Roy Schestowitz

• Fraud and equity must go hand-in-hand when modernizing unemployment insurance ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/09/fraud-and-equity-must-go-hand-in-hand-when-modernizing-unemployment-insurance/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:21:48

• Announcing the Independent Media Alliance ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/09/17/announcing-the-independent-media-alliance/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:30:27

• Linux Out Loud 97: Turning Up the Heat, GNU/Linux Tips and BBQ Treats ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-97/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:31:18

• Putin is becoming entangled in his own discredited red lines ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-is-becoming-entangled-in-his-own-discredited-red-lines/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:31:53

• Vecow RAC-1000 rugged Edge Hey Hi (AI) systems feature NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, waterproof ports, GMSL2 camera connectors ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/18/vecow-rac-1000-rugged-edge-ai-systems-feature-nvidia-jetson-agx-orin-waterproof-ports-gmsl2-camera-connectors/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:32:36

• "Perhaps it’s all part of a clever plan" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/17/perhaps-it-s-all-part-of-a-clever-plan | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:33:05

• #corecore and #floptok: Breaking down popular ‘brainrot’ memes ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/corecore-and-floptok-breaking-down-popular-brainrot-memes/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:34:21

• TikTok Made Its Case Against a Ban In Front of An Appeals Court Panel of Judges — And It Didn’t Go Well ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/17/tiktok-case-against-ban-appeals-court/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:34:54

• New Distro Derivative Expands Open-Source Enterprise GNU/Linux Ecosystem ☞ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/new-distro-derivative-expands-open-source-enterprise-linux-ecosystem-177432.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:38:00

• Tunisian Navy Seeks to Acquire $110 Million in Near Shore Patrol Boat Capability ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/09/tunisian-navy-seeks-to-acquire-110-million-in-near-shore-patrol-boat-capability/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:39:14

• Georgian Parliament Passes Restrictive Anti-LGBT Laws ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-lgbt-law-rights-parliament/33123479.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:41:15

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested amid assault lawsuits and sex trafficking allegations ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240917-sean-diddy-combs-arrested-amid-lawsuits    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:41:26

• California Gov. Newsom Signs Laws Regulating Election Hey Hi (AI) ‘Deepfakes’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/california-deepfakes-law-social-media-newsom.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:41:41

• Special treatment? How judges are handling Trump ahead of election. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2024/0917/judges-trump-criminal-lawsuits-election    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:41:59

• Prager Metis Hit With $1.2 Million SEC Fine in ‘Auditor Independence’ Suit Settlement, Legal Docs Show ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/17/prager-metis-sec-lawsuit-settlement/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:42:54

• The continuing tragedy of emoji on the web ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2024/09/17/the-continuing-tragedy-of-emoji-on-the-web/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:43:18

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1408.jpg    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:44:53

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1059.jpg    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:44:59

• Venus Gate gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/undo/j164    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:46:11

• Intel outlines a plan to get back in the game: Pause fab projects in Europe, make the foundry unit an independent subsidiary, and streamline the x86 portfolio ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-outlines-a-plan-to-get-back-in-the-game-pause-fab-projects-in-europe-make-the-foundry-unit-an-independent-subsidiary-and-streamline-the-x86-portfolio    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:52:44

• BBC’s Clive Myrie paid at least £66,000 by police, financial services industry and others ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/bbc-external-events-register-2023-2024/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:54:26

• Senior Enlisted Leaders Across Africa Meet At ASELC 2024 to Strengthen NCO Corps ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/09/senior-enlisted-leaders-across-africa-meet-at-aselc-2024-to-strengthen-nco-corps/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:55:05

• Threat of Extremist Groups Continues to Grow ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/09/threat-of-extremist-groups-continues-to-grow/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:55:27

• Gambian, U.S. Militaries Join to Discuss Oversight, Professionalism ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/09/gambian-u-s-militaries-join-to-discuss-oversight-professionalism/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:55:46

• Chinese Loggers Exploit Miombo Woodlands at ‘Unsustainable’ Rate ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/09/chinese-loggers-exploit-miombo-woodlands-at-unsustainable-rate/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:56:54

• Gym’s controversial rule to ban members from filming themselves has sparked a global ‘crackdown’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/lifestyle/gyms-controversial-rule-to-ban-members-from-filming-themselves-has-sparked-a-global-crackdown/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:57:33

• DuckyPad ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/new-duckypad-pro-is-bigger-and-smarter-than-original/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:58:00

• Ethernet ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/ferrites-versus-ethernet-in-the-ham-shack/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:58:22

• Electric Vehicles ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/thermal-runaway-solving-the-bane-of-electric-vehicles/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:58:45

• "Better security for Ubuntu users. A good step." https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-authd/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 03:59:44

• "When you install a PWA1 in the Chromium snap you might expect it to open it in a separate, streamlined window when you open it using its shortcut in the applications grid." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/chromium-snap-pwa-fixed-in-ubuntu    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:01:15

• Ubuntu 24.10 Will Improve Snap Permissions https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntu-24-10-will-improve-snap-permissions/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:01:42

• A Brand New USB Modem In The 2020s ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/17/a-brand-new-usb-modem-in-the-2020s/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:03:06

• From High Level Language To Assembly ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/18/from-high-level-language-to-assembly/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:03:22

• "Wind River is a founding member of the eLxr community. The company contributed to the initial eLxr release. Other supporters are AWS, Capgemini, Intel, SAIC, and Supermicro." Sounds like fake "community" https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/new-distro-derivative-expands-open-source-enterprise-linux-ecosystem-177432.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:04:34

• "I'm still currently waiting for an official statement from Rockstar on any plans to enable it, since BattlEye as mentioned below is supported on Linux / Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/grand-theft-auto-v-gets-battleye-anti-cheat-breaks-online-play-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:05:32

• "The final release of Fedora Linux 41 is expected sometime in late October or early November 2024." https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-41-enters-public-beta-testing-with-linux-kernel-6-11-and-gnome-47    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:06:25

• "Sure, Linux is a great OS for all sorts of users. But developers need just the right tools to do their jobs - and these 5 distros deliver." https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-linux-distributions-are-best-for-developers-heres-why/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:06:58

• "One major change in Fedora 41 Beta is the replacement of Redis with Valkey due to Redis’ switch to a proprietary license. Fedora remains committed to shipping only open-source software. Users of Redis will need to migrate to Valkey using the provided guides." https://betanews.com/2024/09/17/fedora-linux-41-beta-brings-dnf-5-nvidia-driver-support-and-redis-replacement/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:09:14

• "The creator of Linux detailed the latest Linux updates at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe event." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3526076/linus-torvalds-advises-open-source-developers-to-pursue-meaningful-projects-not-hype.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:09:42

• Tracking user logins on Linux https://www.networkworld.com/article/3523730/tracking-user-logins-on-linux.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:12:45

• Hyperledger rolls into Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust as Hedera transfers code https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hyperledger-rolls-into-linux-foundation-decentralized-trust-as-hedera-transfers-code/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/The_Linux_Foundation_is_Associating_Linux_With_Scams_and_With_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:14:05

• "Available since late March 2014, Debian-based MX Linux has just reached version 23.4. Based on Debian 12.7, the update packs a generous list of fixes, application updates, tweaks, kernel updates, as well as updated language packs." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Debian-12-7-based-MX-Linux-23-4-launches-with-multiple-fixes-tweaks-and-updated-packages.889385.0.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:14:33

• How to Install Software on Linux https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-install-software-on-linux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:15:03

• Boosting scams https://learn.bybit.com/daily-bits/linux-foundation-launches-decentralized-trust/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/The_Linux_Foundation_is_Associating_Linux_With_Scams_and_With_S.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:16:32

