Roy Schestowitz

• The race to unearth Indigenous history near Parliament Hill against threats of climate change https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/climate-change-archaeology-saving-artifacts-1.7308384    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:53:58

• CBC has cuts though https://www.cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/cbc-news-editors-blog-climate-change-2024-1.7312924    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:54:14

• Can the U.S. Census Keep Up With Climate Displacement? https://www.truthdig.com/articles/can-the-us-census-keep-up-with-climate-displacement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-the-us-census-keep-up-with-climate-displacement    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:54:28

• climate emergencies https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bts-jasper-emergency-preparedness-1.7308554    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:54:41

• Jasper wildfire latest disaster in climate claim deluge facing Canada's insurance sector https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/canada-insurance-claims-climate-1.7311721    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:54:56

• Only Some Deaths Seem to Matter https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/09/03/on-our-climate-challenged-planet-only-some-deaths-seem-to-matter/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:55:10

• Indonesia’s Climate Efforts Can Inspire Developing Countries https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/09/01/setting-the-standard-how-indonesias-climate-efforts-can-inspire-developing-countries/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:55:33

• Climate Change Spread This Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness to the US Northeast ttps://truthout.org/articles/how-climate-change-spread-this-deadly-mosquito-borne-illness-to-the-us-northeast/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:55:53

• Clean Energy Tax https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-09-05/yellen-warns-that-ending-us-clean-energy-tax-credits-would-raise-consumer-costs    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:56:37

• Natural Gas https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-04/erdogan-says-turkey-wants-deeper-ties-with-egypt-on-natural-gas-nuclear-energy    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:56:53

• "clean"? https://record.umich.edu/articles/university-to-partner-in-doe-backed-clean-energy-research-hub/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:57:07

• Nuclear Energy https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-03/nigeria-and-china-sign-economic-nuclear-energy-pact    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:57:23

• high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war https://cpj.org/2024/09/attacks-arrests-threats-censorship-the-high-risks-of-reporting-the-israel-hamas-war/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:57:59

• Guilty of Journalism: The Future of Press Freedoms After the Release of Julian Assange https://www.projectcensored.org/press-freedom-release-julian-assange/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:58:22

• The status of putting a '.' at the end of domain names https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/DomainDotAtEndStatus    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 03:59:58

• "CIO reminds me of GTS. IBM is asking 80% of the employees to sustain legacy systems vs innovating. If true, look for CIO to go the way of GTS" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uhngzXy    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 04:01:55

• "If IBM was smart, then it wouldn't accept any bids from Kyndryl. If Kyndryl was smart, then it wouldn't make any bids for IBM. IBM and GTS couldn't make it work under the same roof. It would only be a disaster to use Kyndryl to get back to "the way they once were". Those two firms need to do the opposite...run away from each other as quickly and as far apart as they can." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1unmJp5o    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 04:02:40

• just passed 610 days uptime    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 04:56:06

• Is any part of Syria safe for deportations? https://www.dw.com/en/is-any-part-of-syria-safe-for-deportations/a-70133400    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:20:50

• Lebanon/Cyprus: Refugees Pulled Back, Expelled, Then Forced Back to Syria https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/04/lebanon/cyprus-refugees-pulled-back-expelled-then-forced-back-syria    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:21:13

• NATO's greatest shame https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-09-04/turkey-seeks-to-join-the-brics-bloc-of-emerging-economies-a-kremlin-official-says    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:29:54

• Uprooting: Greece, Cyprus and American Nuclear Weapons in Turkey https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/09/04/uprooting/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:30:13

• Movie Based on Migrant Worker’s Life Faces Backlash in Saudi Arabia https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/03/movie-based-migrant-workers-life-faces-backlash-saudi-arabia    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:30:57

• faces closure https://bianet.org/haber/leftist-party-in-turkey-faces-closure-for-defending-kurds-self-determination-right-299255    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:32:08

• women journalists https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/family-of-gulistan-tara-killed-by-turkey-in-sulaymaniyah-visits-women-journalists-75105    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 05:32:18

• Volkswagen considering plant closures and job cuts https://www.dw.com/en/germany-volkswagen-considering-plant-closures-and-job-cuts/a-70114172    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:33:09

• The N word https://www.dw.com/en/german-businesses-worried-about-far-right-gains-in-the-east/a-70112417    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:33:31

• "Judge John Koeltl of New York Federal Court issued a summary judgment against IA on March 24, 2023." ☛ https://locusmag.com/2024/09/internet-archive-loses-appeal/ | Source: Locus Magazine    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:35:18

• "There have been recent cases of illegally producing and distributing deepfake (AI-based synthetic videos) content targeting actress Park Gyu-young." ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/09/688_381837.html?utm_source=fl | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:35:44

