Roy Schestowitz

• Photo ditherer gemini://rrees.smol.pub/ditherer "This is a really fun tool and works great on my smartphone."    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:01:00

• EDM Nonsense gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/08/29/edm-nonsense.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:01:43

• Researchers use black holes to patch up standard cosmology gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20240829-0.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:02:23

• Wolf in the Wood's Gemlog — Sober with the Strength of SUPERMAN gemini://wolfinthewoods.pollux.casa/gemlog/2024_08_29_sober_with_the_strength_of_superman.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:03:04

• Growthist Priorities gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/24-08-30/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:03:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1039.jpg    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:05:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1388.jpg    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:05:29

• LXer offline again?    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:11:14

• Before COVID-19, just months before http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/15-Year-Anniversary-Party-for-Tux-Machines    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:17:59

• ChromeOS up to 1.7%... from about 1.5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 04:18:37

• ios, android and windows around same level in hk ('china') https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/hong-kong/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 07:05:46

• Windows down sharply in Iceland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/iceland/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 07:06:21

• And in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/india/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 07:06:56

• "The Wine team have just release vkd3d version 1.13, an update for their own Direct3D to Vulkan translation library." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/wines-direct3d-to-vulkan-translation-library-vkd3d-113-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:19:02

• "The Mesa team just released bug fix updates to the two most recent driver series with Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7 now available." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mesa-2421-and-mesa-2417-open-source-drivers-now-available/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:21:02

• "A recent change was proposed last month to implement an on-by-default KDED (KDE Daemon) module that will gently ask you to donate to KDE as a pop-up on your notification system inside the KDE Plasma desktop, planned for version 6.2." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/kde-plasma-62-adding-a-pop-up-for-donations-plus-they-want-to-make-a-next-generation-kde-os/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:21:51

• mesa 24.1.7 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2024-August/226303.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:24:39

• mesa 24.2.1 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2024-August/226302.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:25:02

• "Inspired by Bookworm Adventures, developer Balthazar and publisher 2 Left Thumbs are working on the roguelite word puzzle RPG Sternly Worded Adventures and there's a demo available." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/check-out-the-demo-for-sternly-worded-adventures-a-roguelite-word-puzzle-rpg/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:26:42

• "Aestik from Hooded Traveler Games looks absolutely gorgeous, with some clear Hollow Knight inspiration and may be a good one to play through while you wait for Silksong." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/while-youre-waiting-on-hollow-knight-silksong-check-out-aestik/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:26:50

• "Another Beta release is out now for the Steam Client on both Desktop and Steam Deck. Here's the latest and what you need to know" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/valve-fixed-resolution-overrides-for-non-steam-games-on-steam-deck-plus-more-general-steam-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:27:01

• "Necrosoft Games and Ysbryd Games have announced their stylish tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema Demonschool has been delayed." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/stylish-tactics-rpg-demonschool-delayed-until-q1-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:27:07

• "NYT both sides Trump’s desecration of hallowed ground" https://boingboing.net/2024/08/28/nyt-both-sides-trumps-desecration-of-hallowed-ground.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:28:43

• "Trump Promotes Fascism, QAnon in Truth Social Posting Spree" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-fascism-qanon-truth-social-posting-spree-1235089984/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:29:04

• "Laughing at Trump" https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/08/how-to-mock-trump-and-win/679645/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:29:18

• "Germany’s far right forecast to make big gains in key state elections" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-29/germanys-far-right-predicted-to-make-biggest-gains-since-nazi-era-in-key-state-elections    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:29:31

• "On email addresses (again)" https://manuelmoreale.com/on-email-addresses-again    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:30:15

• iophk: they pretend that security is an aftermarket add-on rather than an integral part of design and development https://thecyberexpress.com/cybersecurity-spending-212bn-in-2025/ ("Cybersecurity Spending To Surge To $212bn In 2025")    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:30:53

• "Unleash the power of open source in London: Canonical Partner Executive Summit" https://ubuntu.com//blog/unleash-the-power-of-open-source-in-london-canonical-partner-executive-summit    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:31:07

• "Third Circuit’s Section 230 TikTok Ruling Deliberately Ignores Precedent, Defies Logic" https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/29/third-circuits-section-230-tiktok-ruling-deliberately-ignores-precedent-defies-logic/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:31:28

• "Spanish YouTube chef gets life in prison for murder in Thailand" https://www.voanews.com/a/spanish-youtube-chef-gets-life-in-prison-for-murder-in-thailand/7763884.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:32:25

• "YouTube chef found guilty of gruesome murder on Thai holiday island" https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/youtube-chef-found-guilty-of-gruesome-on-thai-holiday-island    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:32:34

• "Chess as a roguelike deckbuilder? Could be a fun one! Developer Rogue Brain Studios has announced that Usurper will launch on September 9th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/with-chess-inspired-gameplay-turn-based-roguelike-deckbuilder-usurper-launches-september-9/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:32:49

• "Halls of Torment is basically Vampire Survivors styled like classic Diablo, it's bloody good and now it's just about ready to release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/with-over-900000-players-trying-it-during-early-access-halls-of-torment-launches-september-24/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:32:59

• "The team behind EmuDeck, a project that started off to provide easy emulation on Steam Deck / SteamOS have announced their own hardware with the Bazzite Linux powered EmuDeck Machines." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/emudeck-team-announce-linux-powered-emudeck-machines/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:33:16

• "Really great to see bigger developers actually start to properly take note of the Steam Deck since it's selling so well." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-elder-scrolls-online-now-steam-deck-playable-to-be-fully-verified-in-a-future-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:33:36

• Jeff Schuhrke ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-jeff-schuhrke/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:47:01

• "A copyright lawsuit, filed in June by the world's largest educational publishers, accused Google of promoting pirate sites and profiting from piracy, among other things." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/google-asks-court-to-gut-kitchen-sink-lawsuit-claiming-it-profits-from-piracy-240829/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:47:50

• "Fmovies, one of the most popular pirate streaming sites of recent times, disappeared a few weeks ago. No credit was taken by authorities or rightsholders, not even when related giants including AniWave fell this week." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/fmovies-piracy-ring-was-shut-down-by-vietnam-assisted-by-ace-240829/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 09:47:58

• Rust Maintainer For GNU/Linux Kernel Resigns ☞ https://ostechnix.com/rust-maintainer-for-linux-kernel-resigns/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:04:53

• "One of the big, unresolved issues surrounding generative artificial intelligence revolves around copyrights." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-08-29/the-court-decision-that-could-turn-generative-ai-upside-down.html | Source: El País    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:10:21

• "Swedish icons join Céline Dion, Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Johnny Marr, Adele, Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses (and breathe, whew!)" ☛ https://www.politico.eu/article/abba-swedish-band-pop-demands-former-us-president-donald-trump-stop-using-tunes/ | Source: Politico    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:10:44

• "On Thursday, Universal Music issued a statement seeking to prevent further use of ABBA’s music by the Trump campaign" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/abba-trump-stop-playing-music-rallies-1235090885/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:11:05

• "Together with the members of ABBA, we have discovered that videos have been released where ABBA's music has been used at Trump events" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/abba-tell-trump-stop-using-their-music-campaign-rallies-2024-08-29/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:11:52

• "We have demanded that (the material) be taken down and removed" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240829-stop-using-our-songs-abba-tells-trump | Source: France24    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:12:01

• "Yelp is seeking unspecified monetary damages and an order for Google to stop its anticompetitive practices in a jury trial." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/googles-antitrust-defeat-opens-the-door-to-lawsuit-from-yelp/articleshow/112890367.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:13:38

• "On Wednesday, Yelp, the popular online service that lets people find and review local businesses" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/technology/google-yelp-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:13:47

• "The Formaster flavor of Copy-Lock was not used exclusively on PC" ☛ https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/08/pc-floppy-copy-protection-formaster.html |    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:14:44

• "Although many critical infrastructures (CIs) rely on cloud services (e.g., email) for their daily operations" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/shyam-krishna-khadka/assessing-the-security-of-internet-paths/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:15:47

• "Although Wednesday’s statement by the PTA referenced two damaged cables" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-internet-to-remain-slow-through-october-regulator-says/7763042.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:15:56

• "Yet as an elected board member of the Alphabet Workers Union, an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/29/1103289/kamala-harris-tech-workers/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:17:12

• "And local media have reported that girls as young as 7 have been married off to Taliban commanders." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-girls-women-suffer-three-years-after-us-withdrawal-/7763503.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:17:40

• "In a statement issued here, the collective said that the tendency of film actors and other prominent personalities" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/collective-of-women-journalists-demand-apology-from-dharmajan-bolgatty/article68578412.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:18:48

• "The fatal shooting was also recorded by a home surveillance camera, which captured Don's 7-year-old son, Maverick" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/28/cop-shoots-dog-body-cam-video-iowa/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:19:00

• "the Turkish state bombed a vehicle belonging to Chatr Production with drones in the Seyîdsadiq district of Sulaymaniyah" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/turkey-s-murder-of-journalists-is-another-failed-attempt-to-silence-the-free-press-75037 | Source: ANF News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:22:27

