Roy Schestowitz

• "A while back, I saw that Jeremy’s had a sale on their chocolate" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 00:59:54

• Heckadeck initial thoughts! gemini://idiomdrottning.org/heckadeck    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:00:57

• "Yeah so, a group of 35 cryptocurrency companies started a stupid change.org petition. The idea, as far as I can tell, is to put pressure on the Unicode Consortium to normalize their magic ponzi beans by officially making a Bitcoin emoji" gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/bitcoin-is-stupid.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:01:47

• Cash, Facebook Market, and Related Subjects gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240803-0.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:02:53

• “Microsoft definitely dodged a bullet…”: Bungie Nearly Ended Up at PlayStation’s Competitors, and Xbox May Be Glad They Decided Against It Now https://fandomwire.com/bungie-nearly-ended-up-at-microsoft-playstation/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:08:03

• "Three Microsoft executives and three IBM executives were traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three IBM software executives each bought tickets and watched as the three Microsoft software executives bought only a single ticket." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tMRJFJw    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:08:55

• "AI" hype again: "The focus on AI roles at IBM" https://finimize.com/content/us-and-canadian-companies-continue-job-cuts-in-2024    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:12:17

• "IBM (NYSE:IBM) plans to lay off some employees in 2024 but will hire more for [buzzword]-centered roles." https://ca.investing.com/news/economy-news/factboxlayoffs-pile-up-in-us-canada-as-companies-uncertain-of-economy-3533589    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:14:18

• Ruth Weiss' lifelong fight against apartheid and racism https://www.dw.com/en/ruth-weiss-lifelong-fight-against-apartheid-and-racism/a-69579811    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:16:10

• Mass tourism https://www.dw.com/en/mass-tourism-sparks-rise-in-locals-resentment/a-69728392    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:16:23

• Philippines 'racing against time' after oil tanker capsizes https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-racing-against-time-after-oil-tanker-capsizes/a-69773370    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:16:54

• evacuation orders https://www.dw.com/en/japan-s-exceptional-rainfall-prompts-evacuation-orders/a-69771144    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:17:53

• E-scooter accidents https://www.dw.com/en/germany-e-scooter-accidents-and-fatalities-on-the-rise/a-69775992    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:18:14

• Humble is shutting down. The industry is in turmoil. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=QJ--wKLoLa0    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:19:29

• Hyprland Goes Fully Independent From Wlroots https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=8vEsqZuQ94M    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:19:54

• SecureBoot broken https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=XBWjJlFWVgk    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:20:16

• Manjaro Linux Looks To An Immutable Branch https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=C-pRtnvKRO0    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:20:48

• [patent maximlist] Newman Suspension Renewed https://www.patentdocs.org/2024/07/judge-newman-suspension-renewed.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:30:07

• India: Heat and sickness march together as climate shifts https://www.dw.com/en/india-heat-and-sickness-march-together-as-climate-shifts/a-69796336    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:30:40

• Hungary’s Nationalist Leader Warns of EU's Demise and Backs Trump in Anti-Western Speech https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-27/hungarys-nationalist-leader-warns-of-eus-demise-and-backs-trump-in-anti-western-speech    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:52:16

• Bing is not even 1% in Russia https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/russian-federation/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 01:57:42

• "The internals of X and Wayland are quite foreign to me. There's still the vague impression of some hype common to crypto$ and AI. This page describes a comparative informal benchmark and its critic: [...] But for the end-user like me who does not play games, it's as good as X." http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36900/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:24:13

• "I support Hamas, come bring your tech companies here!" https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-07-26/turkeys-erdogan-announces-30-billion-in-incentives-for-high-tech-areas    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:33:36

• Turkey’s crackdown on the Kurdish political movement expands to ‘terrorist weddings’ https://bianet.org/yazi/turkeys-crackdown-on-the-kurdish-political-movement-expands-to-terrorist-weddings-297974    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:34:33

• Turkey, Israel trade ‘Hitler’ and ‘Saddam’ comparisons in diplomatic row https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-israel-trade-hitler-and-saddam-comparisons-in-diplomatic-row-297981    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:35:07

• euthanasia measure for stray dogs https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-parliament-approves-controversial-euthanasia-measure-for-stray-dogs-297952    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:35:20

• Latest Firefox ESR gets: "Your browser can't run Element". So Element basically abandons anything but Chrome clones and Firefox the malware edition    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:38:12

• "North America laid off employees will be replaced by cheaper younger ones in outsourced countries" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tQdmjDl    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 03:45:40

• US sanctioned? Then then move to GNU/Linux. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/venezuela/#monthly-200902-202408 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/cuba/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 04:26:37

• travel warnings over protests https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-us-uk-canada-issue-travel-warnings-over-protests/a-69798251    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:00:55

• cleanup of Touqouy gold mine https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gold-mining-company-at-odds-with-government-over-cleanup-1.7276865    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:01:59

• Walmart Canada raises hourly store wages for roughly 40,000 workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/walmart-canada-hourly-wages-1.7276229    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:03:06

• Canada burning https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-27/fires-in-canadas-jasper-town-coming-under-control-say-authorities https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-july-29-2024-1.7278437 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/golden-wildfire-evacuation-1.7276151    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:03:58

• AIG https://truthout.org/articles/aig-faces-protest-and-backlash-over-east-african-crude-oil-pipeline/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:22:33

