Roy Schestowitz

• Microsoft’s Edge Browser Is Slipping Down The Charts ☞ https://news.itsfoss.com/microsoft-edge-browser-losing/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:36:15

• Renesas RZ/T2H Cortex-A55/R52 industrial MPU and Dev Board support EtherCAT, PROFINET, and TSN ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/03/renesas-rz-t2h-cortex-a55-r52-industrial-mpu-and-dev-board-support-ethercat-profinet-and-tsn/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:36:42

• Understanding US-Angola security cooperation and military partnership ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/joint/diplomacy-a-peace/understanding-us-angola-security-cooperation-and-military-partnership/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:40:21

• Yoon 'created the rhetoric of a national security crisis' in South Korea, analyst says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241203-yoon-created-the-rhetoric-of-a-national-security-crisis-in-south-korea-analyst-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:40:37

• Jimmy Lai tells trial it was his ‘honest belief’ Western sanctions on China could stop Beijing from imposing security law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/03/jimmy-lai-tells-trial-it-was-his-honest-belief-western-sanctions-on-china-could-stop-beijing-from-imposing-security-law/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:41:11

• Openwashing front group of Microsoft wants some fools to sponsor Microsoft lobbying ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/driving-open-source-forward-make-your-impact-in-2025    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:42:25

• Here is Microsoft's front group OSI shilling proprietary GitHub; Microsoft pays OSI to attack Open Source. ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/improving-open-source-security-with-the-new-github-secure-open-source-fund    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:43:08

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1134.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:54:05

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posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:54:12

• "Dolphin now maintains official Flatpak repositories, making it far easier for Linux gamers to install and run the latest versions of the Dolphin emulator." https://www.howtogeek.com/dolphin-emulator-flatpak-repo-launch/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:55:19

• Canonical Partners with Qualcomm to Deliver an Ubuntu Image for the Edge AI RB3 Gen 2 Vision Kit https://www.hackster.io/news/canonical-partners-with-qualcomm-to-deliver-an-ubuntu-image-for-the-edge-ai-rb3-gen-2-vision-kit-ac7716bd7fa9    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:55:59

• "People will argue about Snaps, but for the majority of normal users — it just doesn't matter in the slightest. I use the Spotify, Thunderbird, Telegram and other Snaps and they work great and are kept nicely up to date without me even needing to do anything." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-best-linux-distribution-for-gaming-in-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:56:32

• Telling people to give Microsoft money or give money through Microsoft is incredibly foolish and dangerous https://blog.adafruit.com/2024/12/03/giving-tuesday-sponsoring-on-github-debian-ubuntu-php-packaging-givingtuesday/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:58:06

• Join us today for Ars Live: How Asahi Linux ports open software to Apple’s hardware https://arstechnica.com/apple/2024/12/join-us-tomorrow-for-ars-live-how-asahi-linux-ports-open-software-to-apples-hardware/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:59:01

• "If you've ever wanted to see what Linux was all about but didn't want to go through the steps of installing it, this site offers a great option." https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-test-all-the-best-linux-distros-right-in-your-web-browser-with-this-site/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 00:59:33

• Hammerspace Announces Contributions to the Linux Kernel for Enterprise and HPC-AI Storage https://insidehpc.com/2024/12/hammerspace-announces-contributions-to-the-linux-kernel-for-enterprise-and-hpc-ai-storage/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:00:38

• A variant of the old FUD https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-devices-are-being-hit-by-logofail-vulnerability-bootkitty-installed http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/30/Proving_Yet_Again_That_Techrights_Was_Right_About_UEFI_Secure_B.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:03:09

• "migrate legacy Microsoft .NET applications to Linux." https://www.geekwire.com/2024/an-easy-button-to-get-off-windows-amazon-offers-ai-to-move-legacy-microsoft-apps-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:04:58

• "Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.8 as the latest stable version of this immutable and systemd-free distribution derived from Debian GNU/Linux and built on top of the KDE Plasma desktop environment." https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-3-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-12-better-support-for-nvidia-users    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:06:18

• "Could EasyOS Scarthgap 6.5 be the perfect alternative for those tired of the status quo? It certainly has the potential. Lightweight, experimental, and packed with innovative features, it may well challenge the dominance of both Windows 11 and mainstream Linux offerings." https://betanews.com/2024/12/03/is-easyos-scarthgap-6-5-the-perfect-alternative-to-windows-11-and-mainstream-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:06:44

• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Boosts Linux Driver Support Ahead of Launch of Versal2 Evaluation Kits for AI-Driven Embedded Systems https://finance.yahoo.com/news/advanced-micro-devices-amd-boosts-111824181.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:07:40

• Qt for MCUs 2.9 Brings a Zephyr Backend, Linux Support, Functional Safety Features https://www.hackster.io/news/qt-for-mcus-2-9-brings-a-zephyr-backend-linux-support-functional-safety-features-bf97adf25fcc    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:08:15

• "Nitrux offers a fresh perspective on what an operating system can be. Designed for speed and simplicity, it delivers a streamlined experience with its unique NX Desktop and lightweight foundation. It feels modern, responsive, and uncluttered -- an ideal choice for those who value efficiency and aesthetics." https://betanews.com/2024/12/03/today-is-the-day-say-goodbye-to-microsoft-windows-11-nitrux-linux-3-8-0-is-the-os-youve-been-waiting-for/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:08:43

• "Nitrux offers a fresh perspective on what an operating system can be. Designed for speed and simplicity, it delivers a streamlined experience with its unique NX Desktop and lightweight foundation. It feels modern, responsive, and uncluttered" https://betanews.com/2024/12/03/today-is-the-day-say-goodbye-to-microsoft-windows-11-nitrux-linux-3-8-0-is-the-os-youve-been-waiting-for/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:08:54

• "New since last covering include: DREDGE, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Overcooked! 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld and STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/prime-gaming-december-3rd-edition-new-titles-coming-twice-this-week-lots-for-steam-deck-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:09:45

• "Dinos are lazy, dino babies are clueless. The company is going extinct. Run fast." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vGujLDw    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:11:23

• Linux Unveils Real-Time Computing And Hardware Boosts https://www.opensourceforu.com/2024/12/linux-unveils-real-time-computing-and-hardware-boosts/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:12:13

• Nitrux 3.8.0 Is Among The Last Distro Releases In 2024 https://news.itsfoss.com/nitrux-3-8-0/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:14:07

• "No word on when it will be in the stable release yet though." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/looks-like-discord-finally-fixed-linux-screen-and-audio-sharing-with-wayland/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:18:15

• The Microsoft operatives that bribe the media to lay off 8% of staff https://www.prweek.com/article/1898672/edelman-lays-off-330-people-amid-expected-8-drop-us-revenue    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:39:39

• Ubisoft Confirms Rumored Layoffs Because Of XDefiant’s Shutdown https://gameranx.com/updates/id/519425/article/ubisoft-confirms-rumored-layoffs-because-of-xdefiants-shutdown/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:41:20

• "Microsoft uses the services of Edelman. One notable example is the laptops giveaway." http://techrights.org/wiki/Edelman/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:42:09

• Ubisoft continues freefall as publisher shutters free-to-play shooter XDefiant, reportedly closing studios https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/ubisoft-xdefiant-shuttered-report-layoffs    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:43:20

• PayPal to cut up to 85 Irish jobs in second round of layoffs this year    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:43:57

• VW recalls more than 4,600 vehicles over battery overheating concerns https://www.timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2024-12-04-vw-recalls-more-than-4600-vehicles-over-battery-overheating-concerns/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:44:17

• XDefiant servers are closing in June as Ubisoft announces more layoffs https://headtopics.com/us/xdefiant-servers-are-closing-in-june-as-ubisoft-announces-62909805    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:45:26

• "The ROG Ally is a fantastic handheld gaming PC, robbed of its full potential by the default operating system it ships with. Fortunately, Bazzite is here to save the day." ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/03/5-reasons-you-should-run-bazzite-linux-on-your-rog-ally/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:58:45

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1000591/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 01:59:05

• "Aji Fama Jobe is a digital creator, IT consultant, blogger, and tech community leader from The Gambia" ☛ https://www.eff.org/pages/speaking-freely-aji-fama-jobe | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:05:05

• "Our Surveillance Self-Defense guides are a great place to start your journey of securing yourself against digital threats" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/top-ten-eff-digital-security-resources-people-concerned-about-incoming-trump | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:05:40

• "he SMD Crystal Radio That Wasn’t" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/03/fail-of-the-week-the-smd-crystal-radio-that-wasnt/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:06:50

• "Fluke Meter Fails With A Simple Problem" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/fluke-meter-fails-with-a-simple-problem/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:07:04

• Reports Detail Forced Youth Conscription in Ethiopia ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/12/reports-detail-forced-youth-conscription-in-ethiopia/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:07:40

• Barriers still exist for disabled people in journalism ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/disabled-people-journalism-barriers-bbc/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:12:07

• Al-Shabaab Could Capitalize on Somalia-Ethiopia Tensions ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/12/al-shabaab-could-capitalize-on-somalia-ethiopia-tensions/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:12:45

• U.N. Honors 25 Years of Protecting African Civilians ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2024/12/u-n-honors-25-years-of-protecting-african-civilians/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:13:05

• Taiwan watching Chinese carrier movements as sources say war games may start this weekend ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/taiwan-watching-chinese-carrier-movements-as-sources-say-war-games-may-start-this-weekend    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:20:25

• 6 non tech things you wish you had done before being breached ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/6-non-tech-things-you-wish-you-had-done-before-being-breached/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:20:45

• Homicides decline as crackdown on high-impact crime intensifies: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/arrests-climb-homicides-decline-mananera-recapped-dec-3-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:21:13

• Marcos disavows Philippine impeachment case against Vice-President Duterte ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/marcos-disavows-philippine-impeachment-case-against-v-p-duterte    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:21:30

• AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT has a 220W TDP according to Seasonic's online PSU calculator — two 8-pin power plugs required, it says ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-8800-xt-has-a-220w-tdp-according-to-seasonics-online-psu-calculator-two-8-pin-power-plugs-required-it-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:21:55

• South Korea president declares martial law amidst political turmoil, with Parliament rejecting the move ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/south-korean-president-declares-martial-law-amidst-political-turmoil-with-parliament-rejecting-the-move/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:27:38

• "increasingly polarized world" = a world where some loud fringe minority says that men acting like men is deeply offensive and "hateful"? ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/12/02/modern-masculinity-the-quest-for-good/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:28:58

• Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/03/chad-chronister-dea-pick-withdraws/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:30:50

• Malaysia proposes laws to arrest, obtain private data, in clampdown on harmful online content ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-proposes-laws-to-arrest-obtain-private-data-in-clampdown-on-harmful-online-content    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:31:01

• Piracy? Or sharing misframed as murder? ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/02/music-piracy-2023-eu-data/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:32:10

• Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/politics/wada-china-doping-olympics.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:32:23

• Turkey’s inflation drops slightly to 47.09% in November ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-inflation-drops-slightly-to-47-09-in-november-302370    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:32:39

• Windows TCO ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2024/12/03/building-cyber-resilience-against-ransomware-attacks/ https://techrights.org/o/2021/05/02/ransomware-task-force/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:33:28

• Common Disinfectant in US Drinking Water Has Scientists Concerned ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/common-disinfectant-in-us-drinking-water-has-scientists-concerned    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:33:58

• Experiment Reveals How Pressure to Tip Can Unexpectedly Backfire ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experiment-reveals-how-pressure-to-tip-can-unexpectedly-backfire    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:34:41

• Scientists Shifted People's Day by Just 5 Hours – Here's What Happened ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-shifted-peoples-day-by-just-5-hours-heres-what-happened    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:34:57

• Orcas Are Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats, And Scientists Are Stumped ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/orcas-are-wearing-dead-salmon-as-hats-and-scientists-are-stumped    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:35:14

• Genes Older Than Animal Life Itself Were Inserted Into Mice. Here's What Happened. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/genes-older-than-animal-life-itself-were-inserted-into-mice-heres-what-happened    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:35:26

• Mysterious 'Snake Person' Head From 7,500 Years Ago Raises Questions ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-snake-person-head-from-7500-years-ago-raises-questions    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:35:59

• This Massive Underwater Mountain Range Was Made by a 'Moving' Hotspot ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-massive-underwater-mountain-range-was-made-by-a-moving-hotspot    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:36:18

• Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-link-to-gut-bacteria-suggests-an-unexpected-simple-treatment    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:36:31

• I’m an oncology dietitian — the best pizza toppings to reduce your risk of cancer ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/lifestyle/oncology-dietitian-reveals-best-pizza-toppings-to-reduce-cancer-risk/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:37:17

• Knocked Loose Says ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ After Jimmy Kimmel Performance ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/03/knocked-loose-says-sorry-not-sorry-after-jimmy-kimmel-performance/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:38:15

• "ban lawyers from visiting clients at police stations" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russian-officials-want-to-ban-lawyers-from-visiting-clients-at-police-stations | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:39:10

• "undesirable" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russia-declares-the-satanic-temple-undesirable | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:39:33

• Qt 6.8 Software Bill of Materials ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.8-software-bill-of-materials    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:39:59

• DeSmog ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/03/desmog-announces-geoff-dembicki-as-global-managing-editor/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:40:56

• "maybe higher gas bills" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/03/eqts-bulldog-has-d-c-in-his-grip-with-profits-and-maybe-higher-gas-bills-on-the-horizon/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:41:24

• "Net Zero" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/03/capp-president-abandons-net-zero-message-at-exclusive-industry-event/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:41:33

• Pluralistic: Canada sues Surveillance Giant Google (03 Dec 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/03/clementsy/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:41:50

• House Democrats slam Cuomo over COVID nursing home order, saying he ‘interfered’ with death toll stats ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/us-news/house-democrats-slam-cuomo-over-covid-nursing-home-order-saying-he-interfered-with-death-toll-stats/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:42:13

• After the pandemic, more Native American students don’t want to return to school ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2024/1203/Indigenous-Native-American-chronic-absenteeism-schools-attendance    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:42:27

• "After the pandemic"... in the UK we have like 50,000 more deaths per year than before (source: ONS, British government). If it's not the jabs playing a role in these, is the pandemic still ongoing and killing so many?    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:43:46

• Government, you choose: is the jab destroying lives or is the COVID-19 pandemic not over? You need to study this.    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:44:33

• But they're rather obstruct, just like with the blood transfusion scandal and HORIZON    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:45:10

• The net impact is, people lose trust in their government; trust cannot be bought and it takes a long time (generations/decades) to rebuild/regain    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:46:00

• If people rush to their government for safety/protection and all they get offered is an e experimental (but not metaphorical) shot in the arm, then it'd better be good; otherwise it'll backfire on credibility (media, medical professionals, pharma companies, government)    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 02:47:45

• Air force for hire ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/podcast/air-force-for-hire/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:00:16

• It’s the Corruption, Stupid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-rahm-emanuel.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:00:30

• Tucker Carlson returns to Moscow ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/former-fox-news-host-tucker-carlson-returns-to-moscow-to-interview-russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:14:37

• "historic low" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/share-of-russians-savings-kept-in-cash-reaches-historic-low | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:16:36

• "not predetermined" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russian-central-bank-head-says-december-key-interest-rate-hike-possible-but-not-predetermined | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:16:54

• Video: Government moving 30,000 PCs from Abusive Monopolist Microsoft to LibreOffice ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/12/03/video-government-moving-30000-pcs-from-microsoft-to-libreoffice/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:18:04

• The Quest to Remove My Name From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-quest-to-remove-my-name-from    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:18:55

• Notepad++ Has "Anti-Elon Musk" Release ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/notepad-has-anti-elon-musk-release    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:19:15

• Valencia floods: Human tragedy and environmental disaster ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20241203-valencia-floods-human-tragedy-and-environmental-disaster    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:21:08

• Hong Kong’s deficit to double to HK$100 billion, finance chief Paul Chan warns ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/03/hong-kongs-deficit-to-double-to-hk100-billion-finance-chief-paul-chan-warns/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:22:23

• "The Art Of Recording Wavefronts" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/03/holograms-the-art-of-recording-wavefronts/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:22:57

• Egypt urged to reject new refugee law for violating international refugee rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/egypt-urged-to-reject-new-refugee-law-for-violating-international-refugee-rights/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:24:28

• Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/03/justice-department-reforms-federal-prisons-suicides/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:25:49

• Lady Gabriella breaks silence on husband’s ‘impulsive’ suicide at 45, blames ‘adverse reaction’ to his medication ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/entertainment/lady-gabriella-breaks-silence-on-husbands-impulsive-suicide/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:25:58

• What is happening at South Africa’s borders? ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/what-is-happening-at-south-africas-borders/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:26:26

• Russian journalist Nika Novak sentenced to 4 years in prison https://cpj.org/2024/11/russian-journalist-nika-novak-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:27:14

• Russia detains Crimean journalist Ediye Muslimova for 36 hours https://cpj.org/2024/11/russia-detains-crimean-journalist-ediye-muslimova-for-36-hours/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:27:31

• Russian ruble plunges amid fresh US sanctions https://www.dw.com/en/russian-ruble-plunges-amid-fresh-us-sanctions/a-70905425    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:32:55

• Russia in panic as US sanctions trigger ruble collapse https://www.dw.com/en/russia-in-panic-as-us-sanctions-trigger-ruble-collapse/a-70905425    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:33:13

• Drone Drops Paint Over Russian Embassy in Sweden https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-11-29/drone-drops-paint-over-russian-embassy-in-sweden    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:34:04

• Suspected Russian Spies Targeted Journalist With Facebook 'Honey Trap', UK Court Hears https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-02/suspected-russian-spies-targeted-journalist-with-facebook-honey-trap-uk-court-hears    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:36:15

• General Court: ‘Russian Warship, GO F**K YOURSELF’ non-distinctive http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/general-court-russian-warship-go-fk.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:36:59

• Carlsberg https://www.thelocal.dk/20241203/danish-brewing-giant-carlsberg-to-sell-off-russian-business    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:37:51

• Why protests in the country of Georgia matter https://www.vox.com/world-politics/389362/georgia-protests-eu-georgian-dream-russia    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:45:29

• Loaded question; it does not make you famous but merely a tool of the owners of the platform, in this case the Chinese Communist Party https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/11/26/how-often-should-you-post-on-tiktok-per-day-to-become-tiktok-famous/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:49:05

• TikTok elects https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-11-27/romanian-telecoms-regulator-calls-for-tiktok-suspension-pending-election-probe    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:51:19

• TikTok’s Role in Political Campaigns https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/11/28/tiktoks-role-in-political-campaigns-georgescus-strategy-and-romanias-push-for-suspension/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:51:40

• Xi and the guy who wines and dines with Trump are upset that a country does something about meddling https://www.dw.com/en/tiktok-meta-slam-australia-s-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/a-70909479    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:52:36

• Social control media subverts democracies https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/11/30/the-power-of-social-media-in-elections-lessons-from-romanias-tiktok-case-study/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:53:14

• Lobbyists of social control media oligarchs use false equivalences; jail is for people who did something wrong https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/too-young-for-tiktok-old-enough-for-jail-how-a-meaner-australia-treats-its-kids-20241201-p5kuvz.htm    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:54:03

• Advent Calendar Advent Calendar https://xkcd.com/3019/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:54:39

• Second Stage https://xkcd.com/3018/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:54:54

• Neutrino Modem https://xkcd.com/3017/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:55:06

• Microsoft lobby group on Hearing at the Bundestag https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202412.en.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/16/If_You_Donate_to_the_FSFE_You_Are_Funding_a_Microsoft_Front_Gro.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 03:56:09

• "1. Ingram Micro lays off 850: In a restructuring move, technology distributor Ingram Micro announced it will cut nearly 850 employees by the end of the first quarter of 2025." https://www.channele2e.com/news/channel-brief-ingram-micro-cuts-850-in-latest-layoffs    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 04:01:19

• iophk: "X" neé Twitter is hearsay not a source, where is the authoritative link to the DPA's web site's press release? https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russian-ship-reportedly-fired-signaling-ammunition-at-german-military-helicopter-in-baltic-sea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:01:33

• iophk: stolen kernel, license non-compliance leads to this https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-zyxel-firewall-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ ("CISA Warns of Zyxel Firewall Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks")    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:02:12

• "While Valve no longer sell their Steam Link hardware, the idea lives on as an app you can install across various devices and recently Valve upgraded the Steam Link app for the Raspberry Pi platform." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-link-gets-upgraded-for-raspberry-pi-5-and-raspberry-pi-bookworm/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:06:41

• "Valve released the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck today that includes a whole bunch of bug fixes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/steam-desktop-and-steam-deck-update-fixes-lots-of-bugs-for-game-recording-remote-play-rog-ally-x/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:07:44

• "chiaki-ng, the free and open source PlayStation Remote Play app has a new release out with several enhancements, and it should now work better on Steam Deck in Gaming Mode." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/open-source-playstation-remote-play-app-gets-improvements-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:09:08

• "Fanatical are celebrating their birthday and so they have a new bundle up, which gives you a chance to win some pretty big prizes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/you-can-win-a-steam-deck-meta-quest-3-vr-headset-and-more-with-fanatical/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:11:05

• "Seems like it's time to jump back into the world of The Long Dark" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/survival-game-the-long-dark-gets-a-big-update-with-a-deep-safehouse-customization-system/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:11:39

• "Powered by the Raspberry Pi 5, the incoming pilet devices from soulscircuit look like a chunky retro-tech enthusiasts wet dream and I want them." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/i-will-admit-i-had-a-nerdgasm-at-the-portable-pilet-mini-consoles-from-soulscircuit/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:12:15

• "While we've known for a while that Valve plan to get SteamOS Linux on devices other than the Steam Deck, we don't know when that will happen" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valves-new-branding-guidelines-hint-at-steam-decks-steamos-for-more-devices/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:13:07

• "Sean Penn Calls Trump's Reelection a 'Dangerous Clown Show'" https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/sean-penn-donald-trump-hunter-biden-1236233695/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:17:36

• "NATO chief says Russia weaponizing winter in its war in Ukraine" https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-chief-says-russia-weaponizing-winter-in-its-war-in-ukraine/7886632.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:17:48

• "Pardoning Hunter Biden" https://www.manton.org/2024/12/02/pardoning-hunter-biden.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:18:02

• "A Lot of People Apparently Watch Podcasts on YouTube Now – Pixel Envy" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/podcasts-on-youtube/ Google (US) censors what people say, what people are allowed to speak    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:18:28

• "Turkey’s inflation drops slightly to 47.09% in November" https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-inflation-drops-slightly-to-47-09-in-november-302370    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:18:46

• "Vladimir Putin does not want a peace deal. He wants to destroy Ukraine." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/vladimir-putin-does-not-want-a-peace-deal-he-wants-to-destroy-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:18:59

• "Ukrainian Official Says Regional Mayor Died After Torture In Russian Captivity" https://www.rferl.org/a/yevhen-matveyev-dniproprudne-torture-death-russian-custody/33226433.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:19:14

• "NATO Agrees To Prioritize Protecting Ukraine's Infrastructure" https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-ukraine-infrastructure-defense-priority-rutte-december-2024-/33226284.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:19:34

• "Big Ten fines Michigan, Ohio State $100k each for postgame brawl" https://kentwired.com/125032/world-nation/big-ten-fines-michigan-ohio-state-100k-each-for-postgame-brawl/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:19:48

• "Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI director pick, said disturbing things on podcasts" https://www.vox.com/politics/389481/kash-patel-trump-fbi-steve-bannon-podcast    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:20:03

• "The Download: The Russia-Ukraine war's effect on tech, and shaking up AI search" https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1107886/the-download-the-russia-ukraine-wars-effect-on-tech-and-shaking-up-ai-search/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:20:18

• "Open Source: „Ohne läuft nichts“" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2024/open-source-ohne-laeuft-nichts/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:22:01

• "The GOP Will Have One of the Narrowest House Majorities Seen in US History | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/the-gop-will-have-one-of-the-narrowest-house-majorities-seen-in-u-s-history/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:22:36

• "GOP Gerrymandering in NC “Tipped the Scales” of Congress, Outgoing Lawmaker Says | Truthout" https://truthout.org/articles/gop-gerrymandering-in-nc-tipped-the-scales-of-congress-outgoing-lawmaker-says/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:22:46

• "Ukrainian mayor dies in Russian captivity" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/05/ukrainian-mayor-dies-in-russian-captivity    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:23:06

