Roy Schestowitz

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1057.jpg    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:50:28

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1406.jpg    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:50:36

• Small Improvements in Carbon Capture gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/9-16.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:51:11

• Back in the Game: Catching Up gemini://envs.net/~smokey/logs/2024-09-16-im-back.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:52:03

• the crickets of night gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2183    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:57:22

• "The Autumn chill blows across the lake again like a howling banshee, and once more the cook is attempting to light the stove to prepare our late breakfast." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2182    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:58:12

• "After learning several "standard" UIs that subsequently disappeared, I try to do client-side things in Emacs if it seems sensible. Reading email is one such task, since I personally rarely need anything other than plain text support. Here I describe my general Gnus configuration, and later the parts relevant to autocrypt." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2024-09-16.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 03:59:02

• At the coast again! gopher://rawtext.club:70/0/~left_adjoint/phlog/2024-09-16.txt    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:00:58

• "In the decades that I’ve had the account, some links have gone rotten. Since I’m planning on transitioning away from Pinboard, I’m having some interesting challenges getting some of these web pages out and into a format that’s usable if I want to get back to the information in it and/or show that information to others." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:01:57

• IBM: "The higher your band, the more you need to be held accountable for mistakes that you and your underlings make. There should be no exceptions, particularly not for senior manager and executives. You are expected to know what you are doing at work." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utxD6Y6    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:25:37

• Xbox's mixed strategy is confusing developers, layoffs are affecting morale https://www.tweaktown.com/news/100550/xboxs-mixed-strategy-is-confusing-developers-layoffs-are-affecting-morale/index.html https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/09/rumour-microsoft-employees-completely-confused-about-new-xbox-strategy-says-insider    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:29:15

• "Xbox seems to be chopping and changing its overall strategy quite a lot these days, with numerous multiplatform ports marking one of the biggest changes internally over at Team Green. While the almost-constant shifting is proving to be somewhat confusing for the fanbase, as it turns out, it might actually be puzzling Xbox employees as well."    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:29:51

• Now Verizon lays off nearly 5,000 workers https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2024-09-16-now-verizon-lays-off-nearly-5000-workers    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:30:11

• "Amazon 'will return to being in the office the way we were' before the pandemic, CEO tells employees". He just wants thousands more to QUIT instead of being laid off with severance, that's that this is all about..    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:32:16

• IBM wins $44.9 million patent infringement suit against Zynga https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ibm-wins-44-9-million-patent-infringement-suit-against-zynga    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:35:32

• Zynga Ordered To Pay IBM $45 Million https://insider-gaming.com/zynga-ordered-to-pay-ibm-45-million/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:36:02

• Another attack on IT workers https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/business/amazon-return-to-work/index.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 04:47:44

• EFF: Calling for Genocide of Jews is OK, but Republicans Protesting is a Crime https://lunduke.substack.com/p/eff-calling-for-genocide-of-jews "The Electronic Frontier Foundation pushes extreme Leftist politics while pretending to fight for privacy and free speech."    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 05:38:28

• So the www "experiment" did not go as many had hoped; it is now GAFAM, slop, PR, spam... even Wikipedia became utterly odorous. Gamed to death, sold out, working for billionaires. Let's go back to where we were; we too try to link to Britannica now (at least we know what we link to). Britannica may be harder to subvert, editions aside, and Wikipedia is already corrupt.    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:23:43

• "Consolidation/centralization and removal of open standards have enabled if not outright caused the GAFAM, slop, PR, disinformation, spam, etc." -iophk    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:26:34

• "Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/linux-kernel-611-is-officially-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:36:59

• "Back in March there was the report that Saber Interactive split off from Embracer Group, with them potentially taking on 4A Games and Zen Studios." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/4a-games-and-zen-studios-staying-with-embracer-group/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:38:13

• "I haven't checked back on Don't Starve Together for quite a while now, but Klei Entertainment continue to make it one of the most interesting survival games around and the latest free update is out now with Depths of Duplicity." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/go-spelunking-in-the-dont-starve-together-depths-of-duplicity-free-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:38:23

• "Want to learn a little more about Lutris, the popular Linux app for managing games, emulators and much more? Here's your chance." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/an-interview-with-the-creator-of-lutris/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:38:36

• "Valve are continuing to tweak how Steam store pages are displayed, along with giving developers more tools to show exactly what they want." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valve-make-even-more-changes-for-steam-store-pages/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:38:51

• "Evil traffickers stuffing each Calais boat with an average of 52 migrants - a 658% rise since 2018 - as eight die in English Channel cross bid | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13855475/Evil-traffickers-stuffing-Calais-boat-average-52-migrants-658-rise-2018-eight-die-English-Channel-cross-bid.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:39:43

• "Vladimir Putin orders expansion of Russia's military to 1.5M active troops" https://thehill.com/policy/international/4882601-putin-orders-military-expansion/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:40:00

• "Trump is no Gerald Ford" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/09/trump-is-no-gerald-ford/679900/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:40:13

• "The Liberal Media Gave Us JD Vance" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-cnn-liberal-media/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:40:33

• iophk: Is Idaho's Luma Microsoft? The cost overruns suggest some connection.    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:40:58

• iTWire = windows spam, iophk: "best bet against cyber attacks remains FOSS systems" https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/your-best-bet-against-cyber-attacks-timely-threat-intelligence.html ("Your best bet against cyber attacks? Timely threat intelligence")    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:42:43

• "As far as I'm aware, DuckStation is the most popular emulator for Sony's classic PS1 console, due to it being fast and accurate." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/playstation-1-emulator-duckstation-changes-license-for-no-commercial-use-and-no-derivatives/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:43:30

• "Released back in January 2024, Anomaly Agent from Phew Phew Games went on to get an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from Steam users and now it's officially available for Linux and macOS. It was already Steam Deck Verified using Valve's Proton." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/cyberpunk-action-adventure-anomaly-agent-gets-linux-and-macos-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:44:45

• "For people who have the need for something somewhat portable, with a lot of power, perhaps the TUXEDO Gemini 17 - Gen3 will be your next purchase." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/the-tuxedo-gemini-17-gen3-is-a-big-powerful-desktop-replacement-class-laptop/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:45:21

• "Looking to pick up some more games for Steam Deck or Desktop Linux? Well, here's a whole bunch more that should work great." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/steam-deck-verified-your-game-highlights-for-mid-september-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:46:20

• "Darkflow Software and Gaijin Network Ltd have announced their multiplayer online shooter Enlisted will be changing the anti-cheat sometime in the coming days." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/enlisted-from-darkflow-gaijin-swapping-from-easy-anti-cheat-to-battleye/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:46:36

• "Running through until September 23rd at 5PM UTC — the Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest has now launched. That's right, another mini-festival of discounts, demos and more." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/steam-planes-trains-and-automobiles-fest-is-live-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:46:57

• “greenwashing” ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/climate-has-posse-and-so-does-political-satire | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:52:03

• Venezuela = EFF doing regime change abroad, or playing a role in it ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/unveiling-venezuelas-repression-surveillance-and-censorship-following-julys | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:52:53

• Hamas activists are now "journalists"? ☛ https://thedissenter.org/uk-uses-terrorism-law-to-silence-journalists-and-stifle-dissent/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:54:03

• "Registration is now open for young people to send their code to space in the European Astro Pi Challenge 2024/25." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/the-european-astro-pi-challenge-2024-25-launches-today/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:54:31

• Zimbabwe ☛ https://therevelator.org/anthrax-zimbabwe/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:55:23

• TSA ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/09/16/tsa-again-backs-down-from-its-real-id-threats/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:56:08

