Roy Schestowitz

• Lord Kelvin: how the 19th century scientist combined research and innovation to change the world https://theconversation.com/lord-kelvin-how-the-19th-century-scientist-combined-research-and-innovation-to-change-the-world-238723    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:30:29

• Amazon Delivery Drivers in New York Join Teamsters in Surge of Momentum https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-delivery-drivers-in-new-york-join-teamsters-in-surge-of-momentumamsters-in-surge-of-momentum/    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:31:46

• Amazon Drivers in Queens Are Joining the Teamsters ttps://jacobin.com/2024/09/amazon-drivers-queens-teamsters-contractors/    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:32:58

• "If AK wasn’t Indian he would never had been selected to be CEO; because the board needed an Indian to offshore high paying jobs to India; this is the result of IBM not innovating anymore and becoming irrelevant" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uApmqCy    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:34:23

• "That article is pure PR spin. Arvind seems to be making the rounds with New York politicians lately. First with Hochul, now Schumer’s project. Hochul attended the opening of One Madison, then he fired thousands of people a week later. Tax breaks much?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uB2GqVi    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:34:59

• "The numbers in the article are very specific. It says IBM will pay an annual rent of $930,000 for the new space. That’s just under a million, and a drop in the bucket for IBM, but probably just enough to pay to play. They would make money in tax savings even if they left it empty."    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:35:42

• "It says they will hire “150 to 299” new employees in Albany, of all places, which is nothing and also seems like an oddly specific, carefully worded number. It’s probably the allowable number to bring in H1Bs from India without triggering scrutiny."    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:35:50

• "Why is no one talking about offshoring? No layoffs happening in India." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uBbEGXe    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:36:36

• "I was honestly shocked to discover that Arvind had never worked anywhere else but IBM. His wikipedia bio is SO THIN. He joined IBM while in grad school and even spent the bulk of career at IBM in one place: IBM Research." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uBIMZvn    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:37:52

• "The man is a barnacle. I don't know what IBM was smoking to elevate a guy who had almost no professional experience outside of IBM and didn't even venture beyond IBM's offices in Westchester his entire career, to the C-Suite in the 21st century. He's like an IBM virgin that they found in the bowels of Yorktown Heights and made CEO." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uBIMZvn    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:37:59

• "During the Palmisano and Rometty years there were massive layoffs primarily in the US to fund share buybacks. In the short term this increases stock prices, but its akin to burning the furniture to keep your house warm." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uz6XD8C    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:39:26

• Brazil's Amazon Drought Disrupts Residents' Lives https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-15/brazils-amazon-drought-disrupts-residents-lives    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:44:00

• India Lawmaker, Trade Group Seek Suspension of Amazon, Flipkart Operations After Antitrust Breaches https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-09-13/india-lawmaker-trade-group-seek-suspension-of-amazon-flipkart-operations-after-antitrust-breaches    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:44:45

• Perl Weekly Challenge https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2024/09/perl-weekly-challenge-287-strong-password.html https://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2024/09/perl-weekly-challenge-287-valid-number.html    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:45:59

• Linux Developer Swatted and Handcuffed During Live Video Stream https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/09/15/2052213/linux-developer-swatted-and-handcuffed-during-live-video-stream    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:49:40

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (37/2024): libadwaita 1.6 anddoas instead of sudo https://linmob.net/weekly-update-37-2024/    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:50:04

• "Gray Hairs" = ageism. They keep bashing experienced developers as "too old" https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/09/16/2047217/linus-torvalds-muses-about-maintainer-gray-hairs-next-king-of-linux    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 21:51:10

• Microsoft IS NOT Killing Kernel Anti Cheat!! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=vVjhNjClHqI    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:00:28

• How Many Extensions To Break GNOME? https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=hYgs6DntQC4    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:01:38

• Ubuntu Linux Killed The Commercial Desktop Distro https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=RosbHEmH-Ww    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:02:27

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs Linux Mint 22: The Epic Showdown of 2024! https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=GTK2W5zOMJw    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:02:51

• Fedora Magazine: How to rebase to Fedora Silverblue 41 Beta https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-silverblue-41-beta/    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:19:51

• Piju 9M2PJU: 🚀 Convert Your 433 MHz Heltec Wireless Tracker into a 433 MHz LoRa APRS Tracker https://hamradio.my/2024/09/how-to-turn-a-433-mhz-heltec-wireless-tracker-into-a-433-mhz-lora-aprs-tracker/    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:22:34

• "IBM has apparently begun layoffs of as many as 8,000 people..." https://www.computerworld.com/article/3532482/ibm-has-reportedly-laid-off-thousands.html    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:24:01

• Out of the Box: the end of Xbox https://sg.news.yahoo.com/box-gaming-console-biz-sunset-143311608.html    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:25:50

• 8000 disposed of. "suspend or slow hiring for about 26,000 non-customer-facing back-office roles—which amounted to roughly 10 percent of the company’s total workforce" https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2024/ibm-starts-new-round-of-layoffs    

posted Friday, September 20, 2024 at 22:31:05

• A Certain Kind of Light gemini://axxuy.xyz/posts/2024/acertainkindoflight.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:23:17

• first typewriter test gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2192    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:24:18

• Finally Made My Runic Calendar gemini://vigrey.com/journal/finally-made-my-runic-calendar.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:25:41

• Getting started with that open table gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-09-21-get-started    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:26:38

• New phlogpost from my Palm TX gopher://box.matto.nl/0/new-phlogpost-from-my-palm-tx.txt    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:28:35

• There is no "Intellectual Property"; this is misleading http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/guest-post-book-review-transboundary.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:37:03

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:37:37

• Same here http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/book-review-harmonizing-intellectual.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:37:54

• Microsoft Kills Its Own XCox Ambassadors Program https://www.benzinga.com/general/gaming/24/09/40964616/microsoft-phases-out-xbox-ambassadors-program-after-13-years    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:46:03

• "I can think of only 2 CEOs of IBM that worked anywhere else. Lou Gertsner and the 1st CEO, Thomas J. Watson." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uBIMZvn    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:47:30

• GRILLOUMI http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/another-grating-decision-for-halloumi.html"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:54:29

• Is Elton confusingly similar with Elon? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/is-elton-confusingly-similar-with-elon.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:54:42

• Breaking laws, ignoring courts https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-18/musks-x-skirts-brazil-ban-and-returns-to-some-users-with-change-to-server-access    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 04:57:59

• Digital Knowledge – The Library and Copyright in a Global Digital Economy http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/event-report-2-digital-knowledge.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:00:17

• Austrian Supreme Court tackles right of reproduction, three-step test, and parody defence in Robber Hotzenplotz copyright case http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/09/austrian-supreme-court-tackles-right-of.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:00:30

• ‘Foreign Interference Activity’ https://gizmodo.com/meta-bans-rt-and-other-russian-media-outlets-over-foreign-interference-activity-2000499708    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:04:39

• ‘Foreign Interference Activity’ is very broad and vague. Dutch TV covering US politics is also ‘Foreign Interference Activity’.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:05:41

• So what it means is, we don't like the state and we do not like how the issues are covered. Dutch TV (some of it) is also connected to and funded by the state.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:07:05

• scheerpost has truly become SHILLpost for Putin    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:10:07

• Craters https://xkcd.com/2985/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:10:42

• "Anti-war" (except Putin's) and pro-peace (as in, SURRENDER) is like "vegetarian except for fish"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:11:32

• When supposedly "leftist" sites are pro-Putin they're not left because Putin is not a left-leaning politician    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:12:17

• Every Scientific Field https://xkcd.com/2986/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:12:36

• Tectonic Surfing https://xkcd.com/2987/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:12:53

• Social control media ban https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-09-16/tiktok-heads-to-court-over-us-law-that-could-lead-to-a-ban-on-the-popular-platform https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-09-13/tiktok-faces-crucial-court-hearing-that-could-decide-fate-in-us https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-09-16/tiktok-justice-department-face-off-in-court-over-potential-us-ban    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:14:05

• "Influencers" who say TikTok (Bytedance, CPC) is "free speech" should relocate to Beijing and then "lobby" their government there to legalise use of Google. Sooner or later they'll get a taste of what Beijing thinks of free speech.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:16:19

