Roy Schestowitz

• IBM Pulls Research Operations Out of China, Lays Off 1,000 Employees https://uk.pcmag.com/processors/154065/ibm-pulls-research-operations-out-of-china-lays-off-1000-employees    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 22:59:24

• "to move some offices to Bengaluru: Report" https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/ibm-to-cut-1-000-jobs-in-china-likely-to-move-some-offices-to-bengaluru-report-101724661266261.html    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 22:59:51

• "The jobs were transferred Per the Wall Street journal Most will land in India https://www.wsj.com/business/ibm-shuts-china-r-d-operations-in-latest-retreat-by-u-s-companies-b37cd9a0 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:01:08

• IBM is after lower salaries    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:03:46

• IBM and GAFAM. Work HARD. Study HARD. We'll pay you LESS. You will work MORE hours, under GREATER PRESSURE.    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:04:26

• And if you SURVIVE until RETIREMENT, than you MIGHT still be healthy enough to ENJOY it. A big "if". Sitting on a chair 80 hours a week does the body no good, more so with stress. Wait, what? You want to work just 40 hours a week? YOU CRAZY YUPPIE. This isn't 1999.    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:06:14

• "The FOSS community and products are there for controlling. It wouldn't be the case otherwise. MS/Windows for example. At the same time the FOSS wouldn't/couldn't be able to reach much consensus without structure. Speaking very broadly." 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 Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:07:19

• Update At Your Peril - Microsoft Breaks Grub, Torvalds Talks Kernel, & Linux LLMs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=XcvjXvALFr4    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:54:23

• 577: Summer Kernel Corn Roast https://yewtu.be/watch?v=6pLk_vDbMTA    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:54:45

• It's not a coincidence or accident that Jim Zemlin is seldom seen in public anymore    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:55:11

• Jemlin increased his salary to almost 1.2 million a year. Nobody can tell which project he (ever) created. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460503801    

posted Monday, August 26, 2024 at 23:56:55

• normal web gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2100    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 00:16:38

• "One of the most useful tools I've been using in the last year is a straight-forward but really useful local notepad. It's uses vary from being a place to take quick notes while on the phone, first drafts of things that have bad web UIs and notes during Discord or video chats." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/belter-notepad    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 00:18:16

• No RMS talks since April, almost half a year now https://stallman.org/talks.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:00:22

• At least FSF seems stable now. Still no office. https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:01:03

• The Specific Charges Against the Telegram CEO https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-specific-charges-against-the    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:20:07

• Does the GNOME SHAMAN leave next week?    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:22:09

• Wait, no, it was end of July, not August. Wow, such short notice!!! https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/07/12/gnome-foundation-announces-transition-of-executive-director/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:23:34

• Sorry, no sorry. Thanks, no thanks. How GNOME chief said goodbye. She didn't even write for herself. It was so ridiculous. She only did one article/blog post in a whole year!    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:24:48

• And with Holly and Molly (GNOME and GNOME, code nill) thrown under the bus we don't know the secret they were there to hide, ugly things covered up    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:25:40

• GNOME brotherhood: will code for sexual favours. GNOME women (girlfriends): I can't code, but I can give sexual favours.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:26:25

• Then they wonder why GNOME is so off-putting to women that they only attract some via Gulag/Alphabet bursaries (like bribes).    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:27:12

• And then Gulag discovers that Outreachy and GSoC are used by businesses to traffic/pay girlfriends and furnish the accounting of some men's small businesses in Albania    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:28:30

• Then even Gulag (which kills people) gets grossed out and pulls out. But at the core is boils down to pervy men who should never be in charge in the first place.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:29:10

• The Twitter handle of Molly deBlanc is "mmillions"... not far from Holly Million, but purely a coincidence    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:31:15

• I can't CoC, but I have blue hair    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:32:57

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1385.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:53:05

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1036.jpg    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 01:53:11

• "IBM no longer has IP [sic] worth stealing" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:11:55

• They are letting the trolls win: * #soylent :Cannot join channel (+r) - you need to be logged into your NickServ account    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:15:36

• Periodically OFTC kicks out many users https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=OFTC    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:18:07

• Libera.Chat switched off a server last month https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=Libera.Chat    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:19:10

• "Rumble will not stand for this behavior and will use every legal means available to fight for freedom of expression, a universal human right. We are currently fighting in the courts of France, and we hope for Pavel Durov’s immediate release." https://x.com/chrispavlovski/status/1827658235618144257    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:21:02

• IBM shuttering China research labs, laying off 1,000 employees https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1054800/ibm-shuttering-china-research-labs-laying-off-1-000-employees-1054800.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:31:32

• Rubberhose cryptography and the idea behind Wikileaks: Julian Assange as a physics student https://medium.com/@niraj.lal/rubberhose-cryptography-and-the-idea-behind-wikileaks-julian-assange-as-a-physics-student-4fd0578cbaa3    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 02:34:13

• Wikileaks still not updated in years https://wikileaks.org/-News-.html https://wikileaks.org/ outsourced to Twitter    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 03:14:45

• Still no update since March. Unusual. https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 03:16:25

• Oh dear, now he's boosting Murdoch's Faux Noise and RFK. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JHFtCGkvRZA    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 03:18:27

• Actually, a lot of this got paid by Roger Waters to turn Wikileaks into some sort of nazi Twitter account promoting Hamas https://yewtu.be/watch?v=l4vHA09Iy2c    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 03:21:27

• Why they closed the bank account https://yewtu.be/watch?v=BPuHXy9cLrk    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 03:57:14

• https://anniemachon.ch/ the site is now dead    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:06:59

• "SPONSORED CONTENT: This content is written on or behalf of our Sponsor." BOOZ ALLEN advertises as "DEI"! Hilarious! https://news.clearancejobs.com/2024/08/26/growing-riverside-research-to-add-60-high-tech-jobs-with-fairfax-move/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:09:55

• IBM layoffs: "what is the impact to Security Verify over all? IF ISVG is being cut, what is happening across the board? What is the impact in various geos?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tNO3Fbm    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:26:48

• "India is the winner" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:27:22

• EFnet turned off 2 IRC server this past year https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=EFnet    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:47:06

• Unlike Rizon https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=Rizon    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:47:53

• Those two networks are subjected to the smears from the "anything I don't agree with is NAZI" crowd    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:48:32

• DELnet is still going after 30+ years https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=DALnet and doing OK    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:49:31

• "IRC network DALNet.RU was registered on netsplit.de in July 2002. From October 2023 no more connections to DALNet.RU could be established" https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=DALNet.RU    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:50:09

• Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 04:51:33

• BSDnet has no more than 10 active users left https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=BSDnet    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 05:04:36

• telegram https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/08/26/frankrike-vs-telegram/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:24:18

• "'Directly Tied to the Gaza War' | Money Has Dried Up, and Israeli Startups Are Folding One After Another - Tech News - Haaretz.com" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/2024-08-26/ty-article/.premium/its-directly-tied-to-the-war-money-has-dried-up-and-israeli-startups-are-folding/00000191-8e1a-dd8c-addd-bffea17e0000    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:24:42

• "American Radio Relay League Paid $1 Million to Ransomware Gang" https://www.securityweek.com/american-radio-relay-league-paid-1-million-to-ransomware-gang/ iophk: another way to write it is that they /sponsored/ a ransomware gang to the tune of $1 M of their members' money    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:26:22

• “Serious deficiencies remain” https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2024/un-cybercrime-convention-unveraendert-gravierende-maengel/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:26:48

• "Quoted-Printable PSA" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/08/quoted-printable-psa/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 07:27:56

• "Nuvoton Technology has introduced the M2003 series, a new line of 32-bit microcontrollers based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, aimed at upgrading from traditional 8-bit microcontrollers." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/new-nuvotons-m2003-series-with-32-bit-arm-cortex-m23-core/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:09:09

• Greenwashing ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/26/canadas-new-greenwashing-law-hasnt-stopped-politicians-ccs-claims/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:09:50

• >Wikileaks: A case study on journalism and encryption ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/wikileaks-case-study-on-journalism-and-encryption/ | Source: Tor    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:10:08

• "Do you know someone who sells dodgy streaming boxes or pirate IPTV streams?" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pssst-want-to-snitch-on-sellers-of-pirate-streaming-services-240826/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:11:15

• "Claims that Italy will launch Piracy Shield 2.0 at the end of the year appear to be overly optimistic." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-2-0-in-doubt-for-2024-tv-manufacturers-urged-to-ban-vpn-240826/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:11:30

• "As a breast cancer surgeon, I’ve long been alarmed at the infiltration of non-evidence-based treatments that have steadily been infiltrating" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/08/26/integrative-oncology-continues-to-integrate-quackery-into-oncology/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:11:50

• "Active information warfare" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/08/26/active-information-warfare-orbans-propaganda-targeting-our-consortium | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:12:11

• "Uncritically" ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-uncritically-reported-israels-version-of-golan-bombing/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:12:24

