Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1031.jpg    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:52:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1380.jpg    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:52:47

• "Now that mod_blog [1] supports conditional requests [2], I thought of the next feature I want to add—PUT support to upload posts." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/08/21.1    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:53:35

• "Just finished The Talos Principle 2! Overall I liked it but there was a lot more I didn't like than in the first game. I'd still highly recommend it though, at the very least because there's always a major dearth in nice Portal like 3D puzzle games." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2024-08-21    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:54:16

• Where insecurity ends and I begin gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2024-08-21.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:55:11

• "The first time I was exposed to Hawk Tuah, it was sideways, and I didn't get it." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/8-21.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:56:28

• Emacs Functions, Agate Upgrade gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240821-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:57:39

• "- researched ai training versus inference, especially as it relates to data centers. not related to data analysis, just work. still lots to read on this subject, but i'll get to it tomorrow." gemini://wampa.smol.pub/ch01-exploration    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 03:59:51

• Comradery gemini://rrees.smol.pub/comradery    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:31:53

• Emacs Functions, Agate Upgrade gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240821-0.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:32:12

• "The first time I was exposed to Hawk Tuah, it was sideways, and I didn't get it." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/8-21.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:32:26

• Down to 51! "2563 (90.0 %) capsules are self-signed, 51 (1.8 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 235 (8.2 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:35:52

• "I keep seeing all of this injustice and corruption everywhere I look. I always thought that I'd feel better once I turned 18 and would be able to vote and drink and stuff; but I still feel as powerless as ever." gemini://dce.cities.yesterweb.org/tinylog.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:36:49

• "it's not AI, it's lower costs to protect profit margin to trim those resented wage gains made during the pandemic all-the-while the CEO to employee wage gap gets larger" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 05:27:19

• Nothing to do with "hey hi", everything to do with politics and greed https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13765387/fired-ibm-employee-diversity-targets-white-man-DEI.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 05:27:43

• "And just as it’s been for the past forty years, the greedy ba----ds at the top pretend to have some sort of business acumen in restructuring/realigning/rightsizing which justifies their excessive compensation. When all they have done is cut costs for a short term bump in profits. But hey, their options are in the money again. Woohoo! They’ve made it, which is all that ever mattered." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 05:28:17

• "I'm really sorry to hear that. That is also a bit shocking because I was RAed from Marketing and Communications and the reason we were given is that our job in the U.S. no longer exists and is being moved overseas, to build a bigger presence in Brazil, Romania and India...So now they are laying off in those places? Good grief, it's all a ruse." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 05:29:01

• US debt over 35 trillion https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 05:41:05

• “Helping” versus being helpful https://duckalignment.academy/helping-versus-being-helpful/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 09:46:06

• "Some keyboards have special features like Razer's Snap Tap and Wooting's SOCD, that can give an unfair advantage in online games, and so Valve have put their foot down and entirely banned such tricks in Counter-Strike 2." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/valve-bans-keyboard-automation-in-counter-strike-2-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:15:08

• "At least for some smaller teams, things are looking pretty good, with shapez 2 from tobspr Games only launching into Early Access on August 15th and it's sold really well." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/shapez-2-is-a-big-hit-with-over-150000-copies-sold-in-less-than-a-week/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:15:26

• "If you're in the market for new hardware, perhaps the new Star Labs StarBook 7 might be what you should be looking at. Their 7th generation has a number of nice upgrades and changes compared to what came before." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/star-labs-recently-revealed-the-starbook-7-a-14-inch-beauty/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:16:17

• "Six years after the main release, Dead Cells has seen its final update, packed full of content to give it a good send off." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/dead-cells-has-its-final-update-out-now-with-the-end-is-near/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:16:37

• "A physics-based sandbox game where you play as a cute little spider, A Webbing Journey has a really fun idea and the latest demo is quite impressive." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/a-new-demo-for-physics-based-sandbox-a-webbing-journey-shows-you-what-its-like-to-be-a-spider/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:17:14

• "Do you dual-boot Windows and Linux? Well, a recent Windows update seems to have been a bit messy and may have broken the ability to boot into Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/microsoft-breaks-some-linux-dual-boots-in-a-recent-windows-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:17:50

• "NVIDIA today released driver 560.35.03 as the latest stable version for Linux users, so here's all that's changed." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvidia-stable-driver-560-35-03-released-for-linux-with-wayland-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:20:12

• Microsoft competition crimes would not be possible without enablers and collaborators like Gulagboy, friend of Miguel de Icaza ana Aeva Black from Microsoft. They're a dark cult thriving in criminality.    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:20:55

• "Following a successful Kickstarter back in late 2018, developer Straitjacket has launched GOD'S GIFT, a puzzle-platformer inspired by classic Lemmings and Pikmin." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/inspired-by-lemmings-and-pikmin-puzzle-platformer-gods-gift-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:22:27

• "Time to finish your collection? Resident Evil: Decades of Horror - Village Gold is a freshly released Humble Bundle for you." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/humble-is-doing-a-big-resident-evil-bundle-again-thats-worth-a-look/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:23:37

• "Today marks 6 years since Valve decided to change everything, especially for Linux fans, with the announcement of Steam Play Proton." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/celebrating-6-years-since-valve-announced-steam-play-proton-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:24:12

• headsup: possible revisionism https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/the-case-against-microsoft-that-personally-wounded-bill-gates/articleshow/112680357.cms "The case against Microsoft that "personally wounded" Bill Gates"    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:27:56

• "General Motors Caught Red-Handed: Texas Sues for Billions Over Decade-Long Data Theft" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/general-motors-caught-red-handed-texas:7    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:28:04

• "Despite mounting evidence, Russia denies blame for deadly strike on Kyiv children's hospital" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2024/08/19/despite-mounting-evidence-russia-denies-blame-for-deadly-strike-on-kyiv-childrens-hospital/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:28:19

• iophk: not serious enough as it is poisoned by gratuitous javascript blocking accesshttps://www.25and.me/?topics=    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:28:49

• "Two Factor Authentication (2FA). The SCAM of the Century. Defensive Strategy." https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/2fa-strategy:2    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:29:04

• "DCS Uses False Privacy Claim to Silence ANOTHER Reviewer: @WillProwse" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/dcs-uses-false-privacy-claim-to-silence:9 iophk: censorship through SLAPP and fake copyright takedown requests    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:29:35

• "Kim Dotcom is Being Taken by The US Government" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/kim-dotcom-is-being-taken-by-the-us:9 summary at about 10:30    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:30:00

• Media topic that should be covered more: "Investors who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter revealed after judge’s order" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/21/elon-musk-x-investors/ see https://techrights.org/n/2024/07/21/Meme_Hate_Speech.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:30:33

• "'I am still younger than him': Bill Clinton jokes about Trump's age at DNC" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/i-am-still-younger-than-him-bill-clinton-jokes-about-trumps-age-at-dnc/articleshow/112696156.cms    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:30:53

• "'Bring them all back': Anger, despair as Israelis bury hostages who died in captivity" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2225101.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:31:07

• Sweden and Denmark already have the necessary monitoring tools https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/08/21/sverige-och-danmark-har-redan-de-verktyg-for-overvakning-som-kravs/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:31:39

• "Offering movies and TV shows at no cost to the consumer has seen 'FAST' services like Pluto TV attract tens of millions of users." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/unofficial-m3u8-playlists-for-pluto-tv-samsung-plex-shut-down-by-warner-240822/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:32:28

• "In June, Webtoon Entertainment celebrated going public by sounding the closing bell at the Nasdaq exchange." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/webtoon-targets-170-pirate-domains-through-dmca-subpoena-240821/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:32:38

• "Kakao Entertainment's pursuit of pirates distributing the company's 'webtoon' comics has been controversial at times, yet appears to be delivering results." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/kakao-reveals-anti-piracy-success-legal-action-against-major-manga-sites-240821/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:32:47

• "We’re now nearly four and a half years into the global COVID-19 pandemic" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/08/21/michael-yeadon-turns-on-ivermectin-and-hilarity-ensues/ |    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:33:12

• ExxonKnews‘ Emily Sanders ☛ https://fair.org/home/this-is-a-push-to-pass-laws-criminalizing-protest-of-fossil-fuel-infrastructure/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:33:44

• "If you'd like future lessons about the fight for digital freedoms" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/geofence-warrants-headed-scotus-effector-3611 | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:34:23

• "The Moonhack 2024 coding challenge runs from 14 to 31 October." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/moonhack-2024/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:34:52

• baby formula ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/facing-a-national-shortage-of-baby-formula-trade-officials-opposed-a-plan-to-boost-imports | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:35:22

• "DeepComputing introduced the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II yesterday" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dc-roma-risc-v-pad-ii-gets-officially-launched-for-149-00/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:38:04

• "This can be done by using shell variables within Awk commands" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/use-shell-script-variable-in-awk/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:39:43

• "It is a suite of open-source business applications" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-odoo-in-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:40:02

