Roy Schestowitz

• EU trade mark law http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/general-court-difficulty-of-proving.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 03:52:27

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1491.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 03:55:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1141.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 03:55:32

• 20 years of mental illness gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-12-11-20-years-of-mental-illness.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 03:56:27

• Getting started to write firewall rules gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-writing-firewall-rules    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 03:57:15

• IBM layoffs. Some people confirming now. "I believe it's entry and mid level sales and product folks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vVKVukf    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:05:51

• Microsoft Sees $800 Million Charge on Stake in GM’s Cruise    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:06:48

• Google's CEO blasts Microsoft's AI efforts, says 'they're using someone else's models' https://www.inkl.com/news/google-s-ceo-blasts-microsoft-s-ai-efforts-says-they-re-using-someone-else-s-models    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:07:27

• OfferUp mass layoffs. 22% cut. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/offerup-cuts-22-of-staff-amid-expansion-beyond-used-goods-read-ceos-memo-to-staff/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:08:09

• Cruise employees ‘blindsided’ by GM’s plan to end robotaxi program https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/11/cruise-employees-blindsided-by-gms-plan-to-end-robotaxi-program/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:08:39

• UPC is illegal though; this might be money does the drain https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=231438    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:41:16

• 12+12=24. That's today.    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 04:59:14

• Android up sharply, Windows down sharply in Switzerland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/switzerland/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:01:57

• fell   

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:04:42

• In South Africa, Bing fell from 6% to 4% since all that chatbot hype began https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/south-africa/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:04:47

• Microsoft Sees $800 Million Charge on Stake in GM’s Cruise https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-sees-800-million-charge-212052113.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:30:19

• "Microsoft’s $800 million charge will have a negative impact of about 9 cents a share, the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday."    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:31:49

• US as corporate bailout economy while there are many homeless people in the streets https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/12/11/news-u-s-finalizes-usd-6-1-billion-micron-subsidy-under-chips-act-as-samsungs-discussions-stall/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:32:54

• It's a bit like Communism when the state decides winners and loser by giving them taxpayers' money or absorbing loans/debt for them    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:33:48

• TikTok interfering https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/designers-tiktok-fixing-jaguars-new-woke-logo-hits-22m-viewsoutperforming-jaguars-1729181    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:42:39

• EU probes TikTok https://www.dw.com/en/eu-probes-tiktok-after-surprise-win-in-romania-election/a-70972954    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:43:16

• What Happens Next for TikTok After Court Ruling Against It? https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-06/explainer-what-happens-next-for-tiktok-after-court-ruling-against-it    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:43:24

• TikTok Is Inching Closer to a Potential Ban in the US. So What's Next? https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-12-06/tiktok-is-inching-closer-to-a-potential-ban-in-the-us-so-whats-next    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:43:47

• TikTok loses bid in appeal court to halt law that could lead to U.S. ban https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiktok-future-us-court-appeal-ruling-1.7403778    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:44:06

• The role of TikTok in Romania's presidential election https://www.dw.com/en/the-role-of-tiktok-in-romania-s-presidential-election/a-70954832    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:44:28

• TikTok Faces Threat of Ban https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-07/us-spending-on-tiktok-shop-gains-as-tiktok-faces-threat-of-ban-data-shows    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 05:44:45

• Environmental Book ☛ https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-inspire-dec2024/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:16:18

• navalnaya ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/12/putin-stop-killing-exiled-russian-opposition-figures-yulia-navalnaya-ilya-yashin-and-vladimir-kara-murza-announce-new-berlin-march-against-putin | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:19:43

• "The much loved puzzle adventure The Talos Principle is being remade in Unreal Engine 5, with Croteam / Devolver Digital announcing The Talos Principle: Reawakened." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-talos-principle-reawakened-announced-that-rebuilds-and-expands-the-original-in-unreal-engine-5/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:20:14

• "Back in November, I reported on Epic Games giving their approval for Unreal 1 and Unreal Tournament becoming completely free to download." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/epic-games-update-the-unreal-tournament-website-linking-to-the-free-downloads-from-oldunreal/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:20:42

• "The Duck returns for another mystery adventure in Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping coming sometime in 2025 with Native Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/mystery-adventure-duck-detective-the-ghost-of-glamping-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:20:59

• "This is such a fun idea for a game. Ruffy and the Riverside is a colourful hand-drawn action-adventure where you've got a special power called SWAP" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/ruffy-and-the-riverside-is-a-unique-action-adventure-where-you-have-the-power-to-copy-and-paste-textures/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:21:38

• iophk: BS. The 'cyberwar' has been going vigorously for a decade already. https://cyberscoop.com/future-us-cybersecurity-resilience-morgan-luttrell/ ("Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity's worst")    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:23:04

• "I don't play many visual novels, but I might have to break that habit again soon with Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog because it looks and feels like playing through a classic Gundam Anime story." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog-is-a-seriously-cool-visual-novel-love-letter-to-retro-anime-and-80s-sci-fi/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:23:37

• "Moon Watch is a new release now in Early Access from developer Jaspel, who also made Backpack Hero, and they're mixing genres together again into something new. Note: their publisher sent over a key." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/moon-watch-mixes-up-the-bullet-heaven-survivor-genre-with-time-stopping-and-deck-building-into-something-strategic/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:24:15

• "How the internet cheered the UnitedHealth shooting suspect as a folk hero" https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-unitedhealth-ceo-internet    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:24:55

• "Luigi Mangione's social control media posts become America's obsession" https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-social-media-motives    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:25:15

• iophk: windows kills https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/390553/unitedhealthcare-shooting-luigi-mangione-health-insurance    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:25:44

• "Elon Musk and Donald Trump: A modern-day Teapot Dome scandal waiting to happen" https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5031065-musk-trump-ev-tax-credit-scandal/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:25:58

• "Netflix en Linux a 1080p... ¿solo con Opera?" https://www.muylinux.com/2024/12/09/netflix-en-linux-a-1080p-solo-con-opera/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:26:20

• "Ballionaire from developer newobject and publisher Raw Fury scratches all the right places in my brain, and I want more of it. Note: key provided by Raw Fury." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/ballionaire-is-annoyingly-good-and-i-want-to-play-it-all-the-time/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:27:00

• "CD PROJEKT RED put up another free big upgrade for Cyberpunk 2077, so is it time to dive back into Night City for another run? You may want to." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/cyberpunk-2077-gets-another-big-upgrade-with-more-customisation-and-secrets-in-update-22/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:27:13

• "Justitieminister Strömmer om Chat Control 2: Min svåraste fråga" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2024/12/11/justitieminister-strommer-om-chat-control-2-min-svaraste-fraga/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:28:00

• "When Life Gives You Lemons in the Trump Era, Missouri Edition" https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/10/when-life-gives-you-lemons-in-the-trump-era-missouri-edition/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:28:13

• "When do the Trump flags come down? (members post)" https://birchtree.me/blog/when-do-the-trump-flags-come-down/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:28:27

• "Trump’s promise to pardon January 6 defendants, explained | Vox" https://www.vox.com/politics/390519/trump-pardon-january-6-insurrection    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:28:46

• "How the US is countering ISIS during Syria’s upheaval" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/12/11/how-the-us-i s-countering-isis-during-syrias-upheaval/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:29:03

• "Who is Kimberly Guilfoyle? Trump’s pick for ambassador to Greece" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/11/kimberly-guilfoyle-trump-greece-ambassador/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:29:12

• "ykec" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/12/13256604/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:29:23

• "The latest stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Desktop Linux from Valve, Proton 9.0-4 is out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/proton-9-0-4-is-out-now-bringing-big-compatibility-improvements-for-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:29:32

• sympathy for billionaires ☛ https://fair.org/home/murdoch-outlets-and-bezos-wapo-demand-more-sympathy-for-health-insurance-execs/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:34:14

• "The court’s examination revolves around Article 19 of Brazil’s Civil Rights Framework for the Internet" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/brazils-internet-intermediary-liability-rules-under-trial-what-are-risks | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:34:39

• Oligarchy's takeover ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-open-letter-doge | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:35:00

• Evictions ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-eviction-prevention-program-public-housing | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:35:16

• "At the time of its construction in the 1950s..." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/amateur-radio-operators-detect-signals-from-voyager-1/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:36:38

• "copyright companies" ☛ https://walledculture.org/how-modern-mountweasels-could-block-generative-ai-and-undermine-access-to-knowledge/ | Source: Walled Culture    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:40:53

• "countless innocent sites blocked" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-blacks-out-tech-news-after-blocking-another-cdn-ip-241211/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:41:26

• "District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51208457/proposed-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons-is-halted-by-federal-state-judges | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:41:47

• "Thirty-one percent of low-income Kansas households making less than $20,000 annually" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/10/kansas-broadband-internet-disparities-persist-despite-huge-investments/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:44:05

• "IPv6’s paradoxical state - both thriving and struggling" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/hisham_ibrahim/schrodingers-ipv6-cat/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:44:16

• "Cops Instead Relying on Random McDonald’s Employee" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-fail-uhc-killer-luigi-mangione | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:48:15

• "as time passed, none of that work yielded a suspect’s name." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2024/1210/united-healthcare-shooting-suspect-mangione | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:48:36

• "Tenant Unions Are Coming." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tenant-unions-are-coming-landlords | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:49:04

• "Many landlords are circumventing rent regulations for mid-market rentals" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/11/many-landlords-complying-rent-regulation | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:49:53

• "New practices not only weaken tipping’s traditional role as a feedback mechanism but they also appear to have an obverse effect on the level of care provided." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/tipping-isnt-about-service-its-a-psychological-con-job/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:50:16

• "Landlords see it as a headache, a needless trend of cyberbullying that exacerbates well-meaning efforts to find tenants." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-11/landlords-beware-rent-shamers-are-calling-out-overpriced-listings-online | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:50:51

• "Postmortems and blame for the 2024 elections are thick on the ground, but amidst all those theories and pointed fingers, one explanation looms large and credible: the American housing emergency" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/11/nimby-yimby-fimby/#home-team-advantage | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:52:19

• "Reeves took six months of leave following the birth of his second child, returning to find himself on a list of employees deemed underperforming." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dismissed-taking-paternity-leave-goldman-sachs-banker-sues-4m-damages-1729398 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:52:50

• "The pressure to prioritise careers over family life has contributed to a significant gender gap in Japan's workforce" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tokyo-embraces-4-day-work-weekcould-uk-next-it-bad-business-1729447 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:53:17

• "Last month, Gillian Jones spent a harrowing night in a northern England bar rebuffing a man’s attempts to speak to, then sexually assault, her daughter." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/11/interview-womens-safety-harassment-uk/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:53:29

• "Referencing the Taliban’s “Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law, instituted in August, the administration claimed the group was seeking to “erase Afghan women and girls from public life.”" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/international/5034807-state-department-taliban-afghanistan-women-medical-training/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:53:52

• "By 2034, at the promised pace of social reforms, female fans should not be restricted." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2024-12-11/saudi-arabia-will-host-the-2034-world-cup-but-when-exactly | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:54:25

• "The wife of Chhoeung Chheng, an environmental journalist killed in Cambodia, says she had warned him against investigating illegal logging at night." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/wife-of-journalist-killed-in-cambodia-says-she-feared-for-his-safety/7897716.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:55:21

