Roy Schestowitz

• "If it’s not open source, it’s not even worth talking about." ☛ https://soatok.blog/2024/07/31/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-signal-competitor/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:49:18

• "According to a probe by Cracked Labs - an Austrian nonprofit research group" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/31/microsoft_dynamics_365_surveillance/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:50:45

• "The companies are also rolling several other enhancements" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/31/box-slack-expand-partnership-new-platform-integrations/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:51:01

• "In March 2023, the French National Assembly passed the Olympic Games Law" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/olympics-paris-surveillance-police/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:51:40

• "The lawsuit dates back to Facebook's 2011 photo tagging feature" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/30/meta_texas_settlement/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:51:57

• "Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/meta-agrees-to-1-4b-settlement-with-texas-in-privacy-lawsuit-over-facial-recognition/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:52:22

• ftc ☛ https://epic.org/ftc-investigates-surveillance-pricing-practices-of-eight-companies/ | Source: EPIC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:52:42

• "The Texas lawsuit, filed in 2022, accused Meta of violating a state law" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/meta-facial-recognition-lawsuit-settlement/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:53:05

• PipeWire 1.2.2 Addresses Audio Bugs and Performance Issues ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-2-2-multimedia-framework/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 03:59:33

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posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:02:29

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posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:02:34

• A Whole New World gemini://mediocregopher.com/posts/a-whole-new-world.gmi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:03:19

• "More than a million domain names" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/dont-let-your-domain-name-become-a-sitting-duck/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:04:24

• Openwashing ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/31/microsoft-open-data-formats-supercloud7/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:05:21

• Windows TCO: "NPCI temporarily closed all retail payments in the affected banks" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/customers-at-several-small-sized-banks-affected-as-tech-provider-c-edge-suffers-ransomware-attack/article68470198.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:14:04

• Windows TCO: "In a notice today, OneBlood revealed the intrusion disrupted" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/31/ransomware_blood_supply_hospital/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:14:36

• Windows TCO: "The organization, which provides blood services to more than 300 hospitals" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-attack-hits-oneblood-blood-bank-disrupts-medical-operations/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:14:54

• Windows TCO: "OneBlood, the ransomware attack" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/31/florida-based-blood-donation-nonprofit-oneblood-struck-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:15:17

• Windows TCO: "A ransomware attack is impacting the software system of OneBlood" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ransomware-strikes-us-nonprofit-oneblood/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:15:54

• Windows TCO: "CISA Senior Advisor Cait Conley said DDoS attacks are a tactic election agencies" ☛ https://therecord.media/ddos-attacks-2024-election-fbi-cisa-warning | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:16:13

• Windows TCO: "In a follow-up to the May 2024 announcement regarding a Western Sydney University" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/western-sydney-university-data-breach-2/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:16:32

• Windows TCO: "ClownStrike Falcon is endpoint monitoring software." ☛ https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/crowdstrike-bug-hit-banks-hard/ |    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:16:58

• Windows TCO: "The threat actors’ mistake was leaving behind a configuration file" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/medusa-ransomware-groups-cloud-storage-opsec/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:17:22

• Windows TCO: "[...] It claims that 6.8% of Internet traffic is malicious. [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/07/nearly-7-of-internet-traffic-is-malicious.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:17:54

• Windows TCO: "Throughout the report we discuss various insights." ☛ https://blog.cloudflare.com/application-security-report-2024-update | Source: Cloudflare    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:18:05

• Windows TCO: "shouldn't be connected to the [Internet]" ☛ https://computer.rip/2024-07-31-just-disconnect-the-internet.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:18:20

• Windows TCO: "Other countries/regions in the IBM study include: the Middle East, Benelux" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/true-cost-of-a-data-breach-south-africa/248934/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:18:40

• Windows TCO: "For those who don't recognize Boies's name, you'll likely be aware of his work" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/30/crowdstrike_delta_microsoft_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:19:15

• Windows TCO: "Now Microsoft has revealed the the incident's "trigger event" was a DDoS attack." ☛ https://www.thestack.technology/microsoft-outage/ |    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:19:39

• Windows TCO: "The Microsoft 365 outage comes less than two weeks after the service experienced a massive crash caused by a bug in a program" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-365-outage-today-office-azure-cloud-issues/ | Source: CBS    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:20:06

• Windows TCO: "services tied to Azure, including Microsoft 365, Xbox network, Outlook" ☛ https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-365-and-azure-gets-hit-with-a-big-new-server-outage-as-microsoft-investigates | Source: Windows Central    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:20:26

• Windows TCO: "Last year was also riddled with outages for Microsoft 365 users." ☛ https://www.computerworld.com/article/3479029/microsoft-365-suite-suffers-outage-due-to-azure-networking-issues.html | Source: Computer World    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:20:39

• Windows TCO: "According to initial reports" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2414388/worldwide-disruption-to-microsoft-cloud-services-cause-now-known.html | Source: PC World    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:21:14

• Windows TCO: "A DDoS attack aims to overwhelm the resources of the targeted system." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/31/microsoft_ddos_azure/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:21:36

• Windows TCO: "Ransomware attacks have become more frequent and severe" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ransomware-report-paid-by-single-company/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:21:57

• Windows TCO: "Microsoft experienced a major global outage" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/microsoft-cyberattack-massive-outage/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:22:14

• Windows TCO: "A new phishing campaign targeting Microsoft OneDrive users has been observed" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/onedrive-phishing-campaign-powershell-script/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:22:28

• "Reddit can be a valuable source for information from real people" ☛ https://9to5google.com/2024/07/25/reddit-search-engine-block-google-deal/ | Source: 9to5Google    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:24:08

• "In the now infamous response, Meta AI described the shooting as a “fictional event”." ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/meta-explains-why-ai-called-trump-shooting-fictional-4724616 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:24:22

• $19 billion ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-losing-money-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:24:42

• "advanced options for users in Users & Groups" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2024/07/31/delving-deep-into-user-accounts-in-directory-services/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:25:03

• "Over the weekend, Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-kamala-harris-ai-video | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:25:31

• "That's when things got even shadier, according to Bloomberg." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ferrari-exec-ceo-deepfaked | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:25:38

• "new adjustments" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/google-tries-to-crack-down-on-explicit-deepfakes/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:27:02

• "Friend, an AI companion company announced today" ☛ https://www.404media.co/ai-friend-company-spent-1-8-million-and-most-its-funds-on-domain-name/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:27:18

• "a news conference with police leadership" ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/07/773_379690.html | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:28:05

• "The DRAM and NAND flash industries could hit a huge revenue milestone this year." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/dram-and-nand-revenue-could-swell-to-dollar90-billion-and-dollar67-billion-respectively-in-2024-thanks-to-ai-driven-demand | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:28:33

• "It’s regrettable we are not a reading nation" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/08/01/adage-if-you-want-to-hide-something-from-a-zambian-put-it-in-a-book/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:30:17

• "During this time, like many freshmen, I was taking my first-year writing seminar." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/special/orientation-edition/why-you-should-embrace-a-liberal-arts-education/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:30:40

• "some isolated bones and pieces certainly hint at still larger individuals" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-largest-t-rex-could-have-been-70-heavier-than-fossils-suggest-180984807/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:31:20

• "Chinese computer scientists" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/31/china_supercomputer_not_gpu_plan/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:31:31

• "In a podcast episode published on June 30" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lily-allen-dipping-her-toes-onlyfans-ex-pop-star-selling-feet-pics-10-each-1725232 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:34:26

• "I am embarking on the part of my life where I can't have conversations with Mel anymore" ☛ https://harihareswara.net/posts/2024/middle-age-and-absences/ | Source: Sumana Harihareswara    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:34:59

• "To Friend’s credit, at least they didn’t name their bot some random female name." ☛ https://daniel.industries/2024/07/31/friend-vs-enemy/ | Source: Daniel Miller    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:35:06

• "He spent nearly 30 years at the Independent as defence and diplomatic correspondent and editor." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/appreciation/2024/07/remembering-the-war-correspondent-kim-sengupta | Source: New Statesman    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:35:26

• "The server I've "lived" at for some time in the Fediverse is currently down." ☛ https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2024/find-me-at-home/ | Source: Jacky Alciné    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:35:55

• "I think this is my personal reminder that anything I don't directly control, I can't expect to keep up as long as I'd like. I'm not terribly interested in running the behemoth that is Mastodon on my small VPS." https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2024/find-me-at-home/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:36:29

• "It’s been hard to express my excitement, especially to non-geospatial geeks" ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/07/31/towards-standardizing-place.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:37:02

• "For historical reasons" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/UsrBinPythonMaybeToPython3 | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:37:36

• "What is essential for this interface?" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/07/31/tools-and-time/ | Source: James G    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:39:32

• "I recently came across a take-home C programming test which had more depth and complexity" ☛ https://nullprogram.com/blog/2024/07/31/ | Source: Chris Wellons    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:39:46

• Sand Art for Julian Assange https://yewtu.be/watch?v=BZATKpBscuE https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=BZATKpBscuE    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:41:00

• "In an attempt to reduce the dependence of the NLS algorithm on a single set of" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/multistart-nonlinear-least-squares-fitting-with-gslnls/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:43:03