• How to set up a Linux NFS server on your home network (and why) https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-set-up-a-linux-nfs-server-on-your-home-network-and-why/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:17:53

• Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux' https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-muses-about-maintainer-gray-hairs-and-the-next-king-of-linux/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:18:24

• No, they defend software patents from patent reform which is much needed https://www.forbes.com/sites/adrianbridgwater/2024/09/16/linux-foundation--cncf-patently-defend-open-source-software/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:20:51

• "Linux distros are ideal operating systems for educational environments for multiple reasons. A big one is that they're 100% free to download." https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-5-best-linux-distributions-for-students-from-middle-school-to-college/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:21:14

• "This release is based on Linux kernel 6.11 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-11-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:25:42

• "First introduced earlier this year, the phone had limited support for US cellular network bands. But a new update brings support for voice, text, and data over AT&T and T-Mobile’s 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Support for Verizon is expected soon as well." https://liliputing.com/lilbits-furi-flx1-linux-smartphone-tiles-new-bluetooth-trackers-and-haiki-os-r1-beta-5/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:26:57

• "I'm just searching through and cherry-picking random bits here. It's a ridiculously long read. See more in the full changelog." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/linux-kernel-611-is-officially-out-now/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:27:17

• "I’m once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it’s Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out." https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/16/linux-6-11-release-notable-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:28:20

• "It's the first game from the team at Phew Phew Games and they told me over email how "to our surprise, it was quite well-received by both players and the press" and so they thought to themselves "Well, if people like it so much, why not give more players the chance to 'like' it too?" and so they did." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/cyberpunk-action-adventure-anomaly-agent-gets-linux-and-macos-support/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:28:46

• "For those new to Linux, MX Packageinstaller simplifies the management of applications. It now shows all installed packages, whether enabled, in testing, or from backports, with the added benefit of displaying version numbers. The flatpak tab includes a new filter to show only Flathub-verified apps, making it easier to find trusted software." https://betanews.com/2024/09/16/mx-23-4-linux-is-a-great-alternative-to-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:29:36

• "MX-23.4 is ready to meet your needs without the overhead and data privacy concerns associated with Windows 11." https://betanews.com/2024/09/16/mx-23-4-linux-is-a-great-alternative-to-windows-11/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:30:34

• Just because it's called "Linux Foundation" does not mean it's Linux news. Only 3% of its money gets allocated to Linux.    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:32:36

• Microsoft COC killing Python? https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:34:38

• Python's New Board of Directors Adds 50% Google and 25% Microsoft https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/19/gafam-python/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:35:49

• The trouble with iowait https://lwn.net/Articles/989272/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:38:18

• Testing AI-enhanced reviews for Linux patches https://lwn.net/Articles/987319/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:38:49

• "It was entirely predictable that the CoC system would be abused by managerial types to purge anyone who had the temerity to keep disagreeing with them, but it’s interesting to see that quote from Morehouse outright admitting that the process is a purely vibes based one that simply sanctions any behaviour that causes trouble for the management clique." https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:43:37

• "Hopefully this causes enough of a backlash that accountability and saner heads prevail." https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:44:05

• "If I ever get involved in defining a CoC, it would talk along the lines of "seek to not give offense, and be slow to take offense". At least that gets round both my example, and amacaters, where what is normal language to one person is offensive to another." https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:45:35

• "And it also gives you the opportunity to deal with "agent provocateurs" with their manufactured outrage. Reading the article, I get the impression Peters is out-and-out provocative, but not deliberately offensive. A quiet "Oy, you're upsetting people, tone it down" might have been far more effective."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:45:48

• "They managed to send Linus on vacation" https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:46:47

• "However such despicable behaviour from the Python Software Foundation should make one pause, and reflect if Python is a project one really wants to contribute to, or even use." https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:48:12

• Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong Old SNL Sketch https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5985667/python-bans-prominent-dev-for-enjoying-the-wrong-old-snl-sketch    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:48:42

• "That's not an option, at this point: all US projects and companies undergo this DIE-conversion (LWN is too low-profile to attract attention of these people right now, but I think sooner or later it would be assimilated and DIE-council would be instilled into it, too), it's country-wide push and yeltsin proposal is not yet adopted, thus we have nowhere to go just yet."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:49:24

• Manners matter, say companies that COMMIT SERIOUS CRIMES.    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:49:48

• "I would appreciate you reading up on the context before wading in. Nobody in the incident in question called anyone else a ‘slut’, which would obviously be very serious misconduct." https://lwn.net/Articles/988894/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:51:05

• "No one said it. The ban was because he referenced an old SNL comedy sketch that apparently used this word "slut" and he said it was funny (the clip). The sketch is strongly satirical, sending up a pompous current affair show of the era. This is SNL, a home of what Americans call liberal culture."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:51:43

• "Why a bunch of coders decided they were competent to assess 1970s American satire is an interesting question. They must have watched it to spot the "offence". Perhaps the SC is not competent for this process, that's my conclusion at the moment."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:52:10

• "One of them said such discussions are much harder than any PEP they have had to discuss. This could be a hint that they don't have the right mix of abilities, and fair enough: I suppose when people vote for SC members, they are much more concerned with their ability to make good decisions about PEPs."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:52:36

• So now if someone in WINE says, "I liked that old sketch from the 1980s", then he he show gets banned because some Mono Microsoft Monkey filed a CoC complaint    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:53:39

• "It remains a bit unsatisfactory that the council issues judgements without reasoning. If the reasoning is sound, then it helps reinforce the standards to the community. If the reasoning is unsound, having to provide it helps with accountability."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:54:13

• "The word itself wasn't said, a scene from a American show where it was said was referenced. So there are another two hops. This thing gives "mental gymnastics" vibes."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:55:18

• "Uh, what? So they had just /referred/ to an old comedy skit, which had a 'verboten' word? This sounds less and less sound."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:55:42

• "I'm really starting to think the guys was just being witty and some people took offense because they did not understand a thing..."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 04:56:08

• "CIO Managers got a new home while workers were asked to go!! Most of my coworkers were let go recently but all the managers found a new home? How does this work?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uAFfScb    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:04:40

• "If it really is thousands of jobs ... I don’t want to be here for the aftermath. It’s going to be a sh-tshow that the remaining people will have to sort out." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uAZdaaG    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:05:11

• "In addition, I would also check to make sure you know how much severance you are getting and ask when it will be showing up in your account. From personal experience it was almost 5 weeks before I saw the severance arrive. HR could not give a darn about this....total unresponsive department." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uzAjSe9    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:07:11

• "IBM has been consistently laying off employees in operations and sales, driven by its focus on automation and streamlining processes. Unfortunately, I was part of these layoffs as the company pushes toward greater automation and efficiency." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uy8oDkf    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:07:44

• "I am hearing IBM is targeting bands 8 and 9 for the layoffs. This might explain why they are only hiring at band 7 or less in the global markets. Guessing each of the market General Managers have known about this RA for quite some time and that is why the band 7 or lower hire mandate was in place. Saw where RAs this week is under the code name of Falcon. Some jobs are moving to India as well." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:08:52

• "In 2011 my job as a Solaris/Linux SysAdmin for a big Swiss Re-insurance company was outsourced to IBM/Poland...Said relocated jobs probably being long gone at this point. on a physical note, I was stationed in Armonk, New York...On the way to work I turned right into my (former) employer's USA HQ, IF I had turned left I would have entered IBM's world HQ campus." https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/09/18/ibm_job_cuts/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:10:53

• "What else is new, IBM has been doing this for decades. Every year they "make up" false reasons and excuses to get rid of 10% of the workforce." https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/09/18/ibm_job_cuts/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:14:01

• "Do you want your business-critical software written by a rotating cast of “freshers”? Neither do I. After my experience with IBM some 12 years ago, I never want anything to with them. Anything. Ever." https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/09/18/ibm_job_cuts/ see https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Post-Office-Horizon-scandal-explained-everything-you-need-to-know    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 05:34:45