• "The cryptsetup command line encrypts a volume disk on the fly " ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-hard-disk-encryption-using-luks/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:40:36

• "In this blog post, we will discuss our experiences trying to get the Hailo-8L accelerator and its software running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/hackers-guide-to-the-raspberry-pi-ai-kit-on-ubuntu | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:41:23

• VirtualBox 7.1.0 ☛ https://ostechnix.com/virtualbox-7-1-0-beta-2-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:43:21

• Linkspam disguised as 'article' about "Linux" ☛ https://www.unixmen.com/popular-linux-software-contracts-for-businesses/ | Source: Unix Men    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:44:49

• Aiming for gov contracts ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-ubuntu-keeps-you-secure-with-kev-prioritisation | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:45:30

• German Left Party Chairman visits Maja T. in Budapest: Politicians call for shift in policy towards Hungary ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2024/08/21/german-left-party-chairman-visits-maja-t-in-budapest-politicians-call-for-shift-in-policy-towards-hungary/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:49:57

• PR for Major Polluters ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/22/bbc-storyworks-pr-greenwashing-major-polluters/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:50:38

• "crack down on greenwashing" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/21/exxonmobil-how-u-s-governments-could-crack-down-on-greenwashing-meta/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:50:50

• Fwupd 1.9.24 Enhanced Support for Dell Devices ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fwupd-1-9-24-enhanced-support-for-dell-devices/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:57:57

• NVIDIA Releases Major Driver Update 560.35 for GNU/Linux x64 Systems ☞ https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-560-35-linux-gpu-driver/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 10:59:43

• Google Play purchase verifications annoyances ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/google-play-purchase-verification-annoyances.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:00:10

• New Record High for Android in Cameroon ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/New_Record_High_for_Android_in_Cameroon.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:00:24

• New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-phishing-technique-bypasses-security-on-ios-and-android-to-steal-bank-credentials/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:00:52

• retail – tail with regular expressions ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/retail-tail-regular-expressions/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:02:16

• An update made to fix a vulnerability broke dual-boot Windows-Linux PCs ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/an-update-made-to-fix-a-vulnerability-broke-dual-boot-windows-linux-pcs/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:02:33

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:02:42

• August backdoored Windows updates break dual boot on some GNU/Linux systems ☞ https://www.drydeadfish.co.uk/august-windows-updates-break-dual-boot-on-some-linux-systems/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:02:54

• ptail – tail but dynamic ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ptail-tail-dynamic/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:03:14

• colortail – like the tail command line utility but with colors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/colortail-tail-colors/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:03:32

• inotail – inotify-based implementation of tail ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/inotail-inotify-based-implementation-tail/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:04:06

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:04:25

• Blockbench – low poly 3D model editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/blockbench-low-poly-3d-model-editor/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:04:48

• Pardus – Debian-based distro ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pardus-debian-based-distro/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:05:20

• "The dev team has addressed several major issues." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-24-7-multimedia-framework/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:06:23

• Fedora GNU/Linux 41 Unveils Multi-Version Kubernetes RPMs ☞ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-41-unveils-multi-version-kubernetes-rpms/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:07:05

• "My, it's amazing how a topic I wrote about twenty years ago [1] has been popular over the past few [2] years [3]. I just received an email from Jason Arencibia about an even easier method of measuring out ⅚ cup of oil: [...]" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/08/22.1    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:09:25

• "Something has gone seriously wrong," dual-boot systems warn after Abusive Monopolist Microsoft update (Ars Technica) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986659/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:10:19

• Linux Mint 22 Review: A Deep Dive Into This Minty Fresh Distro ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/videos/linux-mint-22-review-a-deep-dive-into-this-minty-fresh-distro/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:15:50

• GStreamer 1.24.7 Released with Audio and Visual Bug Fixes ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-24-7-multimedia-framework/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:25:57

• "The current lawsuit will probably be the first of many" ☛ https://walledculture.org/oclc-says-what-is-known-must-be-shared-but-sues-annas-archive-to-stop-it-sharing-knowledge/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:26:27

• "reached the market far ahead of safety" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/microsoft_ai_copilots/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:26:53

• "News and digital media have faced steep challenges" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-signs-content-deal-with-cond-nast/articleshow/112667906.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:27:18

• "I think the concept of purchase verification in digital stores is a great one." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/google-play-purchase-verification-annoyances.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:28:16

• "Officials announced the decision today." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/21/uk-antitrust-watchdog-closes-google-apple-probes-revise-regulatory-approach/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:29:17

• "However, the book's claims have not gone unchallenged." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/the-case-against-microsoft-that-personally-wounded-bill-gates/articleshow/112680357.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:29:30

• "You don't have to use Google to search the internet." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2424588/5-spirited-search-engines-that-challenge-google.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:29:43

• "It’s a good get for Netflix" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/netflix-is-more-serious-about-games-than-you-might-expect/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:30:19

• "The platform for the Democratic National Convention happening in Chicago" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/democratic-platform-highlights-broadband-infrastructure-investments/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:33:13

• "My new study of an ancient underwater avalanche challenges our understanding" ☛ https://theconversation.com/avalanches-can-grow-100-times-larger-under-the-sea-than-on-land-heres-why-theyre-a-risk-to-the-internet-236810 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:33:26

• "It did not say what could have caused the disruptions." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-21/russia-says-it-records-mass-disruption-in-telegram-whatsapp-apps | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:33:39

• "According to ACT’s white paper, the only OTT players regulated in South Africa" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/internet-giants-pay-to-play-south-africa/249985/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:34:12

• "China took control of Tibet in 1951 before the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/senior-us-officials-meet-dalai-lama-in-new-york/7752271.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:37:01

• "Austrian news outlet Kurier reported one of the reasons for this reform" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/austria-agrees-to-ban-marriages-under-the-age-of-18/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:37:45

• "Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have banned UN's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/bennet-un-rapporteur-taliban-mujahid/33086738.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:38:45

• "The action was promoted by the Women's Life Foundation" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/demonstration-for-yazidi-women-in-front-of-the-un-building-in-beirut-74904 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:39:08

• "the latest Hong Kong Journalists' Assoc" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-press-freedom-declines-08212024132736.html | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:40:50

• "Kuznechyk is one of several journalists and activists who have been jailed in Belarus" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/rfe-rl-journalist-marks-1-000-days-jailed-in-belarus-on-charges-viewed-as-bogus/7751825.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:41:39

• "mass protest movement in Bangladesh" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/dozens-of-journalists-injured-covering-bangladesh-protests/7751744.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:42:16

• "They argued that Telles’ anger over the coverage motivated him to kill" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/nevada-official-sent-angry-messages-to-reporter-before-his-murder-las-vegas-court-told-/7751600.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:43:16

• "Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is facing up to seven years in prison" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/08/yet-again-zambian-journalist-thomas-allan-zgambo-faces-prison-over-reporting/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:43:35

• "“He hit me with a gun butt,” Premium Times newspaper reporter Yakubu Mohammed" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/08/in-nigeria-at-least-56-journalists-attacked-and-harassed-as-protests-roil-region/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:46:17

• "Police reportedly damaged Pacheco and Fedorova’s camera equipment during their arrests" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/chicago-police-arrest-several-journalists-while-cracking-down-on-dnc-protest/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:46:29

• "Veysel Demirci Wins Another Tender" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-threatened-after-exposing-public-contracts-secured-by-holding-298771 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:46:47

• "According to the results of the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) annual press" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/20/hong-kong-press-freedom-in-further-decline-according-to-press-group-survey-of-journalists-in-city/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:47:51

• "The ethics code for Thai parliamentarians states members" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/investigation-sought-after-influential-thai-general-hits-journalist/7750857.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:48:02

• "On August 18, in Halabja, Sulaymaniyah province" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/08/iraqi-security-forces-assault-2-news-crews-covering-protests/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:48:13

• "In practice, this vision of reporters as above-the-fray priests" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-fact-check/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:48:30

• "Civilians who have displeased the regime, including judges and journalists" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/21/2024/burkina-faso-jihadist-attacks-expose-junta-problems | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:48:41

• "Internet users in Russia reported outages affecting a wide range of online services" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/21/as-telegram-whatsapp-and-numerous-other-web-services-go-down-in-russia-moscow-blames-attackers-while-activists-suspect-kremlin-interference | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:49:17

• "banned 1,500 non-governmental organisation" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240819-nicaragua-outlaws-1-500-ngos-red-cross-catholic-charities-daniel-ortega | Source: France24    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:51:11

• "Section 230, introduced in the internet's early days" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/how-a-law-that-shields-big-tech-is-now-being-used-against-it/articleshow/112669974.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:51:33

• "DW has investigated a few of these claims: [...]" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-misinformation-targeting-democratic-vp-candidate-tim-walz/a-70010027 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:52:52

• "Farhan Asif, 32, is accused of sharing fake information that incited riots" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/21/pakistan-man-charged-uk-riots/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:53:03