• How to Add New Worker Node to Existing Kubernetes Cluster ⚓ https://www.linuxtechi.com/add-new-worker-node-to-existing-kubernetes/ ䷉ Source: LinuxTechi | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.linuxtechi.com/add-new-worker-node-to-existing-kubernetes/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:15:40

• "Wu-Tang’s purchase conditions that restricted him from commercially benefiting" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/25/24228184/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-shaolin-lawsuit-surrender-album | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:18:13

• "Back in 2015, the Wu-Tang Clan had sold the unique album via the online auction site Paddle8." ☛ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/martin-shkreli-wu-tang-clan-album-copying-ruling-2527688 | Source: Artnet Worldwide Corporation    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:18:30

• Right of Publicity ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/25/jenna-ortega-deleted-twitter-explicit-ai-photos/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:19:40

• "It’s no secret that Peloton, one of the corporate darlings of the pandemic, has since been viewed as a company in serious decline." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/26/peloton-combats-sagging-bike-sales-by-making-them-less-valuable-on-the-secondary-market/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:22:43

• "Apple does not publicly disclose subscriber or viewing numbers." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-rethinks-its-movie-strategy-after-a-string-of-misses/articleshow/112786644.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:22:59

• "Millions of Australians can now break free from the stress of after-hours calls and emails from work." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/new-law-allows-australians-to-ignore-after-hours-work-calls-and-emails-/7757087.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:24:07

• "around 2,700 Yazidis are still missing today" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/732-yazidis-return-to-their-homes-from-camps-in-duhok-74996 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:24:57

• "these are general warrants demanding information about all people" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/us-federal-court-rules-against-geofence-warrants.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:25:11

• "A well-known Venezuelan entertainment journalist arrested in Caracas over the weekend has been released" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-26/venezuelan-journalist-released-after-being-charged-with-terrorism-union-says | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:26:55

• "Koçyiğit also commented on the killing of journalists Gulistan Tara and Hêro Bahadîn in an UCAV attack" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/gulistan-kilic-kocyigit-turkey-committed-a-war-crime-by-massacring-journalists-74999 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:31:40

• "Journalists Peryan Ehmed and Bêrîvan Bergareyî spoke to ANF about the ongoing protests condemning the killing of their two colleagues." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/women-journalists-in-south-kurdistan-turkish-occupiers-fear-power-of-women-74991 | Source: ANF News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:31:58

• "Amid a national crisis of trust in journalism" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/0826/liberal-media-bias-trump-conservative-trust?icid=rss | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:32:46

• "A Moscow court issued an arrest warrant on August 26 for Aleksandra Frolova" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/aleksandra-frolova-navalny-nina-volokhonskaya-arrest-warrant/33092762.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:34:17

• "Some remixes and cover versions of the song still appear, but the original anthem has been removed." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/23/spotify-apple-music-removing-glory-to-hong-kong/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:34:34

• "Grok is available only to subscribers of the premium versions of X." ☛ https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/08/26/social-platform-x-edits-ai-chatbot-after-election-officials-warn-that-it-spreads-misinformation-2/ | Source: Boston Herald    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:38:38

• "Within hours of President Biden’s announcement that he was suspending his presidential campaign on July 21" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/04/secretaries-state-urge-musk-fix-ai-chatbot-spreading-false-election-info/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:39:03

• "According to the AP, the secretaries of state said that Grok provided incorrect ballot deadlines" ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ai-chatbot-spreads-misinformation-secretaries-state-say-1935384 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:40:03

• "Since Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it to X, watchdog groups have raised concerns over a surge in hate speech" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/x-ai-chatbot-election-misinformation-elon-musk-minnesota-secretary-of-state-steve-simon/ | Source: CBS    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:40:25

• "Grok incorrectly said the deadlines to change ballots in some states had passed" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2024/08/26/x-fixes-ai-chatbot-after-secretaries-of-state-complained-it-spread-election-misinformation/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:40:46

• "along with Secretaries of State Al Schmidt of Pennsylvania, Jocelyn Benson of Michigan" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/x-fixes-ai-chatbot-after-secretaries-of-state-complained-it-spread-election-misinformation/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:41:13

• "Therefore, though Hezbollah opted for the riskiest retaliatory option—a massive individual strike" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/hezbollah-shukur-israel-preemptive-strike/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:42:07

• "IBM has reportedly shut down its research and development (R&D) operations in China" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ibm-is-shutting-down-research-lab-in-this-country-to-layoff-1000-employees/articleshow/112803279.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:44:12

• "In a move that seems to please city authorities" ☛ https://thenorthlines.com/elon-musk-shuts-down-san-francisco-headquarters-of-twitter-successor-x-moves-operations-elsewhere/ | Source: The North Lines IN    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:44:24

• "Both projects had, per the SEC" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/jonathan-mann-brian-frye-sec-lawsuit-nfts-art-securities/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:44:54

• "A geological event, mass wasting is the gravity-influenced movement of rock and soil down a slope." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/frequent-mass-wasting-in-tibet-a-cause-for-worry-in-india/article68564709.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:48:36

• "Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, in an excerpt from their forthcoming book “Character Limit” published in the New York Times: [...]" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/musk-turned-blue/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:49:14

• "In wealthier countries, it's already happening." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/predicted-drop-in-population-mightnt-be-enough-to-save-the-environment-after-all | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:50:02

• "It is often the only source of water, particularly in arid regions." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-groundwater/a-68142894 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:50:25

• "Because of the way Telegram persists on individual phones, it didn’t work." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/26/the-proud-boys-reliance-on-telegram-didnt-save-them-but-it-thwarted-preventing-the-attack/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:54:21

• "1st Lt. Mackenzie Corcoran completed the triple-training journey when she graduated from Ranger School at Fort Moore." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier-female-ranger-sapper-jungle/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:55:01

• "Issa Al H. will face charges as a suspected member of a foreign terrorist organization" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/germany-prosecutor-issues-arrest-warrant-in-knife-attack-being-treated-as-terrorism/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:55:25

• "Many journalists are reluctant to report on Trump’s obvious instability and disordered personality" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/the-conservatives-who-sold-their-souls-for-trump/679623/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:58:02

• "In July, the Czech Republic introduced a requirement that Russian citizens entering or staying in the country have a biometric passport" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/security-not-russophobia-spurred-czech-republic-s-biometric-passport-requirement-for-russian-citizens/7757255.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:58:14

• "In his new book out this September, Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/from-weapons-to-fossil-fuels-10-firms-control-50-trillion-of-global-wealth/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:58:25

• "He "scribbled" jihadist texts on the walls of his holding cell, where he is being kept in pre-trial detention" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/26/terrorism-suspects-jihadist-ideology-possible-motive-utrecht-cemetery-vandalism | Source: NL Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:59:12

• "Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/podcasts/1247008/is-turkey-a-trojan-horse-inside-nato/ | Source: Greece    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 08:59:36

• "I was part of a panel digging into the specifics Tuesday in Lenexa" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/26/project-2025-would-pillage-our-rights-and-institutions-kansans-want-to-fight-back/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:00:05

• FBI ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/fbi_data_security/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:04:28

• "The authorities in the Netherlands said the ride-hailing company had violated European data protection laws" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/uber-netherlands-fine-driver-data.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:10:06

• "R5.8-billion fine" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/uber-hit-by-r5-8-billion-fine/250341/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:10:23

• "personal data of its 10,000 aircraft" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/26/whoops-flightaware-exposes-sensitive-personal-data-of-millions-of-users-pilots-and-plane-owners/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:10:56

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2024/08/mayor-says-flint-has-recovered-most-of-key-data-after-ransomware-attack.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:24:18

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/american-radio-relay-league-paid-1-million-to-ransomware-gang/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:24:36

• iophk: "Either no one knows how to do self-signed certificates any more, or those few who do know aren't telling, or both. Most likely both."    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:28:37

• "Last year’s features mostly allowed users to reposition and remove objects from their shots." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/image-fakery-ai/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:50:21

• "If you’re on trial and evidence against you has been assembled or generated by AI" ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/08/26/the-right-to-confront-your-ai-accuser.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:51:00

• "As A.I.-generated data becomes harder to detect, it’s increasingly likely to be ingested by future A.I." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/26/upshot/ai-synthetic-data.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:51:30

• "Pavel DUROV, founder and CEO of instant messaging and platform TELEGRAM" ☛ https://www.tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr/sites/default/files/2024-08/2024-08-26%20-%20CP%20TELEGRAM%20.pdf?ref=techrights.org |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:51:44

• "person unnamed." ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/368896/telegram-pavel-durov-france-cyber-crimes-terrorism-content-moderation-macron-elon-musk | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:56:15

• "A police spokesman told Reuters that Durov is under investigation by the national cyber crime and fraud offices" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/frances-macron-says-no-political-motive-behind-telegram-ceos-arrest/articleshow/112813260.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 09:56:30