• "Russian ship reportedly fired signaling ammunition at German military helicopter in Baltic Sea" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russian-ship-reportedly-fired-signaling-ammunition-at-german-military-helicopter-in-baltic-sea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:23:15

• "¿Publicidad en KDE? Sí, pero... ¡Se aceptan donativos!" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2024/12/04/publicidad-en-kde-si-pero-no/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:25:10

• No, delete Windows. And they don't mean encrypted, they mean companies that lie about things being 'encrypted'. "U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted [sic] apps amid cyberattack" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-officials-urge-americans-use-encrypted-apps-cyberattack-rcna182694    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:26:11

• "BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License" https://github.com/Vaultree/VENumML/blob/main/LICENSE    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:27:41

• "Any Parent Would Have Pardoned Hunter Biden" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/hunter-biden-pardon-parenthood/680870/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:28:02

• "Trump’s Predatory Version of ‘America First’" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/12/trumps-predatory-version-of-america-first/680875/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:28:18

• "South Korea’s swift rescue of freedom" https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/1204/South-Korea-s-swift-rescue-of-freedom    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:28:42

• "Saudi Arabia courts growing number of foreign investors" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/04/2024/saudi-arabia-courts-growing-number-of-foreign-investors    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:28:52

• "French government collapses, prime minister to resign. What’s next?" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/france-no-confidence-vote-government-collapse/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:29:01

• "South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt"    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:29:08

• "However, Positron is built using the same base as VS Code (a fork of Code OSS) which enables Positron to run R (and Python) through communication with a kernel. " https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/positron-vs-rstudio-is-it-time-to-switch/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:29:44

• "Positron vs RStudio – is it time to switch?" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/positron-vs-rstudio-is-it-time-to-switch/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:30:02

• "Nuevo canal de Youtube: Programación en R" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/nuevo-canal-de-youtube-programacion-en-r/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:30:11

• "A SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/12/04/cbp-facial-recognition-is-a-service-for-the-airline-industry/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:31:58

• Promotion of garbage, as if Microsoft controls their messaging. "How do artificial intelligence-driven development environments (AIDEs), impact novice programmers in time-sensitive situations?" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/does-ai-assisted-coding-boost-novice-programmers-skills-or-is-it-just-a-shortcut/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:32:44

• "Making new connections: from BridgeDB to Rdsys" ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/making-connections-from-bridgedb-to-rdsys/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:33:14

• Saving Living Jewels ☛ https://therevelator.org/ornamental-fish-trade/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:35:23

• abortion and skinnerboxes etc. ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/location-tracking-tools-endanger-abortion-access-lawmakers-must-act-now | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:36:03

• "Remember March 2020? Yeah, good times. As the unending pandemic began, we suddenly found ourselves closed for 18 months with no customers and no income except donations, and we did some triage." ☛ https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/12/03.html | Source: DNA Lounge    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:41:06

• "To level the playing field, Japan is looking towards a future where detection of illicit content will be less reliant on human intervention." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/japan-plans-ai-pilot-program-to-fight-manga-anime-piracy-241204/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:41:45

• "MP3.to is a nifty online tool that allows users to convert MP3s to dozens of other file formats." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/mp3-to-successfully-challenges-music-industrys-false-dmca-circumvention-takedown-241204/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:41:57

• "repeating the exact same script" ☛ https://www.404media.co/deepfake-youtube-ads-of-celebrities-promise-to-get-you-rock-hard/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:42:44

• "Microsoft has been sued in the UK to the tune of more than £1 billion over claims Redmond has been overcharging businesses for Windows Server licenses used on competing cloud platforms." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/lawsuit_microsoft_windows/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:43:46

• Microsoft front group targets Apple instead of Microsoft ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/free-software-foundation-europe-intervenes-in-landmark-apple-vs-european-commission-case/ | Source: EDRI http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/16/If_You_Donate_to_the_FSFE_You_Are_Funding_a_Microsoft_Front_Gro.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:46:21

• "Put simply, Microsoft is punishing UK businesses and organisations for using Google, Amazon and Alibaba for cloud computing by forcing them to pay more money for Windows Server" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/microsoft-faces-uk-lawsuit-over-cloud-computing-licences-1843722 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:46:35

• "Apple's restrictions on mobile browsers are limiting innovation and holding back new features that could benefit iPhone users, according to provisional findings published today by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/22/apple-browser-rules-stifle-innovation-cma/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:47:03

• "leaked to the press." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/microsoft_ftc_antitrust_leak/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:47:30

• Digital Restrictions (DRM)☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/microsoft_windows_11_tpm/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:49:32

• Also Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2545157/microsoft-doubles-down-still-wont-let-older-pcs-run-windows-11.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:49:40

• "The 2021 infrastructure bill is poised to deliver $42.5 billion in broadband subsidies to the states under a program called Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment (BEAD)." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/04/senator-ernst-wants-to-kill-billions-in-broadband-infrastructure-grants-for-no-coherent-reason/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:50:20

• "I know this is quite a long and technical post, so I figured it makes sense to put a conclusion about my experience near the beginning." ☛ https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2024-12-01-no-nat-november/ |    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:50:39

• "Tau participated in the tribunal proceedings related to the merger and signalled his support for the transaction on public interest grounds. In his notice of appeal to the competition appeal court last week" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/eff-breathes-fire-vodacom-maziv-deal/256358/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:50:58

• "The lawsuit [PDF] was filed by D.C. attorney general Brian Schwalb's office today in the District of Columbia Superior Court. It alleges that Amazon implemented a delivery "exclusion" for two east-D.C. areas, zip codes 20019 and 20020 in June 2022." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/washington_dc_amazon_prime/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:51:42

• "Cops in the Netherlands discovered the existence of Matrix while investigating the 2021 murder of crime reporter Peter de Vries" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/eurocop_crack_matrix/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:52:15

• "Wall Street–backed charity funds provide ultrawealthy donors with massive charitable tax breaks — yet operate without any requirement to ever distribute the money to working charities." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/12/ultrawealthy-charity-funds-dark-money/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:52:57

• "The group said the thief smashed the van’s passenger window, and took cameras and laptops used on stage" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/03/british-band-robbed-at-gunpoint-during-their-first-us-tour-stop/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:54:09

• "In late November, a woman posted a photo of herself proudly holding her PhD thesis along with the announcement that she had successfully defended her dissertation." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/389480/twitter-x-harassment-women | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:54:32

• "As is often the case when Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns are raised during evidence suppression efforts, this one involves alleged possession of child sexual abuse material." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/04/federal-court-says-dismantling-a-phone-to-install-firmware-isnt-a-search-even-if-was-done-to-facilitate-a-search/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:55:16

• "In reality, most Second Amendment enthusiasts aren’t arming themselves to prevent the government from being overtaken by authoritarians." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/03/texas-legislators-think-drones-armed-with-tasers-and-pepper-spray-will-stop-school-shootings/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:55:39

• "During the next few days, the survivors began to tell the story of the rapidly spreading fire that was fueled by an ad hoc repair to a hydraulic line that burst right next to a sizzling hot fryer for cooking chicken." ☛ https://louplummer.lol/what-passes-for-justice/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:56:02

• "A report released Wednesday marked the conclusion of the investigation that began six months after Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton as five officers tried to arrest him after he fled a traffic stop." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-04/memphis-police-use-excessive-force-and-discriminate-against-black-people-justice-department-finds | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:56:47

• "Many are low-income and disabled, unable to work traditional jobs and therefore living off meager Social Security payments." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tenant-union-organizing-rent/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:57:20

• "So what follows – my individual take on writing for Jason – is both unusually personal and also impertinent. Because I might easily be mistaken. But that’s all part of it." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/12/how-to-spot-an-excellent-editor | Source: New Statesman    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:58:44

• "The reporter was working for TV station Unitel, covering widespread protests by supporters of Bolivia’s former president as they blocked roads across the country." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/journalists-in-bolivia-face-attacks-verbal-assaults/7887566.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:59:10

• "Trump drew global outrage for publicly defending the Saudi regime in the wake of the assassination, even after U.S. intelligence agencies established that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorized Khashoggi’s murder." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-offers-pentagon-job-to-billionaire-whose-firm-trained-journalists-killers/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 07:59:40

• "The 8th Amed Book Fair has begun in cooperation with the Amed Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DTSO) and TÜYAP Fair Organization." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/culture/police-confiscate-four-books-at-8th-amed-book-fair-76656 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:00:18

• "Fears of wider political unrest have intensified since the passage of the so-called transparency of foreign influence law and Georgia’s Oct. 26 parliamentary elections" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/04/caught-in-riots-georgias-protesters-say-they-must-choose-between-europe-and-russia-a87221 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:00:48

• "Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences in Tehran's notorious Evin prison on charges including spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-04/iranian-nobel-prize-winner-mohammadi-released-from-jail-for-medical-treatment | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:01:05

• "Florida’s SB 7072 Texas’s HB 20 were enacted in 2021, and they’ve already been the subject of extensive litigation." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/04/elon-musk-should-be-shouting-about-the-florida-and-texas-social-media-laws-but-are-you-surprised-that-hes-not/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:01:35

• "The next day, however, Kenya experienced a countrywide loss in [Internet] connectivity." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/analysts-troubled-by-trend-of-internet-social-media-shutdowns-in-africa/7887615.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:02:01

• "offensive or threatening text messages, even if expressed sarcastically, jokingly between close friends or loved ones" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/irish-man-faces-years-dubai-prison-under-uae-cybercrime-laws-sending-threatening-emojis-1729200 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:02:36

• "The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their legacy is being reclaimed as Ukraine fights to preserve its cultural heritage." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/europe/stalin-ukraine-writers-war.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:02:59

• "touted the potential of automated fact-checking services" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ai-fact-belief-false-headlines.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:04:53

• "Vladimir Putin has appointed an infamous propagandist from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s old media empire" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/05/putin-adds-infamous-propagandist-to-russia-s-presidential-human-rights-council | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:05:09

• "Iryna Sedova, an expert of the Crimean Human Rights Group, supports the official indictment." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prepares-children-occupied-ukraine-war/33217789.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:05:30

• "Wazawaka" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/u-s-offered-10m-for-hacker-just-arrested-by-russia/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:09:15

• Charlatan "Altman addressed concerns about Musk's announced role" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/openai-chief-believes-musk-will-not-abuse-government-power/articleshow/115989057.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:09:43

• Spy centre of company in deep debt but government cooperation ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-to-build-10-billion-ai-data-center-in-louisiana-as-elon-musk-expands-his-tennessee-ai-facility/articleshow/115989598.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:10:14

• When you put back doors in everything ☛ https://therecord.media/salt-typhoon-csrb-review | Source: The Record http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/24/ESET_Finds_Rootkits_Does_Not_Explain_How_They_Get_Installed_Med.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:10:55

• "The scope of the Chinese government [intrusion] campaign came into further focus on Wednesday" ☛ https://therecord.media/eight-telcos-breached-salt-typhoon-nsc | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:11:12

• "The guidance follows the discovery of a large-scale cyberattack campaign against U.S. telecommunications companies." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/04/us-urges-use-encrypted-messaging-apps-following-salt-typhoon-hack/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:11:41

• "Simon spoke with El Reg a day after FBI and CISA officials briefed reporters on the massive cyber-espionage campaign" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/tmobile_cso_telecom_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:14:15

• "The FBI, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-senators-vow-action-after-briefing-on-chinese-salt-typhoon-telecom-hacking/7887625.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:15:31

• "Grove retired as CEO in 1998 and as chairman in 2005." ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2024/12/andy_grove_was_right | Source: John Gruber    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:15:44

• "super-cycle" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/ai-and-the-2024-elections.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:15:53

• "hawks, which killed a number of crows" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/hawaiian-crows-alala.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:16:56

• "The Hawaiian crow, or ‘alalā, has been extinct in the wild since 2002" ☛ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hawaiian-crows-return-to-the-wild-where-they-are-guides-to-lost-souls/ | Source: Scientific American    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:17:14

• "Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/researchers-discover-how-starfish-cut-ties-with-their-limbs-72380 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:17:43

• "International authorities believe she was much more than that." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/operation-destabilise-money-laundering/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:20:43

• "Bitcoin rose above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-04/bitcoin-tops-100-000-on-optimism-over-trump-crypto-plans | Source: US News And World Report http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:20:51

• "The cryptocurrency's value has doubled this year" ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/bitcoin-surpasses-100000-after-trump-picks-crypto-advocate-to-lead-sec/articleshow/115989843.cms | Source: India Times http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:21:00

