Roy Schestowitz

• Kenya Protest https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/06/kenya-protest-is-a-warning-to-all-east-africans/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 00:58:41

• EU funding https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/06/eu-funding-is-fostering-increased-collaboration-on-innovation-between-europe-and-africa/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 00:59:05

• Since Microsoft breaches are so common, this will be a human rights disaster https://rcpmag.com/Articles/2024/08/13/Microsoft-Face-Verification-Entra.aspx    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:00:49

• "If you’re currently the owner of any 2023 or 2024 Toyota (TM), you may want to listen up. The automaker is recalling thousands of every model it sells because the vehicles may have been fitted with the wrong load sticker." https://qz.com/toyota-recalls-stickers-weight-load-1851621039    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:01:36

• "Amazon-backed electric generator startup Moxion Power Co. filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware with between $100 million and $500 million of total estimated liabilities, not long after the San Francisco Bay Area company announced scores of layoffs." https://www.law360.com/energy/articles/1869316/green-generator-startup-moxion-files-ch-7-after-layoffs    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:02:57

• Sony Reportedly Cutting Around 250 Jobs    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:03:16

• "Microsoft's closure of Arkane Austin in May was one of the more shocking events of the past couple of years" https://www.thegamer.com/raphael-colantonio-shocked-arkane-austin-closure-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:04:34

• "It’s the captains of industry playing follow the leader. We’re doing it because Intel, Cisco, and Dell are doing it and they all can’t be wrong. Bain and McKinsey you have to get a new “shtick” because all of your customers are running out of employees to sack." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tXcS5UL    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:05:55

• Californian titan to cut 15% of workforce amid $500 billion budget slash https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/3120001/californian-titan-cut-workforce-500-billion-budget-slash/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:06:37

• "Citing people “familiar with the matter,” Reuters wrote over the weekend that Cisco will further reduce staff as the network products maker increasingly focuses on sectors like cybersecurity and artificial intelligence." https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/report-major-rtp-employer-lay-153040456.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:09:00

• “unprecedented levels” https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/less-peacekeepers-as-conflict-and-violence-rise-to-unprecedented-levels/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:11:37

• Spike in electricity use https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-hot-july-boosts-demand-for-air-conditioning-1.7281280    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 01:13:53

• iophk: Microsoft distracts from these: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-august-2024/ http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 03:43:11

• Only about 5 working (or known) instances of Invidious remain? https://redirect.invidious.io/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 04:58:05

• Some of them don't even work anymore    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 04:58:17

• "Developer Patryk Zieliński of Tiliasoft just released Sand in a Box in Early Access on Steam, a fresh and new falling sand game with a lot of toys to play with." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/sand-in-a-box-is-a-fresh-modern-falling-sand-playground-out-now-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:20:36

• "Mixing together elements of RimWorld and Terraria, the open world survival crafting game Necesse has a huge graphics overhaul update out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-huge-graphics-overhaul-for-settlement-survival-sim-necesse-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:20:50

• "With the rumours swirling around a new Half-Life game coming, this is an excellent time to play the updated NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx if you don't own a VR kit. And there's a big Summer 2024 update out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-novr-mod-for-half-life-alyx-has-a-big-summer-2024-update-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:21:02

• "A proper Developer Deep Dive is now available for the delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and it's looking and sounding really promising." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/get-a-better-look-at-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-in-the-developer-deep-dive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:21:17

• "Trump's 22-second freeze during speech raises health concerns" https://boingboing.net/2024/08/12/trumps-22-second-brain-freeze-is-fox-news-covering-up-a-glitch-mcconnell-moment.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:21:49

• "just closing down my twttr" https://birchtree.me/blog/just-closing-down-my-twttr/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:23:20

• And another bailout for Microsoft: https://fedscoop.com/microsoft-azure-openai-service-fedramp/ ("Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service lands FedRAMP High authorization"); see http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/10/More_Microsoft_Bailouts_From_President_Biden_s_Government_Befor.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:24:14

• "Kremlin calls Ukraine's self-defense 'terrorism,' as Russian strikes keep targeting Ukrainian civilians" https://www.voanews.com/a/kremlin-calls-ukraine-s-self-defense-terrorism-as-russian-strikes-keep-targeting-ukrainian-civilians-/7739818.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:24:32

• chat control https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/08/13/chat-control-2-lagesuppdatering/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:24:55

• "For those readers who love the recent wave of retro-horror, Delta Kayak could be another good one to check out with a demo now live. Certainly wins points for some originality and total weirdness here." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/avoid-a-giant-creepy-boat-stalking-you-in-your-kayak-in-this-retro-horror-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:26:41

• "Who let Trump, Musk interview happen? X wasn't the only one glitching" https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/12/trump-musk-interview-x-twitter-spaces-disaster/74774628007/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:26:50

• Taking women's medals, now trying to steal the limelight too. "J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit by Imane Khelif" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/j-k-rowling-elon-musk-cyberbullying-lawsuit-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-1235079615/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:27:39

• "Five Iranian Women's Rights Activists Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison" https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-womens-rights-activists-prison/33076899.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:28:09

• Digital pioneers? - not in this country https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/digitale-pionerer-ikke-her-til-lands    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:28:33

• "There's just something satisfying about laying down tracks, and then slamming a train into your enemy." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/battle-train-could-end-up-being-my-next-favourite-deck-builder/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:28:50

• "Well, SoulGame Studio certainly have my attention for their effort on getting Minishoot' Adventures up to Steam Deck Verified. Plus, the game looks really entertaining." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/minishoot-adventures-developers-rebuilt-their-ui-to-get-it-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:29:02

• "Stormgate is a fresh RTS game set in an all-new science fantasy universe, it's hit Early Access today free to play but you may need a little tweak on Linux to run it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/ex-blizzard-devs-new-rts-stormgate-out-in-early-access-works-on-linux-but-may-need-a-small-fix/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:29:15

• "interview with Lee Hepner on Google monopoly" ☛ https://fair.org/home/google-is-able-to-profit-extraordinarily-off-of-not-having-competition/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:33:10

• "Internal crisis rocked Balkan media network run by UK intel" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2024/08/13/crisis-balkan-network-uk-intel/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:36:15

• "File-hosting service Uptobox was taken offline last year following complaints from entertainment industry giants including Amazon, Disney, and StudioCanal." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/uptobox-bid-to-resurrect-file-storage-service-fails-in-french-court-240813/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:36:46

• "Top tier French football leagues, Ligue 1 McDonald's and Ligue 2 BKT, have obtained a new court order to block dozens of pirate IPTV platforms." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/top-french-football-leagues-win-pirate-iptv-blocking-orders-240813/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:36:52

• "Orbán adjacent institutions have formed alliances with U.S. anti-immigrant groups" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/08/13/orban-linked-institutions-have-deep-ties-with-us-anti-immigration-groups-new-report-reveals | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:42:56

• maybe San Francisco needs to spend a day having 2,000 rockets lobbed into it and then it'll see the full context of war with Iran (Hamas) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/digital-apartheid-gaza-big-tech-must-reveal-their-roles-tech-used-human-rights-0    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:47:08

• SF: where a nightmare scenario is pouring too much almond "milk" into your latte    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:47:51

• Kubernetes v1.31: PersistentVolume Last Phase Transition Time Moves to GA https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/14/last-phase-transition-time-ga/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:48:58