• "At the 2023 Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nist-humane-intelligence-generative-ai-red-team-contest/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:55:17

• "The letter is addressed to California State Senator Scott Wiener" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225648/openai-letter-california-ai-safety-bill-sb-1047 | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:55:31

• "The papers contain Turing’s notes related to the Delilah project" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-government-places-export-ban-on-alan-turings-world-war-ii-era-notebooks-180984941/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:55:41

• "The framework provides a structured methodology to implement various solutions" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/sebi-issues-new-cybersecurity-framework-for-regulated-entities-1817850 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:56:04

• "Advanced by State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat, the proposal would mandate safety test" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/big-tech-wants-ai-to-be-regulated-why-do-they-oppose-a-california-ai-bill/articleshow/112682591.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:56:53

• "But the larger point here is that all Swift really has to do here is respond" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/20/dear-taylor-swift-there-are-better-ways-to-respond-to-trumps-ai-images-of-you-than-a-lawsuit/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:57:05

• "The layoffs include roughly 600 jobs at General Motors' tech campus near Detroit." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/19/gm-lays-off-more-than-1000-salaried-software-and-services-employees.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:57:53

• "The superstar voiced her support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-08-20/donald-trump-spreads-fake-images-of-electoral-support-from-taylor-swift.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:58:13

• "European leaders are keen to avoid dependence on other regions of the world" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-greenlights-new-chip-factory-in-dresden/a-69994371 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:58:25

• "Applicants would be required to identify cybersecurity deficiencies" ☛ https://therecord.media/faa-new-cybersecurity-rules-airplanes | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:03:33

• "Instead, Ford said it will prioritize the development of hybrid models" ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/ford-delays-new-ev-plant-cancels-electric-three-row-suv.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:03:58

• "Ford's announcement comes as other automakers are also adjusting their strategies" ☛ https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2024/08/21/ford-all-electric-suv-batteries-holland-mich/74884288007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:04:09

• "" ☛ https://text.npr.org/2024/08/21/nx-s1-5084230/ford-electric-suv-hybrids | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:04:18

• "I bought a Raleigh Randonneur touring frame" ☛ https://lewisdale.dev/post/the-raleigh-refurb/ | Source: Lewis Dale    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:04:43

• "In 2023, Michigan reported 2,114 vehicle crashes involving pedestrians" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2024/08/michigan-reports-4-year-high-for-bicyclists-pedestrians-struck-by-vehicles.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:04:57

• "It took first responders many hours to put out the big rig fire" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-semi-truck-fire | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:05:26

• "First responders say that the batteries of the electric big rig were still burning hours" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/i80-sierra-big-rig-fire-closure-emigrant-gap/ | Source: CBS    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:05:58

• "If we extract, process, use, and discard these metals" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/21/1096469/neodymium-rare-earth-materials-supply-chain/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:07:21

• "But, we also can’t ignore how we got into this mess." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-eds/its-time-for-michigan-to-demand-climate-accountability/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:07:58

• "However, PFAS also make the material difficult to dispose of." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/08/20/pfas-laden-firefighting-foam-spill-reinvigorates-calls-for-proactive-government-response/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:08:05

• "The trail left by an airplane is a small" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-08-20/bitcoin-mining-uses-the-same-amount-of-energy-as-argentina-while-laptops-need-a-ton-of-material.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:08:36

• "From the United States to Finland" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-a-free-north-strategy-can-ensure-arctic-and-baltic-security/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:11:18

• "Mallory Stewart, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Arms Control" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-official-holds-talks-in-africa-on-responsible-use-of-military-ai/7751767.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:11:58

• "going through at least 10 iterations" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-army/2024/08/21/this-system-could-allow-small-army-teams-to-hit-1000-targets-per-hour/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:12:30

• "F.B.I. agents searched the homes of two prominent figures" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/technology/us-fbi-russia-election-disinformation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:13:08

• "Deployed brigades will need to establish their networks quickly" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/08/21/commanders-find-new-ways-to-leverage-network-in-theater-and-training/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:13:29

• "He is yet to respond to the travel ban" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/taliban-un-richard-bennett-banned-afghanistan-b2599443.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:13:52

• "Bennett reports to the U.N. Human Rights Council based in Geneva" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-bars-un-human-rights-special-rapporteur-from-afghanistan/7750892.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:14:10

• "long-hidden weapons cache" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/21/wwii-bombs-shells-solomon-islands-school | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:28:11

• "German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser had described the IZH" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/iran-orders-closure-of-german-language-institute-in-tehran/a-69994587 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:28:39

• "The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which officially broke ties with the Russian Orthodox Church in 2022" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/20/moscow-patriarchate-condemns-move-to-ban-ukrainian-orthodox-church-a86088 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:29:13

• "Kyiv has been trying to curb spiritual links with Russia for years" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2224765.html | Source: RTL    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:29:32

• "European cops hacked the encrypted phone provider Sky in 2021." ☛ https://www.404media.co/us-feds-are-tapping-a-half-billion-encrypted-messaging-goldmine-2/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:30:44

• "None of this should be surprising, though I’m glad it’s getting coverage." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/prompt-injection-will-always-be-a-security-issue/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:30:52

• "Earlier this year, I wrote about planned effort to design a federated Key" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2024/08/21/federated-key-transparency-project-update/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:31:04

• "In early May 2024, the European Parliament informed its staff" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-complaints-against-eu-parliament-over-data-breach | Source: NYOB    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:31:37

• "" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/face-recognition-stadiums-protest/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:31:53

• "Tuesday's 3-0 decision followed Google's agreement last year" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-appeals-court-revives-google-privacy-class-action-lawsuit/7750736.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:32:18

• "As is the norm for U.S. journalism" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/21/84-of-americans-want-tougher-online-privacy-laws-but-congress-is-too-corrupt-to-follow-through/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:19:01

• "The core problem identified by PromptArmor" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/slack_ai_prompt_injection/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:19:10

• "A blond man with long hair, cargo pants and a loose shirt browses" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-08-19/a-soda-and-9mm-ammo-the-texas-grocery-store-with-a-bullet-vending-machine.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:20:33

• Windows TCO: "the patch did apply to these dual-boot" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/microsoft_patch_dual_boot/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:23:22

• Windows TCO: "security update is wreaking havoc on dual-boot" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225108/microsoft-security-update-windows-linux-dual-boot-errors | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:23:36

• Windows TCO: "the threat actors" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/north-korean-hackers-new-moonpeak-uat-5394/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:25:05

• Windows TCO: "activity over the past two months shows the interconnections" ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/moonpeak-malware-infrastructure-north-korea/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:25:46

• Windows TCO: "EDRKillShifter" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/19/ransomhub_edrkilling_malware/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:25:54

• Windows TCO: "the malware operators likely exploited" ☛ https://therecord.media/hackers-malware-university-taiwan-backdoor | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:26:03

• "I fucking hate generative AI" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tech-ceo-really-hates-generative-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:28:09

• "Teams has traditionally been the tool enterprises impose on users" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/microsoft_unifies_teams_apps/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:28:31

• "The filing lists nearly 100 entities with a stake in X" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/21/elon-musk-x-investors/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:28:48

• "AI-lethal autonomous weapon" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/22/publicizing-the-bugs-malfunctions-failures-and-locations-of-lethal-aws-to-avoid-accidental-escalations/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:29:42

• "AWS’s Application Load Balancer (ALB)" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-apps-using-aws-alb-exposed-to-attacks-due-to-configuration-issue/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:29:56

• "The researchers say that looking at publicly reachable web applications" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/aws-application-load-balancer-implementation-compromise/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:30:11

• "AI Scientist" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-scientist-ubc-lab/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:30:33

• "Army is leaning heavily on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2024/08/21/reliant-on-starlink-army-eager-for-more-satcom-constellation-options/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:30:51

• "Lingo Telecom relayed a fake Biden message to New Hampshire voters in January" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225435/lingo-telecom-biden-deepfake-robocall-fcc-fine | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:31:11

• "Steve Kramer, a political consultant who orchestrated the calls" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51106394/company-that-sent-ai-calls-mimicking-joe-biden-to-voters-agrees-to-pay-1m-fine | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:31:36

• "A vulnerability in Microsoft Copilot Studio could be exploited" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-copilot-studio-vulnerability-led-to-information-disclosure/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:31:51

• "Bull-Humphries said she tried for six weeks to get her account back" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/hacked-social-media-account-recovery/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:32:08

• "The apps affected are Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2432176/microsoft-apps-on-the-mac-have-a-security-hole-that-wont-get-fixed-soon.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:32:25

• "The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/navy/2024/08/navys-journey-to-new-procurement-system-remains-in-peril/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:33:11

• "Deception has long played a part in politics" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-08-21/deep-fakes-social-media-taylor-swift-donald-trump | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:33:27

• "I had gotten burnt out from updating my site" ☛ https://yukinu.com/blog/2024/08/21/yukinu-is-back.html | Source: Yukinu    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:34:27

