Roy Schestowitz

• an abacus of ideas - blogging/writing brings small thoughts to life gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2087    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:20:45

• A Few More Photos (publ. 2024-08-19) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240819-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:21:24

• "This is the second August in a row where some news and popsci sites mention that the full moon is a blue moon. The thing is though, they are using 2 different definitions. My local news station was even a bit smug about how the definition of this full moon is the correct definition of the blue moon, even though they also used the other definition last year." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/happy-blue-moon.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:22:34

• "My Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) recommended that I shut down my computer by 8pm each night to help me get better rest. I then proceeded to work on a bash script that shuts down at an input time, with a notification and dimming of the screen." gemini://zkbro.smol.pub/1724091598    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:23:19

• "A while ago, for example, I wondered: What would be the simplest game that emphasises how many friends you make, that rewards the size of the community you build? Back in 2016 I wrote a game called Best Friends that I never used. It was still an adventure game. Basically, replace your "level" with the number of friends you have. Something like that." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-19-rpg-intrigue    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:24:02

• "One problem with DNS debugging is that useful information may not have been obtained prior to the problem exhibiting itself; in particular the old SOA record serial number and whether it has recently changed may not be available." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/08/19/dns-debugging.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:24:44

• "As of today, two little Spitz ladies are living with us temporarily. Their names are Candy and Cookie. This afternoon we took them for a walk along the Weser." gemini://marcorocco.net/2024-08-18.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:25:56

• "I received a Playdate yesterday. For those who are not aware, the Playdate is a small yellow handheld games console which is a touch perculiar." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20240819.txt    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:27:59

• "More than two million Australians who admit to visiting illegal streaming sites or pirate sites say they’ve experienced a form of online crime." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/aussie-piracy-survey-poor-picture-slow-device-cybersecurity-issues-240819/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:35:08

• "Nevertheless, the site's operators have already made a restart and are vowing to keep going until sports streams are affordable for everyone." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-domain-names-of-sports-streaming-site-streameast-240819/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:35:17

• "A spare monitor and keyboard are handy things to have around, but they’re a bit of a hassle." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/this-is-not-a-laptop-its-a-kvm-combo/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:35:38

• "New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD)" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:36:12

• Dr. Google ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/08/19/google-reviews-for-alternative-cancer-clinics-a-marketing-tool/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:36:37

• "I stumbled on Muiki Miu’s (Elizabet Oliveira’s) adorable React Kawaii web site and wanted to use one of the characters in my Kitten app." ☛ https://ar.al/2024/08/19/kitten-kawaii-porting-a-react-library-and-next-js-web-site-to-kitten/ | Source: Aral Balkan    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:37:04

• "privacy" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/court-california-try-privacy-law-not-online-censorship | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:37:31

• "Good news retro game lovers, as GOG have now confirmed that Resident Evil 2 is due to get its re-release on August 27th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/gog-confirm-resident-evil-2-re-release-date-for-august/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:38:34

• "After being in Early Access for a few years, Unknown Origin Games have now fully launched their mystical colony sim Odd Realm." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/colony-building-sim-odd-realm-is-officially-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:38:45

• "Usagi Shima: Bunny Island is a game I've been following for quite some time, as it looks adorable (and as a Rabbit owner I couldn't resist) and it finally has a Steam page." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/get-ready-to-collect-some-rabbits-in-usagi-shima-bunny-island/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:39:03

• "Started off by porting studio Feral Interactive, the Linux system performance optimization tool GameMode v1.8.2 is out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/linux-system-performance-optimizer-gamemode-v182-out-now-fixing-hybrid-cpu-core-pinning/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:39:15

• "While most people generally talk about ChimeraOS, Bazzite and at times HoloISO, another choice for your handheld Linux gaming is winesapOS that just had a huge new release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/portable-linux-distro-winesapos-v410-out-now-with-dual-boot-support-good-for-handhelds/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:39:31

• "Finally. After over a year of waiting, FINAL FANTASY XVI is now confirmed to be releasing on PC on September 17." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/final-fantasy-xvi-comes-to-pc-on-september-17-demo-available/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:39:49

• "Beyond All Reason is quietly building up to be one of the best real-time strategy (RTS) games around. It's free, open source and it has a fancy new trailer." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/check-out-the-fancy-new-trailer-for-beyond-all-reason-a-really-great-free-and-open-source-rts/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:40:09

• Microsoft linked-in https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/08/17/198229 ("Reverse Engineering and Patent Protection: A Cautionary Tale")    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:43:24

• "I'll Never Buy a GM Car in My Life" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2024/08/19/ill-never-buy.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:43:35

• "Goodbye, Phil Donahue" https://rubenerd.com/goodbye-phil-donahue/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:43:46

• "Officials: Pakistan mpox strain is different from DRC strain" https://www.voanews.com/a/officials-pakistan-mpox-strain-is-different-from-drc-strain/7749214.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:44:08

• "Hamas-Israel conflict: Palestinian militants claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2224523.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:44:27

• EU: Nobody reads the papers ! https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/08/19/eu-ingen-laser-pappren/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:46:09

• "Hamas and Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Bombing" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/middleeast/tel-aviv-bomb-hamas.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:46:23

• Corsair Hit With Layoffs https://gamerant.com/corsair-layoffs-90-employees/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:48:40

• GM axes 1,000+ jobs in software and service division, majority in US https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/gm_axes_1000_jobs_in/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:49:01

• "IBM is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees across Europe." 5 hours ago: "Did it happen yet?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tHe2Oyy    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:51:16

• "H1B are also being replaced by outsourcing :-)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u2ybGtU    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:51:45

• "You have a right to your opinion but I have heard of people at IBM and other companies whose close relative had died with their first month of employment and got flowers sent to the funeral home. This was just a classless manager who was notable for other classless acts including asking a senior employee to state their age on a team call. So three you have it" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tSe88cG    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:52:29

• "At least Cisco and Intel and other companies are honest about the fact that they're laying people off. Unlike IBM. IBM is incinerating the bodies to keep regulators from finding out and destroying careers and reputations in the process." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u55sCqt    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:53:23

• "All companies fall on hard times and leaders have to make hard decisions, but not every company is as unethical, underhanded, casually sadistic as IBM is under Arvind Krishna." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u55sCqt    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:53:28

• Mastercard cuts 3% of jobs despite stellar Q2 performance https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2024-08-19-jobs-cuts-at-mastercard-despite-stellar-q2-performance    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:55:31

• "net zero" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/19/kemi-badenoch-campaign-accepts-donation-chair-tufton-street-climate-denial-group-net-zero-watch-neil-record/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:59:25

• Canada ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/19/canada-will-spend-300-million-on-hydrogen-export-to-germany/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 04:59:33

• "censoring disfavored speech" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-and-partners-breton-uphold-fundamental-rights-enforcing-dsa | Source: EFF http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/How_the_EFF_Has_Spent_the_Past_Decade_Working_Towards_Widesprea.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:00:20

• Missouri ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-anti-abortion-tax-credits-pregnancy-crisis-centers-coalition-life | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:00:41

• "How a GRU spy infiltrated the Russian opposition" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/19/reintroducing-pablo | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:00:56

• "High risk, high reward" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/19/high-risk-high-reward | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:01:21

• Linux Kernel 6.11 RC4 Released: Normal Development Cycle Continues ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-11-rc4-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:02:23