• "Sports piracy has been on the rise and pay-per-view events, in particular, are widely accessed through illegal channels. Turki Alalshikh, an advisor at the Royal Court in Saudi Arabia, made a suggestion this week to drastically reduce PPV pricing to cut piracy." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/make-pay-per-view-access-to-boxing-events-free-to-fight-piracy-240907/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:36:39

• "The Windows compatibility layer Wine version 9.17 is out now bringing new features and bug fixes so here's what's new." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/wine-9-17-released-with-window-surface-scaling-on-high-dpi-displays/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:37:18

• "Valve released a fresh Steam Beta client for Desktop and Steam Deck" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/steam-beta-adds-new-shortcut-key-to-save-a-clip-of-recent-gameplay/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:39:27

• "Judge delays Trump’s sentencing in Stormy Daniels case until after election" https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-09-06/judge-delays-trumps-sentencing-in-stormy-daniels-case-until-after-election.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:40:24

• "Finland and Estonia support removal of Ukraine arms restrictions" https://yle.fi/a/74-20109993    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:40:52

• "Admins Wonder If the Cloud Was Such a Good Idea After All" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/09/04/153219    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:41:35

• "Cops Tow Away Teslas To ‘Secure’ Recordings Captured By Cars’ Cameras" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/09/06/0335213    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:41:55

• Police are given a free pass to use facial recognition without asking a judge https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/artikel/politiet-faar-fripas-til-bruge-ansigtsgenkendelse-uden-spoerge-en-dommer    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:42:59

• Novel reading for students, twenty years on https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2024/09/06/romanlesing-for-studentar-tjue-ar-etter/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:43:25

• GNOME Weekly Updates ☛ https://ostechnix.com/gnome-weekly-updates-enhanced-downloads-with-parabolic-and-more/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:45:10

• "The D-Robotics RDK X3 Development Board, recently showcased by Waveshare, is a versatile platform designed for edge AI applications" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/rdk-x3-development-board-raspberry-pi-4b-form-factor-with-5tops-bpu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:45:25

• "Google was slammed on Friday by UK regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/uk-watchdog-accuses-google-of-anti-competitive-behaviour-in-digital-ads-business/articleshow/113141535.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:57:16

• "The U.S. Department of Justice will outline by December what Alphabet's Google must do to restore competition" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-search-monopoly-us-case-remedies-to-come-by-december/articleshow/113150244.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:57:25

• "The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive practices in open display ad tech" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-abusing-power-over-website-ads-uk-regulator-says/articleshow/113125646.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:57:53

• "The watchdog provisionally found that, since 2015, Google has abused its dominant market position, built on high market shares" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/google-ad-tech-practices-harming-thousands-of-uk-publishers-and-advertisers-watchdog-believes/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 09:58:07

• "Terahertz frequencies are crucial for 6G, which telecommunications companies plan to roll out around 2030." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/terahertz-beamforming-wireless-internet/251179/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:01:38

• "Saadoun’s marriage was illegal, though a judge — who was related to the husband — signed off on it." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-09-07/iraqi-women-fear-rise-in-child-marriages-as-lawmakers-consider-giving-conservative-clerics-more-say | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:02:21

• "Between the lines: For many years following the brutal 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/09/06/ag-sulzberger-press-freedoms | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:02:51

• "So on the one hand, the Texas state legislature thinks it can tell websites what content they can’t take down." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/06/judge-rejects-yet-another-attempt-by-texas-to-police-online-speech/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:07:31

• "In 2023, the American Library Association (ALA) documented the highest number of books ever challenged" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/09/07/book-bans-censorship-and-peyton-place-the-modern-relevance-of-grace-metalious/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:07:40

• "The arrests also reflect the secret services' effort to maintain their relevance by stoking the regime's paranoia." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240905-why-russia-is-accusing-its-own-scientists-of-treason | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:08:36

• "It was all, federal prosecutors now say, a covert Russian influence operation." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/business/media/russia-tenet-media-tim-pool.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:19:35

• ">The US government lately has been hammering on this theme" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/06/google_rust_c_code_language/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:20:21

• "unnecessary degree requirements" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/us-gov-removing-four-year-degree-requirements-for-cyber-jobs/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:20:37

• "As of 1 September, all EU airports started adhering to the 100ml liquid rule." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20110057 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:23:28

• "The capercaillie is a ground-nesting bird that, with just over 500 left in the wild" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/capercaillie-on-brink-of-extinction-again-as-male-numbers-drop-by-almost-10-per-cent-4771812 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:34:35

• "Mr. Mposha has further appealed to the public to embrace alternative sources of energy for cooking and lighting" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/09/07/zambia-expected-to-have-sufficient-rainfall/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:40:21