• WASHINGTON STATE has only its second (in 50 days!!) Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice. 10 people laid off. As if only 10 people lost their jobs in recent weeks. WARN has become a joke! https://esd.wa.gov/about-employees/WARN    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:08:29

• IBM just ignores WARN. What are you gonna do? Shut down IBM for lying, cheating etc? http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/19/IBM_Likely_Breaking_Several_Laws_With_Latest_Secret_Mass_Layoff.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:09:00

• IBM layoffs. "TEL, US, 34yo, 5 years of service. There is no real work in TEL (Technology Expert Labs). Stay away from that group. Glad it is over, it really su-ked for the past 2 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uytuuZ7    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:10:08

• "Eventually the will learn free to choose not not free from the consequences from their choices" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uAZdaaG    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:10:43

• "They can’t generally RA anyone who joined within 12 months. Also the experienced employees are probably higher bands, so $$$" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uApmqCy    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:11:11

• Nextcloud Releases Version 9 of Self-Hosting Platform https://lunduke.substack.com/p/nextcloud-releases-version-9-of-self    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:14:43

• "Linux is 33 years old. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, is 54 years old. Who will lead Linux for the next 33 years? Linus names his successors." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-next-kings-of-linux-shannon-and    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:16:21

• Rblpapi 0.3.15: Updated and New BLP Library http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/09/18#rblpapi_0.3.15    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:19:14

• Explains why "the likes of Microsoft" will take over Torvalds' position through the Linux Foundation https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-next-kings-of-linux-shannon-and    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 07:20:46

• "Midwinter Entertainment and Behaviour Interactive Inc. were working on Project T, a spin-off from the popular Dead by Daylight but it's now been shelved." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/dead-by-daylight-spin-off-project-t-has-been-cancelled/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:00:21

• "Flow Studio recently released a big update for Len's Island, a big open world survival crafting ARPG to make sure it works better on Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/lens-island-survival-arpg-gets-a-ui-and-controls-overhaul-for-steam-deck-players/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:00:38

• "Here's a fun one for you. What do you do when you're a game developer and your laptop dies? Use your Steam Deck to continue developing of course." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/frame-of-mind-developer-ended-up-coding-the-game-on-steam-deck-for-a-year/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:01:22

• "Sweden will lead NATO troops in northern Finland" https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2024/09/sweden-will-lead-nato-troops-northern-finland    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:01:38

• "How Trump got rich: Three main sources of his wealth" https://www.axios.com/2024/09/17/trump-wealth-lucky-loser-book    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:01:48

• "Cyber Crooks Shut Down Some US, UK Schools" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/09/17/0256228    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:02:10

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: The Haitians, of Springfield, USA" https://boingboing.net/2024/09/17/tom-the-dancing-bug-the-haitians-of-springfield-usa.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:02:26

• old: Microsoft and Open Source: Nothing but trouble https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-und-Open-Source-Nichts-als-aerger-18954.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:02:56

• "Microsoft IS NOT Killing Kernel Anti Cheat!!" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/microsoft-is-not-killing-kernel-anti:3    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:03:10

• iophk: *-*very*-* dangerous that Microsoft is inveigling its minions so deeply into US defence https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4887227-microsoft-election-iran-trump-russia-harris/ ("Microsoft president says election is 'Iran vs. Trump' and 'Russia vs. Harris'")    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:03:44

• old: "What's So Bad About Microsoft?" https://www.kmfms.com/whatsbad.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:04:35

• "A VPN is Useless Against These Kinds of Internet ID Threats" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/fingerprint-vs-vpn:0    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:04:50

• "1010 Games Ltd released Funko Fusion last week, and while they're not supporting it on Steam Deck just yet, they do plan to update the game specially for Steam Deck players." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/funko-fusion-to-get-steam-deck-support-sometime-post-launch/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:05:37

• "Valve released another stable Steam Client update for Desktop and Steam Deck, just a few quick-fixes but sounds like they were needed." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/steam-client-update-gets-fixes-for-offline-mode-and-startup-movie-issues/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:05:56

• "PAX Aus have announced their 2024 line-up and it's absolutely packed with big names. Curiously, even Valve for Steam will be attending." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valve-heads-to-pax-australia-for-the-first-time-maybe-theyll-finally-get-the-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:06:15

• Animals ☛ https://therevelator.org/speak-devils/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:06:48

• "Identity Politics" ☛ https://fair.org/home/study-to-us-papers-identity-politics-is-mostly-a-way-to-sneer-at-the-left/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:07:26

• John Roberts ☛ https://fair.org/home/wsj-calls-for-keeping-judiciary-in-shadows/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:07:46

• "explanations of programming error messages" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/error-message-explanations-large-language-models-teachers-views/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:08:50

• "More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:09:20

• "There have been many durable pirate sites over the years with The Pirate Bay perhaps the most high-profile of them all." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/magis-tv-iptv-crackdown-blocks-70-domains-hundreds-already-wiped-out-240918/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:10:30

• "As part of a voluntary agreement with copyright holders, German ISPs block a list of structurally infringing websites. This blocklist has recently expanded with the sports streaming site TotalSportek." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/germany-adds-sports-streaming-site-totalsportek-to-pirate-site-blocklist-240918/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:10:41

• "Scammers are flooding Facebook with groups that purport to offer video streaming of funeral services" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/scam-funeral-streaming-groups-thrive-on-facebook/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:11:06

• "The Humble Indie.io Super Bundle is live with 13 games for a really low price, and it seems to be quite a good deal for what's there." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/humble-indieio-super-bundle-is-another-great-deal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:11:36

• "GOG have announced some bad news across two separate announcements, with a total of 29 games that are going to be delisted this month." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/29-games-are-getting-delisted-from-gog/ | Source: GOG    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:11:48

• A Kind Person's Guide to Kidnapping https://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2024-09-07-a-kind-person-s-guide-to-kidnapping.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:16:42

• "The first sections of that post related to the cat Bamse. I kidnapped him, subsequently returned him, and then become partly adopted by him." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2024-09-19-look-i-m-the-victim-here.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:16:49

• guardianship ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-city-guardianship-oversight-reform-hochul | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:18:18

• abortions ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/candi-miller-abortion-ban-death-georgia | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:18:37

• HS078: Is It Time To Dump Microsoft? https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/heavy-strategy/hs078-is-it-time-to-dump-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:25:16

• Again incendiary devices and explosions in Cologne, hand grenade discovered under a torched car ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2024/09/18/again-incendiary-devices-and-explosions-in- Patent Trolls ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/senate-vote-tomorrow-could-give-helping-hand-patent-trolls | Source: EFF cologne-hand-grenade-discovered-under-a-torched-car/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:30:50

• cologne ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/09/18/again-incendiary-devices-and-explosions-in-cologne-hand-grenade-discovered-under-a-torched-car/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:31:04

• Fedora GNU/Linux 41 Beta Is Officially Released ☞ https://ostechnix.com/fedora-linux-41-beta-released/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:33:14

• "This tutorial will help you install Inkscape Vector Illustrator on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/09/how-to-install-inkscape-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:33:52

• Smartphones Leaking Data ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/smartphones-leaking-data/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:35:42

• "This constant surveillance poses a significant risk to your privacy" ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/smartphones-leaking-data/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 09:36:08

• "As discussed previously, the EU AI Act and emerging practice flip copyright’s default opt-in regime to an opt-out one." ☛ https://www.mnot.net/blog/2024/09/18/opt-out | Source: Mark Nottingham    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:27:15

• "But this morning, the game’s creator" ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/15/flappy-birds-creator-disavows-official-new-version-of-the-game/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:27:46

