Roy Schestowitz

• Nix on Easy Mode | LINUX Unplugged 583 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/583/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:00:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1078.jpg    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:05:32

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1427.jpg    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:05:51

• Unbecoming gemini://jun.skein.city/journal/poetry/unbecoming.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:07:30

• "I went to clubhouse at 8:20 AM. Needing to return a large item to Amazon, I hauled a large but light box the 1.1 mi there. 0.2 miles from Clubhouse, a small "mew" came from the street - a tiny black kitten with a bloody nose lay on the pavement, but sitting upright." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2239    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:08:21

• "The website will do a better job than me to talk about the numerous features, but I will do my best to explain what you can do with it and how to use it." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/secure-file-transfer-with-nncp.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:09:15

• "I've been recently playing with bezier curves, and there is something truly beautiful in their simplicity. As I had never looked at them closely before, I had presumed the math involved was a little over my head." gemini://jun.skein.city/journal/software/playing-with-bezier.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:10:15

• Health catastrophe with Dr. Dhand https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=14SMO7P52ZY    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:24:29

• "Changing Views toward mRNA based Covid Vaccines in the Scientific Literature: 2020 - 2024" https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=aGVaXousYNI    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:25:25

• IOW, the experimental COVID-19 vaccines didn't work as promised    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 02:25:45

• "Cost and AI technology are just a cover, the real purpose is only one, to drive up the stock price, and then cash out ... IBM is the next Nortel" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uMoF9LG    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:22:11

• "Tor Browser 14.0a8 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a8/ | Source: Tor    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:26:16

• Wildfire ☛ https://therevelator.org/wildfire-data-fix/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:27:09

• "After being removed from Apple's App Store, music streaming app Musi is fighting back with a lawsuit. Musi claims the app's removal, which was prompted by a YouTube complaint, was unjustified." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/musi-sues-apple-over-app-store-removal-following-youtube-complaint-241007/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:27:42

• "In response to a call from the United States Trade Representative, the Premier League has submitted its report on the world's most notorious pirate IPTV-related platforms and services." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/premier-leagues-priority-iptv-piracy-threats-reported-to-u-s-government-241007/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:27:50

• "I realize that last week I said that I’d try to get back into the regular blogging groove." ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2024/10/07/nccih-embraces-integration-of-functional-medicine-quackery-with-medicine/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:28:18

• "Code Club" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-fun-filled-code-clubs-drive-learning-new-evidence/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:29:31

• "It's truly hard to believe that Alien: Isolation is 10 years old now, and we're going to get a sequel to one of the scariest games ever made." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/creative-assembly-confirm-alien-isolation-is-getting-a-sequel/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:30:25

• "Original Studios just launched The Last Plague: Blight, an uncompromising wilderness survival game based on a more realistic set of game mechanics. It arrives with Native Linux support in Early Access. Note: key provided by ÜberStrategist." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/uncompromising-wilderness-survival-game-the-last-plague-blight-now-in-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:30:36

• "I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this one before! A few developers have been building Nazi Zombies: Portable, a Call of Duty: Zombies demake powered by various enhanced forks of the Quake engine." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/nazi-zombies-portable-is-a-free-and-open-source-call-of-duty-zombies-demake/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:30:52

• Mosa Lina ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/ridiculous-physics-platformer-mosa-lina-added-co-op-game-rebuilt-to-be-native/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:31:14

• freenode continues to shrink https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=freenode    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:34:21

• "SKALD: Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/skald-against-the-black-priory-gets-controller-support-and-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:34:41

• "Getting more hardware working well on Linux is the OpenRazer project that released version 3.9.0 adding in support for various new devices from Razer." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/openrazer-v39-released-with-many-new-razer-devices-supported-on-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:35:37

• "A bit of game industry news for you: in a pretty big win for Epic Games and their Unreal Engine, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios and said the future of Halo will be built on Unreal Engine 5." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/halo-will-now-be-built-on-unreal-engine-5-343-industries-rebrands-to-halo-studios/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:36:12

• "For any of you who work with image editing on Linux for any reason, you've probably used the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) at some point, well it's getting really close to the long-awaited 3.0 release now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/gnu-image-manipulation-program-gimp-finally-closing-on-the-30-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:38:34

• "While Sony are actively making their PC ports worse with forced PlayStation Network accounts even for single-player games, some companies choose to make them better and now Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios gets improved." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/grounded-no-longer-needs-a-microsoft-account-for-multiplayer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:38:48

• "Why Passwords Still Rock" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/10/07/106218    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:43:26

• "Opinion | I’m a Great Grandmother, and a Former Hostage of Hamas. Bring The Rest Home." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/opinion/my-heart-remains-captive-in-gaza.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:45:23

• IDG still posting PURE SPAM for Microsoft!! https://www.pcworld.com/article/2475992/microsoft-office-2024-is-here-no-subscription-needed.html did not click    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:45:29

• "Al Pacino says he almost died of COVID" https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4919998-al-pacino-claims-he-almost-died-of-covid-i-was-gone/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:45:48

• iophk: even the register is trying to associate linux with cups with ddos https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/critical_cups_vulnerability_chain_easy/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:47:21

• iophk: CUPS is not Linux and it is not Internet-facing, it is Apple https://www.version2.dk/artikel/ny-linux-saarbarhed-fik-dommedags-score-vanskelig-udnytte-ifoelge-dansk-udvikler http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/09/27/CVE_2024_47076_CVE_2024_47175_CVE_2024_47176_and_CVE_2024_47177.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:48:46

• "¿Es una buena elección Linux en PC? La IA responde".. "AI answers"???? WHAT DA FORK? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2024/10/07/linux-en-pc-la-ia-responde/ posting Microsoft trash as 'article'... a new low    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:50:21

• Like self-service checkouts at the supermarket that make customers into employees, they are a way of passing blame, liability, and work onto you in order to solve someone elses security problem. As Prof. Ross Anderson bluntly puts it; "If Alice guards a system but Bob pays the cost of failure, you can expect trouble." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/10/07/106218    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:52:34

• "Cybersecurity has become more harmful than helpful in many cases and biometrics are more of a user name than a password despite the constant misuse as the latter." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/10/07/106218    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:53:05

• "I do think it's worth noting that the sad state of 2FA is the actual problem here. People should be able to set a password that's secure enough to keep an adversary from cracking it in under some reasonable multiple of whatever time to live you've got from the 2FA and that should be good enough for most practical applications"    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:53:33

• "The problem though is that much of the 2FA in use is completely useless stuff like a voice mail or email to an unsecured mailbox where they can get the code directly after already knowing everybody's phone numbers from a directory. In theory, no matter how stupid the password is, the 2FA is supposed to scuttle the attempt to log in without that."    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:53:59

• "It's another one of the problems that could be put in the box of "Big tech solutions to this are half-assed, dangerous, and worse for users, but slightly more convenient so they're going to be totally universal, and you don't even get another choice""    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:54:23

• "Instead they'll tell you that you need a fangled security system of gadgets and retina scans, and that you're too stupid to be trusted with your own security. They are wrong. In most cases passwords are just fine if not better than alternatives, and in this post we're going to explain why." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/secrets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:55:07

• "Security schemes that ask that you carry around a device which is connected permanently to a network and uses a mechanism that is entirely opaque to you is a different kind of security. It is more than a mere access control. It is not security for you." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/secrets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:55:33

• "Instead they'll tell you that you need a fangled security system of gadgets and retina scans, and that you're too stupid to be trusted with your own security. They are wrong. In most cases passwords are just fine if not better than alternatives, and in this post we're going to explain why." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/secrets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:56:03

• lobbying ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/07/uks-22-billion-carbon-capture-pledge-follows-surge-in-lobbying-by-fossil-fuel-industry-records-show/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:56:51

• heritage foundation ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/07/key-donald-trump-ally-robert-wilkie-tells-heritage-foundation-project-2025-event-president-will-kill-climate-budgets/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:57:03

