Roy Schestowitz

• Tech jobs gained during pandemic have dissipated in Seattle https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2024/10/16/tech-industry-employment-jobs-shrinking.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:09:52

• Boeing’s Big Layoffs Are Hitting the Industry. Airbus Is Cutting Jobs, Too. https://www.barrons.com/articles/boeing-airbus-layoffs-aerospace-defense-60311b03    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:11:21

• Riot Announces Layoffs of League of Legends Devs https://80.lv/articles/riot-announces-layoffs-of-league-of-legends-devs/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:12:12

• Mass Layoffs At Intel Impact 2,000 Jobs in California, Oregon And Arizona https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2024/mass-layoffs-at-intel-impact-2-000-jobs-in-california-oregon-and-arizona    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:13:30

• Snap to Slash Workforce by 10 Percent Amid Tech Layoff Spree    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:14:03

• I knew Tony Fauci https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=sfAuXPp0xmM    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 04:37:04

• Older: https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/15/Incompetent_Patent_Office_EPO_Trying_to_Blame_Examiners_Whom_It.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 07:52:09

• Meta layoffs at WhatsApp and Instagram https://www.crn.com.au/channelacademy/meta-layoffs-at-whatsapp-and-instagram-612430    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 07:54:25

• Meta lays off employees across platforms including WhatsApp, Instagram and more https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/meta-lays-off-employees-across-platforms-including-whatsapp-instagram-and-more-2618228-2024-10-17    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 07:54:52

• Sucks to be someone who wrongly associates or conflates FACEBOOK 'friends' with ACTUAL friends. It's like you lose all your "social" life, which you mistook for a CORPORATION.    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:01:34

• Intel lets go of 2,000 staff at Oregon R&D site, offices in Texas, Arizona, California https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/intel_layoffs/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:03:31

• Meta lays off employees across platforms including WhatsApp, Instagram and more https://newsable.asianetnews.com/business/meta-lays-off-employees-across-platforms-including-whatsapp-instagram-and-more-gcw-slhkyx    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:08:21

• "Significant layoffs have been undertaken by companies like Intel, Cisco, and IBM" https://newsable.asianetnews.com/business/meta-lays-off-employees-across-platforms-including-whatsapp-instagram-and-more-gcw-slhkyx The two "I" and Cisco. Nice company.    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:10:40

• [Older] "Cisco Systems and IBM have decided to slash several hundred jobs in the Bay Area." https://headtopics.com/us/massive-layoffs-at-cisco-and-ibm-erase-hundreds-of-bay-area-59294180    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:16:53

• "If you're modding Bethesda games on Linux / Steam Deck, GE-Proton 9-16 could make things a little easier for you." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/ge-proton-9-16-released-with-mod-support-for-various-bethesda-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:46:26

• "Enhanced training with PyTorch FSDP (technology preview)For multi-phase training of models with synthetic data, ilab train now uses PyTorch Fully Sharded Data Parallel (FSDP)." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-new-red-hat-enterprise-linux-ai-12 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:47:48

• "An important attribute of a bootable container is its immutability." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/debugging-image-mode-hosts | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:47:57

• "--experimental-transform-types This option adds support for transforming TypScript-only syntax into JavaScript, for example enum and namespaces." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introduction-nodejs-23-red-hat | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:48:07

• "Is Microsoft Recall MANDATORY Spyware now? #shorts #microsoft #ai #privacy #linux" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/is-microsoft-recall-mandatory-spyware:9    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:48:33

• "Aarhus scraps famous ‘starry sky’ Christmas decoration" https://www.thelocal.dk/20241016/aarhus-scraps-famous-starry-sky-christmas-decoration    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:48:42

• "Elon Musk donates $75 million to boost Donald Trump’s campaign" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-10-16/elon-musk-donates-75-million-to-boost-donald-trumps-campaign.html WHO still uses X/Twitter????    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:49:02

• Musk hopes to get this back, if Trump takes Office, in the form of TAXPAYERS' money. This is basically bribery and theft. https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-10-16/elon-musk-donates-75-million-to-boost-donald-trumps-campaign.html WHO still uses X/Twitter????    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:50:06

• "Why UK needs to realise America is an unreliable ally and the 'special relationship' is over" https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/uk-us-special-relationship-donald-trump-america-unreliable-ally-4825989    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:50:38

• "Denmark urged by Council of Europe to rethink 'parallel societies' policy" https://www.thelocal.dk/20241015/denmark-urged-by-council-of-europe-to-rethink-parallel-societies-policy    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:50:52

• "Former US president Jimmy Carter, 100, casts vote for Kamala Harris" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/former-us-president-jimmy-carter-100-casts-vote-for-kamala-harris-1830711    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:51:04

• "ISIS K behind failed Nov. 5 Election Day terror plot: DOJ" https://thehill.com/policy/international/4935602-afghan-election-day-terror-plot-isis-k/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:51:53

• "Vance Says 'No' When Asked Whether Trump Lost 2020 Election" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-10-16/vance-says-no-when-asked-whether-trump-lost-2020-election    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:52:12

• "Robert Reich (How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched Trump’s...)" https://robertreich.org/post/764525350228262912    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:52:30

• https://ffrf.org/news/media/media-media/megachurch-pastor-tells-congregation-to-vote-like-jesus-by-supporting-trump/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:52:45

• "Megachurch pastor tells congregation to "vote like Jesus" by supporting Trump"... JESUS is.... Nazism?    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:53:04

• "The Supreme Court and the nightmare facing Democrats even if Kamala Harris wins" https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/377729/kamala-harris-supreme-court-electoral-college-senate-constitution    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:53:14

