Roy Schestowitz

• Good Reason to Delete Windows, Not Dual-Boot, and Call Out the Microsofters Who Worked to Impose 'Secure' Boot, Undermining Antitrust Complaints http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:48:03

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1379.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:48:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1030.jpg    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:48:45

• "A few months back I posted a write up of a problem on a web site I used to work on. I just noticed that it was the most fetched gemlog post I ever made. WTF? Poking in the log, it's requested every few seconds from a Vodafone IP in Italy. I couldn't see any way to block an IP in the Agate docs. I shut it down for a few minutes." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-08-20_The__prod6_problem__problem.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:49:40

• "Well, the release of Benben v0.5.0 seems to have gone really well. No tickets yet, and I only found one post-release bug (and it was so minor that I didn't feel it warranted a v0.5.1)." gemini://nanako.mooo.com/gemlog/2024-08-20-a.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:50:25

• "I wrote the top part of this post and then got sidetracked writing the entire bottom part, but I didn't want to throw out all of it out so I just left it in despite it being essentially unrelated XD. It can be safely ignored." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2024-08-20    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:51:29

• "For those who don't know me, we live in a rural part of New England and we raise chicken. As in, we used to raise chickens, but due to a horrible incursion from a fox, we only have one chicken where seven used to be." gemini://skeeter.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-08-20.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:53:05

• "I've never used a BeOS computer but it seems that anyone who did fell in love with it, rather like the Amiga before it. The Haiku project is keeping the OS available for future users. I feel like I should try and boot this in a virtual machine and try and see what all the fuss is about." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/haiku-os    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:53:49

• curtain peeks, zine pastings, and drumming a second wind gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2088    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:54:53

• "The more I think about the terminology, the more disgusted I feel by it's influence on today's society. By treating it's population like children, it creates a ripple effect on the minds of people who lack autonomy and critical thinking." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2089    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:55:44

• MSN: "Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts"    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 03:58:50

• International concern https://yewtu.be/watch?v=fVuWy11w-eI    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 06:04:06

• 14,000 vaccine injury claims https://yewtu.be/watch?v=v4TbWKDC1ZI    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 06:04:21

• "A small Beta update landed for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck, bringing in a few needed fixes so here's what's new from the August 19th update." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/august-19-steam-beta-brings-a-remote-play-crash-fix/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:26:51

• "Canonical developers continue working towards Ubuntu 24.10, the next release of the popular Linux distribution, and thankfully more fixes are coming for the Steam Snap package." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/canonical-bring-more-steam-snap-improvements-also-hiring-more-desktop-software-engineers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:27:09

• "After getting open sourced back in April and now run as a community project, the Descent 3 open source engine has a first release available. You do need a copy of the game to run it which you can get from GOG and Steam." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/descent-3-open-source-project-gets-a-first-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:27:28

• iophk: Apropos GM's firing, they've been selling car tracking data and more: https://web.archive.org/web/20240311090514/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/signed_wyden_markey_letter_to_ftc_with_attachmentpdf.pdf https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:28:35

• Also see https://ballotpedia.org/MassachusettsQuestion_1,%22Rightto_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative(2020    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:28:48

• "Announced today is Elevator Down, a game the developer claims is like Papers, Please blended with The Good Place. They told me via email "The game will be released with 100% support on both Linux and the Steam Deck"." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/elevator-down-claims-to-be-papers-please-meets-the-good-place/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:29:54

• "The developer of MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, originally just known as MOUSE, certainly aren't shying away from their retro Disney inspiration here." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mouse-pi-for-hire-looks-like-steamboat-willie-as-a-fps/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:30:07

• "Build a factory, get it automated and go on an adventure? Sure why not! Starground will give you exactly that alone or with friends." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/starground-blends-together-factory-building-automation-with-dungeon-crawling/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:30:53

• iophk: freedom from drm and lockin, plus the need for basic digital rights don't even show up on the list https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/money-subscription-holdouts-kantar-research-report/ ("Money Is The Primary Issue for Streaming Subscription Holdouts")    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:31:44

• iophk: Khashoggi barely even mentioned in passing https://dawnmena.org/joe-biden-mohammed-bin-salman-how-saudi-arabia-went-from-pariah-to-patron/ ("Joe Biden Mohammed bin Salman How Saudi Arabia went from pariah to patron")    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:32:24

• MRT marketeering https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/19/1096575/the-rise-of-the-data-platform-for-hybrid-cloud/ ("The rise of the data platform for hybrid cloud")    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:32:51

• "Gearbox and 2K today announced Borderlands 4 is real and it's going to release sometime in 2025 although we don't know many details yet. Hopefully it will work okay with Proton." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/borderlands-4-is-coming-in-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:33:38

• "Techland are bringing back the original protagonist in Dying Light: The Beast, with you once again jumping into the shoes of Kyle Crane." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/kyle-crane-returns-in-dying-light-the-beast/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:33:55

• "The dangers of AI agents unfurling hyperlinks and what to do about it · Embrace The Red" https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/the-dangers-of-unfurling-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:34:21

• "When will the AI bubble burst?" https://perlmonks.org/?node_id=11160899    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:34:49

• "Trump not technically saying he'll refuse to accept election results—he just won't accept them and has explained why" https://boingboing.net/2024/08/20/trump-not-technically-saying-hell-refuse-to-accept-election-results-he-just-wont-accept-them-and-has-explained-why.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:35:45

• "Learning Lessons, Lessons Learned" https://louplummer.lol/learning-lessons-lessons-learned/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:36:13

• "Site Update - Feel free to give feedback! | NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST" https://wand3r.net/site-update-feel-free-to-give-feedback/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:36:33

• "Oh, now this looks good! Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment who made the likes of MudRunner and SnowRunner just revealed RoadCraft." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mudrunner-and-snowrunner-creator-announced-roadcraft-a-heavy-machinery-construction-sim/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:36:53

• "I know lots of action-RPG fans will be excited for this one. Path of Exile 2 is now set to release into Early Access on November 15th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/path-of-exile-2-hits-early-access-on-november-15/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:37:11

• "Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-hostage-bodies-recovered-gaza.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:37:25

• "Trump Doubles Down on Offensive Medal of Honor Remarks, Ignoring Outrage from Veterans - MeidasTouch News" https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-offensive-medal-of-honor-remarks-ignoring-outrage-from-veterans    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:37:41

• "A Gameplay reveal trailer has been released for Sid Meier's Civilization VII and we have a release date of February 11th, 2025." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/sid-meiers-civilization-vii-arrives-february-11-2025-gameplay-reveal-trailer-live/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:37:58

• "Child eating disorders double in less than a decade - as experts warn just minutes scrolling on TikTok increases risk of the conditions" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13756789/Eating-disorders-double-decade-experts-warn-just-minutes-scrolling-TikTok-increases-risk-conditions.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:39:58

• "This November, The Pirate Bay will make its debut as a TV series on Swedish public television." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-tv-series-teaser-appears-online-240820/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:40:49

• "Bypass Paywalls Clean, a popular browser extension that allows users to view subscription websites without a subscription, has been shut down along with 3,879 forks." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/bypass-paywalls-clean-shut-down-for-dmca-anti-circumvention-violations-240820/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:40:59

• handout ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/20/strathcona-ccs-announcement-another-billion-dollar-handout-to-canadas-oil-industry/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:42:47

• lng ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/20/nextdecade-scraps-carbon-capture-plans-for-its-rio-grande-lng-terminal/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:42:57

• "Tor Browser 14.0a2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a2/ | Source: Tor    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:43:27

• "This article will guide you through the process of identifying all available webcams on your Ubuntu system" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/check-webcams-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:51:55

• "This guide will walk you through the steps to switch back to using /etc/network/interfaces instead of Netplan." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/switch-from-netplan-to-interfaces-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:52:36

• "A Red Hat Technical Account Manager for [buzzwords] platforms offers you a personal technician who acts as your customer advocate." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/technical-account-manager-for-ai-platforms Lots of buzzwords and hype slinging | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:54:26

