Roy Schestowitz

• "Band 9 and below to be replaced with offshoring of any north american resources. If you are not south asian...bye." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w78xzcM    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:43:55

• "I am 67, Band 10 Sales person. Should I worry ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vVKVukf    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:44:20

• "Time to cash out if you are not of asian dna. It's been going on for a few years since he took over but now the partner level feel embolden to take out whites and blacks in the USA at the band 7-9 levels and replace them with offshoring or more visa workers." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1waJEpFd    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:45:00

• "Neither Elmo or Trump's wife are legal immigrants." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wbvO1Ek    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:45:43

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1157.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:50:05

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1507.jpg    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:50:11

• "I really wanted to do some creative work today. Pulled out brutaldon and started working on converting my most recent personal patch to a patch request on gitlab, only to get discouraged by gitlab being so user-hostile." gemini://carcosa.net/journal/2024-12-27-bored.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:51:07

• "Something that has been missing from my life, since I started having children, is music. What I mean is that I used to play musical instruments, but I haven't for several years now." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20241227-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:51:59

• "Here are some links related to my contention that LLM or generative AI is not as amazing and wonderful as many think it is. More specifically, LLM is not some intelligent being that has some somehow surpassed the capabilities of mere human reason. Some of the links below were pulled out of the gemini post." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20241227-1.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:52:50

• End of Year Sleeplessness gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2024-12-27_sleepless.txt    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:53:44

• "I should note that all my experience with Ada, save for one course in college in the 1980s, has been with the open source GNAT Ada compiler and the open source Ada ecosystem. I suspect that the situation for commercial Ada users has generally been better than the situation of the open source ecosystem." gemini://consp.org/blog/2024/2024-12-27-re-failing-at-ada-again-things-are-looking-better.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:54:29

• On Ada's Dependent Types, and its Types as a Whole gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2024-12-27    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:55:52

• "This serves as a loosely-related addendum to my post on dependent types in Ada, since it's notable as being the only normal-ish imperative language with dependent types." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2024-12-27-2    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:56:38

• Little Notes: Small Web and Post-Christmas Edition gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2024/12-27.gmi "* I just became aware of Nekoweb as another small web hosting site. Maybe the only actual neocities alternative? It does however, if you go to the Most Followed section, seem to have an overwhelmingly anime vibe (great if that's you're thing, a pass if it's from me)"    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:57:23

• I hate my boss gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2429 "In Robert Greene's book "The 48 Laws of Power," the First Law states to "never outshine the master." The natural sociological order is them in control, you submitting. Both of you benefit from the dynamic being that way."    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:58:53

• sweetallergies gemini://wampa.smol.pub/sweetallergies    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 03:59:42

• i'm not about to de-solder and yank up traces gemini://wampa.smol.pub/im-not-about-to-de-solder-and-yank-up-traces "Was hypertext a mistake?"    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:01:11

• "I stick to my old computers, mainly this average mid-90s desktop and an average early 2000s laptop." gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2024-12-28Timewarp_Toolset.txt    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:02:39

• FSF fund-raising at 243k now    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:11:47

• "pastewindow is a neovim plugin written in Lua to help to paste text from a buffer to a different window in Neovim. This is my first attempt of writing a plugin. We can select a window (in the GIF below I am using a bash terminal as target) and send any text to that window. This will be helpful in my teaching sessions. Specially modifying larger Python functions etc." https://kushaldas.in/posts/pastewindow-nvim-my-first-neovim-plugin.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:12:30

• "This is my first attempt of writing a plugin. We can select a window (in the GIF below I am using a bash terminal as target) and send any text to that window. This will be helpful in my teaching sessions. Specially modifying larger Python functions etc." https://kushaldas.in/posts/pastewindow-nvim-my-first-neovim-plugin.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:13:00

• "At work, I've been maintaining a perl script that needs to run a number of steps as part of a release workflow." https://grep.be/blog//en/computer/Writing_an_extensible_JSON-based_DSL_with_Moose/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:13:42

• "Companies that reduced their presence in Austin include Microsoft" https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/austin-tech-layoffs-2024-19983796.php    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:18:07

• GNU/Linux is about 5% in Azerbaijan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/azerbaijan/#monthly-200902-202412    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:22:04

• As noted in http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/29/Azerbaijan_Microsoft_Falls_From_99_5_to_Almost_Nothing_or_Less_.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/16/Windows_in_Azerbaijan_Down_From_Around_99_to_Around_20.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/12/Azerbaijan_Rejects_Microsoft.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/15/GNU_Linux_in_Azerbaijan_From_0_1_to_7.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 04:23:04

• "Here's a Practical Email Plan that has Nothing to Do With Email Encryption" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/emailtips:a    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:15:22

• old: "Toys for Elephants" https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-216-toys-for-elephants    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:16:23

• "Investigation underway after 3 boys shot by man, they attempted to rob at the Willow Plaza Apartments Christmas Day - ABC13 Houston" https://abc13.com/post/investigation-underway-after-3-boys-shot-man-attempted-rob-willow-plaza-apartments-christmas-day/15710119/    

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

• "Elon Musk clashes with far right over Trump, H-1B visas and immigration" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:17:37

• "Ukraine Captured North Korean Soldier Fighting Alongside Russia, South Korea Says - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/27/ukraine-captured-north-korean-soldier-fighting-alongside-russia-south-korea-says-a87467    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:19:50

• "Italiensk journalist pågrepet i Iran – Siste nytt – NRK" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/italiensk-journalist-pagrepet-i-iran-1.17184545    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:20:14

• "Cecilia Sala arrestata in Iran: la giornalista italiana fermata a Teheran - la Repubblica" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&u=https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2024/12/27/news/cecilia_sala_arrestata_iran_teheran-423908670/?ref=RHLF-BG-P1-S1-T1    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:21:12

• "Panama president: Trump's claims of Chinese soldiers in canal "nonsense"" https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/trump-panama-canal-china-soldiers    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:21:44

• "Christmas services in churches across Turkey" https://bianet.org/haber/christmas-services-in-churches-across-turkey-303052    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:22:04

• "Transparency? Not from the European Commission" https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-transparency-not-from-the-european-commission    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:22:16

• "Building Your First LoRa Mesh Network From Scratch" https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-building-your-first-lora-mesh-network-from-scratch    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:22:30

• "Trump’s tech allies and his MAGA base clash over H-1B visas" https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2024/1227/trump-musk-maga-immigration-h1b-visas    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:22:52

• "Sacrifice made soldier first Hispanic American MOH recipient of WWII" https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2024/12/27/sacrifice-made-soldier-first-hispanic-american-moh-recipient-of-wwii/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:23:04

• "Pearl Harbor survivor, last living crewmember of the USS Utah, dies" https://taskandpurpose.com/history/pearl-harbor-uss-utah-warren-upton/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:23:16

• "The Complications of Elon Musk" https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/27/the-complications-of-elon-musk/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:23:33

• "Exterminate All Rational Graphic Design" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/12/exterminate-all-rational-graphic-design/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:23:47

• "Luigi Mangione's Life Inside MDC Brooklyn Jail Revealed" https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/27/luigi-mangione-life-inside-mdc-brooklyn-jail-revealed/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:24:02