• Maybe even congregate in a public square as "TikTok influencers" and demand a real election, see how that works out...    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:17:27

• Try the same in KSA. Demand an election. https://scheerpost.com/2024/09/11/at-least-two-saudi-officials-may-have-deliberately-assisted-9-11-hijackers-new-evidence-suggests/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:18:39

• KSA is still a ruler of Twitter/X http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/12/Saudi_Arabia_an_X_Twitter.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:19:03

• Germany Arrests Syrian National Over Plot to Kill Soldiers https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-13/germany-arrests-syrian-national-over-plot-to-kill-soldiers    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:21:30

• Use, and misuse, of music in US presidential campaigns https://www.dw.com/en/use-and-misuse-of-music-in-us-presidential-campaigns/a-70186808    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:23:01

• "Thank you for joining me today as we explore the fundamental Linux commands ls, file, and less." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/mastering-linux-commands-ls-file-and-less-for-beginners/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 05:59:46

• Big Ag ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/20/big-ag-road-to-brazil/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:00:56

• Anti-Green Network ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/09/20/mapped-reform-uk-nigel-farage-anti-green-network/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:01:09

• For most people, explaining UNIX or GNU or "Linux" commands would be hard because of the formality of these. And properly explaining their usage is best left to manpages; teach people how to read these, not how to 'google' stuff; people are "lazy" though...    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:02:58

• "A 25-year-old conspiracy theory about the FSB lives on" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/20/blowing-up-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:04:07

• "Russian officials draft ‘professional standards’ for writers that could ease labor relations (unless they’re imposed on publishers)" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/20/russian-officials-draft-professional-standards-for-writers-that-could-ease-labor-relations-unless-they-re-imposed-on-publishers | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:04:23

• "social housing" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/20/after-waiting-years-for-social-housing-russians-are-losing-their-place-in-line-to-veterans-of-the-kremlin-s-war-against-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:04:47

• "long-range" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/20/the-west-could-lift-ukraine-s-long-range-missile-restrictions-any-day-now-are-russia-s-civilian-bomb-shelters-ready | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:05:30

• flooding ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/09/20/hungary-faces-historic-flooding | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:06:12

• The War On Gaza Made Invisible ☛ https://thedissenter.org/unauthorized-disclosure-the-war-on-gaza-made-invisible/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:09:46

• "" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a6/ | Source: Tor    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:10:21

• brainwashing ☛ https://fair.org/home/jen-senko-on-the-brainwashing-of-my-dad/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:10:36

• "Tor Browser 14.0a6 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a6/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:11:00

• Spy Satellite ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/amateur-astronomer-images-spy-satellite/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:22:49

• "Valve released two fresh Proton upgrades to bring more compatibility with Windows games to Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-3 now available and Proton Experimental upgraded." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/proton-90-3-released-and-proton-experimental-upgraded-for-linux-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:25:07

• Welcoming Trojan horses much? ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/microsoft-embraces-more-open-standards-with-directx-adopting-spir-v/ | Source: GamingOnLinux http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/13/Wine_Took_the_Bait_Mono_Soon_Starts_the_Microsoft_Circus_With_t.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:25:58

• "Without any warning, Eleventh Hour Games have completely dropped support for and completely removed the Native Linux version of Last Epoch." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/last-epoch-drops-the-native-linux-version-devs-tell-players-to-use-proton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:27:03

• "Relic Entertainment / SEGA have announced that all players that have Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II have been given a free upgrade to the new Anniversary Edition." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-and-dawn-of-war-ii-get-free-anniversary-edition-upgrades/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:27:22

• "The latest update to the GNOME desktop environment has been released, with GNOME 47 bringing some really quite lovely sounding improvements." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/gnome-47-denver-released-with-accent-colours-and-various-system-enhancements/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:28:46

• For industry, giving university sponsorships, postgrad grants etc. isn't about generosity but about getting low-paid workers without pensions or anything, then using them to present this work as "independent" (which is is not). Corruption of academia and schools is very real.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:43:43

• "Two Point Studios and SEGA Europe announced that Two Point Museum is planned for launch now on March 4th, 2025 - with pre-orders now live." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/two-point-museum-releases-march-4-2025-with-pre-orders-up-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:44:57

• "Pocketpair, developers of Palworld, have put up a statement on the new lawsuit that has been filed against them from Nintendo and The Pokemon Company." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/pocketpair-respond-to-the-nintendo-and-pokemon-company-lawsuit-for-palworld/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:45:17

• itwire is Microsoft SPAM site http://itwire.com/business-telecoms/vodafone-harnesses-microsoft-ai-for-its-employees.html see http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/Something_Has_Gone_Very_Wrong_at_iTWire.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:46:04

• "Saudi Arabia: Crown Suspends All Relations with Israel Until it Recognizes Palestine" https://www.telesurenglish.net/saudi-arabia-crown-suspends-all-relations-with-israel-until-it-recognizes-palestine/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:46:29

• "Russia now has Iranian missiles. Here’s what that could mean for Ukraine." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/19/russia-now-has-iranian-missiles-here-s-what-that-could-mean-for-ukraine    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:46:48

• "God of War Ragnarök from Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive and PlayStation Publishing LLC has released on PC today and Valve put it quickly through verification for Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/god-of-war-ragnarok-steam-deck-verified-needs-a-launch-option-for-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:47:34

• "Recently, we had the news that Rockstar updated Grand Theft Auto V to include BattlEye anti-cheat, and they have not enabled the Linux / Proton support that BattlEye offers. With that change, the online mode is now broken for Linux / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/gta-v-gtaonline-highlights-steam-decks-verification-system-has-problems/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:51:12

• "Raising awareness for One Special Day, there's a new One Special Bundle - Humble Bundle with a selection of really great games included." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/grab-rain-world-duck-game-jazzpunk-deaths-gambit-and-more-in-this-latest-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:52:27

• "I'm thinking of deleting my Google account." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-09-20-i-want-to-tell-google-to-eff-off.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 06:55:52

• "Protesters Take to Apple Stores Worldwide on iPhone 16 Launch Day" https://www.wired.com/story/apple-store-protests-gaza-congo-iphone-16-launch/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:08:18

• "Jill Stein and the Muslim vote: The risks of single-issue voting in 2024" https://observer.case.edu/jill-stein-and-the-muslim-vote-the-risks-of-single-issue-voting-in-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:08:59

• "Ukrainian officials eye export potential of pent-up weapons expertise" https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2024/09/20/ukrainian-officials-eye-export-potential-of-pent-up-weapons-expertise/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:09:20

• "EFF: Tell Congress that we Can't Afford More Bad Patents" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/09/18/1827232    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:09:34

• “Vast Surveillance” ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/ftc-highlights-vast-surveillance-by-big-tech-in-latest-report/ | Source: Purism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:13:49

• "Operation 404" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/operation-404-7-targets-675-pirate-sites-brazil-now-blocks-6700-domains-240920/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:14:31

• Voting in the Age of Climate Change ☛ https://therevelator.org/voting-climate-change-disaster/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:20:59

• "Clean-Energy Grant Got Stalled" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-energy-grant-northwest-native-tribe-yakama-nation | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:21:25

• "One of the hardest things about studying electricity, and by extension electronics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/mechanical-logic-gates-with-amplification/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:30:35

• "During your first few weeks your manager will create an onboarding plan to introduce you to the business, your closest stakeholders and colleagues." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/life-at-canonical-amy-song-shares-her-onboarding-experience-as-a-new-joiner-in-customer-success no apparent proprietary software history https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyy-song/?locale=es_ES&trk=people-guest_people_search-card    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:31:41

• Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) Beta released ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/09/21/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-beta-released/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:35:05

• Canonical and OpenAirInterface to collaborate on open source telecom network infrastructure ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/telco-canonical-and-oai-to-collaborate-on-open-source-telecom-network-infrastructure-for-open-ran    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:36:10

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/991027/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:36:30

• Zorin OS 17.2 Is Officially Released ☛ https://ostechnix.com/zorin-os-17-2-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 07:38:37

• "Together, the bills, which were passed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/california-illegal-ai-impersonate-actor | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:03:14

