Roy Schestowitz

• ROOPHLOCH 2024 round up gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/roophloch-2024-round-up.txt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 04:58:59

• Blazing Star updates and more gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/blazing-star-updates-and-more.txt "I recently noticed with delight that zaibatsu.circumlunar.space phlogs are once again correctly being tracked by the Bongusta! aggregator."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 04:59:58

• Using a dedicated administration workstation for my infrastructure gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-my-admin-workstation    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:01:06

• Dot-Matrixing: The ImageWriter is still good! gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/10-23-2024-Dot-Matrixing.md    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:03:01

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1094.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:04:04

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1443.jpg    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:04:11

• hello smol world gemini://elle.smol.pub/hello-smol-world    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:05:49

• iophk: LT wrote that the sanctions were behind the removals https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/linus_torvalds_affirms_expulsion_of/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:10:38

• https://lwn.net/Articles/990177/   

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:11:39

• Debian's "secret" sauce https://lwn.net/Articles/990177/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:11:47

• WordPress retaliation impacts community https://lwn.net/Articles/993895/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:12:25

• On Rust in enterprise kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/993337/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:13:00

• "Mark wants headcount for poaching those leaving AWS." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v1vFFRn    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:18:23

• "With Infrastructure down 7% 3rd quarter means layoffs will be needed as IBM can not afford such financial lag between Z upgrades." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v872pXx    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:19:36

• IBM stock slips on disappointing consulting and infrastructure revenue https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/23/ibm-earnings-q3-2024.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:20:22

• "Couldn't happen to nicer people than Evil Alvind and his Pipmunks....let's see how much worse it gets tomorrow for the big Guys and Gals who run Big Blue. They are nothing but a bunch of mother truckers, particularly Alvind." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v872pXx    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:20:39

• "Heads will roll. Everyone will be looking over his/her shoulder. Infrastructure moved away from its core business to the cloud offering. IBM cannot compete in the cloud segment. Traditional workloads are moving away from Power Platform, the hemorrhage continues." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v872pXx    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:20:44

• Using a dedicated administration workstation for my infrastructure gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/my-admin-workstation.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:23:31

• "Escape Simulator from Pine Studio continues doing some really cool additions, with The Talos Principle getting a little free crossover DLC out now. As long as you have the base game, you can grab this DLC for nothing (permanently)." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/escape-simulator-gets-a-free-talos-principle-dlc-out-now-plus-a-paid-dlc-in-december/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:28:30

• "Continuing to improve compatibility with Windows games on Linux outside of Steam, the Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) has another release out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/unified-launcher-for-windows-games-on-linux-umu-v113-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:28:47

• "Fear the Spotlight from Cozy Game Pals and Blumhouse Games is a retro-styled horror game that looks like it would fit right in on the original PlayStation. It's just be re-released on Steam with Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/creepy-retro-horror-game-fear-the-spotlight-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:29:11

• "It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/ea-anti-cheat-arrives-for-battlefield-1-breaking-it-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:29:23

• "North Korean troops in Russia, but purpose unclear, Lloyd Austin says" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/austin-north-korea-troops-russia/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:29:48

• "Criticism from ex-Donald Trump officials piles up ahead of Election Day" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4949654-former-trump-officials-warn-2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:30:01

• "Obama questions Trump's 'competence' during Detroit rally drawing 12K • Michigan Advance" https://michiganadvance.com/2024/10/23/obama-questions-trumps-competence-during-detroit-rally-drawing-12k/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:30:12

• "Pluralistic: Scientific American endorses Harris" https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/23/eisegesis/#norm-breaking    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:30:24

• iophk: wrongly paints microsoft as an authority (it is the actual CULPRIT!!) https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-russia-china-iran-election-disinformation/ ("Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions")    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:30:59

• "The US Isn’t Moving Right — the Democrats Are" https://jacobin.com/2024/10/harris-trump-election-conservative-voters/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:31:12

• "Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/donald-trump-accuser-stacey-williams-jeffrey-epstein    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:31:36

• "System76 Ready To Sell 128 Core ARM Workstations" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/system76-ready-to-sell-128-core-arm:1    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:31:47

• "GOG sent word via a press release that the huge Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London from Team FOLON has hit 1 million players. Additionally, it's Fallout Day so all the games are on sale." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/gog-announces-fallout-london-hits-1-million-players-all-games-on-sale-for-fallout-day/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:32:04

• "Hello Games have updated No Man's Sky again, bringing with it a reality-bending new Expedition with The Cursed." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/get-your-own-ufo-in-the-latest-no-mans-sky-update-during-a-really-weird-expedition/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:32:17

• "Coming in a day late for my recent Steam Deck Verified round-up, The Rogue Prince of Persia from developer Evil Empire and publisher Ubisoft is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update out." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/the-rogue-prince-of-persia-now-steam-deck-verified-with-a-big-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:32:30

• "Russians accused of crimes offered choice - fight in Ukraine instead of court" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrjrp7625mo    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:32:47

• software patents https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/saag/pKLdOqJpiyZDIrqJjrFuD65tWUc/ ("Re: [saag] SSH & Ntruprime")    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:33:11

• SOFTWARE PATENTS: "WO2023285830A1 - Cryptographic system for post-quantum cryptographic operations - Google Patents" https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2023285830A1/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:33:30

• "Harris to make closing argument at D.C. spot where Trump spoke on Jan. 6" https://www.axios.com/2024/10/23/harris-closing-argument-speech-dc-trump-jan-6    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:33:46

• "NVIDIA have released a security bulletin to detail new security issues, so it's time to update your GPU driver once again." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/nvidia-detail-new-gpu-driver-vulnerabilities-in-their-october-2024-security-bulletin/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:34:13

• "Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental with a big change for how they handle video playback, and hopefully give a nice compatibility boost for Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/proton-experimental-gets-a-big-change-for-video-playback-in-games-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:34:25

• Plastics Industry ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-wish-list-second-trump-administration | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:38:02

• "Could Dismantle Federal Agencies" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-election-federal-agencies | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:38:23

• EviCore ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/evicore-health-insurance-denials-cigna-unitedhealthcare-aetna-prior-authorizations | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:38:39

• Ukraine and nature ☛ https://therevelator.org/ukraine-seaweed/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:39:03

• "digitally track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:39:59

• "The session will cover how to enhance and customize the GNOME desktop environment using powerful extensions that add functionality" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/10/23/workshop-continues-with-gnome-extensions/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:41:01

• Canonical uses Dell for reselling ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/join-canonical-in-brazil-at-dell-technologies-forum-sao-paulo | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:42:09

• 6 facts for CentOS users who are holding on ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/migrating-to-ubuntu-lts-six-facts-for-centos-users | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:42:19

• "In this article, we’ll go through the basics of using the diff3 command, its common options" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/diff3-command-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:43:11

• 11 Useful X-window (GUI Based) Linux Commands – Part I ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/x-based-commands-for-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:43:23

• "xwininfo is a powerful command-line tool that provides detailed information about any currently opened X window." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/x-window-linux-commands/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:43:31

• navalnaya ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/23/i-hope-she-breaks-free-from-the-electoral-fixation-russian-public-figures-react-to-yulia-navalnaya-s-statement-on-future-presidential-run | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:44:01

• "Cox Communications is fighting a writ of certiorari filed by several record labels at the U.S. Supreme Court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/cox-asks-supreme-court-to-reject-record-labels-petition-over-isps-piracy-profits-241023/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:44:29

• "Scrap the Cap" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/23/albertas-scrap-the-cap-attack-part-of-an-endless-propaganda-war-say-critics/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:45:06

• Tax Campaign ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/23/tory-mps-join-fuel-tax-campaign-led-by-reform-uk-climate-denier-howard-cox/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:45:26

• Tim Dunn ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/23/trump-project-2025-tim-dunn-crownquest-convention-states/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:45:44

• "This post shares how returning as an APNIC Fellow and participating in APNIC 58 and the Pacific Islands Internet Governance Forum" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/23/apnic-fellowship-a-journey-through-internet-infrastructure-and-governance/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:48:57

• "SuperHTML is a language server that talks to compatible code editing apps over the Language Server Protocol (LSP)." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/superhtml_live_html_syntax_checking/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:55:15

• Bastien Nocera: wireless_status kernel sysfs API ☞ https://www.hadess.net/2024/10/wirelessstatus-kernel-sysfs-api.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:59:36

• "One of them involves the filter-chain module." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-2-6-multimedia-framework-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00:55

