Roy Schestowitz

• "I almost didn't go to work yesterday, and maybe I shouldn't have as I got in late and was pretty miserable to be around." gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/losing-my-grip    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:48:56

• "So, [zyumbik]’s trademark seems to be sexing things up, and the Artsey layout did not escape their gaze. This is the Sexy Artsey. Let’s back up a bit." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/23/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-key-cap-map/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:51:40

• Don Marti: surveillance licensing in practice ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/surveillance-licensing-in-practice/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:52:11

• Open Source in Europe: Facing the regulatory challenge ☞ https://opensource.net/open-source-cra-challenge/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:52:36

• plotting individual values within multiple groups together with their means ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/plotting-individual-values-within-multiple-groups-together-with-their-means/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:54:08

• FAQs on RStudio: Installation, Features, and Tips for Data Analysis ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/faqs-on-rstudio-installation-features-and-tips-for-data-analysis/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:54:17

• Checking if a String Contains Multiple Substrings in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/checking-if-a-string-contains-multiple-substrings-in-r/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:54:33

• Most Airlines Except One Are Recovering From the WINDOWS Outage. The Feds Have Noticed ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/most-airlines-except-one-are-recovering-from-the-crowdstrike-tech-outage-the-feds-have-noticed/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:55:12

• CrowdStrike CEO Called to Testify to Congress Over Cybersecurity Firm’s Role in Global Windows Outage ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-ceo-called-to-testify-to-congress-over-cybersecurity-firms-role-in-global-tech-outage/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:55:56

• CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of [Windows] Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-speeding-up-remediation-of-systems-hit-by-bsod/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:56:29

• CrowdStrike outage shuts down backdoored Windows operating systems at Stanford ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/07/22/crowdstrike-outage-shuts-down-windows-operating-systems/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:56:54

• Cyberattacks may follow [Windows] outage, warns MS-ISAC ☞ https://statescoop.com/crowdstrike-outage-state-local-government-cyberattacks/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:57:38

• Low-level cybercriminals are pouncing on [Windows]-connected outage ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/low-level-cybercriminals-are-pouncing-on-crowdstrike-connected-outage/    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:57:46

• [Windows] outage: 4 ways travel insurance can help if your trip was affected ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/4-ways-travel-insurance-can-help-if-your-trip-was-affected-by-the-it-outage-aOY5w2X3Vaqh    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:58:08

• Windows 11 strikes again with annoying pop-up that can’t be disabled ☞ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2405664/windows-11-disturbs-with-new-pop-up-that-cannot-be-switched-off.html    

posted Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 23:59:18

• Google scraps plan to ditch cookies on Chrome ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/google-cookies-ban-scrapped/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:00:04

• Google Will Keep Third-Party Cookies in Chrome ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-will-keep-third-party-cookies-in-chrome/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:00:19

• What James C. Scott Taught Us About Liberty, Authority, Surveillance, and Resistance ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/23/what-james-c-scott-taught-us-about-liberty-authority-surveillance-and-resistance/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:01:31

• FTC will launch a probe into surveillance pricing ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/ftc-will-launch-probe-surveillance-pricing/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:01:43

• Alphabet beats the Street but slowing ad growth drags on stock price ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/alphabet-beats-street-slowing-ad-growth-drags-stock-price/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:02:05

• Wiz reportedly ends $23B acquisition talks with Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/wiz-reportedly-ends-23b-acquisition-talks-google/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:02:33

• "Users report bans on Signal, Surveillance Giant Google apps" ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/google-signal-blocked-myanmar-07232024151304.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:03:51

• Tortured Chinese activist Cheng Yuan released from prison ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-torture-cheng-yuan-07232024102627.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:04:10

• FTC will launch probe into AI-driven surveillance pricing ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/ftc-will-launch-probe-ai-driven-surveillance-pricing/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:04:53

• "IBM confirmed today that the 500 million they expect to get from selling off security to Palo Alto will be spent on stranded costs So yes headcount is going down" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tDRnMgh    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:06:39

• "We got our answer today and it’s YES IBM crushed earnings and raised their forecast for the rest of 2024 and for 2025 https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ibm-isnt-playing-same-ai-215501749.html " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1toTX17z    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:07:17

• "Are you saying data breach caused layoff? ...a pile of layoffs do not prevent data breaches ... they may not cause them. But they sure do not stop them. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tEJwobI    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:07:55

• A form of SPAM ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/ai-newsletters-publishers-trending-now/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:09:07

• "Number of BillBC journalists earning more than £178,000 increases from 43 people to 46." ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-highest-paid-journalists-2024/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:09:42

• BBC to cut 500 more jobs as revenue falls 6% to £5.4bn ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-job-cuts-2024/ "BBC says it is facing "serious pressure" on its finances."    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:10:11

• The West must change its EV strategy to compete with China ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-west-must-change-its-ev-strategy-to-compete-with-china/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:10:27

• Tesla shares drop 6% on mixed results as price-cutting drives down automotive revenue ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/tesla-shares-drop-6-mixed-results-price-cutting-drives-automotive-revenue/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:11:55

• The People’s Court of New Normal Germany ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/07/23/the-peoples-court-of-new-normal-germany/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:12:30

• 10 mansions that ‘common man’ Pierre Poilievre has fundraised in ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/pierre-poilievre-mansion-fundraisers/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:13:56

• Turkey's Central Bank keeps policy rate constant, contends inflation will rise in July ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-central-bank-keeps-policy-rate-constant-contends-inflation-will-rise-in-july-297777    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:14:11

• Gunshot victims fill Bangladesh hospital’s morgue; internet shutdown eased ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/dhaka-hospital-injuries-unrest-07232024200341.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:14:40

• Thousands of protesters arrested in Bangladesh amid deadly unrest ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240723-thousands-protesters-arrested-bangladesh-deadly-unrest-employment-quotas    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:14:48

• Tesla Q2 Earnings Report Reveals 45% Profit Drop Amid Weak E.V. Sales ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/business/tesla-q2-earnings-elon-musk.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:15:15

• Bootlocked for Microsoft? Corruption? https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/lenovo-to-launch-yoga-portal-ai-37-liter-mini-pc-overseas-powered-by-14th-gen-intel-desktop-cpus-it-looks-just-like-the-thinkcentre-neo-ultra    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:16:43

• EU High Representative Borrell switches EU meetings to Brussels from Budapest after criticizing Hungarian president Orbán ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/eu-high-representative-borrell-switches-eu-meetings-to-brussels-from-budapest-after-criticizing-hungarian-president-orban/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:18:10

• Chris Brown, Live Nation Face $50 Million Lawsuit Over Backstage Beatdown ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/22/chris-brown-live-nation-face-50-million-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:18:57

• AccuRadio Says SoundExchange Lawsuit Was A “Complete Surprise To Us” ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/23/accuradio-says-soundexchange-lawsuit-a-surprise/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:19:26

• Spotify Urges MLC Lawsuit Dismissal, Defends Bundling Frenzy: ‘Books Are Not Music, and Audiobook Streaming Is Not Music Streaming’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/23/spotify-mlc-lawsuit-dismissal-argument/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:19:42

• Legislation ping-pong between Rēzekne's ex-council and now-administration ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/23.07.2024-legislation-ping-pong-between-rezeknes-ex-council-and-now-administration.a562347/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:20:24

• Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm blasts 50% failure rate with defective chip maker Intel chips — company switching to AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, praises single-threaded performance ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/unreal-engine-supervisor-blasts-50-failure-rate-with-intel-chips-praises-amds-chips-as-company-switches-to-ryzen-9-9950x    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:20:52

• Celebrating Excellence: An Interview with Golden Egg Award Winner Christopher “CRob” Robinson ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/07/23/celebrating-excellence-an-interview-with-golden-egg-award-winner-christopher-crob-robinson/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:22:14

• OpenSSF Newsletter – July 2024 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2024/07/23/openssf-newsletter-july-2024/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:22:29

• North Korean trash balloons land near South Korea's presidential complex ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korean-trash-balloons-land-near-south-koreas-presidential-complex    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:22:43

• Experts: Ambitious Plan for West Africa Security Force Faces Challenges ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/07/experts-ambitious-plan-for-west-africa-security-force-faces-challenges/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:23:08

• HSBC, Manulife decline comment after report that wanted activists barred from accessing pension funds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/23/hsbc-manulife-decline-comment-after-report-that-wanted-activists-barred-from-accessing-pension-funds/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:23:42

• French security forces intercept six drones a day near Olympics sites, PM says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240723-french-security-forces-intercept-six-drones-a-day-near-olympics-sites-pm-says    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:24:05

• LWN = GAFAM propaganda and openwashing amplified https://lwn.net/Articles/982954/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:24:39

• Openwashing ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/meta-introduces-llama-3-1-biggest-best-open-source-ai-model-date/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:33:26

• Openwashing ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/iterative-debuts-datachain-curating-processing-unstructured-data-ai-models/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:34:14

• AMD Openwashing ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/amd-introduces-free-and-open-source-frame-latency-meter-utility-works-with-all-gpus-no-high-speed-camera-or-sensor-required    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:34:58

• Of course phoronix now participates in this AMD openwashing    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:35:27