• "The verdict is part of a crackdown on free speech in the former British colony that has seen critics of China jailed or forced into exile" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240829-hong-kong-journalists-found-guilty-of-sedition-in-landmark-case | Source: France24    

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

• "marking the first such conviction of journalists" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/29/breaking-2-hong-kong-journalists-from-defunct-media-outlet-stand-news-found-guilty-of-sedition/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:23:27

• "The Reuters report finds that more readers are finding news through search engines and aggregators (33%) and social media (29%)" ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/08/29/do-news-homepages-still-matter/index.html | Source: uni Northwestern    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:24:16

• "Women journalists who received education from Gülistan Tara told ANHA about their experiences." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/journalists-in-north-east-syria-gulistan-tara-taught-us-the-reality-of-life-and-women-75021 | Source: ANF News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:24:31

• "A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/former-nevada-official-found-guilty-of-murdering-journalist-/7762931.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:24:45

• "The editors said they published stories in the public interest. A judge ruled they were guilty of a crime against national security." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/world/asia/hong-kong-stand-news-verdict.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:25:34

• "I will not apologize for the beliefs and values I share with my voters" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/activist-defending-himself-in-hong-kong-security-trial-says-he-has-no-remorse/7758459.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:25:49

• "There are so many examples like those I’ve experienced of how climate disinformation is — in real, concrete, practical terms" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-crisis-disinformation-fossil-fuels/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:26:36

• "Yet over the past two years" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/xi-wants-to-enlist-the-global-south-in-his-anti-american-movement/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:27:45

• "Klarna released its H1 report [PDF] yesterday" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/29/ai_hiring_freeze_klarna/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:27:54

• "The company plans to implement further job cuts, resulting in a reduction of nearly 2,000 positions." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/our-chatbots-perform-tasks-700-people-buy-now-pay-later-company-klarna-axe-2000-jobs-ai-1726522 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:28:07

• "On snap. Mic drop right there." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/the-humble-link/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:28:23

• "The company informed the affected employees, who worked across several different teams in Senior Vice President Eddy Cue’s services group" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-cuts-jobs-in-digital-services-groups-as-priorities-shift/articleshow/112852889.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:28:51

• "While far from the most severe, this latest orca ramming again raises questions about the animals' motives as sailors share tips" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/orcas-strike-again-sailboat | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:30:47

• "While the sailboat, the Amidala, did not sink, pods of orcas have sunk several vessels in recent years." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/world/europe/spain-orcas-boat-ramming.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:31:05

• "phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu is a web-based interface that simplifies the management of MySQL or MariaDB databases." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-phpmyadmin-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-24-04/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:31:51

• [Old] "For our international clients, we have created dynamic charts and data visualizations for the web." ☛ https://9elements.com/blog/responsive-bar-charts-in-html-and-css/ |    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:31:59

• Sed Command in GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/sed-command-linux/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:32:59

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

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:33:14

• How to Remove Trash Icon From Ubuntu Desktop ☞ https://idroot.us/remove-trash-icon-from-ubuntu-desktop/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:33:26

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

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:33:46

• How To Configure Nginx Reverse Proxy with Docker Container ☞ https://idroot.us/nginx-reverse-proxy-docker/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:33:57

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

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:34:30

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

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:34:38

• How to Install and Use SFTP on GNU/Linux Servers ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-setup-sftp-on-linux-servers/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:35:14

• Pop!_OS Lead: GNU/Linux Developers are “Patronizing Pedantic Megalomaniacs” ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/pop_os-lead-linux-developers-are    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:35:32

• "A B.C. Supreme Court judge weighed into the dispute this week, ordering Daniel Tambosso to cough up $1.2 million — the cash equivalent of the 22 bitcoins Hung Nguyen loaned him in September 2021 for what was supposed to be just 48 hours." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bitcoin-contract-million-loan-1.7306462 | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:38:27

• "A new paper from the Climate and Community Project that I coauthored examines this vexed relationship between public goods and private markets, examining five case studies of public-private partnerships and deregulation in the electric grid" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/public-private-climate-electric-energy/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:38:35

• "This project is currently in its conceptual phase, and implementation will depend on the conclusions of the study being carried out, the granting of operating licenses and environmental permits, and financial investment decisions (FID)" ☛ https://www.h2-view.com/story/ange-to-host-swedens-first-hydrogen-cluster-with-green-fertiliser-initiative/2114126.article/ | Source: H2 View    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:38:44

• "A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames after crashing into a fire hydrant outside a Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-fire-water | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:39:08

• "Tesla’s flagship Cybertruck electric pickup does not like water." ☛ https://jalopnik.com/wet-cybertruck-catches-fire-after-hitting-fire-hydrant-1851635129 | Source: GO Media    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:39:18

• "Food crop and livestock production have been affected and, according to the United Nations last week" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/namibia-drought-elephants-hippos-meat-1.7307523?cmp=rss | Source: CBC    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:40:05

• "Indeed, one of the conversations I’ve had a lot during my pregnancy — both with myself and with others" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-08-29/boiling-point-is-it-ethical-to-have-children-in-the-face-of-climate-change-boiling-point | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:40:27

• "Bild newspaper and broadcaster NDR first reported on the expulsion orders." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/germany-expels-head-of-banned-muslim-association/7763627.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:41:33

• "The CIA official also confirmed that US intelligence provided Austrian authorities with information to thwart the attack" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/taylor-swift-vienna-shows-cia-says-plot-sought-to-kill-huge-number/a-70084129 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:41:52

• "The CIA notified Austrian authorities of the scheme, which allegedly included links to the Islamic State group." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/plot-to-attack-taylor-swift-s-vienna-shows-was-intended-to-kill-thousands-cia-official-says-/7763826.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:43:43

• "blackout challenge" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/28/tiktok-told-must-face-lawsuit-deadly-viral-challenge-despite-section-230-protections/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:44:09

• "The court posted its order on X on Wednesday night, suggesting that Mr. Musk had until about 8 p.m. local time Thursday to respond." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/technology/brazil-x-ban-elon-musk.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:44:20

• "America needs an Iran strategy because a nuclear Iran will lead to a regional nuclear arms race" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/4851834-iran-strategy-america-israel/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:44:41

• "Uranium enriched up to 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/29/iran-has-further-increased-its-stockpile-of-uranium-enriched-to-near-weapons-grade-levels-un-says/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:45:07

• "The former president's recent photo op at the hallowed military cemetery" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/my-father-is-honored-at-arlington-trump-photo-political-stunt-1235090472/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:45:27

• "the cemetery conducts nearly 3,000 public ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-team-push-arlington-national-cemetery-employee-army-1235090870/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:45:56

• "made clear that only cemetery staff members are authorized to take photographs or film" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/28/trump-arlington-cemetery-incident-report-filed | Source: Axios    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:46:19

• "The statement, from an unnamed Army spokesperson" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/08/29/army-blasts-trump-trip-to-arlington-cemetery-for-violating-decorum/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:46:38

• "Trump campaign was warned about not taking photographs in Section 60 before their arrival" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51112457/trump-campaign-was-warned-not-to-take-photos-at-arlington-before-altercation-defense-official-says | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:46:55

• "Why it matters: The cemetery is sacred ground for hundreds of thousands of American families." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/29/trump-arlington-cemetery-dispute-video | Source: Axios    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:47:14

• "An ANC (Arlington National Cemetery) employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-08-29/us-army-defends-arlington-national-cemetery-employee-in-trump-campaign-incident | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:47:37

• "It’s hard to see Trump’s Monday visit as anything but a campaign stop intended to court the military vote." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/08/trump-dishonors-fallen-soldiers-again/679644/?utm_source=feed | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:49:49

• "IS is constantly calling for such attacks with its internet propaganda" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-europe-face-renewed-islamic-state-threats/a-70061963 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:51:26

• "Nearly half of the properties purchased by Russian citizens this year sold for less than 30,000 euros." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20108133?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:52:13

• "Swedish authorities have arrested and held a person on suspicion of aiding and abetting the murder of two British citizens" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/suspect-arrested-sweden-britons-found-dead-car | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:52:28

• "In 2012 it joined the al-Qaeda global terrorist network. Al-Shabaab’s strength is estimated at between 7,000 and 12,000 soldiers" ☛ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/al-shabaab-is-18-years-old-six-factors-behind-the-somali-militant-groups-resilience/ | Source: Defence Web    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:52:39

• "Well, all of the stuff the FBI currently collects, obtains, or has access to has to be stored somewhere." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/28/fbi-wants-more-access-to-everything-cant-be-bothered-to-protect-the-stuff-it-already-has/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:54:49

• "The ACLU is calling on a Harris-Walz Administration to halt civil liberties harms caused by the government’s spying" ☛ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/why-kamala-harris-must-break-the-cycle-of-unlawful-and-abusive-government-surveillance | Source: ACLU    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:55:00

• "Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/29/eu_china_data_talks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:55:26

• "The European Union and China launched the first discussions under a new system that aims to streamline cross-border data flows" ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/08/501_381463.html?utm_source=fl | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:55:43

