Roy Schestowitz

• "I thought IBM disappeared a long time ago. Do they produce anything that the average citizen will buy?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w37iJCN    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:06:09

• US consumer protection watchdog sues bank giants for allowing frauds on Zelle ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/us-consumer-protection-watchdog-sues-bank-giants-for-allowing-frauds-on-zelle/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:07:45

• When a holiday chore becomes a treasure ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2024/1220/christmas-photos-chore-treasure    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:08:13

• Apple Hey Hi (AI) Generates Fake News, Urged to Scrap Feature! ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/apple-ai-generates-fake-news    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:08:38

• Microsoft 365 users hit by random product deactivation errors ☞ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-users-hit-by-random-product-deactivation-errors/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:10:16

• Amazon Has Overhauled Its Drone Delivery. Will the Public Welcome It? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/technology/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:10:40

• █████ https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/World.xml ██████████████████████ Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:16:16 +0000 ███████ During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:10:59

• "51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/avignon-france-pelicot-trial.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:11:28

• Cambodian maid deported from Malaysia facing health issues in prison ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2024/12/20/cambodia-malaysia-maid-prison-illness/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:11:50

• "Nuon Toeun was brought to Phnom Penh to face criminal charges after she criticized Cambodia’s leaders on Facebook"    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:12:06

• "wayland-protocols 1.39 is now available." https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2024-December/043920.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:15:00

• More FUD than anything else, as usual ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2024/12/20/staying-oss-safe-during-the-holidays/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/10/Yes_Of_Course_the_Linux_Foundation_s_OpenSSF_Rejects_Open_Sourc.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:17:25

• Practice being punched in the face. The realities of incident response preparation ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/practice-being-punched-in-the-face-the-realities-of-incident-response-preparation/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:17:45

• More CISA staff would keep working under DHS’ revised shutdown plan ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/more-cisa-staff-would-keep-working-under-dhs-revised-shutdown-plan/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:18:55

• Georgian Elections: OSCE Flags Vote-Buying, Violence, And 'Instrumentalized' Media In Final Report ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/osce-final-report-georgia-election-irregularities-2024/33247631.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:19:05

• Intel ex-CEO Gelsinger and current co-CEO slapped with lawsuit over defective chip maker Intel Foundry disclosures — plaintiffs demand Gelsinger surrender salary earned ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-ex-ceo-gelsinger-and-his-cfo-slapped-with-lawsuit-over-intel-foundry-disclosures-plaintiffs-demand-gelsinger-surrenders-his-entire-salary-earned-during-his-tenure    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:19:46

• Teen Hey Hi (AI) Deepfake Porn Victim Demands Congress Pass Act ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/teen-ai-deepfake-porn-victim    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:20:24

• STM32MP135 Pico-ITX SBC features 38x32mm EBYTE CPU module with 512MB RAM, 512MB NAND flash ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/20/stm32mp135-pico-itx-sbc-features-38x32mm-ebyte-cpu-module-with-512mb-ram-512mb-nand-flash/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:21:12

• Noah Meyerhans: Local Development VM Management ☞ https://noah.meyerhans.us/2024/12/20/local-development-vm-management/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:21:50

• "Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-ban-deaths-cdc-maternal-health-care | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:22:18

• "Chemotherapy for Nonexistent Cancer" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/anthony-olson-thomas-weiner-montana-st-peters-hospital-leukemia | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:22:31

• "save 40% on your taxes." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/billy-long-irs-trump-certified-tax-business-advisor-missouri | Source: Pro Publica    

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

• PCB ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/rudolphs-sleigh-on-a-north-pole-pcb/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:23:41

• "The North Pole Is Moving" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/20/its-official-the-north-pole-is-moving/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:24:02

• "Hey there! Looks like I’m back to writing after some time away. Over the years, I’ve started many blogs and personal sites, experimenting with different technologies and styles. And here I am again, excited to share my thoughts with you." gemini://erick.is/2024-12-22-regenerating-my-blog-a-fresh-start.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:30:09

• "Notably, this study included hardly any plot data from the seasonally dry tropics, including tropical savannas and dry forests. There is a particular lack of data from southern Africa" gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/~johngodlee/posts/2024-12-21-mo_wood_density.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:31:03

• "Last year, I made some resolutions of sorts for 2024, which can be seen in the post below." gemini://vigrey.com/journal/2024-recap-surprisingly-eventful.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:31:44

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1501.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:32:09

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1151.jpg    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:32:16

• Another CNN star flees network as staff brace for impact of layoffs    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:36:36

• "My current playlist is this diorama of Lulu the Piggy channeling Tupac Shakur in a toy vending machine in the basement of New World Mall in Flushing Chinatown." https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/thug-life https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=5gLoEBbZNis    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:38:27