• Kubernetes v1.31: Elli ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/13/kubernetes-v1-31-release/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:50:29

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/985481/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:52:09

• EFF tries to seem like it condemns Google for war business WHILE AT THE SAME TIME EFF TAKES GOOGLE BRIBE. (Oops! You're not supposed to notice THAT, dear "supporters").    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:54:12

• EFF: sponsored by GAFAM and some plebs... to FRONT FOR GAFAM.    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:54:33

• Ubuntubuzz is shilling Microsoft without realising DDG is Microsoft https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/08/how-to-use-duckduckgo-as-search-engine-on-ubuntu-2404.html see http://techrights.org/o/2020/07/02/ddg-privacy-abuser-in-disguise/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:55:59

• Count Characters And Words In PDF Files Using Python In GNU/Linux ☞ https://ostechnix.com/count-characters-and-words-in-pdf-files-using-python/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:57:33

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Release Delayed: What You Need to Know ☞ https://ostechnix.com/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-release-delayed/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:58:14

• Spam? https://ostechnix.com/proton-duo/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 05:59:28

• "In this article, we will explain how to install GNU C and C++ compilers and their related Development Tools such as automake, autoconf, flex, bison, etc. in RHEL-based distributions." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-c-c-compiler-and-development-tool-in-centos-fedora-redhat/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:00:17

• "this article will guide you through the steps to install gcc and get started with compiling C programs on Fedora." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-gcc-c-compiler-fedora/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:00:45

• "At the same time, these change rates pose new challenges for keeping track of assets and states." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ansible-automation-platform-and-servicenow-itsm-integration | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:02:22

• "Automate intelligent IT operations e-book" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/resolve-issues-customers-notice-them-red-hat-and-dynatrace | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:02:41

• "UMG EVP and chief digital officer Michael Nash praised Meta" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/12/universal-music-group-meta-licensing-deal/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:04:34

• "The case was brought by three artists against Stability AI Ltd., DeviantArt Inc. and Midjourney Inc." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/13/judge-rules-artists-copyright-claims-ai-companies-can-proceed/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:05:08

• "U.S. District Judge William Orrick said the artists plausibly argued" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ai-companies-lose-bid-dismiss-parts-visual-artists-copyright-case-2024-08-13/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 06:05:47

• Software Patents ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/weve-always-respected-intellectual-property-bambu-lab-responds-to-3d-printer-patent-lawsuit | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:33:24

• "A truly effective remedy need seek not only to punish Google for its past offenses" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/the-google-antitrust-case-must-not-end-with-a-slap-on-the-wrist/articleshow/112501406.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:34:26

• "The court case in December was appealed by Google to the Supreme Court" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/13/ftc-enters-google-v-epic-games-case-hints-google-broken/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:34:45

• "The FTC filed its amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California" ☛ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/ftc-outlines-remedy-concerns-amicus-brief-after-jury-finds-google-illegally-monopolized-app-store | Source: Federal Trade Commission    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:35:09

• "The gaming giant at the time characterized the decision as a win for app developers." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/ftc_google_android_monopoly/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:35:36

• "Defaults matter. That's a huge part of Judge Mehta's finding in the Google case" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/12/defaults-matter/#make-up-your-mind-already | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:36:13

• "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/its-bad-for-consumers-and-its-bad-for-patreon-but-what-are-you-going-to-do-not-ship-on-ios/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:36:40

• "Now they're going to force everyone to switch, and they're blaming Apple for it." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/08/patreon-screws-me-over-says-a-big-apple-did-it-and-ran-away/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:37:14

• "The UN General Assembly could consider the treaty as soon as next month" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/un-general-assembly-and-fight-against-cybercrime-treaty | Source: EFF    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:38:13

• "Americans should not be subject to confusing, manipulative, or deceptive practices online" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/biden_administration_time_is_money/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:38:32

• "I mean, I look at what you do." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/08/trump-praises-elon-musk-for-firing-union-workers-youre-the-greatest-cutter.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:38:50

• "This amendment to the law will officially pave the way for the marriage of girls at the age of 9." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/iraqi-and-yazidi-women-marrying-off-a-9-year-old-girl-is-killing-in-every-respect-74781 | Source: ANF News http://techrights.org/wiki/Peter_Bright/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:39:40

• "News industry cuts totaled 2,569 between January and July, up 10% from the same time last year" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/13/independent-journalists-substack-news | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:40:50

• "Staff at the National World-owned title, which is currently going through a round of redundancies" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/the-scotsman-editor-neil-mcintosh-resigns-alan-young/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:41:26

• "comes just over one year after the Aug. 11, 2023, raid" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/former-kansas-police-chief-charged-with-felony-over-newspaper-raid/7741490.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:41:58

• "former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/13/former-marion-police-chief-charged-with-witness-interference-after-raid-on-kansas-newspaper/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:42:28

• [Old] "Not have it be destroyed." ☛ https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/police-chief-who-launched-raid-on-marion-newspaper-accused-of-directing-witness-to-delete-text-messages | Source: KSHB TC    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:44:47

• "meeting with editor-in-chief Neil McIntosh" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/scotsman-staff-lament-death-of-a-thousand-cuts-see-newsroom-letter-to-hr-in-full/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:45:03

• Your Next Laptop Won’t Be “Intel Inside” https://avi.alkalay.net/2024/08/intel-inside-not.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 07:46:43

• "At the same time users are losing features and history" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/13/time-warner-discovery-mergers-latest-victim-cartoon-networks-entire-web-presence/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:23:49

• "Fade to black and loading errors." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-08-13/elon-musk-gives-donald-trump-free-rein-for-a-feast-of-misinformation-on-x.html | Source: El País    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:26:03

• "has nothing to do with reality" ☛ https://therecord.media/kursk-operation-disinformation-russia-ukraine | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:26:23

• "Let’s take a step back, because this requires some background." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/13/breton-wields-dsa-as-censorship-tool-musk-tells-him-to-go-fuck-his-own-face/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:29:25

• "The Open Model Initiative (OMI) has joined orgs under the Linux Foundation's umbrella" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/open_model_initiative_linux_foundation/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:29:38

• "The Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024 from Sens. Mark Warner..." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/federal-contractor-vulnerability-disclosure-policies-senate-bil/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:29:47

• "There is no social value to such advice." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/speaking-plainly-about-who-is-robbing | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:29:58

• "Their decisions stand in marked contrast to the 2016 presidential campaign" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51098523/news-outlets-were-leaked-insider-material-from-the-trump-campaign-they-chose-not-to-print-it | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:30:11

• "its second round" ☛ https://www.techspot.com/news/104231-cisco-cutting-over-4000-jobs-second-time-year.html | Source: TechSpot    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:30:37

• "Intel recently announced it would lay off 15% of its total workforce" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-offers-irish-employees-voluntary-severance-packages-up-to-500k-euros | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:30:49

• "The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/nate-supports-bill-to-fully-fund-rip-replace/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:31:04

• "But this technology is not without its quirks." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/how-heat-pumps-are-affected-by-climate-change/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:32:12

• "Normally, August should bring chilly winds here at 78° North." ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-crisis/2024/08/first-time-ever-above-20degc-august-svalbard | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:32:40