• "protect journalist safety" ☛ https://cpj.org/2024/12/cpj-calls-on-new-syrian-leaders-to-protect-journalist-safety-hold-assads-media-persecutors-to-account/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:55:38

• "Trump administration did not fully comply with the internal guidelines in place at the time that restricted the department's use of investigative tools to seize journalists' records." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-justice-department-ignored-some-policies-when-seizing-reporters-phone-records-watchdog-finds/7896172.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:55:54

• "The journalism shield law — which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/12/11/dc/republican-u-s-sen-tom-cotton-blocks-press-freedom-bill-trump-said-gop-must-kill/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:56:51

• "But CNN, MSNBC, and The New York Times, as well as other “legacy media” that Cotton called out" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/us-senator-tom-cotton-lies-about-reporters-shield-law-blocks-vote-2/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 08:57:56

• "A shield law known as the PRESS Act that would give journalists greater federal protections failed to pass the Senate on Tuesday evening after it was blocked by Senator Tom Cotton." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/bill-to-protect-journalists-fails-in-senate/7897008.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:01:59

• "The investigation followed a complaint by Ziver Holding Chair Veysel Demirci, who accused Demirdaş of tarnishing his reputation and exceeding the bounds of press freedom." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-investigated-for-reporting-on-public-tender-cleared-of-disinformation-charges-302567 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:02:34

• "This is my final column for The New York Times, where I began publishing my opinions in January 2000." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/opinion/elites-euro-social-media.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:03:12

• "The fact that all ten sites grew month-on-month in October was a stark contrast to the previous month when they all fell compared to August" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-uk-monthly-2/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:04:12

• "Juan Luis Font, director and host of the daily radio talk show “ConCriterio” and a co-founder of El Periodico newspaper in Guatemala, is accused of collusion and bribery" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/arrest-warrant-for-guatemalan-journalist-viewed-as-retaliatory/7897897.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:04:28

• "Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili's teenage son Mamuka" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-arrests-and-mysterious-beatings-as-georgia-cracks-down-on-pro-eu-protests/7897114.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:05:21

• "Either way, tech companies have discretion in what happens to the account and its content." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/technology/social-media-goodreads-reddit-tiktok.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:05:50

• "Alex Jones mocks The Onion with Star Wars music after losing InfoWars auction" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/alex-jones-infowars-onion-auction-b2662662.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:08:56

• "I don’t think it’s enough money" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/bankruptcy-judge-rejects-onions-bid-buy-alex-jones-infowars-rcna183453 | Source: NBC    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:09:55

• "But the claim is false. The photo has been digitally doctored. The original photo shows a Global Times report about former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein published in 2003." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2024/12/11/afcl-global-times-assad/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:10:29

• "Taiwan said some online influencers have become propaganda tools of Beijing and warned that they will be punished if they break the law after revelations of pay-offs for pro-China messages sparked an uproar on the island." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-taiwan-united-front-influencer/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:10:59

• "fake American “media outlet” posted a story about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buying Adolf Hitler’s car — and it was widely shared in Russian media. [...]" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-russian-fake-american-media-linked-to-russia-is-behind-zelenskyy-and-hitler-s-car-/7896359.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:11:42

• Microsoft colonialism ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/un-digital-program-seeks-to-empower-africa-s-public-workers/7896440.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:12:52

• "As CTO, Jain will lead the development and application of technology across both ShareChat and Moj platforms." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/sharechat-appoints-tiktoks-nitin-jain-as-cto/articleshow/116163605.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:13:25

• GAFAM/US colonising India with some openwashing gesture: "LF India aims to foster collaboration among developers, enterprises, government organizations, and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/linux-foundation-launches-lf-india-to-boost-open-source-innovation/article68973343.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:14:32

• "Musk referenced Gates' alleged $1.5 billion loss on the short and criticized his hypocrisy regarding environmental causes." ☛ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/elon-musk-says-even-microsoft-founder-bill-gates-will-go-bankrupt-if-/articleshow/116199608.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:15:08

• "Some thoughts, because I write to think." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2024/interim-1/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:17:06

• "interfering with WP Engine’s control over, or access to, plugins or extensions (and their respective directory listings) hosted on wordpress.org that were developed, published, or maintained by WP Engine" ☛ https://www.404media.co/wordpress-wp-engine-preliminary-injunction/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:18:14

• "Automattic is ordered to undo several of the actions of its CEO Matt Mullenweg in its ongoing legal battle with WP Engine. “It's hard to imagine wanting to continue to working on WordPress after this," Mullenweg said in a community Slack message."    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:19:24

• "Isaacson's book highlighted that Gates' bet against Tesla reportedly resulted in a $1.5 billion (£1.17 billion) loss for him" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bill-gates-tesla-short-could-bankrupt-him-if-shares-surge-200-top-global-market-1729463 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:20:34

• "Isaacson's book highlighted that Gates' bet against Tesla reportedly resulted in a $1.5 billion (£1.17 billion) loss for him" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bill-gates-tesla-short-could-bankrupt-him-if-shares-surge-200-top-global-market-1729463 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:21:07

• "Kate Robertson, Senior Researcher at the Citizen Lab provided a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs, that contributes to the ongoing consideration of Bill C-26" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-citizen-labs-submission-to-the-senate-standing-committee-on-national-security-defence-and-veterans-affairs/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:21:14

• "The Western monarch population has plunged more than 95% since the 1980s" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-12-11/monarch-butterflies-proposed-for-endangered-species-act-listing | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:22:31

• "travel from Vilnius to Tallinn with two changes" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2434747/train-passengers-will-be-able-to-reach-tallinn-from-vilnius-in-one-day-next-year | Source: LRT    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:23:42

• "request for riders to dismount for seven hours a day during the 10-day Sono Lumo activation has prompted frustration." ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/bike-riders-were-asked-to-dismount-for-100m-now-they-plan-to-protest-in-the-casino-s-driveway-20241205-p5kw3i.html | Source: The Age AU    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:24:16

• "arguing that Nvidia failed to accurately represent to shareholders how much of its business and sales in and around 2018 were built on sales to cryptocurrency miners." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supreme-court-shuts-down-nvidia-appeal-cryptomining-class-action-suit-will-proceed | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:33:46

• "Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads." ☛ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/12/11/cyclists-file-charter-challenge-against-ford-government-ontario-bike-lanes/ | Source: City News CA    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:34:09

• "It is not about tackling congestion, working with municipalities for data-driven solutions" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/cyclists-mount-charter-challenge-against-ontario-bike-lane-removals/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:34:30

• "For years, [cryptocurrency] skeptics have asked, What is this for? And for years, boosters have struggled to offer up a satisfactory answer." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/12/cryptos-legacy-finally-clear/680956/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:35:09

• "In the coming months, city officials will begin planning the new municipal utility as they race to make the city carbon neutral by 2030" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/ann-arbor-hopes-bring-rooftop-solar-masses-creating-utility | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:35:36

• "A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-cryptocurrency-turns-to-cash-in-russian-banks/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:35:58

• "The project, which is in the early stages of development, would be the first time that Exxon built a power plant that did not supply electricity to its own operations" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-data-centers-power-plant.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:36:32

• "With each passing year, the vital signs of the Arctic continue to amplify the pace of change with 2024 proving no different" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/arctic-became-net-carbon-source-to-atmosphere-unwelcome-news-for-pace-of-climate-change | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:36:46

• "A risk-free deal, Schreiber thought. Except that, it turned out to be too good to be true." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:37:09

• "At the bottom of the oceans and seas lie more than 8,500 shipwrecks from two world wars." ☛ https://theconversation.com/polluting-shipwrecks-are-the-ticking-time-bomb-at-the-bottom-of-our-oceans-242941 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:37:27

• "In 2016, Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, paid $0. So did Stephen Schwarzman, head of the investment behemoth Blackstone." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/medicare-tax-loophole-steve-cohen | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:38:32

• "My queries to The New York Times, CNN, and ABC to explain their rationale for withholding the manifesto, while gladly quoting from it selectively, have not been answered" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/11/it-had-to-be-done-luigi-mangione-manifesto-revealed/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:39:11

• "The first five are presented in order of seriousness with regards to the effect on Hunter’s due process." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/10/zero-accountability-the-five-plus-times-doj-got-fabricated-evidence-against-hunter-biden/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:39:49

• "As far as I can tell, every one of these articles is sourced to a single shaky TikTok video showing three (3) posters on one (1) pole." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/12/ceo-wanted-posters/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:40:23

• "As I’ve said previously, this rush to the video game boogeyman is dumb and should stop. But it won’t." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/11/nbc-news-does-entire-piece-trying-to-link-ceo-shooting-to-violent-video-game/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:41:12

• "the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on the bullet shell casings" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/12/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-thompson-ideological/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:42:56

• "So we're going to continue to make that case, and we're going to continue to do the work we do" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/luigi-mangione-notebook | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:43:35

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/bengals-tap-water-network-punctured-for-theft-at-over-20-000-places-minister-101733914227036.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:44:20

• "Arizona’s attorney general has sued a Saudi-owned farm operating a massive hay operation in the middle of the Arizona desert" ☛ https://revealnews.org/article/arizona-sues-saudi-owned-farm-draining-groundwater-in-the-desert/ | Source: The Center for Investigative Reporting    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:45:05

• "Soldiers from the U.K.’s 16th Regiment Royal Artillery" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2024/12/11/british-troops-test-laser-weapon-as-cheap-option-to-fry-drones/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:45:27

• "The Armed Services have turned to social control media in recent years to promote recruitment." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/12/military-recruitment-social-media-tactics-arent-working-very-well/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:46:13

• "thefts of Kias and Hyundais have increased" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51209024/dangerous-tiktok-challenge-involving-kia-and-hyundai-resurfaces-in-salt-lake-city | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:46:33

• "It just seemed like very black and white" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51208677/roy-police-say-man-was-within-his-rights-when-he-shot-killed-womans-dog-in-park | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:47:32

• "Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, which moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/11/tiktok-fights-bans-in-canada-united-states/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:48:11

• "Trump announced Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commissio" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/11/incoming-ftc-chair-i-will-stop-all-these-investigations-that-i-falsely-claim-are-politically-motivated-in-order-to-launch-my-own-openly-politically-motivated-investigations/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:49:03

• "Lenovo, which makes top-selling laptops and Motorola smartphones" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/10/tiktok-ban-all-chinese-technology/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:49:30

• "China may step up its involvement in Myanmar’s civil war" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-edges-closer-to-intervention-in-myanmar/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:50:21

• "The "Islamic State" (IS) , also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/is-islamic-state-a-threat-to-syrias-political-future/a-71016760 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:50:46

• "The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tiktok-ban-court-challenge-1.7407038 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:51:09

• "legal challenge against the government's order" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tiktoks-canada-unit-seeks-judicial-review-of-shutdown-orders/articleshow/116214213.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:51:39

• "The government is not blocking access to the TikTok app" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2024-12-11/tiktok-files-challenge-against-canadian-government-order-to-dissolve-its-business-in-the-country | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:51:59

• "The researchers are calling on the Scottish Parliament to put a formal process" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/holyrood-chamberfakes-could-pose-security-risks-that-threaten-trust-in-democracy-4903917 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:52:47

