Roy Schestowitz

• Kumbh Mela https://www.dw.com/en/india-several-dead-after-stampede-at-kumbh-mela/a-71440359    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:32:15

• Why these crowd events happen https://www.dw.com/en/india-maha-kumbh-stampede-why-these-crowd-events-happen/a-63617455    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:32:34

• Could Maha Kumbh stampede have been prevented? https://www.dw.com/en/india-could-maha-kumbh-stampede-have-been-prevented/a-71447116    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:32:51

• Far right https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-decide-vote-on-anti-migration-proposal/live-71441622    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:33:14

• economic growth forecast lowered https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-economic-growth-forecast-lowered/a-71446935    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:33:56

• ECOWAS formally loses members Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger https://www.dw.com/en/ecowas-formally-loses-members-burkina-faso-mali-and-niger/a-71441211    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:34:42

• 'Diplomacy has failed' https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-diplomacy-has-failed/a-71449574    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:34:59

• the world's top economies https://www.dw.com/en/competitiveness-compass-how-eu-aims-to-keep-up-with-the-world-s-top-economies/a-71446295    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:35:30

• 'One of the hardest goals in science' https://www.dw.com/en/a-cure-for-hiv-one-of-the-hardest-goals-in-science/a-71445979    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:35:57

• What is the role of women in India's military? https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-role-of-women-in-india-s-military/a-71455719    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:36:32

• Transgender athletes threaten women's sport https://www.dw.com/en/sebastian-coe-transgender-athletes-threaten-women-s-sport/a-71449394    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:36:52

• Major tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas city area, US https://www.dw.com/en/major-tuberculosis-outbreak-in-kansas-city-area-us/a-67362148    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:37:31

• Why a unionized warehouse in Quebec posed a threat to Amazon https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/unionized-amazon-warehouse-quebec-concern-1.7441043    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:38:30

• 'buying Canadian' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/buy-canadian-tariff-threat-implications-1.7439117    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:38:51

• Canada Post blames workers https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-post-inquiry-hearings-begin-1.7443077    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:40:11

• Canadian farm goods retailer Peavey Mart closing all stores https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/peavey-mart-closures-canada-1.7442967    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:41:10

• Why some Heinz ketchup bottles still say 'Product of USA' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/heinz-ketchup-usa-bottles-1.7444163    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:42:44

• Peavey Mart https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/reacts-peavey-mart-stores-close-1.7443907    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:43:28

• Walmart https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/walmart-canada-expansion-1.7445992    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:45:20

• Vancouver https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bccla-lawsuit-city-of-vancouver-daytime-sheltering-1.7446580    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:46:05

• "AI art" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-ai-art-1.7432023 ripoff: https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Image_Fusion_is_Not_AI_LLMs_Aren_t_Either.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:48:01

• maternity leave for women after miscarriage https://www.dw.com/en/germany-offers-maternity-leave-for-women-after-miscarriage/a-71464825    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:49:00

• Baltic cable sabotage probe https://www.dw.com/en/norway-releases-cargo-ship-in-baltic-cable-sabotage-probe/a-71477546    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:49:54

• milder winters https://www.dw.com/en/is-nature-struggling-to-adapt-to-milder-winters/a-71199270    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:50:39

• Nazi Problem   

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:51:04

• Nazi Problem https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/26/canadas-nazi-problem/    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:51:18

• vaping https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-vaping-flavour-ban-2025-medical-officers-of-health-1.7440718    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:51:42

• More Guns, Less Bread https://jacobin.com/2025/01/canada-military-ceos-iraq-us/    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:52:05

• Canada’s Dangerous Retreat on Migrant Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/27/canadas-dangerous-retreat-migrant-rights    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:52:24

• Poland and Canada Sign Nuclear Power Cooperation Agreement https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-28/poland-and-canada-sign-cooperation-agreement-on-nuclear-power    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:52:52

• will only allow Airbnbs across city in summer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/airbnb-rule-changes-montreal-allowed-1.7445844    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:53:20

• oilsands https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/shell-canada-oil-sands-alberta-carbon-capture-1.7445699    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:53:40

• ostrich farm https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/universal-ostrich-kill-cull-avian-flu-1.7446768    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:54:03

• 'Sabotage is on the rise in Europe' https://www.dw.com/en/eu-top-diplomat-sabotage-is-on-the-rise-in-europe/a-71462838    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:55:22

• economy 'to remain weak' https://www.dw.com/en/ecb-cuts-interest-rates-with-economy-to-remain-weak/a-71458976    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:55:50

• cable sabotage https://www.thelocal.se/20250131/norway-seizes-ship-with-russian-crew-over-suspected-cable-sabotage    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:57:36

• disinformation campaigns in Africa https://www.dw.com/en/divide-and-conquer-russia-s-disinformation-campaigns-in-africa/a-71453082    

posted Sunday, February 09, 2025 at 23:59:44

• Fake Report on DeepSeek's 'Soviet Code' https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-06/russian-tv-falls-for-fake-report-on-deepseeks-soviet-code    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:01:01

• Denmark steps up checks tracking Russia's 'shadow fleet' https://www.thelocal.dk/20250206/denmark-steps-up-checks-tracking-russias-shadow-fleet https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/03/dutch-military-soon-board-russian-vessels-threatening-north-sea    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:01:47

• ASML employee https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/06/arrested-asml-employee-contact-russian-intelligence-service-prosecutor    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:01:58

• My Spitball Theory on TikTok’s Current Semi-Reprieve in the U.S. https://daringfireball.net/2025/01/my_spitball_theory_on_tiktoks_current_semi-reprieve_in_the_us    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:02:41

• What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/donald-trumps-big-bet-what-sovereign-wealth-fund-how-could-it-buy-tiktok-1730694    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:03:11

• TikTok Running on Borrowed Time https://www.projectcensored.org/tiktok-running-on-borrowed-time/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:03:26

• Ukrainian journalist Pavlo Borysko injured while reporting on war https://cpj.org/2025/02/ukrainian-journalist-pavlo-borysko-injured-while-reporting-on-war/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:05:59

• Stromatolites https://xkcd.com/3046/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:06:15

• Rotary Tool https://xkcd.com/3047/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:06:32

• And FSF demands that you change your name to avoid identity theft ttps://fsfe.org/news/2025/news-20250206-01.en.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:07:32

• #039 | S5 | In The Chair | Botslayer: API Defence with AI https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=39    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:29:10

• Jamaica: GNU/Linux rising this year https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/jamaica/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:31:11

• FSF Announces that Nominations Are Open for This Year’s Free Software Awards https://fossforce.com/2025/02/fsf-announces-that-nominations-are-open-for-this-years-free-software-awards/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:33:05

• Judging by past winners, one must attack RMS to get nominated and win    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:34:21

• Your Chance To Get A Head (A Gnu Head, Specifically) https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/your-chance-to-get-a-head-a-gnu-head-specifically/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 00:34:47

• Windows 2% in Haiti https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/haiti/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 02:53:39

• 4.5% in Windows. Microsoft minuscule. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/iraq/#monthly-200902-202502    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 02:55:08

• No posts from SJVN in 2+ months https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:10:07

• SUSE is ALL buzzwords these days https://www.suse.com/c/blog/ 5g, clown, hey hi...    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:10:47

• Even "Linux" blogs promote "hey hi" nonsense now https://www.networkworld.com/article/3818669/digging-into-voice-ai-platform-deepgram.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:11:25

• Sandra Henry-Stocker is misled if she believes covering buzzwords instead of GNU/Linux will garner "hits"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:12:20

• At least, based on detectors, she did not use LLM slop to cover the hey hi hype    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:13:12

• No Linux coverage since July https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent focusing on mindless buzzwords and paid SPAM of Microsoft instead    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:13:58

• Was this site suspended? Nothing in nearly a year. https://conservativenerds.locals.com/landing/article    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:14:28

