Roy Schestowitz

• Boost tourism by expanding multiple-entry visas to more Chinese cities, says pro-Beijing party ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/05/boost-tourism-by-expanding-multiple-entry-visas-to-more-chinese-cities-says-pro-beijing-party/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:35:20

• A Closer Look At The Tanmatsu ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/a-closer-look-at-the-tanmatsu/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:35:45

• Vendoring Go packages by default in Fedora https://lwn.net/Articles/1005655/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:41:36

• The Rust 2024 Edition takes shape https://lwn.net/Articles/1002456/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:42:13

• The first part of the 6.14 merge window https://lwn.net/Articles/1005651/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:42:46

• The trouble with the new uretprobes https://lwn.net/Articles/1005662/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:43:43

• "Cancelling is punishing of an individual by the crowd without a fair process. It should not exist. Choosing your software is not cancelling." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41882255    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:50:13

• "For my web workshop, I’m looking for examples of modern websites that use only pure HTML (no CSS or JavaScript), like Richard Stallman’s site (https://stallman.org/). Do you know any others? Bonus if they’re still actively used in 2025." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42953288    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:50:46

• "Few minutes ago we talked with Campaign Manager of Free Software Foundation. She said to me to write an email to the Libreplanet list to get help from local volunteers in Turkey. So for the 40.th year of Free Software Foundation makes me happy and I want to moderate the online meeting with help of local volunteers and hackers. Hope to see you in May 5th 2025" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00002.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:51:34

• "talked with Campaign Manager of Free Software Foundation. She said to me to write an email to the Libreplanet list to get help from local volunteers in Turkey. So for the 40.th year of Free Software Foundation makes me happy and I want to moderate the online meeting with help of local volunteers and hackers. Hope to see you in May 5th 2025" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00002.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:51:47

• "The Alvind laid off people and offshore to India... once India, the company has no hope as all... All smell curry." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jaxnh    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 02:52:57

• Tortoise appoints co-CEOs from both sides of Observer acquisition ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/tortoise-observer-ceo-digital-editor-bosses/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:25:25

• Climate anxiety and the objective observer ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/climate-anxiety-and-the-objective-observer/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:25:41

• Ceva-Waves Links200 IP supports Bluetooth LE High Data Throughput (HDT) up to 7.5 Mbps, 802.15.4 for Zigbee, Thread and Matter ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/05/ceva-waves-links200-ip-supports-bluetooth-le-high-data-throughput-hdt-up-to-7-5-mbps-802-15-4-for-zigbee-thread-and-matter/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:26:16

• Compulab RoboDesigner – Design and order a custom SBC within one hour from your web browser ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/04/compulab-robodesigner-design-and-order-a-custom-sbc-within-one-hour-from-your-web-browser/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:26:35

• Personal Information Compromised in GrubHub Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-compromised-in-grubhub-data-breach/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:27:39

• Contec Patient Monitors Not Malicious, but Still Pose Big Risk to Healthcare ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/contec-patient-monitors-not-malicious-but-still-pose-big-risk-to-healthcare/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:28:00

• On Greenland, Convicted Felon’s choice is warmed-over McKinley or a landmark security deal ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/on-greenland-trumps-choice-is-warmed-over-mckinley-or-a-landmark-security-deal/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:28:58

• What Ecuador’s election will mean for the region’s fight against organized crime ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-ecuadors-election-will-mean-for-the-regions-fight-against-organized-crime/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:29:16

• Interpol carries out successful West Africa border security operation ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/interpol-carries-out-successful-west-africa-border-security-operation/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:29:34

• Drone technology boosts border security over festive season ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/drone-technology-boosts-border-security-over-festive-season/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:29:47

• US freezes funding for Haiti multinational security force, says UN ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250204-us-freezes-funding-contributions-to-haiti-multinational-security-force-un    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:30:00

• As Erdogan eyes a run in 2028, Kurdish situation in Syria will have 'huge impact on domestic agenda' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250204-kurdish-situation-in-syria-will-have-a-huge-impact-on-erdogan-s-domestic-agenda    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:30:14

• Judges tell Jimmy Lai to ‘contain’ his emotions after tycoon’s fiery remarks in nat. security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/judges-tells-jimmy-lai-to-contain-his-emotions-after-tycoons-fiery-remarks-in-nat-security-trial/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:30:43

• Cab-hailing platform HKTaxi to shut down on April 1 as users asked to switch to Uber app ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/cab-hailing-platform-hktaxi-to-shut-down-on-april-1-as-users-asked-to-switch-to-uber-app/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:32:14

• US Homeland Security Secretary says migrants detained in Guantanamo Bay will receive due process ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/us-homeland-security-secretary-says-migrants-detained-in-guantanamo-bay-will-receive-due-process/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:32:36

• Ethnic Mongolian dissident Hada rushed to hospital from house arrest ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-ethnic-mongolian-dissident-hospital/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:33:49

• Australia bans DeepSeek from government tech on security concern ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-bans-deepseek-from-government-tech-on-security-concern    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:34:06

• Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/02/forecast-warns-of-cyberattacks-against-key-infrastructure/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:34:40

• Africa’s Rapidly Expanding Online Footprint Could Result in ‘Cybergeddon’ Event ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/02/africas-rapidly-expanding-online-footprint-could-result-in-cybergeddon-event/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:35:18

• AMD’s data center revenue comes up short, leaving investors dismayed ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/04/amds-data-center-revenue-comes-short-leaving-investors-dismayed/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:35:58

• BUT HEY HI REVOLUTION! No?    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:36:16

• AMD patches a critical microcode vulnerability affecting Zen 1 to Zen 4 EPYC CPUs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-patches-a-critical-microcode-vulnerability-affecting-zen-1-to-zen-4-epyc-cpus    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:39:12

• The chip is still faulty, defective. They rearrange programmable bits to cover it up with digital plaster.    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:40:35

• US civil liberties union sues University of Michigan for banning student pro-Palestine protesters ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/us-civil-liberties-union-sues-university-of-michigan-for-banning-student-pro-palestine-protesters/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:45:48

• University of California accused of racial discrimination against Asian American, white applicants: bombshell suit ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/us-news/lawsuit-accuses-university-of-california-of-racial-discrimination-in-admissions/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:46:03

• Dictator and South Africa: doing Musk's bidding? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250204-trump-and-south-africa-doing-musk-s-bidding    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:46:19

• Dictator withdraws US from UN Human Rights Council, citing global body’s unmet ‘potential’ ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/trump-withdraws-us-from-un-human-rights-council-citing-global-bodys-unmet-potential/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:54:24

• Immigration advocacy groups challenge Convicted Felon’s asylum executive order ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/immigration-advocacy-groups-challenge-trumps-asylum-executive-order/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:54:53

• Lawsuit Accuses Neil Gaiman of Sexual Assault Facilitated by His Wife ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/books/neil-gaiman-lawsuit-sexual-abuse.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:55:12

• ODNI comes under scrutiny for workforce cuts ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-community/2025/02/odni-comes-under-scrutiny-for-workforce-cuts/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:56:25

• Hegemony and Propaganda: Love Your Servitude! ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/02/04/hegemony-and-propaganda-love-your-servitude/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:56:49

• DeepSeek research suggests Huawei's Ascend 910C delivers 60% of Nvidia H100 inference performance ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-research-suggests-huaweis-ascend-910c-delivers-60-percent-nvidia-h100-inference-performance    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 03:58:09

• You Have a 3% Chance of Getting a Brain Aneurism And Will Probably Never Know ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/you-have-a-3-chance-of-getting-a-brain-aneurism-and-will-probably-never-know    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:00:24

• Pig Kidney Transplant Trials Given FDA Approval in The US ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/pig-kidney-transplant-trials-given-fda-approval-in-the-us    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:00:34

• Children Who Live With Cannabis Smokers Also Test Positive to The Drug ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/children-who-live-with-cannabis-smokers-also-test-positive-to-the-drug    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:01:05

• Airports Have a Strange Effect on Human Behavior. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/airports-have-a-strange-effect-on-human-behavior-heres-why    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:01:16

• Playing classical music to babies inside the womb can stimulate their development, study suggests ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/lifestyle/why-you-should-play-classical-music-to-babies-inside-the-womb/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:01:27

• PayPal shares drop 13% despite better-than-expected earnings ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/04/paypal-shares-drop-13-despite-better-expected-earnings/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:02:21

• Salesfarce reportedly letting go 1,000+ workers in new round of layoffs ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/04/salesforce-reportedly-letting-go-1000-workers-new-round-layoffs/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:02:37

• 'Lost City' Deep Under The Ocean Is Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen Before on Earth ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lost-city-deep-under-the-ocean-is-unlike-anything-weve-ever-seen-before-on-earth    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:03:06

• 10 Minutes of Violence Gave The Moon Its Very Own 'Grand Canyons' ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/10-minutes-of-violence-gave-the-moon-its-very-own-grand-canyons    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:03:17

• Third of Earth's Landmass Could Soon Be Too Hot For Over 60s ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/third-of-earths-landmass-could-soon-be-too-hot-for-over-60s    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:03:26

• "Norwegian web browser developer Opera" is FALSE. It has been Chinese for many years already! https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/04/opera-launches-web-browser-focused-well-mindfulness/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:04:07

• While medical advances have reduced deaths, incidents of breast cancer continue to rise unabated ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250204-while-medical-advances-have-reduced-deaths-incidents-of-breast-cancer-continue-to-rise-unabated    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:04:40

• UK-based sports publisher aims to create 100 new jobs in 2025 ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/grv-media-sports-publisher-2025/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:05:42

• 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: More than 900 layoffs in UK and US news in January ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:05:52

• Men's Heights Grew Twice as Much as Women's Last Century, Says Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mens-heights-grew-twice-as-much-as-womens-last-century-says-study    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:06:34