• It gets hotter https://www.dw.com/en/us-wildfire-races-across-california-thousands-evacuated/a-69786784    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:24:42

• Postmedia enters agreement to buy SaltWire chain of newspapers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-postmedia-saltwire-purchase-1.7276321    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:26:51

• $146K for water bill https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/senior-winnipeg-water-bill-charge-1.7275903    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:27:17

• Typically by "literacy skills" they mean "how to use some proprietary malware of a foreign corporation" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/education-seniors-digi-media-literacy-1.7266725    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:30:00

• Canonical Adds Microchip's New PIC64GX to Its List of Ubuntu-Supported RISC-V Platforms https://www.hackster.io/news/canonical-adds-microchip-s-new-pic64gx-to-its-list-of-ubuntu-supported-risc-v-platforms-fd4faa42fceb    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:36:42

• Microsoft is shilling its ATTACK vector against GNU/Linux https://redmondmag.com/Articles/2024/08/02/Lessons-Learned-About-Windows-Subsystem-for-Linux.aspx    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:38:00

• Getting the Real GNOME Software Back in Ubuntu 24.04 https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-gnome-software-center/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:38:37

• "even months after its release" https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/02/linux-scores-surprise-victories-over-windows-in-new-amd-benchmarks/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:39:04

• Details needed on why or how this actually gets installed in the first place https://cybersecuritynews.com/telegram-controlled-tgrat-attacking-linux/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:41:35

• "Tuba Fediverse client lets you connect with your Mastodon instance, and more. Check it out here!" https://news.itsfoss.com/tuba/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:41:56

• "The Linux terminal isn't something every user has to deal with. But when you do, you'll want a terminal that either makes the job a bit easier or is awesome enough to make you not mind using it. Here are five options." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-linux-terminal-apps-that-are-better-than-your-default/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:42:18

• "Many people say they would switch to Linux if it didn’t mean having to give up on a specific app. In my case, it’s the opposite. There are quite a few Linux-only apps that I love, and more are popping up now than at any time in recent memory. Whenever I use anything other than Linux, these are the apps that I miss." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-do-i-use-linux-its-the-apps/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:42:42

• SLUBStick Linux Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Full System Control https://cybersecuritynews.com/slubstick-linux-vulnerability/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:42:59

• Linux Hits New Desktop Market Share High https://www.webpronews.com/linux-hits-new-desktop-market-share-high/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:43:45

• "What is FNA? It's a reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh libraries. Quite a lot of games use it since it's open source and cross-platform. Games using it includes the likes of Streets of Rage 4, Terraria, Unrailed!, Axiom Verge 1 & 2 and the list goes on." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/fna-gets-direct3d-11-support-on-linux-thanks-to-dxvk/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:44:47

• Hackberry Pi: a tiny Linux handheld made from a live Pi Zero and a dead Blackberry https://boingboing.net/2024/08/02/hackberry-pi-a-tiny-linux-handheld-made-from-a-live-pi-zero-and-a-dead-blackberry.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:45:13

• "The wait is finally over and Ikey Doherty’s long-anticipated Serpent OS distribution has an ISO image that people can download and test on bare metal hardware or virtual machines to see what the fuss is all about." https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-serpent-os-minimal-gnome-desktop-and-rust-based-package-manager    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:45:40

• "A recent review tested the performance of AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and its Radeon 880M iGPU in Ubuntu 24.04 on Linux kernel 6.10 and Windows 11 and found that the CPU and iGPU combination performed better under Linux in most scenarios." https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-880M-on-Linux-faster-than-Windows-11-with-up-to-50-performance-gains-in-some-Ryzen-AI-9-365-benchmarks.870622.0.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 05:46:28

• UMPCs ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:42:29

• "CRT Effect" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/pixel-art-and-the-myth-of-the-crt-effect/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:43:20

• "Need A USB Sniffer?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/need-a-usb-sniffer-use-your-pico/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:44:02

• "Steam Deck" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/steam-deck-or-single-board-computer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:44:30

• "bad actors" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-voter-registration-cancellation-portal-mtg-raffensperger | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:45:09

• "‘Trump will dismantle the world trading system’" https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1245374/trump-will-dismantle-the-world-trading-system/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:47:35

• "Olympics must realise safety is more important than gender politics" https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/olympics-boxing-sex-gender-imane-khelif-angela-carini-4727422    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:48:04

• "Blocking AI Bots From Microsoft, Others Has Been “Pain in the a**”: Reddit CEO" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/08/02/2240249    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:51:40

• "Trump was slapped with "weird" label back in 2006, while lusting over daughter Ivanka (video)" https://boingboing.net/2024/08/02/trump-was-slapped-with-weird-label-back-in-2006-while-lusting-over-daughter-ivanka-video.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:52:21

• "Iranian agents, explosives in 3 rooms: How Mossad executed plan to assassinate Hamas chief" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iranian-agents-explosives-in-3-rooms-how-mossad-executed-plan-to-assassinate-hamas-chief/articleshow/112251254.cms    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:52:49

• "John Kiriakou: The CIA & the 9/11 Plea Deals" https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/03/john-kiriakou-the-cia-the-9-11-plea-deals/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:53:18

• "Russian Antiwar Musician Kushnir Dies In Custody" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-activist-death-custody-hunger/33062569.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:53:48