• Gentoo Drops Support For IA-64 And Deprecates SPARC ☛ https://ostechnix.com/gentoo-drops-support-for-ia-64-and-deprecates-sparc-s390-profiles/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:03:30

• How to Install Python 3 on RHEL 9 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-python-on-redhat-enterprise-linux    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:05:02

• Getting Started to Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 User Interface https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/08/getting-started-to-ubuntu-desktop-2404-user-interface.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:05:23

• "The kernel is also instrumental in optimizing the performance and efficiency of a smartphone." ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/phone-kernel-development-at-purism/ | Source: Purism    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:05:58

• "There are many facets to it (just have a look at the list of topics in the official OpenShift documentation here)" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/authentication-authorization-redhat-openshift-microservices-architectures | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:07:13

• In Kubernetes 1.31, by default kubectl now uses the WebSocket protocol instead of SPDY for streaming. https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/20/websockets-transition/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:09:40

• "COSMIC is designed to enhance user experience with features like improved workspace management, a customizable dock" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-cosmic-desktop-fedora/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:11:32

• "Built-in variables have values already defined in Awk, but we can also carefully alter those values, the built-in variables include [...]" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/awk-built-in-variables-examples/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:11:45

• "The design choice sets Clifm apart from other terminal file managers like Midnight Commander and Ranger" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/clifm-fast-commandline-file-manager/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:12:05

• Get More Freedom With This Guitar Pedal ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/get-more-freedom-with-this-guitar-pedal/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:13:42

• "Ever want your project equipped with a cellular interface for a data uplink? Hop in, I have been hacking on this for a fair bit!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/portable-router-build-finding-an-lte-modem/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:14:02

• "Living Computers Museum" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/historical-microsoft-and-apple-artifacts-among-first-christies-auction-of-living-computers-museum/ | Source: Hackaday    

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

• "When the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC was released last year, it came in 4 and 8 GB RAM variants" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/cost-optimized-raspberry-pi-5-released-with-2-gb-ram-and-d0-stepping/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:15:10

• "retro Raspberry Pi laptop." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/a-trackball-retro-laptop/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:15:41

• "A Fresh Take On Amiga OS" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/19/amiga-interrupted-a-fresh-take-on-amiga-os/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:16:36

• tuxmachines has been seeing more traffic than ever since turning 20, not even counting Gemini requests    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:26:43

• "Absolutely, all the software that it comes is awesome and makes the installation not feel so 'naked'. Just being to spend hours and hours going through my Software Manager looking at stuff is fun. I'll never find everything in there. Just type in a word and see what comes up..lol. You never know. ;-)" http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36904/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:34:59

• "Lawyers for the Hayes family argue Trump owes the estate $150,000 for each alleged unauthorized use of the song" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/isaac-hayes-singer-trump-lawsuit-b2598709.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:37:22

• "Under NO FAKES, any human person has the right to sue anyone who has either made, or made available" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/no-fakes-dream-lawyers-nightmare-everyone-else | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:37:39

• "However, there's another virtuous circle: everyone uses Google because it's the default" ☛ https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2024/8/19/competing-in-search | Source: Benedict Evans    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:38:19

• "Harris is close to Paul Weiss" ☛ https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/business/how-harris-campaigns-big-tech-ties-could-undermine-google-antitrust-breakup-effort/ | Source: NYPost    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:38:29

• "runs the Cat People." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-19/cat-killing-sheriffs-deputies-back-on-the-job-in-kern-county | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:38:55

• "Biting the Hand That Feeds IT" ☛ https://fudzilla.com/news/59503-mike-mageek-is-dead | Source: FUDZilla    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:39:56

• "Count me relieved, although mildly irritated that it took a public shaming to reach this point." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/19/two-kansas-leaders-want-you-to-know-they-support-free-speech-despite-police-shredding-it-in-marion/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:40:08

• "Monday's announcement was the single-largest targeting of NGOs to date, bringing the total to more than 5,100." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2224571.html | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:40:55

• "Nasar Faizy Koodathai, a prominent leader of Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyathul Qutba Committee" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/kerala/islamic-scholar-criticises-dyfis-pork-challenge-in-kerala-1817354 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:41:06

• ">Hours after sharing an AI-generated image of vice president Kamala Harris leading a fake communist rally" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/donald-trump-fakes-taylor-swift-endorsement-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:43:48

• "However, Trump’s post appears to contain a mixture of real and AI-generated images" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trump-shares-ai-generated-taylor-swift/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:44:03

• "What's more, in an incredible twist of irony" ☛ https://futurism.com/donald-trump-posts-ai-kamala-harris | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 05:44:13

• "The authors' thesis is that the business world has a well-worn playbook that they roll out whenever anything that might cause" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/19/apologetics-spotters-guide/#narratives | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:02:04

• "Apple has chosen not to invest in preventive measures to keep its iCloud..." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/19/suing-apple-to-force-it-to-scan-icloud-for-csam-is-a-catastrophically-bad-idea/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:02:42

• "The layoffs, as initially reported by CNBC, include about 600 positions at GM's Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/gm_axes_1000_jobs_in/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:03:37

• "effective immediately" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/x-close-operations-brazil-effective-immediately-2024-08-17/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:03:57

• [Old] "Transparency and accountability in relation to content moderation and advertising are at the heart of the DSA" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_3761 | Source: European Commission    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:04:29

• "Animals are another challenge to the study of the mind. Most people think animals like chimps and dogs are conscious" ☛ https://theconversation.com/babies-and-animals-cant-tell-us-if-they-have-consciousness-but-philosophers-and-scientists-are-starting-to-find-answers-235138 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:05:17

• "According to De Pater, more and more places on the city’s main cycling network have become mixed-use roads." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/19/increasing-mixed-use-roads-making-amsterdam-less-accessible-cyclists-critics-say | Source: NL Times    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:08:51

• "The Bersey Electric Cab (also known as the London Electrical Cab) was an early electric-powered vehicle" ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2024/08/bersey-electric-cab.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:09:05

• "The River Medway in Kent is polluted with dangerous chemicals which can cause cancer" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/river-medway-pollution-toxic-chemicals-caner-b2598568.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:09:45

• "Virginia is described as the datacenter capital of the world, particularly Northern Virginia" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/virginia_datacenter_water_consumption/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:10:05

• "The report adds that some of Virginia’s data centers are located in water-stressed regions" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/19/environmentalists-sound-alarm-virginias-data-centers-water-consumption-skyrockets/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:10:36

• "In rural India, stormy weather, a lack of knowledge, and scant protections are combining to kill thousands every year" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/thunder-lightning-strike-deaths-india/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:10:59

• "So if innovation isn’t locked in the frozen meat store of Agile" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/sorry_moxie_blaming_agile_for/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:11:38

• "Trump’s presidency served as a warped civics lesson of sorts" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/trump-proof-america-2024/679480/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:13:02

• "One of the major black powder mills only recently got cleared to begin modernizing and start back up." ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/ammo-prices/ | Source: Logikal Solutions    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:13:28

• "The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization, claimed Monday that Nix belonged to Patriot Front" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/flashpoints/extremism-disinformation/2024/08/19/soldier-indicted-for-lying-about-involvement-in-insurrectionist-groups/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:13:50

• "As part of an ongoing project" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nato-wants-to-be-a-leader-on-climate-security-here-are-the-next-steps-to-get-there/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:20:13

• "But some observers are worried that having ECR representatives in such powerful committee leadership" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-european-parliament-helps-normalize-the-far-right/a-69923698 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:21:08