• "MAGA Figures Turn on Elon Musk, Accuse Him of Censoring Their Tweets" https://futurism.com/maga-elon-musk-immigrants    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:24:18

• "Notebook found on North Korean soldier outlines tactics for countering drones – Radio Free Asia" https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/26/nkorea-ukraine-drones/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:26:22

• "Diplomat: Why Latvia wants a seat on the UN Security Council / Article" https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/27.12.2024-diplomat-why-latvia-wants-a-seat-on-the-un-security-council.a581688/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:26:49

• "Om det raude biblioteket – i Vårt Land – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2024/12/27/om-det-raude-biblioteket-i-vart-land/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:27:03

• "Top EU diplomat condemns rape as a weapon of war - defenceWeb" https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/top-eu-diplomat-condemns-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:27:18

• "the core of the problem is that the US has divested from education for over 40 years and the domestic work force is not up to standard any more" https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/h1b-visa-maga-trump-immigration ("What to know about the H-1B visas fueling divide in MAGA world")    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:27:47

• "undermining EU unity" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2024/12/27/fico-and-orban-are-undermining-eu-unity-czech-minister-says | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:30:37

• "LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year" ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2024/12/27/photos-biden-cp2-lng-export-pause-boom-gulf-coast/ | Source: DeSmog    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:31:18

• "Another manifestation of this insatiability is seen in the ever-widening use of Internet site blocking." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/27/copyright-industry-wants-to-apply-automated-blocking-to-the-internets-core-routers/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:36:44

• "The big picture: In addition to copyrighted works from 1929 entering the U.S. public domain, Jennifer Jenkins" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/copyright-public-domain-2025-popeye-tintin | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:37:03

• "Rojadirecta didn’t give up easily and appealed the interim decision." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/danish-court-greenlights-copyright-protection-for-live-sports-in-landmark-blocking-case-241227/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:37:12

• "Apple (AAPL.O) , opens new tab has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-seeks-defend-googles-billion-dollar-payments-search-case-2024-12-24/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:39:20

• "Earlier this year, as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust trial against Google" ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/24/apple-explains-why-it-wont-make-search-engine/ | Source: MacRumors    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:39:32

• Wouter Verhelst: Writing an extensible JSON-based DSL with Moose ☞ https://grep.be/blog//en/computer/Writing_an_extensible_JSON-based_DSL_with_Moose/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:39:51

• Kushal Das: pastewindow.nvim my first neovim plugin ☞ https://kushaldas.in/posts/pastewindow-nvim-my-first-neovim-plugin.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:40:23

• Support.Mozilla.Org: Wrapping up 2024: How SUMO made support smarter, simpler, and more accessible ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/sumo/2024/12/27/wrapping-up-2024-how-sumo-made-support-smarter-simpler-and-more-accessible/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:41:26

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 579 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2024/12/25/this-week-in-rust-579/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:41:34

• "I make no secret of the fact fibre cables in the ground can be a tougher ‘sell’ than rockets and satellites" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/business/why-full-fibre-is-not-as-sexy-as-rockets-and-satellites-but-could-drive-ps4-billion-boost-to-scotland-4919241 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:45:17

• "convicted of an Islamic offence" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2262688.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:46:08

• "China is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on Tibet’s longest river despite environmental" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2024/12/27/tibet-china-approves-mega-dam-construction/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:46:32

• "The only thing she did was share her experience in a WhatsApp chat group with 20 other women." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/how-sisterhood-of-writers-helped-afghan-women-through-taliban-takeover-/7915973.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:47:08

• "my colleagues Ruth Talbot, Asia Fields, Maya Miller and I" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/homeless-encampments-essay | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:48:10

• "The federal agency filed its lawsuit against the retail company and Branch Messenger, a financial technology company" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/walmart-branch-delivery-drivers-government-lawsuit-b2669643.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:48:31

• The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps — ProPublica< ☛ https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/ |    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:49:11

• "the amount of feedback and comments I received in email and on social control media exploded" ☞ https://rubenerd.com/ten-it-things-i-found-joy-in-this-year/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:51:25

• "This tutorial will show you how to create desktop shortcuts on Kubuntu. Kubuntu is a computer operating system based on Ubuntu with KDE Plasma" ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2024/12/how-to-create-desktop-shortcuts-on-kubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:52:22

• "In February 2024, a former journalist with a regional Chinese state-run newspaper left the country with his family of five to join the “run” movement" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/26/china-state-journalist-flees-us-through-mexico/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:59:03

• "Free Media journalists Cihan Bilgin and Nazım Dastan were covering the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/boltan-journalists-bilgin-and-dastan-were-deliberately-targeted-77119 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:59:19

• "Cecilia Sala, 29, a journalist who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media, was detained in Iran on 19 December, the Italian foreign ministry said, but her arrest was only made public on Friday." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/italian-journalist-arrested-in-iran-77132 | Source: ANF News    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 08:59:28

• "highlights a fundamental problem with the DMCA" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/27/its-doubtful-united-healthcare-is-abusing-the-dmca-to-takedown-luigi-mangione-apparel-but-someone-is/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:01:38

• "The restock was permitted after the original order banning the book’s import into India was lost by government officials." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/27/salman-rushdie-satanic-verses-india-fatwa-bahrisons-books/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:01:55

• "Both Russia and China are working to benefit from the war in Gaza" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/27/chinese-media-in-shaping-public-opinion-towards-the-gaza-war-and-global-south/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:02:26

• "In a social media post on Friday, President-elect Donald Trump revealed that Microsoft founder Bill Gates had requested a meeting with him." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-reveals-bill-gates-requested-a-meeting-in-private-message-to-elon-musk-101735327077221.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:04:32

• "the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pointed The Hill to Gates Ventures" ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5057595-donald-trump-bill-gates-florida/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:05:00

• "In the past, I’ve worried about the United States becoming a gerontocracy." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/granger-kuster-gerontocracy-elder-abuse/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:05:20

• "The DoD’s big cybersecurity program advanced earlier this month. It’s a big rule to carry out if it becomes effective." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/the-second-shoe-is-about-to-drop-on-a-big-dod-cybersecurity-program/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:05:46

• "I have great reverence for Intel and its extraordinary history" ☛ https://bcantrill.dtrace.org/2024/12/08/why-gelsinger-was-wrong-for-intel/ | Source: Bryan Cantrill    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:06:51

• "Data from Cyble and others suggest that 40% or more of data breaches are supply-chain related." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/supply-chain-resilience-for-2025/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:07:10

• "key trustworthiness evaluation criteria" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/senate-ai-trustworthiness-design-bill-nist-federal-agencies/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:07:37

• "In contrast, 80 per cent of earnings on OnlyFans go directly to the creator and the site takes the remaining 20 per cent." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/27/why-pop-stars-are-flocking-to-the-website-that-became-the-a/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:12:01

• "The amount of live registered bus routes has plummeted by 44 per cent since 2006, according to analysis by Scottish Labour" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotland-bus-routes-scottish-government-labour-franchise-4922927 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:14:23

• "Electric cars boast increasingly powerful batteries that are charged from the energy grid or rooftop solar systems." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:14:36