• New chair for Latvian banking industry body ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/23.07.2024-new-chair-for-latvian-banking-industry-body.a562397/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:35:59

• Italian Supreme Court rules on Bolar exemption in Boehringer Ingelheim dispute ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/italian-supreme-court-rules-on-bolar-exemption-boehringer-ingelheim-sicor-teva/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:36:41

• EPO patents found to be invalid ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/07/23/barcelona-appeal-court-reverses-first-instance-judgment-that-had-found-apixaban-patent-to-be-invalid/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:37:40

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, so this entire thing is ridiculous overreach by a fake kangaroo court pretending to do "law" ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/07/23/upcs-order-to-produce-evidence-huawei-vs-netgear/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:38:35

• Animated GUI Design Patents ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/07/animated-gui-design-patents.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:38:56

• Harris Promises Expensive Paid Leave and Child Care Subsidies in First Campaign Speech ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/23/in-first-campaign-speech-harris-promises-expensive-family-leave-and-child-care-subsidies/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:40:03

• Arrests occur during anti-corruption protests in Uganda capital ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/arrests-occur-during-anti-corruption-protests-in-uganda-capital/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:40:27

• "Blender 4.2 LTS delivers a sizeable set of new features, a number of performance improvements, and the sort of general fixes and tune-ups one would expect from a well-maintained open-source project such as this." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/blender-4-2-release-new-features    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:42:31

• "This release is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it's powered by Linux kernel 6.8, and features Cinnamon 6.2, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 editions." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-wilma-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:42:53

• "So if you’ve been counting the days until you can try the new COSMIC desktop environment first hand… Well, keep counting until then! 😅" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/pop_os-24-04-alpha-with-cosmic-drops-on-august-8    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:43:12

• Ubuntu Addresses Several Python Vulnerabilities https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-addresses-several-python-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:43:41

• "Originally a mobile game that won an Apple design award, Afterplace is an open world adventurous retro game for those who like to get lost. Today it released on PC with full Native Linux support. Always nice to see a popular mobile game make its way onto more platforms!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/apple-design-award-winner-afterplace-just-released-on-pc-with-linux-support/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:44:38

• "NVIDIA released today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, the first release to default to the open-source GPU kernel modules." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-560-beta-linux-driver-released-with-open-gpu-kernel-modules-by-default    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:44:58

• The issue here is VMware, a company that recklessly attacks the licence of Linux. The issue here is not Linux. https://hackread.com/play-ransomware-target-linux-esxi-environments/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:45:41

• "Here's everything new with Linux Mint, now based on Ubuntu 24.04, and where to download your preferred version." https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-22-is-official-heres-whats-new-and-how-to-try-it-for-yourself/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:46:02

• "If you've soured on Windows 11 and are looking for something that's more secure, reliable, customizable, and can serve as your gaming console, Nobara Linux might be it." https://www.zdnet.com/article/forget-windows-11-nobara-linux-is-the-os-for-everyone/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:46:52

• Typical Microsoft spin, trying to change the subject to "Linux" based on false equivalence https://itc.ua/en/news/not-just-windows-crowdstrike-antivirus-also-causes-a-critical-linux-kernel-crash/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:47:43

• "They've also introduced Emulation Content Sharing, allowing a single ChimeraOS device to act as a host for ROM files and related artwork. Additionally this release brings Remote Launch, that lets you launch any game, including Steam, GOG, Epic, and Emulated games via a URL. On top of that they also hooked up GB Operator support so it's plug and play." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/chimeraos-46-brings-major-upgrades-and-enhanced-handheld-support-for-gpd-ayaneo-onexplayer/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:48:03

• "They've also introduced Emulation Content Sharing, allowing a single ChimeraOS device to act as a host for ROM files and related artwork. Additionally this release brings Remote Launch, that lets you launch any game, including Steam, GOG, Epic, and Emulated games via a URL." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/chimeraos-46-brings-major-upgrades-and-enhanced-handheld-support-for-gpd-ayaneo-onexplayer/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:48:13

• VMware issue, not Linux issue https://cybersecuritynews.com/play-ransomware-esxi-servers/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:48:43

• "CachyOS is a performance-optimized rebuild of Arch Linux, with a simpler installer and dozens of desktops and options to tweak. Stable reliability, not so much." https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/23/cachyos_arch_linux/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:49:55

• Commonly Used Linux Commands (Brief Summary) https://medium.com/aimonks/commonly-used-linux-commands-brief-summary-46123376f50f    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:50:16

• Sourav Rudra still relaying Microsoft propaganda to shift attention away from the real problem https://news.itsfoss.com/crowdstrike-windows-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:51:19

• "The Linux Mint Community website now reports that the Cinnamon, Mate, and Xfce editions of Linux Mint 22 are undergoing final tests before they're released. Officially, Linux Mint 22 is still in the beta testing phase, but the current ISO checks won't take very long, and we'll get an announcement soon after." https://www.neowin.net/news/the-final-linux-mint-22-isos-are-undergoing-final-checks-before-the-release/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:53:58

• But the issue here is not Linux, it is the company that attacks the licence of Linux and exposed everything to holes https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-play-ransomware-linux-version-targets-vmware-esxi-vms/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:55:09

• "Because the Unreal Engine project is huge in size, we only have a copy of the latest commit (git clone --depth=1 ) . But why go to all that effort?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/developing-a-video-game-with-unreal-engine-5-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:55:34

• They twist this to sound like VMware is the victim of Linux rather than the other way around https://www.scmagazine.com/news/vmware-esxi-servers-targeted-by-new-linux-ransomware-variant    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:56:15

• The latest official Microsoft spin, even if kernel panics and BSoD/bricking are hardly the same thing https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/its-not-just-windows-pcs-that-have-gone-belly-up-as-crowdstrikes-falcon-software-has-been-b0rking-linux-powered-computers-too/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:57:12

• This is a shameless reversal because the culprit is VMware, the victim is Linux, which isn't to blame for this https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/vmware-esxi-subjected-to-attacks-with-novel-play-ransomware-for-linux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:58:17

• But the issue here is proprietary software, not "Linux" https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-dangerous-new-linux-malware-is-going-after-vmware-systems-with-multiple-extortion-attempts    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 00:59:39

• Improvements to the PSF Grants program ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/982967/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:09:13

• Delete Files from S3 Quickly with Python (asyncio) ☞ https://anto.online/delete-files-from-s3-quickly-with-python-asyncio/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:09:27

• Insulting Free Software Users in Social Control Media (Proprietary, Bloated With Opaque JavaScript) is Like Insulting Amish on TV ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/23/Insulting_Free_Software_Users_in_Social_Control_Media_Proprieta.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:10:12

• Harris Rallies Democrats in Milwaukee: ‘The Baton Is in Our Hands’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/us/politics/harris-speech-wisconsin-rally.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:11:27

• Experts Warn of AI-Powered Disinformation ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/07/experts-warn-of-ai-powered-disinformation/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:11:53

• Nowadays everything CG is just rebranded "AI"    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:12:15

• Peter Czanik: Why it is useful to set the version number in the syslog-ng configuration ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/why-it-is-useful-to-set-the-version-number-in-the-syslog-ng-configuration https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-useful-version-number-configuration/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:13:45

• IBM "TELEMETRY"... they will toggle it on by default some other time... if they don't kill Fedora first (like they did CentOS) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-42-FESCo-Opt-In-Metrics    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:14:53

• IBM has been a "market leader" in human telemetry since before WW2 http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/16/ibm-powered-purges/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:15:53

• Syria government sued over alleged unlawful detention and killing of Syrian-American psychotherapist ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/psychotherapists-family-files-lawsuit-against-syria-government-over-alleged-unlawful-detention-and-killing/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:16:37

• Democratizing LEO satellite network measurement ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/07/24/democratizing-leo-satellite-network-measurement/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:16:51

• Chinese cloud giant releases homegrown operating system for Chinese server CPUs — TencentOS Server V3 supports Huawei Kunpeng, Sugon Hygon, and Phytium FeiTeng chips ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/chinese-cloud-giant-releases-homegrown-operating-system-for-chinese-server-cpus    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:17:59

• Russell Coker: More About Kogan 5120*2160 Monitor ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2024/07/23/more-5120x2160-monitor/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:18:51

• New Analysis Finds Lasting Impact for Students Affected by COVID School Lockdowns ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/23/new-analysis-finds-lasting-impact-for-students-affected-by-covid-school-lockdowns/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:19:18

• "country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases." ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/23/defendant-admits-scheme-to-bribe-juror-in-feeding-our-future-fraud-case/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:19:47

• Upward trend of Covid case numbers in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/23.07.2024-upward-trend-of-covid-case-numbers-in-latvia.a562417/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:19:56

• Whole-of-nation readiness demands whole-of-nation exercises ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/whole-of-national-readiness-demands-whole-of-nation-exercises/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:20:18

• U.K. Royal Family Gets Financial Boost From Offshore Wind and Palaces ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/world/europe/uk-royal-family-finances.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:21:08

• Is this marketing or greenwashing "news"? ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/07/more-data-centers-are-lowering-their-environmental-impact-as-a-side-effect-of-liquid-cooling/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:22:09

• Greenwashing the monarchy https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/world/europe/uk-royal-family-finances.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:22:40