• "This comes after the arrest of Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov in Paris on August 24" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/telegram-being-probed-by-indian-govt-ban-threat-looms-report-1819180 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:04:51

• "It was unclear whether any of the charges listed by Ms. Beccuau would be held against Mr. Durov." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/telegram-founder-arrest-france.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:05:27

• "Telegram says it has more than 950 million active users" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/what-is-telegram-why-was-its-ceo-arrested-in-paris-/7757966.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:06:49

• "It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/france-s-macron-arrest-of-head-of-telegram-messaging-app-wasn-t-political/7757437.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:07:14

• "Given the existence of several preliminary investigations in France concerning Telegram" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-investigation-allegations/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:17:22

• "Durov has not been formally charged. A statement by the Paris prosecutor's office was due later on August 26." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/durov-telegram-disinformation-explainer/33093136.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:17:53

• "On Sunday the investigating magistrate extended Durov’s detention from 24 to up to 96 hours." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/26/telegram-founder-suspected-allowing-criminal-activity-pavel-durov-prosecutors | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:20:09

• "Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested on August 24 after his plane landed in Paris." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/27/the-kremlin-is-struggling-to-decide-how-best-to-spin-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-s-arrest-but-it-s-sure-of-one-thing-europe-is-to-blame | Source: Meduza    

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

• "The unexpected arrest of Pavel Durov in France has sent out shockwaves through his digital empire" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-telegrams-billionaire-founder-pavel-durov/a-70055113 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:20:59

• "The government is investigating Telegram over its alleged misuse in criminal activities" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/telegram-may-be-banned-in-india-if-these-charges-come-true/articleshow/112809755.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:21:15

• "Durov, who has a net worth of $15.5 billion according to Forbes" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2226163.html | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:21:38

• "Telegram's Pavel Durov Arrested in France" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/08/25/0733206    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:24:04

• iophk: "There might be several non-mutually exclusive factors at play in this case. One would be the steps towards eliminating privacy in general"    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:24:36

• "Durov is reportedly in the crosshairs of French authorities due to both a lack of moderation on Telegram" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrest/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:25:36

• "But some experts point to misunderstandings over Telegram’s encryption services." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/26/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-what-to-know/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:25:53

• "Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5088676 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:27:01

• "Importantly, though, a lot of this encrypted security was optional" ☛ https://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2024/08/25/pavel-durov-and-the-blackberry-ratchet/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:27:17

• To hell with social control media. With doomscrolling and negative health effects, we really ought to talk about the issue as a medical one. "My son uses social control media..." "oh, I'm sorry to hear that" "well, he's improving..." "he hasn't done it for weeks" (like doing drugs).    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:34:13

• "I could imagine some argument that the sound of speakerphone" ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/2024/08/26/stuff-i-should.html | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:34:42

• "A judge in the District Court in Den Bosch convicted Alex S., a man with an intellectual disability" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/26/court-convicts-man-failing-help-drowning-friend-shooting-video-instead | Source: NL Times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:34:53

• "By balancing all three" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/self-learning-ai-algorithms-improve-3d-printing-speed-and-efficiency-biomedical-model-printing-boosted-by-washington-state-university-team | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 10:35:15

• "I know the feeling of frustration, skepticism and cynicism from those experiences well" ☛ https://wand3r.net/the-work-of-our-hands/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:00:10

• "American students’ scores in U.S history and civics keep plummeting, according to the latest Nation’s Report Card" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/08/your-kid-cant-name-three-branches-of-government-theyre-not-alone/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:01:12

• "The problem? Poldermans’s data was reportedly fake. A 2012 inquiry by Erasmus Medical School, his employer" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/368350/scientific-research-fraud-crime-jail-time | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:02:57

• "The world’s largest tiny stage is housed inside a glass building in a gentrifying Washington neighborhood." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-08-26/a-day-on-the-worlds-biggest-small-stage-how-a-tiny-desk-concert-is-recorded.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:05:39

• "If you didn't know, I'm from Minnesota. Minnesotans love their State Fair" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/minnesota-state-fair-foods-2024 | Source: Seth Michael Larson    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:06:24

• How To Install Kitty Terminal on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kitty-terminal-almalinux-9/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:14:23

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

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:14:31

• How to Install and Use Bitwarden Client on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-and-use-bitwarden-client-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts-linux/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:15:03

• How To Create Python Virtual Environment on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/create-python-virtual-environment-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:15:40

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

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:15:51

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 dev 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-4-dev-1/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:19:44

• Grab The Darkside Detective in the new Humble Detectives Bundle, plus a big Summer Sale https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/grab-the-darkside-detective-in-the-new-humble-detectives-bundle-plus-a-big-summer-sale/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:20:50

• "Ready for something a bit different? Lorn's Lure is a 3D atmospheric narrative first-person parkour platformer with an interesting climbing system." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mysterious-narrative-first-person-climbing-platformer-lorns-lure-release-date-announced/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:21:27

• Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter gets a fresh trailer and new release window https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/tails-of-iron-2-whiskers-of-winter-gets-a-fresh-trailer-and-new-release-window/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:21:57

• "The Aleph One developers have now put all three of Bungie's (Halo / Destiny) classic FPS series on Steam with Classic Marathon Infinity now available free." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/bungie-retro-fps-marathon-infinity-now-on-steam-whole-trilogy-get-steam-workshop-support/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:22:31

• "Emulation fans might like this! The GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin, is going to finally get an official package for Linux Desktop and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/gamecube-and-wii-emulator-dolphin-getting-an-official-flatpak-for-linux-and-steam-deck/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:23:36

• "Time for another free game, and a chance to get some nice discounts while you're at it too, as GOG are giving away Tropico 4 during their Back To School Sale." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/claim-a-free-copy-of-tropico-4-on-gog-during-their-back-to-school-sale/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:24:34

• "A recent analysis shows dips in Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS while Linux steadily climbs upward. See for yourself in StatCounter’s regular update on desktop market share with numbers for July 2024." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2438718/linux-os-market-share-climbs-towards-5-thanks-steam-deck.html | Source: PC World    

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

• BS disguising SOFTWARE patents as "games" and "HEY HI" https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/08/26/patenting-video-games-ai/id=180448/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 11:27:33

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 296 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-296/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 12:55:00

• Summer Kernel Corn Roast | LINUX Unplugged 577 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/577/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 12:57:09

• "Each of those lines can contain up to 16 characters. That is roughly similar in overall length to a haiku, but doesn’t have any rules regarding syllables." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/08/26/storing-ephemeral-micropoetry-on-rfid-cards-for-bite-sized-readings/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:01:45

• "MIFARE NFC cards, developed by Philips in 1994, continue to be widely used today for transportation, tolls, loyalty programs" ☛ https://www.hackster.io/roni-bandini/mifare-poetry-with-arduino-uno-r4-wifi-1358b7 | Source: Hackster    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:02:26

• Positron - an upside-down and portable 3D printer ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/positron-upside-down-and-portable-3d-printer    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:03:24

• LibreELEC 12.0.1 Rolls Out with Kodi 21.1 Upgrade ☞ https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-0-1-rolls-out-with-kodi-21-1-upgrade/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:04:32

• Comparison of Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB and 8GB RAM – Hardware, benchmarks, and power consumption ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/27/comparison-of-raspberry-pi-5-with-2gb-and-8gb-ram-hardware-benchmarks-and-power-consumption/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:05:30

• Meet Flexduino, a DIY Arduino replica that bends and flexes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/meet-flexduino-a-diy-arduino-replica-that-bends-and-flexes    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:06:31

• Fly drones hands-free using AeroCommand, a Raspberry Pi-powered Hey Hi (AI) controller ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/fly-drones-hands-free-using-aerocommand-a-raspberry-pi-powered-ai-controller    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:06:49

• "LibreELEC, a purpose-built OS designed specifically for running Kodi, has launched its latest version, 12.0.1, an upgrade to its previous major 12.0 (Omega) release." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-0-1-rolls-out-with-kodi-21-1-upgrade/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:07:49

• Flexduino is an Arduino UNO clone made of a flexible PCB ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/26/flexduino-arduino-uno-clone-flexible-pcb/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:08:43

• Almost a Week Later Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Openly Admits the Sabotage of GNU/Linux PCs Was Its Own Fault (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Almost_a_Week_Later_Microsoft_Openly_Admits_the_Sabotage_of_GNU.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:11:50

• Remember Which "Linux" Companies Enabled Microsoft's Sabotage (Remotely, Without User Intervention) of Millions of GNU/Linux PCs (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Remember_Which_Linux_Companies_Enabled_Microsoft_s_Sabotage_Rem.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:11:59

• [Video] The Talk in Asia Where Linus Torvalds Has Just 'Bashed' the 'Hey Hi' (AI) Hype Again (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Video_The_Talk_in_Asia_Where_Linux_Torvalds_Bashed_the_Hey_Hi_A.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:12:08

• [Meme] Booting "a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Booting_a_cancer_that_attaches_itself_in_an_intellectual_p.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:12:16