• "The foundation acquired the trademark from the US company Gametech Holdings LLC" ☛ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/flappy-bird-makes-an-unlikely-comeback-after-its-creator-apparently-let-the-trademark-lapse-and-the-vultures-swept-right-in/ | Source: PC Gamer    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:27:59

• "Jurors decided [PDF] last week that FarmVille maker Zynga" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/ibm_patent_win_zynga/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:29:41

• "Patent trolls are increasingly targeting cloud native open source projects" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/open_source_orgs_strengthen_alliance/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:29:57

• The solution is to ABOLISH ALL software patents, but Microsoft's 'Linux' Foundation does not want THAT    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:30:47

• "Users in the EU can download iPadOS apps on the App Store and through alternative distribution" ☛ https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=4sn7e783 | Source: Apple Inc    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:30:57

• "The convenience for a regular user is so high." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/do-one-thing-well-and-communicate-with-others/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:31:11

• "voting with our feet is only possible when there's competition." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-internet-is-a-dumpster-fire-heres-how-we-just-might-be-able-to-save-it | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:31:28

• [Old] Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-7-2013-000162_EN.html | Source: European Parliament    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:32:35

• [Old] "Earlier this week Hispalinux, a Spanish group which represents 8,000 Linux users" ☛ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-windows-8-uefi-secure-boot-complaint-the-case-for-and-against/ | Source: ZDNet | Digital Restrictions (DRM)    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:32:49

• "New York City police leaders said Wednesday evening that officers had done the best they could" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/nyregion/nypd-shooting-brooklyn-subway.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:33:39

• "According to the first suit" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/09/alabama-convict-labor-fast-food/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:33:49

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

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:34:53

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

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:35:01

• How To Set Up ModSecurity with Apache on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/set-up-modsecurity-with-apache-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:35:15

• How To Install Mesa Drivers on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mesa-drivers-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:35:30

• How to install Supertuxkart Game on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-supertuxkart-game-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:35:57

• How to Install SSH Server on Ubuntu GNU/Linux LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-ssh-server-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:36:14

• How to Install KiCad Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 LTS ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-kicad-on-ubuntu-20-04-or-22-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:38:20

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990731/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:48:19

• "Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit helped this cause" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/human-rights-claims-against-cisco-can-move-forward-again | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:48:52

• "upon plucking or striking one, a pleasant xylophone-like sound can be heard." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/18/this-arduino-nano-can-play-the-kalimba/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:53:02

• "Using a standard infrared remote control, the user can activate those programmed sequences." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/18/giving-billy-bass-the-arti-fish-al-intelligence-he-always-deserved/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:53:11

• Some super-toxic and utterly vile people who attack women insist that Free software people/project should adopt a CoC and complain about decent people making them incapable of finding a job (blaming the messengers)    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:57:00

• Deploy a Redis cluster on OpenShift Virtualization ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/18/deploy-redis-cluster-openshift-virtualization    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:57:15

• These are proprietary spyware bits from Microsoft; Red Hat should promote alternatives to these ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/18/enhancing-quarkus-developer-experience-new-updates-intellij-and-vs-code-tools    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 14:58:13

• Amnesty International calls for investigation of Lesotho Defence Force amid torture and killing allegations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/amnesty-international-calls-for-investigation-of-lesotho-defence-force-amid-torture-and-killing-allegations/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:03:35

• UN report describes torture and death of hundreds in custody since Myanmar coup ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-torture-death-custody-09182024160806.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:05:13

• Freedom of Information ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1248633/family-of-slain-journalist-seeks-reversal-of-not-guilty-verdict-against-suspected-assassins/ | Source: Greece    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:06:47

• "the country that now heads the Council of Europe after Belgium" ☛ https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-still-wants-to-scan-your-private-chats-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it | Source: TechRadar    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:08:59

• "This is a similar effort to that postponed earlier this year." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/chat-control-is-back/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:09:10

• "Of course we need (de-escalation), but it all depends on our government." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kokhovets-interview-rferl-prison/33123560.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:09:19

• "Russia has detained, fined and jailed thousands of people for opposing its full-scale invasion" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/17/russian-man-jailed-5-years-over-street-interview-a86397 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:09:34

• "Switzerland-based humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Border" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/17/doctors-without-borders-forced-to-shut-down-operations-in-russia-a86389 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:09:43

• "the MSF is still being closed by Russian authorities" ☛ https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/09/doctors-without-borders-closes-office-russia | Source: The Barents Observer    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:09:58

• "Breton has constantly boosted his own profile in pursuit of tech policy" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/17/eus-top-censor-out-of-a-job/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:10:09

• "Content creator Jameelah Jones and author Seema Yasmin joined the first stop" ☛ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/aclu-bus-tour-brings-banned-books-to-georgia | Source: ACLU    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:10:19

• gunfire ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/18/gunfire-breaks-out-in-moscow-as-wildberries-ceo-claims-husband-led-raid-attempt-on-company-s-central-office | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:10:58

• Belarusian Supreme Court Rejects Self-Exiled Rights Defender's Prison Sentence Appeal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/sudalenka-supreme-court-appeal-rejection-extremism-human-rights/33124845.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:11:16

• YouTube removes Belarusian accounts at Lithuanian watchdog’s request ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2363220/youtube-removes-belarusian-accounts-at-lithuanian-watchdog-s-request    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:11:48

• Latvian citizen reportedly detained in Belarus ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.09.2024-latvian-citizen-reportedly-detained-in-belarus.a569181/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:12:12

• "Russian police are joining the army for higher pay, leaving behind overworked colleagues who are more likely to resort to torture" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/18/russian-police-are-joining-the-army-for-higher-pay-leaving-behind-overworked-colleagues-who-are-more-likely-to-resort-to-torture | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:13:03

• An Ugly Divorce, Russia’s Richest Woman and a Deadly Shooting in Moscow ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/europe/russia-shooting-wildberries-bakalchuk.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:13:24

• Kara-Murza Advocates For Prisoners Still Held In Russia In Return Trip To U.S. Capitol ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kara-murza-senate-prisoners-release/33123990.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:13:41

• Veteran Activist Briefly Detained For Questioning In Russia's Tatarstan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-agliullin-tatar-activist-questioning/33124792.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:13:55

• 3 Men Suspected Of Plotting 'Armed Coup' Arrested In Yerevan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-coup-arrests-nagorno-karabakh-russia-power-seizure/33124820.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:14:24

• 2 Dead, Several Wounded In Shoot-Out Near Moscow Office Of Russia's Largest Retailer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/bakalchuk-wildberries-attack-shoot-out-wounded-people-kadyrov/33124947.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:14:50

• Another Top Russian Military Official Held On Corruption Charges ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/major-general-denis-putilov-detainment-bribery-corruption-military/33125144.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:15:11

• North Korea ‘modifying’ Russian jet as early warning aircraft: think tank ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/russian-jet-early-warning-aircraft-09182024051153.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:15:36

• UN reports continued deterioration of human rights in Russia ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/un-reports-continued-deterioration-of-human-rights-in-russia/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:16:07

• North Korea launches second set of short-range ballistic missiles in a week ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240918-north-korea-launches-second-set-of-short-range-ballistic-missiles-in-one-week    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:17:04

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-security-firm-doctor-web-discloses-targeted-hacker-attack/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:18:54

• Ombudsman: children may speak whatever language they want to each other ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/18.09.2024-ombudsman-children-may-speak-whatever-language-they-want-to-each-other.a569282/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:19:17

• "New AI features in the Pixel 9 include “Add Me”" ☛ https://theconversation.com/ai-is-working-its-way-into-smartphones-but-some-tools-could-be-subverted-for-misinformation-239063 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:20:33

• "Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/facebook-owner-meta-bans-russia-state-media-outlets-over-foreign-interference-/7787477.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:20:46