• "Connectivity is the lifeblood of travel. Hence when a new flight route gets opened, we tend to hear a bit of fanfare." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/incredible-tunnels/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:14:56

• "The area bison grazed was cleared and gave space for new native plants to thrive. This finding was replicated by cattle, but to a lesser extent. Researchers credit this to differences in their grazing habits." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/27/reintroducing-bison-to-kansas-tallgrass-prairies-promotes-biodiversity-and-resilience-study-finds/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:16:14

• "Ecocide is defined as the wide-scale damage and destruction which leads to serious and permanent changes on either the world ecosystem or global commons, and was first introduced in 2010." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/the-struggle-in-turkey-for-ecocide-to-be-recognized-as-a-crime-303110 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:16:39

• "At Hakai, we’ve done our best to ensure that what we have offered you through this digital space—our stories, our words, our images—carried the power to spark reflection, compassion, and connection." ☛ https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/ | Source: Hakai Magazine    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:16:58

• "let him negotiate a deal to save TikTok" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/27/24330513/trump-asks-the-supreme-court-to-let-him-rescue-tiktok | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:21:41

• "expected him to intervene on TikTok’s behalf" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/tiktok-ban-trump-supreme-court/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:22:05

• "holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida" ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/27/trump-supreme-court-tiktok-ban/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:22:30

• "asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for a potential TikTok ban" ☛ https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5058073-trump-asks-supreme-court-delay-tiktok-ban/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:22:47

• "The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-27/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-delay-tiktok-ban-so-he-can-weigh-in-after-he-takes-office | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:24:10

• "Chinese government might tap into US TikTok users" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2262738.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:24:34

• "he used to be super active on Twitter before starting his own Truth Social" ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/27/donald-trump-supreme-court-tiktok-ban/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:25:15

• "it has become hard to attribute it to mere accidents" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/estonia-start-naval-patrols-to-protect-undersea-cables/a-71168688 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:25:41

• "The Cook Islands-registered ship, named by authorities as the Eagle S" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/finland-oil-tanker-power-internet-cable-outage-1.7419168 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:26:16

• "Finnish authorities seized control of the ship, the Eagle S" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nato-baltic-sea-patrols-finland-sabotage-investigation-1.7419509 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:27:22

• "Estonia also announced on December 27 that it had begun a naval operation to guard a crucial electricity line" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/baltic-russia-nato-shadow-finland-estonia-sabotage/33255416.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:27:46

• "We have agreed with Estonia to seek increased [NATO] presence, particularly around critical infrastructure." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20133686?origin=rss | Source: YLE    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:28:28

• "We've got the situation under control, and we have to continue to work" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-to-boost-military-presence-in-baltic-after-cables-sabotage-/7915778.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:28:49

• "is part of Russia's shadow fleet, which threatens security and the environment" ☛ https://text.npr.org/g-s1-40114 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:29:21

• "Protecting maritime infrastructure must be raised both at the NATO level and bilaterally as a key priority in Baltic Sea" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2447768/baltic-sea-breaches-no-longer-seem-like-coincidence-lithuanian-president | Source: LRT    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:30:19

• "full-blown jihadists suddenly abandoning" ☛ https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/12/27/dont-believe-the-media-or-the-jihadists-syrias-transition-could-get-ugly/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:30:42

• "EFF has spent this year urging governments around the world, from Canada to Australia" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/global-age-verification-measures-2024-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:53:26

• "The full proposed rule was posted to the Federal Register on Friday" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-proposes-cybersecurity-rules-to-limit-impact-of-health-data-leaks-/7916725.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:53:49

• "New cybersecurity rules covering how healthcare institutions protect user data will be proposed" ☛ https://therecord.media/hipaa-cybersecurity-regulations-update | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:54:01

• "Even if these permissions requests are perfectly innocent and were correctly documented — according to Which?" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/air-fryer-data-collection/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:54:24

• "My research with Magdalene Ng from the University of Westminster has identified a gender gap" ☛ https://theconversation.com/six-ways-to-make-the-internet-safer-for-women-244877 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:54:41

• "But the use of paper passports—which were first digitized as “e-Passports” with NFC chips in 2006" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-paper-passport-is-dying/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:56:11

• Windows TCO: "Microsoft has issued a warning regarding potential issues when installing Windows 11 version 24H2" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-warns-of-new-windows-11-installation-media-bug-that-blocks-future-security-updates | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:58:08

• Windows TCO: "It’s believed the router at the center of the incident may have been targeted by a DDoS" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/26/japan-airlines-delays-cancels-flights-following-cyberattack/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:58:34

• Windows TCO: "disrupted by a cyberattack on Thursday morning" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/business/japan-airlines-cyber-attack.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:59:05

• Windows TCO: "Japan Airlines (JAL) experienced an operational disruption on December 26, 2024" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/japan-airlines-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 09:59:22

• "The broadest “fix” would be a federal law, and we’ve seen several proposals this year." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/while-court-fights-over-ai-and-copyright-continue-congress-and-states-focus | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:01:19

• "An AI chatbot which is being sued over a 14-year old’s suicide is instructing teenage users to murder their bullies and carry out school shootings, a Telegraph investigation has found." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/27/an-ai-chatbot-told-me-to-murder-my-bullies/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:01:37

• "In my mind, all this puts even state-of-the-art current AI systems in a position where professional responsibility dictates the avoidance of them in any serious application" ☛ https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/does-current-ai-represent-a-dead-end/ |    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:04:59

• "Rising social media start-up Bluesky reached more than 25 million users in recent months, at one point adding a million users a day. Behind the scenes is a small team of 20 people — who all work remotely." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/23/flexible-work-innovation-collaboration/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:05:16

• "Rail travelers across India faced disruption as the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website and mobile app went down" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/irctc-outage-disrupts-tatkal-bookings/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:05:54

• "A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs details the activities of two different botnets observed through October and November that are being spread through vulnerabilities in D-Link Systems Inc. devices." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/26/botnets-leverage-decade-old-d-link-vulnerabilities-new-attack-campaigns/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:06:24

• "Reflecting on where he thought the development of AI would have reached when he first started this work" ☛ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/regulations-nobel-prize-british-bbc-radio-google-b1201970.html | Source: Evening Standard UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:06:49

• "My worry is that even though it will cause huge increases in productivity, which should be good for society" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/27/godfather-of-ai-says-it-could-drive-humans-extinct-10-years/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:07:48

• "With the 2018 release of AlphaFold, an AI deep learning model, scientists were finally able to predict the 3D structure of proteins—a decades-old challenge in biology." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/artificial-intelligence-in-biology-from-artificial-neural-networks-to-alphafold-72435 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:08:20

• "I’ll admit that most of my LLM use is for coding help. I’ve replaced the daily search engine with Kagi, so tend not to use a chat LLM for general search." ☛ https://probably.co.uk/posts/choosing-claude-llm-as-a-daily-ai/ | Source: Mark Phillips    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:08:45

• "AI-generated books and images are threatening the nearly 500-year-old art of lace making." ☛ https://www.404media.co/bobbin-tatting-lace-ai-generated-books/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:09:13

• "Trained on our inane shitposts, the bot hardly ever made sense, but we recognized some of our own phrases among the garbage pile, and made a sport of finding the source in our chat logs." ☛ https://chronicles.mad-scientist.club/tales/conversations-with-an-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Gergely Nagy    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:09:31