• "A Haitian man took out hammer from his bag and then went on a rampage to smash the computers on the check-in counters" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/enraged-passenger-smashes-computers-at-airport-he-was-sold-fake-american-airlines-ticket/articleshow/112900642.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:56:35

• Windows TCO: "Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/29/brain_cipher_olympic_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:58:14

• Windows TCO: "The Play ransomware group listed Microchip on its Tor-based website" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-leaks-data-allegedly-stolen-from-microchip-technology/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:58:22

• Windows TCO: "When opening a Sway page, the victim uses the Microsoft account they are already logged into" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/quishing-campaign-abuses-microsoft-sway-to-host-phishing-pages/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:58:32

• Windows TCO: "Given the company’s description of the incident" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/dicks-sporting-goods-discloses-cyberattack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 10:58:43

• "The Deep Learning IndabaX AI Symposium kicked off today at the U.S. Embassy in Harare. With Day 1 behind us" ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/08/day-1-to-regulate-or-not-indabax-ai-symposium-explores-ai-governance-options/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:01:55

• "Now, researchers at Google and Tel Aviv University have taken the viral trend even further" ☛ https://futurism.com/doom-running-on-neural-network | Source: Futurism    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:02:03

• "We present GameNGen, the first game engine powered entirely by a neural model that enables real-time interaction" ☛ https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.14837 | Source: arXiv    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:02:28

• "I recently created my own fuzzer after Weston Embedded made its full µC/OS protocol stack source code openly available in 2020" ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fuzzing-uc-os-protocol-stacks/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:03:04

• "The flaw was found in the "brightness" setting of the cameras" ☛ https://therecord.media/avtech-zero-day-cctv-cameras-mirai-botnet-variant | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:03:18

• "People who purchased tickets over the summer to visit Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Ireland" ☛ https://therecord.media/ireland-fota-wildlife-park-cyberattack | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:03:50

• "In an email to customers, the park said that for anyone who carried out a transaction on its website between the dates of 12 May 2024" ☛ https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0828/1467216-fota-wildlife-park-cyberattack/ | Source: RTE    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:04:19

• "Some tastemakers say today’s music scene is a soulless algorithmic wasteland" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/29/find-new-music/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:04:55

• "Principally, that means everything that is written on the app is stored on Telegram's servers" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/conspiracy-fake-news-crime-why-is-telegram-controversial/a-70074670 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:05:53

• "After almost four days of questioning by French investigators" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/08/28/telegram-boss-durov-released-for-court-appearance-in-paris-a86183 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:07:58

• "His arrest has fueled debate on where freedom of speech ends and enforcement of the law begins" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/telegram-boss-lawyer-dismisses-probe-against-durov-as-absurd/7763607.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:08:13

• "Instead, Durov has spent years cultivating Telegram’s image as a proudly anti-authority platform." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-faces-a-reckoning-in-europe-other-founders-should-beware/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:08:34

• "Durov has been ordered to pay around $5.5 million in bail and must report to a police station twice a week, she added." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/08/28/2024/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-charged-in-illegal-content-probe-in-france | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:08:50

• "He spent days in police custody for questioning and was released Wednesday morning ahead of his court appearance" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4852352-telegram-ceo-detention-free-speech/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:10:25

• "In that same general list, the dissemination of hacking tools was moved up to first, from fourth." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/29/the-missing-detail-about-encryption-in-the-pavel-durov-investigation/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:10:44

• "The move to hold Durov accountable for cybercrime on Telegram comes as the European Union explores possible enforcements of its Digital Services Act" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-charged-france-1235090251/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:11:33

• "His surprise arrest has put a spotlight on the criminal liability of Telegram, the popular app with around 1 billion users" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/28/telegram-ceo-charged-france-allowing-criminal-activity-app | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:12:04

• "Despite Durov’s claim that his platform is not backed by the Kremlin" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/as-tools-for-hybrid-threats-apps-like-telegram-must-be-accountable/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:12:23

• "A recent survey has revealed a startling reality for American workers: the prospect of retirement" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/61-us-workers-say-they-fear-retirement-more-death-64-say-its-scarier-divorce-survey-1726530 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:19:35

• "An analysis of the participants' DNA methylation suggested the rate of biological aging was slower in children" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-biological-age-has-a-surprising-link-to-your-grandparents-education | Source: Science Alert    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:19:49

• "But it may surprise some to know that original scholarship gift came from Anne Radcliffe" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/08/her-gift-launched-four-centuries-of-harvard-financial-aid-scholarship-radcliffe-mowlson/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:23:08

• "What was the biggest shock and surprise for me was we actually had to begin putting out games and things to entertain them at lunch" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-28/ca-lawmakers-approve-school-cell-phones-restrictions | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:23:22

• "Focus will be on using AI to enhance productivity in government departments as well to improve the quality of service to citizens." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/ai-education-in-telangana-schools-soon-says-sridhar-babu-1819467 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:23:33

• "The planet-wide electric field, first hypothesised 60 years ago, has finally been detected, thanks to NASA's Endurance Mission." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/nasa-discovers-earths-hidden-electric-field-that-creates-polar-wind-101724941685266.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:02:28

• "We aren’t going to fix these problems over night." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/08/29/hope-for-the-web/ | Source: James G    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:02:53

• Ukraine Confirms Report That F-16 Crashed Earlier This Week, Killing Pilot ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crash-f-16-pilot-error/33098570.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:16:50

• The other frontline Russia's Kursk: 'It is important for the world to see' ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2348398/the-other-frontline-russia-s-kursk-it-is-important-for-the-world-to-see    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:17:18

• Georgian Citizen Fighting Russian Invasion Dies In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/viktor-kipritidi-death-ukraine-war-georgia/33098408.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:17:28

• Netherlands OKs Use Of Its F-16s By Ukraine On Russian Territory ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/netherlands-f16-eichelsheim-russian-territory/33098271.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:18:04

• Kyiv Repels Fresh Russian Attacks As Ukraine Marks 'Day Of Remembrance' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-drone-attack/33097698.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:18:25

• F-16 Fighter Jet, Recently Supplied to Ukraine, Crashes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/europe/f-16-ukraine-crash.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:18:49

• Ukraine Says It Struck 2 Russian Oil Depots ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-oil-depots.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:19:21

• Sahra Wagenknecht Is Shaking Up German Politics From the East ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/europe/germany-politics-wagenknecht.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:20:04

• Latest EU figures on trade with Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/29.08.2024-latest-eu-figures-on-trade-with-russia.a566342/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:21:10

• Google Catches Russian APT Reusing Exploits From Spyware Merchants NSO Group, Intellexa ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-catches-russian-apt-re-using-exploits-from-spyware-merchants-nso-group-intellexa/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:21:34

• Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/apt29-spyware-google-threat-analysis-group/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:22:01

• Telegram chief Durov released on €5 million bail, forbidden to leave France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240829-telegram-chief-durov-freed-on-bail-after-being-formally-charged-over-crime-on-messaging-app    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:22:58

• Russia opens fraud case against former deputy defense minister ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/russia-opens-fraud-case-against-former-deputy-defense-minister/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:23:57

• EU imports from Russia hit record lows but sanctions circumvention persists ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2348885/eu-imports-from-russia-hit-record-lows-but-sanctions-circumvention-persists    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:28:23

• Hong Kong sees spike in imports from Taiwan, South Korea ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-chip-imports-08292024143759.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:31:49

• Macron Defends Giving French Citizenship To Indicted Telegram CEO Durov ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-durov-macron-france-citizenship-telegram-serbia/33098779.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:37:53

• 5 More Central Asians Named In Connection With Crocus Concert Hall Attack, Detention Extended ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/crocus-city-terrorist-act-five-names-indentification/33098296.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:44:34

• Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov Detained On Fraud Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pavel-popov-fraud-detainment-defense-ministry-corruption-russia/33098231.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:44:59

• Russian Court Extends Detention of Ailing Saxophonist Over Anti-War Posts ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-musician-andrei-shabanov-pretrial-arrest-extension/33098059.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:45:10

• Ethnic Germans Of Post-Soviet States Hold 'Memory Marathon' Over Their Plight ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ethnic-germans-post-soviet-space-marathon-memory-deportation/33098008.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:45:29

• Russia Adds 92 More People, Including Journalists, To Sanctions List ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-foreign-ministry-sanctions-list-american-citizens/33097075.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:45:45

• NATO believes Russia poses a threat to the West’s internet and GPS services ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/nato-believes-russia-poses-a-threat-to-the-wests-internet-and-gps-services    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:46:18

• Turkish-Russian patrol protested in Syria’s Hasakah ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkish-russian-patrol-protested-in-syrias-hasakah-299137    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:46:44

• "At least my dad’s alive" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/30/at-least-my-dad-s-alive | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:47:02

• Sweden's Migration Agency To Revise Asylum Applications By Belarusians Amid Criticism ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/sweden-migration-agency-belarus-application-asylum-lukashenka/33098582.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:47:13

• Lithuanian FM lambast Europeans for slow delivery of Ukraine aid ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2349038/lithuanian-fm-lambast-europeans-for-slow-delivery-of-ukraine-aid    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:47:39

