Roy Schestowitz

• "I think I had a moment of getting incredibly fed up with sites that cannot run without tens of megs of javascript that will cause the site to not function if it's blocked (I am blocking it)" gemini://ruiyi.smol.pub/whysmol    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 03:53:07

• "This isn't an anime review at all, this is actually me talking about a visual novel I finished yesterday." gemini://sdf.org/yuno/dacapo.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 03:54:05

• Snap integration in Qubes OS templates gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/snap-on-qubesos.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 03:54:51

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1090.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 03:55:48

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1439.jpg    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 03:55:54

• A leading remote-work expert says Amazon's RTO order is about 'backdoor layoffs' https://www.aol.com/amazons-rto-mandate-backdoor-layoff-110853272.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:00:14

• "IBM has purchased Prescinto, a prominent SaaS supplier for asset performance management within the renewable energy industry" https://techstory.in/weekly-business-news-from-prescinto-acquisition-to-aakash-layoffs/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:02:26

• DNA contamination, Prime Minister informed https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=LDH16SLr8v0    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:19:17

• gef reaching for eternity gemini://gemini.techrights.org/planet/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:21:30

• "The Court of Rome has ordered Clownflare to take action against one of its customers, pirate streaming site 'Guardaserie'." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-cloudflare-to-block-and-identify-pirate-site-customer-241019/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:58:21

• Proton Experimental improves Red Dead Redemption 2, EA Desktop App and more ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/proton-experimental-improves-red-dead-redemption-2-ea-desktop-app-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:58:50

• "PlayStation Publishing, Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software are bringing Marvel's Spider-Man 2 over to Steam on January 30, 2025." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/marvels-spider-man-2-comes-to-steam-in-january-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:59:00

• "Another biweekly release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out now! Wine 9.20 brings the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/wine-9-20-expands-directplay-more-formats-supported-in-d3dx9/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 04:59:09

• Wine 9.20 Released https://www.winehq.org/news/2024101801    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:00:06

• "Muslim candidates surge in local elections in US" https://www.voanews.com/a/muslim-candidates-surge-in-local-u-s-elections/7828101.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:01:10

• "After Microsoft Exec Given Advisory Role, UK Prime Minister Says Regulators Need to Favour Growth" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/10/18/0258259    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:01:33

• iophk: 'engagement' instead of efficiency https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/19/dubai-police-taps-avaya-ai-based-virtual-assistant/ ("Dubai Police taps Avaya for its AI-based virtual assistant")    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:02:00

• iophk: renaming to a very common dictionary word 1) should be inelligable for trademark, 2) obscures the company in the search engines https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/17/sam-altmans-worldcoin-rebrands-world-launches-updated-iris-scanning-orb/ ("Sam Altman's Worldcoin rebrands as World and launches updated iris-scanning Orb")    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:02:32

• "Biometrische Überwachung: Ampel beschließt umstrittenes Sicherheitspaket" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2024/biometrische-ueberwachung-ampel-beschliesst-umstrittenes-sicherheitspaket/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:02:46

• "Trump 'thinks' he will sue CBS over '60 Minutes' Harris interview" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4942021-trump-thinks-sue-cbs-60-minutes/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:03:00

• "The DC-ROMA Laptop II is powered by the SpacemiT Key Stone K1 SoC, a RISC-V 64-bit 8-core CPU running up to 2.0GHz." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dc-roma-laptop-ii-with-1tb-ssd-and-16gb-ram-powered-by-linux/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:04:52

• Far-Right Extremists ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/john-tanton-far-right-extremism-environmentalism-climate-change | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:05:14

• “One of the questions I've always hated answering is how do people make money in open source. And I think that Caldera and Red Hat -- and there are a number of other Linux companies going public -- basically show that yes, you can actually make money in the open-source area.” -Linus Torvalds    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:44:00

• I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. -George Burns    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 05:44:57

• Inside The RLL Hard Drive Protocol ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/inside-the-rll-hard-drive-protocol/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:16:40

• FMCW ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/fundamentals-of-fmcw-helps-you-understand-your-cars-point-of-view/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:17:06

• "The Xbox 360 was a difficult console to jailbreak." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/a-robust-guide-to-the-xbox-360-glitch-hack/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:17:31

• "My friend Teresa Nielsen Hayden is a wellspring of wise sayings" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/19/gander-sauce/#just-because-youre-on-their-side-it-doesnt-mean-theyre-on-your-side | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:18:06

• "The tyranny of modern-day Russia originated when what was state-owned became oligarch-owned." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/mcp | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:18:16

• "The company updated its privacy policy on Wednesday to detail the changes." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/x-third-parties-user-data-1.7356152 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:18:29

• "A user took to the billion-dollar AI companion platform Character.AI" ☛ https://futurism.com/murdered-daughter-brought-back-as-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:19:15

• "facing backlash after using the likeness" ☛ https://www.adweek.com/media/characterai-deletes-avatar-of-murdered-girl-after-admitting-a-policy-violation/ | Source: AdWeek    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:19:28

• "Jennifer’s name and image had been used to create a chatbot on Character.AI" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/15/murdered-daughter-ai-chatbot-crecente/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:19:44

• "Western Digital has been ordered to pay $315.7 million in damages" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/western-digital-loses-over-usd310-million-lawsuit-for-patent-infringement-the-data-security-patent-used-in-pcmcia-and-compact-flash-cards | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:21:09