• "Another buoy, installed between Nice and Corsica, measured a temperature of 29.7°C late on Sunday" ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2024/08/13/with-30-8-c-off-corsica-and-29-4-c-at-villefranche-sur-mer-temperatures-in-the-mediterranean-have-reached-record-levels_6714202_114.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:33:43

• "Today, seventy-five years after the Alliance was formed" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nato-must-recognize-the-potential-of-open-source-intelligence/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:35:51

• "22 victims sued him" ☛ https://www.404media.co/girls-do-porn-michael-pratt-captured-investigation/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:36:25

• "It’s as if there were no journalists with agency at that presser." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/13/journalists-struggle-to-distinguish-elon-musks-chat-from-press-conference-they-validated/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:36:50

• "How did we lose our minds so quickly?" ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/losing-our-minds/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:38:20

• [Old] "The goals of the Caltech Population Program are to increase understanding" ☛ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED091187.pdf |    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:38:57

• "As far as the Imperial Irrigation District agreement is concerned" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4825709-imperial-irrigation-district-conservation/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:39:53

• "Water conservation is a big issue in the Colorado River Basin" ☛ https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/13/four-colorado-river-states-feds-negotiations-over-water-conservation-credit-program/ | Source: Colorado    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:40:09

• "Until the mid-20th century, the resources of water, air, land, fauna or vegetation" ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/12/democracy-or-autocracy-what-is-the-choice-about/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:40:34

• "The findings come at a critical point in the climate crisis." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-climate-faces-risk-of-no-return-if-warming-exceeds-1-5-c | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:42:18

• "By the end of the century, the sea level could rise even higher." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4826175-trump-climate-change-not-biggest-threat/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 08:42:50

• "Trump’s claims were pathetically easy to debunk." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/trump-rally-crowd-challenge-election/679448/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:21:31

• "How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/finance-titans-democracy-climate-davos/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:21:44

• "Users can only be added to a group chat by a mutual follower." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/13/tiktok-launches-group-chat-to-take-on-messaging-apps/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:22:03

• [Old] "One of the most important quantum computing algorithms, known as Shor’s algorithm" ☛ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/when-a-quantum-computer-is-able-to-break-our-encryption-it-won-t-be-a-secret |    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:22:42

• "The feature isn’t on by default" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/13/google-pixel-9-feature-ai-screenshots-photos-gemini/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:24:19

• "That all comes at a cost that’s lower than many rivals" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/668114/private-internet-access-vpn-for-mac-review.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:24:32

• "Greek supermarket chain Alfa Vita (AB) runs a loyalty card program" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/8-years-gdpr-greek-supermarkets-loyalty-card-still-not-compliant | Source: NYOB    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:24:45

• "Unfortunately, there are second-order effects to blocking ads…" ☛ https://alexn.org/blog/2024/08/12/on-advertising-and-tracking/ | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:25:06

• Windows TCO: "hit by a ransomware attack " ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-13/editorial-ransomware-superior-court | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:59:10

• Windows TCO: "In a filing (PDF) with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the company said that the attack was identified on August 8 and that it believes it has been contained." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-hits-australian-gold-mining-firm-evolution-mining/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:59:31

• Windows TCO: "To date, the group has made at least 43 victims in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Honduras, India, Peru, Poland, the UAE, and the UK." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/radar-dispossessor-ransomware-operation-disrupted-by-authorities/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 09:59:46

• Windows TCO: "In the process, he figured out how to get total administration access over a network." ☛ https://medium.com/message/everything-is-broken-81e5f33a24e1 | Source: Medium    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:00:40

• Windows TCO: "The FBI said it took down the "Radar/Dispossessor" group. For the uninitiated, the slash there could raise questions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/feds_bust_minor_league_radardispossessor/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:01:00

• Windows TCO: "CVE-2024-38106, CVE-2024-38107 and CVE-2024-38193 all allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM level privileges on a vulnerable machine, although the vulnerabilities reside in different parts of the Windows operating system." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/six-0-days-lead-microsofts-august-2024-patch-push/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:01:15

• Windows TCO: "Silnikau, who also used aliases like “xxx” and “lansky,” is accused of playing a key role in the creation of Reveton" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/ransomware-as-a-service-model-architect/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:01:28

• Windows TCO: "Microsoft has disclosed 90 flaws in its products – six of which have already been exploited – and four others that are listed as publicly known." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/14/august_patch_tuesday/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:01:37

• Windows TCO: "Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Research team discovered four of the vulnerabilities Microsoft patched this week: CVE-2024-38184, CVE-2024-38185, CVE-2024-38186 and CVE-2024-38187" ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-august-2024/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:01:52

• "For 152 years since Smith's discovery, successive generations of Assyriologists" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/piecing-together-an-ancient-epic-was-slow-work-until-ai-got-involved/articleshow/112482521.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:29:44

• "Short version: novelty and creativity is not rare; it’s unfunded." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/everythings-the-same-they-say/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:29:55

• "After photography, all that was gone." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/blogging-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:30:22

• "Ceco is capable of sweeping a standard hotel room in under two minutes" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/south-korea-deploys-sniffer-dog-to-screen-for-bedbugs-after-paris-games-/7739770.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:31:32

• "In partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Press and De Gruyter" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/08/13/guest-post-learning-from-the-archives-to-build-the-future-at-the-aps-press/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:34:00

• "I have never shared how I write my flashcards, I figured I might take the opportunity to do so. This first half of the book generated around 120 flashcards." ☛ https://two-wrongs.com/traffic-flow-fundamentals-flashcards | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:34:18

• [Old] "On Google Cloud servers" ☛ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1666-5 | Source: Nature    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:34:57

• "joining Google as one of the company’s earliest employees" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/11/former-youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-dies-aged-56/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:35:56

• "The AIxCC semifinal featured a series of challenges based on real-world software, including nginx" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/08/12/trail-of-bits-advances-to-aixcc-finals/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:36:03

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

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:39:09

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

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:39:16

• How to Install Code::Blocks on Fedora 40 or 39 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-codeblocks-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:39:41

• How to Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 or 8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/install-google-chrome-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:39:56

• How to Install digiKam on Linux Mint 22 or 21 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-digikam-on-linux-mint/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:40:13

• How to Install UNRAR on Linux Mint 22 or 21 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-unrar-on-linux-mint/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:40:37

• Linux curl Command Tutorial for Beginners (5 Examples) ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-curl-command/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:41:15

• How to Install RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 24.04 Server ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-rabbitmq-on-ubuntu-24-04-server/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:41:25

• Is This The End of Mozilla? If So, Is That a Bad Thing? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/is-this-the-end-of-mozilla-if-so    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:41:41

• LibreOffice in the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Store: 15% “back to school” discount ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/08/13/libreoffice-in-the-microsoft-store-15-back-to-school-discount/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/14/This_is_How_You_Give_Microsoft_More_Control_Over_LibreOffice_Bo.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:42:07

• 2024-08-12 a pedantic review of the las vegas loop ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-08-12-a-pedantic-review-of-the-las-vegas-loop.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:45:01

• From Podman Desktop to containers in production ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/13/podman-desktop-containers-production    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:48:40

• "So I’ve implemented mouse support." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/zardshard/2024-08-13_gsoc_2024_can_i_get_discusshaiku-osorg_to_work/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:53:56

• "In addition to the standard read and write I/O calls" ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2024-08-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_july_2024/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:54:09