• "I don’t know why it too me so long to do the upgrade, as the upgrade plugin is pretty helpful" ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/upgrading-eleventy/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:01:31

• "This standard lays out a consistent set of ISA extensions that software developers can rely on across RISC-V hardware" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/rva23_profile_ratified/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:04:21

• "But the most popular use case for the PCI Express port on Raspberry Pi 5 is to attach an NVMe solid-state disk (SSD)" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-ssds-and-ssd-kits/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:04:41

• "If you want more storage space than that, you can add a standard M.2 drive with a “hat” board." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2498972/official-raspberry-pi-m-2-ssd-and-adapter-bundle-now-available.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:04:55

• "this time, it was 2004, one of my classmates was a Debian user" ☛ https://pierre.equoy.fr/blog/posts/2024/10/twenty-years-with-ubuntu/ | Source: Pierre Equoy    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:06:11

• "First things first—AlmaLinux Kitten 10 is a preview version of the next major AlmaLinux 10 release" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-kitten-10-early-access-for-community-builders/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:09:10

• "With the event around the corner, we want to know how we should react to seeing light symptoms during the event." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/incident-inference-from-symptoms | Source: Chris    

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

• "This blog post explains why I am doing this, and gives a high level overview of the setup." ☛ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-10-19-my-admin-workstation.html | Source: Data Swamp    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:14:47

• "But we can make life easier -- for ourselves and everyone else -- through common patterns." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0087-small-business-03/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:14:57

• "Styling RSS feeds is simpler than one may think. There’s just one thing you actually need: an XSL file." ☛ https://hacdias.com/2024/10/23/styled-rss-feeds/ | Source: Henrique Dias    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:15:11

• "Similarly, we recently updated an OpenBSD machine that has its SSH port open to the Internet from OpenBSD 7.5 to OpenBSD 7.6." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/AuthRatelimitsReassuring | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:15:26

• "Care and attention must be given to all variables and idiosyncrasies" ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/5-reasons-why-your-zfs-storage-benchmarks-are-wrong/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:15:54

• "Those dropped from the maintainer list oversee various Linux drivers that provide interoperability with hardware from vendors like Acer" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/linus_torvalds_affirms_expulsion_of/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:16:41

• "Here are three more categories of forums that I didn’t see listed in that post." ☛ https://rscottjones.com/forums-are-still-alive/ | Source: R Scott Jones    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:17:58

• How To Install ISPConfig on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ispconfig-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:20:05

• How To Install K9s on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-k9s-debian-12/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:20:19

• How to Install and Use Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on GNU/Linux System ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-install-and-use-google-chrome-on-linux-system/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:21:28

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:25:04

• How To Install Deluge on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-deluge-manjaro/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:25:33

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:26:24

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:26:43

• How to Install, Configure and Enable SSH Service in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-install-configure-and-enable-ssh-service-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:29:19

• Does Jim Zemlin kiss the toes of Bill Gates only the feet?    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:29:50

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:31:27

• How To Install Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-chrome-remote-desktop-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:32:14

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:32:22

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

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:32:46

• Raspberry Pi Launch Own-Brand SSDs Priced From $30 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/raspberry-pi-launch-own-brand-ssds-priced-from-30    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:37:20

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/995293/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:38:17

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 806 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/floss-weekly-episode-806-manyfold-the-dopamine-of-open-source/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:43:03

• Tim Walz: Viral Russian deepfake falsely accuses him of sexual abuse ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20241023-tim-walz-viral-russian-deepfake-falsely-accuses-him-of-sexual-abuse    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:43:35

• Jonathan Dowland: Why hardware synths? ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/synths/why/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:44:42

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi to hold first formal talks in 5 years in Russia ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/23/chinas-xi-jinping-and-indias-narendra-modi-to-hold-first-formal-talks-in-5-years-in-russia/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:45:19

• Xi and Modi discuss Ukraine war with Putin as Brics considers expansion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/xi-and-modi-discuss-ukraine-war-with-putin-as-brics-considers-expansion    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:45:30

• At BRICS Summit, One of Putin’s Guests Stands Out: Turkey’s President ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/europe/putin-brics-summit-russia-nato-turkey.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:45:44

• A Modi-Xi Meeting Could Signal a Thaw Between India and China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/asia/modi-xi-putin-brics.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:45:56

• Putin Welcomes Pooh-tin and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/asia/putin-brics-summit-xi-modi.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:46:11

• Thousands of trucks still waiting at Latvia's border with Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/23.10.2024-thousands-of-trucks-still-waiting-at-latvias-border-with-russia.a573672/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:47:27

• North Korean troops are in Russia. Here’s why. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/north-korean-troops-are-in-russia-heres-why/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:47:41

• From isolation to battlefield: North Korean troops could face reality shock in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241023-isolation-battlefield-north-korean-troops-face-reality-shock-ukraine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:47:51

• US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia for Ukraine war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241023-us-says-evidence-shows-north-korea-has-troops-in-russia-for-ukraine-war    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:48:19

• Lithuania allocates €1m to support Ukraine’s integration into EU ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2394788/lithuania-allocates-eur1m-to-support-ukraine-s-integration-into-eu    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:48:30

• Two Lithuanians stripped of citizenship for fighting with Russian army in Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2394477/two-lithuanians-stripped-of-citizenship-for-fighting-with-russian-army-in-ukraine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:49:06

• G7 Moves Forward With $50 Billion Loan For Ukraine Backed By Frozen Russian Assets ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-g7-loan-yellen-singh-frozen-assets/33170668.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:49:19

• North Korea Sent Troops To Russia, Says U.S. Defense Chief ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/austin-korea-russia-nato-ukraine/33170549.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:49:30

• Russia Unleashes Fresh Wave Of Drone Strikes On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimea-russia-drones/33169927.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:49:43

• Explainer: What can the UN do if North Korea sends troops to Ukraine? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/explainer-what-can-the-un-do-if-north-korea-sends-troops-to-ukraine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:49:54

• North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-has-sent-3000-troops-to-russia-for-ukraine-war-south-korean-lawmakers-say    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:50:06

• China May Chafe as North Korea Sends Soldiers to Fight Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/asia/north-korea-ukraine-russia-china.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:50:16

• U.S. Says North Korean Troops Are in Russia to Aid Fight Against Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/us/politics/north-korea-russia-military-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:52:34

• What Is North Korea’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine War? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/asia/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:52:46

• Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, Resigns Amid Draft Evasion Scandal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/europe/ukraine-draft-scandal-conscription.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:53:39

• G7 Finalizes $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/g7-ukraine-loan-russian-assets.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:58:42

• The UK and Germany Agree on New Defense Pact as Russia Threat Rises ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/europe/uk-germany-defense-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:58:56

• Wednesday Briefing: Casting Doubts on the U.S. Election ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/briefing/election-doubts-hamas-guerrilla-ukraine.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:59:41

• Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/energy-environment/gas-prices-oil-trump-harris.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:59:50

• U.S. to Give Ukraine Millions to Build More Long-Range Drones ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/europe/us-ukraine-aid-long-range-drones.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:00:08

• U.S. and Europe Agree to Finalize $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/janet-yellen-china-lending.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:00:25

• Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/climate/russia-alaska-arctic-global-warming.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:00:37

• Two accused of espionage for Russia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/23.10.2024-two-accused-of-espionage-for-russia.a573664/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:01:02

• Sanctions Hit GNU/Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/sanctions-hit-linux-kernel-russian    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:01:19

• Russia is directly and indirectly meddling in Georgia’s upcoming election ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/russia-is-directly-and-indirectly-meddling-in-georgias-upcoming-election/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:02:41

• ECHR rules Russia ‘foreign agent’ law violated convention rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/echr-rules-russia-foreign-agent-law-violated-convention-rights/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:03:25

• Lithuania removes power lines with Russia, Belarus from list of strategic facilities ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2394985/lithuania-removes-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-from-list-of-strategic-facilities    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:06:50

• Russia pays North Korean soldiers about $2,000 a month: South’s spy agency ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korea-troop-kursk-10232024000312.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:07:57

• Moldovan President, Opponent Agree On Debate Ahead Of Runoff ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-sandu-stoianoglo-debate/33169987.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:08:57

• Modi and Pooh-tin agree to resolve differences, boost India-China ties ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/modi-and-xi-agree-to-resolve-differences-boost-india-china-ties    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:09:16

• Senior Hamas official arrives in Russia, RIA reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/senior-hamas-official-arrives-in-russia-ria-reports    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:09:27

• Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/business/china-air-travel-flights.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:09:45

