Roy Schestowitz

• "'House of the Dragon' is the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2024." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/house-of-the-dragon-is-the-most-pirated-tv-show-of-241225/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:15:50

• "Merry Christmas!" https://hamatti.org/posts/merry-christmas-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:16:51

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:18:25

• iophk: mistakes Xitter for a communications medium https://yle.fi/a/74-20133467 ("Electrical link down between Estonia and Finland")    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:18:51

• "North Korea has lost 1,100 soldiers in Russia-Ukraine war, preparing to send more troops, says Seoul" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/23/north-korea-has-lost-1-100-soldiers-in-russia-ukraine-war-preparing-to-send-more-troops-says-seoul    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:19:09

• "Joyful, joyful - annie's blog" https://anniemueller.com/posts/joyful-joyful    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:19:23

• Unused? "U.S. Constitution - Twenty-Fifth Amendment | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress" https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-25/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:20:20

• "Trump repeats call to acquire Panama Canal, Canada, and Greenland" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/trump-repeats-call-to-acquire-panama-canal-canada-and-greenland-in-christmas-greetings-1849734 "Trump Threatens to Take Over Canada, Panama Canal, Greenland" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-canada-panama-canal-greenland-1235217402/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:20:40

• "Despite significant progress we’ve made over the last decade, patents, and in particular vague software patents, remain a serious threat to online rights." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/fighting-progress-patents-2024-review | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:25:02

• "Big global streamers like Netflix and Disney Plus launched court challenges of that order" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cancon-canadian-content-streamers-court-netflix-disney-online-streaming-act-1.7418899 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:25:21

• "continuing IPv6 transition and how various economies and organizations..." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2024/12/26/three-of-the-best-ipv6-8/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:26:10

• "Several UN Special Rapporteurs on Monday expressed concern over a spike in systemic targeting of Baha’i-religion women in Iran." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/un-experts-express-serious-concern-over-systemic-targeting-of-bahai-women-in-iran/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:28:38

• "The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast is scheduled for Jan. 20 in Minneapolis" ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/25/journalist-michele-norris-to-headline-minneapolis-mlk-breakfast/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:28:48

• "The War on Christmas isn’t fully a figment of Fox News’s imagination." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2024/12/the-real-war-on-christmas-is-a-class-war-waged-by-bosses/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:29:03

• "In reaching the decision, the court agreed with several other circuit courts" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/25/john-kiriakou-cellphone-seizures-the-courts/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:29:24

• "Leader is one of a group of Indigenous veterans who are currently being reviewed as potential recipients" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/12/24/indigenous-wwi-veterans-get-long-awaited-medal-of-honor-review/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:29:35

• "A lawyer has pushed to learn the identity of the person who first created Anom" ☛ https://www.404media.co/government-to-name-key-witness-who-provided-fbi-with-backdoored-encrypted-chat-app-anom-2/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:29:44

• [Old] "On today’s episode of Decoder, I sat down with Joseph Cox, one of the best cybersecurity reporters around." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163389/joseph-cox-dark-wire-fbi-phone-startup-anom-criminals-secure-messaging-decoder-interview | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:29:51

• "Russia’s Justice Ministry has used the “undesirable” designation" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/24/russia-labels-record-number-of-organizations-as-undesirable-in-2024-a87446 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:30:45

• "Despite such a lofty assertion, this dainty infectious number has found its way into the surveillance armoury" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/25/catching-pegasus-mercenary-spyware-and-the-liability-of-the-nso-group/ | Source: Scheerpost    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:31:54

• "Under the new decree, all tech companies operating in Vietnam must verify user accounts using Vietnamese phone numbers or identification numbers" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/vietnam-enforces-new-internet-regulations-mandating-user-verification-and-data-sharing-by-social-media-platforms/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:32:25

• "The publication reports that Yashin’s name appeared in the database of people wanted for crimes in Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/25/politician-ilya-yashin-recently-freed-from-prison-wanted-again-in-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:32:51

• "Being added to Russia’s lists of “extremists and terrorists” allows the authorities to freeze designees’ bank accounts without a court order." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/24/russia-designates-ex-pussy-riot-member-pyotr-verzilov-terrorist-a87448 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:33:25

• "Rushdie's book has returned to Indian bookshelves, 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1988." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/muslim-organisations-express-outrage-over-renewed-sale-of-salman-rushdies-the-satanic-verses-in-india/article69027119.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:33:52