• "A Big Dilemma" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/07/a-big-dilemma-inside-europes-polluting-manure-problem/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 04:57:20

• "A California jury decided on Monday that Google wields illegal monopoly through its Android Play store." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-court-orders-google-to-open-android-to-rival-app-stores/a-70430343 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:05:31

• "anti-competitive tactics to maintain dominance" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-antitrust-case-1.7345120 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:06:46

• "When this is the mindset of a company, of course, enshittification will never be a one-step process." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/07/amazon-ratchets-up-enshittifying-prime-video-after-public-shrugs-at-initial-ads/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:07:21

• "That decision meant Edge won't be subjected to the toughest DMA regulations." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/microsoft_edge_eu_gatekeeper/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:09:14

• "The order issued by Judge John H. Chun last week and unsealed on Monday represents a major defeat for Amazon" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/07/amazon-suffers-defeat-judge-allows-ftc-antitrust-case-move-forward/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:09:38

• "A federal court has ordered Google LLC to allow third-party app marketplaces on the Play Store." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/07/court-orders-google-open-play-store-rival-app-marketplaces/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:10:04

• "The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against Amazon will move forward" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4920232-ftc-amazon-antitrust-case-state-claims/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:10:17

• [Old] "But when largesse fails to do the job, Microsoft has proved more than willing to turn to the courts." ☛ https://grain.org/en/article/3705-we-pledge-allegiance-to-the-penguin |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:10:37

• "Lying deep on the ocean floor, these fibre-optic cables can transmit massive amounts of data at high speeds" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/subsea-communications-cables-vital-but-vulnerable/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:11:16

• "If adopted by a vote of the Commission, the proposed Report and Order would permit the VLP class of unlicensed devices" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-chair-proposes-expanding-6-ghz-band-use-for-very-low-power-devices/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:11:28

• "The plaintiffs argue First Nations have a basic human right to clean water that Canada has violated" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/shamattawa-class-action-drinking-water-1.7345254 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:13:15

• "Earlier this year, I gave a talk about the very important fight for our web, and how we can all play a part in it." ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/fighting-for-our-web/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:13:23

• "Since then, more jurisdictions have passed laws criminalizing homelessness" ☛ https://www.vox.com/policy/375765/florida-homelessness-hurricane-helene-encampment-disaster-fema-housing-crisis-storm | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:13:32

• "Dadin rose to prominence in 2015 as the first Russian citizen to face felony prosecution for repeatedly violating rules" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/07/imprisoned-tortured-and-killed-at-the-front-the-life-and-death-of-anti-kremlin-activist-ildar-dadin | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:14:24

• "The Geo-blocking Regulation was adopted in 2018 to ensure better access conditions to goods and services" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14416-Evaluation-of-the-Geo-blocking-Regulation_en | Source: European Commission    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:14:33

• "Cats may be adorable, but they evolved to be predators" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/07/this-automatic-laser-turret-keeps-the-cats-entertained-for-hours/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:15:15

• >Is Android Unicode Yet? ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/10/is-android-unicode-yet/ | Source: Terence Eden | "Google's Android platform has dreadful support for Unicode"    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:16:07

• "Some notes on upgrading Hugo" ☛ https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/10/07/some-notes-on-upgrading-hugo/ | Source: Julia Evans    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:16:37

• "It’s time to stop paying WordPress" ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/10/07/its-time-to-stop-paying-wordpress/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:16:52

• "The stack I eventually ended up with is" ☛ https://ashishb.net/tech-thoughts/migrating-from-wordpress-to-hugo/ | Source: Ashish Bhatia    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:17:27

• "After re-reading the Mozilla manifesto" ☛ https://flamedfury.com/posts/firefox-from-the-ashes/ | Source: Flamed Fury    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:17:41

• "The SD Host Controller Interface (SDHCI) specification standardises the piece of hardware" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/sd-cards-and-bumper/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:20:30

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #481 - We have a DOUBLE surprise for you today! ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/Mp83i31KByz74O38AjNvNA    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:20:53

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 215: Jan Grabowski on Wikipedia’s Antisemitism Problem ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/10/law-bytes-podcast-episode-215/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:25:10

• Destination Linux 391: Valve Makes Major Move for GNU/Linux Gaming, Huge News for Arch GNU/Linux and Wayland! ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-391/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:25:44

• Also Destination Linux 391: Valve Makes Major Move for GNU/Linux Gaming, Huge News for Arch GNU/Linux and Wayland! ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/391    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:27:39

• Latvian police investigating use of fake passport in attack on Navalny associate ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/07.10.2024-latvian-police-investigating-use-of-fake-passport-in-attack-on-navalny-associate.a571536/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:28:26

• Iryna Navalna ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-terror-navalna-prison/33149629.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:28:55

• "In the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Helene, X-formerly-Twitter has transformed into a noxious breeding ground for destructive misinformation about the storm." ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-helene-conspiracy-theories | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:33:25

• "Russia and China have launched influence operations designed to help or hurt candidates in specific congressional races." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-10-07/intelligence-officials-say-us-adversaries-are-targeting-congressional-races-with-disinformation | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:33:32

• "Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour propelled her into billionaire status in 2023." ☛ https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-is-richest-female-musician-in-the-world-1236170434/ | Source: Variety    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:34:33

• "And yet, he fired most of the trust and safety team" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/07/elon-musks-sorry-twitter-no-longer-exists-defense-falls-flat-down-under/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:34:42

• "Forty million viewers tuned in." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/when-john-and-yoko-seized-american-tv/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:35:27

• "NetChoice has effectively argued that the state laws amount in various ways to censorship." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/technology/netchoice-free-speech-meta-google.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:35:54

• "This website was hosted on WordPress.com, which is owned by Automattic." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/why-i-moved-my-blog/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:36:11

• [Old] "The difference between a holding company and a conglomerate is that a holding company" ☛ https://www.palladiummag.com/2024/08/30/when-the-mismanagerial-class-destroys-great-companies/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:37:47

• [Old] "Of course Gilberto Gil isn’t just an amazing musician." ☛ https://manypossibilities.net/2011/05/chiclete-com-banana/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:37:55

• [Old] "In Brazil there is a growing debate over the past eight years on the use of new technologies" ☛ https://cdn.aaai.org/ocs/3835/3835-16948-1-PB.pdf |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:38:04

• [Old] "I did that about five or six years ago and now those things are becoming commonplace." ☛ https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2012-10-30/brazilian-broadband/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:38:13

• [Old] "Gil also has become a leader in the digital rights movement" ☛ https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/2007/03/21/gilberto-gil-seeks-simplicity/52943698007/ | Source: Gannett    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:38:23

• "People think of drone delivery as more useful when the drones are bringing critical goods" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2024/10/07/drone-delivery-useful-2024-study/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:39:54

• "Experience in the decade since has shown that this insight was correct." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2024/10/it-was-ten-years-ago-today.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:40:03

• "So I decided to do some quick & dirty tests with my desktop computer and my powermeter." ☛ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2024/10/06/quickpost-the-electric-energy-consumption-of-llms/ | Source: Didier Stevens    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:40:20

• "The Electric Energy" ☛ https://blog.didierstevens.com/2024/10/08/quickpost-the-electric-energy-consumption-of-llms-no-gpu/ | Source: Didier Stevens    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:40:28

• "It turned out the low-power processor was a perfect fit for using Rust!" ☛ https://tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/137/rust-is-rolling-off-the-volvo-assembly-line |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:40:36

• "Water is the canary in the coal mine of climate change" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/world-water-resources-decreasing-as-global-rivers-dry-up/7813494.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:41:11

• "It is a tricky balance. Adding redundant communications layers in our everyday devices can be useful" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/satellite-constellations-scientist-concerns/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:41:24

• "roy@vonick:~$ uptime [...] 05:42:40 up 364 days, 11:27, 41 users, load average: 1.17, 1.60, 1.69" .... some hours to 365.    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:43:12