• "Moscow’s ambitions are no secret." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-victory-in-ukraine-would-spark-a-new-era-of-global-insecurity/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:53:09

• "business elites have disproportionate influence" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/trump-wealth-cabinet-politicians-billionaires | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:53:27

• "In the last episode of PING for 2024, APNIC’s Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/12/podcast-post-quantum-cryptography/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:58:08

• "Although there have been conflicting outcomes in the fight for justice" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/legal-barriers-to-justice-john-scott-railton-on-the-legal-challenges-faced-by-spyware-victims/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:58:55

• "The Secure American Communications Act [PDF], if signed into law" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/telecom_cybersecurity_standards/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:59:03

• "There was no reply forthcoming - although, as you can see" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/is-wordpress-org-gdpr-compliant/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 09:59:11

• "Like many others, I recently fled the social media platform X for Bluesky." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1108476/bluesky-has-an-impersonator-problem/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:01:58

• Windows TCO: "Alt+Space is also used to show the context menu of the active window." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/microsoft_copilot_keyboard_shortcut/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:02:52

• Windows TCO: "Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme said on Wednesday that unauthorised activity..." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/krispy-kreme-says-cybersecurity-incident-is-impacting-online-orders-in-us/articleshow/116215167.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:03:12

• Windows TCO: "seized 63 websites" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20130701 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:03:28

• Windows TCO: "3AM (also known as ThreeAM) is a ransomware group" ☛ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/3am-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Tripwire    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:03:38

• Windows TCO: "The incident has all the hallmarks of a data-extortion ransomware attack" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/no-doughnuts-today-cyberattack-puts-krispy-kreme-in-a-sticky-situation/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:03:59

• Windows TCO: "According to a mandatory 8-K filing [PDF], on November 29" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/krispy_kreme_cybercrime/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:04:17

• "These allegations are included in a new federal product liability lawsuit against Google-backed company" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5222574 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:05:45

• "driver Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez died" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/10/tesla_sued_fatal_autopilot_accident/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:06:01

• "31-year-old Genesis Giovanni Mendoza-Martinez died" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-sued-family-man-killed-autopilot | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:06:15

• "Through its design" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-funded-ai-sexually-abused-girl-lawsuit | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:06:39

• "For a technology that seems startling in its modernity, AI sure has a long history." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/trust-issues-in-ai.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:08:44

• "LLMs are supercharged versions of the autocomplete feature" ☛ https://spectrum.ieee.org/jailbreak-llm | Source: IEEE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:09:11

• "Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/warning-on-deepfake-tech-security-concerns-in-2025.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:09:25

• "Embodied was selling Moxie right up until they shut down." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/10/sorry-kid-we-killed-your-robot-embodied-goes-broke-ai-social-devices-will-stop-working/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:10:29

• "The issue with using an LLM is that it will do precisely what it’s told." ☛ https://derekkedziora.com/notes/2024-12-11-an-llms-not-going-to-tell-you-no | Source: Derek Kędziora    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:10:52

• "chief artificial intelligence" :) ☛ https://fedscoop.com/sec-artificial-intelligence-ai-financial-securities-markets/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:12:21

• drafting slop to waste other people's time ☛ https://fedscoop.com/state-department-ai-chatbot-email-drafting-northstar-famsearch/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:13:00

• Writing fake articles with LLMs may save time for the fake "author", but wastes a lot of time for many readers. Same with E-mail composed by LLMs. If someone needs to read slop, you're being an a-hole. Kids do this to teachers, causing them to resign.    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:14:33

• "Services started dropping off around 0900 PT (1700 UTC)." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/wednesday_meta_outage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:14:46

• "The reaction from writers and academics has been one of outrage — but also mockery." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/ucla-ai-literature-class | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:15:10

• "Neither OpenAI’s tools nor its financial position are getting any better." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/11/openai-launches-then-un-launches-sora-twitter-gives-grok-away-for-free/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:16:46

• "What happened to Salinas and Villanueva are far from isolated incidents." ☛ https://revealnews.org/article/hospitals-gave-women-medications-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-using-illicit-drugs/ | Source: The Center for Investigative Reporting    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:18:06

• "Air pollution consisting of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2024-12-air-pollution-india-linked-millions.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:19:27

• "It’s hard not to read the news about that insurance executive in the US." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/my-own-american-insurance-story/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:20:53

• "So I’m using my artistic freedoms as a blogger and write about another type of belief" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/struggles-with-believing-in-myself/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:22:12

• "I’ve counseled a number of those families in the past 10 to 15 years." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/your-next-job-designer-baby-therapist/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:22:31

• "The FCC has said removing the insecure equipment is estimated to cost $4.98 billion" ☛ https://insidetowers.com/rip-replace-money-is-in-defense-bill/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:29:01

• "Some of this isn’t surprising, of course, since the time period for the meta review" ☛ https://ambersettle.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/discouraging-news/ |    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:30:15

• "Concerned with the climbing costs of the service’s Credentialing Assistance program" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/education-transition/2024/12/11/army-to-cut-credentialing-benefit-drop-officers-from-program/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:30:26

• "The first step in managing polarities is recognizing them and talking about them" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/11/growth-without-burnout-managing-polarities-consciously-for-sustainable-success-in-publishing/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:31:03

• "Free courses for Ukrainians were initially set to end in March 2025" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20130643 | Source: YLE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:31:32

• "We make a big choice, like a house, job, spouse, or dog." ☛ https://sive.rs/ripple | Source: Derek Sivers    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:31:41

• "But, according to a recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-paleontologist-cracked-open-a-rock-and-discovered-a-prehistoric-amphibian-with-a-clever-survival-strategy-180985625/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:32:49

• "Willow isn’t just a technological triumph, though." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2553253/google-unveils-willow-quantum-chip-that-smashes-all-modern-records.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:33:26

• "According to the organization" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/11/voyager-located-volunteers-decades-old-radio-telescope-drenthe | Source: NL Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:34:17

• "I have been blogging on and off for more than 17 years (the earliest ones lost to time)." ☛ https://austinwhite.org/posts/whats-new | Source: Austin White    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:41:59

• "Although he was a talk show regular, one host wasn’t amused by a Kreskin stunt." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-12-11/amazing-kreskin-dies-george-kresge-jr-obituary | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:42:13

• "What in the name of clowntown is going on here?" ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/12/10/feed/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:43:46

• "To address this problem, the NSEC (Next Secure) resource record is used" ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/cordian-daniluk/zeros-are-heroes-nsec3-parameter-settings-in-the-wild/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:46:07

• "JSON is famously simple." ☛ https://mcyoung.xyz/2024/12/10/json-sucks/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:46:16

• "This document describes the Secure Shell (SSH) chacha20-poly1305 authenticated encryption cipher." ☛ https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-josefsson-ssh-chacha20-poly1305-openssh/ | Source: IETF    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:46:27

• "To start a command a new tab, use the --tab command-line" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/run-a-command-in-a-tab-with-gnome-terminal/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:52:44

• "When working with data frames in R" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/how-to-select-row-with-max-value-in-specific-column-in-r-a-complete-guide/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:54:37

• "The amount of joy I get from this experience makes me question why I stepped away" ☛ https://yordi.me/advent-of-code-is-the-perfect-coding-ritual/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:54:56

• "The thing is, I always know in the moment of writing this code" ☛ https://mbuffett.com/posts/prevent-temporary-code-production/ | Source: Marcus Buffett    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:56:16

• "Rust has some really nice functional programming facilities built in" ☛ https://blog.startifact.com/posts/humble-for-loop-rust/ | Source: Martijn Faassen    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:57:00

• "Focus outlines highlight the active interactive element on a web page." ☛ https://medienbaecker.com/articles/focus-outlines |    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:57:33

• "Ruby Central hired Trail of Bits to complete a security assessment" ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/12/11/auditing-the-ruby-ecosystems-central-package-repository/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:59:36

• 🔤SpellBinding: GINQSYU Wordo: COULD gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-12-12.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:14:18

• "Recently spun up an instance of tootik, the ActivityPub server software that speaks the gemini protocol, on my Debian server." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/tootik-capsule-nginx.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:15:22

• "I've always had some hearing trouble, mainly around the area of my brain converting sound into meaning. I hear rhythm, I hear melody, I dig it. Throw lyrics into the mix and, well, ... So https://kissthisguy.com has always been good for a laugh." gemini://the-brannons.com/kiss-this-guy/ by cmb    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:16:43

• If this were all AI were used for, you’d be right thinking it’s not world-changing gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/ good to see more people MOCKING this whole "HEY HI" BS (hype)    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:17:57

• Now available: Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux 10 Beta ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-beta-now-available    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:28:47

• "Indeed, when I decided to give atomicity its due attention, I faced a dilemma." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-41-kinoite.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:29:53

• Fedora KDE – powerful Fedora-based operating system ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fedora-kde-powerful-fedora-based-operating-system/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:30:20

• Montenegro's Share of GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Montenegro_s_Share_of_GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:32:28

• IBM and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Hats at 'Linux' Foundation ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/IBM_and_Microsoft_Hats_at_Linux_Foundation.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:32:37

• Pisi GNU/Linux – end-user focused distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pisi-linux-end-user-focused-distribution/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:38:43

• Advanced Weather Companion GNOME Shell Extension ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/advanced-weather-gnome-shell-extension    

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

• Miracle-WM 0.4 Enhances i3-IPC Support for Better Integration ☞ https://linuxiac.com/miracle-wm-0-4-tiling-window-manager/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:39:49

• Proton 9.0-4: New Games Supported, Bug Fixes for AMD and NVIDIA GPUs ☞ https://linuxiac.com/proton-9-0-4-brings-major-bug-fixes-for-amd-and-nvidia-gpus/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:40:10

• Gnome 47.2 Now Available ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Gnome-47.2-Now-Available    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:40:44

• OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 Unveils New COSMIC Spin ☞ https://linuxiac.com/openmandriva-rome-24-12-released/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:41:57

• AlmaLinux 10 Beta Offers Early Access to Key Upgrades ☞ https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-10-beta-released/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:42:27

• AlmaLinux 10 Beta Distinguishes Itself From RHEL 10 Beta ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/12/almalinux-10-beta-distinguishes-itself-from-rhel-10-be/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:42:45

• [Podcast] Post-Quantum Cryptography ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/12/podcast-post-quantum-cryptography/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:44:04

• Mozilla's Firefox is Floundering, in the United Kingdom Its Share Fell to 2% This Month ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Mozilla_s_Firefox_is_Floundering_in_the_United_Kingdom_Its_Shar.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:44:24

• IBM's Latest Fedora Divestment Speaks for Itself ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/IBM_s_Latest_Fedora_Divestment_Speaks_for_Itself.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:44:54

• Kiwi TCMS: Major outage for Kiwi TCMS ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2024/12/11/major-outage-for-kiwi-tcms/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:46:17

• "Image mode for RHEL enables you to use container tools to assemble operating system artifacts." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/jumpstart-gitops-image-mode | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:46:47

• "User-friendly Linux distribution like openSUSE and others offer an excellent solution for everyday tasks" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2024/12/11/linux-opensuse-ready-for-everyday-use/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:47:54