• Image SLOP + "webinar" = ORACLE SPAM blogs.oracle.com/scoter/post/webinar-slides-discover-a-costeffective-highperformance-virtualization-alternative    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:15:28

• Microsoft propagandist and media mole Davey Winder (for over a decade already) littering pages about "Linux" with Microsoft's anti-Linux FUD https://www.forbes.com/search/?sort=recent&q=linux&sh=45b26491279f these propaganda operatives aren't even hiding themselves well    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:31:17

• This is still a very family-friendly magazine https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202502/index.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:31:57

• Canonical: we don't care! Use WINDOWS! Use WSL. https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60497-ubuntu-s-charm-fading    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:32:57

• Ian Murdock died before he could see Canonical turning Debian into "Windows app"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:33:28

• OSI blog shtum since the Microsoft mole ( Nick Vidal) wrote something in January (22nd). Too shy to show their Microsoft face again?    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 03:34:31

• "Every year stand one of the biggest OpenSource conference, and this is close to my house." ☛ https://vincentdelft.be/post/post_20250208 |    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:08:47

• "Adding the missing operations to the Prometheus host agent would require updates to both prometheus/procfs (to add fields for them) and to node_exporter itself, to report the fields." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/PrometheusHostAgentNFSv4RPCStats | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:08:57

• old: No, Mastodon is Not Growing, Social Control Media is Generally Waning http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/No_Mastodon_is_Not_Growing_Social_Control_Media_is_Generally_Wa.shtml regime change in the US has not helped either    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:11:15

• "Dalai Lama's Elder Brother, Who Led Several Rounds of Talks With China, Dies at 97" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-09/dalai-lamas-elder-brother-who-led-several-rounds-of-talks-with-china-dies-at-97    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:12:23

• "An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/american-teacher-ukraine-russia-prison.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:12:32

• iophk: lots and lots of stenography omitted: "X sez", "Y sez", etc.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:12:49

• "The Five Star Movement Turns to the Left, Belatedly" https://jacobin.com/2025/02/five-star-movement-migration-italy/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:12:58

• "Yrjö Kukkapuro, renowned Finnish chair designer, dies aged 91" https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/10/yrjo-kukkapuro-renowned-finnish-chair-designer-dies-aged-91    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:13:07

• "Oil tanker damaged near Russian port, Finland heightens oil spill readiness" https://yle.fi/a/74-20142552    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:13:16

• iophk: bytedance's tiktok will ensure that AfD is in 1st or 2nd place by the end https://www.voanews.com/a/massive-protest-in-germany-against-far-right-afd-ahead-of-election/7968003.html ("Massive protest in Germany against far-right AfD ahead of election") http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:14:26

• "Trump Appointee Carl Nichols Enjoins Trump from Stranding USAID Workers" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/08/trump-appointee-carl-nichols-enjoins-trump-from-stranding-usaid-workers/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:14:38

• iophk: swartz was effectively killed for less https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/facebook-illegally-downloaded-alot-of:c ("Facebook Illegally Downloaded ALOT of Books...")    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:15:16

• "Starvation of hostages is ‘crime against humanity’, say furious Israelis" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/08/israel-hamas-hostages-released-gaza-latest-news/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:15:33

• "With the huge Wine 10 release out, the Wine team have moved back to their regular biweekly development feature releases with Wine 10.1 out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/wine-10-1-out-now-with-fixes-for-battle-net-and-more-bluetooth-driver-work/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:17:37

• "GE-Proton 9-24 is out now bringing with it the usual assortment of fixes, plus as interesting change that will help games detect saves from other games." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ge-proton-9-24-released-with-a-new-save-game-detection-feature/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:17:56

• "Daniel Pocock in an Irish-Australian software engineer. He has worked for a number of banks and on 2021 founded the Software Freedom Institute, whose aim is to put humans “in charge of technology”." https://www.thejournal.ie/midlands-north-west-candidates-european-election-6381203-May2024/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:19:06

• "Valve have updated the developer guidelines for releasing a game on Steam, making it clear that the scourge of mobile gaming advertising-based business models are not going to work on Steam." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valve-ban-advertising-based-business-models-on-steam-no-forced-adverts-like-in-mobile-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:19:11

• "Decky Loader, the popular plugin system for Steam Deck / SteamOS, has a fresh release out making the plugin store a bit more useful." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/decky-loader-for-steam-deck-gets-a-store-upgrade-to-show-currently-installed-plugins-clearly/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:19:15

• Meta plans to layoff 5 per cent of employees starting today https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/meta-plans-to-layoff-5-per-cent-of-employees-starting-today-2677398-2025-02-10    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:20:58

• Rick Lehrbaum, aka Device Guru, is still alive and active in Social Control Media (as "linuxdevices"). Supporting GNU.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:23:13

• https://tldp.org/ is back online now    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:23:47

• Doom Developer Dave Taylor on Linus Torvalds https://yewtu.be/watch?v=yiBV197qnbs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GHh5SG2IVmM    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:24:59

• Die Finanzierung von Linux und FOSS ist ein GROSSES Problem. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=s5pZx-13ueQ The Rust vs C Linux Divide.. Another Rust Maintainer Steps Down. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=opTJH76wJxs    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:25:46

• Some former Linux sites (won't name them) got hijacked to promote escorts    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:26:32

• YouTube filled with slop and shorts and utter BS. Very hard to take anything there seriously anymore...    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:27:21

• YouTube is another KIND of "binchute"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:27:46

• This site used to cover "LINUX" every day. Now? Not even once a month. https://www.makeuseof.com/search/?q=linux    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:29:20

• They have filed this under "Linux" to promote Microsoft: https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-use-powershell-you-dont-use-windows/ 5 reasons you should use PowerShell even if you don’t use Windows    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:31:08

• The Cyber Show's latest https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/botslayer.mp3    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:33:33

• "This listing collects a set of Free Software Applications which you can use as replacements and alternatives to default Android applications which are proprietary (nonfree) software." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/02/list-of-free-software-alternatives-to-google-android-default-applications.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:34:40

• "Using tools broadly similar to those preferred by its Western counterparts" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/gazprom-2024-23k-sites-telegram-channels-blocked-770-lawsuits-won-250209/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:35:56

• "And in the Northern District of California, Wired reports, recently unredacted court documents reveal that Meta used a database of pirated books to train its AI systems." ☛ https://lithub.com/it-sure-looks-like-meta-stole-a-lot-of-books-to-build-its-ai/ | Source: Literary Hub    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:36:07

• "Meta Platforms, Inc. is facing serious allegations in a copyright infringement lawsuit, with plaintiffs claiming the tech giant used 81.7 terabytes of pirated books from shadow libraries to train its Llama AI models." ☛ https://cybersecuritynews.com/meta-trained-its-llama-ai-models-using-81-7-tb-of-books-stolen-from-torrent-shadow-libraries/ | Source: Cyber Security News    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:36:21

• "With just two hours left before the fact discovery cut-off on Friday" ☛ https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/10/pacer_kadrey_vs_meta_1.pdf | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:37:19

• "Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has alleged in a US court filing." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/10/mark-zuckerberg-meta-books-ai-models-sarah-silverman | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:37:38

• "The case against Meta is still ongoing, so we will have to wait until the court releases its decision to say if the company committed direct infringement." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-staff-torrented-nearly-82tb-of-pirated-books-for-ai-training-court-records-reveal-copyright-violations | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:37:58

• "The ESP32-H2 Thread/Zigbee Gateway Module is a stackable development module designed for the M5 series hosts." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-h2-thread-zigbee-gateway-module-for-low-power-wireless-communication/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:45:10

• "BeagleMod is a series of solder-down modules designed for embedded computing and wireless connectivity." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/beagleboard-shares-details-on-linux-ready-and-wi-fi-6-ble-beaglemod-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:45:20