• "In this article, we’ll explore how to use the split() function" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/split-a-vector-into-chunks-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:43:11

• "The military runs on software and many units have adopted the latest techniques" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/07/dod-has-a-new-marketplace-for-the-latest-agile-software-tools/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:43:20

• "Eventually I managed to get some numbers that I think are plausible." ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2024-07-31-tolower-small.html | Source: Tony Finch    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:43:35

• "Me? I like to start a trip with a data set." ☛ https://ethanzuckerman.com/2024/07/31/road-trip-driving-by-data-set/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:44:34

• "T-Mobile raised rates on everybody" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/31/t-mobile-sued-for-lifetime-price-guarantee-that-wasnt/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:45:03

• "APNIC participated in the 2024 Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA 2024)" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/07/30/event-wrap-apiga-2024/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:46:14

• "Some annoying regressions triggered this." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/07/31/curl-8-9-1/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:46:59

• "Hello Thunderbird Community! As we say goodbye to the month of July..." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/07/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-july-2024/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:49:02

• "We found issues within Homebrew that, while not critical" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/07/30/our-audit-of-homebrew/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:49:24

• "It’s an inconsequential difference for most purposes, but apparently it bugs him" ☛ https://danq.me/2024/07/31/wordpress-htmltidy/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:49:35

• Scam car finance claims services on social control media ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scam-car-finance-claims-services-on-social-media-a1EiG5q5pi8s    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:50:13

• Matthew Palmer: Health Industry Company Sues to Prevent Certificate Revocation ☞ https://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2024/07/31/healthcare-company-sues-to-stop-certificate-revocation.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:51:31

• "Over the past few weeks" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2024/07/31/building-my-ideal-486-laptop/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:53:24

• "The hardware for this project is particular and precise." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-pico-w-keeps-count-of-your-youtube-subscribers | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:53:38

• "Jeff Geerling claims not to be an expert in overclocking" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5-hits-world-record-34-ghz-with-thermoelectric-cooling-and-firmware-tweaks | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:53:48

• "Auto manufacturers are just starting to realize the problems of supporting the software" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/07/providing-security-updates-to-automobile-software.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:54:55

• "Chef is a powerful automation software on Debian Linux designed" ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-chef-infra-server-on-debian-12/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:56:34

• "It’s always safe to assume JavaScript will not be available" ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/a-handful-of-reasons-javascript-wont-be-available/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:56:43

• The Servo Blog: This month in Servo: console logging, parallel tables, OpenXR, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2024/07/31/this-month-in-servo/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:58:51

• The Questionable Motivation Behind Twitter’s Rebrand Continues – Along with Two Federal Lawsuits ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/07/31/questionable-motivation-behind-twitters-rebrand-continues-along-two-federal-lawsuits/id=179691/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 04:59:17

• How to Make Programming Language Package Repositories More Secure ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/07/31/how-to-make-programming-language-package-repositories-more-secure/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:16:27

• How to Check NIC Firmware Version in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-check-nic-firmware-version-in-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:16:58

• DDRescue: How to Recover Lost Data in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.unixmen.com/ddrescue-how-to-recover-lost-data-in-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:19:58

• "As part of the Texas settlement, Meta (formerly Facebook) can seek pre-approval from the state for any future biometric projects." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/texas-wins-14-billion-biometric-settlement-against-meta-it-would-have-happened | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:21:16

• "Our Last Chance to Stop KOSA" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/our-last-chance-stop-kosa-effector-3610 | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:21:46

• Mastering String Conversion to Lowercase in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/mastering-string-conversion-to-lowercase-in-r/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:22:34

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including 7 Days to Die and Hollow Survivors - 2024-07-31 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-07-31-edition/index.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:24:07

• Xen 4.19 Hypervisor Debuts With Expanded ARM and x86 Capabilities ☞ https://linuxiac.com/xen-4-19-hypervisor-released/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:24:42

• Nitrux 3.6 Launches with Upgraded NVIDIA Drivers and Kernel 6.9 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-3-6-launches-with-upgraded-nvidia-drivers-and-kernel-6-9/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:25:37

• Redis Launches Community Edition and Unveils Redis Stack 7.4 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/redis-launches-community-edition-7-4/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:26:27

• Vanilla OS 2 "Orchid" released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984117/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:26:52

• Tomeu Vizoso: Etnaviv NPU update 20: Fast object detection on the NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC ☞ https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2024/07/etnaviv-npu-update-20-fast-object.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:29:39

• "Both events were productive and well-received." https://news.opensuse.org/2024/07/31/tw-monthly-update-july/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:30:17

• Ezurio Sona NX611 – An NXP IW611-powered Wi-Fi 6 industrial IoT module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/07/31/ezurio-sona-nx611-an-nxp-iw611-powered-wi-fi-6-industrial-iot-module/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:30:58

• 7 Ways to Check Firmware Version in GNU/Linux Command Line ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/7ways-to-check-firmware-version-in-linux-command-line/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:31:53

• How to Set Up Wireguard VPN on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/set-up-wireguard-vpn-on-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:32:04

• Nitrux 3.6.0 ("ie") Available for Download and Install ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Nitrux-3.6.0-ie-Available-for-Download-and-Install    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:34:06

• Google spam https://www.linux.com/featured/webinar-harden-your-security-mindset-break-down-the-critical-security-risks-for-web-apps/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:35:01

• "Microsoft Melted $340 Billion of Stock Market Value", XBox Sales Down 42%, and There Are More Bungie Layoffs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/31/Microsoft_Melted_340_Billion_of_Stock_Market_Value_XBox_Sales_D.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:35:30

• Sirius Open Source Sank Deeper Into Debt, Has Run Out of Money ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/31/Sirius_Open_Source_Sank_Deeper_Into_Debt_Has_Run_Out_of_Money.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:35:38

• Microsoft's Shares Fell 8%. And No Major News Sites Bothered to Mention backdoored Windows Revenue Collapsing, It's All About "AI" Vapourware. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/31/Microsoft_s_Shares_Fell_8_And_No_Major_News_Sites_Bothered_to_M.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:36:08

• Truth and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Aren't Compatible ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/30/Truth_and_Microsoft_Aren_t_Compatible.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:36:20

• Guest Post on the Cost of Debian Taking Bribes From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (and Letting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Vote Inside Debian!) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/30/Guest_Post_on_the_Cost_of_Debian_Taking_Bribes_From_Microsoft_a.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:37:02

• 70 Percent of College Students Say Speech Can Be as Damaging as Physical Violence ☞ https://reason.com/2024/07/31/70-percent-of-college-students-say-speech-can-be-as-damaging-as-physical-violence/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:37:54

• TTAB Affirms Section 2(c) Refusal of TRUMPINOCCHIO for Shirts due to lack of Consent by ... Guess Who? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/07/ttab-affirms-section-2c-refusal-of.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:38:34

• Putin Holds Talks In Moscow With Indonesia's President-Elect ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-indonesia-trade-subianto-relations/33058366.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:44:48

• Putin Doubles One-Time Payments To Those Who Enlist To Fight In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-decree-payment-doubled-ukraine-war/33057925.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:45:02

• Ukraine's Zelensky says he wants Russia ‘at the table’ for next peace summit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240731-ukraine-s-zelensky-says-he-wants-russia-at-the-table-for-next-peace-summit    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:45:21

• Why Lithuania will no longer fund Ukrainian students? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2329331/why-lithuania-will-no-longer-fund-ukrainian-students    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:45:30

• U.S. Outlines Plan For Ukraine's Economic Recovery And Increased Investment ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-pritzker-reconstruction-economy-recovery/33058333.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:45:45

• Russian Lawmakers OK Bill Obliging Naturalized Citizens To Register For Military ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-naturalization-military-registration-ukraine-war/33057937.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:45:54

• Moscow Courts Sentences Ukrainian Journalist To 5 Years In Prison In Absentia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-court-ukriane-journalist-natalia-moseychuk-sentence-in-absentia/33057963.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:46:30

• Zelenskiy Signs Law On Suspending Ukraine's External Debt Payments ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-foreign-debts-payments-postponement/33057795.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:46:43

• Prison Term Of Shooter Of Enlistment Officer In Siberia Extended To 20 Years ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ruslan-zinin-terrorism-prison-term-extention-siberia-mobilization-war-ukraine/33056719.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:46:54

• Zelenskiy Calls For 'Bold' Decisions By Allies As Kyiv Repels 'Massive' Russian Drone Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-russia-massive-drone-attack-war-shelling/33057401.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:47:13

• Zelenskiy says Ukraine does not want China as a mediator ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-does-not-want-china-as-a-mediator    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:47:25

• More Ukrainians Appear Open to a Peace Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-peace-mood.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:47:37

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy wants China to put more pressure on Russia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-does-not-want-china-as-a-mediator    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:47:55

• Kremlin critic Kara-Murza disappears from Russian jails, fuelling prisoner swap rumours ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240731-kremlin-critic-kara-murza-disappears-from-russian-jails-fuelling-prisoner-swap-rumours    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:48:04

• Hungary easing entry for Russians increases risks in Europe – Lithuanian president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2329969/hungary-easing-entry-for-russians-increases-risks-in-europe-lithuanian-president    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:48:20

• Russian Border Guards Leave Yerevan Airport ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-russia-guards-airport-withdrawal/33058381.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:52:18