• "Earlier this year, a Hawaiian district court blocked movie companies' efforts to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/movie-companies-take-dmca-subpoena-shortcut-dispute-to-court-of-appeals-240916/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:57:12

• "British musician Eddy Grant has prevailed in his copyright infringement" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/eddy-grant-wins-trumps-fair-use-of-electric-avenue-was-anything-but-240916/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:57:28

• "In the wake of the Artificial Intelligence paradigm, data centres are set to proliferate all over the country." No, "the wake of the Artificial Intelligence paradigm" is FALSE!!! They parrot the hype/lie. ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2024/09/16/press-conference-in-marseille-against-data-centers/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:58:56

• RFK ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/09/16/maha-antivax-conspiracy-monger-rfk-jr-is-not-the-one-to-make-america-healthy-again/ |    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:59:19

• "green" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/16/enhow-italys-largest-fossil-fuel-company-uses-green-bonds-as-a-loophole-to-keep-financing-hydrocarbons/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 07:59:52

• "The effect of the constant announcements in train stations in England is simply to make them less viable as Third Places, to stop people who just want to converse or think." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-09-17_we-really-dont-need-announcements-in-train-stations.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:29:45

• "in Briefing for a Descent into Hell, 1971. Twenty years later Leonard Cohen would rediscover a similar turn of phrase: “There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” gemini://idiomdrottning.org/light-crack    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:30:38

• Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2231097.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:41:08

• Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam https://www.dqindia.com/news/microsoft-copilot-gets-major-upgrade-with-productivity-boost-7072795 BUBBLE of a scam club https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/22/Microsoft_Cooking_the_Books_to_Hide_the_Losses_and_Disguise_the.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:42:17

• Just as XBox sales sink 42% in a year https://gamerant.com/xbox-working-on-backward-compatibility-issues/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:44:15

• Copyrights issue ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/mumsnet-openai-copyright-allegations/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:54:44

• Digital Restrictions (DRM): "With this deprecation of legacy DRM services..." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2458962/drm-support-in-windows-media-player-will-now-disappear.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:55:19

• "This September the ACLU is hitting the road with artists, influencers..." ☛ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/know-your-rights-game-show-home-edition | Source: ACLU    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:57:25

• "The new rule — up from a three-day-a-week mandate set in 2023" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/amazon-return-to-office.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:58:04

• "The chief exec said the hybrid model of working partially at home..." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/hybrid_amazon_return_to_work/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:58:32

• "Three presidential swing states had among the biggest increases" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/09/16/rent-is-eating-up-a-greater-share-of-tenants-income-in-almost-every-state/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 08:59:19

• "The list of contributing writers at SurferToday has been growing fast" ☛ https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/surfertoday-celebrates-its-17th-anniversary | Source: Surfer Today    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:01:26

• "Myth vs. fact" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/16/heritage-foundation-admits-kosa-will-be-useful-for-removing-pro-abortion-content-if-trump-wins/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:01:49

• "personnel update" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/personnel-update/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:03:15

• "it is better to think of even the politicians on your own" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-think-about-politics-without | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:04:04

• "In support of Free Software Foundation Europe"??? ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/support-needed-for-free-software-in-eu | Source: FSF    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:05:17

• "Other species, particularly plants" ☛ https://theconversation.com/the-silent-conversations-of-plants-235127 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:06:32

• "historical data between 1959 and 2021 from the ERA5" ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/umich-researchers-identify-warming-winter-weather-trends-in-the-great-lakes-region/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:08:43

• "A closer examination of Vance’s exchange with Bash does not exonerate Trump’s running mate" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/vance-bullshit-blood-libel/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:10:43

• "The “four boxes” system of democracy" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/four-boxes | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:12:26

• "Pope Francis has no business weighing in on the U.S." ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/pope-crosses-line-by-intruding-in-u-s-election/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:25:30

• TikTok Faces Tough Questions From Judges in Fight Over U.S. Ban ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/tiktok-us-ban-case.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:28:20

• "The three judges concentrated their questions" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/16/tiktok-jousts-us-appeals-court-attempt-avoid-nationwide-ban/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:29:29

• "The organization with 35 member governments" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-16/democracy-declined-for-8th-straight-year-around-the-globe-institute-finds | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:29:47

• "TikTok and a group of creators suing to block" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/16/24246568/tiktok-v-garland-oral-arguments-dc-circuit | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:30:15

• "They also cited the government’s concern over how ByteDance..." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/16/tiktok-ban-hearing-harris-trump-2024-campaign/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:30:46

• "latest in a long line" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-biden-harris-assassination-post-x/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:36:12

• "Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/09/16/us-military-completes-withdrawal-from-niger/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:36:41

• "The company accepted an unknown number of such bets last Friday" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51129858/betting-on-elections-threatens-confidence-in-voting-and-should-be-banned-us-agency-says | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:37:00

• "fights over memorials to the comfort women" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-09-16/japans-campaign-against-memorials-to-comfort-women-comes-to-an-unlikely-place | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:37:23

• "QKD works by generating pairs of entangled photons" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/opinion_column_quantum/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:43:29

• Surveillance ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_surveillance_cloud/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:44:02

• "action by the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/us-sanctions-predator-spyware-maker-intellexa/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:44:33

• "WhatsApp appears to be continuing its suit against NSO" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/apple-whatsapp-nso-group/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:44:51

• Windows TCO: "The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43461" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-says-recent-windows-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:46:32

• Windows TCO: "Redmond addressed the security bug – CVE-2024-43461" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/microsoft_zero_day_spoofing_flaw/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:52:10

• Windows TCO: "It’s not clear how much data was stolen" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/ransomware-group-releases-screenshots-in-attempted-extortion-of-port-of-seattle/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:53:30

• Windows TCO: "The RansomHub ransomware group has released 487 gigabytes" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-leaks-data-allegedly-stolen-from-kawasaki-motors/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:54:06

• Windows TCO: "People with symptoms of sensitive medical conditions" ☛ https://therecord.media/data-on-nearly-1-million-nhs-patients-leaked-hospital-ransomware | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:55:06

• Windows TCO: "Stillwater Mining Company told regulators Saturday" ☛ https://therecord.media/stillwater-mining-company-montana-platinum-data-breach | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:55:54

• Windows TCO: "Date(s) Breach Occured: June 11, 2024" ☛ https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/08e8f97c-fb4c-4395-8133-a6bbaefd2cc5.html | Source: Maine    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:56:16

• Windows TCO: "The 2024 report highlights a notable rise in cyberattack" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/cybersecurity-in-law-firms/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:57:32

• Windows TCO: "The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/australia-faces-surge-data-breaches/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 09:57:49

• "The primary purpose of this being a "draft" plan until October" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/china-proposes-mandatory-red-flags-placed-on-all-ai-generated-content-posted-online | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:00:46

• "Do you always check your receipts after making a purchase?" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/check-your-receipts-home-depot-pay-2m-settlement-false-advertising-overcharging-customers-1726948 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:05:06

• "Depending on what they are searching for" ☛ https://www.404media.co/google-serves-ai-slop-as-top-result-for-one-of-the-most-famous-paintings-in-history/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:06:00

• "First things first, we need to set up the benchmark." ☛ https://michalpitr.substack.com/p/inference-engine-accelerating-with | Source: Michal Pitr    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:06:28

• Microsoft? Uncertain? "Idaho’s State Controller’s Office found itself in that position" ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/16/governments-often-struggle-with-massive-new-it-projects/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:07:10

• Might be Microsoft. ☛ https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/06/19/idahos-new-luma-business-system-missing-data-security-controls-audits-find/ |    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:07:21

• "The red line in the chart above is Milwaukee, MN" ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/09/16/big-trucks-dodge-chargers-kias.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:07:39