• PureOS Crimson Development Report ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-september-2024/ | Source: Purism    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:58:25

• "The EFF bargaining unit includes more than 60 non-management employees in teams across the organization’s program and administrative staff." ☛ https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-and-ifpte-local-20-attain-labor-contract | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:59:34

• "Killing Dutch Journalists" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/former-salvadoran-colonel-living-in-safe-haven-in-us-faces-lawsuit-for-killing-dutch-journalists/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 08:59:55

• Right? ☛ https://fair.org/home/60-minutes-pushed-harris-right-on-econ-border-while-ignoring-other-vital-issues/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:00:52

• "lawsuit focuses on Virtual Systems' self-promotion as a 'DMCA-ignored' host." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-piracy-lawsuit-targets-dmca-ignored-host-after-500-notices-ignored-241016/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:01:18

• "Haul Water, Rescue Pigs, Help Neighbors" ☛ https://therevelator.org/confront-climate-chaos/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:01:57

• Jennifer Doudna on the Brave New World Being Ushered In by Gene Editing ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/jennifer-doudna-on-the-brave-new-world-being-ushered-in-by-gene-editing    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:06:51

• Former Education Minister plans political comeback ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/16.10.2024-former-education-minister-plans-political-comeback.a572728/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:07:06

• Get started with the JBoss Web Server collection ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/10/16/get-started-jboss-web-server-collection    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:09:19

• "Some people just don’t know how to take a hint." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/courts-agree-no-one-should-have-monopoly-over-law-congress-shouldnt-change | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:19:05

• "LAION admitted making copies, but said that it was in compliance with the exception for text and data mining (TDM)" ☛ https://walledculture.org/german-court-laions-generative-ai-training-dataset-is-legal-thanks-to-eu-copyright-exceptions/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:19:26

• "But as you get further and further out, your 5G signal on your smartphone will start to degrade." ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/10/16/trump-campaign-app-internet-consumption/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:23:50

• "Ward Christensen (along with Randy Suess) is the inventor of BBS." ☛ https://hyti.org/2024/10/16/rip-ward-christensen/ | Source: Ali Reza Hayati    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:24:28

• "Well, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now looking into it" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2491457/the-fcc-takes-aim-at-broadband-data-caps.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:24:51

• "Access to the Internet is not a luxury. It is essential for modern life." ☛ https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-106A1.pdf | Source: US FCC    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:25:09

• "The algorithm assigns a suspicion score to each beneficiary and selects those to subject to further checks" ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2024/10/16/french-family-welfare-scoring-algorithm-challenged-in-court-by-15-organisations/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:26:16

• "Human rights groups have launched a new legal challenge against the use of algorithms to detect error" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/algorithms-policed-welfare-systems-for-years-now-theyre-under-fire-for-bias/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:26:25

• "For example, discriminatory output has been a persistent issue in the development of generative AI models" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/eu-ai-act-checker-reveals-big-tech-s-compliance-pitfalls/7824029.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:26:34

• "Today it stands out as an exemplar of how journalism can not just survive but thrive in the digital age." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/boston-globe-paywall-strategy/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:31:51

• "This first-order failure of journalistic responsibility enabled Trump to shred fundamental demands" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-press-needs-to-start-taking-trump-literally/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:32:10

• "There is simply too much going on here to pretend there’s a way to succinctly sum up what’s led us to this point in our coverage." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/16/vice-mayors-suit-against-marion-county-cops-who-raided-her-house-newspapers-office-can-move-forward-court-says/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:32:21

• "The picture triggered a cascade of disasters for the family" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/russia-alexei-moskalyov-penal-colony-daughter/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:34:31

• "According to the report, Myanmar and China were the worst offenders regarding internet freedom." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/global-internet-freedom-declines-for-14th-consecutive-year/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:35:40

• "Mrs. Frazzled, whose real name is Arielle Fodor, let me inside her Instagram account to investigate." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/16/instagram-limits-political-content-shadowban-election-posts/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:36:06

• "We asked Washington Post readers to share their stories about “shadowbans," the real or perceived suppression of a person’s posts" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/16/shadowban-social-media-algorithms-twitter-tiktok/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:36:35

• "The vice presidents pressed: “This is a democracy. And in a democracy, the President of the United States" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/harris-calls-out-fox-trump-enemy-within-rhetoric-1235135886/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:36:46

• "We’re concerned about the spread of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/latino-hispanic-voters-disinformation-2024-election/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:38:40

• "According to the State Security Service of Georgia (SUS)" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-warning-fake-recordings-unrest-elections/33160697.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:39:12

• "The latest of these job cuts saw 1,300 people let go at Intel's Hillsboro offices" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/intel_layoffs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:44:50

• "A decade ago, Michigan’s leaders set in motion an ambitious new D.E.I. plan" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/magazine/dei-university-michigan.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:46:34

• "The accounting change removed certain mature, slower growth revenue streams and consequently raised the growth rates for Azure." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/16/microsofts-financial-disclosures-reveal-azures-market-position/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:47:07

• "Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24272195/meta-layoffs-whatsapp-instagram-reality-labs | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:47:19

• "More than 400 white-collar workers will be laid off from Northvolt" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20241016/northvolt-confirms-layoffs-of-over-300-white-collar-workers | Source: The Local SE    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:47:42

• "Over the summer we noted how the brunchlords in charge of Paramount (CBS) decided to eliminate decades of MTV News journalism" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/16/more-layoffs-at-paramount-as-streaming-media-giants-merger-synergies-continue/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:48:08