• "Insights image builder has recently added blueprints, which allow you to create, save, and edit revisions over time" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/blueprints-with-Insights-image-builder | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:54:36

• CachyOS August 2024 Release: Enhanced Hardware Detection And Infrastructure ☞ https://ostechnix.com/cachyos-august-2024-release/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:58:10

• Kubernetes 1.31: Autoconfiguration For Node Cgroup Driver (beta) ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/21/cri-cgroup-driver-lookup-now-beta/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 07:58:53

• "This tutorial will help you install GNOME Tweaks on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/08/how-to-install-gnome-tweaks-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:00:45

• "Developed in Japan, the Kakip Single Board Computer features the advanced Renesas RZ/V2H AI-MPU." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/kakip-an-upcoming-credit-card-sized-single-board-computer-with-renesas-rz-v2h-chip-multi-camera-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:01:56

• "The UP Squared 7100 is the latest addition to the UP Squared series, featuring updates in performance, speed, and efficiency" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeons-up-squared-7100-updated-with-intel-alder-lake-n-processors-and-enhanced-memory-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:03:00

• "Anthropic has built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/anthropic_claude_copyright/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:04:18

• "Notably, Phase One has not dismissed its case against British tech company Kano Computing" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/kanye-west-boogie-down-sample/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:04:33

• "It controls every aspect of its sellers' activity." ☛ https://www.404media.co/shein-temu-copyright-lawsuit/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:06:29

• "It gets worse, Shein alleges. Temu isn’t a marketplace at all." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/20/24224793/shein-temu-copyright-lawsuit-yes-again | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:06:54

• "And more is to come before 2024 is over, say officials." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2224654.html | Source: RTL    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:07:22

• "Plan shows Apple making further progress with India assembly Company is shifting output to India" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apples-first-made-in-india-iphone-pro-models-coming-this-year/articleshow/112642879.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:08:32

• "With Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA) coming into force in 2022" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/eu_competition_cop_depart/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:08:44

• "Free trials continue to drive growth as the top influencing factor for new premium subscribers." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/money-subscription-holdouts-kantar-research-report/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:13:30

• "We almost had this in the first years of Netflix" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/itunes-of-streaming-tv/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:14:47

• "Physical Media We Still Treasure" ☛ https://mihobu.lol/2024/08/on-physical-media | Source: Michael Burkhardt    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:14:56

• "From an early age, socialist labor leader Eugene Debs was committed to women’s rights." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/eugene-debs-new-woman-feminism/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:18:12

• "noncompete agreements" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/us-judge-blocks-ftcs-ban-noncompete-clauses/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:18:37

• "The difference between university and union proposals dealt with safety concerns" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cornell-uaw-strike/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:18:51

• "The Second Circuit comes to the same conclusion." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/19/2nd-circuit-to-cop-someone-observing-all-the-laws-is-not-probable-cause-for-a-search/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:23:13

• "Those going on strike include maintenance and facilities workers, dining workers, gardeners, custodians" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4834954-cornell-university-workers-strike/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:23:51

• "Published every year since 2013 by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA)" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-press-freedom-sinks-to-record-low-journalist-survey/7749385.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:24:45

• "struck a deal with Condé Nast" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/openai-agrees-content-licensing-deal-conde-nast-feed-searchgpt-chatgpt/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:25:12

• "No one wants to help train the tools spreading misinfo" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/conde-nast-openai-deal/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:25:38

• "Cody, who led an Aug. 11, 2023, police raid on journalists and a city councilwoman" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/20/marion-woman-told-investigators-she-deleted-texts-with-police-chief-to-avoid-rumor-of-affair/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:26:58

• "This archive includes half a million files of Dutch people suspected of things like betraying the location of Jews in hiding" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/20/measures-taken-make-files-alleged-dutch-nazi-collaborators-hard-find-online | Source: NL Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:27:08

• "But what if the same law could be used to rein in the power of those social media giants?" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/technology/meta-section-230-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:30:04

• "Internet speeds have slowed to half their usual rates, according to trade groups and business owners." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/asia/pakistan-internet-government-surveillance.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:30:28

• "A large proportion of websites worldwide use plumbing provided by Cloudflare" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/cloudflare_harmonization/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:30:57

• "That figure would represent a month’s worth of Pakistan's IT exports – recorded in June at $298 million." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/pakistan_minister_denies_firewall/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:31:26

• "Lysenko is wanted by Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs for spreading malicious propaganda" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/a-huge-number-of-people-did-not-burn-alive-in-the-donetsk-shopping-mall/7750723.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:32:38

• "On a day when the top U.S. intelligence and cybersecurity agencies came together to identify Iran’s role" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/trumps-deepfakes-and-iran-influence-operations/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:33:15

• "yet another example of AI's power to create misinformation" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-taylor-swift-fake-endorsement-ai-artificial-intelligence-deepfake-1.7298845?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:33:35

• "Rather, the images seem to function more like memes, meant to provoke and amuse." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/19/trump-taylor-swift-ai-fakes-dnc-kamala-harris/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:34:18

• "Before this wildly unpredictable presidential campaign season even kicked off" ☛ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-ai-images-claiming-taylor-swift-swifties-presidential-endorsement-1235755701/ | Source: Penske Media Corporation    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:35:18

• "There were just two explicit mentions of cyber in the 2024 Democratic platform" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/democrats-give-cyber-short-shrift-in-party-platform/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:37:39

• "I seem to be stuck on the theme of cryptocurrency gaslighting with two weeks ago More Cryptocurrency Gaslighting" ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2024/08/astroturfing.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:38:02

• "Taiwan's TSMC on Tuesday launched a major new computer chip plant in Dresden, Germany" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-08-20/eu-approves-5-billion-euro-german-aid-for-esmc-semiconductor-plant-in-dresden | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:38:53

• "General Motors said Monday it is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/gm-lays-off-over-1000-salaried-software-services-employees/articleshow/112639969.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:39:41

• "The Next Generation Internet initiative has supported Free Software projects with funding" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/european-commission-cuts-funding-support-for-free-software-projects/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:42:09

• "a small handful of the investments will comprise the entire returns of the fund" ☛ http://phrack.org/issues/71/17.html#article | Source: Phrack    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:42:49

• "As global heating caused by the climate crisis warms the Arctic as much as four times faster" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/arctic-mercury-permafrost-climate-change.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:43:58

• "The app, however, "gives me the precise" data with which to file a complaint, anonymously." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-08-brazil-fishermen-mobile-app-combat.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:44:10

• "According to court documents, Nix lied on his Security Clearance Application Standard Form (SF) 86" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-boots-white-supremacists/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:45:44

• "All the deported people had illegally entered Panama through the Darien jungle, or the Darien Gap" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/panama-starts-first-us-funded-repatriation-flight/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:46:09

• "Panama began returning undocumented migrants Tuesday on flights paid for by the US" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/20/2024/panama-returning-undocumented-migrants-us-deal | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:46:42

• "As hundreds of people appear in court for their role in recent anti-immigrant riots in Britain" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/they-spouted-hate-online-then-they-were-arrested.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:47:43

• "deputy chief of staff for Army G6" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-army/2024/08/20/signal-battalions-to-be-rebuilt-for-modern-combat-army-says/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:48:16

• "The US has since announced that it will pull more than 1,000 military personnel out of Niger." ☛ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/russia-has-tightened-its-hold-over-the-sahel-region-and-now-its-looking-to-africas-west-coast/ | Source: Defence Web    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:49:01

• "The Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue said in its annual operations update" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-20/taliban-morality-police-dismiss-over-280-men-without-beards-from-security-forces | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:50:45

• "The finding, which was widely expected, came days after a longtime Trump adviser, Roger J. Stone..." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/politics/iran-trump-campaign-hacking.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 08:51:07

• Windows TCO: "There was Exactis with 340 million records, People Data Labs with 622 million, and Apollo with around 200 million." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/national-public-data/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:01:29

• Windows TCO: "Florida-based National Public Data (NPD) confirmed the number of affected individuals on Friday via a filing with Maine's attorney general." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/national_public_data_breach/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:01:41