• Ukraine confirms US-made F-16 fighter jet shot down by Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240829-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-russia-conducts-drone-attack-on-kyiv-for-third-time-in-a-week    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:48:16

• Young Mexican volunteer soldier killed in fighting in Ukraine ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/young-mexican-volunteer-soldier-killed-in-fighting-in-ukraine/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:49:23

• Braže: Russian troops will leave Ukraine as they left Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/29.08.2024-braze-russian-troops-will-leave-ukraine-as-they-left-latvia.a566873/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:49:46

• Climate ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/29/tom-tugendhat-conservative-leadership-question-uk-climate-goals-net-zero/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:51:17

• Mozilla Thunderbird: Plan Less, Do More: Introducing Appointment By Thunderbird ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/08/plan-less-do-more-introducing-appointment-by-thunderbird/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:51:47

• Dave Airlie (blogspot): On Rust, Linux, developers, maintainers ☞ https://airlied.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-rust-linux-developers-maintainers.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 12:52:44

• A Detailed Introduction To Fedora Copr Repository ☞ https://ostechnix.com/what-is-fedora-copr-repository/ "Copr, which stands for Cool Other Package Repo, is a build system and third-party package repository designed for Fedora and RPM-based distributions."    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:04:45

• 5 Best Free and Open Source OCaml Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-ocaml-static-site-generators/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:05:19

• Dissent – lightweight Discord app ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dissent-lightweight-discord-app/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:05:34

• picopt – multi format lossless image optimizer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/picopt-multi-format-lossless-image-optimizer/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:08:26

• habitctl – track and examine your habits ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/habitctl-track-examine-habits/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:09:02

• soupault – static website generator/framework ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/soupault-static-website-generator-framework/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:09:20

• You can run a minimal GNU/Linux distro on Raspberry Pi’s new RP2350 microcontroller ☞ https://liliputing.com/you-can-run-a-minimal-linux-distro-on-raspberry-pis-new-rp2350-microcontroller/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:13:17

• Putin To Visit ICC Member Mongolia On September 3, Says Kremlin ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-mongolia-khurelsukh-icc-arrest-warrant/33098542.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:16:42

• There can be no European peace without Ukrainian victory ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/there-can-be-no-european-peace-without-ukrainian-victory/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:16:50

• Adm. Grace Hopper’s 1982 NSA Lecture Has Been Published ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/adm-grace-hoppers-1982-nsa-lecture-has-been-published.html "Remember that talk was given in 1982, less than a year before the ARPANET switched to TCP/IP and the internet went operational. She was a remarkable person."    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:17:22

• China invested $6.1 billion in a state data center project in two years — the "Eastern Data, Western Computing" project aims to utilize the country's undeveloped land ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-invested-dollar61-billion-in-a-state-data-center-project-in-two-years-the-eastern-data-western-computing-project-aims-to-utilize-the-countrys-undeveloped-land    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:17:43

• Dim7 gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/08/30/dim7.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:18:55

• 🔤SpellBinding: EILMOZP Wordo: TENDS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-30.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:21:03

• hello, pub! gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2111    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:21:39

• "It is in this context that Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was recently arrested and charged with several alleged crimes, despite the fact that Telegram is neither a French company nor are its servers physically located on French territory -- the only nexus being Durov, formerly a Russian citizen who fled Putin's dictatorship, a French citizen." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-08-30-save-our-children-telegram-durov-free-speech-government-surveillance    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:24:09

• "It is in this context that Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was recently arrested and charged with several alleged crimes, despite the fact that Telegram is neither a French company nor are its servers physically located on French territory -- the only nexus being Durov, formerly a Russian citizen who fled Putin's dictatorship" gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-08-30-save-our-children-telegram-durov-free-speech-government-surveillance    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:24:21

• "It is in this context that Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was recently arrested and charged with several alleged crimes, despite the fact that Telegram is neither a French company nor are its servers physically located on French territory -- the only nexus being Durov" gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-08-30-save-our-children-telegram-durov-free-speech-government-surveillance    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:24:32

• Mali is still unsafe under the military: why it hasn’t made progress against rebels and terrorists ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/mali-is-still-unsafe-under-the-military-why-it-hasnt-made-progress-against-rebels-and-terrorists/    

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

• Overview of Content Published in July ☞ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2024/08/29/overview-of-content-published-in-july-9/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:28:41

• GPU benchmarking and how to choose a GPU framework ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/29/gpu-benchmarking-and-how-choose-gpu-framework    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:30:26

• How to use the agrep() function in base R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/how-to-use-the-agrep-function-in-base-r/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:31:21

• How to Install Flatpak Apps on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-flatpak-apps-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:31:45

• How to Install Cockpit with a Free Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate on Debian 12 ☞ https://osnote.com/step-by-step-guide-how-to-install-cockpit-with-a-free-lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-on-debian-12/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:32:04

• How to Install the UrBackup Client on Debian 12 and Connect It to Your UrBackup Server ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-install-the-urbackup-client-on-debian-12-and-connect-it-to-your-urbackup-server/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:32:24

• How to Install UrBackup on Debian 12 ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-install-urbackup-on-debian-12/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:32:43

• How to secure ProFTPD with a free Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate on Debian 12 ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-secure-proftpd-with-a-free-lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-on-debian-12/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:33:01

• How to Install ProFTPD on Debian 12 ☞ https://vitux.com/how-to-install-proftpd-on-debian-12/    

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

• How to Install and Use latest Graphviz on Ubuntu 24.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-and-use-graphviz-on-ubuntu-24-04-linux/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:34:06

• "This event is exclusive to Canonical partners." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/unleash-the-power-of-open-source-in-london-canonical-partner-executive-summit | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:34:55

• Typhoon Shanshan pounds Japan with torrential rains, severe wind ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/typhoon-shanshan-pounds-japan-with-torrential-rains-severe-wind    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:37:16

• Demystifying Open Source as a Business ☞ https://opensource.net/demystifying-open-source-as-a-business/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:38:13

• Ubuntu Blog: Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/upgrade-your-desktop-ubuntu-24-04-lts    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:39:15

• From croissants to macarons: France, a pastry lover's paradise ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/french-connections/20240829-from-croissants-to-macarons-france-a-pastry-lover-s-paradise    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:40:05

• BSD Now 574: Hypervisor Determination ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/574    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:40:52

• Destination Linux 385: Meshtastic: Go Off-Grid But Stay Connected with this device ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/385    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:41:30

• Surprising stability of solar-powered bicycle ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/surprising-stability-of-solar-powered-bicycle.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:43:23

• Condense: Enhancing Reporting Efficiency through IBCS Standards ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/condense-enhancing-reporting-efficiency-through-ibcs-standards/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:44:16

• Shotcut 24.08 Unveils New Subtitle Editing Features ☞ https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-24-08-video-editor/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:47:40

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987664/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:48:15

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Released, Upgrade Path Available ☞ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-released/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:48:38

• Wireshark 4.4 Packet Analyzer Debuts with Major Enhancements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wireshark-4-4-network-packet-analyzer/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:48:52

• 6-Ways to shutdown RockyLinux from the command-line ☞ https://osnote.com/6-ways-to-shutdown-rockylinux-from-the-command-line/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:50:27

• Rust-for-Linux developer Wedson Almeida Filho drops out ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987635/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:51:55

• Install AnyDesk on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS via Command terminal ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-anydesk-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy-via-command-terminal/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:52:10

• Productivity Timer – pomodoro timer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/productivity-timer-pomodoro/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:52:37

• Mostly hype: https://www.ubuntupit.com/new-linux-malware-sedexp-hides-credit-card-skimmers-using-udev-rules/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/27/Drive_by_FUD_from_Microsoft_Friendly_Sites_That_Attribute_to_Li.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:53:53

• [Video] Linus Torvalds on GNU/Linux Still Trying to Tackle Basic Issues Like Optimal Memory Management (in 2024) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Video_Linus_Torvalds_on_Linux_Still_Trying_to_Tackle_Basic_Issu.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:54:31

• Monaco: GNU/Linux up to 5%, backdoored Windows Down to Lowest Level in Years, Bing Floundering ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Monaco_GNU_Linux_up_to_5_Windows_Down_to_Lowest_Level_in_Years_.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:54:38

• Graham: Asking for donations in Plasma ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987715/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:56:23

• Pi Expert Jeff Geerling benchmarks new D0-stepped 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/pi-expert-jeff-geerling-benchmarks-new-d0-stepped-2gb-raspberry-pi-5    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:57:51

• New 2GB Pi 5 has 33% smaller die, 30% idle power savings ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/new-2gb-pi-5-has-33-smaller-die-30-idle-power-savings    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:58:00

• "the Raspberry Pi RP2040/RP2350 offers significantly enhanced capabilities over the original PIC versions" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/walking-the-plank-add-ons-for-the-bus-pirate/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:58:08

• Feed your fish remotely with this Raspberry Pi-powered feeding system ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/feed-your-fish-remotely-with-this-raspberry-pi-powered-feeding-system    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 13:58:16

• Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller has a bug that causes faulty pull-down behavior on resistors ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-rp2350-microcontroller-has-a-bug-that-causes-faulty-pull-down-behavior-on-resistors    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:05:27