• Moscow Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of French National Accused Of Spying ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/laurent-vinatier-french-national-pretrial-detention-extended-moscow-court/33058193.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:52:42

• Location Of Russian Prisoners Whelan, Kara-Murza Unknown; Other Inmates Also Incommunicado ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/paul-whelan-former-marine-espionage-whereabouts-unknown/33057827.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:52:59

• Death Toll In Dam Break In Russia Rises To 4 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/dam-break-belomorkanal-death-toll-four-people-russia-karelia/33057669.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:53:19

• Siberian Man Who Cut Off Wife's Nose, Ear Gets 5 1/2 Years In Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/siberia-trial-imprisonment-domestic-violence-ivanov-yakutia/33057605.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:53:45

• Russia Starts 'Final Stage' Of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drill ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tactical-nuclear-weapons-drills-military-russia-defense-ministry/33057634.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:53:58

• Latvian-Belarusian border fence project completed ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/31.07.2024-latvian-belarusian-border-fence-project-completed.a563367/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:54:13

• Minsk regime behind Belarusian shop attack in Vilnius – opposition leader ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2329854/minsk-regime-behind-belarusian-shop-attack-in-vilnius-opposition-leader    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:54:27

• "These vulnerabilities could be exploited to spread malware, cause data breaches, and get access to sensitive information of millions of people." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/journalists-and-security-researchers-risk-why-you-should-hate-proposed-un | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 05:57:23

• A Programmer In Search Of A Myth gemini://axxuy.xyz/posts/2024/aprogrammerinsearchofamyth.gmi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:14:27

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984080/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:29:26

• AppImage Fan? You Need to Check Out ‘Gear Lever’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/gear-lever-appimage-app-for-gnome    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:29:49

• Win for DRM spreader Netflix and Quinn Emanuel as patent monopoly court invalidates Broadcom patent monopoly ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/win-for-netflix-and-quinn-emanuel-as-patent-court-invalidates-broadcom-patent/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:30:48

• Massive OTP-Stealing Android Malware Campaign Discovered ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/massive-otp-stealing-android-malware-campaign-discovered/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:31:32

• Increased Activity Against Apache OFBiz CVE-2024-32113, (Wed, Jul 31st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31132    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:31:55

• Zimperium warns new ‘SMS Stealer’ malware is actively intercepting onetime passwords ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/31/zimperium-warns-new-sms-stealer-malware-actively-intercepting-one-time-passwords/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:34:01

• Neo Malware: Malicious Open Source Packages ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/07/31/neo-malware-malicious-open-source-packages/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:34:11

• Authorities in Mauritania must #KeepItOn during presidential inauguration and beyond ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/mauritania-authorities-keepiton-during-and-after-presidential-inauguration/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:35:23

• After 22 days of internet shutdown, the government of Mauritania must commit to #KeepItOn at all times ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/mauritania-must-keepiton-at-all-times/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:35:54

• DRAPAC and APrIGF 2024 ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/event/drapac-and-aprigf-2024/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:36:16

• CrowdStrike Faces Lawsuits From Customers, Investors ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-faces-lawsuits-from-customers-investors/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:37:17

• Israel’s strikes on terror chiefs show it will fight alone — despite US reluctance ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/opinion/israels-strikes-on-terror-chiefs-shows-it-will-fight-alone/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:37:36

• 🔴Live: Hezbollah confirms killing of top commander in Israeli strike on Beirut ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240731-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-hamas-political-leader-ismail-haniyeh-assassinated-in-iran-in-israeli-airstrike    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:37:46

• Body of top Hezbollah commander Shukr killed by Israel found in Beirut, sources say ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240731-hezbollah-says-top-commander-fuad-shukr-was-in-beirut-building-hit-by-israel-golan-heights    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:37:57

• Who was Hamas leader Haniyeh, the ex-Palestinian PM killed in Tehran strike? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240731-who-was-hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-the-ex-palestinian-pm-killed-in-tehran-strike    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:38:16

• US carries out 'defensive' strike in Iraq as regional tensions worsen ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240730-four-killed-explosions-iraq-paramilitary-base    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:39:04

• China condemns ‘assassination’ of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/31/china-condemns-assassination-of-hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-in-iran/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:39:17

• Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Tehran Air Strike; Khamenei Vows Revenge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-s-irgc-says-hamas-political-chief-haniyeh-killed-in-raid-/33057365.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:39:25

• Live Updates: Assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas Leaders Stir Fears of Wider War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/31/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-iran    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:39:37

• Drone Strike in Sudan Targets Army Leader in Failed Assassination Attempt, Military Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/africa/sudan-assasination-attempt-general-burhan.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:39:50

• Iran and Hamas Blame Israel for Killing of Ismail Haniyeh, and Vow Revenge ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-hezbollah-iran.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:40:02

• Two Al Jazeera Journalists Were Killed in an Israeli Strike on Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalists-killed-airstrike-gaza.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:40:13

• Strikes in Iran and Lebanon Raise Risk of Escalation, but All-Out War Is Not Inevitable ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/middleeast/iran-lebanon-israel-war-assassination.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:40:27

• Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in precision strike on his room during visit to Iran ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/world-news/hamas-chief-ismail-haniyeh-was-killed-in-precision-strike-on-his-room-during-visit-to-iran/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:40:54

• Hey: The Future of Social Media or Just an Experiment? Discover this Open-source Social Network ☞ https://medevel.com/hey/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:41:39

• Meta faces Hey Hi (AI) accuracy issues as tech industry tackles hallucinations, deepfakes ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/31/meta-faces-ai-accuracy-issues-tech-industry-tackles-hallucinations-deepfakes/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:42:56

• Open Source Alternatives to Surveillance Giant Google Photos that Can be Self Hosted ☞ https://itsfoss.com/google-photos-alternatives/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:43:12

• Christian Hergert: Ptyxis in Fedora 40 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2024/07/31/ptyxis-in-fedora-40/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:43:54

• Easily expanding Red Bait OpenShift clusters ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/07/31/easily-expanding-red-hat-openshift-clusters    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:44:19

• Simplify Kubernetes management at scale with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/simplify-kubernetes-management-scale-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:44:44

• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation for developers and data scientists ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/07/31/red-hat-openshift-data-foundation-developers-and-data-scientists    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:45:03

• Nearby Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in Habitable Zone ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nearby-earth-sized-planet-discovered-in-habitable-zone    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:45:51

• Olympians Need Breaks To Balance 'Athlete Identity' With Self Identity ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/olympians-need-breaks-to-balance-athlete-identity-with-self-identity    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:46:05

• Making One Diet Change For 8 Weeks Could Turn Back The Clock on Aging ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/making-one-diet-change-for-8-weeks-could-turn-back-the-clock-on-aging    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:46:43

• Wild Study Finds Your Name Has an Incredible Effect on Your Face ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-study-finds-your-name-has-an-incredible-effect-on-your-face    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:47:01

• "The LEGO games can be a lot of fun for audiences both old and young, and now you can get loads of them in the LEGO Worlds Collide Humble Bundle." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-lego-worlds-collide-humble-bundle-is-a-shockingly-good-deal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:50:06

• "Valve updated Proton Experimental to finish up July with some game fixes, as a little treat." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-ea-launcher-starfield-creation-kit-the-finals/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:50:18

• "Some more good news for you as according to statistics website Statcounter, Linux use hit another all-time high in July 2024. We've seen it slowly creep up over time, just like we've seen on the Steam Survey as well." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/linux-hits-another-all-time-high-for-july-2024-according-to-statcounter/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:50:35

• "The Plan to Stop Non Autonomous Driving" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/the-plan-to-stop-non-autonomous-driving:e    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:51:37

• "Iran's Supreme leader orders attack on Israel for Haniyeh killing: Report" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/middle-east/irans-supreme-leader-orders-attack-on-israel-for-haniyeh-killing-report-1813597    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:51:48

• "Woody Guthrie’s Shack Becomes a Shrine" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/woody-guthries-shack-becomes-a-shrine/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:52:04

• "Zuckerberg Opening Up" https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/01/zuckerberg-opening-up.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:52:16

• "Jimmy Carter's 100th Birthday to Be Celebrated With Musical Gala at Atlanta's Fox Theatre" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-08-01/jimmy-carters-100th-birthday-to-be-celebrated-with-musical-gala-at-atlantas-fox-theatre    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:54:02

• "Open Internet Rule" https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/InreMCPNo185OpenInternetRuleFCC2452DocketNo24070006thCirJun122024?doc_id=X6PGS452E1J9E7PI6N1MNHL0KM5    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:54:09

• "Back in April 2024, I wrote about the Stop Killing Games initiative from Ross at Accursed Farms." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/stop-destroying-videogames-petition-heads-to-the-european-union/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:54:25

• "Seems like Aspyr Media actually did a pretty good job on this one, with STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter now available on GOG and Steam." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/star-wars-bounty-hunter-has-launched-and-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:54:36

• "Russian Defense Ministry falsifies encounter with US B-52s over Barents Sea" https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-defense-ministry-falsifies-encounter-with-us-b-52s-over-barents-sea/7718572.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:55:17