• Harris Sharpens her Message on Trump ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/briefing/harris-trump-campaign-attacks-north-korea-troops.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:10:06

• Russian Disinformation Efforts, Including Faked Walz Video, Could Continue After Nov. 5, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/election-warning-russia-iran.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:10:20

• ECHR rules Russia ‘foreign agent’ law violates convention rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/echr-rules-russia-foreign-agent-law-violated-convention-rights/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:10:49

• Belarusian man sentenced for attempt to set fire to Minsk embassy in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2395070/belarusian-man-sentenced-for-attempt-to-set-fire-to-minsk-embassy-in-vilnius    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:11:05

• Belarus Sets First Presidential Election Since Mass Unrest For January ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-presidential-election-january/33170066.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:11:21

• Former Proprietary Chaffbot Company Researcher Says Company Broke Copyright Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/openai-copyright-law.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:12:42

• "We need to have a chat about the abuse of this word, in relation to FOSS social media. Neither Mastodon, nor Nostr or any of the other services are decentralised, as they claim to be." gemini://hanzbrix.pollux.casa/gemlog/20241024.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:35:38

• "The issue of the limits of language is a central theme in mystical and philosophical traditions across various cultures and finds one of its most refined expressions in the practice of Zen. Within Zen, language is not merely a communicative tool but a conventional phenomenon whose inability to capture ultimate reality is continually emphasized." gemini://betulla.cities.yesterweb.org/2024/10/24-zen-and-language.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:36:24

• 🔤SpellBinding: AYEGMTB Wordo: MIENS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-10-24.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:37:06

• "I was scrolling through YT comments (not the best pastime, I know), and it hit me again: so many people are just plain basic and casual." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20241014-basic.txt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:40:49

• "I've been stressed out lately. I backdated two glog entries that I wrote prior to today when I didn't have the opportunity to ssh into this space." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20241024-frustration.txt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:41:45

• "The newer 10,000 mAh battery will charge at a respectable 20W — enough to actually charge the laptop slowly — but it taps out after only delivering half the power. Plus, sometimes when I’m charging my iPad with it, it’ll get confused and switch from “charge the iPad” to “get charged off the iPad” back and forth and back and forth every couple of seconds." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:42:45

• "The newer 10,000 mAh battery will charge at a respectable 20W — enough to actually charge the laptop slowly — but it taps out after only delivering half the power. Plus, sometimes when I’m charging my iPad with it, it’ll get confused and switch from “charge the iPad” to “get charged off the iPad” back and forth and back and forth" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:43:03

• A Severe 'Linux' Foundation Conflict of Interest (Microsoft Staff in Charge of 'Linux' Foundation) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/23/A_Severe_Linux_Foundation_Conflict_of_Interest_Microsoft_Staff_.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:54:34

• Look What Microsoft's Luca Boccassi is Doing to GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/23/Look_What_Microsoft_s_Luca_Boccassi_is_Doing_to_Linux.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:54:46

• One by One, EPO Attacks the Conditions of Employment of Workers (While Forcing Them to Illegally Grant Invalid European Patents, Playing With Monopoly Money) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/23/One_by_One_EPO_Attacks_the_Conditions_of_Employment_of_Workers_.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:55:13

• Only lawyers benefit: Less than 4% of patent trolls gains reach inventors ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/10/23/only-lawyers-benefit-npe-gains    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:56:32

• [Meme] Rights for EPO Workers (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/23/Meme_Rights_for_EPO_Workers.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:56:51

• Amnesty International designates 4 as prisoners of conscience in Cuba ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/amnesty-international-designates-4-persons-as-prisoners-of-conscience-in-cuba/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:03:23

• Increasing the 'sponginess' of cities: How can urban centres adapt to heavy rainfall? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/science/20241023-increasing-the-sponginess-of-cities-how-can-urban-centres-adapt-to-heavy-rainfall    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:03:39

• Veterans’ housing – builds nowhere near targets ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/veterans-housing-builds-nowhere-near-targets/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:04:04

• WCED Condemns Viral Fake Hey Hi (AI) Cheating Video in Exams ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/fake-ai-cheating-video-in-exams "stressing the importance of maintaining exam integrity and protecting students' mental health."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:06:52

• "the dark side of Hey Hi (AI) companionship apps" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/briefing/us-election-world-north-korea.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:13:29

• South Korean doctor under fire for labelling patient’s fat tissue as ‘lard’ in medical report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-doctor-under-fire-for-labelling-patients-fat-tissue-as-lard-in-medical-report    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:14:03

• Malaysian student hid vape device resembling pen in her underwear ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-student-hid-vape-device-resembling-a-pen-in-her-underwear    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:14:32

• China’s missile test demonstrates disrespect for Pacific ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-missile-test-demonstrates-disrespect-for-pacific/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:15:17

• India and China Reach Border Deal That Could Ease Tension ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/asia/india-china-border.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:15:43

• China-India border deal a positive step with Xi-Modi meeting, but trust issues remain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-india-border-deal-a-positive-step-ahead-of-xi-modi-meeting-but-trust-issues-remain    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:15:58

• Armed group says it takes control of Myanmar rare earth mining hub ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/armed-group-says-it-takes-control-of-myanmar-rare-earth-mining-hub    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:16:18

• Moon sample talks show space engagement by rivals US and China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/moon-sample-talks-show-space-engagement-by-rivals-us-and-china    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:16:35

• China says foreign spies trying to steal space programme secrets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-foreign-spies-trying-to-steal-space-program-secrets    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:19:18

• Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Catholic Bishops ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/europe/vatican-china-catholic-bishops.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:22:28

• China, Vatican extend controversial deal on appointment of bishops ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-vatican-extend-agreement-bishops-10232024142731.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:22:41

• China's Pooh-tin meets India's Modi after signing border dispute agreement ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-india-xi-meets-modi-brics-10232024144130.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:23:00

• 15 countries call on China to release Uyghur and Tibetan prisoners ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/uyghur-un-statement-arbitrary-detention-10232024155927.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:23:22

• Uyghur advocacy group to hold elections despite threats by China ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/wuc-election-china-threats-10232024171617.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:24:19

• China’s support for Maduro should be a warning to democracies in Latin America ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/chinas-support-for-maduro-should-be-a-warning-to-democracies-in-latin-america/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:24:48

• Heathkit ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/classic-heathkit-ol-1-scope-gets-some-tlc/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:25:49

• Silent Antenna Tuning ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/silent-antenna-tuning/ | Source: Hackaday Asa Winstanley ☛ https://thedissenter.org/after-uk-police-raid-journalist-asa-winstanley-focused-on-stopping-digital-strip-search-of-his-devices/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 05:46:12

• The Createc SC 01 Pocket Oscilloscope ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/signal-processing-shenanigans-the-createc-sc-01-pocket-oscilloscope/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 06:18:13

• "generative AI" = financial scam, lies, marketing ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/23/juicy-licensing-deals-with-ai-companies-show-that-publishers-dont-actually-care-about-creators/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 06:19:11

• "Broke Copyright Law" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/openai-copyright-law.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 06:19:20

• "NIST says it has bought Kyber licenses" ☛ https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/saag/b2EYReik4ziPXhSC7kw-ajQzc8w/ | Source: IETF    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 07:41:24

• "Apple surprised us with the release of the M4 chip in the iPad Pro in early May, barely six months after the M3 debuted in the MacBook Pro." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2303200/m4-macbook-air-design-price-specs-release.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 07:42:08

• "Content providers, seeing the persistence of IPv4, didn't bother to adopt IPv6 – meaning network operators didn't need to, either." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/ipv6_relevance/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 07:42:35

• "Nothing is permanent. Even our life is not permanent. We are born, and we have to die." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/for-tibetan-political-leader-a-middle-way-to-autonomy-is-still-core-focus/7836462.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 07:44:38

• "public records requester showed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD was filling officers’ heads" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/23/new-york-pd-is-training-officers-that-someone-saying-i-cant-breathe-is-just-excited-delirium/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 07:45:02

• "Journalists at Military.com voted unanimously 10-0 to unionize in a balloting that was tallied last Thursday." ☛ https://wbng.org/2024/10/23/military-com-journalists-vote-unanimously-to-unionize/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:02:32

• "It’s shocking for many of us to learn that forced labor is actually legal as punishment for a crime." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/forced-prison-labor-slavery-election/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:02:52

• "It’s a little sad to open a book like “Office” today. Tunbjörk died in 2015, but the themes in his work only intensified as laptops" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-frightening-familiarity-of-late-nineties-office-photos | Source: New Yorker    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:03:15