• "Hyderabad, a key hub for data centres in India, remains unfazed by mild tremors felt in the city on Wednesday" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/experts-shrug-off-tremor-fears-for-data-centres-in-hyderabad-1844143 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:21:09

• "Cuba says it has begun restoring power after the island's electrical grid collapsed Wednesday morning" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-electric-grid-collapse-1.7400635 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:21:19

• "The City of Edinburgh Council is talking to four potential operators" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/electric-bike-hire-scheme-edinburgh-council-transport-committee-summer-4894305 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:21:34

• "for potential other mine subsidence to take place" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51203830/conditions-in-abandoned-mine-are-too-dangerous-for-crew-searching-for-pennsylvania-woman | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:22:36

• "We are circling, and I would say that the only good thing is that there’s momentum from a growing number of countries who do support the measures that are needed" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/un-plastics-treaty-hit-stalemate-as-petrostates-russia-saudi-arabia-block-deal/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:23:21

• "first-of-its-kind law called the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-to-delay-deforestation-law-but-wont-water-it-down/a-70728269 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:23:59

• "On Tuesday, scientists gathered in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss climate change with journalists from the Southern Africa Development Community region." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/unesco-says-education-about-climate-change-is-essential-in-southern-africa/7886128.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:24:25

• "CNN is reporting that according to an unnamed source in law enforcement" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/4/24313480/lyft-united-health-ceo-shooter-escaped-citi-bike-cooperating-authorities | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:25:36

• "A data scientist named Riley, who goes by @rtwlz on X, dropped a bombshell post" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/04/civilian-may-have-tracked-location-of-healthcare-ceo-assassin-citi-bike/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:25:46

• Netflix very deep in debt https://techpoint.africa/2024/12/04/netflix-denies-plans-to-exit-nigerian-market-amidst-rumours/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:30:18

• "aquatic drones to protect cables" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/nato_navy_drone/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:31:19

• "In recent years, the Army has prioritized modernizing its modeling and simulations" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/digital-show-dailies/itsec/2024/12/04/new-army-funded-tech-creates-realistic-terrain-avatars-in-simulations/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:31:33

• "confusion that defined Trump’s first administration" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/12/04/2024/trumps-transition-running-into-a-litany-of-early-problems | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:31:54

• "described Ashley Thomas, a 37-year-old" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/opinion/trump-patel-vought-project-2025.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:32:50

• "readiness a top priority for the service" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2024/12/04/space-force-racing-to-meet-training-testing-demands/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:33:25

• US bailout for failing company: "OpenAI is announcing that its technology will be deployed directly on the battlefield." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1107897/openais-new-defense-contract-completes-its-military-pivot/ | Source: MIT Technology Review https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:34:32

• Bailout for aggressive company that attacks people and their works ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anduril-defense/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:34:57

• "I want the American people to see the impacts of this current border situation" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-12-04/texas-raises-alarm-over-rising-number-of-unaccompanied-children-at-the-border.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:35:22

• "An operation led by HTS, with roots in Al Qaeda, and rebels allied to Turkey have made their move" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-03/jihadists-rebel-groups-kurds-whos-who-in-the-offensive-against-the-syrian-regime.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:35:40

• "UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was shot and killed Wednesday morning outside the Hilton" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2024/12/04/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-killed-outside-investor-conference-in-new-york-city/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:36:01

• "chief executive of UnitedHealthcare" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooting.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:36:28

• "Based on the evidence we have so far" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-health-care-ceo-brian-thompson-shot-nyc-1.7400711 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:36:57

• "Under the new order, the theory part of the driving test will be available in Lithuanian" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2429798/driving-tests-in-lithuania-to-take-place-only-in-eu-languages | Source: LRT    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:37:34

• "The United States has charged a Russian woman who engaged with anti-war opposition activists" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/03/us-charges-russian-woman-over-fsb-contacts-reports-a87211 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:38:12

• "The FBI has charged Nomma Zarubina, a Russian national living in New York" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/from-voa-russian-russian-woman-in-new-york-accused-of-working-for-the-fsb-what-is-known-about-her-/7886184.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:38:45

• "Yet the actual figure could be much higher, but we can't find it out" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-demands-russia-return-kidnapped-children/7887512.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:39:07

• "In the US, the Top 10 Songs on TikTok inspired 140 million creations on the platform globally" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/04/tiktok-trends-top-tracks-of-2024/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:39:32

• "we also need a broad coalition that includes but is not limited to socialists" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/12/resistance-donald-trump-socialists-organizing/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:40:11

• "arrested on possible charges of providing false information" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fbi-nomma-zarubina-fsb-agent-charge-tomsk-siberia/33224914.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:41:15

• "If you want to know what’s next for security in Europe, then watch the Nordic-Baltic nations." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-the-nordic-baltic-states-are-leading-the-way-on-european-security/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:41:38

• "Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/ac-turkey-defense-journal/how-nato-learns-and-adapts-to-modern-warfare/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:49:34

• tiktok is a weapon ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-russia-election-interference-tiktok/33227010.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:49:44

• "Georgescu's polarizing election campaign videos on TikTok have been viewed millions of times" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/will-tiktok-decide-the-presidential-election-in-romania/a-70954832 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:50:16

• "The platform has catalysed the electoral content of an extremist candidate" ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/tiktok-catalyses-extremist-views-and-breaches-electoral-legislation-in-romania/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:50:27

• "US researchers developed a technology to detect land mines indirectly" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/this-laser-system-can-locate-landmines-with-high-accuracy/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:50:48

• "just-released Apple Intelligence" = more spying by GAFAM ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-tim-cook-wants-apple-to-literally-save-your-life/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:51:38

• "A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/iverify-spyware-detection-tool-nso-group-pegasus/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:51:50

• "KB5046740, which emerged on November 21, represents the final non-security preview release for 2024 (although there will be a monthly security release in December)." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/microsoft_update_recall_bug/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:52:21

• "In other words, by placing the sanctity of copyright above all else, the Piracy Shield system could be turned against any aspect of Italian society with just a few keyboard commands." ☛ https://walledculture.org/why-italys-piracy-shield-risks-moving-from-tiresome-digital-farce-to-serious-national-tragedy/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:52:48

• "EPIC writes in support of SB 659, the Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act. We commend Senator Bayer for crafting a bill that provides meaningful privacy protections for Michiganders." ☛ https://epic.org/documents/testimony-on-michigan-personal-data-privacy-act/ | Source: EPIC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:53:02

• "A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyber-espionage campaign carried out by a Chinese [intrusion] group dubbed “Salt Typhoon”, a senior US official told journalists on Wednesday." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/04/chinese-hackers-american-cell-phones | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:53:26

• "The only thing I want to say is to corporations who have a similiar message—if you are going to bother putting a phone number to inform of email delivery errors" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/12/04.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:53:43

• Windows TCO: "The American branch of Stoli, which imports and distributes Stoli brands in the United States" ☛ https://www.exponential-e.com/blog/ransomware-hit-vodka-maker-stoli-files-for-bankruptcy-in-the-united-states | Source: Exponential-e Ltd    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:54:20

• "price collusion" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2024/12/03/ai-enabled-price-collusion-ensures-the-rent-is-too-damn-high.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:55:28

• "First off, that’s two words. But the real miss was overlooking the rightful winner, “slop,” which was on the dictionary publisher’s short list for word of the year." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/03/slop-word-of-the-year/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:55:51

• "Technological Dead End" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/03/why-generative-ais-lack-of-modularity-means-it-cant-be-meaningfully-open-is-unreliable-and-is-a-technological-dead-end/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:56:05

• "The youth are addicted to generative AI models — but their parents have no idea what their kids actually use them for." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/teens-relationships-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:56:35

• Mac   

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:59:33

• "I live a multi-Mac lifestyle. It’s a luxury, but mighty close to a necessity if I want to keep my work life and personal life (which includes freelance projects) separate." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/12/kvm-2024-one-switch-to-rule-them-all/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 08:59:42

• "Ten years as a desktop Mac user was a lot of fun. I had an iMac, iMac Pro, and Mac Studio, and I enjoyed them all." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2544544/why-im-done-with-desktop-macs.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:00:01

• "In November, Microsoft confirmed there would be no reprieve for the apps." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/03/windows_mail_calendar_support/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:00:19

• "Windows 10 has made modest gains, according to fresh figures from Statcounter." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/windows_11_market_share/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:00:52

• "But the end result was a sour taste in the recipient’s mouth." ☛ https://danq.me/2024/12/04/a-friend-used-ai-to-wish-me-happy-birthday/ | Source: Dan Q    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:01:14

• "misinformation about AI" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2024/12/03/misinformation-expert-used-ai-to-draft-testimony-containing-misinformation-about-ai/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:41:08

• "it’s state-of-the-art exploitation" ☛ https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2024/12/04/its-not-ai-its-state-of-the-art-exploitation/ | Source: La Quadature Du Net    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:41:27

• "Though she didn't get into it too much, the former OpenAI-er said that she decided to leave because she was troubled by changes at the company over the past year or so." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-safety-researcher-quits-agi | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:42:00

• "AI-driven and deepfake-enabled cyberattacks are anticipated to become increasingly prevalent in 2025 with sectors like healthcare and finance most prone targets, according to a recent report." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-driven-deepfake-enabled-cyberattacks-to-rise-in-2025-healthcarefinance-sectors-at-risk-report/articleshow/115976846.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:42:19

• "the more AI content is used for creative purposes the worse its output will be because it “eats its own tail”." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/dec/05/doctor-who-steven-moffatt-russell-davies-ai | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:42:56

• "The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-11667 (CVSS score of 7.5), is a high-severity flaw affecting the web management interface of Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, and USG20(W)-VPN series devices." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-zyxel-firewall-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:43:19

• "Reach plc, formerly Trinity Mirror, owns UK tabloids the Daily Mirror and Daily Express and many local newspapers around the country." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/04/uk-local-papers-go-weird-as-reach-pivots-to-ai-from-journalism/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:43:34

• "Safari isn’t any better with battery life. I feel like that needs to be shared more as it’s very strong folk tech wisdom that Chrome eats battery and Safari does not, which is apparently not true at all, and might be the opposite." ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2024/12/04/attempting-a-safari-move/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:43:52

• "I had justified my social media habit as a necessary function of my job" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/12/quitting-social-media-gave-me-a-new-creed-only-disconnect | Source: New Statesman    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:45:22

• "Nicknamed zombie deer disease, CWD is an incurable illness that affects cervid or deer family members" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chronic-wasting-disease-bc-hunters-1.7399127 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:46:05

• "A presentation of the plan, reviewed by Marine Corps Times, shows a timeline of milestones" ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2024/12/03/marines-take-steps-to-hack-human-performance-with-data/ | Source: USMC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:46:36

• "Prior to the closure of its border with the US" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/a-parasite-that-eats-cattle-alive-is-creeping-north-toward-the-us/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:46:56

• "Well, because they actually worked." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/mx80.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:47:42

• "What made the DX7 special was its novel approach to sound generation." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/dx7.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:49:16

• "The Department of Education covers an estimated 9 percent of K-12 school funding" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/teachers-public-schools-education/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:53:35

• "The school is one of higher education’s biggest supporters of D.E.I." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/university-of-michigan-dei.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:53:42

• "There are more, but my point is not to prove to Christians that they have a moral obligation to the foreigner and the immigrant" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/03/the-right-has-made-the-truth-political-teachers-are-nonetheless-obligated-to-speak-it/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:54:00

• "Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2024" ☛ https://kodsnack.se/international/616/ | Source: Kodsnack    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:54:28

• "13 times as much RNA" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-of-orange-cats-finally-uncovered-after-60-year-search | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 09:59:19

• "In R, missing values are denoted by NA (Not Available)." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/how-to-find-and-count-missing-values-in-r-a-comprehensive-guide-with-examples/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:00:16

• "I was thinking to myself that I have read many fascinating things over the last while, but haven’t shared them." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/04/things-i-have-been-reading/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:04:37

• "Manu isn’t a fan of Substack, and he’s got two big reasons why: it takes control away from creators" ☛ https://kevquirk.com/blog/on-substack-and-blogging | Source: Kev Quirk    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:05:11

• "I’m fucking tired of living in a society where everything is monetised" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/on-blogging-substacking-and-owning-digital-real-estate | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:05:48