• "A federal judge in California has granted Google's request to temporarily pause his order" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-granted-request-to-pause-order-on-play-store-overhaul/articleshow/114364414.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:21:30

• "disabled a workaround to a detection system" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272984/activision-anti-cheat-hack-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iii-warzone | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:23:57

• "In Activision’s defense, millions of people play the Call of Duty games" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2494378/call-of-duty-anti-cheat-bug-let-hackers-ban-people-with-a-dm.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:24:08

• "Speaking of the RFC1855 I’ve mentioned yesterday, the idea of “flame” is a bit lost on us." ☛ https://crys.site/blog/2024/flame-on-web/ | Source: Michał Sapka    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:25:11

• "Though technology policy isn’t one of the main drivers getting voters out to the polls" ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/10/18/where-harris-trump-campaigns-stand-on-tech-policy/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:25:20

• "When Joe Biden took office nearly four years ago" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/10/18/john-kiriakou-us-prisons-still-a-disaster-zone/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:26:04

• "A poll of more than 2,500 Amazon workers last month found that 91 percent were unimpressed" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/aws_rto/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:26:18

• "Speaking at an all-hands meeting for AWS" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-aws-ceo-quit-if-you-dont-want-return-office-2024-10-17/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:26:29

• "demanding due process guarantees" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/civil-society-groups-demand-due-process-in-guatemala-journalist-detention-review/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:27:16

• "Assailants fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/mexican-newspaper-offices-hit-by-gunfire-in-sinaloa-state-capital/7828433.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:27:47

• "Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/pro-iran-protesters-storm-office-linked-to-saudi-tv-channel-in-iraq/7828711.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:28:17

• "Iraqi regulators have suspended the license of a Saudi-owned television channel" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/middleeast/iraq-iran-mbc-media-group.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:28:31

• "Apple has informed RFE/RL that it has removed Current Time's app from the Russian version of its App" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/apple-removal-russia-current-time-app-undesirable/33163824.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 06:29:17

• "A problem that only amplifies Democrats’ struggles is the rise of disinformation" ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/378521/democrats-black-men-support | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:41:05

• "Once it gets put on the internet, it takes on a life of its own" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/18/misinformation-social-media-hurricane-fema/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:41:26

• "Rybar, it asserted, receives funding from Russian defense industrial organization Rostec" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/19/us-posts-10-million-reward-citing-russian-election-interference-a86750 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:41:55

• "I read an anecdote on Bluesky that exemplifies this" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/18/could-this-weeks-developments-change-the-race/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:42:48

• "At a town hall hosted at a high school outside Philadelphia" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/musk-pushes-debunked-dominion-voting-conspiracy-theory-campaign-appear-rcna175985 | Source: NBC    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:43:20

• "The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act envisages the establishment of a scientific panel" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14398-Artificial-intelligence-implementing-regulation-establishing-a-scientific-panel-of-independent-experts_en | Source: European Commission    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:45:09

• "This page lists all of the key dates you need to be aware of relating to the implementation of the EU" ☛ https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/implementation-timeline/ | Source: Future of Life Institute    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:46:11

• "The AI Act is the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on AI worldwide." ☛ https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai | Source: European Commission    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:46:31

• Tesla = scammers ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/18/tesla-full-self-driving-nhtsa-fsd/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:51:10

• "It's not only the lack of electricity but also of gas and water" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2242209.html | Source: RTL    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:52:10

• "Full Self-Driving" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-regulator-tesla-self-driving-1.7355794 | Source: CBC    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:52:29

• "A motorist who ran over and killed a 27-year-old cyclist" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241018-france-charges-suv-driver-with-murder-for-running-over-cyclist | Source: France24    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:53:16

• "Battery energy storage systems, a hallmark of low-emission energy development" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/batteries-save-the-day-after-norway-uk-power-link-fails/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:53:27

• "The massive outage leaves 10 million people on the Caribbean island without electricity." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5157835 | Source: NPR    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:55:51

• "Demand for electricity in Ontario is set to soar by 75% in the next couple of decades" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/surge-in-data-centres-ai-to-drive-75-surge-in-ontario-power-demand-ieso-says/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:56:57

• "While moving a whole forest may sound like a drastic measure" ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mexicos-forests-monarch-butterflies | Source: Science News    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:59:00

• "In research published today in Nature" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-10-ocean-eddy-currents-funnel-extreme.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:59:31

• "vast, interconnected network of atmospheric water exchanges" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/global-water-cycle-out-of-balance-for-first-time-in-human-history-report-says/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 10:59:47

• "It’s unprecedented in terms of complexity" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-disinformation-warning-coming-from-the-edge-of-europe/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:00:39

• "Moldovan and foreign warnings of alleged Russian meddling ranging from disinformation" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/dual-votes-test-moldovans-european-future-moscow-s-reach/33164975.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:01:06

• "The big energy firms have largely stopped denying the scientific consensus" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/fossil-fuels-net-zero-climate/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:01:31

• "Fast forward to 2024, and GOP-governed states" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/student-voters-lean-left-so-the-right-is-making-it-harder-for-them-to-vote/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:02:31

• "The costs of improved digital offense currently outweigh the benefits." ☛ https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2021/02/digital-offense-capabilities-are.html | Source: Tao Security Blog    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:03:09

• Hiding the bad publicity with a very generic word ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/17/sam-altmans-worldcoin-rebrands-world-launches-updated-iris-scanning-orb/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:04:51