• "Pineboards has introduced the Modulo4, Modulo5 Basic, and Modulo5 IO PoE+ carrier boards, adapting Raspberry Pi Compute Modules to the Raspberry Pi 5 form factor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/pineboards-introduces-modulo-carrier-boards-for-raspberry-pi-cm5-and-cm4/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:45:30

• "The ARK Pi6X by ARK Electronics is a carrier board compatible with the compact Raspberry Pi CM4." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/ark-pi6x-an-ndaa-compliant-raspberry-pi-cm4-carrier-with-integrated-px4-based-flight-controller/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:45:39

• "Nadezhda would later discover that the man who called her that day was part of a constellation of volunteers and insiders in Russia risking their lives" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/09/russia-ukraine-prisons-civilians-frozen/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:53:55

• "The opposition party is the media. And the media can only, because they’re dumb and they’re lazy, they can only focus on one thing at a time." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:54:36

• "Varlı said that the reason for the detention was the news about the Sabah newspaper reporter's visit to Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/police-take-three-more-journalists-into-custody-77859 | Source: ANF News    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:55:50

• "JinNews correspondent Öznur Değer was arrested following a raid on her home in the Kızıltepe (Qoser) district of Mardin (Mêrdîn) in the early hours of Friday morning." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/journalist-deger-we-did-not-bow-to-corruption-and-fascism-77856 | Source: ANF News    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:56:12

• "The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with sh" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2025/almost-like-surrender-steve-bannon-on-the-media-in-trumps-days-of-thunder | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:56:44

• "Any potential challenges to NOAA's peer-reviewed grants are "myopic and misguided," said Rick Spinrad, who led NOAA during the Biden administration." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/09/noaa-search-grants-climate-change-terms | Source: Axios    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:57:47

• "thrilling documentary that premiered last month at the Sundance film festival" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/09/many-teachers-dont-want-to-do-this-but-theyre-trapped-film-shows-extent-of-putin-indoctrination-in-russian-schools | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 04:58:32

• "A friend of mine who has been editing some of the very best coverage of DOGE’s breathtaking vandalism" ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/revolution-town | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:00:17

• "President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that France will announce investments amounting to 109 billion euros ($112.5 billion) in artificial intelligence" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/france-to-invest-109-billion-euros-in-ai-macron-announces/articleshow/118102018.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:00:29

• "The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) branded tech billionaire Elon Musk an “enemy of South Africa” on Sunday" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/eff-labels-elon-musk-enemy-after-julius-malema-criminal-declaration-call/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:00:57

• "a victory for freedom and European unity." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/baltic-states-switch-to-european-power-grid-ending-russia-ties-/7968415.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:02:02

• "Much has been written about what geologists call debris flows." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/02/09/fire-and-rain/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:02:59

• "Billionaire Elon Musk's barely legal lackeys at his DOGE group have infiltrated their latest victim: the US Labor Department." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-doge-boys-department-labor-investigating-tesla | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:04:19

• "At the same time, he and his companies are poised to benefit from Trump’s late-night purge of inspectors general" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/02/trump-musk-inspectors-general-spacex/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:05:23

• "all political appointees" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-judge-blocks-elon-musks-doge-department-from-treasury-data-court-order/articleshow/118065738.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:05:46

• "call for the fall of the government in Tehran" ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/emboldened-by-trump-iranian-dissidents-demand-overthrow-of-rulers-/7968042.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:08:06

• "about 10 to 15 grams" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russian-drone-operators-reportedly-received-explosive-headsets-plans-dashed-by-packaging | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:08:57

• ayatollah ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/08/iranian-generals-tell-ayatollah-we-need-nuclear-weapons/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:09:13

• "The unfettered access to sensitive personal data has alarmed privacy advocates and cybersecurity experts who question the legality of allowing non-departmental personnel entry to financial information" ☛ https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/05/elon-musk-aide-now-working-va-and-accessing-its-computer-systems.html | Source: Military.com    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:11:18

• "Musk and his associates already have the personal financial information of every veteran receiving disability or education benefits because of their illegal data mining at the Department of Treasury" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/elon-musk-doge-veterans-affairs | Source: Futurism    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:11:27

• Social Control Media ☛ https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-02-09/ignorance-and-justification-for-franco-on-tiktok-the-cocktail-that-pushes-young-people-towards-historical-revisionism.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:12:06

• "You might think using a chatbot to think for you just makes you dumber — or that chatbots are especially favored by people who never liked thinking in the first place." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/09/microsoft-research-use-ai-chatbots-and-turn-yourself-into-a-dumbass/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:13:59

• "This misleads us into thinking that today’s Artificial Intelligence is somehow capable of replacing human research and discovery when all it can really do is rehash what we have created in the past" ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/02/09/last-week-on-my-mac-a-brief-history-of-what-we-take-for-granted/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:14:12

• "The parallels to the Morris Worm are striking. Just as Robert Morris never intended to crash 6,000 machines, today’s non-adversarial AI developers don’t set out to create systems that bypass safety controls." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=965 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:14:44

• "The birds outside the window are my Netflix." ☛ https://birming.com/freedom-less/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:15:46

• "urgent action" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/02/chemical-industry-zeldin-trump-lobbying/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:17:12

• "Not only was Steele’s timing lucky, but so was her location." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/10/23589333/cecile-steele-chicken-meat-poultry-eggs-delaware | Source: Vox    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:17:37

• "However, don’t think this is a comfortable hat that one could just wear anywhere, day to day." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-develops-hat-for-typing-text-by-thinking-uses-ai-to-read-brain-signals-for-keypresses | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:18:16

• "While these systems were technically difficult to build and operate (particularly given their critical roles in the stacks of the respective companies)" ☛ https://maheshba.bitbucket.io/blog/2025/02/09/2025-skunks.html | Source: Mahesh Balakrishnan    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:19:40

• "I sat in my designated place on a front table and introduced myself to the woman on my right." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/02/09/the-business-end-of-the-university/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:19:53

• "An engineer who started at Chinese fighter specialist Chengdu Aircraft in the late 1990s could have successively joined new development programs for four combat-aircraft types—the JF-17, J-10, J-20 and J-36." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/something-old-something-new-the-very-practical-rules-of-chinese-aircraft-development/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:20:19

• "According to Petteri Taalas, Director General of the FMI, the centre will significantly enhance Finland's role in international space activities." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20142519 | Source: YLE    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:20:56

• "Now everyone's a "content creator."" ☛ https://andysblog.uk/the-problem-with-being-a-content-creator/ | Source: Andy Hawthorne    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:21:35

• "This little anecdote makes me smile thinking about it" ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/2025/02/09/the-nice-feeling-of-trusting-tools/ | Source: Nicolas Magand    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:22:04

• "During my year-long project to see if it was possible to manufacture happiness, one of the exercises I undertook was to make a list of my own rules to live by" ☛ https://louplummer.lol/buy-less-stuff-go-more-places/ | Source: Lou Plummer    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:22:25

• "The debut episode was a television hit. Its 73 million viewers represented more than 60 percent of all television viewers in the U.S. that evening. The episode instantly became the most-watched TV event of its time." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/on-this-day-in-1964-73-million-americans-tuned-in-to-watch-the-biggest-act-in-music-180985986/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:22:54

• MakuluLinux GameR ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/02/09/makululinux-gamer/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:24:51

• How to Install Speedtest Tracker to Monitor Your Internet Speed ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-speedtest-tracker-to-monitor-your-internet-speed/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:28:32

• GNU GNU/Linux Debian: howto setup nginx + php + mariadb (mysql) Pixelfed decentralized social control media sharing program (why so complex?) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/02/09/gnu-linux-debian-howto-setup-nginx-php-mariadb-mysql-pixelfed-decentralized-social-media-sharing-program-why-so-complex/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:28:42

• How To Setup Virtual Host Apache on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/setup-virtual-host-apache-centos-stream-10/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:29:55