• "Cheng Huang isn’t the first supernatural being to be enlisted by the Chinese Communist Party" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/25/china-taiwan-gods-united-front/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:34:39

• "A number of top tech executives are joining the AI [sic] (SLOP) bandwagon." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/tech-veterans-ditch-c-suites-for-the-ai-grind/articleshow/116661526.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:35:18

• "Vertical Organizational Distance (VOD) is measured as the number of people between two individuals" ☛ https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/vod | Source: Alex Ewerlöf    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:35:54

• "Xerox agreed to buy Lexmark from its current owners for $1.5 billion in a landmark deal" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/xerox-buys-lexmark-for-usd1-5-billion-printer-biz-consolidation-deal-requires-approval-from-us-and-chinese-regulators | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:38:11

• "Spector was born in what was then the Soviet Union and later moved to the United States" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/24/eugene-spector-american-citizen-sentenced-russia/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:38:20

• "As MIT’s humanist chaplain, I follow a lot of ministers, rabbis, imams, and monks online." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/23/1107291/the-cult-of-tech/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:38:44

• "President-elect Trump’s inauguration is getting $1 million from Toyota Motor North America." ☛ https://thehill.com/business/5055351-trump-inauguration-toyota-donation/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:39:22

• "I am also happy to say that we have received two new NLnet grants, one administrated by me" ☛ https://arcan-fe.com/2024/12/25/arcan-0-7-the-all-tomato/ | Source: Arcan    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:39:53

• "Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable stopped Wednesday and that authorities were “investigating the matter.” He said the interruption would not affect electricity supplies in Finland." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-12-25/undersea-power-cable-linking-finland-and-estonia-hit-by-outage-prompting-investigation | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:41:08

• "They were here to build data centers, the brawny concrete buildings with HVAC systems the size of tractor-trailers that power the new artificial intelligence systems that the tech industry believes are the key to its future" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/technology/ai-data-centers-electricians.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:41:26

• "Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-christmas-day-attack-1.7418956 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:41:48

• "Russia launched a combination of cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/outages-as-russia-hits-ukraine-energy-sites-at-christmas/a-71156403 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:42:02

• Citing "tweets" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/europe/outage-hits-finland-estonia-undersea-power-cable-probe-underway-1849731 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:42:37

• "An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffered an outage Wednesday, Finland's prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving telecom cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/finland-estonia-electricity-cable-outage-is-latest-baltic-sea-incident-/7914297.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:42:48

• "Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that the outage hasn’t affected the country’s power supply" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/undersea-power-cable-connecting-finland-and-estonia-experiences-outage-capacity-reduced-to-35-percent-as-finnish-authorities-investigate | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:43:03

• "Nevada, where the federal government manages more than 80 percent of the land, is a key theater for such development—nearly 12 million acres are eligible for it" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/how-the-renewable-energy-boom-is-remaking-the-american-west/ | Source: Renewable Energy World    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:43:36

• "It also could be a boon for Russian energy companies, which now can sell to a power-hungry group of domestic bitcoin miners." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/25/russia-bitcoin-evade-sanctions-crypto | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:43:49

• "Phosphogypsum contains radium, which decays to form radon gas, both of which are radioactive and can cause cancer, according to the agency." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5054335-epa-approves-phosphogypsum-road-florida/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:46:43

• "we have lost over 99% of our prairies and savannas" ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-why-biodiversity-crisis-neglected-media | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:47:07

• "It was in pretty bad shape. I kept burning and burning and burning, and the native grass responds to the fire. It’s taken 20 years for the native grass to come back." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/24/keeping-the-prairie-alive-douglas-county-landowner-has-restored-land-over-decades/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:47:35

• "after an explosion in the engine room" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/24/russia-says-cargo-ship-sank-in-mediterranean-after-explosion-2-crew-members-missing-a87439 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:48:03

• "In the week since the Volgoneft 212 sank and the Volgoneft 239 ran aground, social media has been flooded with videos showing oil-slicked beaches and sludge-covered birds." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/23/left-to-fend-for-themselves-volunteers-step-up-as-russian-government-falters-in-black-sea-oil-spill-response-a87429 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:48:50

• "It is this last point that must give most pause" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2024/12/25/christmas-truce-the-western-front-in-1914/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:50:40

• "Russia has already sought to claim territory up to Greenland's Exclusive Economic Zone." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/24/denmark-greenland-defense-spending-trump-us-control-comments | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:51:09