• "There’s a lot to cover in the [cryptocurrency] world, so I’m going to jump right in..." ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-68/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:50:04

• "AI can have environmental impacts that range from increased carbon emissions" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/u-m-gives-ai-assistant-every-student-environmental-worries-follow | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:50:22

• "The deals come on the heels of similar investments from the company’s top rivals in the cloud computing market." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/16/amazon-invest-three-nuclear-energy-projects/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:51:01

• "Microsoft, Google and Amazon have recently struck deals with operators and developers of nuclear power plants" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:51:41

• "Data from analytics platform Etherscan shows that only 8,500 people have participated in the token presale so far" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trumpcoin-launches-with-a-whimper-not-a-bang/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:52:05

• "They proposed similar cooperation and consolidation of infrastructure with Sweden." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20118317 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:52:57

• "Every year the Office of Rail & Road release data which shows the estimates for station usage." ☛ https://www.everylaststation.co.uk/least-used-stations |    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:53:17

• "Fintraffic predicts that Lapland's air traffic will return to its pre-coronavirus level this coming winter." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20118286 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:55:28

• "Scientists expected there was undetected fluorine, and therefore PFAS, in the air" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/airborne-pfas-detection-method.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:55:40

• "A handful of powerful megadonors have played an outsized role in shaping the 2024 presidential race through mammoth donations" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/10/16/trump-harris-megadonors-2024 | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:57:08

• "Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050" ☛ https://www.reformer.com/news/national/water-crisis-threatening-world-food-production-report/article_0b6be9bd-c523-5d5f-8bf9-a6d0e64b8c2d.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:58:34

• "Demand for fresh water will outstrip supply by 40% by the end of the decade" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/16/global-water-crisis-food-production-at-risk | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 09:59:03

• "Activists, including Wallnau, have told recruits they can be a “spy in the camp” or “Trojan horse” on Election Day." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/poll-worker-recruitment-swing-states-true-the-vote-lion-of-judah | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:05:23

• "Based on numerous incident response engagements" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/north-korean-it-workers-secureworks-report/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:05:58

• "An explosion at the front door of a home on Chicagostraat in The Hague during the overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/16/explosion-chicagostraat-hague-fourth-incident-10-days | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:06:15

• "“Preemption” is a legal doctrine that allows a higher level of government to supersede the power of a lower level" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/preemption-playbook-big-techs-blueprint-comes-straight-big-tobacco | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:07:16

• "Online gambling in the Philippines surged during the pandemic" ☛ https://restofworld.org/2024/philippines-gcash-online-gambling-addiction/ | Source: Rest of World    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:07:38

• "According to the report, Microsoft customers are exposed to over 600 million cyber attacks daily" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2491572/windows-users-are-exposed-to-over-600-million-cyber-attacks-every-day.html iophk: It misleadingly misrepresents Microsoft as an authority | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:08:37

• Surveillance boosted by itwire ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-software/hid-microsoft-announce-a-new-milestone-in-partnership-setting-a-new-benchmark-for-mfa-flexibility-through-microsoft-entra-id-integration.html | Source: IT Wire http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/Something_Has_Gone_Very_Wrong_at_iTWire.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:09:21

• "Last week, we wrote about the bombshell story of the Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/16/wyden-calea-hack-proves-dangers-of-government-mandated-backdoors/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:09:32

• Openwashing https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/opensourcing_of_winamp_goes_badly/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:11:22

• Windows TCO: "A critical, hardcoded login credential in SolarWinds' Web Help Desk line has been exploited in the wild by criminals" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/solarwinds_critical_hardcoded_credential_bug/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:14:15

• Windows TCO: "The indictment alleges that these [intruders] conspired to infiltrate, extract data from" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/operation-toy-soldier/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:14:24

• Windows TCO: "Not only have we seen blue screen crashes related to gaming and Intel drivers and disappearing mouse cursors" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2485897/windows-11s-big-2024-update-leaves-behind-9gb-of-undeletable-files.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:14:34

• Windows TCO: "The Internet Archive has come back online, in slightly degraded mode" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/internet_archive_recovery/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:14:43

• "Unsurprisingly, Microsoft recommends that Office users move to its cloud. Office 2016 and 2019 are due to fall out of support" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/microsoft_end_of_support_wave_widens/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:20:10

• "Often, AI deepfakes are meant purely to entertain. Others, however, aim to sway elections and diminish trust in democracy." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/1016/ai-deepfakes-election-voters-trump-harris | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:20:55

• "I’m used to not getting great utilization of AI acceleration hardware" ☛ https://petewarden.com/2024/10/16/ai-pcs-arent-very-good-at-ai/ | Source: Pete Warden    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:21:09

• "I’ve been staring at this problem for a minute, so I’m 99% sure none of those suggestions are of any help." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/prompting-the-wrong-question/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:21:37

• "SaveRestoreConnector where a user may cause a path traversal issue via an unsafe .tar file" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/code-execution-data-tampering-flaw-in-nvidia-nemo-gen-ai-framework/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:22:39

• "these new results helps support previous research" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ai-llm-reasoning-research/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:22:51

• "could have been worse." ☛ https://gizmodo.com/hacked-robot-vacuums-across-the-us-started-yelling-slurs-2000511013 | Source: Gizmodo    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:23:09

• "It’s not just advertisers fleeing the platform. It’s also the public sector." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/16/xtwitter-is-such-hot-garbage-even-british-cops-no-longer-want-anything-to-do-with-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:23:46

• "The man and a fellow Briton, age 24, had come to the Talavera de la Reina area" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/british-man-dies-spain-bridge-fall/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:28:28