• When Linus Torvalds Gave Vista 7 'Thumbs Up' in Japan GNU/Linux Was 5 Times Smaller in Japan ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/When_Linus_Torvalds_Gave_Vista_7_Thumbs_Up_in_Japan_GNU_Linux_W.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:12:27

• India PM Modi reiterates call for secular civil code ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/india-prime-minister-reiterates-call-for-secular-civil-code/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:13:30

• Turkey’s aid agency supports Taliban media with equipment ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-aid-agency-supports-taliban-media-with-equipment-298979    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:15:09

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, so this is an ongoing farce and a fake court doing procedures in Europe while bribed press hails it as a success ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/so-far-third-party-access-to-documents-only-for-settled-upc-cases/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:19:26

• Linux market share hit its highest point ever last month | ZDNET https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-market-share-hit-its-highest-point-ever-last-month/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:26:05

• "A recent analysis shows dips in Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS while Linux steadily climbs upward. See for yourself in StatCounter’s regular update on desktop market share with numbers for July 2024." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2438718/linux-os-market-share-climbs-towards-5-thanks-steam-deck.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:26:23

• "While several various OS make up a higher share than the Linux OS, the latter is hugely popular individually due to its incredible flexibility, security, and stability." https://wccftech.com/linux-os-market-share-4-5-percent-highest-in-years/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:26:49

• "The OSMC team delayed the release until Kodi v21.1 was available to prioritize stability and uphold the consistent user experience associated with OSMC. This approach reflects the team's focus on providing thoroughly tested upgrades aimed at improving media consumption while minimizing disruption to existing configurations." https://betanews.com/2024/08/25/osmc-kodi-v21-1-linux/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:27:22

• "The FreeBSD Foundation has announced a €686,400 investment from STF to enhance the FreeBSD operating system’s infrastructure and security." https://linuxiac.com/sovereign-tech-fund-injects-686400-into-freebsd/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:30:30

• "It is commonly included in live CD/USB distributions, allowing users to manage partitions outside a live operating system environment." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/gparted-celebrates-20-years/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:31:57

• "Torvalds responded skeptically, suggesting that broader adoption and testing across major Linux distros would be necessary to validate such claims." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/torvalds-expresses-regret-over-merging-bcachefs-into-kernel/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:32:52

• "Perhaps you’ve noticed your laptop needs recharging more often, that the battery no lasts as long as it used to. Batteries have finite lifespans, and if you let them run down completely, then recharge fully, repeatedly, it lessens the charge they can hold." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/check-laptop-battery-health-ubuntu-command-line    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:33:41

• "It’s happening! This is not a drill! The alpha version of COSMIC, our new desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other Linux distros, has been released. COSMIC adds new features, customization, performance, stability, and security." ☛ https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-released-heres-what-people-are-saying/ | Source: System76    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:34:38

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Presentation Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/presentations/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:36:43

• Velociraptor – endpoint visibility and collection tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/velociraptor-endpoint-visibility-collection-tool/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:37:00

• MyTimer – geeky timer for terminal lovers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mytimer-geeky-timer-terminal-lovers/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:37:16

• Zeit – command line tool for tracking time ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zeit-command-line-tool-tracking-time/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:37:37

• BeamerPresenter – PDF viewer for presentations ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/beamerpresenter-pdf-viewer-presentations/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:37:56

• What's New In The Revised Blue Angel Criteria ☞ https://eco.kde.org/blog/2024-08-26-revised-blue-angel-criteria/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:38:18

• Kate & Fonts ☞ https://kate-editor.org/post/2024/2024-08-26-kate-and-fonts/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:39:49

• "This year, I attended FrOScon for the first time . FrOScon is the biggest conference about free and open-source software in Germany. It takes place every year in Bonn/Siegburg (Germany) at the weekend and is free to attend." ☛ https://carlschwan.eu/2024/08/26/froscon-2024/ | Source: Carl Schwan    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:40:26

• GSoC '24 Update- Porting Arianna to Foliate-js ☞ https://ajay2.vercel.app/posts/gsoc2/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:41:03

• "Fortunately, these Linux commands make it fairly easy to download files from a local or remote location. I'm going to show you three: wget, curl, and scp." https://www.zdnet.com/article/3-linux-commands-i-use-for-downloading-files-and-how-theyre-different/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:41:43

• "Several commands that add to Linux's security are available at your fingertips. Some of these (such as iptables) are more challenging to work with than others, and they range from being obviously geared toward security to more subtle." https://www.zdnet.com/article/6-linux-security-commands-every-new-user-should-know/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:42:03

• It's not for the faint of heart, though. https://www.howtogeek.com/deepcomputing-risc-v-tablet/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:44:55

• Chinese APT Volt Typhoon Caught Exploiting Versa Networks SD-WAN Zero-Day ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-volt-typhoon-caught-exploiting-versa-networks-sd-wan-zero-day/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:46:35

• Flashpoint report reveals surge in vulnerabilities and infostealing malware in first half of 2024 ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/26/flashpoint-report-reveals-surge-vulnerabilities-infostealing-malware-first-half-2024/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:48:00

• Windows TCO ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31204    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:49:16

• Violence & internet shutdowns in 2023: the worst year on record ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/africa-keepiton-internet-shutdowns-2023-en/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:49:56

• Latvian journalist among injured in Ukraine after latest Russian attacks ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/26.08.2024-latvian-journalist-among-injured-in-ukraine-after-latest-russian-attacks.a566384/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:50:15

• Latvia and Ukraine team up on cyber security ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/26.08.2024-latvia-and-ukraine-team-up-on-cyber-security.a566320/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:50:33

• US condemns 'outrageous' Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine power grid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240826-live-kyiv-power-russia-air-attack-ukraine-infrastructure    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:58:35

• British member of Reuters team killed in Russian strike on hotel in east Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240825-reuters-journalist-missing-after-russian-strike-on-hotel-in-eastern-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:59:15

• Lithuania, Taiwan fund reconstruction of kindergarten in Ukraine’s Borodyanka ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2346684/lithuania-taiwan-fund-reconstruction-of-kindergarten-in-ukraine-s-borodyanka    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:59:33

• Did BlackRock forbid Ukraine from burying deceased soldiers? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/afcl-blackrock-ukraine-land-08262024030948.html Verdict: False    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 13:59:55

• Slovakia Revokes Temporary Protective Status For Pro-Russian Ukrainian Politician ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/slovakia-ukraine-russia-medvevchuk-protective-status/33093367.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:00:08

• Modi Discusses Ukraine Visit With Biden ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-india-modi-biden/33093358.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:00:24

• Poland Says Russian Drone Likely Entered Its Airspace During Attack On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-russian-drone-airspace-ukraine/33093125.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:00:45

• UN Nuclear Agency Chief Says He's Heading To Kursk Plant On August 26 ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kursk-nuclear-plant-rossi-visit-un-iaea/33093016.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:01:07

• Zelenskiy Pleads With Allies For 'Decisive Action' After Massive Russian Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-massive-russian-attack-zelenskiy-power-water/33092504.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:01:30

• Lawmaker Dmytruk Flees Ukraine, Apparently To Avoid Investigation ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/artem-dmytruk-lawmaker-fleeing-probe-ukraine/33092730.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:01:45

• Telegram Turmoil Threatens Chronicle of Russia’s War in Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/europe/telegram-russia-ukraine-war.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:02:02

• Russia Pounds Ukraine With ‘One of the Largest Strikes’ of the War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-missiles-kyiv.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:02:21

• Reuters Safety Adviser Killed and 2 Journalists Injured in Strike on Ukraine Hotel ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attacks.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:02:48

• 🔴Live: Biden condemns 'outrageous' Russian attack on Ukraine power grid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240827-%F0%9F%94%B4live-biden-condemns-outrageous-russian-attack-on-ukraine-power-grid    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:03:02

• "Russia pounds Ukrainian cities with over 100 missiles and dozens of drones in response to Kyiv’s cross-border offensive" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/26/russia-pounds-ukrainian-cities-with-over-100-missiles-and-dozens-of-drones-in-response-to-cross-border-offensive | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:06:22

• "Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk share their views on the largest incursion into Russian territory since the start of the war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/26/ukrainian-soldiers-fighting-in-kursk-share-their-views-on-the-largest-incursion-into-russian-territory-since-the-start-of-the-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:06:33

• Aviabaltika banned from operating at Kaunas airport over national security concerns ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2346827/aviabaltika-banned-from-operating-at-kaunas-airport-over-national-security-concerns    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:06:44

• French President Says Arrest Of Telegram CEO Was Not A Political Decision ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-telegram-durov-france-detained-macron/33093310.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:07:16

• 88 Russian, 8 Belarusian Athletes To Compete As Neutrals In Paris Paralympics ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/paralympics-russia-belarus-paris-neutral-athletes/33093132.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:07:29