• "For now, the biggest difference between the 2, 4, and 8 GB PI 5s for most people would still be having more RAM." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/new-2gb-pi-5-has-33-smaller-die-30-idle-power-savings | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:06:17

• "There are two interesting things from the circuit perspective: one is that we’ve doubled the Flash memory, so you’ve got 4MB on Pico 2 vs 2MB on the original Pico. The other is to do with the way that power is supplied to the chip." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/whats-new-in-pico-2/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:06:38

• "We’re excited to share a new project we’ve been working on at Thunderbird called Appointment." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/08/plan-less-do-more-introducing-appointment-by-thunderbird/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:08:42

• "Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells." ☛ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10668 | Source: GNU    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:09:25

• "The 5.0.0 release includes the following changes to the previous release 4.9.1: [...]" ☛ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10668 | Source: GNU    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:09:30

• "It is proposed that the data base management function be placed on a dedicated back-end computer which accepts commands" ☛ https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/355620.361172 | Source: ACM    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:09:55

• "The “long lost lecture” by Adm. Grace Hopper has been published by the NSA. (Note that there are two parts.)" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/adm-grace-hoppers-1982-nsa-lecture-has-been-published.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:10:28

• "Starting in Plasma 6.2, that changes, and I’d like to introduce what it will look like! From 6.2 onwards" ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/28/asking-for-donations-in-plasma/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:11:10

• "In my last post, I described how to create NetBSD AMIs for NetBSD/arm64 using the bsdec2-image-upload tool with the NetBSD provided" ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/netbsd-amd64-ami.html | Source: Jan Schaumann    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:12:30

• "The problem with this is that it upgrades all held packages, not just the kernel." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/UbuntuUpgradingHeldPackages | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:12:52

• [Old] "Stallman expanded and formalized his ideas in the GNU Manifesto, which he published in the March, 1985, issue of Dr. Dobb’s Journal" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-gnu-manifesto-turns-thirty | Source: New Yorker    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:14:25

• "The agrep() function in base R is used for approximate string matching, also known as fuzzy matching. Here’s how to use it effectively: [...]" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/how-to-use-the-agrep-function-in-base-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:15:06

• "About six years ago, I wrote about lazy, which is a tool that will auto-install Perl dependencies for you as they are required." ☛ https://www.olafalders.com/2024/08/28/i-am-still-lazy/ | Source: Olaf Alders    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:15:27

• "The development of Python is always happening and the following October we’re getting Python 3.13 and with it" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/whats-coming-to-python-in-313-and-314/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:16:06

• [Old] "However, I think that oh-my-zsh has actually become a bit harmful to the goal that it is trying to achieve." ☛ https://joshldavis.com/2014/07/26/oh-my-zsh-is-a-disease-antigen-is-the-vaccine/ |    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:16:33

• What Can We Learn from Menstrual Blood? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/what-can-we-learn-from-menstrual-blood    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:21:51

• No Vaccines, Tests or Treatments: Congo Lacks Tools to Confront Mpox ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/health/mpox-congo-vaccines-tests.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:22:03

• Battling Mpox in the Outbreak’s Epicenter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/08/29/world/africa/mpox-outbreak-africa-congo    

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

• A new smart mask analyzes your breath to monitor your health ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/29/1103330/a-new-smart-mask-analyzes-your-breath-to-monitor-your-health/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:22:33

• Israel, Hamas agree to limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240829-israel-agrees-on-limited-pause-in-gaza-fighting-to-allow-polio-vaccinations-who-says    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:22:47

• 20 years after the first Australian meth epidemic, another is upon us ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/20-years-after-the-first-australian-meth-epidemic-another-is-upon-us/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:23:00

• Systemic failure in the economy, not a moral or health issue ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/newborns-hit-new-low-but-births-to-those-unmarried-reach-record-high-data    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:26:55

• South Korean Court Orders Stronger Steps on Climate Change ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/asia/south-korea-climate-action-verdict-youth.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:27:14

• South Korea’s Constitutional Court mandates concrete carbon-reduction targets through 2049 ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/south-koreas-constitutional-court-mandates-concrete-carbon-reduction-targets-through-2049/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:27:28

• Air China’s first C919 plane makes its debut flight ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/air-china-s-first-c919-plane-makes-its-debut-flight    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:27:52

• Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/world/asia/china-us-sullivan-xi.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:28:17

• 10 nations join Super Garuda Shield military exercise in Indonesia ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/super-garuda-shield-us-indonesia-08292024031639.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:28:34

• US, China rebuild military contacts even as China warns on Taiwan ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/us-sullivan-china-military-talks-08292024041201.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:28:47

• Hong Kong finds former editors guilty of sedition in blow to press freedom ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-sedition-conviction-08292024051130.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:29:18

• Philippines to exhaust options before seeking US military help for sea missions ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/philippines-us-alliance-military-escort-08292024125452.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:29:36

• Australia to hold largest-ever joint military exercise with Indonesia in November ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/australia-indonesia-military-exercise-08292024150618.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:29:51

• EXPLAINED: How much has media freedom deteriorated in Hong Kong since 2020? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-media-press-freedom-standnews-08292024154102.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:30:17

• Over 1 million Chinese restaurants close amid economic downturn ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-restaurants-close-down-08292024161837.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:30:45

• Pakistan-based Uyghur businessmen praise China during Xinjiang visit ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/pakistan-backed-businessmen-praise-china-08292024190606.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:31:01

• HRW: China persists in committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/hrw-china-persists-in-committing-crimes-against-humanity-against-uyghurs-and-other-turkic-muslims-in-xinjiang/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:31:43

• China’s Hygreen Energy invests $2.2bn into Spanish green hydrogen project ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/chinese-firm-hygreen-invests-2-2bn-into-spanish-green-hydrogen-project/2114130.article/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:32:30

• Zoomlion delivers first skid-mounted hydrogen station to Chinese truck project ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/zoomlion-delivers-first-skid-mounted-hydrogen-station-to-chinese-truck-project/2114160.article/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:32:51

• China’s failed first attempt to stymie the Pacific Policing Initiative ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-failed-first-attempt-to-stymie-the-pacific-policing-initiative/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:33:25

• Steve McIntyre: A birthday gift to remember! ☞ https://blog.einval.com/2024/08/30#birthday-butcher http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/30/Colin_Watson_Steve_McIntyre_Debian_Ubuntu_cover_up_mission_afte.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:34:32

• It’s Already August. We Used to Have About 9,000 Deaths a Week and Now It’s Over 10,000. ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/08/29/audit-tory-policies/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:35:29

• Simulating Traffic With Scapy, (Fri, Aug 30th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31216    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:36:30

• Live Patching DLLs with Python, (Thu, Aug 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31218    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:37:07

• AAEON RICO-MX8P fanless Pico-ITX Plus SBC is powered by NXP i.MX 8M Plus Hey Hi (AI) processor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/29/aaeon-rico-mx8p-fanless-pico-itx-plus-sbc-is-powered-by-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-ai-processor/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:37:49

• EDATEC ED-SBC2300 – A Raspberry Pi CM4-powered industrial Mini-ITX motherboard ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/29/edatec-ed-sbc2300-a-raspberry-pi-cm4-powered-industrial-mini-itx-motherboard/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:38:15

• Nuvoton M2003 is a low-cost Arm Cortex-M23 MCU for AIoT and Industrial applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/29/nuvoton-m2003-low-cost-arm-cortex-m23-mcu-aiot-industrial-applications/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:38:44

• ‘Northern frontier culture’: How China is erasing ‘Mongolia’ from Mongolian culture ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/northern-frontier-culture-how-china-is-erasing-mongolia-from-mongolian-culture/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:40:28

• No, Malaysia is not moving away from the West ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/no-malaysia-is-not-moving-away-from-the-west/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:40:41

• "I think I'm done with programming." gemini://nanako.mooo.com/gemlog/2024-08-30-a.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:42:00

• "During the 2024 edition of the Old Computer Challenge, I started building a self hosted pastebin and file dropper service, aimed at text mode web browsers like eww, lynx and links." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/pastebin-and-file-dropper-server-on-codeberg.txt    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:42:44

• "Yesterday I saw a mention by prahou on IRC, pointing to a phlog post by Tekk [1]. The phlog post is titled "Why we bear our souls on gopher". It is posted in the directory "drunk". It is a lovely phlog post that you must read. Tekk describes that the Gopher sphere is a intimate environment, more softer." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/re-why-we-bear-our-souls-on-gopher.txt    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:53:44

• "LPUs are the future. Anyone who has tried Groq will agree with this." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

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

• "IMHO, there should be an Ethics probe to see if AK and his executives personally made money by colluding with Intel and investing in Intel stock for personal gain until the latest Intel debacle. All these guys know one another; AK has been in the business for a long time and would be directing investments in Intel as he saw fit. Corporate greed rears it's ugly head as usual." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 14:59:14

• "There's the small issue of IBM's AI products being absolute garbage. The applications are pure trash. AskHR, anyone?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufvUSZA    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:00:04