• "The big picture: From the Greek Orthodox Church to Roman Catholics to evangelical Christian leaders" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/10/07/christian-nationalism-opponents-trump | Source: Axios    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:44:15

• "belonging to a criminal organization" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/watchdogs-sentencing-of-jihadi-linked-to-charlie-hebdo-attack-important-verdict-/7813732.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:44:34

• "The trial judge sentenced Cherif to life behind bars, with a minimum of 22 years to be served." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/police-and-justice/article/2024/10/03/french-jihadist-linked-to-charlie-hebdo-attacks-receives-life-sentence_6728120_105.html | Source: Le Monde    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:45:03

• "Prosecutors called him the "architect" of the first in a string of attacks carried out by radical [sic] Islamists that hit France" ☛ https://www.barrons.com/news/french-jihadist-linked-to-charlie-hebdo-attackers-faces-verdict-6e455384 | Source: Barrons    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:46:07

• "The campaign is aimed at mobilizing young and undecided voters" ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/ffrf-launches-vote-like-your-rights-depend-on-it-campaign/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 05:46:51

• "Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were among the US broadband providers" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/verizon_att_lumen_salt_typhoon/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:11:47

• "Today a friend shared a video on TikTok with me that I promptly sent to my wife" ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/never-send-me-a-tiktok-video/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:12:12

• "Now the country’s three most populous states — California" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2024/10/07/school-cell-phone-bans-have-hit-most-states-not-everyone-is-on-board/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:13:01

• "So, it is disappointing that the German government is trying to push through Parliament" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/germany-rushes-expand-biometric-surveillance | Source: EFF    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:16:00

• "Because “only” hundreds of millions of users are affected" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/10/07/meta-fined-for-logging-passwords/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:16:10

• "And then things got even creepier." ☛ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/robot-vacuum-hacked-photos-camera-audio/104414020?ref=blogapp.bitdefender.com | Source: ABC    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:16:26

• "Like any responsible security researcher, Giese informed Ecovacs about the vulnerability." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/your-robot-vacuum-cleaner-might-be-spying-on-you/ | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:16:41

• "Yes, the Big Tech companies will try to get small businesses to come out and advocate for surveillance" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/there-ought-to-be-a-law/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:16:56

• "folks online (Reddit) complaining about the permission requirements for this application" ☛ https://connortumbleson.com/2024/10/07/mkbhd-wallpapers/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:17:34

• Openwashing ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/licensing-joy-gal/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:18:21

• Windows TCO: "While the form of cyberattack was not disclosed, the ransomware duck test comes into play." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/07/american-water-works-hit-cyberattack-customer-portal-billing-systems-taken-offline/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:20:21

• Windows TCO: "American Water Works — a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/security-hack-breach-american-water-works/ | Source: CBS    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:20:39

• Windows TCO: "On Thursday, the dihydrogen monoxide business, which claims to be America's largest regulated water provider" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/american_water_cyberattack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:21:44

• Windows TCO: "The company’s MyWater account system is currently down, according to a notice on the company website" ☛ https://therecord.media/american-water-works-cyberattack-utility | Source: The Record    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:29:38

• Windows TCO: "The company, which provides water and wastewater services to customers in 14 states" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/american-water-works-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:29:49

• Windows TCO: "CLoudflare just blocked the current record DDoS attack: 3.8 terabits per second." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/largest-recorded-ddos-attack-is-3-8-tbps.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:29:58

• "I decided to give Threads another try" ☛ https://crashthearcade.com/blog/threads-still-sucks/ | Source: Mike Haynes    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:31:15

• "I’ve been using RSS for longer than I care to remember." ☛ https://jarunmb.com/posts/rss-for-watching-youtube | Source: MB    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:31:28

• "When a human visits my homepage, they see a regular page about me." ☛ https://edwardbenson.com/2024/10/google-ai-thinks-i-left-gatorade-on-the-moon |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:31:44

• "Let’s try to answer those questions to find some very surprising answers. But first, some theory." ☛ https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/x86-64-programming-models |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:32:28

• "Anyway, I had two issues to discuss with my coach last week, and for the sake of brevity" ☛ https://microblog.pratikmhatre.com/2024/10/07/farewell-email-with.html | Source: Pratik    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:32:53

• "In our quest to rewrite topology using the language of category theory we introduced the category of open sets" ☛ https://bartoszmilewski.com/2024/10/07/coverages-and-sites/ | Source: Bartosz Milewski    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:33:13

• "Today is the 30th anniversary of this blog. Hola!" ☛ http://scripting.com/2024/10/07.html |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:33:55

• "The only direction I had when launching this blog was that it should be in English." ☛ https://birming.com/blog-way-forward/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:34:16

• "Asheville is in crisis right now. They're without drinking water, faucets run dry" ☛ https://ntietz.com/blog/asheville/ | Source: Nicholas Tietz-Sokolsky    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:34:51

• "The faucets ran dry in Alana Ramo’s home last Friday after the storm swept through." ☛ https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5138093/helene-asheville-nc-drinking-water | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:35:15

• "I know enough about online relationships after 30 years of being in them to understand" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/the-real-people/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:35:37

• "Monet and London: Views of the Thames" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monet-masterpiece-that-hung-in-churchills-home-is-now-free-of-grime-from-cigar-smoke-180985147/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:36:44

• Down to _22_ now!! "2589 (89.7 %) capsules are self-signed, 22 (0.8 %) use the Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt, 274 (9.5 %) are signed by another CA (may be not a trusted one)." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:41:53

• "Recently, my mom's Facebook account was hacked. I want to discover the process of discovering the attack, how it's done and what we do to prevent it. I think the last part is particularly important as measurments accepted by my mom should be accessible to _everyone_." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/10-08-attack-analysis-of-my-moms-facebook-account.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:43:03

• demoralized but galvanized gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2240    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:43:41

• "Good news is I irragularly back up this site" gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/10-05-boom-I-blew-up-my-home-directory.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:46:13

• "This article explains the new features in Python 3.13, compared to 3.12." ☛ https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.13.html |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:58:27

• "Python's dbm module has long provided a disk-backed key-value store against multiple different backend" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/7/whats-new-in-python-313/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 07:58:35

• "I'm going to start with something that I believe many of my readers already know" ☛ https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-error-handling-in-python | Source: Miguel Grinberg    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:02:28

• "Combining rows with the same column values is a fundamental task in data analysis and manipulation" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/how-to-combine-rows-with-same-column-values-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:03:22

• [Old] "Parsing—also known as syntax or syntactic analysis—is the process of analyzing a string of terminal symbols" ☛ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8893623/ | Source: NIH    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:03:40

• [Old] "One of the key insights was to break the job into two parts: lexical analysis" ☛ https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/flex-bison/9780596805418/ch01.html | Source: OReilly    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:04:12

• [Old] "For example, we had to work with existing lexers in flex and found difficult adding modern features" ☛ https://tomassetti.me/why-you-should-not-use-flex-yacc-and-bison/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:04:26

• [Old] "Like many, many developers out there over the age of 30, I basically started my programming journey with PHP" ☛ https://pthorpe92.dev/from-laravel-to-go | Source: Preston Thorpe    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:04:49

• "In the past year, we've had a few discussions in my research group about joining various competitions" ☛ https://addisoncrump.info/important-information/why-i-dont-write-exploits/# |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:05:12

• "Since RIPE was formed in 1989, its many challenges and changes have had one thing in common" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/ilke-ilhan/a-history-of-mailing-lists-in-the-ripe-community/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:10:56

• "This year we will build Retro like RISC-V computers!" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/the-biggest-open-source-event-in-bulgaria-openfest-2024-is-november-2-3-and-we-have-got-notification-that-our-workshop-proposal-is-approved/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:11:30

• "EuroBSDCon 2025 will be held in Zagreb, Croatia; September 25-28, 2025." ☛ https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/ |    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:12:02

