Roy Schestowitz

• Radlands vs Netrunner gemini://idiomdrottning.org/radlands-vs-netrunner    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:02:00

• "As for my introduction, I like to think of myself as a computer historian. I am in academia, with a focus in both computer science as well as history. As you can tell, a quaint little pub like this place is right up my alley!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1861    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:02:43

• "Darling, stop confusing me with your wishful thinking! It’s a li’l trickier than that. This is the difficultest problem humanity has ever faced. All of our processes—markets, policy, elections, legislation, even day-to-day living—are geared toward exacerbating the problem rather than solving it." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/wishful    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:03:37

• Hallucinating that The Matrix is somehow about transexualism gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/korruptor/blog/2024-05-18-BWIHR-BeginTransmission.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:05:35

• Then again the movie The Matrix is fiction    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:06:07

• People cannot be born again, just like any other animal cannot be born again. That's life.    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:06:49

• If reality is difficult to some people, then the solution isn't to redefine reality    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:07:31

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 89 - Debunking Security Myths https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=icViq88Wx_Q    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:19:22

• Debian Breaks KeepassXC Package For "Security" https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=9AV1Q-JfHpI    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:19:57

• Just use Invidious https://gizmodo.com/how-turn-off-youtube-ads-alcohol-dating-gambling-babies-1851482922    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:21:45

• The State Of Xorg Outside Of Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=zBr2myHoJaA    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:23:19

• "Niche" https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=UPzIz9v0EIY    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:23:54

• Stop recommending "niche" food; if McDonalds ain't sellin' it, then it's bad for you....    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:24:30

• Linux Mint Wants To Revive GTK3 Apps!?! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=7jAygGe5XRM    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:25:07

• Clear Linux 41300 Quick Overview #shorts https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=x9jcZ_uiM-4    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:26:24

• Debian's OpenSSL Bug Lingers 16 Years Later https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=-mXdH7u5ffY    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:27:11

• How to install Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=IpODyEAqxPE    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:27:48

• Ubuntu Budgie 24.04 LTS overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=-3Qwab0NjC4    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:28:35

• Manjaro 24.0 "Wynsdey'" Xfce Desktop overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=YZEuLOzlQ2w    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:29:02

• Cults Exposed - GNU Slash Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ceEKOrk7Yts    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:30:35

• Linux Weekly Roundup #282 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2024/05/linux-weekly-roundup-282.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:31:44

• Chaos https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-bethesda-shake-explained-studio-105645231.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:34:27

• BS piece: "Jeff Bezos appears worried that Amazon is falling behind in the AI race". They say APPEARS, i.e. they speculate. The pure hype and legal liability are seen for what they are. They try to shame Amazon into participating in the Ponzi scheme, with the false framing/narrative of "HEY HI RACE" (gold rush).    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:36:46

• "when you pay peanuts like AK and IBM HR does, you hire monkeys. Oooops !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1syXmTpO    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:38:19

• "IBM has already batched them up. It’s called RTO! When you have an 80-85% leave rate when selected for RTO, you pretty much control the narrative, and know the outcome of the stated policy. Look for IBM NA to go down to approx 37.5k head count over 2nd q." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1snuSpun    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:39:18

• "Perhaps it is just better to leave off the last 5 words and leave it at "executives in most companies .. do not understand"" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1szWKxwd    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 00:40:47

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D936.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:10:31

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1285.jpg    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:10:39

• Profectus Beta 1.2 gemini://auragem.letz.dev/techlog/20240519.gmi "Flatpak support is coming very soon. It is currently in the submission process for Flathub."    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:11:49

• "I'm no longer seeing where I got the bash script for posting to Midnight Pub, but I used it on and off, but too many times suffered partial postings because when what I was publishing had shell characters that the script/shell couldn't handle, so I can't post a link to it...." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1862    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:13:19

• Perfy perf http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-05-18-22-45_perfy_perf.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 04:25:13

• Lipstick on a hog https://games.mxdwn.com/news/redfall-receving-major-update-despite-studio-closure/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:27:41

• "bad management gets installed by the board" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1suNNN4x    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:28:19

• 10 hours till the deciding matches https://www.premierleague.com/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:28:59

• Uruguay historically high for GNU/Linux usage https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/uruguay/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:30:41

• With Android bigger than Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/uruguay/#monthly-200902-202405    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:31:18

• "Systemd: The Biggest Fallacies by Jude C. Nelson" https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/186/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 05:37:27

• "That was when I realized how complex all of the infrastructure for this networking has to be behind the scenes. The cloud provider is not merely operating a carrier-grade NAT, which is already non-trivial. " ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/CloudNetworkHiddenComplexity | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:25:14

• "The site doesn't have anything fancy. The RSVP form ran using Netlify Forms, everything else is just written directly in the HTML." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/my-wedding-website/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:25:29

• [Old] "Long-time Linux users may remember a time when Debian was viewed as a collection of anarchists" ☛ https://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Issues/2022/260/Devuan/(language)/eng-US |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:26:19

• [Old] "And that's part of the problem when folks start to “debate” systemd." ☛ https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=120652 |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:27:14

• [Old] "I am writing this essay both for my own solace, so I can finally lay it to rest" ☛ https://blog.darknedgy.net/technology/2020/05/02/0/ | Source: DnE    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:27:26