• "I kind of wonder if thinking about the world in this way" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/2024/08/21/never-underestimate-greed.html | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:35:16

• "Is it me, then? Am I doing "too much"? Am I asking for more than people can care about?" ☛ https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2024/wrong-ideas/ | Source: Jacky Alciné    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:35:36

• "The fact is, twenty years is a long time to do things." ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/it-s-been-awhile | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:36:42

• "These past few days I've been thinking a lot about my site design." ☛ https://wand3r.net/remodel-underway-site-refresh/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:36:52

• "Last week I decided I needed a new template for weblog." ☛ https://weblog.anniegreens.lol/2024/08/diving-into-indiewebify-me-microformats-part-ix | Source: Anne Sturdivant    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:37:05

• "whoever comes on top, in terms of technology and territory under its control" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-scientists-magnetic-launch-system-moon | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:37:49

• "Oops, All Crabs" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/08/oops-all-crabs/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:37:59

• "On Monday, Norway’s Ministry of Education announced that a survey" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/most-norwegian-public-schools-adopt-mobile-phone-restrictions/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:38:59

• "Fast forward ten years, and here I am now." ☛ https://birming.com/ditching-desk-dreams/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:39:09

• "I was recently commissioned by a company to make a bespoke TLA+ workshop" ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/an-idea-for-teaching-formal-methods-better/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:40:21

• "We over-index on the first two roles when developing data scientists." ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/08/21/domain-expertise-is-the-difference-maker-for-data-scientists.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:41:00

• "Also: you get to choose where your students sit. They don’t." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2024/08/21/6-or-more-things-you-might-want-to-know-how-to-do-as-a-new-ta/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:41:37

• "The foundation worked with UK and Scottish government officials" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/21/afghan-women-arrive-in-edinburgh-to-finish-medical-degrees-denied-under-taliban | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:42:10

• "Speeding up informative videos can be an efficient strategy to save time" ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2024/08/21/speed-up-informative.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:42:18

• "Two helpings of suffering with a side of principles, please." ☛ https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/quitting-my-job-for-the-way-of-pain/ | Source: Lucidity    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:42:28

• "The backdoor allows instantaneous cloning of the cards" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/backdoor-fm11rf08s-chinese-rfid-smart-cards/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:43:01

• "The history of disks, chips, tapes, and cartridges" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/being-second-with-physical-media/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:43:22

• "A study of almost 100,000 people in Japan aged 10 to 69 found playing video games..." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/video-games-can-boost-your-mental-health-but-theres-a-catch | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:44:21

• "Corlette said surgery center staffers should be accustomed to such scenarios." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5072975 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:44:30

• "People often switch between videos and fast-forward through them on platforms" ☛ https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-xge0001639.pdf |    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:44:39

• "FreeBSD provides optional binary compatibility with Linux" ☛ https://unixdigest.com/tutorials/how-to-install-signal-desktop-on-freebsd-using-the-linux-binary-compatibility.html | Source: UNIXdigest    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:45:29

• Recording and Processing Spoken Word ☛ https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2024/recording_and_processing_spoken_word.html | Source: Lawrence Tratt    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:46:43

• "If Web 3.0 is already here, where is it, then? Mostly, it's hidden in the markup." ☛ https://csvbase.com/blog/13 | Source: CSVbase    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:46:53

• "It’s time to get me up to speed with modern CSS." ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2024/100daysof-day109 | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:47:01

• "gamers in sub-Saharan Africa" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/burgeoning-africa-gaming-industry-attracts-major-tech-firms-/7749975.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:47:30

• "On Friday, August 16, 2024, I picked up a dreadful looking cur from GoodWill." ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2024/08/20/acquisition-1940-corona-zephyr-ultra-portable-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:48:34

• "What’s better than a retro dimmable incandescent bedside lamp?" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/retro-pico-powered-incandescent-lamp/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:48:47

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:50:30

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:50:46

• How To Install Sublime Text on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-sublime-text-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:50:59

• How to install Gitlab Runner on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-gitlab-runner-on-ubuntu-24-04-or-22-04-linux/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:51:38

• How To Install Emacs on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-emacs-fedora-40/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:51:57

• How To Install Elasticsearch on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-elasticsearch-fedora-40/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:52:17

• Let's Encrypt in a Freefall (in Gemini Protocol at Least) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Let_s_Encrypt_in_a_Freefall_in_Gemini_Protocol_at_Least.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:52:41

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/986628/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:54:07

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:54:20

• IBM and OSI Told Us OpenSource.net Would Succeed OpenSource.com, But Now It's a Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Propaganda Site Like OpenSource.org (Same Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Funding) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/IBM_and_OSI_Told_Us_OpenSource_net_Would_Succeed_OpenSource_com.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:54:25

• Jonathan Dowland: Fediverse and feeds ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/fediverse/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 13:54:36

• 🔤SpellBinding — CEIUQRK Wordo: CRUST gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-22.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:00:39

• terms gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2092    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:01:28

• "My RSS feed, Feedbin, is slow these days, too. 40+ Mastodon accounts, mostly oldbytes.space and FOSStodon, of mostly retrocomputing-oriented content, falls silent as the projects and postings have settled down greatly in the past year. New servers? A likely case. I would have to investigate. And so I shall go through and see who stays, who goes. And then add some along the way." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2091    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:02:23

• an omen gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2093    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:03:45

• German Chancellor Visits Moldova For Talks On Ukraine, EU Enlargement, And Bilateral Relations ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/scholz-sandu-recean-chisinau/33086667.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:25:21

• Ukrainian Lawmakers Ratify Rome Statute, The ICC's Founding Treaty ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/icc-rome-statute-rada-ukraine-russia/33086951.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:25:30

• Russia Seeks to Turn Humbling Incursion Into Military Gains ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/russian-response-ukraine-incursion.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:25:43

• Russia Said It Repelled a Large Ukrainian Drone Attack as Offensive Advances ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-moscow.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:25:53

• Thursday Briefing: Russia Says Ukraine Aimed Drones at Moscow ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/briefing/ukraine-russia-israel-hezbollah-harris-trump.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:26:09

• "Heads will roll" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/22/heads-will-roll | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:27:29

• "the ‘new normal’" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/21/kremlin-officials-think-ukraine-s-kursk-incursion-could-continue-for-months-and-they-want-to-convince-russians-this-is-the-new-normal | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:27:38

• Anti-mobility obstacles continue to be placed along Latvian border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/21.08.2024-anti-mobility-obstacles-continue-to-be-placed-along-latvian-border.a565804/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:27:54

• Lithuanian citizen detained in Russia for spying, didn’t ask for assistance – ministry ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2344186/lithuanian-citizen-detained-in-russia-for-spying-didn-t-ask-for-assistance-ministry    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:28:05

• Russian Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Held On Corruption Charges Loses Appeal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-defense-official-bulgakov-jail-corruption/33087390.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:29:07

• Kyrgyz Banks Suspend Transactions To Major Russian Banks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyz-banks-russia-sanctions-transactions-suspension/33086912.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:29:42

• Wilmer Puello-Mota, Ex-U.S. Airman Charged With Child Pornography, Appears in Russian Video ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/wilmer-puello-mota-airman-russia.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:30:12

• "Why Russia’s state censor is full of baloney when it blames ‘DDoS attacks’ for widespread disruptions to social network access" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/22/why-russia-s-state-censor-is-full-of-baloney-when-it-blames-ddos-attacks-for-widespread-disruptions-to-social-network-access | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:30:58

• Belarusian Embassy In Yerevan Pelted With Eggs And Tomatoes After Lukashenka Statements ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarusian-embassy-yerevan-pelted-eggs-lukashenka/33087299.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:31:19

• RFE/RL Journalist Andrey Kuznechyk Marks 1,000 Days In Belarusian Prison ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/andrey-kuznechyk-1000-days-rferl-belarus-rights/33087075.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:31:33

• Russia Postpones Local Elections In Districts Under Ukrainian Armed Forces' Control ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tsik-russia-election-ukraine-intrusion-kursk/33087019.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:31:52

• Russia Says Head Of UN Atomic Watchdog To Visit Kursk Nuclear Plant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kursk-nuclear-plant-iaea-chief-visit-ukraine-incursion/33087500.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:32:11

• Russian Opposition Politician Dmitry Gudkov Sentenced To 8 Years In Absentia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gudkov-sentence-exile-opposition-politician/33087587.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:32:31

• Zelenskiy Says Solution Needed For Loan Secured By Frozen Russian Assets ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-loan-frozen-assets/33087639.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:33:01

• Ukraine Reports Intense Fighting Near Pokrovsk As Russian Forces Press For Breakthrough ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pokrovsk-intense-fighting-moscow-drones-rostov-kursk-ukraine/33086648.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:34:49

• Lithuania extends Ukrainian refugees’ protection for a year ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2344134/lithuania-extends-ukrainian-refugees-protection-for-a-year    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:35:15

