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  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1145.jpg    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:44:46

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1495.jpg    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:44:51

  • Polyglot tomfoolery ⬜ gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2024-12-15_Polyglot_tomfoolery.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:46:08

  • Peace gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2024-12-15-peace.txt    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:47:05

  • "Deep Neural Networks are impressively good at doing human-ish things which until recently computers just couldn't do. However, one area where humans excel but DNNs are still terrible is out of distribution generalisation (OODG)" gemini://osanwe.benson.earth/s/Cognition/61    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:48:23

  • "I've written before about my fear of failure and my struggle to determine what it is I truly want to do. I had a funny experience with it recently. I've been considering taking up drawing as a hobby, so last week I went out and bought some fineliner pens and sat down to start Drawabox, a free online drawing fundamentals course." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2024-12-15.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:49:08

  • "I neglected my little corner of the web for the last few days. I guess this is because the energy that I would dedicate to it goes into the advent of code challenge. This puts my arbitrary goal of 35 posts before January in jeopardy." gemini://lierre.smol.pub/retrospective-0    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:50:51

  • Pandora's Box gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2415    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:51:41

  • More “you should have your own website” propaganda gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 02:54:19

  • Read the memo Calendly's CEO sent to employees announcing 70 job cuts https://finance.yahoo.com/news/read-memo-calendlys-ceo-sent-133038639.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 03:01:22

  • Anticipating more Microsoft layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vYMcDUF    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 04:12:54

  • FSF has already raised more than 160,000 dollars for this end of year rally or sorts...    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 04:13:36

  • 2024 was the year this page died https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:16:49

  • This site has turned into marketing trash and never covers Linux anymore https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:24:41

  • Linux fundamentals: Viewing files, commands, processes and systems https://www.networkworld.com/article/3615648/linux-fundamentals-viewing-files-commands-processes-and-systems.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:25:47

  • How to choose the best Markdown editor for your use case https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/tip/How-to-choose-the-best-Markdown-editor-for-your-use-case    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:27:03

  • techtarget's search facility has been broken for days. It shows ALL the catalogue, not what you search for! https://www.techtarget.com/search/query?q=linux&type=&pageNo=1&sortField=publishDate    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:29:20

  • Well, of course it speaks against FOSS. Look who sponsors this. https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366616699/FOSS-security-concerns-increase-amid-widespread-adoption http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/10/Yes_Of_Course_the_Linux_Foundation_s_OpenSSF_Rejects_Open_Sourc.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:31:34

  • Julian Assange's brother argues Biden should pardon him to protect press freedom https://yewtu.be/watch?v=QjMrw0yhfi0    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:32:34

  • Julian Assange: Hero or villain? | 60 Minutes Australia https://yewtu.be/watch?v=T4SWqKDIfGM    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:32:50

  • "The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, John Shipton, said the West was provoking colour revolutions across the post-Soviet space." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=FGKHxzTKKjw    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 05:34:33

  • More epo leaks due later this week    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 06:46:36

  • He should post this in his Web site, not Elon Musk's own GAB https://x.com/WilkieMP/status/1867403037721211034 "I wrote to the Prime Minister urging him to lobby U.S. President Joe Biden to grant a full pardon to Julian Assange."    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 06:49:02

  • Just because you work for Microsoft doe not mean you are above the law http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/There_s_Not_Much_Time_Left_for_President_Biden_to_Pardon_Julian.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 07:08:39

  • "I had a similar story to Jack's for my vanilla emacs config. when I started out, I was simply curious to poke into the rabbit hole that is emacs. I had come from vim and neovim." gemini://hedy.smol.pub/re-baty-emacs-from-scratch    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 07:59:21

  • "Syria prison scene" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2024/12/16/scandal-cnns-clarissa-ward-staging-syria-prison/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:32:21

  • 23% ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/16/russia-s-central-bank-likely-to-raise-key-rate-to-23-percent-in-december-analysts-predict | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:32:39

  • "The leaked but unannounced Lenovo Legion Go S seems like it will come in two different versions, and one of them may even be with SteamOS Linux like Valve's Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-upcoming-lenovo-legion-go-s-may-come-with-a-steamos-linux-version/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:33:11

  • "Fears British teenager, 18, convicted for having holiday romance with fellow UK girl, 17, may have jail term increased to 20 years | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14193601/British-teenager-imprisoned-dubai-increased-sentence.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:44:04

  • iophk: Phys.org is barking. Bytedance's Tiktok is the antithesis of free speech https://phys.org/news/2024-12-supreme-court-tiktok-free-speech.html ("What would a Supreme Court's ruling on TikTok mean for free speech protections in the US?") https://techrights.org/o/2023/08/26/fentanylware-threat-to-freedom/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:44:46

  • "Japan-based anti-piracy group CODA is reporting new successes in its overseas efforts to disrupt access to pirate sites." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/japanese-anime-companies-shut-down-another-15-pirate-sites-in-brazil-241216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:45:27

  • "World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks" https://phys.org/news/2024-12-world-falls-short-drought-saudi.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:52:11

  • "Ukraine Targets Russian Fuel Supply Lines To Zaporizhzhya" https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-fuel-supply-russia-himars/33240602.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:52:28

  • "A Little Less Conversation - a little more action, please | Version2"... "I have never read a government report mention 'open source' so many times (7!), and I was close to being lifted up and getting that feeling that 'something has to happen now'." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/little-less-conversation-little-more-action-please important    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:53:21

  • "After declaring martial law: South Korea's Yoon impeached: what happens next?" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2259553.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:54:07

  • "German far-right leader questions NATO membership" https://www.voanews.com/a/german-far-right-leader-questions-nato-membership-/7901894.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:54:30

  • "Government is suppressing postal workers. It should be learning from their innovative ideas" https://breachmedia.ca/government-is-suppressing-postal-workers-it-should-be-learning-from-their-innovative-ideas/ iophk: naively does not take into account that the head has been tasked with actually dismantling the post office as a national service    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:55:20

  • "California man mauled to death by his own 3 dogs in front of horrified onlookers at playground" https://nypost.com/2024/12/15/us-news/california-man-mauled-to-death-by-his-own-3-dogs-in-front-of-horrified-onlookers-at-playground/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 08:59:12

  • "Unleashed facial recognition takes off" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2024/12/16/new-police-technology-in-germany-unleashed-facial-recognition-takes-off/ | Source: Site36    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:00:46

  • Mohawk College Warns of Layoffs Amid $50M Deficit, Blames Government Policies    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:02:33

  • "The case between the state-based venture capital fund and a struggling portfolio company has become a flashpoint in the debate over government funding for startups." https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/seer-medical-co-founder-forced-to-revise-key-claims-in-breakthrough-victoria-dispute-969507ee-57dd-4c78-9917-0b4dd6651800/preview/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:03:25

  • "The authorities have been clamping down on so-called ‘dodgy’ Firesticks" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/dodgy-firestick-crackdown-can-you-go-to-jail-4909692 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:24:11

  • Monopsonies ☛ https://jmduke.com/posts/post/the-alternatives-page/ | Source: Justin Duke    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:24:34

  • "In an interview with Semafor, Kurt Wilms" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/12/15/2024/more-youtube-viewers-are-watching-on-their-tvs | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:26:18