• Open Hardware: "Each Pico is connected using an I2C connection and has a dedicated RTC module." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/two-raspberry-pi-picos-power-this-sleek-dual-clock-with-an-led-matrix | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:28:04

• "The system known as SS7—which connects cellular networks run by different providers" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ss7-vulnerability-spies-north-korea-tesla-breachforums/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:30:33

• [Old] "The Financial Times yesterday ran an interview with Oracle boss Larry Ellison" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2006/apr/18/ellisonwewill | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:32:23

• [Old] "Ellison's treatment of open source since the Sun acquisition has been nothing short of reprehensible" ☛ https://www.infoworld.com/article/2078322/in-oracle-s-fight-with-open-source--the-good-guys-won----this-time.html | Source: InfoWorld    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:32:34

• "Shipping something that works and solves the problem is often better" ☛ https://www.donnfelker.com/done-is-better-than-perfect/?ref=labnotes.org |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:34:14

• "Surprised by their success, ABBA was also bewildered by the furious reaction it triggered in Sweden" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-05-17/when-abba-was-declared-the-enemy-in-sweden.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:37:57

• "made with Jekyll and hosted on Fastmail" ☛ https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2024/my-blogging-workflow/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:38:13

• "I follow bloggers who blog with all of the various softwares, like Pika." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/all-blogs-are-welcome | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:38:37

• "Well whatever you find attractive. I don’t know how this is relevant for SEO." ☛ https://blog.lyokolux.space/posts/2024-05-17-url-for-blog-posts/inded/ | Source: Lykolux    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:49:07

• "One of the items she added was a doctor’s referral letter." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0050-granularity-of-ids/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:49:31

• "Lately, I attended an IT decision maker conference." ☛ https://www.ufried.com/blog/responsible_it_1/ | Source: Uwe Friedrichsen    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:49:50

• "Because it’s the execution that truly matters." ☛ https://molodtsov.me/2024/05/why-execution-eats-ideas-for-lunch/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:50:23

• "We need to understand that behind this beauty, there is danger" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240518-danger-behind-the-beauty-more-solar-storms-could-be-heading-our-way | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:53:59

• "I just came across a really interesting and simple algorithm" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/a-simple-probabilistic-algorithm-for-estimating-the-number-of-distinct-elements-in-a-data-stream/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:54:12

• "The CVM algorithm, named for its creators — Sourav Chakraborty of the Indian Statistical Institute" ☛ https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-invent-an-efficient-new-way-to-count-20240516/ | Source: Quanta Magazine    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:54:21

• [Old] "Given a data stream..." ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.10191 | Source: arXiv    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:54:28

• "He’s not adding color to black and white photos, as people often assume" ☛ https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3m3p/early-color-photography-stuart-humphryes-aut | Source: Vice Media Group    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:55:08

• "This wasn't entirely unforeseen." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/neuralink-seeks-second-volunteer | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:56:40

• "People simply giving up on life is a sign that something is fundamentally wrong with a society." ☛ https://derekkedziora.com/notes/20240516-the-will-to-live | Source: Derek Kędziora    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:57:08

• "I finally managed to delete my Facebook account. This was a long time coming." ☛ https://alexn.org/blog/2022/09/12/delete-facebook/ | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:57:16

• "the news anchor is AI-generated, the Washington Post reports" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/isis-ai-propaganda | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:43:25

• "Speaking of timelines, that is one of the "tricks" I have found on Mastodon." ☛ https://weblog.anniegreens.lol/2024/05/a-community-of-concerns | Source: Anne Sturdivant    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:43:41

• "The idea that will not die on 9to5Mac" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/ive-been-baited-into-writing-about-touch-screen-macs-once-more/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:44:31

• "Alphabet’s immediate challenge is legal." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0518/google-ai-overview-antitrust-openai-search?icid=rss | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:44:48

• "Horizon is unique in scale as a miscarriage of justice" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/post-office-horizon-affair-is-exposing-a-wider-debt-collection-scandal-brian-wilson-4632455 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:45:07

• "The dissolution of OpenAI’s superalignment team adds to recent evidence of a shakeout inside the company" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/openai-superalignment-team-disbanded/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:45:29

• [Old] "When consumer data goes into a walled garden, it never comes out." ☛ https://www.adexchanger.com/the-sell-sider/lets-give-walled-gardens-the-name-they-deserve-roach-motels/ |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:46:44

• [Old] "very good article we found on without-systemd.org" ☛ https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/186/ | Source: Systemd Free    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:47:44

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/medisecure_ransomware_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:49:55

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/patient-data-risk-medisecure/ | Source: InfoSecurity Magazine    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:50:05

• "Hundreds of Grindr users filed suit against the LGBTQ+ dating app late last month" ☛ https://therecord.media/grindr-chief-privacy-officer-lgbtq-dating-app-data-policies | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:51:52

• "Her audiobook consumption, she explained, had been highly focused the previous month" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/18/mystery_of_the_targeted_mobile_ads/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:53:07

• "By 2024, it’s become less clear that you can ever be a paying customer" ☛ https://derekkedziora.com/notes/20240518-customers-and-users-in-2024 | Source: Derek Kędziora    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:58:36