• "I’ve championed owning your own website for a while now" ☛ https://justinvollmer.com/posts/2024/12/you-should-have-a-website/ | Source: Justin Vollmer    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:06:12

• "Personally, I’ve attempted to write more often, but consistency is still a struggle." ☛ https://justinvollmer.com/posts/2024/12/seconding-the-call-to-blog-more-often/ | Source: Justin Vollmer    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:07:00

• "Last summier I concluded the #100daystooffload challenge (on Gopher)." ☛ https://box.matto.nl/orgjournal-with-prompts.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:07:14

• "Finding a balance between prepping for future or doing repeated work is not easy." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/three-is-a-pattern/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:07:21

• "This article elaborates why engineering grading systems don’t work and what to do instead." ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/engineering-grading-systems | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:11:03

• "This short post elaborates why best practices should be taken with a grain of salt" ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/best-practice | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:12:01

• "Typically, a technical writer takes the product created by a development team" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/documentation-development-and-design-for-technical-authors | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:12:18

• "Looking through the articles I’ve started but never finished" ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/build-failure-rate-from-build-times | Source: Chris    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:13:21

• "With the static interface, we are creating a static family of types" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2024/12/04/crtp-vs-concepts | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:14:17

• "When I am writing documentation" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/04/pattern-define-once-reference-everywhere/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:14:36

• "Fantastic idea number 1: the /info endpoint didn’t tell us our location, but it did tell us our precise" ☛ https://robertheaton.com/pymyflyspy/ | Source: Robert Heaton    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:15:07

• "Although I am now mostly comfortable with Rust" ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2024/12/04/you-can-move-unpin/ | Source: Quentin Santos    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:15:28

• "The GSS dataset contains hundreds of columns." ☛ https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2024/12/04/multiple-regression-with-statsmodels/ | Source: Allen Downey    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:16:17

• "Sometimes life gets you down." ☛ https://matduggan.com/making-fun-flask-apps-for-no-reason/ | Source: Mat Duggan    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:16:44

• "You should use both AVIF and WebP on your website. They’re smaller, they’re better." ☛ https://joost.blog/use-avif-webp-share-images/ | Source: Joost de Valk    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:17:24

• So they say, use AVIF or WebP on the Web (in spite of software patents and lots of SOFTWARE NOT SUPPORTING THEM; partly due to patents!), then they throw megabytes of JavaScript at you. Marketed based on lies. It also takes more bloated and probably less secure code to render these.    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:20:48

• "At this point we’re only awaiting confirmation of the Leap Micro 6.1 maintenance setup prior making an official release" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/12/04/leap-micro-61-rc/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:25:57

• "I chose the KDE edition rather than the "default" Gnome one. After my Ubuntu's test" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-41-kde.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:26:58

• Linux Candy: yosay – like cowsay but less cow ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-yosay-cowsay-less-cow/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:28:01

• A Promising New KDE GNU/Linux Distro Is Coming, But Who’s It For? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/04/kde-is-developing-its-own-flagship-linux-distro-but-why/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:40:42

• space – disk space analyzer and cleaner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/space-disk-space-analyzer-cleaner/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:41:28

• "Python library based on Vaultree’s encryption scheme" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/04/vaultree-open-sources-technology-computation-encrypted-data/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:46:45

• "In the Report and Order, the Commission says the 23.6-24.0 GHz band is critical for passive sensors" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-modifies-emission-limits-for-mobile-devices-in-the-23-6-24-0-ghz-band/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:46:59

• "All too often a request is put into an BI team or data analyst to “run a report” or something similar." ☛ https://matt.blwt.io/post/leadership-power-tools-sql-and-statistics/ | Source: Matt Blewitt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:47:33

• "I continue to chip away on Mikro, my third-party Micro.blog app." ☛ https://www.johanl.se/2024/12/04/mikro-updates.html |    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:47:55

• "The following week the technician showed up again" ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2024/12/03.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:49:48

• "The theme “Ceratopsian,” created by Elise Couper" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-unveils-ceratopsian-as-its-default-desktop-theme/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:51:50

• "The FreeBSD 14.x series shows the project’s commitment to improving security and modernization." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-14-2-whats-new-and-how-did-we-get-here/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:53:00

• "Suppose, not hypothetically" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PCIeBifurcationAndNVMe | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:56:47

• "Hardware failures are unavoidable, but ZFS fault management ensures your data stays secure." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-storage-fault-management-linux/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:57:30

• "Adding an automatic ellipsis to some text if it overflows its content is simple enough." ☛ https://fantinel.dev/text-overflow-multi-line | Source: Matt Fantinel    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:57:46

• "Remembering Bonnie" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/12/02/Remembering-Bonnie | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:58:56

• Offroad vehicles on their way from Latvia to Ukraine ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/04.12.2024-offroad-vehicles-on-their-way-from-latvia-to-ukraine.a578909/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 10:59:21

• Latvian professor to lead big study on attitudes toward Ukrainian refugees ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/04.12.2024-latvian-professor-to-lead-big-study-on-attitudes-toward-ukrainian-refugees.a578849/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:00:06

• Dispatches from Europe – No. 12 – December 3, 2024 – Dispatches After the Election of Trump ☞ https://howiehawkins.us/dispatches-from-europe-12/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:08:58

• Russian Bombardment of Ukraine’s Power Grid Forces Health Care Workers to Operate in the Dark: Report ☞ https://phr.org/news/russian-bombardment-of-ukraines-power-grid-forces-health-care-workers-to-operate-in-the-dark-report/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:09:35

• A winning strategy to end Russia’s war against Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/a-winning-strategy-to-end-russias-war-against-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:10:21

• Georgian protests escalate amid fears over mounting Russian influence ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/georgian-protests-escalate-amid-fears-over-mounting-russian-influence/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:10:43

• Ukrainian Official Says Regional Mayor Died After Torture In Russian Captivity ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/yevhen-matveyev-dniproprudne-torture-death-russian-custody/33226433.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:10:58

• More than innovation: Australia needs fast, low-cost defence production ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/more-than-innovation-australia-needs-fast-low-cost-defence-production/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:11:14

• Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 13.7 ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2024/12/04/kiwi-tcms-137/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:11:26

• NATO Agrees To Prioritize Protecting Ukraine's Infrastructure ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-ukraine-infrastructure-defense-priority-rutte-december-2024-/33226284.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:11:47

• How the Ukraine-Russia war is reshaping the tech sector in Eastern Europe ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1107639/latvia-eastern-europe-tech-startups-ukraine-russia-war/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:12:21

• On Ukraine’s homefront, a DIY drone industry helps fill military’s needs ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/1204/ukraine-drones-war-russia-volunteer    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:12:39

• Russian General Calls U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/us/politics/russian-general-call.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:13:10

• Zelensky Offers $24 One-Off Payment to Win Over War-Weary Ukrainians ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/europe/ukraine-war-grants-zelensky.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:14:27

• "captivity" as in torture ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/05/ukrainian-mayor-dies-in-russian-captivity | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:37:06

• Cannon fodder ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/05/washington-says-ukraine-needs-to-begin-drafting-younger-men | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:37:24

• "Introducing the Oreshnik What Russia’s ’new’ ballistic missile means for Ukraine and nuclear security" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/05/introducing-the-oreshnik | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:37:47

• "Historian Sergey Radchenko assesses Tucker Carlson’s claim that U.S.-Russian tensions in Ukraine risk nuclear war more than the Cuban Missile Crisis" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/04/closer-now-than-ever | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:38:16

• "Trump advisers ‘pitch ideas’ as Ukraine peace plan materializes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/trump-advisers-pitch-ideas-as-ukraine-peace-plan-materializes-and-all-proposals-exclude-nato-membership-reuters | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:38:33

• RVKMS and Rust KMS bindings https://lwn.net/Articles/997850/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:41:29

• Two approaches to tightening restrictions on loadable modules https://lwn.net/Articles/998221/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:42:02

• Dancing the DMA two-step https://lwn.net/Articles/997563/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:42:37

• Development statistics for [Linux] 6.12 https://lwn.net/Articles/997959/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:43:19

• Fedora KDE gets a promotion https://lwn.net/Articles/997559/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:44:51

• Book review: Run Your Own Mail Server https://lwn.net/Articles/998153/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:45:22

• How To Install RustDesk on Fedora 41 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rustdesk-fedora-41/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:48:37

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

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:48:49

• This is Microsoft abandonware, try KATE instead ☞ https://idroot.us/install-atom-text-editor-opensuse/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:49:30

• How To Unzip Files using Python ☞ https://idroot.us/unzip-files-using-python/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:49:48

• KDE Goes Nagware (And Income Skyrocketed) ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/kde-goes-nagware-and-income-skyrocketed    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:50:50

• Planning to affix solar panel to trike ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/planning-to-affix-solar-panel-to-trike.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:51:56

• Enrico Zini: How to right click ☞ http://www.enricozini.org/blog/2024/debian/how-to-right-click    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:52:19

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

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:53:00

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

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:53:15

• How To Install Wine on Fedora 41 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wine-fedora-41/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:54:00

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

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 11:54:06

• ‘Aggressive' Russian cyber attacks boosted Romania's pro-Moscow presidential candidate ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241204-romania-targeted-by-aggressive-russian-cyber-attacks-during-elections-security-reports-say    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:04:30

• Romania court validates first round of presidential election ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/romania-court-validates-first-round-of-presidential-election/ "amid allegations that Fentanylware (TikTok) provided coverage in favor of Călin Georgescu following his surprise victory on November 24 [...]"    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:05:11

• Bring privacy to social control media with LibRedirect ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/290/LibRedirect    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:05:38

• Kernel News http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/290/Kernel-News    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:06:57

• Latvian Security Service urges prosecution for memorial desecration ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/04.12.2024-latvian-security-service-urges-prosecution-for-memorial-desecration.a578862/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:09:44

• To help Georgians, the West must drive a wedge between Georgia and the Russia-China-Iran camp ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-help-georgians-the-west-must-drive-a-wedge-between-georgia-and-the-russia-china-iran-camp/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:10:05

• Russian-linked Turla caught using Pakistani APT infrastructure for espionage ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/turla-infiltrates-pakistani-apt-networks-microsoft-lumen/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:10:34

• 'Foreign Agents' Bill Puts Serbia's EU Aspirations Under Question ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-foreign-agents-eu-russia/33226321.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:10:46

• Pashinian Suggests Armenian Rift With Russia Widening ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pashinian-parlaiment-statement-armenia-rift-russia-csto-tasmaghambetov/33226765.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:11:00

• Syrian Troops Reportedly Thwart Rebel Advance Near Russian Air Base ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/syria-counterattack-rebels-hama-russian-airbase-december-2024/33226501.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:11:16

• Police Secure Area After Mystery Drone Crash Near Tajik Capital ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/dushanbe-drone-crash-military-uav-incident-december-2024/33226383.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:11:28

• Russia supporting North Korea nuclear programme in exchange for troops: Nato chief ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-supporting-north-korea-nuclear-programme-in-exchange-for-troops-nato-chief    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:11:40

• North Korea-Russia treaty comes into force: KCNA ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-russia-treaty-comes-into-force-kcna    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:12:21

• Russia says it's watching 'tragic' situation in South Korea with concern ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-says-its-watching-tragic-situation-in-south-korea-with-concern    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:12:34

• Russia strongly backs Syrian leadership, says rebels are getting outside help ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-strongly-backs-syrian-leadership-says-rebels-are-getting-outside-help    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:12:58

• Georgia Tumbles Deeper Into Crisis as Government Detains Opposition Figures ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/europe/georgia-russia-protests-gvaramia.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:13:12

• "Russian ship reportedly fired signaling ammunition at German military helicopter in Baltic Sea" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/russian-ship-reportedly-fired-signaling-ammunition-at-german-military-helicopter-in-baltic-sea | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:13:34

• "OSCE" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/malta-revokes-russian-foreign-ministry-spokesperson-maria-zakharova-s-visa-ahead-of-osce-meeting | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:13:49

• Lithuania rejects Belaruskali claims in arbitration lawsuit ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2431030/lithuania-rejects-belaruskali-claims-in-arbitration-lawsuit    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:14:17

• "Armenia considers itself ‘outside of’ Russian-led CSTO military alliance, prime minister says" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/04/armenia-considers-itself-outside-of-russian-led-csto-military-alliance-prime-minister-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:14:37

