491    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:16:49

• Germany shuts 7 coal power stations after winter ends https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-7-coal-power-stations-after-winter-ends/a-68709235    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:22:01

• Paywalled LF propaganda https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4187673/harnessing-irrational-exhuberance-ai    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:26:11

• "Directories provide a hierarchical way to organize your files, and you can categorize them to suit your needs." https://www.networkworld.com/article/2081766/working-with-directories-on-linux.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:38:31

• Getting ready for World Backup Day 2024 https://www.networkworld.com/article/2075592/getting-ready-for-world-backup-day-2024.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:39:11

• https://www.howtogeek.com/author/david-mckay/ is back after near 2 months of absence, with https://www.howtogeek.com/running-windows-apps-on-linux-with-bottles/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:40:17

• Inactive for 2 months https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:41:17

• How to Copy a Whole Website to Your Computer Using wget https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-copy-a-whole-website-to-your-computer-using-wget/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:48:07

• Worrying trend if anything https://www.xda-developers.com/how-web-apps-took-over-the-desktop/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:50:49

• How to turn an old PC into a NAS https://www.xda-developers.com/how-turn-old-pc-into-nas/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:51:35

• How to update the firmware on Raspberry Pi https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-update-the-firmware-on-raspberry-pi/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:52:05

• How to find your Raspberry Pi IP Address https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-find-raspberry-pi-ip-address/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:52:23

• "What does this release have to offer, and is it worth bothering to install it?" https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-24-04-should-you-upgrade/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:54:15

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1244.jpg    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:57:11

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D895.jpg    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:57:17

• "My wife and I just returned from a weekend trip with two friends to a remote cabin near the Ozarks. The building had heat and running water, as well as plumbing, but no WiFi, and our mobile phone signal was poor. Thus, we decided to disconnect and enjoy nature as much as possible." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202404/20240407-disconnection-weekend.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:57:58

• "I didn't get it. I think it's trying to depict social anxiety, using some codes of the horror movie." gemini://hoa.ro/movies/2024-04-07-all-my-friends-hate-me.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 01:58:44

• Windows down to 62% on "desktop" in Africa? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/africa/#monthly-200901-202404    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 03:15:50

• "I usually make tea for my partner and myself; and by usually, I mean, "I think she's maybe done it for us once before, in 20+ years." Today I was running late doing some errands, and we had a Zoom call to catch up with her parents at 2. We always have tea on the call (traditions!). So she made the tea, which was waiting when I got home." gemini://rawtext.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/4-07.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 04:15:26

• Old: U.S. job cuts over Jan-Feb hit highest since 2009 - report https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/1-u-job-cuts-over-123646509.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 04:16:41

• Block, Inc. layoffs in Vancouver https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 07:12:53

• "I might want the certificates I have issued with DNS-01 deployed" ☛ https://jpmens.net/2024/04/07/notes-to-self-distributing-issued-acme-dns-01-certificates/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:19:14

• "Most tracers are designed around functions." ☛ https://dxuuu.xyz/local-vars.html | Source: Daniel Xu    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:19:22

• "In most situations this leads to a much simpler configuration." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/FirewallNATVsHostRoutes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:19:32

• "These wallpapers are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0." ☛ https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/wallpapers/ | Source: Xe's Blog    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:20:10

• "Magic mirrors have become well-known in the Raspberry Pi community as a go-to project for many new makers." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-powers-a-five-foot-magic-mirror-that-doubles-as-a-retro-gaming-console | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:21:56

• "The interface required us to login with a valid credential" ☛ https://havce.it/posts/cve-2023-3741/ |    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:22:46

• "This past week, after much deliberation and a post by Mike at Shellsharks" ☛ https://crashthearcade.com/2024/04/07/thoughts-on-running-your-own-mastodon-instance/ | Source: Mike Haynes    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:35:54

• "I don’t know if this is a personal quirk or a side effect of my role" ☛ https://tylersticka.com/journal/git-fresh/ | Source: Tyler Sticka    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:36:20

• "At the time, I had wanted to compare with a C++ library" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/04/06/c-web-app-with-crow-early-scalability-results/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:36:57

• "I just haven’t had the brain space to sit, write, edit, and really explain" ☛ https://json.blog/2024/04/07/some-things-are.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:38:14

• Krusty ☛ https://defector.com/the-best-part-of-krusty-the-clowns-judaism-is-that-it-doesnt-need-to-explain-itself |    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:38:32

• "I attended two conferences at the same time on the same day" ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2024/04/08/double-conference-day/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:39:23

• "Almost half of UK vice-chancellors expect their university to run at a loss" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/04/university-funding-is-in-crisis | Source: New Statesman    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:47:09

• "These are just some of the, as of yet, unproven allegations" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-boards-suing-social-media-1.7164151 | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:47:50

