Roy Schestowitz

• Tech Layoffs Continue: Tech Giants Including Apple and Microsoft Cut Hundreds of Jobs https://www.newsx.com/tech-and-auto/tech-layoffs-continue-tech-giants-including-apple-and-microsoft-cut-hundreds-of-jobs/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:22:31

• Unemployment claims in Michigan increased last week https://www.aol.com/unemployment-claims-michigan-increased-last-070219716.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:23:09

• On the recent escalation of anti-trans politics in the United States gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-08-31-usa-anti-trans-political-escalation    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:32:19

• take that, windows! gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2117 "On the upside, I now have a USB stick that says "windows" which boots up Debian :p"    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:33:11

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1041.jpg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:33:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1390.jpg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:33:54

• well. let's Moto gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2118    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:35:03

• "A while back, I switched some of my primary machine’s wallpapers away from helicoper-taken shots of rugged California coastline and regretted it almost instantly because it made the whole room feel claustrophobic." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:37:03

• GNU/Linux finished the month at 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202408    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:39:26

• It was 4.86% before Microsoft vandalised dual-boots http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/GNU_Linux_on_486_Now.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 03:40:03

• "Starting from the caveman day both genders and all races have had an equal opportunity to succeed, how well they used that opportunity is apparent today." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tziVMYf    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 04:35:55

• IBM Will Fire 1000 Employees In China, Scale Down Business: Find Out Why? https://trak.in/stories/ibm-will-fire-1000-employees-in-china-scale-down-business-find-out-why/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:08:57

• Commentary: IBM’s Sudden China Layoffs Tarnish Reputation of ‘Foreign Company Culture’ https://www.caixinglobal.com/2024-08-28/commentary-ibms-sudden-china-layoffs-tarnish-reputation-of-foreign-company-culture-102230810.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:10:22

• IBM is trimming workforce in China, laying off 1,000 https://www.hrkatha.com/news/layoff/ibm-is-trimming-workforce-in-china-laying-off-1000/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:11:33

• IBM to Cut Over 1,000 Jobs in China Amid Geopolitical Tensions https://www.newsx.com/top-news/ibm-to-cut-over-1000-jobs-in-china-amid-geopolitical-tensions/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:11:56

• "IBM reportedly plans to bolster its presence in India, particularly Bengaluru, creating new opportunities for Indian IT professionals." https://androguru.com/2024/08/1000-ibm-employees-to-be-laid-off-due-to-research-labs-being-shut/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/26/B_B_Why_IBM_is_Moving_From_Beijing_to_Bangalore.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:13:41

• Cisco employees face a month of silence ahead of second layoff https://androguru.com/2024/08/cisco-employees-face-a-month-of-silence-ahead-of-second-layoff/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 06:14:15

• "This month's cover is from an image by Pixabay artist Temel. Meemaw edited the image, placing Tux into the image to go with our “theme” of “Back To School.”" https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202409/editorial.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 09:56:21

• "A remote worker hired by KnowBe4 as a software engineer on its internal IT team was actually a persona controlled by a North Korean threat actor, the security firm revealed in a blog post Tuesday, according to an article from Cyberscoop." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202409/page01.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 09:57:27

• GIMP Tutorial: PlayIng With G'MIC, Part 4 https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202409/page02.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 09:58:04

• PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202409/page11.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 09:59:36

• "Earlier this month, U.S. law enforcement seized several domain names belonging to popular sports streaming site Streameast." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/sports-streaming-site-streameast-plans-to-appeal-u-s-domain-name-seizures-240831/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:07:25

• Perdue ☛ https://thedissenter.org/poultry-manufacturer-seeks-to-unravel-whistleblower-protections/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:07:52

• "GNOME Weekly Update: Public Transit Arrives in Maps And More" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/gnome-weekly-update-public-transit-arrives-in-maps/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:08:58

• "KDE Weekly Update: Inhibiting Inhibitions and Crushing Bugs" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/kde-weekly-update-inhibiting-inhibitions-and-crushing-bugs/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:09:13

• iophk: misrepresents microsoft as a technical authority https://www.theverge.com/24232455/mac-windows-pc-battery-how-to ("How to keep your laptop’s battery in good health")    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:14:15

• "Everyone Is Switching To Linux" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/everyone-is-switching-to-linux:f    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:14:30

• "Kansas COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections" https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/30/kansas-covid-19-spike-coincides-with-unexplained-tuberculosis-infections/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:14:43

• Apple fools CELEBRATING bloat https://www.macworld.com/article/2441215/apple-intelligence-forces-apple-to-finally-give-us-what-we-want-more-ram.html ("Apple Intelligence is forcing Apple to finally give us what we want: More RAM")    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:15:22

• iophk: DT covers some of the same themese as TR now; the OEM problem monopoly remains unaddressed https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2/what-if-linux-became-more-popular-than:1 ("What If Linux Became More Popular Than Windows?")    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:15:56

• iophk: spam, which aims to exploit the sunk cost fallacy and prevent use of the universal file format ODF https://www.pcworld.com/article/2424969/replacing-your-microsoft-365-subscription-with-an-office-lifetime-license-is-a-no-brainer-when-its-this-cheap.html ("Replacing your Microsoft 365 subscription with an Office lifetime license is a no brainer when it's this cheap")    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:16:27

• Old: [Meme] From 'Humanity for Others' to... https://techrights.org/o/2022/10/06/ubuntu-working-for-bill/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:23:33

• "This tank commander fought off 250 enemy troops in the Korean War" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/08/31/the-korean-war-tanker-who-fought-off-250-enemy-soldiers/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:23:54

• "More contagious COVID strain ‘just getting started’ amid California wave" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-30/covid-new-subvariant-even-more-contagious    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:24:11

• "COVID cases rising, but more slowly, as Labor Day fun, get-togethers loom" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/covid-cases-rising-more-slowly-labor-day-fun-get-togethers-loom    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:24:32

• Today, one of Denmark's last coal-fired CHP plants closes and switches off https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/i-dag-lukker-og-slukker-et-af-danmarks-sidste-kulfyrede-kraftvarmevaerker    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:27:14

• "Except that, it's fast. Like, "wait for me" kinda fast." https://www.zdnet.com/article/ive-tested-dozens-of-operating-systems-fedora-40-beta-is-the-fastest-ive-tried/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:37:55

