Roy Schestowitz

• "This post is meant for the various junior system administrators who have been tasked with fixing problems with CentOS 7 systems after the software was removed from most of its mirrors. Most of these systems have probably been running fine for a decade, and now possible critical systems are generating failed cron jobs or other errors." http://smoogespace.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-to-archive-local-copy-of-centos-7.html    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:29:40

• Top 14 Open-source Free Data Warehouse Solutions for Enterprise ☞ https://medevel.com/dataware-house-solutions/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:30:20

• 17 Free and Open-source Coding Assistants To Stream Your Development Workflow ☞ https://medevel.com/os-coding-assistant-17894/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:30:43

• Bash Sleep: Time Your Delays with Bash ☞ https://www.unixmen.com/bash-sleep-time-your-delays-with-bash/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:33:31

• Ericsson and Oppo sign global cross-licence agreement without meeting in court ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/ericsson-oppo-sign-global-patent-cross-licence-agreement/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:34:18

• Astroworld Fallout Continues As Sony Music-Powered Ceremony of Roses Sues Live Nation for ‘Negligence and Willful Misconduct’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/15/astroworld-lawsuit-live-nation-ceremony-of-roses/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:34:57

• Report finds Australia’s response to elder abuse a success ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/report-finds-australias-response-to-elder-abuse-a-success/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:35:26

• Safer skies and seas: Fresh support for disabled travelers and climate-changed oceans ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2024/0715/travel-court-ocean-conservation    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:35:44

• Trump Rally Gunman ‘Didn’t Want Attention’ in School, Classmates Said ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/trump-rally-shooting-crooks.html    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:36:49

• Pensioners also unhappy about medicine price policy plan ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/15.07.2024-pensioners-also-unhappy-about-medicine-price-policy-plan.a561472/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:38:20

• "The rm (remove) command is the most obvious way to remove files that you no longer need on your Linux system, and it includes some very useful options. There are a number of other options, too, however. This post covers many ways to clean up or remove files." https://www.networkworld.com/article/2517515/how-to-get-rid-of-unneeded-files-on-linux.html    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:39:36

• "The laptop has a good selection of ports, including USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, and an SD card reader. However, it lacks an Ethernet port." https://www.howtogeek.com/kubuntu-focus-ir16-gen-2-review/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:40:53

• "Zed – sorry, US readers, that's its name, not "Zee" – is a new coding tool. Until very recently it was Mac-only, but not any more." https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/zed_editor_arrives_on_linux/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:41:11

• How to Use the gpasswd Command on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-the-gpasswd-command-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:42:51

• OpenELA automates rapid access to enterprise Linux  ⚓ https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/OpenELA-automates-rapid-access-to-enterprise-Linux ䷉ Source: Computer Weekly | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/OpenELA-automates-rapid-access-to-enterprise-Linux    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:44:01

• "LibreChat is designed to be highly customizable and supports a wide range of AI providers and services." https://itsfoss.com/librechat-linux/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:45:12

• "Linus Torvalds announced kernel 6.10 this weekend and as usual it contains so many hundreds of changes that we can't summarize them all – for instance, the Kernel Newbies summary for this release has 636 bullet points." https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/15/linux_kernel_610_is_out/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:45:29

• "Every new Linux kernel release features various improvements and feature additions that make it better than the previous release, while many users don't really run the latest kernel, it's a good indicator of how development is progressing." https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-10-release/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:45:49

• "Here’s the commit log showing the MT7621 MIPS processor used in routers and gateways, and a few others MIPS chips are still being worked on: [...]" https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/15/linux-6-10-release-notable-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:46:29

• Want To Use Windows, Linux, Or Android On Your iPhone? You Can Now Do It, As Apple Approves First PC Emulator For iPhone And iPad https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39765285/want-to-use-windows-linux-or-android-on-your-iphone-you-can-now-do-it-as-apple-approves-first-pc-emu    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:47:40

• "DRM Panic screen for a kind of “blue screen of death”." https://mezha.media/en/2024/07/15/fedora-42-may-get-its-own-blue-screen-of-death/    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:49:05

• "This week we got some exciting news, starting with the release of Linux kernel 6.10, which will soon hit the stable repositories of our favorite GNU/Linux distributions for a performance boost, and continuing with the Firefox and Thunderbird 128 ESR releases, as well as new major OBS Studio and DXVK releases." https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-14th-2024    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:49:23

• "The book is potentially useful, though I had to return it to my library before I could finish, but it's also just the latest piece of self-help I've read over the past few months with the goal of simplifying my life and get more done on the goals I have." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2024-07-16.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:52:23

• "The people of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) have made claims multiple times that their group were the ones who invented the term "open source" when referring to software." gemini://zelena.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-07-16_The_Open_Source_Initiative_Did_Not_Coin_Open_Source.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:53:23

• "I may have solved a long standing time waste issue without needing someone else's likely ultimately disappointing app." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2020    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:54:06

• "When Scott suggested I cover a new open-source app for Linux on the basis “it’s like Microsoft PowerToys for developers”, I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d be writing about — or why." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/devtoys-developer-tool-now-available-on-linux    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:54:54

• "Haven't got much done today for the challenge, because of work. Observation though: it can be *really* boring when your train is held at a signal for half an hour without the distractions of a smartphone!" gemini://ddlyh.smol.pub/2024-day-3    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:56:49

• The Dark Net gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-07-16-why-nncp    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:57:37

• What's the minimal NNCP setup to get started? gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-07-16-minimal-nncp-setup    

posted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 23:58:13

• Microsoft Faces Backlash After DEI Team Layoffs https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/microsoft-faces-backlash-after-dei-team-layoffs/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13640823/microsoft-lays-dei-team-mass-business-email.html https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-dei-lead-blasts-company-in-internal-email-after-team-is-reportedly-laid-off    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 00:06:06

• Kaspersky ‘Sad’ To Exit U.S. Market, Layoffs Ahead At Antivirus Software Company https://www.crn.com/news/security/2024/kaspersky-sad-to-exit-us-market-layoffs-ahead-at-antivirus-software-company    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 00:06:39

• about 70 more members needed with 3 days to go https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 00:42:28

• "I recently acquired a DECstation 5000/200." gopher://gopher.linkerror.com:70/0/phlog/2024/20240716    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:14:40

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D995.jpg    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:15:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1344.jpg    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:15:15

• On Calmness gemini://gemini.smallweb.space/gemlog/20240716-on-calmness.gmi "I've written about this before in my own journal, but I think writing about it here could be useful."    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:16:29

• Firefox still 10% in Austria? https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/austria/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:43:06

• Almost a new low for Windows https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/monaco/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 02:48:21

• Microsoft quietly lays off a controversial team following backlash https://www.thestreet.com/employment/microsoft-lays-off-controversial-team    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 03:37:30

• Microsoft Leadership Accused Of "Evidenced Discrimination" After Reported DEI Layoffs https://www.thegamer.com/microsoft-leadership-accused-of-discrimination-reported-dei-layoffs/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 03:37:35

• Microsoft cuts jobs in DEI team; laid-off leader criticises move in an email sent to thousands of employees https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-dei-team-laid-off-leader-criticises-move-in-an-email-sent-to-thousands-of-employees/articleshow/111796866.cms    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 03:37:42