• "When the SEC's X account was briefly compromised" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/sec_bitcoin_arrest/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:05:23

• Windows TCO ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/finland-investigates-cyber-attacks-on-financial-sector/articleshow/114372668.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:06:32

• "AI revolution"?? Or BILLION-DOLLAR SCAM? ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/10/how-ai-can-help-federal-agencies-make-the-most-of-limited-budgets/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:07:15

• "girlfriends—chatbots" = LLMs ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/muah-ai-hack-child-abuse/680300/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:07:35

• "But these prophecies might not come from a place of strength, as I wrote yesterday." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/10/big-tech-has-given-itself-an-ai-deadline/680301/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:08:38

• "Encrypting all your data didn’t become a thing until well after the first release of Mac OS X" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2024/10/19/a-brief-history-of-filevault/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:09:55

• "Materials science is having a machine-learning revolution" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/18/1105880/the-race-to-find-new-materials-with-ai-needs-more-data-meta-is-giving-massive-amounts-away-for-free/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:10:46

• "Venture beyond the homepage, however, and you can find some seriously X-rated content." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/i-made-a-wholesome-onlyfans-to-try-to-make-ends-meet/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:11:18

• "US government's persistent warnings that deepfakes" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/pentagon-wants-fake-ai-people | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:12:06

• "Working with analyst group TPW (Trade Partnership Worldwide)" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/trump-tariffs-increase-laptop-electronics-prices?ref=upstract.com | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:13:43

• "Kaveh and I wrote a paper on this matter that we're publishing today" ☛ https://grsecurity.net/cross_process_spectre_exploitation | Source: Open Source Security Inc    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:13:53

• "I’m a generalist but our society seems to promote specialists." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/10/should-you-specialize-in-one-dev-stack/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:19:31

• "firewall" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20241018/copenhagen-schools-block-students-from-social-media | Source: The Local DK    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:19:56

• "We’re gonna take the Department of Education, we’re gonna close it" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-to-defund-schools-for-teaching-us-history/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:20:28

• "Be on the lookout for streaking meteors and fireballs" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/10/19/orionids-meteor-shower-2024-comet | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:23:55

• "There aren't a lot of good things I can say about Las Vegas architecture" ☛ https://computer.rip/2024-10-19-land-art-and-isolation.html | Source: Computers Are Bad    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:24:36

• "There are two main factors to consider: [...]" ☛ https://andrewstiefel.com/pricing-packaging-innovation/ | Source: Andrew Stiefel    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:25:41

• "If you want to be more than just a coding machine and become more business-savvy" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2024/10/19/who-does-what-by-how-much | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:28:46

• "And of course, there's the big no-no of chucking a gun onto the ground" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-shoots-cybertruck-not-bulletproof | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:29:03

• "New CSS on the other hand is an approach that embraces Subgrid, :has()" ☛ https://2024.stateofcss.com/en-US | Source: State of CSS 2024    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:30:57

• "OpenAI promised this at DevDay a few weeks ago and now it’s here" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/18/openai-audio/ | Source: Simon Willison http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/16/Open_AI_Looks_Like_a_Company_Headed_Towards_Bankruptcy_Not_IPO_.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:33:02

• "To add a row to a dataframe in R, you can use rbind() for base R or add_row() from the dplyr" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/how-to-add-a-row-to-a-data-frame-in-r-what-why/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:34:09

• "This is the second part of a blog post series on comparing spatial patterns in raster data." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/comparison-of-spatial-patterns-in-continuous-raster-data-for-overlapping-regions-using-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:34:24

• "I’ll be teaching how to solve time series problems at ODSC West Wednesday October 30th, 2024." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/come-learn-about-time-series-with-me-at-odsc-west-wednesday-october-30th-2024/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:35:02

• bulky pager: "This three-layer sandwich was inserted in a black plastic sleeve" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/HEZBOLLAH-PAGERS/mopawkkwjpa/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:36:33

• "I needed to repair on the Amiga 4000 named Jools" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/two-special-amiga-4000s-repairing-jools/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:38:12

• "In my previous post, I had the Amiga 4000 known as Jools mostly repaired" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/two-special-amiga-4000s-rebuilding-jools/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:38:25

• "We’re now back to development “as usual” after the release of R1/beta5" ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2024-10-11-haiku_activity_contract_report_september_2024 | Source: HaikuOS    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:39:00

• "At this point we’ve addressed most of the nasty regressions people found in Plasma 6.2." ☛ https://pointieststick.com/2024/10/18/this-week-in-plasma-hardware-is-hard/ | Source: Nate Graham    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:47:32

• "Networking in DOSBox-X is really a matter of following the instructions" ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2024/10/20/networking-in-dosbox-x/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:48:50

• "Naturally, many Arch users want to install it, too." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-google-chrome-on-arch-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:49:03

• PCB ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/power-supply-pcb-redesign/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:57:39

• "Well, that was “fun”. Last week, we wrote a newsletter post about the state of Hackaday’s comments. We get good ones and bad ones" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/hackaday-hacked/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:58:12

• Halloween ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/make-your-own-remy-the-rat-this-halloween/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:00:44

• Boeing layoffs, Facebook firings, meat recalls, and Big Tech goes nuclear: Business news roundup https://qz.com/boeing-strike-layoffs-meta-facebook-meat-recall-amazon-1851676319    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:06:52