• Democrats Deserved a Contest, Not a Coronation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/opinion/kamala-harris-democrats.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:23:53

• Researchers develop new technique for squeezing full-fat Hey Hi (AI) models into PCs and smartphones ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/23/ai-researchers-develop-new-technique-squeezing-full-fat-llms-pcs-smartphones/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:24:35

• ActionSA calls for Mchunu to use thousands of reservists in anti-crime efforts ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/actionsa-calls-for-mchunu-to-use-thousands-of-reservists-in-anti-crime-efforts/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:25:02

• Biden will leave an enduring legacy of linking economic and national security ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/biden-will-leave-an-enduring-legacy-of-linking-economic-and-national-security/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:25:38

• South Korea’s technological prowess could greatly strengthen AUKUS ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/south-koreas-technological-prowess-could-greatly-strengthen-aukus/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:25:56

• The Latest in the Prosecution of eBay Managers for Cyberstalking Online Critics ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/07/23/the-latest-in-the-prosecution-of-ebay-managers-for-cyberstalking-online-critics/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:26:25

• Destination Linux 380: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft shows Fashion Company Apple some love by selecting iPhones for employees ☞ http://podcast.destinationlinux.org/380 https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-380/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:30:22

• This Week in Linux 272: GNU/Linux 6.10, backdoored Windows Global Outage, openSUSE Brand Drama, GNOME Director Leaves & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-272/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:30:30

• Linux Matters: All of a Flutter ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/34/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:30:51

• WordPress 6.6.1 Maintenance Release ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/07/wordpress-6-6-1-maintenance-release/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:32:45

• The Microsoft GitHub pushers use the Windows outage to attack the programming language, not the shoddy practices ☞ https://thenewstack.io/microsofts-it-outage-reminder-rust-is-better-than-c-c/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:35:22

• OpenAI asks New York Times to disclose reporters’ notes in ‘vindictive’ legal move ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/openai-new-york-times-notes-discovery/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:36:06

• Alphabet Reports 29% Jump in Profit as Hey Hi (AI) Efforts Begin to Pay Off ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/technology/alphabet-google-earnings.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:37:34

• Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/technology/google-wiz-deal-ipo.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:37:53

• Police arrest activists after Facebook (Farcebook) video angers Cambodia’s Hun Sen ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/arrests-facebook-video-hun-sen-07232024154719.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:38:36

• Vietnam intensifies crackdown on critics before general secretary’s funeral ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/nguyen-phu-trong-facebook-07232024215203.html "Social media posts have been removed and internet commentators summoned by the police"    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:38:51

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: qlcal 0.0.12 on CRAN: Calendar Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/07/23#qlcal-r_0.0.12    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:39:25

• Could a talent shortage at the FAA lead to more trouble for the airline industry? ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2024/07/could-a-talent-shortage-at-the-faa-lead-to-more-trouble-for-the-airline-industry/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:54:05

• Hong Kong police arrest 5 on suspicion of selling fake tickets to Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s concerts ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/24/hong-kong-police-arrest-5-on-suspicion-of-selling-fake-tickets-to-cantopop-star-sammi-chengs-concerts/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:56:00

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1003.jpg    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:56:51

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1352.jpg    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:56:59

• "Pornography? Nha, I don't really like that" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/singlesex    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:58:07

• "I have been looking into collapseOS, but instead of going too far with it at present, my attention has been brought to its use of the Forth programming language." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/candide/forth1.txt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:58:46

• LOLIN S3 Mini Pro – A tiny ESP32-S3 board with a 0.85-inch display and a multi-color PCB ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/24/lolin-s3-mini-pro-a-tiny-esp32-s3-board-with-a-0-85-inch-display-and-a-multi-color-pcb/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:19:15

• Colour Film Processing For The 2020s Hacker ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/23/colour-film-processing-for-the-2020s-hacker/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:19:28

• Lattice MachXO5D-NX FPGA family enables Hardware Security in Programmable FPGAs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/23/lattice-machxo5d-nx-fpga-family-enables-hardware-security-in-programmable-fpgas/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:19:45

• tinySniffer WiFi-connected USB sniffer is based on NanoPi NEO Air SBC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/23/tinysniffer-wifi-connected-usb-sniffer-nanopi-neo-air-sbc/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:19:59

• New Exploit Variation Against D-Link NAS Devices (CVE-2024-3273), (Tue, Jul 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31102    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:20:33

• 2017 ODNI Memo on Kaspersky Labs ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/07/2017-odni-memo-on-kaspersky-labs.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:20:42

• CISA executive director to depart after three years ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/07/cisa-executive-director-to-depart-after-three-years/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/25/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency_CISA_Getting_S.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:20:49

• CISA executive director to depart after three years ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/07/cisa-executive-director-to-depart-after-three-years/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/25/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency_CISA_Getting_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:21:16

• More CISA http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:21:21

• Law Enforcement Disrupts DDoS-for-Hire Service DigitalStress ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/law-enforcement-disrupts-ddos-for-hire-service-digitalstress/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:21:31

• The real reason for these layoffs: Microsoft is running out of money (111.4 billion in debt) https://www.hrdive.com/news/dei-cuts-microsoft-woke-backlash/722281/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:26:20

• YouTube LOSSES are GROWING https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2024:newsml_L4N3JG0W8:0-alphabet-falls-as-margin-fears-youtube-slowdown-eclipse-ai-boost/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:27:12

• Planet Fedora is very very very very very very dead    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:30:40

• IBM has not much interest in improving Fedora or growing its userbase/developerbase    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:31:09

• Podcast: I Discuss the UK’s General Election and Julian Assange’s Release with Andy Bungay https://yewtu.be/watch?v=IaMN2v30TO0    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:33:17

• Expect more youtube layoffs. tiktok also loses money, but they lack a business model.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:35:21

• Replacing YouTube leadership did NOT help, it just pissed off watchers https://www.investors.com/news/technology/google-stock-google-earnings-news-q22024/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:36:47

• "YouTube's revenue growth was slower than anticipated, and higher depreciation expenses are expected to weigh on future earnings." https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1052620/alphabet-s-search-and-cloud-growth-shine-in-q2-despite-youtube-miss-analysts-1052620.html Earnings, income and profits are not the same    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:38:09

• So YouTube is just money DOWN THE DRAIN. And propaganda, not money, is the sole "model".    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:38:46

• They only speak about YouTube revenue because expenses soared and they cannot make it profitable https://qz.com/google-stock-sinks-weak-youtube-sales-big-ai-expenditur-1851603824    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:40:32

• "YouTube flounders!" https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALPHABET-INC-24203373/news/Alphabet-Cloud-boosts-results-but-YouTube-flounders-47457667/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:41:48

• The Nasdaq plummets 650 points on its worst day of 2024 as Google and Tesla earnings drag down stocks https://qz.com/nasdaq-dow-jones-stocks-google-tesla-earnings-1851603331    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:42:27

• 12k users is now the "new normal" in OFTC. It was over 30k a week ago. https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=OFTC    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 02:59:10

• FSF needs 30 more new members (by end of Friday). Unlikely it'll get there, but close...    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:22:52

• SUSE asks openSUSE to consider name change https://lwn.net/Articles/981018/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/17/SUSE_Goes_Aryan_You_May_Not_Use_the_Germanic_Brand_Anymore_It_s.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:32:10

• They/them (the author) still attacking Nix to take over it or kill the original https://lwn.net/Articles/981124/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:34:02

• A look at Linux Mint 22 https://lwn.net/Articles/981130/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:35:05

• LWN owner takes an already taken name. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/830552906 compared to https://lwn.net/1999/talks/Dists_ALS/text3.htm but maybe LWN predates the former, thought not with the same name.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:41:16

• Johnson Corvet? Or Jon Corbet? https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.eklektix_inc.2829003a076fd9536692427c1d081b56.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:42:55

• Johnson Corvet is the same as Jon Corbet most likely https://www.allbiz.com/business/eklektix-inc-303-589-9324    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:43:56

• "Business Description: Eklektix Inc is located in Boulder, Colorado, and was founded in 1997. This business is working in the following industry: Household appliances and goods. Annual sales for Eklektix Inc are around USD 500,000." So LWN is listed under "Household appliances and goods."    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:44:58

• Something does not seem right with this "Johnson Corvet" thing. And Sobol (ris) last a couple of years ago.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:46:10

• "There has to be a balance somewhere between pretending that code is written by robots in a socioeconomic vacuum and spending more time discussing diversity and CoC than programming code." https://lwn.net/Articles/982853/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:48:02

• Trans people tearing down Nix by promoting a Facade of hetero males running the project being "nazis" https://lwn.net/Articles/965631/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:49:44

• And it's not limited to Nix/NixOS coming under those sorts of attacks    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:50:07

• Also see: Censorship in Eklektix's Linux Weekly News (LWN) https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/23/Censorship_in_Eklektix_s_Linux_Weekly_News_LWN.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:50:47

• Men who have genitals are not nazis, they're just men. Don't let unruly mobs challenge simple reality.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:51:34

• Biology is not nazism and maths can't be considered "nazi science" either. Envy of people who reproduce should not be the driver of FOSS development, it's interjection of very toxic politics.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:53:48