• "The FCRA establishes firm limits on the purposes for which a CRA can collect, sell, or disclose" ☛ https://epic.org/cfpb-fair-credit-reporting-act-rulemaking/ | Source: EPIC    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:58:51

• "By default, and without requiring users to opt-in" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/user-outcry-as-slack-scrapes-customer-data-for-ai-model-training/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 11:59:13

• "co-sponsor of the TikTok bill" ☛ https://reason.com/2024/05/18/tiktoks-got-trouble/ | Source: Reason    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:00:36

• "The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:01:07

• "The law, signed by President Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell TikTok" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-tiktok-seek-fast-track-schedule-ruling-by-dec-6-potential-ban-2024-05-17/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:01:56

• "Vong's alleged role in the conspiracy, at least according to the Feds, was to secure positions" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/three_arrested_for_helping_north_korea/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:03:03

• "What exactly McCourt would do with TikTok remains unclear" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/tiktoks-suitors-face-an-uphill-battle/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:03:30

• "TikTok has previously claimed that staffers in China are unable to access US and European users’ data." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/17/24159310/canadian-security-intelligence-service-tiktok-china-user-data | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:04:39

• "Why is it a big deal for a teenager now to have their data [on TikTok]?" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-tikok-vigneault-1.7206000 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:05:00

• "CSIS is committed to protecting Canada’s national security" ☛ https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/csis-scrs/documents/publications/Public_Report_2023-eng-DIGITAL.pdf |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:05:35

• "The groundwater is quickly vanishing." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/americas/mexico-city-water.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:06:12

• Walmart's layoffs results in price rise for the shares, so Wall Street is clearly NOT a yardstick of REAL business wellbeing    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:07:52

• "surveyed the Thames prior to the Oxford and Cambridge boat race" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2024/05/does-bad-press-matter-water-companies-thames-valley-windermere | Source: New Statesman    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:10:41

• "Tochor was speaking about Bill C-380" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/plastic-pollution-lids-straws-culture-war-1.7207579 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:11:16

• "giant increased its water use from 6.4 million cubic meters in 2022 to 7.8 million cubic meters" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-emissions-ai-datacenters | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:11:36

• "I’ll be traveling from London to Rome via train!" ☛ https://doug.pub/2024/05/18/europe-train-adventure.html |    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:24:40

• "Since 2015, the estate has worked to reduce deer numbers, plant native woodland" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/swedish-heiress-and-scottish-estate-landowner-drives-mass-nature-restoration-in-highlands-4633228 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:25:02

• "So what happens when it is time for the polls and then the elections?" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1239029/likes-do-not-translate-into-votes/ | Source: Greece    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:34:06

• "Random chance governs far more of our lives than most of us are comfortable admitting." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/05/random-factor-inequality-capitalism-review/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:34:21

• "However, the US government’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, published in 2023" ☛ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-plans-software-security-burden/ | Source: InfoSecurity Magazine    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:34:32

• "The IDJC found $15.3 million spent by 1,802 groups that invested 24,000 ad buys for Trump or Biden." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/graph_database_presidential_ads/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:35:13

• "The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made important progress on understanding cyber risks" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/departing-top-cisa-official-reflects-on-nearly-four-years-in-the-cyber-hot-seat/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:35:20

• "Dairy Management, whose funding largely consists of legally mandated fees collected from farmers" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/milk-dairy-tiktok-x-instagram-social-feed-takeover/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:39:24

• "The film tells the story of a judge's struggles amid political unrest in Tehran." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/film-director-rasoulof-fled-iran-on-foot-newspaper-says/7617525.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:42:38

• "The trial, due to begin Sunday, relates to an audio message she shared from prison" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iranian-nobel-laureate-faces-new-trial-mohammadi-family-says/7617545.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:42:59

• "Iran last year carried out more hangings than in any year since 2015, according to nongovernmental organizations" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-hangs-2-women-as-surge-in-executions-intensifies-group-says/7617516.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:43:58

• "What has made the song even more famous is the government’s efforts to expunge it from the [Internet]." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/18/glory-to-hong-kong-is-the-illegal-protest-song-going-the-way-of-barbra-streisands-mansion/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:44:10

• "foreign influence" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2275617/lithuanian-in-georgia-protests-i-feel-it-s-my-duty-to-be-here | Source: LRT    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:46:34

• "wrote on X" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/georgias-president-vetoes-foreign-agent-law/a-69122348 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:46:52

• "foreign influence" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/georgia-president-vetoes-controversial-foreign-influence-law-101716073697392.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:47:10

• "The Gannett memo states that the AI tool was trained by Gannett during a nine-month period" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/usa-today-ai-articles-memo | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:49:06

• "CPJ is appalled that Syrian authorities have arrested yet another journalist for commenting on news events" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/05/syrian-journalist-mahmoud-ibrahim-arrested-after-post-on-anti-assad-protests/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:49:28

• "No, we are not impartial, and we should not be, we should be objective and truthful." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/should-news-be-impartial-bbc-cnn-christiane-amanpour/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:49:53

• "The purpose of this legislation is not transparency" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/journalists-covering-opposition-to-georgian-law-receive-threats/7616578.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:50:19

• "On March 30, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the PRC committed its latest misappropriation of Indian toponyms" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/cina-india-tibet-05182024112139.html | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:51:31