• Microsoft Ditches DEI and They’re BIG MAD! https://clownfishtv.com/microsoft-ditches-dei-and-theyre-big-mad/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 03:37:48

• Seems like more DEI layoffs are on the way at Microsoft https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-microsoft-shuts-down-dei-team-ex-lead-claims-similar-programs-at-risk    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 05:57:19

• Windows just 66% on desktops/laptops, world's biggest population https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200901-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 06:02:28

• This did not age well. SUSE now attacks the name of openSUSE, i.e. its very identity if not existence. https://fsfe.org/news/2024/news-20240610-01.en.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 06:49:24

• Windows below 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/congo-democratic-republic-of-the/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 07:54:16

• Lamo is now DEAD. Assange is NOT dead. Manning NOT dead. Do NOT become an informant. You will get "disappeared". https://yewtu.be/watch?v=d8DsL5dhSo0    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 09:20:07

• British Population Grew From 66.7 Million to 67.9 Million, But in Same Period Deaths Grew by More Than 10% https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/07/17/british-population-week-26/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:11:27

• "Another nice win for people who love hitting challenges, as RetroAchievements support has now been added to Dolphin for GameCube." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/gamecube-emulator-dolphin-adds-retroachievements-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:14:19

• "I'm a total sucker for over the top action, especially when you're tearing down hordes of enemies in whatever bullet hell / bullet heaven game comes along since Vampire Survivors kicked it all off." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/scad-is-twisted-metal-meets-vampire-survivors-and-i-want-it-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:14:33

• "After the Aleph One developer community released the first in the trilogy of Marathon on Steam, originally created by Bungie, they've now put up Classic Marathon 2." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/marathon-2-a-classic-fps-originally-from-destiny-developer-bungie-now-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:15:01

• "Tall Story Games are working on another quality British point and click adventure game, with Heir of the Dog now on Kickstarter with a demo available." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/amusingly-british-point-click-adventure-heir-of-the-dog-now-on-kickstarter-demo-available/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:15:22

• "Apple Is Telling Half the Story" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2024/07/16/apple-is-telling.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:16:12

• "Donald Trump Is Not a Friend to American Workers" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/donald-trump-is-not-a-friend-to-american-workers/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:16:27

• "Taking some inspiration from the excellent Noita perhaps, Infest brings the mechanic of destroying all the pixels and puts it into a deckbuilder." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/infest-is-a-deckbuilder-where-every-pixel-on-the-battlefield-can-burn-freeze-melt-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:16:55

• "VANpire Survivors. I know, I already did that joke before, but it's a good one. Pest Apocalypse is an upcoming chaotic horde survival game where you drive a vehicle to deliver pizza for hungry survivors." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/try-the-demo-for-pest-apocalypse-a-horde-survival-game-where-you-deliver-pizza-in-a-van/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:17:01

• "Wider Europe Briefing: How Brussels Is Responding To Orban Going Rogue" https://www.rferl.org/a/viktor-orban-hungary-eu-brussels-presidency-jozwiak/33037178.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:19:06

• "US judge dismisses Trump classified documents case" https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-dismisses-trump-classified-documents-case/a-69666113    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:19:27

• "Federal judge dismisses classified documents case against Trump" https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240715-federal-judge-dismisses-trump-s-classified-documents-case    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:19:40

• "Dear Annie: My life was turned upside down when my husband was killed by a distracted driver - mlive.com" https://www.mlive.com/advice/2024/07/dear-annie-my-life-was-turned-upside-down-when-my-husband-was-killed-by-a-distracted-driver.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:19:54

• "J.D. Vance Is the Terrible Future of the Republican Party" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-trump-vp-pick-analysis-rnc/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:20:13

• "The German state of Saxony has moved the Bitcoin it seized from the alleged operator of long-defunct pirate site Movie2k." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/german-state-moves-3-billion-in-bitcoin-seized-from-pirate-site-operators-240716/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:21:21

• "The apparent complexity of Vietnam's legal system has hindered Hollywood's enforcement efforts for years; investigations have been known to move at glacial pace before simply melting away." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/vietnam-convicts-pirate-site-operators-rare-case-completed-in-record-time-240716/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:21:38

• "Ever since COVID-19 hit" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/07/16/access-consciousness-energy-medicine-woo-and-new-phrenology/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:22:00

• "20-year-old man with an AR-15-style rifle" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/07/16/donald-trump-and-the-return-of-the-antivax-monster-shot/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:22:22

• "A guard discovery attack reveals the guard relays of a hidden service or client to the attacker." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/announcing-vanguards-for-arti/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:32:20

• The Polluters of Paris ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/07/15/the-polluters-of-paris/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:33:04

• "The case, Briskin v. Shopify, stems from a California resident’s privacy claims against Shopify, Inc." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/courts-should-have-jurisdiction-over-foreign-companies-collecting-data-local | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:39:48

• "podcasting patent" = Software Patent ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/victory-eff-supporters-beat-uspto-proposal-wreck-patent-reviews | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:40:21

• "" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/modern-cars-can-be-tracking-nightmares-abuse-survivors-need-real-solutions | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:40:37

• "All major robotics projects put out AI driven products to replace humans or human tasks." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/purism-announcing-mimi-robot-crowdfunding-campaign/ | Source: Purism    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:41:41

• third world behavior, values: "Seattle Peace Park statue of Hiroshima bombing survivor stolen" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-peace-park-statue-of-hiroshima-bombing-survivor-stolen/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:42:41

• "Sadako Sasaki Statue Stolen From Peace Park in Seattle" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/sadako-sasaki-hiroshima-statue-stolen.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:42:49

• "Statue of Hiroshima A-bomb victim Sadako Sasaki stolen from park in Seattle" https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/07/5e094507b93e-statue-of-hiroshima-a-bomb-victim-stolen-from-park-in-seattle.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:43:07

• won't silence ☛ https://fair.org/home/trumps-shooting-should-not-silence-warnings-about-his-threat-to-democracy/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:43:55

• ostechnix very seldom posts Microsoft trash like this... ☛ https://ostechnix.com/install-net-9-preview-release-in-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:50:23

• "This year promises a diverse range of sessions and activities" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/07/16/summit-tsp-cfp-deadline/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:52:36

• "Did you notice that Firefox Web Browser has no titlebar on Ubuntu 24.04?" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/07/bring-back-firefox-titlebar-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:53:54

• "HPLIP is an open-source project developed by HP to allow Linux users to print, scan, and fax using HP hardware." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-hplip-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:54:59

• "In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of installing and using MySQL Workbench on Ubuntu." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-mysql-workbench-on-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:56:06

• "While many browsers are available for Linux, some have integrated AI functionalities that make them stand out." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/ai-browser-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:57:06

• "We understand the need to move quickly and at scale in the application development lifecycle." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-cloud-service-now-generally-available | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:58:26

• "MicroShift is a Kubernetes distribution optimized for small, resource constrained edge devices" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-device-edge-microshift-416 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:58:42