• "Retro Dodo is an independent blog and website that generates revenue" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/google-search-and-independent-websites/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:48:54

• "A few months ago, I euthanized that Gmail account." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/opinion/gmail-email-digital-shame.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:49:14

• "working within a market" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/05/local_council_tech_struggles/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:49:35

• "Dutch citizens recognize AI’s potential disruption" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/04/07/nearly-40-think-ai-will-cost-jobs-netherlands-1-think-risk | Source: NL Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:50:00

• "Generative AI burns money" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-admits-something-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:50:27

• "My face is in several places." ☛ https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2024/hiding-my-face-internet/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:51:30

• "The bipartisan proposal, titled the American Privacy Rights Act" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/apra-congress-online-privacy-proposal/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:51:39

• "The U.S. House of Representatives voted on March 13" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/04/07/chuck-schumer-tiktok-legislation-comments/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:52:50

• "Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/schumer-says-senate-can-make-progress-tiktok-bill-2024-04-05/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:53:08

• "The Senate is returning to work next week after a two-week recess" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/chuck-schumer-says-us-senate-can-make-progress-on-tiktok-bill/articleshow/109073732.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 08:53:28

• "The 2016 revelations rocked governments, exposed high-profile personalities" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2184626.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:01:42

• Colorado River ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-07/here-arizona-nurtures-the-navajo-nation-but-lacks-water | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:01:58

• "Users revolted." ☛ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/04/07/crypto-is-going-great-kucoin-busted-how-kickstarter-shot-itself-in-the-foot-with-blockchain-tether-goes-ai/ | Source: David Gerard    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:02:39

• "The FAA said it will investigate the incident." ☛ https://thehill.com/regulation/transportation/4579944-part-falls-off-boeing-plane-during-takeoff-in-denver/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:02:54

• "No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240408-southwest-boeing-737-s-engine-cover-falls-off-prompting-faa-investigation | Source: France24    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:03:04

• "longest so-called rail trail" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-04-06/northern-california-rail-track-could-become-hiking-trail | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:05:52

• "If that sounds familiar, it’s because this is an enormously popular business model" ☛ https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/24115013/pyramid-scheme-america-mlm-multilevel-marketing-wellness | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:07:44

• PONZI scheme! Losing a TON of money is NOT an accomplishment! ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/4579411-is-openais-sam-altmans-future-worth-7-trillion/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:09:27

• "It’s not that games are worse, it’s that leadership fucking sucks" ☛ https://docseuss.medium.com/the-biggest-threat-facing-your-team-whether-youre-a-game-developer-or-a-tech-founder-or-a-ceo-is-8cd1ad359508 |    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:09:50

• "The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/anonymous-users-are-dominating-right-wing-discussions-online-they-also-spread-false-information/articleshow/109109233.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:15:39

• "There are some more nighttime entertainment shows that seem to spin" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/04/07/russian-propaganda-republican-party-mike-turner | Source: Axios    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:15:49

• "The board in February requested that Meta urgently overhaul " ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2184474.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:17:41

• Obviously fake news and fake numbers    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:18:25

• "high-heeled shoes" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/malaysian-shoemaker-apologizes-for-high-heels-with-logo-that-some-say-resemble-arab-writing-for-god-101712550334444.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:19:45

• [Old] "the ongoing Hong Kong protests" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/chinas-global-reach-surveillance-and-censorship-beyond-great-firewall | Source: EFF    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:20:03

• "They have also criticized the fact that women are not named as one of the groups" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/scotland-caught-up-in-heated-debate-over-new-hate-speech-law/a-68754395 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:20:15

• "Today, and after the death of dissident Alexei Navalny" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1235652/pussy-riot-founder-talks-to-kathimerini-about-russias-military-dictatorship-ahead-of-visit-to-athens/ | Source: Greece    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:20:23

• "just over half (52 per cent) of British Muslims" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/06/one-in-four-british-muslims-believe-hamas-israel/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:20:47

• "Fearing for her reputation and that of their family" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2184618.html | Source: RTL    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:25:29

• "history at Indiana State University" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/04/cio-union-density-mccarthyism-racism/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:25:36

• "The proposed bill, announced in February" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/california-bill-may-charge-employers-100-if-they-call-text-you-outside-work-hours-1724224 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 09:25:45

• "The New York Times published a bombshell report on how" ☛ https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2024/tech-giants-harvest-ai/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:00:36

• "The announcement of China's government-linked 12426 Copyright Monitoring Center" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/04/chinese-snooping-foreshadows-future-copyright-enforcement | Source: EFF    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:01:09

• "CODA's war against online piracy has received renewed backing from the Hollywood studios" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/japans-2-trillion-yen-manga-anime-piracy-war-gets-fresh-hollywood-backing-240408/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:02:49