• "The results of the vote, overseen by the National Labor Relations Board" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-05-18/disneyland-costumed-character-employees-vote-to-unionize | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:51:40

• "I also think we could be more, if we wanted." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2024/05/17/indieweb-next-stage/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:55:46

• "Investors are paying attention as Melodie just announced a convertible note bridging round" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/17/music-library-melodie-raises-financing-2024/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:56:34

• "Do you own any of what you buy here?" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/an-australian-telcos-streaming-service-will/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:56:44

• "Bryan Kingston couldn't believe it when he snagged floor seats to an upcoming show in London, U.K." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/taylor-swift-eras-tour-europe-canada-1.7207022?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:57:20

• "comment from interested parties." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/uk_competition_regular_says_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:57:40

• "Microsoft has until May 27" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/05/17/eu-asks-microsoft-provide-information-bings-generative-ai-features/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:58:10

• "Gentoo's policy identifies three points that prompted the decision: copyright, quality..." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/18/distros_ai_code/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:02:14

• "Too Lost has quickly become one of the fastest-growing music distributors" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/03/26/tipalti-too-lost-partnership-get-artists-paid/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:04:16

• "Paywalls are… tolerable on the desktop." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/paywalls-on-stuff-i-pay-for/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:04:25

• "Built at Mr. Altman’s request and stocked with titles suggested by his staff" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/technology/openai-library-office.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:04:34

• "The CC team has been evaluating our progress toward our 2021-2025 strategy." ☛ https://creativecommons.org/2024/05/17/time-for-a-refresh/ | Source: Creative Commons    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:04:43

• "Reddit decided last year to start charging for access to its Data API" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/17/reddit_signs_ai_deal/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:05:08

• ">YTMP3.nu, one of the largest YouTube ripping sites on the web" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-ripper-seeks-ip-addresses-of-threatening-and-dmca-abusing-competitors-240517/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:07:29

• "the hydrogel robot from [Zi Liang Wu] forms a möbius strip" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/19/mobius-string-robot-goes-round-and-round/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:10:04

• "Assange's Next Hearing On May 20" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/what-to-you-should-know-about-assanges-next-hearing/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:10:27

• "Something that all radio amateurs encounter sooner or later is the subject of impedance matching." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/a-tiny-tuner-for-the-low-power-ham/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:12:28

• Brown v. Board ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/camden-alabama-segregated-schools-brown-v-board | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:12:53

• "Woman Stuck in Tesla For 40 Minutes With 115 Degrees Temperature During Vehicle Update" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/woman-stuck-tesla-40-minutes-115-degrees-temperature-during-vehicle-update-1724678    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:13:45

• "What Does Edward Snowden Recommend and Why?" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/what-does-edward-snowden-recommend-and:f    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:13:59

• "Chants of 'intifada revolution' at pro-Palestinian London protest" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/18/chants-intifada-revolution-pro-palestinian-london-protest/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:14:16

• "Libreboot Developer Trolls The FSF... Once Again" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/libreboot-developer-trolls-the-fsf...:c    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:14:54

• "US National Security Adviser, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Meet to Discuss 'Semi-Final' Security Deal" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-19/us-national-security-adviser-saudi-arabias-crown-prince-meet-to-discuss-semi-final-security-deal    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:15:17

• "How To Make Sense Of Assange's Next Hearing" https://thedissenter.org/what-to-you-should-know-about-assanges-next-hearing/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:15:56

• "We should care more about our children’s mental health" https://hyti.org/2024/05/18/we-should-care-more-about-our-childrens-mental-health/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:16:22

• "I like point-of-sale tip prompts." https://explodingcomma.com/2024/05/18/pointofsale-tip-prompts.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:16:38

• "'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Wheels Out Hannibal Lecter, His 'Favorite' VP Pick" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/snl-cold-open-trump-wheels-out-hannibal-lecter-favorite-vp-pick-1235023601/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:17:26

• "“I keep calling him ‘late’ and ‘great’ even though he’s not dead, he’s not great, and he’s not real,” Trump said. “But I think he would really scare everybody at the border, right?”" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/snl-cold-open-trump-wheels-out-hannibal-lecter-favorite-vp-pick-1235023601/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:17:38

• "Apple is fairly notorious for building devices that are difficult to repair" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/m1-development-board-from-scraps/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:20:00

• "political class noted the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/05/the-drive-for-war/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:21:07

• How to Install Jenkins on RHEL 9/8 (Simple Guide) ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-jenkins-on-rhel/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:25:29

• Slovenia's Adoption of GNU/Linux in 2024 ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/Slovenia_s_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_in_2024.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:25:59

• How To Install Nagios on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nagios-fedora-40/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:34:49

• How To Install Neofetch on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-neofetch-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:35:42

• How to Access Recovery Mode in Ubuntu GNU/Linux 22.04 ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-access-recovery-mode-in-ubuntu-linux-22-04/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:36:47

• How to Download Free VMware Workstation Pro 17 and VMware Fusion 13 Pro Installer from Broadcom ☞ https://linuxhint.com/how-to-download-free-vmware-workstation-pro-17-and-vmware-fusion-13-pro-installer-from-broadcom/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:36:56