• "Even though it operates abroad—or perhaps because it operates abroad—Amu TV is one of the most effective chroniclers" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/08/amu-tv-afghanistan-taliban-censorship/679478/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:21:24

• "Vincent wasn’t a Fed, though. He was one of a growing number of far-left vigilantes who are infiltrating the far right." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/infiltrating-the-far-right | Source: New Yorker    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:21:40

• "More than 5500 of the website take-downs were investment scams and more than 1000 were “phishing” scams." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/asic-shuts-down-more-than-7000-scam-websites-in-major-crackdown-20240815-p5k2q3.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:23:00

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/windows-zero-day-attack-linked-to-north-koreas-lazarus-apt/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:23:59

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/city-of-flint-scrambling-to-restore-services-following-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:24:41

• "I think it comes down to 4 key areas." ☛ https://danielmiessler.com/p/ai-model-ecosystem-4-components | Source: Daniel Miessler    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:27:13

• "Microsoft told Talos" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/cisco_talos_microsoft_macos/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:27:36

• "Cisco Talos has identified eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft applications for the macOS operating system." ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/how-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-microsoft-apps-for-macos-pave-the-way-to-stealing-permissions/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:28:06

• "As of November 18, 2024, the company will consolidate its offerings into a single, more restrictive license structure" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/cockroachdb-shifts-to-enterprise-solution-only/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:28:59

• "I also use chat for meetings. I tried to do text-to-speech but ended up having trouble finding adequate Linux tooling" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/sometimes-i-cant-talk/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:36:22

• "For a while, I am going to stop using social media" ☛ https://blog.pcora.eu/2024/08/19/reclaiming-my-time.html | Source: Pedro    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:36:51

• [Old] "For decades, Japan has grappled with the problem of people overworking themselves to death." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/karoshi-japan-overwork-culture/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:37:30

• How To Install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-docker-compose-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:41:45

• How To Install TensorFlow on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tensorflow-manjaro/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:41:58

• How To Install WordPress on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wordpress-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:42:08

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

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:42:38

• [Update] 11 Best GNU/Linux Console File Managers ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-terminal-file-managers/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:43:48

• How To Install SNMP on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-snmp-debian-12/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:44:10

• How To Install Siege Benchmarking Tool on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-siege-benchmarking-tool-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:44:16

• "About 3 years ago, I announced Mess With DNS in this blog post, a playground where you can learn how DNS works by messing around and creating records." ☛ https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/08/19/migrating-mess-with-dns-to-use-powerdns/ | Source: Julia Evans    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:46:19

• "An Arduino UNO Rev3 board controls those motors through a HiLetgo L293D motor shield" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/19/an-arduino-powered-robotic-ukulele-that-plays-itself/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:51:11

• "Today, our flagship Raspberry Pi 5 family gains a new member." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/2gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-50/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:51:25

• "Pi supremo Eben Upton told The Register" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/raspberry_pi_5_2gb/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:51:48

• "Four gigs of RAM might not seem like a lot for a PC or even a smartphone these days." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2430610/the-raspberry-pi-5-is-now-even-more-affordable.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:52:04

• "featuring a 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor" ☛ https://www.sparkfun.com/news/11658 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:53:14

• "The first laptop I ordered back when my Linux journey began was the Framework 13." ☛ https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-framework-13-has-a-new-high-res-screen-e1a5ebb8 | Source: 37signals LLC    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:53:35

• "Just to be on the safe side, I’d have to swap out the motherboard and re-test everything." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/08/the-downsides-of-vintage-hardware/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:53:57

• "The reasons for this are different; this is not the place to comment on them." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/install-thunderbird-as-deb-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 08:57:55

• "In this paper for Lawfare's Security by Design Series" ☛ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/security-by-design--in-practice--assessing-concepts--definitions--and-approaches | Source: The Lawfare Institute    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:03:44

• "LLVM 19 will soon be released." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2024-08-18-my-involvement-with-llvm-19 | Source: MaskRay    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:04:03

• [Old] "Complexity in software, whether it’s a programming languages, an API, or a user interface" ☛ https://alexgaynor.net/2020/nov/30/why-software-ends-up-complex/ | Source: Alex Gaynor    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:04:12

• "The power of a good blog post is like the power of compound interest: the impact seems minor and insignificant to start" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/blog-vs-social-posts/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:06:27

• "Here’s the current list of our servers." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2024/08/18/microblog-servers-for.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:06:39

• "As it is, whenever I have a spare few minutes, I add a few historical notes from before I started." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/how-i-write-day-notes/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:06:55

• "Especially at airport coffee shops, you see names in all sorts of languages and scripts." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/wifi-hotspots-at-coffee-shops/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:13:33

• "Having a server or desktop naming scheme is one of those fun little things to do when working with computers." ☛ https://lmika.org/2024/08/19/my-home-computer.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:15:08

• "One of my friends, an outstanding programmer who likes to fly under the radar" ☛ https://ochagavia.nl/blog/to-broadcast-or-not-to-broadcast/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagavía    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:15:39

• "But his vision must overcome a stark reality on college campuses." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/08/another-year-ai-college-cheating/679502/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:19:33

• "Blanca Garcia Gil takes a step back and goes through a handful of skills that when applied strategically" ☛ https://www.infoq.com/presentations/5-behaviours-staff-plus/ | Source: InfoQ    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:20:22

• "There’s a lot to take in with this verbiage, but let’s keep going, for now." ☛ http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/5672 | Source: Jason Scott    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:21:24

• "The migration of server platforms from DDR4 to DDR5" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21533/cxl-gathers-momentum-at-fms-2024 | Source: AnandTech    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:21:48

• "So with the list above in mind, I started looking for something that would tick most of my requirements." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/building-a-simple-journal | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:23:13

• "WordPress has built-in search functionality. However, this search functionality is not very good for websites with many articles." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/implementing-boolean-search-on-nlj/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:23:55

• "I still have a lot of Tweets embedded on this blog. Using WordPress, it was easy to paste in a link and have it converted" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/08/replacing-twitter-embeds-with-images/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:24:27

• "Unlike a relational database (i.e. MySQL or PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases do not store explicit relations between records" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/08/19/nosql-database-python/ | Source: James G    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:25:45

• "Our advice to large VMware customers has been to evaluate your enterprise license agreement expiration and work backwards" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/18/assessing-broadcom-vmware-eight-months/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:26:18

• 🔤SpellBinding — GLNOSTU Wordo: CLEFT gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-20.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:32:17

• "Slow Ways is an organisation trying to formalise a set of walking paths across the United Kingdom to provide an equivalent journey planner for walking that cycling and cars have but which has more of a causal focus than hiking sites." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/slow-ways    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:33:04

• "Since DECWindows / CDE now works on OpenVMS x86 (from 9.2-3 onwards) there is much fun stuff to do." ☛ https://raymii.org/s/blog/Tetris_from_1992_on_OpenVMS_x86_in_2024.html | Source: Remy Van Elst    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:38:44

• Surprise Alzheimer's Finding: Brain's Support Cells May Be Fueling Disease ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-alzheimers-finding-brains-support-cells-may-be-fueling-disease    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:39:32

• Stonehenge Mystery: Scientists Reveal How They Traced The Altar Stone ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stonehenge-mystery-scientists-reveal-how-they-traced-the-altar-stone    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:40:07

• Hordes of Tarantulas Are About to Swarm in The US, And Here's Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hordes-of-tarantulas-are-about-to-swarm-in-the-us-and-heres-why    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:40:25