• Windows TCO: "Palo Alto Networks published its semi-annual report on ransomware. From the Executive Summary: [...] " ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/the-state-of-ransomware.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:14:05

• Windows TCO: "Unit 42 monitors ransomware and extortion leak sites closely to keep tabs on threat activity. We reviewed compromise announcements from 53 dedicated leak sites in the first half of 2024 and found 1,762 new posts. This averages to approximately 294 posts a month and almost 68 posts a week." ☛ https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit-42-ransomware-leak-site-data-analysis/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:14:20

• LXD – manage virtual machines and containers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lxd-manage-virtual-machines-containers/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:18:00

• Felicity – idiomatic JSON:API ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/felicity-idiomatic-json-api/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:18:17

• MiniOS 3.3.4 Released, Here’s What’s New and Improved ☞ https://linuxiac.com/minios-3-3-4-released/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:19:16

• Plasma Crash Course - KCrash ☞ https://kde.haraldsitter.eu/posts/plasma-crash-course-kcrash/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:19:50

• "Ever since I first saw the Vector Packet Processor (VPP) I have been deeply impressed" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/21/vpp-with-babel/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:21:56

• "I thought that sharing what I documented could be helpful to others." ☛ https://ericwbailey.website/published/basic-keyboard-shortcut-support-for-focused-links/ | Source: Eric Bailey    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:22:17

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

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:25:02

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

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:25:30

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

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:26:33

• How to Install GitLab on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-gitlab-on-ubuntu-24-04-or-22-04-lts-linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:28:04

• How to Install Nextcloud on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-nextcloud-on-almalinux-9/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:28:22

• "The creative community’s ire toward generative AI is driven by two main concerns: that AI models have been trained on their content without consent or compensation" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/19/24223473/procreate-anti-generative-ai-pledge-digital-illustration-creatives | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:53:26

• "The AI bubble is real and it's ready to burst" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2431232/the-ai-bubble-is-real-and-its-poptacular.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:53:55

• "India starts to emerge as the use-case capital of GenAI applications" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/not-an-open-and-shut-case-indias-balancing-act-between-open-and-closed-source-genai-models/articleshow/112642214.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:54:16

• "A critical vulnerability has been discovered in several popular Microsoft apps in Apple MacBook." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/microsoft-apps-macs-hackers-flaw/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:54:40

• "There are huge incentives to make this work." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/digital-equivalent-of-inbreeding-could-cause-ai-to-collapse-on-itself | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:55:52

• "Now, maybe this is a naive proposition, but I think that a 9 year old laptop with 250 GB of memory" ☛ https://cyberb.space/notes/2024/vs-code-obsolescence/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:56:03

• "There’s a lot to be frustrated about software, the cloud, and Big Tech" ☛ https://olano.dev/blog/software-possession-for-personal-use/ | Source: Facundo Olano    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:56:11

• "If we want to increase our chances of being in good shape" ☛ https://birming.com/no-secret/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:58:50

• "Studies have shown that preventive medicine—the act of detecting and trying to avert potential health conditions" ☛ https://magazine.caltech.edu/post/how-wearable-sensors-will-transform-the-practice-of-medicine |    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:58:59

• "Interview transcript: [...]" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2024/08/its-never-too-early-to-make-sure-your-lifes-paperwork-is-in-order/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:59:21

• "Biologists are finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest—highlighting how little we know" ☛ https://hakaimagazine.com/features/here-a-bee-there-a-bee-everywhere-a-wild-bee/ | Source: Hakai Magazine    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:59:31

• "The solvent that researchers engineered floats on the surface of water, kind of like oil." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-technique-removes-more-than-98-of-nanoplastics-from-water | Source: Science Alert    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:59:45

• "Results weren’t much better for sleep." ☛ https://theconversation.com/how-accurate-are-wearable-fitness-trackers-less-than-you-might-think-236462 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 09:59:55

• "Women who spend a lot of time on TikTok—especially those seeing a lot of pro-anorexia content—feel worse" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-08-tiktoks-neutral-women-body-image.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:00:03

• "Our study showed that less than 10 minutes of exposure to implicit and explicit pro-anorexia TikTok" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-08-09/tiktok-videos-glamorize-eating-disorders-and-harm-womens-body-image | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:00:11

• "Videos glamourising disordered eating practices and body image concerns readily circulate on TikTok." ☛ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39110711/ | Source: NIH    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:00:20

• "With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21534/qualcomm-adds-snapdragon-7s-gen-3-midtier-snapdragon-gets-cortexa720-treatment | Source: AnandTech    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:00:57

• "In general, however, the answer boils down to a single golden rule: Students should develop their own answers, incorrect or not." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2420070/can-ai-be-used-ethically-for-school-work-heres-what-teachers-say.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:01:40

• "Among many other things, the law clearly states the guardians can't be teachers or principals" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51104506/armed-guardians-coming-soon-to-every-utah-school | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:01:50

• "But newer technologies being tested and used during the current hurricane season" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/behind-technologies-improving-noaa-hurricane-data/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:02:21

• "In all branches of science we sooner or later encounter the global vs. local duality." ☛ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2024/08/18/sheaves-and-topology/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:02:29

• "Context matters. Providing details is important." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/on-the-value-of-context | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:03:21

• "The person who thinks everyone can write does the same because they do not understand the importance of written communication." ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/20/writers-nonwriters.html | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:03:30

• "Now there’s a second option." ☛ https://seths.blog/2024/08/non-professional-writers/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:03:40

• "Every time I come back from vacation, and every time I have much more time to spend reading English content" ☛ https://mzll.it/2024/08/the-september-wall/ |    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:03:48

• Git-based operations (GitOps) for Operators managed by Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/20/git-based-operations-gitops-operators-managed-operator-lifecycle-manager-olm    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:08:25

• "The Minuteman missile was introduced in 1962 as a key part of America's nuclear deterrent." ☛ http://www.righto.com/2024/08/minuteman-guidance-computer.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:11:03

• Who Will Hold Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Microsofters Accountable For This Vandalism of GNU/Linux? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Who_Will_Hold_Microsoft_and_Microsofters_Accountable_For_This_V.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:11:46

• Raspberry Pi, Now a Public Corporation, Recognises It Lost What Made It Competitive: Low Cost (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/20/Raspberry_Pi_Now_a_Public_Corporation_Recognises_It_Lost_What_M.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:12:01

• CrowView Note: A Laptop that isn’t a Laptop – It’s Way More Useful ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/crowview-note-make-raspberry-pi-laptop    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:12:49

• "you can reach for a Raspberry Pi Pico and make this handy key-and-mouse remapping hardware dongle." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/remapping-hid-for-fun-and-well-fun/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:13:18

• Over 1,000 Deaths Per Week or Over 60,000 Deaths Per Year: How Far Worse Off We Are After the Botched Pandemic Response in the UK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/08/21/botched-pandemic-response/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:30:48

• Adam Young: Two Triathalons ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2024/08/two-triathalons/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 10:32:28

• [GSoC 2024] Hardware Virtualization: Final Report ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/dalme/2024-08-19_gsoc_2024_hardware_virtualization_final_report/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 12:57:58

• "A part of Google Summer of Code 2024, this project aimed to improve the userland debugging experience for Haiku app developers, boosting the process of building and porting complex applications." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/trungnt2910/2024-08-18_gsoc_2024_debugging_final_report/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 12:59:02

• [GSoC 2024] Porting WebKit2 Final Report ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/zardshard/2024-08-16_gsoc_2024_porting_webkit2_final_report/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 12:59:34

• "A while ago a colleague of mine asked about our crash infrastructure in Plasma and whether I could give some overview on it." ☛ https://kde.haraldsitter.eu/posts/plasma-crash-course-kcrash/ | Source: Harald Sitter    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:02:15

• "I am looking at using a pi as an adjunct to a FreeDOS retrocomputing box." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2024/08/20/pi-stuff/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:05:11

• "This Benchmark is a valuable resource for system administrators, security auditors" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/new-cis-freebsd-14-benchmark-secure-your-systems-with-expert-guided-best-practices/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:06:25