• "The legal process has not yet run its course. More courtroom days lay ahead." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/10/22/for-too-many-police-officers-suspects-dont-count-as-human-we-all-suffer-the-consequences/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:03:39

• "This interview has been edited for length and clarity." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/richard-beck-homeland-interview/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:03:54

• "In fact, a study from the University of Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania suggests that a 10% increase in active Airbnb rentals" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-10-airbnb-rentals-linked-crime-london.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:04:06

• "Then there’s the question of timing: the lords of the press are holding forth on how their prestige outlets" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-york-media-elites/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:12:53

• "If the reporter doesn't want to tell you, it's ‘bye-bye,’ the reporter goes to jail" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5134924 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:13:06

• "attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/22/internet-service-disruptions-reported-in-russias-kazan-as-brics-summit-kicks-off-a86775 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:25:25

• "The High Court on Tuesday heard the first legal challenge against the newly enacted Safeguarding National Security Ordinance" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/23/denial-of-early-release-from-prison-unfair-hong-kong-man-argues-in-first-legal-challenge-of-new-security-law/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:25:59

• "Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th straight year, according to Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net 2024 report." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/freedom-house-researcher-explains-how-free-freedom-is-on-the-net-in-africa/7832346.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:26:17

• "People are censoring books all over the country" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/23/texas-censorship-board-declares-nonfiction-book-to-be-fiction-so-it-can-bury-history-it-doesnt-like/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:26:47

• "We noted in our original article that Wilson (whose signature appeared on the letter) had already resigned a day after the letter was sent." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/23/florida-health-dept-lawyer-i-quit-rather-than-carry-out-desantis-censorship-threats/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:27:24

• "Project 2025" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2024/10/23/u-of-m-alums-super-pac-targets-men-warning-project-2025-would-ban-porn/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:27:50

• "A photojournalist who worked in Afghanistan during the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule says the reinstated group's new ban on images of living things" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/photo-ban-taliban-photographer-speaks-afghanistan/33167532.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:28:12

• "nothing there" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/10/trump-fema-disaster-climate-preparedness/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:33:47

• "the Kremlin’s most prolific propagandists" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/23/dougan-russian-disinformation-harris/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:34:00

• "Russia was behind salacious false claims against Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz that circulated widely on social [control] media" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5161376 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:34:24

• "What happens in California is so important because it is the home of Silicon Valley." ☛ https://theconversation.com/californias-governor-blocked-landmark-ai-safety-laws-heres-why-its-such-a-key-ruling-for-the-future-of-ai-worldwide-240182 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:35:15

• "Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:36:44

• "delayists" ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/pebble-bed | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:36:54

• "Global demand for lithium, a critical mineral essential for battery production, has increased substantially in recent years." ☛ https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/unlocking-arkansas-hidden-treasure-usgs-uses-machine-learning-show-large |    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:37:05

• "A key oil and gas industry group has devised a plan to dismantle Biden-era climate regulations, including on methane emission" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/23/axpc-terrifying-leak-shows-industry-plot-to-worsen-methane-emissions-if-trump-wins/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:37:36

• "The lobbying blueprint takes particular aim at a new tax on emissions of methane" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/17/oil-industry-trump-climate-lobbying/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:44:33

• "Ingestion is the primary route of exposure, and we are consuming about 5 grams of micronanoplastics per week" ☛ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/10/plastics-in-our-bodies-what-does-that-mean-for-our-health-harvard-thinking-podcast/ | Source: Harvard University    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:45:04

• "The two physicists believe that, as rain falls, the resulting pressure vacuum pulls in wind, giving a cyclone its power." ☛ https://hakaimagazine.com/news/is-deforestation-supercharging-cyclones/ | Source: Hakai Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:45:17

• "An internal whistleblower complaint at Trump Media calls for CEO Devin Nunes to be fired" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/whistleblower-trump-media-company-betrays-america-first-by-outsourcing-jobs/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:47:58

• "This issue is all about food, and more to the point, how we can use technology—high tech and low tech—to feed more people." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/23/1105298/editor-letter-mat-honan-food-agriculture/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:49:02

• "It’s not as though he has ever tried to disguise his strategy." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2024/10/media-is-damaging-public-life-sanewashing-donald-trump | Source: New Statesman    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:51:14

• "may try to incite violence." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-warns-ramped-up-election-influence-efforts-aim-to-stoke-violence/7832869.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:51:44

• "The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections created the PSA in response to increased threats against election officials" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/10/23/veterans-urge-americans-against-political-violence-ahead-of-election/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:52:00

• "Freedom of Information Act lawsuit" ☛ https://americanoversight.org/judge-orders-army-to-release-report-from-incident-at-arlington-cemetery-to-american-oversight/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:53:10

• "On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5161480 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:53:20

• "Joint Secretary Sanket S Bhondve chaired a virtual meeting with representatives of airlines and social media platforms such as X" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/airline-bomb-threats-meity-abetting-crime-centre-blasts-x-after-100-flight-bomb-threats-in-a-week-6853613#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:53:32

• "Russia is suffering extraordinary casualties on the battlefield every day." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/23/us-officials-confirm-north-korea-sent-troops-to-russia-a86788 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:54:12

• "North Korea had sent approximately 1,500" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/23/the-u-s-just-confirmed-north-korean-troops-are-in-russia-here-s-what-that-means-for-the-war-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:54:24

• "Because the bot only provides data for the country in which the account demanding data is registered" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/10/23/crowdsourcing-telegram-transparency-reports-to-map-the-network-s-claimed-compliance-with-governments-around-the-world | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:55:28

• "As U.S.-China geopolitical tensions simmer and tech competition between Beijing and Western countries intensifies" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-official-urges-apple-to-continue-deepening-presence-in-china/7835927.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:55:54

• "From the user’s point of view, the passkey process is pretty easy." ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/379394/fido-alliance-guidance-passkeys-death-of-the-password | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:56:10

• Windows TCO: "CISA added the deserialization vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38094" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/microsoft_sharepoint_rce_exploited/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:57:36

• Windows TCO: "As Decker brought the original action, he's eligible for a piece of the settlement pie" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/penn_state_university_doj_settlement/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:57:48

• Windows TCO: "When a victim opens the Microsoft Word document and enables the view contents button displayed in the document banner" ☛ https://blog.talosintelligence.com/gophish-powerrat-dcrat/ | Source: Threat Source    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:57:58

• Windows TCO: "The Rhysida ransomware group stooped to new lows this week when it attempted to extort $1.3 million from the organization" ☛ https://therecord.media/easterseals-central-illinois-data-breach | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:58:10

• Windows TCO: "We’ve seen tremendous increases in the use of ransomware and [crcking] to obtain unauthorized access to ePHI" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/10/white-house-reviewing-hipaa-cybersecurity-updates/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 08:59:07

• "The capability is tailored to software developers and represents a move toward AI agents" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-releases-ai-to-automate-mouse-clicks-for-coders/articleshow/114485803.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:00:14

• Andrew Smith ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/23/1105260/ai-book-review-andrew-smith-ethan-mollick-hannah-silva/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:00:38

• "The complainants are also asking a Wisconsin federal court to order the WEC to perform a security audit" ☛ https://therecord.media/wisconsin-sued-over-voting-system-cyber | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:00:56

• "Trump’s election to a second term would dramatically reshape—and possibly cripple—efforts to protect Americans" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-ai-safety-regulation/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:01:38

• "But there will be a far bigger boom from new companies creating new things using AI." ☛ https://danielmiessler.com/p/ai-isn-t-the-thing-it-s-the-thing-that-enables-the-thing | Source: Daniel Miessler    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:02:17

• "The 2024 U.S. presidential campaign has featured some notable deepfakes" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2024-10-23/yahoo-news-deepfake-prevention-mcafee-technology | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:02:28

• "Some of their chats got romantic or sexual. But other times, Dany just acted like a friend" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:03:14

• "A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/23/24277962/character-ai-google-wrongful-death-lawsuit | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:04:12

• "Setzer's exchanges with the AI ranged from sexually charged conversations" ☛ https://futurism.com/teen-suicide-obsessed-ai-chatbot | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:04:21

• "In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Orlando, Florida federal court, Megan Garcia said Character.AI targeted her son" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-10-23/mother-sues-ai-chatbot-company-character-ai-google-sued-over-sons-suicide | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:04:41

• "All in all not a great time right now but one thing I’m learning is to talk." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2024/10/23/talk-dont-worry-alone/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:21:40