• Ukraine parliament approves ban on religious organisations tied to Russia ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/ukraine-parliament-approves-ban-on-religious-organisations-tied-to-russia/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:35:39

• 🔴 Live: Ukraine says it hit pontoon bridges in Kursk offensive as Russia claims Donbas gains ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240821-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-ukraine-launches-one-of-largest-ever-drone-attacks-on-moscow-mayor-says-russia-kursk-incursion    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:35:58

• Humanity, not sympathy: How Ukraine treats Russian POWs in its 'exchange fund' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240821-humanity-not-sympathy-how-ukraine-treats-russian-pows-exchange-fund-prisoners-of-war    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:36:20

• Territorial integrity is the base of European security ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/territorial-integrity-is-the-base-of-european-security/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:36:49

• Russia-China partnership ‘yielding results’, Putin says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-china-partnership-yielding-results-putin-says    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:37:15

• Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/invasion-what-invasion-putin-is-downplaying-ukraines-kursk-offensive/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:37:28

• "it seems like so many are in a rush to implement some kind of Hey Hi (AI) offering without a full idea of why they're doing it." ☞ https://major.io/p/rub-some-ai-on-it/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:39:03

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:40:00

• The Anonymous SIM Challenge ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/The_Anonymous_SIM_Challenge.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:40:10

• In Malta, Microsoft's Share in Search Fell From 6% to Less Than 4% Since the LLM Hype Started ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/In_Malta_Microsoft_s_Share_in_Search_Fell_From_6_to_Less_Than_4.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:40:18

• Another Reminder to Delete Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and Never Host/Lodge Any Code There ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Another_Reminder_to_Delete_GitHub_and_Never_Host_Lodge_Any_Code.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:40:29

• [Meme] GAFAM Takedowns ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Meme_GAFAM_Takedowns.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:40:37

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Batch Renamers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-console-batch-renamers/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 14:41:22

• Deepin 23 Offers Wayland Support and New Hey Hi (AI) Tool ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Deepin-23-Offers-Wayland-Support-and-New-AI-Tool    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:47:54

• iophk: shuffling accounts to fluff up "AI" https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/microsoft_financial_metrics_changes/ ("Microsoft to stop telling investors about server growth") http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/22/Microsoft_Cooking_the_Books_to_Hide_the_Losses_and_Disguise_the.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:50:23

• Microsoft is a fraudster and a fraudster does not fold, a fraudster looks for new ways to cheat until the authorities close in    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:52:14

• iophk: Unfortunately the authorities keep giving bailouts / handouts (because they are complicit in the fraud, e.g. pelosi)    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:53:07

• In that regard, Wall Street is not less corrupt than the Kremlin    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:53:33

• Linux Scores A Surprising Gaming Victory Against backdoored Windows 11 ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/21/linux-scores-a-surprising-gaming-victory-against-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:57:15

• Peter Czanik: We are switching syslog-ng containers from Debian Testing to Stable ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/we-are-switching-syslog-ng-containers-from-debian-testing-to-stable    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 16:59:27

• Fwupd 1.9.24 Firmware Updater Adds Support for Capsule-on-Disk for Dell Systems ☞ https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-1-9-24-adds-support-for-capsule-on-disk-for-dell-systems    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:01:28

• NVIDIA 560 GNU/Linux Driver Released with Open GPU Kernel Modules by Default ☞ https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-560-linux-driver-released-with-open-gpu-kernel-modules-by-default    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:01:36

• Jussi Pakkanen: Meson's New Option Setup ‒ The Largest Refactoring ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2024/08/mesons-new-option-setup-largest.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:02:46

• parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20240822 ('Southport') released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10666    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:03:25

• "If you’ve heard anything about UDP" ☛ https://pboyd.io/posts/udp/ |    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:04:19

• "However, we have no business being dependent on 2G/Edge and yet we still are, to an extent." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/google-says-disable-2g-on-phone-yet-zim-operators-still-rely-on-2g/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:04:29

• "This year, my team hosted a very successful corCTF!" ☛ https://www.willsroot.io/2021/08/ret2cds-writeup-escaping-seccomp.html | Source: William Liu    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:06:12

• "It's reasonably well known about Unix people that '$PWD' is a shell variable" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/POSIXShellPwdRequirements | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:07:03

• "Have you heard about std::ref and std::cref?" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2024/08/21/std-ref | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:08:43

• "When queues break down, they break down spectacularly." ☛ https://blog.danslimmon.com/2024/08/21/the-queueing-shell-game/ | Source: Dan Slimmon    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:09:59

• "In our last blog post, we saw how builtins like @hasDecl and functions like std.meta.hasMethod" ☛ https://www.openmymind.net/Custom-String-Formatting-And-JSON-in-Zig/ | Source: Karl Seguin    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:10:18

• "The fact is, these problems are harder than they seem." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/08/21/yolo-is-not-a-valid-hash-construction/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:10:28

• "tsnet is a library that lets you embed Tailscale inside of a Go program" ☛ https://jnsgr.uk/2024/08/tailscale-on-the-rocks/ | Source: Jon Seager    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:10:37

• "The backwards compatibility of Perl software is wonderful." ☛ https://peateasea.de/fixing-a-fifteen-year-old-curve-fit-bug/ |    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:11:06

• "Today we look at one of those options, http.server." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/serve-local-html-and-css-files-with-http-server/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:11:45

• "The uv: Unified Python packaging update brings fresh air to the Python community" ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/08/21/uv-updates-and.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:12:12

• "Spreadsheets are a fascinating tool." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/08/21/spreadsheet-engine/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:13:29

• "In software development, observability is the act of collecting data" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/keep-track-of-happenings-with-logging/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:13:40

• "If you are using Rye today, consider this blog post as a reminder" ☛ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/8/21/harvest-season/ | Source: Armin Ronacher    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:13:52

• "Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/shein-sues-temu-over-copyright-infringements-as-legal-feud-heats-up/7751495.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:15:57

• Even LWN recognises that Gulagboy uses bad language like "fuck" in articles about work for Microsoft    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:16:34

• So we know what puts off women and keep them off of FOSS: people like Gulagboy who code for "sexual favour" and keep saying fuck in everything, even not related to sex. Later this charlatan speaks about why obscene language in code is bad? Microsoft attracts the world's worst perverts.    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:17:51

• "Disney denied any wrongdoing and argued that Piccolo had waived his right to sue twice" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/21/disney-plus-court-case-arbitration | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:18:10

• "It's going to take a while to fully absorb all of this. Some of the key new features are: [...]" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/20/uv-unified-python-packaging/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:18:34

• "It is similar to a Radio Shack book by the same author" ☛ https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/08/20/trs-80-color-computer-graphics-book-on-the-internet-archive/ | Source: Adafruit    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:19:54

• "I suppose there's a fourth way—adding the entry directly to the storage" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/08/21.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:20:37

• "Linux users will be happy to know that with the latest release" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-560-35-linux-gpu-driver/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:24:36

• "NVIDIA on Tuesday said that future monitor scalers from MediaTek" ☛ https://www.anandtech.com/show/21535/nvidia-enables-g-sync-on-mediatek-s-scalers-makes-g-sync-monitors-more-accessible | Source: AnandTech    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:24:44

• A ‘Speedy Little Star’ May Be on Course to Escape Our Galaxy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/science/speeding-star-escape-galaxy.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:35:47

• A new system lets robots sense human touch without artificial skin ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/21/1097168/a-new-system-lets-robots-sense-human-touch-without-artificial-skin/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:35:55

• Turkey’s health minister rules out extra Mpox measures for African students ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-health-minister-rules-out-extra-mpox-measures-for-african-students-298842    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:36:23

• Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/congress-multiplan-health-insurance-medical-bills.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:36:45

• Latvenergo pledges to donate to cancer patients ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/21.08.2024-latvenergo-pledges-to-donate-to-cancer-patients.a565781/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:36:59

• Kakaobank Acquires 15% Stake in PLAM Owner Naivy for $680,000 ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/21/kakaobank-acquires-15-stake-in-plam-owner-naivy/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:37:18

• How China-Philippines tensions are bringing South China Sea conflict to new brink ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/0821/south-china-sea-philippines-coast-guard-collision    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:37:44

• China’s Pooh-tin pledges closer ties with Fiji for ‘ocean of peace’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/fiji-china-xi-rabuka-meeting-08212024000427.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:37:52

• China’s ‘growing authoritarianism’ won’t stop with Taiwan: Lai Ching-te ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-president-comment-china-08212024034630.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:38:03

• Taiwan denies entry to asylum-seeking Chinese dissident writer ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-denies-entry-asylum-seeking-chinese-dissident-writer-08212024103737.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:38:16

• American drug firms accused of clinical trials in Uyghur region ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/medical-testing-xinjiang-american-pharmaceutical-drug-companies-08212024112109.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:38:41

• Taiwan is ‘not only target’ of pressure from China, island’s leader Lai Ching-te says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/21/taiwan-is-not-only-target-of-pressure-from-china-islands-leader-lai-ching-te-says/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:39:14