• "flaw in AMD's chips contend that the vulnerability..." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-wont-patch-all-chips-affected-by-severe-data-theft-vulnerability-ryzen-1000-2000-and-3000-will-not-get-patched-among-others | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:56:28

• "The company announced their plans to make Google Pixel phones in India" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/google-announces-rollout-of-made-in-india-pixel-8-smartphones-1816125 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:57:33

• "President Joe Biden has made taking on “junk fees” — hidden fees on everything" ☛ https://www.vox.com/policy/366838/biden-subscription-membership-junk-fees | Source: Vox    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:57:44

• "There’s a well-known design flaw in Mastodon where links included in posts are “unfurled”—that is" ☛ https://notes.neatnik.net/2024/08/fedicache | Source: Adam Newbold    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:58:41

• "Zola is a static site generator (SSG), similar to Hugo, Pelican, and Jekyll" ☛ https://www.getzola.org/documentation/getting-started/overview/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:58:49

• "In this tutorial, we will discuss the curl command" ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-curl-command/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:59:51

• "Now, how does this tool differ from curl? In the most general terms" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wcurl-finds-its-place-in-the-curl-family/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:00:01

• "After a year of hard work" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/firefox-is-almost-ported-to-haiku-os/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:00:42

• "I want this to be a whole lot cheaper than the “enterprise”-facing" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/08/13/Basic-Infrastructure | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:02:18

• "The PostgreSQL database, lovingly known as Postgres" ☛ https://geshan.com.np/blog/2024/08/postgres-insert-multiple-rows/ | Source: Geshan    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:02:39

• "It's BeaconDB! An open-source alternative to the Mozilla Location Service." ☛ https://konstantintutsch.com/blog/beacondb-geolocation-on-linux-gnome/ | Source: Konstantin Tutsch    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:03:08

• "I think this is progress, if you care about software supply chain integrity." ☛ http://peter.eisentraut.org/blog/2024/08/13/the-new-postgresql-17-make-dist | Source: Peter Eisentraut    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:03:20

• "Most of the communities that I build, are focused around regular gatherings: monthly tech meetups." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/rituals-build-community-camaraderie/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:04:20

• "We’ve long known that the balance sheets of darling valley companies like Open AI are massively in the red." ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/13/who-pays-for.html | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:05:23

• "When generating random numbers for certain use-cases, such as when generating keys / IDs" ☛ https://alexn.org/blog/2024/08/13/cryptographically-strong-random-jvm/ | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:06:01

• "I've written a lot about Zig" ☛ https://www.openmymind.net/Basic-MetaProgramming-in-Zig/ | Source: Karl Seguin    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:06:14

• "New Django {% querystring %} template tag." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/13/django-querystring-template-tag/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:06:31

• "Anything worth doing will be done more than once." ☛ https://idallen.com/command_line_vs_gui.txt | Source: Ian D Allen    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:06:50

• "Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/13/nist_lunar_orbit_clocks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:08:01

• "For general encryption, the finalized Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/nist-releases-three-encryption-standards/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:08:09

• "My aim is to deliver the following structure to RSS subscribers and main page visitors: [...]" ☛ https://thoughts.uncountable.uk/experimenting-with-rss/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:08:19

• "The long-term position remains favourable and mostly unchanged." ☛ https://itwire.com/business-telecoms/open-ran-receives-mixed-reception.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:08:34

• "For more details, read our changelog." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-66/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:09:01

• Sparky 2024.08 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2024-08/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:16:27

• Lupa back online. Woohoo.    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:19:06

• "This morning (2024-08-13) I dropped by Pioneer Park around 5am. I was originally aiming to get some sunrise photos, but the clouds were too thick, and the view to the NE was not great in the various spots I visited in my walk-around. But I got a few photos of other interesting early-morning subjects." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240813-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:19:51

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1023.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:20:23

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1372.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:20:29

• Mom wants a laptop gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2024-08-14-Mom_wants_a_laptop.txt    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:21:59

• "This post is just a link to my gopher phlog post about my confession. And I still can't explain how I got out of this mess. I'm an agnostic but this maybe was a miracle." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2024-08-14-The_thing_I_still_cannot_explain.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:22:48

• AI as a New Crystall Ball gemini://academia.fzrw.info/en/archives/2485.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23:36

• Funeral for an E-reader gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lettuce/funeral-ereader.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:25:25

• 🔤SpellBinding: ESHILMF Wordo: FIFER gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:25:54

• "I thought that the Warner style of housing was more common across London but it is apparently very local to just Walthamstow. I've always found the split house design to be quite intriguing." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/warner-housing    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:27:17

• Canceled items in my task manager gemini://nader.pm/canceled-items-in-my-task-manager/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:28:20

• Rash – Reckless Racket Shell ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rash-reckless-racket-shell/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:02:57

• Showtime – GNOME media player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/showtime-gnome-media-player/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:03:13

• Calamares Installer 3.3.9 Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/calamares-installer-3-3-9-released/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:04:12

• Miracle-WM 0.3.1: Preparing for a Smooth Fedora Spin ☞ https://linuxiac.com/miracle-wm-0-3-1-wayland-compositor/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:04:53

• Argentina One of the Many Countries Where Vista 11's Market Share Has Decreased, Not Increased (While GNU/Linux Goes Upwards) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/Argentina_One_of_the_Many_Countries_Where_Vista_11_s_Market_Sha.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:06:09

• Twice in a Day: Brittany Day Publishes Slop (Fake 'Linux' Articles) Several Times Per Day ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/Twice_in_a_Day_Brittany_Day_Publishes_Slop_Fake_Linux_Articles_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:06:16

• Another True 'Masterpiece' (Slop) From linuxsecurity.com (Guardian Digital, Inc) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/Another_True_Masterpiece_Slop_From_linuxsecurity_com_Guardian_D.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 14:06:25

• UK Excess Deaths Remain Obscenely High (Mortality Still About 12% Higher Than Before the Pandemic) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/08/14/mortality-week-30/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:11:58

• Flexible Fiber LEDs made with perovskite quantum wires should enable advanced wearable displays and other technologies ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/flexible-fiber-leds-made-with-perovskite-quantum-wires-should-enable-advanced-wearable-displays-and-other-technologies    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:15:20

• EET acquires Thornton Park for UK hydrogen innovation ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/eet-acquires-thornton-park-for-uk-hydrogen-innovation/2113654.article/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:15:32

• Northern Lights Predicted in California Following Severe Solar Storm ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/northern-lights-predicted-in-california-following-severe-solar-storm    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:16:09

• Want to Live Past 100? Experts Recommend These Four Habits. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/want-to-live-past-100-experts-recommend-these-four-habits    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:16:24

• Dementia Risk Can Be Cut by 45% If Together We Do These 14 Things ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dementia-risk-can-be-cut-by-45-if-together-we-do-these-14-things    

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

• Scientists Have Finally Identified Where Gluten Intolerance Begins ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-finally-identified-where-gluten-intolerance-begins    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:16:48

• Obesity Drug Case Study Links Man's Heart Problems With Extreme Weight Loss ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/obesity-drug-case-study-links-mans-heart-problems-with-extreme-weight-loss    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:17:03

• Fatherhood at Fifty Is a Growing Trend, With Impacts on Child Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fatherhood-at-fifty-is-a-growing-trend-with-impacts-on-child-health    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:17:29