• "Doctors voiced concerns to ex-Speaker that Trump’s mental health ‘was in decline,’ new book reveals" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-mental-health-nancy-pelosi-book-b2589571.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:55:31

• "U.K. court names 17-year-old stabbing suspect to counter misinformation" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-southport-stabbing-taylor-swift-class-riot-1.7282015?cmp=rss    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:55:47

• "What I initially thought would be a bit like Mini Motorways and Mini Metro, it's similar only really in style and name, but Mini Airways is a different and challenging beast that will keep your undivided attention." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/real-time-air-traffic-controller-sim-mini-airways-is-out-now-and-will-keep-you-on-your-toes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:55:57

• "Kitsune Tails from developer Kitsune Games is a platformer inspired by the classics like Super Mario Bros, steeped in Japanese mythology and it's well worth playing. Note: key provided by the developer." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/fox-girl-platformer-kitsune-tails-is-a-true-quality-retro-inspired-good-time-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 06:56:03

• "Olympics women's boxing: Italian abandons fight with Imane Khelif, who failed gender test" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2024/08/01/olympic-womens-boxing-live-imane-khelif-paris-2024/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:00:31

• "Food taken into Pukekohe movie theatre: Mums say they didn’t see signs banning BYO snacks - NZ Herald" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/food-taken-into-pukekohe-movie-theatre-mums-say-they-didnt-see-signs-banning-byo-snacks/PLEWAKBQ7ZB33EWZSSM2MHCT3U/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:00:46

• "Paris Olympics 2024: Angela Carini abandons Imane Khelif fight as gender controversy erupts" https://www.theage.com.au/sport/boxing/it-s-dangerous-she-s-a-man-boxer-refuses-to-fight-on-amid-gender-storm-20240801-p5jynq.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:01:36

• "FOSS Funding Vanishes From EU's 2025 Horizon Program Plans" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/07/31/1337235    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:02:28

• Moldovan Intelligence Agents Raid Parliament In Spying Probe ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/espionage-parliament-chisinau-moldova/33057640.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:05:54

• Iran’s Leader Orders Attack on Israel for Haniyeh Killing, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/middleeast/iran-orders-attack-israel.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:06:08

• Biden orders federal crackdown on fentanyl supply chain ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/biden-orders-federal-crackdown-on-fentanyl-supply-chain/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:06:45

• UMG, Sony Music, Others Shift $400 Million Legal Action Against the Internet Archive Into Alternative Dispute Resolution ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/31/umg-sony-music-internet-archive-lawsuit/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:12:09

• D.C. Attorney General Sues StubHub, Alleging Deceptive Pricing Practices: ‘StubHub Intentionally Hides the True Price to Boost Profits’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/31/d-c-attorney-general-sues-stubhub-alleging-deceptive-pricing/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:12:58

• The 1975 Faces $2.4 Million Lawsuit From Malaysian Festival Over On-Stage Kiss ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/30/the-1975-faces-2-4-million-lawsuit-from-malaysian-festival/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:13:34

• Intel class action lawsuit investigation begins for the company's CPU crashing and instability issues ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-investigated-for-class-action-for-cpu-crashing-and-instability-issues    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:13:57

• Venezuela’s Election Was Deeply Flawed. Here’s How. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/americas/venezuela-election-vote-flaws.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:14:14

• Pro-Democracy Organization Denounces Venezuela’s Election ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/americas/venezuela-election-carter-center-democracy.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:14:48

• Intel reportedly set to announce another round of layoffs, involving ‘thousands’ of workers ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/07/30/intel-set-announce-another-round-layoffs-involving-thousands-workers/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:16:10

• Forgejo v8.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984116/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:17:36

• Fed Opens Door to September Rate Cut if Inflation Stays Cool ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/business/economy/fed-meeting-interest-rates.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:18:13

• Gen X, millennials at higher risk for 17 cancers: ‘critical’ report ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/lifestyle/gen-x-millennials-at-higher-risk-of-developing-17-cancers/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:19:37

• Huw Edwards admits having indecent images of children ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/huw-edwards-guilty/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:23:58

• "Car camping gets you out in the great outdoors, but sometimes it’s nice to bring a few comforts from home. [Ed’s Garage] has taken a module from a salvaged EV and turned it into a handy portable power station." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/07/31/diy-off-grid-battery-pack-from-ev-battery/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:26:23

• China’s factory activity contracts for 3rd month, as Beijing vows more state support to boost economy ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/31/chinas-factory-activity-contracts-for-3rd-month-as-beijing-vows-more-state-support-to-boost-economy/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:26:53

• China sanctions US lawmaker for criticizing Beijing’s human rights record ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/china-sanctions-us-lawmaker-criticizing-beijings-human-rights-record-07312024160017.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:27:21

• Calls grow for release of Hong Kong translation activist from U.S. detention ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-translator-asylum-07312024134455.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:27:34

• Are Chinese universities hotbeds of sexual harassment? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-gender-metoo-sexual-harassment-university-07312024111052.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:27:58

• Myanmar rebel group vows to protect China’s interests ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/mndaa-china-protection-07312024074230.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:28:52

• Planned US missile defense tests divide Guam residents ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/guam-us-missile-defense-07312024041145.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:29:10

• Taiwan, China ‘smoothly’ wind up talks on fishermen killed off Kinmen ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-china-kinmen-talks-07312024034148.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:29:25

• A controversial Chinese CRISPR scientist is still hopeful about embryo gene-editing. Here’s why. ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/31/1095509/he-jiankui-hopeful-gene-editing/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:30:21

• China's newest homegrown Hey Hi (AI) chip matches industry standard at 45 TOPS — 6nm Arm-based 12-core Cixin P1 starting mass production ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinas-newest-homegrown-ai-chip-matches-industry-standard-at-45-tops-6nm-arm-based-12-core-cixin-p1-starting-mass-production    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:30:44

• China limits civilian drone exports starting September 1 — country aims to prevent use by foreign military or terror orgs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-limits-civilian-drone-exports-starting-september-1    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:31:14

• Why Chinese Propaganda Loves Foreign Travel Influencers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/asia/china-propaganda-travel-influencers.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:32:04

• Complex Life on Earth May Be 1.5 Billion Years Older Than We Thought ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/complex-life-on-earth-may-be-1-5-billion-years-older-than-we-thought    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:32:39

• New Study Challenges Established Theories About Moon's Early History ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-challenges-established-theories-about-moons-early-history    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:32:47

• A New Type of Wood Just Discovered Could Revolutionize Carbon Storage ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-type-of-wood-just-discovered-could-revolutionize-carbon-storage    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:33:06

• Whole New Group of Methane-Burping Microbes Discovered in Yellowstone Springs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/whole-new-group-of-methane-burping-microbes-discovered-in-yellowstone-springs    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:33:28

• "" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/victory-dc-circuit-rules-favor-animal-rights-activists-censored-government-social | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:35:13

• "This fragility goes beyond issues at a specific firm, it results from power being overly concentrated around a few major companies." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/crowdstrike-antitrust-and-digital-monoculture | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:35:51

• "AI music generators Suno and Udio have filed their answers in response to separate copyright lawsuits filed by the major recording labels" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/suno-udio-to-riaa-your-music-is-copyrighted-you-cant-copyright-styles-240801/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:36:45

• "For a more in-depth discussion about the flawed treaty, read here, here, and here." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/overbroad-scope-will-authorize-cross-border-spying-acts-expression-why-you-should | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:37:09

• "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust. Now we're announcing the latest release, Arti 1.2.6." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_2_6_released/ | Source: Tor    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:38:07

• "[Aaron Lager]’s Pi-O-Scope-Pong project takes a minimal approach to Pong by drawing on an oscilloscope to generate crisp paddles and ball." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/01/2024-tiny-games-contest-pi-o-scope-pong/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 07:38:49

• "One of the arguments sometimes made in defense of copyright is that without it" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/01/first-move-advantage-shows-how-copyright-isnt-necessary-to-protect-innovative-creativity/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:44:32

• "Her business, Black Tartan Media, lost the ability to share its content on Meta platforms" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/one-year-after-news-ban-canadian-journalism-is-suffering-but-meta-isn-t-budging-1.7281101?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:44:53

• "The game allows for this kind of music to be played in game" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/31/sims-4-updates-to-include-safe-to-stream-setting-because-copyright-is-broken/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:45:14

• "Reddit, which now demands payment from anyone crawling the site and using its data to train AI products" ☛ https://www.404media.co/microsoft-and-reddit-are-fighting-about-why-bings-crawler-is-blocked-on-reddit/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:45:31

• "But here's the thing: before Streisand's lawsuit, Image 3850 had only been viewed six times." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/01/eruditio-libertas-est/#streisand-v-linkletter | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:45:50

• Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who became the story ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240801-evan-gershkovich-the-wall-street-journal-reporter-who-became-the-story    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 08:51:54

• "The Justice Department, 19 states and Washington, D.C." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-asks-us-judge-to-toss-antitrust-lawsuit/articleshow/112205087.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:05:20

• "Bring the hammer down on Nvidia, US antitrust orgs ask DoJ" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/01/nvidia_doj/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:05:34

• "The agency said the new rules will also cut the cost of video visitation calls to less than a quarter of current prices" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/31/fcc-finally-stops-prison-telecom-monopolies-from-ripping-off-inmates-and-their-families/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:05:57