• "The White House said Friday that as the U.S. government continues to assess the damage caused by the Salt Typhoon hacks" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-telecom-cybersecurity-gaps-white-house-response/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:10:29

• "I could sense his guilt. After all, he had initially placed me on a two-month waiting list for the procedure — on top of the three months it had taken just to get an appointment with his office." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/i-got-cancer-at-35-the-health-insurance-system-delayed-my-treatment-for-months/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:11:39

• "Nearly 7 in 10 Americans think that profits made by health insurance companies had either a great deal or moderate amount of responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, a new poll found." ☛ https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5058219-most-americans-partly-blame-high-insurance-profits-for-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-poll/ | Source: The Hill    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:12:22

• "Using laser techniques to measure the speed and scattering of light gave a highly accurate picture of the chemical and physical properties of particles released from the tea bags" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-single-tea-bag-could-release-billions-of-microplastics-into-the-body | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:12:32

• "TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, launched a semiconductor manufacturing business called JASM Inc. in Japan" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/27/tsmc-begins-mass-producing-chips-newly-opened-fab-japan/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:20:51

• "Chinese dynamic random access memory (DRAM) manufacturer Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) could capture as much as 15%" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinese-memory-maker-could-grab-15-percent-of-market-in-the-coming-years-stoking-price-wars | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:24:45

• "Countries such as Bahrain, Dubai, China, and Malaysia have emerged as major hubs for these offshore programmes." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/over-500k-students-dubai-malaysia-more-receive-uk-degrees-without-entering-country-1729736 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:26:24

• "New research suggests Scotland has a “mountain to climb” to improve the performance of school pupils in key subjects" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/education/very-worrying-research-finds-just-40-of-s4-pupils-pass-maths-exam-in-scottish-schools-4922972 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:26:32

• "You can project all sorts of colors from a video projector, but can you project the color black?" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/how-does-a-movie-projector-show-the-color-black/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:27:14

• "Every year, the International Space Station produces some of the world's best photography." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/astronauts-share-most-breathtaking-images-of-earth-from-space-in-2024 | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:27:51

• "The agency said the operations team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland received the signal" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nasa-spacecraft-closest-ever-approach-to-sun-1.7419207 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:28:04

• "The probe was just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/27/parker_solar_probe_sends_a/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:28:26

• "So effective is the heat shield that the probe's internal instruments remain near room temperature" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-smashed-parker-probe-kisses-the-sun-in-historic-christmas-flyby | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30:06

• "A quantum state of light has been successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-achieved-over-internet-for-first-time | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30:29

• "The craft collected precious data which researchers say will aid work on solar wind, particles and the Sun's atmosphere." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:31:39

• "Today morning, Government received a request to allocate space for a memorial for former Prime Minister Late Dr Manmohan Singh" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-releases-factsheet-regarding-memorial-for-former-pm-late-dr-manmohan-singh/article69034945.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:47:00

• "Grassroots organization against a corporation as large as Microsoft is never easy." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/keep-putting-pressure-on-microsoft | Source: FSF    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:49:53

• "This year has been a crazy one." ☛ https://techtea.io/articles/2024/year-review/ | Source: TechTea    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:51:36

• "This is the 70th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-jatan-mehta | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:51:53

• "I read this brilliant blog post by Wouter Groeneveld looking at how many dead links there were on his blog." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/how-bad-is-link-rot-on-my-blog/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:52:07

• "I have found that distinguishing between “I know this” and “I like this” is surprisingly hard 😂" ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2024/12/26/how-im-cleaning-out-my-music-library/ | Source: Tracy Durnell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:52:20

• "Finding files in Linux can seem daunting for beginners" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/the-complete-guide-to-searching-files-in-linux-a-beginners-tutorial/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:54:39

• "Of course, karma is a bitch. A few months later, COVID hit and the company started laying people off in droves." ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2023/01/26/feedback/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:56:04

• "One win was around compressing chess moves and positions" ☛ https://mbuffett.com/posts/chessbook-year-review-2024/ | Source: Marcus Buffett    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:56:13

• "But I didn’t understand the implications of the change to the ease factor." ☛ https://borretti.me/article/implementing-sm2-in-rust | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:56:25

• [Old] "Course by: Alexander A. Stepanov (2013)" ☛ https://www.jmeiners.com/efficient-programming-with-components/ |    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:56:34

• "The more I learn about Lua's design and implementation, the more impressed I am." ☛ https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/lua-is-so-underrated/ |    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:56:46

• "Imagine you’re tasked with building a cool new feature for a product." ☛ https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/27/ | Source: Markup from Hell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:57:35

• "A year or so ago I mentioned that I'd set up WireGuard on an Android and an iOS device in a straightforward VPN configuration." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/OpenBSDWireGuardJustWorks | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:57:48

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

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:58:33

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

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:58:52

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

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:59:11

• How to install Cinnamon Desktop on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky 9 server ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-cinnamon-desktop-on-almalinux-9-or-rocky-9-server/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:59:32

• How to Create Users using Shell Script in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.2daygeek.com/how-to-create-users-using-shell-script-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:59:57

• How to Check NVIDIA Driver Version in GNU/Linux ☞ https://tecadmin.net/how-to-check-nvidia-driver-version-in-linux/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:00:30

• 38C3 :: pretalx ☛ https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2024/fahrplan/schedule/nojs |    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:16:15

• "This site is a Jekyll site. Jekyll is a static blogging engine written in Ruby." ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/12/27/generating-a-glossary-from-a-jekyll-blog-usign-dspy-claude.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:16:44

• "In the upcoming posts we will allow in physical clocks for timestamping" ☛ https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2024/12/use-of-time-in-distributed-databases_26.html | Source: Murat Demirbas    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:17:23

• "An unidentified threat actor has compromised an administrative account of a data security startup" ☛ https://therecord.media/cyberhaven-hack-google-chrome-extension | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:19:56

• Three stable kernel updates ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1003607/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:21:09

• "For years, GPU-accelerated terminals like Kitty and Alacritty have been the top picks for Linux enthusiasts looking for a fast" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/ghostty-1-0-gpu-accelerated-terminal-emulator-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:23:48

• "Ghostty is free, open source, and doesn’t require a login to use (looking at you, Warp)." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/ghostty-is-the-hot-new-terminal-and-its-out-now/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:23:55

• "Continuing my discussion of the Framework laptop that I started earlier this month." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2024/12/framework-hardware/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:25:42

• "Now that the motherboard work is finished, it is time to rebuild." ☛ https://linuxjedi.co.uk/two-special-amiga-4000s-rebuilding-jops/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:25:50

• "Until recently, my Slimbook Executive laptop has worked beautifully." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-power-management-woes-solutions.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:27:28

• "The study of the Rubik’s Cube utilizes an area of mathematics known as group theory." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-12-27/50-years-of-the-rubiks-cube-can-a-tampered-puzzle-still-be-solved.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:28:02

• "Here are my notes on running NetBSD 10.1 on my first personal laptop that I still keep" ☛ https://www.idatum.net/running-netbsd-101-on-a-1998-toshiba-laptop.html | Source: Joel P    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:32:38