• How to Install Cockpit-Podman on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Server ☞ https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-cockpit-podman-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts-server/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:37:31

• How to temporarily disable IPv6 in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-temporarily-disable-ipv6-in-linux/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:37:40

• How to Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 24.04 Step-by-Step ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/how-to-install-jenkins-on-ubuntu/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:38:56

• Address formatting in QML ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2024/05/18/kf6-address-formatting-qml.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:42:34

• Kodachi – Ubuntu-based distribution with privacy in mind ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kodachi-ubuntu-based-distribution-privacy/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:43:27

• Charmap – powerful character map ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/charmap-powerful-character-map/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:43:51

• RedPen – proofreading tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/redpen-proofreading-tool/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:44:06

• education @ Savannah: Schools in Italy Migrated to Free Software ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10632    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 13:44:49

• GNU World Order 565 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_565_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:53:07

• 20 Best R Programming Books for Programmers and Coders ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-r-programming-books-for-programmers-and-coders/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:57:01

• 20 Best Scala Books For Beginner and Expert Developers ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-scala-books-for-beginner-and-expert-developers/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:57:09

• 10 Best Rust Programming Books: Experts’ Recommendation ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-rust-programming-books/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:57:33

• 20 Best Kotlin Books for Beginner and Expert Developers ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-kotlin-books-for-beginner-and-expert-developers/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:58:03

• 5 Tiny Tweaks That Help Me a Great Deal with Ubuntu 24.04 on My Laptop ☞ https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-tweaks-for-laptop/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:58:30

• Weight of an electric recumbent tadpole trike ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202405/weight-of-an-electric-recumbent-tadpole-trike.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 16:59:03

• 🔴 Live: US National Security Advisor Sullivan travels to Israel for Gaza war talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240519-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-us-national-security-advisor-sullivan-travels-to-israel-for-gaza-war-talks    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:00:46

• Israeli strikes on Jabalia camp in northern Gaza kill more than 10, injure dozens ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240518-israeli-strikes-jabalia-camp-in-northern-gaza-kill-10-injure-dozens    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:00:53

• Remark42 - Self-hosted Free Comment Engine Alternative to Disqus ☞ https://medevel.com/remark42-self-hosted/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:01:46

• Syrian exiles hunt down Assad’s torturers in gripping Cannes thriller ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20240518-syrian-exiles-hunt-down-assad-s-torturers-in-gripping-cannes-thriller    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:03:11

• Microsoft ("a Dying Megacorporation that Does Not Create") and IBM: An Era of Dying Giants With Leadership Deficits and Corporate Bailouts (Subsidies From Taxpayers) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Microsoft_a_Dying_Megacorporation_that_Does_Not_Create_and_IBM_.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:03:32

• Artalk - Yet another One Single Binary Commenting System for Static Site, Your Reliable Disqus Alternative ☞ https://medevel.com/artalk/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:04:31

• Best 14 Free QR Code Generator Open-source Apps and Services ☞ https://medevel.com/qr-code-generator-1714/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:39:37

• "We are big fans of programmed texts for education." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/hack-your-own-adventure-story-with-yarn-spinner/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:40:35

• FLIP_C3 ESP32-C3 board takes up to 60V DC input, ships with ESPHome firmware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/19/flip_c3-esp32-c3-board-60v-input-esphome-firmware-home-assistant/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:41:03

• USPTO ARP Panel Restores MPF Sanity, but Still Rejects Xencor’s Claims ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/05/restores-rejects-xencors.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:45:11

• De Plasterk cs DNA Patenten ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/de-plasterk-cs-dna-patenten/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:45:40

• Microsoft-Connected Sites Trying to Shift Attention Away From Microsoft's Megabreach Only Days Before Important If Not Unprecedented Grilling by the US Government? (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/17/Microsoft_Connected_Sites_Trying_to_Shift_Attention_Away_From_M.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:45:58

• Firefox Has Fallen to 2% in New Zealand ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/Firefox_has_Fallen_to_2_in_New_Zealand.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:46:08

• Winning Streak ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/Winning_Streak.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:46:17

• libera.chat (Libera Chat) Turns 3 Today ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/libera_chat_Libera_Chat_Turns_3_Today.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:46:54

• [Teaser] Freenode NDA Expires in a Few Weeks (What Really Happened 3 Years Ago) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/Teaser_Freenode_NDA_Expires_in_a_Few_Weeks_What_Really_Happened.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:47:03

• Site Archives (Not WordPress) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Site_Archives_Not_WordPress.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:47:39

• [Meme] The EPO Delusion ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Meme_The_EPO_Delusion.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:50:55

• EPO Representatives Outline Latest Attacks on Staff ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/EPO_Representatives_Outline_Latest_Attacks_on_Staff.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:51:03

• Justice for Victims of Online Abuse ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Justice_for_Victims_of_Online_Abuse.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:51:12

• [Meme] Senior Software Engineer for backdoored Windows ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Meme_Senior_Software_Engineer_for_Windows.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:51:22

• Windows in Lebanon: Down to 12%? ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/Windows_in_Lebanon_Down_to_12.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:51:32

• Ozempic Could Be Good For Your Heart Even If You Don't Lose Weight ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ozempic-could-be-good-for-your-heart-even-if-you-dont-lose-weight    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:52:33