• "It has been very difficult to publish this status report within the usual schedule: indeed we are late." ☛ https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2024-04-2024-06/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:06:33

• "The source-based Gentoo Linux distribution, which still supports a wide range of CPU architectures" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/gentoo_drops_ia64_funtoo_falters/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:07:30

• "However, the update’s big star is undoubtedly the COSMIC desktop environment" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-landed-in-manjaro-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:08:39

• "Matt’s comment also reminds me of the frustrations I have every time I try to use an Android phone." ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/20/opening-your-wallet.html | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:12:52

• "It had been a while since I built a Steampipe plugin using LLMs" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/building-a-steampipe-dashboard-for-wordpress-with-llm-help/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:15:29

• "A common approach to displaying dates in Eleventy template files is to use a filter." ☛ https://www.trovster.com/blog/2024/08/eleventy-date-filter-with-ordinals | Source: Trevor Morris    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:15:42

• "The event was jointly organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/20/event-wrap-apac-dns-forum-2/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:17:14

• "2025 marks 40 years since Phrack first appeared online." ☛ http://phrack.org/issues/71/1.html | Source: Phrack    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:17:37

• "There is this project called Radio Free Fedi created to promote music from artists from the fediverse" ☛ https://antonio.is/2024/08/19/radio-free-fedi/ | Source: Antonio Rodrigues    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:19:32

• "This data pertains to a fourth year research project concerning the impact of TikTok content" ☛ https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/datasets/tiktok-project-data |    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:20:04

• "LLMs generally reserve special token integer identifiers for these" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/20/sql-injection-like-attack-on-llms-with-special-tokens/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:20:41

• "But what if we could write our code in a way that we can isolate the chaotic aspects of our distributed system during testing" ☛ https://notes.eatonphil.com/2024-08-20-deterministic-simulation-testing.html | Source: Phil Eaton    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:21:06

• "Hey there, useR’s! Today, we’re going to talk about two super useful functions in R: grep() and grepl()." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/grep-vs-grepl-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:22:22

• "I recently read An unordered list of things I miss in Go (via)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoAndFunctionKeywordArguments | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:22:59

• [Old] "There’s a lot of software being produced that just doesn’t care about its users" ☛ https://olano.dev/blog/code-is-run-more-than-read/ | Source: Facundo Olano    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:23:25

• "Many years ago I learned about numfmt (also) from GNU Coreutils" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/NumfmtBriefNotes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:24:12

• "For one, Starliner's spacesuits aren't compatible with those used on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon" ☛ https://futurism.com/stranded-astronauts-spacex-boeing-spacesuits-incompatible | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:26:13

• "The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT Division collects BGP data" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/20/the-threat-of-deprecated-bgp-attributes/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:26:23

• Kursk offensive could help free Ukrainians in Russian captivity ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/kursk-offensive-could-help-free-ukrainians-in-russian-captivity/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:27:37

• Zelensky hails vote to ban Russia-linked Orthodox Church ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240820-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-belarus-says-it-is-sending-military-reinforcements-to-ukraine-border-volodymyr-zelensky-alexander-lukashenko    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:27:51

• ‘Getting dronisation moving’: Lithuanian UAVs successfully pass tests in Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2341744/getting-dronisation-moving-lithuanian-uavs-successfully-pass-tests-in-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:28:16

• Russia Summons U.S. Diplomat Over Presence Of American Journalists In Kursk Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kursk-american-diplomat-foreign-ministry-ukraine/33085876.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:29:15

• Kyiv Not Evacuating Locals From Russian Territories It Controls, Says Ukrainian Lawmaker ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/lawmaker-roman-kostenko-evacuation-kursk-ukraine-russia/33085686.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:29:27

• Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Law Banning Religious Groups Tied To Russian Orthodox Church ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-orthodox-church-moscvow-patriarchate-legislation/33085600.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:29:38

• IBM layoffs. "It starts this week" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tHe2Oyy    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:31:58

• "This posting is at least 30 years late. IBM and other IT service companies were pioneers in outsourcing as early as the 1990s. Millions of jobs in all fields have been outsourced over the years to every possible country, so what is different about what's happening today?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:32:37

• "Extremely relevant post for today's world ! It clearly illustrates that what goes around comes around." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:32:59

• "Well, what's happening today is the same old story...somebody's a** got canned who thought that job cuts only happened to the loser down the street. "Ha ha, get a job!" was followed by "Ha ha, learn to code!". Lawyers, accountants and managers laughed at happy hours over the fates of unemployed factory workers."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:34:06

• "Well, what's happening today is the same old story...somebody's ass got canned who thought that job cuts only happened to the loser down the street. "Ha ha, get a job!" was followed by "Ha ha, learn to code!". Lawyers, accountants and managers laughed at happy hours over the fates of unemployed factory workers."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:34:31

• "Keyboard grunts working cushy IT jobs laughed at happy hours over the fates of their "lessers" who didn't understand the latest technological jargon, who didn't own the newest technological gadgets and who didn't subscribe to all the social media channels."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:35:29

• "Those people are the ones getting fired today, and all of them are complaining about their mistreatment. They were "educated" and "skilled", after all...getting fired wasn't supposed to happen to them. Life is full of irony. Irony is a great way to say "FUCK YOU" to everybody. Enjoy the good times while they last, because they don't last forever...no matter what station you have in life."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:36:16

• Ukraine Has 'No Intention' Of Occupying Russian Territory, Says Zelenskiy Aide ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/podolyak-kursk-zelenskiy-sumy/33085360.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:51:37

• Ukraine Repels Fifth Missile Attack On Capital This Month ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/missile-kyiv-ternopil-ukraine-russia/33085219.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:51:53

• War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-women-workforce-war.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:52:05

• Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-incursion-zelensky.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:52:23

• Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Bill Aiming to Ban Russian-Aligned Church ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/ukraine-orthodox-church-russia.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:52:35

• Wednesday Briefing: The U.S.’s Secret Nuclear Strategy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/briefing/biden-nuclear-china-israel-hostages-eu-tesla-tariffs.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:53:55

• "leaving many of their families in financial ruin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/21/the-worst-decision-you-can-make | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:54:42

• "I just want them to stop shooting" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/20/i-just-want-them-to-stop-shooting | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:55:30

• CIA Chief In Bosnia To Emphasize U.S. Support And 'Worrying' Rhetoric Of Republika Srpska President ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/cia-burns-bosnia-dzuvo/33085824.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:55:56

• Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Weapons Strategy Focusing on China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/us/politics/biden-nuclear-china-russia.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:56:17

• Russia Struggles To Find Role For Reconstituted Wagner Group In Africa, Experts Say ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-africa-corps-wagner-group-gru-prigozhin/33086160.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:57:25

• Russia-Ukraine war spills into west Africa: Mali attacks signal dangerous times ahead ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/russia-ukraine-war-spills-into-west-africa-mali-attacks-signal-dangerous-times-ahead/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:57:53

• Did R.F.K., Jr., Squander a Golden Opportunity with the Dead Bear Cub? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/did-rfk-jr-squander-a-golden-opportunity-with-the-dead-bear-cub    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:58:58

• "edits out their questions" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/21/kremlin-publishes-video-of-putin-s-first-meeting-with-parents-of-beslan-school-siege-victims-in-19-years-but-edits-out-their-questions | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 13:59:22

• Shilling garbage vaccine for old diseases using panic and lobbying, helped by corporate media? https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240820-africa-could-start-mpox-vaccinations-within-days-public-health-agency-says-world-health-organization    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:02:22

• WHO has finally found the "monkeys" to experiment with.. for "mon... no, mpox"    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:02:55

• At the end it's all about money and patents, and they used homophobia up, now it's time for racism    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:03:20

• WHO is a racist org. The people appointed there work for oligarchs, the "diversity" angle is mostly for optics. Those who get rich aren't Africans, they just USE Africans.    