• "Net neutrality is officially on hold after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the rule from taking effect." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24211570/net-neutrality-sixth-circuit-stay-blocked-fcc | Source: The Verge    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:07:06

• "Today a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted broadband providers' request" ☛ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/01/sixth-circuit-puts-net-neutrality-rule-on-ice/ | Source: Reason    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:07:18

• "But after House leader Rep. Mike Johnson refused to let funding bills even have a vote, the program was discontinued." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/01/struggling-americans-drop-internet-access-after-gop-kills-low-income-broadband-program/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:07:25

• "snooping on social media to closely monitor the meetings, protests" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/atlanta-police-must-stop-high-tech-spying-political-movements | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:08:12

• "China took control of Tibet in 1951 before the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/china-sanctions-us-democrat-jim-mcgovern-for-interference-over-tibet-support/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:08:21

• "The law includes hefty fines for the media that violate the law, ranging from $215 to $43,000." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/advocates-sound-alarm-over-kosovo-s-new-media-law/7724910.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:11:37

• "But it also meant, say U.S. officials, leaning hard on European allies reluctant to give in to Moscow's demands" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/how-russia-swap-happened-secret-talks-a-hitman-and-biden-s-fateful-call/7726604.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:11:45

• "Two constants drove this deal." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-what-to-know-about-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-and-others-held-by-russia/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:12:10

• "As many outlets have been reporting since dawn my time, there has been a massive prisoner exchange between the US, Russia" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/01/biden-administration-negotiates-release-of-evan-gershkovich-and-others/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:13:02

• "Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/biden-confirms-us-russian-prisoner-swap-in-ankara/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:13:15

• "The deal is in many ways the fruit of years-long negotiations involving multiple countries, but it really came unstuck last month" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/08/evan-gershkovich-2024-prisoner-swap-america-russia/679328/?utm_source=feed | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:13:49

• "Russia’s hostage-taking of American journalists is an insult to the United States, of course" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4803040-russian-imprisonment-american-journalists/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:15:06

• "The group also included Whelan, who was detained in 2018 and had previously complained of being abandoned by Washington" ☛ https://www.reformer.com/news/national/russia-frees-us-reporter-in-huge-prisoner-swap-with-west/article_af08131c-c735-596c-952f-623c623629ca.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:15:32

• "Throughout the Cold War, there was a communication mechanism" ☛ https://text.npr.org/1116714097 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:15:42

• Putin gets to keep Edward Snowden as a "bargaining chip"    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:16:09

• "Many observers have linked the initial Gershkovich arrest to a Russian policy that amounts to hostage-taking" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/evan-gershkovich-other-foreign-citizens-freed-russia-prisoner-swap | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:17:29

• "Russia, the United States, and several other countries have undertaken the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prisoner-swap-belarus-gershkovich-whelan-alsu/33059280.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:17:38

• "The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/russia/20240801-us-evan-gershkovich-released-by-russia-in-multi-country-prisoner-swap | Source: France24    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:17:47

• "Under the deal — one of the largest prisoner exchanges between Russia and the West since the Cold War" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-01/evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan-russia-united-states-prisoner-swap | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:18:27

• "Evan Gershkovich landed what he told friends he regarded as a dream assignment in Moscow in 2022" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-01/evan-gershkovich-the-russia-reporter-who-became-the-story | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:18:39

• "Biden had previously said he was willing to agree to a prisoner swap in order to free Gershkovich" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/international/4805194-wall-street-journal-evan-gershkovich-released-russia-prisoner-exchange/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:18:58

• "The Wall Street Journal dismissed the accusation as bogus, saying he was arrested for "simply doing his job"." ☛ https://www.reformer.com/news/national/evan-gershkovich-daring-us-journalist-whose-arrest-shook-us-russia-ties/article_fc4e18ac-0938-5262-97fe-ca2310255b49.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:19:07

• Not having one at all it much better ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/technology/personaltech/smartphone-sleep-features.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:20:19

• "Tens of thousands of Georgians braved a brutal crackdown and violent retaliation to demonstrate against the slightly reworded bill" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-foreign-agent-law-begins/33059498.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:21:31

• "KOSA compounds nationwide attacks on young peoples’ right to learn and access information, on and offline" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/aclu-slams-senate-passage-of-kids-online-safety-act-urges-house-to-protect-free-speech | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:21:42

• "Nancy Pelosi is popular among investors tracking Congressional trades" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nancy-pelosi-discloses-buying-10000-nvidia-shares-less-month-after-bipartisan-senators-introduce-1725934 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:23:26

• "Intel plans to layoff more than 16,000 workers, or at least 15 percent" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/01/intel_to_ax_headcount/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:23:39

• "The job cuts amount to 15 percent of Intel’s work force." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/technology/intel-layoffs-quarterly-report.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:24:24

• "Intel plans to lay off more than 15% of its workforce by the end of the year, the company announced today" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-layoff-more-than-15-of-workforce-almost-20000-employees-encountered-meteor-lake-yield-issues-suspends-dividend | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:24:36

• "Revenue slid 1% to $12.8 billion from $12.9 billion." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-nvidia-amd-california-wall-street-b2589881.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:24:49

• "In a move likely to raise a few taxpayer eyebrows, Intel said today that it will cut 15 percent of its workforce" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/intel-job-cuts/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:26:08

• "The European Union’s AI Act came into force Thursday. Widely considered the first law of its kind" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/01/2024/europes-landmark-ai-act-takes-effect | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:26:28

• "Some conference participants expressed mixed feelings about Donald Trump. Many preferred RFK Jr." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bitcoin-conference-trump/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:26:41

• "Samsung's revenue for the quarter ended June jumped 23.42% from a year earlier, while operating profit soared 1,458.2%." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/samsung-q2-2024-earnings-strong-ai-demand-lifts-profits.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:27:00

• "The e-commerce giant's capital investments - mostly for building cloud and generative AI infrastructure" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/amazon-set-to-join-big-techs-spending-surge-as-ai-race-heats-up/articleshow/112186912.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:27:24

• "The AI Act introduces a forward-looking definition of AI, based on a product safety and risk-based approach in the EU: [...]" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_4123 | Source: European Commission    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:27:35

• "More than half a century after the release of the last MC5 album, 1971’s High Time" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mc5-cant-be-found-heavy-lifting-1235072265/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:27:57

• [Old] "In a previously unpublished 2017 conversation, the late guitarist talks politics"☛ https://www.spin.com/2024/02/wayne-kramer-the-lost-2017-interview/ | Source: Next Management Partners    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:30:29

• [Old] "Here are some selected excerpts from that conversation, including Sinclair's thoughts on Detroit's rock history and audiences" ☛ https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/04/02/john-sinclair-interview-mc5-detroit-rock-history/73180675007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:31:03

• [Old] "As opposed to the other rockstars who were putting flowers in their hair and wasting away with folk-rock music" ☛ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mc5-the-white-panther-party-kicking-out-jams/ | Source: Far Out Mag    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:31:23

• "Still, with the GOP killing it" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/01/ding-dong-kosas-dead-for-now/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:31:37

• "The controversial Kids Online Safety Act passed out of the Senate today by a vote of 91-3." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/kosa-is-advancing-in-the-senate-it-still-makes-kids-less-safe | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:31:47

• "A Stanford and Princeton graduate who joined CISA in 2022 as executive director of its Cybersecurity Advisory Committee" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/cisa-chief-ai-officer-lisa-einstein/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:32:23

• "Through the roughly 35-minute combative event, the former president rarely answered questions" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/07/31/trump-insults-harris-makes-false-claims-quarrels-with-black-journalists-at-conference/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:32:35

• "Yager’s story illustrates how climbers were willing to “risk all” to help the birds, as Rob Roy Ramey II" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/yosemites-peregrine-falcons-are-rebounding-thanks-to-unlikely-allies-rock-climbers-180984819/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:33:23

• "One of the main political action committees receiving funds from [cryptocurrency] companies has raised more than $202 m" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/crypto-is-all-in-on-this-election-cycle/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:03

• "Digital tokens play a crucial role in the broader blockchain ecosystem by enabling various applications and use cases" ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/introduction-to-blockchain-and-cryptocurrencies/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:12

• "Six years ago I argued that Bitcoin and other [cryptocurrency]currencies served no useful purpose" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/crypto-trump.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:21

• "And things are getting better. Just not evenly." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5052841 | Source: NPR    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:28

• "Cryptocurrency companies are on an unprecedented spending spree to oust politicians opposed to their agenda" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/07/crypto-industry-2024-election-sec/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:38

• "Consensys' defense strategy poses potentially serious problems for the concept of open source" ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2024/08/more-cryptocurrency-gaslighting.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:46

• "In terms of progress… well not a lot, despite it being HUGELY SUNNY right now" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2024/08/01/solar-farm-update-even-a-video/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:41:54

• The Hardest Part about Growing Up gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2050    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:42:45

• 🔤SpellBinding — BCULNOK Wordo: SNOTS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-02.gmi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:44:06

• iophk: Ubuntu 24.04 installer promotes Microsoft Active Directory as one of two ways of logging in.    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:45:29

• "If you are one of the few using it, you might want to update!" https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-5-release/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:46:08