• "California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a pair of bills that extend SAG-AFTRA’s recently won protections for AI into California law." ☛ https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/using-ai-replace-actor-against-law-california-1235048661/ | Source: Indie Wire    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:03:34

• Software Patents ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/20/speculation-patent-at-heart-of-palworld-suit-could-be-for-capturing-characters-with-a-ball/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:05:11

• Software Patents ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ford-surveillance-advertising/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:05:23

• "The government on Friday concluded its main arguments in the case — U.S. et al. v. Google — and the [Internet] giant started mounting its defense." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/technology/google-ad-antitrust-trial-arguments.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:10:09

• "Apple is set to be warned by the EU to open up its highly guarded iPhone operating system to rival technologies, or eventually risk significant fines." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/eu-to-tell-apple-open-up-ios-consequences/252047/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:10:32

• "Research shows 25% of web pages posted between 2013 and 2023 have vanished." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240912-the-archivists-battling-to-save-the-internet | Source: BBC    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:21:22

• "And there it is. Former officer Michael Jackson has grounds to sue because the law says cops — even ex-cops — deserve more protection than regular people." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/20/ex-cop-wields-law-that-only-protects-cops-to-sue-data-broker-for-selling-his-personal-data/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:24:26

• "A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for publishing his home address" ☛ https://therecord.media/west-virginia-law-enforcement-sues-broker | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:26:32

• "For the first couple of videos, I picked the websites of political parties in Austria because there are elections this year" ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2024/a11y-reaction-videos | Source: Manuel Matuzović    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:26:48

• "One newer type of such fraud is often called “pig butchering”. The term supposedly represents how victims are fattened up for slaughter like pigs" ☛ https://theconversation.com/pig-butchering-fraud-the-link-between-modern-slavery-torture-and-online-crime-238135 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:27:09

• "When community members—largely poor and mostly Black—raised concerns about the tainted water" ☛ https://cen.acs.org/environment/water/10-years-Flint-Michigan-still-faces-consequences/102/i14 | Source: American Chemical Society    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:27:25

• "In April 2014, Dionna—a native of Flint, Mich.—was experiencing the water crisis firsthand." ☛ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/20/ten-years-later-flint-still-doesnt-have-clean-water | Source: HRW    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:27:42

• "Over the past several weeks, Flint Water Crisis claimants have started to receive notices about their claim" ☛ https://theflintcouriernews.com/deadline-pertaining-to-flint-water-crisis-settlement-claims-fast-approaching/ |    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:28:01

• "IBM Quietly Cuts Thousands of Jobs; Employees Report Signing NDAs to Keep Cuts Under Wraps"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:33:25

• IBM’s global layoffs begin. Here’s how many will be cut in the Bay Area https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/ibm-layoffs-bay-area-19779757.php    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:34:06

• IBM Layoffs Reportedly Impacting Thousands of Workers https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-business/ibm-layoffs-reportedly-impacting-thousands-of-workers    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:34:14

• Quiet Layoffs: Thousands Affected as Cloud Division Faces Cuts https://pune.news/business/ibms-quiet-layoffs-thousands-affected-as-cloud-division-faces-cuts-236954/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:34:36

• "IBM is reportedly conducting a large-scale layoff this week, with thousands of employees being impacted, primarily in the IBM Cloud division." https://www.mypunepulse.com/ibm-quietly-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-employees-report-signing-ndas-to-keep-cuts-under-wraps/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:34:56

• Cisco layoffs to impact hundreds of Bay Area workers https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/cisco-layoffs-to-impact-hundreds-of-bay-area-workers/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:43:39

• After 1,250 job cuts, another round of layoffs by Qualcomm – Employees asked to leave office by THIS date https://www.etnownews.com/companies/after-1250-job-cuts-another-round-of-layoffs-by-qualcomm-employees-asked-to-leave-office-by-this-date-article-113532755    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 08:47:37

• "The latest figures show that Russia’s crackdown has continued apace since CPJ’s previous report in late July" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/09/russia-fines-11-journalists-restricts-2-outlets-with-anti-state-laws/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:20:31

• "But Van Leeuwen didn’t make the posts. In fact, this account doesn’t even belong to him. " ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/china-connected-spamouflage-impersonated-dutch-cartoonist-/7791154.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:23:48

• "And as it turns out, infamously gullible billionaire and X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk appears to have gotten duped by the campaign." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-shared-putin-propaganda-meme | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:24:13

• "The Army is deactivating its last standing active-duty information operations command as part of the military’s shift to joint operations" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-deactivates-information-operation-command/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:24:27

• "I agree with former President Donald Trump that politicians shouldn’t make false and inflammatory claims that could incite violence." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4888743-trump-dangerous-rhetoric/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:24:48

• "The TASS article was based on an anonymous source and lacks any verifiable evidence." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/russian-state-media-baselessly-accuse-ukraine-of-cruelty-to-civilians-in-kursk-region-/7791103.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:25:11

• "The EU has invited companies, academics, and others to help draft the code of practice, receiving nearly 1,000 applications" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/analysis-tech-giants-push-to-dilute-europes-ai-act/articleshow/113523054.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:29:04

• "This week, seven of the DNA testing kit company's eight board members resigned in an open letter addressed to company CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/23andme-board-resigns | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:29:18

• "Having only brought in about $836,000 in revenue last quarter — down 30 percent from last year," ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-truth-social-stock-overvalued | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:29:38

• "By the summer, Trump Media's stock price lingered around $30 before slumping to the teens in September" ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/US/facing-2-billion-decision-trump-truth-social-shares/story?id=113819154 | Source: ABC    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:29:55

• "The WSJ suggested this possible takeover might also include selling off some of Intel's assets to others to make the acquisition more manageable" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/21/qualcomm_intel_takeover/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:30:19

• "Qualcomm and Intel compete in several markets, including for PC and laptop chips." ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/20/qualcomm-reportedly-approached-intel-about-takeover.html | Source: CNBC    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:30:49

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:31:04

• "This was the second time that Musk skipped out on testifying about the SEC’s probe into the billionaire’s acquisition of social media platform now-called X." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4891840-sec-reprimands-elon-musk-twitter/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:32:06

• "But the costs of Icahn’s deals have fallen on hundreds of thousands of people who lost their jobs and hundreds of communities that lost their major employers." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/no-tears-for-carl-icahn/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:32:27

• "In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young," ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-09-female-elephants-rumble-namibian-males.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:34:01

• "Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away." ☛ https://hakaimagazine.com/news/whales-may-be-communicating-across-vast-distances/ | Source: Hakai Magazine    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:34:32

• "To investigate whether dogs trained to use soundboards actually understand the words that are played when a button is pressed" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/dogs-understanding-words-new-research-1.7326495 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:34:47

• When companies asy "buybacks" nobody checks if they did it. They also don't say when; they just say.... like Bill Gates says he "donates"...    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:36:18

• "The Three Mile Island facility is infamous for being the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history decades ago." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-three-mile-island | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:37:17

• "Constellation Energy will invest $1.6 billion to restart its Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-inks-deal-to-restart-three-mile-island-nuclear-reactor-to-fuel-its-voracious-ai-ambitions | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:37:42

• "Both drivers drove away without stopping to identify themselves or offer aid, as is required by law, authorities said." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-20/lapd-seeking-information-on-two-drivers-behind-fatal-hit-and-run-in-northridge | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:38:06

• "In addition, when the farmed fish escape their cages and mix with the wild salmon, they weaken the genetic make-up of their wild counterparts." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-09-norway-limits-wild-salmon-fishing.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:38:47

• "Greece is one of the last countries in Europe tο have not yet adopted the Tromso Convention which entered into force on December 1, 2020." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1248880/access-to-public-documents-for-all/ | Source: Greece    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:39:29

• "The investigation conducted so far indicated that the suspect may be ideologically driven" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/rotterdam-fatal-knife-attack-may-have-terrorist-motive-/7792755.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:42:19

• "On episode 34, FFRF Deputy Legal Director Liz Cavell" ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/we-dissent-project-2025-a-roadmap-to-hell/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:42:39