• Beijing launches probe into dairy products from EU after bloc announces 5-year tariffs on Chinese EVs ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/21/beijing-launches-probe-into-dairy-products-from-eu-after-bloc-announces-5-year-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:39:36

• Chinese satellite tracking ship Yuan Wang 7 visiting Durban ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/chinese-satellite-tracking-ship-yuan-wang-7-visiting-durban/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:40:17

• Chinese hospital ship on goodwill visit to Cape Town ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/chinese-hospital-ship-on-goodwill-visit-to-cape-town/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:40:44

• How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-quickly-can-taiwan-integrate-us-weapon-systems-speed-is-essential-to-help-deter-china/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:41:05

• "When we think of assistive prostheses or braces, we often think of hard and rigid contraptions." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/supercon-2023-soft-actuators-as-assistive-tech/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:42:08

• Atari 7800+ Nostalgia Console ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/atari-announces-the-atari-7800-nostalgia-console/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:46:48

• Evening Standard ‘legend’ Diane Chanteau: ‘Bold, brash, brilliant and ballsy’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/obituaries/diane-chanteau-evening-standard-irish-press-obituary/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:47:59

• Independent local publisher The Lincolnite closes with nine jobs lost ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/independent-local-publisher-the-lincolnite-closes-with-nine-jobs-lost/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:50:53

• The First Mass Produced DRAM Of The Soviet Union ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/the-first-mass-produced-dram-of-the-soviet-union/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:52:08

• "Tiny ’90s Laptop Gets Modern Power" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/tiny-90s-laptop-gets-modern-power/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:52:41

• Weekly Evening Standard to be distributed on Thursdays as ‘The London Standard’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-london-standard-evening-standard-rebrand-thursdays/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:53:29

• Streetlights Could Be Causing Insects to Starve, Scientists Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/streetlights-could-be-causing-insects-to-starve-scientists-warn    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:56:20

• Your Nose Can Reveal Serious Hidden Health Issues ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-nose-can-reveal-serious-hidden-health-issues    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:56:29

• Here Are All The Reasons Why You Should Enjoy Your Cup of Coffee ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/here-are-all-the-reasons-why-you-should-enjoy-your-cup-of-coffee    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:57:14

• Montreal’s model for resisting culture vulture capitalism ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/montreal-resisting-culture-vulture-capitalism/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:57:56

• Diyarbakır farmers say 'interest rates more lucrative than agriculture' ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/diyarbakir-farmers-say-interest-rates-more-lucrative-than-agriculture-298820    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 17:59:27

• How the Harris Campaign Beat Trump at Being Online ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-the-harris-campaign-beat-trump-at-being-online    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:02:03

• Romanian Police Search Tate Brothers' Residence In Fresh Human Trafficking Case ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tate-andrew-tristan-human-trafficking-romania/33086990.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:02:17

• Company that sent Hey Hi (AI) calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/21/company-that-sent-ai-calls-mimicking-joe-biden-to-new-hampshire-voters-agrees-to-pay-1-million-fine-2/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:02:59

• The Dev Encyclopedia ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-dev-encyclopedia/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:05:27

• “Your experience with $FOO” spam ☞ https://rubenerd.com/your-experience-with-foo-spam/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:05:52

• Windows 0-day was exploited by North Korea to install advanced rootkit ☞ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/windows-0-day-was-exploited-by-north-korea-to-install-advanced-rootkit/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:08:11

• The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/the-ministry-of-digital-affairs-welcomes-rightscon-to-taiwan/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:09:06

• A first snippet of the implications of artificial intelligence when it comes to copyright monopoly law ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/08/a-first-snippet-of-the-implications-of-artificial-intelligence-when-it-comes-to-copyright-law/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:10:21

• TTAB Reverses Section 2(d) Refusal of NAMASTE COUTURE BY APRIL STOLF over NAMASTE for Jewelry ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/ttab-reverses-section-2d-refusal-of.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:12:01

• Yet Another Lawsuit Against I.C.B.M. for Racial Discrimination ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/yet-another-lawsuit-against-ibm-for    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:12:42

• "In this latest lawsuit, Randall Dill (a former IBM employee), says that the company fired him... because he is a White man." https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6021616/yet-another-lawsuit-against-ibm-for-racial-discrimination    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:13:46

• Visualizing the Impact of U.S. Crude Oil Production Surge on Prices ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/visualizing-the-impact-of-u-s-crude-oil-production-surge-on-prices/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:15:20

• lapply vs. sapply in R: What’s the Difference? ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/lapply-vs-sapply-in-r-whats-the-difference/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:15:29

• Building Bridges in Haifa, Israel: How the New R User Group in Haifa is Establishing a Diverse R Community ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/building-bridges-in-haifa-israel-how-the-new-r-user-group-in-haifa-is-establishing-a-diverse-r-community/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:15:38

• Google Serves Up Cloud GPUs With a Side of Open Source LLMs ☞ https://thenewstack.io/google-serves-up-cloud-gpus-with-a-side-of-open-source-llms/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:16:26

• How to Install RStudio IDE on Ubuntu 22.04 & 20.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-rstudio-on-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:16:48

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients with Odd Realm, Just Crow Things and Shapez 2 - 2024-08-21 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-08-22-edition/index.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:17:12

• Setup Arch GNU/Linux with COSMIC DE as KVM Guest ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/08/setup-arch-linux-cosmic-as-kvm-guest.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:17:56

• Government reinforces security in Michoacán to protect lime producers ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/lime-producers-strike-michoacan/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:18:20

• Middle East Crisis: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes Amid Fears of Escalation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/21/world/israel-iran-hamas-gaza-war    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:19:16

• Israel and Hezbollah Trade Cross-Border Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:19:27

• How to back up and restore virtual machines with OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/21/how-back-and-restore-virtual-machines-openshift    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:20:45

• A backdoored Windows security update leaves dual-boot computers unable to load GNU/Linux ☞ https://liliputing.com/a-windows-security-update-leaves-dual-boot-computers-unable-to-load-linux/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:21:05

• Google Play Bug Bounty Program Shutting Down ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-play-bug-bounty-program-shutting-down/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:23:06

• Google Rises to All-Time High in the UK - Now Used by 19 Out of 20 for Search - While Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Falls (the LLM Hype Was Billions Down the Drain) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Google_Rises_to_All_Time_High_in_the_UK_Now_Used_by_19_Out_of_2.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:24:03

• Automating Security Compliance in GKE with Policy-as-Code ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/editorial-calendar/container-kubernetes-management/automating-security-compliance-in-gke-with-policy-as-code/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:24:58

• Deference to District Courts: Federal Circuit’s New Approach to Venue Transfer Petitions ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/deference-district-petitions.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:25:57

• Arjen Kamphuis: last years before disappearance, 6th anniversary on 20 August, press freedom (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/19/Arjen_Kamphuis_last_years_before_disappearance_6th_anniversary_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:26:33

• The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Formally Adds John Gilmore, Christina Haralanoa, and Maria Chiara Pievatolo as Voting Members ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Formally_Adds_John_Gilmore_Chr.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:26:40

• [Meme] They Cannot Stop You Writing About Microsoft, But They Can Troll, Harass, and Commit Crimes Against You (to Waste Your Time) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Meme_They_Cannot_Stop_You_Writing_About_Microsoft_But_They_Can_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:26:48

• Windows Sinks to New Lows in Norway ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Windows_Sinks_to_New_Lows_in_Norway.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:26:57

• [Meme] Encryption and Outsourcing Not the Same Thing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/Meme_Encryption_and_Outsourcing_Not_the_Same_Thing.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:27:06

• Michelle Obama raised a big tent – and brought down the house – at the DNC ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/2024/0821/barack-michelle-obama-dnc-2024-campaign-harris    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:28:13

• Adam Young: Working with the Booked schedule API ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2024/08/working-with-the-booked-schedule-api/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:28:56

• The 'Reformed Nazi' I.C.B.M. Does Not Really Care About Diversity and People With Disabilities ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/21/The_Reformed_Nazi_IBM_Does_Not_Really_Care_About_Diversity_and_.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:29:07

• Jangle Box Plucks Strings At The Press Of A Button ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/jangle-box-plucks-strings-at-the-press-of-a-button/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:29:45

• OpenClinic GA is an Open-Source Hospital Management System ☞ https://medevel.com/openclinic-ga-app/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:30:07

• Azure Kubernetes Services Vulnerability Exposed Sensitive Information ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/azure-kubernetes-services-vulnerability-exposed-sensitive-information/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:31:14

• Hong Kong gov’t rejects Bloomberg report on US firms’ concerns over proposed cybersecurity law as ‘biased’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/21/hong-kong-govt-rejects-bloomberg-report-on-us-firms-concerns-over-proposed-cybersecurity-law-as-biased/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:31:53

• A Woman’s Family Reported Her Missing. Her Body Was in Hospital Storage, Lawsuit Says. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/missing-woman-hospital-sacramento-lawsuit.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:47:52