• "Linux kernel 6.12 is an interesting release" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/linux_612_lts/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:48:35

• "This blog post is about designing firewall rules, not focusing on a specific operating system." ☛ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-12-07-writing-firewall-rules.html | Source: Data Swamp    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:49:21

• "One of the more interesting things you can do with systemd is to use the "socket activation" feature: systemd itself opens a socket of some sort for listening" ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/12/11/socket/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:49:41

• "An inline function tray is an interface pattern that lists functions that you can apply to information in a given context." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/11/advent-of-patterns-inline-function-trays/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:50:14

• "HTMHell’s Advent Calendar is a December celebration of cursed web development topics." ☛ https://evanhahn.com/htmhell-2024/ | Source: Evan Hahn    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:52:35

• "This is essentially a note to self." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/getting-latex2rtf-to-work-on-cygwin/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:52:48

• "Most importantly to me: CSS allowed elements to return to their original semantic meaning." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-promise-of-semantic-html/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:53:46

• "The most important part is the networking. The offsite backup endpoints connect together to my home server over a WireGuard network." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2024/12/11/wireguard-backup-fleet/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:53:58

• "You don’t even need to bring in JavaScript for web components to be useful." ☛ https://jakelazaroff.com/words/isomorphic-web-components/ | Source: Jake Lazaroff    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:54:15

• "Cgroup(s) v2 have an IO controller, that has both priorities (which only work in limited circumstances) and absolute limits, which are applied on a per disk device basis and so appear to have some serious limitations" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/CgroupVFSIORatelimitWish | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:54:31

• "You may have had an opportunity to read my post ‘GPON power budget calculations‘ published on the APNIC Blog last month." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/10/optical-power-balancing-in-dwdm/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:54:47

• CC Open Education: 2024 in Review ☞ https://creativecommons.org/2024/12/11/cc-open-education-2024-in-review/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:55:21

• Shedding Light on How the EPO Sheds Off Staff in Order to Grant Loads of Invalid (Fake) Patents in Europe (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Shedding_Light_on_How_the_EPO_Sheds_Off_Staff_in_Order_to_Grant.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:55:44

• Marketing spam for an illegal court that JUVE got paid to shill, even by lying about it ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/top-litigation-firms-at-the-upc-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:56:50

• "Mozilla is removing the Do Not Track (DNT) setting from the Firefox browser. This change will take effect in version 135 and beyond, where the DNT setting will no longer be available." ☛ https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/ |    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:57:45

• "Welcome to another curl release." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/12/11/curl-8-11-1/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:58:14

• "As I mentioned before, I recently switched to i3 as Window Manager on my FreeBSD laptop" ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/text-based-tools-im-using-on-my-freebsd-laptop.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:58:50

• "Artemis updates once per day at ~12am UK time" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/11/artemis-launch/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:59:16

• "Researchers at Yale have been developing around soft robotics" ☛ https://www.sparkfun.com/news/11955 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:00:14

• "Earlier today, YouTuber Michael Klements uploaded a detailed build log" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-cases/custom-raspberry-pi-5-case-rebuilds-pi-5-open-loop-into-the-hyper-compact-case-with-the-loop-still-intact-system-stays-below-43oc-at-max-load | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:00:53

• "All the motherboard issues were resolved in my previous post in this series" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/restoration-of-a-barn-find-amiga-2000-part-3/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

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

• "The Reload emulator written by Veselin Sladkov supports emulation of Apple ][" ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/rp2040pc-is-all-in-one-open-source-hardware-computer-with-4-usb-hosts-hdmi-display-stereo-audio-and-uext-with-reload-emulator-you-can-run-apple-applee-and-oricatmos-software-on-it/ | Source: Olimex    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:01:32

• "The Arduino Plug and Make Kit is all about unleashing creativity" ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/12/11/a-new-plug-and-make-kit-challenge-a-game-of-rhythm-and-creativity/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:02:25

• "It’s a 15.6-inch 1080p IPS display with integrated speakers and HDMI input" ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2024/12/raspberry-pi-monitor/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:02:44

• "FreeBSD 14 introduces DMA, the lightweight Mail Transport Agent from DragonFly BSD" ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd14-replaces-sendmail-with-dma/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:04:02

• "In 2024, the FreeBSD Foundation celebrated 31 years of FreeBSD during FreeBSD Day" ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2024-a-year-of-advocacy-and-growth-for-the-freebsd-foundation/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:04:11

• "Open Source Raw Image Editor Application Darktable 1.6.8 is out now" ☛ https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-change-dpi-adjusting-image-resolution/ | Source: Unix Men    

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

• Kubernetes v1.32: QueueingHint Brings a New Possibility to Optimize Pod Scheduling ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/12/12/scheduler-queueinghint/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:07:04

• Kubernetes v1.32: Penelope ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/12/11/kubernetes-v1-32-release/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:07:13

• "At the core of the T-Deck Plus is the ESP32-S3FN16R8, a dual-core LX7 microprocessor that supports 2.4 GHz" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-t-deck-plus-an-esp32-handheld-device-with-gps-and-lora-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:09:30

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

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:11:35

• Currency Conversion using Python ☞ https://idroot.us/currency-conversion-using-python/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:11:55

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

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

• How to Install and Configure Samba AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-and-configure-samba-almalinux-9-or-rocky-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:12:43

• How to Install PHP 8.4-7.4 on RHEL 9 ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-install-php-on-rhel-9/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:12:55

• How to Create Users and Groups in GNU/Linux from the Command Line ☞ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-create-users-and-groups-in-linux-from-the-command-line/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:13:04

• How To Set Up ModSecurity with Apache on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/set-up-modsecurity-with-apache-debian-12/    

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

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

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:13:30

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

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:13:38

• Martin Thompson: Verifiable Provenance for Misinformation ☞ https://lowentropy.net/posts/c2pa/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:15:54

• Russian Ops Deploy ElevenLabs Hey Hi (AI) Voice Generation ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/russian-ops-deploy-elevenlabs    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:16:19

• Kaidan 0.10.0: Too Much to Summarize! ☞ https://kaidan.im/2024/12/09/kaidan-0.10.0/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:18:02

• Proton 9.0-4 Adds Total War: Shogun 2 & Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/proton-9-0-4-adds-total-war-shogun-2-warhammer-40k-space-marine-2-support    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:21:15

• Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Beta Is Now Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.4 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-1-xia-beta-is-now-available-for-download-with-cinnamon-6-4    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:21:38

• QEMU 9.2 Brings proprietary trap AWS Nitro Enclave Emulation, Many RISC-V Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/qemu-9-2-brings-aws-nitro-enclave-emulation-many-risc-v-improvements    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:22:52

• OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 Released with COSMIC Desktop Spin, GNU/Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/openmandriva-lx-24-12-released-with-cosmic-desktop-spin-linux-kernel-6-12-lts    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:22:59

• personally   

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:24:06

• "In Star Wars, the light saber is a weapon that Jedi Knights personally construct for themselves, presumably so that the saber is uniquely adapted to their abilities, characteristics, and the nature of their connection to the Force." gemini://skyjake.fi/gemlog/2024-12_jked.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:24:11

• "When I moved back in with my parents in June, I had this machine running for a couple months. My parents, who pay the electric bill, are strict about conserving energy and saving money, so they yell at me for leaving lights on and such." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-12-12-my-nas-solution-and-other-homelab-projects.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:25:14

• Making memcpy(NULL, NULL, 0) well-defined ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/11/making-memcpynull-null-0-well-defined    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:26:31

• FSF Blogs: Resolve to have a freer 2025 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/resolve-to-have-a-freer-2025    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:26:48

• Tiling Shell Extension Gains Smart Border Radius Detection ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/tiling-shell-extension-border-radius    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:27:35

• AnyDesk orange-ball menu entry ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/anydesk-orange-ball-menu-entry.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:29:00

• Fix for Kodi flatpak ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/fix-for-kodi-flatpak.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:29:27

• Ukraine is expanding its long-range arsenal for deep strikes inside Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-is-expanding-its-long-range-arsenal-for-deep-strikes-inside-russia/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:30:02

• 15 Euros Olimex RP2040pc Raspberry Pi RP2040 computer board supports Fashion Company Apple and Oric Atmos emulation ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/12/15-euros-olimex-rp2040pc-raspberry-pi-rp2040-computer-board-supports-apple-and-oric-atmos-emulation/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:30:29

• Russia threatens to retaliate after Ukrainian ATACMS strike in Rostov ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241211-russia-threatens-to-retaliate-after-ukrainian-atacms-strike-in-rostov    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:30:46

• SiFive, ESWIN Computing and Canonical announce availability of Ubuntu on the  HiFive Premier P550 ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/sifive-eswin-computing-and-canonical-announce-availability-of-ubuntu-on-the-hifive-premier-p550    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:31:18

• Macron, Tusk To Discuss EU Peace Force For Ukraine Amid Diplomatic Surge ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zaporizhzhya-zelenskiy-orban-trump-bryansk/33235684.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:32:05

• "One of the few remaining members of Russia’s indigenous Kerek people was killed fighting in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/12/an-irreparable-loss | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:32:31

• "U.S. 2025 defense budget approved without extension of lend-lease program for Ukraine, says Ukrainian ambassador" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/12/u-s-2025-defense-budget-approved-without-extension-of-lend-lease-program-for-ukraine-says-ukrainian-ambassador | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:32:45

• "They lie at every step" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/11/they-lie-at-every-step | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:52:42

• "Ukrainian finance minister says Kyiv can hold out against Russia at least until mid-2025, even if U.S. stops aid" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/ukrainian-finance-minister-says-kyiv-can-hold-out-against-russia-at-least-until-mid-2025-even-if-u-s-stops-aid | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:53:13

• Improperly cites Microsoft as security expert rather than the prime culprit here ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/turla-leverage-cybercriminal-tools-target-ukraine-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:54:02

• Ukraine joins the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_6361    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:54:21

• oreshnik ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/u-s-authorities-believe-russia-may-fire-another-oreshnik-missile-at-ukraine-in-coming-days-associated-press | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:54:40

• ATACMS ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/russia-reports-ukrainian-attack-on-airfield-using-u-s-made-atacms-missiles | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:54:57

• "U.S. announces $20 billion loan to Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/u-s-announces-20-billion-loan-to-ukraine-funded-by-frozen-russian-assets | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:55:15

• "Ukraine sent drones to Syrian rebels ahead of Assad’s overthrow" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/ukraine-sent-drones-to-syrian-rebels-ahead-of-assad-s-overthrow-the-washington-post | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:55:32

• Commission steps up support for Member States to strengthen EU security and counter the weaponisation of migration ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_6251    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:55:54

• Georgia protests highlight urgent need for government reforms ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/freedom-and-prosperity-around-the-world/georgia-protests-highlight-urgent-need-for-government-reforms/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:56:27

• Viral audio deepfake falsely claims Bashar al-Assad ‘apologised’ to Syrian people ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20241211-viral-audio-deepfake-falsely-claims-bashar-al-assad-apologised-to-syrian-people    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:56:53

• Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing for ‘high-level exchange’ with Chinese leaders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/11/russian-ex-president-dmitry-medvedev-in-beijing-for-high-level-exchange-with-chinese-leaders/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:57:11