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

• Indonesia’s Golkar party poised to elect Jokowi ally as chief ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/indonesias-golkar-party-poised-to-elect-jokowi-ally-as-chief    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:06:35

• Tropical Depression Jongdari Nears South Korea, Bringing Threat of Flooding ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/asia/south-korea-typhoon-jongdari.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:07:13

• South Korea to strengthen e-scooter regulations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-strengthen-e-scooter-regulations    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:07:26

• Exclusive: Beijing tells Hong Kong-based consular officials to seek approval before visiting Macau and Guangdong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/21/exclusive-beijing-tells-hong-kong-based-consular-officials-to-seek-approval-before-visiting-macau-and-guangdong/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:09:06

• China’s Pooh-tin backs Fiji PM’s Pacific plan ahead of regional meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-backs-fijian-pms-pacific-plan-ahead-of-regional-meeting    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:09:18

• 'Rotten-tail kids': China's rising youth unemployment breeds new working class ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rotten-tail-kids-chinas-rising-youth-unemployment-breeds-new-working-class    

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

• China's new export controls on key chipmaking materials could lead to chip pricing hikes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-new-export-controls-on-key-chipmaking-materials-could-lead-to-chip-pricing-hikes    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:10:03

• Vietnam, China sign 14 agreements during top leader’s visit to Beijing ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vietnam-china-beijing-agreement-08202024002201.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:10:26

• Myanmar rebels capture last junta base in township on China border ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/fighting-kachin-momauk-08202024063200.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:10:43

• Lone death of rejected job-seeker sparks angry online reaction in China ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lonely-death-job-seeker-08202024093806.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:11:24

• EXPLAINED: The impact of climate change on the Tibetan plateau ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/climate-change-tibet-china-explained-08192024140006.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:11:56

• China mulls making marriage easier as rates plummet ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-marriage-decline-08202024163401.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:12:47

• Fire breaks out at Chinese dissident-run sculpture park in California desert ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ccp-dissident-sculpture-park-fire-08202024132645.html    

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

• Uyghurs sentenced to cumulative 4.4 million years in prison: study ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sentenced-cumulative-4-million-years-in-prison-study-08202024153048.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:14:22

• Oi!imgur people...    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:15:18

• Hong Kong denies journalist Haze Fan a visa following detention in China, Bloomberg tells staff ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/hong-kong-denies-journalist-haze-fan-a-visa-following-detention-in-china-bloomberg-tells-staff/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:17:04

• Questions and Answers on the disclosure to interested parties of draft definitive findings of anti-subsidy investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles from China ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_24_4302    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:17:35

• Commission discloses to interested parties draft definitive findings of anti-subsidy investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles from China ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_4301    

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

• You're Not Imagining It: Thinking Can Actually Be Painful, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/youre-not-imagining-it-thinking-can-actually-be-painful-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:19:22

• "Pulling Hydrogen Out Of The Water" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/pulling-hydrogen-out-of-the-water/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:19:40

• Southern Accord 24 Helps Botswana Defence Force Sharpen its Peacekeeping Skills ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/southern-accord-24-helps-botswana-defence-force-sharpen-its-peacekeeping-skills/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:20:16

• "It Wasn’t Aliens After All!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/wow-it-wasnt-aliens-after-all/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:20:49

• "It used to be that calipers were not a common item to have in an electronics lab" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/are-you-using-your-calipers-wrong/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:21:26

• Mozambique Becomes China’s Top Source of Rosewood as Illicit Trade Funds Terror ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/mozambique-becomes-chinas-top-source-of-rosewood-as-illicit-trade-funds-terror/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:27:05

• Attacks on Sudan’s Hospitals Are Crippling Health Care System ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/attacks-on-sudans-hospitals-are-crippling-health-care-system/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:27:24

• Groups Offer Young People Path Away from Extremism ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/groups-offer-young-people-path-away-from-extremism/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:31:26

• Former Poachers Help Curb Wildlife Crime in Kenya ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/former-poachers-help-curb-wildlife-crime-in-kenya/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:32:00

• Drones Show Their Value in Disaster Response ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/drones-show-their-value-in-disaster-response/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:32:51

• News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Time, 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 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:34:41

• Symantec warns of new sophisticated backdoor exploiting patched PHP vulnerability ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/symantec-warns-new-sophisticated-backdoor-exploiting-patched-php-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:35:20

• The go-to excuse of outsourcing as accountability dodge ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/toyota-alleges-stolen-customer-data-published-hacking-site-came-outside-supplier/    

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

• Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to Seduce Its Prey ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/spider-species-uses-male-fireflies-as-ghastly-puppets-to-seduce-its-prey    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:47:51

• Drug Already Approved For Parkinson's Could Help Clear Alzheimer's Brains ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/drug-already-approved-for-parkinsons-could-help-clear-alzheimers-brains    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:48:01

• Famous 'Wow!' Signal Might Have Actually Been a Natural Space Laser ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/famous-wow-signal-might-have-actually-been-a-natural-space-laser    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:49:20

• Kids Who Eat Breakfast Every Day Share Something in Common ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/kids-who-eat-breakfast-every-day-share-something-in-common    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:52:24

• Elephant Species Vanished at a Shocking Rate With The Rise of Modern Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/elephant-species-vanished-at-a-shocking-rate-with-the-rise-of-modern-humans    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:53:01

• Watch a Black Hole Tear a Star to Shreds in Insane New Simulations ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-a-black-hole-tear-a-star-to-shreds-in-insane-new-simulations    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:53:28

• Brain Mechanism That Regulates Fear Discovered in Mice, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-mechanism-that-regulates-fear-discovered-in-mice-scientists-say    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:54:08

• Part of the hype machine of the Ponzi scheme was to exaggerate things ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-doesnt-actually-pose-an-existential-threat-to-humans-study-finds    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:54:50

• 'Old Believers' style hotel hopes to boost Rēzekne tourism ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/20.08.2024-old-believers-style-hotel-hopes-to-boost-rezekne-tourism.a565652/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:55:28

• Accountants smash laptops outside Finance Ministry in rare protest ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/accountants-smash-laptops-outside-finance-ministry-in-rare-protest-298777 "Accountants in Ankara protested the ministry over increasing workload due to the inflation adjustments."    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:56:28

• Has Kamala Harris Risen Above the Vibecession? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/has-kamala-harris-risen-above-the-vibecession    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:56:47

• Qt Quick Effect Maker: What's new in Qt 6.8 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-quick-effect-maker-whats-new-in-qt-6.8    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:58:31

• Qt Journey - Building Excellent User Experiences with Qt ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-journey-building-excellent-user-experiences-with-qt    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 14:58:50

• "I've become frustrated constantly switching through our local radio stations to find something I want to listen to while driving, especially when more than one of those stations plays ads for like 10 minutes between songs." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-08-20-listening-to-podcasts-while-driving.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:03:33

• "Whether or not we have a free will is something I’ve älted in the past but maybe the easiest explanation to understand is this" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/unfree-will    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:04:35

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACUFINE Wordo: SANDS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-21.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:05:11

• "After our hedgehog passed away in November of last year, we wanted to get another pet. Dogs and cats were out of the question: my wife and I are allergic to both. Rabbits were not an option for the same reason." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202408/20240820-status-of-our-ferrets.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:06:43

• "Love the process. Accept who you are and love yourself no matter the imperfections, mistakes, and where you are in life". gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2090    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:08:04

• Amplifying Impact: Empowering the Next Generation of Computer Networkers ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/08/amplifying-impact-empowering-the-next-generation-of-computer-networkers/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:12:50

• But do they use Microsoft? ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-harris-election-hacking/33085232.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:13:48

• "AT LEAST THEY ARE DOING HEY HI" (AI) - typical shareholder justifying tying money to pure crap, fantasy, fiscal fraud    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:16:01

• Disney Backs Down From Effort to Use Disney+ Agreement to Block Lawsuit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/nyregion/disney-arbitration-allergy-death-lawsuit.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:16:56

• Iranian Police Shut Down German Cultural Institute ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-shut-down-german-cultural-institute/33085766.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:17:33