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

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:30:11

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

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:32:00

• How to Get Started Creating Interactive Notebooks in Jupyter https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-get-started-creating-interactive-notebooks-in-jupyter/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:55:26

• "System76's computers are great and built specifically for Linux, though they can be a bit expensive at times. Now, the company's excellent Meerkat Mini tiny PC is getting a refresh with new Intel CPUs." https://www.howtogeek.com/do-you-really-need-to-safely-eject-external-drives/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:57:44

• Do You Really Need to Safely Eject External Drives? https://www.howtogeek.com/do-you-really-need-to-safely-eject-external-drives/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 05:58:34

• The 8 Types of Linux Terminal Programs: Do You Know Them All? https://www.howtogeek.com/types-of-linux-terminal-programs-do-you-know-them-all/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:00:08

• How to Capture, Find, and Share Screenshots on a Steam Deck https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-capture-find-and-share-screenshots-on-a-steam-deck/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:00:48

• "FreeBSD has a reputation as a great server OS, but also as a difficult-to-install desktop. I decided to put that theory to the test with a modern version of FreeBSD in 2025. What is it like to install and use?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-freebsd-as-a-desktop-heres-how-it-went/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:02:48

• ...Now The Biggest Job Cut In US History... by man who filed SIX bankruptcies https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/02/07/at-least-65000-workers-accept-trumps-buyout-now-the-biggest-job-cut-in-us-history/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:05:34

• "Having IBM on resume is embarrassing. IBM is filled with dinosaurs who can’t innovate. The only thing IBM is good at is financial engineering. Thats it. So why would anyone want to work for IBM is beyond me." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkpqygbw    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:06:43

• Lists a fake channel called "9to5linux" (not the real one) https://www.howtogeek.com/i-became-a-better-linux-user-by-watching-these-youtube-channels/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:07:45

• The Best Linux Laptops of 2025 https://www.howtogeek.com/748445/best-linux-laptops/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:08:10

• GIMP, Krita etc. https://www.howtogeek.com/photoshop-alternatives-for-linux/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:08:50

• MAME Update Brings Speed Boost and More Retro Games https://www.howtogeek.com/mame-0-274-update-performance-more-games/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:09:25

• "MAME 0.274 has finally been released. It includes a new 64-bit ARMv8 recompiler that boosts performance and speed for macOS, Linux, and Android devices running RISC-based CPUs."    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:09:52

• "Notorious" why? Because Microsoft keeps breaking things? https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-be-intimidated-by-linuxs-notorious-grub-bootloader/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:11:31

• Fake security because things are intentionally made unsafe and/or back-doored https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-set-up-two-factor-authentication-on-ubuntu/    

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

• "Over the past year, I've found myself less frequently trapped in this sort of twilight zone. The paranoid possible world is more easily dismissed and I don't tend to go down its rabbit hole." gemini://hyperreal.coffee/gemlog/2025-02-09-mental-health-improvement-or-something.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:22:44

• Stringless gemini://tilde.town/~silv/fiction/stringless/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:23:55

• "All of these are just out of the top of my head, there's so much more that I'm probably leaving out now and this generally happens everytime I do a multi-day cycling tour. I'll try to keep this post updated in the future." gemini://gemini.ctrl-c.club/~captain/posts/2025-02-09-bikepacking-freebies:-things-i-got-for-free-while-cycling.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:24:46

• "Apologies for the delay since my last post, I've submitted two papers in the past two months and have needed the time to recover." gemini://juliette.zone/gemlog/learning.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:25:34

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1201.jpg    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:26:07

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1551.jpg    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:26:12

• "As my first substantial contribution to Geminispace, I'm publishing my fanfiction and fanart project as gemtext! I've been working on it for about two months and it's finally done." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/silv/25141    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:27:00

• Why We Still Love Gemini Protocol (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/09/Why_We_Still_Love_Gemini_Protocol.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:30:27

• "Write a script to re-arrange the given array in an increasing order and return the indices where it differs from the original array." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/find-check.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:31:13

• "So I implemented it." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/02/c-compiler-daemon-testing-tool.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:31:55

• "When your tests are expressed as Zig test {} definitions, you can use a library to update the snapshot by directly modifying the Zig source code that contains your tests." ☛ https://kristoff.it/blog/dead-simple-snapshot-testing/ | Source: Loris Cro    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:32:13

• [Old] Open Data: "We considered many factors to determine best preservation level for a given format include, which included:" ☛ https://library.duke.edu/using/policies/recommended-file-formats-digital-preservation |    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:32:52

• "Twenty years ago, declaring your project “open source” was a statement of principle, philosophy, and community." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/the-metamorphosis-of-open-source-an-industry-in-transition/ | Source: The New Stack http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/20/Joab_Jackson_and_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Spam_E_E_E_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/08/Microsoft_sponsored_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Windows_.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:33:36

• "Twenty years ago, declaring your project “open source” was a statement of principle, philosophy, and community." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/the-metamorphosis-of-open-source-an-industry-in-transition/ | MS http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/20/Joab_Jackson_and_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Spam_E_E_E_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/08/Microsoft_sponsored_The_New_Stack_Publishing_Microsoft_Windows_.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:34:01

• "This talk will explain why this court case is pivotal for Free Software in Europe." ☛ https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5084-how-we-are-defending-software-freedom-against-apple-at-the-eu-s-highest-court/ | Source: FOSDEM http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/22/fsf-fsfe-dispute/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:34:33

• "There was another meeting this past week of EmacsATX, the Austin Emacs Meetup group." ☛ https://macadie.info/2025/02/09/2024-02-austin-emacs-meetup/ | Source: Eric MacAdie    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:37:17

• Andy Wingo: baffled by generational garbage collection ☞ https://wingolog.org/archives/2025/02/09/baffled-by-generational-garbage-collection    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:38:14

• New EPO Paper: Promoting (Rewarding) People Who Grant Many Illegal European Patents to Make More Money (at Europeans' Expense) While Patent Courts in the EU Are Themselves Illegal ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/New_EPO_Paper_Promoting_Rewarding_People_Who_Grant_Many_Illegal.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:39:05

• Richard Stallman (RMS) Does Not Have Media Companies and Lobbyists on His Side, But His Message Spreads Regardless ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/09/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Does_Not_Have_Media_Companies_and_Lobbyist.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:48:59

• Debian's Human Rights violations & Swiss women Nazi symbolism ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/09/Debian_s_Human_Rights_violations_Swiss_women_Nazi_symbolism.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:49:05

• When It Comes to Social Control Media, Linus Torvalds is Channeling Techrights ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/When_It_Comes_to_Social_Control_Media_Linus_Torvalds_is_Channel.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:49:18

• Unlike GAFAM, Free Software Serves You, It Does Not Serve Governments and MElons (Overlapping Forces) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:49:26

• This is the Man Who's Attacking Linus Torvalds et al in "a Disease" (Social Control Media) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/This_is_the_Man_Who_s_Attacking_Linus_Torvalds_et_al_in_a_Disea.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 06:49:32

• Baltic Energy Independence Day: Keynote speech by Commissioner Jørgensen at High level discussion on Security of the infrastructure and challenges in the region ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_454    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:42:25

• The secret jungle hospital where Myanmar’s rebels are treated ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/02/10/myanmar-kayah-state-civil-war-hospital-photos/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:42:56

• Twin-Lens Reflex Camera ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/a-twin-lens-reflex-camera-thats-not-quite-what-it-seems/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:43:17

• DeepSeek shown to run on Rockchip RK3588 with Hey Hi (AI) acceleration at about 15 tokens/s ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/09/deepseek-rockchip-rk3588-npu-ai-acceleration-15-tokens-per-second/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:43:59

• PGConf.BE 2025: Call for Papers & Sponsors ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconfbe-2025-call-for-papers-sponsors-3007/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:44:57

• Alexander Bokovoy: Local authentication hub ☞ https://vda.li/en/posts/2025/02/09/local-authentication-hub/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:53:36