• EU allows countries bordering Russia, Belarus to restrict migrants’ asylum rights ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2436808/eu-allows-countries-bordering-russia-belarus-to-restrict-migrants-asylum-rights    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:57:35

• US offers $10 million reward for Chinese [cr]ackers ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/10/china-sanctions-firewall-human-rights-reward/    

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

• Romania's Western-Leaning Parties Join Forces To Keep Far-Right Out ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-georgescu-lasconi-coalition-/33236130.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:58:18

• With Assad’s ouster, Russia’s Mideast influence collapses. What will Moscow do now? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/1211/russia-syria-regime-assad-hts-iran    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:58:32

• 120 Miles of Russian Forest Couldn’t Keep Two Siberian Tigers Apart ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/science/siberian-tigers-russia.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:58:52

• Russian Navy Ships Have Left Key Syrian Port ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/middleeast/russia-syria-assad.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:59:08

• Who Set the Stage for al-Assad’s Ouster? There Are Different Answers in the U.S. and Israel. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/al-assad-ouster-us-israel.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:59:36

• "he fled Russia by posting photo from the agency’s Moscow building" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/12/journalist-dmitry-muratov-responds-to-tass-report-that-he-fled-russia-by-posting-photo-from-the-agency-s-moscow-building | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:59:59

• "treason" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/cards/widening-the-net | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:00:33

• Africa operations ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/11/a-key-gateway | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:00:59

• "Russia urged Assad to flee Syria and organized his escape" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/russia-urged-assad-to-flee-syria-and-organized-his-escape-bloomberg | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:02:06

• "Vanished sights and sounds" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/11/vanished-sights-and-sounds | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:02:30

• What next for Wikie and Keijo? NGOs call for Marineland’s orcas to be sent to a sanctuary ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/science/20241211-what-next-for-wikie-and-keijo-ngos-call-for-marineland-s-orcas-to-be-sent-to-a-sanctuary    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:03:04

• A Northern Gaza Hospital Lacks Food and Water for Patients, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/gaza-hospital-food-water-shortage.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:03:30

• Anger After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing Rattles Health Insurance Workers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/health-insurance-uhc-ceo-shooting.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:03:57

• A bitter pill to swallow? France's relationship to medicine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/entre-nous/20241211-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow-france-s-relationship-to-medicine    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:04:10

• What’s it like to be career and the number two medical officer at VA ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/12/whats-it-like-to-be-career-and-the-number-two-medical-officer-at-va/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:10:25

• Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tokyo-to-make-day-care-free-to-boost-birth-rate    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:11:14

• South Korea court upholds two-year sentence for opposition leader over school admission scandal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-court-upholds-two-year-sentence-for-opposition-leader-over-school-admission-scandal    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:11:36

• North Korea Breaks Silence on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/asia/north-korea-martial-law-reaction.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:11:56

• South Korean Police Raid President Yoon’s Office in Martial Law Inquiry ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/asia/south-korea-president-office-raid.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:12:06

• North Korean media reports South Korea’s martial law crisis for first time ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-media-report-south-koreas-martial-law-crisis-for-first-time    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:17:56

• South Korea’s Yoon gave orders to ‘drag out’ MPs during martial law, officer says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-gave-orders-to-drag-out-mps-during-martial-law-officer-says    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:18:06

• GAFAM inside Git https://lwn.net/Articles/998115/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:19:36

• Arch Linux finally starts licensing PKGBUILDs https://lwn.net/Articles/998778/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:21:02

• The kernel's command-line commotion https://lwn.net/Articles/999770/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:21:37

• The beginning of the 6.13 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/998623/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:22:01

• The return of RWF_UNCACHED https://lwn.net/Articles/998783/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:22:27

• GIMP 3.0 — a milestone for open-source image editing https://lwn.net/Articles/998793/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:23:44

• South Korea’s fading nightlife signals shift in hard-drinking culture ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-fading-nightlife-signals-shift-in-hard-drinking-culture    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:25:43

• Signs surface that South Korea’s martial law was plotted well in advance ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/signs-surface-that-south-koreas-martial-law-plotted-well-in-advance    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:28:06

• Yoon out: South Korean teen leaders speak with one voice while politicians may be divided ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-south-korea-adult-politicians-may-be-divided-but-teen-leaders-speak-with-one-voice-yoon-out    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:28:20

• Will South Korea’s ruling party lawmakers change course on Yoon impeachment vote boycott? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/will-south-koreas-ruling-party-lawmakers-change-course    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:28:39

• South Korea police chief arrested as Yoon impeachment looms over failed martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-police-chief-arrested-as-yoon-impeachment-looms-over-failed-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:30:08

• South Korean police blocked from raid on President Yoon’s office ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-police-raid-president-yoons-office-following-insurrection-probe    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:30:19

• South Korea’s Yoon seeks to fight on as probes mount ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-seeks-to-fight-on-as-probes-mount    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:31:08

• ‘Shame on S. Korean presidential couple’: Yoon and wife condemned by alma maters ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/shame-on-s-korean-presidential-couple-yoon-and-wife-condemned-by-alma-maters    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:31:32

• After commander’s tell-all testimony, South Korea’s National Assembly launches martial law probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/after-commanders-tell-all-testimony-south-koreas-assembly-launches-martial-law-probe    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:31:44

• South Korean leader could be arrested before second round of impeachment vote ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-leader-may-face-arrest-before-second-round-of-impeachment-vote    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:31:59

• North Korea notes South Korea’s ‘growing public anger’ against Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-notes-south-koreas-growing-public-anger-against-yoon    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:32:08

• South Korea’s President Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’ as he defends martial law bid ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/i-will-fight-until-last-moment-with-public-south-koreas-president-yoon    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:32:23

• South Korea’s tourism, soft power gains at risk from extended political crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-koreas-tourism-soft-power-gains-at-risk-from-extended-political-crisis    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:32:37

• North Korea calls South’s martial law declaration ‘shocking’ in first reaction ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/10/north-korea-martial-law-silence/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:32:59

• South Korea Yoon defends martial law decision, vows to fight until 'very last minute' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241212-south-korea-yoon-martial-law    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:33:10

• Malaysia prosecution drops bid to appeal against Deputy PM Zahid’s graft acquittal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-drops-bid-to-appeal-deputy-pm-zahids-graft-acquittal    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:33:58

• No nerves for Johor eatery owner who served Malaysia’s King and PM Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-eaterys-royal-claim-to-fame    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:34:13

• Malaysia Edition: Anwar tight-lipped on Najib’s bid for house arrest | A fashion influencer, her husband and the millions lost ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-edition-anwar-tight-lipped-on-najib-s-bid-for-house-arrest-a-fashion-influencer-her-husband-and-the-millions-lost    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:34:22

• Malaysia court bars PetroSaudi from accessing $456m in 1MDB-linked funds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-court-bars-petrosaudi-from-accessing-456m-in-1mdb-linked-funds    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:34:32

• Malaysia Health Ministry urged to investigate case of baby’s body kept in freezer ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-health-ministry-urged-to-investigate-case-of-babys-body-kept-in-freezer    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:34:39

• Malaysia drops bid to appeal Deputy PM Zahid’s graft acquittal ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-drops-bid-to-appeal-deputy-pm-zahids-graft-acquittal    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:34:48

• Biden Administration Looks to Reinforce U.S.-China Ties Ahead of Trump’s Return ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/us-china-ties-trump.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:35:00

• Why is the Chinese military deployment around Taiwan the largest in years? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/1211/china-taiwan-military-navy-trump    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:35:14

• China says it takes ‘necessary measures’ to defend sovereignty over Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-reports-continued-surge-in-chinese-military-activity    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:35:21

• China mobilizes ‘staggering’ naval presence in Taiwan Strait: Taipei ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-taiwan-military-tension/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:35:54

• EXPLAINED: How China hopes to kickstart its flagging economy ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-monetary-loosening-policy-explained/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:36:08

• Powerful blast rocks residential high-rise in southern China, kills one person ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/blast-rocks-residential-building-in-southern-china    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:36:22

• London council rejects China’s ‘super-embassy’ plan - again ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-uk-london-super-embassy/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:36:32

• Canada sanctions 8 Chinese officials for human rights violations ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/12/canada-sanctions-chinese-officials/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:36:42

• Beijing to impose visa restrictions on US officials who ‘perform terribly on Hong Kong affairs’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/11/beijing-to-impose-visa-restrictions-on-us-officials-who-perform-terribly-on-hong-kong-affairs/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:37:08

• China Spherical Death Star Robot Hunts Criminals ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/china-spherical-death-star-robot    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:37:26

• "to last until 2040" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/12/austrian-company-omv-terminates-gazprom-contract-set-to-last-until-2040 | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:37:46

• It’s Remotely Ham Radio ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/its-remotely-ham-radio/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:38:04

• Banning Not Only TikTok... if Not for FOMOC (Fear of Missing on Constituents) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Banning_Not_Only_TikTok_if_Not_for_FOMOC_Fear_of_Missing_on_Con.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:38:23

• free speech in America? Fentanylware (TikTok) attacks this speech ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/11/erwin-chemerinsky-the-tiktok-court-case-has-staggering-implications-for-free-speech-in-america/ see https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/ also undermines voting: http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/29/Fentanylware_TikTok_Just_Doing_Exactly_What_It_Was_Supposed_to_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:39:27

• [Meme] Social Control Media is NOT Free Speech ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Meme_Social_Control_Media_is_NOT_Free_Speech.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:39:49

• Communicating Outside of Skinnerboxes and Social Control Media ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Communicating_Outside_of_Skinnerboxes_and_Social_Control_Media.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:39:56

• In Central Africa, Which is Bigger Than Europe, backdoored Windows is About 5% in Terms of "Market Share" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/In_Central_Africa_Which_is_Bigger_Than_Europe_Windows_is_About_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:40:05

• Why is UK Press Gazette Jingoistic About Plagiarists and LLM Slop Disguised as Journalism? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Why_is_UK_Press_Gazette_Jingoistic_About_Plagiarists_and_LLM_Sl.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:40:14

• In United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Now on One in 8 Internet-Connected Devices? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/In_United_Arab_Emirates_UAE_Microsoft_Now_on_One_in_8_Internet_.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:40:24

• Fresh Rumour of Wave of I.C.B.M. Layoffs Less Than a Fortnight Before Xmas Day ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Fresh_Rumour_of_Wave_of_IBM_Layoffs_Less_Than_a_Fortnight_Befor.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:40:40

• Christian Hergert: CLI Command Tree ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2024/12/11/cli-command-tree/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:41:18

• "Restoration Of San Francisco’s Cable Car System" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/retrotechtacular-1980s-restoration-of-san-franciscos-cable-car-system/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:42:04

• "open source Merlin firmware" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/danger-klipper-fork-renamed-to-kalico/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:42:26

• "World’s Smallest Arcade" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/tiny-pong-big-ambitions-worlds-smallest-arcade/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:42:49

• identifies as a cat hilarious https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=58sK0T7CjMM    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:46:10

• "For better or worse, a lot of human technology is confined to fewer dimensions than the three we can theoretically move about in." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/chaotic-system-cooks-meat-evenly/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:47:48