• Nix board seats ought not be "reserved" for basketball players, either    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:54:33

• Vandals against Nix: you suck, so we attack you. Same vandals later: look, the project has issues now (the issues we caused).    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:55:32

• Over and over again, same modus operandi.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:55:49

• They had several goes at Torvalds as "sexist", too http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/06/sexism-misrepresentation/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:56:16

• And now Torvalds no longer does media interviews and only replies to questions via his friend, Dirk.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 03:57:07

• Moderna v Pfizer, deaths https://yewtu.be/watch?v=6RVt3qBKOwQ    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 04:02:58

• Akira Urushibata on "Microsoft and Crowdstrike" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2024-07/msg00001.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 04:34:17

• Proprietary bloat. https://nairametrics.com/2024/07/16/salesforce-layoffs-tech-giant-trims-300-jobs-amid-restructuring-efforts/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:16:38

• salesforce is 14 billion dollars in DEBT https://finbox.com/NYSE:CRM/explorer/total_debt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:17:36

• Debt is NOT an asset and Wall Street ("the" market) has nothing to do with the real market    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:18:04

• Taxpayers collectively pay for the humongous debt and bailouts of large corporations. Worse yet, their offspring will continue paying that for generations/decades to come.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:19:06

• IBM's debt grew to 62 billion and no numbers for debt (end of June) released till the weekend/Monday https://finbox.com/NYSE:IBM/explorer/total_debt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:20:51

• "One Anonymous Activision employee came forward and expressed his concerns regarding the shift in the working system within the company" https://fandomwire.com/concept-artists-were-then-forced-call-of-duty-artists-allegedly-made-to-rely-on-ai-for-at-least-1-bundle-only-weeks-after-1900-layoffs/ Microsoft continues to lay off people, knowing that some CG staff cannot really replace them but budget is very tight (Xbox losing lots of money).    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:24:50

• Cyberattackers Exploit Microsoft SmartScreen Bug in Stealer Campaign https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cyberattackers-exploit-microsoft-smartscreen-bug-in-stealer-campaign    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:26:17

• "Expectations" set by ITSELF (to be "beaten") i.e. systemic fraud or fraudulent financial system which always gives a mere illusion of "growth" and "success" (even when things are grim and no alternatives are seen other than mass layoffs) https://www.silicon.co.uk/ai/alphabet-q2-beats-expectations-but-shares-dip-572905    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:28:18

• Microsoft keeps explaining to the media that MASS LAYOFFS are actually "GROWTH" and the obedient parrots, sponsored by Microsoft, repeat this lie. Water is dry!    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:28:59

• More Microsoft cancellations: The live-action Halo show has been canceled at Paramount+    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 05:29:59

• Sage Scrub Oak ☛ https://therevelator.org/coastal-sage-scrub-oak/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 06:58:29

• ">Hikari-no-Akari, a long-established pirate site that specialized in Japanese music, has closed its doors voluntarily." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-portal-hikari-no-akari-shuts-down-following-legal-pressure-240724/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 06:59:06

• "Five men found guilty of operating one of the largest pirate streaming services in the U.S. have filed requests for their convictions to be overturned." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/five-men-behind-huge-pirate-streaming-site-want-their-convictions-overturned-240724/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 06:59:15

• calculators ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/manually-computing-logarithms-to-grok-calculators/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 06:59:36

• "Tough times for indies, as Humble Games have confirmed they've done a "restructuring" of the publisher with previous staff saying everyone has been let go. This does not affect Humble Bundle / Humble Store though, as they were separate." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/humble-games-confirmed-a-restructuring-of-operations-with-reports-of-all-staff-gone/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:00:16

• "Made with Godot Engine, ColdRidge is a cowboy themed Wild West turn-based exploration game that looks really worth your time. Coming from the Paris-based team at Frog Collective, this is their first game." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/check-out-the-demo-for-coldridge-a-wild-west-turn-based-exploration-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:00:30

• "Hollow Survivors: Prologue is out today, giving us a slice of what to expect from this rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you play as one of the few remaining sane Hollows. Since it's a Prologue" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/in-hollow-survivors-prologue-you-play-as-one-of-the-few-remaining-sane-hollows/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:00:42

• "You have to hand it to JSAUX, they have something for everything at this point." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/the-new-detachable-jsaux-dock-will-fit-a-steam-deck-rog-ally-x-legion-go-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:01:30

• "It's almost time to get cutting some shapes, with the Early Access release of Shapez 2 coming on August 15." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/huge-factory-sim-shapez-2-releases-on-august-15-with-over-300k-wishlists/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:02:24

• "Besiege: The Splintered Sea Expansion was already really clever, and now it's just that little bit bigger and better thanks to a recent update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/besiege-the-splintered-sea-expansion-gets-more-levels-in-the-latest-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:02:49

• "Inspired in parts by both Viva Pinata and Rollercoaster Tycoon, inDirection Games and Slug Disco just released Horticular and it's as sweet as they come. Note: key provided by publisher." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/horticular-is-a-beautifully-relaxing-garden-restoring-game-inspired-by-viva-pinata/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:03:11

• "Small YouTube Reviewer SUED for exposing DCS battery product issues & misleading warranty policy" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/small-youtube-reviewer-sued-for-exposing:c    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:03:48

• "Sonny Piers BANNED From The GNOME Project" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/sonny-piers-banned-from-the-gnome:8    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:04:05

• "Academic Journals are a Lucrative Scam – and We’re Determined to Change That" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/07/22/140237    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:04:24

• "Planned initiative: Protection of minors – guidelines" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14352-Protection-of-minors-guidelines_en    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:04:41

• "The EU's Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/the-eu's-pursuit-of-digital-sovereignty:3 iophk: vista 11 can also be seen as a third-party tool which no one one anywhere actually knows about the inner workings    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:05:05

• "Necesse is an impressive game but the graphics were a bit on the plain side. This changes dramatically on August 10 with the exciting Graphics Update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/top-down-terraria-like-necesse-gets-a-huge-graphics-update-on-august-10/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:06:23

• "FreeBSD as a Platform for Your Future Technology" https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-as-a-platform-for-your-future-technology/ iophk: plays up licensing FUD instead of cooperating towards their common goal    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:08:39

• "Redbox revokes access to ALL PURCHASED MOVIES & TV: Piracy is COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED!" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/redbox-revokes-access-to-all-purchased:c iophk: good rant against DRM plus related topics. 17:55 ftw    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:09:30

• the anti-EU, pro-Microsoft FUD covering CrowdStrike is also an indirect smear iophk: against FOSS. With Linux you have full access to the kernel, ... https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/crowdstrike's-disaster-is-bigger-than:f ("CrowdStrike's Disaster Is Bigger Than Windows")    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:10:32

• windows tco https://www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release/michigan-medicine-notifies-patients-health-information-breach-2 ("Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach | Michigan Medicine")    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:10:57

• "CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage" https://www.voanews.com/a/crowdstrike-blames-bug-for-letting-bad-data-slip-through-leading-to-global-tech-outage/7711095.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:12:38

• "FN ger skurkstater makt över [Internet]" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/07/24/fn-ger-skurkstater-makt-over-internet/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:12:57

• "To put it simply, IT automation is all about using software to handle those repetitive administration tasks we usually do manually." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/9-benefits-automation-first-mindset | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:15:49

• Curl 8.9.0 Released: New Features, Bugfixes, and How to Install ☞ https://ostechnix.com/curl-8-9-0-released/ "Daniel Stenberg, the Swedish open source developer and maintainer of Curl, has announced the release of Curl 8.9.0. This marks another significant milestone for the widely-used data transfer tool."    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:18:01

• "Following the news of our 25 honorees for The 2nd Annual Rise25 Awards, Mozilla is thrilled to announce that actress and presenter Siobhán McSweeney will be hosting this year’s ceremony which will celebrate these individuals for leading the next wave of AI." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/bafta-award-winner-siobhan-mcsweeney-to-host-mozillas-2nd-annual-rise25-awards-in-dublin-ireland-on-august-13/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:19:29

• "Linux is considered to be one of the most secure operating systems against hacking or cracking, and it generally is." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-hack-your-own-linux-system/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:20:06

• "Forlinx Embedded has launched the FET3562J-C SoM, a versatile system on module with an optional 1 TOPS NPU" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-forlinxs-new-som-leverages-rockchip-rk3562j-quad-core-processor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:22:35

• "The Forlinx Embedded FET3576-C SoM and its carrier board are designed to meet the demands of the AIoT market" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-compatible-board-built-around-rk3576-with-6tops-npu-for-aiot-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:22:45

• Apartheid claim still considered anti-Semitic in Germany, Pride stickers “offending behaviour” against Israel ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2024/07/24/apartheid-claim-still-considered-anti-semitic-in-germany-pride-stickers-offending-behaviour-against-israel/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:24:48

• "It is extraordinary that within the copyright world it is accepted dogma that legal protections" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/24/a-rare-copyright-win-for-the-public-but-a-small-one-only-in-canada-and-possibly-temporary/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:25:52

• "Google is now the only search engine that can surface results from Reddit" ☛ https://www.404media.co/google-is-the-only-search-engine-that-works-on-reddit-now-thanks-to-ai-deal/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:26:43