  • "That’s what has now happened in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/13/appeals-court-declares-injunction-against-ohios-blocking-of-immunity-stripping-bill-moot-because-it-dicked-around-long-enough-to-make-it-moot/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:28:09

  • "Iranian police released singer Parastoo Ahmadi in the early hours of December 15" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-singer-arrest-hijab-law/33240445.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:28:21

  • "Sotoudeh, a vocal advocate for numerous activists" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-rights-sotoudeh-husband-arrested/33239108.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:28:51

  • "Mace, who has publicly discussed being raped as a teenager, was asked during the March interview with Stephanopoulos about Trump's treatment of women and the E. Jean Carroll case." ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/media/abc-news-pay-15-million-legal-settlement-trump-george-stephanopoulos-rcna184269 | Source: NBC    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:33:52

  • "Trump was also found liable for defaming Carroll over comments he made about her after she published a book in 2019 detailing the alleged encounter." ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abc-news-trump-15-million-settle-defamation-suit/ | Source: CBS    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:35:21

  • "George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her support for Trump." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do | Source: BBC    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:35:41

  • "A plaintiff must not only show that a news outlet published false information, but that it did so knowing that the information was false or with substantial doubts about its accuracy." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/business/media/trump-abc-settlement.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:36:26

  • [Old] "Erdogan files criminal complaint against Dutch politician Wilders" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/erdogan-files-criminal-complaint-against-dutch-politician-wilders-idUSKBN27C21K/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:42:48

  • [Old] "Wilders — whose far-right Freedom Party (PVV) is the biggest opposition force in the Dutch parliament — in turn called Erdoğan a “loser” on Twitter." ☛ https://www.politico.eu/article/erdogan-sues-dutch-far-right-mp-wilders-over-cartoon/ | Source: Politico    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:43:25

  • "I am as guilty as anyone in some ways. I would rather not be a Debbie Downer or mark myself as a whiner by complaining online. Who really wants to hear that?" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/the-real-me-and-the-real-you/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:43:46

  • "The satirical weekly was [attacked] by two Islamic extremists on January 7, 2014, who gunned down eight members of staff including some of the country's most famous cartoonists inside its premises in central Paris." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20241215-france-charlie-hebdo-magazine-holds-funniest-meanest-god-cartoon-contest-10-years-after-attack | Source: France24    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:44:21

  • "College-educated people tend to trust mainstream media, government reports" ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5039094-public-confidence-higher-education/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:45:42

  • "Yunarmia, or Youth Army, was created in 2016 at the initiative of then-Russian" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2430616/how-russia-prepares-children-in-occupied-ukraine-to-fight-against-their-own-country | Source: LRT    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:45:57

  • "reported an oil spill" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/15/two-russian-tankers-wreck-in-kerch-strait-storm-killing-one-sailor-and-risking-one-of-largest-environmental-disasters-ever-in-black-sea | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:47:55

  • "Climate Investment Plan marks a major step" ☛ https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/12/16/zambia-secures-34-65-million-funding-for-climate-resilience-through-nature-based-solutions/ | Source: Lusaka ZM    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:48:10

  • "in his Government Gangsters book and interviews" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/15/kash-patel-also-lied-about-trumps-personalization-of-us-intelligence/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:49:16

  • "leadership failed to cobble together" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/dems-go-it-alone-michigan-house-where-chaotic-meeting-ends-lame-duck-limbo | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:51:17

  • "These dark forces have united in a way which represents a new situation" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20241214/inside-denmark-a-bleak-view-of-the-future-and-what-is-fedtemog | Source: The Local DK    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:51:43

  • "Italian and British law enforcement officers" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/12/15/britain-mafia-busting-tactics-small-boats-italy-task-force/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:52:45

  • "One common trapdoor function involves multiplying two large prime numbers" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/how-public-key-cryptography-really-works-using-only-simple-math/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:53:20

  • "At issue is Title I, Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/efforts-secure-us-telcos-salt-typhoon | Source: Dark Reading    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:54:30

  • Windows TCO: "The cyberattack was first detected on Dec. 5" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/15/rhode-islands-ribridges-system-breached-cyberattack-targeting-personal-data/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:58:55

  • Windows TCO: "The personal and private information of possibly hundreds of thousands" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/cyberattack-rhode-island-ribridges-snap-medicaid.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 09:59:07

  • "Your follower count was your precise position in a massive social hierarchy." ☛ https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-cathedral-of-the-blue-bird/ | Source: Westenberg    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:01:27

  • "The same paper would get more attention if a famous name was on it" ☛ https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-matthew-effect-of-post-twitter-social-networks/ | Source: Westenberg    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:01:44

  • "Well, that's not very likely, and we're gonna tell you why." ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/labelers-training-ai-say-theyre-overworked-underpaid-and-exploited-60-minutes-transcript/ | Source: CBS    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:02:10

  • "self-improve" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/15/ai-dangers-computers-google-ceo | Source: Axios    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:02:35

  • "Just as it’s good to remember that chatbots will confidently lie" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/15/24321880/instagram-threads-adam-mosseri-dont-trust-images-ai-generated-labeling-moderation | Source: The Verge    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:02:59

  • Macos features ☛ https://arkoinad.com/posts/weekly_post_50.html | Source: Abhinav Gopalakrishnan    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:04:08

  • "As an LLM, Apple Intelligence also mangles them — because LLMs don’t summarize text" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/15/apple-intelligence-ai-mangles-headlines-so-badly-the-bbc-officially-complains/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:04:34

  • "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/mega-farms-are-driving-the-threat-of-bird-flu/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:05:50

  • "You also got to go" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/15/chris-rock-jokes-luigi-mangione-jonah-hill-snl-brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:07:22

  • "Agnifilo, who obtained a law degree from Georgetown Law" ☛ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5040785-luigi-mangione-hires-high-profile-lawyer-karen-friedman-agnifilo-what-to-know/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:07:56

  • "Karen Friedman Agnifilo will represent him in New York." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/13/us/luigi-mangione-new-york-attorney-retained/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:08:16

  • "Driving the news: At least 10 universities, mostly on the East Coast, have told international students to be back stateside before the Jan. 20 inauguration." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/15/trump-inauguration-international-students-warning | Source: Axios    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:12:47

  • "Fights like these reflect a troubling national trend: Cellphones are stoking — and making it harder to stop — violence in schools from Massachusetts to California." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/technology/school-fight-videos-student-phones.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:13:01

  • "There is no wreckage of Glenn Miller's plane, and no definitive answers." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5206680 | Source: NPR    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:15:04

  • "Below, I’ll talk through examples of both asynchronous and live previews." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/15/advent-of-patterns-change-previews/ | Source: James G    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:15:18

  • "There are two main types of offline mode: read-only, and read-and-write." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/15/offline-mode/ | Source: James G    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:16:23

  • "Words aren’t the only way I want to express myself. There are also pictures." ☛ https://www.michalzelazny.com/blog/something-new | Source: Michal Zelazny    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:16:46

  • "That is the quality I most wish people would say about me." ☛ https://birming.com/listen-up/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:16:58

  • "Just over a year ago, I wrote a post, So CSS4 is going to happen?" ☛ https://jeffbridgforth.com/update-so-css4-is-going-to-happen/ | Source: Jeff Bridgforth    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:19:32

  • "Systems that implement this callback function incorrectly" ☛ https://platform.sh/blog/uncovered-and-patched-golang-vunerability/ |    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:23:14