• Hopefully they did not shatter people's confidence in the vaccine industry as a whole after patent plunders and blunders (experiments) in 2021 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/hong-kong-health-authorities-record-122-flu-deaths-in-4-weeks-urge-residents-to-get-vaccinated/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:08:10

• USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250204-usaid-40bn-budget-frozen-int-l-aid-by-un-agencies-ngo-s-public-private-sector-severely-impacted    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:08:45

• Controversial US health secretary nominee Robert F Kennedy Jr passes Senate committee vote ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250204-controversial-us-health-secretary-nominee-rfk-jr-passes-senate-committee-vote    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:09:19

• Latvia's preventive healthcare spend is small ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/04.02.2025-latvias-preventive-healthcare-spend-is-small.a586404/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:09:28

• South Korea wants to rebuild aviation safety system after Jeju Air crash, fire incidents ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-wants-to-rebuild-aviation-safety-system-after-crash-fire-incidents    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:10:02

• South Korean military officer says he believed President Yoon’s martial law ‘legitimate’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-military-officer-says-he-believed-president-yoons-martial-law-legitimate    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:10:17

• South Korea’s private education sector rakes in profits despite drop in student numbers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-private-education-sector-rakes-in-profits-despite-fewer-students    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:10:38

• EXPLAINED: Why are North Korean teachers hauling water up apartment buildings? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/04/north-korea-teachers-water-delivery/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:11:04

• Is Arch GNU/Linux Woke? Looks like it: Forum Censors Mentions of "Lunduke", Discord Goes on Lockdown ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/is-arch-linux-woke-looks-like-it    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:13:26

• Seoul mayor assures tourists of city’s safety amid ongoing political turmoil ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-mayor-highlights-city-safety-for-foreign-travellers-amid-s-koreas-ongoing-political-turmoil    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:13:52

• Mollamby, Suicide Cluster, not trademark, the real reasons for Debian legal expenses, evidence ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/Mollamby_Suicide_Cluster_not_trademark_the_real_reasons_for_Deb.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:14:19

• Man Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Qaeda Ties ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/nyregion/al-qaeda-london-heathrow-bomb-plot.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:14:33

• Air Busan to disallow power banks in overhead bins after plane fire ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/air-busan-to-disallow-power-banks-in-overhead-bins-after-plane-fire    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:17:38

• Mesa 25.0: PanVK moves towards production quality ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mesa-25-panvk-moves-towards-production-quality.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:18:02

• Software Patent: IP Bridge HEVC/AV1 patent monopoly invalidity confirmed by Fed. Circuit ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/3/ip-bridge-video-codec-patent-invalidity-confirmed-by-fed-circuit    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:18:43

• Fischerwerke and Dhenne Avocats prevail in fight with Art Color ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/fischerwerke-and-dhenne-avocats-prevail-in-fight-with-art-color/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:19:49

• Software Patent: $2,000 awarded for Raymond Anthony Joao entity, Amadora Systems security patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/4/2000-awarded-for-raymond-anthony-joao-entity-amadora-systems-security-patent-prior-art    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:20:43

• Software Patent: Better Browsing web browser patent monopoly affirmed invalid in ex parte appeal ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/3/better-browsing-web-browser-patent-affirmed-invalid-in-ex-parte-appeal    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:20:59

• Software Patent: Eric Zautner entity, e-Beacon, location detection patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/3/eric-zautner-entity-e-beacon-location-detection-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:21:22

• Watchtroll just moaning about PTAB throwing out fake patents ttps://ipwatchdog.com/2025/02/04/legislation-good-ptab-needs-immediate-overhaul/id=185595/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/Watchtroll/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:24:59

• Some corporate shills portray themselves as professionals while activists do all the heavy lifting; then we're meant to think those "professionals" - by sucking up to the culprits - somehow "make us look good". No, they attack those who do all the actual work or, at best, ignore them.    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:30:23

• When did the "LF" cult last speak out against software patents?    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:30:42

• WHY IS THE WTO'S DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM IN CRISIS? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250204-why-is-the-wto-s-dispute-settlement-system-in-crisis    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:31:55

• China-US trade war erupts again after Beijing slaps retaliatory tariffs on US goods ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250204-china-us-trade-war-erupts-again-after-beijing-slaps-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-goods    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:32:03

• China does not buy US weapons. What does it NEED to import from the US anyway? The shoes, apparel etc. don't come from the US, they're made in or near China.    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:32:42

• US postal service suspends inbound parcels from Hong Kong and China amid tariff war ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/05/us-postal-service-suspends-inbound-parcels-from-hong-kong-and-china-amid-tariff-war/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:33:12

• China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains ‘severe’ controls – report ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/china-eases-travel-curbs-on-uyghurs-but-maintains-severe-controls-report/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:33:49

• China hits back at US with levies as Convicted Felon tariffs come in force ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/china-to-impose-10-tariff-on-us-imports-of-crude-oil-other-goods/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:34:16

• China imposes strict travel restrictions on Uyghur population ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/china-imposes-strict-travel-restrictions-on-uyghur-population/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:34:36

• Philippines, US stage joint air patrol, exercise over South China Sea ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/02/05/philippines-us-joint-exercise/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:34:53

• Uyghur who tried to flee China in 2015 sentenced to 19 years in prison ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/02/04/uyghur-flee-south-asia-sentenced/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:35:06

• Books banned in Hong Kong crackdown find new home in democratic Taiwan ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-hong-kong-taiwan-banned-books/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:35:44

• China ‘ramping up’ efforts to suppress Taiwan in South Africa, says Taipei ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-taiwan-souith-africa/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:36:06

• Thai PM to visit China as groups fear Uyghur detainees may be sent back ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/02/04/thailand-prime-minister-china-deportation/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:36:19

• Korean retail RTX 5090 spotted for sale in China — Chinese shoppers plunder Japan and Taiwan, too ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/korean-retail-rtx-5090-spotted-for-sale-in-china-chinese-shoppers-plunder-japan-and-taiwan-too    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:36:53

• US Postal Service suspends incoming packages from China, Hong Kong ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/us-postal-service-suspends-incoming-packages-from-china-hong-kong    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:37:07

• Australia expresses ‘serious concerns’ for writer jailed in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-expresses-serious-concerns-for-writer-jailed-in-china    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:37:21

• China hits back at Convicted Felon tariffs with calibrated measures, leaves room for negotiation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-hits-back-at-trump-tariffs-with-calibrated-measures-leaves-room-for-negotiation    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:37:35

• Fiji leader to press Pacific Islands concerns in Washington after US aid frozen ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/fiji-leader-to-press-pacific-islands-concerns-in-washington-after-us-aid-frozen    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:37:49

• China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Convicted Felon imposes new levies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-to-impose-15-tariff-on-imports-of-coal-lng-from-us    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:38:07

• Philippines, US hold joint air patrol over South China Sea, angering China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-us-joint-air-patrol-exercises-underway-over-south-china-sea    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:38:19

• Tariffs on China but not Mexico, Canada? The stakes in a potential trade war. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0204/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:38:34

• Don & Elon’s Excellent Adventure? Only China Is Laughing. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/opinion/trump-tariffs-china-evs.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:38:50

• Dictator Said Palestinians Should Leave Gaza ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/briefing/trump-netanyahu-white-house-china-us-tariffs.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:39:07

• 6.2-magnitude quake hits off coast of Indonesia’s North Maluku ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/magnitude-6-2-quake-hits-offshore-of-indonesias-north-maluku    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:39:33

• Malaysia PM Anwar says will build trade relations, not wait for US tariffs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-says-will-build-trade-relations-not-wait-for-us-tariffs    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:39:53

• Malaysia preparing for possible US tariffs by building trade relations with others: Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-preparing-for-possible-us-tariffs-by-building-trade-relations-with-others-anwar    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 04:40:05

• "That is an incredibly brutal way of dismissing a person!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk5d33qd    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:02:02

• Zoom Layoffs Impact Channel Executive Team, Sales https://www.channelfutures.com/unified-communications/zoom-layoffs-impact-channel-executive-team    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:04:49

• Salesforce Layoffs Include Managers, Directors, Sales, Marketers https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2025/salesforce-cuts-include-managers-directors-sales-marketers    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:05:39

• Walmart to Cut Hundreds of Jobs: What to Know https://www.newsweek.com/walmart-cuts-hundreds-jobs-closes-office-2026367    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:07:01

• The media is perishing too http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/Anti_Linux_FUD_Sites_cybersecuritynews_com_and_gbhackers_com_Tu.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:07:48

• Sonos lays off 200 employees as its struggles continue https://www.theverge.com/news/607022/sonos-february-layoffs-app-problems    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:08:08

• NOTHING to do with HEY HI. Media repeats excuses, lies. https://patch.com/california/pleasanton/workday-lays-1-750-workers-part-ai-pivot    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:08:49

• Not repeating the "HEY HI" nonsense https://www.ibtimes.com/workday-axes-8-percent-workers-tough-news-3762495    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:09:24

• "This topic has been the subject of conversation throughout my life with multiple posses of friends." gemini://thurk.org/blog/641.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:15:41

• "lftkryo has DONE IT AGAIN and broke my brain with a Commodore 64 demo. It doesn't look like much for folks who don't know the internals of the C64 or don't read the screen at the beginning before the demo runs, but for those who know, it's amazing!" gemini://vigrey.com/journal/i-just-saw-real-magic-on-the-c64.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:16:38

• "The Pareto principle is valid for many systems. It is probably valid for the effect other people have on us, the clothes we wear, the packages we have installed on our laptop or desktop, and so on." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/february-as-pareto-month.txt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:17:48

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1547.jpg    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:18:52

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1197.jpg    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:18:57

• "Initially, I wanted to do log posts that were sort of like tutorials as I built up this project. I have changed my mind on that and instead am just going to mention what has been done." gemini://vigrey.com/tarot/gb/log/6.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:20:41