• "New York-based technology company WebKyte specializes in automated video recognition." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/contentcore-aims-to-be-a-content-id-equivalent-for-independent-video-platforms-240407/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:02:57

• "A Ukrainian Exile’s Plea to Congress" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/04/ukraine-aid-russia-congress/677976/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:07:59

• "Trandansen" https://arenan.yle.fi/1-68153942 next 7 days    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:08:12

• "Edison Motors gets screwed by very fishy Canadian Government grantmaking process" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/edison-motors-gets-screwed-by-very-fishy:a    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:10:34

• iophk: impact of social control media, horrible spin in the title; stenography not reporting https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/06/one-in-four-british-muslims-believe-hamas-israel/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:11:09

• "Donald Trump plans to pressure Ukraine to give up its land to Russia to end the war: Report" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/donald-trump-plans-to-pressure-ukraine-to-give-up-its-land-to-russia-to-end-the-war-report-101712537164133.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:11:52

• "The vm.max_map_count paramater will be increased from the default" ☛ https://archlinux.org/news/increasing-the-default-vmmax_map_count-value/ |    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:51:47

• biden ☛ https://thedissenter.org/biden-white-house-wont-say-whether-backs-press-act/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 10:52:45

• How To Disable NetworkManager on Fedora 39 ☞ https://idroot.us/disable-networkmanager-fedora-39/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:09:53

• How To Remove Docker Images ☞ https://idroot.us/remove-docker-images/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:10:14

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

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:10:29

• How to fix: 403 Forbidden “You Don’t Have Permission to Access on This Server” ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-fix-403-forbidden-you-dont-have-permission-to-access-on-this-server/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:11:19

• Install & Manage Flatpak Apps with This Full-Featured Tool ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/04/manage-flatpak-apps-tool/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:11:35

• Tajikistan denies Russia claim that Ukraine is recruiting mercenaries ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/04/tajikistan-denies-russia-claim-that-ukraine-is-recruiting-mercenaries/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:12:42

• Ukrainian Commander Orders Probe Into Enlistment Attempt Of Critical Journalist ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-syrskiy-audit-sbu-journalist/32894853.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:13:02

• Russia's Foreign Minister To Visit China On April 8-9 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-lavrov-china-visit/32894521.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:13:15

• Zelenskiy Calls On West To Supply Air Defense As Russian Strikes Intensify ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drones-russia-shot-down/32894489.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:13:34

• Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporozhye ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Ukrainian-Drone-Attacks-on-Nuclear-Power-Plant-in-Zaporozhye-20240407-0004.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:13:50

• Russia declares emergency in Orenburg region amid floods after dam burst ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240407-water-level-in-russia-s-orsk-critical-as-kremlin-warns-of-more-floods    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:14:04

• Russia Declares Federal Emergency In Flood-Hit Orenburg Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-orenburg-flooding-emergency/32894659.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:14:17

• Emergency in Russian Region Due Levee Collapse ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Emergency-in-Russian-Region-Due-Levee-Collapse-20240407-0003.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:14:30

• Ukraine-sceptic, Fico ally Pellegrini wins Slovakia presidential election ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240407-ukraine-sceptic-pellegrini-wins-slovakia-presidential-election    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:14:49

• Russia says Ukraine drone strike hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240407-russia-says-ukraine-drone-strike-hit-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:14:56

• phoronix the sellout pushing the "confidential computing" scam again; one can see what companies are paying phoronix and the value they get for this mass surveillance (clown computing) wrapped up as 'confidentiality'. Backs doors? THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU !!    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:16:43

• They love to suck on a CoCo (confidential computing) while accusing critics of bug/back doors of violating some CoC. What a bunch of cocks. Where's Alan?    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:17:40

• Phoronix is, in some areas, doing a lot more harm than good to us. Not because it wants to, because it needs to (the financial overlords). This is bad.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:21:29

• In this latest example, phoronix uses spin to - INSTEAD of saying CoCo is once again proven to be snakeoil for crackpots or bribed suits - insinuate that is "fixing" the issue    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:24:30

• in 1984, war is peace. In 2024, back doors are "security" and "confidentiality".    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:24:56

• German state to move 30,000 PCs from Windows/Office to Linux/LibreOffice ☞ https://itwire.com/open-source/german-state-to-move-30,000-pcs-from-windows-office-to-linux-libreoffice.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 11:26:04

• "My take on a lot of their moderation calls is that it makes sense for their instance and I agree with the call for their instance. For example an instance with many users of a vulnerable group would usually need to have a lower threshold for instance-blocking than an instance with fewer users to protect since the fewer users you yourself have, the better you can respond to attacks on them." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/bubbles-allowlists    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:06:50

• "Secure Scuttlebutt is an utterly charming idea like messages in a bottle. You send stuff and get to know people in a way that feels disconnected from the normal public internet. The idea is that as you’re walking around with your phone in your pocket, or sitting at the pub or whatever, you can exchange data and when you get home you can look at what you harvested." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/ssb    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:07:33