• "Everything below can be done with a proper laptop much easier and with better ergonomics." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/my-on-the-go-solution-with-ipad-and-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:22:07

• "Strategy myopia is task focused." ☛ https://seths.blog/2024/10/full-circle-with-myopia/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:23:59

• "When starting your journey in C programming, understanding how to perform mathematical operations is fundamental." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/mastering-mathematics-in-c-programming-a-beginners-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:31:43

• "For example, in the Rompani Lab, a visual neuroscience laboratory at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Rome" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/10/23/using-arduino-uno-to-synch-a-visual-neuroscience-lab/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:31:56

• "To find M136279841, Durant used the GIMPS software and a supercomputer made up of thousands of graphics processing units (GPUs)" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-mathematician-discovers-the-largest-known-prime-number-with-more-than-41-million-digits-180985321/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:32:20

• "One of the most frequent requests we receive from our community is for translated content." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/fergalc/language-support-and-community-sourced-translations/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:36:37

• "Although I used a local BBS and AOL chat rooms back in the day, the first online community I ever found a home in was at Epinions" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/online-communities-of-the-past-and-present/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:37:18

• "Yesterday was stressful, not going to lie. I had a lot of questions about how I’d found myself in the predicament." ☛ https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/positive-but-unsatisfactory-resolutions/ | Source: Chris McLeod    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:38:28

• "Zigbee is a wireless protocol that a wide range of devices uses for power-efficient communication." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/sonoff-zigbee-dongle-plus-router-firmware/ | Source: Pi My Life Up    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:40:35

• "Web applications often use environment variables to configure parameters like credentials." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31376 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:41:22

• "It does not seem to be a safe entry point for the S&P 500 market ahead of the FED rate cuts." ☛ https://datageeek.com/2024/10/22/time-series-machine-learning-sp-500/ | Source: DataGeeek    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:42:24

• "A not-that-trivial project that made me feel at ease with Rust" ☛ https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/rust-prism | Source: Thorsten Ball    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:42:48

• "Don’t like thing X? You can dive in and, with enough elbow grease and persistence" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/lowest-common-denominator/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:43:12

• "R is that language for me. I can read, write, debug, and package code in Python, but it doesn’t come to me as easily." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/python-for-r-users-repost/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:44:01

• "The first alternative API that we'll look at is epoll." ☛ https://www.openmymind.net/TCP-Server-In-Zig-Part-6-Epoll/ | Source: Karl Seguin    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:44:17

• "Version 0.104 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated)." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20241023071210 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:45:06

• "I agree that typing speed is not essential to programming" ☛ https://www.rugu.dev/en/blog/on-typing-fast/ |    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:45:22

• "The open access movement emerged in the early 1990s with the rise of the internet." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/10/23/guest-post-upholding-the-integrity-of-open-science/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:47:06

• "internet providers sued" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/telecom-group-sues-block-ftcs-click-cancel-rule-2024-10-23/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:47:49

• "Indeed, the rule applies to any automatically renewing subscription" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/23/24278020/ftc-click-to-cancel-subscriptions-rule-lawsuit-telecoms-security-advertising-groups | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 09:48:08

• US Justice Department warns Musk over $1 mn giveaway: reports ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241023-us-justice-department-warns-musk-over-1-mn-giveaway-reports    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:30:26

• This Mysterious Molecule Is Crucial to Brain Health, And We May Finally Know Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-mysterious-molecule-is-crucial-to-brain-health-and-we-may-finally-know-why    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:40:15

• Alcohol Can Trigger Serious Cardiac Effects in Young People ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/alcohol-can-trigger-serious-cardiac-effects-in-young-people    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:40:37

• Boosting Exercise Intensity Reduces Mortality Risk, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/boosting-exercise-intensity-reduces-mortality-risk-study-suggests    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:41:29

• Cognitive Flexibility Could Help Boost Vaccine Uptake. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cognitive-flexibility-could-help-boost-vaccine-uptake-heres-why    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:41:56

• Most Powerful Gamma Rays Ever Seen in Galaxy's Center Detected by Scientists ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/most-powerful-gamma-rays-ever-seen-in-galaxys-center-detected-by-scientists    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:42:23

• "Anyone know what exactly constitutes "Automation" SW? Other than RH, it's the only thing growing. Is it MQ? WAS? A catchall?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v872pXx    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:43:16

• IBM's mainframe bubble bursts and growth stalls https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/ibm_q3_2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:43:56

• IBM has not yet released data on its debt levels (around 60 billion in debt) https://finbox.com/NYSE:IBM/explorer/total_debt    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:46:21

• Late October, 17 degrees in Manchester?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:48:06

• IBM stock is 'very depressed ' given growth potential and AI play https://finance.yahoo.com/video/ibm-stock-very-depressed-given-224251293.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:51:06

• IBM stock slips on disappointing consulting and infrastructure revenue https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/23/ibm-earnings-q3-2024.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:51:42

• IBM Stock Falls on Mixed Results. The AI Bump Will Have to Wait. https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-earnings-stock-price-da520f61    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:52:28

• How does SQLite's "changes" API handle no-op UPDATEs? ☞ https://evanhahn.com/sqlite-changes-and-noop-updates/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:00:41

• Investors, not immigrants, are fuelling the housing crisis ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/investors-immigrants-fuelling-housing-crisis/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:01:20

• I.M.F. Says Inflation Fight Is Largely Over but Warns of New Threats ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/economy/imf-inflation-trade-war.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:01:51

• Son of Singapore’s First Prime Minister Says He Is Granted Asylum in the U.K. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/asia/singapore-lee-hsien-yang-political-asylum-uk.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:03:54

• "Will .IO Domain Names Survive A Geopolitical Rearrangement?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/will-io-domain-names-survive-a-geopolitical-rearrangement/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:07:41

• Thai police cut internet cable across the Mekong that served Lao scam centers ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/laos-internet-cable-cut-thailand-10232024140122.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:08:01

• Nvidia's Jensen Huang admits Hey Hi (AI) chip design flaw was '100% Nvidia's fault' — TSMC not to blame, now-fixed Blackwell chips are in production ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidias-jensen-huang-admits-ai-chip-design-flaw-was-100-percent-nvidias-fault-tsmc-not-to-blame-now-fixed-blackwell-chips-are-in-production    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:08:51

• Balancing a culture of secrecy and collaboration: Information sharing with hostage families ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/information-sharing-hostage-families/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:09:39

• Remembering Philip Zimbardo, the famed psychologist behind the Stanford Prison Experiment ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/10/23/remembering-philip-zimbardo/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:10:11

• "Hey Hi (AI) will drive future growth" ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/23/ibm-revenue-misses-execs-say-ai-will-drive-future-growth/ spin from IBM-BRIBED site. Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI).... just wait for the vapourware Hey Hi (AI)    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:15:04

• Two new HHS programs to help with complicated health challenges ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2024/10/two-new-hhs-programs-to-help-with-complicated-health-challenges/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:16:10

• Roman Polanski avoids trial for alleged 1973 sexual assault of minor as settlement reached ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/10/24/world-news/roman-polanski-avoids-trial-for-alleged-1973-sexual-assault-of-minor/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:16:53

• Manchester Arena Bombing Survivors Win Lawsuit Against Conspiracy Theorist ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/world/europe/manchester-bombing-conspiracy-theorist-lawsuit-verdict.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:17:33

• ‘Simple, but fierce’: Malaysians divided over national costume for Miss Universe pageant ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/simple-and-fierce-malaysias-national-costume-for-miss-universe-pageant-draws-praise-and-criticism    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:24:12

• Federal judge throws out RNC lawsuit claiming Michigan government failed to clear voter lists ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/federal-judge-throws-out-rnc-lawsuit-claiming-michigan-government-failed-to-clear-voter-lists/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:25:07

• SiriusXM Voluntarily Dismisses SoundExchange Counterclaims in Ongoing Unpaid Royalties Dispute ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/23/siriusxm-soundexchange-lawsuit-counterclaims-dismissed/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:25:41

• Three Ways the ACLU is Protecting Our Right Vote ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/voting-rights/three-ways-the-aclu-is-protecting-our-right-vote    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:26:22

• Clownflare openwashing at Micronix ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Clownflare-OpenBMC-2024    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:27:08

• Alice Mikhaylenko: Steam Deck, HID, and libmanette adventures ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/alicem/2024/10/24/steam-deck-hid-and-libmanette-adventures/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:28:17