• "Available as an add-on subscription, there's now an optional additional 12 months Extended Update Support (EUS)" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-you-need-to-know-red-hat-openshift-416 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11:58:59

• LabPlot 2.11 released ☞ https://labplot.kde.org/2024/07/16/labplot-2-11-released/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:01:21

• Excellent Utilities: navi – interactive cheatsheet tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-utilities-navi-interactive-cheatsheet-tool/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:03:46

• git-xargs – update across multiple Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repositories with a single command ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-xargs-update-multiple-github-repositories-single-command/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:04:04

• jaq – clone of the JSON data processing tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jaq-json-data-processing-tool/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:04:30

• lsix – ls for images ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsix-ls-images/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:04:49

• Lagrange – GUI client for browsing Geminispace ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lagrange-gui-client-browsing-geminispace/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:05:14

• Antenna Abuse and Gemini Abuse (Self-hosting Perils) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/15/Antenna_Abuse_and_Gemini_Abuse_Self_hosting_Perils.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:05:24

• What's Meant by "Antenna Abuse" (Gemini) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/What_s_Meant_by_Antenna_Abuse_Gemini.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:05:35

• Tails 6.5 Debuts Faster Cloning and Updated Debian 12.6 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-5-debuts-faster-cloning-and-updated-debian-12-6/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:07:58

• "Big names such as Apple, Salesforce, and Nvidia have incorporated the Pile" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/youtube_video_subtitles_ai/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:46:13

• "Over 20 record labels – among them giants such as Sony Music, Universal Music Group" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/big_music_vs_verizon_torrenting/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:46:22

• "But, there’s a long history here that needs to be understood to see why this case is so stupid" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/16/riaas-copyright-suit-against-verizon-just-the-latest-move-by-the-riaa-to-kick-people-off-the-internet/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:46:29

• "The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) concern stems from the hiring of Inflection AI cofounders" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/uk_competition_officials_kick_off/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:47:50

• "The Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, announced the move today." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/16/uk-antitrust-watchdog-launches-probe-microsofts-inflection-ai-partnership/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:47:57

• "Google is in talks to buy Wiz, a New York-based cybersecurity start-up" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/technology/google-wiz-deal.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:48:05

• "The only thing which makes Linux popular is the opposite of what it was." ☛ https://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/foss-wrong-crowd/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:49:18

• "The video platform earned 9.9 percent of all TV viewing audience last month" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4775610-youtube-earned-nearly-10-percent-of-all-tv-viewing-june/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:49:39

• "The collaboration between Netflix and GNTO includes the production of a video by Netflix" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1244054/gnto-secures-support-of-netflix/ | Source: Greece    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:49:48

• "federal appeals court in Ohio on Friday blocked the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/appeals-court-temporarily-stays-fcc-net-neutrality-rules/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:53:24

• "make it nearly impossible for the business to survive" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/australian-publishers-say-catastrophic-if-meta-follows-through-on-news-ban/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:53:51

• "The watershed vote comes after a long, bruising battle" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/07/uk-immigrant-workers-amazon-union/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:55:30

• "Putting cops in schools is never a good idea." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/16/no-immunity-for-cops-who-handcuffed-a-10-year-old-girl-because-she-drew-some-violent-pictures/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:55:45

• "In the United States, nepotism in the workplace is generally not illegal, as noted by PeopleSpheres" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/burger-king-fires-manager-4-employees-after-their-facebook-post-goes-viral-what-did-they-post-1725532 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:55:59

• "Culture is not static" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2024/0716/How-women-led-a-dramatic-about-face-on-FGM-in-Gambia?icid=rss | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:56:25

• "We seek to mend this injustice with three simple words: we are sorry." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dakota-lakota-federal-government-apology-1.7263949?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:56:38

• "This is a sham trial that should never have taken place, just as Evan never should have been arrested." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-trial-of-us-journalist-gershkovich-to-resume-thursday/7699959.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:57:39

• "Information Minister Attaullah Tarar did not respond to CPJ’s request for comment sent via text message." ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/07/malik-hassan-zaib-becomes-7th-journalist-slain-in-pakistan-this-year/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:58:33

• "Three other journalists—Serge Atiana Oulon, Kalifara Séré, and Adama Bayala—have been missing" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/07/burkina-faso-columnist-alain-traore-taken-by-armed-men-in-masks/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:59:00

• "taken to the streets since June 18 to protest a proposed law" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/07/kenyan-journalist-catherine-wanjeri-wa-kariuki-shot-in-leg-covering-protests/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 12:59:34

• "The Sverdlovsk regional court in Russia's Urals city of Yekaterinburg said on July 16" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/trial--journalist-evan-gershkovich--resume-on-july-18/33038220.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:00:34

• "The Wall Street Journal correspondent and former reporter for The Moscow Times" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/16/evan-gershkovichs-trial-to-resume-on-july-18-a85724 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:01:07

• "Although Masha Gessen is based in the United States" ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/07/russian-american-journalist-sentenced-8-years-absentia | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:01:15

• "It’s almost been a whole year since we launched 404 Media." ☛ https://www.404media.co/404-media-first-anniversary-party/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:01:46

• "Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building on October 7, 2006." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/estemirova-chechnya-kadyrov-atrocities-abuses-killing/33037273.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:02:50

• "The Moscow Times has collected some of their stories." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/07/16/do-you-still-need-this-war-the-anti-war-russian-teenagers-facing-long-prison-sentences-a85728 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:03:02

• "The operation, orchestrated by two Russian government agencies" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-falsely-denies-ties-with-ai-operated-disinformation-bot-farm-on-x/7700665.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:04:21

• "excerpt of a recent conversation between former President Donald Trump" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-07-16/fact-focus-trump-falsely-claims-babies-can-be-seen-to-change-radically-after-vaccination | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:04:30

• Top Commands GNU/Linux Admins Need to Know ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/downloads/top-commands-linux-admins-need-to-know/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:06:19

• How To Install Specific Package Version Using Pip ☞ https://idroot.us/install-specific-package-version-pip/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:06:41

• How to Install PHP on Rocky GNU/Linux 9/8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-php-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:07:36

• How to Install Otter Browser on Fedora 40 or 39 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-otter-browser-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:07:43

• How to Install EPEL on Rocky GNU/Linux 9/8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-epel-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:07:54

• GNU/Linux Share Doubled in the United States of America (USA) in the Past 12 Months ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/GNU_Linux_Share_Doubled_in_the_United_States_of_America_USA_in_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:08:48

• In Malta, Android/Linux Has Overtaken Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows (According to statCounter) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/15/In_Malta_Android_Linux_Has_Overtaken_Microsoft_Windows_Accordin.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:09:02

• How to Install Apache Cassandra on Rocky GNU/Linux 9/8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-apache-cassandra-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:09:29

• How to Install AnyDesk on Rocky GNU/Linux 9/8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-anydesk-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:09:38

• How to Install ImageMagick on Rocky GNU/Linux 9/8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-imagemagick-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:09:47

• Android Rises to New Highs of Almost 80% in Cameroon ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Android_Rises_to_New_Highs_of_Almost_80_in_Cameroon.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:10:28

• How to use find -exec Command Option in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-use-find-exec-command-option-in-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:10:41