• "I have tried to write this post several times but I keep getting overwhelmed and tossing it out." gemini://gemini.cyberbot.space/gemlog/2025-02-05-foodforest.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:21:44

• ""New" or "modern" are perhaps terms to avoid when naming things." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/02/06/old-new.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:22:32

• My Favourite Films gemini://voxparlour25.smol.pub/1738778062    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:24:04

• My favourite TV shows gemini://voxparlour25.smol.pub/1738783159    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:24:38

• "It's taken a long while to figure out how to communicate with the boss. He is ... excessively optimistic, I am rather cynical. I was about to write "by nature very cynical" but then I stopped and tried to remember if I've always been this cynical. I feel like ... no, I didn't used to be like this." gemini://tirohia.smol.pub/1738797589    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:25:16

• "Deep Web Konek is transitioning to new platforms for our official website. Moving forward, we will be hosted on the Tor network and Flounder, providing a more secure and independent space for our research and reports." gemini://deepwebkonek.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-02-06.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:26:29

• Telling Time Used To Be A Ball ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/telling-time-used-to-be-a-ball/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:32:17

• "What Is The Hour?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/what-is-the-hour-its-xvii-o-clock/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:32:47

• With China’s Antitrust Investigation Into Google, What’s at Stake? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/technology/china-google-antitrust-investigation.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:33:23

• How a Sale of Fentanylware (TikTok) Would Work and Who Might Buy It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/business/media/tiktok-sale-who-could-buy.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:33:59

• Dictator Creates Sovereign Wealth Fund Ahead of Possible Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/trump-creates-sovereign-wealth-fund-ahead-of-tiktok-deal/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:34:13

• NMPA Hits Spotify With ‘Extensive Podcast Takedown Action’ Targeting Alleged Infringement — ‘We Will Not Stop Until the Platform Fixes Its Podcast Problem’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/nmpa-spotify-infringement-notices/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:34:45

• Bass Guitar ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/cyberbass-brings-bass-guitar-to-modern-era/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:36:47

• "[Turing] has as much claim to be the father of computers as anyone" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/inside-project-delilah/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:37:06

• This Month in Redox - January 2025 https://www.redox-os.org/news/this-month-250131/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:38:07

• 3D Printed ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/the-lowest-effort-way-yet-to-make-3d-printed-lenses-clear/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:39:28

• DNS nameservers: Service performance and resilience ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/02/04/dns-nameservers-service-performance-and-resilience/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:39:40

• The DNS root server system gets surprisingly few queries ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/02/05/the-dns-root-server-system-gets-surprisingly-few-queries/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 05:39:49

• Estonia 4% GNU/Linux https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/estonia/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:25:15

• Windows down to 5% in Niger https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/niger/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:28:36

• Alphabet Earnings Fall Short of Expectations as Surveillance Giant Google Cloud Sales Disappoint ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/technology/alphabet-google-earnings.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:50:03

• China says to probe Surveillance Giant Google over anti-monopoly violations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-anti-monopoly-regulator-launches-probe-into-google    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:50:27

• China reopens antitrust probe into Google, Nvidia, and defective chip maker Intel may be next ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-reopens-antitrust-probe-into-google-nvidia-and-intel-may-be-next    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:50:34

• Tariff war escalates: China counters US with 15% duties, Surveillance Giant Google investigation ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-us-good-tariff-trump/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:50:43

• Surveillance Alphabet Agency’s stock plunges on revenue miss and high Hey Hi (AI) spending ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/04/alphabets-stock-plunges-revenue-miss-high-ai-spending/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:51:16

• China Strikes Back After Convicted Felon Imposes 10% Tariff on Goods ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:51:31

• 'Official' Debian Sites That Sell Proprietary and Surveillance (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/Official_Debian_Sites_That_Sell_Proprietary_and_Surveillance.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:51:42

• China Strikes Back With Tariffs As Trade War With Convicted Felon Heats Up ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/xi-trump-tariffs-trade-war-critical-minerals/33302423.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:51:55

• The concept of "resetting" a person is purely science-fiction unless you have lobbyists, perseverance, and an aggressive army of keyboard warriors in social control media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:53:57

• Developers Targeted With Malware Disguised as DeepSeek Package ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/developers-targeted-with-malware-disguised-as-deepseek-package/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:55:29

• A simple test of the martingale hypothesis in esgtoolkit ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/a-simple-test-of-the-martingale-hypothesis-in-esgtoolkit/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:55:45

• Crane 1.0.0 released! ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/crane-1-0-0-released/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:55:53

• mintCast 454 – GNU/Linux Bans Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://mintcast.org/454-linux-bans-facebook/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:56:53

• Linux Matters: Algorithms, Actions, and Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Adventures ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/48/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:57:41

• AMD Patches CPU Vulnerability That Could Break Confidential Computing Protections ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/amd-patches-cpu-vulnerability-found-by-google/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:58:01

• Russia’s war against the West will continue until Putin tastes defeat ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-war-against-the-west-will-continue-until-putin-tastes-defeat/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:58:33

• Zelensky says he is ready for direct talks with Putin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250205-zelensky-says-ready-for-direct-talks-with-putin-ukraine-russia-war-peace    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:58:41

• Ukraine Prepared To Take Diplomatic Path To End War, Zelenskyy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-war-morgan-nuclear-weapons-trump-talks-putin/33303311.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:59:07

• Seems like marketing spam for a company looking to profit from trolls and pain. Very unethical, JUVE. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/df-mp-hones-structure-to-focus-entirely-on-litigation/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 06:59:57

• USPTO’s Rapid Policy Shifts Threaten Patent System Stability ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/02/usptos-threaten-stability.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 07:00:19

• "Yes, it is well known that IBM does not care about the employees. They haven’t for a long time. It’s all about the bottom line. Everyone is fair game for layoff if the numbers fit. It could be done in a sneaky devious way. They will try to destroy you have that fits their plan. Buckle up. More to come this year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:15:09

• "There is another $3.2 billion of cutting admitted by the company in 2025." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:15:15

• IBM layoffs: "Seriously Trump is creating nothing but chaos" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jqbp1    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:15:45

• Food   

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:16:25

• "Yeah, there is no investment/commitment long term. It is just based on predicting the rise and falls of the stock locally in time. One cannot do new science or engineering in a few days. It's Fast Food Restaurant stock now." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkb2en5m    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:16:30

• IBM CEO "Arvind and his direct reports should describe their approach to strategic decision making on one of the town hall meetings. It might be interesting or then again, not so interesting" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkb2en5m    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:16:49

• "RTO didn't get enough." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkbr2tx2 they try to call layoffs "people leaving" http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/27/IBM_Layoffs_in_2025_Rumours_Say_Even_Managers_Will_Get_the_Axe_.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:17:32

• Affirm's CEO said helping staff pack their boxes during layoffs made everyone feel better    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:19:13

• Eugenics company going to Africa. What can go wrong? https://newsghana.com.gh/ibm-shifts-african-strategy-with-new-partnership-retains-market-commitment/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:20:03

• GNU/Linux almost 4% in Algeria https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/algeria/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:44:18

• Pug Life: A South African Woman Has Rescued More Than 2,500 of the Lovable 'Clowns of the Dog World' https://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2025-01-29/pug-life-a-south-african-woman-has-rescued-more-than-2-500-of-the-lovable-clowns-of-the-dog-world    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:50:06

• Can currency reform stop inflation in Iran? https://www.dw.com/en/toman-or-rial-can-currency-reform-stop-inflation-in-iran/a-71470010    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:52:52

• scammers in Southeast Asia https://www.dw.com/en/why-is-china-clamping-down-on-scammers-in-southeast-asia/a-71456569    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:54:40

• Right-wing strikes deal to lead new government https://www.dw.com/en/belgium-right-wing-strikes-deal-to-lead-new-government/a-71479419    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:56:48

• BRICS currency https://www.dw.com/en/brics-currency-is-trump-s-tariff-threat-justified/a-70934600    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:57:13

• Windows is only 1% in CAR https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/central-african-republic/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 08:59:18

• contentious immigration law https://www.dw.com/en/german-lawmakers-reject-contentious-immigration-law/live-71465034    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:04:01

• Amazon https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-quebec-canada-business-relationship-1.7441039    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:04:42

• Canada Post https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ottawa-lends-1b-canada-post-1.7441002    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:06:30

• "If you've played a game using Unreal Engine, or for that matter any modern game engine, you've likely encountered various forms of stuttering." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/epic-games-devs-talk-about-solutions-to-the-unreal-engine-stuttering-issues-in-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:09:13

• "The latest Humble Choice has been revealed. This is the monthly selection of games you can subscribe to with Humble Bundle. Here's the expected compatibility for Linux / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/humble-choice-for-february-has-total-war-pharaoh-trepang2-griftlands-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:09:34

• "Flathub is carefully tweaking and expanding their Linux software store, with two newer flashy sections included on it. Plus, some details behind the scenes on what they're working on" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/flathub-adds-we-love-games-and-on-the-go-sections-plus-details-on-whats-next-for-their-infrastructure/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:10:09

• "Got the need for some speed? Fanatical's Pedal to the Metal Bundle has a bunch of good looking games to add to your collection." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/fanaticals-pedal-to-the-metal-bundle-has-some-gems-for-racing-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:10:46

• "Mechanism, who made the excellent Deckmate and Gaming Pillow, said about their latest accessory kit the GoPro Mount that "No one asked for this…" but they did it anyway, because why not it actually sounds pretty useful." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/you-can-now-gopro-with-your-steam-deck-and-mount-it-to-your-belly-or-wherever-you-want/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:11:16

• "Medical Monitoring Machines Spotted Stealing Patient Data" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/02/04/0355255    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:13:17

• ""No one elected Elon Musk," Senator Elizabeth Warren said." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musks-us-government-takeover-sounds-alarm-bells/articleshow/117898990.cms ("Elon Musk's US government 'takeover' sounds alarm bells")    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:13:37