  • "I've been on the hunt for a new way to dogfood Buttondown" ☛ https://jmduke.com/posts/post/hypermodern-django/ | Source: Justin Duke    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:30:23

  • "If you have ever wondered why and wanted to type django from your terminal" ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2024/12/14/new-project-to.html | Source: Jeff Triplett    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:30:37

  • "But I digress… GoReleaser now officially, albeit in alpha" ☛ https://carlosbecker.com/posts/goreleaser-v2.5 | Source: Carlos Becker    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:31:40

  • "Spatial memory safety: describes violations like out-of-bounds access" ☛ https://blog.yoshuawuyts.com/temporal-spatial-memory-safety/ | Source: Yoshua Wuyts    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:31:49

  • [Old] "Minimizing database access latency is crucial in serverless edge computing" ☛ https://penberg.org/papers/penberg-edgesys24.pdf |    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:35:51

  • "I started to think: why should the user even need to change the value" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/15/complexity-technical-documents/ | Source: James G    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:36:19

  • "Home automation is a cool toy but also allows my house" ☛ https://frederikbraun.de/home-assisstant-can-not-be-secured-for-internet-access.html | Source: Frederik Braun    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:37:05

  • "It took me a while, but I've finally gotten rid of my last Debian 11 machine" ☛ https://yukinu.com/blog/2024/12/15/debian-12-upgrade-and-debadifying-goodvibes.html | Source: Yukinu    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:37:46

  • "Yes, it’s finally happened!" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-desktop-environment-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:38:57

  • "ZFS on Linux (or, if you prefer, OpenZFS on Linux) is, famously" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/ZFSOnLinuxVersusBlockIOLimits | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:48:34

  • "With the right CSS makeup and a click event, almost anything can pretend" ☛ https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/15/ | Source: Markup from Hell    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:48:41

  • "VM must also relocate to another server" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/incus-6-8-container-and-virtual-machine-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 10:49:21

  • Russian Troops Remaining In Syria Lack Food, Water, Says Ukrainian Intelligence ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/syria-russia-assad-withdrawal-ukraine-military-intelligence/33240736.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:51:19

  • Ukraine Targets Russian Fuel Supply Lines To Zaporizhzhya ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-fuel-supply-russia-himars/33240602.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:51:34

  • Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame Over Deadly Bombings ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-dnipro-donetsk-explosion/33240480.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:51:45

  • Ukraine military releases images of North Korean casualties in Kursk ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/16/north-korea-ukraine-russia-casulaties/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:52:02

  • Four Scenarios for Ukraine’s Endgame ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/opinion/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:52:16

  • "This was my biggest year for running on record: 687 miles as of today." ☞ https://macwright.com/2024/12/15/recently.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:53:08

  • Russia is using North Korean troops in attempt to reclaim Kursk, Zelensky says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241214-zelensky-says-russia-is-deploying-n-korean-soldiers-in-kursk-region-operations    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:53:59

  • Countries slowly pave the road to restoring diplomatic ties with Syria ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241215-live-ukraine-to-set-up-supply-mechanisms-to-prevent-food-crisis-in-syria-zelensky-says    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:54:09

  • Russian paramilitary soldiers killed in friendly fire attack by North Koreans after enlisting DPRK help ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/16/world-news/russian-paramilitary-soldiers-killed-in-friendly-fire-attack-by-north-koreans-after-enlisting-dprk-help/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:54:33

  • Oil spill near Black Sea after two Russian tankers seriously damaged in storm ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241215-oil-spill-near-black-sea-after-two-russian-tankers-seriously-damaged-in-storm    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:55:19

  • Ukraine asks for different types of drones from Latvia-led 'drone coalition' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/16.12.2024-ukraine-asks-for-different-types-of-drones-from-latvia-led-drone-coalition.a580419/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11:55:43

  • Lithuanian athlete banned from competition for wearing ‘small Russia’ T-shirt ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2439758/lithuanian-athlete-banned-from-competition-for-wearing-small-russia-t-shirt    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:06:54

  • Should Lithuania separate Russian ‘language from politics’? Minister sparks controversy ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2436510/should-lithuania-separate-russian-language-from-politics-minister-sparks-controversy    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:07:15

  • Damaged Russian Tanker Spills Oil Into Kerch Strait During Storm ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-tanker-oil-spill-kerch-strait/33240657.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:07:41

  • EPO Corruption is a Real Threat to the European Union (EU). The EPO Helps Russia. If It Does Not Reform or Reboot, It Can Contribute to the Collapse of the EU and UPC (Which Was Never Legal or Even Constitutional, It's a Captured Kangaroo Court Controlled by the Patent Litigation Industry). ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/14/EPO_Corruption_is_a_Real_Threat_to_the_European_Union_EU_The_EP.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:07:56

  • Amazon pauses $1bn Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 365 rollout following Russian security concerns ☞ https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-pauses-usd1bn-microsoft-365-rollout-following-russian-security-concerns    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:08:52

  • "Russia evacuates some embassy staff from Damascus" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/16/russia-evacuates-some-embassy-staff-from-damascus | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:09:10

  • APM Music Discloses Multiple American Hockey League Team Settlements Amid Infringement Battle ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/13/associated-production-music-ahl-partial-settlement/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:11:34

  • Linux is Becoming Non-free Software and the So-called 'Linux' Foundation Likes It That Way (It's Fronting for Companies That Violate the GPL, the Licence of Linux) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/14/Linux_is_Becoming_Non_free_Software_and_the_So_called_Linux_Fou.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:11:47

  • The Next USPTO Director: IPO Weighs In ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/uspto-director-weighs.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:13:00

  • IPO is not an expert; IPO is a front group of IBM et al i.e. for software patents and more and more litigation; they want the USPTO to be an instrument of money-wasting and monopoly. The former USPTO Director had worked for Microsoft.    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:14:12

  • The Patently-O blog tries to amplify the stance of patent extremists; rather than be run by scholars those are just captured people from the industry, i.e. a serious conflict of interest    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:15:32

  • Making o(m)g:image, Part I: Design Iterations ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/making-omgimg-pt-i/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:16:14

  • Update on IBM's racist layoffs https://lunduke.substack.com/p/3-anti-white-discrimination-lawsuits    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:17:47

  • How To Change TimeZone on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-timezone-centos-stream-10/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:20:09

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

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:20:56

  • How To Install Bottles on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-bottles-linux-mint-22/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:22:33

  • "I remember when I worked in that shithole. Every day another marketing sh-t blitz. And the deliverable... GAS! Thank god they booted my competent smart a-s outa there." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vVmP57K    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:23:25

  • Our top GNU/Linux articles of 2024 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/16/our-top-linux-articles-2024    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:24:29

  • Not Unicode compliant in 2024 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/AvX8Ex/miranda-13-pyntet-bankkontoen-med-emojier-hele-familien-mistet-tilgang    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:26:47

  • iophk: Given Tietoevry's involvement probably windows tco    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:27:49

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

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:29:32

  • This helps Microsoft monoculture and its proprietary editor/IDE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vscodium-fedora-41/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:30:17

  • How to Troubleshoot Common Errors during SQL Server Database Recovery ☞ https://linuxtechlab.com/how-to-troubleshoot-common-errors-during-sql-server-database-recovery/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:31:19