• Explosion In Siberia Causes Fire At Russia's Largest Oil Refinery ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/oil-refinery-omsk-explosion-fire-siberia/33092897.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:07:53

• Russian Officials Reportedly Told To Delete Work Messages From Telegram ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-officials-telegram-work-correspondence/33092552.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:08:08

• Why military ‘drone swarms’ raise ethical concerns in future wars ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2024/0826/pentagon-drone-swarms-ai-ethics-china-russia    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:08:51

• How Pavel Durov, Telegram’s Founder, Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-founder.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:09:03

• Latvian and Lithuanian Foreign Ministers speak at EU's Eastern border ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/video/26.08.2024-latvian-and-lithuanian-foreign-ministers-speak-at-eus-eastern-border.a566418/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:09:51

• How Belarusian KGB uses OnlyFans and job ads to recruit spies ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2343985/how-belarusian-kgb-uses-onlyfans-and-job-ads-to-recruit-spies    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:10:00

• U.S. Offers $2.5 Million Reward For Arrest Of Belarusian Suspected In Cybercrime Scheme ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-cybercrime-kadariya-state-department-indictment/33093211.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:10:10

• Sovereign Tech Fund to Invest €686,400 in FreeBSD Infrastructure Modernization ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/sovereign-tech-fund-to-invest-e686400-in-freebsd-infrastructure-modernization/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:12:57

• lineageos degoogled ☛ https://kevinboone.me/lineageos-degoogled.html |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:13:50

• "If you're building up a custom Eleventy collection using addCollection" ☛ https://www.trovster.com/blog/2024/08/eleventy-filters-in-collections | Source: Trevor Morris    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:15:25

• "I recently finished up the process of fixing a bug in the Chromium/Google Chrome web browser." ☛ https://cprimozic.net/blog/fixing-a-bug-in-google-chrome/ | Source: Casey Primozic    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:15:47

• "To understand why I’ve followed this path of madness, you first need to understand bootstrapping and why it is important." ☛ https://notgull.net/announcing-dozer/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:16:23

• "The reason I want to move data through pipes is that I am writing a program encode/decode Morse code blazingly fast." ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2024/08/25/linux-pipes-are-slow/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:17:32

• [Old] "What I did not talk about is that there is a reason that push so many people to heresy" ☛ https://qsantos.fr/page/2/ |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:17:53

• [Old] "So that’s Turbo Pascal: a colossus of the microcomputing world, which faded and died largely unlamented." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/tpwin.html |    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:18:01

• "It's an infamous and frustrating 'error' message and we've probably all seen it (there's a similar one for 'exit')." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/CPythonInteractiveQuit | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:18:41

• "Python comes with argparse module that allows you to declare your arguments, their types and options." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/parse-command-line-arguments-with-argparse/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:18:53

• Rakudo Weekly 2024.35 Cro 💍 HTMX ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2024/08/26/2024-35-cro-%f0%9f%92%8d-htmx/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:19:46

• Firefox Nightly: Streamline your screen time with auto-open Picture-in-Picture and more – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 166 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/08/26/streamline-your-screen-time-with-auto-open-picture-in-picture-and-more-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-166/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:21:19

• Letter to the Editors: The boycott divest and sanction movement against Israel violates authentic liberal values ☞ https://kentwired.com/121066/latest-updates/letter-to-the-editors-the-boycott-divest-and-sanction-movement-against-israel-violates-authentic-liberal-values/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:25:15

• [Meme] Bite the Bullet (or Rocket) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Bite_the_Bullet_or_Rocket.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:26:24

• Bloodbath in I.C.B.M. China Today (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Bloodbath_in_IBM_China_Today.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:26:34

• B&B: Why I.C.B.M. is Moving From Beijing to Bangalore ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:26:49

• Desktops and Laptops Languishing in China Anyway... ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Desktops_and_Laptops_Languishing_in_China_Anyway.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:27:08

• [Meme] At Least Everything Improves Over Time ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_At_Least_Everything_Improves_Over_Time.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:27:17

• Change is Possible ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Change_is_Possible.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:27:29

• Integrated motor driver and controller bundles ESP32-S3 and TMC2209 for IoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/26/integrated-motor-driver-and-controller-bundles-esp32-s3-and-tmc2209-for-iot-applications/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:30:11

• Torvalds Still Calls the "Hey Hi" (AI) Bluff, Some People Are Upset ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Torvalds_Still_Calls_the_Hey_Hi_AI_Bluff_Some_People_Are_Upset.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:30:31

• The 1% Eludes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/The_1_Eludes_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:30:42

• Poland: Bing Down, backdoored Windows Down, Vista 11 Also Down ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Poland_Bing_Down_Windows_Down_Vista_11_Also_Down.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:30:54

• Looks Like I.C.B.M. is About to Lay Off Thousands This Week, Workers' Access Reportedly Revoked Over the Weekend ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Looks_Like_IBM_is_About_to_Lay_Off_Thousands_This_Week_Workers_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:31:02

• Launch hidden commands. ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36689/launch-hidden-commands.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:31:47

• Potentially toxic algae bloom prompts warnings at Afton park ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/26/algae-bloom-warning-afton-steamboat-park/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:03

• [Meme] Giving Business Ideas to International Business Machines ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Giving_Business_Ideas_to_International_Business_Machines.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:18

• 'Microsoft India' is Googlebombing "Layoffs" to Hide Its Silent Layoffs (as Recent as This Summer) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Microsoft_India_is_Googlebombing_Layoffs_to_Hide_Its_Silent_Lay.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:26

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part IV - Companies Used to Demand You Don't Criticise Their Products and Services ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_IV_Companies_Used_to_D.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:37

• It's "Official": backdoored Windows Below 5% in Bahamas ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/It_s_Official_Windows_Below_5_in_Bahamas.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:49

• [Meme] Schmock, Not Woke ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Meme_Schmock_Not_Woke.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:32:58

• GNU/Linux measure up again. Recovery from Microsoft sabotage? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:36:26

• IBM is the latest Western firm to retreat from China https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/business/china-ibm-layoffs-us-tensions-intl-hnk/index.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:37:29

• "the firm declared during its earnings call that it would cut 3,900 jobs" https://www.dqindia.com/news/ibm-shocking-layoffs-know-the-inside-story-6926938    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:38:48

• "It's always frustrating training someone across international timezones and language barriers, for them to leave 3 months later. The India team had some really bright people in it too - just they never stuck around." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:39:37

• "Not surprised as there quality of work was realy ........................." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1u6pzyzH    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:40:36

• "India is the winner ... but only by cheating and using underhand business methods as Alvind is so fond of." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ubM0N0Q    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:41:55

• Dismantling the Ship That Drilled for the Ocean’s Deepest Secrets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/science/drilling-ship-science-joides-resolution.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:47:50

• SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission: Why a Billionaire Is Risking a Spacewalk ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/science/spacex-polaris-dawn-mission-spacewalk.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:48:23

• Why California Is Considering Banning Food Dyes in Schools ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/well/eat/food-dye-california-ban.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:48:35

• Polio Vaccines Arrive in Gaza, but Distributing Them Is the Next Challenge ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/middleeast/gaza-polio-vaccine.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:48:52

• Maybe you will be able to live past 122 ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/26/1096126/aging-health-longevity-lifespan-advances-investment/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:49:23

• Veterans Affairs updates its database for burn pit research ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/08/veterans-affairs-updates-its-database-for-burn-pit-research/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:50:17

• Andy Yen: "The unsealed charges against Durov are insane. If sustained, I don't see how tech founders could possibly travel to France, much less hire in France. This is economic suicide and is rapidly and permanently changing the perception of founders and investors."    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:52:21

• CIA espionage orders for the 2012 French presidential election https://wikileaks.org/cia-france-elections-2012/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:53:44

• What happaned to past spring to IRC network w3.org? https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=w3.org    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:57:31

• Now that France (or "EU") arrests people to enforce spying on social control media we must encourage MORE AND MORE IRC networks that are decentralised to get instantiated. Don 't wait until it's too late and they can corner/round up the admins? 500 networks not enough. WE NEED THOUSANDS. MANY THOUSANDS. Before it's feasible for them to whack all moles. https://netsplit.de/networks/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 14:59:41

• QuakeNet gets smaller over time, but not by much... https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=QuakeNet    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:00:58

• Don't use "apps" to chat with friends, peers, family. Use Mumble. Host it, too (Murmur). https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Mumla https://www.mumble.info/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:01:52

• Setting up Murmur takes only a few minutes and you need only do that ONCE. It takes less time than the average call takes. http://techrights.org/o/2022/11/25/self-hosting-mumble-irc-jabber/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:02:32

• EU (and UK, with another set of overlapping laws) is NOT safe for secure communications. Not textual, not voice, not video. If you do not self-host, you're not in control, you ARE easy to spy on (at the host level). Why would anyone tolerate this? How many people are potential terrorists? One in a MILLION?    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:04:15