• "Beyond the rapid turnover, those who worked with Trump in his first term recounted his anarchic governing style." ☛ https://thehill.com/opinion/5054802-trump-administration-chaos/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:51:20

• "Except that with the OCSP preference that Apple reneged on, Apple does get to track the apps that you use." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/23/metas-ios-interoperability-requests/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:52:06

• "Web performance is incredibly important. If you were here for the advent calendar last year you may have already read many of my thoughts on the subject." ☛ https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/25/ | Source: Markup from Hell    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:53:21

• "if they are committed to the values of Islamic society and comply with the laws of [...] own popular international apps to introduce representative offices in Iran." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-cyberspace-council-votes-to-lift-ban-on-whatsapp/7912891.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:54:02

• "The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported the decision after a meeting involving top government officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/iran-lifts-ban-on-whatsapp-and-google-play/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:54:43

• "It was not immediately clear when the decision would come into force. The Supreme Cyberspace Council holds its meetings behind closed doors and its members' votes are not made public." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-internet-whatsapp-google-play-supreme-council-cyberspace/33251667.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:55:54

• "Alongside brand new gear, the shop also sells second-hand cameras. Drake says they've been hearing from a lot of young customers who are gravitating toward a photography experience that's completely off their phones." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gen-z-youth-culture-digital-camera-renaissance-trends-1.7416893 | Source: CBC    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:56:47

• "A vendor technology issue briefly affected flights this morning. That issue has been resolved and flights have resumed" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/24/american-airlines-groundstop-flights-cancelled-christmas-eve | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:57:33

• "The Associated Press reported that American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/12/it-outage-grounds-american-airlines-flights-disrupting-holiday-travel.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:57:52

• "The company said it temporarily shut down a router that was causing system malfunctions and suspended the sale of tickets for flights departing on Thursday." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/japan-airlines-says-hit-by-cyber-attack/a-71159550 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:58:33

• "AI-generated Christmas classics that dwell in the uncanny valley are giving listeners the creeps." ☛ https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-christmas-music/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:58:57

• "Tracked as CVE-2024-53961 (CVSS score of 7.4), the security defect is described as a path traversal issue leading to arbitrary file system read if the ‘pmtagent’ package is installed on the ColdFusion server." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-coldfusion-flaw-at-high-risk-of-exploitation/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 04:59:18

• "Millions are already being treated by doctors using" SLOP ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/25/ai-health-care-medical-doctors/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:00:03

• "Technology procurement directly influences business success." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-to-know-when-procuring-linux-laptops | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:00:42

• "Known as the intracardiac nervous system" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-heart-has-its-very-own-brain-and-its-surprisingly-complicated | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:01:12

• "A silver amulet found in Germany reveals early Christian presence in Roman Germania." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51215256/silver-amulet-discovered-in-germany-could-rewrite-christian-history-in-europe | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:01:20

• "At the end of every year, I write a retrospective of what I did, learned, felt, watched, played or listened to." ☛ https://fantinel.dev/2024-year-in-review | Source: Matt Fantinel    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:01:51

• "Merry Christmas, dear readers! It’s that magical time of year when we pause to reflect on the past and celebrate the moments that made this year special." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linux-and-foss-2024-highlights/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:02:17

• "It’s the end of the year. As I’ve done over the past years, I’m sharing a rather personal post about how my year went, whether I achieved my goals, and what I plan for the next year." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2024/12/25/2024-in-review | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:02:44

• "We're not particularly fond of the usual Christmas mania with opening presents and so on. We both find it quite exhausting and stressful." ☛ https://birming.com/honesty-best-gift/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:02:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1155.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:06:14

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1505.jpg    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:06:20

• "This essay is so good. You probably have seen it linked a few times on social media. I certainly have. And yet, perhaps you have not. If you have not, it’s a great read tying together our terrible computer experiences, us being exploited by big tech, enshittification and rot economy. The growth mindset that kills us all." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2024-12-25-rot-economy    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:07:13

• Merry Christmas 2024 gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/chals/phlog/12-25-24    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:07:45

• "PlanAI is an open-source Python framework that simplifies building complex AI workflows." ☛ https://www.provos.org/p/building-a-generative-ai-search-engine-with-planai/ | Source: Niels Provos    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:15:07

• "I have occasionally written about patterns in software and design this year." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/25/advent-of-patterns-wrap-up/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:15:26