• "Anyway, after last week’s chat, several readers asked me to explain how wrong the Internet version was" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2014/10/14/gene-weingarten-setting-the-record-straight-on-the-joshua-bell-experiment/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:41:18

• "An MSNBC host said former President Donald Trump's cognitive struggles are becoming more obvious by the day" ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/trump-decline/ | Source: Raw Story    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:44:43

• "The stakes would increase dramatically should Trump lose the election and then try to overturn the result." ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gop-lawsuits-set-stage-state-challenges-if-trump-loses-election | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:44:54

• "Here’s a summary of the major legal cases against Trump, including key dates" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/donald-trump-legal-cases-charges/675531/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:45:19

• "The agreement does not apply to real-time facial recognition." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20240905/denmark-to-allow-police-to-use-facial-recognition | Source: The Local DK    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:48:58

• [Old] "The results of Bell’s experiment appeared to be very conclusive, and no one considers them fuzzy." ☛ https://woodpecker.com/blogs/joshua_bell_subway.html |    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:50:09

• [Old] "This is not for you if you're looking to implement OAuth 2.0 in production." ☛ https://stack-auth.com/blog/oauth-from-first-principles |    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:50:26

• "For millions of people, Telegram is like any other social media or messaging app." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/technology/telegram-crime-terrorism.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:52:34

• "issues with bots and scammers" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/06/telegram-to-drop-people-nearby-feature-and-improve-moderation | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:52:46

• "Durov, 39, was charged after four days under arrest in France on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on Telegram." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240905-telegram-chief-durov | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:52:56

• "The company and its competitors are raking in more than $100 million a year from fees on lunch money alone" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-corporate-bully-taking-your-kids-lunch-money/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:53:23

• "Case manufacturer Flash Scale has announced a new ultra-compact Micro-ATX chassis" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/micro-atx-chassis-just-16-liters-in-size-supports-quad-slot-gpus-and-280mm-liquid-coolers | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:54:36

• "This is the 54th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-steve-ledlow | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 10:54:57

• [Old] "Let's experiment with the std.http module of Zig >=0.11 and create an HTTP server/client from scratch" ☛ https://blog.orhun.dev/zig-bits-04/ | Source: Orhun Parmaksız    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:03:29

• [Old] "One of the hardest things for people to understand with distributed systems is that eventual consistency" ☛ https://hazelweakly.me/blog/pick-your-distributed-poison/ | Source: Hazel Weakly    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:03:46

• Media Needs to Stop Asking If "AI" is Just Hype (It Is, It's Not a Question) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/06/Media_Needs_to_Stop_Asking_If_AI_is_Just_Hype_It_Is_It_s_Not_a_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:04:58

• Google: We Help Combat What We Are Guilty of ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/06/Google_We_Help_Combat_What_We_Are_Guilty_of.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:05:06

• Why We Are Suing Matthew J. Garrett for Harassment and Why It's Important to Everybody in the Community ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/06/Why_We_Are_Suing_Matthew_J_Garrett_for_Harassment_and_Why_It_s_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:12:33

• A Loss for Fake Security, a Win for Net Autonomy ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/A_Loss_for_Fake_Security_a_Win_for_Net_Autonomy.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:12:42

• No, Mastodon is Not Growing, Social Control Media is Generally Waning ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/No_Mastodon_is_Not_Growing_Social_Control_Media_is_Generally_Wa.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:19:46

• A Terms of Service (TOS) Notion of "Consent" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/A_Terms_of_Service_TOS_Notion_of_Consent.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:19:58

• Certificate Authorities (CAs) Are Serving the Authorities, Not You ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Certificate_Authorities_CAs_Are_Serving_the_Authorities_Not_You.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:23:55

• Rage in the Propaganda Machine ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Rage_in_the_Propaganda_Machine.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:24:04

• John Pilger's Site Relaunches, Wikileaks' Site Has Not Been Updated in Years ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/John_Pilger_s_Site_Relaunches_Wikileaks_Site_Has_Not_Been_Updat.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:25:38

• The Free Software Movement Must Not Assume That Truth and Science Always Win ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/The_Free_Software_Movement_Must_Not_Assume_That_Truth_and_Scien.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:25:50

• Techtrights received many EPO leaks today; to be released starting today    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:26:30

• GTK 4.16 Released https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tags/4.16.0    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:28:23

• The Arrest of Pavel Durov is Changing Telegram ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/The_Arrest_of_Pavel_Durov_is_Changing_Telegram.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:28:34

• FSFE: Donate to Us to Co-Fund With Abusive Monopolist Microsoft the Unpaid Underage Labour, YH4F (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/FSFE_Donate_to_Us_to_Co_Fund_With_Microsoft_the_Unpaid_Underage.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:32:37