• Murmur also hosts text chat, not just voice. Mumla/Mumble/other clients can do E2EE for text and it's so easy to use nobody needs to know what keys and certificates are (or how they work).    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:05:25

• Did RusNet die or did it get cut off in countries outside Russia (such as Germany in Andreas' case)? https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=RusNet    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:06:59

• Because of the invasion of Ukraine there is also "balkanisation" of the (IRC) Net    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:07:31

• Net "balkanisation" is port-agnostic. IRC is one example of this.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:07:57

• 91 national service conscripts face punishment for no-shows ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/26.08.2024-91-national-service-conscripts-face-punishment-for-no-shows.a566386/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:23:05

• Murder plot suspect leaves Latvia, claims to have health issues ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/26.08.2024-murder-plot-suspect-leaves-latvia-claims-to-have-health-issues.a566325/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:23:12

• China to Hold Live-Fire Drills Near War-Torn Myanmar’s ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/asia/china-drills-myanmar-war.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:23:49

• Canada Will Impose 100% Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/canada-ev-tariffs-china.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:24:55

• IBM shutters China R&D facilities, blaming declining infrastructure business — shutdown affects over 1,000 employees ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ibm-shutters-china-randd-facilities-blaming-declining-infrastructure-business-shutdown-affects-over-1000-employees    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:26:53

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: 2024 Leadership Council Survey ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/08/26/council-survey.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:27:41

• IBM reportedly shuttering its R&D hub in China ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/26/ibm-reportedly-shuttering-rd-hub-china/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:29:07

• commandlinefu does WINDOWS now???? http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36684/disable-show-more-options-on-windows-11    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:29:53

• Microchip LAN887x industrial single-pair gigabit Ethernet transceivers can communicate over 40 meters of cable ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/26/microchip-lan887x-industrial-single-pair-gigabit-ethernet-transceivers-can-communicate-over-40-meters-of-cable/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:32:20

• Renesas RRH62000 multi-sensor indoor air quality monitoring module features particle, VOC, and gas sensors ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/26/renesas-rrh62000-multi-sensor-indoor-air-quality-monitoring-module-features-particle-voc-and-gas-sensors/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:35:23

• mexiconewsdaily is about 80-90% spam these days    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:36:06

• Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub??? Haha! Terrible!! https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/notes-site-via-content-in-dropbox/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:41:30

• When you OWE more than you HAVE https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/26/luca-maestri-step-apple-cfo-next-year/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Both_Apple_and_Microsoft_Owe_More_Money_Than_They_Have.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:42:58

• Luca Maestri: IMA leave some other fart holding the bag while we defraud shareholders, e.g. lying to them about sales performance in PRC    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:44:13

• "I don't need to set up git, I can just open an account "for free" at GitHub". "I don't need a toilet at home, I can go to the mall and use their toilets "for free"... they'll even look after it and clean things for me..."    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:48:34

• "No, I don't need an external hard drive; dropbox, microsoft, box, google etc. give me "free" file hosting... paying for a drive that works offline and only costs a cent or two per gigabyete is too expensive and hard"    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:50:30

• "Why waste money on silverware when you can just use plastic disposable junk instead? Metal is EXPENSIVE!"    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:52:23

• Annual IP3 Awards 2024 ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/annual-ip3-awards-2024/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:53:57

• Fake nukes are NOT a new issue, Musk will learn the hard way the consequences of inaction ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/jenna-ortega-nude-ai-images    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:56:08

• Maybe millions of users should flood "X" (Twitter) with millions of images of naked Musk with a pinky-sized thingie, then see how much of a "free speech absolutist" he is....    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:57:13

• France president: Telegram CEO arrested following judicial inquiry, not for political motives ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/france-president-telegram-ceo-arrested-following-judicial-inquiry-not-for-political-motives/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 15:58:00

• Georgia Tech Sued Over Alleged False Cybersecurity Reports to Win DoD Contracts ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/georgia-tech-sued-over-alleged-false-cybersecurity-reports-to-win-dod-contracts/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:09:16

• SonicWall Patches Critical SonicOS Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-patches-critical-sonicos-vulnerability/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:09:36

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/500k-impacted-by-texas-dow-employees-credit-union-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:10:04

• French Authorities Arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris Airport, French Media Report ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/french-authorities-arrest-telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-at-a-paris-airport-french-media-report/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:10:33

• Man killed by suspected unexploded ordnance in Mpumalanga ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/man-killed-by-suspected-unexploded-ordnance-in-mpumalanga/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:10:56

• Hong Kong civil servant denied residency in Taiwan over ‘security risks’ suspended from job – reports ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/26/hong-kong-civil-servant-denied-residency-in-taiwan-over-security-risks-suspended-from-job-reports/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:11:06

• Militants Kill 37 People In Pakistan's Restive Balochistan Province ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-baloch-gunmen-kill-punjabi/33092700.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:12:44

• Patelco Credit Union Says Breach Impacts 726k After Ransomware Gang Auctions Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/patelco-credit-union-says-breach-impacts-726k-after-ransomware-gang-auctions-data/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:12:59

• Uber to Appeal €290 Million GDPR Fine ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uber-to-appeal-dutch-e290-million-gdpr-fine/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:13:16

• In an emergency to secure all user accounts, use the following command to lock out all users rather than shutting down the computer to help security engineers ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36671/in-an-emergency-to-secure-all-user-accounts-use-the-following-command-to-lock-out-all-users-rather-than-shutting-down-the-computer-to-help-security-engineers    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:13:36

• Prosecutors Appeal Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/us/politics/trump-documents-appeal-jack-smith.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:14:04

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 25th, 2024 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-25th-2024    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:15:23

• CoreELEC 21.1 JeOS for Kodi Released with Enhanced Hardware Support, 3D Playback ☞ https://9to5linux.com/coreelec-21-1-jeos-for-kodi-released-with-enhanced-hardware-support-3d-playback    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:15:31

• Linux Kernel 6.11 RC5 Released: Steady Progress and Driver Improvements ☞ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-11-rc5-released/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:15:53

• Kernel 6.6.47 compiled fix bt5 mouse ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/kernel-6647-compiled-fix-bt5-mouse.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:17:02

• 🔤SpellBinding: DGHURSO Wordo: GLACE gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-27.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:18:13

• "A precondition of intellectual progress is that each generation can build on the foundation laid down by its predecessors, and thereby reach new heights. Without a durable record of knowledge, we would be stuck re-inventing the rudiments over and over, doomed to never reach any degree of sophistication exceeding that which can be developed by a single human mind over the course of a single lifetime." gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/linkrot.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:18:58

• "A precondition of intellectual progress is that each generation can build on the foundation laid down by its predecessors, and thereby reach new heights. Without a durable record of knowledge, we would be stuck re-inventing the rudiments over and over, doomed to never reach any degree of sophistication exceeding that which can be developed by a single human mind" gemini://asquare.srht.site/gemlog/linkrot.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:19:44

• "I've mentioned recently that I'm feeling calmer and more brain-healthy recently than I have for a few months. Someone at work today even mentioned matter-of-fact that I was quite stressed a month ago. This improvement is ...pleasing. A funny result of this is that I'm absolutely back on my bullshit with amateur computer programming." gemini://notes.hugh.run/2024/2024-08-27.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:20:12

• "I have been asked that question a couple of times by Americans since June when Macron decided to dissolve the Assemblée Nationale. I usually try to give some facts, but it's difficult to understand without explaining how the French political system works. So let's do that, shall we. And then I can explain a little more how messy the current situation is." gemini://fludiblu.xyz/gemlog/005-french-politics.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:21:01

• "First off, Lagrange v1.18 has been in the cooker for a few months, slowly but surely getting new improvements. For now I'm focusing on the desktop release, with the headlining features — so far, at least — being the official TUI variant and support for sending Misfin messages." gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2024-08_return-to-form.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:22:09

• "Back in Japan we are again, my SO and myself, and quite jetlagged. Actually my SO is able to sleep, while I find myself up at 03:24 in the morning. I can hear it raining outside, and it reminds me that Typhoon 10 is on its way here." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2024/AUG2024/entry-5    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:23:39

• "I wanted to test Qtile on my PinePhone. I have installed PostmarketOS, so the only way was to `pipx install qtile`. It went smoof but I wanted to use stuff from qtile-extras. That lib was not in PostmarketOS repositories, too. The only way was throug `pip`. But I need to have it in Qtile installation." gemini://en.arns.lt/f/linux/1p/pipx_install.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:25:03

• "After the delivery and the chaos that ensued[1], we were moved to a postpartum room. I forgot its actual name, it was something less medical, like "mother and baby care". The room was much smaller, probably because they didn't expect to have as many people in the room at the same time." gemini://fludiblu.xyz/family/003-hospital-post-partum.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:25:42

• "Some weeks ago I bought Pinephone to test how much Linux is ready for the mobile phone. I was ready to switch if basic parts will work :) Sadly one of the main features still not works: mobile identification (signature). All my bank accounts or other government logins are based on that. So, I had to put Pinephone away as my main device" gemini://en.arns.lt/f/linux/1o/qtile_mobile.gmi    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:26:19