• "AppImages are great: a single runtime containing all of the dependencies needed for an app to run in a double-click binary that can be run from anywhere on your system." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/07/gear-lever-appimage-app-for-gnome    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:46:25

• "eLxr is an open source, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed to address the specific challenges of near-edge networks and workloads." https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/delivering-enterprise-grade-linux-edge-cloud-deployments-elxr    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:47:50

• So do not install it https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/updated-tgrat-trojan-sets-sights-on-linux-servers    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:51:07

• "These package managers make it easy to turn Linux into a productivity powerhouse." https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-snap-and-flatpak-make-linux-a-better-os-and-how-theyre-different/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:51:24

• "Linux offers control & security: users have more control and it's difficult for hackers to find a one-size-fits-all vulnerability." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-why-i-switched/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:52:03

• "Although Linux still only commands single digits in market share, I expect that to rise exponentially over the coming years. Here's why." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-reasons-why-linux-will-eventually-overtake-windows-and-macos-on-the-desktop/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:52:41

• "Today, Nitrux 3.6.0 "ie" is released. It is a huge update for those seeking an open source alternative to Windows 11." https://betanews.com/2024/07/31/switch-from-windows-11-to-nitrux-3-6-0-ie-for-improved-efficiency/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:53:49

• "Jagex's stance on Bolt remains unclear, but the unofficial launcher poses no threat to the game and account security." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-unofficial-native-linux-jagex-launcher-app-lets-me-grind-without-wine/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:54:09

• "Vanilla OS 2 Orchid appeared earlier this week. It's a very different OS from version 1, which came out 18 months ago and that we tried out in January 2023, but the same overall goals remain." https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/31/vanilla_os_friendly_radical/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:54:25

• Sinevibes Plugins Get Compatibility With Linux https://sonicstate.com/news/2024/07/31/sinevibes-plugins-now-compatible-with-linux    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:54:50

• Debian derivative eLxr addresses simplifies and enhance edge-to-cloud https://www.embedded.com/debian-derivative-elxr-addresses-simplifies-and-enhance-edge-to-cloud    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 09:56:42

• "fracking has come under scrutiny due to its environmental impacts." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4804262-vice-president-harris-fracking-reversal-swing-voters-pennsylvania/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:12:30

• "Since Trump is going to keep telling the lie, I’d like to talk about how to fact check it." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/01/how-to-fact-check-trumps-lies-about-his-document-case/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:14:46

• Overpopulation ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/01/earth-overshoot-day-4-planets-needed-everyone-consumed-like-dutch | Source: NL Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:15:11

• "But then again, his resignation was at least partly symbolic: The work of Project 2025 is largely done." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/project-2025-trump-campaign-heritage-foundation-paul-dans | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:16:25

• "Deif is believed to be the masterminds of Hamas' October 7 attack on southern Israel, which triggered the Gaza war" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-hamas-military-chief-deif-eliminated-in-gaza-strike/articleshow/112191544.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:16:45

• "A major prisoner exchange between the West and Russia is underway and includes Mikhail Mikushin" ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2024/08/russia-prisoner-swap-includes-tromso-illegal-mikushin | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:17:26

• "Several developments in the U.S. presidential race" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/global/europe/2024/07/31/the-us-election-and-nato-whats-at-stake/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:19:05

• "In what could be a new, welcomed development" ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/light-and-shadow-of-the-digital-information-and-smart-data-bill/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:20:27

• "The Hamburg DPA was in close contact with SPIEGEL during the proceedings." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/pay-or-ok-der-spiegel-noyb-sues-hamburg-dpa | Source: NYOB    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:20:47

• "Recently at Internet Archive a “glitch” (their choice of word) deleted a great many accounts" ☛ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2024/08/01/psa-internet-archive-glitch-deletes-years-of-user-data-and-accounts/ | Source: Matt Sephton    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:22:01

• Openwashing fronr/firm "The Linux Foundation and OpenSSF released a report on the state of education in secure software development." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/education-in-secure-software-development.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:22:56

• "Linux Foundation Research and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)" ☛ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-and-openssf-release-report-on-the-state-of-education-in-secure-software-development | Source: Linux Foundation's Site/Blog    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:23:04

• Windows TCO: "ransomware gang " ☛ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/75-million-record-breaking-ransom-paid-cybercriminals-say-researchers | Source: Tripwire    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:26:31

• Windows TCO: "In what will likely be one of many class-action complaints against the embattled IT security firm" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/01/crowdstrike_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:26:46

• Windows TCO: "The campaign, which began as early as July 2023, utilized the notorious ShadowPad malware" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/chinese-hackers-apt41-targeted-taiwan/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:26:56

• Windows TCO: "The decision not to sue comes as the US company faces a raft of legal challenges over the update" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/capitec-crowdstrike-outage/249009/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:27:10

• Windows TCO: "The Mumbai-based technology company is in the advanced stage of hiring a forensic auditor to look into the matter" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ransomware-attack-hits-300-banks-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/112202648.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:27:46

• Windows TCO: Clowning around ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crowdstrike-sued-shareholders-1.7282048?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:27:55

• Windows TCO: "In a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night in the Austin, Texas federal court" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crowdstrike-is-sued-by-shareholders-over-huge-software-outage/articleshow/112187631.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:30:15

• Windows TCO: "The Windows giant admitted that there were issues with Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/01/microsoft_services_nz_outage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:30:25

• Windows TCO: "The bald figure of $4.88 million tells us little about the state of security." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cost-of-data-breach-in-2024-4-88-million-says-latest-ibm-study/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:30:50

• "Want to spot a deepfake?" ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/spot-ai-deepfake-eyes-giveaway | Source: Science News    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:34:12

• "You cannot directly jump into the typical 'Hey, Daddy, tip me!' stuff," ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/onlyfans-creators-ai-chats | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:35:14

• "On 1 August 2024, the long-awaited Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act enters into force" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/statement-eu-takes-modest-step-as-ai-law-comes-into-effect/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:35:52

• "The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive AI law. It aims to address risks to health, safety and fundamental rights." ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_21_1683 | Source: European Commission    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:36:17

• "The European Commission first drafted the EU AI Act in 2021." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/eu-artificial-intelligence-act-officially-enters-into-force/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:36:54

• "When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/study-consumers-turned-off-products-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:37:25

• "Since they are stochastic systems that make decisions purely based on statistics" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2024-08-01/artificial-intelligence-doesnt-think-it-doesnt-learn-it-doesnt-decide.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:38:41

• "In a new guide released today, CISA details how agencies can better evaluate the security of the software they purchase."☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/cisa-details-software-security-keys-in-new-guide-for-acquisition-pros/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:39:18

• "The day is July 10th, and my boss pulls me into a meeting with HR and lets me know I'm being let go." ☛ https://cropp.blog/2024/08/job-searching-in-2024-is-horribly-broken | Source: Nicolas Cropp    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:40:47

• "In a new partnership announced Wednesday by the Maine Community College and University of Maine systems" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/07/31/maine-community-college-grads-now-guaranteed-admission-at-state-universities/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:41:06

• "Today is the 15 month anniversary of the launch of this site. Nice!" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/this-publications-path-to-sustainability | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:42:00

• "Global Positioning System (GPS) units were targeted" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/alarming-34-spike-in-sophisticated-scotland-rural-crime-incidents-as-top-targets-revealed-4724469 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:42:09

• "We can further define the degree of co-modality to be the amount of extraneous information the user is forced to attend to on account of bad interface design. For example, "alt-tabbing" to give a certain window the input focus in a multi-window system exhibits a ridiculous degree of co-modality." gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/interface_comodality.gmi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:43:33

• web building gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/web-building    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:44:34

• Janet for Mortals (a real book) gemini://whyread.us/en/computers/languages/henry--janet_for_mortals/index.gmi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:45:25

• "" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/02/when-routing-breaks-your-open-dns-service/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:47:46

• DreamQuest N95 Mini PC Running Linux: Power Consumption ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dreamquest-n95-mini-pc-running-linux-power-consumption/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:56:55

• Fedora COSMIC Spin? Likely, Yes! ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-cosmic-spin-likely-yes/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 12:59:09

• Top 7 Open Source Remote Desktop Software ☞ https://fosspost.org/open-source-remote-desktop    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:00:14

• Best Free and Open Source Software: July 2024 Updates ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-july-2024-updates/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:00:43

• 6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Prototyping Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-prototyping-tools/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:01:07

• ParaPara – lightweight image viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/parapara-lightweight-image-viewer/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:01:33

• 'Linux Hint' Inactive for Two Months Already ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/31/Linux_Hint_Inactive_for_Two_Months_Already.shtml    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:02:25

• "I’m a huge fan of Python’s standard library and this month I want to share with you blog posts about exactly that." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/blaugust-2024-batteries-included/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:10:39

• "tbsp (tree-based source-processing language) is an awk-like language that operates on tree-sitter syntax trees." ☛ https://oppi.li/posts/introducing_tablespoon/ | Source: Akshay    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:11:14

• [Old] "Over the span of the last five publications of the CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses (2019-2023)" ☛ https://cwe.mitre.org/top25/archive/2023/2023_stubborn_weaknesses.html | Source: MITRE Corporation    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:11:22