• "ASML accidentally published its third quarter results ahead of schedule" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-loses-usd75-7-billion-market-cap-from-updated-sales-projections-likely-due-to-lower-demand-from-china-and-delayed-intel-fab | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:30:20

• "The report, which was accidentally published Tuesday — a day earlier than scheduled" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/10/16/2024/disappointing-numbers-dutch-semiconductor-company-asml-scrutiny-chip-industry-nvidia | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:31:08

• "For power line inspection, we prioritized drones that can carry the right equipment" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2024/10/16/best-drones-for-power-line-inspections/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:31:26

• "In truth, these are all jobs that demand endless amounts of relational and emotional work" ☛ https://criticaledtech.com/2024/10/16/claims-that-ai-can-replace-teachers-betray-a-very-poor-understanding-of-teachers-work/ | Source: Neil Selwyn    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:33:06

• "Do you ever go back and read your old posts? I do it now and again and I always discover something I forgot I wrote." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/reading-old-posts | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:33:30

• "PBS KIDS Utah is excited to host our annual Reading Marathon and Adventure Pass program once again" ☛ https://www.pbsutah.org/kids/reading-marathon/ |    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:33:42

• "What does that mean?" ☛ https://sciencealert.com/its-official-nasa-declares-the-solar-maximum-is-happening-now |    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:34:37

• "needs masses of high-quality data to be useful for science" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/15/1105533/a-data-bottleneck-is-holding-ai-science-back-says-new-nobel-winner/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:35:00

• "I like this gardening metaphor to refer to website maintenance." ☛ https://roytang.net/2024/10/website-gardening/ | Source: Roy Tang    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:40:40

• "Since 1994 I've made a living by helping people with technology problems in one way or another." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/blogs-are-not-commodities/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:40:59

• "We really tried to humanise 'life admin'. Organising your files is already a boring chore -- I don't need to make it more tedious." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0085-small-business-update/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:41:16

• "Excessive automation can remove the positive aspects of the human experience from the equation" ☛ https://ar.al/2024/10/16/optimal-automation/ | Source: Aral Balkan    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:41:40

• "So, a few days of not thinking about writing brings – not quite clarity" ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/idle-thoughts-for-october/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:42:09

• "The vision: sitting at a small, humble gazebo in a loosely-kept field of grass, led to by a humble dirt path veering off from between the well-manicured bushes of the canal-gardens." gemini://polyphanes.smol.pub/1729114090    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:59:38

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1087.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1436.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00:16

• "About three weeks ago, I stopped regularly wearing my quartz wristwatches and switched to a hand-wound mechanical pocket watch. It isn't as accurate as electronic timepieces--it gains about 15 seconds per day--but for a device that relies entirely on mechanical principles, I won't complain." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202410/20241016-wide-technology.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00:54

• "I've made some major changes to my 6809 assembler [1], mostly to how the unit testing works. The first change was to assemble the test code elsewhere far in memory from the code being tested (there's a default value that can be changed via an .OPT directive)." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/10/16.1    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:01:39

• "I'm posting my previous entry [1] to LinkedIn [2] when this time I'm asked “You're **one of the few experts** invited to answer: Your team is hesitant about new web app technologies." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/10/16.2    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:03:44

• RetroChallenge 2024 entry: Days IX - XVI gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2024/20241016_rc2024_d9-16    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:04:55

• 🔤SpellBinding: CHKMOYU Wordo: LUNCH gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-10-17.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:06:24

• "Rebirth is the new Knizia tile layer that just came out. It's a tile laying game in the vein of Samurai, Through the Desert, Blue Lagoon, and Havalandi—I've also seen comparisons to Kingdom Builder, Ticket to Ride and Carcassonne." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/rebirth    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:07:07

• KDE Plasma 6 | Customizing Date and Time Formats ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2024/10/16/kde-plasma-6-customizing-date-and-time-formats/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 12:18:52

• More epo leaks due soon    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 12:36:01

• "That post encouraged me to subscribe to his blog, and it comes with a delightful easter egg when you read it via the feed." ☛ https://levlaz.org/rss-easter-egg/ | Source: Lev Lazinskiy    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:02:00

• "It is surveillance-resistant, far more accessible than the web or any mobile app interface. It is my secret super-power." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:02:17

• "Last summer, as I was working with new people in a new team" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/how-i-take-work-notes-as-a-developer/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:05:11

• "This is specifically in the context of model-checking a formal specification" ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/be-suspicious-of-success/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:05:29

• "For beginner C programmers, understanding how to interact with users through input is crucial." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/interacting-with-users-mastering-scanf-in-c/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:05:49

• "The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a final "click-to-cancel" rule that aims to simplify the process" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/ftc_tames_subscriptions/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:07:16

• "Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription" ☛ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring | Source: Federal Trade Commission    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:07:36

• "Getting out of subscriptions is notoriously annoying, usually taking much more effort than it took to join." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/16/ftc-makes-canceling-subscriptions-less-pain-click-cancel-rule/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:07:55

• "When you copy images directly from a Google Document into Ghost, and potentially other rich text editors" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/10/17/google-doc-export-images-folder/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:08:50

• "The latest version of Nginx Proxy Manager, version 2.12, has just been released" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nginx-proxy-manager-2-12-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:10:09

• "The most severe of the externally reported bugs is CVE-2024-9954, a high-risk use-after-free defect in AI" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/google-pays-out-36000-for-severe-chrome-vulnerability/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:10:21

• "Linux users have plenty of music players to choose from, but a new one caught our eye: Fooyin." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fooyin-0-8-linux-music-player/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:10:56