• Arctic Tundra Now a Carbon Source: 2024 Report Shows Stark Changes in Just Decades ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/arctic-tundra-now-a-carbon-source-2024-report-shows-stark-changes-in-just-decades    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:48:16

• Tesla Owners Use Bumper Stickers to Express Feelings About Elon Musk ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/style/tesla-bumper-stickers.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:48:35

• Luigi Mangione and the Danger of a Handsome Criminal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/style/luigi-mangione-uhc-social.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:48:51

• Forbes names Sherry Phillips as CEO to succeed Mike Federle ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/forbes-names-sherry-phillips-as-ceo-to-succeed-mike-federle/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:49:19

• Senators, witnesses: $3B for ‘rip and replace’ a good start to preventing Salt Typhoon-style breaches ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/senators-witnesses-3b-for-rip-and-replace-a-good-start-to-preventing-salt-typhoon-style-breaches/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:49:40

• General Motors ends Cruise robotaxi business in strategic industry exit ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/10/general-motors-ends-cruise-robotaxi-business-strategic-industry-exit/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:50:01

• Haiku Activity & Contract Report, November 2024 ☞ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2024-12-10-haiku_activity_contract_report_november_2024/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:50:50

• Cassidy James Blaede: Publish Your Godot Engine Game to Flathub ☞ https://cassidyjames.com/blog/publish-godot-engine-game-flathub-flatpak/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:54:49

• Al "Slop" Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/al-slop-bug-reports-hurting-python    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:56:16

• How to Install Resilio Sync on Ubuntu/Linux Mint ☞ https://darryldias.me/2024/how-to-install-resilio-sync-on-ubuntu-linux-mint/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:57:25

• How to Remove the Old VMWare Workstation Player in Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/how-to-remove-vmware-workstation-pro-player-in-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:58:02

• Don Marti: run a command in a tab with gnome-terminal ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/run-a-command-in-a-tab-with-gnome-terminal/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 13:58:29

• Download latest Opera browser ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/download-latest-opera-browser.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:05:06

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Gridroad - 2024-12-11 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-12-11-edition/index.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:05:17

• How to create CI/CD pipelines for image mode for RHEL ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/11/22/creating-cicd-pipelines-image-mode-rhel    

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

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #24.22: Self-host Mailcow, Subshell vs login shell, Xargs and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/24-22/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:06:16

• QEMU 9.2 Released with Enhanced RISC-V Support and New Machine Types ☞ https://linuxiac.com/qemu-9-2-open-source-machine-emulator/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:07:02

• 'Dark Comets' Come in Different Varieties, And It Could Have Implications For Life on Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-comets-come-in-different-varieties-and-it-could-have-implications-for-life-on-earth    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:17:59

• Study Reveals More Than One in Five Are Infected With an Incurable STI ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-more-than-one-in-five-are-infected-with-an-incurable-sti    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:06

• There's a Human Right Few of Us Think About, And We All Should Be Curious ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-human-right-few-of-us-think-about-and-we-all-should-be-curious    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:20

• Skin Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night Are Gradually Merging With Humans ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/skin-mites-that-mate-on-our-faces-at-night-are-gradually-merging-with-humans    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:32

• Malibu's Franklin Fire Explodes Over 4,000 Acres, Forcing Mass Evacuations ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/malibus-franklin-fire-explodes-over-4000-acres-forcing-mass-evacuations    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:42

• NASA Captures Black Hole Jet Blasting a Mysterious Object ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-captures-black-hole-jet-blasting-a-mysterious-object    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:50

• Mathematician Finally Solves Age-Old Moving Sofa Problem ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mathematician-finally-solves-age-old-moving-sofa-problem    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:18:58

• Comcast hooks up six more Minnesota cities with Internet services ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/11/comcast-hooks-up-six-minnesota-cities-with-internet-services/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:20:39

• Taiwan warns internet celebrities on collusion after video uproar ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-taiwan-united-front-influencer/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:20:51

• Intel's latest Arrow Lake CPU firmware reportedly offers little to no performance gains — users test the microcode ahead of launch on the ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-latest-arrow-lake-cpu-firmware-reportedly-offers-little-to-no-performance-gains-users-test-the-microcode-ahead-of-launch-on-the-asrock-z890-taichi-ocf    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:21:25

• Uganda: Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20241211-uganda-sudanese-refugee-women-are-fighting-to-raise-a-feminist-voice    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:22:11

• A Major Leap Forward in Technology Took Place 900,000 Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-major-leap-forward-in-technology-took-place-900000-years-ago    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:23:05

• Over 600 Artists Demand UMG Drop Its $621 Million Lawsuit Against Internet Archive ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/11/artists-vs-umg-internet-archive-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:23:40

• Lawsuit seeks $94 per person in compensation from South Korean president over botched martial law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-lawsuit-seeks-94-per-person-in-damage-compensation-from-president-yoon-over-botched    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:23:56

• 'Escalating Crackdown' In Azerbaijan Draws U.S. Criticism ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-demands-azerbaijan-release-detained-rights-activists/33236361.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:24:10

• Shell settles lawsuit with Greenpeace over vessel boarding incident ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/shell-settles-lawsuit-with-greenpeace-over-vessel-boarding-incident/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:24:26

• China draws ‘red line’ around Taiwan with biggest maritime drills in years, Taipei says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/11/china-draws-red-line-around-taiwan-with-biggest-maritime-drills-in-years-taipei-says/    

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

• Jay-Z Is Suing the Attorney Who Recently Filed Rape Allegations Against Him — Here’s the 236-Page Filing ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/10/jay-z-suing-attorney-who-filed-rape-allegations/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:25:17

• Parents Sue Character.AI Over Harmful Message to Teen ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/character-ai-over-harmful-message    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:25:32

• Understanding the CRA: OpenSSF’s Role in the Cyber Resilience Act Implementation – Part 2 ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/12/11/understanding-the-cra-openssfs-role-in-the-cyber-resilience-act-implementation-part-2/ Voice of GAFAM http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/10/Yes_Of_Course_the_Linux_Foundation_s_OpenSSF_Rejects_Open_Sourc.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:30:46

• In Aleppo, Rebels Give a Sense of What Is to Come for Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-rebel-government.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:31:07

• Biden’s Top Aides Race to Middle East as Militias Wield Power in Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/biden-officials-syria-israel.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:31:16

• In ‘new crisis era,’ Tokyo needs help from Seoul and DC. Can it count on them? ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2024/1211/japan-south-korea-alliance-china-defense    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:31:29

• South Korea’s ex-defence minister formally arrested over martial law imposition ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-ex-defence-minister-kim-yong-hyun-formally-arrested-for-insurrection    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:31:38

• Myanmar’s economy to contract by 1% this year on conflict, floods: World Bank ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2024/12/11/economy-world-bank-gdp/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:32:01

• How easily access cards can be cloned and why your PACS might be vulnerable ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/how-easily-access-cards-can-be-cloned-and-why-your-pacs-might-be-vulnerable/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:32:33

• Hong Kong 47: No plans to appeal for longer sentences for democrats jailed in largest national security case, gov’t says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/11/hong-kong-47-no-plans-to-appeal-for-longer-sentences-for-democrats-jailed-in-largest-national-security-case-govt-says/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:33:02

• Jimmy Lai urged Hongkongers to adapt under national security law but denies encouraging ‘resistance,’ trial hears ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/11/jimmy-lai-urged-hongkongers-to-adapt-under-national-security-law-but-denies-encouraging-resistance-trial-hears/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:37:17

• 'Unprecedented' in history of UN: An institution 'dedicated to determining fate of missing Syrians' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241211-unprecedented-in-history-of-un-an-institution-dedicated-to-determining-fate-of-missing-syrians    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:37:45

• French lawmakers consider emergencing financing law ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20241211-french-lawmakers-consider-emergencing-financing-law    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:38:05

• MP assured South African State Security Agency on top of terrorism threats ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/mp-assured-south-african-state-security-agency-on-top-of-terrorism-threats/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:39:21

• Human traffickers also on the BMA radar ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/human-traffickers-also-on-the-bma-radar/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:40:42

• Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity’s worst ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/future-us-cybersecurity-resilience-morgan-luttrell/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:41:05

• Latest round of MITRE ATT&CK evaluations put cybersecurity products through rigors of ransomware ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/mitre-attack-evaluations-ransomware-macos/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:41:33

• The United States needs a durable national energy strategy ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-united-states-needs-a-durable-national-energy-strategy/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:41:50

• Dashboards, sharing threat intelligence helping USDA improve cybersecurity responses ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/dashboards-sharing-threat-intelligence-helping-usda-improve-cybersecurity-responses/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:44:24

• At labor rally, Schumer commits to Senate vote on Social Security Fairness Act ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/12/at-labor-rally-schumer-commits-to-senate-vote-on-social-security-fairness-act/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:46:02

• Turkey condemns Israel's expanded occupation in Syria's Golan Heights ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-condemns-israel-s-expanded-occupation-in-syria-s-golan-heights-302591    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:46:18

• BadRAM attack breaches AMD secure VMs using a Raspberry Pi Pico, DDR socket, and a 9V battery ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/badram-attack-breaches-amd-secure-vms-using-a-raspberry-pi-pico-ddr-socket-and-a-9v-battery    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:46:50

• Raspberry Pi 5 Case With An Integrated Water-Cooling Loop ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/raspberry-pi-5-case-with-an-integrated-water-cooling-loop/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:47:05

• This unique wall sconce welcomes you home with warm light ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/12/11/this-unique-wall-sconce-welcomes-you-home-with-warm-light/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:47:19

• Divine Attah-Ohiemi: From Sisterly Wisdom to Debian Dreams: My Outreachy Journey ☞ https://dev.to/0xfaker/from-sisterly-wisdom-to-debian-dreams-my-outreachy-journey-3e74    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:49:34

• Australia plans new rules forcing Big Tech to continue paying news outlets ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-plans-new-rules-forcing-big-tech-to-continue-paying-news-outlets    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 14:51:37

• Impact of the new DOJ Whistleblower Pilot Program for individuals ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/12/impact-of-the-new-doj-whistleblower-pilot-program-for-individuals/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:06:10

• TTABlog Test: Is SWAG GOLF for Clothing Confusable with SWAG for Belt Buckles? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/12/ttab-test-is-swag-golf-for-clothing.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:06:37

• Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 1 exploited zero-day, 71 flaws ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-december-2024-patch-tuesday-fixes-1-exploited-zero-day-71-flaws/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:07:20

• Microsoft 365 suffers outage Tuesday morning ☞ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-365-outage-outlook-onedrive/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:07:53

• Sony PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 now natively supports Arm64 architecture — including Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/sony-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-now-natively-supports-arm64-architecture-including-raspberry-pi-5    

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

• EDATEC ED-IPC3100 Raspberry Pi CM5-based industrial computers offers RS232/RS485, dual Ethernet, 4G LTE, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/11/edatec-ed-ipc3100-raspberry-pi-cm5-based-industrial-computers/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:16:58

• Sfera Labs Strato Pi Max DIN rail industrial controllers now support the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/12/sfera-labs-strato-pi-max-din-rail-industrial-controllers-raspberry-pi-compute-module-5/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:17:25

• Jailbreaking LLM-Controlled Robots ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/jailbreaking-llm-controlled-robots.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:19:38