• "Om Trump, demokratiet, kunnskapen, biblioteket … – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/02/04/om-trump-demokratiet-kunnskapen-biblioteket/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:13:49

• "Början till slutet för Chat Control 2?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/02/04/borjan-till-slutet-for-chat-control-2/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:14:00

• "Soylent Update - February 2025" https://soylentnews.org/meta/article.pl?sid=25/02/04/106248    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:14:15

• "Even though Early Access can be an incredible thing to allow developers to build up their game with the community, and pull in some early funds, it can also go very wrong." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valve-now-warns-on-steam-pages-if-an-early-access-game-hasnt-been-updated-in-a-long-time/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:14:24

• "Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/heart-of-the-machine-is-deep-fascinating-and-engrossing-to-play-as-a-sentient-ai/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:14:36

• "Stephen Miller Claimed Elon Musk Was the One Elected in November" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/04/stephen-miller-claimed-elon-musk-was-the-one-elected-in-november/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:15:57

• "Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/musk-federal-government.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:16:23

• "Telling the Story of January 6 to the Judges Who Know It Best: The Two FBI Lawsuits" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/05/telling-the-story-of-january-6-to-those-who-know-it-best-the-two-fbi-lawsuits/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:16:36

• "Back in October 2024, Respawn announced they were blocking Apex Legends on Linux platforms (including Steam Deck). Apparently this has worked quite well for them." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/blocking-linux-steam-deck-in-apex-legends-led-to-a-meaningful-reduction-in-cheaters/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:17:32

• "Marine Corps passes second straight audit as other services lag behind" https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/naval/2025/02/04/marine-corps-passes-second-straight-audit-as-other-services-lag-behind/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:17:57

• "Chuck Todd blasts Elon Musk as 'un-American' and a 'five-alarm fire'" https://nypost.com/2025/02/05/media/chuck-todd-blasts-elon-musk-as-un-american-and-a-five-alarm-fire/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:18:13

• "Can Elon Musk shut down a federal agency?" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-02-04/elon-musk-usaid-presidential-rule-constitutional-governance    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:18:26

• "What Happened to the Trump Resistance?" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-happened-to-the-trump-resistance    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:18:37

• "U.S. Call For Elections In Ukraine: A Step Toward Peace Or A Gift To Putin?" https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-peace-elections/33303303.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:18:52

• "Pro-Trump Media Sees Nothing but the President ‘Winning’" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/technology/trump-media-right-wing.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:19:16

• "Marc Andreessen, Murder Enthusiast" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/marc-andreessen-murder-enthusiast/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:20:17

• "The space black coating is already coming off my new M4 MacBook Pro" https://ljpuk.net/2025/02/05/the-space-black-coating-is-already-coming-off-my-new-m4-macbook-pro/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:20:40

• "While the most recent rumour of a Steam Console was complete junk, it did get me thinking on what Valve would need to do to make a Steam Console / Steam Machine actually successful." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/what-valve-would-need-to-do-to-make-a-steam-console-a-success/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:21:01

• "Developer Aarimous is getting closer to releasing Hexagod, a minimalist roguelike village builder where you place hexagon tiles, manage resources, find relics, and command your villagers." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/hexagod-is-a-minimalist-roguelike-village-builder-from-the-dev-of-chess-survivors/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:21:07

• "The latest from Alawar is a spin-off from the previous Beholder games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/beholder-conductor-is-papers-please-meets-the-golden-idol-series/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:21:16

• "Europe’s Hardening Cordon Sanitaire Against the Left" https://jacobin.com/2025/02/europe-center-right-alliance/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:24:19

• "Trumps takes credit for Army recruiting surge, but it started last year" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-recruiting-increase-trump/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:24:52

• "Experts: Trade tariffs remain threat to US auto industry" https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/experts-trade-tariffs-remain-threat-us-auto-industry    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:25:05

• "Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:25:23

• "Trump’s Gaza Takeover Makes No Sense" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/02/trump-gaza-takeover/681576/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:25:34

• "Amid Trump’s call for peace in Ukraine, Putin falsely frames talks with Zelenskyy as ‘illegitimate’" https://www.voanews.com/a/amid-trump-s-call-for-peace-in-ukraine-putin-falsely-frames-talks-with-zelenskyy-as-illegitimate-/7962743.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:25:46

• "Greenlanders explore Pacific Islands’ relationship with Washington" https://www.voanews.com/a/greenlanders-explore-pacific-islands-relationship-with-washington/7964723.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:26:00

• "On February 5, 2025, Mozilla released Thunderbird 135, introducing several new features, performance improvements, and security fixes." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-thunderbird-in-ubuntu-fedora-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:48:38

• "available to Ubuntu Pro subscribers" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/fips-140-3-for-ubuntu-22-04lts | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:48:59

• "That’s in part because those returning to their demolished homes have been unearthing the remains of their missing loved ones whose deaths went unconfirmed for months." ☛ https://fair.org/home/counting-the-victims-of-israels-war-on-gaza-is-low-on-medias-priority-list/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:49:29

• Espionage Act ☛ https://thedissenter.org/cia-analysts-plea-deal-adds-further-intrigue-to-espionage-act-prosecution/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:49:50

• "In 2024 the Motion Picture Association and the Premier League celebrated notable anti-piracy wins in Vietnam." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/victories-for-hollywood-premier-league-spark-progress-concerns-250205/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:50:24

• How to Install Mozilla Firefox 135 on GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/install-firefox-linux/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:55:25

• How To Disable IPv6 on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/disable-ipv6-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:56:03

• How To Install ModSecurity with Apache on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-modsecurity-with-apache-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:56:21

• Stock Price Using Python ☞ https://idroot.us/stock-price-using-python/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:56:26

• "First of all, let’s start with a definition of what we mean by monochrome (or monochromatic). Creating a monochrome chart essentially means only using different shades of one colour." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/designing-monochrome-data-visualisations/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:57:37

• "If you haven't noticed, there are an ever increasing number of programs that will cache a bunch of data, sometimes a very large amount of it, in various dot-directories in people's home directories." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/DotCacheDirectoriesProblem | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:57:49

• How To Install Plex Media Server on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-plex-media-server-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:58:10

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

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:58:21

• How To Install Vtiger CRM on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vtiger-crm-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 09:58:33

• "Were we to try to duplicate that brilliant bit of writing, and update it to include all of the bad takedowns we’ve written about in the intervening thirteen years, we might find ourselves having constructed a fifty-thousand word paragraph." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/youtube-bad-takedowns-continue-details-behind-the-silicon-curtain-as-always/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:02:58

• "The UK government is currently consulting on proposals to introduce an “opt-out” copyright regime for AI companies which would automatically permit the tech businesses to scrape publisher and creatives’ content" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/copyright-ai-ft-right-wrong-opt-out-exemption/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:03:17

• "It is embracing a service where a popular type of video is basically watching someone else’s video and commenting on top of it." ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/02/05/warner-bros-youtube-full-movie-releases/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:03:45

• "Over the years, rightsholders have attempted to pinpoint the site’s operators, presumably to shut it down." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/kickassanime-flagged-for-suspected-phishing-by-cloudflare-240205/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:04:07

• "Apple's M5 is the next-generation CPU for entry-level Macs as well as high-end iPad Pro tablets." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/apple-rumored-to-kick-off-m5-chip-production-using-tsmc-performance-enhanced-3nm-node | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:05:02

• "For the past three years, Microsoft documented a way to run Windows 11 on PCs that lack Trusted Platform Module 2.0 hardware - but that workaround has now disappeared from its help page." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/windows_11_hardware_requirement_workaround/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:05:16

• "As recently noted, New York State now has a law requiring that ISPs (with more than 20,000 subscribers) offer low-income state residents a 25 Mbps broadband tier for $15." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/new-york-state-isnt-enforcing-its-new-15-low-income-broadband-law-so-journalists-are-doing-their-job-for-them/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:05:37

• "There are many elements to a zero trust architecture and there is no one correct or complete set of principles that define this entire framework since it grew out of NIST five years ago." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/05/scholarly-publishing-based-on-a-zero-trust-architecture/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:05:47

• "SpaceX’s Starlink service can be a big improvement for those completely out of range of broadband access." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/ontario-cancels-then-restores-100-million-starlink-contract-over-trumps-ignorant-tariff-threats/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:06:00

• "The loss went up significantly from the $288 million reach-forward loss for Commercial Crew that Boeing reported in 2023." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/starliner_boeing_losses/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 10:06:13

• "although the group’s account on X — the social media site owned by Musk and formerly known as Twitter — has been deleted." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/02/did-elon-musk-really-delete-the-irs-free-tax-filing-tool.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:54:22

• "Per NASA HQ direction, we are required to scrub mentions of the following terms from our public sites by 5pm ET today. This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request." ☛ https://www.404media.co/nasa-dei-drop-everything-executive-order/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:54:36

• "Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_413 | Source: European Commission    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:54:53

• "The changes at Google come as a growing number of top companies pull back on their DEI programs, including Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/05/google-end-dei-program/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:55:10

• "Here’s the full text of the memo, which is presented as a Q&A with Cicconi: [...]" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/google/607012/google-dei-hiring-goals-internal-memo | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:55:39

• "The funding cuts and pauses have immediately made it harder for people to safely escape scam compounds, according to half a dozen sources working to combat scams and trafficking." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/usaid-collapse-is-helping-criminal-scammers-enslave-people/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:55:53

• "It took the Trump administration—and, really, Elon Musk—all of 10 days to dismantle USAID, the world’s single largest humanitarian donor." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/usaid-doge-dismantle-cost-foreign-aid/681573/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:56:15

• "In Dushanbe, Hakimova, her lawyer, and her relatives refuse to speak to the media. Sources with knowledge of the journalist's case say they cannot speak because they have been given a gagging order. Hakimova is currently under house arrest." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-war-journalists-media-freedom/33301728.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 14:59:30