• "Linux users have plenty of music players to choose from, but a new one caught our eye: Fooyin." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fooyin-0-8-linux-music-player/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:11:26

• "" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/16/get-notified-of-impending-floods-with-this-arduino-nano-33-iot-based-display/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:24:43

• "This device, based on an Arduino UNO Rev3 board, uses a microphone to listen for loud noises." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/17/use-sound-to-trigger-your-cameras-flash-with-this-diy-device/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:25:25

• "The bottom Nixie tubes are IN-12 models, which are Soviet NOS (New Old Stock) models capable of displaying numeric digits." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/15/slot-machine-game-harnesses-the-beauty-of-nixie-tubes/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:26:10

• "The journey of building a custom drone began with designing in CAD software." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/building-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-powered-drone-from-scratch/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:28:46

• "On Saturday, I was at a Norwich Amiga Group meetup" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/two-special-amiga-4000s-introduction/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:29:12

• "Compared to last two attempts, I’ve made a couple of important changes to the setup." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2024/10/16/third-times-the-charm/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:29:34

• "Earlier this year, there was some drama around the shutdown of the Nintendo Wii U’s online gaming." ☛ https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2024/10/are-wireless-gamepads-terrible-mario-maker-tas-playback-with-an-rp2040/ | Source: Doug Brown    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:29:48

• "Our general install framework has two pivotal questions that categorize machines." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OurVariousInstallTypes | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:30:49

• "A well-maintained open source FreeBSD NAS can run flawlessly for years, but like any appliance" ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/open-source-freebsd-nas-maintenance-best-practices/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:54:09

• "A very short update: last week I broke my computer. FreeBSD did its best, but my sheer stupidity wouldn’t listen." ☛ https://crys.site/blog/2024/broken-system/ |    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:54:41

• "Today I'm here to share what I have learned while trying to... you know." ☛ https://blog.orhun.dev/cant-trust-any-vpn/ | Source: Orhun Parmaksız    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:56:30

• "Let’s start with a brief, mostly subjective history of web tech." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/how-the-heck-does-it-work-phoenix-liveview/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:56:46

• "With that out of the way, here’s how I use git." ☛ https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/how-i-use-git | Source: Thorsten Ball    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:56:57

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

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:57:58

• How To Clear Terminal Screen in GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/clear-terminal-screen-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:58:14

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

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:58:46

• How To Install Python Pip on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-python-pip-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 13:59:51

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

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:00:21

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

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:00:47

• How To Install Emacs Editor on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-emacs-editor-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:01:18

• How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nginx-proxy-manager-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:03:21

• How To Install ownCloud on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-owncloud-debian-12/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:03:36

• Top Command on GNU/Linux with Examples ☞ https://idroot.us/top-command-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:03:50

• How to Install Python 3.13 on Ubuntu 24.04. 22.04 & 20.04 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-python-3-13-on-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:05:03

• "In this article, we will guide you through the installation of playSMS on a Linux server, which will cover the requirements, installation steps, and configuration processes to help you get started." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/run-sms-portal-with-playsms-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:06:48

• "In this article, we’ll dive into what CentOS Stream is, how it’s different from traditional CentOS, and why developers should consider working with it." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/centos-stream-for-developers/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:10:46

• "Waveshare recently launched an ESP32-S3 development board featuring an integrated 1.91″ AMOLED display" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-development-board-with-1-91-amoled-display-and-6-axis-imu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:18:52

• "The FWS-2290, recently launched by AAEON, is a desktop network appliance powered by Intel’s N-series processors" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/fws-2290-is-a-compact-desktop-network-appliance-with-intel-n97-for-security-solutions/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:19:04

• "The distributor RobotShop recently featured the Unitree G1 and the more advanced Unitree H1 general-purpose humanoid robots." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/unitree-g1-and-h1-humanoid-robots-now-available-for-ordering/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

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

• EasyOS Daedalus-series version 6.3.90 (6.4RC) ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202410/easyos-daedalus-series-version-6390-64rc.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:20:12

• "The executives at "the most ethical company in the world" do not follow the Business Conduct Guidelines that they publish on the IBM Intranet. Nothing but a load of corporate hypocrisy starting at the top with Alvind. What a surprise !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uZvSTwG    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:23:52

• Perfectl is Not New, It's Not News About Linux, Outdated Apache RocketMQ is Not Linux, and the Real News Should be Back Doors Like backdoored Windows and CALEA Blunder ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/16/Perfectl_is_Not_New_It_s_Not_News_About_Linux_Outdated_Apache_R.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:32:19

• PrivateBin – a minimalist, open source online pastebin ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/privatebin-minimalist-open-source-online-pastebin/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:33:20

• 2 Easy Ways to Access Python from R ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/easy-ways-access-python-r/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:33:44

• Adduce – static site generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/adduce-static-site-generator/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:34:03

• Errands – manage your tasks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/errands-manage-tasks/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:34:29

• Install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04 with a Single Script Command ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-24-04-with-a-single-script-command/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:34:57

• Josef Strzibny: Deploying a Next.js application with Kamal 2 ☞ https://nts.strzibny.name/deploying-next-kamal-2/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:35:26

• Kumquat – An Allwinner V3s embedded system board with isolated CAN, Ethernet and ESP32 for WiFi and Bluetooth ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/16/kumquat-an-allwinner-v3s-embedded-system-board-isolated-can-ethernet-and-esp32-for-wifi-and-bluetooth/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:35:51

