Roy Schestowitz

• This GNU/Linux distro could be the solution for anyone jumping ship from backdoored Windows ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-linux-distro-could-be-the-solution-for-anyone-jumping-ship-from-windows/ This GNU/Linux distro could be the solution for anyone jumping ship from backdoored Windows ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-linux-distro-could-be-the-solution-for-anyone-jumping-ship-from-windows/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 19:07:26

• Ubuntu Blog: Solving newcomer data science challenges with Canonical’s Data Science Stack – now in beta ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/data-science-stack    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:05:47

• IPFire GNU/Linux Firewall Gets Experimental Btrfs Support, defective chip maker Intel RFDS Mitigations ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-linux-firewall-gets-experimental-btrfs-support-intel-rfds-mitigations    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:06:52

• KDE Gear 24.05.1 Improves Elisa, Spectacle, KCalc, and Other KDE Apps ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-05-1-improves-elisa-spectacle-kcalc-and-other-kde-apps    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:07:07

• Proposed theme for Scarthgap 6.0 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202406/proposed-theme-for-scarthgap-60.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:08:59

• "The updated NX8MM-35 features an i.MX 8M Mini Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor with speeds up to 1.8GHz and supports up to 4GB of LPDDR4 memory and 64GB of eMMC storage." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/icop-enhances-nx8mm-35-sbc-for-industrial-applications-with-updated-lvds-hdmi-interfaces/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:10:14

• GNU Taler news: Privacy-preserving Subscriptions, Discounts and Tax Deductable Donations ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-09.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:11:14

• GNU Taler news: Cashless to e-Cash ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-08.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:11:30

• Solving newcomer data science challenges with Canonical’s Data Science Stack ... now in beta ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/data-science-stack    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:12:29

• Call for nominations: Developer Membership Board re-staffing (2024) ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/06/13/call-for-nominations-developer-membership-board-re-staffing-2024/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:13:31

• How to Test Microphone on Ubuntu? ☞ https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-test-microphone/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:13:45

• The Fridge: Call for nominations: Developer Membership Board re-staffing (2024) ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/06/13/call-for-nominations-developer-membership-board-re-staffing-2024/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:14:32

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Unveiling Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): The Future of Secure Networking ☞ https://hamradio.my/2024/06/unveiling-zero-trust-network-access-ztna-the-future-of-secure-networking/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:14:50

• Luckfox Pico Ultra RV1106 is a GNU/Linux Micro Development Board with PoE Support ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/luckfox-pico-ultra-rv1106-is-a-linux-micro-development-board-with-poe-support/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:15:53

• The privelege of working from coffee shops ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-privelege-of-working-from-coffee-shops/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:16:14

• GSoC '24 Progress: Week 1 and 2 ☞ https://seri037.github.io/blog/posts/development/2/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:17:30

• Trike 320 frame rear fork large gap ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202406/trike-320-frame-rear-fork-large-gap.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:18:21

• Mozilla Addons Blog: Manifest V3 updates landed in Firefox 127 ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2024/06/13/manifest-v3-updates-landed-in-firefox-127/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:20:29

• Mind the gap: why the UN Security Council should prioritize digital rights ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/un-security-council-digital-rights/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:21:11

• Wavering resolutions: The UN Security Council on digital rights ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/national-security-council-digital-rights-brief/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:21:30

• Hezbollah says it launched attacks at nine Israeli military sites ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240613-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-hamas-gaza-war-houthis-yemen-ceasefire    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:22:01

• Israel and Hezbollah Trade Strikes as Fighting Intensifies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/middleeast/israel-southern-gaza-hezbollah.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:22:09

• Escalating Violence Across Israel-Lebanon Border Rages for 2nd Straight Day ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/middleeast/hezbollah-israel-rockets-strike.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:22:57

• Palestinians Report Heavy Bombardments in the Rafah Area ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/middleeast/israel-rafah-airstrikes.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:23:21

• U.S. Strikes Targets in Yemen as Houthis Step Up Attacks on Red Sea Ships ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/middleeast/yemen-houthi-red-sea-ship-attack.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:23:29

• Labour manifesto represents a diagnosis of doom for our NHS Greens warn ☞ https://greenparty.org.uk/2024/06/13/labour-manifesto-represents-a-diagnosis-of-doom-for-our-nhs-greens-warn/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:24:25

• Senate GOP blocks bill to expand IVF access as advocates call for better FEHB coverage ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/06/senate-gop-blocks-bill-to-expand-ivf-access-as-advocates-call-for-better-fehb-coverage/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:24:46

• South Korea watchdog faults AliExpress, Temu and Qoo10 for sale of unsafe products ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-watchdog-faults-aliexpress-temu-and-qoo10-for-sale-of-unsafe-products    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:25:10

• Japan tight-lipped on report of meeting with North Korea in Mongolia ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-japan-meeting-06132024234758.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:25:24

• South Korea is still Indonesia’s best partner for defence-technology cooperation ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/south-korea-is-still-indonesias-best-partner-for-defence-technology-cooperation/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:26:01

• HYBE Launching Theus in Korea—A Creator Fandom Platform ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/hybe-theus-korea-launch-creator-fandom-platform/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:26:18

• Diesel hike a thorny issue for Malaysia’s durian sellers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/diesel-hike-a-thorny-issue-for-malaysia-s-durian-sellers    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:28:15

• US govt returns $210 million worth of 1MDB funds to Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-govt-returns-156-million-worth-of-1mdb-funds-to-malaysia-embassy-says    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:28:38

• Police widening scope of investigation on Malaysia footballer Faisal’s acid attack ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/police-widening-scope-of-investigation-on-malaysia-footballer-faisal-s-acid-attack    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:28:57

• Malaysia government not hiring Singaporeans to teach English: Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-government-not-hiring-singaporeans-to-teach-english-anwar    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:29:04

• In China’s Backyard, America Has Become a Humbler Superpower ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/australia/us-changing-role-asia-pacific.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:29:29

• Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/asia/china-me-too-verdict.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:29:50

• G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/europe/g7-summit-ai-china-india.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:30:09

• China Premier Li meets New Zealand business leaders amid trade boost ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-premier-li-to-meet-new-zealand-business-leaders-amid-trade-boost    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:30:18

• China #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin sentenced to 5 years’ jail on subversion charges ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-metoo-activist-huang-expected-to-be-sentenced-for-subversion-on-friday-supporters-say    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:30:29

• Senior US diplomat warns of risks of accidental conflict sparked by China's moves ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/senior-us-diplomat-warns-of-risks-of-accidental-conflict-sparked-by-chinas-moves    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:30:45

• Sanctions-defying chip design tools that work on China chipmakers' Huawei and Phytium processors introduced by China-based firm ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-company-unveils-sanctions-defying-chip-design-tools-that-work-on-china-chipmakers-huawei-and-phytium-processors    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:31:14

• Philippines ‘monitoring’ Vietnam’s South China Sea island building ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/ph-vietnam-scs-building-06132024042734.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:31:41

• ASEAN chief: Bloc won’t pick sides in US-China rivalry ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/asean-china-america-rivalry-06132024114203.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:31:51

• Chinese movie star's visit to Taiwan hints at thawing tensions ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-taiwan-actor-huge-06132024150749.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:32:04

• China wants its 12 million delivery drivers to work for the party ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/delivery-drivers-06132024152806.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:32:37

• Did a South Korean mayor ask China for giant pandas as a ‘gift’? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/afcl-korea-china-panda-06132024232102.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:32:53

• China’s Premier Li Qiang says differences in opinion with New Zealand must ‘not become a chasm’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/13/chinas-premier-li-qiang-says-differences-in-opinion-with-new-zealand-must-not-become-a-chasm/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:33:16

• 76% of applications for Hong Kong’s new investment visa scheme from residents of Vanuatu, Guinea-Bissau ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/13/76-of-applications-for-hong-kongs-new-investment-visa-scheme-from-residents-of-vanuatu-and-guinea-bissau/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:33:36

• China ‘reserves right’ to challenge planned EU electric car tariffs at World Trade Organization ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/13/china-reserves-right-to-challenge-planned-eu-electric-car-tariffs-at-world-trade-organization/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:34:00

• China jails #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang for 5 years over ‘inciting subversion of state power’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/china-jails-metoo-journalist-sophia-huang-for-5-years-over-inciting-subversion-of-state-power/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:34:21

• G7 leaders turn attention to simmering tensions with China ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240614-g7-summit-tensions-china    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:35:07

• The challenge of communist China ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-challenge-of-communist-china/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:35:16

• China is serious about Antarctica. Australia should be too ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-serious-about-antarctica-australia-should-be-too/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:35:24

• FOSS Weekly #24.24: Pironman, VLC Tips, Amber Lang and 12 Years of It's FOSS ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-24/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:35:50

• PCB Design Review: A 5V UPS With LTC4040 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/pcb-design-review-a-5v-ups-with-ltc4040/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:36:35

• TDS 744A Scope Teardown Fixes Dodgy Channel ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/tds-744a-scope-teardown-fixes-dodgy-channel/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:37:07

• Forsp: A Forth & Lisp Hybrid Lambda Calculus Language ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/forsp-a-forth-lisp-hybrid-lambda-calculus-language/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:38:20

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.79.0 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/06/13/Rust-1.79.0.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:38:28

• Serving up git trees ☞ https://euroquis.nl//freebsd/2024/06/13/freebsd13_2.html    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:39:00

• {cryptoQuotes}: Open access to cryptocurrency market data in R (Update) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/cryptoquotes-open-access-to-cryptocurrency-market-data-in-r-update/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:42:27

• Free Report: DataCamp’s The State of Data & Hey Hi (AI) Literacy Report 2024 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/free-report-datacamps-the-state-of-data-ai-literacy-report-2024/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:42:33

• igraph 2.0.0 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/igraph-2-0-0/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:42:53

• Reset the WordPress Admin Password Using CLI (via 2 Methods) ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/reset-the-wordpress-admin-password/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:43:28