• "Pop_OS LTS, which is on Ubuntu 22.04, was supposed to release an LTS upgrade to 24.04 earlier in the year." ☛ https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/pop_os-to-debian.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:33:02

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1003601/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:37:58

• 'LaunchLibre' and Introducing People to Software Freedom While They're Still Young (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/27/LaunchLibre_and_Introducing_People_to_Software_Freedom_While_Th.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:38:15

• 2025 Will be Fought and Fraught With LLM Slop or Fake 'Articles' (Former Media/News Sites Turning to Marketing Spam) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/26/2025_Will_be_Fought_and_Fraught_With_LLM_Slop_or_Fake_Articles_.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:38:25

• With 5 Days Left (Sans Time Extension, Which is Expected) FSF Has Already Raised 60% of the Money It Sought ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/27/With_5_Days_Left_Sans_Time_Extension_Which_is_Expected_FSF_Has_.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:38:35

• Happy Birthday to Linus Torvalds (55) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/27/Happy_Birthday_to_Linus_Torvalds_55.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:38:49

• Small Codebase is Typically Safer (More Aftermarket Snakeoil Means More Holes) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/27/Small_Codebase_is_Typically_Safer_More_Aftermarket_Snakeoil_Mea.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:38:59

• 3 Incredible Indie Games You Need On Your Steam Deck ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/12/27/3-awesome-indie-games-i-cant-stop-playing-on-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:44:17

• This Week in GNOME: #180 Image Editing ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/12/twig-180/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:44:37

• Holiday Hacking 2024 ☞ https://blog.broulik.de/2024/12/holiday-hacking-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:45:07

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posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:45:53

• See Pinned Ubuntu Dock Apps in the Application Grid ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/keep-pinned-apps-in-application-grid-gnome-shell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:46:01

• [ANNOUNCE] IvorySQL 4.0 Released - Enhanced Oracle Compatibility with PostgreSQL 17.0 Foundation ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/announce-ivorysql-40-released-enhanced-oracle-compatibility-with-postgresql-170-foundation-2987/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:46:25

• [ANNOUNCE] SynchDB 1.0 Released - PostgreSQL Extension for Real-Time Database Synchronization ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/announce-synchdb-10-released-postgresql-extension-for-real-time-database-synchronization-2986/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:46:44

• CloudNativePG 1.25.0 and 1.24.2 Released! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/cloudnativepg-1250-and-1242-released-2985/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:46:57

• Lemontron, an open source, fully-portable 3D printer, has arrived— Can be transported in an empty filament box ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/lemontron-an-open-source-fully-portable-3d-printer-has-arrived-can-be-transported-in-an-empty-filament-box    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:47:57

• "Revealing my favorite Linux distribution before 2024 ends." https://news.itsfoss.com/favorite-linux-distro-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:54:15

• "This approach is by design to avoid duplication since the dock is always visible (by default) so those app shortcuts are always in reach – each app shortcut only shows once." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/keep-pinned-apps-in-application-grid-gnome-shell    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:54:40

• "Zenwalk Linux "Santa Claus" edition (current-241227) comes with a few noticeable package updates and new additions, such as Firefox 133, Perl 5.40, Wayland 1.23.1, and more. Overall, it sports the same changes as the latest Slackware refresh. The Xfce 4.20 update also comes with multiple tweaks and fixes." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slackware-based-Zenwalk-Linux-returns-with-Santa-Claus-edition.937640.0.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:55:56

• iophk: Good first step, but misguidedly promotes Microsoft github by mistake: They should be encouraged towards Codeberg and other non-Microsoft services, and especially towards self-hosted version control. https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/making-source-code-open-and-reusable    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:02:16

• Candidate for deputy minister caught drunk driving in Lithuania ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2448009/candidate-for-deputy-minister-caught-drunk-driving-in-lithuania    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:02:42

• Internal migration in Latvia goes toward Vidzeme and coastal areas ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/27.12.2024-internal-migration-in-latvia-goes-toward-vidzeme-and-coastal-areas.a581644/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:03:05

• EFF promoting proprietary software and SOCIAL CONTROL "media"... "We also put together a bluesky starter kit" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/electronic-frontier-alliance-fought-and-taught-locally-2024-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:04:31

• The Calm Voice Of Chaos ☞ https://tedium.co/2024/12/27/jesse-welles-best-youtube-video-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:05:20

• So Long, Kingship — Bored Ape ‘Supergroup’ Deletes Social Handles, YouTube Channel, and Website As NFT Fallout Continues ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/27/kingship-quits-december-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:06:00

• Strategic Investment Analysis: Key Questions Generated by DoTadda’s Knowledge Platform ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/strategic-investment-analysis-key-questions-generated-by-dotaddas-knowledge-platform/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:09:22

• New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2024-12-25 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2024-12-25-edition/index.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:09:45

• How to Use Associative Arrays in Bash ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/bash-associative-arrays/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:10:19

• Keep putting pressure on Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/keep_putting_pressure_microsoft    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:10:53

• vim-tree – use tree for quick navigation ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/vim-tree-quick-navigation/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:16:05

• Sora and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Down Again: Second Outage This Month Again ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/sora-and-chatgpt-down    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:19:37

• ChatGPT Search Vulnerability Exposed: Users Are Being Misled ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/chatgpt-search-vulnerability    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:19:54

• Hackers compromise Chrome extensions with 400,000+ users ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/27/hackers-compromise-chrome-extensions-400000-users/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:20:38

• Guido Günther: Phosh 2024 in Retrospect ☞ https://phosh.mobi/posts/phosh-2024-in-retrospect/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:31:24

• Maintaining compliance in government agencies with rich text editors ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2024/12/maintaining-compliance-in-government-agencies-with-rich-text-editors/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:42:38

• Diplomat: Why Latvia wants a seat on the UN Security Council ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/27.12.2024-diplomat-why-latvia-wants-a-seat-on-the-un-security-council.a581688/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:42:47

• Ukraine Slows Missile Fire Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missiles-trump.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:43:03

• "Ukraine captures North Korean soldier fighting for Russia, says South Korean intelligence" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/ukraine-captures-north-korean-soldier-fighting-for-russia-says-south-korean-intelligence | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:43:22

• Latvia scrambles to find and train foreign language teachers ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/27.12.2024-latvia-scrambles-to-find-and-train-foreign-language-teachers.a581630/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:43:32

• Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/role-of-nuclear-weapons-grows-as-geopolitical-relations-deteriorate/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:44:25

• Azerbaijan's flag carrier suspends flights to more Russian cities following crash that killed 38 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241227-azerbaijan-s-flag-carrier-suspends-flights-to-more-russian-cities-following-crash-that-killed-38    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:44:46

• EU condemns Baltic Sea cables destruction as part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/eu-condemns-baltic-sea-cables-destruction-as-part-of-russias-shadow-fleet/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:45:02

• Azerbaijan Official: Passenger Plane Crash Caused By 'External Interference' (Video) ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-kazakhstan-russia-baku-grozny-aktau-plane-crash-passenger-interference/33255471.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:45:14

• NATO Vows To Bolster Baltic Presence Amid Suspected Undersea Sabotage ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/baltic-russia-nato-shadow-finland-estonia-sabotage/33255416.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:45:22