• Speak or not to speak? K-pop stars face dilemma amid martial law debacle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/speak-or-not-to-speak-k-pop-stars-face-dilemma-amid-martial-law-debacle    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:20:02

• Yemen's civil war through the lenses of photojournalist Asmaa Waguih ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20241211-yemen-s-civil-war-through-the-lenses-of-photojournalist-asmaa-waguih    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:20:26

• The Color of Memory: Albert Kahn’s Archives of the Planet ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/albert-kahns-archives-of-the-planet    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:21:11

• Vulnerability Symbiosis: vSphere's CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813 ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31510    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:22:01

• Apple Updates Everything (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS), (Wed, Dec 11th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31514    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:22:18

• Stroustrup's Rule ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/stroustrups-rule/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:23:23

• Syrian Rebels Vow Punishment for Atrocities Under Bashar al-Assad ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/middleeast/syria-rebels-justice.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:23:48

• Who Is Mohammed al-Bashir, Syria’s New Prime Minister? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/middleeast/syria-bashir-prime-minister.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:24:00

• A Search in Syria for the Disappeared ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/middleeast/syria-prisoners-dead.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:24:11

• How fall of Assad showcases the Biden-Trump policy divide in the Mideast ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2024/1211/syria-trump-biden-isis-iran-mideast    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:24:29

• Programming is not a unique skill; after the gold rush of the 90s and maybe 80s there are many millions of coders all around the world. Some would work for a few bucks and produce decent results; there's also no lack of code, there's an abundance of it.    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:25:42

• Searching for Loved Ones in a Newly Liberated Syrian Prison ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/searching-for-loved-ones-in-a-newly-liberated-syrian-prison    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:25:52

• What's lacking is market diversity or nations guarding their control over their own computing instead if importing almost everything    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:26:59

• Iranian Leader Blames Assad's Downfall On U.S., Israel, And Turkey ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-khamenei-syria-assad-turkey-israel-united-states/33235885.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:27:32

• Did a Chinese tabloid publish a front-page story about Bashar al-Assad’s fall? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2024/12/11/afcl-global-times-assad/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:27:39

• Germany, EU allies freeze Syrian refugee processing as Damascus power shifts ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/germany-eu-allies-freeze-syrian-refugee-processing-as-damascus-power-shifts/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:27:58

• Who are the main rebel factions operating in Syria? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241211-who-are-the-main-rebel-factions-operating-in-syria    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:28:19

• The Microsoft-funded shills and scammers from siliconangle pretend every company having business problems... is somewhat likely... somehow... to be something about Hey Hi (AI) https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/11/adobes-weak-forecast-stokes-fears-ai-disruption-sending-stock-lower/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:29:47

• This is a moment of real opportunity, but also real danger for Syrians, IRC's Donnelly says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241211-this-is-a-moment-of-real-opportunity-but-also-real-danger-for-syrians-irc-s-donnelly-says    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:30:01

• Just look at the lights: Assad’s territory was growing poorer as opposition’s economy advanced ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/just-look-at-the-lights-assads-territory-was-growing-poorer-as-oppositions-economy-advanced/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:30:18

• Openverse.org: A Sight for Sore Eyes ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/12/openverse-org-a-sight-for-sore-eyes/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:31:36

• WOWOWOWOW!! MICROSOFT SEZ... sez this Microsoft-funded site, selling greenwashing vapourware for Microsoft https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/10/microsoft-previews-new-water-efficient-data-center-design/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:32:29

• SenseCAP Indicator – An ESP32-S3 and RP2040-based Meshtastic LoRa device with a 4-inch touchscreen display ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/11/sensecap-indicator-esp32-s3-and-rp2040-based-meshtastic-lora-device-with-a-4-inch-touchscreen-display/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:33:15

• Waveshare Double Eye LCD module is a high-tech alternative to googly eyes ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/11/waveshare-double-eye-lcd-module-is-a-high-tech-alternative-to-googly-eyes/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:34:03

• Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED for 20% cheaper than brand new — 512GB model for $439 and 1TB model for $519 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/valve-now-sells-refurbished-steam-deck-oled-for-20-percent-cheaper-than-brand-new-512gb-model-for-usd439-and-1tb-model-for-usd519    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:34:38

• Mozilla Localization (L10N): Celebrating Pontoon contributors with achievement badges ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2024/12/11/celebrating-pontoon-contributors-with-achievement-badges/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:35:42

• One of NOT technical. Firefox is run by MBAs, not techs!!!! https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/new-executives/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:36:32

• How ‘Her Story,’ a Feminist Comedy, Came to Rule China’s Box Office ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/asia/china-feminist-comedy-her-story.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:43:00

• Trump taps Kari Lake to serve as director of Voice of America ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/trump-taps-kari-lake-to-serve-as-director-of-voice-of-america/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:44:18

• Voice of America and NPR are practically finished. They're funded by and speak for corrupt oligarchy.    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:44:56

• And they say that rejecting falsehoods in JOURNALISM is "censorship"    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:45:17

• yeah, journalists must give "equal coverage" to lies... one can guess    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:46:16

• South Korea President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decree in Defiant Speech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/asia/yoon-south-korea-martial-law.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:47:02

• Human rights group says Vietnam cyber security law violates freedoms of speech and expression ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/human-rights-group-says-vietnam-cyber-security-law-violates-freedoms-of-speech-and-expression/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:47:21

• Can you define pornography? Neither can the government. ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/can-you-define-pornography-neither-can-the-government    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:47:31

• Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on the Communication on countering hybrid threats from the weaponisation of migration and strengthening security at the EU's external border ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_6383    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:48:02

• Number of Libera.Chat Users (Simultaneously Online) Falls to Lowest Figure in Over 3 Years (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Number_of_Libera_Chat_Users_Simultaneously_Online_Falls_to_Lowe.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:49:38

• [Meme] How NOT to Do Activism Online (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Meme_How_NOT_to_Do_Activism_Online.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:49:48

• EPO is Corrupt Like Always, What Changed is the Lack of Media Coverage (No Transparency Means No Democracy) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/EPO_is_Corrupt_Like_Always_What_Changed_is_the_Lack_of_Media_Co.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:49:56

• [Meme] Solving Real Problems With So-called 'Social Media'? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Meme_Solving_Real_Problems_With_So_called_Social_Media.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:50:05

• Protecting People From So-called 'Social Media' is Not Censorship (No More Than Banning or Restricting Access to Cigarettes is 'Censorship') (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Protecting_People_From_So_called_Social_Media_is_Not_Censorship.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:50:16

• Stable kernel 6.6.65 fixes two regressions ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1001732/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:50:42

• On the Lebanese/Syrian Border ☞ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/12/on-the-lebanese-syrian-border/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:51:07

• Mass joinder: Falling apart in the NDIL? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/joinder-falling-apart.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:51:45

• Aryan Kaushik: GNOME Asia India 2024 ☞ https://www.aryank.in/posts/2024-12-11-gnome-asia-india-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:52:27

• FLOSS Weekly Episode 813 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/floss-weekly-episode-813-turn-off-the-internet/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:52:53

• Kids Think Girls Are Worse Than Boys at Computer Science, by Age 6 – blog post from Amber Settle ☞ https://computinged.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/kids-think-girls-are-worse-than-boys-at-computer-science-by-age-6-blog-post-from-amber-settle/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:53:20

• Our top Kubernetes and OpenShift articles of 2024 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/11/our-top-kubernetes-and-openshift-articles-2024    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:54:02

• Google's New Chip Could Crack One of Quantum Computing's Biggest Problems ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/googles-new-chip-could-crack-one-of-quantum-computings-biggest-problems    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:54:29

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1001728/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 15:55:33

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Weather ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-weather/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:00:09

• diff2html-cli – generate HTML diffs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/diff2html-cli-generate-html-diffs/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:00:17

• 15 Best Free and Open Source Media Players ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-media-players/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:00:25

• feroxbuster – recursive discovery tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/feroxbuster-recursive-discovery-tool/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:00:42

• Install Liquorix / XanMod Kernel for Better Desktop & Gaming Experience ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/liquorix-xanmod-kernel-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:01:17

• PlayStation 3 Emulator Adds Support for Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-now-supports-raspberry-pi-5    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:02:13

• Salih Emin: uCareSystem 24.12.11 | More Color and better messaging ☞ https://utappiablog.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/ucaresystem-24-12-11-more-color-and-better-messaging/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:02:43

• Legal barriers to justice: John Scott-Railton on the legal challenges faced by spyware victims ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/legal-barriers-to-justice-john-scott-railton-on-the-legal-challenges-faced-by-spyware-victims/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:13:53

• Preparing for potential 'chaos' in post-Assad Syria, Israel goes on the offensive ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-preparing-for-potential-chaos-in-post-assad-syria-israel-goes-on-the-offensive    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:14:14

• 26 leading former Guardian/Observer writers express ‘horror’ at actions of Scott Trust ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/26-leading-former-guardian-observer-writers-express-horror-at-actions-of-scott-trust-sale/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:14:43

• Arakan Army takes fight to Myanmar’s western command in bid to control Rakhine state ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2024/12/10/myanmar-rakhine-ann-military-headquarters/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:15:06

• Shedding light: We address the flawed Going Dark Report ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/shedding-light-we-address-the-flawed-going-dark-report/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:15:49

• Discussion of politically sensitive matters in wordpress and in diaspora ☞ https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/390/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:16:13

• Adetoye Anointing: Introducing Your Favorite Neighborhood Software Engineer (GNOME Outreachy Intern)…Anointing ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/yorubad-dev/2024/12/09/introducing-your-favorite-neighborhood-software-engineer-gnome-outreachy-intern-anointing/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:17:32

• Could Cats Become a Vector for Bird Flu? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/health/bird-flu-h5n1-cats.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:17:48

• Container Adoption Comes with Risks for Software Supply Chain ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/container-adoption-comes-with-risks-for-software-supply-chain/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:18:16

• Fall of Assad reveals the death of Mazen al-Hamada, symbol of the regime’s atrocities ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-fall-of-assad-reveals-the-death-of-mazen-al-hamada-symbol-of-the-regime-s-atrocities    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:18:34

• Nicaragua rights organization: political prisoners subjected to crimes against humanity ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/rights-organization-reports-torture-and-crimes-against-humanity-in-nicaragua/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:18:54

• US unseals war crimes indictment against former Syrian officials ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/us-unseals-war-crimes-indictment-against-former-syrian-officials/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:19:12

• “Networking for System Administrators, 2nd edition” cover art ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/23915    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:19:51

• Linux Mint 22.1 Xia beta debuts with new features and refinements https://betanews.com/2024/12/12/linux-mint-22-1-xia-beta/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:22:22

• IC’s new OSINT standards cover open source data, Hey Hi (AI) services ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2024/12/ics-new-osint-standards-cover-open-source-data-ai-services/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:23:06

• SkySQL nabs $6.6M for its AI-integrated cloud database ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/11/skysql-nabs-6-6m-ai-integrated-cloud-database/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:23:31

• itsfoss pushing PROPRIETARY Windows https://itsfoss.com/open-source-tools-windows/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:24:25

• Original title was, "6 Open-Source Tools for Windows to Enhance Your Frustrating Experience"    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:25:32