  • How To Install XFCE Desktop Environment on GNU/Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-xfce-desktop-environment-linux-mint-22/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:31:41

  • Better to migrate away from it altogether ☞ https://idroot.us/install-powershell-centos-stream-10/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:32:19

  • How To Change Hostname on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/change-hostname-centos-stream-10/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:32:25

  • Bring Medical Imaging to Life: How to Set Up Your Own DICOMweb-PACS Server in Minutes! ☞ https://medevel.com/how-to-set-up-your-own-dicomweb-pacs-server-in-minutes-2/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:11:12

  • How to Install Telnet on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-telnet-on-almalinux-9/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:13:06

  • Kubernetes v1.32 Adds A New CPU Manager Static Policy Option For Strict CPU Reservation ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/12/16/cpumanager-strict-cpu-reservation/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:15:12

  • How to Install and Switch Desktop Environments in Fedora ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-and-switch-desktop-environments-in-fedora/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:16:22

  • The Future of the World Wide Web is Just 'Webapps' in Chrome, Not Web Pages in One's Browser of Choice ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/14/The_Future_of_the_World_Wide_Web_is_Just_Webapps_in_Chrome_Not_.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:17:05

  • "Journalism in Twitter" is a Paradox ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/14/Journalism_in_Twitter_is_a_Paradox.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:19:25

  • Two Laptops Up and Running (No Reboots) Since 2023 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/15/Two_Laptops_Up_and_Running_No_Reboots_Since_2023.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:19:35

  • Razik Menidjel Will No Longer be Chief Operating Officer Operations at the EPO ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Razik_Menidjel_Will_No_Longer_be_Chief_Operating_Officer_Operat.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:19:50

  • Image Fusion is Not 'AI' (LLMs Aren't Either) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Image_Fusion_is_Not_AI_LLMs_Aren_t_Either.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:19:58

  • [Meme] Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Not a Country ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Meme_Microsoft_is_Not_a_Country.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:20:09

  • In Some Parts of the World, Like Central America and South America, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Irrelevant on the Web ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/In_Some_Parts_of_the_World_Like_Central_America_and_South_Ameri.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:28:41

  • There's Not Much Time Left for President Biden to Pardon Julian Assange and Signal to Journalists That Exposing States' Crimes or Rich People's Misbehaviour is Lawful (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/There_s_Not_Much_Time_Left_for_President_Biden_to_Pardon_Julian.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:28:57

  • Private Schools Group Apologizes After Claims of Antisemitism at Event ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/nyregion/antisemitism-conference-private-schools.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:29:48

  • Frederik Braun: Home assistant can not be secured for internet access ☞ https://frederikbraun.de/home-assistant-can-not-be-secured-for-internet-access.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:30:44

  • E-mail is an OPEN protocol going back about half a century. Whether some company (e.g. GAFAM) does something that makes it more "convenient" won't change the fact they they may be attacking/sabotaging the OPEN protocol    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:36:25

  • Olimex ESP32-P4-DevKit offers Ethernet, USB JTAG, MIPI DSI and CSI interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/16/olimex-esp32-p4-devkit-offers-ethernet-usb-jtag-mipi-dsi-and-csi-interfaces/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:37:25

  • Waybox – minimalist Wayland compositor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/waybox-minimalist-wayland-compositor/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:38:55

  • rmdupes – find and remove duplicate files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rmdupes-find-remove-duplicate-files/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:40:29

  • GNU/Linux at New Highs in Bosnia And Herzegovina ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/GNU_Linux_at_New_Highs_in_Bosnia_And_Herzegovina.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:40:39

  • mat2 – metadata anonymisation toolkit ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mat2-metadata-anonymisation-toolkit/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:40:48

  • termcolor – ANSI color formatting for output in the terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/termcolor-ansi-color-formatting-terminal/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:40:55

  • Monitorets – system resource monitor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/monitorets-system-resource-monitor/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:41:22

  • sdupes – fast duplicate file detection ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sdupes-fast-duplicate-file-detection/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:57:42

  • ansicolors – ANSI colors for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ansicolors-ansi-colors-for-python/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:57:49

  • XFCE 4.20 Released! Hybrid Sleep, Power Profiles, Initial Wayland Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/xfce-4-20-initial-wayland-support/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:58:21

  • ddh – fast duplicate file finder ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ddh-fast-duplicate-file-finder/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 13:59:58

  • colored – simple Python library for color and formatting in terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/colored-simple-python-library/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:00:09

  • 10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-based-weather-tools/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:00:18

  • Elementary OS: A GNU/Linux Distro Easy To Use and Easy on the Eyes ☞ https://thenewstack.io/elementary-os-a-linux-distro-easy-to-use-and-easy-on-the-eyes/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:01:21

  • Intel has "hilarious/revolting" bugs in Linux https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20241211013302.1347853-2-seanjc@google.com/T/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:05:29

  • Maybe Intel should unleash its 'talent pipeline' at Microsoft to finish Microsoft off even faster. Maybe Sarah Sharp can attack Nadella for his sexism... because her code sucked.    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:06:53

  • Or maybe Nadella can be attacked for "not liking animals" like people who pretend to be hamsters and cats    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:07:57

  • Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Released with Experimental Wayland Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/xfce-4-20-desktop-environment-released-with-experimental-wayland-support    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:09:56

  • Iranian society 'disillusioned, fatigued': Hijab law will 'further marginalise, delegitimize regime' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241216-iranian-society-disillusioned-fatigued-hijab-law-will-further-marginalise-delegitimize-regime    

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

  • Latvia to sign anti- star wars treaty ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/15.12.2024-latvia-to-sign-anti-star-wars-treaty.a580340/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:11:26

  • Not due to POVERTY, Mr. Murdoch? ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/16/health/us-obesity-rates-drop-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-likely-thanks-to-popularized-weight-loss-medications/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:12:08

  • Monday Briefing: South Korea’s Power Vacuum ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/briefing/south-korea-syria-travel.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:02

  • ​After Impeachment, South Korea Is Left With No Elected Leader ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/asia/south-korea-impeachment.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:11

  • South Korea’s Impeachment Crisis Strains Its Alliance with the U.S ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/asia/south-korea-us-diplomacy.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:19

  • South Korea’s Yoon impeached: Powers stripped, benefits kept and retirement ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-impeached-powers-stripped-benefits-kept-and-retirement    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:27

  • South Korea’s acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after impeachment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-acting-president-spoke-with-biden-by-phone-say-media-reports    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:36

  • South Korean President Yoon’s political implosion, from martial law to impeachment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korean-president-yoons-political-implosion-from-martial-law-to-impeachment    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:14:48

  • Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rare-foreign-born-ceo-says-japan-needs-immigration-to-thrive    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:15:17

  • South Korea’s Yoon defied prosecutors’ summons in martial law probe: Report ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-yoon-defied-prosecutors-summons-in-martial-law-probe-report    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:15:36

  • S. Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-opposition-urges-swift-removal-of-impeached-president-yoon    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:15:45

  • North Korea state media slams South’s Yoon as ‘ringleader of rebellion’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-media-reports-south-korean-president-yoons-impeachment    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:15:55

  • South Korean lawmakers backing Yoon’s impeachment face party backlash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lawmakers-backing-yoons-impeachment-face-party-backlash    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:16:05

  • Safe, orderly protests highlight South Korea’s mature democracy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/safe-orderly-protests-highlight-koreas-mature-democracy    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:16:20