• OpenSSF Education Tech Talk Highlights & Future Opportunities ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/10/16/openssf-education-tech-talk-highlights-future-opportunities/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:36:46

• Kiwi TCMS: Managed Hosting Subscription Explained ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2024/10/16/managed-hosting-subscription-explained/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:37:33

• Peter Czanik: Version 4.8.1 of syslog-ng is now available ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/version-4-8-1-of-syslog-ng-is-now-available    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:38:19

• Biden Announces $425 Million In Security Aid For Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-biden-zelenskiy-aid/33161175.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:38:46

• Zelenskiy Unveils 'Victory Plan' That Includes NATO Invite ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-air-defense/33160359.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:38:57

• Zelensky Pitches ‘Victory Plan’ in Ukraine’s Parliament ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-victory-plan-russia.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:39:14

• For North Korea, War in Ukraine Is a Coveted Chance for Military Practice ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/asia/north-korea-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:39:27

• Biden Announces $425 Million in Aid to Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/politics/biden-ukraine-aid.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:39:51

• Kursk ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/16/still-advancing-in-donbas-russian-forces-intensify-efforts-to-drive-ukrainian-troops-out-of-the-kursk-region | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:40:08

• ‘This crowd was amazing’: Trio plays classical concert for appreciative Stillwater Prison inmates ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/16/stillwater-prison-classical-music-concert/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:40:32

• Russian opposition figure says Latvian banks used to launder lots of money ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/16.10.2024-russian-opposition-figure-says-latvian-banks-used-to-launder-lots-of-money.a572790/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:41:02

• Buses continue to ply routes from Latvia to Russia and Belarus ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/16.10.2024-buses-continue-to-ply-routes-from-latvia-to-russia-and-belarus.a572721/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:41:20

• Another Russian Anti-War Activist Forced To Leave Serbia, NGO Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-russia-residency-anti-war-activists/33161313.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:42:01

• Experts Dispute Official Cause Of Activist's Death In Russia's Bashkortostan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bashkortostan-police-death-disputed/33160959.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:42:16

• Russia Slashes Quotas For Residence Permits, Despite Labor Shortage ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/quota-residence-permits-russia-decrease-central-asia-labor-migrants/33160601.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:42:30

• In ‘Vladimir,’ a Russian Reporter’s Fight Is an Apt Election Season Tale ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/theater/vladimir-russia-journalism-review-mtc.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:53:19

• Former Belarusian Police Officer-Turned-Blogger On Trial For Treason ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/former-police-officer-blogger-parotnikau-treason-trial-belarus/33160716.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:53:33

• Ukrainian company to build explosives plant in Lithuania – ministry ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2387794/ukrainian-company-to-build-explosives-plant-in-lithuania-ministry    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:54:53

• Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk wants to ‘restart’ the international peace system ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/nobel-peace-prize-winner-oleksandra-matviichuk-wants-to-restart-the-international-peace-system/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:57:07

• Nordic, Baltic Foreign Ministers visit Odesa ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/16.10.2024-nordic-baltic-foreign-ministers-visit-odesa.a572822/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:57:55

• Remarks via Video Message by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the Ukrainian Ministry of Health Conference ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_24_5121    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 14:59:00

• 40 Practical and Productive Example of GNU/Linux df Commands ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/practical-and-productive-example-of-linux-df-commands/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:00:07

• Russia forming North Korean battalion amid soldier shortage: report ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/russia-north-korean-battalion-10162024002318.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:00:51

• 37% of GPs in Latvia are retirement age ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.10.2024-37-of-gps-in-latvia-are-retirement-age.a572702/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:05:11

• Fewer flu vaccines bought this year in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/16.10.2024-fewer-flu-vaccines-bought-this-year-in-latvia.a572796/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:05:25

• In landmark ruling, South Korea court recognises misogyny as motive for hate crime ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/court-in-south-korea-recognises-misogyny-as-motive-for-hate-crime-for-first-time    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:05:49

• North Korea designates South Korea as ‘hostile state’ under its Constitution ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-korea-says-south-korea-is-hostile-state-under-constitution    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:06:08

• South Korea vows to prevent technology leaks with heavier penalties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-vows-to-prevent-technology-leaks-with-heavier-penalties    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:06:29

• NewJeans Singer Hanni Testifies to South Korea Parliament About Brutal K-Pop Industry Practices ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/15/newjeans-hanni-testimony-k-pop-industry/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:07:37

• China says Japanese fishing boat ‘illegally’ entered territorial waters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/china-says-japanese-fishing-boat-illegally-entered-territorial-waters    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:07:58

• With Jets and Ships, China is Honing Its Ability to Choke Taiwan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/asia/china-taiwan-blockade-drills.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:08:25

• China says Japanese fishing boat 'illegally' entered territorial waters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/world/china-says-japanese-fishing-boat-illegally-entered-territorial-waters    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:09:18

• China sanctions Taiwanese activist, retired chip magnate Robert Tsao ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwanese-activist-chip-magnate-sanctoned-10162024120720.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:09:47

• At media summit, China blasts Western coverage of Uyghurs ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/media-summit-china-blasts-western-coverage-10162024135858.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:10:35

• China to seize 3.1 bln yuan in assets linked to exiled former vice mayor ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-li-chuanliang-corruption-assets-10162024131446.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:11:53

• China sanctions two ‘Taiwanese separatist’ after military drills around Taiwan ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/china-sanctions-two-taiwanese-separatist-after-military-drills-around-taiwan/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:12:37

• China aquarium’s ‘fake’ whale shark flops with angry visitors ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/16/china-aquariums-fake-whale-shark-flops-with-angry-visitors/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:13:24