• "In December 2023, a minor miracle happened: async fn in traits shipped" ☛ https://fasterthanli.me/articles/catching-up-with-async-rust | Source: Amos Wenger    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:15:41

• "So, by our definition, we sold out in 7.87 seconds." ☛ https://www.shmoocon.org/2024/12/15/final-round/ |    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:16:03

• "So they brought over, in their original boxes, a Commodore 128D (PAL) with Commodore 1802 monitor, Commodore MPS-1250 dot matrix printer and a separate box of magazines, circulars and boxed software. Let's fire it up!" ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-mostly-merry-southern-hemisphere.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:16:25

• "There are full instructions on how everything works if you know where to look. Our fancy documentation site holds the keys to all of your computing dreams." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/did-you-dream-of-a-raspberry-pi-christmas/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:16:34

• "Some neighbors told station KCEN in Texas that it has taken them up to an hour to make their way through the heavy traffic on their street to get home. Dallas police have been called to help maintain traffic flow." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51217015/have-you-seen-this-dallas-mansion-goes-viral-for-christmas-light-show- | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:16:49

• "Next year, at the last Shmoocon, Joyce will reprise his talk and offer updates on how to turn your house into a light show that will either delight, or irritate, the neighbors. He spoke to The Register ahead of time to explain the hobby." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/25/joyce_christmas_lights/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:17:02

• "The year ahead has a lot in store for Linux users." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2545251/what-will-2025-bring-for-linux-pcs.html | Source: PC World    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:17:36

• "By default, DShield Honeypots [1] collect firewall" ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31546 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 05:18:05

• Looks like FSF will have raised about 300k.    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:41:38

• Systemd journald cheatsheet ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2024-12-24-systemd-journald-cheatsheet.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:49:19

• Non-Patent IP Cases at the Supreme Court: December 2024 Update ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/patent-supreme-december-update.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:50:11

• "Access to the Law" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/we-stood-access-law-and-congress-listened-2024-review | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:50:33

• Fixed bug Daedalus container in Easy Daedalus ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/fixed-bug-daedalus-container-in-easy-daedalus.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:51:35

• Ruby 3.4.1 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/12/25/ruby-3-4-1-released/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:55:36

• Why Patients Should Care About Egypt’s New Medical Liability Law! ☞ https://medevel.com/why-patients-should-care-egypts-new-med-law/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:56:15

• Why Supabase is the Open-Source Firebase Alternative You Need ☞ https://medevel.com/why-supabase/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:56:58

• DR-DOS ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/when-it-comes-to-dos-dont-forget-dr-dos/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 06:58:58

• Brittany Day Can Rest and Let Microsoft/Chatbots Write Fake 'Articles' About "Linux" This Christmas (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/25/Brittany_Day_Can_Rest_and_Let_Microsoft_Chatbots_Write_Fake_Art.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:03:04

• IBM Has Almost Obliterated or Killed the Entire Fedora Community (Not I.C.B.M. Staff) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/25/IBM_Has_Almost_Obliterated_or_Killed_the_Entire_Fedora_Communit.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:03:20

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1003462/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:03:36

• Terrible Year for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows in Cyprus ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/24/Terrible_Year_for_Microsoft_Windows_in_Cyprus.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:04:58

• Advertisers and Their Covert Impact on Publications' Output (or Writers' Topics of Choice, as Assigned or Approved by Editors) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/24/Advertisers_and_Their_Covert_Impact_on_Publications_Output_or_W.shtml    

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

• Microsoft Openwashing Stunts Initiative (OSI) is A Vulture in "Open" Clothing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/25/Microsoft_Openwashing_Stunts_Initiative_OSI_is_A_Vulture_in_Ope.shtml    

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

• [Meme] Time to Also Investigate Bill Gaetz ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/25/Meme_Time_to_Also_Investigate_Bill_Gaetz.shtml    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:05:20

• "This article will guide you through the basics of sed, explain how to use it for dynamic number replacement, and provide practical examples for beginners" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/sed-number-replacement/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:06:47

• "This article will guide you through using awk for arithmetic operations in loops, using simple examples to make the concepts clear." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/awk-arithmetic-operations/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:06:59

• "Stacking up WordPress vs web builders such as Squarespace, Wix, and Shopify is a question asked often." ☛ https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/wordpress-vs-web-builders/ | Source: RoseHosting    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:07:16

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:08:12

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:08:30

• GNU/Linux up a bit closer to 4.5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/moldova/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:16:20