• How to Check Python Version in GNU/Linux (via 3 Methods) ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/check-python-version-in-linux/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:43:45

• An Introduction to healthyR ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/an-introduction-to-healthyr/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:44:03

• Joins Are No Mystery Anymore: Hands-On Tutorial — Part 3 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/joins-are-no-mystery-anymore-hands-on-tutorial%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8apart-3/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:44:09

• Ansible Apt Module: Manage Ubuntu and Debian Packages ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/ansible-apt-module/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:44:34

• Chapter 3: Manipulating Docker Containers ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/container-handling/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:44:48

• DevToys 2.0 Preview Launches with GNU/Linux Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/devtoys-2-0-launches-with-linux-support/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:45:20

• Fwupd 1.9.21 Introduces Support for Synaptics Carrera Devices ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fwupd-1-9-21-introduces-support-for-synaptics-carrera-devices/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:45:48

• How To Find Files Containing Specific Text Using Grep And Ripgrep In GNU/Linux ☞ https://ostechnix.com/find-files-containing-specific-text-using-grep-and-ripgrep/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:47:07

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra & Releng Update Q1 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-releng-update-q1-2024/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:47:30

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora GNU/Linux 40 wallpaper talk: Unveiling the art of Open Source and nature ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-linux-40-wallpaper/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:47:43

• Hacking Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide to Penetration Testing with Kali GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/hacking-made-easy-beginners-guide-penetration-testing-kali-linux    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:49:19

• Bun – fast JavaScript runtime ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bun-fast-javascript-runtime/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:49:28

• 14 Best Free and Open Source Key Value Stores for Big Data ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/keyvaluestores/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:49:52

• Brisk – fast, multithreaded, cross-platform download manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/brisk-fast-multithreaded-cross-platform-download-manager/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:50:11

• Python Series Part 4: Flow Control ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/python-series-part-4-flow-control.49172/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:50:54

• How to Boot Ubuntu 24.04 into Rescue Mode ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/boot-ubuntu-24-04-into-rescue-mode/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:51:06

• FEX 2406 Tagged! https://fex-emu.com/FEX-2406/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:52:27

• Phoronix shilling Microsoft (no, it is NOT newsworthy!) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Azure-Linux-2.0.20240609    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:53:07

• "Nobody here cares - This is an IBM board - we got rid of that dump ster fire called GTS and they can keep it that way!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t0vuIHc    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:56:00

• IBM layoffs: "A lot of US CIO existing tomorrow" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sVPl1Gm#OP    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:56:46

• "I'm a US employee.. Yesterday I was informed I was on the bench because my position was eliminated with the re-org into pods our team is doing. sounded like 30 days but could not get a firm answer.. no details on severance. on a team that is short handed I'm surprised they said the position was eliminated to to restructuring.. I bet they will hire someone new very soon."    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:56:58

• Microsoft’s recent layoffs cast a heavy shadow over this year’s Xbox Showcase https://www.destructoid.com/microsofts-recent-layoffs-cast-a-heavy-shadow-over-this-years-xbox-showcase/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:58:21

• We Went Undercover at Microsoft but Got Laid Off Before We Could Learn Anything https://hard-drive.net/hd/video-games/we-went-undercover-at-microsoft-but-got-laid-off-before-we-could-learn-anything/    

posted Friday, June 14, 2024 at 23:59:07

• It is not "AI" https://uk.news.yahoo.com/leaked-memo-claims-york-times-154739344.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:00:28

• Because people dump Vista 11 in droves https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/14/microsoft_recall_release_delayed/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:01:24

• Meta Layoffs: Zuckerberg's Firm Plans To Fire VPs Amid Restructuring, Says Report https://news.abplive.com/business/meta-layoffs-tech-firm-mark-zuckerberg-plans-to-fire-vps-amid-restructuring-says-report-1695523    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:08:30

• ByteDance confirms layoff plan at its Indonesian unit https://www.asiaone.com/money/bytedance-confirms-layoff-plan-its-indonesian-unit    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:08:57

• Zuckerberg enters permanent efficiency mode at Meta and targets VPs https://cybernews.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-meta-layoffs/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:09:18

• ByteDance confirms layoff plan at its Indonesian unit https://dunyanews.tv/en/Technology/818556-ByteDance-confirms-layoff-plan-at-its-Indonesian-unit    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:09:42

• FAKE NEWS! Facebook does NOT have this much staff in Nigeria. https://naija247news.com/2024/06/14/meta-inc-sacks-10000-nigerian-employees-cuts-back-operations/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:10:39

• Google Chrome: Agree to 'privacy feature', but get tracking! ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/google-sandbox-online-tracking-instead-privacy    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:17:21

• Rights groups urge Commercial Bank of Ethiopia to halt public shaming campaign over privacy rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/rights-groups-urge-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-to-halt-public-shaming-campaign-over-privacy-rights/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:17:36

• Sacked S4C boss loses privacy complaint over ‘signed off with stress’ story ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/sacked-s4c-boss-loses-privacy-complaint-over-signed-off-with-stress-story/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:18:14

• A 1940s Car Radio Receives Some Love ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/a-1940s-car-radio-receives-some-love/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:18:49

• "The Marimbatron is [Leo Kuipers] ‘s final project as part of the MIT “Fabacademy program” supervised by [Prof. Neil Gershenfeld] of the Center for Bits and Atoms." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/marimbatron-a-digital-marimba-prototyping-project/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:20:08

• "In the course of a career, you may run up against projects that get cancelled, especially those that are interesting, but deemed unprofitable in the eyes of the corporate overlords" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/shipping-your-illicit-software-on-launch-hardware/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:20:20

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/978291/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:58:05

• As heat breaks records in Mexico’s north, torrential rains pummel the south ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/heat-breaks-records-in-northern-mexico-rains-in-south/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:58:58

• How to Setup SOCKS5 Proxy Server on GNU/Linux Using MicroSocks ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/setup-socks5-proxy-server-on-linux-using-microsocks/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 00:59:59

• Mastering Embedded Updates, Continued ☞ https://www.kdab.com/mastering-embedded-updates-continued/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 01:02:09

• Qt 6.8 Beta 1 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-beta-1-released    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 01:02:26

• Openwashing: When Open Source isn't: Floorp, FUTO... ☞ https://cukic.co/2024/06/13/open-source/index.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 01:02:57

• Mozilla: remove RSS and Gopher support, add CRAP! ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2024/06/13/developer-spotlight-dedalium-turn-the-entire-web-into-an-rpg-game/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 01:04:12

• High-Level Group “Going Dark” outcome: A mission failure ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/high-level-group-going-dark-outcome-a-mission-failure/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 01:05:00

• Google and publishers: An unpredictable animal that could eat you at any time ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/google-publishers-ai-overviews/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:42:05

• ‘Devastating’ potential impact of Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) Overviews on publisher visibility revealed ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/devastating-potential-impact-of-google-ai-overviews-on-publisher-visibility-revealed/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:42:21

• Easily Exploitable Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Open Source AI/ML Tools ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-open-source-ai-ml-tools/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:42:39

• LimeNET Micro 2.0 Developer Edition board leverages Raspberry Pi CM4 and LimeSDR XTRX SDR module (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/14/limenet-micro-2-0-developer-edition-board-leverages-raspberry-pi-cm4-and-limesdr-xtrx-sdr-module/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:43:54

• This Open Source Active Probe Won’t Break The Bank ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/13/this-open-source-active-probe-wont-break-the-bank/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:44:21

• Annual Report 2023: LibreOffice Conference in Bucharest ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/06/14/annual-report-2023-libreoffice-conference-in-bucharest/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:45:27

• Lithuanian lawmakers order banks to offer fixed-rate mortgages ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2296419/lithuanian-lawmakers-order-banks-to-offer-fixed-rate-mortgages    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:45:51

• StubHub IPO Is Inching Forward as Major Bank Discussions Are Reportedly Happening—Offering Could Happen As Early As Next Month ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/stubhub-ipo-moving-forward-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:46:05

• Framework Laptop is "open" because the designs were handed over to MICROSOFT in PROPRIETARY GitHub?    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:47:12

• European Patent Litigation and Non-Practicing Entities: A Large and Looming Threat ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/6/13/european-patent-litigation-and-non-practicing-entities-a-large-and-looming-threat    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:48:24

• Düsseldorf Regional Court appoints new presiding judge for third patent monopoly chamber ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/dusseldorf-regional-court-appoints-buttner-new-presiding-judge-for-third-patent-chamber/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:48:30

• Advocate General points the way to interpretation of SPC regulation ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/advocate-general-points-way-to-interpretation-of-spc-regulation/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:48:38

• ‘No apocalypse’ in Latvia and Estonia after ratifying Istanbul Convention, experts say ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2295544/no-apocalypse-in-latvia-and-estonia-after-ratifying-istanbul-convention-experts-say    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:49:31

• Lithuanian president dismisses social security and labour minister ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2296326/lithuanian-president-dismisses-social-security-and-labour-minister    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:49:39

• UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding Sudan paramilitary protect civilians and lift siege of El Fasher ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/unsc-adopts-resolution-demanding-sudan-paramilitary-protect-civilians-and-lift-siege-of-el-fasher/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:49:52

• Protesters and police collide after Argentine president’s spending cut passes Senate ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2024/0613/Argentina-congress-president-protests    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:50:10

• How do you explain to Microsofters that IRA and Hamas are the same only if IRA treats humans as badly plus if IRA strives to wipe out England and Wales, killing all Brits and taking over the country, calling it "Ireland"?    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:51:16

• Junior Border Guards drive successes at ports of entry ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/junior-border-guards-drive-successes-at-ports-of-entry/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:51:45

• Top Hamas official claims ‘no one has any idea’ how many Israeli hostages are still alive ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/06/14/world-news/top-hamas-official-claims-no-one-has-any-idea-how-many-israeli-hostages-are-still-alive/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:52:09

• Hong Kong justice dept. will not appeal acquittal of democrat cleared in city’s largest national security case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/hong-kong-justice-dept-will-not-appeal-acquittal-of-democrat-cleared-in-citys-largest-national-security-case/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:52:59