• 🔤SpellBinding: CDNOWUT Wordo: LYRES gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-04-08.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:08:23

• "Freedom is the right to do whatever you want. Power is the right to force others to do what you want. Power is, by definition, being able to restrict others’ freedoms. Copyleft is a tool that gives you freedom but no power." gemini://ploum.net/2024-04-08-freedom-power.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:09:20

• "I’ve been talking to some friends and to my surprise a few of them said that reading comics or books on the tablet doesn’t count as screentime! And maybe they’re right, I dunno." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/screentime    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:09:53

• "I love notifications because I can otherwise very easily get into super unhealthy “check-check-checking” obsessive behavior. They need to be few and good but once they’re there, they help me so much." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/notifications    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:11:09

• April 8, 2024 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (W) gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2024-04-08.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:12:04

• "It’s been clear for some time that the power elites have decided to corral the global populace under a new cyberfeudal order using AI bots of various calibres. The order of the day is data peonage." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~shufei/phlog/20240406-Tech-Pol-ButlerianCircle.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:13:55

• It Will be Important for Schleswig-Holstein to Adopt Open, Freely-Implemented Standards, Not Just GNU/Linux and LibreOffice ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/06/It_Will_be_Important_for_Schleswig_Holstein_to_Adopt_Open_Freel.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:14:55

• Sharing the best of my photos as wallpapers ☞ https://xeiaso.net/blog/2024/wallpapers/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:17:34

• Video: Incus 6.0 LTS released ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-incus-60-lts.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:18:13

• Yulia Navalnaya To Receive German Democracy Prize ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalnaya-germany-award/32894518.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:23:23

• Going GNU/Linux #452 · GNU/Linux Talk , Tips, Tricks and Facts ☞ https://goinglinux.com/shownotes.html#glp452    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:23:58

• This Week in Linux 258: XZ Backdoor Attack, GNU/Linux Mint 22, Fedora Switch to KDE?, Flathub Unverified & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-258/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:39:33

• Jim Whitehurst (Former Red Bait CEO) Now Works for Two, Not Just One, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Boosters (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/Jim_Whitehurst_Former_Red_Hat_CEO_Now_Works_for_Two_Not_Just_On.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:39:48

• New: "We're now truly IBM'ers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1rTQRPpf    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:40:28

• Hiding the losses under another reporting division https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-forms-of-new-game-preservation-and-platforms-teams-moves-ai-division-under-hardware    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:42:32

• How do we stop the next round of games industry mass layoffs? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-do-we-stop-the-next-round-of-games-industry-mass-layoffs    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:42:49

• "likening larger companies to oil tankers, which are often unable to change course as things change swiftly." https://www.trueachievements.com/news/larian-studios-head-of-publishing-layoffs-an-avoidable-fck-up    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:44:01

• "In a recent interview with Game File, Michael Douse, the publishing director of Baldur's Gate 3, talked about the pressing issue of industry-wide layoffs that have plagued game developers over the past couple of years." https://www.techtimes.com/articles/303370/20240408/larian-studios-director-mass-layoffs-avoidable-happen.htm    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:44:32

• Konica Minolta Layoffs 2024: Japan-Based Multinational Technology Company To Cut 2,400 Jobs As Part of Structural Reform and To Increase Employee Productivity, Say Reports https://www.latestly.com/technology/konica-minolta-layoffs-2024-japan-based-multinational-technology-company-to-cut-2400-jobs-as-part-of-structural-reform-and-to-increase-employee-productivity-say-reports-5878866.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:45:28

• "Increase Employee Productivity" means increasing work by the remaining ones, including burnout-causing overwork/overtime    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:46:14

• Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in March 2024 ☞ http://blog.alteholz.eu/2024/04/my-debian-activities-in-march-2024/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:46:48

• Battery-powered AIO workstation forged from Framework laptop and 3D printed components — the Flying Lotus takes off ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/battery-powered-aio-workstation-forged-from-framework-laptop-and-3d-printed-components-the-flying-lotus-takes-off    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:48:12

• McKinsey (Allegedly Hired by Red Bait to Claim Layoffs Are Necessary) Explained by John Oliver (of HBO) Only 5 Months Ago (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/McKinsey_Allegedly_Hired_by_Red_Hat_to_Claim_Layoffs_Are_Necess.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:48:35

• Outreachy Tindernships & Debian photo sites ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/Outreachy_Tindernships_Debian_photo_sites.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:49:52

• Jonathan Saul Cohen & Debian: West London mansion exposed ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/Jonathan_Saul_Cohen_Debian_West_London_mansion_exposed.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:49:59