• "You don't need to use compatibility tools like Proton to play games on Linux. Here's a list of 10 awesome games that have proper native Linux versions for the best in performance and stability." https://www.howtogeek.com/forget-proton-these-10-awesome-games-run-natively-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:38:29

• Immich 1.113 Unveils Folder View and Enhanced Tagging ☞ https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-113-unveils-folder-view-and-enhanced-tagging/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:38:56

• Russian strike kills two and injures 10 more in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240831-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-nato-chief-stoltenberg-supports-ukrainian-offensive-in-russia-s-kursk    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:40:45

• Russia Pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk Regions As Ukraine Defense Chief Presses U.S. On Weapons ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-umerov-pentagon-zelenskiy-russia/33100929.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:41:28

• Report: U.S. Rejected Proposal To Send F-16 Technicians To Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-f16-technicians-wsj/33100832.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:41:57

• Prague Backs Ukraine Defense On Russian Territory But Acknowledges 'Dilemma' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-ukraine-weapons-limits-lipavsky/33100658.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:42:25

• Russia Says Alleged Pro-Ukraine Mercenaries Detained In Venezuela ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mercenaries-arrested-venezuela-russia/33100596.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:43:00

• As Ukraine Mourns a Pilot’s Death, Jet’s Crash Is Still a Mystery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/europe/ukraine-f16-pilot-crash.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:43:14

• Russia’s Youngest Conscripts Unexpectedly See Combat Against Ukraine’s Invasion ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/europe/russia-ukraine-conscripts-kursk.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:43:34

• Baltic States Commemorate 30 Years Since Russian Troop Withdrawal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-troop-withdrawal-30-years-estonia-latvia/33100962.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:44:23

• Moldova 'Confident' Of Democratic Vote Despite Warnings ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-elections-popsoi-russia-democracy/33100940.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:44:52

• Civilian Helicopter Crashes In Russia's Kamchatka Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-helicopter-disaster-kamachatka/33100618.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:45:19

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

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:48:19

• How To Install LocalSend on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-localsend-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:48:38

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

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:49:05

• Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Now Available ☞ https://idroot.us/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-now-available/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:49:49

• How to Set up Automatic Updates on AlmaLinux ☞ https://idroot.us/set-up-automatic-updates-almalinux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:50:15

• SSL Connection Error? Here’s how to fix it! ☞ https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/how-to-fix-ssl-connection-error/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:50:53

• The withdrawal of the Russian Army 30 years ago ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/31.08.2024-the-withdrawal-of-the-russian-army-30-years-ago.a567017/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:52:12

• Hockey win over Ukraine sets up key clash with France ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/sport/31.08.2024-hockey-win-over-ukraine-sets-up-key-clash-with-france.a567020/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:52:32

• Red Hat is Reselling Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft trap Azure (Proprietary, Surveillance, Complete With Back Doors) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Red_Hat_is_Reselling_Microsoft_Azure_Proprietary_Surveillance_C.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:52:52

• Vucic Denies Close Ties To Putin, Says Serbia Is No 'Trojan Horse' For Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/vucic-serbia-russia-putin-eu/33100827.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:53:31

• Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin on ICC warrant during upcoming visit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240830-ukraine-urges-mongolia-to-arrest-putin-on-icc-warrant-kremlin-says-it-has-no-worries-about-visit    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 10:53:44

• "what became the pilot episode" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51111317/er-creator-michael-crichtons-estate-sues-warner-bros-over-upcoming-hospital-drama-the-pitt | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:04:46

• "We find that having possession of a LAION‐5B dataset populated even in late 2023 implies the possession" ☛ https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-dataset-back-online-after-being-cleaned-of-child-sexual-abuse-material/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:05:07

• "describe their findings in a paper" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/31/gpt_apps_data_collection/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:05:48

• Manilow ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/barry-manilow-sues-hipgnosis-bonus-payments-1235093060/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:06:06

• Right of Publicity ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tom-hanks-psa-deepfake-scams | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:06:35

• "Mr Moore said: “Bots mimic the activity of real users and even manipulate their location using off-the-shelf software such as a VPN." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/oasis-ticketmaster-viagogo-taylor-swift-ireland-b2604897.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:07:03

• "restaurants in Brooklyn" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-08-30/how-yelps-lawsuit-against-google-could-spur-other-litigation | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:07:24

• "When most people think of bots, they think of sophisticated programmers working behind the scenes with a custom bot" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/29/ticketmaster-is-easy-to-bot-despite-bots-act/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:07:43

• "it makes sense" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/30/how-to-transfer-apple-music-playlists-youtube-music/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:08:08

• "How would you describe the impact of the American bookshop on the Civil Rights and social movements of the 20th century?" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author-Q-As/2024/0829/For-The-Bookshop-author-bookstores-were-sites-of-resistance | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:18:56

• "Her leg just broke." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51114966/woman-whose-leg-was-amputated-following-drug-arrest-sues-salt-lake-police- | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:19:24

• "Despite what new Labour prime minister Keir Starmer says, there’s nothing inevitable about another round of austerity" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/austerity-labour-keir-starmer-economy/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:20:06

• "The new laws are “attacking their very existence”, Chekeba Hachemi, president of the organisation Free Afghanistan, told FRANCE 24" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240831-afghanistan-women-erased-taliban-international-community-looks-on | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:20:36

• "echoes the extreme misogyny of the Taliban" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/us-christian-right-taliban-war-on-women-rights-abortion-donald-trump-4762549 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:20:58

• "On average, the 78 sites grew their monthly UK audience by 33% and grew their total monthly audience minutes by 12%." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/biggest-local-news-websites-uk-july-2024/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:21:31

• "The 54-year-old served as editor-in-chief of the popular online news portal" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/31/chung-pui-kuen-the-hong-kong-editor-found-guilty-of-sedition-wanted-to-leave-a-record/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:22:05

• "Dilruba Kayserilioğlu, who was arrested on Aug 12 after expressing her opinion during a vox pop about a recent ban on Instagram" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/woman-released-after-arrest-for-criticizing-erdogan-over-instagram-ban-299163 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:23:39