• WWW is a pile of crap. LLMs spewing out OLD news like it is new, e.g. https://telegrafi.com/en/Mexico-offers-Julian-Assange-political-asylum/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:08:37

• "The Assembly criticised the role of both the US and the UK in Assange's imprisonment and called on member states to improve protections for whistleblowers and journalists." https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/jennifer-robbins-julian-assange-brittany-higgins/104471716    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:11:36

• "Julian Assange’s long-running legal ordeal ended this year, ambiguously, of course." https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/europe-calls-assange-a-victim-of-disproportionate-harshness/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:13:12

• Assange Family to Join Lugano’s Third Plan ₿ Forum To Discuss Freedom of Speech https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2024/10/16/assange-family-lugano-third-plan-%E2%82%BF-forum-freedom-of-speech/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:14:04

• Why associate with cranks and scammers ("bros")? https://99bitcoins.com/news/assange-family-tether-ceo-crypto-titans-set-to-attend-plan-%E2%82%BF-forum-99bitcoins-will-bring-exclusive-reports/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:15:15

• "What happens if laws that are meant to protect people are instead used to silence them? That's the central question posed by renowned human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson in her new book." https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-mornings/jennifer-robinson-raf-epstein-brittany-higgins-new-material/104473608    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:16:48

• "Talk on May 11 in Germany at the GLUG camp." https://stallman.org/talks.html RMS giving talks in secret    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:20:00

• https://linuxhint.com/ now inactive for 5 months. Last article: https://linuxhint.com/how-to-create-an-ubuntu-24-04-lts-virtual-machine-vm-on-proxmox-ve/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:24:23

• Almost all the coverage negative. That's what Microsoft advertising money (bribes) does to online media. https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:25:27

• Windows TCO https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/The-American-Water-cyberattack-Explaining-how-it-happened    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:26:35

• "IT teams need visibility into their cloud environments. If your team wants more than its cloud providers offer, see if an open source monitoring tool is a better fit." https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/tip/5-open-source-cloud-monitoring-tools-to-consider    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:28:31

• All the videos of RMS are pro-RMS. The hate campaign is failing or even backfiring. https://yewtu.be/search?q=stallman&page=1&date=week&type=all&duration=none&sort=relevance    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:31:03

• The Trump boosters realise Assange does not like Trump at all https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=O3Bzs9sh_6Q    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:34:06

• Will Software Freedom SURVIVE in 2025? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykr0E7rWXcM    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:35:57

• Linus Torvalds and Microsoft https://preview.redd.it/linus-torvalds-and-microsoft-collab-is-crazy-v0-4l8en7ajk6vd1.jpeg    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:37:10

• 2024-10-19 land art and isolation ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-10-19-land-art-and-isolation.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 13:02:56

• Hong Kong court delays are so long, juvenile offenders become adults while awaiting justice ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/20/hong-kong-court-delays-are-so-long-juvenile-offenders-become-adults-while-awaiting-justice/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 13:04:16

• Pluralistic: Penguin Random House, AI, and writers' rights (19 Oct 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/19/gander-sauce/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 13:05:08

• This week in Plasma: hardware is hard ☞ https://pointieststick.com/2024/10/18/this-week-in-plasma-hardware-is-hard/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 13:06:08

• [Meme] Mentality of a Loser (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/Meme_Mentality_of_a_Loser.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 13:28:29

• Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/science/concrete-roman-construction.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:02:05

• Azalea: a science-fiction story ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/19/1105142/azalea-science-fiction-paolo-bacigalupi-climate-change/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:02:30

• In L.A., Street Psychiatrists Offer the Homeless a Radical Step Forward ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/health/los-angeles-homeless-psychiatry.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:02:45

• Lisa Jarvis: Is weed bad for you? Marijuana’s health impacts still aren’t known ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/20/lisa-jarvis-is-weed-bad-for-you-marijuanas-health-impacts-still-arent-known/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:02:56

• North Korea says it recovered remains of South Korean drone ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-says-it-recovered-crashed-south-korean-military-drone-kcna-says    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:03:21

• Sexless marriages: Why are they prevalent in South Korea? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/sexless-marriages-why-are-they-more-prevalent-in-south-korea    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:03:56

• Family pays kidnappers more than $6 million to secure release of Johor businessman ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/family-pays-kidnappers-more-than-6-million-to-secure-release-of-malaysian-businessman    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:04:39

• More baby steps for Anwar as political hurdles not over yet ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/more-baby-steps-for-anwar-as-political-hurdles-not-over-yet    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:05:08

• Stigma hinders Malaysians from seeking mental health help ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-avoid-mental-health-treatment-amid-stigma-and-lack-of-awareness-resources-experts    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:05:51

• 5 Provisions in China’s Panda Contracts With U.S. Zoos ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/asia/panda-rental-contracts.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:06:16

• BMW recalls almost 700,000 vehicles in China over fire safety risk ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bmw-recalls-almost-700000-cars-in-china-on-fire-safety-risk    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:06:44

• [Meme] When Hatred (or Envy) Comes First ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/Meme_When_Hatred_or_Envy_Comes_First.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:07:05

• The 'New' Laptop as a Reminder of Why I Love GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/The_New_Laptop_as_a_Reminder_of_Why_I_Love_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:07:15

• Safer Puppy Linux: The Underdog OS That Might Just Save Your Digital Bacon in Tiny Live USB ☞ https://medevel.com/safer-puppy-linux/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:08:36