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:16:40

• How to Install WordPress with LEMP on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-wordpress-with-lemp-on-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:17:42

• How to Install Zabbix Server AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-zabbix-server-almalinux-9-or-rocky-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:17:56

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:18:05

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:18:09

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

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:18:13

• How to Install ZSH shell on Rocky GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhint.com/how-to-install-zsh-shell-on-rocky-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:18:29

• gnu linux how to multi core using all cores cpu benchmark plus OpenGL GPU benchmark (glmark the one with the horse) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2024/12/26/gnu-linux-how-to-multi-core-using-all-cores-cpu-benchmark-plus-opengl-gpu-benchmark-glmark-the-one-with-the-horse/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:18:59

• Too focused on the most expensive city, not the general population ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/police-surveillance-san-francisco-2024-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:19:57

• Openwashing nonsense and slop: Open Source Hey Hi (AI) and policy from the perspective of East Asia ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-ai-and-policy-from-the-perspective-of-east-asia    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:21:18

• Nobara GNU/Linux Takes on Fedora With a Custom KDE Plasma Desktop ☞ https://thenewstack.io/nobara-linux-takes-on-fedora-with-a-custom-kde-plasma-desktop/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:22:22

• Season’s Greetings from LinuxLinks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/seasons-greetings-linux/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:22:32

• "There's activity again around potentially disabling and then ultimately removing the RNDIS Linux kernel code for those drivers complying with the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) protocol specification." https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-RNDIS-Removal-EOY2024    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:23:22

• Multimeter ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/open-source-multimeter-raises-the-bar-for-diy-tools/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:24:09

• Sonata v1.0 RISC-V platform combines AMD Artix-7 FPGA and Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU, features CHERIoT technology for secure embedded systems ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/26/sonata-v1-0-risc-v-platform-combines-amd-artix-7-fpga-and-raspberry-pi-rp2040-mcu-features-cheriot-technology-for-secure-embedded-systems/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:24:31

• Former Taipei mayor charged for bribery, misuse of political donations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/former-taipei-mayor-charged-for-bribery-misuse-of-political-donations    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:37:11

• "Why Agentic Hey Hi (AI) Could Be Doomed To Fail" ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/mlp-2024-12-25/ https://thenewstack.io/why-agentic-ai-could-be-doomed-to-fail-and-3-more-ai-predictions-for-2025/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:38:03

• MORE BUZZWORDS!!! MOAR HEY HI SOMETHING!! AGENTIC AGENTIC AGENTIC GENERATIVE GENERATIVE GENERATIVE GENERATIVE ! DIS DE HEY HI REVOLUSHEN!!!    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:39:06

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/steam-released-a-record-number-of-games-in-2024-over-18-000-new-titles-were-added-to-the-platform    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:41:21

• From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000009885344/syria-rebels-police-damascus.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:42:03

• Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under Defense Ministry ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/middleeast/syria-rebels-government-assad.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:42:13

• Deadly clashes in Assad stronghold as loyalists defend former regime personnel ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241225-deadly-clashes-in-assad-stronghold-as-loyalists-defend-former-regime-personnel    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:42:21

• North Korean Troops Take Pounding As Kim Reportedly Doubles Down ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/north-korean-troops-losses-ukraine-russia-kim-putin/33252720.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:43:01

• Released From a Russian Prison, This Activist Got Right to Work ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/vladimir-kara-murza-interview-critic-putin.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:43:13

• Russia’s finance minister reveals bitcoin is being used to conduct foreign trade ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/25/russias-finance-minister-reveals-bitcoin-used-conduct-foreign-trade/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:43:43

• Kyiv condemns 'inhumane' Christmas attack on energy grid ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241225-kyiv-condemns-inhumane-christmas-attack-on-energy-grid    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:43:57

• Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence sound of arms in Christmas address ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241225-pope-urges-all-people-all-nations-silence-arms-christmas-address    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:44:11

• Ukraine reveals handwritten letter of a fallen North Korean soldier in Kursk ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/26/north-korean-soldier-letter-russia/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:44:58

• Ukraine Recovers After 'Inhumane' Christmas Day Attacks; Biden Vows New Weapons 'Surge' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-attacks-ukraine-power-system/33252359.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:45:10

• Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure on Christmas Day ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/russia-ukraine-strikes-energy-system.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:45:21