• "The government’s crackdown extends beyond individuals to include administrators of WhatsApp groups and other social media platforms." ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/08/31/zambia-cracks-down-on-social-media-misuse-government-invokes-cyber-security-act/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:23:47

• "Security chief Chris Tang has repeatedly hit out the city’s embattled press union, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA)." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/31/explainer-what-is-the-hong-kong-journalists-association-and-what-does-it-actually-do/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:23:57

• "He had published online posts about civilian deaths in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha and in Mariupol" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-editor-sentenced-to-8-years-for-criticizing-ukraine-campaign/7765061.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:24:07

• "Authorities in Zambia have announced measures to tighten enforcement of cybersecurity laws" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/zambia-warns-it-will-tighten-cybersecurity-laws/7765445.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:24:28

• "The request by the CFE pertains to information around Meta’s perspectives" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/meta-faces-fight-south-african-election/250692/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:25:12

• "Mr. Lehane could help navigate an increasingly complex social and political landscape. Through a spokeswoman, he declined to comment." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/technology/openai-chris-lehane.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:25:59

• "Demand for “trilingual” leaders — those who can navigate the acquisition and contracting systems as well as technical and operational domains" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/08/dods-demand-for-trilingual-leaders-is-off-the-charts/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:26:23

• "Americans, driven by a Democratic surge, are the most enthusiastic about the presidential election in 24 years of Gallup polling." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/31/voting-enthusiasm-presidential-election | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:26:43

• "The employees who were laid off mostly worked on marketing and recruiting for the startup, the report said." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/character-ai-lays-off-at-least-5-of-its-staff/articleshow/112913906.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:27:01

• "Justice Alexandre de Moraes had warned Mr. Musk on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) night that X could be blocked in Brazil if he failed to comply" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/brazilian-judge-suspends-x-platform-after-it-refuses-to-name-a-legal-representative/article68587321.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:27:23

• "High-profile feud: Brazil block on X comes into effect after judge's order" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2227428.html | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:27:43

• "annual talent review" = LAYOFFS ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/08/501_381610.html | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:28:11

• "Driverless car companies like Waymo and Cruise still will not be ticketed under the amended bill." ☛ https://missionlocal.org/2024/08/waymo-cruise-ticket-phil-ting/ | Source: San Francisco, California    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:28:48

• "Fatbike manufacturer Niels Willems" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/31/fatbike-manufacturers-welcome-possible-introduction-minimum-age | Source: NL Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:29:12

• "The BBB also favors introducing a minimum age and envisages an age limit of 16." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/31/majority-parliament-calls-minimum-age-fatbikes | Source: NL Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:29:30

• "First responders say they thought they had extinguished the flames coming from the Cybertruck" ☛ https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/cybertruck-on-fire-in-front-of-bass-pro-shop-in-harlingen/ |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:29:49

• "The crisis has led to severe power cuts across Zambia, with outages extending up to 20 hours daily" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/08/31/lake-karibas-water-levels-plummet-forcing-hydropower-shutdown-in-zambia/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:30:09

• "La Niña tends to bring conditions ideal for Atlantic hurricanes" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/a-rare-coincidence-of-la-nina-events-will-weaken-hurricane-season/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:30:45

• "For decades, the government has encouraged farmers across the United States to spread sewage sludge on their cropland and pastures" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/takeaways-pfas-sludge-fertilizer.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:31:01

• "Known as “forever chemicals” because of their longevity, these toxic contaminants are now being detected" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:31:28

• "The 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) revealed that employment in the clean energy industry increased by 142,000 jobs last year" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/clean-energy-jobs-growth-us-2024.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:31:46

• "We have two deep issues with the social dimensions of the energy transition." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-disinformation-fossil-fuels-ngos/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:32:10

• "It’s hard not to wonder how this woman who has been talking about the same thing for years" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-08-31/jane-goodall-defending-the-environment-with-anger-is-counterproductive.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:32:36

• Almost down to 40 now. "2560 (89.6 %) capsules are self-signed, 42 (1.5 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 254 (8.9 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:34:16

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACHYSTK Wordo: PLASH gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-01.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:35:33

• All the Terminals Left on Campus gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20240831-terminals.txt    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:36:57

• Injuries, and Furry Art Gallery Sites gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gallowsgryph/phlog/2024-08-31_injuries.txt    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:38:05

• "One of the most fun aspects of being a Linux user is all the cool tricks one can play in the shell (or, command-line interface). Once you get a hang of it, it becomes your second nature like learning a second language. And it's fast! No bloated GUI or slow internet connection to worry about." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-08-31-ultimate-weather-apps    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:40:32

• The Stranger by Albert Camus gemini://pennywhether.xyz/articles/Books/the-stranger.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:41:21

• vienna ☛ https://www.thedailybeast.com/cia-says-they-busted-teen-terror-cell-targeting-taylor-swift-in-vienna | Source: The Daily Beast    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:42:23

• "They were plotting to kill a huge number — tens of thousands of people at this concert, including I am sure many Americans" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/cia-taylor-swift-vienna-attack/a-70084129 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:42:45

• "CIA Deputy Director David Cohen addressed the foiled terror plot in Austria at the National Security Summit in Maryland." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/29/taylor-swift-vienna-concert-terror-plot-cia-statement/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:43:03

• "Over 22,000 migrants have landed in the Canary Islands so far this year, compared to just under 10,000 during the same time last year" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2227464.html | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:43:26

• "Moreover, the potential impact on global dynamics is substantial, especially regarding U.S. involvement in conflicts" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/08/31/project-2025-trumps-america-a-path-forward-or-a-descent-into-authoritarianism/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:43:56

• "Trump’s team, it seems clear, wanted to use the military cemetery visit for political benefit." ☛ https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/369711/trump-arlington-cemetery-controversy-army | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:44:19

• "The U.S. Army oversees the management of Arlington National Cemetery" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/08/29/army-trump-arlington-altercation-pushed | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:45:16

• "This incident was unfortunate, and it is also unfortunate that the ANC employee and her professionalism has been unfairly attacked." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/29/politics/us-army-rebukes-trump-campaign-arlington-incident/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:45:44

• "This election, Trump wants to hide from voters details of how he almost killed his Vice President, Mike Pence" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/31/trump-wants-to-hide-his-attempt-to-assassinate-mike-pence-from-voters/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:46:08