• "Sources with knowledge of the journalist's case say they cannot speak because they have been given a gagging order. Hakimova is currently under house arrest."    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:00:12

• "Sources with knowledge of the journalist's case say they cannot speak because they have been given a gagging order. Hakimova is currently under house arrest."    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:00:45

• "Following these claims, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation under Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code for 'spreading misleading information.'" ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-merdan-yanardag-acquitted-in-trial-over-assassination-claim-304300 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:00:55

• "President Trump has already settled claims with both Meta and ABC News. Paramount Global" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/president-trump-continues-to-throttle-the-free-press-report/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:01:15

• "These were among the last words that Mozambican blogger Albino Sibia streamed live on Facebook on December 12, 2024, after a police officer shot him twice in the back as he was filming police action against protestors" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/02/blogger-killed-editor-missing-as-mozambiques-press-freedom-crisis-deepens/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:01:56

• "The UK Government has been accused of failing to “reflect the urgency and severity of the situation” in a response published today to the House of Lords Future of News inquiry." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/future-of-news-inquiry-lords-government-response/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:02:14

• "The CEO, Maury Blackman, didn’t like that. So he sued Poulson—along with Amazon Web Service, Substack, and Poulson’s non-profit, Tech Inquiry—to try and force Poulson to take down his articles about the arrest." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/victory-eff-helps-defeat-meritless-lawsuit-against-journalist | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:03:36

• "That interview is at the center of one FCC complaint — and a $10 billion lawsuit from President Donald Trump — that says CBS doctored the interview." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-communications-agency-reinstates-complaints-starts-investigating-media/7964421.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:03:56

• "Matar has been charged with attempted murder and assault after allegedly rushing the stage at a literary event in New York in 2022 and stabbing Rushdie at least 10 times. Matar has pleaded not guilty." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/02/04/2025/trial-of-salman-rushdies-alleged-attacker-begins-in-new-york | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:05:06

• "China was “ramping up” its efforts to suppress Taiwan in South Africa, the democratic island said, after the South African government again demanded Taiwan’s liaison office in the capital Pretoria be relocated." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-taiwan-souith-africa/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:05:20

• "HB 710’s definition of “harmful” materials is “vague and overbroad”, says the lawsuit." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/05/publishers-sue-state-of-idaho-over-library-book-bans | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:06:19

• "He recalled a meeting he had a few years ago at Google’s offices in the United States, with 23-year-old readers, technology enthusiasts, to discuss “how sophisticated book technology is" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-02-04/salman-rushdie-my-story-is-about-beauty-facing-death.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:07:21

• "But even before the 2020 National Security Law ushered in a crackdown on public criticism of the authorities" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/04/china-hong-kong-taiwan-banned-books/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:08:32

• "Musk works for the government’s DOGE temporary organization and has spent the past two weeks — just two weeks — creating chaos with vast powers and questionable legality. But that is just one of his many very real jobs" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/blog/twitter-files-pretend-power/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:09:01

• "The incitement charges against Temirlan Yensebek raise concerns that he’s being targeted for his biting political satire" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/02/kazakh-political-satirist-temirlan-yensebek-arrested-on-incitement-charges/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:10:02

• "What is a subject for this post is how, in bizarrely continuing with any sort of normal order in the face of an actual coup taking place under their noses—literally right down the street" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/democrats-should-be-stopping-a-lawless-president-not-helping-censor-the-internet-honestly-wtf-are-they-thinking/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:11:45

• "Swedish police said on Wednesday there was no evidence of "ideological motives" behind a mass shooting at an adult education center on Tuesday, and warned of misinformation spread on social media about the Nordic country's deadliest gun attack." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/swedish-police-warn-of-online-misinformation-after-mass-school-shooting/7963559.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:13:46

• "In their sample of five countries, they found news avoidance was highest in Argentina (45%) and the US (41%) and lowest in Finland (17%) and Japan (11%), with Israel somewhere in between." ☛ https://theconversation.com/why-democrats-are-switching-off-the-news-a-psychologist-explains-248512 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:18:35

• "In a classic piece of corporate speak, the company said in an SEC filing that the job cuts" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/workday_restructure_job_cuts/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:18:55

• "power the West to its obvious innate superiority." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/palantir_karp_comments/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:19:35

• "Here are some of the basic ingredients of a truly pro-business atmosphere: The rule of law; a functional and predictable court system; enforceable contracts; intelligible regulations; trustworthy and accurate government data" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-business-community-is-extraordinarily | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:20:49

• "Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/science/canada-great-white-sharks.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:23:01

• "Three of these five seem to have the same potentially infectious disease affecting their brain" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/great-white-sharks-washing-up-dead | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:23:20

• "After 20-month pregnancy, Rose-Tu gives ‘smoothest birth’ with baby ‘standing up on her own within 15 minutes’" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/elephant-birth-oregon-zoo | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:23:42

• "Thailand has cut electricity, [Internet] and fuel supplies to five border areas in Myanmar," ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/thailand-cuts-power-fuel-and-internet-supply-to-parts-of-myanmar/7963575.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:25:36

• "According to the United Nations, hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and illegal online operations across Southeast Asia" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/thailand-to-cut-power-to-myanmar-border-areas-linked-to-scam-centers/7962150.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:29:29

• "Sales in California fell almost eight percent in the fourth quarter of last year and are down 12 percent overall for the year, as Bloomberg reports." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-bizarre-behavior-killing-tesla-sales | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:31:38

• "Imagine trying to log in to your centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) account and your password and username just… don’t work." ☛ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/05/preventing-account-takeover-on-centralized-cryptocurrency-exchanges-in-2025/ | Source: Trail of Bits    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:31:58

• "Also, imposing tariffs on European cars won’t supercharge Trump’s plans for US automakers to sell more cars in Europe, experts say." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-plan-to-make-european-cars-more-expensive-has-a-fatal-flaw/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:33:02

• "Bitcoin was never used by most Salvadorans, its modern city was never built, and now it will cease to be legal tender in El Salvador" ☛ https://ticotimes.net/2025/02/02/el-salvador-abandons-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-after-failed-experiment?ref=birchtree.me |    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:33:29

• "Rampant development and a surging human population are imperiling what has been dubbed “America’s Serengeti”: the iconic Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. " ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/americas-serengeti-at-risk/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:37:44

• "The two grains are critical for food security in India, the second most populous country in the world and home to a quarter of all undernourished people globally." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-coal-emissions-india-millions-crop.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:37:56

• "according to the U.S. Department of Defense, the man in the video is a U.S. army recruiter." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/02/04/afcl-us-army-recruiter-video/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:38:48

• "That could allow someone to bypass the security measures of, and potentially cause irreversible changes to, the very systems they have access to." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-associate-bfs-federal-payment-system/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:39:28

• "singled out for her work in "climate diversification" — and, as a result, launched a throng of woefully ill-informed harassment her way." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-naming-government-workers-illegal | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:40:15

• "There is another way to do journalism. It’s called connecting dots, asking questions" ☛ https://fair.org/home/as-constitutional-crises-mount-us-press-sleepwalks-into-autocracy/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:40:38

• "The updates, shown in [Microsoft proprietary] Github commits, are to a database for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Head Start program." ☛ https://www.404media.co/forbidden-words-github-reveals-how-software-engineers-are-purging-federal-databases/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:41:20

• "Employees working for the agency now known as DOGE have been ordered to stop using Slack while government lawyers attempt to transition the agency to one that is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 404 Media has learned." ☛ https://www.404media.co/doge-employees-ordered-to-stop-using-slack-while-agency-transitions-to-a-records-system-not-subject-to-foia/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:42:07

• "The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Preble fired its HELIOS system to zap an aerial drone during a weapons testing exercise in 2024" ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2025/02/04/us-navy-hits-drone-with-helios-laser-in-successful-test/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:43:55

• "If you need to check out, I totally understand." ☛ https://kottke.org/25/02/a-programming-note-1 | Source: Jason Kottke    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:45:42

• "DOGE Engineer" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/doge-engineer-noaa-data-google-musk-climate-project-2025/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:46:12

• "Teens spent a quarter of the school day on their skinnerboxes" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/teens-phone-use-during-school | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:46:41

• "You don't say ! You mean Alvind is a day lay late and a dollar short on his supersized bonus ?? Wow, Trump is changing the world already .... LOL https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkbr2tx2 !"    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:47:16

• "A dusting of snow shouldn’t impact canceling anything" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkbr2tx2    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:47:43

• "Did they say all employees in the area could stay home for their own safety today? If there truly had been a weather event and the all-hands was important enough, they could easily have held it online. Just a lazy, cowardly way of buying time for their own selfish and nefarious ends, no doubt."    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:48:17

• "A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now." ☛ https://www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-version-of-the-cia-guide-to-sabotaging-fascism/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:48:36

• "Two Plus Two Equals Four" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/two-plus-two-equals-four/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:48:59

• "So IBM is no longer a big boy? Nice job well done deserving a high bonus for the executive team for the transformation of IBM into a small kid. Well done AK and GM and SP for your last 20 years of work." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jaxnh    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:49:34

• "15 people were fired last march at the Madrid services center (AKA center of excellence, aka we are the best center, aka AR center...)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jj8gp8jp    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:50:12

• "for the worst in adult entertainment, nothing beats the IBM clown show on w3" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkb2en5m    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:50:44

• "The shell game continues...count non Al / Cloud revenue as AI / Cloud or whatever is the latest fad. The top line revenue has not budged in five years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jqbp1 they used to do 'cannibalisation', now it's rebranding: server becomes "clown computing"... then "AI workloads"... this way they always claim "strategic area" is "growing fast"    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:52:12

• "It's all about keeping the shareholders and Alvind's mega bonus happy - nothing personal, of course." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:52:48

• Financialization: What It Is and Why It Matters https://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_525.pdf "elevate the significance of the financial sector relative to the real sector, (2) transfer income from the real sector to the financial sector, and (3) increase income inequality and contribute to wage stagnation"    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:54:42