• Simple Test May Predict Whether Your Child Will Outgrow Their Peanut Allergy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/simple-test-may-predict-whether-your-child-will-outgrow-their-peanut-allergy    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:52:42

• Surprise! This Tiny Animal May Be The Long-Lost Ancestor of Cows, Pigs, And Deer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-this-tiny-animal-may-be-the-long-lost-ancestor-of-cows-pigs-and-deer    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:52:54

• Scientists Think They've Figured Out Where 'Odd Radio Circles' Come From ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-think-theyve-figured-out-where-odd-radio-circles-come-from    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 17:53:01

• Musk, Indonesia health minister, launch Starlink in Bali for health sector ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/musk-arrives-in-bali-for-planned-starlink-launch    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:09:55

• We should care more about our children’s mental health ☞ https://hyti.org/2024/05/18/we-should-care-more-about-our-childrens-mental-health/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:10:50

• Mystery deepens after more than 180 cats die in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/mystery-deepens-after-hundreds-of-cat-deaths-in-south-korea    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:11:19

• North Korea confirms missile launch, Kim Jong Un vows bolstered nuclear force ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240518-n-korea-confirms-missile-launch-vows-bolstered-nuclear-force    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:11:33

• Philippines replaces its military commander for disputed waters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-replaces-its-military-commander-for-disputed-waters    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:11:45

• Marcos says Philippines probing China’s alleged phone call tape ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/marcos-says-philippines-probing-china-s-alleged-phone-call-tape    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:11:56

• Xi Jinping’s goal of drawing 50,000 US students to China ‘ambitious’ amid tense geopolitics ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-jinping-s-goal-of-drawing-50000-us-students-to-china-ambitious-amid-tense-geopolitics    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:14:29

• Hsiao Bi-khim: How ‘cat warrior’ US envoy became Taiwan’s vice-president ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/18/hsiao-bi-khim-how-cat-warrior-us-envoy-became-taiwans-vice-president/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:20:26

• Lai Ching-te’s inauguration: How a coal miner’s son became Taiwan president ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/19/lai-ching-tes-inauguration-how-a-coal-miners-son-became-taiwan-president/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:20:47

• Taiwan’s political precipice: Foreign policy heavyweights weigh in, as island welcomes a new leader ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/19/the-future-of-taiwan-foreign-policy-heavyweights-weigh-in-as-the-island-welcomes-a-new-leader/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:21:04

• "I really enjoyed reading Anne Ogborn’s piece on making simple DIY measurement devices for physical quantities like force, power, and torque" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/about-right/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:24:19

• "Electric leaf blowers are already far quieter than their gas-powered peers, but they still aren’t the kind of thing you’d like to hear first-thing on a Saturday morning. Looking to improve on the situation" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/students-leaf-blower-suppressor-to-hit-retail/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:24:37

• How Italians Got Their Power ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/05/18/how-italians-got-their-power/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:24:56

• U-M forecasts: Michigan economy strong, U.S. holds up amid inflation ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-forecasts-michigan-economy-strong-u-s-holds-up-amid-inflation/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:28:30

• Video, concise https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/manchester-city-premier-league-champions-202324-video-63851731    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:39:44

• Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/world/asia/pakistan-islamabad-golden-men.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:41:18

• Huawei brings sanctions-busting Kirin 9000C CPU to desktop PCs to replace banned defective chip maker Intel Alder Lake chips ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/huawei-brings-sanctions-busting-kirin-9000c-cpu-to-desktop-pcs-to-replace-banned-intel-alder-lake-chips    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:41:36

• Kenya court orders service of lawsuit opposing police deployment to Haiti ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/kenya-court-orders-service-of-lawsuit-opposing-police-deployment-to-haiti/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:42:08

• Jailbroken coin-operated washing machines unlock unlimited free cycles and millions in funds — unpatched security vulnerability could also pose a fire hazard ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/jailbroken-coin-operated-washing-machines-unlock-unlimited-free-cycles-and-millions-in-funds    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:42:58

• New Caledonia: one dead and two injured at a roadblock after a fifth night of riots ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240518-one-more-person-killed-in-new-caledonia-as-french-troops-try-to-restore-order    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:43:28

• This giant Game Boy XL uses a Raspberry Pi 5 and has working buttons ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-giant-game-boy-xl-uses-a-raspberry-pi-5-and-has-working-buttons    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:46:45

• This week in KDE: all about those apps ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/05/17/this-week-in-kde-all-about-those-apps/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 18:49:12

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Unleashing the Power of Ubuntu: A Beginner’s Guide to Reverse Engineering ☞ https://hamradio.my/unleashing-the-power-of-ubuntu-a-beginners-guide-to-reverse-engineering/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:09:45

• EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.8.3 released ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202405/easyos-kirkstone-series-version-583-released.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:11:18

• Wireshark 4.2.5 Released, (Sat, May 18th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/30934    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:12:37

• France accuses Azerbaijan of interfering in New Caledonia riots ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/france-accuses-azerbaijan-of-interfering-in-new-caledonia-riots/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:15:42

• The Chilling Truth Pictured in “Here There Are Blueberries” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/27/here-there-are-blueberries-theatre-review    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:16:27