• Safely Upgrade AlmaLinux 8 to AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://thenewstack.io/safely-upgrade-almalinux-8-to-almalinux-9/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:09:01

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:09:39

• How To Install VLC Media Player on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vlc-media-player-almalinux-9/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:09:54

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:10:15

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:10:31

• Snap integration in Qubes OS templates ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-10-16-snap-on-qubesos.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:11:06

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:11:54

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:12:22

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:13:10

• How to Read the Immunity Appendix ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/20/how-to-read-the-immunity-appendix/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:14:28

• Ansible Conditionals: Using ‘when’ Statements for Conditional Task Execution ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-when-conditionals    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:14:56

• Wine 9.20 Rolls Out with Improved DirectPlay Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-9-20-rolls-out-with-improved-directplay-support/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:15:53

• Ansible Unarchive Module: Uncompress Files and Directories Remotely ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-unarchive-module    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:16:01

• Manage Users and Groups Using the Ansible User Module ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-user-module    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:16:16

• How To Install OpenSSL on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-openssl-opensuse/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:16:44

• How To Install Proton Mail on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-proton-mail-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:16:53

• How To Install Yarn on GNU/Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-yarn-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:17:07

• 🔤SpellBinding: ACDFLOS Wordo: DITCH gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-10-20.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:35:14

• "Twenty years ago, I had an epiphany: Linux was ready for the desktop." gemini://ploum.net/2024-10-20-20years-linux-desktop-part1.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:35:57

• "So I like to be the DIY guy, at least when it comes to computing. To anyone here on geminispace, this shouldn't sound strange, as I suppose most geminauts to be at least a little sceptical about the "sink or swim" attitude of many internet services today." gemini://sir-photch.xyz/selfhosting-retrospective.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:36:47

• "I have two Anker batteries, both purchased from meh.com." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:38:04

• "Developers can set specific Linux containers for games, aiding in compatibility across various distros." https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-update-native-linux-gaming-much-simpler/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:40:42

• How to remote desktop into Ubuntu https://www.itpro.com/mobile/remote-access/368102/how-to-remote-desktop-into-ubuntu    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:41:13

• Frigate NVR Made Simple: Step-by-Step Docker Installation for Your CCTV Smart Home (Raspberry Pi Compatible) ☞ https://medevel.com/frigate-nvr-setup-your-cctv-system/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:43:02

• Noisy - Generate Random HTTP/ DNS Traffic noise to make your Data Unsellable ☞ https://medevel.com/noisy-generate-http-dns/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:43:58

• Generate a Random HTTP Traffic Noise using Python - Web Traffic Obfuscation for Privacy Protection ☞ https://medevel.com/generate-a-random-http-traffic-noise-using-python/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:44:26

• Adam Young: Scoped versus unscoped RBAC ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2024/10/scoped-versus-unscoped-rbac/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:45:23

• Kopia - Free Cloud Backup and Restore Tool for Everyone ☞ https://medevel.com/kopia/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:46:48

• Live Updates: Israel Strikes Hezbollah Stronghold South of Beirut ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/20/world/israel-hamas-yahya-sinwar-news    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:47:24

• Leaked U.S. Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Preparing to Strike Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/us/politics/us-intelligence-israel-iran.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:47:40

• He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/world/middleeast/gaza-escape-burned.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:48:21

• Drone targeted house of Israeli prime minister, as IDF bombards Gaza ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/1019/hezbollah-drone-attack-benjanmin-netanyahu-house-israel    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:49:08

• G7 defence ministers concerned over 'threats' to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241019-%F0%9F%94%B4live-iran-s-khamenei-says-hamas-alive-and-well-despite-leader-sinwar-s-death    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:49:48

• Netanyahu says drone attack targeting his residence was an attempt to 'assassinate' him ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241019-drone-attack-targets-netanyahu-residence-as-israeli-strikes-hammer-gaza    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:50:13

• Lebanon: heavy israeli strikes hit southern Beirut after evacuation orders ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241019-lebanon-heavy-israeli-strikes-hit-southern-beirut-after-evacuation-orders    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:50:37

• Drone launched from Lebanon targets Netanyahu residence as Israel strikes Beirut ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241019-drone-launched-from-lebanon-lands-near-netanyahu-residence-as-israel-targets-beirut    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:50:49

• Live: Israel's military says it has attacked Hezbollah's intelligence HQ in Beirut ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241020-live-at-least-73-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-northern-gaza-rescuers-and-officials-say    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:51:09

• Israeli army strikes northern, central Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241020-gaza    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:51:31

• Netanyahu says drone attack targeting his residence was an attempt to 'assassinate' him ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241020-netanyahu-says-hezbollah-attempted-to-assassinate-him-with-drone-attack    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:51:43

• US investigates leak of classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241020-us-investigates-leak-of-classified-documents-on-israel-s-plans-to-strike-iran    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:52:05

• Strikes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify, displacing around a million people in Lebanon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241020-strikes-between-israel-and-hezbollah-intensified-displacing-around-a-million-people-in-lebanon    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:52:27

• Too many tablets ☞ https://valdyas.org/fading/hardware/too-many-tablets/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:53:23

• Scrcpy: Seamlessly Mirror and Control Your Android from Any Desktop ☞ https://medevel.com/scrcpy/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:54:15