• "And... definitely it was very nice, instructive and fun!" ☛ https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/eurobsdcon_2024_in_dublin_ireland | Source: NetBSD    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:13:04

• "This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 7.6. For a comprehensive list" ☛ https://www.openbsd.org/76.html | Source: OpenBSD    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:15:12

• "The OpenBSD project has announced OpenBSD 7.6, its 57th release." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20241007204213 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:15:32

• "We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 7.6." ☛ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=172833332925186&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:15:50

• "Changes made between OpenBSD 7.5 and 7.6" ☛ https://www.openbsd.org/plus76.html | Source: OpenBSD    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:15:58

• "In my ever-developing curiosity I’ve recently tried to mix Hetzner private network, Cloud, Dedicated servers" ☛ https://www.unfriendlygrinch.info/posts/freebsd-and-hetzner-cloud-private-networking/ | Source: Unfriendly Grinch    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:16:07

• "Suppose, hypothetically, that you're a clever email spammer and you'd like to increase the legitimacy" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/DKIMVsMailingListProviders | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:17:26

• "RPM, the powerful package management system widely used in the Linux ecosystem" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/rpm-4-20-linux-package-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:18:03

• "An LLM establishes probable responses to questions by analyzing existing content about a specific topic." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-use-yaml-instructlab | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:19:10

• "Your Red Hat Customer Portal account is a critical connection point to important information about your organization's subs" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/solve-rbac-with-red-hat-customer-portal | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:19:41

• "In today’s world, you cannot escape databases." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/basic-mysql-commands/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:22:03

• "Ardour’s main feature is its status as a professional digital audio workstation (DAW)" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/ardour-digital-audio-workstation-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:22:34

• Development start of Leap 16.0 ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/10/07/leap-16-0-prealpha/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:24:45

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

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:27:23

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

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:27:33

• How To Add All Files on Git ☞ https://idroot.us/add-all-files-git/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:27:43

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

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:27:55

• Manage MicroShift with Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management and OpenShift GitOps ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/10/07/manage-microshift-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-and-openshift-gitops    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:31:09

• Red Hat is shilling Microsoft proprietary spyware instead of Free software offerings ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/10/07/deploy-coding-copilot-model-openshift-ai    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:31:47

• RPM 4.20 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993161/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:34:00

• Microbes Found Alive Sealed in Rock For 2 Billion Years ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/microbes-found-alive-sealed-in-rock-for-2-billion-years    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:39:22

• Hurricane Milton Exploded Into a Cat 5 Storm in Less Than a Day. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/hurricane-milton-exploded-into-a-cat-5-storm-in-less-than-a-day-heres-why    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:39:41

• Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab, And Then It Began to Glow. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-simulated-a-black-hole-in-the-lab-and-then-it-began-to-glow    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:40:06

• Mouse Experiment Reveals Brains Divide Meal Time Into Four Stages ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-experiment-reveals-brains-divide-meal-time-into-four-stages    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:40:54

• These Freakish Ocean Creatures Can Combine as One When Injured ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-freakish-ocean-creatures-can-combine-as-one-when-injured    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:41:39

• Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug Targets Key 'Hotspots' to Suppress Toxic Tangles ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-alzheimers-drug-targets-key-hotspots-to-suppress-toxic-tangles    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:42:28

• Ghostly Glow of a Nuclear Power Station Was Detected in Pure Water 150 Miles Away ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ghostly-glow-of-a-nuclear-power-station-was-detected-in-pure-water-150-miles-away    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:42:52

• Russia, China and Iran Intend to Stoke False Election Claims, Officials Warn ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/politics/russia-china-iran-false-election-claims.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:44:07

• Letters from Our Readers ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/14/letters-from-the-october-14-2024-issue    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:45:01

• Russian government to issue grants enabling companies and researchers to rent supercomputers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/russian-government-to-issue-grants-enabling-companies-and-researchers-to-rent-supercomputers    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:45:23

• Amid Rising Moscow-Washington Tensions, 2 Americans Handed Prison Terms In Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-americans-prison-terms-tensions/33149195.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:45:52

• Georgia's Ruling Party Reviving Bid To Impeach Pro-Western President ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-s-ruling-party-reviving-bid-to-impeach-pro-western-president/33149340.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:46:43

• Russia Accuses Medical Director Of Satanism Amid Crackdown On 'Nontraditional Values' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-zhuravlyov-satanism-lgbt/33149689.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:47:00

• Romania Constitutional Court blocks far-right politician from upcoming presidential elections ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/romania-constitutional-court-blocks-far-right-politician-from-upcoming-presidential-elections/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:48:15

• Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/world/europe/russia-american-sentence-ukraine-military.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:48:35

• Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missile-attack.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:49:05

• Hundreds Evacuated After Ukrainian Strike On Crimean Fuel Depot ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-drones-feodosia-belgorod/33148782.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:49:38

• Once Russia's Best-Known Activist, Ildar Dadin Killed Fighting For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-activist-dadin-killed-fighting-ukraine/33148859.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:50:18

• EU Summit Draft Strongly Backs Ukraine, Moldova, Chastises Georgia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-draft-elections-moldova-ukraine-georgia/33149339.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:50:39

• Ukrainian PM Tells Slovakia's Fico That Russian Gas-Transit Deal Won't Be Extended ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-shmyhal-slovakia-fico-gas-eu-nato-russia/33149556.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:50:58

• Ukraine Calls Russian Strike On Grain Ship In Odesa 'Deliberate Terrorist Tactic' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-ukraine-russia-ship-palau-kaliningrad/33149752.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:51:11

• Russia court sentences 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years for fighting in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241007-russia-court-sentences-72-year-old-american-to-nearly-7-years-for-fighting-in-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:51:37

• Getting transatlantic coordination right for Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/getting-transatlantic-coordination-right-for-ukraine/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:51:59

• #AtlanticDebrief – How can Washington and Brussels get coordination right for Ukraine? | A debrief from Amb. John Herbst ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-debrief/atlanticdebrief-how-can-washington-and-brussels-get-coordination-right-for-ukraine-a-debrief-from-amb-john-herbst/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:52:34

• Standardising R Projects with the ProjectTemplate package workshop ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/standardising-r-projects-with-the-projecttemplate-package-workshop/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:53:30

• Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/politics/viktor-bout-houthis-weapons.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:53:58

• U.S.-Belarusian Lawyer's Prison Term Extended Amid Concerns Over Health ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-us-zyankovich-term-extended/33149716.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:54:53

• Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in September 2024 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2024-09/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:56:41

• Bits from Debian: Bits from the DPL ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2024/10/bits-from-the-dpl-Octobber.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:57:27

• Luxembourg’s Digital Learning Hub supports the LibreOffice Conference 2024 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/07/luxembourgs-digital-learning-hub-supports-the-libreoffice-conference-2024/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 08:59:56

• Firefox & Thunderbird Collect User Data by Default (in Violation of European Law) ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/firefox-and-thunderbird-collect-user    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:01:05

• Framework Laptop LEGO Expansion Card?! ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/framework-laptop-lego-expansion-card    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:01:34

• How Can I Cut PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/climate/how-to-reduce-pfas-forever-chemicals.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:03:41

• On the Web, HTTPS Has Actually Become a Privacy Problem (Broadcasting Usage/Access to the All-Seeing CA Eye). Geminispace Doesn't Have This Problem. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/On_the_Web_HTTPS_Has_Actually_Become_a_Privacy_Problem_Broadcas.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:04:14

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993160/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:04:46

• 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 6th, 2024 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-october-6th-2024    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:05:12

• Rakudo Weekly 2024.41 KnowLite ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2024/10/07/2024-41-knowlite/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:08:23

• Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/why-the-fight-for-trans-rights-never-get-easier-or-less-vital    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:09:18

• YouTube Wrapper App Musi Sues Fashion Company Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ and ‘Unreasonable’ App Store Removal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/07/music-apple-app-store-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:11:21