• "I feel sorry for you personally" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51130101/austrian-woman-convicted-of-fatally-infecting-her-neighbor-with-covid | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:08:50

• "[...] Further, he says that Conkin admonished students" ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2024/09/16/paul-conkins-zettelkasten-advice/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:10:35

• "My plan is to use an old Xerox copier" ☛ https://jasontucker.blog/scanning-paper-documents-and-auto-sorting-into-folders-based-on-content/ | Source: Jason Tucker    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:13:13

• 🔤SpellBinding: EILMNUO Wordo: AMISS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-17.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:19:43

• "We’re having a lot of fun with Raspberry Pi Pico 2" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/10-amazing-raspberry-pi-zero-projects-magpimonday/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:22:28

• "The videos inspired me." ☛ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2024/09/fixing-an-elgato-hd60-s-hdmi-capture-device-with-the-help-of-ghidra/ | Source: Doug Brown    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:22:53

• "This is a brain dump about a gadget I acquired recently" ☛ http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/09/zen-and-the-art-of-writer-deck.html | Source: Antipope    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:23:38

• This Week in KDE Apps ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:26:50

• Plasma 6.2 Beta in KDE neon Testing Edition ☞ https://blog.neon.kde.org/2024/09/16/plasma-6-2-beta-in-kde-neon-testing-edition/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:28:39

• SafeCloset – keep your secrets in password protected files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/safecloset-keep-secrets-password-protected-files/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:31:28

• FSF once again gives a platform to the man who slanders RMS https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/support-needed-for-free-software-in-eu    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:33:56

• nav – quickly navigate through directories ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nav-quickly-navigate-through-directories/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:04:45

• 7 Best Free and Open Source Python Object-Relational Mapping Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-object-relational-mapping-software-python/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:05:34

• olagem – terminal based typing speed test ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/olagem-terminal-based-typing-speed-test/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:06:50

• AMD’s Linux graphics driver is getting too big for older machines ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/amds-linux-graphics-driver-is-getting-too-big-for-older-machines    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:08:03

• Linux Kernel 6.11 is Released with Major Changes ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/linux-kernel-6-11-is-released-with-major-changes/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:09:10

• 'Former' Microsofter Jason Perlow Left 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Former_Microsofter_Jason_Perlow_Left_Linux_Foundation.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:10:03

• Enable KDE Plasma 6 Style Floating Bar in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/09/floating-bar-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:10:49

• Video: Linus and Dirk at Open Source Summit Europe 2024 ☞ http://www.montanalinux.org/video-open-source-summit-europe-2024-lt_and_dh.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:12:51

• OpenSearch Project Joins the 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://ostechnix.com/opensearch-project-joins-the-linux-foundation/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:13:27

• Linux Kernel 6.11 Final Is Officially Released ☞ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-11-released/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:14:13

• GNU Linux-Libre 6.11 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-11-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:14:54

• MX GNU/Linux 23.4 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.10, Based on Debian 12.7 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-23-4-released-with-linux-kernel-6-10-based-on-debian-12-7    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:15:22

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 15th, 2024 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-september-15th-2024    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:15:46

• vSphere = proprietary with endless bug doors ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migrating-virtual-machines-vsphere-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-migration-toolkit-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:17:13

• Mostly meaningless buzzwords and hype, inherited from IBM, GAFAM, and the Pentagon's talking points ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-red-hat-integrating-post-quantum-cryptography-our-products | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:17:47

• Enhance LLMs and streamline MLOps using InstructLab and KitOps ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/16/enhance-llms-instructlab-kitops    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:18:56

• Event Wrap: APSIG 2024, APrIGF 2024, TWIGF 2024, Asia Pacific Youth IGF 2024, and DRAPAC 2024 ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/17/event-wrap-apsig-2024-aprigf-2024-twigf-2024-asia-pacific-youth-igf-2024-and-drapac-2024/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:21:30

• Russ Allbery: Review: The Wings Upon Her Back ☞ https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/reviews/books/1-61696-415-4.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:21:57

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990455/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:26:52

• 19 Years of Django!. Is it Still Valid in 2024? ☞ https://medevel.com/19-years-of-django-is-it-still-valid-in-2024/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:28:09

• LaTeX-OCR: Free and Open-Source Python-based OCR for Scientific Document Conversion ☞ https://medevel.com/latex-ocr-a-game-changer-for-scientific-documents/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:30:27

• RTÉ Investigates to air revealing documentary on immigration protests in Ireland ☞ https://about.rte.ie/2024/09/16/rte-investigates-to-air-revealing-documentary-on-immigration-protests-in-ireland/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:34:36

• Valkey 8.0.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990490/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:36:04

• Microsoft media operative Tim Anderson is amplifying Microsoft-funded 'analyst' (propaganda source) https://devclass.com/2024/09/09/redmonk-no-clear-link-between-moving-from-open-source-to-a-proprietary-license-and-increasing-company-value/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/13/RedMonk_September_the_Month_of_the_Mouth_of_Redmond_Still.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:38:18

• Microsoft moles really fancy pretending to talk for the very groups they're attacking    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:38:56

• “Catch me if you can!” — How Alvik learns to dodge trouble with AI, featuring Roni Bandini ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/16/catch-me-if-you-can-how-alvik-learns-to-dodge-trouble-with-ai-featuring-roni-bandini/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:47:55

• EBRD team to visit Latvia this week ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/16.09.2024-ebrd-team-to-visit-latvia-this-week.a568937/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:49:04

• Death toll rises as more rivers burst their banks in central European floods ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240916-death-toll-rises-as-more-rivers-burst-their-banks-in-central-european-floods    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:49:27

• Episode 5:01: Death and Ptyxis ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/501    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:50:50

• Late Night GNU/Linux – Episode 299 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-299/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:51:14

• WP [WordPress] Briefing: Episode 86: My First WordPress Experience ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/episode-86-my-first-wordpress-experience/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:53:00

• Spotify Officially Kicks Off Its ‘Countdown to’ Vodcast Album Release Series with Jelly Roll, MGK ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/spotify-countdown-vodcast-album-release/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:53:36

• Scholz Stands By Ukraine Support Despite Kazakh Leader's Claim Russia 'Cannot Be Defeated' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/scholz-germany-kazakstan-russia-ukraine/33122458.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:54:04

• Ex-Ukrainian Lawmaker Becomes Member Of Russian Parliament's Upper Chamber ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/andrei-derkach-federation-council-verkhovna-rada-treason-corruption/33121909.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:54:18

• Kazakh leader urges Scholz to support China's peace plan for Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/kazakh-leader-urges-scholz-to-support-chinas-peace-plan-for-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:54:32

• Ukraine’s high ground in Russia ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/0916/Ukraine-s-high-ground-in-Russia    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:55:02

• Russia Ramps Up Air Assault on Ukrainian Cities ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kyiv-drone-attack.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:56:33

• "Deadly Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow suburb leaves residents unsettled and ambivalent about the war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/16/deadly-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-moscow-suburb-leaves-residents-unsettled-and-ambivalent-about-the-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:56:49

• Lithuanian president submits three treaties with Russia, Belarus for denunciation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2361308/lithuanian-president-submits-three-treaties-with-russia-belarus-for-denunciation    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:57:37

• Berlin Says Support For Moldova Is Working Well So Far, Pledges More ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-germany-baerbock-assistance/33122469.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:58:10

• Doctors Without Borders Ceases Operations In Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-msf-doctors-borders-closed/33122366.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:58:48

• Russian Gets 8 Years In Prison For Killing African Student ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/gabon-africa-racism-murder-russia-yekaterinburg/33122199.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:59:17