• "price setting" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/24/gouging-the-all-seeing-eye/#i-spy | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:26:55

• "At a virtual briefing today, experts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Access Now, Derechos Digitales" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/briefing-negotiating-states-must-address-proposed-un-surveillance-treatys-risks | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:31:52

• "Reports about the Ghost Dance movement prompted the U.S. Army to guard reservations. On Dec. 29, 1890" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/07/24/pentagon-to-review-20-medals-of-honor-from-wounded-knee-massacre/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:32:03

• "The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts by Channel 781" ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/journalists-sue-massachusetts-tv-corporation-over-bogus-youtube-takedown-demands | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:32:22

• "The Foundation will cater to non-commercial communities, while the Corporation will focus on commercial stakeholders" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/openssl-unveils-new-governance-model/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:38:57

• OpenSSL announces new governance structure ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/983120/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:39:44

• "In this series of articles, LOW←TECH MAGAZINE explores how the circularity of various technologies like bicycles" ☛ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/07/thematic-book-series-how-circular-is-the-circular-economy/ | Source: Low Tech Mag    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:45:52

• "Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old American of Lebanese descent who was already charged by the state of New York" ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2024/07/25/salman-rushdie-s-attacker-faces-terrorism-charges_6697608_30.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:46:28

• "banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shuts-down-islamic-center-hamburg/a-69747298?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-xml-atom | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:46:58

• "It was a real threat to Americans' health and safety" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-4916564 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:47:18

• "IT mule laptop farm" ☛ https://blog.knowbe4.com/how-a-north-korean-fake-it-worker-tried-to-infiltrate-us |    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:47:38

• "Websites and people who visit them will not be affected by this change" ☛ https://letsencrypt.org/2024/07/23/replacing-ocsp-with-crls.html | Source: Let's Encrypt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:48:59

• "Secrets are everywhere. Whether it’s the private key that lets you authenticate with an SSH server..." ☛ https://monzo.com/blog/how-we-securely-generate-sensitive-secrets | Source: Monzo Bank Limited    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:49:19

• "With that in mind, here’s what to consider if you’re an active social media user" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/how-to-make-sure-you-are-social-media-ready-for-job-hunting/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:50:00

• "By processing biometric data to uniquely identify people, FRT can result in high data protection risks" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/essex_school_facial_recognition/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:50:43

• Windows TCO: ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/57000-patients-impacted-by-michigan-medicine-data-breach/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:53:20

• Windows TCO: ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/patched-microsoft-defender-flaw-still-being-used-to-deliver-information-stealing-malware-to-vulnerable-machines | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:53:33

• "With AI-generated images, anyone could find themselves the subject of disinformation campaigns" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/deep-fakes-in-australian-schools.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:56:53

• "taps" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/microsoft_ai_dc_lumen/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:57:51

• "For context, Wi-Fi predated the implementation in the Clamshell iBook G3 by a few years" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/apple_clamshell_ibook_g3_25/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:58:04

• "Taking inspiration from James, I implemented the SVG representation as well." ☛ https://jlelse.blog/thoughts/2024/07/gpx-svg-tracks | Source: Jan Lukas Else    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:58:43

• "If you didn’t spend time writing it, why should I spend time reading it?" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/art-forgery-llms-and-why-it-feels-a-bit-off/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 07:58:51

• "Not wanting to be a hypocrite, I've examined my home for signs of excessive, unused stuff." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/stuff-in-a-time-machine/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:00:14

• "While school officials say the change is meant to cater to student needs and interests" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/high-school-library-books-reading/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:01:06

• "Bluetooth earbuds are better for me in basically every situation" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-one-way-wired-earbuds-still-beat-airpods/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:07:31

• "Everything in the design process is also completely disposable." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/redesigning-piccalilli-the-first-part-of-the-design-process/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:09:07

• "There are a lot of things involved in making performance more predictable" ☛ https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2024-07-24-what-to-expect-when-optimizing/ | Source: Tim Kadlec    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:09:42

• "Barely six weeks after the XScreenSaver for Android Privacy Policy fiasco, Google, is up to brand new fuckery." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/07/your-personal-information-is-very-important-to-us-part-two/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:11:04

• "Let's Encrypt intends to stop doing OCSP" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/OCSPIsBasicallyDead | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:16:54

• "Of the few hundred people who have voted so far..." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/thinking-about-online-communities | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:21:00

• "Choosing an operating system for new technology can be crucial for the success of any project." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-as-a-platform-for-your-future-technology/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:22:47

• "UDP input is about to become faster and parallel on OpenBSD." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240724052808 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:22:55

• "I have been in various situations where I think this would have been useful." ☛ https://cloudbsd.xyz/ |    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:23:11

• "My next goal is to actually start a campaign" ☛ https://seblog.nl/2024/07/23/1/game-master | Source: Sebastiaan Andeweg    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:23:55

• "Fit text is very much at the front of my mind at the moment." ☛ https://piccalil.li/links/fit-to-width-text-a-new-technique/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:24:22

• "Last year I wrote about some special tcpdump filtering options for OpenBSD's pflog interface" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/OpenBSDPflogTcpdumpII | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:25:40

• "That's a pretty easy task. Unless someone has any silly preferences." ☛ https://konstantintutsch.com/blog/fail2ban-with-an-external-firewall/ | Source: Konstantin Tutsch    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:25:58

• How To Install K9s on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-k9s-opensuse/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:27:10

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

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:27:18

• How to Rate Limit in NGINX ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-rate-limit-in-nginx/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:28:12

• How to Configure Upgrade Insecure Requests in Nginx ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-upgrade-insecure-requests-in-nginx/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:28:28

• How to Install Yarn on Debian 12, 11, or 10 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-yarn-on-debian-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:28:44

• Lupa Statistics, Based on Crawling Geminispace, Will Soon Exceed Scope of 4,000 Capsules ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Lupa_Statistics_Based_on_Crawling_Geminispace_Will_Soon_Exceed_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:48:07

• FSF, Which Pioneered GNU/Linux Development, Needs 32 More New Members in 2.5 Days ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/FSF_Which_Pioneered_GNU_Linux_Development_Needs_32_More_New_Mem.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:49:15

• This $60 defective chip maker Intel SBC is Cheaper & Faster than a Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/radxa-x4-cheap-intel-n100-raspberry-pi-alternative    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:50:45

• Building a workstation with Radxa ROCK 5 ITX (Arm) or Milk-V Jupiter (RISC-V) mini-ITX motherboard – Part 1: The hardware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/25/building-a-workstation-with-radxa-rock-5-itx-arm-or-milk-v-jupiter-risc-v-mini-itx-motherboard/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:51:32

• In the United Kingdom Surveillance Giant Google Search Rises to All-Time High, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Fell Nearly 1.5% Since the LLM Hype Began (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/In_the_United_Kingdom_Google_Search_Rises_to_All_Time_High_Micr.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:56:45

• Why We're Revealing the Ugly Story of What Happened at Libre-SOC (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Why_We_re_Revealing_the_Ugly_Story_of_What_Happened_at_Libre_SO.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:05

• Open Source Initiative (OSI) Blog: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Operatives Promoting Proprietary Software for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Blog_Microsoft_Operatives_Promoting_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:13

• Libre-SOC Insiders Explain How Libre-SOC and Funding for Libre-SOC (From NLNet) Got 'Hijacked' or Seized ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Libre_SOC_Insiders_Explain_How_Libre_SOC_and_Funding_for_Libre_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:24

• Removing the Lid Off of 'Cancel Culture' (in Tech) and Shutting It Down by Illuminating the Tactics and Key Perpetrators ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Removing_the_Lid_Off_of_Cancel_Culture_in_Tech_and_Shutting_It_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:31

• A Total Lack of Transparency: Open and Free Technology Community (OFTC) Fails to Explain Why Over 60% of Users Are Gone (Since a Week Ago) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/A_Total_Lack_of_Transparency_Open_and_Free_Technology_Community.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:40

• Trying to Put Out the Fire at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/Trying_to_Put_Out_the_Fire_at_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:57:52

• When Wikileaks Sources Were Actually Murdered and Wikileaks Was Still a Wiki ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/23/When_Wikileaks_Sources_Were_Actually_Murdered_and_Wikileaks_Was.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:58:54

• Why the Media is Dying (It Sucks, No Mentally Healthy People Will Tolerate This for Long) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/22/Why_the_Media_is_Dying_It_Sucks_No_Mentally_Healthy_People_Will.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:59:01

• LWN (Earlier This Week) is GAFAM Openwashing Amplified ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/24/LWN_Earlier_This_Week_is_GAFAM_Openwashing_Amplified.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 08:59:09

• Kateryna the Coal Miner? War gives Ukraine its own ‘Rosie the Riveter’ phenom. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0724/ukraine-donbas-women-workplace-mining-duty    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:08:12

• Ukrainians Are Turning to ‘Death Doulas’ Amid War With Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/europe/ukraine-death-doula-russia-war.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:08:28

• At Least 2 Killed In Russian Strikes On Ukraine As Danube Port Infrastructure Damaged ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kharkiv-terekhov-synyehubov-belgorod/33048544.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:08:35

• Ukraine Presses China to Help Seek End to War With Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/business/ukraine-kuleba-china-russia-war.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:10:11