• "Kansas Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Bronze Jackie Robinson Statue" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-08-03/kansas-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-stealing-bronze-jackie-robinson-statue    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:54:09

• "UP villagers torch man's house over interfaith love" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/up-villagers-torch-mans-house-over-interfaith-love/articleshow/112253598.cms    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:54:26

• "Joint military exercise between China, Mozambique and Tanzania underway - defenceWeb" https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/joint-military-exercise-between-china-mozambique-and-tanzania-underway/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:54:45

• "Olympic boxing chiefs risk endorsing potentially lethal violence against women" https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/olympics-paris-boxing-angela-carini-imane-khelif-violence-women-4727436    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:55:06

• "‘I’m trying to make it’: Jimmy Carter’s goal is to vote for Kamala Harris" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/jimmy-carter-vote-kamala-harris-100th-birthday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 09:56:36

• "Thai government's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has carried out a major operation" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/premier-league-pirates-caught-offside-as-police-raid-car-wash-base-240803/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:04:42

• "The DFI RPP051 is a compact 2.5-inch Pico-ITX board equipped with the latest 13th Generation Intel Core" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dfi-rpp051-a-2-5-pico-itx-single-board-computer-featuring-13th-gen-intel-core-processors/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:08:32

• "This week, SeeedStudio introduced the ReSpeaker Lite Voice Assistant Kit" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/seeedstudio-debuts-low-cost-respeaker-lite-voice-assistant-kit/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:08:39

• RISC-V ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/geniatech-unveils-a-raspberry-pi-like-sbc-with-starfive-jh7110-risc-v-processor-at-edgetechwest2024/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:08:47

• "This week's KDE update highlights significant enhancements to the GNU/Linux desktop environment" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/kde-weekly-update-discover-ui-bug-fixes-and-performance-enhancements/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:09:40

• "Ingesting massive amounts of creative labor to imitate it is not creative" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/music-labels-ai-lawsuits-create-new-copyright-puzzle-for-us-courts/articleshow/112245216.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:36:03

• "the first question" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/the-two-copyright-questions-in-practice | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:36:17

• "The talks remain fluid, and it is unclear which actors and influencers" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/technology/meta-ai-celebrity-voices.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:48:57

• "Apple was accused of an illegal monopoly on smartphones" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-asks-judge-to-toss-antitrust-lawsuit/articleshow/112249758.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:49:54

• "The investigation is also looking into whether Nvidia charges its customers a higher price" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/nvidia-to-face-us-antitrust-probe/249023/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:50:13

• "One issue with Secure Boot has been that not all boot loaders are necessarily properly signed" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31140 | Source: SANS    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:51:08

• "20 terabits per second can stream approximately 793,000 ultra-high-definition" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/just-15-internet-cables-connect-australia-to-the-rest-of-the-world | Source: Science Alert    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:52:30

• "Shiren Ibrahim Ahmed, 24, from the village of Kojo, was among the thousands assembled." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/03/iraqs-yazidis-gather-to-remember-the-dead-and-missing-10-years-on-from-islamic-state-genocide | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:54:30

• Three stable kernel updates for Saturday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/984448/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:55:15

• KStars 3.7.2 Released ☞ http://knro.blogspot.com/2024/08/kstars-372-released.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:55:52

• Alternatives to popular CLI tools: sed ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-sed/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 10:56:29

• GNU/Linux at 5% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/GNU_Linux_at_5.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:08:11

• Libya: GNU/Linux Passes 6% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Libya_GNU_Linux_Passes_6.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:08:18

• LinuxSecurity Site Breaks Down, Many Fake Articles Not Accessible Anymore, Chatbot Slop Still a Problem (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/LinuxSecurity_Site_Breaks_Down_Many_Fake_Articles_Not_Accessibl.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:08:33

• GNU/Linux at 5%: Where Are the Leading Adopters? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/GNU_Linux_at_5_Where_Are_the_Leading_Adopters.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:08:48

• Android and GNU/Linux Skyrocket to New Highs in Iceland This Month (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Android_and_GNU_Linux_Skyrocket_to_New_Highs_in_Iceland_This_Mo.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:08:58

• Manjaro GNU/Linux Unveils Immutable Variant ☞ https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-linux-unveils-immutable-variant/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:10:19

• PG Back Web Brings User-Friendly PostgreSQL Backups to All ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pg-back-web-postgresql-backup-tool/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:10:45

• Singapore: GNU/Linux Jumps to Record Levels (Malaysia Also Following Same Trends) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/04/Singapore_GNU_Linux_Jumps_to_Record_Levels_Malaysia_Also_Follow.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:18:23

• Links 03/08/2024: CP/M at 50, Famous Criminal Bill Gates Exposed as Abuser of Family ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Links_03_08_2024_CP_M_at_50_Bill_Gates_Exposed_as_Abuser_of_Fam.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:18:42

• statCounter: The Latest Version of Windows, Vista 11, Did Not Increase Market Share This Month Compared to Last Month (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/statCounter_The_Latest_Version_of_Windows_Vista_11_Did_Not_Incr.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:18:50

• Microsoft's Money Reserves Lowest in More Than 11 Years! (In Spite of Mass Layoffs) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Microsoft_s_Money_Reserves_Lowest_in_More_Than_11_Years_In_Spit.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:19:45