• "There are 4225 capsules" gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi Techrights second from the top    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:54:32

• Guyana: GNU/Linux up https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/guyana/#monthly-200902-202412 Android almost all-time high https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/guyana/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:57:49

• Windows near all-time lows in Indonesia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/indonesia/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 05:59:11

• Bing down sharply in Kenya, where Kenyan slave labour helped curate "Bing Chat" for just $2 per hour. https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/kenya/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:00:57

• Google down to second place in S. Korea https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/south-korea/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:01:58

• Adoption of Vista 11 very weak there https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-korea/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:02:42

• Vista 7 is still a thing in Libya https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/libya/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:04:51

• Upgrading those machines to GNU/Linux is FREE    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:05:13

• Wipro, IBM, and Accenture. [...] "New Year gift" to West Bengal https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/infosys-new-year-gift-to-west-bengal-heres-what-cm-mamata-banerjee-said/articleshow/116498770.cms    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:21:02

• mystery illness: https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-mystery-illness-what-we-know/a-71005734    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:22:57

• German industrial jobs https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:23:25

• Sudan facing biggest humanitarian crisis recorded https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-facing-biggest-humanitarian-crisis-recorded-report/a-71018990    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:24:02

• Loneliness https://www.dw.com/en/loneliness-spreads-in-germany/a-71022599    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:24:31

• I live with 20 other men in a small shared space. This is what treatment is like https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-treatment-alcoholism-1.7410397    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:26:22

• CPJ, partners call on European Commission to act on Turkey’s foreign influence agent bill https://cpj.org/2024/12/cpj-partners-call-on-european-commission-to-act-on-turkeys-foreign-influence-agent-bill/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:27:22

• Turkey’s underemployment reaches highest level in nearly four years https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-underemployment-reaches-highest-level-in-nearly-four-years-302598    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:27:43

• [Old] The Media is Trolling Linus Torvalds Again... But Torvalds Responds http://techrights.org/o/2021/06/28/torvalds-disinfo-el-reg/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 06:45:59

• "Christmas ceasefire"... will Orban stop attacking EU then? ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/12/21/orban-the-christmas-ceasefire-is-a-simple-but-humane-proposal | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:08:33

• "Fair Use" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/eff-tells-appeals-court-keep-copyrights-fair-use-rules-broad-and-flexible | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:09:35

• "75,000 Lines Of Code" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/the-bendix-g-15-runs-75000-lines-of-code/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:10:26

• "The last open source graphics driver update before the holidays is here, with Mesa 24.3.2 now available for you to upgrade. Since this is a minor point release it's just bug fixes, with new features to come in Mesa 25 next year." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/mesa-24-3-2-released-with-more-graphics-driver-bug-fixes-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:11:55

• "Wine 10.0 third Release Candidate" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-100-third-release-candidate-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:12:20

• "Firaxis Games and 2K are releasing Sid Meier's Civilization VII on February 11, 2025 and now we know what power you're going to need to run it on Linux Desktop systems." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/firaxis-reveal-sid-meiers-civilization-vii-system-requirements-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:15:02

• "Something for the weekend: you can now try out a brand new demo of Warside, a game very much inspired by the classic Advance Wars and it does look good." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/for-fans-of-advance-wars-theres-a-new-demo-up-for-warside-and-new-release-window/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:15:19

• "Hello there! It's coming up on Christmas now, and so GamingOnLinux will be starting to go into it's usual mostly hibernating state to take a little break." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-gamingonlinux-24/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:15:35

• "X's Declining User Base: Platform Projected To Lose Millions Of Users In 2025" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/12/20/1943257    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:24:06

• "At least 2 dead and dozens injured after a car plowed into a German Christmas market" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5235508    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:24:28

• "Buying a TV in 2025? Expect Lower Prices, More Ads, and an OS War." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=24/12/19/175250    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:25:20

• "Mistletoe Actually Has a Surprisingly Powerful Healing Effect" https://www.sciencealert.com/mistletoe-actually-has-a-surprisingly-powerful-healing-effect    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:25:48

• "When World Collides : the new and improved Pepper&Carrot website - David Revoy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1056/when-world-collides-the-new-and-improved-peppercarrot-website    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:26:46

• "GOP lawmakers urge Trump to replace all US attorneys" https://www.semafor.com/article/12/20/2024/gop-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-replace-all-us-attorneys    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:27:24

• "Gisèle Pelicot’s Testimony in France Rape Trial Becomes a Message of Hope" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/pelicot-rape-trial-guilty-verdict.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:28:25

• "Death toll in attack on German Christmas market rises to 5; more than 200 injured" https://www.voanews.com/a/germans-mourn-attack-on-christmas-market-with-no-answers-about-why/7909461.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:28:34