  • South Korea court begins review of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-court-begins-review-of-yoon-impeachment    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:16:36

  • South Korea’s ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon says he is stepping down ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/leader-of-south-koreas-ruling-party-leader-says-he-is-stepping-down    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:16:51

  • South Korean milk recalled after cleaning solution contamination ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-milk-recalled-after-cleaning-solution-contamination    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:17:08

  • South Korea’s military faces leadership void amid martial law probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-military-faces-leadership-void-amid-martial-law-probe    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:17:23

  • In South Korea, a Blueprint for Resisting Autocracy? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/in-south-korea-a-blueprint-for-resisting-autocracy    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:17:29

  • North Korea says ‘lies’ by South’s Yoon about a ‘threat’ led to impeachment ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/16/north-korea-south-president-impeachment/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:17:43

  • S. Korean opposition calls for ‘swift’ removal of impeached Yoon as he defies prosecutors’ summons ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241215-s-korean-opposition-urges-swift-removal-of-impeached-president-yoon    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:17:56

  • Malaysia High Court orders ex-PM Muhyiddin to pay $121k to ex-finance minister in defamation suit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/msian-high-court-orders-ex-pm-muhyiddin-to-pay-121000-to-ex-finance-minister-in-defamation-suit    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:19:43

  • China approves mpox vaccine for clinical trials ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-approves-mpox-vaccine-for-clinical-trial    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:26:36

  • Philippine Senate ratifies military access agreement with Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-senate-ratifies-military-access-agreement-with-japan    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:27:38

  • Indonesia presses ahead with VAT hike across the board, not just for luxury goods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-presses-ahead-with-vat-hike-across-the-board-not-only-luxury-goods    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:28:12

  • China vows ‘healthy and stable’ ties with South Korea after Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/16/china-vows-healthy-and-stable-ties-with-south-korea-after-yoon-suk-yeol-impeachment/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 14:29:17

  • Commercial airlines become new hot spot for thieves ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/commercial-airlines-new-hotspot-for-thieves    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:05:35

  • This industry is defying China’s retail slump, thanks to young people’s ‘emotional’ spending ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/this-industry-is-defying-chinas-retail-slump-thanks-to-young-peoples-emotional-spending    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:05:55

  • China’s President Pooh-tin says ‘inevitable’ for ruling party to have internal conflicts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-says-inevitable-for-ruling-party-to-have-internal-conflicts    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:06:09

  • China approves mpox vaccine for clinical trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-approves-mpox-vaccine-for-clinical-trial    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:18:57

  • China’s Pooh-tin calls on party to ‘turn knife inward’ to end corruption ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-calls-on-party-to-turn-knife-inward-to-end-corruption    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:19:11

  • US warship docks in Cambodia amid China naval base concerns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-warship-docks-in-cambodia-amid-china-naval-base-concerns    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:20:02

  • Philippine Senate ratifies military access agreement with Japan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippine-senate-ratifies-military-access-agreement-with-japan    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:20:18

  • An ICC arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief is too little, too late ☞ https://rfa.org/english/opinions/2024/12/15/opinion-myanmar-min-aung-hlaing-icc/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:20:27

  • US navy ship visits Cambodia ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2024/12/16/us-cambodia-navy-visit-ream-base/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:20:37

  • China, US renew stalled scientific cooperation agreement despite fierce rivalry ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/15/china-us-renew-stalled-scientific-cooperation-agreement-despite-fierce-rivalry/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:21:01

  • Already dominating electric car sector, Chinese firms take on trucks, even as tariffs from West target trade ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/15/already-dominating-electric-car-sector-chinese-firms-take-on-trucks-even-as-tariffs-from-west-target-trade/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:21:25

  • China Customs seizes Hong Kong geography textbook said to wrongly depict Chinese borders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/16/china-customs-seizes-hong-kong-geography-textbook-accused-of-wrongly-depicting-chinese-borders/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:21:49

  • China misses retail forecasts for November as domestic demand remains muted ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/16/china-misses-retail-forecasts-for-november-as-domestic-demand-remains-muted/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:22:17

  • From the bookshelf: ‘American Policy Discourses on China’ ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/from-the-bookshelf-american-policy-discourses-on-china/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:22:46

  • China is buying less from developed countries, but not Australia ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-buying-less-from-developed-countries-but-not-australia/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:23:10

  • ESP8266 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/esp8266-keeps-tabs-on-wood-stove-temperature/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:23:59

  • ANOTHER dud like Vision Pro and Microsoft Software https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/15/apple-reportedly-developing-giant-foldable-ipad-2028-launch/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/04/Apple_Vision_Pro_Has_Failed_Just_Like_Metaverse.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/07/Apple_s_Debt_Has_Skyrocketed_While_Gimmicks_Like_Vision_Pro_Fai.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:25:47

  • Exploit attempts inspired by recent Struts2 File Upload Vulnerability (CVE-2024-53677, CVE-2023-50164), (Sun, Dec 15th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31520    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:26:21

  • Live: Israel strikes military targets on coastal region, says Syria war monitor ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241216-live-israel-struck-military-targets-on-coastal-region-says-syria-war-monitor    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:26:34

  • Israeli air strike on central Gaza refugee camp kills dozens, including journalist ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241215-gaza-rescuers-say-18-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strikes    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:26:48

  • Israel Strikes Military Targets in Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-syria-military.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:26:59

  • Israel’s Military Strikes Northern Gaza After Days of Deadly Bombardment ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/middleeast/15-gaza-strikes-news.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:27:11

  • At Least 11 Dead in Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido Strikes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/africa/chido-mayotte-mozambique-french-territory.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:27:30

  • Microsoft Data Scraping in Word & Excel Sparks Major Privacy Concerns ☞ https://www.eweek.com/news/microsoft-ai-data-scraping-privacy-concerns/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:28:03

  • Step-by-step guide to configuring alerts in Cluster Observability Operator ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/16/step-step-guide-configuring-alerts-cluster-observability-operator    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:29:53

  • IXP from scratch: Part 2 — Network and security design ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/16/ixp-from-scratch-part-2-network-and-security-design/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:30:11

  • Event Wrap:  2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/16/event-wrap-2024-world-internet-conference-wuzhen-summit/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:30:17

  • Top 5 Libre NAS Solutions for Ultimate Data Control and Flexibility - Build Your Personal NAS with Open-Source Tools ☞ https://medevel.com/top-5-open-source-nas-solutions/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:31:04

  • From ERP to Multi-Website CMS: How Odoo Community Edition Stacks Up Against WordPress Multisite ☞ https://medevel.com/from-erp-to-multi-website-cms-vs-wordpress/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:31:42

  • "As much as I like my Casio GMW-B5000D" gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2024-12-16-two-more-casios.txt    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:33:58

  • My ideal operating system gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ideal-os/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:34:35

  • "Short version: hyphen '-' 0x2d is good, dle '‐' 0x90 is bad on shell command lines." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2024/20241216-bad-hypen-breaks-man-page.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:35:45

  • 🔤SpellBinding: AEPGLOF Wordo: WAILS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-12-16.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:36:23

  • Rainwater ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/rainwater-from-the-road-to-the-garden/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:38:32

  • "Finally… A Man Page For Life" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/finally-a-man-page-for-life/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:38:51