• "Relating to the indictment, the senior prosecutor and head of the preliminary investigation" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/sweden-indicts-woman-over-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity-offenses-in-syria/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:43:14

• "A Swedish court charged a 52-year-old woman with genocide for enslaving Yazidi women and children in her home in Raqqa between 2014 and 2016." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/woman-who-enslaved-yazidi-women-and-children-charged-with-genocide-in-sweden-75396 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:43:32

• "To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, you wage mimetic warfare with the unsubstantiated smear you’ve got, not the one you want." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/twitter-x-racism-elon-musk/679928/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:43:58

• "For those who deny that any sexual assaults have taken place: I wish you were right. But I’ve seen it myself." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/free-my-husband-hamas-captivity/679968/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:44:36

• "Telegram has become a vital messenger service on both sides of the war, and has been widely used by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/09/20/2024/ukraine-limits-the-use-of-telegram-warning-of-security-risks | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:44:49

• "In August, the EU became the first jurisdiction to implement comprehensive AI legislation, with its AI Act." ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/tech-giants-voice-concern-over-european-unions-ai-regulatory-framework/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:46:05

• "A European Commission spokesperson said at the time that all companies in the EU were expected to abide by data privacy rules." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-and-spotify-blast-eu-decisions-on-ai/articleshow/113507721.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:46:21

• "Benny Anguiano said that besides microchipping their cats" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2024-09-20/a-lost-cats-mysterious-2-month-900-mile-journey-home-to-california | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:46:45

• "If anything of value ever comes of this post" ☛ https://soatok.blog/2024/09/20/cryptographic-innuendos/ | Source: Dhole Moments    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:47:42

• "It’s a phishing attack targeting GitHub users, tricking them to solve a fake Captcha that actually runs a script that is copied to the command line." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/clever-social-engineering-attack-using-captchas.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:48:30

• "As if his talk at !!Con 2024 wasn’t cool enough, he open-sourced the whole thing" ☛ https://danq.me/2024/09/20/calculating-the-ideal-sex-and-the-city-polycule/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:48:59

• Windows TCO: "He was speaking at the Dikshant Parade of the 76th batch of Regular Recruits of IPS at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cybercrime-emerging-as-major-threat-says-union-minister-nityanand-rai/articleshow/113511926.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:50:35

• Windows TCO: "Ransomware attacks remain an ongoing threat, with healthcare becoming a prime target, according to one leading cybersecurity executive." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/20/healthcare-cybersecurity-threats-ai-generated-attacks-mwise2024/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:50:47

• Windows TCO: "This will download "l6E.exe" and save it as "SysSetup.exe"." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31282 | Source: SANS    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:51:02

• Windows TCO: "You may think I'm exaggerating of course, for populistic reasons. Nope." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-sad-state.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:51:31

• "The United Nations (UN) secretary general’s advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI) finds the use of AI in weapon" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/use-of-ai-in-weapon-systems-morally-repugnant-says-un-secy-general-envoy/articleshow/113528406.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:56:26

• "Privacy International (PI) has been working on how best to protect workers subjected to algorithmic decision making in their workplace." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/opportunities/5400/terms-reference-developing-microsite-recommendations-algorithmic-transparency | Source: Privacy International    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:56:53

• "Disney and Salesforce's Slack did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/disney-to-stop-using-salesforce-owned-slack-after-hack-exposed-company-data/articleshow/113507210.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:57:53

• "Regardless of the veracity of the group's claims" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/disney_slack_microsoft_teams/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:59:20

• "But deepfakes are now a major AI threat. Ninety six percent of them feature nonconsensual “porn,” mostly of women and girls." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/content-creators-in-the-adult-industry-want-a-say-in-ai-rules/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:59:48

• "Legal scholars Danielle K. Citron and Robert Chesney foresaw this trend years ago" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/deepfakes-deep-doubt-era-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00:20

• "It all seems less dystopian than disappointing. All the promise of cool new tech, and we’re generating low-entropy noise." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/language-analysis-in-a-post-llm-world/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00:57

• "What I did was something that we never do in a professional setting." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/physician-heal-thyself/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:01:53

• "Eventually, to placate their boss, the engineers tweaked Twitter’s algorithm to boost Musk’s posts, pushing them into users’ feeds" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opinion/trump-elon-musk-twitter-x.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:02:12

• "The first and most important step is to understand that it’s completely normal to wake up some morning with zero motivation." ☛ https://nesslabs.com/slump-mode | Source: Ness Labs    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:03:30

• "Today, nearly 30% of military veterans get disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2024/0920/military-veterans-disability-benefits-congress | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:04:30

• "In Tagovailoa’s comments, we see the inexorable problem with the NFL’s PR approach to concussions—namely" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-head-injuries-tua-tagovailoa-concussion/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:05:00

• "Make sure you think about all of these things: [...]" ☛ https://gilest.org/end.html | Source: Giles Turnbull    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:09:45

• "Friction is your friend here. When two surfaces are in contact and able to slide against each other—like shoes on a wall" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-secret-of-a-gravity-defying-parkour-stunt/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:11:06

• "Using a digital image of the painting" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/19/science/starry-night-van-gogh-hidden-math/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:11:31

• "Huang’s team measured the swirls and brushstrokes in The Starry Night and used van Gogh’s color choices to estimate the sky’s movement." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-starry-night-accurately-depicts-a-scientific-theory-that-wasnt-described-until-years-after-van-goghs-death-180985116/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:11:41

• "This is the 56th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. " ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-giles-turnbull | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:12:07

• "I don't shy from the fact that I have strong feelings that guide my outlook." ☛ https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2024/deinvest-open-web/ | Source: Jacky Alciné    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:13:34

• "From L to R: Ultra thin wire, .050 solder, florist wire, florist wire, bead stringing wire." ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2024/09/18/misadventures-with-wire-on-the-fly/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:13:46

• Clickfraud Spamnil is STILL clickfrauding his way into YouTube, basically defrauding the 'guests' with ~99% fake 'views'. The Zemlins seem to be OK with it.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:19:19

• Sad, sad state of backdoored Windows 11 - September 2024 problems ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-sad-state.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:01:39

• "I'm really happy with this forking adventure, this project is really fun to work on because it gives me many opportunities to learn new things and understand how things work." gemini://gemini.dimakrasner.com/project-status.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:08:23

• 🔤SpellBinding: AIORVUS Wordo: PRANG gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-09-21.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:09:16

• Upcoming tablet input changes in Plasma Wayland ☞ https://blog.vladzahorodnii.com/2024/09/20/upcoming-tablet-input-changes-in-plasma-wayland/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 14:52:00

• This week in Plasma: polishing like mad ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/20/this-week-in-plasma-polishing-like-mad/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 14:53:46

• qcd – quickly change directory ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qcd-quickly-change-directory/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 14:54:44

• GPA – GNU Privacy Assistant ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gpa-gnu-privacy-assistant/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 14:55:05

• See Real-Time Power Consumption in Ubuntu’s Top Panel ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/gnome-shell-power-monitor-extension    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 14:59:01

• Snaps as ramp for proprietary spyware, i.e. what they were meant to do https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/vivaldi-web-browser-now-available-as-snap    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:03:46

• "Snaps" will generally teach people malware is OK as long as it comes from a "reputable" firm like "Microsoft"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:04:21

• Red and African Stream Latest Media to Face US Bans Over Alleged Russia Ties ☞ https://www.mintpressnews.com/african-stream-red-media-bans-russia-ties/288323/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:05:07

• 30 Held Over Deadly Shooting Outside Moscow Office Of Online Retailer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-shooting-wildberries-bakalchuk-online-retailer/33128319.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:05:26

• 2 Russians Set Record For Longest Single Stay On International Space Station ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/space-kononenko-roskosmos-record-iss-nasa/33128185.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:05:40

• The Soviets also sent a dog to die in space, so that's some "world's first". Putin now spills over the border some orcs (to die across the border for no clear, coherent reason), backed by Iranian missiles as "air support". Sort of like Hamas.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:07:42

• Russia Rejects Crimean Tatars' Appeals Against Sentences ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-crimean-tatars-appeals-sentences/33127678.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:08:29

• "extremism charges"... so value    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:08:49