• "Victoria Spartz knocks Mike Johnson, Donald Trump on spending deal" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5051113-victoria-spartz-mike-johnson-donald-trump-government-spending/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:29:05

• "For over a century, the National Association of Broadcasters has been receiving one-sided benefits from Contress. Those days are over" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/20/law-requiring-am-radio-in-every-vehicle-gets-tossed/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:39:02

• "Sixteen well-known suppliers active in the UK pirate IPTV market have been selected by broadcaster Sky to star in a new phase of the company's ISP blocking program." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/skys-enhanced-high-court-pirate-iptv-blocking-order-could-change-the-game-241221/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:39:18

• Patents in the details ☛ https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-12-21/the-usmca-in-graphs-more-exports-more-foreign-investment-but-weak-economic-growth.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:40:24

• "Qualcomm on Friday won a trial in a dispute with Arm Holdings over allegations it violated terms of its architecture license agreement (ALA)" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/qualcomm-wins-legal-battle-over-arm-chipmaker-didnt-violate-arms-chip-licensing-agreement | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:40:55

• "In Google’s own proposal to fix the search monopoly, it asked Judge Mehta to allow it to continue to pay other companies for its search engine to get prime placement." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/technology/google-antitrust-search-remedies.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:44:25

• "Google's proposal followed the landmark ruling in August by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-proposes-fix-to-solve-search-monopoly/articleshow/116525030.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:44:42

• "Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-offers-to-loosen-search-deals-in-us-antitrust-case-remedy/articleshow/116524798.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:44:56

• "Of course we are afraid" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-20/syrian-christians-after-the-fall-of-the-regime-we-dont-want-to-be-second-class-citizens.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:45:57

• "While the police blockaded the area, the crowd protested the obstruction, chanting “Free press cannot be silenced”." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/several-people-including-journalists-detained-in-police-attack-on-demo-for-murdered-journalists-77002 | Source: ANF News    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:47:11

• "President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-12-20/musk-helped-kill-a-congressional-spending-bill-but-much-of-what-he-spread-was-misinformation | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:59:20

• "The dotcom boom was full of stories of people who became millionaires, or at least paper millionaires" ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-most-excessive-dotcom-internet-america/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 10:59:52

• "E-bikes vary in price. On average, they’re about $2,000, though some models can cost upward of $6,000" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-20/california-e-bike-voucher-program-flooded-with-applications | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:00:41

• "This huge demand is partly why aviation leaders like United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/20/airport-travel-demand-tsa-chart | Source: Axios    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:04:18

• "Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here?" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/musk-trump-government-shutdown/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:05:41

• "Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose two additional trips from a billionaire patron than have previously come to light" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/politics/clarence-thomas-trips-disclosure-investigation.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:06:09

• "Today it remains a natural barrier for anyone who wants to travel by road from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska, as the Darién divides the Pan-American Highway in two." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-21/crossing-the-hell-of-darien.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:06:46

• "The judge in the case, Phyllis Hamilton" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/20/whatsapp-pegasus-spyware-nso-group-hacking | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:09:16

• "With its roots dating back to 1975, electronic mail, now better known as Email" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/elon-musk-hints-at-building-stripped-down-gmail-alternative-billionaire-first-revealed-xmail-intentions-back-in-february | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:10:48

• "Among troops who consider seeking mental health treatment" ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/mental-health-privacy-rand-report/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:10:59

• Windows TCO: "Christmas is at our doors and Attackers use the holiday season to deliver always more and more gifts" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31538 | Source: SANS https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Christmas_FUD_From_Microsoft_Smearing_SSH_When_the_Real_Issue_i.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:12:22

• E-mail turns 50 next year    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:13:32

• "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleged Friday that Bank of America" ☛ https://thehill.com/business/5050661-zelle-fraud-consumer-protection-bureau/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:15:48

• "A friend of mine just sent the link to this AI-powered accent guesser from Bold Voice." ☛ https://hacdias.com/2024/12/20/accent-guesser/ | Source: Henrique Dias    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:16:00

• "death by a thousand cuts" ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5220301 | Source: NPR    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:16:39

• "President-elect Donald Trump hasn't yet been sworn in, but his advisor and major financial backer" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/elon-musk-kills-child-cancer-spending | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:19:35

• "Companies are added to the list for activities contrary to U.S. national security and foreign-policy interests." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-plans-to-blacklist-company-that-ordered-tsmc-chip-found-in-huawei-processor-source-says/articleshow/116522962.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:20:57

• "The United States has been trying to reduce its dependence on other countries for semiconductors" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-confirms-billions-in-chips-funds-to-samsung-texas-instruments/articleshow/116524304.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:21:09