  • How Might the Rebels Govern Syria? Their Ruling History in Idlib Offers Clues ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/world/middleeast/rebels-syria-governing-style-idlib.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:39:34

  • "Light And Packable" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/wago-terminals-make-this-ham-radio-dipole-light-and-packable/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:40:22

  • This Common Prenatal Test Can Reveal Hidden Maternal Cancer ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-common-prenatal-test-can-reveal-hidden-maternal-cancer    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:41:36

  • Scientists Discovered a Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli – But There's a Catch ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discovered-a-healthier-way-to-cook-broccoli-but-theres-a-catch    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:41:43

  • Bronze Age British Ate Their Enemies According to Gruesome Discovery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/bronze-age-british-ate-their-enemies-according-to-gruesome-discovery    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:42:27

  • Clinical Trials For Drug That Replaces Missing Teeth Finally Underway ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/clinical-trials-for-drug-that-replaces-missing-teeth-finally-underway    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:42:39

  • Cancer Drug Gets a Boost From Glue Ingredient, Scientists Find ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cancer-drug-gets-a-boost-from-glue-ingredient-scientists-find    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:42:52

  • Health Gap at End of Life Is Now Wider in US Than Any Other Country ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/health-gap-at-end-of-life-is-now-wider-in-us-than-any-other-country    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:43:45

  • Ferns Can Evolve Backwards, Challenging a Common Assumption on Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ferns-can-evolve-backwards-challenging-a-common-assumption-on-life    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:44:00

  • Government is suppressing postal workers. It should be learning from their innovative ideas ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/government-is-suppressing-postal-workers-it-should-be-learning-from-their-innovative-ideas/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:44:41

  • Xfce 4.20 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1002245/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:45:37

  • Graduates encouraged to value truth in a rapidly changing world ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/graduates-encouraged-to-value-truth-in-a-rapidly-changing-world/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:47:45

  • Meta Platforms joins forces with Elon Musk to try to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/15/meta-platforms-joins-forces-elon-musk-try-block-openais-profit-transition/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:59:00

  • Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/media/trump-defamation-lawsuit-abc-hegseth-cnn.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 15:59:24

  • Hong Kong 47: Activist ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung seeks to overturn conviction, sentence in national security case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/16/hong-kong-47-activist-long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-seeks-to-overturn-conviction-sentence-in-national-security-case/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:00:40

  • This Week in KDE Apps: Gear 24.12.0 is Out ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/12/15/this-week-in-kde-apps-gear-24.12.0-is-out/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:01:42

  • Over 20 years of bug squashing ☞ https://cullmann.io/posts/over-20-years-of-bug-squashing/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:02:12

  • Your input requested for DAW Live ☞ https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/your-input-requested-for-daw-live/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:04:24

  • No, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft has not ‘reversed course’ on backdoored Windows 11 hardware requirements ☞ https://www.zdnet.com/article/no-microsoft-has-not-reversed-course-on-windows-11-hardware-requirements/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:05:50

  • Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion For 1 Billion Users—Attacks Up 200% ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/13/microsoft-confirms-password-deletion-for-1-billion-users-attacks-up-200/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:06:49

  • Microsoft Confirms Critical backdoored Windows Defender Security Vulnerability ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/12/14/new-critical-windows-defender-vulnerability-confirmed-by-microsoft/ so Microsoft's security products accomplish exactly the opposite    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:08:14

  • IPhone Case Study ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/an-iphone-case-study/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:09:19

  • "If you ever wanted to dive into the source code for the 1980s space game Elite, but didn’t want to invest many hours reverse-engineering the 6502 assembly code" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/documented-source-code-for-elite-on-the-c64-bbc-micro-and-others/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:09:41

  • Nordic Thingy:91 X multi-sensor cellular IoT platform combines nRF9151 LTE IoT SiP, nRF5340 BLE SoC, and nRF7002 WiFi 6 IC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/15/nordic-thingy91-x-multi-sensor-cellular-iot-platform-combines-nrf9151-lte-iot-sip-nrf5340-ble-soc-and-nrf7002-wifi-6-ic/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:10:09

  • STM32-powered MM6108-EKH05 Wi-Fi HaLow evaluation kit supports Bluetooth, Camera, and Qwicc/MicroBus modules ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/16/stm32-powered-mm6108-ekh05-wi-fi-halow-evaluation-kit-supports-bluetooth-camera-and-qwicc-microbus-modules/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:10:41

  • █████ https://planet.kde.org/index.xml ██████████████████████ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:25:14 +0000 ███████ Handling incorrect warnings and a limited functionality in QML Code Editor in Qt Creator 14.0 and 15.0    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:11:56

  • "We've recently discovered that the QML code editor in Qt Creator 14.0 and 15.0 is not working as expected out of the box." https://www.qt.io/blog/issues-with-qml-language-server-integration-in-qt-creator-14.0-and-15.0    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:12:23

  • "Victoria Newton warns investigative journalism is expensive and Fleet Street needs to work together to protect it." ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/sun-huw-edwards-victoria-newton-editor-british-journalism-awards/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:13:29

  • Syrians Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad, and Look to Rebuild ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/middleeast/syria-assad-photos.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:14:11

  • Hong Kong’s Golden Scene Cinema denies closure rumour, pledges to stay open ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/16/hong-kongs-golden-scene-cinema-denies-closure-rumour-pledges-to-stay-open/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:14:38

  • 'Ghost towns are scattered right across Aleppo province': Rebuilding Syria's ravaged cities ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241215-ghost-towns-are-scattered-right-across-aleppo-province-rebuilding-syria-s-ruined-cities    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:15:20

  • Write Books With the Block Editor ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2024/12/write-books-with-the-block-editor/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:15:44

  • Is There Any Hope For ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ On Steam Deck? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/15/is-there-any-hope-for-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-on-steam-deck/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:16:08

  • Pico W5 is a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W alternative with RP2350 MCU, dual-band WiFi 4, 8MB flash ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/16/pico-w5-is-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-w-alternative-with-rp2350-mcu-dual-band-wifi-4-8mb-flash/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:17:10

  • Kernel prepatch 6.13-rc3 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1002251/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:18:14

  • From Scientists to Pigeons: The EPO Has Turned Patent Examination Into a Process Made by Computers and Improperly Trained Staff Which Doesn't Meet the Requirements of the European Patent Convention (EPC) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/From_Scientists_to_Pigeons_The_EPO_Has_Turned_Patent_Examinatio.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:19:11

  • Underpaid and Inexperienced Workers Overwhelm the EPO, Granting Many Invalid Patents and Placing Pressure on Veteran Examiners (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Underpaid_and_Inexperienced_Workers_Overwhelm_the_EPO_Granting_.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:19:18

  • Lazy Reading for 2024/12/15 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2024/12/15/lazy-reading-for-2024-12-15/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:19:41

  • Where to get Retro Games? Best 10 Resources for Retro Gamers ☞ https://medevel.com/where-to-get-retro-games-roms-1100/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:20:11

  • From Ghosted to Free: My Journey Escaping a Stuck and Corrupted Ghost Install to a Fresh Installed Ghost ☞ https://medevel.com/from-ghosted-to-free/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:20:49

  • 2024   

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:22:26

  • Simon Ser: Status update, December 2024 ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2024/status-update-71/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:22:32