• "DIY 3D printing in metal is a lot more complicated than we thought." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/first-benchies-in-stainless-steel-with-lasers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:13:35

• Kelly Armstrong ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/north-dakota-governor-candidate-kelly-armstrong-oil-gas-ethics-conflict | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:15:35

• kremlin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/07/the-kremlin-s-new-tax-policy-will-send-car-prices-skyrocketing-but-earn-the-government-billions | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:15:57

• Vehicle-To-Everything ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/vehicle-to-everything-the-looming-smart-traffic-experience/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:16:53

• Ruby 3.4.0 preview2 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/07/ruby-3-4-0-preview2-released/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:17:41

• Josef Strzibny: Running multiple apps on a single server with Kamal 2 ☞ https://nts.strzibny.name/multiple-apps-single-server-kamal-2/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:18:18

• Former Surveillance Giant Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle Hey Hi (AI) companies so Hey Hi (AI) can solve global warming ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/former-google-ceo-says-climate-goals-are-not-meetable-so-we-might-as-well-drop-climate-conservation-unshackle-ai-companies-so-ai-can-solve-global-warming    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:19:22

• DoD wringing out zero trust concepts under assessment process ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/10/dod-wringing-out-zero-trust-concepts-under-assessment-process/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:20:51

• "Last time, I told you about a simple script I made to collect data about my laptop activity, talked about why collecting data about yourself is a moral imperative" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/hack-on-self-the-alt-tab-annihilator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:22:25

• Munich Was Having Real Difficulties Moving From GNU/Linux to backdoored Windows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/Munich_Was_Having_Real_Difficulties_Moving_From_GNU_Linux_to_Wi.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:24:17

• Almost Half the Web Users Connecting to Your Site Are Using GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/Almost_Half_the_Web_Users_Connecting_to_Your_Site_Are_Using_Lin.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:24:34

• Synthesised Voices Aren't a New Technology (the Hype Might Be, They Call It "Hey Hi" Now) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/Synthesised_Voices_Aren_t_a_New_Technology_the_Hype_Might_Be_Th.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:25:11

• The Web Has Severe Amnesia Problems, But We Still Remember How Gilberto Gil Promoted Free Software in Brazil ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/The_Web_Has_Severe_Amnesia_Problems_But_We_Still_Remember_How_G.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:25:21

• LLM Hype is Already Descending, Fashion Company Apple Stopped Investing in the Money Furnace ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/LLM_Hype_is_Already_Descending_Apple_Stopped_Investing_in_the_M.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:25:45

• Change Control and What Will Come After Git (If That's Still Possible at All) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/07/Change_Control_and_What_Will_Come_After_Git_If_That_s_Still_Pos.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:26:02

• X.Org Developer's Conference 2024 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/x.org-developers-conference-2024.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:28:06

• "Of all nature’s miraculous gifts, few can compare to the experience of witnessing a new hacker con grow." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/jawncon-0x1-kicks-off-friday-tickets-almost-gone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:29:23

• "The British mathematician and pioneer of computing Alan Turing published a paper in 1936 which described a Universal Machine" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/the-turing-machine-made-real-in-lego/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:30:06

• GNOME Foundation News: Update from the Board: 2024-10 ☞ https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/10/07/update-from-the-board-2024-10/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:32:01

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 860 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2024/10/07/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-860/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:34:40

• Soap holder language ☞ https://rubenerd.com/soap-holder-language/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:37:19

• WPGraphQL is Canonical ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/wpgraphql/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:37:34

• Jetway JPIC-ADN1 fanless, industrial Pico-ITX SBC features defective chip maker Intel N97 or N200 CPU, dual display support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/07/jetway-jpic-adn1-fanless-industrial-pico-itx-sbc-features-intel-n97-or-n200-cpu-dual-display-support/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:42:57

• Arduino Nano Matter powered gamepad runs Quake at 27 FPS ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/07/arduino-nano-matter-powered-gamepad-runs-quake-at-27-fps/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:43:14

• "Many readers will be familiar with the idea of a glitching attack" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/the-piezoelectric-glitching-attack/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:44:35

• "As exciting as immunotherapies are in terms of fighting cancer, correcting autoimmune disorders and so on" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/07/using-donor-immune-cells-to-mass-produce-car-t-autoimmune-therapies/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:44:52

• oaqc: Orbit aware quad census package back on CRAN ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/oaqc-orbit-aware-quad-census-package-back-on-cran/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:55:12

• Article: Proactive Approaches to Securing GNU/Linux Systems and Engineering Applications ☞ https://www.infoq.com/articles/securing-linux-applications/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:56:52

• How to Group Set of Tasks Together Using Ansible Block Module ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-block-module    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:57:21

• Ansible User Module: Manage User Accounts on Remote Hosts ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/ansible-user-module/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 09:57:29

• openSUSE Leap 16 Development Starts, It’s All You Love ☞ https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-development-starts/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:23:18

• antiX GNU/Linux 23.2 Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/antix-linux-23-2-released/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:23:40

• Raspirus – lightweight signature-based malware scanner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/raspirus-lightweight-signature-based-malware-scanner/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:42:53

• Git grumpy: Torvalds complains of passive voice in merge commit messages ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/git-grumpy-torvalds-complains-of-passive-voice-in-merge-commit-messages/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:43:25

• jomon – network forensics and sniffer tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jomon-network-forensics-sniffer-tool/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:44:08

• PCLinuxOS Today’s updates ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5786    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:44:28

• FEX 2410 Tagged https://fex-emu.com/FEX-2410/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:56:02

• DivestOS: The Ultimate Privacy-Focused Android System If Your Value Your Privacy ☞ https://medevel.com/divestos-the-ultimate-privacy-focused-android-solution-for-professionals/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:57:36

• Is Your Android Device Compromised? 9 Steps to Ensure Your Safety ☞ https://medevel.com/is-your-android-device-compromised-9-steps-to-ensure-your-safety/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:58:31

• Google Must Open Android to Other App Stores, Judge Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/technology/google-app-store-epic-games-anticompetitive.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 10:59:42

• Public interest groups to Biden: you met with CEOs on [nonsensical buzzword and valuation scam], now meet us ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/public-interest-groups-to-biden-you-met-with-ceos-on-ai-now-meet-us/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:02:33

• Biden admin defends delayed citizenship policy for service members, ACLU pushes back ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/10/biden-admin-defends-delayed-citizenship-policy-for-service-members-aclu-pushes-back/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:03:03

• What to pack in a ‘go bag’ for when disaster strikes ☞ https://kentwired.com/122779/world-nation/what-to-pack-in-a-go-bag-for-when-disaster-strikes/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:03:31

• 🔴 Live: Fresh Israeli strikes pound southern Beirut, Lebanese state media says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241007-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-israel-strikes-gaza-and-southern-beirut-as-attacks-intensify    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:03:55

• Israel Marks Anniversary Of Hamas Attack As War Rages On In Lebanon, Gaza ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hamas-gaza-lebanon-hezbollah/33148877.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:04:06

• Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/politics/israel-iran-nuclear-facilities-strikes.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:04:17

• Israel Mounts Heavy Attack on Southern Lebanon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/07/world/israel-iran-hezbollah-lebanon    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:04:30

• The Color of Surveillance: Surveillance / Resistance! ☞ https://edri.org/take-action/events/the-color-of-surveillance-surveillance-resistance/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:05:21

• Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/07/georgia-supreme-court-restores-abortion-ban/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:05:45

• Breaking Free: Why Freelancers and Startups Should Avoid Vendor Lock-In and Embrace Open-Source Solutions - 200+ Libre Apps ☞ https://medevel.com/why-freelancers-and-startups-should-avoid-vendor-lock-in/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:06:23

• Not Everything Needs to Be Smart: The Case Against Unnecessary Tech Gadgets ☞ https://medevel.com/not-everything-needs-to-be-smart-the-case-against-unnecessary-tech-gadgets/ " As both a doctor and a software developer, I appreciate the innovation behind these advancements, but I can’t help but feel that not every gadget needs to be “smart.”"    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:06:49