• Ghostface Killah Spearheads the Second Annual ‘Peace & Unity Festival’ in Staten Island ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/19/peace-unity-festival-staten-island-2024/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:18:57

• Chromebooks' share increasing this month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:24:14

• GNU/Linux up in Bangladesh this month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202408 Windows down https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/bangladesh/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:26:35

• Themes, Streams and Audio Machines ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/36/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:27:31

• Russia's Top Court Extends Detention For Navalny's Lawyers Pending Trial On Extremism Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-navalny-lawyers-extremism-supreme-court/33085973.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:29:01

• Debian Brasil: Debian Day 2024 in Santa Maria - Brazil ☞ https://debianbrasil.org.br/blog/debianday2024-santa-maria-report/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 15:29:37

• Ukraine's capture of hundreds of Russian conscripts in Kursk region undermines Putin's war rhetoric ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240820-ukraine-capture-russian-conscripts-kursk-region-undermines-putin-war-rhetoric-pows    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:34:53

• Day After Putin's Visit, Azerbaijan Applies To Join BRICS Alliance ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-brics-bloc-russia-china-brazil-south-africa-india/33086206.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:35:04

• Rackspace expands OpenStack offerings with new enterprise-ready managed cloud solution ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/rackspace-expands-openstack-offerings-new-enterprise-ready-managed-cloud-solution/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:35:48

• The Major Labels’ Udio Infringement Suit Isn’t Getting a Trial Anytime Soon — Proposed Schedule Would Take the Dispute Deep Into 2025 ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/20/udio-umg-copyright-lawsuit-schedule/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:42:00

• Bill Nye, patents, and Play Doh — oh my! ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/08/bill-nye-patents-and-play-doh-oh-my/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:43:05

• (Corrected) Current Roster of TTAB Administrative Trademark Judges ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/current-roster-of-ttab-administrative.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:43:39

• Government Opposition to Chestek’s Cert Petition ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/government-opposition-chesteks.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:44:10

• LibreOffice community at FrOSCon 2024 near Bonn! ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/08/20/libreoffice-community-at-froscon-2024-near-bonn/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:44:47

• How to Optimize Security in Cloud-Native Applications ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/editorial-calendar/cloud-native-security/how-to-optimize-security-in-cloud-native-applications/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:45:56

• This upcoming free conference wants to teach you how to use tech for social good ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/upcoming-free-conference-teaches-how-to-use-tech-for-social-good/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:47:24

• Death toll from central China downpours rises to 50, 15 missing – state media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/death-toll-from-central-china-downpours-rises-to-50-15-missing-state-media/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:48:18

• So OSI is not only pushing proprietary GitHub for Microsoft but also fronting for proprietary giants connected to Microsoft ("By Brian Duran, Qing Tomlinson and contributors (SAP)"). OSI is basically attacking Open Source. It's paid to do this. ☞ https://opensource.net/clearlydefined-at-sap/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:50:53

• FreeTube: Browse YouTube Freely in private Mode with Confidence ☞ https://medevel.com/freetube/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:51:46

• Kiku is a Free YouTube Music Player for your Desktop That Maintain Your Privacy ☞ https://medevel.com/kiku-youtube-music/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:51:58

• Dylan McCall: A technical overview of the Kolibri app for GNOME ☞ https://dylanmc.ca//-/blog/2024/08/20/kolibri-and-endless-os/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:56:11

• Gulagboy flirting with other Microsoft moles (like de Icaza) is the last thing he needs right now    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:57:09

• How a Harris Administration Could Chart a New Course for Immigration Reform ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/how-a-harris-administration-could-chart-a-new-course-for-immigration-reform    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:57:47

• Rising Terrorism Takes Toll on Niger’s Oil Sector ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/rising-terrorism-takes-toll-on-nigers-oil-sector/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:58:57

• U.S. Sanctions Former Haitian President for Drug Trafficking ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/americas/haiti-sanctions-martelly-president.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 16:59:33

• Taiwan conducts missile drills at sensitive test site ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/taiwan-conducts-missile-drills-at-sensitive-test-site/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:00:12

• Suspected serial killer of dozens of women in Kenya escapes from police station ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240820-suspected-serial-killer-dozens-women-kenya-escapes-police-station-femicide    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:00:26

• FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes and equipment ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/faa-rule-cyber-airplane/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:01:05

• Amid rising insecurity in Venezuela, the US and its partners must prepare for a new wave of migration ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/amid-rising-insecurity-in-venezuela-the-us-and-its-partners-must-prepare-for-a-new-wave-of-migration/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:01:52

• F5 Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in BIG-IP, NGINX Plus ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/f5-patches-high-severity-vulnerabilities-in-big-ip-nginx-plus/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:02:20

• CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/gsa-awards-contract-for-cisas-new-524-million-headquarters/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:03:01

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-victims-paid-460-million-in-first-half-of-2024/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:03:43

• Critical Flaw in Donation Plugin Exposed 100,000 WordPress Sites to Takeover ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaw-in-donation-plugin-exposed-100000-wordpress-sites-to-takeover/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:04:19

• Protecting military space technology from bad actors ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2024/08/protecting-military-space-technology-from-bad-actors/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:04:52

• IRS working to improve data security after major tax return leak ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/irs-working-to-improve-data-security-after-major-tax-return-leak/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:05:29

• Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/major-backdoor-in-millions-of-rfid-cards-allows-instant-cloning/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:06:13

• Darktrace Co-founder Mike Lynch Presumed Dead After Superyacht Sinks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/darktrace-co-founder-mike-lynch-presumed-dead-after-superyacht-sinks/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:06:32

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986450/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:08:04

• Gentoo: profiles and keywords rather than releases ☞ https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2024/08/20/gentoo-profiles-and-keywords-rather-than-releases/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:08:56

• Prefer "Handicapping" Over Skill-Based Match-Making gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/handicapping.gmi    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:15:03

• "Things developed since my last post. Some lesions opened up on my ankle which was initially good news: the pain substantially reduced. But they didn’t heal fast enough and so medics decided on surgical debridement. That was last night. It seemed to be successful and I’m in recovery from surgery as I write. It’s hard to predict the near-future, a lot depends on how well and fast I heal." https://jmtd.net/log/ouch/2/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:39:07

• COSMIC Desktop Landed in Manjaro GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-landed-in-manjaro-linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:52:47

• How to Edit a Kubernetes Deployment ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/edit-kubernetes-deployment/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:53:20

• Linux Format 319 ☞ https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-319.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:54:15

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #24.14: Process Substitution, Docker WebUI, K8 Editing and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/24-14/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:54:30

• 22 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asciiarttools/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:55:31

• Bolero – tools and libraries to run F# applications in WebAssembly ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bolero-tools-libraries/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:56:07

• virt-manager – desktop tool for managing virtual machines via libvirt ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/virt-manager-managing-virtual-machines/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:56:17

• rename-CLI – rename files quickly ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rename-cli-rename-files-quickly/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:56:34

• Over at Tux Machines... ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:56:42

• It is proprietary; better for them to focus on free/libre ones. ☞ https://itsfoss.com/onlyoffice-feature/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:58:04

• Andy Holmes: Best Intentions ☞ https://www.andyholmes.ca/posts/best-intentions/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:59:14

• Message-passing Hey Hi (AI) (SIMPL) ☞ https://euroquis.nl//blabla/2024/08/20/simpl.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 17:59:52

• Terminating GNU/Linux Under the Guise of 'Security' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Terminating_Linux_Under_the_Guise_of_Security.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:00:22

• [Meme] Fake Security (Net Effect is, GNU/Linux Stops Working) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Meme_Fake_Security_Net_Effect_is_GNU_Linux_Stops_Working.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:00:30

• "vulnerabilities" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassination-attempt-laid-bare-long-standing-vulnerabilities-in-the-secret-service | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:01:25

• Google to wind down app store bug bounty ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-play-store-bug-bounty-shut-down-gpsrp/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:01:42

• Now It's Official: Android a Good Gap Above backdoored Windows in Malta ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/20/Now_It_s_Official_Android_a_Good_Gap_Above_Windows_in_Malta.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:01:57