• Iran's Pezeshkian Claims No Transfer Of Weapons To Russia Since He Took Office ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pezeshkian-iran-russia-weapons-nuclear/33122205.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:59:36

• Jailed Russian Anti-War Journalist Starts Hunger Strike ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/anti-war-journalist-maria-ponomarenko-new-trial-hunger-strike/33121992.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:59:51

• In Georgia, a Political Uproar Erupts Over a 2008 War With Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/world/europe/georgia-uproar-2008-war-russia.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:13:34

• Belarusian Activist Submits Appeal Of Public Figures To Serbian President Calling For His Release ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-hnyot-gnyot-serbia-extradiction/33122386.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:13:49

• Lukashenka Pardons 37 More Belarusian Political Prisoners ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-lukashenka-amnesty-political-prisoners/33122169.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:14:10

• Belarusian Journalist, Daughter Denied Reentry To Georgia For Unknown Reasons ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/andrey-myaleshka-hournalist-daughter-entry-georgia-deportation-poland/33121721.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:14:18

• U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Georgian Government Officials, Dozens Of Others ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-sanctions-kharazishvili-protests-foreign-agents/33122326.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:14:51

• French National Pleads Guilty To Evading 'Foreign Agent' Responsibilities ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-court-foreign-agent-laurent-vinatier-guilty-plea/33122042.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:14:59

• Russia orders evacuations in Kursk region, Ukraine invites UN and Red Cross to ‘ensure rights’ there ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240916-kyiv-invites-un-and-red-cross-to-ukraine-held-parts-of-russia-s-kursk-region    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:15:20

• How Ukraine’s Kursk incursion echoes the Gettysburg campaign ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/uncategorized/how-ukraines-kursk-incursion-echoes-the-gettysburg-campaign/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:15:43

• "Putin issues decree to expand Russian military by 180,000 soldiers — Meduza" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/09/16/putin-issues-decree-to-expand-russian-military-by-180-000-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:16:07

• 'Linux' Foundation and CNCF Expand Partnership with Unified Patents to Defend Open Source Software from Non-Practicing Entities ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/16/linux-foundation-and-cncf-expand-partnership-with-unified-patents-to-defend-open-source-software-from-non-practicing-entities but prominent members of 'Linux' Foundation act lime patent trolls http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_is_Acting_No_Better_Than_Patent_Trolls_Preying_on_Smaller_C.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:18:18

• Linux 6.11 Release – Notable changes, Arm, RISC-V and MIPS architectures ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/16/linux-6-11-release-notable-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:19:26

• 'Linux' Foundation and CNCF ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/16/linux-foundation-and-cncf-expand-partnership-with-unified-patents-to-defend-open-source-software-from-non-practicing-entities but prominent members of 'Linux' Foundation act lime patent trolls http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_is_Acting_No_Better_Than_Patent_Trolls_Preying_on_Smaller_C.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:21:30

• How to use Gateway API with OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/16/how-use-gateway-api-openshift-service-mesh-26    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:22:36

• "One of my peculiarities is that I reboot my Fedora 40 desktops by logging in as root on a text terminal and then running 'reboot' (sometimes or often also telling loginctl to terminate any remainders of my login session so that the reboot doesn't stall for irritating lengths of time)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Fedora40LoginStallWhy | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:26:03

• How to Install Remi RPM on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 or 8 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-remi-rpm-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:26:53

• How to Install ModSecurity 2 with Apache on Debian 12 or 11 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-modsecurity-with-apache-on-debian-linux/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:27:01

• How to Upgrade Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-22-04-to-24-04-upgrade/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:27:19

• Update the ISPConfig Perfect Server from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/update-the-ispconfig-perfect-server-from-ubuntu-22-04-to-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:27:30

• How to Enable Auto-Completion for Kubectl (Linux, Mac and Windows) ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/how-to-enable-auto-completion-for-kubectl-linux-mac-and-windows    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:27:48

• PGP Encryption for GNU/Linux Users: Why It Matters and How to Use It! ☞ https://medevel.com/pgp-encryption-for-linux-users-why-it-matters-and-how-to-use-it/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:28:15

• How Not To Use Static Typing In Ruby ☞ https://noelrappin.com/blog/2024/09/how-not-to-use-static-typing-in-ruby/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:29:19

• How to install free Qcad 2D on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-free-qcad-2d-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:30:53

• LibreOffice is more capable ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-microsoft-office-2007-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:31:02

• How to Install phpMyAdmin with Apache on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-phpmyadmin-with-apache-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:31:19

• Better to migrate away from it, even for security reasons alone ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-powershell-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:31:30

• Linux Kernel 6.11 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/09/linux-kernel-6-11-released-how-to-install-in-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:33:36

• "Morse Micro’s impressive setup uses the 802.11ah standard, also known as HaLow, using low-frequency radio bands to get extremely long range." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2458783/this-wi-fi-system-can-stretch-for-almost-10-miles.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:35:40

• "the C++ community" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/safe_c_plusplus/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:36:23

• "Using a larger buffer improves the performance" ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2024/09/16/beware-rust-buffering/ | Source: Quentin Santos    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:36:40

• "What I didn’t do was explain how I might handle the problem without static typing." ☛ https://noelrappin.com/blog/2024/09/how-not-to-use-static-typing-in-ruby/ | Source: Noel Rappin    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:36:54

• "Following this work I will continue refactoring internal users of the legacy API" ☛ https://sourcehut.org/blog/2024-09-16-whats-cooking-september-2024/ | Source: Srht    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:37:11

• "I’ve stuck with Brave because of its built in ad blocker" ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2024/09/magand-safari-bad/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:37:54

• "For reasons outside the scope of this entry" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/10GEthernetPerformanceStillTricky | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:38:34

• "We have a long and generally happy history of using OpenBSD and PF for firewalls." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/FreeBSDInterestAndOpenBSD | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:38:45

• Reducing Binary Size of Qt Applications with Qt 6.8 - Part 2: Coffee Machine example ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/reducing-binary-size-of-qt-applications-with-qt-6.8-part-2-coffee-machine-example    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:39:41

• Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse ☞ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/09/communal-luxury-the-public-bathhouse/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:40:57

• Latvia's tourist numbers return to pre-Covid levels ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/16.09.2024-latvias-tourist-numbers-return-to-pre-covid-levels.a568883/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:41:20

• Radxa X4 Review: The Raspberry Pi Alternative ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/radxa-x4-review    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:41:35

• North Korea sends 500 workers to China in violation of sanctions ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-dispatched-workers-china-sanctions-09162024170815.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:41:55

• How Inflation Fooled Almost Everybody ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/how-inflation-fooled-almost-everybody    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:42:25

• Just Released Nextcloud Hub 9 Focuses on Decentralization and Automating Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/09/just-released-nextcloud-hub-9-focuses-on-decentralization-and-automating-ai/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:43:23

• Google Hey Hi (AI) Notebook Turns Documents into Fake Podcasts with Fake Hosts Having Fake Discussions ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/google-ai-notebook-turns-documents    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:44:29

• Destination Linux 388: Sonos’ Future is Unsound: Millions of Devices could become BRICKS! ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-388/ https://destinationlinux.net/388    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:46:28

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 212: Matt Hatfield on the State of Canadian Digital Policy as Politicians Return from the Summer Recess ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/09/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-212-matt-hatfield-on-the-state-of-canadian-digital-policy-as-politicians-return-from-the-summer-recess/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 12:47:07

• Brent's Boogie Bus Broadcast Bash | LINUX Unplugged 580 ☞ https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-12934    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:01:45

• "Then, the FSB came knocking." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/16/a-russian-teenager-commented-on-a-social-media-post-about-navalny-then-the-fsb-came-knocking | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:02:21