• "exchange between Gray and Ocasio-Cortez" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/09/new-deal-racism-welfare-labor/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:20:57

• "No, you’re not alone, things are getting stupider" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2024/09/18/the-continued-trajectory-of-idiocy-in-the-tech-industry/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:22:49

• "political economy" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/18/falsifiability/#figleaves-not-rubrics | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:23:08

• "Starting on Tuesday, new users under 18 who sign up in the United States, the United Kingdom" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/instagram-introduces-teen-accounts-with-restricted-features/a-70241497 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:31:24

• "It’s possible the markup will be delayed or won’t actually happen." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/17/kosa-rises-from-the-ashes-house-committee-announces-markup/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:31:47

• [Old] "The film, which premiered in film festivals in 1989, went on to become an international success." ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2014/12/an_oral_history_of_roger_and_m.html | Source: Michigan News    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:32:57

• "Money meant explicitly for public transport in and around the cities will be transferred" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/09/17/cabinet-cut-eu110-million-budget-public-transport-three-major-cities | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:33:46

• "Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/electricity-in-short-supply-as-zambia-deals-with-drought-driven-energy-crisis/7786511.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:33:56

• "France wants to avoid putting kinetic weapons in space that would risk creating debris in orbit" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2024/09/17/france-plans-low-orbit-demonstrator-that-can-target-other-satellites/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:47:43

• "The most severe and persistent heat waves are often associated with an atmospheric pattern" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-09-jet-stream-climate-hottest-summer.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:47:55

• "The mayor said he worked his connections to secure a meeting with Ford." ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/they-destroyed-our-little-town-what-michigans-auto-industry-left-behind | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:48:08

• "And 9,000 counts were logged as seeing no butterflies" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/big-butterfly-count-results-record-b2614388.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:48:20

• "When a tech company reports its emissions, what they're showing you are "market-based" emissions" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-datacenters-worse | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:48:32

• "After that, in a truly deranged Xitter manifesto basically" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/18/jd-vance-makes-light-of-actual-foreign-interference-in-his-state/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:50:46

• "understand key technologies" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/air/2024/09/17/emphasis-on-electronic-warfare-a-must-air-force-secretary-says/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:51:03

• "They can claim that all they want but the reality is: It's not that useful militarily" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/china_starlink_stealth/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:51:17

• "Vanguards-lite, released in Tor 0.4.7" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/tor-is-still-safe/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:52:03

• "As of today, The Tor Project has not been granted access to supporting documents" ☛ https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-relays/2024-September/021855.html | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:52:13

• "Although almost everyone uses cash as a payment method" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/debit-cards-replacing-cash-south-africa/251911/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:53:16

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/rhysida_port_of_seattle/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:53:45

• "I have many thoughts about AI. I will use the term "AI" throughout this article" ☛ https://frederikbraun.de/prompt-injections-and-a-demo.html | Source: Frederik Braun    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:54:13

• "A creative direction is different from a purely–business–oriented one" ☛ https://iamfran.com/notes/2024/09/a-philosophy-of-whatever-is-best-for-the-roi-is-cowardice-not-leadership | Source: Francesco    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 15:54:31

• "But it was too late. Thurman’s heart stopped on the operating table." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/women-killed-dobbs-decision-abortion/679921/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:07:01

• "Research suggests about 30-40 minutes per day of building up a sweat should do it." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-calculated-how-much-exercise-we-need-to-offset-a-day-of-sitting | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:07:28

• "Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed" ☛ https://www.inverse.com/gaming/flappy-bird-returns-ios-android-microtransactions-trademark | Source: BDG    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:07:44

• "Because I’ve always seen reading time as such an incredibly personal thing" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/reading-time-estimation-widgets/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:12:34

• "This growth in the number of satellites has worrisome implications for astronomy" ☛ https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-24/aa51856-24.html |    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:13:23

• "I’d worked at the Poynter Institute" ☛ https://www.robinsloan.com/newsletters/golden-door/ | Source: Robin Sloan    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:20:05

• "Work's back in full force, which has been interesting from a digital balance point of view." ☛ https://bored.horse/post/work-mode-does-change-things/ | Source: Thord D Hedengren    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:20:20

• "I launched Ruben’s Retro Corner back in November last year" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-promise-of-html-and-css/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:20:31

• "A friend of mine once joked that I was great at making excuses for other people." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/an-advanced-case-of-in-their-defence/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:20:54

• Dispatch from Kyiv: The Kursk offensive is working, but Ukrainians are worried about US wobbling ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/dispatch-from-kyiv-the-kursk-offensive-is-working-but-ukrainians-are-worried-about-us-wobbling/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:23:56

• Russian advance in Kursk 'stopped', says Ukraine military official ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240918-russian-advance-in-kursk-stopped-ukraine-official-to-afp    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:24:07

• Lithuania to provide extra €40–50m in military aid to Ukraine this year – minister ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2363001/lithuania-to-provide-extra-eur40-50m-in-military-aid-to-ukraine-this-year-minister    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:24:20

• Imprisoned Siberian Journalist Afanasyev Honored With 2024 Free Media Award ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/mikhail-afanasyev-award-media-oslo-norway-ukraine-war-khakassia/33124682.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:24:32

• Ukrainian World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Usyk Briefly Detained In Poland ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-boxing-usyk-detained-poland/33124651.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:24:55

• Zelenskiy Says 'Victory Plan' Ready As Drone Attack Targets Arms Depot In Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-evacuation-tver/33124415.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:25:08

• Pavel Kushnir Dies in a Russian Prison ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/europe/russia-political-expression-prisoners-pavel-kushnir.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:25:30

• Russia Seizes Town in Donetsk as Ukraine Hits Ammunition Depot ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:25:58

• There are more than 120 Hey Hi (AI) bills in Congress right now ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/18/1104015/here-are-all-the-ai-bills-in-congress-right-now/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:27:09

• "My school does this annual survey of the student body to get a pulse for of we feel about the Way Things Are. This year, they had students give a word that best describes how they feel about the school." gemini://njms.ca/gemlog/2024-09-18.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:31:21

• "It's currently broken on my instance because of Google blocking the use of the API to by-pass the ads. From what I understand, it's a bit of an arms race between the Invidious developers circumventing the Google blocks and Google catching on and imposing more restrictions. I'm not sure about the future of the project" gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-09-19-experimenting-with-freebsd-fate-of-invidious.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:32:23

• 🔤SpellBinding: CIZPTYO Wordo: SWING gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-19.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:33:19

• "So I recently (as of writing, today) got a steam deck, and, as I sit here waiting for a game to install (elden ring, it'll be my first time playing) I realised the feeling I had while staring at the 2 hour install time was familiar." gemini://soup3461.smol.pub/idoit    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:34:36

• "I enter the rec center. A conversation carries on between leasing manager and resident. Both see/acknowledge me, without words or even a nod. I finally say hi to Flo, she says hi back, as blending the word into the ongoing sentence to the leasing manager. On they go. 5+ minutes..." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2187    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:35:21

• FreeBSD Fonts gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:36:10

• [Old] "The Microsoft action is just the latest move in a long-simmering dispute between the free-software/open-source software community and Microsoft." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2000/05/11/slashdot_censor/ | Source: Salon    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:37:37

• [Old] "I love apps that do only one thing but do it well." ☛ https://matanabudy.com/one-thing-apps/ |    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:39:48

• When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure"" ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/goodharts-law-in-software-engineering/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:40:34

• "In Basic MetaProgramming in Zig we saw how std.meta.hasFn uses @typeInfo" ☛ https://www.openmymind.net/Creating-Enums-At-Comptime/ | Source: Karl Seguin    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:41:03

• "In the world of R programming, tibbles are enhanced data frames" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/how-to-print-all-rows-of-a-tibble-in-r-a-beginners-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:41:39