• Even in North Korea (Democratic People's Republic Of Korea) Surveillance Giant Google Said to Dominate, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Around 1% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Even_in_North_Korea_Democratic_People_s_Republic_Of_Korea_Googl.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:11:01

• █████ https://www.drydeadfish.co.uk/feed/ ██████████████████████ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:53:27 +0000 ███████ Surveillance Giant Google and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft now each consume more power than some fairly big countries    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:12:06

• "Tech giants Google and Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh each of electricity during 2023, surpassing the consumption of more than 100 countries, new research has claimed." ☞ https://www.techradar.com/pro/google-and-microsoft-now-each-consume-more-power-than-some-fairly-big-countries    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:12:24

• [Meme] The Red Bait (Embrace... Extinguish) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Meme_The_Red_Bait_Embrace_Extinguish.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:12:49

• The World Wide Web Has Been Rotting for Years (Quality, Accuracy, and Depth Consistently Decreasing) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/The_World_Wide_Web_Has_Been_Rotting_for_Years_Quality_Accuracy_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:13:04

• Djibouti Enters the backdoored Windows "10% Club" (Windows Was 99% in 2010) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Djibouti_Enters_the_Windows_10_Club_Windows_Was_99_in_2010.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:13:11

• [Video] Boston Area Assange Defense (Yesterday) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Video_Boston_Area_Assange_Defense_Yesterday.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:13:21

• "Democrats Now Openly Admit They Pushed Biden to Block Bernie" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/07/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-democrats-2020-primary-trump/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:14:40

• "enhance the protection of NATO" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/nato-to-establish-new-cyber-center-in-belgium/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:14:57

• "Bloomberg reported last 8 May that SoftBank was in talks to buy troubled AI chip firm Graphcore." ☛ https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/deals/softbank-acquires-graphcore.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:15:19

• "Stripe, one of the most valuable private tech companies" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/stripe-valuation-hits-70-billion-in-sequoia-deal/articleshow/111768971.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:16:07

• "With those moves, Mr. Musk, 53, entered uncharted territory." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/technology/elon-musk-trump.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:16:30

• "Ed Zitron's must-read The Shareholder Supremacy traces the idea of the super-hero CEO" ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2024/07/accelerated-computing.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:17:14

• "What draws power in a washing machine is probably (a) heating water, and (b) running a motor." ☛ https://two-wrongs.com/washing-machine-energy-estimations | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:17:46

• "By law, industry must shutter unused wells, a process that can cost over $100,000 per site." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/07/16/ab-1167-crc-aera-energy-bond-california-regulators-refuse-to-enforce-new-orphan-well-rules-lawmakers-and-environmental-groups-cry-foul/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:19:02

• "But carbon trading is under increasing scrutiny. With little government regulation" ☛ https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-social-cost-of-carbon-credits/ | Source: Hakai Magazine    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:19:12

• "Dr. Raymond Flynn, Queen's University Belfast, another co-author" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-07-irish-peat-soils-vast-previously.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:19:26

• "Thus, UNEP experts used a new trend forecasting system which found that, in this new global context" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/un-warns-of-factors-that-will-increase-climate-crisis-facing-the-planet/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:22:01

• "The city announced earlier this month that it was rolling out a new initiative, called CopenPay" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5040280 | Source: NPR    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:22:09

• Bing Was at 2.6% in Russia When LLM Hype Started. Now It's Down to 0.8% (for 3 Months in a Row Already) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Bing_Was_at_2_6_in_Russia_when_LLM_Hype_Started_Now_It_s_Down_t.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:23:46

• The Software Freedom Conservancy Folks Don't Even Believe in Free Speech and They Act As Imposters (Also in the Trademark Arena/Sense) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/The_Software_Freedom_Conservancy_Folks_Don_t_Even_Believe_in_Fr.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:24:12

• "Ironically, the pharmacy group didn't actually specify what these retail products were" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/rite_aid_says_22_million/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:25:05

• "Ecommerce in Southeast Asia 2024 report listed TikTok Shop" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/tiktok_as_ecommerce_giant/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:25:56

• "And that’s before any mention of convincing deepfake audio and video clips" ☛ https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2024/07/social-media-and-political-violence-how-break-cycle | Source: Stanford University    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:31:41

• "The justification for the ban also states that “Compact” is “aggressively militant”." ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/07/16/german-government-overthrows-jurgen-elsasser-interior-minister-bans-far-right-magazine-compact/ | Source: Site36    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:32:33

• "The prohibition on wearing religious headwear exists in several French sports" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/france-hijab-ban-on-olympic-athletes-breaches-international-human-rights-laws-amnesty-international/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:33:16

• "The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced in June that Powers was accounted for on May 26" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2024/07/17/remains-of-bataan-death-march-pow-returned-home/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:34:22

• "Republicans’ messaging, the RNC platform" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-rnc-economy-workers-wealthy-donors-1235061192/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:34:38

• Windows still all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/zambia/#monthly-200902-202407 see http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/02/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_Rising_in_Zambia_Android_Rises_Above_72_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:36:04

• "" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/07/vulnerabilities-in-vpns-paper-presented-at-the-privacy-enhancing-technologies-symposium-2024/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:36:42

• "The campaign’s private database analyzed 6.7 million people in the Keystone State" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-parents-republican-b2580370.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:36:57

• "The openssl x509 command can be used to get information from a certificate." ☛ https://raymii.org/s/snippets/OpenSSL_get_entire_certificate_chain_from_a_domain_or_use_all_certs_in_a_file.html | Source: Remy Van Elst    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:38:19

• Windows TCO: "One of the samples analyzed includes methods to help the malware evade detection" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/irans_muddywater_phishes_israeli_orgs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:41:04

• Windows TCO: "The dialogue wasn’t merely theoretical." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/eu-ukraine-stronger-cybersecurity-partnership/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:41:17

• Windows TCO: "Researchers from Sekoia observed that the new MuddyRot malware is distributed" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/iranian-muddywater-muddyrot-malware-campaign/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:41:28

• Windows TCO: "Unlike many of the 8-K filings companies have submitted to the SEC" ☛ https://therecord.media/furniture-giant-manufacturing-shut-down-cyberattack | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:41:43

• Windows TCO: "The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38112 (CVSS score of 7.5)" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/apt-exploits-windows-zero-day-to-execute-code-via-disabled-internet-explorer/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:41:53

• "A recent landmark decision from the US Supreme Court has put content" ☛ https://www.computerworld.com/article/2516835/are-ai-posts-on-social-media-protected-free-speech.html | Source: Computer World    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:44:24

• "There is more to that. Meta doesn’t tell us what kind of product or AI they will be developing" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/meta-wants-to-makes-us-its-ai-guinea-pigs/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:44:34

• "Learning to cook this way has done me a tremendous disservice." ☛ https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/poison/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:54:58

• "He has mixed feelings about the value of farmland increasing at such a rapid rate." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/farmland-prices-are-skyrocketing-in-sask-1.7263062 | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:55:14

• "In part, those struggles can be traced to the fact that compared with their predecessors" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-07-16/attention-parents-your-teens-arent-coping-nearly-as-well-as-you-think-they-are | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:55:32