  • Chromium 131.0.6778.85 compiled in OE ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/chromium-1310677885-compiled-in-oe.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:24:51

  • Guitar, Synthesized ☞ hhttps://tedium.co/2024/12/15/synthesized-guitar-history/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:27:30

  • Upselling with Ubuntu Pro ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/valkey-ubuntu-pro Free but for a fee, thanks for Debian raiding    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:29:26

  • libiconv @ Savannah: GNU libiconv 1.18 released ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10703    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:30:05

  • "UPDATE: Looks like this has been retracted.]" http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2024/11/chrp-removal-shouldnt-affect-linux.html https://www.talospace.com/2024/11/chrp-support-gone-from-linux-kernel.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:34:41

  • Xfce 4.20 Desktop Environment Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/xfce-4-20-desktop-environment-released/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:35:18

  • Nohup Command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/nohup-command-in-linux/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:38:55

  • The Qualcomm DSP Driver - Unexpectedly Excavating an Exploit ☞ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2024/12/qualcomm-dsp-driver-unexpectedly-excavating-exploit.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:39:37

  • Introducing Builds for OpenShift 1.2 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/16/introducing-builds-openshift-12    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:40:12

  • Nohup Command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/nohup-command-in-linux/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:50:43

  • The Qualcomm DSP Driver - Unexpectedly Excavating an Exploit ☞ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2024/12/qualcomm-dsp-driver-unexpectedly-excavating-exploit.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:50:56

  • Introducing Builds for OpenShift 1.2 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/16/introducing-builds-openshift-12    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:51:08

  • Dungeon Crawler: Review on GNU/Linux ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/dungeon-clawler-review/index.html    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:51:57

  • MySQL Database Recovery Tool by Stellar to Repair Corrupted Database ☞ https://linuxtldr.com/mysql-database-recovery-tool/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 16:52:25

  • RObservations #50: a journey across the United States with {mapBliss} ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/robservations-50-a-journey-across-the-united-states-with-mapbliss/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:02:07

  • network maintenance/work on our network this evening    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:02:30

  • Serge Hallyn: Atomfs presented at OCI weekly discussion ☞ https://s3hh.wordpress.com/2024/12/14/atomfs-presented-at-oci-weekly-discussion/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:03:07

  • Inside South Korea’s right-wing YouTube world openly embraced by Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/inside-south-koreas-right-wing-youtube-world-openly-embraced-by-yoon    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:03:18

  • REVIEW: The Primordial Code – The Burning Essence ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/12/15/review-the-primordial-code-the-burning-essence/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:03:49

  • QuartzPro64 RK3588 Developer Board Now Available at $199.99 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/quartzpro64-rk3588-developer-board-now-available-at-199-99/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:04:21

  • Monitoring OpenShift Virtualization at scale with Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management: Part 2 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/12/16/monitoring-openshift-virtualization-scale-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:04:52

  • Zen and the Art of Kernel Preempting | LINUX Unplugged 593 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/593/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:06:05

  • Open Source Security Podcast Episode 459 – CWE Top 25 List ☞ https://opensourcesecurity.io/2024/12/15/episode-459-cwe-top-25-list/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:06:36

  • Is stuff online worth saving? ☞ https://rubenerd.com/is-it-worth-saving/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:09:56

  • Elementry OS 8: Beauty and the Flatpak Beast — With Screenshots ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/12/elementry-os-8-beauty-and-the-flatpak-beast-with-screenshots/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:10:59

  • Making o(m)g:image, Part II: As Little JS As Possible ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/making-omgimg-pt-ii/ "One of my goals when making this project was to use as little JavaScript as possible"    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:13:41

  • "Clearly, using applications like Fusion 360 on Linux isn’t quite what you’d want to use for a production workflow in a commercial setting (even ignoring lack of Autodesk support)" https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/running-fusion-360-on-linux-with-wine/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:15:14

  • "A great reason to use a Linux desktop is for the minimalism. Xfce and LXQt are popular lightweight Linux desktops, but how do they differ and which one may be right for you?" https://www.howtogeek.com/xfce-vs-lxqt-lightweight-linux-environments-compared/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:15:43

  • "It's really not much to go on but with Valve's recent updates to their branding guidelines, and how we know Valve have planned to release SteamOS 3 to other hardware vendors, it's slowly all coming together now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-upcoming-lenovo-legion-go-s-may-come-with-a-steamos-linux-version/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:16:03

  • "If you're looking for a beautiful, user-friendly Linux distribution, stop the distro-hopping and land squarely on elementary OS." https://thenewstack.io/elementary-os-a-linux-distro-easy-to-use-and-easy-on-the-eyes/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:16:26

  • Gear Lever: An Open Source Tool To Manage AppImage Apps on Linux https://news.itsfoss.com/gear-lever/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:16:51

  • "Two years after the release of Xfce 4.18, Xfce 4.20 is here as another major update to this light and fast desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions." https://9to5linux.com/xfce-4-20-desktop-environment-released-with-experimental-wayland-support    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 17:17:14

  • Why PorteuX Linux 1.8 is a faster and lighter alternative to Microsoft’s bloated Windows 11 https://betanews.com/2024/12/16/why-porteux-linux-1-8-is-a-faster-and-lighter-alternative-to-microsofts-bloated-windows-11/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 18:10:56

  • Easily Run Windows Apps on Linux Using These Tools https://www.maketecheasier.com/run-windows-apps-on-linux/    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 18:30:42

  • "This week we got some cool news starting with the Raspberry Pi 500 computer and the Xfce 4.20 desktop environment, continuing with the OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 and CentOS Stream 10 distributions, new KDE Gear and KDE Frameworks releases, as well as the beta version of Linux Mint 22.1." https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-15th-2024    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 18:32:26

  • Flashbulb Games confirms layoffs after scrapping unannounced project https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/flashbulb-games-confirms-layoffs-after-scrapping-unannounced-project    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 18:52:02

  • So marrying your cousin and breeding with cousins is a bad idea, says biological science. But nowadays who cares about science; right? Even genders don't exist, they're just some "human invention" https://heeoe.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/nasreen_ali_hv_conference_presentation_07.07.2013.pdf    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 19:31:05

  • In Syria, Windows market share fell another 1% since fall of Assad. Compare https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/syrian-arab-republic/#monthly-200902-202412 to http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/08/Syria_Microsoft_Windows_Down_to_8_Market_Share_It_Was_99_Just_1.shtml    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 19:39:22

  • Windows falling to 8% in Swaziland https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/swaziland/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 19:56:48

  • "I set ASCII by default in man(1) to help avoid fancy characters. Maybe the man pages are less pretty, but * for bullet works just as fine as •, which my vi helpfully shows as \xe2\x80\xa2. No, I don't do much with fancy characters in the terminal." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/12/16/invisibles.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 20:59:50

  • "But as it seems most people start with DoomEmacs or SpacEmacs to begin with. But because I had absolutely no idea about Emacs at all and wanted to learn from the ground up I chose to build up my Emacs from Scratch." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2024-12-16-re_Emacs_from_Scratch.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 21:02:04

  • Update on homelab projects gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2024-12-16-update-on-homelab-projects.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 21:02:41