• One group's "weirdo" is another's "extremist"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:09:16

• Bashkir Activist Who Fled Russia Allowed To Stay In U.S. ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-mukhamedyarov-bashkir-us/33127636.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:09:42

• Poland Reportedly Arrests Ex-Lawyer Of Late Russian Oligarch ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/poland-arrest-lawyer-berezovsky-russia/33127611.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:10:08

• Russia has election like the "D" in DPRK stands for "democracy" and TikTok (CPC) operating in the USA is "free speech"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:11:06

• So words still mean anything other than bytes on a computing device?    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:11:32

• Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/books/nelson-demille-dead.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:12:41

• Russian to disappear from Latvian ATMs as language reset continues ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/20.09.2024-russian-to-disappear-from-latvian-atms-as-language-reset-continues.a569545/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:13:02

• In Soviet Russia, PIN enters YOU.    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:13:22

• In Putin's Russia, ATM PINS you to the ground for no reason    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:13:57

• Baltic, Polish parliamentarians speak out against Russian LNG imports ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/20.09.2024-baltic-polish-parliamentarians-speak-out-against-russian-lng-imports.a569600/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:15:47

• E.U. Will Offer $39 Billion Loan for Ukraine Without U.S. Help ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/business/ukraine-aid-russian-assets.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:26:58

• Europe’s New Defense Chief: ‘A King Without a Kingdom’? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/world/europe/defense-commissioner-military-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:27:23

• Sweden indicts woman over genocide and crimes against humanity in Syria ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/sweden-indicts-woman-over-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity-offenses-in-syria/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:32:54

• Belarusian fertiliser exporter fails to overturn EU sanctions in court ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2364787/belarusian-fertiliser-exporter-fails-to-overturn-eu-sanctions-in-court    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:35:19

• Lithuanian man sentenced to 9 years in prison over spying for Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2364586/lithuanian-man-sentenced-to-9-years-in-prison-over-spying-for-belarus    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:35:39

• U.S. Condemns Belarusian TV For Airing 'Repentance' By Jailed American ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-zyankovich-us-citizen-prison-repentance-tv/33127597.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:36:00

• Lithuanian Lawyer Imprisoned For Spying For Belarus ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/lithuania-danielius-espionage-belarus/33127926.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:36:15

• Godot Editor on the Meta Horizon Store ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-editor-horizon-store-early-access-release/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:38:27

• Russian Soldiers Charged With Involvement In American's Death ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bentley-torture-death-soldiers/33127501.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:38:55

• Russian Gets 6 Years In Prison Over Anti-War Posts Online ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-lugovoi-online-war-protest/33127523.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:39:18

• Ukraine Bans Telegram Use For State, Military Officials ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/telegram-ban-ukraine-security-budanov-durov/33127811.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:39:40

• "Unfortunately, the Tumblr account seems to have been taken over by a spammer. Sad!" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:41:37

• ROOPHLOCH 2024 gopher://gopher.black/1/phlog/20240921-roophloch-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:43:00

• "So a couple days ago I was arguing with a friend about something: If a person is wearing socks and shoes, and their shoes are untied, would it be correct to say that their socks are untied? I said that your socks are untied and he said that they aren't." gemini://tilde.pink/~zootoot/gemlog/2024-09-21-your-socks-are-untied.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:44:02

• The cats are funny guys gemini://juliette.zone/gemlog/funny-guys.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 15:45:03

• 2 Dead From Russian Mortar Shelling In Kharkiv Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kharkiv-dnipro-shelling/33128308.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:29:15

• UN report says Russia strikes on Ukraine facilities possibly violated international law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/un-report-says-russia-strikes-on-ukraine-facilities-possibly-violated-international-humanitarian-law/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:29:52

• Toward a financial inclusion agenda for the global majority ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/toward-a-financial-inclusion-agenda-for-the-global-majority/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:31:24

• Europe will loan war-torn Ukraine up to $39 billion as part of G7 pledge ☞ https://kentwired.com/122087/world-nation/europe-will-loan-war-torn-ukraine-up-to-39-billion-as-part-of-g7-pledge/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:31:46

• █████ https://feeds.feedburner.com/securityweek ██████████████████████ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:02:24 +0000 ███████ Ukraine Bans Telegram Messenger App on State-Issued Devices Because of Russian Security Threat    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:32:14

• "Ukraine issued the Telegram ban for the official devices of government employees, military personnel, security and defense workers, and critical infrastructure employees." ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ukraine-bans-telegram-messenger-app-on-state-issued-devices-because-of-russian-security-threat/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:32:39

• Commission proposes up to €35 billion MFA loan for Ukraine as the EU's contribution to the EU-G7 support of up to €45 billion ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_4702    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:32:54

• Questions and Answers on the Commission's proposal of an up to €35 billion MFA loan for Ukraine as the EU's contribution to the EU-G7 support of up to €45 billion ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_24_4703    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:33:21

• Linux has Real-Time now. What the fart does that actually mean? ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-has-real-time-now-what-the    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 16:34:26

• How To Install Atom Text Editor on Fedora 40 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-atom-text-editor-fedora-40/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:38:13

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

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:38:28

• How To Install Apache Solr on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-solr-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:38:40

• How to Import Data into R | Load Data file in R Programming ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/how-to-import-data-into-r-load-data-file-in-r-programming/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:39:10

• Secure Your Data: How to Encrypt a Partition or Disk on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxtechmore.com/2024/09/how-to-encrypt-a-partition-or-disk-on-linux.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:40:21

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

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:41:26

• How To Install Apache Solr on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-solr-almalinux-9/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:41:41

• How To Install MongoDB Compass on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mongodb-compass-debian-12/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:43:01

• How To Install PCSX2 on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pcsx2-almalinux-9/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:43:15

• Sipeed NanoKVM: A RISC-V stick-on ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/sipeed-nanokvm-risc-v-stick-on    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:45:30

• "There’s a special kind of satisfaction found in the act of repairing a previously broken device, which is why YouTube is full of repair channels and guides on how to do it yourself." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/fixing-an-elgato-hd60-s-hdmi-capture-device/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:45:59

• Free Boba Tea and Technical R Topics Lure Young Learners to New Brunei R User Group ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/09/free-boba-tea-and-technical-r-topics-lure-young-learners-to-new-brunei-r-user-group/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:46:59

• InterSystems IRIS operations made easy with Red Bait Insights ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/20/intersystems-iris-operations-made-easy-red-hat-insights    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:49:19

• Google (spy agency, more or less) hoarding people's passwords, what could go wrong? ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-now-syncing-passkeys-across-desktop-android-devices/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:50:15

• What is ADD in Dockerfile – Practical Examples ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/what-is-add-in-dockerfile    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 17:50:42

• pcp: pmcd network daemon review (SUSE Security Team Blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/991091/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:01:24

• pcp: pmcd network daemon review (CVE-2024-45769), (CVE-2024-45770) | SUSE Security Team Blog ⚓ https://security.opensuse.org/2024/09/18/pcp-network-audit.html ䷉ Source: Zenk-Security | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//security.opensuse.org/2024/09/18/pcp-network-audit.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:01:48

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2024/38 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2024/09/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2024-38/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:03:23

• Why do hackers use Linux? And popular distros for hacking. ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/why-do-hackers-use-linux-and-popular-distros-for-hacking/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:05:18

• 8 Best GNU/Linux distro for gaming to install on PC or laptop ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/best-linux-distro-for-gaming-install-pc-laptop/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:05:39

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

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:06:16

• Navita – rapid directory traversal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/navita-rapid-directory-traversal/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:06:37

• KGpg – simple interface for GnuPG ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kgpg-simple-interface-gnupg/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:07:01

• The new Zorin OS 17.2 brings nice refinements to an already fantastic GNU/Linux Operating System ☞ https://www.reallinuxuser.com/the-new-zorin-os-17-2-brings-nice-refinements-to-an-already-fantastic-linux-operating-system/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:07:33

• "I like UV because it replaces, combines, or complements a bunch of Python tools into one tool and user developer experience without forcing a UV way of doing it." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/09/19/uv-roundup-five.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:10:12