• US, Australia express ‘concern’ after Hong Kong cancels passports of 6 UK-based activists ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/us-australia-express-concern-after-hong-kong-cancels-passports-of-6-uk-based-activists/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:53:11

• How does Australia feel about not renewing the passport of Julian Assange while residing in the UK? (Whose flag is superimposed on Australia) Lots of hypocrisy here.    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:54:19

• If you're going to effectively bash Pooh-tin (CPC) and Putin (Kremlin), make sure you're not being a hypocrite and champion of double-standards    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:55:09

• Saeima backs cryptoassets regulation in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/14.06.2024-saeima-backs-cryptoassets-regulation-in-latvia.a558007/ https://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:55:44

• Justice Kavanaugh Denies Standing For Docs Against Glocks ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/06/13/justice-kavanaugh-denies-standing-for-docs-against-glocks/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:56:10

• "AI" is the new "cryto" - a layer of a scam    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:56:37

• (crypto)    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:56:47

• "on a blockchain" rather is the new "gen AI"    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:57:12

• A new, convenient narrative for "efficient" plagiarism    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:57:57

• EU fines Hungary €200 million for flouting asylum laws ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240613-eu-fines-hungary-%E2%82%AC200-million-for-flouting-asylum-laws    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:58:18

• Immigrants’ rights advocates sue Biden administration over US asylum ban ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/immigrants-rights-advocates-sue-biden-administration-over-us-asylum-ban/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:58:49

• US Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to abortion pill Mifepristone ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/us-supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-challenge-to-abortion-pill-mifepristone/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:58:55

• New Zealand to reform ‘outdated’ firearm laws ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealand-to-reform-of-outdated-firearm-laws    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:59:07

• Flathub Blog: Linter breaking change: restricting automatic merge ☞ https://docs.flathub.org/blog/linter-restricting-automatic-merge    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 04:59:42

• ECHR finds Azerbaijan committed human rights violations by blocking news websites ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/azerbaijan-found-guilty-of-human-rights-violations-by-echr/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:18:00

• Trump Prosecutor in Georgia Rebukes Critics in Speech to Black Church Group ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/us/fani-willis-giuliani-trump-georgia.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:18:25

• A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/world/middleeast/palestinian-professor-israel-gaza-war.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:18:45

• Flipping the script on pig butchering – $45 million is just the tip of the iceberg ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/flipping-the-script-on-pig-butchering/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:19:39

• Serial Bus Servo Driver HAT (A) can drive up to 253 servos simultaneously ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/14/serial-bus-servo-driver-hat-a-can-drive-up-to-253-servos-simultaneously/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:20:22

• Tomeu Vizoso: Rockchip NPU update 4: Kernel driver for the RK3588 NPU submitted to mainline ☞ https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2024/06/rockchip-npu-update-4-kernel-driver-for.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:21:31

• AI and the Indian Election ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/06/ai-and-the-indian-election.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:22:02

• Bureau of Investigative Journalism in drive to diversify grant-led funding model ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/tbij-rozina-breen-interview/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:54:14

• Newspaper ABCs: Evening Standard distribution decline continues amid plan to drop daily paper ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-newspapers-uk-abc-monthly-circulation-figures-2/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:56:45

• Media manifestos 2024: Labour quiet on press regulation and media policy ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/media-manifestos-2024-publishers-urge-action-to-control-generative-ai/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:56:58

• AI tools refuse to write in style of controversial French author Michel Houellebecq, publisher says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240613-french-writer-michel-houellebecq-deemed-too-offensive-by-ai    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:57:35

• Lighting wholesaler gets fined for competition breaches ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/13.06.2024-lighting-wholesaler-gets-fined-for-competition-breaches.a557911/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 05:59:15

• Food inflation falls, but some groceries still soaring in price ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/food-inflation-falls-but-some-groceries-still-soaring-in-price-aHXcT5b0lQFU    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:00:20

• Biden Keeps Blaming Others for His Economic Mistakes ☞ https://reason.com/2024/06/13/biden-keeps-blaming-others-for-his-economic-mistakes/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:00:30

• Rust 1.79.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/978323/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:00:56

• Does this book cover how FSFE uses child labour, Matt? http://miroslav.suchy.cz/blog/images/matthias.jpg    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:04:24

• Myanmar junta imposes random searches for VPNs ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-internet-restrictions-vpn-ban-06132024163512.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:14:50

• We Overvalue Intelligence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/opinion/gifted-children-intelligence.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:15:19

• This Flower Could Be Defined as Intelligent, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-flower-could-be-defined-as-intelligent-scientists-say    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:16:06

• Biden’s border policy under fire: Immigration advocacy groups sue over asylum directive ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2024/0613/biden-asylum-crackdown-border-lawsuit    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:16:29

• Russ Allbery: Security review of tag2upload ☞ https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2024-06/001.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:17:18

• Tory Network of Climate Denial and Fossil Fuel Funding ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/12/mapped-tory-network-climate-denial-fossil-fuel-funding/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:18:26

• Tufton Street ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/13/conservative-donors-7-million-tufton-street-think-tanks-since-2019/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:18:45

• Asia’s Energy Future ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/13/japan-oil-majors-tout-tomakomai-project-as-flagship-of-asias-carbon-capture-storage-energy-future/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:19:03

• Freeport ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/13/eqt-new-freeport-fracking-water-contamination-dep/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:19:39

• Hydrogen Tax Credits ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/13/big-oil-hydrogen-tax-credits-americas-summit-natural-gas-bp-exxon/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:19:48

• CIVIL WAR ENGLAND: 20 BANKS HIT OVERNIGHT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-6OZSH_FAY    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:25:55

• Leaf Node Monitoring v2024.01 released, better notifications and history ☞ https://raymii.org/s/blog/Leaf_Node_Monitoring_v2024.01_released.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:29:59

• Data of over 20,000 staff, students at Chinese University of Hong Kong stolen after school server hacked ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/data-of-over-20000-staff-students-at-chinese-university-of-hong-kong-stolen-after-school-server-hacked/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:30:31

• Using a 1965 Dutch Rotary Phone via VoIP (T65) in 2024 ☞ https://raymii.org/s/blog/Using_a_1965_Dutch_Rotaty_Phone_T65_via_VoIP_in_2024.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:30:51

• Cincoze DS-1402 modular embedded computer review – Part 1: Specs, unboxing, teardown, and first boot ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/14/cincoze-ds-1402-modular-embedded-computer-review-part-1-specs-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:31:43

• JieLi Tech AC6329C4 is a 35 cents Bluetooth 5.0 microcontroller ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/13/jieli-tech-ac6329c4-35-cents-bluetooth-5-0-microcontroller/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:31:50

• Lawmakers question Abusive Monopolist Microsoft president over China ties, repeated breaches ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/lawmakers-question-microsoft-president-over-china-ties-repeated-breaches/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 06:41:48

• Microsoft recalls Recall: Controversial Hey Hi (AI) feature won't be in Copilot+ backdoored Windows build at launch ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recalls-recall-controversial-ai-feature-wont-be-in-copilot-windows-build-at-launch    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:41:30

• Microsoft: stay with Windows! WE GOT WALLPAPERS!! ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-dev-shares-story-behind-iconic-windows-screensavers-3d-pipes-3d-maze-and-more    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:42:03

• Microsoft to delay release of Recall Hey Hi (AI) feature on security concerns ☞ https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-delay-release-recall-ai-feature-security-concerns-2024-06-14/ What about privacy, bloat and so on?    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:43:17

• "one that is outwardly powerful or dangerous but inwardly weak or ineffectual" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20tiger    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:46:39

• KDE Gear 24.05.1 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/24.05.1/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:47:54

• Why do OTA updates matter in IoT? ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/06/13/why-do-ota-updates-matter-in-iot/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:49:08

• iophk: It's been a while since anyone anywhere has even mentioned re-decentralization    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:52:41

• EU report shows growing focus on national security in Macao ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_3184    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:54:51

• FBI reinstates its removal of FBI staffer’s security clearance ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2024/06/fbi-reinstates-its-removal-of-fbi-staffers-security-clearance/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:55:10

• Rumors targeting Social Security recipients cause inundation of SSA phone lines ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/06/rumors-targeting-social-security-recipients-cause-inundation-of-ssa-phone-lines/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:55:37

• French Bug Bounty Platform YesWeHack Raises $28 Million ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/french-bug-bounty-platform-yeswehack-raises-28-million/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:56:16

• Life360 Says Personal Information Stolen From Tile Customer Support Platform ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/life360-says-personal-information-stolen-from-tile-customer-support-platform/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:58:26

• City of Cleveland Scrambling to Restore Systems Following Cyberattack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/city-of-cleveland-scrambling-to-restore-systems-following-cyberattack/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:58:45

• Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/13/black-basta-ransomware-group-suspected-ascension-data-theft-incident/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 09:59:32

• A Global South with Chinese characteristics ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/a-global-south-with-chinese-characteristics/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:18:57

• UN funds for AU peace operations: Somalia as a test case ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/un-funds-for-au-peace-operations-somalia-as-a-test-case/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:20:19

• UN Security Council demands end to Darfur city siege ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240613-un-security-council-demands-end-to-sudan-s-darfur-city-s-siege    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:20:42

• Beijing’s offices in Hong Kong hit out at British judge who quit top court, as another UK justice pledges to stay ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/beijings-offices-in-hong-kong-hit-out-at-british-judge-who-quit-top-court-as-another-uk-justice-pledges-to-stay/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:21:21

• Canonical Announce First RISC-V Laptop Running Ubuntu ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/06/the-worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-running-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:22:10

• Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Celebrating FreeBSD Day: A Journey Through 31 Years of Open Source Excellence ☞ https://hamradio.my/2024/06/celebrating-freebsd-day-a-journey-through-31-years-of-open-source-excellence/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:22:49