• "Timothy Snyder, whose “On Tyranny” has become an essential guidebook for understanding this moment" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/first-cracks-appear-some-conservatives-admit-were-in-a-constitutional-crisis/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:55:51

• "But the Trump administration is more interested in blowing up the state than in extending its power." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-historical-analogies/681561/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:56:21

• "The initial wave of separation came through the Arab Caliphate’s campaigns in the 730s CE under Marwan the Deaf (Murvan Qru)." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/02/04/cultural-trauma-and-european-identity-in-georgia-and-armenia/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:56:41

• "The Trump administration’s strategy has been to “flood the zone” with so many actions that it’s hard to keep up, let alone respond." ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/02/usaid-elon-musk-donald-trump-doge | Source: New Statesman    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:57:04

• "DOGE's involvement with the payment system for the federal government" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-02-04/treasury-tells-congress-that-doge-had-read-only-access-to-payment-systems | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:57:25

• "At present, that is not the case. On the contrary, Putin is more confident than ever of victory and sees no reason to end the war." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-war-against-the-west-will-continue-until-putin-tastes-defeat/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:57:56

• "Trump has deputized him" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-eliminate-regulations | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:58:18

• "ContactInfo Information Sharing" ☛ https://osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2025/02/updating-exit-policy-and-contact-info-for-our-exit-relays/ | Source: Osservatorio Nessuno    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:58:57

• "We needed a solution built for the future — one that could scale with demand, reduce the load on MariaDB" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/02/06/lets-encrypt-scales-rate-limits-to-prepare-for-a-billion-active-certificates/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 15:59:30

• "Because Musk and his DOGE minions have strong-armed their way into the offices of the Treasury, OPM, GSA, and USAID" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elon-musk-spending-data-coup/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:01:52

• "maximize payment integrity for agencies and the public" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-04/us-treasury-dept-gives-musks-doge-read-only-access-to-payment-systems | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:02:17

• "The response, by the department’s Office of Legislative Affairs, comes as lawmakers, cybersecurity experts and privacy advocates have criticized reported activities by Elon Musk’s Department [sic] of Government Efficiency (DOGE)." ☛ https://therecord.media/treasury-payments-system-doge-read-only | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:02:40

• "Why it matters: The lawsuit that was filed in D.C. federal court Monday alleges Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent allowed DOGE representatives access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/treasury-sued-doge-sensitive-information-musk-trump | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:03:04

• "Musk and his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly have full access to Treasury payment systems" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/musk-doge-union-lawsuit-treasury-1235257130/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:03:30

• "What follows is a high-level overview explaining how what Musk and his team are doing qualifies as a violation of the statute, and what the consequence of this violation should be." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/when-its-not-just-a-coup-but-a-cfaa-violation-too/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:03:55

• "The case, Bindl vs. EC, underscores the principle that when people’s data is lost, stolen, or shared without promised safeguards—which can lead to identity theft" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/courts-fine-against-european-commission-unlawful-personal-data-transfer-small | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:04:18

• "The Republican Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley has introduced a new bill that would make it illegal to import or export artificial intelligence products to and from China" ☛ https://www.404media.co/senator-hawley-proposes-jail-time-for-people-who-download-deepseek/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:04:31

• "extensive collection of data and exposure of that data to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government that conflict with Australian law." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/australia_deepseek_ban/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:04:44

• "Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/us-deepseek-ban-texas-australia-italy-south-korea/articleshow/117936050.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:05:13

• "To use the feature, customers need to be logged into the CVS app, connected to the store’s Wi-Fi, and have Bluetooth turned on." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/cvs-will-make-shopping-slightly-less-annoying-if-you-download-an-app-consent-to-being-tracked/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:07:21

• "The Labor Department houses an enormous amount of confidential data, and includes the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produces important economic data, including inflation readings and market-critical employment statistics." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/musk-doge-labor-bls | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:07:44

• "Who bought it, who installed it, and what's happening with the data on it." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/democrats_opm_server/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:08:08

• "Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee said Wednesday DOGE must comply with security and privacy laws as they obtain access to federal systems" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/lawmakers-fear-elon-musk-doge-not-adhering-to-privacy-rules/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:08:52

• "As recently as yesterday morning, Musk made clear that DOGE will go line by line through the government’s books looking for fat targets for budget-cutting" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-nuclear-weapons/681581/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:09:28

• "That missive is in response to letters that US Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent to Bessent, raising concerns about the DOGE team's infiltration of the department." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/tom_krause_treasury_read_only_access/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:10:13

• "I know advertising is an important revenue stream — often the only revenue stream — for many products and services." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/everyone-knows-your-location/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:10:34

• "Good news! Google has determined that “responsible AI” is in no way incompatible with selling its AI systems for weaponry or surveillance." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/05/do-be-evil-google-now-ok-with-ai-for-weapons-and-surveillance-for-freedom-equality-and-respect-for-human-rights/ | Source: Pivot to AI http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:11:16

• Windows TCO" ☛ https://therecord.media/ransomware-payments-drop-2024-chainalysis-report | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:11:53

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/2024-ransomware-payments-fall-chainalysis/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:12:03

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:12:38

• "authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:13:22

• "Not not the [Internet] is not meant literally, I do spend more than enough time on the [Internet]." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/02/control-your-internet-experience-in-reply-to-avas-thats-your-internet-not-mine/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:13:59

• "The question is: Do you want to help her? Or are you just kind of fascinatedly tracking the downturn in her online vibes?" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/02/dear-james-friend-instagram-dark-turn/681557/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:14:13

• "Anthropic, the developer of the conversational AI assistant Claude, doesn’t want prospective new hires using AI assistants in their applications, regardless of whether they’re in marketing or engineering." ☛ https://www.404media.co/anthropic-claude-job-application-ai-assistants/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:16:45

• "On Monday, Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer who was appointed by the new administration to head technology efforts at the General Services Administration" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/technology/musk-allies-ai-government.html| Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:16:56

• "this does raise red flags" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lieutenant-gsa-ai-agency/?ref=404media.co | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:17:18

• "told government tech workers in a meeting this week that the administration plans to widely deploy AI throughout the government." ☛ https://www.404media.co/things-are-going-to-get-intense-how-a-musk-ally-plans-to-push-ai-on-the-government/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:18:22

• "Even Apple’s Craig Federighi has admitted there is a problem," ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/672879/list-of-mac-viruses-malware-and-security-flaws.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:23:38

• "50c doesn’t sound like a lot per month but that’s across the millions of users that have it but it’s the principle." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/02/05/apple-care-price-increase-apple-slowly-turning-up-the-dial-on-more-services-revenue/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:23:51

• "To investigate the buildup of inhaled microplastics in human organs, researchers analyzed liver, kidney, and brain samples from autopsies" ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/microplastics-build-up-in-human-organs-especially-the-brain-72541 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:26:36

• "The long-term impacts and the potential for incremental effects of plastic particles embedded in our tissues remain unknown" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-could-accumulate-in-our-brains-more-than-in-kidneys-and-livers | Source: Science Alert    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:26:48

• "And it's not just the brain. Scientists also found significant concentrations of microplastics in the liver and kidney." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/brains-microplastics-study | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:27:13

• "It was both the unbearable ringing and the heartbreak of losing my music career that brought me to the roof of the university building" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/ear-candy-how-hearing-protection-became-cool/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:28:40

• "A stop work order was not needed to carry out a review of aid, she said" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/28/charities-reeling-from-usaid-freeze-warn-of-life-or-death-effects | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:29:29

• "That "pause" is now spinning out into something much more permanent." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/official-warns-musk-thousands-usaid-people | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:30:00

• "In a major shock to the oil industry, Congress adopted President Bush’s proposal." ☛ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/02/04/children-and-americans-need-protecting-from-deadly-gasoline-carcinogens/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:30:28

• "Analysis of the super-rare preserved hair" ☛ https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/400-year-old-strand-of-hair-unlocks-new-thinking-on-vitamin-d-and-scotlands-weak-winter-sun-4976748 | Source: The Scotsman    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:31:21

• "The potential for disruption is enormous: China, which this week has been hit with a 10 percent across-the-board tariff" ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/398161/trump-tariffs-china-prescripton-drugs-medicine-shortage | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:31:57

• "make America healthy again." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/05/buying-candy-soda-with-food-stamps-banned-under-proposed-kansas-bill/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:32:16

• "The findings highlight NT's potential to restore soil health and reduce carbon emissions" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-tillage-farming-shown-soil-carbon.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:33:09

• "There are definitely pros and cons to this experiment so far that I wanted to share." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/02/05/hows-my-notebook-journey-going/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:34:11

• "Titled 100 Years of Leica: Joel Meyerowitz and Barbara Davidson" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/galleries-and-exhibitions/leica-celebrates-100-years-with-a-landmark-photography-exhibition-featuring-joel-meyerowitz-and-barbara-davidson | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:34:24

• "The title and the abstract form the gateway to a study, and a well-defined combination rolls out the red carpet for the audience." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/how-to-write-a-good-abstract-72544 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:35:26

• "In order to be comfortable with doing things at the 70% or even lower percentage" ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/02/the-70-rule-is-a-powerful-rule-for-action/ | Source: Sara Jakša    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:36:08

• "It’s tempting to focus on how much we need to improve, but it’s helpful to show others how the improvements will help them." ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/02/clarity-about-the-benefits/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:39:12

• "Just over a year ago, the Navy launched a three-week prep course for new recruits who might never have made it to boot camp." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-prep-course-honor-grads/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:39:36

• "I’m a big advocate for mentorships." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/on-mentorships/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:40:33

• "State of play: Average federal spending in the 2021-22 school year was 17% in Trump-voting states, compared to 11% in states that voted for Harris." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/trump-federal-education-funding-map-schools | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:41:17