• Techrights is a Demonstrably Popular Site, Reporting Suppressed Facts. Those Vouching for Its 'Unpopularity' Express a Desire Rather Than a Condition or a Fact. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Techrights_is_a_Demonstrably_Popular_Site_Reporting_Suppressed_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:32:47

• Instead of Telegram People Should Use Free Software (Telegram Was Always Unsafe for Use) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Instead_of_Telegram_People_Should_Use_Free_Software_Telegram_Wa.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:36:05

• Peter Eckersley and 'Afterlife' (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Peter_Eckersley_and_Afterlife.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:36:20

• "Kit and Paul talk about the looming US election, the rise of genetically edited foods around the world the on-going social control media censorship push and more." ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/09/07/audio-kit-knightly-on-reality-check-radio-september-edition/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:41:33

• Dolphin-Plugins | Must have for KDE Plasma ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2024/09/07/dolphin-plugins-must-have-for-kde-plasma/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:42:26

• Cairo 1.18.2 is out    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:45:07

• nRFBOX V2 ESP32 wireless hacking tool can scan, analyze, spoof, and jam the whole 2.4GHz spectrum ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/07/nrfbox-v2-esp32-wireless-hacking-tool-can-scan-analyze-spoof-and-jam-the-whole-2-4ghz-spectrum/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:47:59

• "My sister is a beekeeper, or maybe a meta-beekeper. She ends up making more money by breeding and selling new queen bees to other beekeepers than she does by selling honey" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/fun-and-failure/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:49:43

• Anyone in Hong Kong for badminton… nudge, nudge, wink, wink? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/07/anyone-in-hong-kong-for-badminton-nudge-nudge-wink-wink/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:49:59

• How to use Traffic Light Module with Raspberry PI and Python ☞ https://peppe8o.com/traffic-light-module-raspberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:50:52

• HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI "Apple's latest iPhone with its A18 chip, which is set to be unveiled at an event on Monday, has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm's newest V9 chip design, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Saturday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/new-iphone-will-use-arms-chip-technology-for-ai-report/articleshow/113148840.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:52:47

• "It's basically the same device, just with five additional switches." ☛ https://www.xythobuz.de/lars_v2.html |    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:53:46

• "The range of LDRs is far too big to easily measure the human eye dynamic range with an ADC." ☛ https://www.xythobuz.de/auto_brightness.html |    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:54:01

• "A characteristic of all mainstream operating systems is that the operating system kernel operates in a separate hardware" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/OSThreadsAlwaysExpensive | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:56:05

• "That’s why I went for a more stupid solution to prevent the wireguard issue (as I cannot fix my bios" ☛ https://etienne.pflieger.bzh/a-ecrit/wireguard-protection-sleep-mode.html | Source: Étienne Pflieger    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:56:41

• Growing need. Glaring gaps. Why mental health care can be a struggle for autistic youth ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/09/07/growing-need-glaring-gaps-why-mental-health-care-can-be-a-struggle-for-autistic-youth/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:57:40

• The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/health/polio-vaccine-gaza-children.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:57:57

• China tells US it presents 'opportunity' not 'threat' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tells-us-it-presents-opportunity-not-threat    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:59:03

• Chinese soccer fans bemoan 0-7 loss to Japan as ‘Day of Humiliation’ ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-soccer-japan-football-world-cup-2026-09062024200102.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 11:59:14

• EXPLAINED: The (worrying) popularity of caterpillar fungus ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-caterpillar-fungus-china-zombies-09062024163335.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:00:01

• Super Typhoon Yagi kills 2, injures 92 after slamming into China’s Hainan island – state media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/07/super-typhoon-yagi-kills-2-injures-92-after-slamming-into-chinas-hainan-island-state-media/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:03:05

• Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after leaving deadly trail in China, Philippines ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240907-deadly-super-typhoon-yagi-hits-vietnam    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:03:40

• China sentences Taiwanese politician Yang Chih-yuan to 9 years jail for ‘separatism’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/07/china-sentences-taiwanese-politician-yang-chih-yuan-to-9-years-jail-for-separatism/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:04:04

• Taking Knowledge in My Own Hands By Self Hosting Wikipedia and Arch Wiki ☞ https://itsfoss.com/self-host-web-archives-kiwix/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:05:47

• Qubes Canary 040 ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2024/09/07/canary-040/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:08:24

• Israel Strikes Schools Turned Shelters in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-war.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:10:01

• Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part XIV - Zoom the Beast (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_XIV_Zoom_the_Beast.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:10:21

• New Academic Year Requires New Approach to Combat Campus Antisemitism ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/09/new-academic-year-requires-new-approach-to-combat-campus-antisemitism/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:17:44

• Andy Wingo: conservative gc can be faster than precise gc ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/09/07/conservative-gc-can-be-faster-than-precise-gc    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:18:15

• Marcus Lundblad: Maps and GNOME 47 ☞ https://ml4711.blogspot.com/2024/09/maps-and-gnome-47.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:18:41