• Pope Francis Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza on Christmas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/pope-francis-christmas-jubilee-peace.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:45:39

• Russia blames 'terrorism' for sinking cargo ship off the Spanish coast, two crew missing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241225-russia-blames-terrorism-for-sinking-of-cargo-ship-off-the-spanish-coast    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:46:27

• Russia court sentences US citizen to 15 years in prison on espionage charges ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/russia-court-sentences-us-citizen-to-15-years-in-prison-on-espionage-charges/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:52:16

• Experts Believe Crew Was Struggling To Save Plane That Crashed In Kazakhstan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-baku-grozny-russia-azerbaijan-crash-plane-survivor-rescue/33252958.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:52:57

• State Of Emergency Declared In Russia's Krasnodar Region As Massive Oil Spill Spreads ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/krasnodar-oil-spill-black-sea-coastline-crimea-tankers/33252834.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:53:13

• Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes in Kazakhstan, Killing Dozens ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/kazakhstan-plane-crash.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:53:56

• "reportedly target of terrorist attack" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/25/sunk-russian-ship-reportedly-target-of-terrorist-attack | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:54:28

• "Esperanto" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/esperanto-the-language-that-hoped-to-unite-the-world/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:55:05

• Mixxx 2.5 Open-Source DJ App Released with Qt 6 Port, Improved Controller Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-open-source-dj-app-released-with-qt-6-port-improved-controller-support    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 07:56:36

• Ruby 3.4 Released with ‘it’, Modular Garbage Collector, Improved YJIT ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/ruby-3-4-released-with-it-modular-garbage-collector/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:20:00

• Afghan Taliban vow to retaliate after Pakistani air strikes kill at least 46 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241225-afghan-taliban-vow-retaliate-pakistani-air-strikes-kill-at-least-46    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:25:51

• More Than 40 Killed In Pakistani Strikes Inside Afghanistan, Taliban Claims ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-says-dozens-killed-in-pakistani-air-strikes-in-paktika-afghanistan/33252533.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:28:54

• Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Suspected Militant Hideouts In Afghanistan ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-ttp-militants-air-strikes/33251760.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:29:04

• Five Journalists Killed in Gaza Strike, Palestinian Media Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/middleeast/israel-strike-journalists-gaza.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:31:31

• US allocates $3B to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese technology at smaller telcos ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/25/us-allocates-3b-rip-replace-chinese-technology-smaller-telcos/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:35:55

• Photos: Before, after images compare and contrast scenes from Indian Ocean Tsunami ☞ https://rfa.org/english/asia/2024/12/25/photo-before-after-2004-tsunami-anniversary-aceh-phuket-indian-ocean/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:36:19

• Synaptics SYN20708 low-power IoT SoC features Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, and advanced coexistence ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/26/synaptics-syn20708-low-power-iot-soc-features-bluetooth-zigbee-thread-matter-and-advanced-coexistence/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:39:39

• 18 detentions in street protest against new low minimum wage ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/18-detentions-in-street-protest-against-new-low-minimum-wage-303029    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:40:22

• Don't get your house robbed over holidays, police remind ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/25.12.2024-dont-get-your-house-robbed-over-holidays-police-remind.a581506/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:41:50

• Editors’ picks for 2024: ‘Celebrating 10 years of ASPI’s Women in Defence and Security Network’ ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/editors-picks-for-2024-celebrating-10-years-of-aspis-women-in-defence-and-security-network/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:42:37

• Over 1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20241225-over-1-500-prisoners-escape-in-mozambique    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:42:47

• Palestinian-British group initiates legal action against UK oil company for alleged complicity in war crimes ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/palestinian-british-group-initiate-legal-action-against-uk-oil-company-for-alleged-complicity-in-war-crimes/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:43:13

• Taiwan Defence Ministry warns of ‘serious impact’ to security under new funding laws ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-defence-ministry-warns-of-serious-impact-to-security-under-new-funding-laws    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:43:27

• Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's syariah stronghold ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/catholics-hold-muted-christmas-mass-in-indonesias-syariah-stronghold    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:49:12

• China, Japan foreign ministers agree visit, security dialogue ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-japan-foreign-ministers-agree-visit-security-dialogue    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:49:27

• Taiwan defense ministry warns of deep cut in 2025 budget ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/26/taiwan-defense-budget/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:49:36

• BSD Now 591: The Three Wise Men (hosts) ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/591    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:50:19

• A Christmas Star Is Always Born ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2024/12/25/a-christmas-star-is-always-born/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:51:06