• Microsoft's Cash on Hand Fell 23.37% in the Past 12 Months or a Lot More in Past 15 Months, a Loss of Over 31 Billion Dollars in 12 Months or Almost 40 Billion Dollars in 15 Months! (32.1% Decline) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Microsoft_s_Cash_in_Hand_Fell_23_37_in_the_Past_12_Months_or_a_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:19:58

• statCounter Latest (Figures for August Available Half a Day Ago) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/statCounter_Latest_Figures_for_August_Available_Half_a_Day_Ago.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:20:33

• IBM Layoffs Just Before the Weekend ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/IBM_Layoffs_Just_Before_the_Weekend.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:20:43

• It's Utterly Foolish to Do Bad Things and Expect Positive Results ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/It_s_Utterly_Foolish_to_Do_Bad_Things_and_Expect_Positive_Resul.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:20:53

• Rep. Kim Hicks’ property vandalized with hate speech and racial slurs ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/03/rep-kim-hicks-property-vandalized-with-hate-speech-and-racial-slurs/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:21:59

• Why the Ad Hominem Attacks on Daniel Pocock Typically Backfire (as One Should Expect) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Why_the_Ad_Hominem_Attacks_on_Daniel_Pocock_Typically_Backfire_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:22:18

• Who Does the Smearing? This Former Police Person, Speaking Under Oath, Says “That’s a Security Services Job." ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Who_Does_the_Smearing_This_Former_Police_Person_Speaking_Under_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:22:27

• Nvidia reportedly discontinues Steam's most popular gaming GPU — rumors claim the RTX 3060's days are numbered ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-discontinues-steams-most-popular-gaming-gpu    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:22:50

• Both Fashion Company Apple and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Owe More Money Than They Have ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Both_Apple_and_Microsoft_Owe_More_Money_Than_They_Have.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:23:09

• In More Than a Dozen African Nations backdoored Windows is Now Measured at Less Than 10% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/In_More_Than_a_Dozen_African_Nations_Windows_is_Now_Measured_at.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:23:22

• Even Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Does Not Want systemd In Its 'Distro'; Microsoft trap Azure Itself Means Routine Downtimes and Full System Breaches, Why Use It? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Even_Microsoft_Does_Not_Want_systemd_In_Its_Distro_Azure_Itself.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:23:29

• "Prisoner swaps between Russia and the West have an asymmetric quality: Arms dealers" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/turkeys-linchpin-role-in-the-russia-prisoner-swap-offers-a-lesson/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:26:24

• "At least 50 journalists were arrested on Saturday during the protests in Abuja" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/03/bullets-and-teargas-reportedly-fired-at-journalists-covering-protests-in-nigeria | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:26:34

• "I do not call them all “hostages” by chance." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/as-sixteen-of-putins-prisoners-come-home-dont-forget-the-millions-of-hostages-who-remain/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:37:45

• "How does this stand with my strong commitment to free speech?" ☛ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/08/freedom-of-speech-and-the-fascist-wave/ | Source: Craig Murray    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:37:54

• "The controversy occured in Granbury, a town of 10,000 people just southwest of Fort Worth" ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/news/texas-constable-books/ | Source: Raw Story    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:38:05

• "The report is the latest addition to the nation’s fight over the freedom to read" ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/07/texas-deputy-constable-tried-to-charge-school-librarians-with-felonies-for-distributing-books.html |    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:38:23

• "There have been a wide range of fake news stories circulating on social media" ☛ https://observers.france24.com/en/americas/20240802-what-fake-news-is-being-shared-about-us-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:45:43

• Katherine Jeschke ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/r-consortium-grants-committee-announces-new-chair/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:46:42

• "CBC News reached out to Intel to ask whether employees in Canada were impacted" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/intel-chipmaker-fall-1.7283657 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:46:58

• "But I’ve come to see that decision, and many others, not as an oversight" ☛ https://heydingus.net/blog/2024/8/the-waterhole | Source: Jarrod Blundy    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:48:07

• "The move comes just as the airlines attempt to block a different consumer protection" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/airlines-automatic-refunds-junk-fees/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:49:20

• "Advocating for this tech in 2024 should be grounds for immediate dismissal." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/cancel-your-gravatar-now/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:50:13

• "Ukrainian energy sector officials believe that during the coming winter season" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-can-do-more-to-help-ukraine-counter-russias-energy-attacks/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:50:37

• "Also hit hard, in Sicily and elsewhere, is fruit production" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1245382/the-threat-of-food-shortages/ | Source: Greece    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:52:24

• "The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians" ☛ https://punchng.com/food-crisis-82-million-nigerians-may-go-hungry-soon-un-warns/ | Source: Punch NG    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:52:49

• "The recent acts of Georgian Dream have made many Georgian citizens concerned." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/02/expect-russia-to-meddle-in-georgias-parliamentary-election/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:57:50

• "a lot of these people come back in prisoner swaps" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prisoner-swap-terrorism-espionage-putin/33061336.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:57:58

• "Unlike many other memorials from Second World War in northern Norway" ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2024/08/mayor-wants-tear-down-russian-initiated-war-monuments | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:58:06

• "TikTok and ByteDance remain under that compliance court order." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-justice-department-sues-tiktok-claiming-it-violated-kids-privacy-/7728138.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:58:15