• "a few weeks ago I created a YouTube account for the purpose of uploading videos I take while riding my bicycle. I don't have a camera yet and I haven't been anywhere since I'm still recovering from the heath stroke I had in July, but the account is there so I started commenting in videos I watched." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2101    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:27:26

• "A new gemlog post with Gemini project updates: Lagrange v1.18 is shaping up, GmCapsule got a couple of fixes and new features, and Bubble supports Titan editing." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/skyjake/19227    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:28:09

• "The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: “Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Abusive Monopolist Microsoft update [...]" ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/08/26/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-854/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:46:19

• Call for nominations: Ubuntu Community Council ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/08/26/call-for-nominations-ubuntu-community-council/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:46:44

• RISC-V CPU arrives on a tablet starting at $149 — DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II features an octa-core CPU and up to 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/rsic-v-cpu-arrives-on-a-tablet-starting-at-dollar149-dc-roma-risc-v-pad-ii-features-an-octa-core-cpu-and-up-to-16gb-ram-and-128gb-emmc-storage    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:48:25

• Iran Says Israel 'Lost Deterrent Power' After Hizballah Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-fear-escalation-israel-hizballah-hamas-deterrent-hizballah-hamas/33092640.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:49:59

• Deadly Landslide Strikes Ketchikan, Alaska ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/climate/alaska-landslide-ketchikan.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:50:24

• ‘Iraqi Kurdistan is becoming a dangerous place for journalists’ ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/iraqi-kurdistan-is-becoming-a-dangerous-place-for-journalists-298999    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:50:40

• Netherlands fines Uber €290M for breaching EU’s GDPR privacy regulation ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/26/netherlands-fines-uber-e290m-breaching-eus-gdpr-privacy-regulation/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/08/Meme_Some_Uber_Propaganda_Right_There_in_Media_That_Takes_Bribe.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:51:40

• Lots of Talk About NIST in Relation to Encryption and Standards, But NIST Fronts for Imperialism, Not Privacy, and There Are Software Patent Elephants in the Room ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/Lots_of_Talk_About_NIST_in_Relation_to_Encryption_and_Standards.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:51:50

• Towards a renewed strategy for the EDRi network ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/towards-a-renewed-strategy-for-the-edri-network/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:52:35

• LibreOffice 24.8 Offers New Features ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/LibreOffice-24.8-Offers-New-Features    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:53:04

• How to Enable Zswap for Ubuntu 24.04 PC with Limited RAM ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/08/enable-zswap-ubuntu/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:53:46

• 33 Years Ago Linux Would Not "be Big and Professional Like GNU" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/33_Years_Ago_Linux_Would_Not_be_Big_and_Professional_Like_GNU.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:54:02

• GNU/Linux Sites Turning to SPAM Sites ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/25/GNU_Linux_Sites_Turning_to_SPAM_Sites.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:54:33

• Steady Increases for GNU/Linux in Lao, Where "Proper" GNU/Linux Rises to 6% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Steady_Increases_for_GNU_Linux_in_Lao_Where_Proper_GNU_Linux_Ri.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:54:44

• 'Linux' Foundation's Net Income Plunged Nearly 10 Million Dollars in a Year, Jim Zemlin Still Pays Himself About 1.2 Million Dollars a Year and Proxima Well Over 2 Million (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/Linux_Foundation_s_Net_Income_Plunged_Nearly_10_Million_Dollars.shtml    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:54:52

• Summer Coronavirus cases continue to spread in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/26.08.2024-summer-coronavirus-cases-continue-to-spread-in-latvia.a566334/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:56:45

• North Korea unveils new 'suicide drones,' calls for more ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-suicide-drone-08252024233638.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:57:02

• "After the Pandemic" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/school-closures-students-charter-schools-home-schooling-rochester | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:58:38

• Helping kids find a balance with smartphone use ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2024/0826/teen-cellphone-use-social-media-parents    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 16:59:03

• Firefox means SHOPPING now! Yay! ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/news/fakespots-guide-to-trending-back-to-school-products/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 17:00:37

• "Redistribute IBM headcount to 50% India, 25% Americas, and 25% Europe/asia/africa" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 17:02:07

• "If anyone was taking off with a golden parachute leaving the smokin' ruins behind, the suggestion would be to look over one's shoulder regularly for the eventual someone or something to show up. Things have a way of catching up with ya. Just look at what happened at those nice folks at Enron or "Chainsaw Al" at Sunbeam. Plenty more examples like that all over Wall Street."    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 17:02:40

• Running applications with Paketo Buildpacks and Red Bait UBI container images in OpenShift ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/26/running-applications-paketo-buildpacks-and-red-hat-ubi-container-images    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 18:58:55

• The future of the Red Bait OpenShift Operator SDK ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/future-red-hat-openshift-operator-sdk    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 18:59:12

• Reducing complexity in virtual machine migration and in application platform management ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/reducing-complexity-virtual-machine-migration-and-application-platform-management    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 18:59:43

• Red Hat OpenShift: A comprehensive application platform for your traditional and future workloads ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-vmware-explore    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:00:01

• Are differences in RIR RPKI implementations hindering RPKI adoption? ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/26/are-differences-in-rir-rpki-implementations-hindering-rpki-adoption/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:00:31

• Event Wrap: btNOG 11 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/26/event-wrap-btnog-11/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:00:40

• Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to invest in FreeBSD infrastructure modernization ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987311/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:01:24

• Sovereign Tech Fund to Invest €686,400 in FreeBSD Infrastructure Modernization ☞ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/sovereign-tech-fund-to-invest-e686400-in-freebsd-infrastructure-modernization/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:02:13

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987309/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:07:10

• 12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Image Viewers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-image-viewers/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:07:29

• Bartib – simple timetracker for the command line ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bartib-simple-timetracker/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:08:14

• Hovercraft – make impress.js presentations from reStructuredText ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hovercraft-make-impress-js-presentations-restructuredtext/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:08:26

• Greenashing nonsense ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/climate/meta-facebook-geothermal-fracking-energy.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:09:20

• Chinese Military Plane Breaches Japanese Airspace, a First ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/asia/china-surveillance-japan-airspace.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:09:41

• Portscan entire internet (ipv4) ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36692/portscan-entire-internet-ipv4    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:10:00

• Enhancing Kubernetes Security in Your Software Supply Chains With TLS certificates ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/topics/cloudnativedevelopment/kubernetes/enhancing-kubernetes-security-in-your-software-supply-chains-with-tls-certificates/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:12:59

• Fabio Alessandro Locati: On Out of Office emails ☞ https://fale.io/blog/2024/08/26/on-out-of-office-emails    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:13:54

• China failing to deliver jobs for its ‘rotten-tail kids’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/young-graduates-rotten-tail-kids-08262024134727.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:14:29

• iophk: 1 in 2 in Russia use Telegram for information/misinformation/disinformation https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/world/europe/telegram-russia-ukraine-war.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:15:15

• Philippines, China clash near disputed shoal in South China Sea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/china-philippines-shoal-clash-08262024023722.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:15:58

• New sushi outlet bucks anti-Japanese trend in Beijing ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-sushiro-08262024135110.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:16:14

• Chinese, Philippine ships collide near flashpoint shoal in disputed South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/26/chinese-philippine-ships-collide-near-flashpoint-shoal-in-disputed-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:16:35

• PLAN hospital ship and SAMHS join forces for humanitarian exercise in SA ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/plan-hospital-ship-and-samhs-join-forces-for-humanitarian-exercise-in-sa/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:17:33

• Great while it lasted: Chinese demand for Australian minerals is sagging ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/great-while-it-lasted-chinese-demand-for-australian-minerals-is-sagging/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:17:53

• Alleged Chinese agent spied on fellow pro-democracy activists in NYC for communist party: feds ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/us-news/queens-man-accused-of-spying-for-china-in-n/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:18:15

• A malicious Pidgin plugin ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987320/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:19:11

• probably false, but NY Times (Wall Street Times) does not care about facts right now https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/opinion/inflation-trump-harris-powell.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:19:57

• What Is This Mysterious Golden Orb Found at The Bottom of The Ocean? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/what-is-this-mysterious-golden-orb-found-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:20:43

• Your Constipation Could Be Having a Serious Impact on Your Heart ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-constipation-could-be-having-a-serious-impact-on-your-heart    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:20:56

• Cannabis Revealed to Have Anti-Aging Effect in The Brains of Mice ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cannabis-revealed-to-have-anti-aging-effect-in-the-brains-of-mice    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:21:07

• Stunning Astronomical Observatory Unearthed in Ancient Egypt ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-astronomical-observatory-unearthed-in-ancient-egypt    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:21:19

• This 'Holy Grail' Protein Repairs DNA And Could Lead to a Cancer Vaccine ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-holy-grail-protein-repairs-dna-and-could-lead-to-a-cancer-vaccine    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:21:30