• "Even after doubling its sign-on bonus payment, the Russian army’s recruitment rate is falling." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/04/even-after-doubling-its-sign-on-bonus-payment-the-russian-army-s-recruitment-rate-is-falling-losses-may-now-outpace-new-enlistments | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:15:00

• "48,000 applications for DNA testing from relatives seeking missing soldiers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/05/russian-defense-ministry-says-it-s-received-48-000-applications-for-dna-testing-from-relatives-seeking-missing-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:15:15

• Org-journal with prompts ☞ https://box.matto.nl/orgjournal-with-prompts.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:16:21

• How Chrome doubled its Speedometer scores on Android ☞ https://blog.chromium.org/2024/12/doubling-speedometer-scores-android.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:17:34

• Scarlett Gately Moore: Hacked and tis the season for surgeries ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/hacked-and-tis-the-season-for-surgeries/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:18:09

• 2024-12-04 operators on the front ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-12-04-operators-on-the-front.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:18:46

• Employers: 2025 budget increases gap between households with and without children ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/04.12.2024-employers-2025-budget-increases-gap-between-households-with-and-without-children.a578848/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:19:04

• IRS warns about identity theft scams this holiday season ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/12/irs-warns-about-identity-theft-scams-this-holiday-season/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:21:56

• Federal authorities intercept more than 20 million fentanyl doses in Sinaloa ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/federal-authorities-largest-fentanyl-bust-mexican-history/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:22:44

• SentinelOne shares fall 13% as loss expands despite revenue beat ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/04/sentinelones-shares-fall-loss-expands-despite-revenue-beat/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:23:36

• White House: Chinese telecom hacks have been in motion for years ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-national-security-council-chinese-spying/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:27:28

• Federal transportation officials aim to ‘bridge gaps’ in OT cybersecurity ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/operational-technology-cybersecurity-challenges-collaboration-strategies-department-of-transportation/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:27:41

• Tunisia seeking Javelin anti-tank missiles ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/tunisia-seeking-javelin-anti-tank-missiles/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:28:06

• Pineboards announces Modulo series for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/pineboards-announces-modulo-series-for-the-raspberry-pi-compute-module-4-and-5    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:29:13

• French parliament topples PM Barnier's government in no-confidence vote ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241204-live-french-government-faces-collapse-as-historic-no-confidence-vote-approaches    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:36:18

• China curbs exports of key chipmaking components to US ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/china-curbs-exports-of-key-chipmaking-components-to-us/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:36:28

• Hong Kong sees rise in residents trafficked to SE Asia, with 12 still held overseas – security chief ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/hong-kong-sees-rise-in-residents-trafficked-to-se-asia-with-12-still-held-overseas-security-chief/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:37:00

• Security Top of Mind as Massive Hacks Continue ☞ https://www.itjungle.com/2024/12/04/security-top-of-mind-as-massive-hacks-continue/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:37:46

• U.S. Urges 'Dignity' After Georgian Protests Marred By Police Brutality ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-sixth-night-protests-police-brutality-tbilisi-eu-standoff/33226160.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:37:59

• Australia proposes new regime to fine tech companies for anti-competitive practices ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/australia-proposes-new-regime-to-fine-tech-companies-for-anti-competitive-practices/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:39:09

• Maybe Famous Criminal Bill Gates is Getting Demented Like His Late Father (He Says Things That Are True But He's Not Supposed to Say in Public) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Maybe_Bill_Gates_is_Getting_Demented_Like_His_Late_Father_He_Sa.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:40:03

• "FrankenPHP can make your PHP applications run faster by keeping your application in memory after the first load" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-frankenphp-on-ubuntu/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:41:42

• "The MXM-ACMA-PUC is an industrial edge computing system from AAEON that combines 13th Generation Intel Core processors with an embedded Intel Arc GPU." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-integrates-intel-arc-gpu-with-high-performance-computing-in-edge-pc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:42:30

• "Mozilla isn’t just another tech company — we’re a global crew of activists, technologists and builders" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-brand-next-era-of-tech/ | Source: Mozilla | Mozilla Waters Down Its Vision of The Internet http://techrights.org/o/2023/07/06/mozilla-vision-of-the-internet/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:43:41

• Buzzwords nonsense from Red Hat, i.e. the usual: "AI is vital for companies to enhance efficiency, drive innovation and improve customer satisfaction." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/it-automation-key-enabler-enterprise-ai-adoption | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:44:30

• [Meme] The Failure of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Rebranding Campaigns ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/Meme_The_Failure_of_Microsoft_Rebranding_Campaigns.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:45:21

• It's Easy to Snyk in Marketing SPAM (and FUD) Into BetaNews ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/It_s_Easy_to_Snyk_in_Marketing_SPAM_and_FUD_Into_BetaNew.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:48:22

• [Meme] GAGAM: Google, Apple, Gulag, Amazon, Microsoft, and the Rest ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/Meme_GAGAM_Google_Apple_Gulag_Amazon_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:48:30

• Clownflare (Clownflare) Debt Grows, Losses Continue ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/Clownflare_Clownflare_Debt_Grows_Losses_Continue.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:48:41

• We've Clearly Struck a Nerve ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/We_ve_Clearly_Struck_a_Nerve.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:48:51

• Today's techights articles will be published late in the day, not early, as we go out tomorrow    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:49:41

• Hosted control plane operations ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/04/hosted-control-plane-operations    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:51:13

• How To Write and Run C Program in GNU/Linux ☞ https://idroot.us/write-run-c-program-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:51:41

• Report: Putin, Other Russian Officials Directly Involved In Transfer, Deportation of Ukrainian Children ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-involved-transfer-ukraine-children/33226569.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:52:02

• GStreamer 1.24.10 Released with Over 40 Security Fixes ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-24-10-multimedia-framework/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:54:11

• BredOS Arch GNU/Linux Arm distribution runs on Rockchip RK3588 single board computers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/05/bredos-arch-linux-arm-distribution-rockchip-rk3588-single-board-computers/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:55:01

• Cockpit Project: Cockpit 330 ☞ https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-330.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:55:32

• 3 Ways to Install Apache Maven on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/3-ways-install-apache-maven-on-almalinux-9-or-rocky-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:55:53

• Kobold – easy declarative web interfaces ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kobold-easy-declarative-web-interfaces/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:56:38

• bita – differential file synchronization over HTTP ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bita-differential-file-synchronization-http/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:56:48

• How to Back Up Your Raspberry Pi ☞ https://www.maketecheasier.com/back-up-raspberry-pi/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:57:09

• PCLinuxOS Recent Updates ☞ https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5869    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 14:59:16

• Get ready for the 2025 Perl and Raku Conference! ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/get-ready-for-the-2025-perl-and-raku-conference/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:00:01

• Linux Hit More than 2%+ Gaming Shares by Industry Growth ☞ https://www.ubuntupit.com/linux-hit-more-than-2-gaming-shares-by-industry-growth/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:00:42

• Install & Setup QEMU/KVM to Run Virtual Machines in Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/kvm-qemu-virtual-machines-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:01:12

• GNU/Linux at 4% in Algeria ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/GNU_Linux_at_4_in_Algeria.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:01:29

• The L Word (Not Linux) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/The_L_Word_Not_Linux.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:01:40

• South America: GNU/Linux Grew to 8.15% Venezuela, Steadily Over 3% Overall ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/South_America_GNU_Linux_Grew_to_8_15_Venezuela_Steadily_Over_3_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:01:50

• The Userbase of GNU/Linux is Growing, Investments in the FSF Grow Too (in Spite of Microsofters Inciting and Slandering It) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/The_Userbase_of_GNU_Linux_is_Growing_Investments_in_the_FSF_Gro.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:02:00

• Open Source Usage Trends and Security Challenges Revealed in New Study ☞ https://openssf.org/press-release/2024/12/04/open-source-usage-trends-and-security-challenges-revealed-in-new-study/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:03:20

• What Microsoft did to "Linux" https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-DRM-Panic-RFC    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:03:52

• Latest Cinnamon Desktop Releases with a Bold New Look ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Latest-Cinnamon-Desktop-Releases-with-a-Bold-New-Look    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:04:51

• Sparky GPG key issue on testing ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-gpg-key-issue-on-testing/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:05:50

• Proof That Drew DeVault Vanished From Mastodon After the RMS Attack Site Was Linked to Him (and People Pointed Out DeVault's Fascination With Animated CP, Drawings of Naked Kids) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Proof_That_Drew_DeVault_Vanished_From_Mastodon_After_the_RMS_At.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:06:17

• Illuminating Microsoft's Dirty Tactics ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Illuminating_Microsoft_s_Dirty_Tactics.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:06:25

• [Meme] Far From What Was Originally Intended ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Meme_Far_From_What_Was_Originally_Intended.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:06:47

• Coming Up With Topics to Cover and Issues to Comment on ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Coming_Up_With_Topics_to_Cover_and_Issues_to_Comment_on.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:08:38

• Single-Digit Microsoft: backdoored Windows Finally Falls Below 10% in Angola ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Single_Digit_Microsoft_Windows_Finally_Falls_Below_10_in_Angola.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:08:48

• Visualising About 0.7 Trillion Dollars of Debt in Supposedly "Successful" Tech Companies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Visualising_About_0_7_Trillion_Dollars_of_Debt_in_Supposedly_Su.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:08:58

• [Meme] Silicon Valley's "Successful Businessmen" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Meme_Silicon_Valley_s_Successful_Businessmen.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:09:25

• IBM. "Yes, same with us. Our CGM only had one "positive" to mention and that was that there were more participants this year than last. Seriously you have to shake your head. The manager feedback was across the board red, -20% (and more) in some cases." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vOnyfiN    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:10:51

• At the OSI, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Operative (Funded by Microsoft) Promotes Proprietary Software of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/05/At_the_OSI_Microsoft_Operative_Funded_by_Microsoft_Promotes_Pro.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:11:15

• In Asia, Microsoft's Bing Became Smaller Than Yandex and It Shrinks Every Month (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/In_Asia_Microsoft_s_Bing_Became_Smaller_Than_Yandex_and_It_Shri.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:11:25

• Many Geeks' Achilles Heel: They Don't Take Computer Breaks (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Many_Geeks_Achilles_Heel_They_Don_t_Take_Computer_Breaks.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:11:35

• Technology: rights or responsibilities? - Part IX (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Technology_rights_or_responsibilities_Part_IX.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:11:48

• Techrights is Officially an Adult (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Techrights_is_Officially_an_Adult.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:11:56

• It's FOSS? No, It's SPAM. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/It_s_FOSS_No_It_s_SPAM.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:12:19

• Behind the nationwide rise of book bans ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2024/12/04/behind-the-rise-of-book-bans/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:21:47

• "Ha, this is sooo cool. I've been thinking on how to make that real-time chess a reality. Perhaps with hourglasses, or each piece having a digital timer. But that approach is amazing based on all the things you have to consider." gemini://text.eapl.mx/re-a-real-time-chess-board    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:24:30

• "However, the language is bloated with warts. Whether they be tooling related, standard library related, or language construct related. While it is very elogant to write Haskell, it is absolutely horrible to build an application in it. So this log will be a little ramble of my experience." gemini://jun.skein.city/journal/software/griping-with-haskell.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:25:30

• "I must admit, I'm not one to discuss my personal life online very often. But I wanted to add this memoirs section because I think I need some place to do so and my physical journals all end up filled with random notes, poems, and silliness. Throughout it all, 2024 has been a phenomenal year for me." gemini://jun.skein.city/journal/memoirs/2024-in-retrospect.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:26:07

• 🔤SpellBinding: AEUMNQI Wordo: PLANS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-12-05.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:27:27

• "That meant I for the most part had to manually type in HTML into the shell using the PICO text editor (which was proprietary software from the University of Washington, later emulated by the open-source NANO editor). Or, I could FTP from my college computer lab." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2025-12-05-twenty-nine-years-ago-today    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:30:12

• "I apologize in advance for this sudden announcement and thank you for your patience as I also need to update various links on my social media profiles." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2024-12-05-housekeeping-announcement    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:31:02

• "the existence of dedicated websites that lets you compare features of the plethora of note-taking applications just shows that so many of us--regardless of background--are interested in (sometimes obsessed with) better systems for note-taking, task management, and really just productivity. doing more with less time and less mental overhead." gemini://hedy.smol.pub/1733408771    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:31:33

• credit to Fagioli: since we called him out on the LLM slop he reduced the magnitude of this misuse of LLM. But he has not eliminated it yet. Maybe he should focus on writing WITHOUT bots. https://betanews.com/author/brianfagioli/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:33:13