• "When are the executives going to shut down Armonk and move to Raleigh (RTP) to save a bundle on their taxes ? AK doesn't like wasting money paying taxes, he desperately needs it for his supersized 2025 bonus. It's for the needs of the business, of course." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufJoEgh    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:00:56

• Critical technology tracker: two decades of data show rewards of long-term research investment ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/critical-technology-tracker-two-decade-data-shows-rewards-of-long-term-research-investment/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:07:23

• "Reconfigurable Tracked Robot Has Some Neat Flexible Abilities" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/reconfigurable-tracked-robot-has-some-neat-flexible-abilities/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:07:52

• "Klipper" name stolen from KDE ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/3d-printering-klipper-the-free-3d-printer-upgrade/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:08:22

• Scientists Identify 4 Key Factors That May Predict Cognitive Decline ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-4-key-factors-that-may-predict-cognitive-decline    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:08:41

• Life After Factory Farming: ‘The Longer They’re Out, the Happier They Are.’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/factory-farming-transfarmation-project.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:09:23

• "A Kids’ Car" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/driven-to-over-engineer-a-kids-car/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:14:13

• 2024 Tiny Games Contest ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/2024-tiny-games-contest-blind-maze-is-fun-for-all/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:14:46

• Also 2024 Tiny Games Contest ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/2024-tiny-games-contest-mini-cyclone-tests-reaction-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:15:16

• Bristol Cable unlocks £40,000 grant after meeting membership funding target ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/bristol-cable-campaign-membership-income/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:16:36

• UK local news websites see audience bounceback ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/biggest-local-news-websites-uk-july-2024/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:16:44

• After going proprietary ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/29/elastic-shares-plunge-25-lower-revenue-projections-amid-slower-customer-commitments/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:18:42

• Matching Dinosaur Footprints Found 3,700 Miles Apart Reveal Earth's Past ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/matching-dinosaur-footprints-found-3700-miles-apart-reveal-earths-past    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:19:22

• 20 Million Years Ago This Sea Cow Was Eaten by a Crocodile, And a Shark ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/20-million-years-ago-this-sea-cow-was-eaten-by-a-crocodile-and-a-shark    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:19:30

• Young Boy Accidentally Shatters 3,500-Year-Old Jar at Museum ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/young-boy-accidentally-shatters-3500-year-old-jar-at-museum    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:19:48

• Mitochondria Dump DNA in The Brain, Potentially Cutting Years Off Our Lives ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mitochondria-dump-dna-in-the-brain-potentially-cutting-years-off-our-lives    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:20:01

• 'Misokinesia' Phenomenon May Affect 1 in 3 People, Research Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/misokinesia-phenomenon-may-affect-1-in-3-people-research-shows    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:20:18

• Intermittent Fasting Could Trigger Cancer Risks, Study in Mice Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/intermittent-fasting-could-trigger-cancer-risks-study-in-mice-shows    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:20:33

• Ozempic vs Wegovy: The Risks And Side Effects of Semaglutide Drugs ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ozempic-vs-wegovy-the-risks-and-side-effects-of-semaglutide-drugs    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:20:43

• Scientists Detect Invisible Electric Field Around Earth For First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-detect-invisible-electric-field-around-earth-for-first-time    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:20:53

• With Doug Ford’s closure of supervised drug sites, I dread what is to come ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/doug-fords-closure-supervised-drug-sites/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:21:32

• Dyson abandons Channel 4 News libel claim ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/dyson-abandons-channel-4-news-libel-claim/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:22:14

• U.K. riots should be a warning to U.S. politicians ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/u-k-riots-should-be-a-warning-to-u-s-politicians/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:23:11

• Weaver Bird Nests in Africa Appear to Reflect Local Styles and Traditions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/climate/weaver-bird-nests-kalahari-desert.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:23:33

• Macron Hails Fighter Jet Deal Signed By Serbia As Historically Significant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/macron-vucic-rafale-novi-sad-artificial-intelligence/33098413.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:23:44

• "GenAI Criminal Revolution" (riding the Ponzi scheme powered by HYPE)☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/llms-fueling-gen-ai-criminal-revolution/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:25:19

• The Big TIBER Encyclopedia ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2024/08/29/the-big-tiber-encyclopedia/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:25:41

• St. Paul to settle lawsuit after man says EMTs, paramedics disregarded stroke symptoms ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/29/st-paul-to-settle-lawsuit-after-man-says-emts-paramedics-disregarded-stroke-symptoms/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:25:57

• US appeals court revives Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against New York Times ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-appeals-court-revives-sarah-palins-libel-lawsuit-against-new-york-times/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:26:14

• Canada court hears teen girl strip searched six times in custody in violation of provincial laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/canada-court-hears-teen-girl-strip-searched-six-times-in-custody-in-violation-of-provincial-laws/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:26:43

• US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery ☞ https://kentwired.com/121222/world-nation/us-army-rebukes-trump-campaign-for-incident-at-arlington-national-cemetery/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:27:02

• Pelosi’s Car Passed Near Pipe Bomb on Jan. 6, According to New Video ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/pelosi-jan-6-pipe-bomb.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:27:43

• Haiti’s start for real security ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0829/Haiti-s-start-for-real-security    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:27:57

• Taiwan delivers protective equipment to Haiti security forces ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-delivers-protective-equipment-to-haiti-security-forces    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:28:16

• Distributed transactions with Jakarta EE 10 and WildFly ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/29/distributed-transactions-jakarta-ee-10-and-wildfly    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:29:03

• APRICOT 2025 update ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/29/apricot-2025-update/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:29:18

• UN rights experts raise concerns regarding inhumane treatment of journalist Jose Zamora ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/un-rights-experts-raise-concerns-regarding-inhumane-treatment-of-journalist-jose-zamora/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:29:50

• Six Tips for Maximizing Desktop Screen Potential ☞ https://www.kdab.com/six-tips-for-maximizing-desktop-screen-potential/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:30:16

• Fedora Community Blog: Heroes of Fedora – Fedora 40 Contributions ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/heroes-of-fedora-fedora-40-contributions/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:31:15

• "Heroes of Fedora" Are Just Salaried Employees of IBM (But "Community" is Just Sounding a Lot Nicer) http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/14/Heroes_of_Fedora_Are_Just_Salaried_Employees_of_IBM_But_Communi.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:31:32

• CentOS Board Meeting Recap, August 2024 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2024/08/centos-board-meeting-recap-august-2024/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:32:09

• "We do this wonderful thing in our Women’s Leadership Community (which is our internal women’s network at Red Hat) in the UK where we tell our personal stories, and mine is definitely wiggly." https://www.digitalfirstmagazine.com/driving-authentic-meaningful-change/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:33:17

• IBM and Red Hat support women, but not in the Boardroom. "Fuck off woman GO DO THE DISHES" - typical Red Hat chieft    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:33:54

• Red Hat’s OpenStack Services are now generally available on its OpenShift platform https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/26/red-hats-openstack-services-are-now-generally-available-on-its-openshift-platform/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:34:54

• Very shallow openwashing garbage from IBM ⚓ https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks/open-source-democratize-ai ䷉ Source: IBM Developer | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks/open-source-democratize-ai promoted by Red Hat https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/friday-five-august-30-2024-red-hat    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:36:15

• Pushing proprietary services https://www.redhat.com/en/products/virtualization    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:36:53

• Michael Ablassmeier: proxmox backup S3 proxy ☞ https://abbbi.github.io//proxmox/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:38:22

• Moving in Positive Directions ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/30/Moving_in_Positive_Directions.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:38:41

• Apple's Financial Chief, Luca Maestri, Has Good Reasons to Desert ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Apple_s_Financial_Chief_Luca_Maestri_Has_Good_Reasons_to_Desert.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:38:48

• Microsoft and Fashion Company Apple Making a Lot of Noise to Distract From Severe Problems ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Microsoft_and_Apple_Making_a_Lot_of_Noise_to_Distract_From_Seve.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:38:56

• [Meme] Belgium (or EU) Pays the Price for Not Pursuing Antitrust Charges Against Abusive Monopolist Microsoft for UEFI 'Secure Boot' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Meme_Belgium_or_EU_Pays_the_Price_for_Not_Pursuing_Antitrust_Ch.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:03

• Rumour: More Layoffs on the Way at I.C.B.M. (Maybe Next Week) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/Rumour_More_Layoffs_on_the_Way_at_IBM_Maybe_Next_Week.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:10

• Planning Ahead ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/Planning_Ahead.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:20

• [Meme] Because Newer is Not Always Better ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/Meme_Because_Newer_is_Not_Always_Better.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:27

• Tough Times for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Croatia ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/Tough_Times_for_Microsoft_in_Croatia.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:35

• A Vision for Sustainable Community Consciousness ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/A_Vision_for_Sustainable_Community_Consciousness.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:39:44

• Connecting the remote dots at IBC 2024 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/connecting-the-remote-dots-at-ibc-2024.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:40:41

• The Communications Workers of America (CWA) Versus Microsoft: Exposing Union-Hostile Practices, Contrary to Misleading Media Narrative Peddled for Months Amid Mass Layoffs and FTC Antitrust Scrutiny ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/The_Communications_Workers_of_America_CWA_Versus_Microsoft_Expo.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:40:56