• U.S. Sanctions Georgia's Ivanishvili For 'Undermining' Democracy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ivanishvili-georgian-dream-sanctions-russia-treasury/33255305.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:46:02

• China's Pooh-tin will visit Russia in 2025, Russian ambassador says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-will-visit-russia-in-2025-russian-ambassador-says    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:46:24

• What We Know About the Plane Crash in Kazakhstan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/europe/kazakhstan-plane-crash-russia.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:46:35

• What We Know About the Ship Finland Seized Over Fears of Russian Sabotage ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/europe/finland-ship-russia-sabotage.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:46:49

• North Korean soldier captured in Ukraine war dies from injuries: Seoul ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korean-soldier-captured-in-russia-ukraine-war-seoul    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:47:28

• What we know about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/what-we-know-about-the-azerbaijan-airlines-plane-crash    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:47:40

• Zelenskiy Says ‘Several’ Wounded North Korean Troops Have Died After Capture ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/seoul-reports-first-north-korean-soldier-captured-by-ukraine/33254613.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:48:02

• Azerbaijani Lawmaker Says 'Strong Possibility' Russia Shot Down Passenger Jet ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijani-plane-takes-off-for-russia-returns-amid-jitters-after-crash-/33254768.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:48:43

• North Korean soldier captured in Kursk dies from injuries: South’s spy agency ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2024/12/27/north-korea-captured-soldier-russia/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:49:03

• Does a video show a funeral for a North Korean general killed in Ukraine war? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2024/12/27/afcl-north-korean-general-funeral/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:49:15

• Airline blames 'physical and technical interference' for Azerbaijani plane crash ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241227-airline-blames-physical-and-technical-interference-for-azerbaijan-plane-crash-russia-ukraine-kazakhstan-chechnya    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:49:50

• https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/139/   

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:51:12

• TTABlog Test: Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals - How Did They Turn Out? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/12/ttablog-test-three-recent-section-2d_27.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:52:24

• "Either move to VK or find something else to do" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/28/either-move-to-vk-or-find-something-else-to-do | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:00:24

• "fear and obsession with genetics" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/28/ethnic-weapons-and-immortality | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:00:50

• "pro-war Telegram channels" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/27/target-destroyed | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:01:21

• Two Sailors Die in Separate Incidents in Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/australia/sydney-hobart-yacht-deaths.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:01:53

• Italian Podcaster Detained In Tehran For 'Journalistic Activities' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/italian-podcaster-detained-tehran-journalistic-activities-/33254995.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:02:59

• Detention of Italian journalist in Iran's Evin prison 'unacceptable', says Italy ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241227-detention-of-italian-journalist-in-iran-s-evin-prison-unacceptable-says-italy-cecilia-sala-italy    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:03:11

• The Top Ten Open Source News Stories We Covered in 2024 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2024/12/the-top-ten-open-source-news-stories-we-covered-in-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:09:03

• US Life Expectancy Reaches Highest Level Since The Pandemic ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/us-life-expectancy-reaches-highest-level-since-the-pandemic    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:09:35

• Migrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in Homelessness ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/us/homelessness-hit-record-level-in-2024.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:10:06

• Vietnam jails more officials over bribes involving Covid-19 flights and quarantine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/vietnam-jails-more-officials-over-covid-19-flight-bribes    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:10:58

• censorship ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/27/whac-a-web | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:11:30

• Azerbaijan ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/three-more-airlines-suspend-flights-to-some-russian-cities-after-azerbaijan-airlines-crash | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:14:25

• "Flights suspended at Russia’s Sochi and Kazan airports" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/flights-suspended-at-russia-s-sochi-and-kazan-airports | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:15:22

• "Norwegian vessel refused to rescue crew" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/owner-of-sunk-russian-ship-says-norwegian-vessel-refused-to-rescue-crew | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:15:41

• "U.S. citizen imprisoned on espionage charges" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/fbs-claims-u-s-citizen-imprisoned-on-espionage-charges-helped-pentagon-gather-data-to-develop-genetic-screening-system-for-russians | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:15:58

• Lithuanian FM calls for international response to Belarus elections ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2448202/lithuanian-fm-calls-for-international-response-to-belarus-elections    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:23:17

• Georgia risks repeating Belarus’ scenario, says Lithuanian president ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2448101/georgia-risks-repeating-belarus-scenario-says-lithuanian-president    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:23:23

• Murata Type 2FR is the world’s smallest tri-radio IoT module with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Thread connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/28/murata-type-2fr-world-smallest-tri-radio-iot-module-with-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-thread-connectivity/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:28:41

• Spending Christmas Pasting Microsoft's Chatbot Garbage - Anti-Linux and Anti-BSD FUD - Into LinuxSecurity.com (Under the Guise of 'Article') (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/27/Spending_Christmas_Pasting_Microsoft_s_Chatbot_Garbage_Anti_Lin.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:28:51

• How to Install Sigil 2.3.1 in Ubuntu 24.04 / GNU/Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/install-sigil-2-3-1-ubuntu-mint/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:29:39

• How to Setup Agent Node in Jenkins Step-by-Step ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/setup-agent-node-in-jenkins/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:30:32

• Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/health/bird-flu-mutations-louisiana.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:36:00

• Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, forcibly removing staff and patients ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241227-israeli-forces-raid-north-gaza-hospital-forcibly-removing-staff-and-patients    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:36:25

• Israeli troops burn northern Gaza hospital after forcibly removing staff and patients ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241227-israeli-troops-burn-northern-gaza-hospital-after-forcibly-removing-staff-and-patients    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:37:08

• Five monumental Alzheimer’s discoveries scientists made in 2024 ☞ https://nypost.com/2024/12/27/health/5-major-alzheimers-discoveries-scientists-made-in-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:37:27

• What’s next for VA? Here’s 5 trends to follow in the new year ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2024/12/whats-next-for-va-heres-5-trends-to-follow-in-the-new-year/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:39:00

• Table to hospital: More people than usual choked on food this Christmas ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/27.12.2024-table-to-hospital-more-people-than-usual-choked-on-food-this-christmas.a581617/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:39:09

• South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/asia/south-korea-impeach-president-han.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:39:25

• The Evening: Record Homelessness in the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/briefing/homelessness-epa-forever-chemicals-south-korea.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:39:38

• 151 or 200? Debate ensues over South Korean Acting President’s impeachment threshold ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/151-or-200-debate-ensues-over-south-korea-acting-presidents-impeachment-threshold    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:43:11

• Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol builds legal team of allies, former co-workers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/impeached-south-korean-president-builds-legal-team-of-allies-former-co-workers    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:43:20

• S. Korea Parliament majority votes to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-acting-president-han-duck-soo-impeached    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:43:32

• Who is Choi Sang-mok, South Korea’s second acting president in weeks? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/who-is-choi-sang-mok-south-koreas-second-acting-president-in-weeks    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:43:49

• South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-soo impeached in deepening political crisis ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-koreas-acting-president-han-impeached-in-deepening-political-crisis    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:44:01

• US closely watching political crisis in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-closely-watching-political-crisis-in-south-korea    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:44:35