• Parrot OS 6.2 Ethical Hacking Distro Introduces Launcher for Docker Containers ☞ https://9to5linux.com/parrot-os-6-2-ethical-hacking-distro-introduces-launcher-for-docker-containers    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:28:39

• FOSS Weekly #24.43: Coreboot Fiasco, Joplin Tips, Android-Linux Connect, Fedora Offline Update and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-43/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:30:12

• meanwhile in Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10688    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:31:02

• A ping DUP! ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-ping-dup/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:34:20

• Stressing The Protocol ☞https://tedium.co/2024/10/23/twitter-archive-backup-script-bluesky/ " I’m trying to import as many of my old tweets as I can to Bluesky. Which is fun, because I have a lot of them."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:35:12

• "Yes they certainly did release their debt levels Flat vs last quarter 56 billion with 10.8 billion being IGF" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v97kx60    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:56:33

• Arm moves to cancel Qualcomm’s instruction set architecture license ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/23/arm-moves-cancel-qualcomms-instruction-set-architecture-license/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 13:59:00

• Using a dedicated administration workstation for my infrastructure ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-10-19-my-admin-workstation.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:00:57

• Strengthen DevSecOps with Red Bait Trusted Software Supply Chain ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthen-devsecops-red-hat-trusted-software-supply-chain    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:03:43

• Live: Israeli strikes in Syria kill at least one, Syrian Defense Ministry says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241024-us-defense-secretary-shares-deep-concern-with-israel-over-strikes-on-lebanese-army    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:04:24

• Lebanese see Netanyahu as 'uncontrollable', not interested in peace: political analyst ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20241023-lebanese-see-netanyahu-as-uncontrollable-not-interested-in-peace-political-analyst    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:08:00

• Israeli strikes pound Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing evacuation warning ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241023-israeli-strikes-pound-lebanese-city-of-tyre-after-issuing-evacuation-warning    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:08:17

• 🔴 Live: Hezbollah confirms Israel strike killed potential Nasrallah successor Hashem Safieddine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241023-live-israeli-army-intercepts-two-drones-in-the-port-city-of-eilat    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:08:34

• Hezbollah confirms that Hashem Safieddine, heir apparent to Nasrallah, was killed in Israeli attack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241023-israel-says-killed-nasrallah-s-apparent-successor-in-beirut-strike-three-weeks-ago    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:08:49

• Boeing Union Workers Reject Contract ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/boeing-union-vote-strike.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:10:13

• After Israel’s Strike at a Hospital Near Beirut, Search Teams Comb the Ruin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/middleeast/israel-strike-beirut-hospital.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:10:32

• Boeing workers to extend strike after rejecting latest contract offer, says union ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241024-boeing-workers-to-extend-strike-after-rejecting-latest-contract-offer-says-union    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:10:53

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Mozilla Participates to Ofcom’s Draft Transparency Reporting Guidance ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2024/10/23/mozilla-participates-to-ofcoms-draft-transparency-reporting-guidance/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:11:27

• Department of Defence tops government irregular expenditure list ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/department-of-defence-tops-government-irregular-expenditure-list/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:12:00

• Question of the century, riddle of the year: what does MOZILLA CORP. even DO?    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:12:49

• Google announces new AI-driven enhancements and security features for Chrome Enterprise and ChromeOS ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/23/google-announces-new-ai-driven-enhancements-security-features-chrome-enterprise-chromeos/ "Security" with Google (NSA) back doors. Great!    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:13:53

• Whose encryption? The NSA's own controlled encryption? Wherein they get special access to everything? ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/google-messages-safety-features    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:14:43

• Coping with election anxiety: Focus on other activities ☞ https://news.umich.edu/coping-with-election-anxiety-focus-on-other-activities/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:15:59

• US warns of attack threat on Sri Lanka surfing hot spot ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/us-warns-of-attack-threat-in-sri-lanka-surf-hotspot    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:16:21

• Lithuania appoints new chiefs of police, firefighters ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2394835/lithuania-appoints-new-chiefs-of-police-firefighters    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:17:41

• ECHR finds Türkiye detention of political activist violated right to liberty and freedom of expression ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/10/echr-finds-turkiye-in-violation-of-right-to-liberty-and-freedom-of-expression/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:17:58

• Crime statistics: who are we to believe? ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/crime-statistics-who-are-we-to-believe/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:18:25

• 5 cyber issues the next presidential administration needs to prioritize immediately ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cybersecurity-priorities-white-house-2024-mcrary-institute-cyber-solarium-commission/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:18:59

• OpenSSF Newsletter – October 2024 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2024/10/23/openssf-newsletter-october-2024/ OpenSSF is not really about security, it's about monopoly and monopolists http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:19:56

• Hey Hi (AI) BUZZWORD nonsense if not SPAM... this is BS "Reporting" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2024/10/dhs-fosters-intentional-approach-to-ai-for-cybersecurity/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/30/Federal_News_Network_is_Corrupt_It_Runs_Propaganda_Pieces_for_M.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:20:48

• Trying to solve back doors issues with formalities and paperwork? ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/10/white-house-reviewing-hipaa-cybersecurity-updates/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:22:08

• Etching of a Sámi Drum from the Dutch Edition of Johannes Schefferus’ Lapponia (1682) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/etching-of-a-sami-drum    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:22:30

• Raspberry Pi turns Ikea jack-o-lantern lamp into spooky interactive Halloween decor ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-turns-ikea-jack-o-lantern-lamp-into-spooky-interactive-halloween-decor    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:22:50

• The IBM donkey https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/10/24/ibm_q3_2024/ "I'm reminded of the tale of the peasant who was trying to teach his donkey to go without food to save money. He'd almost succeeded but it died."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:27:22

• Scamwatch: 'I lost over £7k in an elaborate Facebook (Farcebook) Marketplace scam' ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scamwatch-i-lost-over-7k-in-an-elaborate-facebook-marketplace-scam-aKa5s4B0GC7C    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:28:29

• By 2024, being part of a social control media/network is almost guarantee of screwing oneself or working against one's interests. Maybe not in 2008... or 2013... but things change. TikTok is now the trend-setter for everything.    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:29:50

• TTABlog Test: Is FIJIAN SPICE COMPANY for Spices Confusable with FIJI for Drinking Water? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/10/ttablog-test-is-fijian-spice-company.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:30:32

• Microsoft, whose infra gor cracked by both Russia and China, enabling political espionage, is quoted by NY Times like some kind of expert. Amazing! ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/us/politics/x-bots-china-republicans.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:31:56

• Vision Pro ALREADY DYING ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/apple-reportedly-slows-down-vision-pro-production-a-more-affordable-version-may-be-in-the-works https://techrights.org/n/2023/12/29/Web3_Blockchain_Metaverse_Hey_Hi_AI_and_Vision_Pro_What_Ever_Ha.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:56:07

• Fashion Company Apple and Goldman Sachs ordered to pay $89 million after Fashion Company Apple Card failures ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/10/23/apple-goldman-sachs-ordered-pay-89-million-apple-card-failures/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:56:32

• Banana Pi BPI-M1S RK3528 SBC features HDMI 2.0, 2.5GbE, WiFi 6, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/23/banana-pi-bpi-m1s-rk3528-sbc-features-hdmi-2-0-2-5gbe-wifi-6/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:57:06

• Renesas CCE4511 IO-Link master IC and ZSSC3286 IO-Link sensor signal conditioner IC are designed for industrial sensors and actuators ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/10/24/renesas-cce4511-io-link-master-ic-and-zssc3286-io-link-sensor-signal-conditioner-ic-are-designed-for-industrial-sensors-and-actuators/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 14:58:41

• Michael Ablassmeier: qmpbackup 0.33 ☞ https://abbbi.github.io//qmpbackup33/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:00:28

• The Frightening Familiarity of Late-Nineties Office Photos ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-frightening-familiarity-of-late-nineties-office-photos    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:01:16

• Did a photo of Hua Chunying and her daughter in the US leak online? ☞ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/afcl/afcl-hua-chunying-daughter-photo-10232024101209.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:01:35

• Hong Kong’s national security committee weighed in on refusal of prisoner’s early release under new law, court hears ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/24/hong-kongs-national-security-committee-weighed-in-on-refusal-of-prisoners-early-release-under-new-law-court-hears/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:02:00

• Everybody Loves Bash Scripts. Including Attackers., (Wed, Oct 23rd) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31376    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:02:38

• WordPress clearly trying to change the topic to recover from a recent PR catastrophe ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/wordpress-community-creates-1000-block-themes-in-1000-days/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:03:35