• "In the world of C programming" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/mastering-printf-in-c-a-beginners-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 16:59:19

• "I have chosen not to remove characters." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/strong-valid.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 17:01:03

• "In January 2018 I published a blogpost titled Pangeo" ☛ https://matthewrocklin.com/pangeo-2.0.html | Source: Matthew Rocklin    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 17:01:30

• "If you’re not familiar with Mastodon or the Fediverse" ☛ https://nolanlawson.com/2024/09/18/improving-rendering-performance-with-css-content-visibility/ | Source: Nolan Lawson    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 17:17:14

• "Description: One of the challenges in traditional time series analysis is scalability." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/analyzing-time-series-at-scale-with-cluster-analysis-in-r-workshop/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 17:17:26

• "Over the last year I worked on a static site generator written from scratch in Zig." ☛ https://kristoff.it/blog/zine-ssg-zig/ | Source: Loris Cro    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 17:17:37

• "Health Minister Firass Abiad said 200 of the injuries were critical" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/lebanon-israel-pager-explosions-hizballah-iran/33123764.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:14:25

• "The Israeli military, which has been engaged in cross-border fighting" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:14:36

• "I am writing this review before the 24.04.1 release hitting me box." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-24-04-improvements.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:17:44

• "Haiku is a spiritual successor to BeOS, with a focus on a clean and user-friendly design" ☛ https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/09/18/haiku-a-spiritual-successor-to-beos/ | Source: Adafruit    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:19:00

• "R1/beta5 was of course released just a few days ago, and many (though not all)" ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2024-09-17-haiku_activity_contract_report_august_2024/ | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:19:10

• "In the arms race to secure environments" ☛ https://goteleport.com/blog/access-controls-and-policies-from-zero/ | Source: Teleport    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:19:45

• Power, input & people at Akademy 2024 ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/18/power-input-people-at-akademy-2024/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:21:16

• GNOME 47 “Denver” Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-denver-desktop-environment-officially-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:21:37

• My First Akademy Adventure ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/18/my-first-akademy-adventure/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:22:20

• Ubuntu Blog: What is the 5G Edge and Multi-Access Edge Computing? ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-is-the-5g-edge-and-multi-access-edge-computing    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:23:50

• "The QBiX-ADNAN97-A1 is an industrial-grade computing system engineered for robust performance and reliability" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/fanless-pc-with-n97-cpu-dual-gbe-lan-and-dual-hdmi-ports-supporting-4k-at-60hz/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:25:46

• "Does Putin’s order to increase the Russian army by 180,000 soldiers mean a new wave of mobilization is coming?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/18/does-putin-s-order-to-increase-the-russian-army-by-180-000-soldiers-mean-a-new-wave-of-mobilization-is-coming | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:26:12

• "AI and Environmental Misinformation" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/18/the-abcs-of-ai-and-environmental-misinformation-climate-disinformation-chat-gpt/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:27:01

• "Greenwashing" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/18/canadas-oil-patch-cenovus-cnrl-blame-anti-greenwashing-law-for-delayed-esg-reports/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:27:49

• Tufton Street ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/18/tufton-street-reform-uk-conference-nigel-farage/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:28:33

• The Next Kings of Linux: Shannon & Steve ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-next-kings-of-linux-shannon-and    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:28:55

• Nextcloud Releases Version 9 of Self-Hosting Platform ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/nextcloud-releases-version-9-of-self    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:29:05

• "CircuitDigest recently launched LiteWing on Kickstarter, a Wi-Fi-controlled mini drone powered by the ESP32 microcontroller." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/litewing-is-an-open-hardware-wi-fi-controlled-drone-powered-by-the-esp32-microcontroller/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:30:37

• "Adafruit is set to enhance its Feather product line with the new Feather RP2350, featuring Raspberry Pi’s latest RP2350 chi" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/adafruit-showcases-new-feather-form-factor-board-powered-by-rp2350/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:30:51

• "One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through a guide or handbook and coming across an almost unbelievably complex line of code meant to be executed with a shell." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/18/blowing-up-shell-scripts/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:31:38

• pazi – fast autojump helper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pazi-fast-autojump-helper/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:32:04

• Andy Wingo: whippet progress update: feature-complete! ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2024/09/18/whippet-progress-update-feature-complete    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:33:17

• Ubuntu Blog: Join Canonical in Sydney at Dell Technologies Forum ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/join-canonical-in-sydney-at-dell-technologies-forum    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:34:40

• LinkedIn is latest social control media company to process data for Hey Hi (AI) without consent ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/linkedin-is-latest-social-media-company-to-process-data-for-ai-without-consent/ "Like X, Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn have automatically..."    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:35:31

• e-Visas: The Next Digital Windrush Scandal ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/e-visas-the-next-digital-windrush-scandal/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:36:05

• Actions speak louder than words: U.S. slaps strong new sanctions on spyware company and executives ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/us-new-sanctions-on-spyware-company-and-executives/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:36:47

• Intellectual Ventures open source/Apache patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/17/intellectual-ventures-patent-challenged http://techrights.org/wiki/Intellectual_Ventures/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:37:38

• Software patents still weaponised by Microsoft troll http://techrights.org/wiki/Intellectual_Ventures/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:38:44

• North Korean Hackers Lure Critical Infrastructure Employees With Fake Jobs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-lure-critical-infrastructure-employees-with-fake-jobs/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:39:08

• Windows TCO ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31276    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:40:08

• Surveilling Europe’s edges: when digitalisation means dehumanisation ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/digital-surveillance-european-borders-part-1/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:40:57

• EU court scraps €1.49B antitrust fine against Google, mostly upholds Qualcomm penalty ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/18/eu-court-scraps-e1-49b-antitrust-fine-google-mostly-upholds-qualcomm-penalty/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:41:57

• Google wins EU court bid to overturn €1.49 billion antitrust fine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240918-google-wins-eu-court-bid-to-overturn-%E2%82%AC1-49-billion-antitrust-fine    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:42:32

• Same product, different prices: How surveillance pricing is emptying out consumers’ pockets ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/same-product-different-prices-how-surveillance-pricing-is-emptying-out-consumers-pockets/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:42:57

• Tigera Adds Vulnerability Management Capabilities to Calico Platform ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/editorial-calendar/devsecops/tigera-adds-vulnerability-management-capabilities-to-calico-platform/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:45:45

• The ultimate weapon against DDoS — BGP Flowspec ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/09/18/the-ultimate-weapon-against-ddos-bgp-flowspec/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:46:18

• There Might Be More Than One Way to Make a Planet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/science/planet-formation-top-down.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:46:47

• NASA awards KBR with contractor of the year award ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/space-hour/2024/09/nasa-awards-kbr-with-contractor-of-the-year-award/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:47:07

• University top salaries could be frozen in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/16.09.2024-university-top-salaries-could-be-frozen-in-latvia.a568876/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:47:33

• Titan Disaster Hearing Upends Earlier Expert Theories on Crew Deaths ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/science/titan-disaster-hearing-crew-deaths-theories.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:47:53

• Drones changing the nature of warfare ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/drones-changing-the-nature-of-warfare/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:48:12

• At least 20 killed, 450 wounded in fresh wave of Lebanon device explosions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240918-%F0%9F%94%B4live-hezbollah-vows-continued-support-for-gaza-despite-deadly-pager-blasts    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:48:29

• What we know about Lebanon’s exploding pagers ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240918-what-we-know-about-lebanon-s-exploding-pagers    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:48:48

• Debate over children's vaccination in Latvia after diphtheria tragedy ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/18.09.2024-debate-over-childrens-vaccination-in-latvia-after-diphtheria-tragedy.a569182/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:49:17

• IOS18 bricked my iPad M4 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255759309    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:50:31