• "Because I'm an optimist, I submitted a few talks to FOSDEM in the hope one might be accepted." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/presenting-activitybot-at-fosdem/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:54:33

• "I’ve shied away from using Netbox for years now, but this past week I decided I should at least know a bit about it, so I tried to grasp the basics." ☛ https://jpmens.net/2025/02/09/notes-to-self-on-netbox/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:54:49

• "Of course, the KDE stack is now (almost) up-to-date again. Here is a list of everything that has made it into this update." ☛ https://rsadowski.de/posts/2025/blog-update/ | Source: Rafael Sadowski    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:55:08

• Andreas Schneider: Local authentication hub ☞ https://blog.cryptomilk.org/2025/02/09/local-authentication-hub/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 07:56:12

• C SBOMs, and how pkgconf can solve this problem ☞ https://ariadne.space/2025/02/08/c-sboms-and-how-pkgconf.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 08:27:17

• Kdenlive 24.12.2 Released with Another Dozen Fixes ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/kdenlive-24-12-2-released/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 08:27:48

• A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/science/trump-dei-science.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:30:41

• 2 Million Baked Goods Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/health/fda-donuts-recall-listeria.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:32:33

• How Much Does a Dog’s Breed Affect Its Health and Behavior? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/science/dog-breed-health-behavior-westminster.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:32:42

• Business People: Chris Bent to lead Midwest autism services provider ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/09/business-people-chris-bent-to-lead-midwest-autism-services-provider/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:33:00

• Some flu shots out of stock but don’t panic, says Malaysia’s health minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/demand-for-flu-vaccine-spikes-in-malaysia    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:39:04

• Malaysia police identify suspect involved in Setia Alam mall shooting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-identify-suspect-involved-in-setia-alam-mall-shooting    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:39:34

• Dictator Set To Announce New Tariffs, Further Widening Global Trade War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-tariff-china-canada-mexico-steel-eu/33309159.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:40:17

• One dead, dozens missing in China landslide ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-landslide-that-buried-dozens-caused-by-prolonged-rain-state-media    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:40:33

• Immigration officers removed, warnings put up at Jakarta airport after China tourists allege extortion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-takes-steps-to-avert-extortion-of-tourists-at-its-main-gateway    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:41:10

• ‘Reliable and politically stable’: Taiwan’s investments in Singapore surpass those in China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/reliable-and-politically-stable-taiwans-investments-in-singapore-surpass-those-in-china    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:41:38

• Patents: China’s health regulator defends quality of local generic drugs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-health-regulator-defends-quality-of-local-generic-drugs    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:41:55

• Antoine Beaupré: Qalculate hacks ☞ https://anarc.at/blog/2025-02-08-qalculate-hacks/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:43:37

• Antoine Beaupré: A slow blogging year ☞ https://anarc.at/blog/2025-02-09-one-failed-year/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:44:41

• "Fu-k off" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkpqygbw Drucker Institute | Company Rankings -- 2024 https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wcHrutU    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:46:46

• "C++ Is 45 Years Old." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/c-is-45-years-old-stroustrup-says-you-still-dont-get-it/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 09:48:31

• Powerful Flashlight Gets Active Air Cooling ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/powerful-flashlight-gets-active-air-cooling/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 11:59:21

• Eating 30 Plants a Week: A Healthier Diet or Just a Gimmick? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-30-plants-a-week-a-healthier-diet-or-just-a-gimmick    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 11:59:54

• Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/several-psychiatric-disorders-share-the-same-root-cause-study-reveals    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:00:06

• Can a Supplement Really Help You Control Your Pesky Eye Floaters? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/can-a-supplement-really-help-you-control-your-pesky-eye-floaters    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:00:37

• Macron says ready to respond to any US tariffs on Europe ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250209-macron-us-tariffs-europe    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:00:57

• Paris Hey Hi (AI) Summit: Canadian fund Brookfield to invest €20 billion in France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/business/20250209-paris-ai-summit-canadian-fund-brookfield-to-invest-%E2%82%AC20-billion-in-france    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:01:14

• Paris Hey Hi (AI) Summit: From Hey Hi (AI) safety to commercial development ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250209-how-do-we-maintain-control-over-them-forever-berkeley-professor-says-safety-is-sidelined-paris-ai-summit    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:01:32

• █████ https://www.france24.com/en/rss ██████████████████████ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:17:46 GMT ███████ Hey Hi (AI) and inequality: Women most likely to be affected in Africa, expert says    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:02:08

• More Hey Hi (AI) nonsense, adding up to the hype ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250209-ai-and-inequality-women-most-likely-to-be-affected-in-africa-expert-says    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:02:16

• Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Convicted Felon Executive Orders ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/us/trump-federal-courts-lawsuits.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:02:53

• Ocean Park withdraws HK$36k animal skin luxury watch, as NGO accuses park of putting profit before animals ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/07/ocean-park-withdraws-animal-skin-luxury-watch-as-ngo-accuses-park-of-putting-profit-before-animals/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:03:35

• Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/business/media/newspaper-cyberattack-lee-enterprises.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:04:04

• Security forces gun down 31 Maoist rebels in India's Chhattisgarh state ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/security-forces-gun-down-31-maoist-rebels-in-indias-chhattisgarh-state    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:04:27

• Hundreds protest in London against Beijing’s plan for ‘mega embassy’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/09/hundreds-protest-in-london-against-beijings-plan-for-mega-embassy/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:05:17

• New Orleans revelling in Super Bowl after terror attack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250209-new-orleans-reveling-in-super-bowl-after-terror-attack    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:05:26

• Naval collaboration and bridge-building are the watchwords of Exercise Aman 2025 ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/naval-collaboration-and-bridge-building-are-the-watchwords-of-exercise-aman-2025/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:05:43

• Argon One V5 Review: Not so sci-fi any more ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/argon-one-v5-review    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:06:51

• Lazy Reading for 2025/02/09 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/02/09/lazy-reading-for-2025-02-09/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:07:51

• STMicro’s STEVAL-MKI109D evaluation board supports all ST MEMS sensors with a DIL24 socket ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/10/stmicro-steval-mki109d-mems-sensor-evaluation-board-supports-all-mems-sensors-dil24-socket/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:08:29

• Dan Horák: Firefox 128.7.0 ESR built for ppc64le ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/16395.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:09:04

• OSMC: Announcing end of support for Vero 4K and 4K+ ☞ https://osmc.tv/2025/02/announcing-end-of-support-for-vero-4k-and-4k/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:09:30

• 🔤SpellBinding — XEIOSTC Wordo: WAFTS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-02-10.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:10:31

• Slint – blind-friendly GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/slint-blind-friendly-linux-distribution/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:16:54

• "The Free Software Foundation is holding an auction to celebrate its 40th anniversary. You can bid on the original sketch of the GNU head by [Etienne Suvasa] and [Richard Stallman’s] Internet Hall of Fame medal." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/your-chance-to-get-a-head-a-gnu-head-specifically/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:17:23

• Thinking about clock batteries ☞ https://rubenerd.com/thinking-about-clock-batteries/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:17:57

• USAID ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:18:14

• Philipp Kern: 20 years ☞ https://debblog.philkern.de/2025/02/20-years.html "20 years ago, I got my Debian Developer account."    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:18:52

• ONLYOFFICE 8.3 Released with Support for Fashion Company Apple iWork Files ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/onlyoffice-8-3-released-new-features    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:19:10

• GCHQ puzzles & FINMA Swiss secrets solved by the Irish https://juristgate.com/en/2024/11/26/gchq-puzzles-finma-secrets-solved-by-the-irish/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:21:02

• Unredacted FINMA judgment into Parreaux, Thiébaud & Partners / Justicia SA [TOP SECRET] https://juristgate.com/en/2025/02/10/unredacted-finma-judgment-parreaux-thiebaud-partners-justicia-sa/ they defrauded Daniel Pocock and over 20,000 others    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:23:12