• Lithuanian to ‘responsibly consider’ claims about Volkov’s attackers – president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2361029/lithuanian-to-responsibly-consider-claims-about-volkov-s-attackers-president    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:02:32

• "No Z80? No Problem!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/no-z80-no-problem/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:03:14

• "OpenWRT is a powerful piece of open-source software that can turn plenty of computers into highly configurable and capable routers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/raspberry-pi-becomes-secure-vpn-router/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:03:39

• Ubuntu Blog: Announcing Authd: OIDC authentication for Ubuntu Desktop and Server ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/authd-oidc-authentication-for-ubuntu-desktop-server    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:04:44

• Pluralistic: Anti-cheat, gamers, and the Crowdstrike disaster (16 Sep 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/16/gamer-gate/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:05:02

• Adam Young: Standard Deviation ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2024/09/standard-deviation/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:06:53

• Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, UMG, and BMG Beat ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Infringement Suit Appeal on Jurisdictional Grounds ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/mick-jagger-living-in-a-ghost-town-suit-appeal/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:07:09

• APM Legal Blitz Continues With American Hockey League Action Targeting Alleged ‘Rampant Infringement’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/american-hockey-league-apm-copyright-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:07:41

• Eddy Grant Scores Victory Against Donald Trump in Long-Running Copyright Infringement Suit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/15/eddy-grant-donald-trump-infringement-suit/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:08:02

• "A CHANCE TO LIVE LONGER" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Medical Information, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-chance-to-live-longer-fails-to.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:08:23

• Science and Academia Under Attack, Imposters Inheriting or Aggressively Seizing the Top Roles ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Science_and_Academia_Under_Attack_Imposters_Inheriting_or_Aggre.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:08:45

• 'Open'AI Looks Like a Company Headed Towards Bankruptcy, Not IPO, Losses Grew Almost Tenfold in a Year (Yes, it's Just a Bubble Facilitated by Artificial Hype) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Open_AI_Looks_Like_a_Company_Headed_Towards_Bankruptcy_Not_IPO_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:08:57

• Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) on His Hobbies and Health ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Dr_Richard_M_Stallman_RMS_on_His_Hobbies_and_Health.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:09:06

• "These are all individuals and organizations that I have some kind of recurring donation to. I added and maintain this section of the site because it's important to show that there's more ways to support creators directly than paying subscriptions to big companies like Spotify and YouTube." gemini://mediocregopher.com/donations.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:10:24

• "Over the last few months I have been on somewhat of a personal development journey; having been suffering from a relatively rare, though not entirely uncommon, bout of clinical depression, I've come to realise what I need to do is cast aside a lot of the mental baggage I'm holding on to. To be honest, I'm still in the midst of this process." gemini://dazlab.uk/log/2024/0008.gmi    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:11:20

• AMD Plans Big Battery Boost For ROG Ally + Other Gaming Handhelds ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/09/16/amd-is-planning-another-free-steam-deck-upgrade/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:13:09

• Sky Bet reprimanded by ICO over unlawful cookie usage ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/sky-bet-reprimanded-by-ico-over-unlawful-cookie-usage/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 13:14:46

• Disregard for History is Disregard for (Computer) Science ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Disregard_for_History_is_Disregard_for_Computer_Science.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:48:53

• Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) on How to Make People Care About Free Software and Why Prohibiting Proprietary Software Would Not Work ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Dr_Richard_M_Stallman_RMS_on_How_to_Make_People_Care_About_Free.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:49:07

• Microsoft: Layoffs Are Growth ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_Growth.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:49:20

• Apple is Canceling Products, Services, Even Lays Off Staff in Large Numbers Every Few Months ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Apple_is_Canceling_Products_Services_Even_Lays_Off_Staff_in_Lar.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:49:38

• 'Open'AI Looks Like a Company Headed Towards Bankruptcy, Not IPO, Losses Grew Almost Tenfold in a Year (Yes, it's Just a Bubble Facilitated by Artificial Hype) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Open_AI_Looks_Like_a_Company_Headed_Towards_Bankruptcy_Not_IPO_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:49:52

• Later on Elon Musk Wonders Why Large Nations Block His Pet 'Social Control Media' (Incitement/Radicalisation) Platform... (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Later_on_Elon_Musk_Wonders_Why_Large_Nations_Block_His_Pet_Soci.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:50:03

• Corrupt "Thierry Breton, Top E.U. Commissioner, Resigns, Citing Questionable Governance" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/world/europe/thierry-breton-european-commissioner-resigns.html see http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/albrecht-ladson-von-der-leyen/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:51:14

• "Finnish MEP Henna Virkkunen named as candidate for EU Commission VP role" https://yle.fi/a/74-20112119    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:51:47

• ESP32-S3-PICO-based OMGS3 is the world’s smallest fully-featured ESP32-S3 module/board ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/15/esp32-s3-pico-based-omgs3-is-the-worlds-smallest-fully-featured-esp32-s3-module-board/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:59:17

• Managing PE Files With Overlays, (Mon, Sep 16th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31268    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:00:05

• Apple Patches Major Security Flaws With iOS 18 Refresh ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-major-security-flaws-with-ios-18-refresh/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:08:57

• Mexico celebrates Independence Day ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-independence-day-celebrations-in-photos/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:10:35

• Ex-executives of Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong media company file legal challenge against global accounting firm BDO ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/16/ex-executives-of-jimmy-lais-hong-kong-media-company-file-legal-challenge-against-global-accounting-firm-bdo/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:23:29

• And BillBC still takes bribes from Bill Gates, a top enabler of Esptein? ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-huw-edwards-sentenced/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:24:17

• Legacy Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance Being Exploited ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/legacy-ivanti-cloud-service-appliance-being-exploited.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:25:37

• Ethical Hackers Discuss Penetration Work On I.C.B.M. i ☞ https://www.itjungle.com/2024/09/16/ethical-hackers-discuss-penetration-work-on-ibm-i/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:26:09

• Staff That Steals From Customers and Whose Bosses Cover Up for the Stealing https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2024/09/17/staff-that-steals-from-customers/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:39:05

• Press conference in Marseille against Data Centers ☞ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2024/09/16/press-conference-in-marseille-against-data-centers/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:40:49

• "Sometimes those moments arise when a new device comes on the market and hardware hackers immediately take to it." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/real-time-hacking-of-a-supermarket-toy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:45:29

• Teledatics HaloMax Wi-Fi HaLow LGA or M.2 module supports over 1000 clients, have been tested at a 100+km range (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/17/teledatics-halomax-wi-fi-halow-lga-m2-module-supports-over-1000-clients-have-been-tested-at-a-100km-range/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:47:09

• Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in more than 70 years as Bebinca makes landfall ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240916-shanghai-hit-by-strongest-typhoon-in-over-70-years-as-bebinca-makes-landfall    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:47:49

• "Fit and healthy young man, aged 27, was killed by the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine... after being given the controversial jab 'in error'" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13860021/Young-man-died-Covid-jab-incorrectly.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:51:03

• Looks like Nix and NixOS area already outsourced to Microsoft proprietary GitHub, and not just for code. Tragic. Feels like Rust.    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:56:45

• Streamlining Sports Streaming: Getting Just the Games You Want Shouldn’t Be This Hard ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/streamlining-sports-streaming/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:57:17

• Mr. misinformation criticizes Australia law designed to combat misinformation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/elon-musk-criticizes-australia-law-designed-to-combat-misinformation/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:57:54

• CEO Andy Jassy tells Amazon employees they’ll have to be in the office 5 days a week next year ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/16/andy-jassy-tells-amazon-employees-theyll-office-5-days-per-week-next-year/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:58:51