• Latvia's health sector unlikely to get requested funding next year ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/18.09.2024-latvias-health-sector-unlikely-to-get-requested-funding-next-year.a569197/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:50:51

• What next? ALL vehicles? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-mandate-in-vehicle-breathalysers-for-repeat-dui-offenders    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:51:25

• North Korean leader Kim leads new ballistic and cruise missile tests, says KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-korea-leader-kim-leads-new-ballistic-and-cruise-missile-tests-kcna-says    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:52:00

• "start testing the latest syslog-ng release from Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub"? No, thanks... use Free hosting. ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/a-call-for-syslog-ng-testing    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:52:57

• Compact GNU/Linux Gaming Beast: MinisForum EM 780 ☞ https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/tiny-linux-gaming-pc/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:53:59

• How to Install Stremio Streaming App on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-stremio-streaming-app-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:54:26

• Install PostgreSQL pgAdmin 4 on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-postgresql-pgadmin-4-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy-linux/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:54:45

• typioca – minimal terminal based typing speed tester ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/typioca-minimal-terminal-based-typing-speed-tester/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:55:43

• zm – improved cd ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zm-improved-cd/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:56:04

• Fedora 41 Beta Available with Some Interesting Additions ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Fedora-41-Beta-Available-with-Some-Interesting-Additions    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:57:12

• Here Are The Best New Features in Ubuntu 24.10 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/ubuntu-24-10-new-features    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 18:59:34

• GNOME Foundation News: Introducing GNOME 47 ☞ https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/09/18/introducing-gnome-47/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:00:05

• Qt for MCUs 2.8.1 LTS released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mcus-2.8.1-lts-released    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:01:16

• Federal Reserve lowers US interest rates weeks before US election ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240918-federal-reserve-lowers-us-interest-rates-weeks-before-us-election    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:01:38

• Inflation remained at 2.2% in August: which savings accounts offer higher rates? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/inflation-remained-at-2.2-in-august-aLFpI3q2jlw2    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:01:58

• Price of chocolate soars despite falling food inflation ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/price-of-chocolate-soars-despite-falling-food-inflation-asN4z0X0nZLY    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:02:14

• How Fed’s aggressive rate cut may boost Harris’ prospects ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0918/powell-fed-rate-cut-trump-harris    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:02:29

• Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time in Four Years ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/business/economy/fed-reserve-interest-rate-cut.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:02:40

• IBM Has Been Lobbying for Software Patents, It's Not the Free Software Community's Ally ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/18/IBM_Has_Been_Lobbying_for_Software_Patents_It_s_Not_the_Free_So.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:03:20

• IBM is Acting No Better Than Patent Trolls, Preying on Smaller Companies by Suing Them With Software Patents ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_is_Acting_No_Better_Than_Patent_Trolls_Preying_on_Smaller_C.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:03:30

• Another Fractus LTE antenna patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/18/another-fractus-lte-antenna-patent-challenged    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:04:14

• Oura joins Unified Patents ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/9/18/oura-joins-unified-patents    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:04:29

• UPC is illegal; this site, JUVE, got paid to keep boosting this EU illegality, reafforming EPO corruption and massive attack on the whole legal system ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-must-wait-for-german-nullity-ruling-in-nokia-mala/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:05:44

• Also the illegal "court"; this courst must be abolished and not even exist if Rule of Law still means anything ☞ https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/09/18/patent-case-dexcom-inc-vs-abbott-upc/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:06:44

• Traditional Principles of Equity Acknowledge that Ongoing Infringement is an Irreparable Harm ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/09/traditional-acknowledge-infringement.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:07:02

• Three stable kernel updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990766/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:07:29

• Morale at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Sinking, More Layoffs Expected, Stock Buybacks Blasted (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/18/Morale_at_Microsoft_Sinking_More_Layoffs_Expected_Stock_Buyback.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:07:43

• The Kubecost Acquisition Does Not Show I.C.B.M. is Rich, It Shows It Wants to Distract From Mass Layoffs Happening This Week (Thousands Laid Off in the Dark) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/18/The_Kubecost_Acquisition_Does_Not_Show_IBM_is_Rich_It_Shows_It_.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:07:52

• [Meme] Think. Positive. Saturate the Media. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/18/Meme_Think_Positive_Saturate_the_Media.shtml    

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

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• Something Has Gone Very Wrong at iTWire ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/Something_Has_Gone_Very_Wrong_at_iTWire.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:10:47

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• Mass Layoffs at I.C.B.M. Today, Just Like Prominent Rumours Said Upfront ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Today_Just_Like_Prominent_Rumours_Said_Upfr.shtml    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:11:13

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• Warning issued to Latvian e-money company ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/18.09.2024-warning-issued-to-latvian-e-money-company.a569258/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:11:43

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• Inside the University’s updated free speech policies ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/09/18/stanford-updated-free-speech-policies/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:12:15

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• ‘Survivor’ Season 47 to Feature Jon Lovett, a Former Obama Speechwriter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/us/politics/survivor-season-47-jon-lovett.html    

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

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• What Losing in 2020 Did to Trump ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/17/opinion/thepoint/stump-speech-trump-2020    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:13:19

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• Japanese boy, 10, fatally stabbed in China while on the way to school ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japanese-schoolboy-stabbed-in-china-confirmed-dead-nhk-reports    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:14:00

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• China's 'full-time dads' challenge patriarchal norms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-full-time-dads-challenge-patriarchal-norms    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:14:30

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• Child, 10, Stabbed Near Japanese School in China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/asia/child-stabbed-japan-china.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:14:54

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• Japanese schoolboy stabbed in China confirmed dead ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japanese-schoolboy-stabbed-in-china-confirmed-dead-nhk-reports    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:15:04

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• US Navy flies maritime patrol aircraft through Taiwan Strait ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/us-navy-poseidon-transits-taiwan-strait-09182024032120.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:15:32

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• China sanctions 9 US firms over military sales to Taiwan ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-us-firm-sanction-taiwan-09182024055929.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:15:49

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• Chinese police ‘stalling’ after school attack on dissident’s son ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-attack-dissident-son-police-09182024121422.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:16:12

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• Chinese dissidents cut off from families at Mid-Autumn Festival ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-families-mid-autumn-festival-09182024121337.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:16:29

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• Japanese-Uyghur lawmaker urges Tokyo to take firmer stand on China ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/lawmaker-urges-tokyo-take-firmer-stand-china-09182024125008.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:16:48

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• Too many Americans ‘unjustly’ jailed in China, lawmakers say ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/cecc-american-prisonors-unjustly-detained-09182024144515.html    

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

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• US confirms release of American pastor David Lin from China prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-confirms-release-of-american-pastor-david-lin-from-china-prison/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:17:38

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• Ex-Chinese naval captain jailed for 8 months in Taiwan over illegal entry ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/18/ex-chinese-naval-captain-jailed-for-8-months-in-taiwan-over-illegal-entry/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:19:25

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• China shows off Z-10ME attack helicopter at AAD ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/china-shows-off-z-10me-attack-helicopter-at-aad/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:20:35

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• FBI joint operation takes down massive Chinese botnet, Wray says ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-operation-china-botnet-flax-typhoon/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:21:14

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• Hey Hi (AI)    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:21:46

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• Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/strategic-insights-memos/assessing-chinas-ai-development-and-forecasting-its-future-tech-priorities/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:22:18

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• Digital spinach: What Australia can learn from China’s youth screen-time restrictions ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/digital-spinach-what-australia-can-learn-from-chinas-youth-screen-time-restrictions/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:22:51

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• "System76, a leading manufacturer of Linux computers known for its commitment to open-source principles, announces a partnership with the Digital Freedom Foundation (DFF) to support Software Freedom Day (SFD), which takes place on September 21, 2024." https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-partners-with-digital-freedom-foundation-to-promote-software-freedom-day    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:24:57