• China set to post slowest quarterly growth this year, analysts say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/16/china-set-to-post-slowest-quarterly-growth-this-year-analysts-say/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:14:50

• After 75 years of the People’s Republic of China, the party is truly the sovereign ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-75-years-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-the-party-is-truly-the-sovereign/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:15:54

• Active Cooling vs Passive Cooling: What's the difference? ☞ https://itsfoss.com/active-passive-cooling/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:18:06

• New Craft cache 24.10 published ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/10/16/new-craft-cache-24.10-published/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:19:49

• Even in Richer Countries, Where Many People Can Afford Laptops, backdoored Windows Has Become Second to Android ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/16/Even_in_Richer_Countries_Where_Many_People_Can_Afford_Laptops_W.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:20:02

• UN denounces foreign actors for prolonging Sudan’s conflict ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/un-denounces-foreign-actors-for-prolonging-sudans-conflict/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:21:59

• Judge Strikes Down Multiple Georgia Election Rules ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/elections/georgia-election-rules-court-decision.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:22:33

• Israeli Strike Hits Lebanese Municipal Building, Killing Mayor ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-war.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:23:03

• Israel Strikes Near Beirut for First Time in Days ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/16/world/israel-lebanon-iran-gaza-news    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:23:18

• Powerful earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya, one of the cities devastated by February 2023 quakes ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/powerful-earthquake-strikes-turkey-s-malatya-one-of-the-cities-devastated-by-february-2023-quakes-300777    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:23:57

• Miners on hunger strike protesting layoffs detained in Ankara ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/miners-on-hunger-strike-protesting-layoffs-detained-in-ankara-300775    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:24:30

• China building capacity to rapidly strike Taiwan, senior Taiwanese official says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-building-capacity-to-rapidly-strike-taiwan-senior-taiwanese-official-says    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 15:24:53

• Tech In Plain Sight: Tasers Shooting Confetti ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/16/tech-in-plain-sight-tasers-shooting-confetti/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:10:18

• Hollywood and Bollywood Kickoff Diwali in New York ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/style/diwali-party-pierre-hotel.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:11:05

• "folding butterfly keyboard" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/16/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-folding-butterfly-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:11:45

• DIY Core Rope Memory Z80 Demonstrator Generating A Fibonacci Sequence ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/16/diy-core-rope-memory-z80-demonstrator-generating-a-fibonacci-sequence/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:12:30

• BBC News to close Hardtalk, Click and Asian Network news service in latest round of 185 job cuts ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-130-roles-closed-hardtalk-asian-network-news/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:13:13

• Economist ‘future-proofing’ bid brings back brand advertising and targets students ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/magazines/the-economist-free-student-subscriptions-advertising-future-proof/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:14:13

• News media job cuts 2024 tracked: BillBC and ABC News among latest hit ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2024/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:15:26

• We Finally Know What The Head of This Giant 9-Foot Bug Looked Like ☞ https://sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-the-head-of-this-giant-9-foot-bug-looked-like    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:17:48

• Deodorant Can Generate Air Pollution That Rivals Urban Smog ☞ https://sciencealert.com/deodorant-can-generate-air-pollution-that-rivals-urban-smog    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:18:10

• How a Genius Formula Carved Onto a Bridge Changed Mathematical History ☞ https://sciencealert.com/how-a-genius-formula-carved-onto-a-bridge-changed-mathematical-history    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:18:23

• Study Reveals The Brain Divides The Day Into Chapters Like a Book ☞ https://sciencealert.com/study-reveals-the-brain-divides-the-day-into-chapters-like-a-book    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:18:53

• Experts Reveal The 'Secret Engine' Behind Science's Endless Growth ☞ https://sciencealert.com/experts-reveal-the-secret-engine-behind-sciences-endless-growth    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:19:27

• Nanoparticles Therapy Could Wipe Out Plaque Build-Up in Arteries ☞ https://sciencealert.com/nanoparticles-therapy-could-wipe-out-plaque-build-up-in-arteries    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:20:04

• Ultra-Rare Case of Man With Three Penises Unlike Anything on Record ☞ https://sciencealert.com/ultra-rare-case-of-man-with-three-penises-unlike-anything-on-record    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:20:52

• October's Supermoon Is The Largest of 2024 – Here's When to See It ☞ https://sciencealert.com/octobers-supermoon-is-the-largest-of-2024-heres-when-to-see-it    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:21:58

• Inflation drops to lowest level since 2021: how do savings rates compare? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/inflation-drops-to-lowest-level-since-2021-how-do-savings-rates-compare-aLJEk5v8yV1u    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:22:46

• "While Ubuntu updates are always a hot topic, one question that remains is whether these incremental improvements will truly change the user experience. Fans are eagerly awaiting further announcements from Canonical, but the reveal of Plucky Puffin’s name is sure to keep the community talking." https://betanews.com/2024/10/15/ubuntu-linux-25-04-is-called-plucky-puffin/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:24:20

• "Based on the barely released Ubuntu 24.10, Voyager Live 24.10 comes to add a stylish twist to the live distro paradigm by combining GNOME and Xfce while including out-of-the-box visual elements and Conky widgets." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ubuntu-24-10-based-Voyager-Live-24-10-brings-together-GNOME-and-Xfce-once-again.902150.0.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:25:36

• "Ubuntu 24.10 may have only just been released, but development on the next version is getting underway and the codename for Ubuntu 25.04 revealed." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/ubuntu-25-04-codename-revealed    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:27:12