• crash ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/25/flights-between-baku-and-grozny-makhachkala-suspended-following-crash | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:51:49

• Vladikavkaz ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/25/vladikavkaz-mall-explosion-caused-by-drone-attack-regional-head-reports | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:52:35

• FSB sez ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/25/fsb-planned-attack-on-defense-industry-thwarted | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 09:54:40

• ASML CEO says China is 10 to 15 years behind in chipmaking capabilities ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-ceo-says-china-is-10-to-15-years-behind-in-chipmaking-capabilities    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:03:42

• In a first, Taiwan’s Presidential Office runs war games to simulate a China emergency ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/in-a-first-taiwans-presidential-office-runs-war-games-to-simulate-a-china-emergency    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:08:34

• China ousts 2 military lawmakers as Xi’s defence purge widens ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-ousts-2-military-lawmakers-as-xis-defence-purge-widens    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:10:13

• "Until it can prove otherwise Bluesky is just another company, sowing another crop of victims." https://mwl.io/archives/23895    

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

• A farm analogy gets the idea across... "you are cattle!" That's social control media, inc. the private instances of Mastodon or Pleroma. They don't care about anyone's account, except the administrator's.    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:11:48

• “The man who has fed the chicken every day throughout its life at last wrings its neck instead, showing that more refined views as to the uniformity of nature would have been useful to the chicken.” ― Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/139747-the-man-who-has-fed-the-chicken-every-day-throughout    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:12:45

• "The chicken noticed that the farmer came every day to feed it. It predicted that the farmer would continue to bring food every day. Inductivists think that the chicken had "extrapolated" its observations into a theory, and that each feeding time added justification to that theory." https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1457142    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:14:07

• "Then one day the farmer came and wrung the chicken's neck. This inductively justifies the conclusion that induction cannot justify any conclusion." https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1457142    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:14:26

• "Bertrand Russell used a chicken to explain the philosophical problem of induction. The bird assumes she will be fed by the farmer every single morning to come. Why?" https://medium.com/@adamjlent/the-permacrisis-explained-in-under-500-words-8fd82a81fff6    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:15:05

• Domain names & Irish Elections https://danielpocock.com/female-political-leaders-breaking-codes-of-conduct-domain-names-swinging-elections/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:17:14

• Japan’s Foreign Minister raises ‘serious concerns’ over China’s military build-up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japans-foreign-minister-raises-serious-concerns-over-china-military-buildup    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:21:27

• China condemns Philippine defence chief's remarks on China, US missiles ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-condemns-philippine-defence-chiefs-remarks-on-china-us-missiles    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:24:25

• I Never Felt Like This in China Before ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/opinion/us-china-relationship.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:32:37

• China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-to-build-worlds-largest-hydropower-dam-in-tibet    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:33:04

• Singaporean woman killed in motorcycle accident on expressway in Johor ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/singaporean-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-on-expressway-in-johor    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:33:21

• North Korea’s sparkling new 2025 calendars drop ‘juche’ year ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/25/north-korea-juche-year-calendar/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:33:41

• South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-ex-ministers-lawyers-defend-martial-law-as-yoon-faces-impeachment-trial    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:35:22

• South Korea now officially ‘super-aged’ society ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-now-officially-super-aged-society    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:35:49

• South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol again snubs summons for insurrection probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/yoon-suk-yeol-again-snubs-summons-for-insurrection-probe    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:39:17

• Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in US health insurance company CEO murder ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/luigi-mangione-pleads-not-guilty-in-the-murder-of-us-health-insurance-company-ceo/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:39:45

• Tweezers ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/tweezers-probe-reviewed/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:43:01

• "It’s really never too early (or too late) to learn time management. All joking aside, carefully managing one’s time can result in some really wondrous achievements." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/time-management-for-toddlers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:43:26

• Weight Loss Drugs Can Trigger Bone And Muscle Loss, Expert Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-drugs-can-trigger-bone-and-muscle-loss-expert-warns    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:47:01

• █████ https://www.sciencealert.com/feed ██████████████████████ Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:30:09 +0000 ███████ Scientists Reveal The Microbes That May Live in Your Microwave    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:47:12

• A Single One-Hour Daily Walk Could Add Six Hours to Your Lifespan ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-single-one-hour-daily-walk-could-add-six-hours-to-your-lifespan    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:48:17