• "The term “exorbitant privilege” refers to the benefits the United States derives from having its own currency hold global reserve status." ☛ https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3275474/why-trump-and-others-should-be-careful-talking-down-us-dollar | Source: SCMP    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:46:33

• "noyb lodged a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority against the credit reference agency KSV1870" ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/unsere-wasserkraft-ksv-1870-clean-electricity-only-after-dirty-credit-check | Source: NYOB    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:47:47

• "This blog post is going to be split into two parts." ☛ https://linderud.dev/blog/ssh-ca-with-device-and-identity-attestation-ssh-tpm-ca-authority/ |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:48:31

• [Old] "We should have left it at that." ☛ https://linderud.dev/blog/store-ssh-keys-inside-the-tpm-ssh-tpm-agent/ |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:48:41

• Windows TCO ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crowdstrike-exec-to-testify-before-congress-on-it-outage/articleshow/112931880.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:49:14

• "As I write this, we’ve just heard news that Oprah is planning to do a big broadcast special about AI and society." ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2024/08/31/oprah-wrong-ai/ | Source: Anil Dash    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:50:12

• "distribution of deceptive campaign ads" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-31/california-is-racing-to-combat-deepfakes-ahead-of-the-election | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:50:30

• "The bill, which would hold AI companies liable for catastrophic harms their “frontier” models may cause" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/369628/ai-safety-bill-sb-1047-gavin-newsom-california | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:50:48

• "The vulnerability (CVSS 8.7, CVE-2024-7029) was reported to CISA by security researchers from Akamai" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/31/ip_cameras_mirai_botnet/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:51:21

• "Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/world/americas/brazil-elon-musk-x-blocked.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:52:39

• "The social network X, formerly Twitter, began to go dark Saturday across Latin America’s largest nation" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/technology/x-blocked-brazil-reactions.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:53:01

• "Does that represent an ominous turn toward repression, or a long-overdue reassertion of the rule of law in the digital realm?" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/31/musk-durov-social-media-crackdown/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:53:43

• "Moraes handed down the ruling after Musk failed to comply with an order to name a new legal representative for the company." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/brazil-block-on-x-comes-into-effect-after-judge-s-order/7766440.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:54:06

• "The arrest signalled the mettle of the J3 cybercrime unit" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/behind-the-arrest-of-telegram-pavel-durov/250745/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:56:47

• "In short, Durov's personal liability for acts committed by Telegram's users is the issue being considered." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/30/french_telegram_ceo/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:57:02

• "Musk refused, saying anyone he appointed would be exposed to the possibility of arrest." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/30/brazil-suspends-x-musk-moraes/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:57:35

• "The AP further reported that [Internet] service providers and app stores in Brazil have five days to comply with the ruling." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-standoff-with-brazil-reaches-a-tipping-point/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:58:02

• "flash of invisible text" ☛ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2024-cls-webfonts | Source: Vincent Bernat    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:58:31

• "The first 100 interactions you have with an AI will leave you amazed, and then a bit empty." ☛ https://seths.blog/2024/08/omitting-the-herbs/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:59:36

• "I just rewrote parts of my Positive Hacker News RSS Feed project to use an ML model to filter out any negative news" ☛ https://garrit.xyz/posts/2024-08-31-sentiment-analysis-using-ml-models | Source: Garrit Franke    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 11:59:48

• "I think the same underlying principle applies to visual art" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art | Source: New Yorker    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:00:09

• "He is the eighth victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal to be cleared through the court system in Scotland." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrlnnk7lpro | Source: BBC    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:00:46

• "Mr Naga said he believes that if he had not taken the blame his mother would not have survived a potential prison sentence." ☛ https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/24543175.post-office-ravinder-naga-tells-relief-conviction-quashed/ |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:01:18

• "I'd have been sitting here now getting a letter saying that my dead mum was being exonerated" ☛ https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/son-who-falsely-admitted-stealing-29817246 |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:02:16

• "Technology analysts say a Chinese company’s smartwatch directs racist insults at Chinese people and challenges their historic inventions" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/smartwatch-insults-chinese-as-authorities-struggle-to-tame-ai/7765984.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:03:09

• "At the time, the tech giant was forced to apologize after the tool gladly generated images of racially diverse Nazi-era German soldiers" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-relaunching-ai-gemini-image-generator | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:04:19

• "News of this eclipse passed with little fanfare in both states — growers kept growing and smokers kept smoking." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-30/how-is-michigan-selling-more-weed-than-california | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:05:22

• "Most of us could do this without too much trouble" ☛ https://birming.com/our-precious-time/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:05:42

• "When kids use anti-aging skin care, they can actually cause premature aging" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2024-08-31/young-girls-are-using-anti-aging-products-they-see-on-social-media-the-harm-is-more-than-skin-deep | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:06:33

• "Aruni Bhatnagar, the medical professor and cardiology researcher at the University of Louisville who is spearheading the project" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/trees-density-neighborhood-heart-health.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:06:44

• "This brings back to mind one of those ancient questions that comes up among computer novices and becomes a writing prompt" ☛ https://computer.rip/2024-08-31-ipmi.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:07:41

• "After layoffs, Intel is exploring further measures, including potentially splitting its chip design and manufacturing businesses" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/intel-may-split-its-foundry-business-and-cancel-future-factories-as-it-faces-most-difficult-period-in-history/articleshow/112921935.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:08:01

• "original provisions calling for strict financial penalties" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-31/california-moves-to-ban-legacy-and-donor-college-admissions | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:08:48

• "Industry analysts say the negative trend is mainly due to higher costs amid China’s struggling economy" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/economics-tensions-blamed-for-chinese-students-shifting-from-u-s-to-australia-britain-/7764241.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:09:02

• "This is my IndieWeb Carnival “roundup” post." ☛ https://tangiblelife.net/rituals-roundup | Source: Steve Ledlow    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:10:24

• "I understand that the web is not like this any more, it was ruined. It’s not marketable, it’s not a data gathering machine." ☛ https://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/rubens-retro-corner/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:10:45

• "RSS: add this RSS feed to your newsreader app (learn about RSS feeds)" ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2024/08/31/channels | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:10:54

• "Hello and welcome, everyone! We have a quick week this week with a new 1m long OBD-II extender cable from Macchina" ☛ https://www.sparkfun.com/news/11823 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:39:37