• Why Putin may visit North Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/explainer-why-putin-may-visit-north-korea    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:23:28

• South Korea, US warn against North Korea-Russia military ties ahead of Putin visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-us-hold-emergency-phone-call-ahead-of-putin-visit-to-north-korea    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:23:35

• Some very very lousy media twsisted that as "DONATION" or "INVESTMENT"; it is NEITHER ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/13/amazon-splurge-230m-free-cloud-credits-generative-ai-startups/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:25:30

• ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Faces Legal Action Over Secret Wu-Tang Album MP3s ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/martin-shkreli-sued-wu-tang-secret-album/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:26:20

• BSD Now 563: 14.1 ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/563    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:27:09

• Back from the Embededded Linux Conference: selection of talks #3 ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/back-from-the-embededded-linux-conference-selection-of-talks-3/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:28:45

• Which? Money podcast: how new rules will protect you from financial greenwashing ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/which-money-podcast-how-new-rules-will-protect-you-from-financial-greenwashing-aR79F9I2tflT    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:29:57

• Sustain Open Source, sustain the planet: A new conversation ☞ https://opensource.net/oss-for-climate-podcast/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:31:06

• Menendez Trial Delayed After Co-Defendant Gets Covid-19 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/nyregion/covid-robert-menendez-trial-delay.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:31:40

• Pluralistic: The health industry's invisible hand is a fist (13 Jun 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/13/a-punch-in-the-guts/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:31:58

• Miroslav Suchý: DevConf.cz 2022 Day One ☞ http://miroslav.suchy.cz/blog/archives/2024/06/13/devconf_cz_2022_day_one/index.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:32:50

• Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/style/nate-hoof-guy-tiktok.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:33:25

• tiktok ‘Brainrot’ Is the New Online Affliction ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/style/brainrot-internet-addiction-social-media-tiktok.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:33:45

• Regard’s ‘Ride It’ Has Over a Billion Spotify Streams — Now It’s the Focus of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/12/regard-ride-it-one-billion-streams-spotify-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:34:06

• TikTok (CPC) trying to control Western culture by investing in this platform hoard ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/tiktok-off-the-record-show-charli-xcx-meghan-trainor/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:34:56

• "Over the top action? Check. You play as a Bean? Check." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/killer-bean-looks-absolutely-nuts-in-the-latest-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:37:11

• "Hotel Galactic was recently revealed at the PC Gaming Show, a cozy management game inspired by Studio Ghibli's classic pictures and they're giving away one fancy looking Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/ancient-forge-are-giving-away-a-custom-skin-steam-deck-for-hotel-galactic/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:38:03

• "Ubisoft have announced that Prince of Persia The Lost Crown is finally coming to Steam on August 8th, making it much easier to play on Steam Deck and desktop Linux" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-gets-a-steam-release-in-august/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:38:37

• "Lots and lots of improvements and bug fixes have arrived in the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Linux, macOS, Windows, VR and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/steam-client-updated-with-improvements-for-steam-deck-linux-vr-and-steam-input/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:39:16

• "Microsoft's Secret Plan to Dominate Tech and You Again!" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Microsoft-Nwo-x:f    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:09:39

• "Hostage Noa Argamani rescued in time to see her terminally ill mother" https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-hostage-noa-argamani-rescued-in-time-to-see-her-terminally-ill-mother/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:10:19

• "Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan finish medical checks after Hamas captivity"https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-805838    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:10:36

• "My Jewish Family History: The Optimists Ended Up in Auschwitz - DER SPIEGEL"    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:10:52

• "My Jewish Family History: The Optimists Ended Up in Auschwitz - DER SPIEGEL" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/my-jewish-family-history-the-optimists-ended-up-in-auschwitz-a-343ffaea-5323-4a32-aaad-a7adc204fd5a    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:12:09

• "Trump praises Hannibal Lecter again as a 'nice guy' who 'had a friend over for dinner'" https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hannibal-lecter/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:12:23

• "Hamas Spokesman Says ‘No One Has Any Idea’ How Many Hostages Remain Alive" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/world/middleeast/hamas-hostages-israel-cnn.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:12:37

• "Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-hostage-noa-argamani-freed-time-see-her-terminally-ill-mother-2024-06-08/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:13:04

• facebook https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/saadan-undgaar-du-facebook-bruger-dine-data-til-ai-traening    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:15:37

• EU chat control https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/06/14/regeringens-dubbelspel-banar-vag-for-chat-control-2/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:15:52

• windows TCO: "O-Type Blood Donors Needed After London Cyber-Attack" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/06/10/1530248#1360352    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:16:20

• "LinkedIn expands its AI job-hunting features for Premium subscribers" https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/13/24177986/linkedin-ai-job-hunting-features-premium-subscribers    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:16:27

• Steve Kirsch ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/06/14/rasmussen-reports-goes-steve-kirsch-level-stupid-antivax/ |    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:17:54

• Dave DeCamp ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-dave-decamp/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:18:59

• Putin names Russia’s conditions for ceasefire in Ukraine ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/06/14/putin-names-russia-s-conditions-for-ceasefire-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:20:02

• "Revealed: Firm of Veteran Tory Advisor Is Behind ‘Grassroots’ Anti-Solar Ad Campaign" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/14/revealed-firm-of-veteran-tory-advisor-is-behind-grassroots-anti-solar-ad-campaign/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:21:55

• "Conservative Party Received 40 Percent of its Donations from Fossil Fuel Interests in First Week of Campaign" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/14/conservative-donations-general-election-2024-first-week-oil-gas-fossil-fuel/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:22:31

• Kyrgyzstan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/06/14/the-beautiful-gain | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:22:53

• "We have no choice now" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/06/14/we-have-no-choice-now | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:23:55

• "Having seen that on our travels we were especially interested to watch [Creative Mindstorms]’ video doing something very similar using an entirely LEGO-built machine but taking the images from an AI image generator." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/a-lego-cnc-pixel-art-generator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:25:03

• "Join Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi for a review of the best stories to grace the front page of Hackaday this week." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-275-mud-pulse-telemetry-3d-printed-gears-in-detail-and-display-hacking-in-our-future/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:25:55

• Indigenous Artist Meryl McMaster: Lost In, and Crafted by, the Natural World ☛ https://therevelator.org/meryl-mcmaster/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:29:44

• "The company behind notorious anti-tamper technology Denuvo..." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/denuvo-owner-shuts-down-clone-sites-perpertrators-seem-up-for-a-chase-240614/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:30:24

• "Popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy has gone 'offline' overnight. While downtime is quite common for pirate sites..." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/torrentgalaxy-goes-offline-with-mysterious-message-to-users-240614/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:30:47

• Jim Naureckas on Alito ☛ https://fair.org/home/jim-naureckas-on-secret-alito-tape-kennedy-smith-on-dollar-store-ripoffs/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:31:19

• "The United Nations Ad Hoc Committee is just weeks away from finalizing a too-broad Cybercrime Draft Convention." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/un-cybercrime-draft-convention-blank-check-unchecked-surveillance-abuses | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:32:18

• "The latest and nearly final version of the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention—dated May 23" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/if-not-amended-states-must-reject-flawed-draft-un-cybercrime-convention | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:33:51

• "The Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a challenge from anti-abortion groups to the nationwide availability of the abortion" ☛ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/6/14/michele_goodwin_mifepristone_scotus_reproductive_rights | Source: Democracy Now    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:35:10

• British meddling in Macedonia backfires ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2024/06/14/british-meddling-macedonia-unravels/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:38:26

• "IPFire is released under a GPL license and is designed to be used for free." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-ipfire-firewall-distribution/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:44:51

• "Embedded in the Luckfox Pico Ultra is Rockchip’s fourth-generation Neural Processing Unit" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/luckfox-pico-ultra-rv1106-is-a-linux-micro-development-board-with-poe-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:45:37

• "IBASE Technology Inc has announced the release of its first ultra-compact 2.5″ single board computer" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/ibase-launches-ib200-2-5-compact-sbc-with-amd-ryzen-for-edge-computing/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:46:21

• "We all know that there’s a significant risk of receiving fake hardware when buying parts from less reputable sources." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/how-good-or-bad-are-fake-power-semiconductors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:49:09

• "Lynn Conway, American engineer and computer scientist, passed away at the age of 86 from a heart condition on June 9th" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/rip-lynn-conway-whose-work-gave-us-vlsi-and-much-more/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:49:43

• "[Simon B] enters our 2024 Business Card Challenge with BAUDI/O, a genuinely useful audio output device." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/2024-business-card-challenge-baudi-o-for-the-audio-hacker/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:50:39

• "It didn’t take long for us to get an answer to the question nobody was asking" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/busted-toilet-paper-as-solder-wick/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:51:39

• "Since, I've written other guides on this topic, covering snaps, WINE applications, Steam, DOSBox, and whatnot." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-hd-uhd-tricks-tutorial.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:55:38

• Smartphone users: You are Being Watched! Protect Your personal and professional lifes to avoid digital rape. ☞ https://gaelduval.com/smartphone-users-you-are-being-watched-how-to-protect-your-personal-and-professional-lifes/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 11:56:41

• Pluralistic: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft pinky swears that THIS TIME they'll make security a priority (14 Jun 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/14/patch-tuesday/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:05:23

• "The pandemic was only one of several recent disruptions to roil the financial operations of state and local governments" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/how-remote-work-ai-impact-fraud-local-government | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:06:10

• Fauci Speaks His Mind on Trump’s Rages and Their ‘Complicated’ Relationship ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/us/politics/fauci-trump-book-covid.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:06:19

• ""But as the industry booms, questions have been raised over how AI companies obtain the data used to train their models, and whether feeding them bestselling books and Hollywood movies without their creators' permission amounts to a breach of copyright. ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eus-new-ai-rules-ignite-battle-over-data-transparency/articleshow/110968088.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:07:41

• "The dramatic impact of Google‘s AI-written summaries on search result visibility for publishers has been revealed through exclusive new research." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/devastating-potential-impact-of-google-ai-overviews-on-publisher-visibility-revealed/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:07:59