• "I was in Linaro from April 2010 to end of May 2013 and then from April 2016 to end of current month." ☛ https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2024/12/18/leaving-linaro-for-3rd-time/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:22:06

• "The forecast for Planetary A index shows a quiet 5 on December 20-22, 8 on December 23-24, and 5 on December 25" ☛ http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-858 | Source: ARRL    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:22:55

• "The reason was a bit of a surprise." ☛ https://tedium.co/2024/12/20/punk-rock-mba-youtube-quitting/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:24:25

• "More to the point: how do you summarise twenty years of a site?" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/this-site-turns-20-today/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:24:37

• "But nascent basketball had critical differences from today’s game." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-a-college-gym-teacher-in-massachusetts-invented-a-new-sport-to-keep-his-students-entertained-and-fit-during-the-frigid-winter-180985651/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:24:55

• Joey Hess: aiming at December ☞ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/aiming_at_December/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:28:11

• "In a simple UTF-8 byte-driven finite automaton" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/12/18/Matching-Dot-in-UTF8 | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:29:10

• demand   

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:31:23

• "But with no user demand, why do it?" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/12/21/dropping-hyper/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg https://lwn.net/Articles/1003161/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:31:32

• "We all deserve a voice assistant that doesn’t harvest our data and arbitrarily limit features." ☛ https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/12/19/voice-preview-edition-the-era-of-open-voice/ | Source: Home Assistant    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:32:44

• "In my previous post in this series" ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/two-special-amiga-4000s-more-jops-repairs/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:35:27

• "On December 19, 1974, MITS started selling kits for its computer, the Altair 8800." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/altair-8800-kits-went-on-sale-december-19-1974/ | Source: David L Farquhar    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:35:40

• "This blog post is about the project Pi-hole" ☛ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-12-18-pi-hole.html | Source: Data Swamp    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:53:28

• [Old] "i am sick of everyone telling me" ☛ https://blog.cathoderaydude.com/doku.php?id=blog:making_a_website_is_hard |    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:55:02

• "Is HTML A Programming Language?" ☛ https://briefs.video/videos/is-html-a-programming-language/ |    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:55:20

• How To Install Git on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-git-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:58:48

• How To Install Nano Text Editor on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nano-text-editor-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:59:05

• How To Install Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-google-chrome-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 11:59:38

• How To Install Brave Browser on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-brave-browser-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:00:07

• How to install x11 on Almalinux 9 or Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-x11-almalinux-9-or-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:01:36

• How to download YouTube video or audio ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-download-youtube-video-or-audio/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:04:18

• How To Disable SELinux on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/disable-selinux-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:05:20

• How To Install PostgreSQL on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postgresql-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:05:45

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

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:06:33

• How To Install PyCharm on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pycharm-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:07:08

• 2024-12-21 something over New Jersey ☞ https://computer.rip/2024-12-21-something-over-New-Jersey.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:11:12

• Albania to shut down Fentanylware (TikTok) for one year after fatal school stabbing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241221-albania-to-shut-down-tiktok-for-one-year-after-fatal-school-stabbing    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:17:40

• Weightlifting Taiwan granny, 90, garners cheers, health benefits at gym ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/weightlifting-taiwan-granny-90-garners-cheers-health-benefits-at-gym    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:18:19

• Don't do drugs and apps, kids    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:18:38

• Kenya: Nairobi River pollution contaminates food and water supply ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241221-nairobi-river-pollution-contaminates-food-and-water-supply    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:18:56

• Albania and Malaysia follow US and EU, "social control media" seen as too toxic https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241221-albania-to-shut-down-tiktok-for-one-year-after-fatal-school-stabbing    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:19:56

• Delhi HC Orders Meta to Remove Rajat Sharma Deepfakes ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/rajat-sharma-deepfakes    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:21:18

• Australian embassy reopening in Ukraine ☞ https://rubenerd.com/australian-embassy-reopening-in-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:34:05

• Major drone attack on Kazan: Airports reopen following Ukrainian drone attack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241221-major-drone-attack-on-kazan-airports-reopen-following-ukrainian-drone-attack    

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

• Social control media will be hard to restrict in the us because the us itself weaponises it https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/us-cuban-twitter-zunzuneo-stir-unrest we get "diagnosis" of the issue only in relation to China's social control media; we need acceptance or self-diagnosing of our own. Twitter/X, Facebook etc. also bad, at least as bad as TikTok    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:37:43

• Air-Raid Warning Declared Across Ukraine As Russian Strikes Continue ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/air-raid-warning-attacks-kyiv-ukraine/33248178.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 12:37:58

• Ukraine Hits Kazan Buildings In Latest Display Of Drone Power ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/drones-attacks-kazan-russia-tatarstan/33248068.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:09:58

• ‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/world/europe/-nutcracker-lithuania-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:10:36

• Amid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/ukraine-electricity-winter.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:10:57

• Russian Pensioners, Tricked by Scammers, Carry Out Risky Stunts ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-pensioners-scammed-explosions/33248441.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:11:27

• CPJ demands Belarus release journalist sentenced to prison over post-election protest coverage ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/cpj-demands-belarus-release-journalist-sentenced-to-prison-over-post-election-protest-coverage/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:13:13

• Benjamin Mako Hill: Thug Life ☞ https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/thug-life    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:14:08

• Google Tells Courts How Surveillance Giant Google Should Be Punished (and Tried to Hide it) ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/google-tells-courts-how-google-should    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:14:47

• The Holidays Are a Minefield of Food Anxiety. Here's How to Get Through. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-holidays-are-a-minefield-of-food-anxiety-heres-how-to-get-through    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:16:24

• Easy Daedalus no wired internet in containers ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/easy-daedalus-no-wired-internet-in-containers.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:17:21

• Will ‘Civ 7’ Run On Steam Deck And Linux? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/21/will-civ-7-run-on-steam-deck-and-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:17:48

• Presentation of Pi-hole ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-12-18-pi-hole.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:18:12

• This Week in Plasma: end-of-year bug fixing ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2024/12/21/this-week-in-plasma-end-of-year-bug-fixing/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:18:59

• ‘Tolerance’ or ‘vengeance’: Future of Syria hangs in the balance ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241221-is-it-a-dream-or-is-it-really-happening-france-24-team-returns-from-northern-syria    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:26:17

• Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/middleeast/assad-regime-syria-final-days.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:27:05

• How Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/canada/justin-trudeau-canada-popularity-decline.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:27:33

• Password generation in Python ☞ https://net2.com/password-generation-in-python/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:28:04

• "Nanoscale Imaging And Control Of Altermagnetism In MnTe" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/nanoscale-imaging-and-control-of-altermagnetism-in-mnte/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:29:11

• Intel rotting ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/intel-terminates-x86s-initiative-after-formation-of-new-industry-group/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:40:28

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: anytime 0.3.11 on CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/12/21#anytime_0.3.11    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:42:06

• Brazil Bans X from Using Children in Hey Hi (AI) Training! ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/brazil-bans-x-from-children things changing... (hope)    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:43:02

• Curl Drops Support For Hyper Rust HTTP Backend Citing Little Demand ☞ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Curl-Drops-Rust-Hyper-Backend    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:44:23

• Rival protests over South Korea’s impeached President Yoon held in Seoul ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rival-protests-over-south-koreas-impeached-president-yoon-held-in-seoul    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:45:35

• Malaysian cops seize over 600 replica guns in KL, Kelantan raids ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-cops-seize-over-600-replica-guns-in-kl-kelantan-raids    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:45:53

• Statutory rape case reported at Malaysian flood evacuation centre ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/satutory-rape-case-reported-at-malaysian-flood-evacuation-centre-say-cops    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:46:22

• Orgies, beatings and child abuse: Whistle-blower reveals life inside Malaysia’s Global Ikhwan group ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/orgies-beatings-and-child-abuse-whistle-blower-reveals-life-inside-malaysias-global-ikhwan-group    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:48:05

• Over 21kg of wagyu beef carried by driver from Singapore to Johor seized at immigration ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-21kg-of-wagyu-beef-carried-by-driver-from-singapore-to-johor-seized-at-immigration    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:48:26

• China says its astronauts completed record-breaking spacewalk ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-its-astronauts-complete-record-breaking-spacewalk    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:48:55

• Myanmar rebels say they have taken junta’s western regional command in Rakhine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-rebels-say-they-have-taken-juntas-western-regional-command-in-rakhine    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:49:47

• China says it ‘firmly opposes’ US military aid to Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-it-firmly-opposes-us-military-aid-to-taiwan    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:49:58

• "Custom Swiss Army Knife" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/building-a-custom-swiss-army-knife/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:50:31

• BetaNews: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Slop is Your "Latest Technology News" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/22/BetaNews_Microsoft_Slop_is_Your_Latest_Technology_News.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:50:52

• The Curse (to Microsoft) of the Faroe Islands ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/The_Curse_to_Microsoft_of_the_Faroe_Islands.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:51:00

• "Warning About IBM's Labor Practices" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Warning_About_IBM_s_Labor_Practices.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:51:15

• Microsoft OSI Reads Techrights Closely ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Microsoft_OSI_Reads_Techrights_Closely.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:52:43

• "The Real New Year" is Now ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/The_Real_New_Year_is_Now.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:52:58