• Hidden Consciousness Detected in 25% of Unresponsive Patients Tested ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-consciousness-detected-in-25-of-unresponsive-patients-tested    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:41:01

• Scientists May Have Found a Way to Save The Banana From Extinction ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-save-the-banana-from-extinction    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:41:27

• This Memory Exercise Could Help Reduce Severity of PTSD Symptoms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-memory-exercise-could-help-reduce-severity-of-ptsd-symptoms    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:42:23

• Newly Identified Proteins May Explain Devastating Effects of Alzheimer's ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/newly-identified-proteins-may-explain-devastating-effects-of-alzheimers    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:48:17

• Distant Supermassive Black Hole Discovered Savoring Its Meal, Bite by Bite ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/distant-supermassive-black-hole-discovered-savoring-its-meal-bite-by-bite    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:48:54

• How Might Months Stranded in Space Affect Astronauts' Sense of Time? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/how-might-months-stranded-in-space-affect-astronauts-sense-of-time    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:49:25

• Latvian researchers model the creation of matter itself ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/19.08.2024-latvian-researchers-model-the-creation-of-matter-itself.a565525/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:49:43

• Health minister: No cases of Mpox detected in Turkey ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/health-minister-no-cases-of-mpox-detected-in-turkey-298726    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:50:14

• A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’s ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/health/parkinsons-brain-pacemaker.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:53:14

• These 4 Insights Show The Ancient World Knew a Lot About Mental Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-4-insights-show-the-ancient-world-knew-a-lot-about-mental-health    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:54:12

• Children's Hospital starts bicycle helmet campaign ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.08.2024-childrens-hospital-starts-bicycle-helmet-campaign.a565493/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:54:59

• Latvia makes progress on reducing excess mortality ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.08.2024-latvia-makes-progress-on-reducing-excess-mortality.a565523/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:55:35

• Cancer fund planned in Latvia to cover treatment costs ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/19.08.2024-cancer-fund-planned-in-latvia-to-cover-treatment-costs.a565584/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:56:15

• North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korean-soldier-defects-to-the-south-yonhap-reports    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:57:01

• US and South Korea hold joint air drills to counter North Korea threat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-and-south-korea-hold-joint-air-drills-to-counter-north-korea-threat    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:57:19

• Montenegro Detains Polish Citizen Suspected of Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-arrest-ziemian-crypto-fraud/33083931.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:57:53

• South Korea, US kick off military drill amid Pyongyang’s criticism ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/south-korea-us-military-drill-08192024012430.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:58:57

• South Korea jails scam group leader for 8 years over Laos, Myanmar operation ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/south-korea-laos-scam-group-08192024053157.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 09:59:25

• South Korea appoints escapee as ‘governor’ of North Korean province ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-escapee-governor-north-hamgyong-province-08192024145357.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:00:53

• Nigerian Navy getting new Malaysian patrol boats ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/nigerian-navy-getting-new-malaysian-patrol-boats/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:04:44

• Controlled by or bossed by Google/Alphabet https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2024/08/a-federal-youtube-channel-just-for-local-election-officials/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:05:46

• Gunnar Wolf: The social control media my blog –as well as some other sites I publish in– is pushed to will soon stop receiving updates ☞ https://gwolf.org/2024/08/the-social-media-my-blog-as-well-as-some-other-sites-i-publish-in-is-pushed-to-will-soon-stop-receiving-updates.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:08:48

• █████ https://wemakefedora.org/rss20.xml ██████████████████████ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:55:38 +0000 ███████ Frank Ch. Eigler: neural net ai falsifies random evolution incredulity    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:09:47

• "creationist argument against biological evolution is ''incredulity'' that a random process could ever produce something complex and functional and "engineered" as life." ☞ http://web.elastic.org/~fche/blog4/posts/neural_net_ai_falsifies_random_evolution_incredulity/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:10:17

• Local fish gets its own trademark in Burtnieki, Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/19.08.2024-local-fish-gets-its-own-trademark-in-burtnieki-latvia.a565492/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:15:05

• R For SEO Part 7: Loops ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/r-for-seo-part-7-loops/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:18:32

• Best Practices for Building Blazing-Fast Shiny Apps ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/best-practices-for-building-blazing-fast-shiny-apps/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:18:39

• Conformalized adaptive (online/streaming) learning using learningmachine in Python and R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/conformalized-adaptive-online-streaming-learning-using-learningmachine-in-python-and-r/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:18:52

• Violin Plots in R with ggplot2 | Comprehensive Guide ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/violin-plots-in-r-with-ggplot2-comprehensive-guide/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:19:05

• Supercharge your Red Bait OpenShift local environment with Red Bait OpenShift Lightspeed ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/19/supercharge-your-red-hat-openshift-local-environment-red-hat-openshift    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:24:35

• Sparky 2024.08 Special Editions ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2024-08-special-editions/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:25:57

• Liya Linux: Yet Another Take on Arch ☞ https://linuxiac.com/liya-linux-yet-another-take-on-arch/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:26:38

• CockroachDB: Core Discontinued as Focus Shifts to Enterprise Solutions ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cockroachdb-shifts-to-enterprise-solution-only/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:26:53

• 'Linux' Foundation Participates in Underage and Unpaid Labour Through YH4F ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Linux_Foundation_Participates_in_Underage_and_Unpaid_Labour_Thr.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:27:15

• GNU/Linux on 1 in 20 Desktops/Laptops in Costa Rica ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/GNU_Linux_on_1_in_20_Desktops_Laptops_in_Costa_Rica.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:27:26

• CachyOS Adds Support for System76's COSMIC Desktop ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/CachyOS-Adds-Support-for-System76-s-COSMIC-Desktop    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:32:51

• How to Install COSMIC Desktop in Arch GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/install-cosmic-arch-linux/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:33:20

• Bruce Perens on What Ubuntu (or Mark Shuttleworth) Did to Debian, Which He Led After Ian Murdock (the Original Ian in Deb-Ian) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/18/Bruce_Perens_on_What_Ubuntu_or_Mark_Shuttleworth_Did_to_Debian_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:34:05

• Enable Wake-on-LAN to Wake up (or Boot) Ubuntu 24.04 Remotely ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/08/enable-wake-on-lan-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:35:01

• Set Your Gravatar as User Account Pic in GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/sync-gravatar-gnome-shell-user-account    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:35:51

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 853 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/08/19/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-853/ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/08/19/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-853/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:38:56

• Stuart Langridge: Family Fortunes board generator ☞ https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2024/08/19/family-fortunes-board-generator/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:40:38

• Goodbye, Phil Donahue ☞ https://rubenerd.com/goodbye-phil-donahue/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:41:49

• Virus scans don’t automatically render a file safe ☞ https://rubenerd.com/virus-scans-dont-make-a-file-safe/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:42:46

• CC strategic workshop reveals big opportunities for open access to cultural heritage ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/08/19/we-want-to-create-an-enabling-policy-environment-for-open-access-to-cultural-heritage-heres-how/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:43:14

• Android Reaches All-Time High in Haiti, backdoored Windows Still Around 3% Market Share ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Android_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_Haiti_Windows_Still_Around_3_M.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:45:14

• Commissioner Breton: stop politicising the Digital Services Act ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/commissioner-breton-stop-politicising-the-digital-services-act/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:46:54