• Viseron: Set Up Your Own Free Local CCTV NVR Using Docker (Step-by-Step Tutorial) ☞ https://medevel.com/viseron-install/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:56:29

• Build your own DIY Weather Station with this Amazing Project ☞ https://medevel.com/build-your-own-diy-weather-station-with-this-amazing-project/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 15:57:12

• China’s Pooh-tin urges missile troops to boost deterrence and combat capabilities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-urges-missile-troops-to-boost-deterrence-combat-capabilities    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:04:06

• China consulate in Myanmar hit with explosive device: Local media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/china-consulate-in-myanmar-hit-with-explosive-device-local-media    

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

• The revival of tungsten mining in a South Korean town may be a game changer ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/the-revival-of-tungsten-mining-in-a-south-korean-town-may-be-a-game-changer    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:04:42

• China boosts export controls on dual use items, state media says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-boosts-export-controls-on-dual-use-items-state-media-says    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:06:21

• Workers in China brace themselves for fresh wave of pay cuts amid economic malaise ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/workers-in-china-brace-themselves-for-fresh-wave-of-pay-cuts-amid-economic-malaise    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:06:41

• China undermines its interests by boosting support for Myanmar’s faltering junta ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/myanmar-china-junta-interests-10192024112136.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:07:24

• PRC at 75: In China under Pooh-tin Jinping, people run or 'lie flat' ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-xi-legacy-10192024230723.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:07:49

• Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te says defence of island’s sovereignty ‘will not change’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/19/taiwans-lai-ching-te-says-defence-of-islands-sovereignty-will-not-change/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:09:07

• Indonesia swears in former general Prabowo Subianto as new president ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241019-ex-general-prabowo-to-take-office-as-indonesia-president    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 16:09:18

• Four of Trump’s Most Meandering Remarks This Week ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/trump-meandering-remarks.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:01:18

• Dead Cells Are Cleared From The Body in a Surprisingly Cannibalistic Way ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dead-cells-are-cleared-from-the-body-in-a-surprisingly-cannibalistic-way    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:02:11

• New Study Reveals Exercise May Be The Ultimate Hangover Cure ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-study-reveals-exercise-may-be-the-ultimate-hangover-cure    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:02:23

• Chronic Coughs Could Be Genetic – Which May Transform Treatments ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chronic-coughs-could-be-genetic-which-may-transform-treatments    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:02:37

• Rare Sea Creature Hoards Toxic Metals as a Fascinating Survival Strategy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-sea-creature-hoards-toxic-metals-as-a-fascinating-survival-strategy    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:02:48

• Caffeine in Your Blood May Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-in-your-blood-may-affect-body-fat-and-diabetes-risk-study-reveals    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:03:02

• These 5 Science-Backed Tips Will Keep Your Dog Happy And Healthy ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-5-science-backed-tips-will-keep-your-dog-happy-and-healthy    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:03:18

• Kids Are Basically Wired to Over-Explore, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/kids-are-basically-wired-to-over-explore-study-finds    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:03:28

• Doctors Discover a New Medical Condition Unique to Breakdancers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/doctors-discover-a-new-medical-condition-unique-to-breakdancers    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:03:39

• Spacedrive, A Cross Platform File Manager for the Modern Era ☞ https://thenewstack.io/spacedrive-a-cross-platform-file-manager-for-the-modern-era/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:04:06

• U.S. ‘Fusion Cells’ Assist in Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/us/politics/us-military-intelligence-israel-hamas.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:05:28

• Man Arrested in Japan After Attack on Governing Party Headquarters ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/world/asia/japan-party-attack.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:06:42

• British Foreign Minister David Lammy calls for ‘more diplomacy’ with China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/britain-s-david-lammy-calls-for-more-diplomacy-with-china    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:06:54

• Ivory Coast dissolves all student unions for alleged involvement in criminal activity ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/ivory-coast-dissolves-all-student-unions-for-alleged-involvement-in-criminal-activity/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:07:32

• Britain’s Lammy calls for ‘more diplomacy’ with China, presses Beijing on Hong Kong ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/19/britains-lammy-calls-for-more-diplomacy-with-china-presses-beijing-on-hong-kong/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:07:57

• Pi-Apps: The Unofficial but Definitely Better App Store for Raspberry Pi ☞ https://itsfoss.com/pi-apps-store/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:08:27

• KDE Gear 24.12 release schedule ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2024/10/kde-gear-2412-release-schedule.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:09:03

• An Alarming Glimpse Into a Future of Historic Droughts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/americas/south-america-drought-amazon-river.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:09:46

• Biden expected to visit Amazon rainforest in November, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/biden-visit-to-amazon-rainforest-planned-in-november-sources-say    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:10:00

• KUnifiedPush 1.0.0 is out! ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/10/19/kunifiedpush-1.0.0-is-out/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:27:26

• Server dealer keeps hitting at Elon Musk for $61 million bill — Wiwynn sues X for unpaid IT infrastructure products ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/server-dealer-keeps-hitting-at-elon-musk-for-usd61-million-bill-wiwynn-sues-x-for-unpaid-it-infrastructure-products    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:27:57

• Historic Furber Farm wedding venue reimagined as The Madison ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/20/historic-furber-farm-wedding-venue-reimagined-as-the-madison/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:29:13

• Shooting one's own foot with CoC ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/protect-private-conversations/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:30:08

• Paranormasight: Simply Excellent ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/paranormasight-review/index.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:30:29