• "We want speedy [Internet] and fast-loading services" ☛ https://www.characterworks.co/blog/nobody-wants-to-use-any-software |    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:10:35

• "I’m heading to Durham, NC, for seven days of DjangoCon US this Friday." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/09/20/djangocon-us-black.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:11:26

• "In theory, these Postgres-based dashboards should work identically with SQLite" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/llm-assisted-translation-from-postgres-to-sqlite-and-duckdb/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:12:34

• "Suppose you are looking for my Aeropress recipe." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/09/20/search-query-lifecycle/ | Source: James G    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:12:45

• "As with many command-line tools, it is possible to use a dotrc file, called .digrc" ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/using-digrc-to-simplify-your-dns-troubleshooting.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:13:24

• "When it comes to testing with various configuration environment" ☛ https://etienne.pflieger.bzh/a-ecrit/Use-Emacs-with-different-profiles.html | Source: Étienne Pflieger    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:13:51

• "Please see the DNSdist website for the changelog and the current documentation." ☛ https://blog.powerdns.com/2024/09/20/powerdns-dnsdist-1.8.4-released | Source: PowerDNS    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:14:30

• "It is also worth noting that this release is destined to be part of the upcoming OpenBSD" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240920154121 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:14:48

• "some data on smartphone use and ownership" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-nobody-buys-a-new-iphone-every-year-lie/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:41:07

• "The Bottle Plotter is relatively affordable to build" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/20/transform-trash-into-treasure-with-the-diy-bottle-plotter/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:41:54

• "Video equipment now small enough that they can lug it around the world." ☛ https://mwl.io/archives/23758 | Source: MWL    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:43:06

• "FreeBSD continues to evolve" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-in-the-news-recent-media-mentions-and-appearances/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:43:17

• "I've already found one significant syntax (and to some extent semantics)" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/PFAddrTransOnOpenBSDAndFreeBSD | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:43:26

• It still has a messy ring: satellites ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/science/earth-rings-asteroids-ordovician.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:45:19

• Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/health/nasal-flu-vaccine-approved.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:45:45

• Veterans Affairs has work to do on its clean environment plan ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/09/veterans-affairs-has-work-to-do-on-its-clean-environment-plan/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:47:10

• 9 Killed, Thousands Wounded In Simultaneous Explosion Of Pagers In Lebanon, Minister Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/lebanon-israel-pager-explosions-hezbollah-iran/33123764.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:47:25

• Elderly Tajik Oppositionist Moved Back To Prison Despite Ill-Health, Family Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-elderly-roziq-prison-health/33127539.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:47:51

• New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia’s Papua ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/new-zealand-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-freed-from-captivity-in-indonesias-papua    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:48:35

• US Army soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea, is ‘now free’ after pleading guilty to desertion ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/09/21/us-news/us-army-soldier-travis-king-who-fled-to-north-korea-now-free-after-pleading-guilty-to-desertion/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:50:16

• A North Korean Trash Balloon Hits a Seoul Government Compound, Again ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/world/asia/north-korea-trash-balloon.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:50:31

• South Korean Bill proposes stricter limits on work hours for child idols, actors ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-bill-proposes-stricter-limits-on-work-hours-for-child-idols-actors    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:50:42

• ‘No need for own nuclear weapon’ against North Korea: South Korean president ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/south-korea-nuclear-weapons-09202024030701.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:51:14

• North Koreans are getting sick of propaganda song “Friendly Father” ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-propaganda-music-song-cult-of-personality-kim-jong-un-09202024160741.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:51:24

• Child abuse cases shine light on Malaysia’s secretive GISB sect with its string of businesses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/child-abuse-cases-shine-light-on-malaysia-s-secretive-gisb-sect-with-its-string-of-businesses    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:51:47

• Several individuals inspected, detained in Malaysia’s GISB sect raid by police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-police-raid-gisb-sect-s-businesses-in-selangor    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:51:58

• China To ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/world/asia/china-japan-seafood-ban-fukushima.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:52:15

• Malaysian King weeps when talking about late son during meeting with China’s Pooh-tin Jinping ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-king-weeps-when-talking-about-late-son-during-meeting-with-china-s-xi-jinping    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:52:38

• Development blog for GNOME Shell and Mutter: Understanding GNOME Shell’s focus stealing prevention ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2024/09/20/understanding-gnome-shells-focus-stealing-prevention/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:53:58

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 38 2024 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-38-2024/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:55:04

• Sahil Dhiman: Educational and Research Institutions With Own ASN in India ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2024/09/educational-and-research-institutions-with-own-asn-in-india/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:55:36

• Tomas Tomecek: Generating first set of data for LogDetective using InstructLab ☞ https://blog.tomecek.net/post/generating-first-data-with-instructlab/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:55:56

• $15 Makerdiary iMX RT1011 Nano Kit runs Zephyr RTOS on 500 MHz NXP iMX RT1011 crossover MCU ☞    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:58:13

• $15 Makerdiary iMX RT1011 Nano Kit runs Zephyr RTOS on 500 MHz NXP iMX RT1011 crossover MCU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/20/15-makerdiary-imx-rt1011-nano-kit-runs-zephyr-rtos-on-500-mhz-nxp-imx-rt1011-crossover-mcu/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:58:34

• "Since as early as HTTP 1.1, development of the HTTP protocol has focused on the needs of large content providers and complex websites." gemini://carcosa.net/journal/20240921-http-1.0-bis.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 18:59:35

• Dead simple userspace WireGuard setup guide gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/09-21-dead-simple-usersapce-wireguard-setup-guide.gmi    

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

• "I've been using enough mechanical keyboards to get a sense of what I really want. The features I want are hard to find in one place, though." gemini://carcosa.net/journal/20240918-keyboard.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:01:02

• This Week in GNOME: #166 Forty-seven! ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/09/twig-166/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:10:04

• GNOME 46.5 Released with Mutter and GNOME Shell Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-5-released-with-mutter-and-gnome-shell-improvements    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:11:02

• Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Enters Public Beta Testing with GNU/Linux 6.11, GNOME 47 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-enters-public-beta-testing-with-linux-6-11-gnome-47    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:11:11

• Gary Benson: Too many git branches? ☞ https://gbenson.net/so-many-git-branches/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:11:36

• Disable Password Authentication Popups in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/09/disable-password-authentication-ubuntu/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:13:27

• Ubuntu 24.10 Beta is Now Available to Download ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/09/ubuntu-24-10-beta-is-now-available-to-download    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:13:57

• Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 24.10 Beta Released ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2024/09/ubuntu-studio-24-10-beta-released/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:18:32

• China to ‘gradually’ lift ban on Japanese seafood imports ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-japan-seafood-ban-lift-09202024040536.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:21:15

• Has China not launched a war since 1949? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/afcl-china-war-1949-09202024053036.html Verdict: Misleading    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:23:08

• US lawmakers urge Biden administration to secure release of unjustly detained citizens in China ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-lawmakers-urge-biden-administration-to-secure-release-of-unjustly-detained-citizens-in-china/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:23:56

• Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples now able to legally register marriages in Taiwan ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/20/same-sex-taiwanese-chinese-couples-now-able-to-legally-register-marriages-in-taiwan/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:24:32

• China to ‘gradually resume’ Japanese seafood imports banned after Fukushima waste water release ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/20/china-to-gradually-resume-japanese-seafood-imports-banned-after-fukushima-waste-water-release/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:26:58

• Y-20 strategic airlifter makes AAD 2024 debut ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/y-20-strategic-airlifter-makes-aad-2024-debut/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:28:23

• Gary Jones, editor credited with detoxifying Express, bows out ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/gary-jones-express-departure/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:29:15

• Who are the UK’s national newspaper editors? https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:29:49

• Largest banks will have to provide accessibility across Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/20.09.2024-largest-banks-will-have-to-provide-accessibility-across-latvia.a569526/ "provide on-site services and maintain a network of ATMs"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:30:49

• Security Firm Linked to Top Adams Aide Won Millions in N.Y.C. Business ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/nyregion/fbi-phil-banks-contracts.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:31:22

• Nokia uses patents from the corrupt EPO to go after Linux-based projects ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/nokia-lands-first-blow-against-amazon-munich-regional-court/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:32:44