• The same goes for LinuxSecurity.com. It shows that if you DO call them out (in public) about misuse of chatbot/LLM slop, you discourage them from continuing that way!    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:34:19

• Vote to oust French Prime Minister Michel Barnier a ‘forgone conclusion’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241204-french-mps-pass-motion-ousting-prime-minister-michel-barnier-s-government    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:36:24

• A Storied New York Hilton Adds a Grim Chapter to Its History ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/hilton-hotel-midtown-shooting.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:36:38

• Philippine V-P Sara Duterte faces second impeachment complaint ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-v-p-sara-duterte-faces-second-impeachment-complaint1    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:36:49

• mozilla has its head stuck up Microsoft's behind. What a crappy company. https://tigeroakes.com/posts/storybook-test-runner-screenshots/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:37:50

• Mozilla could have done SO much better given GOOD management. But GOOGLE would NOT allow THAT...    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:38:25

• Global rights groups demand Egypt lift ban on human rights defenders ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/global-rights-groups-demand-egypt-lift-ban-on-human-rights-defenders/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:39:09

• Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Government Stronghold ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/middleeast/syria-hama-assad-rebels.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:39:30

• Business Email Compromise, (Thu, Dec 5th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31474    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:40:22

• Post-security law Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption,’ ‘useless to fight,’ Jimmy Lai tells court ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/post-security-law-hong-kong-beyond-redemption-useless-to-fight-jimmy-lai-tells-court/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:40:56

• I love street photography, but it’s probably evil ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/style/i-love-street-photography-but-its-probably-evil/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:41:29

• Barnier govt on chopping block: 'Very surprising alliance between left-wing coalition and far right' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241204-barnier-govt-on-chopping-block-very-surprising-alliance-between-left-wing-coalition-and-far-right    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:44:27

• Bird flu in the US: What is the risk of human-to-human transmission? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/science/20241204-bird-flu-in-the-us-what-is-the-risk-of-human-to-human-transmission    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:44:39

• Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-prison-surgery.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:45:14

• Kelly Powers, Fox News Commentator Who Shared Her Health Crises With Viewers, Dies at 45 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/business/media/kelly-powers-dead.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:45:28

• A Health Insurance C.E.O. Was Gunned Down in Manhattan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/briefing/new-york-shooting-supreme-court-transgender-law.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:45:48

• Shooting of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, in NYC: What We Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:45:55

• Who Was Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/health/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:46:05

• Police hunt for US healthcare executive's masked killer after New York attack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20241205-police-hunt-for-us-healthcare-executive-s-masked-killer-after-new-york-attack    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:46:17

• South Korea’s Yoon names new defence minister after botched martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-names-new-defence-minister-after-botched-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:47:08

• President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Declares Martial Law, Then Backs Down ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/asia/south-korea-martial-law.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:49:11

• South Korean History Is Scarred by Martial Law ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/asia/martial-law-south-korea-history.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:49:21

• South Korea Stock Markets Wobble After Martial Law Turmoil ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/asia/south-korea-markets-stocks.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:49:30

• Nearly 300 Troops Stormed South Korea’s National Assembly, Official Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/world/asia/south-korea-national-assembly-troops.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:49:50

• For Some Koreans, Martial Law Stirs Harrowing Memories of Gwangju Uprising ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/asia/south-korea-martial-law-gwangju-1980.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:03

• Who Would Replace South Korea’s President Yoon? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/asia/south-korea-yoon-impeachment-successor.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:11

• Thursday Briefing: An Impeachment Motion in South Korea ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/briefing/south-korea-france-trump.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:22

• South Korea’s Defense Minister Steps Down Over Martial Law Decree ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/asia/south-korea-yoon-defense-minister-resigns.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:29

• South Korea’s Martial Law Turmoil Threatens Pacific Alliance With U.S. and Japan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/asia/south-korea-martial-law-japan.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:38

• South Korean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Yoon After Failed Martial Law Bid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/asia/south-korea-impeach-yoon.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:45

• Martial law for a moment: What just happened in South Korea ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/1204/South-Korea-martial-law-attempt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:50:54

• South Korea’s swift rescue of freedom ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/1204/South-Korea-s-swift-rescue-of-freedom    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:04

• Recap: South Korean opposition, protesters demand impeachment of President Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law1    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:13

• US ‘relieved’ South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol reversed course on martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-relieved-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol-reversed-course-on-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:35

• South Korean ruling party leader says martial law attempt ‘tragic’, demands accountability ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-ruling-party-leader-says-martial-law-attempt-tragic-demands-accountability    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:42

• How polarised politics led South Korea to a plunge into martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-polarised-politics-led-south-korea-to-a-plunge-into-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:52

• South Korea’s President Yoon faces impeachment after martial law debacle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-lawmakers-call-to-impeach-president-yoon-after-martial-law-rescinded    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:51:59

• How martial law has been used over South Korea’s turbulent history ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-martial-law-has-been-used-over-south-koreas-turbulent-history    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:52:09

• Martial law turmoil unsettles South Korean entertainment schedules ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/martial-law-turmoil-unsettles-south-korean-entertainment-schedules    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:53:19

• South Korea’s short-lived martial law: A timeline ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-short-lived-martial-law-a-timeline    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:53:30

• Martial law in South Korea tests Biden and a key US alliance ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/martial-law-in-south-korea-tests-biden-and-a-key-us-alliance1    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:53:44

• South Korea Cabinet ministers offer to resign en masse ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-cabinet-ministers-offer-to-resign-en-masse    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:54:03

• Leading contenders who might replace South Korean President Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/leading-contenders-who-might-replace-south-korean-president-yoon    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:55:26

• Video of South Korean woman clashing with soldiers after martial law declaration goes viral ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/video-of-south-korean-woman-clashing-with-soldiers-after-martial-law-declaration-goes-viral    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:55:37

• Martial law decree sparks international backlash for South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/martial-law-decree-sparks-international-backlash-for-south-korea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:55:51

• Nearly 300 troops stormed South Korean legislature, official says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/nearly-300-troops-stormed-south-korean-legislature-official-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:56:08

• South Korean media calls for Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation, arrest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-media-call-for-yoon-suk-yeols-resignation-arrest    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:59:18

• Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea’s martial law standoff ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/soldiers-vs-office-chairs-south-koreas-martial-law-standoff    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:59:30

• For some South Koreans, martial law brings back frightening memories ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/for-some-koreans-martial-law-brings-back-frightening-memories    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 15:59:58

• South Korea’s ex-PM and other politicians accused of ‘supporting’ martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-ex-pm-and-other-politicians-accused-of-supporting-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:01:48

• How concerned should you be about South Korea’s martial law turmoil? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-concerned-should-you-be-about-south-koreas-martial-law-turmoil    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:01:58

• South Korea’s day of rage as President Yoon’s martial law flounders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-day-of-rage-as-president-yoons-martial-law-flounders    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:02:07

• Uptick in sales at S. Korea convenience stores following martial law declaration ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/uptick-in-sales-at-s-korea-convenience-stores-following-martial-law-declaration    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:02:19

• US was not aware in advance of South Korea martial law decision, Blinken says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-was-not-aware-in-advance-of-south-korea-martial-law-decision-blinken-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:02:30

• S. Korean President Yoon ‘gravely and extensively violated Constitution’: Impeachment motion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-yoon-gravely-and-extensively-violated-constitution-impeachment-motion    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:02:41

• From decree to defeat: Inside South Korea's failed martial law attempt ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/from-decree-to-defeat-inside-south-koreas-failed-martial-law-attempt    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:02:49

• Martial law decree ignites anti-president rallies across South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/martial-law-decree-ignites-anti-president-rallies-across-south-korea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:03:05

• South Korean ruling party to oppose President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-ruling-party-to-oppose-president-yoons-impeachment    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:03:12

• ST Picks: How S. Korea’s botched martial law move is sending shockwaves across Asia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/st-picks-how-s-koreas-botched-martial-law-move-is-sending-shockwaves-across-asia    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:03:26

• US says South Korea’s Yoon badly misjudged martial law declaration ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-says-south-koreas-yoon-badly-misjudged-martial-law-declaration    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:03:33

• South Korea's Yoon names new defence minister after botched martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-names-new-defence-minister-after-botched-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:04:38

• Parents of S. Korean soldiers spent sleepless night worrying about sons after martial law declared ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/parents-of-s-korean-soldiers-spent-sleepless-night-worrying-about-sons-after-martial-law-declared    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:04:53

• Teachers across South Korea field martial law questions from kids ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/teachers-across-south-korea-field-martial-law-questions-from-kids    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:05:00

• A Coup, Almost, in South Korea ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/a-coup-almost-in-south-korea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:05:15

• South Korea president lifts martial law following parliamentary unanimous opposition ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/south-korea-president-lifts-martial-law-following-parliamentary-unanimous-opposition/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:06:14

• South Korea parliament to vote on presidential impeachment motion ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/south-korea-parliament-to-vote-on-presidential-impeachment-motion/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:06:32

• Gov’t advises 300+ Hongkongers to exercise caution in S.Korea, after martial law declared, lifted in one night ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/govt-advises-300-hongkongers-to-exercise-caution-in-s-korea-after-martial-law-declared-lifted-in-one-night/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:06:47

• South Korean leader’s rash move spells upheaval at home and risk abroad ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/south-korean-leaders-rash-move-spells-upheaval-at-home-and-risk-abroad/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:06:56

• PyMyFlySpy: track your flight using its headrest data ☞ https://robertheaton.com/pymyflyspy/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:07:49

• Bits from Debian: "Ceratopsian" will be the default theme for Debian 13 ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2024/12/ceratopsian-will-be-the-default-theme-for-debian-13.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:19:43

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: corels 0.0.5 on CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/12/04#corels_0.0.5    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:20:30

• Martial law debacle revives painful memories in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/martial-law-debacle-revives-painful-memories-in-south-korea    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:21:14

• Ubuntu Blog: Canonical announces Ubuntu Security Research Alliance Program ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-announces-ubuntu-security-research-alliance-program    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:22:14

• Launchpad News: Introducing Launchpad Bug Templates ☞ https://blog.launchpad.net/general/introducing-launchpad-bug-templates    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:22:32

• Using MAC address filtering in 2024 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/using-mac-address-filtering-in-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:23:24

• Welcoming Angela Oduor Lungati as CC Board Chair ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/12/04/welcoming-angela-oduor-lungati-as-cc-board-chair/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:23:56

• Hacks.Mozilla.Org: Introducing Uniffi for React Native: Rust-Powered Turbo Modules ☞ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/12/introducing-uniffi-for-react-native-rust-powered-turbo-modules/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:28:43

• Study shows potentially higher prevalence of spyware infections than previously thought ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/study-shows-potentially-higher-prevalence-of-spyware-infections-than-previously-thought/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:31:04

• spamnil tfir is of course boosting the SAS mole inside ASF. So predictable.    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:31:37

• Of course it's a mindless, promotional fluff, the usual from clickfraud spamnil    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:32:22

• "Rust will improve security," SHOUT US AT COMPANIES THAT PUT BACK DOORS IN EVERYTHING :)    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:33:30

• Headphone Friend ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/hack-on-self-headphone-friend/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:35:01

• The IMF and World Bank did well under the first Trump administration. Will they again? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/imf-and-world-bank-did-well-under-the-first-trump-administration/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:35:43

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping vows to deepen infrastructure cooperation with Nepal – state media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/chinas-xi-jinping-vows-to-deepen-infrastructure-cooperation-with-nepal-state-media/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:36:11

• Lithuania’s new govt vows to host German brigade in 2027, calls China ‘growing challenge’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2430547/lithuania-s-new-govt-vows-to-host-german-brigade-in-2027-calls-china-growing-challenge    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:36:41

• China reports warmest autumn since records began ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-warmest-autumn-since-records-began "temperatures 1 deg C to 2 deg C above average."    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:37:05

• Nepal, China sign deal on Belt and Road plan, paving way for progress on projects ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/nepal-china-sign-deal-on-belt-and-road-plan-paving-way-for-progress-on-projects    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:37:31

• Lithuania’s govt programme: new China direction, social economy policy – key points ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2430949/lithuania-s-govt-programme-new-china-direction-social-economy-policy-key-points    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:37:44