• "None of the flaws was critical and Homebrew already resolved 16 of them, while still working on three other issues." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/homebrew-security-audit-finds-25-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:12:38

• "Intel told us today that it will extend the warranty on its boxed Intel Core 13th- and 14th-Gen processors by two additional years." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-an-extra-two-years-of-warranty-for-its-chips-amid-crashing-and-instability-issues-longer-warranty-applies-to-13th-and-14th-gen-core-processors | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:33:09

• "Inside the outer shell is a 3D-printed frame, designed in Fusion 360, onto which Kennedy glued the LED strips." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/01/a-miniature-vegas-sphere-is-the-perfect-nightlight/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:33:19

• "Each eye of the portrait has been cut out and remounted on a foam board with holes poked behind each eye." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-makes-this-portraits-eyes-follow-you-around-the-room/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:33:41

• "The Web Serial Camera web application enables you to connect Arduino boards equipped with a camera and stream their images straight to your browser." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/01/web-serial-camera-stream-with-arduino/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:33:50

• "A team of scientists split between the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, the University of Southern California" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/researchers-detail-revolutionary-new-x-ray-tech-for-seeing-inside-computer-chips | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:34:05

• "still plenty of work left to do." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/zardshard/2024-07-31_gsoc_2024_implementing_mouse_support/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:35:47

• "The `ldd` (List Dynamic Dependencies) command on Linux is a crucial tool used for examining the shared libraries" ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-ldd-command/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:36:20

• "I found this code in the NetNewsWire source (it's MIT licensed) which runs against elements matching this CSS selector: [...]" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/1/footnotes-that-work-in-rss-readers/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:36:40

• "JavaScript will not be available" ☛ https://piccalil.li/links/no-no-java-script/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:36:55

• How to Install GoAccess Log Analyzer on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/ubuntu-goaccess-logfile-analyzer/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:37:26

• How to Install PHP on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: A Complete Guide ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/132938/how-to-install-php-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts-a-complete-guide.htm    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:39:07

• How to Install GNU/Linux Kernel 6.10 on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 or 8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-linux-kernel-mainline-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:39:43

• How to Upgrade Mesa Drivers on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-upgrade-mesa-drivers-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:40:43

• How to Install Git on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-git-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:40:51

• How to Install Grub Customizer on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-grub-customizer-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:40:58

• How To Install MySQL on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mysql-linux-mint-22/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:41:33

• How To Install Flatpak on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-flatpak-almalinux-9/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:41:44

• How many snobby managers conflate or mistake"posh" accent for a professional skill?    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:42:36

• How To Install MariaDB on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mariadb-linux-mint-22/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:42:46

• How to Install VirtualBox 7.0 on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-virtualbox-7-0-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:43:15

• How to Install Strawberry Music Player on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-strawberry-music-player-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:43:22

• How to Install and Enable Snap on Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-and-enable-snap-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:43:30

• How To Install Nginx on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nginx-linux-mint-22/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:43:44

• Extended security support for Qubes OS 4.1 has ended ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2024/08/01/extended-security-support-for-qubes-os-4-1-has-ended/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:54:04

• How to Fact Check Trump’s Lies about His Document Case ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/01/how-to-fact-check-trumps-lies-about-his-document-case/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 13:54:45

• How to Easily Change the Hostname on Your GNU/Linux System ☞ https://www.fosslinux.com/143783/how-to-easily-change-the-hostname-on-your-linux-system.htm    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:15:37

• How to Add User to Sudo Group on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-add-user-to-sudo-group-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:15:46

• How to Install and Use Flatpak on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://trendoceans.com/install-flatpak/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:16:25

• 3 New Hey Hi (AI) Features Rolling out to Chrome Users on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/google-chrome-new-ai-features    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:17:42

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984212/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:18:01

• Kim Jong Un wades into North Korean floods in hands-on propaganda drive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kim-jong-un-wades-into-north-korean-floods-in-hands-on-propaganda-drive    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:19:11

• Philippines: GNU/Linux+ChromeOS at 8% last month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/philippines/#monthly-200903-202407    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 14:24:43

• The journey of Design System .italia: Open design for digital public services ☞ https://opensource.net/italy-open-design-public-websites/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:02:11

• OSI keeps lobbying for Microsoft, on Microsoft's payroll, for openwashing of hype that only causes Microsoft very considerable financial losses but makes hype (fake valuation) ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/deshni-govender-voices-of-the-open-source-ai-definition    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:05:59

• MrBeast Acknowledges ‘Inappropriate Language’ in Earlier Videos ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/mr-beast-youtube-inappropriate-language.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:08:21

• Creating typewriter-styled images in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/07/creating-typewriter-styled-images-in-r/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:09:10

• OpenTofu 1.8 Rolls Out New Features and Fixes ☞ https://linuxiac.com/opentofu-1-8-rolls-out-new-features-and-fixes/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:16:09

• Cinnamon 6.2 Landed in LMDE 6 “Faye” ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cinnamon-6-2-landed-in-lmde-6/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:20:28

• Open source Hey Hi (AI) coding assistance with the Granite models ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/01/open-source-ai-coding-assistance-granite-models    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:21:18

• A journey towards reliable testing in the Linux Kernel ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2024/08/01/a-journey-towards-reliable-testing-in-the-linux-kernel/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:26:49

• 2 Awesome Welcome Apps Improving The New GNU/Linux User Experience ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/01/how-welcome-apps-are-improving-the-new-linux-user-experience/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:33:06

• How to Fix “sudo: command not found” Error on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/fix-sudo-command-not-found-error-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:33:26

• How to Install NVIDIA 555 Series Driver in Ubuntu via PPA ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/08/install-nvidia-555-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:34:40

• Steam On GNU/Linux Usage Flat For July At Just Above 2% ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Stats-July-2024    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 15:35:01

• PHORONIX "Promotes Microsoft trap Azure Linux 3.0 To General Availability" https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Azure-Linux-3.0-GA helping promote the enemies' EEE    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:07:24

• Serpent OS Prealpha0 Released https://serpentos.com/blog/2024/08/01/serpent-os-prealpha0-released/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:13:59

• First Look at Serpent OS: Minimal GNOME Desktop and Rust-Based Package Manager ☞ https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-serpent-os-minimal-gnome-desktop-and-rust-based-package-manager    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:14:15

• How to Minify CSS and JS Files Using Linux Command Line ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/minify-css-and-js-files-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:15:57

• First Arch GNU/Linux ISO Release Powered by GNU/Linux 6.10 Is Now Available for Download ☞ https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-10-is-now-available-for-download    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:16:11

• How To Manage Clipboard From Command Line In GNU/Linux ☞ https://ostechnix.com/manage-clipboard-from-command-line-in-linux/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:17:59

• FOSS Weekly #24.31: Mint 22 Review, Vanilla OS 2, Fun with GNU/Linux Commands and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-31/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:18:12

• health @ Savannah: GNU Health Hospital Management patchset 4.4.1 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10662    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:19:28

• FSF Blogs: July GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Nineteen new GNU releases! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/july-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandali    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:19:54

• Happy August everyone ☞ https://rubenerd.com/happy-august-everyone/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:21:08

• Subscribe, Forever ☞h https://tedium.co/2024/08/01/logitech-forever-mouse-hardware-subscription/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:22:04

• gImageReader native app in EasyOS ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/gimagereader-native-app-in-easyos.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:22:46

• Turkey’s media regulator penalizes streaming platforms over 'immoral' movies ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-media-regulator-penalizes-streaming-platforms-over-immoral-movies-298100    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:24:59

• BingoMod Android RAT Wipes Devices After Stealing Money ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/bingomod-android-rat-wipes-devices-after-stealing-money/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:25:38

• Junichi Uekawa: I've tried Android Element app for matrix first time during Debconf. ☞ http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2024-Aug-1.html.en#2024-Aug-1-07:58:25 "It feels good. For me it's a better IRC."    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:26:12

• Hezbollah chief Nasrallah warns Israel 'crossed' red lines by killing leaders ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240801-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-iran-holds-funeral-for-hamas-political-chief-ismail-haniyeh-air-strike-israel-war    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:26:47

• Iranian leaders call for revenge during Tehran funeral for Hamas leader Haniyeh ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240801-iran-to-hold-funeral-for-hamas-chief-haniyeh    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:26:55

• Hezbollah confirms killing of top commander in Israeli strike on Beirut ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240731-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-hamas-political-leader-ismail-haniyeh-assassinated-in-iran-in-israeli-airstrike    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:27:05

• Iranian Revolutionary Guard Killed In Israeli Strike That Targeted Top Hizballah Commander ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-kill-iran-irgc-fighter-lebanon/33059533.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:27:37

• Jailed Iranian Activist Goes On Hunger Strike To Protest New Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/shakila-monfared-hunger-strike-iran-prison/33059324.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:27:58

• Hezbollah Leader Threatens Retaliation Against Israel After Airstrike Near Beirut ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/hezbollah-israel-retaliation-hassan-nasrallah.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:28:26

• Muhammad Deif, a Top Hamas Commander, Is Dead, Israel Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/middleeast/muhammad-deif-hamas-death.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:28:49

• Mozilla Privacy Blog: NTIA Affirms the Importance of Openness in Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2024/08/01/ntia-affirms-the-importance-of-openness-in-ai/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:30:44