• "Western Digital has quietly introduced an 8 TB version of its high-end SN850X SSD" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21472/western-digital-quietly-adds-8-tb-version-of-popular-high-end-sn850x-ssd | Source: AnandTech    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:57:10

• "The compute market has always been hungry for memory bandwidth" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21470/micron-mrdimm-lineup-expands-datacenter-dram-portfolio | Source: AnandTech    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:57:26

• "IBM's vintage mainframes were extremely underpowered compared to modern computers" ☛ http://www.righto.com/2024/07/ibm-3274-keystone-chip.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:57:39

• "AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21469/amd-details-ryzen-ai-300-series-for-mobile-strix-point-with-rdna-35-igpu-xdna-2-npu | Source: AnandTech    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 13:58:00

• "Arizona’s voucher experiment has since precipitated" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-school-vouchers-budget-meltdown | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:03:55

• "The core of the strategy is using your calendar." ☛ https://arjenwiersma.nl/posts/learn-to-stud-finding-time/ | Source: Arjen Wiersma    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:04:05

• "We want students to be data literate." ☛ https://computinged.wordpress.com/2024/07/15/everyday-equitable-data-literacy-is-best-in-social-studies-far-more-than-in-stem/ | Source: CER    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:04:26

• "If I could offer you only one tip for the future, coding would be it." ☛ https://sarajoy.dev/blog/write-websites/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:06:14

• "Am I saying that writing about technology is "bad"? No, of course not." ☛ https://birming.com/unedited-thoughts/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:06:31

• "In 2016 I read a book about the history of tea, and I became obsessed with it." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/my-passion-for-tea-a-journey-from-the-american-south-to-global-teas/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:06:41

• "We've introduced confusion from the start." ☛ https://www.brightball.com/articles/story-points-are-pointless-measure-queues | Source: Barry W Jones    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:07:25

• "Visitors to the fair will be able to create their own flora-inspired prints" ☛ https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-library-bringing-book-arts-to-ann-arbor-art-fair/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:07:36

• "This all goes to say, you’re far betting off checking a high-quality news source every once in awhile" ☛ https://derekkedziora.com/notes/2024-07-16-slow-news | Source: Derek Kędziora    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:07:51

• "Using this library on your Ubuntu device, you can process your videos or audio" ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/ubuntu-install-ffmpeg/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:10:16

• "Since this is a honeypot, any command an attacker uses never actually occurs" ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-ssh-honeypot/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:10:57

• "We can use curl to get your public IP address by connecting it to a service" ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/curl-public-ip-address-linux/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:11:33

• "I have long argued that the path out of the two-party trap for unions is: organize workers." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/you-patsy | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:12:28

• "That means the FreshPorts backup is more than a day old" ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2024/07/16/wheres-my-backup/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:12:39

• "people make the entirely reasonable suggestion" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/UniversityPeopleTravelWidely | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:12:52

• Red Hat has just RE-published Microsoft trash. Compare date in http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/10/Red_Hat_Developer_developers_redhat_com_Brought_to_You_by_Micro.shtml to Deploying SQL Server on Linux using an Ansible playbook    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:25:24

• Introducing Toolbx ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/07/16/introducing-toolbx    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:26:41

• Improved Right Sizing experience in Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (RHACM) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/07/16/improved-right-sizing-experience-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-kubernetes    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:28:46

• "Do away with dei completely. It's really brought the worst out of gaming and the dei supporters need to realize that they are the minority." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1txLxLeq    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:38:16

• "A few weeks ago, I wrote about this year’s PSF Election, three proposed bylaws changes, and how I intended to vote." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/07/16/my-thoughts-on.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:38:56

• "Renaming a table in Django seems more complex than it is. Last week, a client asked me how much pain it might be to rename a Django model from Party to Customer." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/07/15/django-migration-operations.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:39:03

• "Using tinkr, XPath and sprintf()" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/extracting-all-links-from-my-slidedeck/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:40:38

• [Repeat] "This project inspired me to investigate whether git.sesse.net could start accepting patches" ☛ https://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-07-15-13-04_pull_requests_via_git_push.html | Source: Steinar H Gunderson    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:40:46

• "What these efforts generally have in common is a desire to change the commercial dynamic" ☛ https://drewdevault.com/2024/07/16/2024-07-16-So-you-want-to-compete-with-FOSS.html | Source: Drew DeVault    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:40:56

• "In part, that’s due to the history of the Internet and the Web." ☛ https://www.mnot.net/blog/2024/07/16/collaborative_standards | Source: Mark Nottingham    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 14:41:43

• "Need a free program suggestion? Check out the Freedom Ladder or the Free Software Directory." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/make-a-pledge-to-share-free-software-with-a-friend | Source: FSF    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:27:36

• "MySQL was originally developed by David Axmark and Michael Widenius" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/mysql_9_underwhelms_community/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:28:19

• "This article does not present any actual security vulnerabilities." ☛ https://palant.info/2024/07/15/how-insecure-is-avast-secure-browser/ | Source: Wladimir Palant    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:29:09

• "Never be invisible. When I was still testing software for my supper" ☛ https://dev.jimgrey.net/2024/07/03/lessons-learned-in-35-years-of-making-software/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:30:01

• "I’ve been spending a while running on reduced brain capacity lately" ☛ https://danq.me/2022/09/27/freshrss-xpath/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:30:27

• "There’s lots of ways to do this" ☛ https://jeremyburge.com/post/684413901800095744/why-esim-is-my-new-best-friend-data-roaming-fees |    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:31:41

• "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS appeared in mid-April, widely welcomed by its countless fans." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-finally-fixed-an-annoying-app-center-issue/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:32:46

• "A month after its previous 6.4 release, Tails 6.5 is out" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-5-debuts-faster-cloning-and-updated-debian-12-6/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:33:40

• "FreeBSD users, prepare for a smoother, more predictable system management experience!" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/navigating-freebsds-new-quarterly-and-biennial-release-schedule/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:35:08

• "Plasma 6.1.3 focuses primarily on minor but crucial fixes that enhance the overall user experience." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-1-3-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:35:56

• "We elected for theater of the mind more often than not. [...] Theater of the mind play means that the entire game is conducted verbally" ☛ https://ericwbailey.website/published/dungeons-and-dragons-taught-me-how-to-write-alt-text/ | Source: Eric Bailey    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:36:59

• [Meme] Firefox Users Who Think They Know Better Than Mozilla ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Meme_Firefox_Users_Who_Think_They_Know_Better_Than_Mozilla.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:37:25

• Firefox Used to Have About Half the Market in Switzerland, But It Doesn't Stand a Chance Anymore (Chrome Surging This Summer) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Firefox_Used_to_Have_About_Half_the_Market_in_Switzerland_But_I.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:37:45

• Lessons learnt from the war in Ukraine: German Armed Forces to catch up on drones ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2024/07/16/lessons-learnt-from-the-war-in-ukraine-german-armed-forces-to-catch-up-on-drones/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:38:21

• Zelensky’s right-hand man ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/16/zelensky-s-right-hand-man | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:38:43

• azov regiment ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/16/ukraine-s-azov-regiment-posts-video-showing-shooting-of-russian-soldier-sparking-fury-and-an-investigation-in-moscow | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:39:16