• "In this article, we’ll walk you through the basics of web scraping using BeautifulSoup." ☛ https://blog.adnansiddiqi.me/scraping-html-data-with-beautifulsoup-2024-guide/ | Source: Adnan Siddiqi    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:40:31

• "Type inference is also currently written as a stack machine to avoid the possibility of stack overflows from deep call trees" ☛ https://www.scattered-thoughts.net/log/0048/ | Source: Jamie Brandon    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:41:49

• "Very broadly, there are two conflicting views of abstractions in computing." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/AbstractionsHideUnderlyingDetails | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:42:09

• "A lot has been written about how to write good commit messages, but I rarely see the advice applied to merge commits." ☛ https://www.brandonpugh.com/blog/tips-for-creating-merge-commits/ |    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:42:22

• "stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next." ☛ https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/leave-something-for-tomorrow | Source: Thorsten Ball    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:42:32

• "I have a git alias set up to push the current (new) branch up to origin and set it as the remote-tracking branch: [...]" ☛ https://svenluijten.com/posts/git-publish | Source: Sven Luijten    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:42:44

• "We have a long standing Mercurial 'alias' (it's not an alias in the Git sense) called 'hg sdiff' that provides diffs in non-context" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/MercurialExtdiffAndFilenames | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:42:54

• "This tutorial will help you install Ungoogled Chromium web browser on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/08/how-to-install-ungoogled-chromium-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:44:06

• "recently discovered a decentralized chat app called Simplex." ☛ https://rickcarlino.com/2024/simplex-chat-bots.html | Source: Rick Carlino    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:44:57

• "From the newest and smallest Raspberry Pi, we now get the largest! Yes, the Pico Jumbo is not a clever name." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico/pimoroni-pico-jumbo-review | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:45:26

• "Following Canonical’s decision to delay the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with an additional ten days" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-24-04-1-lts-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:46:54

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

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:47:05

• "The Debian Project has announced the release of Debian 12.7, the latest “Bookworm” series update." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-12-7-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:47:47

• [Old] "Once you've installed your OpenBSD system, packages are there to make your life easier." ☛ https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2013/04/youve-installed-it-now-what-packages.html | Source: BSDly    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:49:57

• KDE Plasma 6 upgrade for stable Gentoo Linux ☛ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2024/08/31/KDE-Plasma-6-upgrade.html | Source: Gentoo    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:50:57

• "Some IP from the US seemed to crawl my Gitea instance (running on the same small VPS as my blog and other self-hosted services)" ☛ https://jlelse.blog/micro/2024/08/gitea-rate-limit | Source: Jan Lukas Else    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:52:40

• "This post just shows how to set up a VPN inside your network, and how to route specific sites through it." ☛ https://carlosbecker.com/posts/unifi-vpn/ | Source: Carlos Becker    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:53:01

• "This tutorial will show you how to install Suricata IDS on the Ubuntu 24.04 server." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-suricata-ids-on-ubuntu-24-04-server/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:53:41

• "But this makes me think if I still need a NAS? My Synology just sits in the corner and serves movies to TV and backups photos." ☛ https://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/desktop-nas/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:54:19

• Self Reliance ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/08/31/self-reliance/ "His essay “Self Reliance” written in 1841 is probably his most popular treatise. I picked it up to read again, probably for the fourth time, a few weeks ago."    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:55:05

• Debian 12.7 “Bookworm” Released with 55 Security Updates and 51 Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/debian-12-7-bookworm-released-with-55-security-updates-and-51-bug-fixes    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:57:19

• GNU World Order 579 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_579_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:58:05

• How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04.1 from Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/08/upgrade-to-ubuntu-2404-1/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:58:39

• Lubuntu Blog: Lubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is Released! ☞ https://lubuntu.me/noble-1-released/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 12:59:00

• The Servo Blog: This month in Servo: tabbed browsing, backdoored Windows buffs, devtools, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2024/08/31/this-month-in-servo/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:00:20

• Using RISC-V cores on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board and RP2350 MCU – From blinking an LED to building GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/31/using-risc-v-cores-on-the-raspberry-pi-pico-2-board-and-rp2350-mcu-from-blinking-an-led-to-building-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:00:37

• KDE Plasma 6 upgrade for stable Gentoo GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2024/08/31/KDE-Plasma-6-upgrade.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:01:01

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part VII - Pharmacies in the Age of "Online" and "App" and "Gimme Dat!" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/30/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_VII_Pharmacies_in_the_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:01:50

• [Meme] Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Wants You to Forget... ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Meme_Microsoft_Wants_You_to_Forget.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:02:00

• It's FOSS or It's Microsoft? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/It_s_FOSS_or_It_s_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:02:09

• [Meme] The Devil's Kitchen ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Meme_The_Devil_s_Kitchen.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:02:54

• We Turn Out to Have Been Right About Rust (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/We_Turn_Out_to_Have_Been_Right_About_Rust.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:03:11

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part VIII - Medical Surveillance Growing in the Amazon ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_VIII_Medical_Surveilla.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:05:10

• Iranian Police Commander Fired After Death In Custody ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-police-rights-torture-gilan/33100686.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:05:57

• Universal Power Bank Customized To Your Liking ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/universal-power-bank-customized-to-your-liking/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:06:44

• GNOME Weekly Update: Public Transit Arrives in Maps And More ☞ https://ostechnix.com/gnome-weekly-update-public-transit-arrives-in-maps/ "This week in GNOME brings exciting updates to various apps, including the introduction of public transit directions in GNOME Maps."    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:07:20

• My best friend is 30 years my senior. Here’s what she’s taught me about life ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/31/my-best-friend-is-30-years-my-senior-heres-what-shes-taught-me-about-life/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:12:07

• Poland expands abortion access with new medical guidelines ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/poland-expands-abortion-access-with-new-medical-guidelines/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:12:23

• Trump’s latest waffling on reproductive health shows he’s still struggling to find an answer for what he created ☞ https://kentwired.com/121305/world-nation/trumps-latest-waffling-on-reproductive-health-shows-hes-still-struggling-to-find-an-answer-for-what-he-created/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:12:48

• China, Philippines trade blame over “ramming” at disputed shoal ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/china-philippines-ramming-sabina-08312024064753.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:13:01