• Radxa ROCK 5C (Lite) SBC features Rockchip RK3588S2 or RK3582 SoC, WiFi 6, Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/05/18/radxa-rock-5c-lite-sbc-rockchip-rk3588s2-rk3582-soc-wifi-6-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector/ "The ROCK 5C (Lite) design is very similar to the ROCK 5A, but there are some notable differences."    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:17:22

• Being Muslim in Modi’s India ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/asia/muslims-india.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:18:28

• WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces US extradition judgment day ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/us-news/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-faces-us-extradition-judgment-day/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:19:02

• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's life and legal battles ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/wikileaks-founder-julian-assanges-life-and-legal-battles    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:19:15

• Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan appears virtually before court from jail ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-appears-virtually-before-court-from-jail/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:21:21

• M5Stack Launches Low-Cost 433MHz & 868MHz LoRa Modules ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-launches-low-cost-433mhz-868mhz-lora-modules/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:24:26

• GNU/Linux is Already Mainstream, But Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Still Trying to Sabotage That With Illegal Activities and Malicious Campaigns of Lies ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/GNU_Linux_is_Already_Mainstream_But_Microsoft_is_Still_Trying_t.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:25:15

• GNU/Linux+ChromeOS at Over 7% in New Zealand ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/GNU_Linux_ChromeOS_at_Over_7_in_New_Zealand.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:26:57

• GNU/Linux in Kyrgyzstan: From 0.5% to 5% in Eight Years (updated) ☞ https://news.techrights.org/n/2024/05/18/_6_GNU_Linux_in_Kyrgyzstan_From_0_5_to_5_in_Eight_Years.shtml    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:27:07

• Linux distros ban 'tainted' AI-generated code — NetBSD and Gentoo lead the charge on forbidding AI-written code ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-distros-ban-tainted-ai-generated-code    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:27:34

• Ubuntu 24.10 will use Wayland by default for Nvidia users and have better TPM FDE support ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2410-will-use-wayland-by-default-for-nvidia-users-and-have-better-tpm-fde-support/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:27:54

• Early work on a new GNOME OS installer has begun thanks to Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/early-work-on-a-new-gnome-os-installer-has-begun-thanks-to-germanys-sovereign-tech-fund/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:28:53

• EuroLinux – enterprise-class GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eurolinux-enterprise-class-linux-distribution/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:29:09

• textlint – pluggable linting tool for text and markdown ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/textlint-pluggable-linting-tool-text-markdown/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:29:31

• "We can now bring you footage broadcast on Iranian state television showing Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter earlier today, before reports of an accident emerged." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:30:32

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based MPD Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-web-based-mpd-clients/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:30:52

• KCharSelect – character map tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kcharselect-character-map-tool/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:31:33

• Kernels shipped by Linux vendors 'less secure than upstream stable offering' ☞ https://itwire.com/open-source/kernels-shipped-by-linux-vendors-less-secure-than-upstream-stable-offering.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:34:08

• How to Keep Your GNU/Linux System Safe from Kernel Bugs ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/security-vulnerabilities/protect-against-linux-kernel-bugs    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:34:42

• Research Indicates All Linux Vendor Kernels Are Insecure - But There's a Fix! ☞ https://linuxsecurity.com/news/vendors-products/linux-vendors-kernel-security    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:34:58

• Insight into Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Plans ☞ https://linuxiac.com/insight-into-ubuntu-24-10-plans/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:35:48

• Steinar H. Gunderson: Perfy perf ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-05-18-22-45_perfy_perf.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:36:17

• SUSE’s Agama Installer Shifts from Cockpit to HTTP ☞ https://linuxiac.com/suse-agama-installer-shifts-from-cockpit-to-http/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:36:55

• Three Ways to Include Images in Your ggplots ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/three-ways-to-include-images-in-your-ggplots-2/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:37:57

• Count Function in R I dplyr::count() ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/count-function-in-r-i-dplyrcount/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:38:05

• Positive or Negative in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/positive-or-negative-in-r/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:38:13

• Idle backdoored Windows XP and 2000 machines get infected with viruses within minutes of being exposed online — legacy OSes compromised by just connecting to the Internet ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/idle-windows-xp-and-2000-machines-get-infected-with-viruses-within-minutes-of-being-exposed-online    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:38:45

• linuxhint neglects Linux for this article... ☞ https://linuxhint.com/how-to-install-free-vmware-workstation-pro-17-on-windows-10-11/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:39:11

• Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/europe/georgia-president-veto-foreign-influence-law.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:40:28

• Russia Supports Venezuela's Decision to Join the BRICS Group ☞ https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Supports-Venezuelas-Decision-to-Join-the-BRICS-Group-20240518-0003.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:40:37

• Poland To Spend Around $2.5 Billion On Securing Eastern Border, Tusk Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-poland-russia-migrants-border/32952839.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:40:48

• Russian Court Seizes Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank Assets As Part Of Lawsuit ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-court-seizes-deutsche-bank-commerzbank-assets-/32953473.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:41:01

• UK sanctions companies involved in arms-for-oil trade between Russia and North Korea ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/uk-sanctions-companies-involved-in-arms-for-oil-trade-between-russia-and-north-korea/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:41:32

• Georgia president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/georgia-president-vetoes-foreign-agents-law/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:42:25