• "The email further instructs NMFS employees—responsible for promoting the conservation of sea life and sustainability of America’s seafood sources" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/noaa-employees-foreign-nationals/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:44:44

• "Their latest study reports a refined measurement method that combines remote sensing by satellite and terrestrial gravity data" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-scandinavian-peninsula-sea-satellite-gravity.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:45:04

• "While SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk and the Trump administration allow NASA's operations to languish" ☛ https://futurism.com/boeing-lost-billions-money-starliner | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:45:30

• "The warning signs of a SpaceX takeover are certainly there." ☛ https://futurism.com/nasa-is-in-tatters | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:45:46

• "Like most bloggers I know, I have a small hoard of domain names I've purchased over the years." ☛ https://brandons-journal.com/letting-go-of-domains/ | Source: Brandon    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:46:59

• "in between the work that needs to be done and the distractions of living in a dystopian future" ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/todo-notes-as-a-storm-approaches/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:49:11

• "I don’t have a problem with minimalism (I mean, it’s not my vibe, but you do you). This is not about any particular vibe." ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/your-personal-brand-makes-me-want-to-vomit | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:49:36

• "The commission said many of the billions of low-value products that enter the EU each year were not compliant with its laws" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/05/eu-to-tighten-checks-on-goods-sold-by-sites-such-as-shein-and-temu | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:50:01

• "that’s your [Internet], not mine." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/02/04/our-web/ | Source: James G    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:50:46

• "That’s also why I like my blog: I can write whatever I want, I don’t have to do anything just to please anyone!" ☛ https://lubieniebieski.pl/posts/2025/02/why-do-we-feel-the-need-to-fake-it/ | Source: Adam Nowak    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:50:54

• "What’s the most frustrating thing about using the terminal for you?" ☛ https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/02/05/some-terminal-frustrations/ | Source: Julia Evans    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:51:48

• "If you pick a random talk at a C++ conference these days, there is a fair chance that the speaker will mention safety at least a couple of times." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/02/05/cpp26-erroneous-behaviour | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:52:10

• "I spent the better part of a week smashing my head against this problem, and I wanted to document it here so it might get sucked up into the LLM vortex to help some other poor soul that needs to validate SendGrid webhooks in a Rails app." ☛ https://www.timbornholdt.com/blog/verifying-secured-sendgrid-event-webhooks-in-ruby-on-rails | Source: Tim Bornholdt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:52:22

• "To best use a tracing profiler, you need some adaptations to your code and your workflow (as opposed to sampling profilers, which “just work” with your code.)" ☛ https://yosefk.com/blog/profiling-in-production-with-function-call-traces.html | Source: Yossi Kreinin    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:52:46

• "When I tell people that I like to code in Clojure the common response is “wut?”." ☛ https://arjenwiersma.nl/posts/20250205-clojure-projects/ | Source: Arjen Wiersma    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:53:11

• "In our article, we describe how developing standards for memory-safe systems may be able to help enable remedies by making potential benefit more clear (and hence facilitating clear signalling of demand) as well as permitting interventions such as: [...] " ☛ https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2025/02/05/it-is-time-to-standardize-principles-and-practices-for-software-memory-safety/ | Source: Light Blue Touchpaper    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:53:32

• "One of the coolest things about the Raspberry Pi is all of the cool third-party boards that get made by the community and professional companies like Adafruit." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/adafruits-fruit-jam-is-a-raspberry-pi-pico-2-powered-credit-card-sized-computer | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:56:21

• "If there's one thing that all Raspberry Pi are good for, it's emulating classic games but this project doesn't emulate the DEC PDP-1 minicomputer, instead it emulates the controllers." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico-spacewar-controller-brings-vintage-space-combat-to-the-21st-century | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:56:32

• "And yet he was clear from the start that he wasn’t going to create a medical device." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/cardiography-signal-measuring-device-built-on-raspberry-pi-pico-w/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:57:01

• "This device shows current weather information and custom messages on a 2.9” Pervasive Displays EPDK-Matter Development Kit screen." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/02/06/build-an-epaper-weather-display-and-message-board-using-arduino-cloud/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:57:23

• "Snaps auto-update by default. Great for security1, but horrible for users who want to control what their personal computer is doing." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/02/05/done-with-ubuntu/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 16:58:48

• "In theory I'm coming to you from across my house via light beam communications." gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-02-02Night_of_Lights.txt    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:14:45

• "If I called you, it's because I needed to speak to you. I could have sent you a message in any number of ways, but I chose not to do so BECAUSE I NEEDED TO SPEAK TO YOU. So no, I do not want to leave a message." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-02-06_I_hate_voicemail.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:15:33

• Old Files gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202502/20250206-old-files.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:16:25

• "I got my first laptop in, I think, 2006. It was a fujitsu amilo. I remember this because I chose “amilo” for its hostname when I installed Debian on it. I’m not a particularly creative person, necessarily." gemini://tilde.team/~jmcs/gemlog/2025-02-05-gnulinux-has-changed-and-thats-good.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:17:07

• 🔤SpellBinding: UILMSTB Wordo: TIMER gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-02-06.gmi    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:17:43

• "I recently asked what people are using for RSS these days on a couple different platforms." ☛ https://mattlangford.com/2025/02/05/which-rss-app-do-people.html | Source: Matt Langford    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:29:07

• "The open in open source and open science means more than how we share code or data." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/open-science-and-open-source-only-with-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:29:48

• "The lawsuit seeks to compel the CDC..." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/doctors-sue-trump-removed-health-data | Source: Axios    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:29:56

• "For the past few days, 7 Inkscape Members met up in Frankfurt, Germany to collaborate on various projects and get to know each other." ☛ https://inkscape.org/news/2025/02/05/inkscape-summit-frankfurt-2025/ | Source: Inkscape    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:30:32

• "I'm just back from my first ever FOSDEM - a megaconference dedicated to Free and Open Source technology and culture" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/fosdem-the-good-parts-and-the-not-so-good-parts/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:30:39

• "Today, we’re going to build a little database system. For availability, latency, and scalability, we’re going to divide our data into multiple shards" ☛ https://brooker.co.za/blog/2025/02/04/versioning.html | Source: Marc Brooker    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:37:14

• "The traditional trade-off for distributed databases with high write speeds was availability for consistency." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/aerospike-debuts-high-performance-distributed-acid-transactions/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:37:22

• "Firefox 136 promises several exciting features like hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux systems" ☛ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-136-promises-hardware-video-decoding-for-amd-gpus-on-linux-vertical-tabs | Source: 9to5Linux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:44:45

• "the 264th release" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/02/05/curl-8-12-0/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:47:21

• "After three years with Purelymail, I’m back at self-hosting my mail server. Not because it’s cheaper (it’s actually much pricier to pay for a VPS)" ☛ https://jlelse.blog/thoughts/2025/02/self-hosting-emails-again | Source: Jan Lukas Else    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:49:02

• "Snapshots have a variety of uses, including forming the underpinnings of FreeBSD boot environments feature." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-orchestration-part-1-zfs-snapshots-tools/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:49:16

• "In its program for their fortieth anniversary, the organization hinted that it would organize an unprecedented virtual memorabilia auction" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-40-auction | Source: FSF    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:49:23

• "Jeremy Bicha, a Canonical Desktop Software Engineer and Debian Developer shared the news in a post on the Ubuntu Discourse forums." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-to-feature-gnome-48-desktop-environment/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:53:14

• "On the Fedora side, brainstorming is already underway to figure out how to harness AI for GNOME, Fedora Workstation, and beyond." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/fedora-in-2025-ai-integration-wayland-advancements-hdr-and-more/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:54:18

• "Univention Corporate Server is an enterprise-class distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12354 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:54:40

• "When I was younger, I played a lot of MUDs (“Multi-User Dungeons” — the text-only predecessor to modern MMORPGs" ☛ http://jackkelly.name/blog/archives/2025/02/06/how_copyover_mud_servers_worked/index.html | Source: Jack Kelly    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:55:17

• "Don't force me to deal with your shiny language of the day" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/mixing_rust_and_c_linux/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 17:55:51

• IBM Red Bait on "era of clown computing", pushing "hey hi" (AI) hype in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft trap Azure ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/IBM_Red_Hat_on_era_of_cloud_computing_pushing_hey_hi_AI_hype_in.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:01:27

• LibreOffice at the Univention Summit 2025 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/05/libreoffice-at-the-univention-summit-2025/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:01:57

• This the easiest way to bypass paywall articles in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxbsdos.com/2025/02/05/how-to-bypass-paywall-articles-in-linux/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:02:23

• Support rally for Ukraine planned in Rīga February 24 ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/05.02.2025-support-rally-for-ukraine-planned-in-riga-february-24.a586607/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:02:56

• Russian Hackers Exploited 7-Zip Zero-Day Against Ukraine ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-hackers-exploited-7-zip-zero-day-against-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:03:04

• Additional €20m needed for Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania – UNHCR ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2479602/additional-eur20m-needed-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-lithuania-unhcr    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:03:29

• North Korean casualty rate in Kursk may be as high as 50%: US expert ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/05/north-korea-troop-loss-kursk/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:03:38

• "Can we create some kind of community Free Open Source Honor entity that goes into high handed organizations like Red Hat and cleans out the poop?" https://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36940/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:08:09

• U.S. Could Reveal Convicted Felon's Peace Plan For Ukraine As Early As Next Week -- Report ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33304662.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:08:26

• Dictator Urges Trading Ukraine’s Critical Minerals for More U.S. Aid ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/world/europe/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:08:43

• nukes ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/05/kremlin-says-zelensky-s-proposal-for-ukraine-to-get-nukes-in-lieu-of-nato-membership-verges-on-madness | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:09:03

• bloomberg ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/05/trump-s-special-envoy-expected-to-present-plan-for-ending-war-in-ukraine-at-munich-conference-next-week-bloomberg | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:09:20