• World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-most-common-pain-relief-drug-may-induce-risky-behavior    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:48:38

• This Ancient Activity Is Rumored to Boost Your Longevity, But Is It True? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-ancient-activity-is-rumored-to-boost-your-longevity-but-is-it-true    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:49:04

• WP Engine granted preliminary injunction in WordPress case https://lwn.net/Articles/1001783/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:53:22

• A last look at the 4.19 stable series https://lwn.net/Articles/1000933/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:53:53

• Facing the Git commit-ID collision catastrophe https://lwn.net/Articles/1001526/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:54:36

• Providing precise time over the network https://lwn.net/Articles/1000434/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:55:34

• Famine Warning for Northern Gaza Draws U.S. Rebuke and Raises Questions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/middleeast/northern-gaza-famine-warning-dispute.html    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:56:13

• Cameroon: Discounted market draws consumers ahead of holidays ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241225-fighting-inflation-in-cameroon-discounted-market-draws-consumers-ahead-of-holidays    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:56:39

• Teapot Island: A journey through Britain's tea tradition ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20241225-teapot-island-a-journey-through-britain-s-tea-tradition    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:56:53

• A Christmas Story ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/12/christmas-story/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:57:54

• How "rude" of him... ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20241225-french-train-driver-suicide-causes-delays-christmas-travel    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 10:58:23

• 🔤SpellBinding — ARILNOH Wordo: SEEDS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/ensemble/gemlog/2024-12-26.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:34:37

• Two latest updates deleted from gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/ strange. One of those said, "If you could have a billboard in your house, what would it say?"    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:37:25

• In spite of pedos slandering RMS, FSF is raising as much as 233k before Boxing Day https://stallmansupport.org/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:39:35

• Every software I've come across written in OOP is bloated https://preview.redd.it/every-software-ive-come-across-written-in-oop-is-bloated-v0-6ag8xa76rc8e1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d9338b805138ada7543bbf93039fee5b19e5d36c    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:42:30

• Programming is not about typing. It's about thinking. -DHH    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:44:48

• New mRNA trial suspended https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lJlq3sDL-BI    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:50:59

• Free speech and future dystopia https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Or_Sx95Eiyo    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:51:22

• [News] Record-Breaking 1,991 CEOs Step Down in the U.S. in 2024 https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/12/26/news-record-breaking-1991-ceos-step-down-in-the-u-s-in-2024/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:55:48

• Cable broken again, this is sabotage https://yle.fi/a/7-10069709    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:57:12

• No accident https://yle.fi/a/74-20133524    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:57:58

• "Elisa Eesti AS and CITIC Telecom CPC notified the Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision Authority (TTJA) on Wednesday evening about interruptions in the submarine communication cables between Estonia and Finland." https://www-err-ee.translate.goog/1609560709/eesti-ja-soome-vahelisi-sidekaableid-tabas-rike-kuid-sideteenused-toimivad?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 11:59:31

• "Without trying too hard to doxx myself, I'll have you know that my apartment comes with "bundled internet". That is: I need not (and should not) care about my internet connection, because there already is a router present in my apartment that I can use." gemini://shtrophic.net/selfhosting-staying-online.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 18:23:23

• "I recently got laid off from my job as a technical writer, along with my entire team. It was a sad affair, and one that was almost certainly driven by the greed of the American parent company (though they'll probably insist it was about efficiency... or something)." gemini://sporiff.dev/2024/12/26/inevitable/    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 18:26:15

• IBM layoffs: "It's gonna be early in the year, not later as everyone likes to imagine......after all Alvind needs to show everyone early that he has earned his oversized mega-bonus, through layoffs and divestment of dysfunctional IBM products and that he and his senior management have achieved." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1waJEpFd    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 18:29:28

• "You have to wonder if the dolt will get an invitation to Trump's inauguration ? After all, IBM is no longer a growing superstar company like Microsoft, Google, Meta, Tesla and many others. Alvind has successfully pushed IBM into failure sh*t creek territory but he likes to be seen hobnobbing with the rich and famous, even though he is going nowhere but down and out to India."    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 18:30:23

• "Here the identification has been outsourced, for better or worse, to the whims of the store owner, the procurement process, any relevant regulations and inspections, and so forth, much like "what to eat" has been outsourced by most cells in a body to some number of other cells." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2024/12/26/mushroom.gmi    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 20:25:12

• 26th December 2024 - Christmas '24 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20241226.txt    

posted Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 20:26:44