• "Five years ago, the US filed a COPPA-focused suit against an app called Musical.ly" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2219844.html | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:58:31

• "lawsuit alleges that TikTok has broken..." ☛ https://therecord.media/justice-department-sues-tiktok-ftc-privacy | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:58:45

• "department also accused TikTok and its parent company ByteDance" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/02/tiktok-doj-lawsuit-child-privacy | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:58:54

• "The disposal caused a loud noise that could be heard in neighbourhoods from Glyfada" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1245414/wwii-bomb-found-near-glyfada-was-safely-destroyed/ | Source: Greece    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:59:13

• "On the table are proposals to delay at least $16 billion in energy sector debt to China" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/how-chinese-loans-trapped-pakistans-economy/a-69841139 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:59:26

• "In 2019, the federal government sued Musical.ly" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240802-us-sues-tiktok-accusing-it-of-violating-online-privacy-laws-for-children | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:59:43

• "The refusal to negotiate rests on persuasive logic" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4808033-3-reasons-why-putin-agreed-to-the-prisoner-exchange/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 11:59:52

• "Beijing lawyer Wang Cailiang said on Weibo" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-proposal-to-create-a-cyber-id-system-faces-criticism/7728471.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:01:33

• "In denying the WhatsApp request" ☛ https://therecord.media/maker-of-pegasus-spyware-deposition-whatsapp-lawsuit | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:01:41

• "To ensure a headache-free trip as we head out on summer vacation" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/travel/2024-08-02/goodbye-to-luggage-worries-the-apps-and-gadgets-to-pack-measure-and-track-your-bags.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:02:09

• "In yesterday's entry on the problems OCSP Stapling always faced" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/ModernWebPKIVeryDifferent | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:13:49

• "format of Google’s text advertisements" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2417348/even-google-isnt-safe-from-malicious-google-ads.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:14:32

• "Those involved with the oversight of C and C++ have pushed back" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/03/darpa_c_to_rust/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:15:27

• "Banning automated price-fixing will allow the market to work and bring down rents" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/san_francisco_rent_software_ban/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:15:51

• "Once I was reasonably sure who managed the database" ☛ https://www.vpnmentor.com/news/report-election-records-breach/ |    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:20:34

• "Fowler reported the unprotected databases to Platinum on July 18" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/illinois-voter-databases-exposed/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:20:54

• "it’s possible to train an AI model to interpret the tiny fluctuations" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2413156/hackers-can-wirelessly-watch-your-screen-via-hdmi-radiation.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:21:06

• "The current state of AI is filled with mostly nonsense." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/the-blowing-smoke-up-your-ass-theory-of-ai | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:21:45

• "Dear Sydney" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/02/olympics-google-gemini-ad-dear-sydney | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:22:05

• "My background is in Computer Science and Data Science." ☛ https://mihobu.lol/2024/08/ai-outside-the-bubble | Source: Michael Burkhardt    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:22:12

• "as Instagram knows, newborns are boring, except to their parents." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/instagram-friends-photos-videos/679341/?utm_source=feed | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:23:45

• "Temperature sensors can be fickle things" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/MachineRoomTemperaturesSurprise | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:33:04

• "In the last few weeks" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-boeing-starliner-return-home-spacex/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:33:57

• "Viking age Skeletons of Norwegians and Danes" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20240802/why-vikings-in-norway-were-more-violent-than-their-danish-counterparts | Source: The Local DK    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:34:07

• "To students of technological progress, Bell Labs is a giant." ☛ https://www.construction-physics.com/p/what-would-it-take-to-recreate-bell |    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:34:19

• "For your handwritten plan for the week, how long will you keep that?" ☛ https://analogoffice.net/2024/08/03/reader-question-how.html | Source: Analog Office    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:35:01

• "To make up for it, I'll make this something of an introduction." ☛ https://wand3r.net/blaugust-2024-an-introduction/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:35:09

• "I want to tell you that a computer is a tool, similar in may ways to a hammer." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/a-computer-is-a-hammer/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:35:28

• "This is making me reassess what I'm aiming to "get out" of social media." ☛ https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2024/what-do-i-gain/ | Source: Jacky Alciné    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:35:38

• "Hi guys, one week ago, i noticed #linux room was getting very chaotic with lots of wrong info, esp from pragmaticenigma user, one op messaged me to stop trolling named lacroix, i opened a private conversation with him, it seemed he was a bot challenging me always" https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/irc-linux-room-4175740032/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:38:30

• Libera.chat formerly known as freenode. Not a speech zone, a censorship zone.    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:39:22

• "Posti decision to end free deliveries worries rural papers" https://yle.fi/a/74-20102787    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:41:05

• "Operating systems have to store a lot of information about users, services" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2024/08/03/a-brief-history-of-directory-services/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:50:20

• "These have become a great way to dip my toes into utilising llm​s" ☛ https://two-wrongs.com/q | Source: Chris    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:50:45

• "With the recent explosion of LLM tools" ☛ https://rednafi.com/python/no_hijack_root_logger/ | Source: Redowan Delowar    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:51:13

• "Yesterday, I started with regular expressions and the re module." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/reading-and-writing-csv-with-python/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:51:34

• "nothing goes everywhere at once" ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/08/03/feedback/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:52:02