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: nanotime 0.3.10 on CRAN: Update ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/09/16#nanotime_0.3.10    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 16:59:51

• Finally, you can DIY your own espresso machine ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/16/finally-you-can-diy-your-own-espresso-machine/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:00:44

• FBI, CISA Warn of Fake Voter Data Hacking Claims ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-cisa-warn-of-fake-voter-data-hacking-claims/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:01:20

• 88,000 Impacted by Access Sports Data Breach Resulting From Ransomware Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/88000-impacted-by-access-sports-data-breach-resulting-from-ransomware-attack/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:01:35

• Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack That Hit Seattle Airport ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack-that-hit-seattle-airport/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:01:53

• SolarWinds Patches Critical Vulnerability in Access Rights Manager ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-access-rights-manager/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:06:07

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested at his NYC hotel by Homeland Security amid sex trafficking investigation ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/16/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-arrested-in-nyc-amid-sex-trafficking-investigation/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:06:39

• Join Us at the OSS Security Meetup in Tokyo, Japan ☞ https://openssf.org/uncategorized/2024/09/16/join-us-at-the-oss-security-meetup-in-tokyo-japan-2/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:07:28

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, September 20, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2024-09-20-irc    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:10:39

• Announcing Authd: OIDC authentication for Ubuntu Desktop and Server ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/authd-oidc-authentication-for-ubuntu-desktop-server    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:11:22

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 857 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/09/16/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-857/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:11:43

• We b-bought a home ☞ https://rubenerd.com/we-b-bought-a-home/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:14:47

• abortion ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-pills-safety-questions-answered | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:15:28

• abortion also ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:15:38

• ICO fails UK Meta users and allows social control media giant to resume data scraping for Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/ico-fails-uk-meta-users-and-allows-social-media-giant-to-resume-data-scraping-for-ai/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:16:10

• Fedora Community Blog: Fedora Mentored Projects – Council Hackfest ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-mentored-projects-council-hackfest/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:16:58

• Geany mysterious Chinese behaviour ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202409/geany-mysterious-chinese-behaviour.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:22:13

• Qt Tools for Android Studio 3.0 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-tools-for-android-studio-3.0-released    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:23:01

• US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-sanctions-intellexa-executives-as-surveillance-spyware-crackdown-expands/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:24:30

• Treasury hits Predator spyware makers with more sanctions ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/treasury-hits-predator-spyware-makers-with-more-sanctions/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:24:43

• Access Now’s submission on Taiwan Hey Hi (AI) Basic Law ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/publication/submission-for-taiwan-ai-basic-law-consulation-september-2024/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:27:56

• 2024 elections and internet shutdowns watch ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/2024-elections-and-internet-shutdowns-watch/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:28:37

• Open letter to European Commission: the dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/open-letter-to-european-commission-the-dangers-of-age-verification-proposals-to-fundamental-rights-online/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:28:52

• NagaWorld union leader released from prison, vows to lead ongoing strike ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/nagaworld-union-leader-released-prison-09162024160711.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:29:05

• Imprisoned Leader Of Unregistered Kazakh Opposition Party Starts Hunger Strike ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/marat-zhylanbaev-prison-hunger-strike-dvk/33121781.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:29:16

• Drug Resistant Bacteria Expected to Kill Tens of Millions by 2050 ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/drug-resistant-bacteria-expected-to-kill-tens-of-millions-by-2050    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:36:02

• First of Its Kind DNA Computer Can Both Store Data And Solve Problems ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-of-its-kind-dna-computer-can-both-store-data-and-solve-problems    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:36:10

• "It's not the ads themselves that most people aim to block it is the javaladen malware that is used as the vehicle for the ads which people block. If there were no javascript involved, few to any would bother to block the ads" -iophk    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:54:42

• There's One Simple Strategy That Works to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-simple-strategy-that-works-to-reduce-alcohol-intake-scientists-say    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:55:43

• We May Have Found Where Modern Humans And Neanderthals Became One ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/we-may-have-found-where-modern-humans-and-neanderthals-became-one    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:55:52

• Profound Brain Changes of Pregnancy Revealed in Scientific First ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/profound-brain-changes-of-pregnancy-revealed-in-scientific-first    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:56:07

• A Perfect Storm of Solar Activity Is About to Unleash an Amazing Show ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-perfect-storm-of-solar-activity-is-about-to-unleash-an-amazing-show    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:56:18

• Extreme Weather to Hit 70% of Humans in Next 20 Years, Study Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/extreme-weather-to-hit-70-of-humans-in-next-20-years-study-warns    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:57:13

• Mysterious Structures Discovered Hidden Under The Surface of Mars ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-structures-discovered-hidden-under-the-surface-of-mars    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:57:35

• These Creatures Occupy 'Third State' Beyond Life And Death, Scientists Say ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-creatures-occupy-third-state-beyond-life-and-death-scientists-say    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 17:58:27

• US ex-president Trump unharmed following probable assassination attempt ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-ex-president-trump-unharmed-following-assassination-attempt-developing-story/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:01:58

• Toolkit to help journalists overcome ‘unspoken power dynamic’ in sensitive interviews ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/care-experienced-people-journalists-trauma-interviews/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:02:32

• Four columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over standards, secrecy and ‘bias’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/four-columnists-quit-jewish-chronicle-over-secrecy-standards-and-bias/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:03:01

• Fragrance in Care Products Could Be Triggering Early Puberty in Girls ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fragrance-in-care-products-could-be-triggering-early-puberty-in-girls    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:03:47

• Earth May Have Once Had a Ring That Slowly Fell From The Sky ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-may-have-once-had-a-ring-that-slowly-fell-from-the-sky    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:03:55

• "RuneRing" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mccool-typewriter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:04:54

• "Even if you haven’t heard it in decades, the shrill tones and crunchy static are like a time machine that brings back memories of a bygone era." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/the-jawncon-0x1-badge-dials-up-a-simpler-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:05:14

• What are Tokens in LLMs? A Beginner’s Guide ☞ https://itsfoss.com/llm-token/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:05:47

• Beijing frees US pastor imprisoned in China for almost 20 years ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240916-beijing-frees-us-pastor-imprisoned-in-china-for-almost-20-years    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:06:17

• Typhoon Bebinca: Strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down Chinese megacity ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/16/typhoon-bebinca-strongest-storm-to-hit-shanghai-since-1949-shuts-down-chinese-megacity/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:07:33

• China frees US pastor David Lin after almost 2 decades in detention ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/16/china-frees-us-pastor-david-lin-after-almost-2-decades-in-detention/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:07:54

• Philippines says it did not surrender from Sabina Shoal ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/south-china-sea-sabina-shoal-09162024141029.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:08:18

• Chinese court rejects feminist journalist Sophia Huang's appeal ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/court-rejects-journalist-sophia-huangs-appeal-09162024140146.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:08:32

• China releases US pastor David Lin after 18 years in jail ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/us-pastor-david-lin-released-09162024130436.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:08:48

• Thailand's longan boom faces uncertain future as Chinese tighten grip on market ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-thailand-longan-imports-09162024112803.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:09:19

• Death of Chinese delivery rider highlights harsh working conditions ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/delivery-rider-death-hangzhou-09162024110358.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:09:31

• Pacific Islands Forum investigating cyberattack on networks ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/pif-china-cyberattack-claim-09162024044939.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:09:48

• How SMIC, China’s Semiconductor Champion, Landed in the Heart of a Tech War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/smic-china-us-trade-war.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:10:02

• In Linda Sun’s Case, Signs of a Familiar China Playbook ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/world/asia/china-linda-sun-interference.html "Linda Sun is just the latest member of the Chinese diaspora whom Beijing is accused of recruiting to influence Western democracies."    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:10:22