• Nvidia's Hey Hi (AI) GPUs are cheaper to rent in China than in the US — $6 per hour for eight Nvidia A100 GPUs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-ai-gpus-are-cheaper-to-rent-in-china-than-in-the-us-dollar6-per-hour-for-eight-nvidia-a100-gpus    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:25:52

• Call for Papers - PGConf India 2025 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/call-for-papers-pgconf-india-2025-2925/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:30:14

• Nordic PGDay 2025 - Call for papers open and accepting sponsors ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/nordic-pgday-2025-call-for-papers-open-and-accepting-sponsors-2927/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:30:25

• Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/climate/amazon-forest-carbon-colombia.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:32:35

• Clone Existing Raspberry Pi OS to a Bigger (or smaller) SD Card ☞ https://itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-clone-sd-card/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:33:47

• U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/business/nippon-steel-us-steel-japan.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:34:11

• Alan Pope: backdoored Windows 3.11 on QEMU 5.2.0 ☞ https://popey.com/blog/2024/09/windows-3.11-on-qemu-5.2.0/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:36:48

• Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/asia/typhoon-yagi-vietnam-china.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:37:26

• Eight pointless facts about me ☞ https://rubenerd.com/eight-pointless-facts-about-me/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:46:23

• Zen 5 CPU performance is unaffected by Inception mitigation ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/zen-5-cpu-performance-is-unaffected-by-inception-mitigation    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:47:37

• US federal court vacates class certification in Black Lives Matter protesters’ lawsuit ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-federal-court-vacates-class-certification-in-black-lives-matter-protesters-lawsuit/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:48:31

• 'Equal And Loud': Pride Marchers In Belgrade Press Demands For Rights ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-pride-march-belgrade-lgbt/33110855.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:48:54

• Lawsuits piling up for Boar’s Head following listeria outbreak that killed 9 ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/us-news/listeria/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:49:11

• US appeals court partially reinstates Hawaii and California firearm carry restrictions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-appeals-court-partially-reinstates-hawaii-and-california-firearm-carry-restrictions/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:49:45

• Scientists Discover Mosquitoes Are Using Infrared to Track Humans Down ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-mosquitoes-are-using-infrared-to-track-humans-down    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:55:37

• Radical New Super-Tough Transistor Could Revolutionize Electronics ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-new-super-tough-transistor-could-revolutionize-electronics    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:56:01

• This is the worst song to play during sex, according to science — and it’s a song about sex ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/lifestyle/the-best-and-worst-songs-to-have-sex-to-right-now-science/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 12:56:26

• How Hot Is That Soldering Iron? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/how-hot-is-that-soldering-iron/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:04:07

• "[Mike] from Leaded Solder has a soft spot for old computers, and a chance encounter with a friend sent them deep down the deep hole that is the world of 80s and 90s-era Japanese home computers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/building-a-diy-msx-mega-cartridge/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:04:44

• Human Defenses Against Viruses First Evolved Billions of Years Ago, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/human-defenses-against-viruses-first-evolved-billions-of-years-ago-study-suggests    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:05:50

• Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/us/politics/harris-trump-debate.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:06:25

• printf '%s\n' 'District 9' ☞ http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/36838/printf-sn-district-9    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:08:19

• "Git works well, it is versatile, and it scales well." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/get-thee-to-git/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:11:46

• "Whenever you buy a servo, it usually comes with a little baggie full of various plastic horns." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/should-you-run-servo-horns-or-direct-couplings-in-your-rc-planes/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:12:16

• Rendering Skin Transparent Using The Food Dye Tartrazine ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/rendering-skin-transparent-using-the-food-dye-tartrazine/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:13:03

• Neonatal jaundice treatment thresholds calculator (NICE guidelines) ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2024/09/07/bilirubin.html "The calculator is licensed under the GNU AGPLv3"    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:15:59

• KDE Slimbook Plasma VI GNU/Linux Ultrabook Launches with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-slimbook-plasma-vi-linux-ultrabook-launches-with-amd-ryzen-7-8845hs    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:16:20

• KDE Slimbook VI – A Powerful Laptop for KDE Enthusiasts ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/kde-slimbook-vi-a-powerful-laptop-for-kde-enthusiasts    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:18:35

• Hangover 9.17 is released    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:22:52

• Lots of GNU/Linux Detected in Palau and backdoored Windows Falls to New All-Time Low (14%) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/06/Lots_of_GNU_Linux_Detected_in_Palau_and_Windows_Falls_to_New_Al.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:23:48

• 'Linux' Foundation Technical Advisory Board Has Election, But Surveillance Giant Google is Already Guaranteed Over 33.3% of the Seats ('Reserved' for It) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/06/Linux_Foundation_Technical_Advisory_Board_Has_Election_But_Goog.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:23:56