• Smart Electric Cars Aren’t for Me: They’re Just Glorified Phones on Wheels ☞ https://medevel.com/smart-electric-cars-arent-for-me-theyre-just-glorified-phones-on-wheels/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:07:17

• Samsung's Layoffs: A Troubling Sign of Corporate Greed and My Decision to Boycott ☞ https://medevel.com/samsungs-layoffs-2024/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:07:37

• OpenBSD 7.6 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993203/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:08:17

• "New versions of Apache's distributed NoSQL database management platform and its Java application server were unveiled today at ASF's Community Over Code event." ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/10/apache-unveils-new-tomcat-and-cassandra-releases-at-community-over-code-event/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 11:19:03

• Ryan Dahl Talks Deno on The Changelog ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/ryan-dahl-talks-deno-on-changelog/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:36:40

• Calls grow for parole of ailing dissident property mogul Ren Zhiqiang ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-ren-zhiqiang-health-10072024140210.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:37:24

• AI-Enabled Toasters: A Ridiculous Trend https://medevel.com/not-everything-needs-to-be-smart-the-case-against-unnecessary-tech-gadgets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:39:21

• "In the end, not everything needs to be smart, and not every device requires AI. The growing trend of embedding advanced technology into everyday items can lead to a market flooded with gadgets that may sound appealing but often fall short in practical utility." https://medevel.com/not-everything-needs-to-be-smart-the-case-against-unnecessary-tech-gadgets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:39:54

• Kernel prepatch 6.12-rc2 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993107/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:42:43

• Consent Agreement Trumps Other DuPont Factors in Reversal of Section 2(d) Refusal ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/10/consent-agreement-trumps-other-dupont.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:47:11

• Australia court upholds X fine for not disclosing measures to combat child abuse ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/australia-court-upholds-x-fine-for-not-disclosing-measures-to-combat-child-abuse/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:47:32

• new release available for Sed-mode ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Sed-mode    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:48:45

• Meet Open NotebookLM: An Open Source Alternative to Google's NotebookLM ☞ https://itsfoss.com/open-notebooklm/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:49:11

• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors Ambros and Ruvkun for MicroRNA Discovery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:49:55

• Have We Reached Peak Human Life Span? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/well/live/average-human-life-span.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:50:06

• Sleep Essential for Health ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/14/sleep-essential-for-health    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:50:27

• Canada announces funding for Indigenous-led climate solutions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/canada-announced-funding-for-indigenous-led-climate-solutions/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:51:12

• A Faustian Bargain with Corporate Power: From Monsanto to Bayer, the Worst of Both Worlds ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/10/07/a-faustian-bargain-with-corporate-power-from-monsanto-to-bayer-the-worst-of-both-worlds/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:54:57

• Trump and Harris’ proposals would both increase the national debt but Trump’s plan would add $4 trillion more, study finds ☞ https://kentwired.com/122786/world-nation/trump-and-harris-proposals-would-both-increase-the-national-debt-but-trumps-plan-would-add-4-trillion-more-study-finds/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:55:29

• Tens of thousands still needed for young cancer patient's treatment ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.10.2024-tens-of-thousands-still-needed-for-young-cancer-patients-treatment.a571528/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:55:50

• First HERA Invest agreement signed to support research and development in cross-border health threats ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_5023    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:56:01

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to speed up becoming a nuclear superpower ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-says-he-will-speed-up-steps-to-become-a-nuclear-weapons-superpower    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:56:34

• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says he will speed up steps to become a nuclear weapons superpower ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-says-he-will-speed-up-steps-to-become-a-nuclear-weapons-superpower    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:56:53

• Man in S. Korea killed by fellow hunter who mistook him for wild boar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/man-in-s-korea-killed-by-fellow-hunter-who-mistook-him-for-wild-boar    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:57:07

• North Korean farmers risk penalties if too many potatoes left in the ground ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/collective-farming-potato-north-korea-food-harvest-10072024191122.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 12:57:26

• "Since I first launched my capsule, I've always used absolute URLs for both internal and external links. Every link from one document to another on my capsule included "gemini://jsreed5.org" as part of its URL. This was fine, as long as I had no plans to change any part of the domain in the future." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202410/20241008-link-updates.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:00:56

• "The SD brownshirts here in Sweden seem to think hard discipline is the cure for gang criminals. That’s the opposite of what they need. The gang world is already one of fear and obedience." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/discipline-vs-crime    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:01:43

• 🔤SpellBinding — GILZSTO Wordo: GOADS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-10-08.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:02:38

• 2 Chinese Workers Killed In Karachi Blast Claimed By Baluch Separatists ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/karachi-china-blast-baloch/33148764.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:06:52

• China, North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties in muted tone ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/china-north-korea-anniversary-xi-kim-10072024044226.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:07:06

• Philippines and South Korea commit to strengthen maritime cooperation amid Beijing’s claims over South China Sea ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/07/philippines-and-south-korea-commit-to-strengthen-maritime-cooperation-amid-beijings-claims-over-south-china-sea/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:07:19

• China’s officials to discuss ‘package of incremental policies’ to boost economic growth after blistering stock rally ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/07/chinas-officials-to-discuss-package-of-incremental-policies-to-boost-economic-growth-after-blistering-stock-rally/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:07:49

• Bridging US-EU interests and action for the Indo-Pacific and China ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/bridging-us-eu-interests-and-action-for-the-indo-pacific-and-china/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:08:09

• #AtlanticDebrief – How can the US and EU build a better China and Indo-Pacific strategy? | A debrief from Léonie Allard ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-debrief/atlanticdebrief-how-can-the-us-and-eu-build-a-better-china-and-indo-pacific-strategy-a-debrief-from-leonie-allard/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:08:26

• Governance reform is key to reviving China’s economy ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/governance-reform-is-key-to-reviving-chinas-economy/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:09:35

• China’s recent monetary easing measures are useful, but not enough ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/chinas-recent-monetary-easing-measures-are-useful-but-not-enough/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:09:42

• Supreme Court, Back on the Bench, Is Diligent and Dour ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/supreme-court-oral-argument.html "The justices considered a routine case on unemployment benefits in characteristic style, peppering the lawyers with questions and dropping hints about their views."    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:10:39

• Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/three-ways-the-media-introduces-bias-to-the-immigration-debate    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:11:22

• Effective cybersecurity in Africa must start with the basics ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/effective-cybersecurity-in-africa-must-start-with-the-basics/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:12:05

• #AtlanticDebrief – How can the transatlantic alliance leverage the EU as a defense power? | A debrief from Rob Murray ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-debrief/atlanticdebrief-how-can-the-transatlantic-alliance-leverage-the-eu-as-a-defense-power-a-debrief-from-rob-murray/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:12:19

• ISIS-K’s expanding ops encompass media propaganda and military fronts in Africa ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/isis-ks-expanding-ops-encompass-media-propaganda-and-military-fronts-in-africa/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:13:07

• Houthis attack tanker Cordelia Moon; US attacks Houthi bases ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/houthis-attack-tanker-cordelia-moon-us-attacks-houthi-bases/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:21:08

• Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7: The deadliest day in Israel's history ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241007-hamas-terrorist-attacks-7-october-deadliest-day-israel-history-anniversary    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:21:19

• Mexico mayor murdered days after taking office amid surge of cartel violence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241007-mexico-mayor-murdered-days-after-taking-office    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:21:36

• China Calls for Tighter Security After Workers Are Killed in Pakistan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/world/asia/pakistan-chinese-workers.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:21:58

• UMich community member arrested, students pepper sprayed during pro-Palestine protest ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/breaking-10-7-protest/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:22:26