• Microsoft Exodus in "AI" (Corporate Vice President Jumps Ship) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/06/Revealed_late_on_Friday_when_everyone_was_still_busy_talking_ab.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:50:08

• Sentiment at Red Bait Amid Rumours of Mass Layoffs (12 Months After the Last Wave) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/06/Sentiment_at_Red_Hat_Amid_Rumours_of_Mass_Layoffs_12_Months_Aft.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:50:16

• Testing Cytron MAKERDISK M.2 NVMe SSDs on Raspberry Pi 5 with GEEKWORM X1001 and Waveshare M.2 PCIe HAT+ ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/04/07/review-cytron-makerdisk-nvme-ssd-raspberry-pi-5-geekworm-x1001-waveshare-m2-pcie-hat/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:51:15

• Hong Kong struggles to win back long-haul tourists amid fewer flights and travel warnings ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/07/hong-kong-struggles-to-win-back-long-haul-tourists-amid-fewer-flights-and-travel-warnings/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:52:05

• Homecoming ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/world/asia/homecoming.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:52:18

• mageia: Server failure ☞ https://blog.mageia.org/en/2024/04/07/server-failure/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:52:54

• Digi ConnectCore MP25 SoM targets Edge Hey Hi (AI) and computer vision applications with STM32MP25 MPU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/04/08/digi-connectcore-mp25-som-targets-edge-ai-and-computer-vision-applications-with-stm32mp25-mpu/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:53:45

• Microsoft's Copilot image tool generates ugly Jewish stereotypes, anti-Semitic tropes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-copilot-image-tool-generates-ugly-jewish-stereotypes    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:54:26

• Microsoft stifles third-party interface customization apps in backdoored Windows 11 Version 24H2 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-stifles-third-party-interface-customization-apps-in-windows-11-version-24h2    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:54:41

• "There was a time when the simplest and cheapest kitchen appliance you could think of was a toaster." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/fixing-an-expensive-smart-toaster-is-worth-the-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:55:45

• "smart"? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/the-easy-way-to-make-a-smart-appliance/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:57:06

• "His inflated sense of his fitness to lead isn’t just delusional. It’s dangerous." ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/opinion/rfk-jr-trump-biden.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:57:42

• “I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish’d, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air” ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/04/07/night-for-day-or-day-for-night-in-the-heart-of-darkness/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:59:07

• Latvian bog likely source of Sunday's stench in Helsinki ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20082482    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 15:59:37

• Orpo says border threat "evident" as Finland prepares deportation law ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20082480    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:00:11

• "Everyday Americans are still suffering from the price spike that hit during the early days of Biden's administration." ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/04/07/other-voices-no-voters-arent-imagining-it-inflation-has-been-a-bear/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:01:02

• Scientists design avian app for bird lovers ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20082449    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:01:28

• "A Finnish university has developed a new tool for birdwatchers in Finland." https://yle.fi/a/74-20082449    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:01:54

• GNU World Order 559 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_559_ogg.ogg    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:03:28

• When facing the Curse of the Sun God, sunscreen won't save you ☞ https://www.scummvm.org/news/20240407/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:05:12

• Netflix adaptation of ‘3 Body Problem’ leaves Chinese sci-fi fans divided ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/07/netflix-adaptation-of-3-body-problem-leaves-chinese-sci-fi-fans-divided/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:05:46

• Chinese gov't pushes Huawei's HarmonyOS hard, sets adoption targets to beat Windows, Android, and iOS ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinese-govt-pushes-huaweis-harmonyos-hard-sets-adoption-targets-to-beat-windows-android-and-ios Windows is down in China    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:07:44

• Down from 99.5% 15 years ago to just 27% now. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/china/#monthly-200901-202404    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:08:55

• Sixteen Asian Countries Where Market Share of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows Has Fallen Below 20% (So Far) (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/Sixteen_Asian_Countries_Where_Market_Share_of_Microsoft_Windows.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:09:17

• Android Skyrockets in Yemen, backdoored Windows Down From 99% to 3% According to statCounter ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/04/07/Android_Skyrockets_in_Yemen_Windows_Down_From_99_to_3_According.shtml    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:09:26

• Can’t Find Eclipse Glasses? Here’s What to Do. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/science/eclipse-glasses-alternatives-watch.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:10:19

• Alzheimer's Is More Common in Women, And This May Help Explain Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-is-more-common-in-women-and-this-may-help-explain-why    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:10:28

• Desperate Nations May Unilaterally Begin Hacking The Global Climate ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/desperate-nations-may-unilaterally-begin-hacking-the-global-climate    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:10:36

• Large Cities And Cancer Share An Unexpected Similarity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/large-cities-and-cancer-share-an-unexpected-similarity    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:13:00

• Injecting Sulfur Into The Atmosphere Could Pose Dangerous Risks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/injecting-sulfur-into-the-atmosphere-could-pose-dangerous-risks    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:13:24