• DALI2 expansion module for ESP32-C6-Pico and ESP32-S3-Pico boards facilitates Smart Lighting integration ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/19/dali2-expansion-module-for-esp32-c6-pico-and-esp32-s3-pico-boards-facilitates-smart-lighting-integration/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:30:55

• Microchip PIC32MZ-W1 is a 32-bit MIPS WiFi MCU with 60+ GPIO, USB, CAN Bus, Ethernet, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/20/microchip-pic32mz-w1-32-bit-mips-wifi-mcu-with-60-gpio-usb-can-bus-ethernet/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:31:18

• Alarming rise in addictions can be attributed to 'misuse' of prescriptions, 'lack of due diligence' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241019-alarming-rise-in-addictions-can-be-attributed-to-misuse-of-prescriptions-lack-of-due-diligence    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:32:39

• "Consumer electronics should be built with repair and maintenance in mind so that we minimize the amount of e-waste we produce." ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2024/10/19/ipad-6-digitizer-replacement-blathering/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:33:41

• College Officials Must Condemn Support of Hamas Violence on Their Campuses ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/opinion/hamas-colleges-free-speech.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:39:43

• The Armchair Rioters – Part 4 ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/10/19/the-armchair-rioters-part-4/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:40:08

• Half a Dozen More Public Talks by Dr. Richard M. Stallman (RMS) This Month ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/18/Half_a_Dozen_More_Public_Talks_by_Dr_Richard_M_Stallman_RMS_Thi.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:43:15

• The Drew DeVault Report: Taking Out His Frustration on Other People While Doing Drugs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/The_Drew_DeVault_Report_Taking_Out_His_Frustration_on_Other_Peo.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:43:26

• The State of GAFAM and the I's (IBM and Intel) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/The_State_of_GAFAM_and_the_I_s_IBM_and_Intel.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:43:37

• What "Ethical Source" Looks Like in Practice ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/What_Ethical_Source_Looks_Like_in_Practice.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:43:49

• x86 Drowning in Competition, Bug Doors, Complexity, and Bloat ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/x86_Drowning_in_Competition_Bug_Doors_Complexity_and_Bloat.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:44:00

• 2021 Deja Vu: The 'Counter-Petition' Defending Richard Stallman (RMS) Gets a Lot More Support Than the Hateful Screed ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/2021_Deja_Vu_The_Counter_Petition_Defending_Richard_Stallman_RM.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:44:14

• We own our own home! ☞ https://rubenerd.com/we-own-our-own-home/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:46:13

• 20 Open-Source Free Proxy Server Apps to Take Control of Your Network / Internet Traffic ☞ https://medevel.com/os-proxy-server-1200/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:46:49

• SPEX v. Western Digital: $316 Million Verdict for Means Plus Function Claim ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/10/western-digital-function.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:52:05

• Fun Weekend, But Very Slow News ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/19/Fun_Weekend_But_Very_Slow_News.shtml    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:53:05

• Ubuntu 24.10: Best New Features ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/ubuntu-24-10-features/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:55:04

• health @ Savannah: GHcon2024, the GNUHealth Conference will be in Palermo, Italy - December 15th ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10683    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:56:09

• GNU Health: GHCon2024, the GNU Health Conference . Palermo, Italy ☞ https://my.gnusolidario.org/2024/10/19/ghcon2024-the-gnu-health-conference-palermo-italy/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:57:16

• GNU World Order 586 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_586_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:58:01

• gnuboot @ Savannah: Nonfree software found in GNU Boot releases again, many distros affected. ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10684    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 17:59:32

• This Week in Linux 282: Ubuntu Flavours, Android running GNU/Linux apps, Inkscape, Rocky GNU/Linux from CIQ & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/282    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:02:46

• Drone Hits Building Near Netanyahu’s Home in Coastal Israel ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/middleeast/drone-netanyahu-israel-caesarea.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:03:09

• After the gift of tanks, Australia needs a long-term approach to supporting Ukraine ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-the-gift-of-tanks-australia-needs-a-long-term-approach-to-supporting-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:05:04

• Canada top court rules judges cannot impose driving prohibition on criminal negligence offenders ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/canada-top-court-rules-judges-cannot-impose-driving-prohibition-on-criminal-negligence-offenders/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:06:05

• North Korean Troops In Ukraine Would Show Kremlin 'Weakness,' Says U.S. Congressman ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/connolly-us-russia-ukraine-congress-north-korea/33165476.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:06:18

• Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure In Latest Attack ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-strikes-energy/33165417.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:06:29

• Ukrainian Drones Reportedly Target Russian Military Plant, Moscow ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-arms-plant/33165363.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:06:42

• G7 Defense Chiefs Back Ukraine's 'Irreversible Path' To NATO, Condemn Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-g7-path-nato/33164948.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:07:09

• U.S. 'Highly Concerned' About Reports Of North Korean Troops Joining Russians In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-north-korea-troops-us-concern/33164931.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:07:28

• Senior U.S. Diplomat Vows Support For Kyiv's Anti-Corruption Fight, War Effort ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zeya-us-ukraine-russia-corruption/33164853.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:07:42

• France Pledges Support for Ukraine's 'Victory Plan' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-france-barrot-support/33164578.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:07:58

• Romania Detects Another Unidentified Object Breaching Its Airspace ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-drone-airspace-ukraine-russia/33164611.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:08:11