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, but JUVE now profits from advertising this illegality ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/how-37-patent-firms-made-it-into-juve-patents-first-upc-litigation-ranking/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:26:27

• The Silent Circuit: The Growing Backlash against Rule 36 No Opinion Judgments from the Federal Circuit ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/circuit-backlash-judgments.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:26:44

• This is just patent maximalists' lobbyism, trying to slow down the invalidation of take patents granted abusively by USPTO    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:27:45

• "sanctions on Russian oil" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/biden-administration-plans-to-toughen-sanctions-on-russian-oil-before-trump-takes-office-bloomberg | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:28:36

• "Fire bombs planted on DHL shipments" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/11/fire-bombs-planted-on-dhl-shipments-allegedly-by-russian-intelligence-were-strong-enough-to-down-a-plane-the-guardian | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:28:51

• "murdering investigative journalist Roman Dobrokhotov" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/11/alleged-russian-spy-cell-in-u-k-that-plotted-to-kill-christo-grozev-also-discussed-kidnapping-disfiguring-and-murdering-investigative-journalist-roman-dobrokhotov | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:29:09

• ‘China Beyond Borders’ documentary explores Beijing’s transnational repression ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/11/china-beyond-borders/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:29:31

• Pluralistic: The housing emergency and the second Trump term (11 Dec 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/11/nimby-yimby-fimby/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:30:02

• Character.AI sued over slew of harmful chatbot messages sent to children ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/10/character-ai-sued-slew-harmful-chatbot-messages-sent-children/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:30:31

• Who is Kim Yong-hyun, ousted South Korean defence minister who attempted suicide? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/who-is-kim-yong-hyun-ousted-south-korean-defence-minister-who-attempted-suicide    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:30:52

• South Korea ex-defence minister accused of role in martial law attempts suicide, official says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-ex-defence-minister-accused-of-role-in-martial-law-tries-to-commit-suicide-official-says    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:30:59

• Afghan Taliban's refugees minister killed by suicide blast ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/afghan-talibans-refugees-minister-killed-in-kabul-blast-nephew-says    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:31:14

• Lack of border fencing a major contributor to illegal grazing ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/lack-of-border-fencing-a-major-contributor-to-illegal-grazing/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:31:36

• Experts Warn of Bird Flu Pandemic as Signals of Mutation Mount ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-warn-of-bird-flu-pandemic-as-signals-of-mutation-mount    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:32:28

• "Apt is a powerful packaging manager for Ubuntu and there's one handy command that can automatically check for and remove outdated packages no longer needed by the OS." https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/ubuntu-tip-of-the-day-free-up-space-by-removing/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:33:59

• "A major new version of of RPCS3 was released this week adding native ARM64 support for Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon) (although not ready yet) Windows too. As no architecture ‘translation’ tools are involved, gaming performance is better." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-now-supports-raspberry-pi-5    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:34:20

• "Domenico Ferraro, the chief developer of the extension, explains the impetus in tackling this" https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/tiling-shell-extension-border-radius    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:35:03

• "Linux Mint is once again the most popular Linux distribution on DistroWatch, the site that measures interest in the many available Linux distros." https://www.webpronews.com/linux-mint-once-again-the-most-popular-distro-on-distrowatch/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:35:50

• "PDFs are “the unsung heroes, the workhorses in the background, quietly enabling businesses to streamline communication, enhance accessibility, and ensure consistency,” said DeeDee Kato, vice president of corporate marketing at Foxit, which offers PDF and eSignature products and services." https://www.networkworld.com/article/3621178/working-with-pdf-files-on-linux.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:36:15

• "Slightly annoying that we're seeing more games do this lately, but at least it's easy to work around." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/space-marine-2-adds-dlss3-fsr3-and-frame-generation-more-playable-on-steam-deck-needs-launch-option-for-desktop-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:38:50

• LLM slop sponsored by LF https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/linux-foundation-launches-lf-india-to-enhance-open-source-collaboration/2024/12/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:43:21

• "The Linux Mint team has now published the ISO images of the beta release of the upcoming Linux Mint 22.1 release, which can be downloaded right now for public testing from the official mirrors." https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-1-xia-beta-is-now-available-for-download-with-cinnamon-6-4    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:48:16

• Proprietary https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/11/2995377/0/en/SIOS-Protection-Suite-for-Linux-Achieves-SAP-Recertification-for-Integration-with-SAP-S-4HANA.html    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:48:47

• The Linux Concept Journey — Xen Hypervisor https://medium.com/@boutnaru/the-linux-concept-journey-xen-hypervisor-214839df4b3c    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:49:15

• "The OpenMandriva team released today OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 as the latest snapshot of the “ROME” rolling release series of this Mandriva Linux successor featuring the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies." https://9to5linux.com/openmandriva-lx-24-12-released-with-cosmic-desktop-spin-linux-kernel-6-12-lts    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:49:42

• https   

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:50:13

• "Kernel version 6.12 was released on November 17, and at the end of last week, without any fanfare, it also became the latest long term supported version – as confirmed by Phoronix." https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/linux_612_lts/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:50:18

• "QEMU 9.2 open-source machine emulator and virtualization software has been released today with various improvements, new features, and other changes." https://9to5linux.com/qemu-9-2-brings-aws-nitro-enclave-emulation-many-risc-v-improvements    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:50:40

• "If you have been wanting to emulate PS3 games on your Raspberry Pi, or Apple Silicon, powered by Linux, now is the time!" https://news.itsfoss.com/ps3-games-raspberrypi-5/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 16:51:19

• "I am testing my rtmp server to prepare for AuraGem TV. You can watch it via VLC, mpv, or other video player software that can play rtmp links, giving it the following link" gemini://auragem.letz.dev/techlog/20241212.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 17:05:08

• "For part 1, I soon found a linear-time algorithm that simply runs through the line once, sums up the numbers along the way, and treats gaps by popping a file from the back and counting the file instead of the gap." gemini://dkalak.de/aoc/09.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 17:05:34

• "This was one of the rare days, maybe the first one this year, where my code ran bug-free and gave the correct answer right when I ran it for the first time." gemini://dkalak.de/aoc/12.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 17:06:02

• Cold gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2024-12-12_cold.txt    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 17:07:17

• FSF fundraising now at around 150,000 dollars    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 18:23:32

• LF now infiltrated by several Microsofters whose salary is paid by Microsoft, not LF. They work FOR Microsoft INSIDE LF. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460503801/202343199349327619/full    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 18:32:52

• Torvalds gets paid almost 2 million dollars a year to shut up about it    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 18:33:50

• "Ploum reflected the other day upon the (im)permanence of the works that we publish on the Internet, and he also made a mention to gwit (thanks!)." gemini://oldest.gwit.site/log/_en/20241212--ploum-sites-intros/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 20:14:14

• "Photos of turtles in my home and travels." gemini://gemini.HCO3.xyz/turtles.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 20:15:00

• [Turtle] gemini://gemini.HCO3.xyz/assets/images/turtles/wild-slider.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 20:15:25

• "All files have been scanned for viruses and are believed in good-faith to be virus free. Keep in mind that much abandonware and historical software have been obtained from multiple sources, and it is impossible to know every hand they have been through. Open any file and install any software with caution." gemini://gemini.HCO3.xyz/library/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 20:16:02

• Read the memo Calendly's CEO sent to employees announcing 70 job cuts https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-memo-calendly-ceo-emailed-employees-announcing-job-cuts-2024-12    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 21:02:58

• Yahoo cybersecurity team sees layoffs, outsourcing of ‘red team,’ under new CTO https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/yahoo-cybersecurity-team-sees-layoffs-outsourcing-of-red-team-under-new-cto/    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 21:03:24

• "Berkeley DB (BDB) is old, though has the advantage of being fairly simple to use and is generally available by default (or easily installed via some ports or package system)." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/12/12/bdb.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 22:08:58

• Resisting a Food Temptation gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202412/20241212-resisting-a-food-temptation.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 22:09:30

• Italian language trade marks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/italian-language-trade-marks-raise.html    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:00:28

• InfoSoc http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/cjeu-rules-on-vertical-direct-effect-of.html    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:00:51

• trade monopoly http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/challenging-nestles-fitness-for-trade.html    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:01:13

• What’s at stake for the US as China blocks mineral exports? https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-at-stake-for-the-us-as-china-blocks-mineral-exports/a-70961836    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:01:45

• desertification https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-desertification-and-why-does-it-matter/a-70955221    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:02:12

• The cost of one's own back doors https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-officials-urge-americans-use-encrypted-apps-cyberattack-rcna182694    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:04:52

• fight against illicit mining https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/police-making-headway-in-fight-against-illicit-mining-masemola/    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:05:30

• After the fire: Heavy security at synagogues as community voices sorrow, frustration https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/after-the-fire-heavy-security-at-synagogues-as-community-expresses-sorrow-and-anger-20241207-p5kwki.html    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:05:54

• Data Analysis: The Unsung Hero of Cybersecurity Expertise https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31494    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:06:49

• Breaking the Stigma: Why Universal Apps are GREAT for Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=bXgHI09vOkU    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:09:48

• I Was Right About KDE https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5vivHquoiAc    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:10:16

• Two Amazing GNOME Extensions https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=YtnoiodPG-Y    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:11:15

• Kubuntu 24.10 Quick Overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uoin7SkZPaI    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:11:37

• Complete history of Ubuntu: a lot of highs, a lot of lows https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=AEc-GE9n_V4    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:12:18

• Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 Oracular Oriole Quick Overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=V7aXO4vsCPE    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:12:45

• How To Read The Latest Arch Linux News https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SPUrRh3ryAE    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:13:13

• Browser Choice Alliance Goes To War With Microsoft Edge https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=p-Trd-fU0rQ    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:13:32

• openEuler 24.09 Overview: Enterprise Linux from the Far East Aims to go Global https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=JOTFED5QhxA    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:13:53

• Ubuntu MATE 24.10 overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=fW8YpOLud88    

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

• Worst Bug Ever, Literally Unusable Linux Distro https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=4hpYFmPZTbo    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:14:38

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 103 - Pretty Sly for a WiFi https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=h2tZNIzgULE    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:16:15

• Tribal Colleges Remain Underfunded Decades After Congressional Commitment To Indigenous Higher Ed https://www.projectcensored.org/tribal-colleges-underfunded-congressional/    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:17:09

• Censored News, Media Framing, and the Threat of HR 9495: A Conversation with Project Censored https://www.projectcensored.org/censored-news-media-framing-hr9495/    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:17:24

• Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestinian Artists on Spotify https://www.projectcensored.org/israel-censor-pro-palestinian-artists-spotify/    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:17:41

• Ola Electric to layoff 500 employees as part of restructuring: Report    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:22:52

• Google employees worried about possible layoffs in January    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:22:56

• Union says Meow Wolf will begin layoffs on Thursday    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:23:01

• "Keros Therapeutics Inc. shares plunged after the biotech company halted dosing for some patients in a mid-stage trial of its lung disorder drug over side effect concerns." https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/12/keros-plunges-after-dosing-halted-in-lung-drug-trial-on-safety/    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:23:41

• Windows fell below 20% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/dominican-republic/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Friday, December 13, 2024 at 05:27:10