• Tuesday Briefing: Suspect is Charged in Apparent Trump Shooting Attempt ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/briefing/trump-shooting-titan-china.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:11:02

• China Frees American Pastor, David Lin, After Nearly 20 Years in Prison ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/world/asia/china-american-pastor-david-lin.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:12:21

• First Day of a ‘New Life’ for a Boy With Sickle Cell ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/health/sickle-cell-gene-therapy-kendric-cromer.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:14:50

• St. Paul police end mental health unit with embedded social workers as city plans new approach ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/09/16/st-paul-police-department-ends-mental-health-unit/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:14:58

• Arizona Democrat seeking to unseat GOP rep backed universal single-payer health care in resurfaced clip ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/16/us-news/arizona-democrat-backed-universal-single-payer-health-care-in-resurfaced-clip/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:16:04

• Help fill Children's Hospital's 'courage boxes' for small patients ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.09.2024-help-fill-childrens-hospitals-courage-boxes-for-small-patients.a568913/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:18:08

• Urgent call for blood donations in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.09.2024-urgent-call-for-blood-donations-in-latvia.a568921/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:18:22

• Warner Music Korea Launches New Label MPLIFY — Signs Olivia Marsh ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/15/warner-music-korea-launches-new-label-mplify/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:19:07

• Whale’s presence in Malaysia a sign of healthy marine ecosystem, says researcher ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/whale-s-presence-in-malaysia-a-sign-of-healthy-marine-ecosystem-says-researcher    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:19:23

• "We’ll Take DIY Diamond Making For $200,000" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/well-take-diy-diamond-making-for-200000/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:20:18

• The French Perfumer Behind the Internet’s Favorite Fragrance, Baccarat Rouge 540 ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/francis-kurkdjian-perfume-baccarat-rouge    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:20:29

• China proposes mandatory red flags placed on all AI-generated content posted online ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/china-proposes-mandatory-red-flags-placed-on-all-ai-generated-content-posted-online    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:20:48

• UK’s Starmer praises Italy’s Meloni for ‘remarkable progress’ in stemming illegal migration ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240916-uk-pm-starmer-meets-italy-s-meloni-for-illegal-immigration-talks    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:21:16

• Luxembourg Ministry for Digitalisation contributing to the LibreOffice Conference 2024 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/16/luxembourg-ministry-for-digitalisation-contributing-to-the-libreoffice-conference-2024/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:22:35

• EFF: Calling for Genocide of Jews is OK, but Republicans Protesting is a Crime ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/eff-calling-for-genocide-of-jews    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:23:14

• FreeCAD 1.0: The Most Important GNU/Linux Release of 2024 ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/freecad-10-the-most-important-linux    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:23:44

• MyGem Launched to Make Adoption of Gemini Protocol (With Gemini Hosting) a Lot Easier ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/MyGem_Launched_to_Make_Adoption_of_Gemini_Protocol_With_Gemini_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:25:25

• "they are doing a good job keeping it out of the news, since I have not seen any reports hit the streets yet ..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uytuuZ7    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:29:05

• "Retired since 2012, received letter in mail yesterday indicating as of 1/1/25 my pension will now come from Prudential. It also indicated that my pension would now be guaranteed by my "State"... ?? Knowing how poorly "My State" is run, this part has me greatly concerned if Prudential has some sort of issue." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utXXZvD    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:35:44

• "If I hear the word "upskill" one more time I might upthrow." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uxGjN5k    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:37:06

• "IBM did a 360 ... Making years of bashing naysayers look bad." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:40:25

• "sure, expect Alvind to do the same thing...it's the IBM way. He needs his 2024 bonus for the needs of the business. Just like layoffs. Monkey see, monkey do." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uyXD3xR    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:41:20

• "Not an employee here.. Microsoft is going to ruin Call of Duty.. f these guys" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uxrsT4m    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:42:23

• "There have been enough layoffs and dismissal of talent across the industry to start whole new companies! Wait, that’s exactly what will happen." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ue6PUyC    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:42:49

• "Alternatively, increasing certainty that the gaming efforts aren’t long for this world. (Which is so odd given the recent acquisitions.). You’d think NOW would be the time to go all-in on the gaming effort instead of increasing dividends and doing stock buybacks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ufyGsZ8    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:43:09

• "Making room for new upstarts. It’s all part of the cycle of life." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uyFaEO8    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:43:28

• "Because that will fix everything." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uy8ofRB    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:43:47

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:44:05

• "And yet they can increase share dividends." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uyoIQrL    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:44:11

• The IBM layoffs are all over the news ... right? Not even ONE article! http://techrights.org/i/2024/09/ibm-layoffs-nothing-happening.png    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:53:07

• "I booted my old Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics). This is a machine with a 400 MHz PowerPC G4 and 704 MB RAM memory from around 1999." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/fun-with-a-power-mag-g4.txt    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:58:56

• Amended URL, fewer typos gopher://box.matto.nl/0/fun-with-a-power-mac-g4.txt    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 18:59:51

• "There are many different reasons as to why someone wants to become a journalist growing up, but typically it has to do with how they want to "report the truth" or to "unravel the story of others". It can get more complex than that but that's the simpliest way to look at why one wants it." gemini://cyi1341.smol.pub/random44    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:01:19

• Lithuania ready to help Poland hit by heavy rains, floods ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2361218/lithuania-ready-to-help-poland-hit-by-heavy-rains-floods    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:03:15

• Orban Cancels Foreign Trips As Floodwaters In Central, Eastern Europe Wreak Havoc ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/orban-cancels-foreign-trips-as-flood-waters-in-central-and-eastern-europe-wreak-havoc/33121948.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:03:34

• Sponsored 'article', sponsored by the companies it is about. ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/16/linux-foundation-host-aws-opensearch-search-analytics-engine/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:04:46

• How to Install Libreoffice on Ubuntu ☞ https://tecadmin.net/ubuntu-install-libreoffice/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:05:11

• Automatically Update Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS using Unattended upgrades ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/automatically-update-ubuntu-22-04-lts-using-unattended-upgrades/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:05:47

• 3 Ways to install OpenSCAD on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-to-install-openscad-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:05:55

• MX GNU/Linux 23.4 Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/mx-linux-23-4-released/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:07:17

• Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund Injects €688K into Samba ☞ https://linuxiac.com/sovereign-tech-fund-injects-688k-euros-into-samba/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:13:56

• Apple's patent mine field and intentional attack on standards that are widely supported ☞ https://linuxiac.com/photoprism-september-update-improves-heic-file-support/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:15:07

• Open letter: The dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-the-dangers-of-age-verification-proposals-to-fundamental-rights-online/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:15:39

• Vectra Hey Hi (AI) warns of Surveillance Giant Google Cloud Document Hey Hi (AI) vulnerability allowing data exfiltration ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/16/vectra-ai-warns-google-cloud-document-ai-vulnerability-allowing-data-exfiltration/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:16:42

• Hong Kong man dies after being shot by police called to handle domestic dispute ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/16/hong-kong-man-dies-after-being-shot-by-police-called-to-handle-domestic-dispute/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:17:11

• Hypergiants are increasingly serving more content via local IPv6 networks ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/16/hypergiants-are-increasingly-serving-more-content-via-local-ipv6-networks/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:17:46

• Microsoft propaganda sponsored by Microsoft. OSI is defunct. ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-ai-definition-weekly-update-september-16    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:19:32

• War, famine, and satellites: Connecting the dots of the humanitarian impact of shutdowns in Sudan ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/event/unga79-sudan/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:19:57

• Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Video Shoot Caused Thousands in Losses for Local Businesses ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-video-shoot-business-cost/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:20:31