• Civil society statement: Commissioner Breton needs to stop politicising the Digital Services Act ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/commissioner-breton-stop-politicising-digital-services-act/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:47:01

• Open letter on 2024 FCC Hey Hi (AI) deepfakes disclosure in U.S. ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/open-letter-on-2024-fcc-ai-deepfakes-disclosure/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:47:29

• mining for meteors ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-08-19-mining-for-meteors.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:49:05

• Thousands in India join nationwide protests over doctor's rape and murder ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240819-thousands-india-join-nationwide-protests-doctor-rape-murder-healthcare-workers-women    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:49:25

• Monitoring OpenShift Virtualization using user-defined projects and Grafana ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/19/monitoring-openshift-virtualization-using-user-defined-projects-and-grafana    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:50:45

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Mozilla, EleutherAI, and Hugging Face Provide Comments on California’s SB 1047 ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2024/08/19/mozilla-eleutherai-and-hugging-face-provide-comments-on-californias-sb-1047/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:52:14

• Mozilla wasting resources on buzzwords    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:52:47

• linuxsecurity is a spam site. Calling them out on it does not stop them doing it.    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:53:21

• The Era of Suicidal Lunatics ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/The_Era_of_Suicidal_Lunatics.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:54:04

• Why Dave Wreski Needs Chatbots for Marketing Spam ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Why_Dave_Wreski_Needs_Chatbots_for_Marketing_Spam.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:54:13

• Social Control Media is Detrimental to Modern Democracies as It Lowers the Quality of Winning Candidates ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Social_Control_Media_is_Detrimental_to_Modern_Democracies_as_It.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:54:24

• How the EFF Has Spent the Past Decade Working Towards Widespread Internet Censorship (by Web Browsers) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/How_the_EFF_Has_Spent_the_Past_Decade_Working_Towards_Widesprea.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:54:31

• [Meme] High on a Chair ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Meme_High_on_a_Chair.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:54:43

• Moscow Is Ready To Get Involved In Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Process, Putin Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-ilham-laiyev-armenia-azerbaijan-baku-talks/33084517.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:56:26

• Ukrainian Officials Confirm Indian PM Modi Will Visit On August 23 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/india-modi-visit-ukraine-russia-putin/33083882.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:59:57

• Ukraine Says Its Incursion Will Bring Peace. Putin’s Plans May Differ. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-russia-zelensky-putin-ceasefire.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:00:30

• A Newer, Cheaper Raspberry Pi 5 Goes on Sale ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/newer-cheaper-raspberry-pi-5-2gb-ram    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:01:19

• Latvian public media announce donation campaign for Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/19.08.2024-latvian-public-media-announce-donation-campaign-for-ukraine.a565500/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:01:39

• Ukraine controls 92 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240819-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-ukraine-repels-russian-overnight-air-attack-ukrainian-air-force-says    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:01:49

• Lithuania to extend Ukrainian refugee protections for another year ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2341435/lithuania-to-extend-ukrainian-refugee-protections-for-another-year    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:02:37

• Zelenskiy Again Requests Permission To Use Long-Range Weapons To Hit Targets Deep Inside Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-shelling-kursk/33083897.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:02:48

• Germany Says It Is 'Fully Committed' To Supplying Ukraine Aid ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-kyiv-financial-aid-ukraine-russia/33084284.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:03:08

• Ukraine’s marvel of innovation ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0819/Ukraine-s-marvel-of-innovation    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:03:17

• Ukraine Attacks Bridges in Russia’s Kursk Region, Aiming to Encircle Troops ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-attacks-russia-bridges-border.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:03:40

• Kaliningrad–Riga bus overturns in Lithuania, injuring 20 people ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2341401/kaliningrad-riga-bus-overturns-in-lithuania-injuring-20-people    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:06:41

• Phil Donahue, American Talk Show Host Who Bridged U.S., Soviet Audiences, Dies Aged 88 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ussr-television-donahue-posner-talk-show/33084715.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:07:00

• Trial Of 12 Belarusians Over Drone Attack At Military Airport Starts In Minsk ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/machulishchy-belarus-military-airport-drone-attack-trial/33084254.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:07:21

• Moscow Police Reportedly Force Migrant Workers To Enlist Amid Raids ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-russia-police-raids-migrants-enlist/33084112.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:07:43

• Russia Hits Clooney Foundation With 'Undesirable' Designation ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ban-clooney-foundation-undesirable-russia/33084030.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:10:30

• Vladivostok Court Upholds U.S. Soldier Gordon Black's Sentence ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/gordon-black-vladivostok-russia-us-citizen/33083863.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:11:15

• 'Moscow House' in Rīga to be auctioned off ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/19.08.2024-moscow-house-in-riga-to-be-auctioned-off.a565536/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:11:23

• "There are 3997 capsules. We successfully connected recently to 2841 of them." //gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:12:35

• Kanye West Quietly Settles Copyright Infringement Suit Over Boogie Down Productions Sample ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/kanye-west-boogie-down-sample/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:16:31

• Altice USA Quietly Settles Copyright Suit Filed by BMG and Others — Q2 ‘Impairments’ Approached $47 Million ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/altice-copyright-lawsuit-settled-bmg-concord-umg/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:17:00

• A Bird’s-Eye View of LFD 121 (Developing Secure Software) — and Why Every Developer Should Take It ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/08/19/a-birds-eye-view-of-lfd-121-developing-secure-software-and-why-every-developer-should-take-it/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:18:58

• 10 Top Free and Open Source Elixir Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-elixir-web-frameworks/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:19:29

• ren – takes find-formatted lines via standard input, and batch renames them ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ren-batch-renames/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:20:24

• AMD's Zen 5 AVX-512 performance tested — Zen 5 performs significantly better than Zen 4 on GNU/Linux without consuming any more power ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-zen-5-avx-512-performance-tested-zen-5-performs-significantly-better-than-zen-4-on-linux-without-consuming-any-more-power    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:22:14

• Satellite1 PCB Dev Kit: Voice-Controlled Smart Home Device with Advanced Audio and User Privacy ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/satellite1-pcb-dev-kit-voice-controlled-smart-home-with-advanced-audio-and-user-privacy/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:26:40

• Jiri Eischmann: GNU/Linux Desktop Migration Tool 1.4 ☞ https://enblog.eischmann.cz/2024/08/19/linux-desktop-migration-tool-1-4/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:27:38

• Serpent OS Gears Up for Alpha Release, Enables Framework 13 and Flathub Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/serpent-os-gears-up-for-alpha-release-enables-framework-13-and-flathub-support    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:28:54

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 18th, 2024 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-18th-2024    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:29:08

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 23, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2024-08-23-irc    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:31:20

• Radxa X4 SBC kit review – Part 1: Unboxing, case assembly, Ubuntu 24.04 installation ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/radxa-x4-sbc-kit-review-unboxing-case-assembly-ubuntu-24-04-installation/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:34:53

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986225/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:35:13

• Seven new stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986229/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11:35:39

• Don’t call it a farewell: Joe Biden to give keynote address to Democrats ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0819/joe-biden-democratic-convention-speech    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:39:48

• Democrats and Labor Still Need Each Other ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/13/opinion/thepoint/shawn-fain-dnc-speech    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:40:17

• China makes $41 billion nuclear push with record approvals ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-makes-41-billion-nuclear-push-with-record-approvals    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:41:23

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping welcomes Vietnam’s top leader, stresses ‘shared future’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-vietnam-meeting-beijing-08192024033037.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:42:11