  • 20 years of Linux on the Desktop (part 2) gemini://ploum.net/2024-12-16-linux_desktop2.gmi    

posted Monday, December 16, 2024 at 21:03:30

  • "If you are over 35, IBM wants you OUT. Update your rezzes, folks, and don't worry bout that stupid sh-t your dum--ss manager assigned you. Start slackin', cuz Arvind's bout to start whackin'." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vVKVukf    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 03:49:06

  • "I remember when I worked in that shithole. Every day another marketing sh-t blitz. And the deliverable... GAS! Thank god they booted my competent smart a-s outa there." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vVmP57K    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 03:49:46

  • Support striking IKEA workers https://stallman.org/archives/2024-sep-dec.html#15_December_2024_(Support_striking_IKEA_workers)    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:00:35

  • Mass layoffs hit Russian IT workers as businesses try to conceal cutbacks amid claims of a robust economy — The Bell https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/16/mass-layoffs-hit-russian-it-workers-as-businesses-try-to-conceal-cutbacks-amid-claims-of-a-robust-economy-the-bell    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:01:25

  • WB Games Montreal Reportedly Hit With Layoffs https://gamerant.com/wb-games-montreal-layoffs-report/    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:01:50

  • Gerstner was singularly responsible for laying off over 100,000 employees after being appointed IBM’s CEO in 1993 https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/social-costs-in-the-age-of-automation-3318113    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:06:37

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1146.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:20:40

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1496.jpg    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:20:45

  • HOT DAY REFLECTIONS gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2024-12-16Hot_Day_Reflections.txt    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:21:32

  • Finished Book Series gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20241216.txt    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:22:09

  • stdout.write("Hello world!") gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2416    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:23:36

  • This is proprietary spyware of Microsoft; absolutely don't install it, there are better options that are free/libre https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2024/12/how-to-install-visual-studio-code-on.html    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:26:53

  • "Programmers banned. Bankruptcy & Funding problems. Lawsuits galore. 2024 was the worst year for Linux. Ever. And 2025 isn't going to save us." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/no-2025-wont-be-the-year-of-the-linux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:30:44

  • Bryan Lunduke chose MP4 (proprietary) https://lunduke.substack.com/p/drm-free-downloadable-media-is-a https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lundukes-quest-december-16-2024    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:31:30

  • EU Envoys to Discuss First Sanctions Targeting Russian Hybrid Threats https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-10/eu-envoys-to-discuss-first-sanctions-targeting-russian-hybrid-threats    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:44:09

  • China’s Telco Infiltration = NATO back doors exploited, as expected all along https://danielmiessler.com/p/ul-461    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:45:02

  • "AI Alliance" is pure BS https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-11/russia-teams-up-with-brics-to-create-ai-alliance-putin-says    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:45:33

  • Responding to BS with BS is still BS    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:45:50

  • EU Slaps New Sanctions on Russian Shadow Fleet, Chinese Dronemakers https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-12-11/eu-envoys-agree-15th-sanctions-package-against-russia    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:46:23

  • Low Global Demand Creates Opportunity for More US Sanctions on Russian Oil, Yellen Says https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-11/low-global-demand-creates-opportunity-for-more-us-sanctions-on-russian-oil-yellen-says    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:47:02

  • Putin’s banker feels the heat as Russia’s elite turn on each other https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/putin-s-banker-feels-the-heat-as-russia-s-elite-turn-on-each-other-20241203-p5kvb7.html    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:47:24

  • US debt has passed 36 trillion https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:48:01

  • Dutch bank denies service to 3-year-old over Russian citizenship https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/12/dutch-bank-denies-service-3-year-old-russian-citizenship    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:50:11

  • Pro-Putin, Pro-Trump https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-12-13/capitol-rioter-who-tried-to-join-russian-army-is-sentenced-to-prison-for-probation-violation    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:51:09

  • pulling plug https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tvo-russians-at-war-documents-1.7410239    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:51:46

  • 'You May Face Harassment Or Detention' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/officials-warn-americans-not-travel-russia-you-may-face-harassment-detention-1729515    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 04:53:07

  • "In this episode of The Cyber Show, we channel the hustle of the 2002 film 'Paid in Full' into the world of digital payments. Martin Petrov of Integrity360, a 20-year veteran in the field" https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=36    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:02:49

  • Andy will have a piece in Techrights this week, maybe today    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:03:12

  • A big boost in FSF fund-raising this past day. Quickly approaching 200k.    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:04:03

  • This week and next week Manchester is at 13 degrees, even on Xmas Eve! Unreal! https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123 get your xmas t-shirts ready...    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:05:37

  • GNU/Linux estimates rising as the month goes on. 4.5% by end of year? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:07:25

  • The only African country where Windows is sometimes seen as bigger than Android is a very tiny country https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/equatorial-guinea/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:09:12

  • "With the Windows compatibility layer Wine now in a code freeze, they're focusing purely on bug fixes and not new features ready for the Wine 10.0 release early next year." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-10-0-second-release-candidate-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:11:35

  • "After two years of work the Xfce team have release Xfce 4.20 which amongst many other things, now has very experimental Wayland support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/xfce-420-desktop-released-with-experimental-wayland-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:12:48

  • "Linux Mint 22.1 is coming soon with a Beta release now available for testing, which includes the brand new Cinnamon 6.4 desktop release." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/linux-mint-22-1-beta-released-with-cinnamon-6-4-desktop-and-lots-of-wayland-improvements/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:13:33

  • "The KDE team continuing building up the next version of the popular KDE Plasma desktop environment, with Plasma 6.3.0 getting some great additions." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/kde-plasma-6-3-will-have-much-better-fractional-scaling/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:15:01

  • "The cross-platform free and open source Godot Engine has another showreel up, giving you a nice look at what some developers have been making with it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/godot-engines-2024-showreel-shows-a-lot-of-fun-stuff-for-the-open-source-game-engine/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:16:32

  • "Pocketpair have announced the big free update for Palworld named Feybreak is set for launch on December 23, as they continue battling Nintendo. If you missed it they're also doing a Terraria crossover." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/palworld-feybreak-major-update-launches-december-23/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:16:50

  • "While they're finishing up work on the final bits of The Long Dark, Hinterland recently revealed the next game with BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/chilly-survival-game-blackfrost-the-long-dark-2-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:17:22

  • "The 16-bit style RPG Chained Echoes, set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits, is set to get a big expansion in 2025." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/chained-echoes-ashes-of-elrant-expansion-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:17:39

  • "3 reasons behind the unsettling glorification of Luigi Mangione" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-tiktoks-glorification-explanation-1.7410769    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:18:51

  • "Convicted terrorist sues landlord of The ­Saracen’s Head pub for £1,850 because sign 'scares him' | The Sun" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32319210/terrorist-saracens-heads-pub-sign/    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:18:59

  • "Convicted terrorist sues saying he's 'deeply offended' by sign outside pub named the Saracen's Head Inn | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14196175/Convicted-terrorist-sues-deeply-offended-sign-outside-pub-Saracens-Head-Inn.html    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:19:05

  • "No More Robots and Teenage Astronauts recently revealed Little Rocket Lab, a cozy take on the production-line automation genre and it looks lovely." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/little-rocket-lab-is-probably-the-cutest-production-line-automation-sim-ever/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:19:18

  • "Ready for a new horror co-op adventure? KLETKA just entered Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support and it's quite an unnerving experience to explore it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/horror-scavenging-game-kletka-is-like-lethal-company-but-an-elevator-wants-to-eat-you/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 05:19:33
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