• The Growth of GNU/Linux is Now a Mainstream Topic With Widespread Awareness ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/The_Growth_of_GNU_Linux_is_Now_a_Mainstream_Topic_With_Widespre.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:24:04

• 21 Essential Free and Open Source LaTeX Tools – typeset beautifully ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/latextools/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:25:15

• 3 Ways to install Flowblade video editor on Ubuntu 22.04 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-to-install-flowblade-video-editor-on-ubuntu-22-04/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:25:48

• 3 ways to install Emacs text editor on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-to-install-emacs-text-editor-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:25:58

• Repairing an Amiga that caught on fire! ☞ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2024/09/07/repairing-an-amiga-that-caught-on-fire/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:31:07

• Incus 6.5 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released ☞ https://linuxiac.com/incus-6-5-container-and-vm-manager-released/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:31:41

• Get All Resources in a Namespace in Kubernetes ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/kubernetes-get-namespace-resources/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:32:59

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Garbanzo Quest - 2024-09-04 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-09-04-edition/index.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:33:17

• 📦 {alone} v0.5 is now available ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/%f0%9f%93%a6-alone-v0-5-is-now-available/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:35:01

• Dr Drang and the Electoral College ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/dr-drang-and-" I also like that the Steam Deck is an excellent bridge to the Linux desktop. Indeed, the Steam Deck is also a SteamOS, an Arch Linux distro variant, powered PC with a KDE Plasma interface" https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/valve-steam-desk-stepping-stone-linux-desktop    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:22:23

• the-electoral-college/"Microsoft announced that they were closing Tango Gameworks alongside other layoffs and studio closures in May this year" https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/shinji-mikami-thought-tango-gameworks-would-be-safe-from-closure-if-they-made-hi-fi-rush-games    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:45:16

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:35:12

• How to Install Mullvad VPN on Ubuntu 24.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-mullvad-vpn-on-ubuntu-24-04-linux/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:35:39

• 3 ways Install Tor Browser on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-tor-browser-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:36:00

• How To Install NVIDIA Drivers on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nvidia-drivers-fedora-40/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:43:59

• How To Install Multiple deb Packages on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-multiple-deb-packages-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:44:13

• How To Install Docker Desktop on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-docker-desktop-almalinux-9/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:44:31

• Don Marti: Hey Hi (AI) legal links ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/ai-legal-links/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:45:38

• Fires in Belarus cause burning smell in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2355264/fires-in-belarus-cause-burning-smell-in-lithuania    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:45:53

• "Russians are voting again for regional offices" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/07/russians-are-voting-again-for-regional-offices-and-meduza-s-sources-say-the-elections-will-test-the-kremlin-s-plan-to-replace-the-communist-party | Source: Meduza    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:46:23

• They Used to Say Avoid Nginx (or NGINX) Because It's Russian. Now You Can Say Avoid It Because It's Microsoft. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/They_Used_to_Say_Avoid_Nginx_or_NGINX_Because_It_s_Russian_Now_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:46:34

• Observers Report Difficulties Accessing Polling Stations In Russian Regional Elections ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-election-observers-infractions/33110664.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:46:54

• How Russia spread a fake rumour about Kamala Harris and a hit-and-run ☞ https://observers.france24.com/en/americas/20240905-how-russia-spread-a-fake-rumour-about-kamala-harris-and-a-hit-and-run    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:47:24

• How some of the biggest right-wing social control media stars became unwitting mouthpieces of Russian propaganda ☞ https://kentwired.com/121513/world-nation/how-some-of-the-biggest-right-wing-social-media-stars-became-unwitting-mouthpieces-of-russian-propaganda/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:47:56

• Canadian gov-funded documentary following Russian soldiers blasted as ‘pure propaganda’: ‘Very distorted picture’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/world-news/critics-cry-propaganda-over-film-portraying-russian-soldiers-as-victims/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:48:35

• Ukraine fends off Russian attack on Kyiv, boasts using fiery ‘dragon drones’ as allies restock both combatants ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/world-news/ukraine-fends-off-russian-drone-attack-on-kyiv-boasts-using-fiery-dragon-drones-online/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:48:46

• C.I.A. and MI6 Chiefs Discuss Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia and Gaza War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/europe/cia-mi6-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:49:06

• Iran Sent Ballistic Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/europe/iran-russia-missiles-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:49:25

• Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/europe/kharkiv-ukraine-street-art.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:49:45

• Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/world/europe/ukraine-pokrovsk-russia-kyiv.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:50:12

• Ukraine Says 5 Killed In Russian Shelling Of Donetsk Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-depot-attack-voronezh-evacautions/33110535.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:50:24