• No, just censorship online ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-senate-passes-bill-aimed-at-protecting-minors-safety-and-privacy-online/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:31:32

• Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas for allegedly violating biometric privacy laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/meta-agrees-to-1-4b-settlement-with-texas-for-allegedly-violating-biometric-privacy-laws/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:32:04

• China mulls digital ID cards, sparking fears of tighter monitoring ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/digital-id-privacy-08012024134655.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:32:18

• Google Updates Search Algorithm to Remove Explicit Deepfakes from Search Result ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/google-updates-search-algorithm-to-remove-explicit-deepfakes    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:35:27

• Tracking Proxy Scans with IPv4.Games, (Thu, Aug 1st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31136    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:35:49

• Libyan arrests at White River training camp smack of “government ignorance” ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/libyan-arrests-at-white-river-training-camp-smack-of-government-ignorance/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:36:48

• When Does Concern About Presidential Fitness Become Media Ableism? ☛ https://fair.org/home/when-does-concern-about-presidential-fitness-become-media-ableism/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:37:11

• "With the presidential contest in full swing, the Sinclair Broadcast Group appears to be ramping up its right-wing propaganda again." ☛ https://fair.org/home/how-sinclair-sneaks-right-wing-spin-into-millions-of-households/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:37:37

• Mel Chua RIP ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984213/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:39:18

• TrustyAI Detoxify: Guardrailing LLMs during training ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/01/trustyai-detoxify-guardrailing-llms-during-training    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:41:28

• "Product Management at Red Hat for In Vehicle OS joins us to tell you why your car needs and operating system, and why Red Hat is ready to meet that need. Chris Wright the CTO of Red Hat joins the program to discuss Red Hat's strategy for AI." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/399    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:42:39

• Delivering the OS for Software-Defined Vehicles https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/software/article/55127972/electronic-design-red-hats-francis-chow-talks-about-the-companys-support-of-sdvs    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:44:28

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

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:45:36

• Minimize downtime when migrating from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/01/minimize-downtime-when-migrating-vmware-openshift-virtualization    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:46:00

• How To Install NumPy on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-numpy-manjaro/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 16:46:41

• "Kubeflow 1.9. Kubeflow is a fully open source MLOps platform, part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as an incubation project." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/kubeflow-1-9-ga | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:24:11

• "Putin welcomes returned Russian prisoners at airport with military honor guard and promises them state awards" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/08/01/putin-welcomes-returned-russian-prisoners-at-airport-with-military-honor-guard-and-promises-them-state-awards | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:24:55

• Mali rebels claim to have killed at least 130 soldiers, Russians in July clashes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240801-mali-rebels-claim-to-have-killed-hundred-soldiers-and-russians-in-july-clashes    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:25:17

• Bungie announces mass layoffs https://fudzilla.com/news/59456-bungie-announces-mass-layoffs    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:27:04

• 18,000 Employees Likely To Get Fired Soon! US-Based Tech Giant Intel Plans To Cut $20 Billion Expenses In 2024 https://www.goodreturns.in/news/18-000-employees-to-get-fired-soon-in-us-tech-company-intel-plans-to-cut-20-billion-expenses-in-2024-1361447.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:29:29

• Intel Stock Plunges on Wider-Than-Expected Loss, Layoffs To Cut Costs https://www.investopedia.com/intel-q2-fy2024-earnings-8687792    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:30:04

• Intel Set to Fall Most in 24 Years, Futures Down 22% https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/intel-turnaround-layoffs/2024/08/02/id/1174954/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:31:05

• Europe can do more to help Ukraine counter Russia’s energy attacks ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-can-do-more-to-help-ukraine-counter-russias-energy-attacks/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:38:48

• Ukraine’s new F-16 jets won’t defeat Russia but will enhance air defenses ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-new-f-16-jets-wont-defeat-russia-but-will-enhance-air-defenses/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:39:17

• Ukraine receives first batch of US-built F-16 fighter jets, officials say ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240801-ukraine-receives-first-batch-of-us-built-f-16-fighter-jets-officials-say    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:39:33

• Is Russia targeting Lithuanian volunteers in Ukraine? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2329116/is-russia-targeting-lithuanian-volunteers-in-ukraine    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:39:47

• Shelling, Drones Kill More Civilians As Kyiv Pleads For OK To Strike Deeper Into Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-f16-donetsk-kharkiv-dnipropetrovsk-russia-war/33059362.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:40:12

• Rinkēvičs: Hungary's Schengen membership could be limited if current policies continue ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/01.08.2024-rinkevics-hungarys-schengen-membership-could-be-limited-if-current-policies-continue.a563470/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:40:32

• Why the Washington Monument is more than a column of stone ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-commentary/2024/08/why-the-washington-monument-is-more-than-a-column-of-stone/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:42:27

• Convicted Cybercriminals Included in Russian Prisoner Swap ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/convinced-russian-cybercriminals-included-in-prisoner-swap/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:43:23

• U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/u-s-trades-cybercriminals-to-russia-in-prisoner-swap/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:43:44

• Brittney Griner ‘head over heels happy’ over American returns of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/01/sports/brittney-griner-head-over-heels-happy-for-evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:44:36

• Top Republicans fear ‘costs of hostage diplomacy’ will increase after major prisoner swap with Russia ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/01/us-news/top-republicans-fear-costs-of-hostage-diplomacy-will-continue-to-rise-after-prisoner-swap-with-russia/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:44:46

• Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Released From Russian Captivity ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/01/wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich-released-from-russian-captivity/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:45:03

• Welcome home, Evan ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/welcome-home-evan/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:45:30

• Statement from Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe on release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/press-releases/statement-from-atlantic-council-president-and-ceo-frederick-kempe-on-release-of-wall-street-journal-reporter-evan-gershkovich/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:45:46

• Experts react: What to know about the release of Evan Gershkovich and others held by Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-what-to-know-about-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-and-others-held-by-russia/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:46:08

• Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/jailed-cybercriminals-returned-to-russia-in-historic-prisoner-swap/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:46:33

• Takedowns: Olympic Edition ☞ https://lumendatabase.org/blog_entries/articles-about-olympic-athlete-at-center-of-takedown-campaign    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:47:35

• WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is free in Russia prisoner exchange ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-is-free-in-russia-prisoner-exchange/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:48:51

• Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans – and raises hopes for future diplomacy ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0801/paul-whelan-evan-gershkovich-prisoner-exchange-russia-joe-biden    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:49:07

• WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich freed in largest post-Soviet prisoner swap between US and Russia ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2024/0801/Evan-Gershkovich-freed-prisoner-swap    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:49:25

• Behind the Deal: Spies, a Killer, Secret Messages and Unseen Diplomacy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/diplomacy-prisoner-swap-deal.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:49:40

• Russia Freed Evan Gershkovich in a Major Prisoner Swap ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/briefing/russia-freed-evan-gershkovich-lin-manuel-miranda.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:49:59

• With Russia Prisoner Swap, Biden Scores a Win Near the End of His Term ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/biden-hostage-swap.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:50:07

• How The Wall Street Journal Covered Evan Gershkovich’s Imprisonment in Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/technology/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:50:29

• China, North Korea draw US attention even as Mideast conflict escalates ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0801/China-North-Korea-Japan-Blinken-Austin    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:50:49

• Live Updates: Journalists and Dissidents Freed in Prisoner Exchange With Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/01/world/russia-prisoner-swap-us    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:51:08

• Evan Gershkovich and 23 Others Freed From Russian Prisons in Major Swap ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-gershkovich-prisoner-swap.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:51:19

• Evan Gershkovich Was Caught in Oppression His Parents Had Fled ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-evan-gershkovich-family.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:51:29

• Who Are the Most Prominent People Released in the Russia Prisoner Swap? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap-who-whelan-gershkovich.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:51:47

• Russia condemns US revamp of military forces in Japan ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/russia-us-japan-07312024233536.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:52:18

• Moldova Expels Russian Diplomat Amid Spying Investigation ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-russian-diplomat-expelled-treason-chisinau-raids/33058909.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:52:27

• Who Was Freed in the Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap-detainees.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:52:55

• Recently ☞ https://macwright.com/2024/08/01/recently.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:53:18

• Why a Georgia hospital closes – and a red state rethinks Medicaid ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2024/0731/medicaid-expansion-georgia-alabama-mississippi    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 17:59:43

• UK High Court rules ban on puberty blockers is lawful ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/07/uk-high-court-rules-ban-on-puberty-blockers-is-lawful/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 18:02:20

• Latvian emergency team holds large-scale exercises ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/31.07.2024-latvian-emergency-team-holds-large-scale-exercises.a563375/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 23:48:39

• North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-wants-to-restart-nuclear-talks-if-trump-wins-says-ex-diplomat    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 23:48:59

• North Korea appoints new ambassadors to Vietnam, Singapore ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-vietnam-singapore-ambassadors-07312024002138.html    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 23:49:17

• The 1975 sued over frontman Matty Healy’s onstage kiss with male bandmate at Malaysia concert ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/07/31/world-news/the-1975-sued-over-matty-healys-onstage-kiss-with-male-bandmate-at-malaysia-concert/    

posted Friday, August 02, 2024 at 23:49:46