• Background/JuristGate: Bad faith, fraud, FINMA judgment against Parreaux Thiebaud & Partners, Justicia SA, Justiva SA, Atlas Capital SA, finding a lawyer in Switzerland https://danielpocock.com/bad-faith-fraud-finma-judgment-parreaux-thiebaud-partners-justicia-justiva-atlas-capital-finding-lawyer-switzerland/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:23:41

• Top 5 GNU/Linux distros optimized for handheld devices in 2025 ☞ https://linuxbsdos.com/2025/02/08/top-5-linux-for-handheld-devices-2025/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:24:23

• Good riddance https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-Silicon-New-Co-Maintainer see https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/When_It_Comes_to_Social_Control_Media_Linus_Torvalds_is_Channel.shtml and https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/This_is_the_Man_Who_s_Attacking_Linus_Torvalds_et_al_in_a_Disea.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:25:24

• Slopwatch: Carnival of LLM Slop and FUD Spewed by Bots, Pasted in by MaKenna Hensley and Day ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Slopwatch_Carnival_of_LLM_Slop_and_FUD_Spewed_by_Bots_Pasted_in.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:26:30

• GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time High in Chile (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/09/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_High_in_Chile.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:26:38

• CoBang – QR code and barcode scanner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cobang-qr-code-barcode-scanner/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:27:32

• Glow – render Markdown on the command-line ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/glow-render-markdown-command-line/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:27:40

• 15 Best Free and Open Source CLI Tools to Find and Delete Duplicate Files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-cli-tools-find-delete-duplicate-files/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:27:50

• TiMidity++ – MIDI to WAVE converter and player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/timidity-midi-wave-converter-player/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:28:06

• 19 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Astronomy Apps ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/astronomy/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:28:55

• Smart.Framework – PHP and JavaScript web framework ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/smart-framework-php-javascript-web-framework/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:29:23

• BinEd – binary / hex editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bined-binary-hex-editor/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:29:55

• Quickgui – virtual machine manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/quickgui-virtual-machine-manager/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:30:02

• Dan Horák: kernel 6.14-rc1 available, but panics on PowerNV ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/16216.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:31:34

• Apex Legends blocks Linux, claims “meaningful reduction” in cheating ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/videos/apex-legends-blocks-linux-claims-meaningful-reduction-in-cheating/ or maybe the cheaters moved to Windows http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/04/GNU_Linux_Users_Are_Not_Cheaters.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:32:44

• 4 Benefits of Compressing Files and Folders Using Tar Backup in GNU/Linux OS ☞ https://net2.com/4-benefits-of-compressing-files-and-folders-using-tar-backup-in-linux-os/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:33:14

• Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 6 (Feb 3 – 9, 2025) ☞ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-6-feb-3-9-2025/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:33:26

• Matthias Wandel Hates CNC Machines In Person ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/matthias-wandel-hates-cnc-machines-in-person/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:34:07

• The Mull of Kintyre ☞ https://rubenerd.com/the-mull-of-kintyre/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:34:38

• "Latest Technology News" in BetaNews is LLM Slop Promoting OOXML and Proprietary Software at the Expense of LibreOffice and OpenDocument Format (ODF) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/10/Latest_Technology_News_in_BetaNews_is_LLM_Slop_Promoting_OOXML_.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:38:38

• "The Baltic States Make The Switch" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/09/moving-power-grids-in-a-weekend-the-baltic-states-make-the-switch/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:39:14

• Sunday synchronization with European electricity grid going according to plan ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/09.02.2025-sunday-synchronization-with-european-electricity-grid-going-according-to-plan.a587042/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:39:33

• Baltic states have joined European electricity network ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/09.02.2025-baltic-states-have-joined-european-electricity-network.a587057/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:44:15

• Baltic States join the European continental electricity grid after fully disconnecting from Russian and Belarussian networks ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_436    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:44:23

• An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/american-teacher-ukraine-russia-prison.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:44:36

• North Korea's Kim Vows Continued Support For Russia's Military Amid Heavy Losses ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/korea-kim-russia-ukraine-nuclear-japan/33308382.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:44:49

• Ukraine races to bring back refugees as labour crisis deepens ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2481671/ukraine-races-to-bring-back-refugees-as-labour-crisis-deepens    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:44:59

• Dictator Tells New York Post He's Spoken With Putin About Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-peace-talks-ukraine/33308737.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:45:10

• Dictator says he spoke to Putin, Kremlin can’t ‘confirm or deny’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250209-trump-says-spoke-putin-kremlin-cannot-confirm-deny-ukraine-war    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:45:20

• Botslayer: API Defence with Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/botslayer.mp3    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:45:46

• Stuart Langridge: Use RSS to read newsletters ☞ https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2025/02/08/use-rss-to-read-newsletters/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:46:09

• This Week in Linux 297: Linux / Rust saga continues, Void Linux, Firefox 135, FOSS funding needs & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-297/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:46:56

• FSF Announces that Nominations Are Open for This Year’s Free Software Awards ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/02/fsf-announces-that-nominations-are-open-for-this-years-free-software-awards/ RMS talk in TWO DAYS    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:47:29

• Mirantis Releases k0rdent for Managing Kubernetes Clusters Across Clouds ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/02/mirantis-releases-k0rdent-for-managing-kubernetes-clusters-across-clouds/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:48:05

• Hong Kong police arrest man in connection with helping 4 2019 protesters hide from authorities ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/10/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-helping-4-2019-protesters-hide-from-authorities/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:48:48

• Opening statements to begin Monday in trial of alleged ringleader of Feeding our Future fraud case ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/09/opening-statements-to-begin-monday-in-trial-of-alleged-ringleader-of-feeding-our-future-fraud-case/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:49:09

• Hong Kong appeals court refuses to hear submission against RTHK satirical show ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/hong-kong-appeals-court-refuses-to-hear-submission-against-rthk-satirical-show/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:49:30

• Revealed: Women Face Much Higher Risk of Long COVID, But Why? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/revealed-women-face-much-higher-risk-of-long-covid-but-why    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:50:02

• SmartPhones + Geopolitics: Yes Surveillance Giant Google is officially evil and working an Hey Hi (AI) weapons and 1984 dystopia now ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/02/08/smartphones-geopolitics-yes-google-is-officially-evil-and-working-an-ai-weapons-and-1984-dystopia-now/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:50:35

• No plans to acquire TikTok’s US operations, Elon Musk says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/09/no-plans-to-acquire-tiktoks-us-operations-elon-musk-says/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:51:15

• Dictator appoints VP JD Vance to oversee Fentanylware (TikTok) negotiations as US ownership talks intensify ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/09/trump-appoints-vp-jd-vance-oversee-tiktok-negotiations-us-ownership-talks-intensify/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:51:52

• But DDG is a Microsoft proxy; do not use it https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-tool-lets-you-search-duckduckgo-in-the-terminal/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:05:57

• "Virtual machines (VMs) allow you to explore Linux without permanently altering your computer. If you're curious about Linux but hesitant to commit, a VM offers a safe, flexible solution." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-to-install-a-linux-vm-and-reasons-not-to/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:06:22

• Better to help people rewrite in non-.NET https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/dotnet/port-net-framework-workloads-to-linux-with-amazon-q-developer-part-1-class-libraries/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:07:47

• "As digital transformation accelerates, concerns about security risks associated with traditional systems like Linux have prompted businesses to seek more secure operating systems." https://cxotoday.com/press-release/hexnode-expands-os-support-to-linux-chromeos-and-apple-visionos-streamlining-enterprise-device-management/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:08:55

• "And Emacs can really be fun to configure and use: OrgMode, Org-Roam, Elpher, mu4e and all the other plugins. But I always had problems (sometimes strange ones) with Emacs." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2025-02-10-I_prefer_NeoVim.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:35:45