• donbas ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/05/russian-forces-advance-on-pokrovsk-gateway-to-control-of-ukraine-s-northern-donbas | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:09:50

• President: Baltic states ready to unplug from BRELL grid ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/05.02.2025-president-baltic-states-ready-to-unplug-from-brell-grid.a586568/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:10:13

• Baltic states unplug from Russia’s power grid—but Moscow still looms over critical infrastructure ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/baltic-states-unplug-from-russias-power-grid-but-moscow-still-looms-over-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:10:24

• Surrounded by superpowers, Kazakhstan walks a geopolitical tightrope ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/books/surrounded-by-superpowers-kazakhstan-walks-a-geopolitical-tightrope/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:10:52

• Lithuania detains Belarusians, seizes 17 trucks for sanction violations ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2479091/lithuania-detains-belarusians-seizes-17-trucks-for-sanction-violations    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:11:25

• FT policy chief warns MPs watered-down copyright monopoly regime for Hey Hi (AI) is ‘huge mistake’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/copyright-ai-ft-right-wrong-opt-out-exemption/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:12:50

• █████ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss ██████████████████████ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:54:00 +0000 ███████ Three Recent Inter Partes Proceedings: The Bigger They Are ....    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:13:58

• "both conceptually and commercially weak in the fields of apparel and sports/fitness" ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-recent-inter-partes-proceedings.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:14:17

• As Elon Musk Dismantles USAID, Foreign Leaders Rejoice ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/world/europe/usaid-russia-putin.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:15:15

• "Reactions from the Kremlin’s cronies to Europe’s prosecution plans against Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/06/the-losers-don-t-put-the-victors-on-trial | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:27:42

• "Council of Europe moves to create tribunal to try Putin for war on Ukraine " ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/05/council-of-europe-moves-to-create-tribunal-to-try-putin-for-war-on-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:28:00

• Putin ousts Yury Borisov ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/06/putin-ousts-yury-borisov-as-head-of-russia-s-state-space-agency | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:28:28

• "Russia’s Transport Ministry launches mass inspection of tankers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/05/russia-s-transport-ministry-launches-mass-inspection-of-tankers-following-kerch-strait-oil-spill | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:28:53

• Ukraine Open To Diplomatic Path To End War, Zelenskyy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskiy-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-war-morgan-nuclear-weapons-trump-talks-putin/33303311.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:29:02

• It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety ☞ https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2025/02/05/it-is-time-to-standardize-principles-and-practices-for-software-memory-safety/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:29:34

• 'Majority' of Ukrainians want ceasefire with Russia, Zelensky's ex-spokesperson says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20250205-majority-of-ukrainians-want-ceasefire-with-russia-zelensky-s-ex-spokesperson-says    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:29:45

• Kremlin calls Zelensky's readiness for Putin talks 'empty words' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250205-kremlin-calls-zelensky-s-readiness-for-putin-talks-empty-words    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:30:04

• Why I switched from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/02/05/why-i-switched-vmware-openshift-virtualization    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:30:27

• Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in January 2025 ☞ https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2025-01/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:30:57

• Jens Georg: Remote deploy to server using SSH and Gitlab ☞ https://jensge.org/2025/02/06/remote-deploy-to-server-using-ssh-and-gitlab/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:32:02

• Alberto Garcia: Keeping your system-wide configuration files intact after updating SteamOS ☞ https://blogs.igalia.com/berto/2025/02/05/keeping-your-system-wide-configuration-files-intact-after-updating-steamos/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:32:40

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: crates.io: development update ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/02/05/crates-io-development-update.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:34:25

• Control your Raspberry Pi GPIO with Arduino Cloud using Node.js | Part III ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/02/05/control-your-raspberry-pi-gpio-with-arduino-cloud-using-node-js-part-iii/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:35:00

• Red Hat’s sponsored puff pieces, or fake articles that Red Hat is basically buying ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/05/sally-omalley-shaping-red-hat-open-source-collaboration-kubecon/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:35:45

• Why Banks May Be Hoping You’re Not Paying Attention ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/upshot/capital-one-savings-interest.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:37:25

• Kazāks' nomination for governor of Latvian central bank moves ahead ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/05.02.2025-kazaks-nomination-for-governor-of-latvian-central-bank-moves-ahead.a586548/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:37:39

• Myanmar authorities arrest 475 young people in Yangon in January: group ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/02/05/young-people-arrested-conscription/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:37:52

• Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 14.0 ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/02/06/kiwi-tcms-140/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:38:41

• 'Beyond Doubt': Proteins in Fossil From Actual Dinosaur, Claim Scientists ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/beyond-doubt-proteins-in-fossil-from-actual-dinosaur-claim-scientists    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:39:24

• LA Coast Community Accelerates Towards Pacific Amid Increasing Landslides ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/la-coast-community-accelerates-towards-pacific-amid-increasing-landslides    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:39:35

• DNA Confirms Orcas Prey Upon One of Australia's Deadliest Marine Predators ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-confirms-orcas-prey-upon-one-of-australias-deadliest-marine-predators    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:39:53

• New Rumours of I.C.B.M. Layoffs in 2025, I.C.B.M. Consulting Still Struggles, Based on Management ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/New_Rumours_of_IBM_Layoffs_in_2025_IBM_Consulting_Still_Struggl.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:08

• Richard Stallman Has Another Talk in India Tomorrow, at Least Fourth India Talk in Recent Days ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/02/Richard_Stallman_Has_Another_Talk_in_India_Tomorrow_at_Least_Fo.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:16

• Software Freedom Month at NITK Surathkal and Yesterday's Talk by Richard Stallman ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/Software_Freedom_Month_at_NITK_Surathkal_and_Yesterday_s_Talk_b.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:23

• The Latest Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Are a Wake-up Call: The Company is Running Low on Money ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/The_Latest_Microsoft_Layoffs_Are_a_Wake_up_Call_The_Company_is_.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:30

• Free Software Foundation, Inc. (FSF) Still Raising Money, Richard Stallman Contributes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/Free_Software_Foundation_Inc_FSF_Still_Raising_Money_Richard_St.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:43

• statCounter Shows "WIntel" Chasing a Dying Market ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/statCounter_Shows_WIntel_Chasing_a_Dying_Market.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:40:53

• European Internet Forum (EIF) is Dominated by American Corporations and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lobbyists, Staff Take the Lead ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/European_Internet_Forum_EIF_is_Dominated_by_American_Corporatio.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:44:50

• Just Because People on Top of the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Pyramid Made a Lot of Money Doesn't Mean Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Wealthy (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/Just_Because_People_on_Top_of_the_Microsoft_Pyramid_Made_a_Lot_.shtml    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:44:57

• Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Hasina's father's home ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/bangladesh-protesters-torch-ousted-pm-hasinas-fathers-home    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:45:46

• Press freedom advocates condemn Yemen journalist imprisonment over government criticism ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/press-freedom-advocates-condemn-yemen-journalist-imprisonment-over-government-criticism/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:46:00

• Philippine V-P Duterte impeached for assassination threat against Marcos, alleged misuse of funds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippine-vice-president-sara-duterte-impeached-for-alleged-misuse-of-funds    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:46:15

• Chrome 133, Firefox 135 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-133-firefox-135-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:46:42

• Texas Instruments in MS Foundation prnewswire.com/news-releases/texas-instruments-joins-the-linux-foundations-civil-infrastructure-platform-as-a-gold-member-302368899.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:48:40

• "You may have heard about how difficult the GRUB Linux bootloader is to install and configure. If that's holding you back from installing Linux, you should know it's nothing to be scared of, if you have to deal with it at all." https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-be-intimidated-by-linuxs-notorious-grub-bootloader/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:49:05

• "The trojan has been used in attacks since mid-November 2024 to infect and remotely control systems and exfiltrate data such as user credentials or MAC addresses." https://www.csoonline.com/article/3816998/new-trojan-hijacks-linux-and-iot-devices.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:49:54

• Microsoft celebrates Windows being called "linux" https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/wsl-2-will-soon-get-support-for-another-popular-and-legendary-linux-distro    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:54:34

• SPAM, pure SPAM https://cybernews.com/best-web-hosting/cheapest-linux-vps/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:56:11

• "Emerging as Windows-only" https://latesthackingnews.com/2025/02/05/systembc-strikes-linux-why-proactive-defense-is-now-critical/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:57:37

• Not the route towards freedom https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/ventoy-essential-tool-for-installing-windows-or-linux    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 18:59:43

• "A well-known secret in the world of open source software is that many projects rely on donated hosting for everything from their websites to testing infrastructure. When the company providing said hosting can no longer do so for whatever reason, it leaves the project scrambling for a replacement." https://hackaday.com/2025/02/04/freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-looking-for-new-hosting/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:00:34

• "The Mozilla Thunderbird 135 open-source email, calendar, news, chat, and contactbook client was released today alongside the Mozilla Firefox 135 web browser with various new features and many bug fixes." https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-135-released-with-xz-packaging-for-linux-binaries    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:00:51

• Not the route towards freedom https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-wsl-image/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:03:41

• "What is Flathub? A way to install various apps and games across many different Linux distributions, and it's the default way to install new apps on Valve's Steam Deck in Desktop Mode via the Discover app." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/flathub-adds-we-love-games-and-on-the-go-sections-plus-details-on-whats-next-for-their-infrastructure/    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:04:04

• "I suggest talking about the hacker culture, the rise of it and the MIT hacker school issue and the birth of Free Software Movement and also the birth of copyleft license. Since we have many ideas to talk please let me know what to do and what we can talk more." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00003.html    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:05:32

• "We need to talk about a topic or one more than topics. Because Free Software Movement is complex and we need to tell to end-users, developers, admins, artists and any other people who likes GNU and Free Software us better. And also we need to be organized. #fsf IRC Channel is a good place for this purpose I guess. Please tell me if there is another option also."    

posted Thursday, February 06, 2025 at 19:05:36