• Pushing Quick End to Ukraine War, Orban Plays Trump’s Messenger to E.U. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/europe/orban-trump-ukraine-war-letter.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:39:56

• Dysfunction Sidelines Ukraine’s Parliament as Governing Force ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/europe/ukraine-parliament.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:40:13

• Russian chief of staff praises capture of Ukrainian village, sets new targets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russian-chief-of-staff-praises-capture-of-ukrainian-village-sets-new-targets    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:40:36

• Ukrainian Court Grants Bail To Senior Military Officer Who Reportedly 'Coordinated' Nord Stream Sabotage ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-chervinskiy-bail-nord-stream-sabotage-natural-gas-pipeline/33038290.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:50:04

• Ukraine, Czech Gunmaker To Build Ammunition Factory ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-ukraine-ammunition-factory-shmyhal/33038684.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:50:15

• Russia Sentences Man To 26 Years For Setting Fire To Enlistment Offices ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-court-sentence-26-years-fire-enlistment-office/33038910.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:50:33

• Russia's Statistics Service Excludes Data From Annual Report To Hide War Deaths ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-deaths-rosstat/33038993.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:51:00

• Europe wary of Trump VP pick Vance’s opposition to Ukraine military aid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240716-europeans-wary-trump-vp-pick-vance-opposition-ukraine-military-aid    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:51:14

• I was sentenced to ten years in absentia for highlighting Belarus’s descent into dictatorship ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/i-was-sentenced-to-ten-years-in-absentia-for-highlighting-belaruss-descent-into-dictatorship/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:52:06

• Latvia to donate EUR 100 thousand to Ukraine's hospitals ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.07.2024-latvia-to-donate-eur-100-thousand-to-ukraines-hospitals.a561662/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:52:17

• Baltic states give Russia notice of electricity grid switch-off date ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/16.07.2024-baltic-states-give-russia-notice-of-electricity-grid-switch-off-date.a561634/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:53:18

• 67 Latvian companies imported food from Russia this year ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/16.07.2024-67-latvian-companies-imported-food-from-russia-this-year.a561608/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:53:41

• First signs of fence in marshy areas on Latvian-Russian border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/16.07.2024-first-signs-of-fence-in-marshy-areas-on-latvian-russian-border.a561594/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:54:11

• Questions about Russian military celebration on the Latvian border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/16.07.2024-questions-about-russian-military-celebration-on-the-latvian-border.a561573/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:54:28

• Russia court sentences journalist in absentia to 8 years over spreading false information on armed forces ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/russia-court-sentences-russian-american-journalist-in-absentia-to-eight-years-over-spreading-false-information-on-armed-forces/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:54:53

• Baltics inform Moscow, Minsk of their exit from Russian power system ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2320399/baltics-inform-moscow-minsk-of-their-exit-from-russian-power-system    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:55:12

• Russia may have shared US arms info with China: lawmakers ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/russia-sharing-american-weapons-information-07162024140432.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 16:55:30

• Russia Launches Probe Against Prominent Self-Exiled Environmentalist Yevgenia Chirikova ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-launches-probe-self-exiled-environmentalist-yevgenia-chirikova/33038755.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:07:09

• Kaspersky To Shutter U.S. Operations After Its Software Is Banned By Commerce Department ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kaspersky-cybersecurity-ban-software-commerce-department/33038768.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:07:24

• Moscow Court Sentences Self-Exiled Kremlin Critic Mark Feigin To 11 Years In Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-court-sentences-mark-feigin-11-years-prison/33038595.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:07:38

• Lavrov says US threatens multilateralism, US rejects remarks as 'whining' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/lavrov-says-us-threatens-multilateralism-us-rejects-remarks-as-whining    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:08:07

• "monitor and police citizens’ financial activity" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/17/watching-your-spending | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:08:26

• Microsoft's Biggest Losses Are in Europe This Summer ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Microsoft_s_Biggest_Losses_Are_in_Europe_This_Summer.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:09:04

• How to Make Software Suck and Discriminate Against People at the Same Time ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/How_to_Make_Software_Suck_and_Discriminate_Against_People_at_th.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:09:13

• [Meme] Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Seems to be Failing to Comply With WARN Act (by Refusing to Announce Mass Layoffs as They Happen) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Meme_Microsoft_Seems_to_be_Failing_to_Comply_With_WARN_Act_by_R.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:09:25

• Microsoft Layoffs Are Still Too Frequent to Keep Abreast of and Properly (or Exhaustively) Classify ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_Still_Too_Frequent_to_Keep_Abreast_of_and.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:09:33

• Bahamas Joined the "5% Windows" Club ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/statCounter_only_traces_back_about_1_in_20_Web_requests_to_Wind.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:09:45

• Possibly Worse Than Bribes: US Politicians and Lawmakers Who Are Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shareholders ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Possibly_Worse_Than_Bribes_US_Politicians_and_Lawmakers_Who_Are.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:10:00

• Shooting the Messenger to Spite the Message ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Shooting_the_Messenger_to_Spite_the_Message.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:10:11

• Guinea: backdoored Windows Down From 99.3% to 2.7% 'Market Share' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Guinea_Windows_Down_From_99_3_to_2_7_Market_Share.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:10:22

• Backlash and Negative Press After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Tells Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) People to DIE ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/16/Backlash_and_Negative_Press_After_Microsoft_Tells_Diversity_Equ.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:10:29

• "used to the electric car being 100% fully charged whenever" ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2024-07-15.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:15:49

• Ubuntu Blog: Deploying and scaling Apache Spark on Amazon EKS ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/deploying-and-scaling-apache-spark-on-amazon-eks "In this article we’ll walk through the process of deploying Apache Spark on Amazon EKS with Canonical’s Charmed Spark solution."    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:17:05

• Audacity 3.6 Open-Source Audio Editor Released with Master Effects, FFmpeg 7 Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-6-open-source-audio-editor-released-with-master-effects-ffmpeg-7-support    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:17:24

• Blender 4.2 LTS 3D Graphics Software Officially Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-2-lts-3d-graphics-software-officially-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:17:51

• VirtualBox 7.0.20 Introduces Initial Support for openSUSE 15.6 and RHEL 9.5 Kernels ☞ https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-0-20-introduces-initial-support-for-opensuse-15-6-and-rhel-9-5-kernels    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:18:20

• KDE Plasma 6.1.3 Improves Flatpak Support in Discover, Fixes More Bugs ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-1-3-improves-flatpak-support-in-discover-fixes-more-bugs    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:18:46

• Thunderbird 128 'Nebula' is here -- download the latest version of the free email tool now! ☞ https://betanews.com/2024/07/16/thunderbird-128-nebula-is-here-download-the-latest-version-of-the-free-email-tool-now/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:20:13

• █████ https://www.neowin.net/news/rss/linux/ ██████████████████████ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:30:02 +0000 ███████ VirtualBox fixes TPM backdoored Windows event viewer bug, shared clipboard issue, adds UEFI certs    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:21:07