• Vietnam court jails activist for 5 years for ‘distributing anti-state propaganda’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/vietnam-court-sentences-activist-phan-van-bach-to-5-years-for-distributing-anti-state-propaganda/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:20:49

• Invidious Instances Explain What Google/YouTube (Alphabet/Pentagon) Did To Them This Past Week ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Invidious_Instances_Explain_What_Google_YouTube_Alphabet_Pentag.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:21:02

• Please Quit Uploading Event Talks (Especially of Free Software) to YouTube ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Please_Quit_Uploading_Event_Talks_Especially_of_Free_Software_t.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:21:17

• YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Testifies Surveillance Giant Google Faces Plenty of Ad Tech Competition ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/google-antitrust-youtube-ceo.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:21:28

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, but this company lobbied for this fake court and is moreover bribing media like this to play along, legitimising the illegality ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/philips-succeeds-at-upc-in-suit-against-belkin/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:24:10

• First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law after pleading guilty to wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/16/breaking-first-person-convicted-under-hong-kongs-new-security-law-after-pleading-guilty-to-wearing-seditious-t-shirt/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:25:13

• "What Sam? How about $20 earnings per share goal you initiated at IBM while Amazon, Microsoft, and Google invested in the Cloud. Brilliant move Sam!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uxSQBgq    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:26:27

• Google and Microsoft lose billions in "the cloud". They cook the books.    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:27:02

• Intel reportedly lost PlayStation 6 chip design contract to AMD in 2022 — the $30 billion deal was up for grabs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/intel-reportedly-lost-playstation-6-chip-design-contract-to-amd-in-2022-the-dollar30-billion-deal-failed-probably-because-arc-gpus-have-a-lot-to-prove    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:29:06

• Sean Combs Arrested in Manhattan After Grand Jury Indictment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/arts/music/sean-combs-diddy-indicted.html    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:29:54

• Diddy Arrested by Federal Authorities Following Grand Jury Indictment ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/diddy-arrested-after-federal-indictment/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:30:09

• Universe ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/16/the-universe-as-we-know-it-may-end-sooner-than-expected/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:30:27

• $6,000 awarded for AutoConnect vehicle patents prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/16/6000-awarded-for-autoconnect-vehicle-patents-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:31:24

• $2,000 awarded for Emerald Lake Hills operational management patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/16/2000-awarded-for-emerald-lake-hills-operational-management-patent-prior-art    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:31:35

• Unveiling ‘RandomWalker’: Your Gateway to Tidyverse-Compatible Random Walks ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/unveiling-randomwalker-your-gateway-to-tidyverse-compatible-random-walks/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:33:14

• Introducing Shiny Assistant – You Can Now Build Shiny Applications with GPT and hype ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/introducing-shiny-assistant-you-can-now-build-shiny-applications-with-gpt-and-generativeai/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:33:28

• Extended-support beta regression for [0, 1] responses ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/extended-support-beta-regression-for-0nbsp1-responses/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:33:37

• EHrapy: The Ultimate Open-Source Tool for Simplifying Healthcare Data and Medical Records Analysis ☞ https://medevel.com/ehrapy-the-ultimate-open-source-tool-for-simplifying-healthcare-data-analysis/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:34:30

• Telemedicine in 2024: Top 9 Open-Source Solutions to Power Your Practice ☞ https://medevel.com/telemedicine-in-2024-open-source-tools-1900/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:34:44

• Chatterino – The Best Free Twitch Chat Client for Windows, Linux, BSD and macOS ☞ https://medevel.com/chatterino/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:34:55

• But Twitch itself is proprietary    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:35:15

• "Arch Linux could be your next step in the Linux journey. Here, I highlight, what I experienced with the change." https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-distro-switch-lessons/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:36:36

• "Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.11, which is the kernel version Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will offer." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/linux-kernel-6-11-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:37:01

• "15 years ago, gaming on Linux was very experimental. With the evolution that happened in the past years, it's now something we have integrated in our lives. Games running on Linux is now the norm. So instead of tinkering, we can shift our focus on making sure games keep running in the years to come, particularly games that are no longer being sold." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/an-interview-with-the-creator-of-lutris/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:37:57

• Linux 6.11 released https://betanews.com/2024/09/15/linux-611/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:42:45

• AMD and Intel improvements take the cake in the Linux kernel 6.11 release https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-11-release/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:44:02

• "You could expect to see more of that." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/microsoft-windows-kernel-changes-dont-suddenly-mean-big-things-for-linux-gaming/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:45:19

• STILL NOT A SINGLE PRESS ARTICLE ABOUT IBM LAYOFFS TODAY!! INCREDIBLE! "It ain't happening till IBM MANAGERS say so!!"    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:47:37

• You Really Can Get GOG Galaxy on Linux, Here's How https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-get-gog-galaxy-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:57:15

• Proving Grounds — Flimsy(Easy)Linux Box — Walkthrough A Journey To Offensive Security https://medium.com/@blueclps080984/proving-grounds-flimsy-easy-linux-box-walkthrough-a-journey-to-offensive-security-3eebcdf43d93    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 19:57:39

• "US Reductions in Infrastructure" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uy5a6SW    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:31:47

• 5 days after reports of 650 more Microsoft gaming layoffs, the company announces plans to pay out even more money to shareholders https://www.gamesradar.com/games/5-days-after-reports-of-650-more-microsoft-gaming-layoffs-the-company-announces-plans-to-pay-out-even-more-money-to-shareholders/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:34:03

• Microsoft Plans New $60 Billion Buyback, Raises Dividend 10% https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-16/microsoft-announces-60-billion-buyback-raises-dividend-10    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:34:40

• Microsoft faking its "value"    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:35:07

• Intel Downsizing Leaves Staff Waiting on Lay Off Decisions https://tech.co/news/intel-lay-off-wait-staff    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:37:22

• Annapurna Interactive Resignation Crisis https://explosionnetwork.com/annapurna-interactive-resignation-crisis/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:37:59

• Is ANYONE still on "X" (Twitter)? WHY? It's clearly controlled by extremists (KSA) https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/09/17/musk-joke-assassinating-biden-kamala/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 20:38:47

• Software patents decided by JURY?? https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/ibm_patent_win_zynga/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_is_Acting_No_Better_Than_Patent_Trolls_Preying_on_Smaller_C.shtml    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:22:06

• IBM is a bully and a thug https://tech.co/news/farmville-zynga-pay-out-ibm    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:23:01

• "Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/zynga-must-pay-ibm-45-million-for-farmville-patent-infringement/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:23:32

• GNU/Linux at 18% in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200901-202409    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:31:33

• "Sharing files across your home network is easy with Samba." https://www.howtogeek.com/use-samba-on-linux-for-home-network-file-sharing/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:36:15

• "GOG games aren't just for Windows, you know." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-get-gog-galaxy-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:36:38

• "A fun and powerful operating system that doesn't even need 1GB of RAM." https://www.howtogeek.com/haiku-os-r1-beta-5-release/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:37:02

• Avoid These Problems By Limiting Bash Scripts to Run Once At A Time https://www.howtogeek.com/limit-bash-scripts-to-run-once-at-a-time/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:37:28

• How (and Why) to Prevent a Bash Script From Relaunching Too Soon https://www.howtogeek.com/prevent-a-bash-script-from-relaunching-too-soon/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:38:19

• Always Know Which Git Branch You're In With This Linux Trick https://www.howtogeek.com/always-know-which-git-branch-youre-in-with-this-linux-trick/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:39:23

• The Hidden Files in Your Linux Home Directory, Explained https://www.howtogeek.com/the-hidden-files-in-your-linux-home-directory-explained/    

posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 21:40:03