• On BetaNews Latest Technology News: "We are moderately confident this text was [LLM Chatbot] generated" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/On_BetaNews_Latest_Technology_News_We_are_moderately_confident_.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 13:53:08

• Christmas FUD From Microsoft, Smearing "SSH" When the Real Issue is Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Christmas_FUD_From_Microsoft_Smearing_SSH_When_the_Real_Issue_i.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:00:12

• LLM Slop is Ruining the Media and Ruining the Web, Ignoring the Problem or the Principal Culprits (or the Slop Itself) Is Not Enough ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/LLM_Slop_is_Ruining_the_Media_and_Ruining_the_Web_Ignoring_the_.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:00:24

• [Meme] Brian's Ravioli ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Meme_Brian_s_Ravioli.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:00:34

• Senate passes Social Security bill to repeal WEP and GPO ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/12/senate-passes-social-security-bill-to-repeal-wep-and-gpo/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:02:35

• Hyderabad Teen Falls Victim to Hey Hi (AI) Deepfake Blackmail ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/ai-deepfake-blackmail    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:02:52

• Car attack on German Christmas market: Scholz condemns 'terrible, insane' act ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241221-germany-what-kind-of-horrific-act-is-it-to-come-here-and-to-hurt-and-kill-people-with-such-brutality-olaf-scholz-says    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:03:13

• Germany Bulked Up Christmas Market Security. An Attack Still Happened. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-security.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:03:40

• UN rights experts call for protection of mass graves and evidence in Syria ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/un-rights-experts-call-for-protection-of-mass-graves-and-evidence-in-syria/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:17:23

• US Department of Defense: Corruption halts military modernization in China ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/us-department-of-defense-corruption-halts-military-modernization-in-china/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:17:57

• November proves strong month for Minnesota job market despite slight unemployment uptick ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/21/november-proves-strong-month-for-minnesota-job-market-despite-slight-unemployment-uptick/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:18:41

• Christmas chocolate prices soar as grocery inflation back on the rise ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-as-grocery-inflation-back-on-the-rise-an7K93I4GxHc    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 14:19:10

• Mistletoe Actually Has a Surprisingly Powerful Healing Effect ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mistletoe-actually-has-a-surprisingly-powerful-healing-effect    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:05:27

• This May Be The Last Christmas You Do Your Own Gift Shopping ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-may-be-the-last-christmas-you-do-your-own-gift-shopping    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:05:58

• Having Your Tonsils Out as a Child May Have a Drastic Impact on Your Life ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/having-your-tonsils-out-as-a-child-may-have-a-drastic-impact-on-your-life    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:06:23

• Your Sniffles Could Be a Sign of The Fungi Hidden in Your Nose ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-sniffles-could-be-a-sign-of-the-fungi-hidden-in-your-nose    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:06:33

• Up to 13% of Dementia Cases Could Be a Misdiagnosed Treatable Condition ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/up-to-13-of-dementia-cases-could-be-a-misdiagnosed-treatable-condition    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:06:47

• As UK aims to reset China ties, Beijing’s plan to move its embassy could prove sticking point ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/22/as-uk-aims-to-reset-china-ties-beijings-plan-to-move-its-embassy-could-prove-sticking-point/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:08:09

• Flying first class but deep in debt: Malaysia’s influencers in the spotlight for misusing funds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/flying-first-class-but-deep-in-debt-malaysias-influencers-in-the-spotlight-for-misusing-funds    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:08:47

• "Custom Firmware For Even Cheaper Bluetooth Thermometers" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/custom-firmware-for-even-cheaper-bluetooth-thermometers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:10:11

• "An LCD, Touch Sensor, USB-C, And A Microcontroller For A Buck" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/an-lcd-touch-sensor-usb-c-and-a-microcontroller-for-a-buck/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:10:32

• "diamonds as ornamental gemstones" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/21/inside-a-diamond-plant/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:10:56

• American Samoa One of the Sovereign States Where backdoored Windows Has Fallen Below 1% (and Stays Below It) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/American_Samoa_One_of_the_Sovereign_States_Where_Windows_Has_Fa.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:11:31

• Deciphering Matt's Take on WordPress, Which is Under Attack From Microsofters-Funded Aggravator ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Deciphering_Matt_s_Take_on_WordPress_Which_is_Under_Attack_From.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:11:39

• [Meme] Microsofters at the End of David's Leash ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Meme_Microsofters_at_the_End_of_David_s_Leash.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:11:54

• Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Companies That Attack Free Speech Online (Follow the Money) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Defends_Companies_That_Attack_Fr.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:12:04

• DABUS Hey Hi (AI) Again Denied European Patent ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/denied-european-patent.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:13:06

• [Meme] The Easier Way to Make Money ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Meme_The_Easier_Way_to_Make_Money.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:13:19