• Pacific leaders’ declaration scrubs Taiwan after China complaint ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/31/pacific-leaders-declaration-scrubs-taiwan-after-china-complaint/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:13:19

• "Spirographs can make some pretty groovy designs on paper, but what if you want to take it a step further? [Uri Tuchman] has used the pantograph on his milling machine to duplicate the effect in harder materials." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/taking-a-spirograph-mill-for-a-spin/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:13:50

• GNU/Linux Has Reached 4% in Ghana (All-Time High) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/30/GNU_Linux_Has_Reached_4_in_Ghana_All_Time_High.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:15:37

• The Creator of GNU/Linux is in His 70s and His Manifesto Turns 40 in Half a Year (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/The_Creator_of_GNU_Linux_is_in_His_70s_and_His_Manifesto_Turns_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:15:46

• The Only Article in Linux.com This Month Was Not an Article But a Link (and It's SPAM) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/The_Only_Article_in_Linux_com_This_Month_Was_Not_an_Article_But.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:15:53

• Cheaters and Spammers Like These Do Real Damage to Real Sites (Like AnandTech) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/31/Cheaters_and_Spammers_Like_These_Do_Real_Damage_to_Real_Sites_L.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:16:01

• Getting ready for Akademy 2024 ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2024/08/31/kde-getting-ready-for-akademy-2024.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:20:23

• Revisiting icon-free desktop mode ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/revisiting-icon-free-desktop-mode.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:20:47

• Israeli strikes kill almost 50 in Gaza as WHO rolls out polio vaccine campaign ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240831-israeli-strikes-kill-dozens-gaza-who-polio-vaccine-campaign-world-health-organization    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:21:17

• Armenian Nuclear Plant Reconnected To Grid After Lightning Strike Shuts Down Facility ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-nuclear-metsamor-lightning/33100980.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:22:03

• Exploring Simplex.Chat, A Scriptable, Decentralized Messaging App ☞ https://rickcarlino.com/2024/simplex-chat-bots.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:22:46

• Getting ready for Akademy ☞ https://blog.broulik.de/2024/08/getting-ready-for-akademy/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:23:27

• TaskWarrior ☞ https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2024/08/31/TaskWarrior/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:23:53

• Brazil blocks social control media platform X after Supreme Court ruling on disinformation ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240831-brazil-block-on-social-media-platform-x-comes-into-effect-after-supreme-court-order    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:24:14

• Gov. Tim Walz to attend Minnesota State Fair on Sunday during a break in campaign stops ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/31/gov-tim-walz-to-attend-minnesota-state-fair-on-sunday-during-a-break-in-campaign-stops/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:24:46

• Why Brazil Banned X ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/americas/brazil-x-ban-free-speech.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:25:04

• Kazakh Activists Say Facebook (Farcebook) Accounts Blocked For Opposing Recycling Fees ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-activism-facebook-censorship-media-rights/33100730.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:25:28

• Wireshark 4.4.0 is now available, (Sat, Aug 31st) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31220    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:33:16

• Kamala Harris says Trump 'disrespected sacred ground' at Arlington National Cemetary ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240831-kamala-harris-says-trump-disrespected-sacred-ground-at-arlington-national-cemetary    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:35:43

• Getting ready for Akademy ☞ https://blog.bembel.net/2024/08/getting-ready-for-akademy/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:37:25

• >Make Your Own Point Contact Transistor ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/make-your-own-point-contact-transistor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:41:36

• Incredible Placebo Study Shows Fake Pills Can Reduce Stress ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-placebo-study-shows-fake-pills-can-reduce-stress    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:53:20

• Tall People Are More Likely to Get Cancer, And This Could Be Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tall-people-are-more-likely-to-get-cancer-and-this-could-be-why    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:53:57

• New Blood Test Detects Deadly Brain Cancers in Just One Hour ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-blood-test-detects-deadly-brain-cancers-in-just-one-hour    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:54:07

• This Stunning Image Is The Highest Resolution We've Ever Seen Atoms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-stunning-image-is-the-highest-resolution-weve-ever-seen-atoms    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:54:17

• Mummified Brains Found in Crypt Show Surprising Traces of Cocaine ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mummified-brains-found-in-crypt-show-surprising-traces-of-cocaine    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:55:00

• Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming May Have a Simple Explanation ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/betelgeuses-mysterious-dimming-may-have-a-simple-explanation    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:55:32

• As Israel Keeps Fighting in West Bank, Residents in One Battle Zone Reel From the Damage ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 13:56:25

• Why Hey Hi (AI) Isn’t Going to Make Art ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:01:45

• ATtinyBoy Does It With Tiny Cartridges ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/2024-tiny-games-contest-attinyboy-does-it-with-tiny-cartridges/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:02:19

• Mains Inverters ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/the-trashiest-of-mains-inverters/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:02:54

• Your Name In Landsat ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/your-name-in-landsat/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:03:47

• CCFL Scanner Bulb Makes A Cool Desk Lamp ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/08/31/ccfl-scanner-bulb-makes-a-cool-desk-lamp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:04:09

• Intel Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs are unaffected by crashing issues — Vmin Shift Instability issue only impacts 13th and 14th Gen CPUs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-arrow-lake-and-lunar-lake-cpus-are-unaffected-by-crashing-issues-vmin-shift-instability-issue-only-impacts-13th-and-14th-gen-cpus    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:06:34

• California lawmakers approve legislation that lays groundwork for Hey Hi (AI) regulation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/california-lawmakers-approve-legislation-that-lays-groundwork-for-ai-regulation/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:07:15

• How penny-pinching youth transformed China’s bubble tea craze ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/01/chinas-bubble-tea-craze-transformed-by-penny-pinching-youth/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:09:40

• US book publishers sue Florida Department of Education over library restrictions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-book-publishers-sue-florida-department-of-education-over-library-restrictions/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:10:10

• More than a dozen IS group operatives killed in joint US-Iraqi raid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240831-more-than-a-dozen-is-operatives-killed-in-joint-us-iraq-raid-in-west-iraq    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:10:32

• Afghan women are erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240831-afghanistan-women-erased-taliban-international-community-looks-on    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:10:51

• Hong Kong arrests two for sedition under national security law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-arrests-two-for-sedition-under-national-security-law    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:13:19

• Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 50 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/01/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-50/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:13:36

• Pimoroni Pico Jumbo Review: Giant Pico Board that Uses Alligator Clips ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico/pimoroni-pico-jumbo-review    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:17:17

• Brazil Supreme Court suspends Elon Musk’s X amid legal standoff ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/brazil-supreme-court-suspends-elon-musks-x-amid-legal-standoff/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:25:53

• Bangladesh interim government signs convention on enforced disappearances ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/bangladesh-interim-government-signs-convention-on-enforced-disappearances/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:26:31

• Tanzania internet providers block X access amid political unrest ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/tanzania-internet-providers-block-x-access-amid-political-unrest/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:27:33

• Seems like more governments now recognise what social control media really is    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:28:19

• French keyboard layout fix ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202408/french-keyboard-layout-fix.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:31:52

• Debian 12.7 and 11.11 ISOs are out with the latest updates included ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/debian-127-and-1111-isos-are-out-with-the-latest-updates-included/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:32:21

• 8 Top Free and Open Source Nim Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-nim-web-frameworks/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:33:35

• MySQL Workbench Installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/mysql-workbench-installation-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:39:32

• Boost Your GNU/Linux Security: How to Install and Use Ubuntu's Uncomplicated Firewall ☞ https://medevel.com/ufw-tutorial/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:40:54

• Debian 12.7 Rolls Out with Security and Stability Improvements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/debian-12-7-released/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:41:24

• Vincent Bernat: Fixing layout shifts caused by web fonts ☞ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2024-cls-webfonts    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:43:01

• Linux Out Loud 96: Evil Plots and Massive Storage ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-96/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:46:16

• 2 arrested for alleged ‘seditious intentions’ under new security law, reportedly over fake suicide note ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/31/2-arrested-for-alleged-seditious-intentions-under-new-security-law-reportedly-over-fake-suicide-note/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:47:09

• Controlled by China: "Stephen Sanchez can thank Fentanylware (TikTok) for making his 2021 single “Until I Found You” a viral hit with more than 1 billion streams on Spotify alone." ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/31/grandstand-review-stephen-sanchez-has-state-fair-crowd-swooning/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:48:02

• "The System76 Darter Pro is a sleek and customizable Linux Laptop tailored for developers and power users." https://www.techradar.com/pro/system76-darter-pro-linux-laptop-review    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:56:21

• "Fedora's latest release is as fast as it is efficient and includes a handful of useful features." https://www.zdnet.com/article/ive-tested-dozens-of-operating-systems-fedora-40-beta-is-the-fastest-ive-tried/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:56:48

• "As an immutable operating system, Fedora Silverblue allows you to perform major system upgrades with less risk of your system breaking." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-ive-gone-all-in-on-fedora-silverblue/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:58:23

• "I received a kit with the Raspberry Pi Pico 2, a micro USB to USB cable, and the Raspberry Pi Debug Probe, and I’ll use all these in this article." https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/31/using-risc-v-cores-on-the-raspberry-pi-pico-2-board-and-rp2350-mcu-from-blinking-an-led-to-building-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:58:50

• "Debian GNU/Linux 11.11 "Bullseye" is also available and includes 50 bug fixes and 27 security updates." https://9to5linux.com/debian-12-7-bookworm-released-with-55-security-updates-and-51-bug-fixes    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:59:13

• "If you want to install Linux on a desktop, you'll first have to create a bootable USB drive with your distribution of choice. Don't worry. It's easy." https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-create-a-bootable-linux-usb-drive/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 14:59:41

• The trolling continues https://aseannow.com/topic/1336915-i-am-a-complete-acolyte-of-the-greatrichard-stallman/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 15:00:46

• "Ubuntu is, without a doubt, the most popular Linux distro. It is best known for its user-friendly interface, extensive community of users, and long-term stability." https://geeksided.com/posts/top-linux-distros-for-beginners-01j6ftynnygk    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 15:01:41

• Announcing ROOPHLOCH 2024 gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/announcing-roophloch-2024.txt    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:03:57

• Getting re-adjusted gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2024/SEP2024/entry-1    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:05:40

• "I'm in pain, it is as simple as that. The tools of mastication have become old and dented from many years of service, and so like a machine in need of spare parts, I too had to replace what was in need of changing." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2119    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:07:53

• "managed to dispose of a lot of bigger waste from our basically one-room flat. really hoping we can arrange things in a harmonious way, have it feel both functional and spacious!" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/week35    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:08:33

• "So, last night my Wahl hair clippers arrived. Buzzed to a "1", again. Or a 0, actually. Thin stub, mostly just scalp. And while using the clippers, I didn't realized that they vibrated so much. I knew clippers had a BUZZ but not vibrator-y (word?)." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2120    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:09:22

• SSH CA with device and identity attestation: ssh-tpm-ca-authority ☞ https://linderud.dev/blog/ssh-ca-with-device-and-identity-attestation-ssh-tpm-ca-authority/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:11:01

• Reproducible Arch images with mkosi ☞ https://vdwaa.nl/mkosi-reproducible-arch-images.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:11:25

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

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:11:45

• 7 ways to compare text files on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/article/3496159/7-ways-to-compare-text-files-on-linux.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:15:49

• Steam’s Making It Easier Than Ever to Find Free Games https://bioslevel.com/news/steams-making-it-easier-than-ever-to-find-free-games/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:21:53

• Windows TCO, that's what happened https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Halliburton-cyberattack-explained-What-happened    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:25:56

• How to use Tor -- and whether you should -- in your enterprise https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/tutorial/How-to-use-Tor-and-whether-you-should-in-your-enterprise    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:27:11

• Linus Torvalds discusses Linux development, security and AI at KubeCon https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366608487/Linus-Torvalds-discusses-Linux-development-security-and-AI-at-KubeCon    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:27:38

• The rise and rise of open source in China https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366608127/The-rise-and-rise-of-open-source-in-China    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:28:04

• "Despite Linux's growth, Windows remains the dominant desktop operating system" https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4350009/linux-hits-heights-desktop-market-share-climbs    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:28:59

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:30:33

• https://linuxhint.com/ still dead    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:30:38

• "It's sleek, fast, and customizable, but does that mean it's the right desktop for you?" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-budgie-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:32:29