• A Latin American perspective on the G20 and digital platforms ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/a-latin-american-perspective-on-the-g20-and-digital-platforms/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=a-latin-american-perspective-on-the-g20-and-digital-platforms    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:02:32

• Iranian Military Official Hints Strike on Israel May Be Delayed ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/middleeast/iran-israel-conflict.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:03:25

• Communication Islands in IRC ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/20/Communication_Islands_in_IRC.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:03:44

• Pluralistic: Nalo Hopkinson's "Blackheart Man" (20 Aug 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/20/piche/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:04:14

• ytify: Free Self-hosted YouTube Front-end Music Player without the Ads with Piped API Support ☞ https://medevel.com/ytify-youtube/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:04:51

• Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/asia/chinese-videogame-wukong-censorship.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:06:58

• Former US Representative George Santos pleads guilty to fraud offenses ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/former-us-representative-george-santos-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-and-campaign-offenses/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:07:43

• Hacking Wireless Bicycle Shifters ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/hacking-wireless-bicycle-shifters.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:10:10

• More on Adjusting Saturated Multivariate Linear Models ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/more-on-adjusting-saturated-multivariate-linear-models/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:11:11

• A Day in the Life of a Delivery Manager ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delivery-manager/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:11:19

• My Experience With Long Term Maintenance Of An R Package ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/my-experience-with-long-term-maintenance-of-an-r-package/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:11:29

• Perturbing a non-symmetrical probability distribution by @ellis2013nz ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/perturbing-a-non-symmetrical-probability-distribution-by-ellis2013nz/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:11:44

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppMagicEnum 0.0.1 on CRAN: New Package! ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/08/20#rcppmagicenum_0.0.1    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:12:15

• Laotians post images of miscalculated US$4,000 power bills to social control media ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/miscalculated-electricity-bills-08202024142203.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:12:50

• [Meme] 75 Days Since the Edward Brocklesby Revelations Started and Debian Has Issued No Response Whatsoever to Explain How It Protects Itself From State Actors That Plant Back Doors in Every Debian (or Debian Derivative) Machine ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/20/Meme_75_Days_Since_the_Edward_Brocklesby_Revelations_Started_an.shtml    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:13:10

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

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:13:17

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

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:13:26

• AMD GPU missing from btop ☞ https://major.io/p/amd-gpu-missing-btop/    

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

• The Path to Digital Equity: Elevating Local Voices To Drive National Impact ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/the-path-to-digital-equity-elevating-local-voices-to-drive-national-impact/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:15:27

• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s macOS apps could help hackers access microphones and cameras ☞ https://therecord.media/microsoft-macos-apps-vulnerabilities-cisco    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:16:26

• Cisco, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Disagree on Severity of macOS App Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-microsoft-disagree-on-severity-of-macos-app-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:16:54

• Fed-up California woman catches mail thieves by sending herself an Fashion Company Apple AirTag ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/us-news/fed-up-california-woman-sends-herself-apple-airtag-to-catch-mail-thieves/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:17:21

• SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM ... so sad they do this https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/21/allpcb-an-ideal-pcb-manufacturer-for-pcb-professionals-and-businesses/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:18:25

• Top Beijing officials urge resolution against Taiwan independence at Hong Kong conference ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/top-beijing-officials-urge-resolution-against-taiwan-independence-at-hong-kong-conference/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:19:20

• Mapping Threats with DNSTwist and the Internet Storm Center (Tue, Aug 20th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31188    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:20:01

• $30 Banana Pi BPI-WiFi6 Mini is a dual GbE and WiFi 6 router board with optional 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/21/30-banana-pi-bpi-wifi6-mini-dual-gbe-wifi-6-router-board-4g-lte-5g-cellular-connectivity/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:20:49

• UP Squared 7100 Alder Lake-N fanless SBC ships with up to 16GB LPDDR5 and 128GB eMMC flash ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/20/up-squared-7100-alder-lake-n-fanless-sbc-ships-with-up-to-16gb-lpddr5-and-128gb-emmc-flash/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:20:58

• uv 0.3.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986528/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:21:28

• The Vindication of Bubble Sort ☞ https://two-wrongs.com/vindication-of-bubble-sort    

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

• IBM, Red Hat, and the Reformation of Nazism. There should be a book called that.    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:22:42

• Does Solar Energy Make Us Vulnerable? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/does-solar-energy-make-us-vulnerable/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:24:07

• Despite defective chip maker Intel patch, Black Myth: Wukong devs warn about Core 13th and 14th Gen CPU crashing — studio provides a few workarounds to avoid crashing issue ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/despite-intel-patch-black-myth-wukong-devs-warn-about-core-13th-and-14th-gen-cpu-crashing-studio-provides-a-few-workarounds-to-avoid-crashing-issue    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:24:35

• "Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/asia/chinese-videogame-wukong-censorship.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:24:55

• ‘Final Fantasy 16’ Has Some Problems On Steam Deck, ROG Ally ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/20/final-fantasy-xvi-has-some-problems-on-steam-deck-rog-ally/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:25:52

• Building a Steampipe Plugin — and Powerpipe Dashboards — for WordPress ☞ https://blog.jonudell.net/2024/08/20/building-a-steampipe-plugin-and-powerpipe-dashboards-for-wordpress/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:26:37

• XIAO RA4M1 stamp-sized Renesas RA4M1 USB-C board features 14-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, CAN Bus interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/20/xiao-ra4m1-tiny-renesas-ra4m1-usb-c-board-14-bit-adc-12-bit-dac-can-bus/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:27:20

• In Chicago, Obama Aims to Resurrect a Movement ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/briefing/obama-speech-chicago-nuclear-strategy-biden.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:28:08

• Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C. ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/proud-and-impassioned-biden-passes-the-torch    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:28:18

• What Minnesota Democrats expect from Tim Walz’s DNC speech on Wednesday night ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/20/what-minnesota-democrats-expect-from-tim-walzs-dnc-speech-on-wednesday-night/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:28:45

• Like their terrorist idols ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240819-democrats-kick-off-chicago-convention-pro-palestinian-groups-rally-outside-kamala-harris    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:29:11

• Watch Biden’s full speech at the Democratic National Convention ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240820-joe-biden-takes-stage-at-the-democratic-national-convention-speech    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:29:32

• Biden passes the torch to Harris in tearful goodbye at Democratic National Convention ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240820-democratic-national-convention-biden-passes-the-torch-to-harris-in-tearful-goodbye    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:29:47

• Apple v. Vidal: APA Compliance in IPR Discretionary Denial Rules ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/compliance-discretionary-denial.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:31:39

• Speech by President von der Leyen at the groundbreaking ceremony for the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) semiconductor plant ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_4304    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:32:19

• Amicus filed in Dragon IP Fed. Cir. Appeal, Supporting en banc Review of Attorneys Fees ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/19/unified-files-amicus-in-dragon-ip    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:34:18

• Google sucking up all the users' passwords is a catastrophe ☞ https://blog.chromium.org/2024/08/seamlessly-use-your-passwords-and.html    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:35:15

• Australia Didn’t Invent WiFi, Despite What You’ve Heard ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/australia-didnt-invent-wifi-despite-what-youve-heard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:35:42

• European Commission cuts funding support for Free Software projects ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/european-commission-cuts-funding-support-for-free-software-projects/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:36:11

• Where are we with CVE-2024-38063: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft IPv6 Vulnerability, (Tue, Aug 20th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31186    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:37:32

• HRW and Amnesty International push EU to urge India to end human rights abuses ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/hrw-and-amnesty-international-push-eu-to-urge-india-to-end-human-rights-abuses/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:38:12

• The Stagnation of Open-Source Medical Solutions: A Call for Innovation and Community Support ☞ https://medevel.com/the-stagnation-of-open-source-medical-solutions-a-call-for-innovation-and-community-support/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:39:01

• GIMP 3 will be out soon. At last.    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:39:55

• Xiaomi destroys KPN patent monopoly with Bardehle in first instance ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/xiaomi-destroys-kpn-patent-with-bardehle-in-first-instance/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:40:29