• "It was simple at first when it was simple C code but since the Bcachefs tools transitioned to Rust, it's become an unmaintainable mess for stable-minded distribution vendors" https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Orphans-Bcachefs-Tools    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:41:54

• Rust means it'll rust. The warning is in the NAME. http://techrights.org/o/2022/09/21/going-rusty-faster/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:42:28

• Three new stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987677/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:42:46

• Unsere Wasserkraft & KSV 1870: Clean electricity only after a dirty credit check? ☞ https://noyb.eu/en/unsere-wasserkraft-ksv-1870-clean-electricity-only-after-dirty-credit-check    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:43:41

• Local politicians rush to return ill-gotten funds as ‘receipts scandal’ probes continue ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2349178/local-politicians-rush-to-return-ill-gotten-funds-as-receipts-scandal-probes-continue    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 15:44:16

• "In from a walk. 2 miles. near 90F" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2112    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:01:31

• A Little Optical Magic Makes This Floating Display Pop ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/29/a-little-optical-magic-makes-this-floating-display-pop/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:07:44

• Canadian firms plan to pilot electric reforming hydrogen production for power generation ☞ https://www.h2-view.com/story/canadian-firms-plan-to-pilot-electric-reforming-hydrogen-production-for-power-generation/2114148.article/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:08:10

• CNN’s Dana Bash to Interview Harris and Walz on Thursday ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/business/media/kamala-harris-dana-bash-interview-cnn.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:08:30

• Support for Istio 1.21 ends on September 27, 2024 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/support/announcing-1.21-eol/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:09:55

• NexGen semiconductor controller patent monopoly found invalid ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/8/28/nexgen-semiconductor-controller-patent-found-invalid    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:13:04

• Omitted Elements and Written Description: Federal Circuit’s Split Decision in Allergan v. Sun Pharma ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/08/description-implications-pharmaceutical.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:13:13

• PR piece and another veil for a corrupt institution meant to protect and serve power ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/adam-williams-the-main-aim-is-to-create-more-transparency/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:13:24

• How bookstores became cornerstones of American culture ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0829/the-bookshop-evan-friss    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:13:47

• Latvian central bank invites crypto companies to consultations ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/29.08.2024-latvian-central-bank-invites-crypto-companies-to-consultations.a566775/ https://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:14:19

• Ahead of mandatory rules, CISA unveils new cyber incident reporting portal ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/08/ahead-of-mandatory-rules-cisa-unveils-new-cyber-incident-reporting-portal/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:15:10

• Cisco Patches Multiple NX-OS Software Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-multiple-nx-os-software-vulnerabilities/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:15:23

• Senate bill to protect health care data gets House partner ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/house-bill-cyber-health-care-data/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:15:49

• The US government should build a Resilient Resource Reserve for wartime and peacetime ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-us-government-should-build-a-resilient-resource-reserve-for-wartime-and-peacetime/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:16:13

• US Sees Iranian Hackers Working Closely With Ransomware Groups ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-sees-iranian-hackers-working-closely-with-ransomware-groups/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/The_Corporate_Media_Says_Microsoft_the_Security_Culprit_Not_Exp.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:16:38

• Minister Motshekga told the SAAF is critical to national security ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/minister-motshekga-told-the-saaf-is-critical-to-national-security/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:17:26

• New AU mission for Somalia: old problems, fresh solutions? ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/new-au-mission-for-somalia-old-problems-fresh-solutions/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:17:39

• Terrorists Planned to Kill ‘Tens of Thousands’ at Taylor Swift Vienna Concert, CIA Official Says ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/29/taylor-swift-vienna-concert-terror-plot-cia-statement/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:18:02

• US national security adviser meets Xi, top Chinese military brass in Beijing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240829-us-national-security-adviser-meets-top-chinese-military-official-in-beijing    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:18:21

• Guilty verdict in Stand News sedition trial shows ‘necessity’ of editors’ arrests, national security police say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/29/guilty-verdict-in-stand-news-sedition-trial-shows-necessity-of-editors-arrests-national-security-police-say/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:18:49

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping tells US official Jake Sullivan Beijing still committed to ‘stable’ Washington ties ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/29/chinas-xi-jinping-tells-us-official-jake-sullivan-beijing-still-committed-to-stable-washington-ties/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:19:19

• China, US plan ‘leader-level call’ between Pooh-tin Jinping, Joe Biden amid Washington official’s visit in Beijing ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/29/china-us-plan-leader-level-call-between-xi-jinping-joe-biden-amid-washington-officials-visit-in-beijing/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:19:35

• Iraq issues arrest warrants for key figures in ‘Theft of the Century’ embezzlement case ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/iraq-issues-arrest-warrants-for-key-figures-in-theft-of-the-century-embezzlement-case/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:20:00

• Project 2025 Offers Dystopian View of America ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/project-2025-offers-dystopian-view-of-america    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:20:45

• CC Welcomes Sarah Pearson Back as General Counsel ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/08/29/cc-welcomes-sarah-pearson-back-as-general-counsel/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:21:14

• EPA ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-rejects-mass-balance-plastics-recycling-safer-choice | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:21:41

• "Trump Media" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-media-foreign-executive-us-visa-don-bacon | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:22:15

• Google reports watering-hole attacks on Mongolian sites leveraged iOS and Android exploits ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/29/google-reports-watering-hole-attacks-mongolian-sites-leveraged-n-day-ios-android-exploits/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:22:51

• Iranian Hackers Use New Tickler Malware for Intelligence Gathering on Critical Infrastructure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-use-new-tickler-malware-to-collect-intel-from-us-uae/ Windows TCO http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/13/The_Corporate_Media_Says_Microsoft_the_Security_Culprit_Not_Exp.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:23:25

• Venezuela’s many means of surveillance and control ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/the-many-means-of-surveillance-and-control-in-venezuela/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:24:00

• UN General Secretary calls for Gaza ceasefire ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/un-general-secretary-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:24:29

• Asking for donations in Plasma ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/08/28/asking-for-donations-in-plasma/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:25:06

• Shotcut 24.08 Open-Source Video Editor Is Out with New Subtitle Features ☞ https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-24-08-open-source-video-editor-is-out-with-new-subtitle-features    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:25:33

• You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Here’s How ☞ https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-upgrade-ubuntu-22-04-lts-to-ubuntu-24-04-lts-heres-how    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:25:37

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:26:00

• Wireshark 4.4 Released with Automatic Profile Switching, Many Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-released-with-automatic-profile-switching-many-improvements    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:26:20

• Jonathan Carter: Orphaning bcachefs-tools in Debian ☞ https://jonathancarter.org/2024/08/29/orphaning-bcachefs-tools-in-debian/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:27:07

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:27:57

• Wireshark 4.4 Released with Automatic Profile Switching, Many Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-released-with-automatic-profile-switching-many-improvements    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:28:32

• GNU Screen 5.0 Terminal Multiplexer Brings New Commands, Revamped Authentication ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnu-screen-5-0-terminal-multiplexer-brings-new-commands-revamped-authentication    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:28:39

• GNU Screen v.5.0.0 is released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/987700/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:28:47

• Release Announcement Barman 3.11.1 and 3.11.0 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/release-announcement-barman-3111-and-3110-2920/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:30:25

• 10 Simple Steps to Clean Your Ubuntu System ☞ https://tecadmin.net/10-simple-steps-to-clean-your-ubuntu-system/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:34:31

• The New RISC-V Tablet Runs Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/the-new-risc-v-tablet-runs-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:35:37

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS released ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/08/30/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-released/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:36:02

• Proprietary shilling in OMG Joey ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/vivaldi-6-9-lets-you-rename-tabs-more    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:37:17

• First Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Point Release Available to Download ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/ubuntu-24-04-1-available-to-download    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:40:01

• Final Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Point Release Delayed Until September ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/final-ubuntu-22-04-point-release-delayed    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:40:15

• The Fridge: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS released ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/08/30/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-released/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:41:13

• Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1 LTS Released ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2024/08/ubuntu-studio-24-04-1-lts-released/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:41:31

• "End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell" https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:45:35

• "Stay tuned and tumble on!" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/08/29/tw-monthly-update-august/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:46:35

• FOSS Weekly #24.35: COSMIC Desktop, Refresh OS, Konsole Tips and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-35/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:47:04

• OMG Joey is licking the boots of Steve Ballmer. idiot. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/windows-update-breaking-linux-dualboot-fix    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:48:57

• Canada police officers launch constitutional challenge following investigation into ‘racist’ and ‘pornographic’ WhatsApp messages ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/canada-police-officers-initiate-privacy-case-against-british-columbia-attorney-general-following-investigation-into-racist-and-pornographic-whatsapp-messages/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:49:18

• Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/technology/telegram-encryption-pavel-durov.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:49:31

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part VI - TVs That Transmit Personal Data Everywhere, Sometimes by 'Accident' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/29/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_VI_TV_That_Transmit_Pe.shtml    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:50:46

• Yelp Takes Cue from D.C. Court’s Antitrust Ruling Against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/08/29/yelp-takes-cue-dc-court-antitrust-ruling-google/id=180614/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:50:58