• "Moscow car explosion reportedly injures Russian intelligence officer" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/24/moscow-car-explosion-reportedly-injures-russian-intelligence-officer-russia-says-it-s-investigating-a-ukrainian-connection-while-kyiv-denies-any-involvement | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:10:41

• "Everything from love to heroic death" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/24/everything-from-love-to-heroic-death | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:11:14

• Sanctions against Russia are working, insist European Finance Ministers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/24.07.2024-sanctions-against-russia-are-working-insist-european-finance-ministers.a562609/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:11:40

• 'Baltic Antifascists' activist SUPs into Russia from Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/24.07.2024-baltic-antifascists-activist-sups-into-russia-from-latvia.a562568/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:11:58

• "Paris prosecutors said a 40-year-old Russian-born man had been arrested in Paris on similar suspicions." ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240724-french-officials-foil-multiple-plots-to-disrupt-paris-2024-olympics    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:12:26

• Six Lithuanians stripped of citizenship after getting Russian passports ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2325629/six-lithuanians-stripped-of-citizenship-after-getting-russian-passports    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:12:46

• Russian Anti-War Activist Released From Extradition Center In Kazakhstan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/narskaya-russia-extradition-kazakhstan/33048937.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:13:15

• Some 3,400 Tajik Nationals Turned Back From Russian Airports In Past 6 Months ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik-migrants-russia-airports-crocus/33048879.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:13:37

• Turkey Detains Russian Man Suspected Of Car Bombing In Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-car-blast/33048559.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:13:52

• DOJ Watchdog Attributes Roger Stone’s Reduced Sentence to Poor Leadership ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/us/politics/doj-watchdog-roger-stone-sentencing.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:14:13

• "Car explodes in Moscow" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/07/24/car-explodes-in-moscow-reportedly-injuring-russian-defense-ministry-officer | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:14:35

• "Bermuda Triangle" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/24/this-is-a-one-way-ticket | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:15:46

• Square Of Europe In Moscow Renamed As Square Of Eurasia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/seregi-sobyabnin-moscow-square-of-europe--square-of-eurasia/33049106.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:16:43

• The COPIED Act Is an End Run around Copyright Law ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/the-copied-act-is-an-end-run-around-copyright-law/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:17:10

• TTAB Sustains Nike's Opposition to "4IR", Finding Confusion Likely with "AIR" For Shirts ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/07/ttab-finds-4ir-confusable-with-nikes.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:17:36

• Questions for Consideration on Hey Hi (AI) & the Commons ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/07/24/preferencesignals/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:18:21

• Kuleba Says Moscow Not Ready For Peace Talks 'In Good Faith' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/china-kuleba-ukraine-peace-zelenskiy/33048934.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:19:05

• Kazakh Anti-War Activist Gets 10 Days In Jail Over Online Rap Song ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-jailed-anti-war-rap/33048954.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:19:34

• Russia Adds Arrested Musician Eduard Sharlot To Terrorist List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eduard-sharlot-musician-russia-ukraine-terrorist-list/33049027.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:19:48

• iophk: apropos YouTube, reminders need to be made that the storage costs go up geometrically, bandwidth costs linearly, while revenue stays flat. Abandoning YouTube is not enough, people need to backup their videos locally before even considering publishing elsewhere.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:20:39

• Russia Is Waging A 'Christian Jihad' In Occupied Ukraine, Military Chaplain Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/religion-serhiyev-evangelicals-russia-ukraine-church-christian/33049533.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:21:27

• 3 Dead, 4 Wounded In Shooting Between Ukrainian Troops In Kharkiv Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-russia-shooting-khortytsia/33049567.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:21:43

• Dialogue between Kyiv, Beijing important, Ukraine’s foreign minister says during China visit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/24/dialogue-between-kyiv-beijing-important-ukraines-foreign-minister-says-during-china-visit/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:21:59

• Ukraine's top diplomat visits China, says Russia not ready for 'good faith' talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240724-ukraine-s-top-diplomat-visits-china-says-russia-is-not-ready-for-good-faith-talks    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:22:09

• Lukashenka’s rhetoric toward Ukraine and the West has softened. His repression of Belarusians has not. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/lukashenkas-rhetoric-toward-ukraine-and-the-west-repression/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:22:25

• Latvian ministries compare notes on long-term support for Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/24.07.2024-latvian-ministries-compare-notes-on-long-term-support-for-ukraine.a562451/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:22:51

• European energy security requires stronger power grids ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/european-energy-security-requires-stronger-power-grids/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:23:05

• The Pervasive Influence of GNU/Linux on Modern Software Development and DevOps ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/pervasive-influence-linux-modern-software-development-and-devops    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:25:24

• "hostile takeover" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/07/24/chechnya-s-leader-says-a-retail-merger-approved-by-putin-is-a-hostile-takeover-executed-by-devils-how-a-family-feud-over-the-future-of-wildberries-became-a-public-scandal | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:25:56

• "There's an account of its creation entitled 9.2 Computers ontwerpen, toen ("Computer Designs, then") by the late Carel S Scholten, but sadly for Anglophone readers it's in Dutch." https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/91041.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:27:33

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RQuantLib 0.4.23 on CRAN: Updates ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/07/23#rquantlib_0.4.23    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:41:28

• Gunnar Wolf: DebConf24 Continuous Key-Signing Party ☞ https://gwolf.org/2024/07/debconf24-continuous-key-signing-party.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:41:39

• The distribution has changed; and pretty tables in base R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/the-distribution-has-changed-and-pretty-tables-in-base-r/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:43:58

• curl 8.9.0 ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/07/24/curl-8-9-0/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:46:55

• changelog changes ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/07/24/changelog-changes/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 09:47:19

• Kubuntu & proprietary driver management ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-driver-management.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:02:06

• NightPDF – dark mode PDF reader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nightpdf-dark-mode-pdf-reader/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:03:00

• DreamQuest N95 Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dreamquest-n95-mini-pc-running-linux-introduction/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:03:32

• FSF News: Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike -- let's point to a better way ☞ http://www.fsf.org/news/lets-not-celebrate-crowdstrike-lets-point-to-a-better-way    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:04:38

• Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, July 26, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:05:17

• Andy Wingo: whippet progress update: funding, features, future ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/07/24/whippet-progress-update-funding-features-future    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:05:35

• █████ https://blog.arduino.cc/feed/ ██████████████████████ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:19:46 +0000 ███████ Magnus is an electromagnetic exoskeleton for your hands    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:06:27

• "One of the primary goals of wearable technology is to provide the user with capabilities and data that exceed their current abilities." ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/07/24/magnus-is-an-electromagnetic-exoskeleton-for-your-hands/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:06:49

• What do scientists have to learn from wildlife? The value of diversity. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0724/sharks-dont-sink-jasmin-graham    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:08:21

• One Type of Fiber Could Have Weight Loss Benefits Similar to Ozempic ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-type-of-fiber-could-have-weight-loss-benefits-similar-to-ozempic    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:08:32

• 6 Things Gen Z Should Be Doing Right Now to Stave Off Dementia Later ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/6-things-gen-z-should-be-doing-right-now-to-stave-off-dementia-later    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:08:39

• Humans Can Get Pregnant Through Bizarre Ways. Here Are 4 of Them. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-get-pregnant-through-bizarre-ways-here-are-4-of-them    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:08:53

• They mean women, they say "humans" https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-get-pregnant-through-bizarre-ways-here-are-4-of-them    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:09:25

• Blocking One Protein Extends Lifespan in Mice by Up to 25%, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/blocking-one-protein-extends-lifespan-in-mice-by-up-to-25-study-shows    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:10:52

• Hepatitis A and Other Diseases Surge Among Gaza’s Displaced, U.N. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-war-hepatitis-polio.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:11:09

• New Zealand Abuse in Care Report Speaks of ‘National Catastrophe’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/asia/new-zealand-abuse-in-care-report.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:11:18

• Gut Health Can Be a Game-Changer For Olympic Athletes: Here's How ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-health-can-be-a-game-changer-for-olympic-athletes-heres-how    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:11:27

• The Ground Just Exploded in Front of Tourists at Yellowstone. Here's Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ground-just-exploded-in-front-of-tourists-at-yellowstone-heres-why    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:18:53

• JWST Discovers a Super-Jupiter: Its First Directly Imaged Exoplanet ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-discovers-a-super-jupiter-its-first-directly-imaged-exoplanet    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:19:45

• Group of federal employees still pushing for more fertility benefits through insurance program ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/07/group-of-federal-employees-still-pushing-for-more-fertility-benefits-through-insurance-program/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:20:42

• This HHS operative is taking on high and complicated hospital bills ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/07/this-hhs-operative-is-taking-on-high-and-complicated-hospital-bills/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:21:11

• Latvians have EU's shortest 'healthy' lives ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/24.07.2024-latvians-have-eus-shortest-healthy-lives.a562301/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:21:30

• North Korean Trash Balloons Land on South Korean Leader’s Compound ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/asia/north-korean-balloons-south-president.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:22:35

• Ex-North Korean diplomat becomes first escapee to be a vice minister in South Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/thae-yong-ho-defector-turned-lawmaker-becomes-south-korean-vice-minister-escapee-north-korea-diplomat-07242024160423.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:23:10