• "Can we extend his work to C strings?" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/08/03/converting-ascii-strings-to-lower-case-at-crazy-speeds-with-avx-512/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:52:15

• "In this post, we’ll walk through how to perform cluster sampling in R." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/cluster-sampling-in-r-a-simple-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:52:42

• "Beyond these scans, there are some other ideas I should mention." ☛ http://blog.cr.yp.to/20240803-clang.html | Source: DJ Bernstein    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:53:02

• "Of the 655 accounts I used to follow on Instagram, 268 (41%) now have Threads accounts." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/08/rumors-of-threads-dot-net-federation-have-been-greatly-exaggerated/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 12:54:11

• "I have a new blog at gemini://melyanna.net/ and I am undecided if I should continue writing here, or there, or mirror the two capsules." gemini://tilde.club/~melyanna/log/2024-08-03-back.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:09:48

• "You can now access AuraGem via Tor on Gemini, Nex, Gopher, Scroll, and Spartan..." gemini://auragem.letz.dev/devlog/20240803.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:10:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1362.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:10:51

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1013.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:10:55

• Status update August 2024 gemini://missbanal.net/status-update-2024-08/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:16:47

• 🔤SpellBinding: ABIRTUY Wordo: VEINY gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240803-0.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:18:40

• 🔤SpellBinding: ABIRTUY Wordo: VEINY gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-04.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:19:07

• Against "Typing Indicators" gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/typing_indicators.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:19:45

• [art] carpet starfish gemini://wampa.smol.pub/carpet-starfish    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:20:59

• "inherently intriguing about submarines" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/03/patrol-the-pool-with-this-arduino-nano-powered-diy-rc-submarine/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:24:30

• "The Space Shuttle contained a bulky printer" ☛ http://www.righto.com/2024/08/space-shuttle-interim-teleprinter.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:24:43

• "It was a big week for Discover, which received multiple UI improvements" ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/02/this-week-in-kde-discover-and-more/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:29:10

• "It's gotten so big, that the Utah scene is rivaling some of the biggest gatherings" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51089259/big-nerd-culture-hundreds-of-utah-wargamers-gather-to-battle-with-dice-figurines | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:29:41

• "One of my favorite measures for hardware is the ‘price/performance ratio’" ☛ https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/08/04/perfect-nas-solution/ | Source: Vermaden    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:30:37

• "I’m not going to cover U-Boot as part of this." ☛ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2024/08/upgrading-my-chumby-8-kernel-part-13-the-end/ | Source: Doug Brown    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:31:01

• Hospitals Are Running Out of Saline, And It's a Global Problem ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hospitals-are-running-out-of-saline-and-its-a-global-problem    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:44:38

• The Largest T. Rex Was Probably Much Bigger Than We Ever Realized ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-largest-t-rex-was-probably-much-bigger-than-we-ever-realized    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:45:06

• Toxic Secret Found Hidden in The Golden Hues of Famous Rembrandt ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/toxic-secret-found-hidden-in-the-golden-hues-of-famous-rembrandt    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:45:19

• Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Graveyard Found Filled With Young Children ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-2500-year-old-graveyard-found-filled-with-young-children    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:45:46

• Canadian Doctors Warn Against Private Medicine as a Cure for the System’s Ills ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/canada/canada-private-health-care.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:46:58

• When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/health/stepchildren-eldercare.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:47:09

• 6 things you might not know are covered by private health insurance ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/6-things-you-might-not-know-are-covered-by-private-health-insurance-aM5Tb4a2ZJzh    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:47:20

• The Starting Point of Schizophrenia May Have Been Found in Brain Scans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-starting-point-of-schizophrenia-may-have-been-found-in-brain-scans    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:47:46

• Cranberry Juice Really Does Have Promising Benefits For UTIs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cranberry-juice-really-does-have-promising-benefits-for-utis    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:48:03

• US court finds Florida ban on transgender healthcare discriminatory ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-court-finds-florida-ban-on-transgender-healthcare-violates-equality-rights/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:48:45

• Swimming not recommended in Rīga, Jūrmala ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/03.08.2024-swimming-not-recommended-in-riga-jurmala.a563737/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:49:05

• Malaysia PM’s alliance aims to win by-election battle in opposition stronghold state of Kelantan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-s-alliance-aims-to-win-by-election-battle-in-opposition-stronghold-state-of-kelantan    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:49:31

• Death toll from bridge collapse caused by heavy rains in northern China rises to 38 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/03/death-toll-from-bridge-collapse-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-northern-china-rises-to-38/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 13:51:01

• "Get Your Glitch On With A PicoEMP And A 3D Printer" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/get-your-glitch-on-with-a-picoemp-and-a-3d-printer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:20:25

• ZB Financial Holdings Hacked For Ransom. Customer & Operations Data Leaked To The Internet ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/zb-financial-holdings-hacked-for-ransom-customer-operations-data-leaked-to-the-internet/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:21:40

• Firm says Nvidia's skyrocketing Hey Hi (AI) valuation is in a 'bubble' and 'overhyped' — Elliott says Hey Hi (AI) apps are not viable ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/firm-says-nvidias-skyrocketing-ai-valuation-are-in-a-bubble-and-overhyped    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:28:46

• Nvidia Blackwell GPUs allegedly delayed due to design flaws — launch expected to be pushed back by three months or more ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-blackwell-gpus-allegedly-delayed-due-to-design-flaws    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:30:51