• Chinese calls for Taiwan hotel boycott part of propaganda machine ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-paris-hotel-boycott-08192024133024.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:42:38

• China, Philippines trade blame after ships collide in South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/china-philippines-trade-blame-ships-collide-08192024143715.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:43:03

• 7 brothers from prominent Uyghur family confirmed jailed in Xinjiang ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/seven-brothers-prominent-family-confirmed-jailed-xinjiang-08192024155918.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:43:30

• Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed Second Thomas Shoal in South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/19/chinese-and-philippine-ships-collide-near-disputed-second-thomas-shoal-in-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:44:01

• Vietnam’s new leader To Lam meets China’s Pooh-tin Jinping in Beijing on first overseas trip ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/19/vietnams-new-leader-to-lam-meets-chinas-xi-jinping-in-beijing-on-first-overseas-trip/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:44:27

• News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Axios, Tampa Bay Times, New York Public Radio and Hollywood Reporter all hit in August ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2024/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:44:56

• Reporting neurodiversity: ‘Don’t get unqualified writers to tell our stories’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/reporting-neurodiversity/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:45:29

• WMG Is Getting Serious About Preventing Leaked Music ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/18/wmg-serious-leaked-music/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:51:20

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/politics/iran-trump-campaign-hacking.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:51:49

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/19/us-intelligence-officials-say-iran-is-to-blame-for-hack-of-trumps-presidential-campaign/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:52:34

• Liquid’s new partnership brings next-gen private 5G networks to Zimbabwe and beyond ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/liquid-partnership-brings-nextgen-private-5g-networks-to-zim-and-beyond/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:55:56

• Conception and conjecture in statecraft: insights from Henry Kissinger ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/conception-and-conjecture-in-statecraft-insights-from-henry-kissinger/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 12:57:11

• Nicaragua outlaws 1,500 NGOs, including religious charities ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240819-nicaragua-outlaws-1-500-ngos-red-cross-catholic-charities-daniel-ortega    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:00:41

• Class Action Lawsuit Against Adidas Over Disastrous Kanye West Partnership Dismissed by Federal Judge ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/18/lawsuit-against-adidas-kanye-west-dismissed/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:01:17

• 10 Additional States Join the DOJ’s Live Nation Action — Lengthier Amended Complaint Builds on Antitrust Arguments ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/live-nation-doj-lawsuit-amended-complaint/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:02:01

• Age Check Laws Are a 'Back Door' to Banning Porn, Project 2025 Architect Says in Hidden Camera Video ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/19/age-check-laws-are-a-back-door-to-banning-porn-project-2025-architect-says-in-hidden-camera-video/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:02:14

• Yankees can’t get past their southpaw struggles ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/sports/yankees-cant-get-past-their-southpaw-struggles/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:03:08

• China's new Hygon CPU spotted with 64 Zen cores — C86-7490 supports 12-channel DDR5 memory and resides in AMD SP5 socket ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinas-new-hygon-cpu-spotted-with-64-zen-cores-c86-7490-supports-12-channel-ddr5-memory-and-resides-in-amd-sp5-socket    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:03:59

• Why AMD Spent $4.9 Billion To Buy ZT Systems ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/08/19/why-amd-spent-4-9-billion-to-buy-zt-systems/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:04:34

• China plans 'bigger, stronger' social security fund to aid ageing society ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-plans-bigger-stronger-social-security-fund-to-aid-ageing-society    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:11:41

• U.S. lawmakers request probe into Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link — letter cites cybersecurity vulnerabilities with TP-Link routers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/us-lawmakers-request-probe-into-chinese-router-manufacturer-tp-link-letter-cites-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-with-tp-link-routers    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:12:00

• Ryzen 3000 fix for 'Sinkclose' vulnerability arrives tomorrow — AMD reverses course and will patch Ryzen 3000 after all ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ryzen-3000-fix-for-sinkclose-vulnerability-arrives-tomorrow-amd-reverses-course-and-will-patch-ryzen-3000-after-all    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:12:19

• New junta ‘security’ committee would arm Myanmar’s local communities ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/junta-security-committee-leaked-document-08192024162234.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:13:18

• Germany’s belt-tightening puts squeeze on the ‘Lithuanian brigade’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2339342/germany-s-belt-tightening-puts-squeeze-on-the-lithuanian-brigade    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:13:49

• Report warns humanitarian aid urgently needed as acute malnutrition accelerates for children in Yemen ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/report-warns-humanitarian-aid-urgently-needed-as-acute-malnutrition-accelerates-for-children-in-yemen/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:14:17

• Hong Kong press freedom in further decline, according to press group survey of journalists in city ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/hong-kong-press-freedom-in-further-decline-according-to-press-group-survey-of-journalists-in-city/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:14:42

• UN warns of soaring child malnutrition in Yemen's government-held areas ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240819-un-warns-of-soaring-child-malnutrition-in-yemen-s-government-held-areas    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:16:02

• Home Affairs deports Libyan nationals ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/home-affairs-deports-libyan-nationals/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:16:38

• Windows TCO ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/iran-trump-campaign-hack-odni-statement/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:17:08

• France’s underappreciated air power in the Indo-Pacific ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/frances-underappreciated-air-power-in-the-indo-pacific/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:17:44

• 100,000 Impacted by Jewish Home Lifecare Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/100000-impacted-by-jewish-home-lifecare-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:18:19

• Why people should pay with cash ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/oregon-zoo-ticketing-service-hack-impacts-118000/ no reason to give name etc. here    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:18:58

• US Lawmakers Want Investigation Into TP-Link Over Chinese Hacking Fears ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-lawmakers-want-investigation-into-tp-link-over-chinese-hacking-fears/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:19:22

• "For a traveler and a newspaper reporter, the U.S. returned a ruthless murderer and a gaggle of malicious cyber hackers." ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/in-some-ways-the-recent-prisoner-exchange-could-come-back-to-bite-the-united-states/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:20:15

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-intelligence-officials-say-iran-is-to-blame-for-hacks-targeting-trump-biden-harris-campaigns/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:20:52

• Carespring Data Breach Exposes Personal and Medical Information of Nearly 77,000 Patients ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/carespring-data-breach-exposes-personal-and-medical-information-of-nearly-77000-patients/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:21:35

• National Public Data Says Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/national-public-data-says-breach-impacts-1-3-million-people/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:21:52

• Raspberry Pi 5’s new 2GB model benchmarked: Do you need 2, 4 or 8GB? : We test against the 4 and 8GB versions ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-5s-new-2gb-model-benchmarked-do-you-need-2-4-or-8gb-we-test-against-the-4-and-8gb-versions    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:23:29

• Debian Brasil: Debian Day 30 years at IF Sul de Minas, Pouso Alegre - Brazil ☞ https://debianbrasil.org.br/blog/debianday2024-pouso-alegre-report/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:24:52

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: digest 0.6.37 on CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/08/19#digest_0.6.37    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:25:23

• Adventures in babysitting: ask for fair pay ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/adventures-in-babysitting-ask-for-fair-pay/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:26:59

• The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/americas/peru-amazon-mennonite-colonies.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:27:28

• Does smart security really make us safer? ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/does-smart-security-really-make-us-safer/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:27:56

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:29:00

• Precedential No. 20: Supplemental Registration for PERMITS.COM Cancelled by Prior User of PERMIT.COM Despite No Acquired Distinctiveness ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/precedential-no-20-supplemental.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:29:15

• Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook, Word crashes when typing ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-temp-fix-for-outlook-word-crashes-when-typing/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:29:56

• Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/19/us-intelligence-agencies-confirm-iran-targeting-trump-harris-presidential-campaigns/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:30:42

• Fake security to mask the fact Azure is repeatedly breached entirely by nation states and MFA won't prevent it ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-announces-mandatory-mfa-for-azure/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:31:47

• Pimoroni Explorer board is a Raspberry Pi RP2350-based learning platform with 2.8-inch LCD, breadboard sensors and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/pimoroni-explorer-board-raspberry-pi-rp2350-learning-platform-2-8-inch-lcd-breadboard-sensors/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:33:34

• Toshiba TCKE9 reusable e-fuse features a fixed over-voltage clamp with adjustable overcurrent limit ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/toshiba-tcke9-reusable-e-fuse-features-a-fixed-over-voltage-clamp-with-adjustable-overcurrent-limit/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:34:04

• The Raspberry Pi 5 SBC is now available with 2GB RAM for just $50 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/the-raspberry-pi-5-sbc-is-now-available-with-2gb-ram-for-just-50/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:34:50

• AMD aims to catch up to Nvidia in Hey Hi (AI) battle with $4.9B acquisition — chipmaker strengthens Hey Hi (AI) ecosystem with ZT Systems' expertise in server design ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-aims-to-catch-up-to-nvidia-in-ai-battle-with-dollar49b-acquisition-chipmaker-strengthens-ai-ecosystem-with-zt-systems-expertise-in-server-design    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:35:33

• The State of Ransomware (Windows TCO) ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/the-state-of-ransomware.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:45:26

• Brooklyn Metal Dive Saint Vitus Bar Permanently Closes Doors ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/brooklyn-metal-dive-saint-vitus-bar-permanently-closes/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:46:21

• Photos: Myanmar motorists queue for hours as fuel shortages persist ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-civil-war-junta-economy-gasoline-08192024165432.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:48:31

• GM layoffs to affect more than 1,000 global staff https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/gm-general-motors-layoffs-job-cuts-software-services    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:49:30

• The hidden and preventable reason for layoffs https://www.fastcompany.com/91171868/the-hidden-and-preventable-reason-for-layoffs    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:50:53

• A Day Care Worker Who Says She Was Documenting Diaper Rashes Got 126 Years for Taking 8 Photos ☞ https://reason.com/2024/08/19/a-day-care-worker-who-says-she-was-documenting-diaper-rashes-got-126-years-for-taking-8-photos/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:52:43

• Do you Like Donuts? Here is a Donut Shellcode Delivered Through PowerShell/Python, (Mon, Aug 19th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31182    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:53:42

• Blog Posts vs. Social Posts ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/blog-vs-social-posts/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:54:15

• BitSummit Drift 2024: Indies Come to Japan, Again ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/bit-summit-2024-overview/index.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:54:49

• "Generally speaking, the attention you get with a good post on social control media is like a firework: it can light up fast and burn bright, but just as fast it disappears. On the other hand, the attention you get from a good blog posts can be like a forest fire: it starts small but when it catches fire it rages for some time, burning longer and more intense than any firework."    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:56:13

• "The power of a good blog post is like the power of compound interest: the impact seems minor and insignificant to start, but as time passes the effects compound and become quite substantial." https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/blog-vs-social-posts/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:56:43

• $119 MoreSense MS-06 air quality monitor features a Sensirion SCD40 sensor and an ESP32-S3 MCU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/119-moresense-ms-06-air-quality-monitor-features-a-sensirion-scd40-sensor-and-an-esp32-s3-mcu/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:58:25

• Flipper Zero hacking tool gets ESP8266 Deauther add-on for Wi-Fi security and research ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/20/flipper-zero-hacking-tool-gets-esp8266-deauther-add-on-for-wi-fi-security-and-research/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 13:59:22

• No Concrete Plans, No Standing: Federal Circuit’s Latest on IPR Appeals ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/concrete-standing-circuits.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:05:59

• Third DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems, IoT patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/19/third-dynaip-entity-cloud-systems-environment-control-patent-challenged    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:08:46

• Summer of settlements: Nokia, Seoul Semiconductor and NST end disputes ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/summer-of-settlements-nokia-seoul-semiconductor-nst-end-upc-disputes/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:09:19

• Debate over bank surplus tax idea in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/19.08.2024-debate-over-bank-surplus-tax-idea-in-latvia.a565559/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:09:46

• Rakudo Weekly: 2024.34 Steaming Ahead ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2024/08/19/2024-34-steaming-ahead/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:26:04

• Announcing Istio 1.22.4 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.22.x/announcing-1.22.4/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:27:11

• Andy Wingo: javascript weakmaps should be iterable ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/08/19/javascript-weakmaps-should-be-iterable    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:28:08

• ANAVI Dev Mic is a digital omnidirectional microphone based on Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/20/anavi-dev-mic-digital-omnidirectional-microphone-raspberry-pi-rp2040-mcu/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:29:10

• New CIS® FreeBSD 14 Benchmark: Secure Your Systems with Expert-Guided Best Practices ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/new-cis-freebsd-14-benchmark-secure-your-systems-with-expert-guided-best-practices/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:30:14

• 23 Projects and Frameworks to Build Python Data Apps for Data Scientists and Business Developers ☞ https://medevel.com/python-data-frameworks-18023/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:36:54

• Event Wrap: APAC DNS Forum ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/20/event-wrap-apac-dns-forum-2/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:38:51

• EcoFactor Responds: Defending the Federal Circuit’s Damages Ruling Allowing Qualitative Apportionment ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/ecofactor-qualitative-apportionment.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:41:03

• Colombia strengthens security at Supreme Court following threat ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/colombia-strengthens-security-at-supreme-court-following-threat/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:41:49

• Mexico’s Judges Vote to Strike, Opposing Overhaul of Legal System ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/americas/mexico-judges-strike.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:42:36

• Myanmar military launches heavy airstrikes to recapture town from rebels ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/fighting-sagaing-tabayin-08192024071109.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:42:53

• Federal court workers strike as Morena announces changes to judicial reform proposal ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/federal-court-workers-strike-mexico-judicial-reform-proposal/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:43:36

• gdk-pixbuf dropped default support for XPM ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/gdk-pixbuf-dropped-default-support-for-xpm.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:45:11

• AMD to acquire hyperscale solutions provider ZT Systems in data center Hey Hi (AI) expansion bid ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/19/amd-acquire-hyperscale-solutions-provider-zt-systems-data-center-ai-expansion-bid/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:46:08

• The Secret Server | LINUX Unplugged 576 ☞https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/576/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:47:23

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 295 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-295/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:47:59

• Destination Linux 384: Ubuntu's New Kernel Strategy & What It Means for Users ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/384    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:49:05

• curl: a filename when none exists ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/08/19/a-filename-when-none-exists/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:49:46

• Ubuntu’s New Kernel Strategy & What It Means for Users ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-384/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:51:15

• Pluralistic: Corporate Bullshit (19 Aug 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/19/apologetics-spotters-guide/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:52:09

• Emails encryption at rest on OpenBSD using dovecot and GPG ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-08-14-automatic-emails-gpg-encryption-at-rest.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:52:52

• Hamas and Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Bombing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/middleeast/tel-aviv-bomb-hamas.html    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:53:10

• The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/19/1096284/data-archives-archeologists-tiktok-future-wayback-machine/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:55:17