• AMD to reportedly become TSMC's next major customer in Arizona — HPC Hey Hi (AI) chips could start US production in 2025 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amd-to-reportedly-become-tsmcs-next-major-customer-in-arizona-hpc-ai-chips-could-start-us-production-in-2025    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:22:58

• Hey Hi (AI) chips... GPUs you mean?    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:23:37

• Drama in the Classical Music World: Naxos Sues Kuke Over $1.8 Million in Allegedly Missing Payments ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/07/naxos-kuke-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:24:08

• Public comments sought on Regents’ Bylaw about institutional neutrality ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/public-comments-sought-on-regents-bylaw-about-institutional-neutrality/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:24:35

• Internet Exchange Points in Argentina: Network Infrastructure Improves the Balance of Trade ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/10/ixps-in-argentina/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:25:46

• Treating the green transition like the geopolitical imperative it is ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/treating-the-green-transition-like-the-geopolitical-imperative-it-is/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:26:41

• #AtlanticDebrief – How can US-EU leadership approach the green transition? | A debrief from Carol Schaeffer ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-debrief/atlanticdebrief-how-can-us-eu-leadership-approach-the-green-transition-a-debrief-from-carol-schaeffer/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:29:28

• Hugs or bullets? Sheinbaum begins to define her security strategy ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-security-strategy-hugs-bullets/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:30:28

• Latvian businesses invited to apply for cyber-security grants ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/07.10.2024-latvian-businesses-invited-to-apply-for-cyber-security-grants.a571562/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:31:12

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 279 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-279-released/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:33:49

• Warner Music Inks Multi-Year Meta Pact, Including WhatsApp ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/07/warner-music-inks-multi-year-meta-pact-including-whatsapp/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:34:43

• "Microsoft to make $4.8 bln AI, cloud investment in Italy" = BRIBE with MONEY THAT DOES NOT EXIST! Why does the MEDIA keep repeating these LIES? Because Microsoft bribes the media too (to repeat the PR lies)?    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:36:08

• "Lest he forget, [IBM CEO] AK is a dinosaur too whose days are numbered." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uMoF9LG    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:38:29

• "Let's set aside the noise about AK, India and IBM's employment policies for a moment. They are certainly important to the employees, but at this point they are arguably irrelevant to the OP." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uMoF9LG    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:39:19

• "What IS important is that after several decades of effort, IBM has been unable to grow or even maintain its enterprise to the point where it can retain large numbers of employees. At present, it is dominant in a shrinking market segment (enterprise hardware and legacy enterprise software). New development appears to have stagnated, and current efforts appear to be focused more on maintenance than improvements and new features."    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:39:34

• "The current growth in the world is in cloud services, a market that IBM was unable and/or unwilling to monetize. There is lots of talk about AI and QC, but that's all it is so far. In either case, IBM does not yet have a compelling, marketable offering. It is unclear whether or not they will ever have one. So yeah...IBM is reducing its staff...an inevitable and predictable outcome given its situation."    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:39:51

• The market is grossly overvalued (fake Wall Street valuation) and the main "product" is "stocks" or "shares", e.g. eating up people's pension funds and tying to them to the value of companies grossly overvalued. INTC/Intel anyone? It's not the first to fall down to Earth. The debt keeps soaring; that's where many salaries come from: DEBT, not value.    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:41:37

• "I agree Jim Kavanaugh is just as bad if not worse. The smug look on his face for those d-mb videos especially during the day of training that most employees don't have time for. I want to add let's not forget Joanne Wright is useless and somehow has remained employed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uIQpbV9    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:44:38

• "The entire F&O organization is a joke. If the EEOC or anyone who really cared about the mistreatment of employees decided to look into F&O there would be lawsuits filed left and right against IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uIQpbV9    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:44:42

• ‘Play Nice’ chronicles the rise and fall of an entertainment empire https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/07/play-nice-blizzard-entertainment-schreier/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:46:05

• Don’t fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social control media ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/lifestyle/dont-fall-for-fake-dentists-offering-veneers-and-other-dental-work-on-social-media/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:47:13

• macOS Sequoia: System/Network Admins, Hold On (Mon, Oct 7th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31330    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:47:50

• NXP RW612 Arm Cortex-M33 Wireless MCU offers Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 radios ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/08/nxp-rw612-arm-cortex-m33-wireless-mcu-offers-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-802-15-4-radios/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:50:45

• WordPress 6.7 Beta 2 ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/wordpress-6-7-beta-2/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:51:16

• A hurricane hit this gaming PC, but the owner hopes it can be powered up again ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/a-hurricane-hit-this-gaming-pc-but-the-owner-hopes-it-can-be-powered-up-again    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:52:40

• Golden Orange Film Festival continues amid censorship debate and protests ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/golden-orange-film-festival-continues-amid-censorship-debate-and-protests-300466    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:52:59

• Speech by President von der Leyen at the memorial ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the 7 October acts of terror ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_5123    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:54:06

• Commissioner Johansson's speech at the Plenary debate on internal border controls and their impact on Schengen ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_5141    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:54:28

• Supreme Court denies Cert ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/10/supreme-court-denies.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:54:58

• Free Post: En Banc Review in Allergan: Rehearing Petition Tackles ODP Safe Harbor and WD Essential Elements ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/10/allergan-questioning-circuits.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:55:56

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional; this fake "court" exists owing to crime and corruption at EPO and EU, but media got bribed to play along ane even lie to help it start ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/uk-court-of-appeal-puts-dampener-on-panasonic-sep-battle-upc/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:57:26

• This is pure spam for sponsors, but it is disguised as an article; JUVE not only took bribes to lobby for patently illegal things, it's also planting SPAM ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/ones-to-watch-netherlands-2024-emma-stok/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:58:35

• Phil Banks Resigns as Top Adams Administration Aide ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/nyregion/phil-banks-resigns-eric-adams.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 13:59:04

• noobslab used to cover GNU/Linux; now, if it is active at all, it promotes scams and frauds http://www.noobslab.com/2024/10/decoding-blockchain-how-crypto.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:00:34

• Because, OF COURSE, "late stage" WWW (cancer) is all about pushing scams, slop, spam, and whatever might temporarily turn a dime    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:01:30

• WORSE: based on the words they use it sounds like there's a feud/conflict inside, maybe connected to them secretly kicking out people for unspecified reasons. There were always some rogue people inside GNOME, it's not exactly a shocking outcomes. IBM/Red Hat kept them going financially; Novell before that https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Cost-Cutting-2024    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:03:06

• GNOME the software might not implode, but the bureaucracy will die soon (a few years)    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:03:35

• Git 2.47.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993180/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:04:00

• Python 3.13 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/993191/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:05:35

• Nested unit tests with testthat ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/nested-unit-tests-with-testthat/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:06:24

• Putin To Meet Iranian President As War Rages In Middle East ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-pezeshkian-iran-meeting/33149494.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:07:13

• Ukrainian hackers celebrate Putin’s birthday with two high-profile attacks ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/russian-media-cyberattack-ukraine-courts-putin-birthday/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:07:31

• Very cheap bribe; some of their prior bribes led to suicides in Debian ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2024/10/07/Arm-Ltd-provides-server.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:08:12

• Youth mental health in focus this week in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/07.10.2024-youth-mental-health-in-focus-this-week-in-latvia.a571570/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:08:52

• How Samsung’s smartphone chip manufacturing problems would benefit users in Zim ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2024/10/how-samsung-smartphone-chip-manufacturing-problems-would-benefit-zim-users/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:09:21

• US judge says Surveillance Giant Google must open Android phones to rival app stores ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241007-us-judge-says-google-must-open-android-phones-to-rival-app-stores    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:09:39

• Pluralistic: China hacked Verizon, AT&T and Lumen using the FBI's backdoor (07 Oct 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/07/foreseeable-outcomes/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:09:54

• Workers vs Owners is still a key conflict in 2024 gemini://idiomdrottning.org/class-reductionism    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:15:10