• "I turned yesterday’s blog post (just randomly grabbing for some actual text) into a tweet, and then saw there’s an option to create a “pitch.”" ☛ https://discombobulated.co.nz/2024/06/5/ai-gives-me-a-copywriting-pitch-based-on-previous-blog-post |    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:08:16

• "It’s hard to argue against that. “Tour de France” is certainly a unique enough phrase to be deserving of trademark protection in the sports and apparel markets." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/13/tour-de-france-loses-trademark-opposition-to-german-gym-chain/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:09:05

• "THIS TIME they’ll make security" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/14/patch-tuesday/#fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:14:06

• "Amazon's gesture comes as big tech companies are under increased scrutiny from antitrust regulators over whether they are stifling competition in the emerging AI market." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/amazon-pledges-230-million-to-boost-generative-ai-startups/articleshow/110982396.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:14:37

• "The first big segment of 2Africa, a massive submarine cable system backed by Meta Platforms, is live, connecting South Africa with Kenya." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/big-section-2africa-subsea-cable-now-live/246332/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:15:24

• "distraction and embarrassment" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/spacex-sued-by-engineers-elon-musk-sexism/246339/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:18:08

• "Alexander says instead of receiving proper care at the hospital after falling ill over the Easter weekend, he was left in the hallway for 3 hours ..." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/06/13/alexander-morris-four-tops-singer-hospital-straitjacket-lawsuit/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:18:19

• "The lawsuit filed in state court in San Francisco by two women claims Apple systematically underpays female workers in its engineering, marketing, and AppleCare divisions" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-accused-in-lawsuit-of-underpaying-female-workers-in-california/articleshow/110976685.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:19:08

• "The monument commemorates her leadership in the Combahee River Raid. On June 2, 1863, she became the first woman to command a major military operation in the United States." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2024/0613/civil-war-statue-harriet-tubman-ed-dwight | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:19:20

• "Based on five categories, the index evaluates press freedom in 180 countries and ranks them from freest to least." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/rsf-significant-barriers-press-freedom/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:27:01

• Hostile climate intensifies for Slovak press after PM Fico shooting https://cpj.org/2024/06/hostile-climate-intensifies-for-slovak-press-after-pm-fico-shooting/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:28:40

• "Almost immediately after the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15" ☛ https://cpj.org/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:29:11

• "Sometimes these questions are sensible and journalistic. Sometimes they're vexatious. Sometimes they're a little silly." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/06/the-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-doesnt-understand-tax-law/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:30:05

• "What is Julian Assange in prison for? He is in prison for showing the truth about our wars, in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere." ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2024/06/14/why-the-release-of-julian-assange-is-crucial-for-our-future/ | Source: Neritam    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:30:13

• "The journalist, Truong Huy San — known to many by his pen name, Huy Duc — was taken into custody last week, according to a prominent Vietnamese blogger." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/asia/vietnam-journalist-arrest.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:34:07

• "A Hong Kong man was denied bail under the city’s new domestic security law after he allegedly wore a t-shirt with a banned protest slogan and a yellow mask." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/new-security-law-man-denied-bail-under-article-23-over-seditious-slogans-on-t-shirt-and-mask/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:34:33

• "Sources indicate that Mahta Sadri's arrest was prompted by a story she posted on her Instagram page concerning President Ebrahim Raisi's death." ☛ https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/06/article-23 | Source: Hengaw Organization for Human Rights Hengaw Organization for Human Rights    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:34:44

• "Of course, the most important law governing content takedown demands was passed much, much earlier." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/13/european-content-removal-laws-are-scrubbing-the-internet-of-completely-legal-content/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:35:07

• "Switzerland is ramping up security for the Ukraine summit this weekend, deploying 4,000 troops to shield against physical threats, cyberattacks, and misinformation." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2205004.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:37:17

• "According to the allies, Moscow is providing support to its preferred candidates in October’s election and agitating against the incumbent President Maia Sandu" ☛ https://therecord.media/moldova-election-warning-us-uk-canada | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:37:47

• "Microsoft plans to invest [sic] 6.69 billion euros ($7.16 billion) to develop new data centres in Spain's northeastern region of Aragon" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-to-invest-7-16-billion-in-new-data-centres-in-northeastern-spain/articleshow/110998906.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:39:04

• "Left unanswered on Monday: which company is paying the other as part of a tight collaboration that has potentially lasting monetary benefits for both." ☛ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/apple-to-pay-openai-for-chatgpt-through-distribution-not-cash | Source: Bloomberg    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:39:21

• "Dan had made history in 1971 by revealing the top-secret Pentagon Papers, exposing the constant litany of official lies that accompanied the U.S. escalation" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/06/10/how-daniel-ellsbergs-moral-power-remains-alive/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:41:31

• "Our first step is to identify the full range of sites for installation and then phase them" ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/umich-plans-to-spend-70-million-installing-solar-arrays-in-radial-power-partnership/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:41:52

• "The encrypted album was made available today through a dedicated website for $1, with each purchase shortening the 2103 release date by 88 days." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-wu-tang-album-now-an-nft-u-s-government-sold-it-for-4m/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:42:12

• "Forty years passed, with pneumatic tires nowhere to be seen. Solid rubber tires gained some popularity for farm vehicles" ☛ https://www.scopeofwork.net/on-pneumatic-tires/ |    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:42:23

• "Wire manufacturer Nexans is mixing increasing amounts of discarded copper into its products in an effort to meet the rising demand for the meta" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/0610/cable-manufacturers-recycle-copper | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:43:30

• "In yet another airliner scandal, Boeing and Airbus jets have been manufactured using titanium sold with forged documentation." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/12/opinion/thepoint/boeing-titanium-china-outsourcing | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:47:28

• "Hosted by Switzerland, it will bring together leaders from about 100 countries ranging from Germany and France to Japan and Southeast Asian nations." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/switzerland-summit-should-give-peace-a-chance-but-only-on-ukraines-terms/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:48:17

• "I was born in the USA" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/bruce-springsteens-born-in-the-usa-a-misunderstood-anthem/a-69302124 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:49:11

• "Moscow, in turn, has tried to undermine the democratic legitimacy of the elections." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-sustains-influence-operation-to-undermine-integrity-of-european-elections-/7654747.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:50:14

• "Iran has been criticised many times over its lack of cooperation with the nuclear agency and has also been accused of removing CCTV footage" ☛ https://www.outlookindia.com/international/iaea-sounds-alarm-over-irans-nuclear-capabilities-says-tehran-has-enough-to-build-several-atomic-bombs | Source: Outlook India    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:50:26

• "Alarmingly, Trump is now saying he might not accept the November election result if he loses to Biden again." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/4720207-whats-to-lose-with-a-second-trump-presidency-heres-a-list/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:50:37

• "The Air Force is “very close” to being able to rapidly update electronic warfare systems with fresh battlefield data in a matter of hours" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/2024/06/06/us-air-force-says-its-on-verge-of-rapid-electronic-warfare-updates/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:52:22

• "the immigration department and the anti-terrorism unit in April" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/22-chinese-nationals-sentenced-to-long-prison-terms-in-zambia-for-multinational-cybercrimes/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:52:52

• "Donald Trump has yet again denied that he called people who gave their life in the service of their country “suckers” and “losers.”" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/06/trump-is-lying-to-the-us-military/678649/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:53:22

• "When users need greater AI capabilities, they will be able to turn to Apple’s new larger cloud-based AI, and also ChatGPT." ☛ https://theconversation.com/apple-insists-its-chatgpt-tie-up-will-protect-users-privacy-here-are-the-questions-it-must-answer-first-232498 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:02:18

• "The tools supposedly rely on the context of what’s happening on your device: They’ll be able to identify which contacts you are referencing" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/06/apple-generative-ai-wwdc/678648/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:02:44

• "In practice, the ruling will mostly affect adult content uploaded to xHamster before October 2021." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/06/14/xhamster-considering-appeal-dutch-courts-takedown-order | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:04:46

• "The Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Vehicle (UASV) is equipped with advanced surveillance capabilities that will enable real-time updates of traffic flow" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/cyberabad-police-adds-eye-in-the-sky-surveillance-to-manage-traffic/article68288723.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:33:29

• "Alphabet's Google was hit with a complaint by Austrian advocacy group NOYB on Thursday for allegedly tracking users of its Chrome Web browser" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alphabet-hit-with-austrian-privacy-complaint-over-alleged-browser-tracking/articleshow/110982519.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:33:37

• "Ever since Microsoft announced Recall at its May 20th Copilot+ event, the new AI feature has been mired in controversy and it's easy to see why." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recalls-recall-controversial-ai-feature-wont-be-in-copilot-windows-build-at-launch | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:33:46

• "According to the police, the suspects sent thousands of messages posing as banks and other official organizations to members of the public" ☛ https://therecord.media/sms-blasting-arrests-uk-homemade-antenna | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:34:20

• Windows TCO: "The rise of malware as a service emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat as the volume of malware events surged 120% in the total volume of attacks" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/outseer-online-scams-2024-ai-malware/246381/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:36:18

• "CUCSC became the third educational institute to fall victim to a data breach this year, amid a recent string of such incidents." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/14/data-of-over-20000-staff-students-at-chinese-university-of-hong-kong-stolen-after-school-server-hacked/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:36:26

• "The attackers have issued a deadline of June 24, 2024, threatening to release 2.5MB of internal documents and agreements" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/eraleig-ransomware-targets-swiss-firm/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:36:32

• "The U.S. food chain giant Panera Bread has begun notifying its employees of a significant data breach that occurred as a result of a ransomware attack" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/panera-bread-data-breach/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:36:39

• "The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and dead politicians." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/06/ai-and-the-indian-election.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:43:46

• "I'm genuinely curious as to who wants this outside of investors looking for the next big thing." ☛ https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/did-anyone-ask-for-these-ai-features/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:44:25

• "Apple’s plans to offer A.I. in its iPhones represents the next step in bringing artificial intelligence into the consumer mainstream." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/technology/apple-intelligence-openai.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:44:36