• VA spends billions without a crucial oversight tool ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/08/va-spends-billions-without-a-crucial-oversight-tool/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:18:29

• The ‘Korean Wave’ already crashed on Cuba ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/cuba-south-korea-kpop-k-pop-soft-culture-cultural-exchange-08012024164035.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:19:01

• Vietnam’s top leader to visit China next week: media ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/to-lam-china-visit-08122024223228.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:19:28

• Philippines slams Chinese actions against air force plane as unjustified, reckless ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/philippines-china-air-force-08122024224409.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:20:06

• PNG jolts donors over power grid roll-out as China sale dismissed ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/png-power-grid-08132024031058.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:20:42

• Five things the Shujun Wang trial revealed about Chinese espionage ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-shujun-wang-spying-08122024172011.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:21:06

• In Tim Walz, Chinese social control media users see hope ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/weibo-tim-walz-social-media-reaction-08132024114504.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:21:27

• Mood of mainland-born Hongkongers consistently better than those born in city, survey finds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/13/mood-of-mainland-born-hongkongers-consistently-better-than-those-born-in-city-survey-finds/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:22:07

• Portable Router Build: Picking Your CPU ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/portable-router-build-picking-your-cpu/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:22:46

• "3D-Printable Construction Set" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/stemfie-the-3d-printable-construction-set/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:23:28

• Unresolved Issues Undermine Ethiopian Peace Accord ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/unresolved-issues-undermine-ethiopian-peace-accord/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:23:59

• An Eagle company laid off 100s of workers the night before announcing its $1.5B sale https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article291027030.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:25:39

• Possible Discovery Of Liquid Water In Mars’ Mid-Crust By The Insight Lander ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/possible-discovery-of-liquid-water-in-mars-mid-crust-by-the-insight-lander/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:39:59

• ‘Terrifying’ Kidnappings Surge in Ethiopia Amid Political, Economic Strife ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/terrifying-kidnappings-surge-in-ethiopia-amid-political-economic-strife/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:40:49

• Rwanda Launches Isōko Peace Institute to Promote Resilience, Learn from History ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/rwanda-launches-isoko-peace-institute-to-promote-resilience-learn-from-history/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:42:04

• Vigilante Bowmen Fight Kidnapping Epidemic in Chad ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/vigilante-bowmen-fight-kidnapping-epidemic-in-chad/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:42:26

• National World’s Manchester site in strategy shift to ‘find place’ in crowded market ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/national-worlds-manchester-site-in-strategy-shift-to-find-place-in-crowded-market/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:49:17

• How Food Prices Have Changed During the Biden Administration ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/business/economy/inflation-food-prices.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:51:45

• Lix makes its second release ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/985484/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 17:52:21

• Framework Laptop 13 (Intel Core Ultra) review: Familiar formula, now with Core Ultra and a 2.8K display ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/ultrabooks-ultraportables/framework-laptop-13-intel-core-ultra-review    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:00:29

• Losing Our Minds ☞ https://overpopulation-project.com/losing-our-minds/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:03:34

• Transfers and Pay Cuts: Pregnant Officers Accuse Border Agency of Discrimination ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/politics/customs-border-protection-pregnant-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:15:00

• From Illinois to Sierra Leone, laws on child labor and child marriage ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2024/0813/child-marriage-social-media-Amersterdam-cruises    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:15:30

• SiriusXM Swipes Back at SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid Royalties Suit, Urging Dismissal and Damages for Counterclaims ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/12/sirius-xm-soundexchange-lawsuit-response/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:16:33

• It is not even meat ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/13/lawsuit-challenges-florida-lab-grown-meat-ban/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:17:28

• Social control media gets you fired ☞ https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/13/intel-n-y-based-israeli-employee-alleges-firing-over-complaints-of-executives-pro-hamas-posts-seeks-pseudonymity/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:18:46

• X CEO Linda Yaccarino says GARM antitrust lawsuit aimed at fixing ‘broken’ ad ecosystem ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/business/x-ceo-linda-yaccarino-says-garm-antitrust-lawsuit-aimed-at-fixing-broken-ad-ecosystem/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:19:21

• G.Skill launches ultra-low-latency RAM for defective chip maker Intel and AMD CPUs — DDR5-6400 32GB memory kit dips to C30 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr5/gskill-launches-ultra-low-latency-ram-for-intel-and-amd-cpus    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:20:09

• "A StreamDeck is effectively a really cool box full of colorful buttons that activate various things on your PC." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/cheap-diy-button-pad-uses-neat-punchcard-trick/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:20:31

• Framework 13 + defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 Review: Your Forever Laptop? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/13/framework-13--intel-core-ultra-7-155h-review-your-forever-laptop/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:21:08

• Experts Urge Nigeria to Target Bandits’ Finances ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/experts-urge-nigeria-to-target-bandits-finances/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:21:58

• Coastal West Africa Struggles to Suppress Spreading Sahel Violence ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/coastal-west-africa-struggles-to-suppress-spreading-sahel-violence/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:22:27

• Africa's top health body declares monkeypox a 'public health emergency' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240813-africa-top-health-body-declares-monkeypox-outbreak-public-health-emergency-mpox    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:22:57

• UNSC is “outdated” and needs African representation – Guterres ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/unsc-is-outdated-and-needs-african-representation-guterres/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:23:43

• ECOWAS carries out maritime security exercise ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/ecowas-carries-out-maritime-security-exercise/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:24:04

• Inside the "3 Billion People" National Public Data Breach ☞ https://www.troyhunt.com/inside-the-3-billion-people-national-public-data-breach/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:26:04

• AMD Says New Sinkclose CPU Vulnerability Only Affects ‘Seriously Breached Systems’ ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/amd-says-new-sinkclose-cpu-vulnerability-only-affects-seriously-breached-systems/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:26:30

• Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/post-quantum-cryptography-standards-officially-announced-by-nist-a-history-and-explanation/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:27:10

• Kevin Fenzi: Flock 2024! ☞ https://www.scrye.com/wordpress/nirik/2024/08/12/flock-2024/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:27:44

• Deploying a Laravel PHP App with PostgreSQL Using Docker and Docker Compose ☞ https://medevel.com/deploy-laravel-app-with-postgresql-docker/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:28:19

• How to Host Multiple Sites on the Same Server Using Nginx? ☞ https://medevel.com/nginx-tutorial-devops/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:28:44

• 19 Free Python UI Libraries for Building GUI Desktop Apps ☞ https://medevel.com/python-ui-libraries/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:30:28

• NiceGUI: Create Beautiful GUI for your Python Apps ☞ https://medevel.com/nicegui-python/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:30:45

• Pi-hole: The Ultimate Network-Level Ad Blocker for Your Home and Business, With Setup Guide ☞ https://medevel.com/pi-hole/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:31:10

• Bad information drives out good or how much can we trust Wikipedia? ☞ https://labplot.kde.org/2024/08/13/bad-information-drives-out-good-or-how-much-can-we-trust-wikipedia/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:32:12

• How Ukrainian Troops Invaded Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-kursk-offensive.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:32:54

• Ukraine Claims Its Forces Control 74 Settlements In Russia's Kursk Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-kursk-ukraine-belgorod-evacuation/33076622.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:33:02

• Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kursk-incursion-war.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:33:13

• Latvia Cans the Laughter: Unveiling Propaganda in Russian Comedy ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/commentary/13.08.2024-latvia-cans-the-laughter-unveiling-propaganda-in-russian-comedy.a564850/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:33:49

• Lithuanian prosecutors probing 50 cases of Russia sanctions violations ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2338502/lithuanian-prosecutors-probing-50-cases-of-russia-sanctions-violations    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:40:38

• Bulgarian Extradited To U.S. To Face Charges On Illegal Export Scheme ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/illegal-export-dual-use-goods-russia/33077341.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:40:55

• Moldova Suspends Companies That Brokered Airplane-Parts Sales To Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-russia-eu-sanctions-airplane-parts/33076958.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:41:10

• Russia Fines Telegram Over Failure To Remove Unspecified 'Banned' Content ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fine-telegram-banned-content/33076892.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:41:28

• Russian Film Director In Exile's Prison Sentence Reduced In Retrial ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-vyrypayev-prison-term-retrial/33076858.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:41:41

• Russian Woman Jailed For Killing Pro-Kremlin Blogger Hospitalized ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-trepova-prison-hospital-tatarsky/33076826.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:42:00

• After Serving as a Pawn for Russia, Roger Stone Became a Pwn of Iran ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/13/after-serving-as-a-pawn-for-russia-roger-stone-became-a-pwn-of-iran/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:42:20

• Why China’s and Russia’s Militaries Are Training Together ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/world/asia/china-russia-military-patrols.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:42:34

• Serbian Official Thanks Russia For Unrest Warning Day After Arrest Of Protesters ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-mining-protest-vulin-russia/33077532.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:42:52

• "Russians cancel Internet contracts and organize protests" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/13/no-decent-alternative | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:43:26

• "trial for imprisoning, torturing, and killing their own soldiers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/13/beyond-reform | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:43:37

• Youths detained in Belarus return to Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/13.08.2024-youths-detained-in-belarus-return-to-latvia.a564809/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:43:48

• Russian Troops Likely Suffering From Lack Of Drinking Water In Ukraine, British defective chip maker Intel Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drimking-water-russia-troops/33077080.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:45:25

• Ukrainian PM Says Kyiv Gets 4.2 Billion Euros From EU ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/shmyhal-ukraine-eu-support/33077107.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:47:34

• Lithuanian crowdfunder under fire over alleged ‘borrowing’ from Ukraine donations ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2338117/lithuanian-crowdfunder-under-fire-over-alleged-borrowing-from-ukraine-donations    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:47:53

• 🔴 Live: Ukraine controls 74 Russian settlements in Kursk region, Zelensky says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240813-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-russia-steps-up-air-attacks-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-touts-gains-in-kursk-region    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:48:16

• Ukraine’s Kursk offensive proves surprise is still possible in modern war ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-kursk-offensive-proves-surprise-is-still-possible-in-modern-war/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:48:42

• Belarus’s political prisoners must not be forgotten ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/belaruss-political-prisoners-must-not-be-forgotten/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:49:03

• New US-Ukraine partnership proposal from influential senators is a recipe for bipartisan success ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/new-us-ukraine-partnership-proposal-from-influential-senators-is-a-recipe-for-bipartisan-success/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:49:21

• Precedential No. 18 (Part II): TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel BLOOKE Registration for Bicycles ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/precedential-no-18-part-ii-ttab-grants.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:51:08

• Piñon Dark Horse Fire Reveals How Oil Industry Environmental ‘Solution’ Spurs Climate Crisis ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/13/pinon-dark-horse-fire-carbon-capture-reveals-how-oil-industry-environmental-solution-spurs-climate-crisis/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:52:05

• The Cyber Resilience Act: What it means for open source ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-cyber-resilience-act-what-it-means-for-open-source    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:54:22

• Russian Mercenaries Accused in Rash of Rapes in CAR ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/russian-mercenaries-accused-in-rash-of-rapes-in-car/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:56:23

• Founder of Gemini Protocol (Solderpunk) Has Noticed Deterioration in the Debian Project ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/12/Founder_of_Gemini_Protocol_Solderpunk_Has_Noticed_Deterioration.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:57:11

• Head of Panel That Ruled Against Jordan Chiles Represents Romania in Other Cases ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/world/europe/olympics-jordan-chiles.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 18:57:57

• Modder adds so much RGB to a Fractal Design North XL PC build that even the wooden façade lights up ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-mods/modder-adds-so-much-rgb-to-a-fractal-design-north-xl-pc-build-that-even-the-wooden-facade-lights-up    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:00:11

• Putin Reiterates Moscow's Support For Palestine At Talks With Abbas ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-abbas-palestine-gaza-israel/33077083.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:00:34

• Huawei’s HiSilicon Can Compete With Nvidia GPUs In China ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/08/13/huaweis-hisilicon-can-compete-with-nvidia-gpus-in-china/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:01:06

• NIST releases new standards for post-quantum cryptography ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/13/nist-releases-federal-information-process-standards-post-quantum-cryptography/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:02:16

• R tidymodels: A tidyverse Like Ecosystem for Efficient Machine Learning in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/r-tidymodels-a-tidyverse-like-ecosystem-for-efficient-machine-learning-in-r/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:02:41

• Raygun: A Bayesian Breakdown ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/raygun-a-bayesian-breakdown/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:03:06

• Mastering String Concatenation of Vectors in R: Base R, stringr, stringi, and glue ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/mastering-string-concatenation-of-vectors-in-r-base-r-stringr-stringi-and-glue/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:03:29

• Quarto dashboard creation and automation ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/quarto-dashboard-creation-and-automation/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:05:29

• Tails 6.6 Debuts with Updates to Tor Browser and Thunderbird ☞ https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-6-debuts-with-updates-to-tor-browser-and-thunderbird/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:07:53

• Incus 6.4 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/985482/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:09:41

• CouchDB: A Comprehensive on Installation and Usage Across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Docker ☞ https://medevel.com/couchdb-an-overview-and-guide/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:10:53

• This is technically malware and there is no good reason to install/use it. It steals all the user's passwords. ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/get-microsoft-edge-browser-on-ubuntu-24-04-linux-via-command/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:11:51

• oksh – Portable OpenBSD ksh ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/oksh-portable-openbsd-ksh/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:12:24

• linux.com is still SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM https://www.linux.com/featured/blockbuster-savings-on-technical-training-certifications/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:13:10

• SAP Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BusinessObjects, Build Apps ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-businessobjects-build-apps/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:14:59

• Adobe Calls Attention to Massive Batch of Code Execution Flaws ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-calls-attention-to-massive-batch-of-code-execution-flaws/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:15:19

• NTIA’s waiver for broadband expansion poses national security risks ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/08/ntias-waiver-for-broadband-expansion-poses-national-security-risks/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:16:39

• On the Voynich Manuscript ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/on-the-voynich-manuscript.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:19:45

• Dolby HEVC/AV1 patent monopoly affirmed invalid in China ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/13/dolby-hevcav1-patent-affirmed-invalid-in-china    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:20:40

• US, Latvia team up for crypto regulation education dissemination ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/13.08.2024-us-latvia-team-up-for-crypto-regulation-education-dissemination.a564909/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:22:42