• "Yesterday evening (2025-02-08) the temperature dropped some — I think it was around -15 ℉ — and the skies appeared strikingly clear and crisp." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250209-0.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:36:34

• CentOS 10-20250203 is out, but nobody should still use it. Rocky and Alma among others do what CentOS was SUPPOSED to do..    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:38:32

• PorteuX needs to quit Microsoft GitHub to be taken seriously. Making EVEN RELEASE announcement in this proprietary JAIL seems unprofessional. http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/03/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_1_9_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_13_Doc.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:40:29

• If you cannot maintain a Web site and git repo, why should people trust you to maintain a WHOLE operating system FOR THEM?    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:41:12

• And if "Downloading The Latest Version" is just a Microsoft GitHub URL, then "NO THANKS!"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:42:02

• greenparty UK is bottom-feeding Cheeto Mussolini and Jihadis. What happened to its green agenda? It's giving a platform to obvious provocation (attention-shifting) by Cheeto Mussolini.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:43:52

• theconversation is getting stuffed or stacked with HEY HI nonsense instead of proper articles. Hype machine.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:45:42

• Nintendo Patent https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/06/new-nintendo-patent-suddenly-confirms-switch-2-mouse-features/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:46:29

• Journalism about patents and health became so scarce, almost as if there's a conspiracy not to talk about death levels, how patents contribute to the issues, and how corrupt/unjust the patent system became https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/02/05/new-normal/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:47:24

• Israeli Military Blows up Buildings in West Bank Refugee Camp https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-02/israeli-military-blows-up-several-buildings-in-west-banks-jenin-palestinian-news-agency-says    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:49:43

• Cheeto Mussolini falsely says U.S. banks aren't allowed to do business in Canada. What does he mean? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trump-fact-check-us-banks-canada-1.7449233    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:49:55

• Passengers Furious As South Korean Airline Becomes First To Ban Power Banks In Cabin Bags https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/passengers-furious-south-korean-airline-becomes-first-ban-power-banks-cabin-bags-1730815    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:50:09

• Canada is pushing to build more homes. Many could end up in the path of floods, fire, report warns https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/climate-risk-housing-1.7452824    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:50:36

• One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/one-hundred-carbon-neutral-corporates-quit-government-scheme-over-integrity-concerns-20250114-p5l45m.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:51:09

• Climate Minister to allow wind turbines near homes despite noise complaints https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/06/climate-minister-allow-wind-turbines-near-homes-despite-noise-complaints    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:51:25

• Nonprofit includes scientists, moms who study climate change https://record.umich.edu/articles/nonprofit-includes-scientists-moms-who-study-climate-change/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:51:41

• Why Climate Defiance Is Doubling Down on Disruption https://www.truthdig.com/articles/why-climate-defiance-is-doubling-down-on-disruption/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 13:52:00

• New York Is Sued Over $75 Billion Climate Superfund https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-06/new-york-is-sued-over-75-billion-climate-superfund    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:09:05

• Climate disasters lead to billions in insurance losses. Could they trigger a financial crisis? https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/climate-disasters-financial-crisis-1.7449907    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:09:45

• The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/the-water-is-so-warm-even-whale-sharks-are-heading-south-for-summer-20250204-p5l9dy.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:10:01

• The LA fires have a shocking price tag — and we’ll all have to pick up the tab https://www.vox.com/climate/397756/la-wildfire-insurance-palisades-california-fair-plan-climate    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:19:14

• The far right is going … green? https://www.vox.com/climate/393538/rfk-jr-maha-trump-environmental-movement-far-right No.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:19:56

• Nope nope nope... https://truthout.org/articles/agriculture-department-web-managers-ordered-to-remove-climate-change-from-sites/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:20:20

• How Cheeto Mussolini’s Mass Firing of Government Watchdogs Affects Climate Policy https://www.truthdig.com/articles/how-trumps-mass-firing-of-government-watchdogs-affects-climate-policy/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:20:52

• Oh, rats. https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/397128/rats-new-york-city-dc-infestation-climate-change    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:21:13

• When reality gets in the way of profit https://jacobin.com/2025/01/trumps-epa-has-deleted-all-web-references-to-climate-change/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:21:50

• Human rights group say green energy projects threaten Sami in Norway and Sweden https://www.thelocal.se/20250131/human-rights-group-say-green-energy-projects-threaten-sami-in-norway-and-sweden    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:23:48

• US Oil Sanctions https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-05/iran-says-u-s-sanctions-will-destabilise-oil-and-energy-markets    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:24:00

• GAFAM kills planet for Ponzi https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:24:33

• Greece: Offshore gas instead of green energy projects? https://www.dw.com/en/greece-offshore-gas-instead-of-green-energy-projects/a-71512933    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:24:50

• Iran's energy woes https://www.dw.com/en/can-renewable-energy-solve-iran-s-energy-woes/a-71512617    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:25:07

• Cheeto Mussolini and Energy: An Exercise in Unseriousness https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/06/trump-and-energy-an-exercise-in-unseriousness/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:25:19

• Poland's Tusk Says EU Must Act on Energy Prices https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-07/polands-tusk-says-eu-must-act-on-energy-prices-migration    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:25:41

• As long as RMS consents to sale of his awards http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-40-auction    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:36:42

• Heart Centre Cyberattack in Australia, DragonForce Claims Responsibility for Sensitive Data Theft https://databreaches.net/2025/01/31/heart-centre-cyberattack-in-australia-dragonforce-claims-responsibility-for-sensitive-data-theft/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:37:11

• "Contec is a China-based company that specializes in healthcare technology, offering a range of medical devices including patient monitoring systems, diagnostic equipment, and laboratory instruments." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-found-in-two-healthcare-patient-monitors-linked-to-ip-in-china/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:37:45

• Almost one year later, NorthBay Health notifies 569,012 people of breach of sensitive information https://databreaches.net/2025/01/31/almost-one-year-later-northbay-health-notifies-569012-people-of-breach-of-sensitive-information    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:38:21

• Operation Heart Blocker: Disruption action deals blow to criminal cyber network HeartSender https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2025/januari/27/09-verstoringsactie-deelt-klap-uit-aan-crimineel-cybernetwerk-heartsender.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:38:59

• Cover-up Follow-up: Westend Dental starts notifying patients of October 2020 ransomware attack https://databreaches.net/2025/02/02/cover-up-follow-up-westend-dental-starts-notifiying-patients-of-october-2020-ransomware-attack/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:39:28

• Romanian Men Indicted For Access Device Fraud https://databreaches.net/2025/02/03/romanian-men-indicted-for-access-device-fraud/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:40:28

• Guise For Corporate Cost-Cutting? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsofts-termination-letter-underperforming-employees-guise-corporate-cost-cutting-1730657 Microsoft's Debt Surged by More Than 6,000,000,000 Dollars in Just 3 Months https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/31/Microsoft_s_Debt_Surged_by_More_Than_6_000_000_000_Dollars_in_J.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:41:36

• "The MS layoffs are an attempt by Satya to build up the AI financial war chest. Its as simple as that. While building up the $ war chest is a good idea, is this method the right thing to do? Its just one of the tactics on this endeavor to be followed by pice hikes in MS offerings but is letting these people go going to make that much of a difference?"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:42:22

• its a performance based firing instead of a layoff for which negates the severance payout."    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:42:48

• "hile a company should give you a severance, they really don’t have to. Its true that in some states its the law but there is a loop hole. You can say its a performance based firing instead of a layoff for which negates the severance payout."    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:42:57

• "So here we are, the MS tech titan, scrambling to build up cash reserves to throw at AI. Frightened that missing out on this will either make them or break them. Will it make them or break them? Dunno, time will tell but is this the right thing to do? To let these employees go under such circumstances? Sometimes the metric used to let people go is a minuscule difference. Careful, you may be next. "    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:43:24

• OpenAI is about to be 30 billion dollars in debt. Microsoft is just offloading the debt to a third party while having over 100 billion of its own debt. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkm05hwr    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:44:24