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• Musk's X bypasses court-ordered Brazil ban through software update ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240919-elon-musk-bypasses-court-ordered-ban-in-brazil-through-software-update    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:29:02

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• Problems in the Parking Lot: Threat Actors Use IRL Quishing to Target Travelers ☞ https://www.netcraft.com/blog/irl-quishing-scams-target-travelers/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:36:43

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• Agitating homemade PCBs with ease ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/18/agitating-homemade-pcbs-with-ease/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:37:48

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• I Tried The New TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus, Is It Any Good? ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/i-tried-the-new-terramaster-f8-ssd-plus-is-it-any-good/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:38:33

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• Police officer accused of drug possession ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/18.09.2024-police-officer-accused-of-drug-possession.a569245/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:40:21

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• From regulation to innovation: Unexpected benefits of the Chevron ruling ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/09/from-regulation-to-innovation-unexpected-benefits-of-the-chevron-ruling/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:41:53

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• GuidePoint Security brings regional commercial conferences to public sector ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2024/09/guidepoint-security-brings-regional-commercial-conferences-to-public-sector/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:42:44

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• Threat Actors Target Accounting Software Used by Construction Contractors ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/threat-actors-target-accounting-software-used-by-construction-contractors/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:43:42

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• Australian Police Infiltrate Encrypted Messaging App Ghost and Arrest Dozens ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/australian-police-infiltrate-encrypted-messaging-app-ghost-and-arrest-dozens/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:44:32

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• CISA, FBI Urge Organizations to Eliminate XSS Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-fbi-urge-organizations-to-eliminate-xss-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:44:55

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• AT&T to Pay $13 Million in Settlement Over 2023 Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/att-to-pay-13-million-in-settlement-over-2023-data-breach/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:45:25

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• Stabilizing the US-China trade conflict ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/stabilizing-the-us-china-trade-conflict/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:46:32

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• Milkor 380 UAV ushers in a new era for South African aerospace and defence capabilities ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/milkor-380-uav-ushers-in-a-new-era-for-south-african-aerospace-and-defence-capabilities/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:47:34

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• Man killed during French security forces operation in New Caledonia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240918-man-killed-during-french-security-forces-operation-in-new-caledonia    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:47:45

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• Israel planted 5,000 pager explosives months before deadly blasts, Lebanese security sources say ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240918-israel-planted-5-000-pager-explosives-months-before-deadly-blasts-lebanese-security-sources-say    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:48:19

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• Cyber threats to shipping explained ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/cyber-threats-to-shipping-explained/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:48:57

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• Taiwan deepening security cooperation with US, other ‘allies’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-deepening-security-cooperation-with-us-other-allies    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:50:44

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• Taiwan security bodies 'paying great attention' to Hezbollah beeper explosions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-security-bodies-paying-great-attention-to-hezbollah-beeper-explosions    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:51:00

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• Windows TCO is real and gadgets with snake-oil cannot overcome it ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/enhanced-duo-security-feature-starts-sept-25/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:51:38

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• Ryzen 9000 CPUs drop 10% frequency executing AVX-512 instructions — defective chip maker Intel CPUs typically suffer from more substantial clock speed drops ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ryzen-9000-cpus-drop-10-frequency-executing-avx-512-instructions-intel-cpus-typically-suffer-from-more-substantial-clock-speed-drops    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:52:16

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• Improving rendering performance with CSS content-visibility ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2024/09/18/improving-rendering-performance-with-css-content-visibility/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:54:09

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• Georgia parliament passes legislation that restricts LGBTQ+ human rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/georgia-parliament-passes-legislation-that-restricts-lgbtq-human-rights/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:54:52

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• California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by Hey Hi (AI) face legal challenges ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/09/18/california-laws-cracking-down-on-election-deepfakes-by-ai-face-legal-challenges/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:55:23

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• Tyson Is Sued Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/climate/tyson-beef-climate-lawsuit.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:55:51

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• X has found a way to come back to life in Brazil ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/18/x-found-way-come-back-life-brazil/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:56:17

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• Musk made a career out of cheating the system, so why stop NOW?    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:57:00

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• LOWERING the quality even MOAR https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/18/youtube-bring-ai-generated-videos-shorts-veo-integration/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 19:59:38

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• Airline Seats Are For Dummies ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/18/airline-seats-are-for-dummies/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:00:12

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• Revisited: RMuP – terminal-based music player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/revisited-rmup-terminal-based-music-player/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:01:18

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• RebeccaBlackOS – Debian-based live distro ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rebeccablackos-debian-based-live-distro/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:01:37

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• Marley: A Free and Open-Source Clinic Practice Management System ☞ https://medevel.com/marley-frappehealth/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:02:03

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• Metriport: An Open-Source Platform for Healthcare Data Integration ☞ https://medevel.com/metriport-healthcare/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:02:17

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• Kevin Fenzi: fun with laptops ☞ https://www.scrye.com/wordpress/nirik/2024/09/18/fun-with-laptops/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:03:11

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• Sparky 7.5 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-7-5/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:04:19

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• 10 Best free browsers with VPN for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android ☞ https://medevel.com/browsers-with-vpn-1900/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:04:58

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• OpenMedLab: Empowering Healthcare Innovation with Open-Source Solutions ☞ https://medevel.com/openmedlab/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:05:13

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• Bridging the Gap: The First Enterprise-Grade GNU/Linux Solution for the Cloud-to-Edge Continuum ☞ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/bridging-gap-first-enterprise-grade-linux-solution-cloud-edge-continuum    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:06:15

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• "What a frightening limbo. Autumnal enough to call it Autumn; yet not Autumnal enough to start playing "1979" by the Smashing Pumpkins." gemini://dce.cities.yesterweb.org/tinylog.gmi    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:07:23

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• "Hey Hi (AI) and cloud technologies"... SO MUCH BUZZWORD NONSENE! ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/18/cybersecurity-resilience-mwise2024/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:13:51

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• oreiginal title was "ybersecurity resilience takes center stage as businesses embrace Hey Hi (AI) and cloud technologies"... they just throw in meaningless buzzwords    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:14:26

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• which really says a lot about what it takes to be "journalists" now... just parrot buzzwords from a bucket of them... and seam them together... not much better than an LLM    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:15:16

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• How To Build a Connected Future: Prioritizing Accuracy, Affordability, and Workforce Development ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/how-to-build-a-connected-future/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:16:24

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• Linux Distros in September 2024: Welcome to Hyper-Fragmentation ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/linux-distros-sep-2024-hyperfragmentation/index.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:16:55

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• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Incremental Town RPG - 2024-09-18 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-09-18-edition/index.html    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:17:22

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• Kubectl Create Pods: How to Create Pods in Kubernetes ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/kubectl-create-pods    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:17:46

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• Kubectl Delete Deployment – How to Delete a Kubernetes Deployment ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/kubectl-delete-deployment    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:18:05

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• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #24.16: Pro Vim Tips, Kubernetes Tips, SSH Config Tweaks and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/24-16/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:18:37

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• Sparky 7.5 Drops with Updated Packages ☞ https://linuxiac.com/sparky-7-5-drops-with-updated-packages/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:19:30

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• GNOME 47 Desktop Environment Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gnome-47-desktop-environment/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:20:01

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• Apple Weekly News (LWN) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990753/    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:20:37

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• "This week Jonathan Bennett and Jeff Massie chat with Max Rydahl Andersen about JBang" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/18/floss-weekly-episode-801-jbang-not-your-parents-java-anymore/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:22:20

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• The Historical Precedents to Trump’s Attacks on Haitian Immigrants ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-historical-precedents-to-trumps-attacks-on-haitian-immigrants    

posted Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 20:30:12

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