• US Defense Secretary overturns plea deal for 9/11 plotters ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-defense-secretary-overturns-plea-deal-for-9-11-plotters/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:31:09

• Latvia's strangest museums: Jūrkalne Storm Museum ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/features/03.08.2024-latvias-strangest-museums-jurkalne-storm-museum.a563640/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:31:38

• Puget says its defective chip maker Intel CPU failure rate is lower than AMD Ryzen failures — system builder releases failure rate data, cites conservative power settings ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/puget-says-its-intel-chips-failures-are-lower-than-ryzen-failures-retailer-releases-failure-rate-data-cites-conservative-power-settings    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:32:11

• Iran Arrests Dozens After Killing of Hamas Leader Haniyeh ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/middleeast/iran-security-response-hamas-assassination.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:40:26

• Cambodia’s Hun Dynasty stakes reputation on the Funan Techo Canal ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/cambodia-hun-manet-hun-sen-funan-techo-canal-07312024121837.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:40:51

• Maduro Is Bad for Venezuela and Bad for the U.S. ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/03/maduro-is-bad-for-venezuela-and-bad-for-the-u-s/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:41:01

• CISA Names Lisa Einstein as First Chief BUZZWORD Hey Hi (AI) Officer ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-names-lisa-einstein-as-first-chief-ai-officer/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:41:42

• Patrol the pool with this Arduino Nano-powered DIY RC submarine ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/03/patrol-the-pool-with-this-arduino-nano-powered-diy-rc-submarine/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:42:38

• Akademy 2023 and 2024 ☞ https://blog.bshah.in/2024/08/03/akademy-2023-conference/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:43:08

• Paul Wise: FLOSS Activities July 2024 ☞ http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2024/08/03/floss-activities/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:43:42

• Huawei may borrow a page out of Fashion Company Apple and Intel's CPU playbook — next-gen Kirin CPU may use similar packaging as Fashion Company Apple M-series chips and defective chip maker Intel Lunar Lake ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/huawei-may-borrow-a-page-out-of-apple-and-intel-cpu-playbook    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:44:46

• Waveshare UPS HAT (E) for Raspberry Pi 5/4/3B+ takes four 21700 Lithium batteries, supports USB PD 3.0 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/03/waveshare-ups-hat-e-for-raspberry-pi-5-4-3b-takes-four-21700-lithium-batteries-supports-usb-pd-3-0/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:45:36

• Let’s start here. ☞ https://ultimateedition.info/lets-start-here/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:47:26

• Limine 8.0 is out https://limine-bootloader.org/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:48:54

• Top 5 Open Source Reference Managers & Zotero Alternatives ☞ https://fosspost.org/open-source-reference-managers-zotero-alternatives    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:49:29

• Veniqa: The Ultimate E-Commerce Solution for Agencies, Freelancers, and Quick Web Shops ☞ https://medevel.com/veniqa-os/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:50:47

• Formbricks: Free Form Builder and Survey Platform for Web Agencies, Enterprises, and Support Teams ☞ https://medevel.com/formbricks/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:51:40

• Find and Disable Push Notifications in Firefox and Chrome ☞ https://itsfoss.com/disable-push-notifications-firefox-chrome/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:52:22

• "Many smart [sic] electric meters in the US use the 900 MHz band to broadcast their usage out to meter readers as they walk the neighborhood" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/how-about-privacy-and-hackability/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:53:16

• Israel Conducts Airstrikes on West Bank, Killing 3 Hamas Military Wing Members ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/middleeast/israel-airstrikes-gaza-hamas.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:53:55

• Myanmar Junta Evades Sanctions and Increases Airstrikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/asia/myanmar-airstrikes-sanctions-evasion.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:54:12

• Differences in health approaches, via Patreon ☞ https://rubenerd.com/differences-between-patreon-locations/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:55:55

• How to Encrypt An Existing Ubuntu 24.04 System ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/08/encrypt-existing-ubuntu-system/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 14:57:32

• Richard W.M. Jones: Exploit qemu to display nyancat ☞ https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2024/08/03/get-qemu-img-info-to-display-nyancat/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:00:48

• Linux Kernel 6.9 Reaches End of Life, Users Must Upgrade to GNU/Linux Kernel 6.10 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-9-reaches-end-of-life-users-must-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-10    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:02:08

• PeaZip 9.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Adds Internal Drag and Drop Features ☞ https://9to5linux.com/peazip-9-9-open-source-archive-manager-adds-internal-drag-and-drop-features    

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

• Ubuntu Blog: How Canonical enables PCI-DSS compliance ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-canonical-enables-pci-dss-compliance    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:02:42

• pqiv – powerful image viewer with minimal UI ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pqiv-powerful-image-viewer-minimal-ui/ "pqiv is a powerful GTK-based command-line image viewer with a minimal UI."    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:03:46

• Upgrading my Chumby 8 kernel part 13: the end ☞ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2024/08/upgrading-my-chumby-8-kernel-part-13-the-end/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:05:52

• Linux: Mount Remote Directories With SSHFS ☞ https://thenewstack.io/linux-mount-remote-directories-with-sshfs/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:06:10

• Bypass DPI on GNU/Linux ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/08/bypass-dpi-on-linux.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:07:51