• PURE SPAM... disguised as 'article'. This kind of stuff kills WWW. https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/dells-impressive-34-inch-oled-gaming-monitor-is-back-on-sale-for-just-usd679    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:04:18

• Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum Hey Hi (AI) Video Real or Fake? Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/kabhi-main-kabhi-tum-ai-video    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:10:12

• GAO urges NRC to improve its policy for fission materials ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2024/10/gao-urges-nrc-to-improve-its-policy-for-fission-materials/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:10:46

• Announcing Istio 1.22.6 ☞ https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.22.x/announcing-1.22.6/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:11:40

• Free Post: Patent Exceptionalism and Procedural Silence: A New Challenge to Federal Circuit Practice ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/10/exceptionalism-procedural-challenge.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:12:12

• "Well, I must admit that the chances of members of the UPC's judiciary reading your epi article are much higher than the chances of them spotting my comment on this forum." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/10/board-of-appeal-back-pedals-on-referral.html?showComment=1729673879110#c2721432668420095332 UPC is STILL ILLEGAL! http://techrights.org/wiki/UPC/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:12:58

• "Conversely, what experience does the EPO have, of patent monopoly infringement proceedings? Not a lot, to put it mildly." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/10/board-of-appeal-back-pedals-on-referral.html?showComment=1729676459247#c7240276702744586848    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:13:42

• China semiconductor patent monopoly applications skyrocket amid US export restrictions — country sees a 42% increase in patent monopoly filings ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-semiconductor-patent-applications-skyrocket-amid-us-export-restrictions-country-sees-a-42-percent-increase-in-patent-filings    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:14:14

• European Patents against greener transport (smaller) ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/peugeot-and-august-debouzy-keep-scooters-rolling-in-france-piaggio/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:15:09

• Latvia Fintech Forum coming soon ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/23.10.2024-latvia-fintech-forum-coming-soon.a573607/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:15:51

• Full-Custom CPU Designed For Pascal ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/tridora-a-full-custom-cpu-designed-for-pascal/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:16:22

• Open Source Lathe ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/10/23/a-3d-printed-open-source-lathe/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:17:10

• GNOME Foundation News: Registration Now Open for GNOME Asia 2024 ☞ https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/10/23/registration-now-open-for-gnome-asia-2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:17:44

• Getting started with an automation community of practice ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/getting-started-automation-community-practice    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:20:22

• Jakub Kadlčík: Copr Modularity, the End of an Era ☞ http://frostyx.cz/posts/copr-modularity-the-end-of-an-era    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:21:09

• "RPM packages that are built, installed, and shipped" ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/995337/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:21:39

• GAFAM Openwashing: Google DeepMind is making its Hey Hi (AI) text watermark open source ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/23/1106105/google-deepmind-is-making-its-ai-text-watermark-open-source/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:22:53

• Are Automatic License Plate Scanners Constitutional? ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/are-automatic-license-plate-scanners-constitutional.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:23:21

• VirtualBox 7.1.4 Includes Initial Support for GNU/Linux kernel 6.12 ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/VirtualBox-7.1.4-Includes-Initial-Support-for-Linux-kernel-6.12    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:24:36

• System76 Unveils an Ampere-Powered Thelio Desktop ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/System76-Unveils-an-Ampere-Powered-Thelio-Desktop    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:25:02

• 20 Best ASCII Games on GNU/Linux System ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-ascii-games-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:25:35

• 10 Best Scanning Tools for GNU/Linux System ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-scanning-tools-for-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:26:12

• 20 Things to Know for Becoming a Successful GNU/Linux System Administrator ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/things-to-know-for-becoming-a-successful-linux-system-administrator/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:26:32

• CorePDF – simple lightweight PDF viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/corepdf-simple-lightweight-pdf-viewer/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:27:41

• 3 Best Free and Open Source Nix Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-nix-static-site-generators/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:27:52

• Drawpile – draw, paint, sketch and animate ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/drawpile-draw-paint-sketch-animate/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:28:46

• MIRACLE LINUX – Japanese distro based on Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/miracle-linux-japanese-distro/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:28:58

• PyDPainter – pixel art paint program ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pydpainter-pixel-art-paint-program/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:29:30

• Satellite – displays GNSS information obtained from NMEA sources ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/satellite-displays-gnss-information-obtained-from-nmea-sources/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:30:06

• Pagegen – static site generator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pagegen-static-site-generator/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:30:35

• TuneD – daemon for monitoring and adaptive tuning of system devices ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tuned-daemon-monitoring-adaptive-tuning-system-devices/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:31:10

• Create a New User in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 using GUI or Terminal ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/create-a-new-user-in-ubuntu-22-04-or-20-04-using-gui-or-terminal/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:35:08

• How to change the Computer name in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/change-computer-name-in-ubuntu-20-04/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:35:31

• 4 Ways to Install FreeCad on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-to-install-freecad-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-jammy-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:35:51

• Cockpit Project: Cockpit 327 ☞ https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-327.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:36:30

• Connecting Virt-Manager to KVM Hosts Easily ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2024/10/23/connecting-virt-manager-to-kvm-hosts-easily/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:37:27

• DTrace 2.0 for Gentoo ☞ https://www.gentoo.org/news/2024/10/23/DTrace-for-Gentoo.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:38:13

• AlmaLinux Kitten 10: Early Access for Community Builders ☞ https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-kitten-10-early-access-for-community-builders/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:40:36

• Parrot OS 6.2 Introduces New Docker Container Launcher ☞ https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-6-2-introduces-new-docker-container-launcher/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:40:57

• Ansible Fetch Module: Get Files from Remote Nodes ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/ansible-fetch-module/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:41:34

• Ansible Playbooks: A Complete Guide with Practical Examples ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-playbooks-examples    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:41:51

• What is Ubuntu used for? ☞ https://canonical.com//blog/what-is-ubuntu-used-for    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:42:42

• Slack is proprietary and spyware; it's the wrong way to cushion Free software contributors. ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/looking-for-maintainers-to-support-first-time-contributors/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:44:08

• rOpenSci News Digest, October 2024 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/10/ropensci-news-digest-october-2024/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:44:49

• rOpenSci is not Open, it uses proprietary platforms that spy on developers    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:45:29

• As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/media/election-disinformation.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:45:51

• Tor Browser 14.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/995353/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:46:54

• How To Write Log Files in RAM Using Log2ram in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/how-to-write-log-files-in-ram-using-log2ram-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:47:32

• Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:48:35

• Hong Kong social service organisations face staffing shortages, declining donations, study finds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/10/23/hong-kong-social-service-organisations-face-staffing-shortages-declining-donations-study-finds/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:49:30

• Sledgehammer: The Wagner cult in Syria ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/podcast/sledgehammer-the-wagner-cult-in-syria/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:49:52

• "If Clementine feels like it’s slipped out of public consciousness it’s understandable: the last stable release was in 2016 (v1.3.1)." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/clementine-music-player-new-rolling-release    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:52:16

• The World's First RISC-V buzzword PC https://hardforum.com/threads/deepcomputing-and-andes-technology-partner-to-develop-the-worlds-first-risc-v-ai-pc-featuring-ubuntu-desktop.2037519/#post-1045977974    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:52:57

• "The broader release in December will come with a build of Canonical's Ubuntu 24.04 pre-installed instead, the company said. The Early Access boards will also be upgradable to Ubuntu." https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/sifive_premier_p550_board/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:53:29

• "If you're looking for a Linux distribution to help ween yourself from Windows or MacOS, the latest release of Solus is a great option." https://www.zdnet.com/article/solus-4-6-is-a-delightful-to-use-linux-distro-with-next-to-zero-learning-curve/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:54:38

• Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Calls Out Intel, AMD, NVIDIA & Others For “Buggy Hardware”, Claiming That They Are Behind The OS’s Vulnerabilities https://wccftech.com/linuxs-creator-linus-torvalds-calls-out-intel-amd-nvidia-for-buggy-hardware/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/10/23/Linus_Torvalds_Rants_About_Defective_x86_Designs_and_AI_Being_J.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:56:03

• How to Capture Your Screen in Linux with OBS Studio https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-capture-your-screen-in-linux-with-obs-studio/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:56:30

• "It's changes like this that's why I always advise you to stick to the main versions of Proton, the latest being Proton 9, unless you specifically need Proton Experimental - as it can come with breakage." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/proton-experimental-gets-a-big-change-for-video-playback-in-games-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:57:10