• Central Staff Committee on EPO Bribing Its Critics, Using a "Sharp and Abrupt Reduction, Estimated at 80% to 90%, in the Number of Refusals and Summons for Oral Proceedings in Areas Related to Software Patents" (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/20/Central_Staff_Committee_on_EPO_Bribing_Its_Critics_Using_a_Shar.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:32:57

• TTAB Dismisses Section 2(d) Opposition to NOMAD for Barbecue Grills due to Lack of Proof of Relatedness with Electronic Goods ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/09/ttab-dismisses-section-2d-opposition-to.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:34:05

• Eligibility, IPRs, and Diversity: The Faces of 2024 Patent Reform ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/09/eligibility-diversity-patent.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:34:33

• New Book “Chasing Shadows” Coming Soon ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/09/new-book-chasing-shadows-coming-soon/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:35:45

• The realtime preemption pull request ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/990985/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:37:22

• Speaking Truth to Power (More Effectively) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/20/Speaking_Truth_to_Power_More_Effectively.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:37:40

• [Meme] EPO Suckers ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/20/Meme_EPO_Suckers.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:37:55

• Spam of the Day (Yes, Brittany Day Again) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/20/Spam_of_the_Day_Yes_Brittany_Day_Again.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:38:09

• Rallying in Two Key States, Harris Presses Her Case on Abortion Rights ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/us/politics/harris-rally-wisconsin.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:40:31

• Kurdish patient denied audiological test for not understanding Turkish ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/kurdish-patient-denied-audiological-test-for-not-understanding-turkish-299876    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:40:49

• How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/how-border-policing-harms-undocumented-people-seeking-abortion-care    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:42:09

• Simon Ser: Status update, September 2024 ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2024/status-update-68/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:43:03

• “The Pornographer” Reissue, Reviewed: John McGahern Mined the Pain and Perks of Mid-Century Masculinity ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-pornographer-reissue-john-mcgahern-review    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:44:54

• Halllmark of truly awful engineering at Microsoft ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-needs-64gb-of-ram-for-ideal-performance-oddly-the-game-install-size-is-only-30gb    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:46:04

• SQL translation from Postgres to SQLite and DuckDB ☞ https://blog.jonudell.net/2024/09/20/sql-translation-from-postgres-to-sqlite-and-duckdb/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:47:00

• Upcoming I-Pi SMARC Embedded Prototype Kit Adopts defective chip maker Intel Amston Lake CPU ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/upcoming-i-pi-smarc-embedded-prototype-kit-adopts-intel-amston-lake-cpu/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:55:01

• ATOMS3R Dev Kit Equipped with 0.85″ color IPS screen and 6-axis IMU ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/atoms3r-dev-kit-equipped-with-0-85-color-ips-screen-and-6-axis-imu/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 19:55:21

• More Microsoft vapouware and hype. NPR is funded by Microsoft. It failed to disclose this. NPR also takes considerable bribes from Bill Gates. No disclosure of this either. The MSM has become a farce. https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120581/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-microsoft-ai    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:09:05

• Moore’s Flinch ☞ https://tedium.co/2024/09/20/intel-qualcomm-acquisition-rumors/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:11:21

• Qt Gradle Plugin 1.0 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-gradle-plugin-1.0-released    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:13:51

• In Other News: Disney Ditches Slack, Binance Malware Warning, Defense Conference Targeted ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-disney-ditches-slack-binance-malware-warning-defense-conference-targeted/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:15:57

• "This Week In Security" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/this-week-in-security-open-source-c2-raptor-trains-and-end-to-end-encryption/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:16:21

• Fayed: the "business" world equivalent of Debian's and GNOME's will code for "sexual favours" (Gulagboy)    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:28:22

• Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240920-%F0%9F%94%B4live-israel-pounds-south-lebanon-as-hezbollah-vows-revenge-for-device-blasts    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:32:58

• Iran Says Israel 'Lost Deterrent Power' After Hezbollah Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-fear-escalation-israel-hezbollah-hamas-deterrent-hamas/33092640.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:33:23

• Hezbollah and Israel exchange hundreds of missiles in worst conflict since 2006 war ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0920/Israel-Beirut-Hezbollah-strikes-explosions    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:33:43

• Senior Hezbollah Leader Is Killed in Beirut in Israeli Airstrike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/world/middleeast/beirut-israel-hezbollah-airstrike.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:33:55

• The 1983 Beirut Bombings Explained ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/world/middleeast/1983-bombings-beirut.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:34:21

• Live Updates: Hezbollah Confirms Death of Senior Leader in Israeli Airstrike in Beirut ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/20/world/gaza-israel-hamas-hezbollah    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:34:57

• 🔴Live: Hezbollah confirms death of top commander in Israeli strike on Beirut ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240921-hezbollah-confirms-death-of-top-commander-in-israeli-strike-on-beirut    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:35:14

• Privacy International will be hosting a screening of 'Preconceived' ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/key-resources/5406/privacy-international-will-be-hosting-screening-preconceived    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:36:05

• 'Linux' Foundation & CNCF Target ‘Patent Troll’ Non-Practicing Entities ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/news/linux-foundation-cncf-target-patent-troll-non-practicing-entities/ But 'Linux' Foundation is fronting for patent trolls like Microsoft and IBM http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_is_Acting_No_Better_Than_Patent_Trolls_Preying_on_Smaller_C.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:37:34

• Extending OpenShift Virtualization connectivity options on hosted control planes in proprietary trap AWS ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/09/20/extending-openshift-virtualization-connectivity-options-hosted-control-planes    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:38:25

• Guest post: "Some thoughts on computers", by Chris da Kiwi ☞ https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/91759.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:50:01

• OpenSSF at Grace Hopper Celebration 2024: Advancing Diversity and Security in Open Source ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/09/20/openssf-at-grace-hopper-celebration-2024-advancing-diversity-and-security-in-open-source/ corporate front group in diversity clothing http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:51:09

• Poland arrests suspect in Volkov’s attack in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2364478/poland-arrests-suspect-in-volkov-s-attack-in-vilnius    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:53:09

• Timothy Snyder on Why Ukraine Can Still Win the War ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/timothy-snyder-on-why-ukraine-can-still-win-the-war    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:54:46

• Hackaday Podcast Episode 289 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/hackaday-podcast-episode-289-tiny-games-two-modern-modems-and-the-next-big-thing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:56:00

• Genetic Tracing Links SARS-CoV-2 With Animals at Wildlife Market ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/genetic-tracing-links-sars-cov-2-with-animals-at-wildlife-market    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:56:56

• EU reportedly preparing to bring formal DMA charges against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/20/eu-reportedly-preparing-bring-formal-dma-charges-google/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:58:17

• Akademy 2024 (in Würzburg!) ☞ https://blog.david-redondo.de/kde/2024/09/20/akademy.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:58:57

• "Stereo Photos For Science" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/inviting-the-public-to-take-stereo-photos-for-science/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:59:41

• Satellite photos show Chinese heliport in Tibet near disputed border with India ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/heliport-tibet-nyingchi-satellite-photos-09202024153351.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 20:59:59

• Satellite photos show Chinese heliport in Tibet near disputed border with India ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/heliport-tibet-nyingchi-satellite-photos-09202024153351.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:01:37

• Law Enforcement Dismantles Phishing Platform Used for Unlocking Stolen Phones ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/law-enforcement-dismantles-phishing-platform-used-for-unlocking-stolen-phones/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:02:11

• Cryptographic Innuendos ☞ https://soatok.blog/2024/09/20/cryptographic-innuendos/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:02:53

• Who owns Tortoise Media? The billionaire backers behind Observer bid ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/who-owns-tortoise-media-observer/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:03:15

• Myanmar students in Thailand must renew passports at home, junta says ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-thailand-students-passports-09202024201855.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:03:30

• Hong Kong gov’t says ‘clear lines drawn’ after first sedition convictions under new security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/20/hong-kong-govt-says-clear-lines-drawn-after-first-sedition-convictions-under-new-security-law/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:04:31

• Microsoft admits you pay $1000 just for a meaningless keycap on the keyboard https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-now-allows-you-to-reprogram-the-windows-copilot-key-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:06:02