• All You Need to Know About Rhino 1.8 and 1.9 Updates: A Fireside Chat ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/all-you-need-to-know-about-rhino-1-8-and-1-9-updates-a-fireside-chat/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:08:16

• {charcuterie} – What if Strings Were Iterable in R? ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/charcuterie-what-if-strings-were-iterable-in-r/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:08:36

• In r-bloggers.com the Microsoft articles are not 100% extinct, but they've become rare to the point it's safe to assume contacting the editor helped    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:09:42

• SD to IDE adaptors, and revisiting retrocomputer storage ☞ https://rubenerd.com/sd-to-ide-adaptors/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:10:14

• How to upgrade GNU/Linux Mint 21.3 to GNU/Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/how-to-upgrade-linux-mint-21-3-to-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:11:07

• How to Install and Configure Zabbix Agent on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-zabbix-agent-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:11:20

• How to Install Plex Media Server on GNU/Linux Mint 22, 21 or 20 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-plex-media-server-on-linux-mint/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:12:11

• How to Install Krita on Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-krita-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:12:20

• How to Install digiKam on Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-digikam-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:12:29

• How To Install Node.Js on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-node-js-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:13:29

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

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:13:37

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

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:14:04

• "GNOME bans anyone who links to Lunduke, OSNews threatens to kill Lunduke. How does Lunduke respond? By quoting them accurately... and not banning anyone." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lunduke-does-not-ban-any-tech-organization    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:14:52

• How To Install GVM Vulnerability Scanner on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gvm-vulnerability-scanner-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:15:04

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

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:15:26

• How To Change TimeZone on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-timezone-almalinux-9/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:15:47

• Prisoner Deals Stoke Fears of Perverse ‘Incentive’ to Grab Americans ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/politics/prisoner-deals-russia.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:17:07

• Alongside the Trump-Russia Inquiry, a Lesser-Known Look at Egyptian Influence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/politics/trump-mueller-egypt.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:17:18

• Inside the Russian Prisoner Swap: Long Johns, Forensics and a Bound Killer ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:17:33

• Russian Antiwar Musician Kushnir Dies In Custody ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-activist-death-custody-hunger/33062569.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:18:01

• Finding Joy In Small Things: How Alsu Kurmasheva's Prison Letters Kept Hope Alive ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-alsu-kurmasheva-prison-letters-hope-prisoner-swap/33062575.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:18:20

• Ukraine Says It Sank Russian Submarine; Oil Facilities Set Ablaze In Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drones-oil-attacks-war/33062469.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:21:44

• Ukraine Wins Its First Gold Medal At Paris Olympics ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-olympics-first-gold-medal-fencing-kharlan/33063452.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:21:56

• Kyiv's Human Rights Commissioner Appeals To UN, Red Cross Over Alleged Killing, Mutilation Of Ukrainian POW ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-human-rights-photo-soldier-killed-dismembered-mutilated/33064580.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:22:30

• North Korea says Russia's Putin offered humanitarian aid over flood damage ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-says-russias-putin-offered-humanitarian-aid-over-flood-damage    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:23:03

• Homebrew Relay Computer Features Motorized Clock ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/homebrew-relay-computer-features-motorized-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:23:29

• Riots erupt in another UK city over knife attack as police brace for weekend turmoil ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240803-riots-erupt-in-another-uk-city-as-police-brace-for-weekend-turmoil    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:25:22

• Dark Angel, as discussed by Adrift ☞ https://rubenerd.com/dark-angel-as-discussed-by-adrift/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:26:06

• Grrr: TechRepublic Headline References Fauxpen Licenses as ‘Open Source’ ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/08/grrr-techrepublic-headline-references-fauxpen-licenses-as-open-source/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:26:56

• Pluralistic: Rsync corrump linkdump (03 Aug 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/03/smorgasbord/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:27:24

• More than 30 killed in Somalia beach attack claimed by Al-Shabaab ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240803-somalia-beach-attack-dozens-killed-al-shabaab-terrorism    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:30:26

• Beach Attack in Somalia Kills at Least 32 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/africa/terrorist-attack-somalia-al-shabab.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:30:34

• Computing going the WRONG way https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/this-external-amd-gpu-is-also-a-laptop-charger    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:31:20

• Nereid gemini://thurk.org/blog/626.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:41:19

• Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost (G) gemini://leetaur.com/tlm-propers/entries/2024-08-04.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:41:45

• "phew! it's been a busy week back from holiday, hit the ground running." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/week31    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:42:43

• what port, then, shall we choose? gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2054    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:43:10

• BOOM BOOM, the keyboard clacks gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2053    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 15:43:37

• old: Some Of Microsoft’s Legion Of Contract Workers Also Face Layoffs https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-legion-contract-workers-face-005838749.html    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 17:10:15

• The summary here is a lie because Microsoft is LAYING OFF, not "growing". Maybe hiring a few, but NOT growing. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/u2hymhhp2    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 17:32:35

• Emotional Turmoil in the Gaming Industry: Layoffs, Closures, and Earnings Reports https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/emotional-turmoil-in-the-gaming-industry-layoffs-closures-and-earnings-reports/    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 17:32:57

• This month in Africa GNU/Linux is measured as growing https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/africa/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 17:44:11

• GNU/Linux up a lot https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Sunday, August 04, 2024 at 18:10:54