• greenlights   

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:44:57

• South Korea greenlights the world's largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/south-korea-greenlights-the-worlds-largest-semiconductor-hub-half-the-size-of-beverly-hills-to-house-six-fabs-three-power-plans-and-fab-suppliers    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:45:17

• Montenegro To Extradite 'Crypto King' To U.S. After Long Legal Battle ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-crypto-kwon-korea-extradition-terraform-sec/33255262.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:46:00

• South Korea National Assembly impeaches acting president amid ongoing political turmoil ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/south-korea-national-assembly-impeaches-acting-president-amid-ongoing-political-turmoil/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:46:18

• US Congress fails to renew funding for humanitarian efforts in North Korea ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/us-congress-fails-to-renew-funding-for-humanitarian-efforts-in-north-korea/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:46:31

• What to know about South Korean acting President Han's impeachment ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241227-what-to-know-about-south-korean-acting-president-han-s-impeachment    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:46:50

• Malaysia mulls over health and competency tests for seniors renewing driving licence ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-mulls-health-and-competency-tests-for-seniors-renewing-driving-licence    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:51:12

• Malaysian man publicly caned for Islamic crime of close proximity ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/malaysian-man-publicly-caned-for-islamic-crime-of-close-proximity    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:51:41

• Malaysia bird’s nest producers risk losing $15 million due to avian virus ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-birds-nest-producers-risk-losing-15-million-due-to-avian-virus    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:52:14

• US condemns Hong Kong bounties, passport revocations for democrats ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-condemns-hong-kong-bounties-passport-revocations-for-democrats    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:53:08

• Images show Chinese military aircraft with advanced, ‘highly original design’, experts say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/images-show-new-novel-chinese-military-aircraft-designs-experts-say    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:53:23

• China extends license age limit for truck, bus drivers as population ages ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-extends-license-age-limit-for-truck-bus-drivers-as-population-ages    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:53:42

• China sanctions military firms and executives over US arms sales to Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-sanctions-military-firms-and-executives-over-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:53:58

• Driver in China’s Zhuhai car ramming attack sentenced to death, Xinhua reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/driver-in-chinas-zhuhai-car-ramming-attack-sentenced-to-death-xinhua-reports    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:54:07

• China releases Top 100 supercomputer list for 2024: No ExaFLOPS systems mentioned, obfuscation continues ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/china-releases-top-100-supercomputer-list-for-2024-no-exaflops-systems-mentioned-obfuscation-continues    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:56:06

• Chinese navy launches next-gen amphibious assault ship ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/27/launch-amphibious-assault-ship/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:56:31

• Former Taiwan presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je charged with corruption ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/27/china-taiwan-ko-wen-je-corruption/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:57:13

• China’s United Front takes Taiwanese youth on Xinjiang trips ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/27/china-taiwan-youth-xinjiang-tours-united-front/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:57:29

• ‘China’s Barbie' hit movie sparks gender wars debate ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2024/12/27/china-herstory-movie-feminism-debate/ "spark backlash on tightly controlled social control media sites."    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:58:19

• China approves construction of mega-dam in Tibet ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2024/12/27/tibet-china-approves-mega-dam-construction/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:58:37

• China imposes sanctions on US military firms following Taiwan arms sale ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/china-imposes-sanctions-on-us-military-firms-following-taiwan-arms-sale/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 13:59:05

• RSF urges China to release blogger detained for reporting on forced land seizure scandal ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/rsf-urges-china-to-release-blogger-detained-for-reporting-on-forced-land-seizure-scandal/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:00:18

• "external physical and technical interference" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/azerbaijan-airlines-says-crashed-plane-was-subjected-to-external-physical-and-technical-interference-reuters | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:00:55

• "Kremlin rejects Azerbaijani lawmaker’s call for apology over plane crash" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/kremlin-rejects-azerbaijani-lawmaker-s-call-for-apology-over-plane-crash-citing-ongoing-investigation | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:01:03

• "Azerbaijan rejects Chechnya’s offer of assistance for plane crash victims" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/azerbaijan-rejects-chechnya-s-offer-of-assistance-for-plane-crash-victims-demanding-an-apology-and-compensation-instead | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:02:02

• "crash was caused by weapon" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/27/azerbaijani-official-says-for-the-first-time-that-plane-crash-was-caused-by-weapon | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:02:32

• Choi Hung, HK’s first ‘self-contained housing estate’, said to have influenced S’pore housing design ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kongs-choi-hung-estate-a-colourful-trove-of-memories-online-and-off    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:03:25

• Casino Players Using Hidden Cameras for Cheating ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/casino-players-using-hidden-cameras-for-cheating.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:03:49

• GIMP 3.0 RC2 Released 🎁 ☞ https://www.gimp.org/news/2024/12/27/gimp-3-0-RC2-released/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:04:53

• 9 Dashboard Tools to Manage Your Homelab Effectively ☞ https://itsfoss.com/homelab-dashboard/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:08:15

• HiFi-Amped is a Raspberry Pi Audio HAT with dual DACs and class-D amplifiers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/27/hifi-amped-is-a-raspberry-pi-audio-hat-with-dual-dacs-and-class-d-amplifiers/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:08:56

• GigaDevice GD32H75E – A 600MHz Arm Cortex-M7 MCU with an EtherCAT SubDevice Controller ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/27/gigadevice-gd32h75e-a-600mhz-arm-cortex-m7-mcu-with-an-ethercat-subdevice-controller/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:10:48

• NATO to boost Baltic Sea security following latest cable sabotage ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/27.12.2024-nato-to-boost-baltic-sea-security-following-latest-cable-sabotage.a581691/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:11:10

• The second shoe is about to drop on a big DoD cybersecurity program ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/the-second-shoe-is-about-to-drop-on-a-big-dod-cybersecurity-program/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:11:28

• Explainer: Who are the six overseas activists facing new Hong Kong nat. security arrest warrants? ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/28/explainer-who-are-the-six-overseas-activists-facing-new-hong-kong-nat-security-arrest-warrants/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:11:43

• Hong Kong pollster’s operations will not be affected by HK$1m police bounty on ex-deputy, CEO says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/hong-kong-pollsters-operations-will-not-be-affected-by-hk1m-police-bounty-on-ex-deputy-ceo-says/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:12:25

• Taiwan President Office holds first China ‘expansion’ simulation ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/taiwan-president-office-holds-first-china-expansion-simulation/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:14:03

• Activist bounties, passport cancellations slammed by UK, US, EU, Canada, as Hong Kong gov’t condemns ‘slander’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/activist-bounties-passport-cancellations-slammed-by-uk-us-eu-canada-as-hong-kong-govt-condemns-slander/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:14:33

• Mozambique prison riot kills at least 33 amid civil unrest following controversial elections ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/mozambique-prison-riot-kills-at-least-33-amid-civil-unrest-following-controversial-elections/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:15:13

• India’s Manmohan Singh and Singapore – a special connection ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/manmohan-singh-and-singapore-a-special-connection    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:15:39

• "the week between Christmas and New Years is always a bit slow" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/this-week-in-security-license-plates-tp-link-and-attacking-devs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:16:05

• Federal Judge Rules Jay-Z- Rape Accuser Can Remain Anonymous—For Now ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/26/jay-z-rape-accuser-can-stay-anonymous/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:16:55