• OpenSSF Newsletter – August 2024 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2024/08/21/openssf-newsletter-august-2024/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:48:55

• Lao and Chinese security forces raid call centers in the Golden Triangle ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/golden-triangle-call-centers-raid-08212024154847.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:50:28

• Tunisia looks to buy more Archangel boats from the US ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/tunisia-looks-to-buy-more-archangel-boats-from-the-us/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:51:03

• Border guards nab man with 34 passports ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/border-guards-nab-man-with-34-passports/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:51:31

• Negah Angha: It’s crucial to understand and listen to diverse MENA voices ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/negah-angha-interview/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:52:23

• McCue co-authors chapter in edited volume on US and Indian approaches to nuclear security challenges ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/insight-impact/in-the-news/mccue-co-authors-chapter-in-edited-volume-on-us-and-indian-approaches-to-nuclear-security-challenges/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:52:58

• Thousands of Apps Using proprietary trap AWS ALB Exposed to Attacks Due to Configuration Issue ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/thousands-of-apps-using-aws-alb-exposed-to-attacks-due-to-configuration-issue/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:53:32

• Arden Claims Service Reports Data Breach, 139,000 Affected ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/arden-claims-service-reports-data-breach-139000-affected/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:53:46

• NIST opens the aperture on digital identity with latest draft guidelines ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/nist-opens-the-aperture-on-digital-identity-with-latest-draft-guidelines/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:54:01

• Kyrgyz Activist Loses Appeal Against Prison Term Handed Down Over Facebook (Farcebook) Post ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kanykei-aranova-appeal-supreme-court-facebook-post/33086941.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:55:46

• Microsoft Copilot Studio Vulnerability Led to Information Disclosure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-copilot-studio-vulnerability-led-to-information-disclosure/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:56:53

• Infineon AIROC CYW20829 Bluetooth LE 5.4 MCU and module family targets industrial, consumer, and automotive applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/21/infineon-airoc-cyw20829-bluetooth-le-5-4-mcu-and-module-family-targets-industrial-consumer-and-automotive-applications/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:57:31

• HDMI to screw terminal adapters could be useful for Raspberry Pi RP2040 and RP2350 boards ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/21/hdmi-to-screw-terminal-adapters-could-be-useful-for-raspberry-pi-rp2040-and-rp2350-boards/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:58:01

• Critical Authentication Flaw Haunts Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Enterprise Server ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-authentication-flaw-haunts-github-enterprise-server/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:58:29

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

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:58:50

• Story of an Undercover CIA Agent who Penetrated Al Qaeda ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/story-of-an-undercover-cia-agent-who-penetrated-al-qaeda.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:59:14

• Maker Brings Wi-Fi to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W via custom dev board and ESP32 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-brings-wi-fi-to-the-raspberry-pi-pico-2w-via-custom-dev-board-and-esp32    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 18:59:45

• WiCAN Pro – An ESP32-S3-powered OBD scanner for vehicle diagnostics with Smart Home integration (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/22/wican-pro-esp32-s3-powered-obd-scanner-for-vehicle-diagnostics-with-smart-home-integration/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:00:03

• Farewell Magnetic Stripe ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/farewell-magnetic-stripe/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:02:12

• 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 Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:02:54

• New car market in Latvia sees oversupply ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/21.08.2024-new-car-market-in-latvia-sees-oversupply.a565791/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:03:21

• Which? Shorts podcast: how to stop phishing attacks on your own computer ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/which-shorts-podcast-how-to-stop-phishing-attacks-on-your-own-computer-a2B640B3GsUa    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:04:55

• Join DataCamp for a Month of Free Data & Hey Hi (AI) Literacy Events ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/join-datacamp-for-a-month-of-free-data-ai-literacy-events/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:05:19

• Coreutils https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/floss-weekly-episode-797-coreutils-dont-rm-r-up-the-tree/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:06:09

• Germany’s Commerzbank to open office in Lithuania by end of year ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2344019/germany-s-commerzbank-to-open-office-in-lithuania-by-end-of-year    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:09:11

• UPC is illegal and not constitutional; these sites that got funded by the litigation 'industry' are willing to ignore it and lie about it still☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/upc-court-of-appeal-says-ireland-not-contracting-member-state/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:10:12

• Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/harris-attack-lines-trump.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:10:59

• Michelle Obama Absolutely Takes Apart Donald Trump ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/opinion/michelle-obama-dnc-speech.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:11:09

• ‘Keyboard Warriors’ Who Stoked UK Riots Test the Limits of Free Speech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/uk-riots-speech.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:11:18

• Fascism 2.0 – The changing face of social control media censorship ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/08/21/fascism-2-0-the-changing-face-of-social-media-censorship/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:12:05

• We are switching syslog-ng containers from Debian Testing to Stable ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-switching-containers-debian-testing-stable/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:12:39

• Video Games Can Boost Your Mental Health – But There's a Catch ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/video-games-can-boost-your-mental-health-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:12:54

• Amazon Music is Now Available for a Listening Party On Discord — And the Era of Sketchy Listening Bots Is Over ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/21/amazon-music-is-now-available-for-a-listening-party-on-discord/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:14:05

• AMD updates Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 benchmark comparisons to defective chip maker Intel chips — details 'Admin' boost coming to backdoored Windows 11, chipset driver fix ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-updates-zen-5-ryzen-9000-benchmark-comparisons-to-intel-chips-details-admin-mode-boosts-chipset-driver-fix    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:14:18

• Emphasizing Context in Claim Construction ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/emphasizing-context-construction.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:15:00

• xMEMS XMC-2400 is a 1mm-thin solid-state micro cooling fan-on-a-chip for ultrathin devices and SSDs ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/21/xmems-xmc-2400-1mm-thin-micro-cooling-fan-on-a-chip-for-ultrathin-devices-and-ssds/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:16:38

• Ads on Facebook, Fentanylware (TikTok) target Lao women for marriage with Chinese men ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/chinese-marriage-ads-lao-brides-tiktok-08212024140913.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:17:16

• "It was also mentioned how they found issues with the NVIDIA 550 driver, which have been fixed. Thankfully that's coming sooner rather than later with a newer version of snapd that will arrive before Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. Additionally there's some better testing in place now for future driver updates." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/canonical-bring-more-steam-snap-improvements-also-hiring-more-desktop-software-engineers/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:18:46

• Microsoft = organised crime with collaborators https://startupnews.fyi/2024/08/21/microsofts-latest-security-update-has-ruined-dual-boot-windows-and-linux-pcs/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:19:31

• "Zen 5 might only be 5% faster than the previous gen in Windows for now, but Linux users can already enjoy up to 32% speed boosts thanks to Intel's optimizations that somehow work for AMD's latest CPUs too." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-optimized-Clear-Linux-distro-boosts-AMD-Ryzen-9-9950X-performance-by-up-to-16-over-already-decent-Ubuntu-gains.878106.0.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:20:29

• Windows update breaks Linux dual-boot setups with ominous message https://www.pcworld.com/article/2433662/windows-update-breaks-linux-dual-boot-setups-with-ominous-message.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:22:05

• Even Microsoft propaganda sites cover this https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-breaks-dual-boot-windows-and-linux-pcs-with-security-update-sent-to-wrong-systems    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:22:47

• And Microsoft-funded sites https://www.computerworld.com/article/3489865/microsoft-update-knocks-out-linux-computers.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:23:08

• Techrights has said every month since 2012 this would happen routinely https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/microsoft-breaks-some-linux-dual-boots-in-a-recent-windows-update/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:23:52

• And techrights got death and violence threats for it https://www.techtimes.com/articles/307222/20240821/dual-booting-windows-linux-longer-available-microsoft-s-security-update%E2%80%94why.htm    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:24:19

• Patch Tuesday not Done ’til LINUX Won’t Run? https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/microsoft-linux-duel-boot-fail-richixbw/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:24:49

• "A recent Windows update that fixes a two-year-old vulnerability appears to be causing problems for dual-boot devices that can run both Windows and Linux. Users who try to boot Linux get a message with the ominous text ‘Something has gone seriously wrong’." https://www.techzine.eu/news/devices/123609/windows-patch-prevents-linux-from-booting-on-dual-boot-systems/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:25:23

• The Linux security team issues 60 CVEs a week, but don't stress. Do this instead https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-security-team-issues-60-cves-a-week-but-dont-stress-do-this-instead/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:26:00

• "A new version update for public schools, offices, and DTP centers. Sounds good!" https://news.itsfoss.com/india-kite-gnu/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:27:14

• "If you're looking for a better way to interact with SSH remote connections, you should try one of these clients." https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-best-ssh-clients-for-linux-and-why-you-need-them/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:27:53

• "Born in 2017, Artix is a rolling-release distro partially based on Arch Linux. The latest update, labeled 20240819, arrived yesterday. The most obvious change is that LXQt and LXDE are no longer coming with the community editions. Also, XFCE is now the default desktop environment in community-gtk." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Artix-Linux-20240819-drops-LXQt-and-LXDE-from-the-community-editions.877880.0.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:28:13