• Longhorn Automotive wireless communications patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2024/12/21/longhorn-automotive-wireless-communications-patent-prior-art-found    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:14:41

• "I asked ChatGPT for a solution in C++, and it gave me the following code: [...] It is pretty bad code. I do not think that any professional C++ programmer would ever write such bad code. But then, again, I could be surprised." ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2024/12/21/simpler-and-faster-parsing-code-with-stdviewssplit/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:19:44

• AI in Healthcare: A Doctor’s Perspective from Personal Experience ☞ https://medevel.com/ai-in-healthcare-a-doctors-perspective-from-personal-experience/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:27:31

• Google Has Mass Layoffs (Again), But the Problem is Vastly Larger (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Google_Has_Mass_Layoffs_Again_But_the_Problem_is_Vastly_Larger.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:27:43

• No, NOTHING to do with Hey Hi (AI)!!! Stop making up this stuff for hype https://www.cloudbooklet.com/google-cuts-10-managers    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:28:23

• Hey Hi (AI) Mafia Targets London Cafe, Demands £10k After Fake Reviews ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/ai-mafia-targets-london-cafe    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:29:32

• Amazon Warehouse Workers in New York City Join Protest ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/amazon-warehouse-staten-island-strike.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:30:09

• Two Kurdish journalists killed in suspected Turkish drone strike in northern Syria ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/two-kurdish-journalists-killed-in-suspected-turkish-drone-strike-in-northern-syria-302868    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:30:36

• Paywalls, Bots, Spam, and Spyware is "Future of the Media" According to UK Press Gazette ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:30:48

• "continuing to move my stuff over to Codeberg" ☞ https://rubenerd.com/some-of-my-ancient-forks/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:32:19

• CachyOS Now Uses AutoFDO Kernel as Default Across All Supported Architectures ☞ https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-now-uses-autofdo-kernel-as-default-across-all-supported-architectures    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:32:59

• Darktable 5.0 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Officially Released, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/darktable-5-0-open-source-raw-image-editor-officially-released-heres-whats-new    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:33:06

• GNU World Order 595 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_595_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:33:41

• 6 Best Free and Open Source GUI Tools for System Resources Monitoring in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-gui-tools-system-resources-monitoring/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:35:01

• Shutdown Scheduler – schedule shutdown and restart tasks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/shutdown-scheduler-schedule-shutdown-restart-tasks/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:35:20

• kleur – Node.js library for formatting terminal text with ANSI colors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kleur-node-js-library-formatting-terminal-text/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:42:14

• littleutils – utilities for file compression, file manipulation, text cleanup ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/littleutils-utilities-file-compression-file-manipulation-text-cleanup/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:42:56

• 4 Best Free and Open Source Shutdown Timers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-shutdown-timers/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:47:33

• Rhino GNU/Linux Is One of the Most Innovative GNU/Linux Distros ☞ https://thenewstack.io/rhino-linux-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-linux-distros/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:47:59

• Vuls: A Free, Open Source Vulnerability Scanner for GNU/Linux ☞ https://thenewstack.io/vuls-a-free-open-source-vulnerability-scanner-for-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:48:46

• What does the apt update Command Do? ☞ https://tecadmin.net/apt-update-guide/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:49:31

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2024/51 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2024/12/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2024-51/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:50:15

• CachyOS December 2024 Release: Optimized Kernel, RustiCL, and Wireless Enhancements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-december-2024-update-released/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:51:50

• Plan 9 is a bicycle ☞ https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/93196.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:53:06

• Don Marti: turning off browser ad features from the command line ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/turning-off-browser-ad-features-from-the-command-line/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:53:57

• An MV4-V4S471/472P 486 motherboard from 1995 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/an-mv4-v4s471-472p-486-motherboard/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:54:28

• Linux Out Loud 104: Techie Tidings ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-104/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:56:06

• Pluralistic: Proud to be a blockhead (21 Dec 2024) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/21/blockheads-r-us/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:56:34

• Bankruptcies, suicide rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bankruptcies-suicide-rise-as-japanese-struggle-with-mounting-debt    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 17:57:02

• "we’ll explore why the name “free software” fails to effectively communicate its core message and how it creates confusion with “no-cost” software." https://tuxdigital.com/videos/the-hidden-cost-of-free-software-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-it/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:01:10

• "The Herk Orion is a capable Ryzen-powered Mini PC in its own right, but ditching Windows for a Linux OS has opened up a whole new level of performance." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-converted-this-windows-11-mini-pc-into-a-linux-workstation-and-didnt-regret-it/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:10:10

• "Rhino Linux is a gorgeous desktop that will appease both new users and those with plenty of Linux skills, as well as anyone looking to develop with the open source desktop" https://thenewstack.io/rhino-linux-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-linux-distros/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:10:44