• AI agents may lead the next wave of cyberattacks ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/27/ai-agents-may-lead-next-wave-cyberattacks/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:17:59

• OpenAI switching to a for-profit company to raise more cash as it continues to lose money ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-switching-to-a-for-profit-company-to-raise-more-cash-as-it-continues-to-lose-money http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:18:45

• Which Infectious Disease Could Be The Biggest Problem in 2025? An Expert Explains. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/which-infectious-disease-could-be-the-biggest-problem-in-2025-an-expert-explains    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:19:23

• Great White Sharks Scared From Their Habitat by Just 2 Predators ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/great-white-sharks-scared-from-their-habitat-by-just-2-predators    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:19:32

• Tiny Fossilized Embryos Reveal Stunning Details of Life Half a Billion Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-fossilized-embryos-reveal-stunning-details-of-life-half-a-billion-years-ago    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:19:42

• The President-Elect Comments Often on the Men Around Him ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/style/donald-trump-compliments-looks-men.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:20:31

• Algae psychology ☞ https://rubenerd.com/algae-psychology/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:22:05

• Meld file and folder difference app fixed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202412/meld-file-and-folder-difference-app-fixed.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:25:04

• GNU World Order 596 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_596_ogg.ogg    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:25:58

• "Reproductive Right" at EFF? ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/growing-intersection-reproductive-rights-and-digital-rights-2024-year-review | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:27:34

• Prepare a Qt app for Play Store Publishing ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/prepare-a-qt-app-for-play-store-publishing    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:37:22

• Top UN official in Yemen rejects Israeli claim Sanaa airport was military target ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241227-un-official-denies-israeli-claim-yemen-airport-was-military-target    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:37:49

• UN condemns Israel strikes on Yemen, with WHO chief caught in escalation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/un-condemns-israel-strikes-on-yemen-with-who-chief-caught-in-escalation/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:38:13

• Israeli strikes hit Yemen as Netanyahu fires warning ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241227-israeli-strikes-hit-yemen-as-netanyahu-fires-warning    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:38:24

• A Month On, a Tenuous Cease-fire Holds Between Israel and Hezbollah ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-ceasefire.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:38:37

• Putin Urges Supreme Court to Pause Fentanylware (TikTok) Ban ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/us/politics/tiktok-ban-supreme-court-trump.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:39:14

• The phycological [sic] impact of surveillance ☞ https://rubenerd.com/psychological-impact-of-surveillance/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:40:04

• Phishing Scam Targets Web3 Users via Surveillance Giant Google Ads ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/phishing-scam-targets-web3    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:40:39

• What is a registrar? – A ‘who's who’ of public hospital doctors ☞ https://yingtongli.me/blog/2024/12/27/what-is-a-registrar.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:40:59

• Antibiotics Can Hurt You: Protecting Your Natural Microbiome ☞ https://medevel.com/antibiotics-can-hurt-you/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:41:24

• 13 Best Open-source Portfolio Templates for Designers and Developers in 2025 ☞ https://medevel.com/13-portfolio-templates-astro/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:41:53

• Why Odoo Faces Challenges as a CMS - The Missing Elements ☞ https://medevel.com/why-odoo-faces-challenges-as-a-cms/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:42:03

• Fentanylware (TikTok) – A First Look at the Briefs ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2024/12/tiktok-first-briefs.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:43:14

• Phishing for Banking Information, (Fri, Dec 27th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31548    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:44:06

• Top 10 patent monopoly cases of the year 2024 ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/top-10-patent-cases-of-the-year-2024/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:44:54

• Zenwalk Current 2024 "Santa Claus" edition is ready ☞ http://www.zenwalk.org/2024/12/zenwalk-current-2024-santa-claus.html    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:46:38

• Trump asks Supreme Court to delay Fentanylware (TikTok) ban so he can weigh in after he takes office ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2024/12/27/trump-supreme-court-tiktok-ban/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:47:36

• 'Butcher of Hama': Assad's uncle Rifaat fled to Dubai, Lebanese officials say ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241227-butcher-of-hama-assad-s-uncle-rifaat-fled-to-dubai-say-lebanese-officials-syria    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:48:12

• Top Syrian military official arrested for role in mass executions ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/top-syrian-military-official-arrested-for-role-in-mass-executions/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:48:19

• "The Untold Tale Of LEGO Dimensions" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/ldu-decoded-the-untold-tale-of-lego-dimensions/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:48:43

• "We talk about Morse code, named after its inventor, Samuel Morse. However, maybe we should call it Vail code after Alfred Vail, who may be its real inventor." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/do-you-know-vail-code/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:49:42

• RTO is a real issue (causing many to resign), the other one is just a mindless buzzword and propaganda https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/from-ai-to-rto-unpopular-policies-may-fuel-tech-worker-movements-in-2025/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:51:38

• Microsoft-sponsored site spreads the lie of a "union-friendly Microsoft" despite evidence to the contrary https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/from-ai-to-rto-unpopular-policies-may-fuel-tech-worker-movements-in-2025/ "Even typically union-friendly Microsoft drew worker backlash and criticism in 2024 following layoffs of 650 video game workers in September."    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:52:54

• 20 GHz LNB Testing And Teardown ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/20-ghz-lnb-testing-and-teardown/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:54:09

• Lathe Gears Make A Clock ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/lathe-gears-make-a-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:54:31

• "Playing Around With The MH-CD42 Charger Board" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/playing-around-with-the-mh-cd42-charger-board/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:54:55

• "Creating A Mechanical Qubit That Lasts Longer Than Other Qubits" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2024/12/27/creating-a-mechanical-qubit-that-lasts-longer-than-other-qubits/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 14:55:21

• Building new GGML backends for novel accelerators, how, challenge and opportunities (FOSDEM 2025 draft) gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/12-28-building-new-ggml-backends-for-novel-accelerators-how-challenge-and-oppertunities-fosdem-2025-draft.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 16:09:42

• 🔤SpellBinding: GHILUSO Wordo: CRISP gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2024/12-28-building-new-ggml-backends-for-novel-accelerators-how-challenge-and-oppertunities-fosdem-2025-draft.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 16:10:14

• 🔤SpellBinding: GHILUSO Wordo: CRISP gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-12-28.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 16:10:44

• Writing a lot of text is not the hard part; the hard part is getting people to actually read the text to make an incentive to make more such text. Of course LLM slop goes AGAINST this logic.    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 17:02:40

• "I chose these scenes since Lantashi (me!) is introduced. In this story I am just a sassy human, but a sassy human in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is almost as good as being a Sylvan!" gemini://lantashifiles.com/gemlog/entries/2024-12-28.gmi    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:06:09

• The paradox lies on infinity gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2430    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:06:53

• [music] 2024-12-28 gemini://bogbody.smol.pub/music-2024-12-28    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:07:21

• Mechanical People gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2431    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:08:02

• "Who are the ones who take advantage of these mechanisms/occurrences/behavior of mechanical people? What do they look like? Is there some sort of secret protocol that enables me to communicate with them? What language do they use? And how should I refer to them?" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2432    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:08:49

• “Good as new” gemini://wanderingsta.rs/good/    

posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 21:09:30