• A Soldier Chose a Radical Way to Publicize Troop Fatigue: He Deserted ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/world/europe/ukraine-troop-fatigue.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:08:38

• The US is electing a wartime president ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/the-us-is-electing-a-wartime-president/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:09:03

• Moldovans elect president, vote on EU path as claims of Russian meddling spike ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241020-moldovans-vote-in-presidential-election-referendum-on-joining-eu    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:09:16

• Moscow on the Hill marks 30 years of bringing a taste of Russia to Cathedral Hill ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/20/moscow-on-the-hill-marks-30-years-of-bringing-a-taste-of-russia-to-cathedral-hill/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:09:31

• Tugged Between East and West, Moldova Makes a Pivotal Choice ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/world/europe/moldova-election-russia-eu.html    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:09:42

• North Korean minister says new US-led sanctions monitoring team is unlawful ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-foreign-minister-calls-new-us-led-sanctions-monitoring-team-unlawful-kcna-says    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:09:52

• Eighteen months in prison with no word from ailing Belarusian opposition figure ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2387108/eighteen-months-in-prison-with-no-word-from-ailing-belarusian-opposition-figure    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:10:24

• Desperate to protect their children, Gazans turn out for polio booster shots ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241019-desperate-to-protect-their-children-gazans-turn-out-for-polio-booster-shots    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:11:14

• CompressO - Free Video Compression App for Linux, backdoored Windows and macOS ☞ https://medevel.com/compresso-app/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:12:23

• 19 Free Open-Source Tools for Astronomy Enthusiasts (Windows, GNU/Linux and macOS) ☞ https://medevel.com/free-astronomy-apps-1900/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:12:47

• Lios or Linux-Intelligent-Ocr-Solution: Easy-OCR solution and Tesseract trainer for GNU/Linux ☞ https://medevel.com/lios-or-linux-intelligent-ocr-solution/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:13:11

• cState – tiny and simple status page ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cstate-tiny-simple-status-page/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:13:53

• Drift – self-hostable Gist and paste service ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/drift-self-hostable-gist-paste-service/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:14:17

• LastOSLinux – GNU/Linux for backdoored Windows users ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lastoslinux-linux-windows-users/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:14:37

• SkyDocs – lightweight static documentation builder ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/skydocs-lightweight-static-documentation-builder/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:15:00

• Kener – Node.js status page tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kener-node-js-status-page-tool/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:15:32

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

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:15:55

• Today’s [PCLinuxOS] updates ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5811    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:16:30

• blag – blog-aware, static site generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/blag-blog-aware-static-site-generator/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:16:50

• Set Ubuntu PC/Laptop Speaker as AirPlay Audio Player ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/10/ubuntu-airplay-player/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:17:13

• Aged 71, American-Lithuanian Fentanylware (TikTok) star brings folk and pop songs to millions ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2390289/aged-71-american-lithuanian-tiktok-star-brings-folk-and-pop-songs-to-millions    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:18:42

• Marking a milestone or motivating themselves: Hongkongers at tattoo convention explain why they got inked ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/19/marking-a-milestone-or-motivating-themselves-hongkongers-a-tattoo-convention-explain-why-they-got-inked/    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:19:22

• "I plan to use this space to host discussions on topics that interest me. Feel free to do the same, provided you follow the code of conduct." gemini://osanwe.benson.earth/s/Meta/1    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:27:11

• Another Death gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/10-20.gmi    

posted Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 18:28:42

• "When the first [[Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off]] came out, I was lucky to have an entry that almost made it to the next round. I always wanted [[Flight of the Scions]] to be the first entry, and because of scheduling and life, I wasn't able to enter until this year." gemini://d.moonfire.us/blog/2024/10/20/spfbo-and-flight-of-the-scions/    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:18:08

• "The KILL signal is quite possibly the worst signal to send to a shell script, as this may result in a dangling tree of processes. Shell scripts often fork things, so there might be something like (as reported by pstree(1))" gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/10/20/killnine.gmi    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:19:15

• "I'm looking a bit from the side to what's happening in the wordpress world, for the simple reason that I used to work for an hosting provider where, at the time, the majority of websites ran on Wordpress." gemini://gemini.abiscuola.com/gemlog/wordpress-drama.gmi    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:20:08

• "This is more of a test post than anything else. I made a bunch of changes to my setup, in particular, I decided that a better way to write posts, than doing it by connecting to the Erlang cluster directly, was a good idea. So, I've added support for the titan protocol to my gemini server." gemini://gemini.abiscuola.com/gemlog/titan.gmi    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:20:59

• "I know that the netcat(1) is cool but I never needed to actually use it. Until today. I have had two Linux laptops without configured SSH/FTP or anything like that. I needed to transfer some date from one to another. Both were on a local WiFi network." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2024_10_02.txt    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:22:26

• MNT Pocket Reform update gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2024_10_03.txt    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:23:19

• "This isn't the first solar powered website I've seen (that's Low-Tech magazine) but I always find it interesting to read about people putting them together. It would be really interesting to know if it possible to do this at larger scale if you accept the trade-off of availability." gemini://rrees.smol.pub/solar-website    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:24:41

• "The word "mean" is a fascinating one, with lots of different meanings (heh) available to it." gemini://polyphanes.smol.pub/1729443665    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:25:32

• week 42 - art and discipline gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/week42    

posted Monday, October 21, 2024 at 00:26:15