• Beckhoff TwinCAT/BSD Vulnerabilities Expose PLCs to Tampering, DoS Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/beckhoff-twincat-bsd-vulnerabilities-expose-plcs-to-tampering-dos-attacks/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:51:33

• Maker Go RA4M1-R4 core board is a cheap Arduino UNO R4 Minima clone taking up to 50V DC input ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/29/maker-go-ram1-r4-core-board-cheap-arduino-uno-r4-minima-clone/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:52:03

• Enhancing Cybersecurity and Resilience for Transnational Dissidents ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/08/enhancing-cybersecurity-and-resilience-for-transnational-dissidents/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:52:20

• "After the Crowdstrike incident shone a light on Windows’ utter dominance across enterprise in late July 2024, users may be relieved to hear perennial up-and-comer Linux may be on course to hit 5% market share by 2025." https://www.techradar.com/pro/watch-out-windows-linux-market-share-could-hit-a-major-milestone-soon    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:53:13

• "Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property" ☞ https://www.stephankinsella.com/paf-podcast/kol439-rational-egoist-ip-part-ii/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:54:19

• "The episode offers compelling insights into both sides of the debate, providing a thorough exploration of one of the most contested issues in legal and economic theory." ☞ https://www.stephankinsella.com/paf-podcast/kol440-rational-egoist-ip-part-iib/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:54:47

• Folks Must Not Be Subscribing to Leo or Buying Cryptocurrency, Because Brave Is Handing Out Pink Slips ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/08/folks-must-not-be-subscribing-to-leo-or-buying-cryptocurrency-because-brave-is-handing-out-pink-slips/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:56:20

• How the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation plugged a hole in a relief program ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/benefits/2024/08/how-the-pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation-plugged-a-hole-in-a-relief-program/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:56:51

• TTAB Posts September 2024 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/08/ttab-posts-september-2024-hearing.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:57:20

• New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia dies aged 69 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/new-zealands-maori-king-tuheitia-dies-aged-69    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:58:05

• Fentanylware (TikTok) is a wrong yardstick of popularity ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/sydneys-15-billion-new-train-line-is-modern-fast-and-big-on-tiktok    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 16:58:52

• HEY HI bubble imploding https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/characterai-lays-off-at-least-5-of-its-staff-report/article68584245.ece    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:05:41

• "Id--t AK thinks he knows better and buys Intel's AI chops? No one else is buying. What's the point? Ah yes... pumping the stock price to wave Wallstreet IBM knows AI and Intel is a great AI chip maker?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:06:58

• "Expect additional layoffs as this further pushes IBM 's revenue down. Who will be an id--t CIO to choose IBM AI cloud with this? Typical AK arrogance and foolishness! "    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:07:15

• "So IBM decided with their AK infinite wisdom and understanding to choose Intel's AI chip for its AI cloud and Watson. The joke of the century. Intel laying off 15000 , canceling dividend and showing revenues defining for a reason." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:07:41

• "win for Intel, as for IBM who knows, we just keep loosing money... " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufjnpUk    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:08:26

• JIT to distract from China mass layoffs?    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:08:57

• "System76’s Principal Engineer doesn’t “even try to contribute to the Linux kernel anymore.”" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/pop_os-lead-linux-developers-are    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:09:38

• Microsoft now down to 19% http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/10/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Maldives_Under_20_GNU_Linux.shtml lower than in https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/maldives/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:12:47

• "SoylentNews Comments | Politics: Two Sides to Every Story" https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=61942    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:52:34

• "It breaks protocol compatibility with the 0.21.x versions." https://gnunet.org/en/news/2024-08-0.22.0.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:54:14

• So clearly still too early to adopt gnunet for serious uses    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 17:54:38

• Visions of Mana dev Ouka Studios reportedly facing layoffs, full closure https://nichegamer.com/visions-of-mana-dev-ouka-studios-reportedly-facing-layoffs-full-closure/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:03:34

• Visions of Mana Review: NetEase’s Ouka Studios Set to Close Following Game Launch https://www.cgwall.com/trending/visions-of-mana-review/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:04:17

• "BioMarin Pharmaceutical is laying off about 225 employees. This follows the company’s recent decision to cut back on marketing of its gene therapy Roctavian and eliminate certain research programs." https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/executive-hire-layoffs-healthcare/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:06:04

• Hunt For Treasure With the Artemis Global Tracker https://www.sparkfun.com/news/11790    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:15:55

• UK’s wasps https://theconversation.com/where-the-uks-wasps-have-gone-and-why-they-need-your-help-236814    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:17:06

• Complete nonsense; clown computing is itself a data breach and only fools somehow conflate it with improved security https://theconversation.com/how-were-using-chaos-engineering-to-make-cloud-computing-less-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-236891    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:17:28

• Looks like headlines for clicks, not for science. Could just say mammals. https://theconversation.com/do-cats-grieve-236959    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:18:56

• National Labor Relations Board Rules Amazon Must Bargain With Delivery Drivers https://truthout.org/articles/national-labor-relations-board-rules-amazon-must-bargain-with-delivery-drivers/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:20:35

• CJEU http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/new-referral-to-cjeu-when-is-trade-mark.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:22:38

• Expensive compost https://www.dw.com/en/sicily-yacht-body-of-uk-s-mike-lynch-recovered/a-70012580    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:25:30

• IXP-from-Scratch: Network and Security Design https://labs.ripe.net/author/liske/ixp-from-scratch-network-and-security-design/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:28:38

• Sudan https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-27/un-security-council-considers-sanctioning-two-rsf-generals-in-sudan    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:28:51

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 97 - The 0.0.0.0-Day Vulnerability https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=FmeVnNOCp_Q    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:29:54

• punched, spat on https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/public-library-security-incidents-1.7302588    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:30:24

• Germany: NATO airbase raises security over potential threat https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nato-airbase-raises-security-over-potential-threat/a-70023547    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:30:53

• Thai Court Accepts Lawsuit Against Security Personnel Over Deaths of 85 Protesters https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-23/thai-court-accepts-lawsuit-against-security-personnel-over-deaths-of-85-protesters    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:31:35

• Climate Change, Security Take Top Billing as Pacific Island Leaders Prepare to Meet https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-23/climate-change-security-take-top-billing-as-pacific-island-leaders-prepare-to-meet    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:32:18

• Complex Supply Chains https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-08-27/complex-supply-chains-and-climate-change-make-clean-beauty-near-impossible-but-some-keep-trying    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:32:37

• Climate Campaigners Take EU to Court Over 2030 Emissions-Cutting Rules https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-27/climate-campaigners-take-eu-to-court-over-2030-emissions-cutting-rules    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:32:55

• Big emitters chase new climate fix: turning their pollution into products https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/big-emitters-chase-new-climate-fix-turning-their-pollution-into-products-20240825-p5k54p.html    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:33:26

• How Climate Change Is Driving Up Food Prices Around the World https://www.truthdig.com/articles/how-climate-change-is-driving-up-food-prices-around-the-world/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:34:24

• Time Traveler Causes of Death ttps://xkcd.com/2976/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:36:01

• Three Kinds of Research https://xkcd.com/2977/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:36:13

• Rule of Law, which Europe lacks (see EPO for example) https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-23/ukraines-new-judges-aim-to-build-rule-of-law    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:37:01

• Reuters safety adviser killed, three journalists injured in Ukraine https://cpj.org/2024/08/reuters-safety-adviser-killed-three-journalists-injured-in-ukraine/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:38:46

• White House Condemns Strike That Killed Reuters Safety Adviser in Ukraine https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-27/white-house-condemns-strike-that-killed-reuters-safety-adviser-in-ukraine    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:39:11

• "These last months have been busy. A lot of work, a lot of introspection, and enjoying Summer and Fall seasons. Many things have changed, I'm looking for another employment, some other goals, and a different way of living." gemini://text.eapl.mx/pausing-for-a-bit    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:43:44

• "Recently, I learned that the Macbook Air laptops do not have glued-in batteries! I just assumed it did, but it turns out it is the work of a few minutes to replace the battery, and I was able to purchase a replacement for my ancient model off Takealot for a reasonable sum. It even came with the necessary tools to unscrew the parts, and iFixit has a great guide on how to do it." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:44:10

• Weird Improvements gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20240830.txt    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:45:27

• "I'm watching family members working long hours for the Swiss federal government, and on the weekend, too, and I don't like it. I don't like it one bit." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-08-30-taxes    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:47:20

• Tipping point card game 🃏 gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-08-30_Tipping_point_card_game.gmi    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:48:55

• voyage into spirit gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/voyageintospirit    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:49:50

• When bribes from companies fund universities https://jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-funding-congress-venture-capitalists/    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:51:20

• This chart of ocean heat is terrifying https://www.vox.com/climate/368324/hurricane-season-2024-gulf-mexico-ocean-warming    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:51:58

• Climate change will cause more heat-related deaths in Netherlands ttps://nltimes.nl/2024/08/23/climate-change-will-cause-heat-related-deaths-netherlands    

posted Friday, August 30, 2024 at 20:52:49