• "The update brings multiple bug fixes and improvements including for Windows, macOS, and Linux" https://www.neowin.net/news/virtualbox-fixes-tpm-windows-event-viewer-bug-shared-clipboard-issue-adds-uefi-certs/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:21:41

• FSF Blogs: Make a pledge to share free software with a friend ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/make-a-pledge-to-share-free-software-with-a-friend    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:22:21

• GNU Taler news: Video interview with Özgur Kesim on age-restricted digital cash ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-18.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:23:06

• GNU Taler news: Video interview with Isidor Walliman, creator of the Netzbon regional currency in Basel ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-17.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:23:40

• "I therefore deleted the original help wanted entries that date back to 2003. If anyone wants to help the GNU project, the best way to do that is to pick one of the FSF's High-Priority projects: [...]" ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10655    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:24:17

• GNU Taler news: Video interview with Christian Blättler on his work on tokens for unlinkable discounts and subscriptions ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-16.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:24:38

• GNU Taler news: Video interview with Nic Eigel, co-author of the GNU Taler real-time auditor ☞ https://taler.net/en/news/2024-15.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:24:59

• The guide to clown storage security for public sector ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-guide-to-cloud-storage-security-for-public-sector    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:27:23

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 848 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/07/15/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-848/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:27:38

• Red Hat OpenShift Update Simplifies Network Edge Deployments ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/topics/cloudnativedevelopment/kubernetes/red-hat-openshift-update-simplifies-network-edge-deployments/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:28:26

• The new SilverStone CS382 homelab case ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-new-silverstone-cs382-homelab-case/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:29:30

• Australia needs more rail freight ☞ https://rubenerd.com/australia-needs-more-rail-freight/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:29:51

• Keep perfecting your config ☞ https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/keep-perfecting-your-config/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:32:33

• Spidermonkey Development Blog: SpiderMonkey Newsletter (Firefox 128-129) ☞ https://spidermonkey.dev/blog/2024/07/16/newsletter-firefox-128-129.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:32:51

• Red Hat enhances OpenShift with better support for diverse workloads ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/16/red-hat-enhances-openshift-better-support-diverse-workloads/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:33:33

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, so this entire fake kangaroo court needs to be challenges, not the patent ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sanofi-and-regeneron-overturn-key-amgen-patent-at-upc/ "Today, the Munich central division declared Amgen's EP 3 666 797 invalid...."    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:35:46

• The Phantom Menace: Federal Circuit Upholds Judge Connolly’s Investigative Powers Evan After Dismissal ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/07/connollys-investigative-dismissal.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:36:08

• $2,000 for InnoBrilliance video patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/7/16/2000-for-innobrilliance-video-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:36:47

• "Linux is not free. Someone pays real money to develop the kernel, the desktop environments, drivers, productivity software, all subsequent updates/upgrades, and distribution. It may not cost you anything (because Linux has been and is now a "labor of love"), but somebody somewhere picks up the tab." http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36898/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:38:26

• Announcing Istio 1.21.5 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.21.x/announcing-1.21.5/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:40:02

• █████ https://istio.io/latest/news/feed.xml ██████████████████████ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 ███████ Announcing Istio 1.22.3    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:40:10

• "This release note describes what is different between Istio 1.22.2 and 1.22.3." ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.22.x/announcing-1.22.3/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:40:24

• Redox to implement POSIX signals in user space ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/982186/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:41:32

• Analysis: GDPR Procedural Regulation enters critical phase ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/analysis-gdpr-procedural-regulation-enters-critical-phase    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:42:30

• Introductory remarks by Commissioner Urpilainen at the 5th General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance – panel II “Youth empowerment through education and skills development” ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_3827    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:43:16

• Asking for donations an exercise in free speech, Hong Kong democracy advocate Chan Po-ying tells court ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/16/asking-for-donations-an-exercise-in-free-speech-hong-kong-democracy-advocate-chan-po-ying-tells-court/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:43:36

• Vice-President Suica delivers a keynote speech via video message for an awards ceremony “Going for gold: How do countries compete when it comes to healthy ageing?” organized by International Longevity Centre, ILC France and ILC EU Network ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_3829    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:44:07

• Chinese censors delete, hide links to Trump shooting T-shirts ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trump-shooting-tshirt-chinese-censors-07162024164604.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:44:28

• "We’re excited to unveil the Fedora Community Operations initiative, an endeavor to boost community engagement, support everyone with more events and contribution points, and build on our amazing culture." ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-operations-initiative/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:45:50

• Kushal Das: Friends, the most important part of any conference ☞ https://kushaldas.in/posts/friends-the-most-important-part-of-any-conference.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:46:10

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: jq – JSON processor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-jq/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:46:38

• jdFlatpakSnapshot – create snapshot of a Flatpak’s data ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jdflatpaksnapshot-create-snapshot-flatpak-data/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:46:59

• OmegaLinux – lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/omegalinux-lightweight-distribution-ubuntu/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:47:20

• Snapdragon X Elite iGPU disabled by default in latest Linux patch — caused by OEM key signing that may not be available ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/snapdragon-x-elite-igpu-disabled-by-default-in-latest-linux-patch-caused-by-oem-key-signing-that-may-not-be-available    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:48:15

• UEFI 'Secure Boot' is about breaking Linux and making it not bootable ttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-NVIDIA-Secure-Boot    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:50:14

• "Excuse me while I try in vain to find my "shocked" face concerning this matter....which like most matters is just a matter of time." https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1478931-fedora-will-end-up-supporting-the-nvidia-driver-with-secure-boot http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:53:13

• Scan of Mummified Croc's Stomach Reveals Details of Ancient Egyptian Ritual ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scan-of-mummified-crocs-stomach-reveals-details-of-ancient-egyptian-ritual    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:53:42

• Greenland's Centuries-Old Sharks Could Hold The Secret to Living Longer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/greenlands-centuries-old-sharks-could-hold-the-secret-to-living-longer    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:53:52

• Earth's Days to Grow at an Unprecedented Rate as Polar Ice Melts ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-days-to-grow-at-an-unprecedented-rate-as-polar-ice-melts    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:54:34

• Protein Discovery Suggests New Target For Early-Stage Alzheimer's Drugs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/protein-discovery-suggests-new-target-for-early-stage-alzheimers-drugs    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:54:43

• Tiny Blockages in The Brain's Plumbing Could Be Causing Migraines ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-blockages-in-the-brains-plumbing-could-be-causing-migraines    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:54:51

• Never-Before-Seen Method For Making The Color Blue Found in Stingray Spots ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/never-before-seen-method-for-making-the-color-blue-found-in-stingray-spots    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:55:02

• Self-Awareness Might Not Have Evolved to Benefit The Self After All ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/self-awareness-might-not-have-evolved-to-benefit-the-self-after-all    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:55:12

• Common Sedative Could Break Consciousness by Tipping Your Brain Into Chaos ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-sedative-could-break-consciousness-by-tipping-your-brain-into-chaos    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:55:38

• Lake Elmo information meeting set on new PFAS limits ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/16/lake-elmo-information-meeting-set-on-new-pfas-limits/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:56:01

• North Korean Diplomat Defects to the South, Talks of Execution ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/north-korea-defector-political-execution.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:57:22