• "During its keynote today, it’ll be Apple’s turn to make the case for AI as our daily assistant" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/10/24171615/apple-ai-siri-wwdc-2024 | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:44:46

• "Each June, Apple unveils its newest software features for the iPhone at its futuristic Silicon Valley campus." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/technology/siri-apple-ai-chatgpt.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:45:36

• "confidence that Apple Intelligence will not hallucinate" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tim-cook-admits-apple-ai-stop-lying | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:46:20

• "Apple's otherworldly, flying-saucer headquarters in Cupertino, California" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/apple-intelligence-ai-feature-not-product/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:46:32

• "That’s what kicked off a bunch of ideas, and I now have so many I need to make a list." ☛ https://danielmiessler.com/p/a-collection-of-thoughts-and-predictions-about-ai-june-2024 | Source: Daniel Miessler    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:47:15

• "In April Ethan wrote this post about blocking AI bots with Apache and .htaccess." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/blocking-bots-with-nginx/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:47:33

• "The pair of bills that would make the creation or distribution of nonconsensual deepfake porn illegal and liable for a civil lawsuit" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/06/sharing-deepfake-porn-could-result-in-prison-time-hefty-fines-under-proposed-law.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:48:07

• "What happened was that as part of our backend migration, we were translating database models from Prisma/Typescript into Python/SQLAlchemy." ☛ https://archive.is/2yxws | Source: Archive Today    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:48:27

• "A new study by Harvard researchers links the popular pastime of sitting and watching television to the likelihood of reaching one’s senior years" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-06-14/this-one-thing-may-derail-your-shot-at-healthy-aging-scientists-say | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:50:15

• "42 legal cannabis products that The Times and WeedWeek purchased from retail stores" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-14/the-dirty-secret-of-californias-legal-weed | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:52:16

• "psyops" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2024/06/14/us-psyops-to-undermine-confidence-in-vaccines/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:52:25

• "Dad, why do you have to look at your phone SO much?" ☛ https://collabfund.com/blog/my-month-without-a-smartphone/ | Source: Collaborative Fund Management LLC    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:53:17

• "Compared to other city kids who play in standard urban daycares with yards of pavement" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/daycares-in-finland-grew-forests-and-it-changed-kids-immune-systems | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:53:55

• "surveyed close to 12,000 people" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/tattoos-links-developing-cancer | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:54:26

• "That said, the diagnostic performance of some expert physicians may not be improved by AI." ☛ https://theconversation.com/generative-ai-at-school-work-and-the-hospital-the-risks-and-rewards-laid-bare-227967 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 13:54:35

• "Most of the robots we feature only require a single Arduino board, because one Arduino can control several motors and monitor a bunch of sensors" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/06/14/massive-tentacle-robot-draws-massive-attention-at-emf-camp/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:12:23

• "MiSTer uses the FPGA to replicate the original computer hardware." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/06/14/continuing-the-mister-journey/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:12:51

• "Hobbyist Rodmg recreated Winamp's look and feel as Linamp" ☛ https://www.techspot.com/news/103316-hobbyist-revives-beloved-winamp-player-polished-physical-marvel.html | Source: TechSpot    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:13:15

• "The MP21 is a 95x95mm mini-PC like a Pi computer, albeit with noticeably larger dimensions." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/russian-chipmaker-unveils-raspberry-pi-competitor-despite-us-sanction-woes-elbrus-packs-its-homegrown-chip-into-the-smallest-form-factor-yet | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:13:38

• "Recently I was gifted a T65 rotary telephone." ☛ https://raymii.org/s/blog/Using_a_1965_Dutch_Rotaty_Phone_T65_via_VoIP_in_2024.html | Source: Remy Van Elst    

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

• "For makers, AR and VR represent exciting opportunities to build new types of projects" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/06/14/how-makers-can-use-ar-and-vr/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:14:47

• "Imagine you’ve just installed your state-of-the-art lighting control system" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/06/13/why-do-ota-updates-matter-in-iot/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:15:48

• "It was in early September 2016, while monitoring those botnet honeypots" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:16:06

• "The Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill involves bump stocks" ☛ https://www.vox.com/scotus/355399/supreme-court-bump-stocks-machine-guns-garland-cargill | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:16:57

• "Biden called on Congress to ban bump stocks and assault weapons" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/06/14/advocates-reiterate-call-for-maine-to-pass-bump-stock-ban-after-supreme-court-ruling/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:17:26

• "The Program aims to cultivate expertise in diverse aspects of AI and data analytics" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/education/iit-madras-offers-btech-in-ai-and-data-analytics-898961 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:07

• "I found WWDC24 to be a bit of a mixed bag." ☛ https://crashthearcade.com/post/11061/ | Source: Mike Haynes    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:18

• "One thing I didn’t appreciate before this year’s WWDC is how limited Apple’s on-device models could be" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2024/06/13/wwdc-initial-takeaway.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:18:28

• "we probably have to go back a little bit." ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2024/06/14/the-new-alt-media/ | Source: Anil Dash    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:19:32

• "I had a hard day at work. It was hard, because I ended a streak of about three days" ☛ https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2024/06/15/daystooffload-just-deliver.html | Source: Martin Hähne    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:19:50

• "If I'm not mistaken I discovered Jess thanks to her 100 blog post." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-jessica-nickelsen | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:20:28

• "Some of the most interesting technical blog posts I read come from, and a common reason for posts I write is" ☛ https://notes.eatonphil.com/2024-06-14-confusion-is-a-muse.html | Source: Phil Eaton    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:21:01

• "So, what are your rankings of convenience store / gas station food?" ☛ https://blast-o-rama.com/2024/06/13/the-unofficial-ranking.html | Source: Marty Day    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:21:10

• "Flight MH370 was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it vanished from radar screens." ☛ https://theconversation.com/flight-mh370-can-underwater-sound-signals-solve-aviations-greatest-mystery-230264 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:21:22

• "The US Department of Defense's overall proposed $833 billion budget for 2025" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/space_force_gps/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:21:50

• "Virtual environments solve these problems by isolating dependencies for each project" ☛ https://earthly.dev/blog/python-uv/ | Source: Earthly    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:22:21

• "Hello Gophers and other beings of the world wide web." ☛ https://blog.meain.io/2024/golang-context/ | Source: Abin Simon    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:22:46

• "This second part of the trilogy will have a deeper look at offsets and sample weights of a GLM." ☛ https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2024/06/10/a-tweedie-trilogy-part-ii-offsets/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:23:00

• "Modern processors have instructions to process several bytes at once." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/06/08/scan-html-faster-with-simd-instructions-chrome-edition/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:23:36

• "If you want something done right, post it wrong." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2024/06/youtube-and-vimeo-web-component.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:24:29

• "I forgot I wrote the middleware" ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/06/14/more-blocking-bots.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:24:45

• Rumour: lots of job postings at Canonical. Either they are expanding or else the vested employees are bailing on the occasion of the IPO.    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:25:37

• "It only takes a few off-the-rails incidents in your software career to realize the importance" ☛ https://blog.danslimmon.com/2024/06/14/fight-knowledge-decay-with-a-rich-incident-summary/ | Source: Dan Slimmon    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:26:29

• "Lately it’s felt like Python, which has dozens of tools for Large Language Models (LLMs), is moving faster into LLMs than the R community." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/large-language-models-llms-in-r-with-tidychatmodels/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:26:53

• "So it's that time of year and I spent last weekend at SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) 2024 in Charlotte" ☛ https://jaylittle.com/post/view/2024/6/the-court-of-fossalot-southeast-linuxfest-2024 | Source: Jay Little    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:27:42

• "Today, we’ll dive even deeper into the world of data joins by exploring Non-Equi Joins, Rolling Joins, Overlap Joins, and Fuzzy Joins." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/06/joins-are-no-mystery-anymore-hands-on-tutorial%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8apart-3/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:28:22

• "Earlier this week, I ran across this Blockin’ bots." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/04/18/super-bot-fight.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:29:34

• "The normal should be: [...]" ☛ https://hyti.org/2024/06/10/make-free-software-normal/ | Source: Ali Reza Hayati    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:30:06

• "This blog post explains how to configure an OpenBSD workstation with extreme privacy in mind" ☛ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-06-08-openbsd-privacy-setup.html | Source: Data Swamp    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:30:58

• "I’ve mentioned you can create a FreeBSD jail using bsdinstall(8)" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/create-a-freebsd-jail-with-just-base-tgz/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:32:01

• "This machine ran a Sixth Edition Unix (V6 Unix) with some extensions from 2.8BSD and 2.9BSD." ☛ https://www.heise.de/en/news/BSD-veteran-Michael-J-Karels-died-at-the-age-of-68-9751786.html | Source: Heise    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:32:10

• "Mike’s vision and dedication were instrumental in shaping the FreeBSD we know and use today." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/mike_karels/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:32:20

• "This report covers hrev57720 through hrev57753." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2024-06-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_may_2024/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:36:43

• "That inspection revealed the woman was not as well-endowed as she hoped officials would believe." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/woman-busted-smuggling-350-nintendo-switch-game-cards-in-her-brassiere-chinese-customs-officials-intercept-smuggler-at-checkpoint | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:39:27

• "As in Tic-Tac-Toe (TTT), you win by getting three in a row of your mark (X or O)." ☛ https://text.eapl.mx/en-making-a-tic-tac-toe-variant | Source: EAPL.mx    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:39:38

• "very full to start!" ☛ https://weblog.anniegreens.lol/2024/06/this-is-not-your-fathers-css | Source: Anne Sturdivant    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:40:12

• Space Rock That Fell to Earth Reveals Ancient Traces of Early Solar System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/space-rock-that-fell-to-earth-reveals-ancient-traces-of-early-solar-system "A time capsule from billions of years ago."    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:40:47

• The World's Loneliest Plant Is Facing a Sexual Crisis. Does a Female Exist? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-loneliest-plant-is-facing-a-sexual-crisis-does-a-female-exist    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:40:59