• North Korean trash balloon lands in South Korean presidential compound ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240724-north-korean-trash-balloon-lands-in-south-korean-presidential-compound    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:16:28

• Hybe Names New CEO As Multiple Execs Face Defamation Litigation from Ador’s Founder ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/24/hybe-ceo-lee-jae-sang/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:17:05

• Italy's Meloni to visit China this week with trade, investment agenda ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/italys-meloni-to-visit-china-this-week-with-trade-investment-agenda    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:17:24

• ST Picks: Global tech outage - An unscathed China touts its self-reliance ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/st-picks-global-tech-outage-an-unscathed-china-touts-its-self-reliance    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:17:32

• Don't break law and you have nothing to fear, China tells Taiwan staff of multinational firms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/dont-break-law-and-you-have-nothing-to-fear-china-tells-taiwan-staff-of-multinational-firms    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:17:53

• Strongest typhoon in 8 years disrupts Taiwan’s annual military drills ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-exercises-typhoon-07242024034429.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:18:08

• Chinese Communist Party plans to raise retirement age to deal with aging population ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/retirement-pensions-07242024132506.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:18:28

• Calls grow for UK to expand lifeboat scheme for Hong Kongers ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-britain-bno-diaspora-lifeboat-07242024115217.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:19:00

• Authorities in northern China warn of floods and landslides as heavy rains threaten Beijing ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/24/authorities-in-northern-china-warn-of-floods-and-landslides-as-heavy-rains-threaten-beijing/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:19:19

• China’s ability to buy US land near military bases just got more restricted ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/chinas-ability-to-buy-us-land-near-military-bases-just-got-more-restricted/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:19:40

• Is Nextcloud an Ideal Solution for Healthcare Service Providers as Hospitals and Clinics? ☞ https://medevel.com/nextcloud-for-healthcare/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:21:05

• Tutim: Open-source Low-code Solution for Simplifying Form Management for Developers ☞ https://medevel.com/tutim-form-builder-react/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:21:25

• "Automatisch Community Edition (Automatisch CE) is an open-source software with the AGPL-3.0 license. Automatisch Enterprise Edition (Automatisch EE) is a commercial offering with the Enterprise license." ☞ https://medevel.com/automatisch/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:22:17

• Police in Vietnam fine YouTuber for filming pagodas ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/filming-pagodas-fine-nguyen-binh-dan-07242024164045.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:23:15

• Monthly News – July 2024 ☞ https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4730    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:23:49

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #24.12: Certifications, Bash Scripting Course, Ansible Tips and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/24-12/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:25:03

• "hard-coded" password is a username, not a password ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/hacking-an-iot-camera-reveals-hard-coded-root-password/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:35:08

• A Lenticular Clock Spells Out The Hours ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/a-lenticular-clock-spells-out-the-hours/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:35:40

• Like feeding dead cows to a cow ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/24/researchers-find-ai-generated-web-content-make-llms-less-accurate/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:36:34

• Exploring Soap Films ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/exploring-soap-films/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:37:23

• Supercon ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/supercon-2023-jesse-t-gonzalez-makes-circuit-boards-that-breathe-and-bend/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:37:35

• "There’s no reason why a visually impaired person can’t enjoy putting together a jigsaw puzzle." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/a-puzzle-for-the-visually-impaired-or-blindfolded/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:38:07

• 🔤SpellBinding — YHILOSB Wordo: BUSHY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-07-25.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:39:29

• "So a while ago I apparently broke Botany. It's a local version we are running on tilde.club ourselves." gemini://tilde.club/~mowlawner/gemlog/20240725.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:40:41

• "Two days ago, activist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland (Denmark). He risks spending the rest of his life in a... Japanese prison. Yet another inversion of values." gemini://sdf.org/icemanfr/2024/38.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:41:23

• "I'm a big fan of retro gaming, using old consoles or emulation to play old games from the 70s to the 2000s. I can play a lot of games on my PC using Retroarch or other emulators. It's good for computer games, not for console games because of the controllers." gemini://sdf.org/icemanfr/2024/37.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:42:21

• Catch-up on what we've been up to gopher://rawtext.club:70/0/~left_adjoint/phlog/2024-07-24.txt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:43:45

• Kernel Bug Killed My Suspend gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~sloum/phlog/kernel-bug.txt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:45:05

• Visitor who angered North Korean officials reveals the things NOT to do in the hermit kingdom ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/07/24/lifestyle/visitor-who-angered-north-korean-officials-reveals-the-things-not-to-do-in-the-hermit-kingdom/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:46:32

• The Alexander Brothers, Hotshot Real Estate Agents, Are Accused of Sexual Assault ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/realestate/tal-oren-alexander-sexual-assault.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:47:33

• ASRock DSF-A6000 embedded box PC offers AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314, 2.5GbE, and quad 4K display support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/24/asrock-dsf-a6000-embedded-box-pc-offers-amd-ryzen-embedded-r2314-2-5gbe-and-quad-4k-display-support/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:48:37

• Netanyahu visits Congress with big goals – but at hardest of times ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0724/netanyahu-speech-israel-congress-gaza-iran    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:49:24

• Speaker Mike Johnson Demands Better Treatment for Israel’s Prime Minister Than Given the President of the United States ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/24/speaker-mike-demands-better-treatment-for-israels-prime-minister-than-given-the-president-of-the-united-states/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:49:58

• How to Watch Biden’s Speech Tonight on Exiting the Presidential Race ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/us/politics/biden-speech-tonight.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:50:19

• Netanyahu Defends Israel in Speech to Congress ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/us/politics/netanyahu-congress.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:50:46

• Protesters Denounce Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress and Some Clash With Police ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/middleeast/netanyahu-speech-protests-congress.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:51:24

• Kamala Harris and Some Democrats to Skip Netanyahu’s Address to Congress ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/us/politics/netanyahu-congress-democrats.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:51:37

• 'Media plays a role in the spread of hate speech' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/media-plays-a-role-in-the-spread-of-hate-speech-297817    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:52:06

• Experts react: What Netanyahu’s address to Congress reveals about the state of US-Israel relations ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-what-netanyahus-address-to-congress-reveals-about-the-state-of-us-israel-relations/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:54:49

• Will an Ohio Judge Lose His Law License? ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/07/24/will-an-ohio-judge-lose-his-law-license/ "The Office of Disciplinary Counsel comes for the "censorious" Judge Tim Grendell"    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:55:45

• FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu’s claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/07/24/fact-focus-a-look-at-netanyahus-claims-about-israel-hamas-and-iran-during-his-speech-to-congress/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:56:38

• Publish Your Observations! ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/publish-your-observations    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:58:22

• Photos: airBaltic gets new Airbus ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/24.07.2024-photos-airbaltic-gets-new-airbus.a562519/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 11:59:11

• The American Colony of Jerusalem’s “Wild Flowers of Palestine” (ca. 1900–20) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/wild-flowers-of-palestine    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 12:00:23

• "I have been a Dinosaur Jr. fan since the 90s" gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~sloum/phlog/j-mascis.txt    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:34:09

• "I had seen the CLI personal task management tool Taskwarrior pop up a while ago. I liked the idea of doing task management solely from the keyboard." gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/taskwarrior    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:35:13

• Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cyber-firm-knowbe4-hired-a-fake-it-worker-from-north-korea/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:40:34

• Did ‘exclusive’ photos show the US stealing Syrian wheat since May? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/afcl-america-stealing-syrian-wheat-07242024030443.html Verdict: False    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:41:10

• Almost 1,300 More Deaths Per Week Than 5 Years Ago in England and Wales ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/07/24/england-and-wales-week-27/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:42:50

• Music Canada CEO Speaks Out Against 5% Streaming Platform Tax; Warns of Possible ‘Cultural Policy Disaster’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/24/music-canada-ceo-streaming-platform-tax-statement/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:43:15

• They should call it steaming, not streaming, because it's just a streaming pile of bits that vanish after you pay for them    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:44:01

• If toilets worked like music "streaming", you would need to pay per flush (not water bill) when using the loo at home    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:44:59

• "Why would you BUY A SERVER when YOU CAN BUY COMPUTE TIME?" says the fools who might also tell you, "why get married? Get a prostitute or a thousand prostitutes instead." (and get STDs)    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:46:35

• Clown computing is one of the least secure things one can get because when one tenant gets in trouble (not just the host), everyone is screwed. Ignore buzzwords like CoCo (Confidential Computing), it's just lousy marketing for back doors. Azure gets cracked by Russia and China ALL THE TIME. It also WILFULLY sells out tenants to SIX-EYES.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:48:34

• The sanitary metaphor for clown computing should be public toilet or brothel, not shiny servers and windmills like on their catalogues. Azure was maintained by literal nazis who don't know anything about computers. https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2023/04/16/microsoft-bing-hides-news-regarding-microsoft-stabber-joseph-cantrell/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:49:59

• "These incidents have to hurt Azure's brand value." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30711583 https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/azure-misconfiguration-exposes-microsofts-internal-data    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:51:06

• Azure cannot even make a PROFIT. http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/09/Microsoft_Media_Operative_Citing_Leaked_Document_From_Google_Go.shtml https://techrights.org/o/2023/07/30/microsoft-azure-fraud/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:51:33