• "There's no release calendar up yet for Mesa 25, but here's the other bug fix releases expected for the current version of Mesa" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/mesa-24-3-2-released-with-more-graphics-driver-bug-fixes-for-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:11:09

• "Today, the development team behind the Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution released a new ISO snapshot for December 2024 with various improvements, updated components, a new default kernel, and other changes." https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-now-uses-autofdo-kernel-as-default-across-all-supported-architectures    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:11:34

• "Exwm is a lightweight tiling window manager for Linux that turns Emacs into a complete graphical environment. In this article, I will go through the benefits of using Exwm, install it on Ubuntu 24.10, and show some of what you can do with this fascinating window manager." https://www.maketecheasier.com/use-emacs-as-desktop-environment-linux/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:12:14

• "However, it's not just for Linux, quite a few people slot it into their games on Windows as well, as it can make a bunch of older games run smoother." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/direct3d-to-vulkan-translation-layer-dxvk-v2-5-2-brings-fixes-for-alpha-protocol-the-sims-2-borderlands-2-and-more/    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:12:37

• "When Kyndryl went public they had to disclose their go to market plan. You can read it in their founding documents. The big nugget in those documents was Kyndry’s plan to house 92% of their employees offshore so they could be competitive. To date they have exceeded that percentage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w37iJCN    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:47:19

• "The tide is turning against IBM and Kyndryl since they started RAs years ago. If no one buys IBM or Kyndryl products or services, they are forced to go to the wall with their evil management" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w37iJCN    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:47:28

• "Make America give a shit ... About fighting and preventing corruption." gemini://blog.disappointed.one/posts/2024-12-21.make-america-give-a-shit-again.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:49:24

• "We have had at least a half dozen clear nights in the last two weeks or so, I'd guess. But most of those nights I was much too tired to go out. I did, however, have two very brief sessions which produced some unimpressive sketches." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20241221-0.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:50:11

• "Here's to all the folks who voted to normalize scumbags, and greed, and unashamed self-concern in 2024. Somehow I hope your children are able to find themselves, and a proper role model, once they move out of your home where the orange bastard blasts their brains with nonsense and hate 24/7" gemini://blog.disappointed.one/posts/2024-12-20.election-rants.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:51:00

• 🔤SpellBinding — CDEYNTL Wordo: PROBE gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-12-22.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:53:02

• Gemfeed: Vapor gris, haiku gemini://bosque-protector.com/haikus/vapor-gris-haiku.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:54:45

• The gemlog comment daemon - now with notifications ... "Two new dependencies, libcurl and imsg. Why? Well, gmlgcd now lets you know once someone left a comment to one of your posts!" gemini://shtrophic.net/gmlgcd-notifications.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:55:44

• "Short version: hyphen '-' 0x2d is good, dle '‐' 0x90 is bad on shell command lines." gemini://ew.srht.site/en/2024/20241222-upd-bad-hypen-breaks-man-page.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:57:01

• Eightball di Daniel Clowes gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/eightball-di-daniel-clowes.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:57:37

• "My site is now available via Gemini protocol (Gemtext), too: [...]" gemini://christoph-luehr.com/microblog/2024-12-22.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:58:33

• "Home. Wherever it is, it's not here, it's not Earth. It's far away, beyond the baryonic existence..." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2424    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 18:59:38

• "I’m not entirely sure when I first stumbled upon Neil Thomas’ YouTube channel, but I do remember it becoming essential watching during Covid, as he and the team slowly started building out Cave 4.0" gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/korruptor/blog/2024-12-22-RMC_TheCave.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:00:27

• "wow i loved Heejin Jang's Me and the Glassbirds! super evocative, lots of interesting textures to pick thru. abrasive & delicate. i think the strong storytelling makes for a relatively accessible noise album. i am late to the party on this one but better late than never." gemini://bogbody.smol.pub/music-2024-12-22    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:01:15

• "I had to visit w3schools.com's CSS reference page to remind myself of what I needed to write." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2425    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:02:01

• Advent of Code 2024, Day 20 gemini://dkalak.de/aoc/20.gmi gemini://dkalak.de/aoc/21.gmi gemini://dkalak.de/aoc/22.gmi    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:04:01

• Stellantis reverses decision to lay off 1,100 at Ohio Jeep plant    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:16:19

• Vista 11 down sharply in Mongolia? https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/mongolia/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:18:55

• And Bing down for 3 months in a row? https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/mongolia/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:20:10

• "New page: My Childhood Sweetheart, an article by Richard Stallman written in 2010 that casts additional light on his approach to romantic relationships. It confirms his character as a tenderhearted, caring man." https://stallmansupport.org/updates.html    

posted Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 19:23:12