• These Totally Free Games Are Worth Playing in 2024 https://www.howtogeek.com/these-totally-free-games-are-worth-playing-in-2024/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:32:51

• "Not sure what to do with your ancient PC? You can restore its vitality with the help of these operating systems." https://www.xda-developers.com/lightweight-operating-systems/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:34:44

• $400 'gift' for 'review' (ad) https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/01/gaomon-pd2200-pen-display-review-a-21-5-inch-drawing-tablet-tested-with-windows-11-ubuntu-24-04-krita-software/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:44:59

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

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:48:13

• Surprise? Why? http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/02/linux-scores-surprise-victories-over-windows-in-new-amd-benchmarks/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 16:49:36

• "What has the CIO done for IBM? The tools they require us to use just get worse and worse. We've lost 1000s of man years of information as we moved from one Wiki/Conferencing system to another with no conversion / no training. Now we end up in Box, which is just a dumping ground of crud." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uhngzXy    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 17:02:10

• "China is pushing foreign companies out. IBM is just one of many leaving." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ui0dOLz    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 17:02:37

• "Just more waste, fraud and abuse of US shareholder money in another Third World worthless economy due to CEO's pathetic background and alliance to his motherland. It will just result in another bloated bureaucracy and nothing else." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uiFaqZg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 17:04:37

• Blue Protocol Is Shutting Down And Its Global Team Shuffled To Other Amazon Projects https://mmos.com/news/blue-protocol-shutting-down-jan-2025    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 17:05:16

• "All but about four hours of my Debian contributions this month were sponsored by Freexian. (I ended up going a bit over my 20% billing limit this month.)" https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~cjwatson/blog/activity-2024-08.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:38:01

• Free Software Activities August 2024 http://honk.sigxcpu.org/con/Free_Software_Activities_August_2024.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:38:36

• "I asked Zyxel for a source dump for GPLed firmware on their GS1900-8HP switches, and after months, they finally obliged (they seemingly had no idea that it should just be, well, available). So I'm dumping it here in case anyone else wants it." http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2024-09-01-10-58_zyxel_gs1900_firmware_source_dump.html    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:39:37

• Planet Fedora has been so dead lately that it's only 1-2 posts per day and even mirrors that include the banned blogs hardly catch anything https://wemakefedora.org/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:42:41

• iophk: "it is distressing news that people can fight several levels upwards and not get any information about where the WIndows-only mandate is coming from in the institutions. There is a temporary exception for MacOS but Linux is now banned."    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:46:12

• Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia's Kursk Region Is Legitimate, Says NATO's Stoltenberg https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-30/ukraines-incursion-into-russias-kursk-region-is-legitimate-says-natos-stoltenberg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:55:21

• EU divided over axing Russian diplomats' Schengen privileges https://www.dw.com/en/eu-divided-over-axing-russian-diplomats-schengen-privileges/a-70078884    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:56:22

• After Years of Pressure on Durov, Russia Suddenly Rallies Behind Him https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-29/after-years-of-pressure-on-durov-russia-suddenly-rallies-behind-him    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:56:46

• Including Journalists https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-28/russia-bans-92-more-americans-from-the-country-including-journalists    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:57:18

• China Censors Accurate Criticism Of Kamala Video By Chris Hedges! https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/31/tiktok-censors-accurate-criticism-of-kamala-video-by-chris-hedges/    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:58:08

• Chinese weapon leads to cucumber shortage in Iceland https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-craze-leads-to-cucumber-shortage-in-iceland/a-70082828    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:58:51

• Court Says Section 230 Doesn’t Shield TikTok From ‘Blackout’ Challenge Lawsuit https://gizmodo.com/court-says-section-230-doesnt-shield-tiktok-from-blackout-challenge-lawsuit-2000492178    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:59:23

• cucumbers https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-trend-makes-icelanders-lose-their-cool-over-cucumbers/a-70082828    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 18:59:43

• Raise ages for TikTok https://www.dw.com/en/raise-ages-for-drinking-tiktok-german-drug-official-says/a-70068422    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:00:11

• more alike than ever https://theconversation.com/middle-class-british-people-are-talking-more-alike-than-ever-234305    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:06:27

• epidemics "https://theconversation.com/dna-reveals-secrets-of-cave-dwelling-medieval-community-that-survived-conquest-and-epidemics-235936    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:06:49

• Typically Windows TCO, e.g. Windows botnets or Windows holes https://theconversation.com/five-notorious-cyberattacks-that-targeted-governments-230690    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:08:44

• Enabled largely by Microsoft https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/08/28/cisa-and-partners-release-advisory-iran-based-cyber-actors-enabling-ransomware-attacks-us    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:10:05

• iophk: "Bytedance's Tiktok is not eligible for 230 because it is the one making the recommendations through its algorithms. It is not a mere conduit."    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:17:11

• Microsoft is not a company, it is a criminal cult https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/14/Dutch_Government_Appoints_Microsofters_to_Combat_OSS_Fetishism.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:17:50

• iophk: "The presence of microsoft boosters high up in any administration is very dangerous as it opens the country up for more effective cyberattacks."    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:18:28

• iophk: "The first half of the Grace Hopper lecture from 1982 published the other day has a few minutes about the essential nature of OSS and Open Standards albeit without naming those terms by name since the talk was given in an earlier decade. It was, however, only about a year prior to GNU"    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:19:11

• sage old advice from Capt. Grace Hopper http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/30/California_State_Assembly_Has_Approved_S_B_1047_Which_Can_be_Us.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:19:46

• ...Sept 27 is GNU's 41st anniversary    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:20:05

• Linux Basics: Understanding the time Command for New Users https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=M6PYckCJcLw    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:28:33

• CentOS Stream 9 20240819 overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5YBMRlU9kn0    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:29:10

• 7 Apps Better Than The Defaults Your Distro Ships https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=b6PN8bnaDHg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:29:37

• This Ubuntu Flavor Has Been Impersonated For 8 Years https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=aekW7N6POZg    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:29:51

• First Look at Pop!_OS's Rust-based New COSMIC Desktop Environment https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=86DvvsKzJdw    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:30:06

• Deepin 23: a beautiful, really disappointing update https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=JL8sgfGML2A    

posted Sunday, September 01, 2024 at 19:30:18

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