• Earth's Core Seems to Be Wrapped in an Ancient, Unexpected Structure ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-core-seems-to-be-wrapped-in-an-ancient-unexpected-structure    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:41:09

• One Exercise Technique Is Especially Good For Building Muscle, Experts Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-exercise-technique-is-especially-good-for-building-muscle-experts-say    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:41:31

• Experiment Reveals Microplastics in Every Human Semen Sample Tested ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experiment-reveals-microplastics-in-every-human-semen-sample-tested    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:41:39

• Jakub Steiner: Sketch Friday ☞ https://blog.jimmac.eu/2024/sketch-friday/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:42:30

• Timur Kristóf: Rabbit holes in shader linking ☞ https://timur.hu/blog/2024/shader-linking-rabbit-holes    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:44:04

• Kirigami tutorial now ported to Qt6 ☞ https://rabbitictranslator.com/kirigami-port-qt6/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:44:38

• Twins trio of stars are finally all healthy and it’s like an ‘explosion’ ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/06/14/twins-trio-of-stars-are-finally-all-healthy-and-its-like-an-explosion/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:45:57

• Feds Arrest Telehealth Execs for Overprescribing Adderall ☞ https://reason.com/2024/06/14/feds-arrest-telehealth-execs-for-overprescribing-adderall/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:46:04

• Joe Biden is ‘healthy, wise’ despite wandering off at G7 summit, Jill insists ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/06/14/us-news/joe-biden-is-healthy-wise-despite-wandering-off-at-g7-summit-jill-insists/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:46:29

• Veterans Affairs hopes non-human entity can help keep tabs on patients ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/06/veterans-affairs-hopes-non-human-entity-can-help-keep-tabs-on-patients/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:46:42

• South Korea man faces animal cruelty charges for killing his dog for meat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-south-korea-faces-animal-cruelty-charges-for-killing-his-dog-for-meat    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:47:08

• North Korea building walls along border with South Korea: Media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-building-walls-along-border-with-south-korea-media    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:47:32

• Price for Malaysia’s first dengue vaccine soars ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/price-for-malaysia-s-first-dengue-vaccine-soars "at nearly three times higher than the supplier’s price."    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:48:03

• Paul Tagliamonte: Reverse Engineering a Restaurant Pager system 🍽️ ☞ https://k3xec.com/td158/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:49:42

• "It is now ten days after my first disclosure about the Edward Brocklesby affair and there is no comment whatsoever from the Debian security team. The only comments they make are to attack my family and I, a reprisal for raising another serious security concern." http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Edward_Brocklesby_hacker_received_advance_notice_of_zero_day_vu.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:52:58

• Unity Catalog updates and Mosaic AI: Databricks doubles down on open source and interoperability ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/14/mosaic-ai-unity-catalog-nteroperability-intelligent-apps-dataaisummit/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:54:55

• Red Hat-sponsored puff piece about Red Hat without much substance, only buzzwords ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/14/red-hat-instructlab-empowers-generative-ai-journey-rhsummit/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:55:17

• Red Hat-sponsored puff piece again, disguised as an act of journalism ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/14/konveyor-ai-transforms-app-modernization-innovative-ai-solutions-rhsummit/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:56:09

• ESP32-based CNC controller board targets pen plotters and lasers, runs FluidNC open-source firmware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/06/14/esp32-based-cnc-controller-board-pen-plotters-lasers-fluidnc-open-source-firmware/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:57:39

• Intellectual Ventures Open Source/Kubernetes patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/6/14/iv-open-source-patent-kubernetes-challenge-instituted Microsoft-funded troll http://techrights.org/wiki/Intellectual_Ventures/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 17:59:23

• [Meme] Newer is Worse ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Meme_Newer_is_Worse.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:00:46

• [Meme] Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Africa ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Meme_Microsoft_in_Africa.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:00:53

• Statement on Antisemitism in Our IRC Network and in Social Control Media ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Statement_on_Antisemitism_in_Our_IRC_Network_and_in_Social_Cont.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:01:01

• Secret Contracts and Corpses ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Secret_Contracts_and_Corpses.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:01:09

• [Meme] Not Your Typical IRC Troll and Harasser ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Meme_Not_Your_Typical_IRC_Troll_and_Harasser.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:01:16

• Microsoft's Collapse in Africa and Shutdown of Entire 'Development Centre' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Microsoft_s_Collapse_in_Africa_and_Shutdown_of_Entire_Developme.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:01:22

• Dutch Government Appoints Microsofters to Combat "OSS Fetishism" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Dutch_Government_Appoints_Microsofters_to_Combat_OSS_Fetishism.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:01:30

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Surveillance Giant Google Charts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-google-charts/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:08:23

• 8 Best Free and Open Source Survey Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-survey-tools/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:08:36

• "We enjoy a cinematic lineup of epic Linux video players, with the likes of VLC and MPlayer serving as big-name, A-list draws — but ready that popcorn because a potential new star is on the scene." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/06/test-gnome-showtime-new-video-player    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:10:53

• "Fret not, there are a couple of ways with which you can test the microphone. Let me highlight the easiest ones here." https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-test-microphone/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:11:10

• "Now the makers of the laptop are preparing to launch the DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II with a higher-performance 2 GHz SpacemiT RISC-V K1 octa-core processor, up to 16GB of RAM, and Ubuntu Linux." https://liliputing.com/dc-roma-laptop-ii-packs-an-octa-core-risc-v-processor-16gb-of-ram-and-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:11:26

• "DeepComputing's second RISC-V laptop features a SoC from a relatively obscure Chinese firm, SpacemiT. This isn't unusual for DeepComputing, which is based in Hong Kong and previously relied on an SoC from StarFive, a different Chinese chip designer, for the original Roma laptop." https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/riscv_laptop_ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:11:46

• "The 14-inch DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is made by DeepComputing, a company formed by self-described “RISC-V pioneers” back in 2022, and based in Hong Kong. Their aim: develop and release all kinds of products to help drive development of the RISC-V ecosystem." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/06/the-worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-running-ubuntu    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:12:03

• "Originally released in March 2013, Kali Linux has evolved from its predecessor, BackTrack, to become the go-to operating system for cybersecurity professionals worldwide." https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/hacking-made-easy-beginners-guide-penetration-testing-kali-linux    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:12:53

• Openwashing Summit Europe prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-linux-foundation-announces-schedule-for-open-source-summit-europe-2024-302172461.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:14:19

• This goes against people working to ABOLISH software patents https://www.zdnet.com/article/oin-expands-linux-patent-protection-yet-again-but-not-to-ai/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:14:56

• "It Seems Like Linux Will Be Able To Leverage Snapdragon X CPUs Through TUXEDO's Upcoming Laptop" https://wccftech.com/tuxedo-debuts-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-cpus-on-linux-with-upcoming-laptop/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:15:17

• These 4 Classic Linux Tools Have Better Modern Alternatives https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-classic-tools-improved-modern-alternatives/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:15:48

• Microsoft's "Version 256, as usual, brings in a broad assortment of new features, but also turns off some older features that are now considered deprecated. For instance, it won't run under cgroups version 1 unless forced." https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/version_256_systemd/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:16:08

• "The changes in Minigalaxy version 1.3 are..." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/simple-gog-client-for-linux-minigalaxy-version-13-is-out-now/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:16:29

• "If you have an older computer that Windows no longer supports, let wattOS give it new life." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-linux-distro-could-be-the-solution-for-anyone-jumping-ship-from-windows/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:16:48

• "This release also adds CPU frequency scaling support for Raspberry Pi and CPU graph improvements." https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-linux-firewall-gets-experimental-btrfs-support-intel-rfds-mitigations    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:19:53

• "The update also includes improvements to the Nvidia graphics drivers package, promising better performance and stability for gamers and creative professionals. Additionally, video decoding has been optimized to ensure smoother playback across different resolutions and multiple video streams." https://betanews.com/2024/06/13/deepin-linux-v23-rc2-delivers-a-kung-fu-kick-from-china-to-knock-out-windows-11/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:20:11

• "And then Steam Link for VR which is not yet supported on Linux: [...]" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/steamvr-26-released-with-experimental-improvements-to-async-on-linux/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:20:34

• ChromeOS + Android Linux Kernel: Google's Plan to Add HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI v Features to Chromebook https://news.itsfoss.com/chrome-os-android-linux-kernel/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:21:20

• "TUXEDO Computers aims to bring Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs to the Linux platform and has recently unveiled such a laptop." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardware/59165-tuxedo-working-on-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-based-linux-laptop    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:22:10

• "When Google unveiled ChromeOS more than a decade ago, the company made it clear that this was an operating system designed for desktop and laptop computers, while Android would continue to be its smartphone and tablet OS." https://liliputing.com/google-further-blurs-the-lines-between-chromeos-chromebooks-will-use-the-android-linux-kernel-and-android-frameworks/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:22:29

• "Starting from yesterday's release, openSUSE Leap 15.5 will hit its End of Life in six months. The new ISO images can be downloaded from https://get.opensuse.org/leap/." https://www.notebookcheck.net/openSUSE-Leap-15-6-arrives-with-extended-support-KDE-Plasma-5-27-11-and-more.847375.0.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:23:59

• "Popular Linux distribution now supports the Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 400, and Raspberry Pi 3 families." https://www.hackster.io/news/almalinux-9-4-8-10-gain-support-for-the-raspberry-pi-5-single-board-computer-ac08e4dc0d39    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:24:17

• "While the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 starts at $1,080 for a 14.0" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz IPS display (100% sRGB - 16:10), Intel Core i5-13500 4.7 GHz Iris Xe, 16GB 4800Mhz RAM, a 500GB Samsung NVMe and a 53 WHr battery." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/kubuntu-focus-announce-the-focus-ir14-gen-2-and-ir16-gen-2-laptops/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:24:32

• GNU/Linux in Azerbaijan: From ~0.1% to 7% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/GNU_Linux_in_Azerbaijan_From_0_1_to_7.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:24:54