• Music streaming can be a drag on the environment. These K-pop fans want to clean it up. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/16/1094982/music-streaming-climate-kpop-fan/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:58:05

• North Korean diplomat commended by Kim Jong Un defects to South Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/korean-defector-cuba-07162024041220.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:58:19

• Taiwan’s Blunt-Talking Leader Faces China’s Backlash ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/taiwan-china-lai-ching-te.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:58:30

• Exiled Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Is Convicted of Fraud ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/nyregion/guo-wengui-fraud-trial-verdict-china.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:58:51

• China shuts renowned Tibetan private school, sparking outcry ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/china-shuts-renowned-private-school-sparking-outcry-07162024145815.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:59:06

• Hong Kong shoppers flock to Japan in search of bargains ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-shoppers-japan-07162024164945.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 17:59:44

• "Good! The Divide, Exclude and Indoctrinate department needs to disappear forever. Stop inviting me to pride parades. People are tired of this nonsense!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ty4b8XM    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:00:32

• Diversity Takes a Backseat as a Microsoft DEI Team Is Laid Off https://www.thehrdigest.com/diversity-takes-a-backseat-as-a-microsoft-dei-team-is-laid-off/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:03:28

• Microsoft Layoffs: Firm's DEI Team Firing Spark Internal Criticism; Laid-Off Leader Criticises The Move https://news.abplive.com/business/microsoft-layoffs-firm-s-dei-team-firing-spark-internal-criticism-laid-off-leader-criticises-the-move-1703441    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:03:51

• The reasons behind Microsoft DEI team’s layoff https://dataconomy.com/2024/07/17/microsoft-dei-team-layoff/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:04:36

• Microsoft Layoffs: Tech Giant Lays Off DEI Employees via Sending Email to Employees, Calls Team ‘No Longer Business Critical or Smart’ https://www.latestly.com/technology/microsoft-layoffs-tech-giant-lays-off-dei-employees-via-sending-email-to-employees-calls-team-no-longer-business-critical-or-smart-6116220.html    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:05:01

• Report: Microsoft Axes An Entire DEI Team Claiming “DEI Programs Everywhere Are No Longer Business Critical Or Smart As They Were In 2020” https://thatparkplace.com/report-microsoft-axes-an-entire-dei-team-claiming-dei-programs-everywhere-are-no-longer-business-critical-or-smart-as-they-were-in-2020/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:06:34

• Microsoft shuts down diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) team https://readwrite.com/microsoft-shuts-down-diversity-equality-and-inclusion-team/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:06:59

• Even Microsoft spreads this https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/microsoft-decides-diversity-no-longer-business-critical-and-sacks-dei-team/ar-BB1q9cGI?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:07:33

• Report: Microsoft shuts down diversity, equity and inclusion team https://www.pocketgamer.biz/microsoft-shuts-down-dei-team-as-ex-lead-raises-concerns/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:08:11

• >Microsoft Lays Off Entire DEI Team Citing "Changing Business Needs," Sparks Controversy https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/microsoft-disbands-dei-team-citing-changing-business-needs-sparks-controversy-article-111800425    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:09:00

• Pink Slips for the Woke: Microsoft Eliminates DEI Team amid ‘Changing Business Needs’ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/07/17/pink-slips-for-the-woke-microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-amid-changing-business-needs/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:09:44

• Microsoft Shuts Down DEI Team; Staff Claims Inclusivity No Longer Important https://tech4gamers.com/microsoft-dei-layoffs/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:10:12

• Microsoft Faces Backlash After Disbanding DEI Team https://techstory.in/microsoft-faces-backlash-after-disbanding-dei-team/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:10:42

• Linux Foundation, With Zero African-American Employees (in a Country Where 13.4% Identify as African-American), Boasts About Its “Support for the Black Community” http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/14/linux-foundation-with-zero-african-american-employees-in-a-country-where-13-4-identify-as-african-american-boasts-about-its-support-for-the-black-community/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:12:28

• China appeals ‘discriminatory, protectionist’ US electric car subsidies before WTO ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/16/china-appeals-discriminatory-protectionist-us-electric-car-subsidies-before-wto/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:15:45

• "That doesn't mean I haven't made any progress on my MUD, VVO. I've been working on the event scripting system, which, like similar systems I've made for other projects, will basically be its own little Turing-complete mini-scripting language, specialized for creating interactive events for VVO" gemini://ythraverse.xyz/gemlog/entries/240716.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:19:06

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACELOSW Wordo: FREES gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-07-17.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:19:41

• D&D upgrademania gemini://idiomdrottning.org/2024-compatibility    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:20:24

• a window into the apartment gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2021    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:21:29

• "I'm working on a simple CMS without frameworks, and hosting that is based on this CMS." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2022    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:22:05

• primes and otherwise gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/reverse-n-avg    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:22:46

• misc VR-related notes gemini://gemini.thebackupbox.net/~epoch/blog/git-gud2    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:23:28

• "Some people just needs to shut up. During the sport's festival at school today, I was interacting with my ex (We're on good terms, nothing bad really). I made an offhand comment about her losing the mechanical pencil I bought for her" gemini://kuumin.lol/logs/2024-07-17-shut-up.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:24:24

• "So, when I saw Yesterweb, appearing as a website that served to emulate the Old Wild Web, I hopped onto the opportunity. To my disappointment, the website was completely defunct. Nevertheless, I looked through of what remained in the website. Then, I saw a certain keyword." gemini://kuumin.lol/logs/2024-07-16-joining-gemini.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:25:10

• Let's Encrypt has just fallen again. 4.2%. "2512 (90.7 %) capsules are self-signed, 116 (4.2 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 143 (5.2 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:26:22

• Day 4 of the 2024 Old Computer Challenge gemini://ddlyh.smol.pub/2024-day-4    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:26:57

• Behold the istists! gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2023    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:27:52

• Killed by inaction gemini://siiky.srht.site/philosophy/kbi.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:28:47

• "Sometimes the tightest constraints inspire the highest creativity." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/16/show-us-your-minimalist-games-and-win/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 18:34:10

• Android exceeds 50% in Falkland Islands (malvinas) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/falkland-islands-(malvinas)/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 20:48:01

• 57% in Argentina https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/argentina/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 20:48:47

• 68% in Bhutan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bhutan/#monthly-200902-202407    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 20:49:41

• Hostname pedantry II and farewell to the Red Consensus gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/hostname-pedantry-ii-and-farewell-to-the-red-consensus.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:51:14

• Two kinds of reviews gemini://idiomdrottning.org/two-kinds-of-reviews    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:52:02

• Talking The Acolyte (with some ending spoilers) gemini://idiomdrottning.org/acolyte    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:52:47

• "Happy Hacking to all hackers, DIY, Creators and tinkers out there." gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/hello-im-around/    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:54:05

• Get out of your echo chamber! gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-07-17-get-out-of-your-echo-chamber    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:54:39

• windows, walls, brackets and BS gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2024    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:55:16

• "Twenty years ago, during my college days, I dabbled in developing games for Palm OS. The best result of my efforts was a strategy game." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~captain/posts/2024-07-18-retro-coding-journey-into-creating-a-palmos-minigolf-game.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 22:56:01