• Justice Has Been Denied to Julian Assange, Who “Plead Guilty to Journalism” https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/justice-has-been-denied-to-julian-assange-who-plead-guilty-to-journalism/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:36:24

• Assange: “I chose freedom over unrealisable justice” https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/assange-i-chose-freedom-over-unrealisable-justice/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 14:37:04

• GNOME Foundation Says It's Nearly Broke (Again), It's Getting Rid of More People (Only Women Get the Boot), and It Will Improve Communications and Transparency Even Though It Secretly Ousts People From the GNOME Foundation Board (for Secret Reasons) http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/08/GNOME_Foundation_Says_It_s_Nearly_Broke_Again_It_s_Getting_Rid_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 15:22:46

• GNOME Foundation Says It's Nearly Broke (Again), It's Getting Rid of More People (Only Women Get the Boot), and It Will Improve Communications and Transparency Even Though It Secretly Ousts People From the GNOME Foundation Board http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/08/GNOME_Foundation_Says_It_s_Nearly_Broke_Again_It_s_Getting_Rid_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 15:26:35

• Libera.chat lost thousands of online users (average) this past summer https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=Libera.Chat    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 15:36:46

• The goal is to encourage scepticism, critical skills, and focus on rights. Tech in cars? OK. But what are the impacts on drivers, passengers, society...?    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 18:19:13

• AK said: “Dinosaurs that I have replaced with the fellows from my native country will end up working at minimum wage jobs, if they are lucky” https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uMoF9LG T-ru-p said:” I’m gonna depor-t all H_1-b-s back to I- ndia"    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 18:22:33

• Seems like provocation by Trump/MAGA trolls    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 18:22:56

• "I did not know that my post on SSH keys would create such a long thread, but here we are." gemini://hanzbrix.pollux.casa/gemlog/20241008.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:08:57

• KDE Plasma 6.2 Released, This is What’s New https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/kde-plasma-6-2-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:47:45

• ClamAV Vulnerabilities Fixed in Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 https://tuxcare.com/blog/clamav-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-ubuntu-16-04-and-ubuntu-18-04/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:50:06

• "One of the biggest changes with version 22 is the new Ubuntu base. While the Mint team maintains a version, LMDE, that is based on Debian, the mainline edition is based on Ubuntu LTS." https://www.webpronews.com/linux-distro-reviews-linux-mint-22/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:50:57

• "Now, I can’t profess to be some kind of music-making maestro, though I did spend much of my late teens face-first in FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops) trying – and failing – to channel my inner Cash Cash (’08 ‘era, before their mainstream genre shift)." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/ardour-daw-updated-with-new-features    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:51:40

• "Today, the KDE Project released KDE Plasma 6.2 as the second major update to the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series bringing many new features and improvements." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-desktop-environment-officially-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:53:50

• "The breakage came from the 3.0 patch which caused a AVF error to appear and stopping Linux / Steam Deck players from accessing any of the online features." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/space-marine-2-fixes-online-for-steam-deck-but-may-need-launch-option-on-desktop-linux/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:54:09

• "Here’s an interesting twist -- if you go with the antiX-23.2_x64-full edition, it defaults to the Modern 6.1 kernel after installation, even if you booted up with the Legacy 5.10 kernel." https://betanews.com/2024/10/07/antix-23-2-launches-with-debian-12-base-and-no-systemd-for-lightweight-linux-experience/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:54:44

• "ZOOM Platform do offer actual Native Linux games too, but this gives you the best of both worlds. They also recently celebrated their 10th anniversary of the ZOOM Platform." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/zoom-platform-store-announces-new-tool-to-run-windows-games-on-linux-with-proton/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 19:55:18

• "For those who don't know all the Linux lingo: Gamescope is micro-compositor, used by default on the Steam Deck (and can be used on desktop Linux) to manage the output of games in a way that's contained and then allow for many transformations on it like adjusting resolutions, FSR and NIS upscaling, fullscreen mode and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/gamescope-gets-improved-rog-ally-support-hinting-at-more-progress-for-steamos/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:17:54

• "For those who don't know all the Linux lingo: Gamescope is micro-compositor" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/gamescope-gets-improved-rog-ally-support-hinting-at-more-progress-for-steamos/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:18:12

• Seems like proprietary snake-oil https://securitybrief.com.au/story/halcyon-unveils-linux-focused-anti-ransomware-solution    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:18:52

• "If you ever had to change or manage a user password on Linux, I've got two essential commands you need to know - and how to use them." https://www.zdnet.com/article/need-to-manage-linux-passwords-on-the-command-line-no-gui-no-problem/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:21:34

• "Do you use a Razer device on Linux? How's your experience with it?" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/openrazer-v39-released-with-many-new-razer-devices-supported-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:21:56

• Linux Kernel 6.12 Prepped for Superior Scheduling, Real Time Ops https://thenewstack.io/linux-kernel-6-12-prepped-for-superior-scheduling-real-time-ops/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:22:51

• "With the help of Plasma Desktop 6, the latest release of the Arch-based Manjaro Linux has come a long way to making it a desktop for everyone." https://www.zdnet.com/article/manjaro-24-1-makes-for-a-beautiful-highly-functional-and-easy-to-use-linux-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:27:05

• Linux Kernel Exploits: How Attackers Gain Root Access and How To Defend Against It https://www.itprotoday.com/vulnerabilities-threats/linux-kernel-exploits-how-attackers-gain-root-access-and-how-to-defend-against-it    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:29:40

• https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tried-replacing-windows-linux-mint-140012912.html   

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:30:27

• I Tried Replacing Windows with Linux Mint, Here's How It Went https://www.yahoo.com/tech/tried-replacing-windows-linux-mint-140012912.html    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 20:30:38

• MSM trying to demonise Torvalds some other way https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/linus_torvalds_grammar_complaint/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:03:05

• "The openSUSE project released today openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 as the latest version of this secure and lightweight openSUSE Leap variant designed for containerized and virtualized workloads." https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-micro-6-0-launches-with-self-install-and-full-disk-encryption-images    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:03:29

• "The Tails project released today Tails 6.8 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and featuring the GNOME desktop environment that protects users against surveillance and censorship." https://9to5linux.com/tails-6-8-introduces-file-system-repair-when-unlocking-persistent-storage    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:03:56

• Also this https://mezha.media/en/2024/10/08/linux-creator-complains-about-developers-who-write-commits-incorrectly-on-github/    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:06:38

• "I follow @peterdutoit@mastodon.green on fedi. He posts climate news and his goal is "climate literacy" – ensuring that even if people can't stop what's coming they at least understand what's coming. And act accordingly." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-10-08-climate    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:53:56

• "I was looking at reviews for a book I might buy. You can't trust reviews, but they can still be helpful. Some reviewers started with a title that indicated what they thought, and fleshed out details in the body of the review. Nice." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-10-08_Reader_says____what_.gmi    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:54:36

• "That would make the most sense since it would break SO many huge websites such as Github pages (github.io) or gaming sites like itch.io. I'm going to drop the couple of .io domains that I have when they expire just in case thing suddently drop. I don't run anything important on them so I'm glad I can plan accordingly." gemini://liz.smol.pub/io-domain    

posted Tuesday, October 08, 2024 at 21:55:50

• "Because IBM has more debt than cash, this is why we will never be competitive in cloud or AI or anything that requires deep pockets and loads of cash." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uPI6wsC    

posted Wednesday, October 09, 2024 at 03:24:56

• "WOOHOO IBM stock is at $229.35 October 8, 2024" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utqtHk2    

posted Wednesday, October 09, 2024 at 03:25:23

• "Maybe we should "bench" them and see how they like it!" What IBM calls layoffs. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uNCuU0r    

posted Wednesday, October 09, 2024 at 03:27:14

• For Ubisoft, it’s been a wild ride — mostly downhill https://sherwood.news/business/ubisoft-assassins-creed-downward/    

posted Wednesday, October 09, 2024 at 03:30:57