• It's "racist" to say Microsoft is a failing company and Bill Gates is a sick pervert. Leave Nadella alone! He's just a poor man. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:52:49

• MSN today: Microsoft layoffs: Company cuts 1000 jobs in these two units to focus on ‘strategic growth’    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:53:44

• Microsoft cuts 30,000 jobs, says the cuts are "growth", and it should be celebrated as the buzzword it keeps using to inflate the stock price https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/24/big-teach-cuts-half-a-million-jobs-blames-ai/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:56:03

• MS MSN: "Annoying Windows bug causes PCs to boot into BitLocker recovery mode"    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 13:59:32

• BitLocker = back door http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:00:22

• Use a recovery CD/stick called "Linux" https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/122753/microsoft-warns-of-bitlocker-problem-on-windows/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:01:39

• It's not even doing encryption http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:02:40

• Windows Patch Tuesday update might send a user to the BitLocker recovery screen https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/windows_update_bitlocker/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:03:05

• July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery https://www.pcworld.com/article/2407581/july-windows-update-sending-pcs-into-bitlocker-recovery.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:03:37

• The latest Windows update has some users trapped in BitLocker recovery — here's how to fix it https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/the-latest-windows-update-has-some-users-trapped-in-bitlocker-recovery-heres-how-to-fix-it    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:03:58

• Fifth Circuit Decision on Universal Service Undermines Congress, Worsens Digital Divide ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/fifth-circuit-decision-on-universal-service-undermines-congress-worsens-digital-divide/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:05:19

• Chrome 127 Patches 24 Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-127-patches-24-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:05:37

• Amazon Gets Fresh, Bayer Loves Basmati: Toxic Influences in Indian Agriculture ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/07/24/amazon-gets-fresh-bayer-loves-basmati-toxic-influences-in-indian-agriculture/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:06:05

• Hong Kong Christian Institute to disband, citing ‘social environment’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/24/hong-kong-christian-institute-to-disband-citing-social-environment/ " its website and social control media"    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:10:08

• The end of Mbed marks a new beginning for Arduino ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/07/24/the-end-of-mbed-marks-a-new-beginning-for-arduino/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:10:48

• 3D printing an affordable robot arm ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/07/24/3d-printing-an-affordable-robot-arm/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:10:57

• This machine automatically creates chain art ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/07/24/this-machine-automatically-creates-chain-art/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:11:04

• Interview: Volunteers on the front line of Latvia's cyber defense capability ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/24.07.2024-interview-volunteers-on-the-front-line-of-latvias-cyber-defense-capability.a562521/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:14:26

• Agencies start to focus on zero trust ‘outcomes,’ instead of checklists ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2024/07/agencies-start-to-focus-on-zero-trust-outcomes-instead-of-checklists/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:14:52

• Is GhostEmperor Back? Sygnia Finds Clues in Recent Cyber Incident ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/is-ghostemperor-back-sygnia-finds-clues-in-recent-cyber-incident/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:15:28

• Siemens Patches Power Grid Product Flaw Allowing Backdoor Deployment ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/siemens-patches-power-grid-product-flaw-allowing-backdoor-deployment/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:17:46

• Organizations Warned of Exploited Twilio Authy Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-twilio-authy-vulnerability/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:19:11

• Verizon Subsidiary Settles With FCC for $16M Over Three Data Breaches ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/verizon-subsidiary-settles-with-fcc-for-16m-over-three-data-breaches/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:21:14

• NetRise study warns that network equipment vulnerabilities far exceed previous estimates ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/24/netrise-study-warns-network-equipment-vulnerabilities-far-exceed-previous-estimates/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:28:14

• The Women, Peace, and Security agenda made important strides at NATO’s Washington summit ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-made-important-strides-at-natos-washington-summit/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 14:28:43

• iophk: "Ford ransomware (windows) continues into its second month."    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 15:59:32

• "...there are some kinds of news which take time to investigate and get to the bottom of. one thing though was microsoft was protesting so much that one could almost guarantee they were trying to cover for several problems."    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:00:37

• Jailed Former Navalny Team Member Faces New Charge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/olga-komleva-navalny-team-member-new-charge-extremism-arrest/33049051.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:01:36

• Labour Urged to Release Cumbria Coal Mine Documents by Ex-Net Zero Tsar ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/07/24/labour-urged-release-cumbria-coal-mine-documents-chris-skidmore-ex-net-zero-tsar/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:03:18

• "Dutch and U.S. Climate Deniers Join Forces As Europe Shifts to the Right" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/07/24/dutch-and-u-s-climate-deniers-join-forces-as-europe-shifts-to-the-right/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:04:32

• How to Install Docker Desktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-docker-desktop-on-debian-12-bookworm/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:05:02

• Thematic Book Series: How Circular is the Circular Economy? ☞ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/07/thematic-book-series-how-circular-is-the-circular-economy/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:06:21

• How to Unzip and Extract a tar.gz File ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-unzip-and-extract-a-tar-gz-file/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:06:58

• How to Create a Local Ubuntu Package Cache with Apt-Cacher-NG ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/apt-cache-server-in-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:18:06

• Open Source visibility hacks — No icky marketing needed ☞ https://opensource.net/promotion-introverts-open-source/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:18:44

• “OSPOs" are typically GAFAM marketing departments for openwashing, nothing more ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/osi-at-the-united-nations-ospos-for-good    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:19:48

• Restart a Single Container with Docker Compose ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/docker-compose-restart-container/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:20:12

• OpenMandriva ROME 24.07 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/983133/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:23:16

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/983083/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:24:11

• LILYGO T-Halow is an ESP32-S3 board with long-range WiFi HaLoW, OV2640/OV5640 camera support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/24/lilygo-t-halow-esp32-s3-board-long-range-wifi-halow-ov2640-ov5640-camera/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:25:05

• Vara – minimalist digital painting tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/vara-minimalist-digital-painting-tool/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:29:44

• 16 Best Free and Open Source JSON Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-json-tools/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:30:10

• Linux Mint 22 is Available to Download! Based on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/07/linux-mint-22-available-download/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:30:34

• NVIDIA Released Driver for Upcoming NVIDIA 560 GPU for Linux ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/NVIDIA-Released-Driver-for-Upcoming-NVIDIA-560-GPU-for-Linux    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:31:15

• "why defective chip maker Intel is in the hot seat with developers" https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-12803    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:32:47

• Ubuntu Server Installation Checklist ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/downloads/ubuntu-server-installation-checklist/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:36:59

• "California Isn’t Enforcing Its Strongest-in-the-Nation Oil Well Cleanup Law" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/california-oil-cleanup-law | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:37:53

• GSoC '24 Progress: Week 7 and 8 ☞ https://seri037.github.io/blog/posts/development/4/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:39:18

• Koch funded site upset people talk about fossil fuels ruining the climate ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/24/netflixs-dont-look-up-got-46-million-from-massachusetts-taxpayers/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:40:59

• Leave the World Behind, or don’t ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/leave-the-world-behind-or-dont/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:41:30

• Microsoft operative Nick Vidal (funded by Microsoft) is shilling the openwashing of proprietary junk that Microsoft uses for FOSS-hostile agenda. OSI is actively anti-FOSS these days.    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:46:37

• New PlugX RAT campaign distributed through USB drives targets Steam users ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/24/new-plugx-rat-campaign-distributed-usb-drives-targets-steam-users/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:49:19

• Living off the land: the silent cyber threat to critical infrastructure ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/living-off-the-land-the-silent-cyber-threat-to-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:52:45

• "Mouse Logger" Malicious Python Script, (Wed, Jul 24th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31106    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:53:12

• ClownStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-explains-why-bad-update-was-not-properly-tested/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:54:22

• ClownStrike "crashed the backdoored Windows devices" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-reveals-cause-faulty-update-led-windows-crashes/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:54:34

• Paris Olympics opening ceremony dancers call off strike after reaching pay deal, union says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240724-paris-olympics-ceremony-dancers-call-off-strike-after-reaching-pay-deal-union-says    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:55:01

• Dancers Drop Threat to Strike During Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/dance/olympic-dancers-strike-opening-ceremony.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:55:40

• Let's Encrypt plans to drop support for OCSP ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/982965/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:56:40

• Bear Blog: Where Simplicity Meets Privacy in the Blogging World ☞ https://medevel.com/bear-blogging/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:59:16

• Haven: Secure, Private Blogging for the Modern Web ☞ https://medevel.com/haven-blogging/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:59:26

• Senate To Vote on Web Censorship Bill Disguised as Kids Safety ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/24/senate-to-vote-on-web-censorship-bill-disguised-as-kids-safety/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 16:59:41

• Google cookie U-turn could be another meteor heading for publishers ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/publishers-react-cookies-google-chrome/    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 17:01:28

• "This week Jonathan Bennett and Aaron Newcomb chat with Jay Khatri, the co-founder of Highlight.io." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/24/floss-weekly-episode-793-keeping-an-eye-on-things-with-hilight-io/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 17:02:42

• Testing in the Cloud: Enabling Fedora's openQA for flexible cloud deployment ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/enabling-fedora-openqa-flexible-cloud-deployment.html    

posted Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 23:51:47