• Adrian Gaudebert: 18 days of selling Dawnmaker ☞ http://adrian.gaudebert.fr/blog/post/18-days-of-selling-Dawnmaker    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 14:57:16

• Working on future (distant future) articles for Techrights. Lots in store, based on whistleblowers and more.    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 16:50:06

• The cherry on top of this shit cake gemini://whither.smol.pub/1724171552    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:00:58

• Against Self-Sufficiency: the Gift gemini://whither.smol.pub/1724172424    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:01:25

• By studying the genes of Indigenous groups, scientists in Brazil aim to diversify and improve medical treatments https://www.dw.com/en/recommended-by-studying-the-genes-of-indigenous-groups-scientists-in-brazil-aim-to-diversify-and-improve-medical-treatments/a-69890592    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:03:55

• Chinese 'justice' https://www.dw.com/en/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-rejects-appeal-against-conviction/a-69917059    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:04:46

• Pro-hamas don't tolerate gays https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pride-parade-montreal-2024-1.7291646    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:06:43

• unprofessional' behaviour https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-international-airport-catsa-screening-1.7288591    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:07:56

• Not mostly greed? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-extreme-weather-affects-food-prices-1.7292120    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:08:31

• Rising costs threaten EU pensions https://www.dw.com/en/aging-europe-rising-costs-threaten-eu-pensions/a-69896535    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:09:08

• "We cannot afford to pay you pension another 10-20, but do you want 'free' (prepaid under secret contract) and experimental jabs instead?"    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:09:50

• water supply https://www.dw.com/en/germany-new-sabotage-warning-issued-for-water-supply/a-69958621    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:10:30

• India protests: Doctors call for shutdown of services https://www.dw.com/en/india-protests-doctors-call-for-shutdown-of-services/a-69958900    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:11:00

• DRM and ... "prevents death" https://www.dw.com/en/signing-up-for-disney-prevents-death-lawsuit-argues-disney/a-69958280    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:12:41

• Canada unable to supply clean water? Do they lack water? Lakes? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/major-water-main-break-montreal-1.7296282    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:14:29

• Return to Amazon, they'd chuck it in a landfill https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cross-lake-wrong-body-health-science-centre-morgue-1.7295472    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:16:27

• further from democracy https://www.dw.com/en/assault-on-family-law-iraq-moving-further-from-democracy/a-69930870    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:17:22

• Elections as a product https://www.dw.com/en/campaign-cash-will-corporate-america-decide-us-election/a-69929338    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:19:12

• Heat caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year: study https://www.dw.com/en/heat-caused-nearly-50-000-deaths-in-europe-last-year-study/a-69924616    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:20:13

• "There are certain jobs that people who have English as a second language cannot do well. One of them is writing for marketing. They're cheap but US-based people have to edit/rewrite/revise everything they touch. Coders? Well maybe they're just fine. But writing proficiently in US English? Not so much. (PS: The same applies to AI)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:22:35

• IBM layoffs. "Very sad and disappointed to read this, but not surprised by IBM CIO who does little but put proclamations of great achievements and fake news for his cronies on w3 Intranet. The writing in on the wall." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:23:17

• “The Wokest Game Ever” ‘Dustborn’ Has Abysmal Player Numbers On Release Day https://thatparkplace.com/the-wokest-game-ever-dustborn-has-abysmal-player-numbers-on-release-day/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:24:16

• "GoPro fires 15% of its employees to reduce operating costs - Details"    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:24:46

• GNU/Linux "loaded but not bloated." http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36904/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:25:42

• Palau: GNU/Linux at over 10%? Maybe a noise. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop-mobile/palau/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:27:47

• They name Islam https://www.dw.com/en/germany-islamist-terror-poses-persistently-high-risk/a-69921195    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 19:54:59

• Uganda https://www.dw.com/en/uganda-ex-lra-commander-convicted-in-war-crimes-trial/a-69926358    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:44:36

• How much water will it take for humans to go there and "get this water"? https://www.dw.com/en/subsurface-of-mars-harbors-oceans-of-water-study/a-69924958    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:45:16

• regulate digital content https://www.dw.com/en/india-draft-bill-to-regulate-digital-content-stokes-concern/a-69931954    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:47:06

• India: Doctors protest after medic raped and murdered https://www.dw.com/en/india-doctors-protest-after-medic-raped-and-murdered/a-69928932    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:50:44

• first national election after the Nazi dictatorship https://www.dw.com/en/germany-remembers-its-first-national-election-after-the-nazi-dictatorship/a-69928911    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:52:45

• Kamala Harris' laugh is a secret weapon https://www.dw.com/en/why-kamala-harris-laugh-is-a-secret-weapon/a-69935477    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:53:36

• West Nile virus is on the rise: What you need to know https://www.dw.com/en/west-nile-virus-is-on-the-rise-what-you-need-to-know/a-69931160    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 20:54:41

• ‘Africa’s Most Ruthless Regime’ https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/08/13/canada-cheers-on-africas-most-ruthless-regime/    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:01:26

• "there's no work" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-vfx-industry-rise-and-decline-1.7279641    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:02:20

• Censorship https://www.dw.com/en/german-minister-defiant-after-court-lifts-compact-ban/a-69953914    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:04:53

• "OK, plugd has done it! The Offline Bulletin Board System system works by sending out QWK files and accepting back REP files." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-20-offline-bbs    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:06:07

• NZ is US colony https://www.dw.com/en/megaupload-s-kim-dotcom-to-be-extradited-to-united-states/a-69951276    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:07:03

• 'smart' insulin https://www.dw.com/en/can-smart-insulin-help-cure-type-1-diabetes/a-69926086    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:07:49

• deepfakes https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-do-i-spot-audio-deepfakes/a-69934521    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:08:25

• Thailand ttps://www.dw.com/en/thailand-what-s-next-after-pm-srettha-thavisin-s-ouster/a-69948524    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:09:48

• Islamic terror https://www.dw.com/en/taylor-swift-returns-to-stage-after-foiled-terror-plot/a-69956368    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:10:21

• Cyprus readies to receive refugees https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-crisis-cyprus-readies-to-receive-refugees/a-69933197    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:26:01

• faulty Takata airbags https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ford-mazda-takata-recall-canada-us-1.7293179    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:27:23

• temporary foreign workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/un-report-abuse-temporary-foreign-workers-canada-1.7293495    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:28:05

• teenage drinking https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-alcohol-problem-should-it-ban-teenage-drinking/a-69705933    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:29:51

• democratic gains https://www.dw.com/en/has-tanzania-s-protest-crackdown-dented-democratic-gains/a-69933474    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:30:19

• Air Canada pilots prepare for strike amid ongoing labour dispute https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-alpa-air-canada-mec-pilots-1.7293270    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:31:39

• plant-based milk listeria cases https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/public-health-agency-phac-listeria-plant-milk-1.7295214    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:32:12

• How the fork did this make the cut at CBC??? ttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/condoms-decades-old-found-in-london-ontario-reno-1.7294705    

posted Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 21:33:55

• Windows aug. 13 update broke my Ubuntu system! https://askubuntu.com/questions/1523353/windows-aug-13-update-broke-my-ubuntu-system    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:34:32

• “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:35:22

• "The incident is the latest to underscore what a mess Secure Boot has become, or possibly always was. Over the past 18 months, researchers have unearthed at least four vulnerabilities that can be exploited to completely neuter the security mechanism."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:36:22