• "The security issue stems from the NetworkManager-libreswan plugin’s failure to sanitize VPN configurations from unprivileged users properly." https://cybersecuritynews.com/red-hat-networkmanager-allows-root-access/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:59:11

• A Broke Down Battlefield 1 and Other Installments of the Series. Steam Deck and Linux Users Get Telling Message https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/ea-broke-down-battlefield-1-and-other-installments-of-the-series/z3746b    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 15:59:54

• "They aren't the only games completely unplayable for Steam Deck / Linux as this EA Anti-Cheat is also in EA SPORTS FC 25, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25, F1 24 and EA will continue using it for future multiplayer games so we can expect them all to be unplayable at release." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/ea-anti-cheat-arrives-for-battlefield-1-breaking-it-on-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:00:37

• "Parrot Security announced today the release and general availability of Parrot OS 6.2 as the latest version of this Debian-based distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing." https://9to5linux.com/parrot-os-6-2-ethical-hacking-distro-introduces-launcher-for-docker-containers    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:01:04

• "He's also unhappy about kernel commits that address theoretical vulnerabilities, especially those that are difficult to implement and have never been seen in the wild." https://www.techspot.com/news/105268-linus-torvalds-fed-up-making-kernel-changes-address.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:01:43

• "For this three parts series, we implemented a ‘pedal to the metal’ GPIO driven, flashing of a LED, in the context of a Linux kernel module for the NVIDIA Jetson Nano development board (kernel-based v4.9.294, arm64) in my favorite programming language … Ada!" https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/open-source/linux-freertos-related/hacking-the-linux-kernel-in-ada-part-1    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:02:21

• "leader in RISC-V Custom Compute, today announced it has donated its newly developed Software Development Kit (SDK) for CHERI to the community-interest organization CHERI Alliance, who makes the SDK freely available for download" https://www.design-reuse.com/news/56941/codasip-cheri-risc-v-sdk.html    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:04:23

• The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/politics/intel-chips-biden.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/28/Bailouts_Don_t_Work_The_Case_of_Intel_Shares_Down_Over_60_This_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/02/The_US_Taxpayers_Bail_Out_Intel_Like_They_Do_Microsoft_Already_.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:25:57

• Seems very unlikely that in China and Russia Windows makes "comeback" https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/china/#monthly-200901-202410 https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/russian-federation/#monthly-200901-202410    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 16:33:13

• New Vitamin D paper https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ENuGXJB06o0    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:33:42

• "The one I should have closed earlier was G04, "URL vs URI for link lines". In my August 15th post where I sorted all open issues into categories, I accidentally placed this one in the "Internationalisation questions" category along with P01 and G08, but I shouldn't have because it doesn't concern internationslisation at all." gemini://geminiprotocol.net/news/2024_10_24.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:37:19

• "Lors de ma campagne électorale pour le Parti Pirate en 2012, j’ai été interpellé dans la rue par un citoyen de ma commune qui me demandait ce que j’allais faire pour sauver son emploi." gemini://ploum.net/2024-10-24-ils-nous-mentent.gmi http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/21/Lionel_Dricot_Celebrates_His_20_Years_of_GNU_Linux_Life_in_Gemi.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:37:56

• Newcomer gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2273 "Been looking for a little pub to frequent, and although I seem to have found it in a bit of a state of disarray, something here feels like home."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:39:18

• "How to win a "democratic" election [...] Very simple: Repeatedly refer to the opposition candidate as Hitler." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2272    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:40:29

• took 3 melatonin last night gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2271    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:41:12

• "Every so often, there will be discourse online about ancestor veneration, who should or shouldn't do it, why people might shrink away or avoid doing it, whether it's right to avoid doing it, or the like." gemini://polyphanes.smol.pub/1729777640    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:41:51

• Remy Noulin's capsule — CO2 level in the atmosphere gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2024-10-24-co2-level-in-the-atmosphere.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:42:33

• "There are birds in just about every place of the world, including cities, including urban areas of those cities. They're likely to be the most common vertebrates after dogs and cats -- maybe even before -- that won't disgust just about anyone for looking at or thinking of." gemini://siiky.srht.site/nature/birds.gmi    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:43:12

• mmm...S M A R T I E S...I love you! gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2024/20241023_candy "OK, this is the time of the year where I start to ramp up my sugar and carb intake. I need to be extra mindful of this, but I think I am in a good place. On average, I have been behaving and taking better care of myself."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:44:55

• "The value of the correct candidate winning is `V`. The probability that your vote decides the election __in your state__ is the first thing we want to calculate. If the number of people voting in a given state is `N` then the lower bound on that probability is `N^{-1}`. This is a pretty small number for any state." gemini://osanwe.benson.earth/s/Economics/17    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:45:56

• IBM down 6% https://www.darientimes.com/news/world/article/stock-market-today-asian-markets-mostly-fall-19859731.php Total Debt (mrq): $60,130,000,000 https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IBM/key-statistics/?p=IBM    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:53:59

• IBM at present: IBM's Financial Engineering: Workforce Rebalancing https://www.discerningreaders.com/ibm-financial-engineering-workforce-rebalancing.html "Workforce rebalancing is an unrealized financial promise because the last of these conditions—operating at the same or higher levels of sales and profit productivity—has not been realized. IBM has been increasing profits by lowering wages"    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:59:24

• Arvind Krishna's Overall Performance Through 2023 https://www.discerningreaders.com/arvind-krishna-overall-performance.html "At the end of Arvind Krishna’s fourth year as chief executive officer (2020–2023) his performance continues as it started which can be described with one word: unremarkable. Revenue fell -19.8% to $61.9 billion and profits fell -20.5% to $7.5 billion"    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:59:31

• IBM's Financial Engineering: U.K. Pension Scheme https://www.discerningreaders.com/ibm-financial-engineering-aggressive-bookkeeping-uk-pension-plans.html "The U.S. meaning of "scheme" is probably correct as applied to all IBM's pension changes since 1995: scheme: /skēm/ - to make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or ethically wrong."    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 19:59:38

• Kurov documentary traces Russian crackdown on free speech https://www.dw.com/en/kurov-documentary-traces-russian-crackdown-on-free-speech/a-70516970    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:03:17

• Switzerland Defends Decision to Omit Subsidiaries From Russian Sanctions https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-10-18/swiss-defend-decision-not-to-adopt-latest-russia-sanctions-in-full    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:03:33

• Right-Wing Influencers Hyped Anti-Ukraine Videos Made by a TV Producer Also Funded by Russian Media https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-10-18/right-wing-influencers-hyped-anti-ukraine-videos-made-by-a-tv-producer-also-funded-by-russian-media http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/05/The_Danger_of_Outsourcing_Your_Platform_to_Social_Control_Media.shtml    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:04:58

• Togo Suspends Russia's Ride-Hailing App Yango https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-10-18/togo-suspends-russias-ride-hailing-app-yango    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:05:18

• Russia Is Behind Viral Disinformation Targeting Walz, Intelligence Official Says https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-10-22/russia-is-behind-viral-disinformation-targeting-walz-intelligence-official-says spreading via SOCIAL CONTROL MEDIA    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:08:20

• Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status https://lwn.net/Articles/995186/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:08:54

• Linus Torvalds Comments On The Russian Linux Maintainers Being Delisted https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/10/23/2035248/linus-torvalds-comments-on-the-russian-linux-maintainers-being-delisted    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:09:53

• Russia Amplified Hurricane Disinformation https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-10-24/russia-amplified-hurricane-disinformation-to-drive-americans-apart-researchers-find    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:10:26

• Westland greenhouse grower fined for breaking labor law with Ukrainian migrant workers https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/24/westland-greenhouse-grower-fined-breaking-labor-law-ukrainian-migrant-workers    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:24:04

• Experimental Astrophysics https://xkcd.com/3000/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:24:22

• Temperature Scales https://xkcd.com/3001/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:25:01

• RNAWorld https://xkcd.com/3002/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:25:06

• TikTok itself is the real problem https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2024-10-18/kindness-influencers-on-tiktok-give-money-to-strangers-why-is-that-controversial    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:27:20

• cbc turning tiktok gossip into national news? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/postpartum-moms-tiktok-1.7355783    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:27:55

• Privacy in TikTok is not possible, so this is misleading nonsense https://www.maketecheasier.com/tiktok-privacy-settings/    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:29:09

• Not just IBM's CMO position in flux https://www.axios.com/2024/05/01/ibm-sarah-meron-chief-communications-officer    

posted Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 20:47:12