• Russian court seizes millions of euros worth of German bank assets ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240518-russian-court-seizes-millions-euros-worth-german-bank-assets    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:42:40

• Georgian President Zurabishvili vetoes controversial 'Russian law' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240518-georgia-president-salome-zurabishvili-vetoes-controversial-russian-law-foreign-agents-european-union    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:42:49

• ‘There are Evans everywhere’ ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/there-are-evans-everywhere/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:44:28

• SAB on 'Russia's hybrid threats: trends and developments' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/commentary/18.05.2024-sab-on-russias-hybrid-threats-trends-and-developments.a554508/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:44:39

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Unleash Your Musical Creativity: Creating Songs with Ubuntu Studio ☞ https://hamradio.my/unleash-your-musical-creativity-creating-songs-with-ubuntu-studio/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:45:53

• This Week in Linux 263: GNU/Linux 6.9, Red Bait AI, Telegram vs Signal, Manjaro 24 & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-263/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:46:25

• Pluralistic: Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander (18 May 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/18/market-discipline/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:46:37

• Zelensky expects Russia to intensify offensive in northeast Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240518-zelensky-expects-russia-intensify-offensive-northeast-ukraine-vladimir-putin-air-defence-kharkiv    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:47:10

• Enthusiast gets backdoored Windows XP running on an i486 — merging two dinosaurs from different eras ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/enthusiast-gets-windows-xp-running-on-an-i486    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:47:32

• The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/world/europe/belousov-russia-economy-defense-ministry.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:47:46

• Xi Jinping Embracing Vladimir Putin in Defiance of the West ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/asia/putin-xi-china-russia.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:47:54

• 'Drones for Ukraine' hackathon upcoming ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.05.2024-drones-for-ukraine-hackathon-upcoming.a554501/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:48:13

• Military service across Europe ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2275752/military-service-across-europe    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:48:26

• Russia Reports Massive Drone, Missile Attack Inside Russia, Occupied Crimea ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-missile-attack-crimea/32953534.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:49:07

• Zelenskiy Says Fighting 'Difficult' As Ukrainian Forces Repel Russian Assault On Chasiv Yar ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskiy-sumy-kharkiv-chasiv-yar/32953049.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:53:01

• Russian Missile Attack On Odesa Kills 1, Wounds 8 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-kiper-missile/32952674.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:53:12

• Russia says Ukraine makes 60-drone attack on Russia, oil refinery halted ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-ukraine-struck-crimea-with-atacms-60-drones-shot-down-oil-refinery-halted    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:53:34

• Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-advance-kharkiv.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:54:03

• Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/europe/russia-northeast-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:54:14

• Sri Lanka to probe Russia’s recruitment of nationals for Ukraine conflict ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/sri-lanka-to-probe-russias-recruitment-of-nationals-for-ukraine-conflict/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:54:38

• "And these tips are not specific to Ubuntu 24.04 exclusively. You may find them in other Ubuntu versions as well." https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-tweaks-for-laptop/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:55:25

• "I think this is the perfect Linux app to help manage everyday tasks!" https://news.itsfoss.com/planify-task-manager/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:56:10

• "Gemini" as a term misused? https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-get-quick-access-to-gemini-ai-on-linux-with-this-gnome-desktop-extension/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:56:51

• "Sadly this follows on from Battlefield V and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 that added it after release. Along with other titles including EA SPORTS FC 24, EA SPORTS FIFA 23, Battlefield 2042 and Madden NFL 24 that all have it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/ea-sports-wrc-is-adding-ea-anticheat-breaking-another-game-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 19:57:19

• "This week I had an artwork (or as we say to each other as artists, a "piece") presented in a group exhibition. I built the work as a non-interactive work that continously runs in a generative fashion, in the simplest sense of that term." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lettuce/creative-love2d.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:15:41

• "For months I have been tempted to buy a Nintendo DS or a GBA, but it has been really frustrating following and losing all those auctions… Therefore I have been looking for some cool retro-alternative and through Friendica on the Fediverse I got to know a this hand-held retro console from Anbernic: [...]" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:17:26

• 🔤SpellBinding: CUGHINF Wordo: MINIS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-05-19.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:18:07

• The prod6 problem 😬 gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-05-19_The_prod6_problem.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:19:57

• "The Noto Emoji fontpack now supports Unicode 15.1. There is no automatic update facility for fontpacks in Lagrange, but if you previously have installed, e.g., "Noto Sans set", you can download it again and an upgrade action is provided: [...]" gemini://skyjake.fi/fonts/news/2024-05_noto-update.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:21:28

• "There is a bit of loneliness in my heart because I'm almost absent in the small net lately. But I'm all right and I'm here. There are several activities which were ate all free time reserved for the small activities." gemini://szczezuja.space/tinylog.gmi    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:22:51

• "I encountered a problem, some others saw it first hand, initially they don't know the cause of the problem, but luckily it's something that the Internet has to offer." gemini://cyi1341.smol.pub/random41    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:24:24

• LinuxQuestions has been under massive DDOS attack for a while. WHY would anyone do this?    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 20:27:57

• "Work on the garden room continues. Since my last post, the floot and ceiling have been completed, and I've ordered the lime for the walls. Let's take a look." gemini://ur.gs/blog/floors-and-ceilings/    

posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 22:09:34