• Brazil Supreme Court fines X over noncompliance with suspension order ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/brazil-supreme-court-fines-x-over-noncompliance-with-suspension-order/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:20:24

• Who cares what Latvian social control media says? ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/20.09.2024-who-cares-what-latvian-social-media-says.a569617/ "current role of social control media in general and preposterously-named 'X' (formerly and still widely referred to as 'Twitter')"    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:21:10

• What Trump Did to the G.O.P., Musk Did to Ex-Twitter ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opinion/trump-elon-musk-twitter-x.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:21:26

• Convert and Transfer PDFs and eBooks to Kindle Using Calibre ☞ https://itsfoss.com/calibre-convert-transfer-kindle/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:22:44

• Kamala Harris Outspends Donald Trump by Tens of Millions Online ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/us/politics/kamala-harris-trump-campaign-spending.html "Kamala Harris outspent Donald Trump by 20 to 1 on Facebook (Farcebook) and Instagram."    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:23:27

• Clever Social Engineering Attack Using Captchas ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/clever-social-engineering-attack-using-captchas.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:24:42

• Transform trash into treasure with the DIY Bottle Plotter ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/09/20/transform-trash-into-treasure-with-the-diy-bottle-plotter/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:25:14

• Manage Raspberry PI GPU Memory Split ☞ https://peppe8o.com/manage-raspberry-pi-gpu-memory-split/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:26:14

• Raspberry Pi RP2350-E9 Erratum Redefined As Input Mode Leakage Current ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/09/20/raspberry-pi-rp2350-e9-erratum-redefined-as-input-mode-leakage-current/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:26:43

• House lawmakers advance bills on acquisition security, IT procurement ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2024/09/house-lawmakers-advance-bills-on-acquisition-security-it-procurement/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:32:28

• Pluralistic: Tech monopolists use their market power to invade your privacy (20 Sep 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/20/water-also-wet/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:32:47

• LiteWing DIY ESP32 drone costs about $12 to make ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/21/low-cost-diy-esp32-drone-12-dollars/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:33:37

• Ivanti Warns of Second CSA Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-warns-of-second-csa-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:34:07

• Tor Responds to Reports of German Police Deanonymizing Users ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/tor-responds-to-reports-of-german-police-deanonymizing-users/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:34:27

• Noise Storms: Massive Amounts of Spoofed Web Traffic Linked to China ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/noise-storms-massive-amounts-of-spoofed-web-traffic-linked-to-china/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:34:47

• Healthcare becomes prime target for cyberattacks ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/20/healthcare-cybersecurity-threats-ai-generated-attacks-mwise2024/ ransomware is primarily a Windows issue, throwing "AI" in there is just hype and spam    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:46:00

• OIG audit calls for more clarity from CISA, DHS on disinformation mission ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/oig-audit-calls-for-more-clarity-from-cisa-dhs-on-disinformation-mission/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:47:43

• US Secret Service finds security ‘breaches’ in its review of Trump assassination attempt ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240920-us-secret-service-identifies-deficiences-in-its-review-of-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-in-july-butler-rally    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:48:08

• Hong Kong man jailed 14 months under new security law for ‘seditious’ online statements ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/20/hong-kong-man-jailed-14-months-under-new-security-law-for-seditious-online-statements/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:48:41

• Ninth Circuit reinstates Arizona voting registration and mail-in voting laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/ninth-circuit-reinstates-arizona-voting-registration-and-mail-in-voting-laws/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:49:18

• Qualcomm Asked Rival defective chip maker Intel if It Would Consider Sale ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/technology/qualcomm-intel-talks-sale.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:49:52

• Some analysts believe defective chip maker Intel won't build out its German fab due to financial woes: Report ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/some-analysts-believe-intel-wont-build-out-its-german-fab-due-to-financial-woes-report    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:50:37

• EIB boosts high-speed internet in Germany with €350 million InvestEU-backed loan ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_4766    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:51:04

• US court indicts man for sending death threats to Supreme Court justices ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/09/us-federal-court-indicts-man-over-sending-alleged-death-threats-to-supreme-court-justices/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:53:14

• Qualcomm approached defective chip maker Intel about acquisition, report claims ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-approached-intel-about-acquisition-report-claims    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:56:35

• What the operation to blow up Hezbollah’s pagers tells us about Israel’s spy agencies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240920-what-the-operation-to-blow-up-hezbollah-s-pagers-tells-us-about-israel-s-spy-agencies-mossad-lebanon    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:57:27

• Report: Qualcomm recently expressed interest in acquiring defective chip maker Intel ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/20/report-qualcomm-recently-expressed-interest-acquiring-intel/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:57:59

• Cambodia pulls out of regional economic deal amid criticism ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/clv-hun-sen-cambodia-withdraws-09202024134113.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:58:31

• Nelly Accused of Ripping Off Former Rap Group in $50M Lawsuit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/20/nelly-country-grammer-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 21:58:52

• User-Centricity and Analytics for Enhanced Healthcare Outcomes ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/user-centricity-and-analytics-for-enhanced-healthcare-outcomes    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:00:02

• F.T.C. Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/health/ftc-drug-price-inflation-insulin.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:01:15

• Exclusive: Harris campaign launching new ad seeking to tie Trump to Mark Robinson ☞ https://kentwired.com/122077/world-nation/exclusive-harris-campaign-launching-new-ad-seeking-to-tie-trump-to-mark-robinson/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:01:56

• 7,000 Microplastics Studies Show We Have One Really Big Problem ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/7000-microplastics-studies-show-we-have-one-really-big-problem    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:02:24

• Experiment Reveals a Simple Trick to Avoid Zoom Fatigue ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experiment-reveals-a-simple-trick-to-avoid-zoom-fatigue    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:02:42

• Scientists Just Identified Hundreds of Genes That Could Cause Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-identified-hundreds-of-genes-that-could-cause-cancer    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:03:12

• SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-leaking-more-radio-waves-than-ever    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:03:51

• Mysterious Signal Hints at The Smallest Black Hole Ever Detected ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-signal-hints-at-the-smallest-black-hole-ever-detected    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:04:01

• Some Coffee And Tea Drinkers Could Be Lowering Their Risk of Dementia ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/some-coffee-and-tea-drinkers-could-be-lowering-their-risk-of-dementia    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:04:20

• Even worse; more outsourcing to spies https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/09/20/did-this-new-google-chrome-security-move-just-make-passwords-obsolete/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:07:46

• "The game currently has a Steam Deck Playable rating with Proton 9." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/last-epoch-drops-the-native-linux-version-devs-tell-players-to-use-proton/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:08:21

• Real time officially comes to Linux www.eenewseurope.com/en/real-time-officially-comes-to-linux/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:10:14

• Real-time Linux has been integrated into the main kernel following two decades of development https://www.techspot.com/news/104792-mainstream-linux-kernel-receives-real-time-support-following.html    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:11:33

• "First up Proton 9.0-3 is now the latest stable version of Proton, the one you should generally use for most things unless games are otherwise set by Valve to a different version." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/proton-90-3-released-and-proton-experimental-upgraded-for-linux-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:12:16

• Print2Block Joins Linux Foundation’s Decentralised Trust Initiative As Founding Member https://bwdisrupt.com/article/print2block-joins-linux-foundation%E2%80%99s-decentralised-trust-initiative-as-founding-member-533738 http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/The_Linux_Foundation_is_Associating_Linux_With_Scams_and_With_S.shtml    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:12:53

• "Even if you use a graphical Linux desktop envrionment, chances are you've had to open a terminal emulator at least once. I'm no terminal pro, but I have to open one a few times a week to solve minor issues or to test commands for an article. How often are you punching commands into the terminal?" https://www.howtogeek.com/thread/how-often-do-you-use-the-linux-terminal/    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:14:36

• "This release also includes an updated gnome-autoar component to correctly indicate that bzip2 tarballs are supported and improved OneDrive support." https://9to5linux.com/gnome-46-5-released-with-mutter-and-gnome-shell-improvements    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:15:01

• OpenEarth Foundation Watch: Update to California Legislation SB-253 gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/open-earth-foundation-ca-legislation-update.gmi    

posted Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 22:16:46