• Scientists Created The Thinnest Spaghetti The World Has Ever Seen ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-created-the-thinnest-spaghetti-the-world-has-ever-seen    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:39:24

• Your Poop Schedule Says a Lot About Your Overall Health, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-poop-schedule-says-a-lot-about-your-overall-health-study-finds    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:39:33

• Neurons Don't Look Like We've Long Thought, Controversial Study Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/neurons-dont-look-like-weve-long-thought-controversial-study-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:40:20

• Toasted Skin Syndrome Just One Risk of Using Hot Water Bottles For Warmth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/toasted-skin-syndrome-just-one-risk-of-using-hot-water-bottles-for-warmth    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:42:47

• Alarming Rise in Cancers of The Gut Linked With These Deadly Diets ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/alarming-rise-in-cancers-of-the-gut-linked-with-these-deadly-diets    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:42:54

• Roman Era Barbarians Carried Tiny Spoons That May Have Helped in Battle ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/roman-era-barbarians-carried-tiny-spoons-that-may-have-helped-in-battle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:43:04

• Luca Ciavatta: Why You Should Get a VPN and How to Install the Best One on GNU/Linux ☞ https://cialu.net/why-you-should-get-a-vpn-and-how-to-install-the-best-one-on-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:43:42

• How to Add an SSH Fingerprint to Your known_hosts File in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-easily-add-an-ssh-fingerprint-to-your-knownhosts-file-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:44:08

• How to boost geolocation accuracy with Geofeed ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/05/how-to-boost-geolocation-accuracy-with-geofeed/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:44:47

• Explainer: How to impeach a South Korean president ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/explainer-how-to-impeach-a-south-korean-president    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:45:05

• Delivery text scams: how to spot this common scam ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/delivery-text-scams-how-to-spot-this-common-scam-a8xcw3q8qbm2    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:45:20

• How to Enable Tab Groups in Firefox ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/how-to-enable-firefox-tab-groups    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 16:45:49

• Sven Hoexter: Looking at x509 Certificate Chains ☞ http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/pkix_look_into_cert_chains/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 17:11:03

• Hurl 6.0.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1000726/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 17:11:31

• Minimalist Shoes gemini://juliette.zone/gemlog/minimalist-shoes.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:09:59

• "On the 7th of August, I had an appointment with one of my cardiologists. She told me that they wanted to do another procedure on me: a second cardiac ablation. This isn't a cure. It's a band-aid that can calm the ventricular tachycardia (VT)" gemini://the-brannons.com/tripping/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:10:49

• "And that name stayed on that list for quite a while, until finally I ran across it enough times to reach critical mass. I found a copy of "The Essential Goethe" and started in. Unfortunately, I did not finish it." gemini://mediocregopher.com/critiques/1790-torquato-tasso.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:11:19

• "I think that if everything does not fall apart before 2028, we will have elections. But I also think there’s a pretty good chance that things will fall apart. That cold civil war we’ve been fighting since April 14 of 1865 might very well turn hot before 2028." gemini://the-brannons.com/cambodia/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:11:57

• "I posted this to the Fediverse way back in late 2023. It was almost lost, because I switched Fediverse accounts. But thanks to the life-changing magic of archived PostgreSQL dumps, I found it. I'm putting it here for the sake of permanence." gemini://the-brannons.com/ericwayne/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:12:23

• "I worked for Google in 2012 and 2013. I've never really written about my experience there and why I left. But I was inspired to do so by a conversation several days ago. The summary is that I could not, as a self-respecting Socialist, work for a place where the difference between haves and have-nots was so obvious." gemini://the-brannons.com/google/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:13:03

• Does Fagioli use HEY HI to make 'articles' about HEY HI? https://betanews.com/2024/12/05/redfin-redesign-uses-ai-to-add-christmas-decor-to-home-images/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 20:40:15

• ‘I’m sorry’: South Korean soldier mobilised by martial law seen apologising to citizens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/im-sorry-south-korean-soldier-mobilised-by-martial-law-seen-apologising-to-citizens    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:37:30

• Mastering For Loops in C: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide with Examples ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/mastering-for-loops-in-c-a-comprehensive-beginners-guide-with-examples/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:39:36

• Introducing the {messy} package ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/introducing-the-messy-package/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:39:44

• Positron vs RStudio – is it time to switch? ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/positron-vs-rstudio-is-it-time-to-switch/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:40:02

• ZFS Storage Fault Management on GNU/Linux ☞ https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-storage-fault-management-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:41:27

• December Steam Client Update Enhances Game Recording ☞ https://linuxiac.com/december-steam-client-update-enhances-game-recording/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:41:53

• Winners in the Month of LibreOffice, November 2024 – Get your free sticker pack! ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/12/04/winners-in-the-month-of-libreoffice-november-2024-get-your-free-sticker-pack/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:42:22

• Beyond #100000: You're breathtaking! ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/beyond-100000-you-re-breathtaking/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:43:34

• SOME of this article is 100% LLM SLOP https://linuxsecurity.com/news/vendors-products/qt-6-8-1-wayland-fixes-security-boosts    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:45:56

• What the heck is the connection to Linux or Ubuntu? ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/flexbar-macbook-pro-touch-bar-standalone    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:51:27

• Cinnamon Desktop 6.4 Brings New Look, New Features ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/cinnamon-6-4-desktop-new-features-theme    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:52:40

• This Is the Default Theme of Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” ☞ https://9to5linux.com/this-is-the-default-theme-of-debian-gnu-linux-13-trixie    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:54:11

• TTAB Posts December 2024 Hearing Schedule ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/12/ttab-posts-december-2024-hearing.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:56:16

• On the picket line at Guardian: ‘Observer, Observer, James Harding don’t deserve her!’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-strike-latest/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:56:51

• Rupert Murdoch's trash "media" is attacking unions again https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/opinion/idiot-ports-union-boss-threatening-to-strike-again-couldnt-care-less-about-workers/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:57:21

• Guardian strike: Scott Trust offers new assurances but presses on with Observer sale ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/guardian-ceo-offers-new-assurances-to-observer-journalists-ahead-of-strike/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:57:43

• Hyundai Motor union plans strikes on Thursday and Friday ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hyundai-motor-union-plans-strikes-on-thursday-and-friday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:58:12

• Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/second-major-myanmar-rebel-group-calls-for-talks-with-junta    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:58:24

• South Korea’s main labour union calls for ‘general strike’ until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-main-labour-union-calls-for-general-strike-until-president-yoon-suk-yeol-resigns    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:58:33

• 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines, GFZ says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/earthquake-of-magnitude-5-6-strikes-northern-philippines-gfz-says    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:58:53

• Israel’s Military Says Hostages Were Likely Killed by Hamas as Airstrike Hit ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-hostages.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 21:59:07

• Plight of pregnant woman in Kelantan reflects devastation of Malaysian floods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/desperate-plight-of-pregnant-mother-in-kelantan-reflects-devastation-of-malaysian-floods    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:00:08

• Malaysia health volunteers on alert for waterborne disease after devastating floods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-health-volunteers-on-alert-for-waterborne-disease-after-devastating-floods    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:00:17

• Tapped by Trudeau to Steer Foreign Affairs, She’s Now His Possible Successor ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/canada/melanie-joly-foreign-affairs-profile.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:01:17

• G.M.’s Ailing China Business Will Deal It a $5 Billion Blow ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/business/general-motors-china-electric-vehicles.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:01:33

• After a month of calm, China harasses Philippine patrol in the South China Sea ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/1204/south-china-sea-Philippines-water-cannon-ships    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:01:48

• South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after failed martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-yoon-says-martial-law-will-be-lifted    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:02:26

• US chips are ‘no longer safe’, Chinese industry bodies say in latest trade salvo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-chips-are-no-longer-safe-chinese-industry-bodies-say-in-latest-trade-salvo    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:02:57

• Those were never safe for anyone, not just in China    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:03:16

• Philippines, China trade accusations over confrontation in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-coast-guard-says-it-encountered-aggressive-chinese-actions-near-scarborough-shoal    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:03:30

• Taiwan says China’s threats over president’s US visit are counterproductive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwan-says-chinas-threats-over-presidents-us-visit-are-counterproductive    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:03:41

• China calls on universities to provide 'love education' ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-on-universities-to-provide-love-education    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:04:10

• Tiny Nauru in talks with Australia, China amid Pacific influence tussle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/tiny-nauru-in-talks-with-australia-china-amid-pacific-influence-tussle    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:04:38

• Kushal Das: Basedpyright and neovim ☞ https://kushaldas.in/posts/basedpyright-and-neovim.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:05:07

• Fedora moves towards Forgejo (Fedora Magazine) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1000751/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:05:32

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1000721/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:06:39

• When NTP interactions go wrong ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/04/when-ntp-interactions-go-wrong/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:06:56

• Encouraging ICP-2 discussions in Japan ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/04/encouraging-icp-2-discussions-in-japan/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:07:04

• the challenge: hardware that runs on 100% open source + free hardware ☞ https://dwaves.de/2024/12/01/the-challenge-hardware-that-runs-on-100-open-source-free-hardware/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:15:44

• CapibaraZero firmware enables low-cost Flipper Zero alternatives based on ESP32-S3 hardware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/04/capibarazero-firmware-enables-low-cost-flipper-zero-esp32-s3-based-alternatives/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:17:19

• "Did You Know YoSys Knows VHDL Too?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/did-you-know-yosys-knows-vhdl-too/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:18:23

• phoronix, uploading to Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub != going open    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:18:57

• Winamp recently uploaded proprietary code to github. Then it took it down.    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 22:19:28

• [JP] The First Slam Dunk (Takehiko Inoue, 2022) gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/JP-The-First-Slam-Dunk.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:04:41

• "Agate is a simple Gemini Protocol server. It's a single binary, needs only minimal configuration, and sets up TLS certs for you. It only serves static files, but you can also enable multiple hostnames, directory listings and custom headers if you want to, so you can redirect pages that have moved or use it as a download server." gemini://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/agate.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:05:43

• "On the plus(?) side, I now have IPv6 routing to the internet, again, as the who knows how old ISP router here does not support IPv6. Previous encounters with IPv6 were when I setup lots of subnets with IPv6 (which went poorly, as some folks in the group that managed the network later claimed that IPv6 was not supported) or before that a hurricane electric tunnel." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/12/05/network-stuff.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:06:58

• Jussi Pakkanen: Compiler daemon thought experiment ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2024/12/compiler-daemon-thought-experiment.html    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:28:57

• Vulkan 1.4 3D graphics and compute API released ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/04/vulkan-1-4-3d-graphics-and-compute-api-released/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:29:29

• MakuluLinux Hey Hi (AI) podcast ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2024/12/04/makululinux-ai-podcast/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:31:38

• How Music is Listened to in the United States According to Edison Research ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/04/how-music-is-listened-to-in-the-united-states/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:32:38

• The Citizen Lab’s Gabrielle Lim discusses election misinformation on TVO’s Big If True ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-citizen-labs-gabrielle-lim-discusses-election-misinformation-on-tvos-big-if-true/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:33:05

• Cathay Pacific pulls Family Guy episode with Tiananmen crackdown joke, apologises and vows investigation ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/cathay-pacific-pulls-family-guy-episode-with-tiananmen-crackdown-joke-apologises-and-vows-investigation/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:33:45

• Cathay Pacific pulls in-flight Family Guy episode mentioning Tiananmen ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/cathay-pacific-pulls-in-flight-family-guy-episode-mentioning-tiananmen    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:34:01

• "This week, Jonathan Bennett and David Ruggles chat with Sylvestre and Brian about Firefox!" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/04/floss-weekly-episode-812-firefox-and-the-future/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:34:21

• Sony Music-Ultra Publishing Legal Battle Heats Up — New Lawsuit Filed As An Existing Complaint Heads to Trial ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/03/ultra-international-music-publishing-sony-music-lawsuit-december-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:35:12

• New European Commission confirmed: our takeaways on what to expect ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/new-european-commission-confirmed-our-takeaways-on-what-to-expect/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:35:34

• Reclaim Your Digital Privacy: The Ultimate Guide to Open-Source Tools ☞ https://medevel.com/reclaim-your-digital-privacy-the-ultimate-guide-to-open-source-tools-1300/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:35:45

• "We have received" = given gift, NOT review ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/04/sonoff-cam-slim-gen2-review-tiny-indoor-security-camera-ewelink-home-assistant/    

posted Thursday, December 05, 2024 at 23:36:37