• Germany's Foreign Minister Blasts Scholz's SPD Over Wavering Support For Kyiv ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-baerbock-germany-election-brandenburg/33110762.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:50:40

• U.S., U.K. Spy Chiefs Praise Ukraine's 'Audacious' Russia Incursion ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-cia-mi6-russia-kursk-incursion-burns-moore/33110770.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:50:50

• Italy's Meloni pledges unwavering support for Ukraine after Zelensky talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240907-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-ukraine-says-russia-launched-over-60-drones-in-overnight-attack    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:56:45

• US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine for 'audacious' Russia incursion ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240907-us-and-uk-spy-chiefs-praise-ukraine-for-audacious-russia-incursion    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:57:03

• Will Harris Get Trump to Self-Destruct at the Debate? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/will-harris-get-trump-to-self-destruct-at-the-debate    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:57:21

• Podcast: Master of Deceit, Episode 5 - A guilty verdict, but questions remain ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/united-states-wang-shujun-trial-master-of-deceit-china-07222024143136.html    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:58:12

• The post-truth Era: How institutional trust evaporated overnight ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/the-post-truth-era-how-institutional-trust-evaporated-overnight/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 13:58:29

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

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:00:44

• How To Install Warp Terminal on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-warp-terminal-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:01:04

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

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:01:20

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1397.jpg    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:35:18

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1048.jpg    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:35:23

• "I live in Taiawn and UBike, the bike sharing system in Taiwan, has been a godsend. You just need to register once and most cities in Taiwan have UBike stations. Not just popular places, but literarly everywhere, like ever 300m." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/09-08-ebike-for-intra-city-traveling-in-taiwan.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:36:14

• "I have a Dell XPS 13 7390 "Developer Edition," which means it was the Ubuntu Linux version instead of Microsoft Windows. I use this as my primary machine, now with Void Linux, after a bit of distrohopping 3 years ago (Ubuntu with Gnome -> RegolithOS (an Ubuntu spin with i3 window manager) -> Void." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~lettuce/laptop-repaired.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:37:06

• A Pocket Reform Appears gopher://rawtext.club:70/0/~left_adjoint/phlog/2024-09-07.txt    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:40:04

• "It's after bar close currently. I made 2 oaths to the bartender tonight by the end of 2025. At the moment, I'm sitting right outside of my house on the sidewalk in the pitch dark of the middle of the night writing this so it can be a part of ROOPHLOCH 2024, as I hope all posts this month qualify for." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/made-2-oaths-tonight-roophloch-2024.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:41:25

• 🔤SpellBinding: CDEMNOW Wordo: LIKEN gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-08.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:42:39

• "While cooking myself some simple ramen noodles, I took a look outside my dorm kitchen window and peered into the night to see what I could see beyond the screen wire. It was raining, and through it I could see a lamplight, shimmering in elegance like a full moon, and was casting its light onto a puddle in the middle of the parking lot two stories down." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2155    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:43:14

• "Currently, the latest version of OpenBSD is 7.5. A system in my network that was still running OpenBSD 7.0 needed upgrading." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/upgrading-a-very-outdated-openbsd-system.txt    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:44:06

• "I must have implemented WebDAV two or three times in the last decade or two. Just now I used mod_dav for Apache to enable WebDAV for some directories." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-09-08-webdav    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:44:55

• Hazelnut/Praline Paste gemini://fludiblu.xyz/cooking/003-hazelnut-paste.gmi    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:45:54

• "A subset of the Agile community advocates, in their words, a product-oriented approach instead of a project-oriented one, or a product mindset instead of a project mindset in their industry (computer software)." gemini://nader.pm/the-project-vs-product-problem/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:46:41

• crossbreeds and creepy criptids gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2156    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:48:17

• "This sounds like a major nerf to news outfits’ ability to establish credibility other than by flattering their audience and largely conforming to their priors." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:56:50

• empty nesting and survival processing gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 14:58:49

• Automobile became too driver- and passenger-hostile. This seems like a good punishment for their Hubris. https://www.dw.com/en/vw-s-warning-on-plant-closures-in-germany-causes-outcry/a-70123969    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:55:10

• Greenwash? https://www.dw.com/en/nusantara-indonesia-s-green-dream-or-ecological-nightmare/a-70120510    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:57:01

• fish die-off in Greece https://www.dw.com/en/mass-fish-die-off-in-greece-the-search-for-answers-has-begun/a-70119244    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:58:06

• India's archaic labor laws allow firms to exploit workers https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-archaic-labor-laws-allow-firms-to-exploit-workers/a-70121341    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 17:58:55

• German minister wants DB to make cuts and trains run on time https://www.dw.com/en/german-minister-wants-db-to-make-cuts-and-trains-run-on-time/a-70119726    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 18:51:37