• Even Microsoft propagandists do not try to relay excuses or blame-shifting for Microsoft. That's good. https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225108/microsoft-security-update-windows-linux-dual-boot-errors    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:28:59

• Time to Upgrade: Linux Kernel 6.9 is End of Life https://tuxcare.com/blog/time-to-upgrade-linux-kernel-6-9-is-end-of-life/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:31:41

• "This is the first stable release of the 560 series, so it brings together all the changes from 560.28.03 and 560.31.02 that were released across late July and early August. That includes defaulting to open GPU kernel modules by default if your GPU supports it, VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) for Wayland on pre-Volta GPUs and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvidia-stable-driver-560-35-03-released-for-linux-with-wayland-fixes/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:32:20

• "If you've recently updated Windows and found your system no longer dual boots, here's why and what you can do about it." https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-update-breaks-linux-dual-boot-but-there-is-a-fix-for-some-users/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:32:44

• "Ars Technica has spotted evidence that users running popular GNU/Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and others have been hit by the problem." https://liliputing.com/a-windows-security-update-leaves-dual-boot-computers-unable-to-load-linux/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:33:18

• "Nvidia released its latest official drivers for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. In addition to improved support for a variety of features in the open-source OSes, the Nvidia 560 graphics drivers also default to using open-source GPU kernel modules." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Latest-Nvidia-drivers-for-Linux-default-to-open-source-GPU-kernel-modules.878109.0.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:33:47

• "NVIDIA released today the stable version of the NVIDIA 560 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, which is the first release to use the open-source GPU kernel modules by default." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-560-linux-driver-released-with-open-gpu-kernel-modules-by-default    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:34:07

• "Last week was the monthly Patch Tuesday event for Microsoft's supported Windows operating systems. However, a patch that was meant to fix a vulnerability ended up causing problems with a number of dual-boot PCs with Windows and various versions of Linux." https://www.neowin.net/news/an-update-made-to-fix-a-vulnerability-broke-dual-boot-windows-linux-pcs/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:34:41

• 'Something has gone seriously wrong': Microsoft's update breaks Linux PCs https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/microsoft-s-latest-update-causes-booting-issues-for-linux-users/story    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:35:06

• "Fwupd developer Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.24 as the latest stable version of this open-source utility for updating device firmware on Linux-based operating systems." https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-1-9-24-adds-support-for-capsule-on-disk-for-dell-systems    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:35:56

• "What’s more concerning is that the problem isn’t limited to just one type of Linux. Users of popular distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, and Puppy Linux have all reported similar problems. This shows that the issue affects many different versions of Linux, not just one specific type." https://www.gizchina.com/2024/08/21/caught-in-boot-loop-you-should-avoid-this-windows-11-update/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:36:26

• NixOS is an amazing distro that every Linux enthusiast needs to try out https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/nixos-is-an-amazing-distro/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:37:02

• Variscite Supports NXP's Debian 12 on i.MX Processors embeddedcomputing.com/technology/software-and-os/os-filesystems-libraries/variscite-supports-nxps-debian-12-on-imx-processors    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:37:42

• "If you want to breathe life back into a slow or aging computer, Linux Lite 7.0 is a lightweight, efficient distribution with solid performance." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-lightweight-linux-distro-is-the-best-way-to-revive-your-old-computer-heres-how/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:39:59

• "Focusing on stability, customization, and seamless Qt integration, this Debian/Plasma-based desktop distribution is designed to work well for all types of users." https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-refreshos-2-0-is-the-linux-distro-even-a-windows-user-could-love/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:40:24

• "Often hailed as one of the best lightweight Linux distros that can run from a USB stick while also supporting persistency, EasyOS was born in 2017, and its roots can be traced all the way back to Puppy Linux. Now, version 6.2 is available with a complete recompile in OpenEmbedded, sporting multiple package updates." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Puppy-Linux-successor-EasyOS-gets-updated-to-version-6-2.877341.0.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:40:59

• USENIX Security ’23 - Pspray: Timing Side-Channel Based Linux Kernel Heap Exploitation Technique → https://www.infosecurity.us/blog/2024/8/20/usenix-security-23-pspray-timing-side-channel-based-linux-kernel-heap-exploitation-technique    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:42:23

• How to work with substrings on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/article/3489040/how-to-work-with-substrings-on-linux.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:43:19

• COSMIC desktop makes its debut https://lwn.net/Articles/984638/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:47:05

• Changes coming in PostgreSQL 17 https://lwn.net/Articles/984599/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:48:01

• Meeting the Debian Technical Committee https://lwn.net/Articles/984720/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:49:22

• Standards for use of unsafe Rust in the kernel https://lwn.net/Articles/982868/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:51:53

• But run by idiots, fanatics, and facilitators of Microsoft https://lwn.net/Articles/984086/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:52:57

• Zettlr: note-taking and publishing with Markdown https://lwn.net/Articles/984502/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 19:53:34

• Yet Another Lawsuit Against IBM for Racial Discrimination https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6021616/yet-another-lawsuit-against-ibm-for-racial-discrimination https://lunduke.substack.com/p/yet-another-lawsuit-against-ibm-for    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:20:57

• "it's not AI, it's lower costs to protect profit margin to trim those resented wage gains made during the pandemic all-the-while the CEO to employee wage gap gets larger" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u5DZNhn    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:23:23

• "Not surprised at all, India is cheaper then Brazil now." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:23:43

• "I would not be surprised, this IBM CEO is the most racist CEO in the history of IBM. DEI is the most racist thing ever." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8haYj1    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:25:05

• 2024 Tech Layoffs May Exceed 200,000 https://www.digit.fyi/2024-tech-layoffs-may-exceed-200000/    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:49:42

• RIDICULOUS HEY HI BS. Selling a lie to justify mass layoffs, due to a financial bubble. The corporate media participates in the lying now. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366606035/Tech-sector-layoffs-mount-amid-AI-investment-frenzy https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2024-08-22-amazon-cloud-ceo-warns-software-engineers-ai-could-replace-your-coding-work-within-2-years    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:51:30

• MSN: Microsoft layoffs hit HoloLens. No more Biden bailouts?    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:52:07

• MSFT down 2% today. It should be down 90%, but it's not tied to reality.    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:53:10

• Intel down over 58% since the year started    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:53:52

• "A white man has filed a lawsuit against IBM, alleging that he was terminated to accommodate the company's diversity hiring initiatives." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/white-man-sues-ibm-firing-him-so-they-could-hire-more-women-minorities-slams-companys-1726418    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:55:35

• Diversity as codeword for "cheaper labour"?    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:56:13

• 3 mins ago: "One of the reasons globalism is failing is that despite the "best efforts" of government and business leaders, it is not easy to erase cultural, ethnic and business barriers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u8haYj1    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:57:29

• Total Linux Desktop PCs Now Over 56 Million https://lunduke.substack.com/p/total-linux-desktop-pcs-now-over    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 20:58:45

• HEY HI WILL REPLACE FOOBAR. NEWS AT 11!    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:02:03

• 11PM: Turns out HEY HI cannot replace FUBAR!! But wait another 2 years! It'll happen... just like METAVERSE!    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:02:42

• The "NEW" Microsoft: BREAK LINUX!!! Kill it before it GROWS! https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/microsoft-employee-turns-smart-alec-when-systemd-wipes-part-of-someones-home-folder-4175738465/page2.html    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:03:26

• Life offline gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-22-life-offline    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:14:11

• "I think what I'd like to be doing more of (what tense does one use when you think you should be wanting to do a thing but looking back over the years it turns out you never do them): making music."    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:14:20

• "I'm but a dabbler. I try to practice the alto recorder every now and then, and I have a handful of electronic instruments that I used to make super-short jingles for my podcast. The goal was to never use a jingle twice. As you can see, the fragments got more interesting over the years, but I also stopped making new podcast episodes. Too bad!"    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:14:30

• "Bring me the tidings of summer's ending, of fruit bearing trees and the return of rain and cold nights. After all these hot days and the richness of nature comes now the time of farewell and decay. It is not here yet, but the winds know its coming." gemini://flo.smol.pub/wind    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:15:17

• "mornings are now cool enough to warrant socks! still some hot days coming up next week, maybe it's the last of it... or maybe it's like... an autumny 27, somehow cooler and easier than a summer 27?" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/goodthingsvoyager    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:19:23

• misplaced lilypads, a dog of cowardice, a dog of kindness gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2094    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:19:56

• eReaders gemini://moribundo.flounder.online/gemlog/2024-08-22-ereaders.gmi    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:20:22

• Microsoft going broke, trying to HIDE humongous LOSSES https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/microsoft_financial_metrics_changes/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/09/Microsoft_Media_Operative_Citing_Leaked_Document_From_Google_Go.shtml    

posted Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 21:28:07