• In Battle Over Health Care Costs, Private Equity Plays Both Sides ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills-private-equity.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:13:33

• South Korea’s Election Is About ‘Gladiator Politics’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/world/asia/south-korea-election-yoon.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:14:30

• Brazil Supreme Court orders X to block certain undisclosed popular accounts ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/04/brazil-supreme-court-orders-x-to-block-certain-undisclosed-popular-accounts/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:15:04

• Developer Explains Why Explicit Sync Will Finally Solve the NVIDIA/Wayland Issues ☞ https://9to5linux.com/developer-explains-why-explicit-sync-will-finally-solve-the-nvidia-wayland-issues    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:15:48

• New QV Installer ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202404/new-qv-installer.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:16:15

• Chef José Andrés skeptical about IDF account of strike that killed 7 World Central Kitchen workers ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/world-news/world-central-kitchen-founder-chef-jose-andres-skeptical-about-idf-account-of-strike-that-killed-7-aid-workers/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:18:33

• Biden bashes Israel over airstrike deaths: Letters to the Editor — April 8, 2024 ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/opinion/biden-bashes-israel-over-killing-of-7-aid-workers-letters/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:18:39

• 40 US representatives call on Biden to halt offensive arms transfers to Israel ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/04/40-us-representatives-call-on-biden-to-halt-offensive-arms-transfers-to-israel/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:19:00

• Middle East Crisis: Six Months Into Gaza War, No End in Sight ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/07/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:19:30

• Forgotten protocol chronicles: Do not underestimate the installed base ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/04/08/forgotten-protocol-chronicles-do-not-underestimate-the-installed-base/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:19:51

• How to Access Server in VirtualBox from Host Machine ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/access-server-virtualbox-host/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:26:47

• Nettrap just updated ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Nettrap    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:29:04

• NJ thief used Scambook (Farcebook) Marketplace to lure victims with Playstation 5s — and hit one with his car: cops ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/us-news/nj-thief-used-facebook-marketplace-to-lure-victims-and-hit-one-with-his-car-cops/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:35:58

• My most popular articles on RealLinuxuser.com in the last 7 years ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/my-most-popular-articles-on-reallinuxuser-com-in-the-last-7-years/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:36:53

• Zrythm – automated and intuitive digital audio workstation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zrythm-automated-and-intuitive-digital-audio-workstation/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:39:08

• 18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Compression Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/compressiontools/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:39:33

• 27 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Music Players ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-music-players/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:39:55

• Explicit Sync: Wayland’s Final Steps Towards Ultimate Desktop Experience ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wayland-nvidia-explicit-sync-support/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:42:22

• PiVPN Releases Final Version and Announces Project Shutdown ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pivpn-releases-final-version-and-announces-project-shutdown/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:42:36

• Precautionary measures at Manjaro Testing Branch in context of CVE-2024-3094 ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/04/precautionary-measures-at-manjaro.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:43:33

• Debian Policy 4.7.0.0 released https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2024/04/msg00003.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:44:27

• Season of KDE: Adding MCAP support to Labplot ☞ https://wirthual.github.io/posts/season-of-kde/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:45:00

• DeSalvo Systems Galactic Case for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: Out of this world ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-cases/desalvo-systems-galactic-case-for-raspberry-pi-5-review    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:46:24

• 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) !!!!!!!!!!1 GIMME THE MONIES!!! SHOW ME THE MONIES!!!! Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/enterprise-ai-security-firm-trojai-raises-5-75m-in-seed-funding/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:46:54

• Mexican diplomatic staff leaves Ecuador after embassy raid, FM says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240407-mexican-diplomatic-staff-leaves-ecuador-after-embassy-raid-fm-says    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:47:35

• NMAP Command-Line Cheat Sheet ☞ https://anto.online/cybersecurity/nmap-command-line-cheat-sheet/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:47:56

• Israel Withdraws a Division of Troops From Southern Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/world/middleeast/israel-troops-southern-gaza.html "Israeli news media reported that the departure of the 98th Division meant there were no Israeli troops actively maneuvering in the southern Strip."    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:49:49

• "Let’s be honest. When it comes to operating miter saws, these tools kick dust out the back like a spray paint can." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/squishy-miter-saw-shroud-spares-you-the-sneezy-bits/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:50:11

• New NBER Study Finds Covid Eviction Moratoria Increased Racial Discrimination ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/04/07/new-nber-study-finds-covid-eviction-moratoria-increased-racial-discrimination/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:50:28

• Two developers in running for post of Debian project leader ☞ https://itwire.com/open-source/two-developers-in-running-for-post-of-debian-project-leader.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:52:17

• US Treasury chief Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang express hope for Beijing-Washington cooperation ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/07/us-treasury-chief-janet-yellen-and-chinese-premier-li-qiang-express-hope-for-beijing-washington-cooperation/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:54:10