• EU urged to cancel trade agreement with Israel over journalist killings ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/eu-urged-cancel-israel-trade-agreement-over-journalist-killings/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:22:55

• ‘Rooster hairstyle,’ see-thru sleeves now banned in North Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-fashion-ban-rooster-hairstyle-see-through-sleeves-clothing-crackdowns-fashion-police-08262024152015.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:23:18

• This command will help you to hunt the current mysql query statement in real time. (-R is deprecated, using updated -Y) ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36696/this-command-will-help-you-to-hunt-the-current-mysql-query-statement-in-real-time.-r-is-deprecated-using-updated-y    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:23:41

• Read /etc/passwd with printf in a smarter and shorter way then some deliberately obfuscated shell commands from unethicals. ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36695/read-etcpasswd-with-printf-in-a-smarter-and-shorter-way-then-some-deliberately-obfuscated-shell-commands-from-unethicals.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:24:03

• Making system only bootable to single-user mode ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36694/making-system-only-bootable-to-single-user-mode    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:24:22

• "Macintosh Plus" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/the-macintosh-plus-sounds-great-if-you-do-exactly-this-with-it/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:25:23

• OSI still in Microsoft propaganda mode ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-ai-weekly-update-august-26    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:27:44

• All about openwashing Hey Hi (AI), i.e. Microsoft propaganda paid for by Microsoft ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/members-newsletter-august-2024    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:27:52

• Community Member Monday: Gladys David ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/08/26/community-member-monday-gladys-david/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:28:58

• "First, none of the members are actually related, having taken the name “Ramone” upon joining the band" ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/26/the-ramones-are-fighting-legal-scuffle/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:29:54

• Recommended Reading: The Trademark Reporter, July-August 2024 Issue ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/recommended-reading-trademark-reporter.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:30:58

• Another Plodding Infringement Battle? Concord v. X Copyright Showdown Could Run Into 2026 ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/26/concord-x-copyright-lawsuit-schedule/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:31:19

• "Former Wagner mercenary, who was recruited from prison and committed a second murder while on leave, released once more to fight in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/08/26/former-wagner-mercenary-who-was-recruited-from-prison-and-committed-a-second-murder-while-on-leave-released-once-more-to-fight-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:31:54

• Former Wagner Fighter Imprisoned For Rape, Murder Sent Back To Ukraine War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/wagner-fighter-rape-murder-ukraine-war/33093128.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:32:03

• Parsing tiny and very large floating-point values: a programming-language comparison ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/08/26/parsing-tiny-and-very-large-floating-point-values-a-programming-language-comparison/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:43:37

• End of the line for Virtual Metro ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2024/08/26/virtual-metro-eol.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:44:59

• Democrats Sue Georgia Election Board, Warning of ‘Chaos’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/us/elections/georgia-elections-lawsuit-democrats.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:45:53

• Japan scrambles fighter jets after China aircraft ‘violates’ airspace, ministry says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/26/japan-scrambles-fighter-jets-after-china-aircraft-violates-airspace-ministry-says/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:46:40

• Windows TCO ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/26/seattle-tacoma-airport-suffers-third-day-disruptions-following-possible-ransomware-attack/    

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

• Tidal Takes a Dive Into Songwriter Services with Catalog Registration and Tracking Tools ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/26/tidal-songwriter-services-catalog-registration-tracking-tools/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:47:54

• Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Folding Typewriter ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-folding-typewriter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:56:34

• "Printed circuit boards are typically only something you’d find in a digital watch. However, as [IndoorGeek] demonstrates, you can put them to wonderful use in a classical analog watch, too." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/turns-out-a-pcb-makes-a-nice-watch-dial/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 19:57:11

• {golem} 0.5.0 is now available ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/golem-0-5-0-is-now-available/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:00:32

• Unveiling Bottlenecks (Part 2): A Deep Dive into Profiling Tools ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/unveiling-bottlenecks-part-2-a-deep-dive-into-profiling-tools/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:00:40

• Exploring the Top 5 pharmaverse Packages ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/exploring-the-top-5-pharmaverse-packages/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:01:15

• Mastering the sapply() Function in R: A Comprehensive Guide for Data Manipulation ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/mastering-the-sapply-function-in-r-a-comprehensive-guide-for-data-manipulation/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:01:25

• "3D printing is all well and good for making low numbers of units, so long as they’re small enough to print in a reasonable time, but what if you want to go really big? Does a 35-hour print time sound like a fun time?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/fast-3d-printing-with-a-polar-four-quadrant-custom-machine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:02:12

• "To that end, [Guy Elmakis], [Matan Coronel] and [David Zarrouk] have been working on methods for pairs of robots to help each other in this regard." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/robots-collaborate-to-localize-themselves-precisely/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:02:46

• "[Stoppi] has taken on a fascinating project involving the interference of thin layers, a phenomenon often observed in everyday life but rarely explored in such depth." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/experimenting-with-interference-on-thin-layers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:03:03

• A new method for deriving a nonparametric confidence interval for the mean ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/a-new-method-for-deriving-a-nonparametric-confidence-interval-for-the-mean/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:05:07

• Text analysis of 2024 US Presidential convention speeches ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/text-analysis-of-2024-us-presidential-convention-speeches/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:05:17

• Subsidized gasoline gemini://idiomdrottning.org/subsidized-gasoline "Now, they wanna raise it again to 10%, which, even though that is just a third of what we used to have, still would be a atep in the right direction. Except they’re also gonna subsidize the fuels to keep costs the same. That means free money for fossil corporations."    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:22:46

• "DeepComputing has unveiled a new RISC-V tablet, the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II. While the DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II is great for those interested in trying RISC-V technology, there are many better choices for those who want a mainstream tablet." https://www.howtogeek.com/deepcomputing-risc-v-tablet/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:24:31

• "A recent report from StatCounter gives the Linux community hope that the open-source desktop is finally being taken seriously." https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-market-share-hit-its-highest-point-ever-last-month/    

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

• "Need help accessing your files without a web browser? Linux has a few solutions you can access right from the command line." https://www.zdnet.com/article/3-linux-commands-i-use-for-downloading-files-and-how-theyre-different/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:27:34

• "The latest release of Deepin Linux retains its usual beauty and adds a layer of AI to the desktop. Unfortunately, it's not exactly a cakewalk." https://www.zdnet.com/article/deepin-23-brings-ai-to-the-linux-desktop-and-its-complicated/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:28:02

• This is not the fault of Linux but whatever pulls it in, targeting the system https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-sneaky-linux-malware-went-undetected-for-years-and-is-using-all-new-attack-tactics    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:29:23

• "It’s easy to see why Linux is becoming a bigger part of the discussion as the relative prevalence of PCs declines for consumers, even while the total number of users continues to increase." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2438718/linux-os-market-share-climbs-towards-5-thanks-steam-deck.html    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:30:28

• 33-year-old Linux is a staple of IT infrastructures https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/123737/33-year-old-linux-is-a-staple-of-it-infrastructures/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:30:54

• Much focus on what it does once installed, not how it gets installed in the first place https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/advanced-stealth-of-new-sedexp-malware-for-linux-detailed    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:32:52

• Focuses on persistence, but does nothing to explains how it gets into systems and what the culprit it https://cybersecuritynews.com/linux-malware-sedexp/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:34:09

• Countermeasures here don't name which piece is vulnerable, whether it's misconfiguration, or a reckless admin installing it https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/123731/sedexp-malware-hides-unseen-in-linux-kernel-for-years/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:35:41

• How to install Steam on Linux to start playing thousands of games https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-steam-on-linux-to-start-playing-thousands-of-games/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:36:06

• "Using Linux, especially as a server, often means dealing with new errors and resolving them. Most of them are easy to fix with just a web search. But some errors may require that you do some digging" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-commands-that-help-with-troubleshooting/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:36:48

• The researchers seem to be financially motivated and not exceptionally interested in explaining how this malware gets in https://securityaffairs.com/167567/malware/linux-malware-sedexp.html https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/linux-malware-sedexp-exploits-udev/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:39:45

• Happy 33rd birthday linux – “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional” https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/08/25/happy-33rd-birthday-linux-just-a-hobby-wont-be-big-and-professional/    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:40:39

• Intel down 58% since Jan 1    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:46:32

• And Wall Street overvalued companies by as much as 10 times    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:46:56

• It's all biden's fault... for not giving intel ENOUGH money!! http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/02/The_US_Taxpayers_Bail_Out_Intel_Like_They_Do_Microsoft_Already_.shtml    

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

• CHIPS Act saved SO many jobs at Intel. Or NOT. The money went to already-rich shareholders who don't even know how chips work.    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:48:07

• The best way to rob a bank is to run one... and the best way to profit in a business is to get taxpayers to bail it out, call it "stimulus", "investment"... the "HEY HI ARMS RACE!!!" (Give us money or CHINA WINS!!)    

posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 20:49:30