• Banksy frees the animals at London Zoo in final installment of art trail ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240813-banksy-frees-animals-london-zoo-final-installment-art-trail    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:23:12

• Former Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub CEO and Mono Chief Nat Friedman Donated to Ron Paul, Manipulated the Media, Censored Embarrassing Information (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/12/Former_GitHub_CEO_and_Mono_Chief_Nat_Friendman_Donated_to_Ron_P.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:23:34

• The Corporate Media Says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (the Security Culprit, Not Expert) Found Iranian Intervention and OpenVPN Holes, But the Real Issue is Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/The_Corporate_Media_Says_Microsoft_the_Security_Culprit_Not_Exp.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:23:45

• Software Freedom in Perspective - Part 2 - The Promising Early Days of the Web, Ruined by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/Software_Freedom_in_Perspective_Part_2_The_Promising_Early_Days.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:23:58

• Software Freedom in Perspective - Part 1 - Relativism in a World That Became Harsher ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/Software_Freedom_in_Perspective_Part_1_Relativism_in_a_World_Th.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:24:09

• Cluecon 2024 Now Live ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/12/Started_streaming_43_minutes_ago.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:24:21

• Patent case: Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG vs. Bette GmbH & Co. KG, UPC ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/08/13/patent-case-franz-kaldewei-gmbh-co-kg-vs-bette-gmbh-co-kg-upc/ UPC is illegal    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:25:16

• 8 Years of GDPR: Greek supermarket’s Loyalty Card still not compliant ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/8-years-gdpr-greek-supermarkets-loyalty-card-still-not-compliant    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:25:42

• Chinese censors clamp down on posts about grisly body-snatching case ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-body-parts-08132024100131.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:26:02

• This UNO R4 WiFi-controlled device streamlines a restaurant’s online order system ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/13/this-device-streamlines-a-restaurants-online-order-system/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:28:37

• Jonathan Dowland: ouch,_part_2 ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/ouch/2/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:29:30

• Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True? ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:30:32

• Microsoft Warns of Six backdoored Windows Zero-Days Being Actively Exploited ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-warns-of-six-windows-zero-days-being-actively-exploited/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 19:31:43

• The ‘Apple Tax’ Hits Patreon—New Payment Options for iOS to Cover 30% Fee ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/12/apple-tax-patreon-ios/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:02:15

• Hopes dashed as Iran's new president stays silent on morality police arrest ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240813-hopes-dashed-as-iran-s-new-president-stays-silent-on-new-morality-police-arrest    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:03:10

• Macau leadership election set for October – only 400 eligible to vote and candidates pre-vetted ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/13/macau-leadership-election-set-for-october-but-only-400-eligible-to-vote-and-candidates-pre-vetted/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:03:47

• Charges dropped against 4 Hong Kong prison officers over alleged gang rape as complainant will not testify ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/13/charges-dropped-against-4-hong-kong-prison-officers-over-alleged-gang-rape-as-complainant-will-not-testify/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:04:18

• Sweetening Your Yogurt With Honey Could Boost Its Probiotic Benefits ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sweetening-your-yogurt-with-honey-could-boost-its-probiotic-benefits    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:04:42

• New exhibition showcases early work of photographer Jānis Deinats ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/art/13.08.2024-new-exhibition-showcases-early-work-of-photographer-janis-deinats.a564840/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:05:16

• Traffic Flow Fundamentals Flashcards ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/traffic-flow-fundamentals-flashcards    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:06:01

• Efinix introduces the low-power Topaz RISC-V SoC FPGA family for “high-volume, mass-market applications” ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/13/efinix-topaz-risc-v-soc-fpga-family-high-volume-mass-market-applications/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:14:27

• RISC-V chip startup Akeana launches with $100M+ in funding ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/13/risc-v-chip-startup-akeana-launches-100m-funding/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:15:12

• "using a LilyGO ESP32" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/from-vehicle-to-grid-to-diy-home-powerwalls/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:15:59

• LILYGO T-TWR REV2.1 is an ESP32 walkie-talkie board with display, GNSS, and SA868 module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/13/lilygo-t-twr-rev2-1-is-an-esp32-walkie-talkie-board-with-display-gnss-and-sa868-module/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:16:19

• "While CDs were still fighting for market share against cassettes, and gaming consoles were just starting to switch over to CD from cartridge storage, optical media companies were already thinking ahead." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/the-long-slow-demise-of-dvd-ram/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:18:05

• "Socket Science" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/13/diy-gaming-laptop-built-entirely-with-desktop-parts/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:18:33

• CrowView Note 14″ Workstation – Unboxing and Review ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/crowview-note-14-workstation-unboxing-and-review/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:19:26

• 2× HiDPI > 1× > 1.5× ☞ https://rubenerd.com/2x-hidpi-1x-15x/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:20:49

• Canonical as a Microsoft reseller ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/visual-testing-github-actions-migration-test-optimisation    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:23:21

• From product management to engineering leadership: Jon’s career progression at Canonical ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/from-product-management-to-engineering-leadership-jon-seagers-career-progression-at-canonical    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:24:17

• "accountable for local illegal gun sales." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/gary-indiana-lawsuit-guns-gunmakers-gop-glock-smith-wesson | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:26:18

• "Vows to Cut Carbon" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-corporate-jet-travel-carbon-emissions | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:26:37

• "In bankruptcy filings and consumer complaints, thousands of people across the country make pleas for relief from high-interest loans with punishing annual rates that often exceed 600%." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-lac-du-flambeau-tribe-predatory-lending-lawsuit-sovereign-immunity | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:27:10

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-unseals-charges-against-3-eastern-europeans-over-ransomware-malvertising/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:28:21

• #KeepItOn in Annobón: Authorities in Equatorial Guinea must end internet shutdown and other human rights abuses ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-in-annobon-equatorial-guinea-authorities/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:29:06

• #KeepItOn: Equatorial Guinea authorities must end internet shutdown and other human rights abuses in Annobón ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-equatorial-guinea-authorities-end-internet-shutdown-in-annobon/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:29:37

• Flathub Blog: 2 Billion Downloads & Other Milestones from 2024 So Far ☞ https://docs.flathub.org/blog/2-billion-downloads-2024    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:30:41

• Announcing Incus 6.4 ☞ https://stgraber.org/2024/08/12/announcing-incus-6-4/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:30:58

• Switching to GNU/Linux from backdoored Windows 11 24H2 for performance could be wiser on AMD Ryzen 9000 ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/switching-to-linux-from-windows-11-24h2-for-performance-could-be-wiser-on-amd-ryzen-9000/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:32:18

• "At the core of the T-Deck Plus is the ESP32-S3FN16R8, a dual-core LX7 microprocessor that supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 LE connectivity." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/t-deck-plus-an-esp32-handheld-device-with-gps-and-lora-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:32:38

• EasyJWM non-English fix ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/easyjwm-non-english-fix.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:33:33

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 852 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/08/12/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-852/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:35:17

• Conflict of interest: Microsoft inside the board of this NGO ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/beyond-remedies-u-s-v-google-decision/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:39:54

• Google Pigweed SDK now supports Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/13/google-pigweed-sdk-raspberry-pi-rp2350-microcontroller/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:40:53

• SOTAT surveillance patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/13/sotat-surveillance-patent-found-invalid    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:41:23