• TuxCare Arms Enterprises with First-Ever Endless Lifecycle Support for EOL Linux Distributions and Open-Source Software https://tuxcare.com/blog/tuxcare-arms-enterprises-with-first-ever-endless-lifecycle-support-for-eol-linux-distributions-and-open-source-software/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:29:00

• A new Linux variant of FASTCash malware targets financial systems https://securityaffairs.com/169860/malware/new-linux-variant-fastcash-malware-targets-financial-systems.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 16:31:07

• Red Hat Accelerates Generative AI Innovation with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI on Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers https://www.stocktitan.net/news/IBM/red-hat-accelerates-generative-ai-innovation-with-red-hat-enterprise-bi3zy29eyotx.html https://aithority.com/machine-learning/red-hat-accelerates-generative-ai-innovation-with-red-hat-enterprise-linux-ai-on-lenovo-thinksystem-servers/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:02:31

• "Voyager 24.10 is based on the Linux 6.11 kernel, running atop Ubuntu’s “Oracular Oriole” distribution. This is an intermediate 9-month release, which means it paves the way for the next LTS version." https://betanews.com/2024/10/15/download-voyager-linux-24-10/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:07:50

• "SUSE CEO talks up the company’s double-digit growth, fuelled by demand for its multi-Linux support offering, Rancher container platform and focus on artificial intelligence" https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366613798/SUSE-sees-growth-in-multi-Linux-support-and-containers    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:10:52

• Fade out gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/10/17/fade-out.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:20:09

• "Radiohead band are members still making fresh fun music in 2024. I listened to this a bit when it came out and forgot about it but today I have been loving this new album. 'Don't Get me Started' is a bit boring to me but 'Eyes & Mouth' is really fun and 'No Words' too. I hope I can see this live someday." gemini://satch.xyz/music.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:21:08

• Wolf in the Wood's Gemlog — On the Path to Human Recovery gemini://wolfinthewoods.pollux.casa/gemlog/2024_10_16_on_the_path_to_human_recovery.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:22:03

• "Indeed! This capsule won't be served anymore through a BastilleBSD jail. Using Bastille was causing me more cons than pros. The fact is I have very few space available and the jail was taking a big chunk of it, making the maintenance needlessly complex." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:25:06

• ClassicPress: WordPress without the block editor https://lwn.net/Articles/992219/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:30:08

• In search of the AOSP community https://lwn.net/Articles/992992/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:32:58

• Forgejo 9.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/994515/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:41:26

• Myanmar’s internet now as restrictive as China’s: report ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/internet-as-bad-as-china-freedom-house-report-10162024113128.html    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:41:49

• TrashyCorp or HashiCrap will do nothing for IBM's bottom line. IBM is just burning through borrowed money now.    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:48:10

• Steampunk Style ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/16/clockwork-derby-digital-robo-rally-steampunk-style/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:49:54

• Scanning Activity from Subnet 15.184.0.0/16, (Thu, Oct 17th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31362    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:50:33

• The Top 10 Not So Common SSH Usernames and Passwords, (Wed, Oct 16th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31360    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:50:52

• Hong Kong consumer watchdog finds ‘shrinkflation’ in city’s supermarket products, urges greater transparency ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/16/hong-kong-consumer-watchdog-finds-shrinkflation-in-citys-supermarket-products-urges-greater-transparency/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:56:59

• HK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong revives loan concession scheme to support small and medium enterprises ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/16/hk-policy-address-2024-hong-kong-revives-loan-concession-scheme-to-support-small-and-medium-enterprises/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:57:20

• Scheduled maintenance in Techrights and Tux Machines tomorrow. Network downtime possible.    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 17:59:55

• Use sound to trigger your camera’s flash with this DIY device ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/17/use-sound-to-trigger-your-cameras-flash-with-this-diy-device/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 18:01:17

• GitHub patches critical vulnerability in its Enterprise Servers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/github-enterprise-vulnerability-sso-saml/    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 18:02:59

• :It's essentially a simplified version of Pac-Man. But don't be fooled, because even though it's played on a single line instead of a maze, I assure you it's super fun. It has that classic, addictive touch that makes Pac-Man a timeless game. You should really try it; I think you'll really enjoy it!" gemini://cesco.smol.pub/paku-paku-casio-pb-100    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 18:20:25

• IBM: "It's "Roadmap 2025" - reduce the workforce down to 35k total, and then Arvind will run like a devil with his big bags of money when the sh-t hits the fan. The main difference between Arvind and Palmisano is the former has a mustache." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uWJaY4j    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 18:30:42

• "lol - that is 35K employees remaining in the US I meant. After losing 8k last month we are getting closer to that." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uWJaY4j    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 18:30:57

• "MC is annoying and gets handed all the aces. Worldbuilding is non-existant and full of weird anachronisms. Other characters are weak chliches that exist to reassure MC that he is a very special boy." gemini://namno.duckdns.org/blog/2024-10-17.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 22:49:39

• "One could remark on the woeful lack of musical education, though humans have a lot else they stuff their brains with these days, and music theory may not be the most profitable of things to brain-stuff. This is your chance to exit!" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/10/17/mode.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 22:50:40

• "Florida Water is a cologne (technically an eau de toilette), named from the Spanish word "florida" meaning "floral" (nothing to do with the area of Florida). It was invented by an apothecary in New York, and marketed across the world" gemini://polyphanes.smol.pub/1729185653    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 22:52:09

• "Okay, warning for the hopeless leading the hopeless here because I am really really really bad at picking up new habits, buuuut I think I stumbled onto something!" gemini://idiomdrottning.org/habits    

posted Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 22:53:44