• "The 26-year-old took to Fentanylware (TikTok) to explain her decision to sometimes refuse photo ops with fans" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/20/chappell-roan-is-having-a-hard-time-with-her-newfound-fame/ could end up pictured next to a murderer, smiling    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:42:52

• Google says disable 2G on your phone and yet Zim mobile operators still rely on 2G to an extent ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/google-says-disable-2g-on-phone-yet-zim-operators-still-rely-on-2g/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:43:44

• Tunisia Upgrades Air Force Fleet ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/08/tunisia-upgrades-air-force-fleet/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:44:22

• Open Source Liquid Rocket Reaches For The Sky ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/20/open-source-liquid-rocket-reaches-for-the-sky/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:44:48

• Mandiant uncovers critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft trap Azure Kubernetes service ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/20/mandiant-uncovers-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-azure-kubernetes-service/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:45:20

• NanoPi M6 – A Rockchip RK3588S SBC and fanless HMI solution with an integrated 3.5-inch touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/20/nanopi-m6-a-rockchip-rk3588s-sbc-and-fanless-hmi-solution-with-an-integrated-3-5-inch-touchscreen-display/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:51:35

• "Launched less than a year ago, the Raspberry Pi 5 has proven widely popular with single-board computing fans and Linux ARM enthusiasts thanks to its increased performance, memory, and PCIe bus for expansion." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/newer-cheaper-raspberry-pi-5-2gb-ram    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:56:07

• "We got five boxes in the package sent by Radxa for the heatsink case, the Radxa X4 board itself, a USB-C to USB-C cable, a Radxa Power PD 30W power adapter, and an NVMe SSD." https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/19/radxa-x4-sbc-kit-review-unboxing-case-assembly-ubuntu-24-04-installation/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:56:30

• "Gravatar is a cross-platform avatar service owned by Automattic, makers of WordPress (WordPress isn’t required to use it). You sign up with an e-mail address, set a profile image, then supported websites and apps where you use the same email address, can use it." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/sync-gravatar-gnome-shell-user-account    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:56:54

• "The launch date for the next Ubuntu point release is being pushed back, but there's a silver lining: Canonical is promising fresher kernels in future builds." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/ubuntu_240401_will_be_late/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:57:15

• RK3588 ARM PC vs N100 Intel PC Ubuntu 24.04 performance comparison https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/rk3588-arm-pc-vs-n100-intel-pc/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:57:38

• Ubuntu Addresses Multiple OpenJDK 8 Vulnerabilities https://tuxcare.com/blog/ubuntu-addresses-multiple-openjdk-8-vulnerabilities/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 18:58:52

• "Oreon Lime R2 blends AlmaLinux with a bunch of extra tools and repositories, plus some helpful tweaks for the GNOME desktop. It's sort of akin to an LTS version of Fedora 34." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/oreon_lime_desktop_almalinux/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:02:08

• How to Patch your Linux Kernel before it gets exploited? https://kratikal.com/blog/how-to-patch-your-linux-kernel-before-it-gets-exploited/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:03:52

• It's FOSS (but this is not): https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-foundation-omi/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:05:24

• Linux on your TV, surfing the Web https://gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com/television/vw-vw40c3-40-inches-led-linux-frameless-series-full-hd-1920-x-1080-pixels-tv    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:07:04

• "There is no shortage of feature-rich browsers available today, but most offer largely the same experience. Lynx is a web browser that only displays text, offering a unique and ad-free way to browse the Internet in the Linux terminal." https://www.howtogeek.com/browse-the-web-with-lynx-on-linux/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:07:49

• "More about it: GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/linux-system-performance-optimizer-gamemode-v182-out-now-fixing-hybrid-cpu-core-pinning/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:08:15

• "Researchers uncovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s dmam_free_coherent() function, which stems from a race condition caused by the improper order of operations when freeing DMA (Direct Memory Access) allocations and managing associated resources." https://cybersecuritynews.com/linux-kernal-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:08:56

• "Kernal" LOL https://gbhackers.com/linux-kernal-vulnerability/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:09:28

• Charlatans trying to twist a Windows issue as "Linux" https://lab.wallarm.com/the-next-crowdstrike-like-outage-might-be-linux-due-to-ebpf/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:10:32

• "There's a lot of big upgrades in version 4.1.0 with one one of the major changes being dual-boot support that was tested across Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, macOS (Intel only - both on Apple hardware and Hackintosh hardware), Windows 10 and 11, and winesapOS." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/portable-linux-distro-winesapos-v410-out-now-with-dual-boot-support-good-for-handhelds/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:10:56

• "Although GCC 15 is not out yet, once a CPU architecture is not supported in either the kernel itself or the compilers used to build a kernel, that really is a hard block on Gentoo supporting the Itanic." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/gentoo_drops_ia64_funtoo_falters/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:11:22

• 0.0.0.0 Day: 18-Year-Old Browser Flaw Affects Linux and macOS https://tuxcare.com/blog/0-0-0-0-day-18-year-old-browser-flaw-affects-linux-and-macos/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:15:43

• Early access to NXP Debian Linux for Variscite SoM https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/early-access-to-nxp-debian-linux-for-variscite-som/    

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

• SPAM ("Sponsored" fluff) but indirectly covers "Linux" https://militaryembedded.com/cyber/cybersecurity/product-of-the-week-star-labs-titanium-technology-protection    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 19:19:17

• Author accuses Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for having ‘cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women’s hard-won rights’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/11/jk-rowling-harry-potter-stars-daniel-radcliffe-transgender/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 20:30:30

• Misuse of police resources https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/07/jk-rowling-reported-police-trans-india-willoughby/   

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 20:31:15

• Microbiome https://yewtu.be/watch?v=1a0QWIFo5GM    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 20:44:59

• Monkeypox in Context https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/08/21/mpox-in-context/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 20:47:44

• "The Fediverse (or the Mastodon-ish bits of it) should avoid the fate of Twitter. JWZ puts it better and more succinctly than I can. The Fedi experience is, sadly, pretty clunky. So I want to try and write a bit from time to time with tips and tricks that might improve people's experiences." https://jmtd.net/log/fediverse/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:19:57

• Vista 7 still at 7% in Liechtenstein. That's how much people hate new Windows versions. https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/liechtenstein/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:33:32

• Man killed by XL bully dog in his own home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrlkn8m35no    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:35:33

• Chicago Police Arrest Several Journalists While Cracking Down On DNC Protest https://thedissenter.org/chicago-police-arrest-several-journalists-while-cracking-down-on-dnc-protest/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:48:17

• AI trained on AI churns out gibberish garbage https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-trained-on-ai-gibberish/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:49:25

• Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/tv-industrys-ads-tracking-obsession-is-turning-your-living-room-into-a-store/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:50:36

• Social media monitoring in the UK: the invisible surveillance tool increasingly deployed by government https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5337/social-media-monitoring-uk-invisible-surveillance-tool-increasingly-deployed    

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

• Why does Wikileaks shill TikTok? TikTok is an ATTACK on free press and free speech. https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1825907011139031436    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:54:31

• Wikileaks never speaks about Russia and Ukraine    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:55:37

• Except when linking to pro-Kremlin propaganda sites https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1825215884392108082    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 21:57:49

• Vista 11 down almost everywhere this month https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/macedonia/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 22:00:38

• Windows now at 19% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/maldives/#monthly-200902-202408 lower than 20% http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/10/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Maldives_Under_20_GNU_Linux.shtml    

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

• Defence correspondents: the journalistic wing of the military? https://www.declassifieduk.org/defence-correspondents-the-journalistic-wing-of-the-military/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 22:06:25

• Canonical's Shifts to Up-to-Date Linux Kernels in Ubuntu https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/canonicals-shifts-uptodate-linux-kernels-ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 22:31:07

• Lots of new material in Geminispace this month, many new capsules as well gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 22:49:05

• libreplanet-discuss: no messages in March this year (for the first time ever?) and maybe again this month? https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/    

posted Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 22:50:52