• Google Unveils Pixel 9 Phones to Beat Apple’s iPhone ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/technology/google-pixel-9.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:42:05

• "unfavorable report on the government’s pandemic handling." ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/benarbews-website-bangladesh-unblocked-08122024223108.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:42:42

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #11 – Google’s Andrew Pollock and Addressing Open Source Vulnerabilities ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2024/08/13/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-11-googles-andrew-pollock-and-addressing-open-source-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:43:31

• Microsoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday, (Tue, Aug 13th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31164    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:44:05

• Is It Time to Drop WordPress for Static Site Generators? ☞ https://medevel.com/is-it-time-to-drop-wordpress-for-static-site-generators/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:44:30

• 26 Free and Open-source Educational Games for Students, Kids, and Teens ☞ https://medevel.com/educational-games-26-993/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:45:05

• Lua: A Scripting Language That Does More ☞ https://medevel.com/lua-a-scripting-language/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:45:35

• "In the early days, the EPO accepted short excerpts of programs, but the chore of the invention had to be disclosed in plain wording." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/guestpost-court-of-appeals-latest-ai.html?showComment=1723479122228#c6493052520095047547    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:47:50

• Reflection-based JSON in C++ at Gigabytes per Second ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/08/13/reflection-based-json-in-c-at-gigabytes-per-second/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:48:26

• California's Hey Hi (AI) Bill Threatens To Derail Open-Source Innovation ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/13/californias-ai-bill-threatens-to-derail-open-source-innovation/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:49:04

• Mixtile Edge 2 Kit review with Home Assistant, 2-in-1 Zigbee & Z-Wave mPCIe module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/14/mixtile-edge-2-kit-review-with-home-assistant-2-in-1-zigbee-z-wave-mpcie-module/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:49:38

• E-waste Recycling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ☞ https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/08/13/e-waste-recycling-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:50:39

• IPEC grants Cloud Cycle’s declaration of non-infringement ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/ipec-grants-cloud-cycles-declaration-of-non-infringement/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:51:04

• "We've always respected intellectual property": Bambu Lab responds to 3D Printer patent monopoly lawsuit ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/weve-always-respected-intellectual-property-bambu-lab-responds-to-3d-printer-patent-lawsuit    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:51:22

• Fintiv challenged in Federal Circuit Amicus by Unified and Zero Motorcycles ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/13/fintiv-challenged-in-federal-circuit-amicus-by-unified-and-zero-motorcycles    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:51:46

• Google announces new lineup of AI-powered Pixel 9 phones, Pixel Watch 3 and more ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/13/google-announces-new-lineup-ai-powered-pixel-9-phones-pixel-watch-3/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 20:53:16

• Jarlo Martel-monto, what a bizarre poet. gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2024-08-14_martelmonto.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:35:30

• "I wore a hoodie, jeans and runners to work yesterday. I usually wear a button-up shirt and dress shoes, often with a blazer, sometimes with a suit. Basically, my work "look" is a bit more formal than the average. It was kind of funny how changing this to be a bit less formal really threw a couple of people." gemini://notes.hugh.run/2024/2024-08-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:36:02

• Web applications gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-14-web-applications    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:38:18

• "I also added a "🚀 What is Gemini?" page and linked to it from the homepage, as well as a header which I've included on (most) pages of the HTTP mirror of this capsule." gemini://mediocregopher.com/changelogs/2024-08-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:39:08

• "As I mentioned in a previous post[1], I'm struggling at the moment with complexity of markup in our developer documentation at work. It seems to me that we keep coming up with new requirements for formatting content that aren't ultimately making anything easier to read." gemini://sporiff.dev/microblog/style/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:39:41

• "It's going to be a long day. But we are going to make some music today. God knows what that's going to sound like." gemini://skeeter.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-08-14.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:41:09

• Usando sistemas de archivos (filesystems) de Windows en GNU/Linux gemini://moribundo.flounder.online/blog/048_ntfs_linux.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:41:28

• "Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu Linux, is making a major change to its kernel strategy, with plans to use the latest version available at the time of a new release." https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntu-changes-kernel-strategy-will-release-with-the-latest-version/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:43:00

• "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has not specified the exact nature of the issues but emphasized that the delay is a precaution to maintain stability and security. The development team is actively working on fixes, and further updates are expected as the new release date approaches." https://betanews.com/2024/08/12/ubuntu-linux-24-04-1-delayed/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:43:24

• "A new kernel adoption policy for one of the most popular Linux OS distros" https://www.techspot.com/news/104236-ubuntu-use-latest-version-linux-kernel-new-releases.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:44:10

• "Ubuntu developers had been aiming to get Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out of the door on Thursday, August 19th but has had to postpone the release due to a number of ‘high-impact upgrade bugs’ being discovered." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/first-ubuntu-24-04-lts-point-release-delayed    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:44:28

• Ubuntu Fixes Multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-fixes-multiple-openssl-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:44:57

• "Intel's latest chips often fall behind Ryzen, or even older Intel CPUs." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/framework-laptop-13-reviewed-again-meteor-lake-meh-linux-upgrades-good/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:46:32

• "Made by a fan of Rebecca Black, the Debian-based distribution simply called "RebeccaBlackOS" is a beta-stage live Linux with a login manager for Wayland, Qt 6, and only 64-bit support (the versions previously released, which arrived with Qt 5, supported 32-bit platforms as well)." https://www.notebookcheck.net/RebeccaBlackOS-2024-08-12-live-Linux-drops-support-for-32-bit-processors-and-replaces-Qt5-with-Qt6.875081.0.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:46:53

• Fake experts in fake trends and phony buzzwords https://www.infoworld.com/article/3486247/linux-foundations-adoption-of-omi-could-pave-way-for-ethical-llms-analysts-say.html    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:47:34

• Microsoft sites are still attacking Linux by promoting the EEE against it https://redmondmag.com/Articles/2024/08/13/Lessons-Learned-About-Windows-Subsystem-for-Linux.aspx    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:48:29

• SCOracle https://tuxcare.com/blog/tuxcare-offers-four-years-of-precision-engineered-security-updates-for-oracle-linux-7/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:51:00

• But nevertheless it is a serious defect and they don't want to recall, replace https://www.pcguide.com/news/intels-0x129-microcode-fix-doesnt-impact-performance-too-much-on-linux-tests-show/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:51:52

• Assuming you trust an Intel-funded site https://wccftech.com/intel-0x129-microcode-tested-on-linux-raptor-lake-cpus-shows-no-major-performance-impact/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:53:50

• "New Debian-based distro aims to match cloud native environments with heterogenous, computationally limited edge devices in remote locations." https://thenewstack.io/with-elxr-wind-river-brings-debian-linux-to-the-edge/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:54:12

• "Insights From Our Sponsors: MICROSOFT" https://thenewstack.io/with-elxr-wind-river-brings-debian-linux-to-the-edge/    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:54:52

• Joab Jackson and "The New Stack" Publishing Microsoft Spam (E.E.E. Against Linux) for a Payment From Microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/20/Joab_Jackson_and_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Spam_E_E_E_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 21:55:13

• "I've been listening to this album in the evening and enjoying its repetitive reverb heavy melodies. Very chill." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/grouper-sleep-recommendation    

posted Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 02:44:37

• Drowning in CD gemini://orpfm.smol.pub/2024-08-14-drowning    

posted Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 02:45:14