• China says it conducted military drills in South China Sea on same day as US and allies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240407-china-says-it-conducted-military-drills-in-south-china-sea-on-same-day-as-us-and-allies    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:54:17

• Ursula von der Leyen set Europe’s ‘de-risking’ in motion. What’s the status one year later? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/ursula-von-der-leyen-set-europes-de-risking-in-motion-whats-the-status-one-year-later/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:54:34

• "[Lee] has a Hakko FR301 desoldering gun and a Duratool knockoff." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/comparing-desoldering-tools/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:54:58

• "Who has not at some point in their lives experienced the horror of a pin on a DIP package breaking off?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/emergency-dip-pin-repair-for-anyone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:55:17

• "So it’s rare in 2024 to find anyone characterizing a spark gap transmitter, as [Baltic Lab] has." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/04/07/a-spark-gap-transmitter-characterized/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:55:42

• Contract Class Certified in CareFirst Data Breach Lawsuit 9 Years After Legal Action was Initiated https://www.hipaajournal.com/contract-class-certified-carefirst-data-breach-lawsuit/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:57:29

• Hacker fakes his own death to avoid paying $100,000 in child maintenance https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/04/08/hacker-fakes-own-death-avoid-100000-child-maintenance/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:58:09

• Update: American Renal Associates Data Breach Exposes Over 37,700 Individuals: Medusa Exfiltrates 5TB+ Data https://databreaches.net/update-american-renal-associates-data-breach-exposes-over-37700-individuals-medusa-exfiltrates-5tb-data/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:58:40

• The 6 best Linux desktop PCs in 2024 https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-linux-desktop-pc/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 16:59:52

• The Noonification: The Case Against Rocky Linux (4/7/2024) https://hackernoon.com/4-7-2024-noonification    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:02:41

• "The explicit synchronization protocol will finally encourage the Wayland adoption among NVIDIA GPU users." https://9to5linux.com/developer-explains-why-explicit-sync-will-finally-solve-the-nvidia-wayland-issues    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:04:42

• "The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move 30,000 local government PCs from Windows and Office to Linux and LibreOffice, according to a blog post from the Document Foundation, the organisation that oversees the development of LibreOffice." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/german-state-to-move-30,000-pcs-from-windows-office-to-linux-libreoffice.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:04:59

• "On X, Lau (@notselwyn) (https://twitter.com/notselwyn/) released a blogpost on 26 March at https://pwning.tech/nftables/ describing an elaborate attack on the Linux kernel that allows privilege escalation by exploiting a vulnerability in nf_tables. The POC, published on Github, starting with a double free() leads the kernel to execute arbitrary code with root privileges." https://www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/flipping-pages-from-userland-to-godmode/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:05:48

• "The Document Foundation added that with open-source software, local governments maintain full control, study its source code, make changes they require, and deploy it entirely on their own infrastructure. The organization also questioned why local governments should use taxpayers' money to buy proprietary software from a single vendor." https://www.techspot.com/news/102518-windows-microsoft-office-replaced-linux-libreoffice-german-state.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:06:23

• "On X, Lau (@notselwyn) (https://twitter.com/notselwyn/) released a blogpost on 26 March at https://pwning.tech/nftables/ describing an elaborate attack on the Linux kernel that allows privilege escalation by exploiting a vulnerability in nf_tables. " https://www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/flipping-pages-from-userland-to-godmode/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:06:45

• "This follows the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) 's finding that the European Commission’s use of Vole 365 breaches data protection law." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/58763-schleswig-holstein-invades-voleland-for-linux    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:08:07

• "Saunders said the Document Foundation was (understandably) pleased with the decision to shift these desktops from proprietary to open-source software." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/german-state-to-move-30,000-pcs-from-windows-office-to-linux-libreoffice.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:08:27

• gmi   

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:28:50

• "My weekend away from civilization has reminded me of a few things." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202404/20240408-2024-week-14-status-and-photos.gmi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:28:54

• "Ok so this isn't what I was planning to write today, you were supposed to get either me talking about a game jam I should be working on, or my weird opinions on a niche platformer game and how it peaked at games 2/2.5 out of 4 BUT instead you get somewhat of a vent post! Sorry!" gemini://soup3461.smol.pub/iwtbi    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 17:29:26

• RMS gives a talk in Bologna tomorrow https://stallman.org/talks.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:06:41

• when will intel debt for march 2024 be known? it has been ALMOST A WEEK!    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:12:06

• The LANGUAGE of BAILOUT! https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/us-chips-act-intel-direct-funding.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:12:42

• OH NOES!!! We need to ACTUALLY make sales!!! NOT JUST BAILOUTS!!! https://www.investopedia.com/intel-shares-fall-after-the-pentagon-withdraws-a-usd2-5b-chip-grant-8608469    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:13:22