• Justice way too slow. This is for proprietary software. https://www.dw.com/en/dieselgate-criminal-trial-starts-for-ex-vw-boss-winterkorn/a-70117992    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 18:52:42

• Companies in Brazil that relied on Twitter for their public communications ALL have remorse now. It's NOTHING PERSONAL... but they made dumb decisions. Now they pay for that.    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 18:54:13

• Blizzard's Cancelled Survival Game Seemingly Leaks Online With Screenshots https://www.thegamer.com/odyssey-blizzard-cancelled-survival-game-screenshots-leak/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 18:59:55

• "Whatever it was called, the game was cancelled in January of this year, when Microsoft enacted a huge wave of layoffs across Activision Blizzard." https://www.thegamer.com/odyssey-blizzard-cancelled-survival-game-screenshots-leak/    

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

• "The laptop comes pre-installed with the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment on top of the KDE neon 6 distribution." https://9to5linux.com/kde-slimbook-plasma-vi-linux-ultrabook-launches-with-amd-ryzen-7-8845hs    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:09:33

• "The Plasma VI also features a bigger 83wh battery for longer usage and a sound system powered by four speakers, including two tweeters. The redesigned "space blue" aluminum chassis gives it a sleek, modern look while enhancing the build quality, accompanied by a firmer, more tactile keyboard." https://betanews.com/2024/09/07/kde-slimbook-plasma-vi-linux-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-kde-plasma-6-1-kde-slimbook-review-linux-ai-laptop-linux-productivity-kde-software-kde-slimbook-price-linux-hardware/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:10:08

• "The Plasma VI also features a bigger 83wh battery for longer usage and a sound system powered by four speakers, including two tweeters." https://betanews.com/2024/09/07/kde-slimbook-plasma-vi-linux-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-kde-plasma-6-1-kde-slimbook-review-linux-ai-laptop-linux-productivity-kde-software-kde-slimbook-price-linux-hardware/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:10:22

• "Looking for a powerful new Linux laptop? The new KDE Slimbook VI may very well appeal." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/kde-slimbook-vi-a-powerful-laptop-for-kde-enthusiasts    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:10:58

• "What should you expect from elementary OS? Is it still around? I answer some of those questions here." https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-progress/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:11:40

"Canonical has officially revealed the codename for Ubuntu 24.10, and it's drawing inspiration from myth and poetry. The upcoming release will be known as "Oracular Oriole," a name that combines the imagery of the vibrant oriole bird with a sense of prophecy and creativity." https://betanews.com/2024/09/07/ubuntu-linux-2410-oracular-oriole/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:12:47

• TikTok Censors https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/31/tiktok-censors-accurate-criticism-of-kamala-video-by-chris-hedges/ see http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/02/Montana_s_TikTok_Ban_Was_to_Protect_Free_Speech_and_the_United_.shtml    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:23:37

• TikTok likely helped far right in German elections: analysts https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-likely-helped-far-right-in-german-elections-analysts/a-70114669    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:23:46

• chipmaking ambitions https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-live-up-to-its-chipmaking-ambitions/a-70079606    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:25:08

• ...when you were a kid China did manufacture some things in your pocket but did not remotely control them, so "MADE IN CHINA" (skinnerbox) and "CONTROLLED BY CHINA" (TikTok) is not the same kind of threat    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:26:39

• privatize? https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-court-blocks-milei-move-to-privatize-football/a-70122667    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:27:17

• Which generation of parents had it the hardest? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/parenting-stress-generations-1.7311729    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:28:12

• blow to beleaguered forestry sector https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canfor-vanderhoof-fort-st-john-sawmill-closure-1.7313849    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:36:34

• Volkswagen https://www.dw.com/en/volkswagen-clashes-with-workers-over-cuts/a-70131092    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:39:04

• Sudan https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/is-peace-possible-between-sudans-warring-parties/    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:40:16

• South African https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-09-03/fake-engineer-a-top-south-african-railway-official-is-sentenced-to-prison-for-forged-qualifications    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:41:24

• loan schemes https://www.dw.com/en/china-africa-a-shift-in-loan-schemes/a-70123303    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:41:47

• "The United States Court of Appeals (Second Circuit) just issued a ruling against the Internet Archive (Archive.org) -- rejecting their appeal, and upholding a previous ruling against them in the Hachette vs Internet Archive legal battle." https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6079435/the-internet-archive-loses-appeal-as-expected    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:45:33

• I inherited my dad's self-sufficient spirit but being a newcomer showed me the joy in asking for help https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/first-person-nigerian-newcomer-1.7293499    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:48:34

• Indian Students Are Ditching Universities In The US, UK And Canada—Here's Where They're Going Instead https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indian-students-are-ditching-universities-us-uk-canadaheres-where-theyre-going-instead-1726617    

posted Sunday, September 08, 2024 at 19:51:33