• Microsoft is Still Losing Malta ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Microsoft_is_Still_Losing_Malta.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:25:00

• GNU/Linux's Journey in Qatar: From 0.1% to Over 3% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/GNU_Linux_s_Journey_in_Qatar_From_0_1_to_Over_3.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:25:07

• Vista 11 Has Fallen in Switzerland, a Country That is More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Friendly Than Most of Europe ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Vista_11_Has_Fallen_in_Switzerland_a_Country_That_is_More_Micro.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:25:13

• AlmaLinux Now Supports Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/AlmaLinux-Now-Supports-Raspberry-Pi-5    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:25:29

• Management of the European Patent Office Misleads Staff on Views of the Office's Staff Committee ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Management_of_the_European_Patent_Office_Misleads_Staff_on_View.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:26:29

• "It has always been the hope of EPO’s management that ever new computer implemented searches would make searching much easier and more efficient. For the upper management, less examiners would be needed and even more patents could be granted." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/using-ai-tools-to-help-assess-inventive.html?showComment=1718369866436#c4454349625874948656    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:27:11

• Women in Free Software (FOSS) Need Action, Not Mere Words (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Women_in_Free_Software_FOSS_Need_Action_Not_Mere_Words.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:27:42

• Embrace, Extend, Extinguish Minecraft (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Embrace_Extent_Extinguish_Minecraft.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:27:50

• Techrights Statement on Men Who Viciously Attack Women in Free Software (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Techrights_Statement_on_Men_Who_Viciously_Attack_Women_in_Free_.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:27:57

• Tux Machines: Third Party Impending (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Tux_Machines_Third_Party_Impending.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:28:04

• Bing Has Run Out of Time and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Might Dismantle It (Save a Financial Miracle) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Bing_Has_Run_Out_of_Time_and_Microsoft_Might_Dismantle_It_Save_.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:28:11

• Microsoft is Dying in Africa (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Microsoft_is_Dying_in_Africa.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:28:21

• Microsoft Needs to be Banned From Contracts, Including Government Contracts, Not Just for Security Failings But for Criminal Negligence, Corruption, and Fatal Cover-ups (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Microsoft_Needs_to_be_Banned_From_Contracts_Including_Governmen.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:28:39

• (Preliminary) noyb WIN: Meta stops Hey Hi (AI) plans in the EU ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/preliminary-noyb-win-meta-stops-ai-plans-eu    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:29:28

• Books in the Making ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Books_in_the_Making.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:32:37

• The 'Nobody Reads Techrights Anyway' Crowd ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/The_Nobody_Reads_Techrights_Anyway_Crowd.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:32:48

• [Meme] The Two Phases (and Faces) of Microsofters ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Meme_The_Two_Phases_and_Faces_of_Microsofters.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:33:01

• You Too Would Get Nervous ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/You_Too_Would_Get_Nervous.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:33:27

• [Meme] People Who Cannot Find Gainful Employment Because of Their Poor Behaviour Online (Not the People Who Merely Call Them Out on It) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Meme_People_Who_Cannot_Find_Gainful_Employment_Because_of_Their.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:33:35

• [Meme] A Pack and Pact (Collusion Against Computer Users) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Meme_A_Pack_and_Pact_Collusion_Against_Computer_Users.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:33:53

• In Armenia, Bing is Measured at 0.6%, About Ten Times Less Than Yandex ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/In_Armenia_Bing_is_Measured_at_0_6_About_Ten_Times_Less_Than_Ya.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:33:59

• [Meme] Code Liberates Kids ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/Meme_Code_Liberates_Kids.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:34:05

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 24 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-24-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:36:43

• Miroslav Suchý: DevConf.cz 2024 Day 2 ☞ http://miroslav.suchy.cz/blog/archives/2024/06/14/devconf_cz_2024_day_2/index.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:37:03

• Christian F.K. Schaller: Fedora Workstation development update – Artificial Intelligence edition ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2024/06/14/fedora-workstation-development-update-artificial-intelligence-edition/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:38:11

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

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:53:16

• How To Install Surveillance Giant Google Cloud SDK on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-google-cloud-sdk-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:53:28

• How To Install LAMP Stack on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-lamp-stack-fedora-40/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:54:16

• How To Install VLC Media Player on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-fedora-40/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 18:54:25

• GodotCon 24 - Submit ideas! Get tickets! ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godotcon-2024/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:00:54

• █████ https://www.maketecheasier.com/category/linux/feed/ ██████████████████████ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:25:00 +0000 ███████ Install Epic Games Store on GNU/Linux for Your Favorite Games    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:01:51

• "Playing Epic Games on your GNU/Linux isn't a dream anymore. Learn how to install Epic Games Store on GNU/Linux and enjoy your favorite games." ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-epic-games-store-linux/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:02:04

• Minecraft players outraged as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft deletes accounts that weren't transitioned ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/minecraft-players-outraged-as-microsoft-deletes-accounts-that-werent-transitioned    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:02:30

• These board games want you to beat climate change ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/14/1093384/catan-climate-change-board-games/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:03:01

• How Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Fix The Washington Post ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/business/media/jeff-bezos-washington-post.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:03:39

• WashPo is already "FIXED" (as in, manipulated) by Bezos    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:04:00

• Great example of CPC undermining the West via Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/style/paris-olympics-tiktok.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:05:15

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Heroes Wanted and Kamaeru - 2024-06-12 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-06-12-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:06:10

• CPC gets to decide what goes viral and therefore spreads like wildfire, what gets suppressed, who gets banned, who gets financed etc.    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:08:18

• "I struggle a lot with finding satisfaction in...things. I have to be careful, because at least some of this is biochemical, and it’s easy to find something that would make sense as a cause and assume that it’s actually the cause (as opposed to the aforementioned biochemical difficulties)." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1934    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:10:37

• 🔤SpellBinding — AEHLWOM Wordo: PAGED gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-06-15.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:11:13

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1312.jpg    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:11:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D963.jpg    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:12:03

• "I see it more as it catching up with normal society (and they are many years behind Paizo, Green Ronin etc in this regard)." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/wotc-sociopolitical    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:12:58

• "This is something cool that I recently stepped into by accident and for which I don't have any credit, but for the sake of the good Cage I decided to write down my discovery so him, and others, can read about it." gemini://warp.geminispace.club/~freezr/gemlog/2024-06-14-lagrange-snippet-frogfind.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:13:35

• Barred owls gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2024-06-15-owls.txt    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:14:51

• "Coming up on the end of week six of eight in my current term at school and we had to turn in an interim milestone for our final project in my Python course. The assignment was to build a text based adventure game." gemini://gemini.hitchhiker-linux.org/gemlog/reliant.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:15:48

• "Using Youtube is a nightmare for me for a number of reasons; the recomendations are designed to serve you addictive nonsense, the creators are incentivised to create that nonsense, and advertisements are a hell of their own." gemini://corscada.uk/dump/2024-06-15-minimal-impact-youtube.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:16:30

• "The "new replies" notification that appears at the top of the main Midnight Pub page is slightly in that direction, except that as soon as I reply to a reply, that notification is gone, so unless I manually saved a link to what I replied to, I've no idea what post/reply I replied to." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1935    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:17:24

• pkill command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/pkill-command/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:18:24

• Ubuntu’s App Center Now Finally Supports Installation of Local DEB Packages ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntus-app-center-now-finally-supports-installation-of-local-deb-packages    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:20:32

• GNU Taler news: Real-time GNU Taler auditor ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-12.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 19:21:55

• "Turns out my favorable view of Zellij is mostly based on decent default key bindings. I thought I’d miss the stack – which I did like and didn’t find a decent way to do in tmux – but it’s been months and I haven’t missed it yet." gemini://thatit.be/2024-06-15-10-26-57.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 20:14:42

• European election results: All Irish MEPs elected as final four seats decided in Midlands-North-West https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/06/14/european-election-results-all-irish-meps-elected-as-final-four-seats-decided-in-midlands-north-west/    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 20:35:25

• Pocock, Daniel, 524 https://www.breakingnews.ie/elections/european-election-results-midlands-north-west-dublin-and-ireland-south-constituencies-1634941.html    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 20:37:17

• And 40% voted for independents    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 20:39:39

• High usage of GNU/Linux in Albania https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/albania/#monthly-200901-202406 also see http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/10/Revisiting_Albania_and_Neighbouring_Countries_Where_Windows_Too.shtml    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:34:33

• Windows measured under 10% in Guinea Bissau recently https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/guinea-bissau/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:40:47

• Windows below half in Peru https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/peru/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:43:22

• Barbados Android majority https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/barbados/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:45:07

• Windows down again in Argentina https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/argentina/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:46:58

• Windows down to 25% in Micronesia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/micronesia/#monthly-200902-202406    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:50:00

• "It started as a desire to read less "news", which lately seems to mostly not be "new" in any real sense. Quintessential never-ending war continues not to end. Corrupt, lying politicians continue to lie about their corruption. Centrist gonna centrist, etc etc." gemini://notes.hugh.run/2024/2024-06-15.gmi    

posted Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 21:52:10

• "Almost three years to the day since I made my first post here. Technically, that was my last post too, until today." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/1936    

posted Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 01:33:45

• "I’m a big fan of the “smol net”. For that reason, I’ve decided to set up my substitute for social media here on smol.pub." gemini://paul.smol.pub/1718486826    

posted Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 01:34:57

• "It is common sense that the ears collect sounds, and with the sounds sometimes information. Unbeknownst to most is the fact that some people make use of their ears to communicate, though visibly, still secretly with one another." gemini://flo.smol.pub/wiggle    

posted Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 01:35:51

• "My gemini reader will be a handheld unit for maneuvering around Geminispace, so the name fits perfectly. Like the real HHMU, the device will probably be a bit cumbersome to use! The name is also a little clunky but I'll probably mostly refer to it as the HHMU or HMU." gemini://gbryant.co.uk/gemlog/2024-06-15_hmmu.gmi    

posted Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 01:36:40