• STILL waiting for intel debt figures for march 31 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2024/04/02/The_US_Taxpayers_Bail_Out_Intel_Like_They_Do_Microsoft_Already_.shtml What is taking SO LONG??    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:14:17

• Ponzeconomics! "The transaction is expected to close on March 28, 2024. In connection with the repurchase of the 2026 Senior Notes" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gannett-announces-further-debt-reduction-110000612.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:15:24

• New ONS figures for Week 12. This year 11.3k deaths compared to 10.4k 5 years ago or the average of 5 years prior to that. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales/2024 almost 10% increase in a FEW years.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:48:36

• Pandemic is "over", now come mass deaths, like 60k excess deaths per year just in England and Wales. 60k. PER YEAR.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:49:32

• BillBC running Microsoft ads and spam today. Despicable.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:53:51

• Crypto Exchange Bittrex Laying Off More Than 80 People https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/crypto-exchange-bittrex-laying-off-170306883.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:54:31

• "Crypto": we are SO cryptic that nobody can figure out how our pyramid scheme WORKS. Until AFTER it collapses. http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 18:55:35

• This won't happen if you DELETE Facebook https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10657-facebook-is-censoring-stories-about-illegal-raid-in-marion-kansas    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 19:05:49

• Stories do not censor THEMSELVES. There is ANOTHER party CENSORING them. Get rid of that party or parties. Don't self-censor.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 19:06:32

• "503 Service Temporarily Unavailable" https://yewtu.be/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 19:06:55

• "In October, 2021 HarmonyOS 2.0 had over 150 million users" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 19:08:20

• 2021. What about 2024? https://www.gizchina.com/2021/10/22/harmonyos-devices-exceed-150-million-fastest-growing-os-in-history/ https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-harmonyos-completes-150-million-upgrades/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 19:08:57

• "502 Bad Gateway" https://invidious.protokolla.fi/ many invidious instances are like this now. :/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:07:33

• Mass layoffs at Best Buy. They don't need techs anymore. Only liars and imposters who sell stuff you don't need?    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:10:50

• Job cuts jump to highest level since January 2023 https://www.aol.com/finance/job-cuts-jump-highest-level-113010258.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:12:14

• Chatbots don't have fact-checking. You cannot assess the quality or "value" of words by volume/quantity, but rather by how accurate and verifiable statements are. Algorithms that spew out words are hardly new; there's a reason why they never really caught on, except for pranks etc.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:14:02

• Old: Investors are still punishing IBM https://uk.style.yahoo.com/investors-still-punishing-ibm-172144825.html    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:14:36

• Copyright case: HCLTech’s claims against Atos stays https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/copyright-case-hcltechs-claims-against-atos-stays/articleshow/108986128.cms    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:15:16

• IBM set to cut more jobs in these two divisions https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ibm-set-to-cut-more-job-cuts-in-these-two-divisions/articleshow/108448839.cms    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:16:13

• Red Hat was founded by a Canadian who also co-founded Linux Journal in 1994    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:33:16

• How generous of 'Linux' Foundation... allowing you to log in using Microsoft or Microsoft or Google!!    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 20:51:14

• "You voluntarily agree to waive all “moral rights” that you may have in Your Content; and" https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org/acceptable-use-policy/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:01:05

• "Don’t launch into personal attacks. You’re not going to agree with everyone, but name-calling will just cause trouble and will be regarded as flaming behavior." https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/terms    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:02:05

• Criticising the LF for its corruption is "personal attacks". So don't do it. Just play along.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:02:33

• "3.2. Codes of Conduct. As used herein, a Project’s “Code of Conduct” shall mean (a) the code of conduct adopted and publicly designated by a project, or (b) if it has not adopted one, the most recent version of the Contributor Covenant... " https://lfx.linuxfoundation.org/platform-use-agreement/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:03:36

• "Here are a few well-known communities using Contributor Covenant: [...] Mono, Microsoft..." https://www.contributor-covenant.org/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:04:49

• "regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation." https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:06:16

• Almost every critical statement can be "spun" or "framed" as CoC violation    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:06:42

• "The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind". Except naked parades. They're an expression of one's fringe lifestyle. Gotta respect that. https://nypost.com/2021/05/10/bill-gates-womanizer-held-nude-pool-parties-biographer/    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:08:05

• "Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission". So it's a CoC violation to post an Email address of someone. Wow.    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:08:44

• A CoC for corporate boot lickers, doing the enforcement as proxies for oligarchs under the guise of "community" and "protecting the vulnerable"...    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:09:50

• With a "modern" CoC, the criminals aren't the problem. The people who merely mention the crimes are engaging in "harassment".    

posted Monday, April 08, 2024 at 21:11:55