• Increases Price While Dropping VPN means a lack of money, desperation for revenue (not paying OpenAI to pretend to be client) https://www.maketecheasier.com/microsoft-365-increases-price-dropping-vpn/ "Circular spending" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/the-ftc-is-concerned-about-big-tech-ai-startup-partnerships-microsoft-open-ai-raises-alarms    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:57:30

• "Government Debt in the United States increased to 36220207 USD Million in January from 36218605 USD Million in December of 2024" https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 14:59:06

• "But it’s not just anonymous government officials who are worried or upset about Musk and his team accessing personal and sensitive information. And one citizen wasn’t afraid to put his name to his outrage." https://databreaches.net/2025/02/06/maybe-we-should-all-file-breach-reports-against-musk-like-kevin-did/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:12:39

• high air pollution levels https://bianet.org/haber/istanbul-grapples-with-high-air-pollution-levels-304217    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:16:23

• Apple Lashes Out at IPhone Porn App Maker and the EU Rules Allowing Its Download https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-02-04/apple-lashes-out-at-iphone-porn-app-maker-and-eu-rules-allowing-its-download Apple: Hamas OK, porn evil, back doors required    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:17:17

• Old Oil Wells Leaking Polluted Water https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2025-02-04/texas-regulators-grapple-with-a-growing-problem-old-oil-wells-leaking-polluted-water    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:18:00

• Apple App Store Compromised With Malware https://www.maketecheasier.com/apple-app-store-compromised-with-malware/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:18:56

• Censorship at Apple = lawyering up against true statements https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/07/apple-leaker-issues-apology/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:19:53

• And back-dooring everybody http://privacyinternational.org/press-release/5520/press-release-united-kingdom-goes-after-apples-encrypted-data    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:20:14

• Apple is the abusive boyfriend who bangs your head against the wall and then spends 10 billion dollars on marketing/ads. APPLE IS PRIVACY!! IPHONE IS PRIVACY!!    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:21:06

• people who buy apple say a great deal about their capacity to think    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:21:26

• aka the 'iQ' test    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:21:48

• Linux app support for Android, and AYANEO’s handheld gaming PC with modular controllers https://liliputing.com/lilbits-apple-scraps-an-ar-glasses-project-linux-app-support-for-android-and-ayaneos-handheld-gaming-pc-with-modular-controllers/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:22:39

• Android 16's Linux Terminal Runs Doom https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/01/31/2317212/android-16s-linux-terminal-runs-doom    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:23:04

• "FACEBOOK SEZ". Kapo-berg sez. No actual investigation! https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/02/1837253/facebook-admits-linux-post-crackdown-was-in-error-fixes-moderation-error    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:23:49

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (05/2025): (Post-) FOSDEM Blues Big Band https://linmob.net/weekly-update-05-2025/"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:24:15

• Red Hat Plans to Add AI to Fedora and GNOME https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/02/04/2047240/red-hat-plans-to-add-ai-to-fedora-and-gnome    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:25:38

• "In Christian F.K. Schaller’s post Looking ahead at 2025 and Fedora Workstation and jobs on offer! he discusses how the Red Hat team is looking into using IBM’s Granite AI models to compliment the development of Fedora Linux and GNOME." https://btxx.org/posts/fedora-ai/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:26:00

• "both free software organizations have until the end of April to find and fund new hosting, with some fairly demanding bandwidth and development needs." https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/02/04/0044210/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:27:54

• Hype as "news" https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/30-lines-of-code-could-cut-data-center-power-use-by-30-177492.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:28:31

• Mixing Rust and C in Linux Likened To Cancer By Kernel Maintainer https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/02/06/1830233/mixing-rust-and-c-in-linux-likened-to-cancer-by-kernel-maintainer http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/06/Mixing_Rust_and_C_in_Linux_likened_to_cancer_by_kernel_maintain.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:30:22

• "how's yo rust code, jimmy (zemlin)? can you comment on the recent flamewar without waving your prick (coc) around?"    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:31:32

• zemlin: i am the boss of linus. microsoft: we're the boss of jim zemlin. we pay his salary to do this. http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:32:27

• torvalds: i am the slave of jim zemlin, who is a microsoft slave http://techrights.org/o/2022/11/06/jim-zemlin-in-github/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:32:56

• also torvalds: i am not allowed to say slave because jim zemlin's wife from india has turned jim into her slave, according to jim boasting about it in his public talk    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:34:15

• Slashdot makes it sound like sad news https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/1332241/asahi-linux-lead-developer-hector-martin-resigns-from-linux-kernel http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/27/Slashdot_is_Once_Again_Publishing_Lies_and_Revisionism_for_Bill.shtml    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:35:20

• How to properly and immutably create a timestamp for a document (using Blockchain technology) https://blogs.perl.org/users/karjala/2025/02/how-to-properly-and-immutably-create-a-timestamp-for-a-document-using-blockchain-technology.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:41:15

• Announce Perl.Wiki.html V 1.23 https://blogs.perl.org/users/ron_savage/2025/02/announce-perlwikihtml-v-123.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:41:42

• A deep dive into the Perl type systems https://blogs.perl.org/users/leon_timmermans/2025/02/a-deep-dive-into-the-perl-type-systems.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:41:56

• Resigning from the TPF and TPRF board https://blogs.perl.org/users/makoto_nozaki/2025/02/resigning-from-the-tpf-and-tprf-board.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:42:18

• CJEU finds that all absolute grounds for refusal were created equally http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/cjeu-finds-that-all-absolute-grounds.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:46:17

• amazon profits from crime: Big Companies Are Already Asking Cheeto Mussolini for Favors https://jacobin.com/2025/02/amazon-bezos-unitedhealth-trump-sec/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 16:46:47

• iophk: "The lie that Aaron Swartz had anything to do with Reddit keeps getting resurrected. TR has several links about how and why he did not just quit but just walked away without a further word from that loser company."    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 17:06:40

• Sometimes you must wait for a powerless person to die to lie about him/her. Sometimes you must wait for a powerful person to die to say the truth about him/her. Aaron Swartz is in the first group, Bill Esptein Gates in the second. http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/officespace    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 17:08:52

• https://www.golem.de is writing about RMS today    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 17:10:49

• "The OSI is fully captured by companies with a vested interest in promoting that model and/or using open source to 'dump' on the market and commoditize their compliments." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42276055    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 17:18:52

• "To recapture the spirit of open source as being about freedom for actual users (as opposed to free labor for jailed SaaS) and a mutualistic gift culture (as opposed to a take-take-take culture) probably requires abandoning the OSI." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42276055    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 17:18:57

• Against competitive parenting gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-02-10-parent.txt    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:24:54

• Do not try to appease or change people who have a narcissistic tendency and who thus lack empathy. They cannot be changed. It cannot be easily cured. Their vicious cycle absorbs them within themselves, so they're chronically unopened to scrutiny, unlike "normal" (healthy) people.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:27:41

• (It does not hurt to try, but it may be a total waste of time)    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:28:03

• Narcissist and greed are mental leprosy. Because it's inside the head people cannot see how ugly/gross it is, at least not from the outside.    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:29:44

• "Recommendations" is brainwash; the best recommendations should be one's own head. https://www.maketecheasier.com/improve-youtube-recommendations/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:44:38

• Social control media is bad, said the politician in social control media. Smartphones are unhealthy, said the politician in social control media, typing it on a smartphone. Narcissism and hypocrisy cannot cut it...    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:46:13

• Then they talk about LLM slop as if it's OK (because LLM pushers bribe EFF). And what about copyleft? Who gets served by which law? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/copyright-civil-liberties-nightmare    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:48:04

• Copyright https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oh-so-now-we-care-about-copyright-openai-drags-deepseek-alleged-model-theft-1730633    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:48:54

• copyright infringement http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-things-go-belly-up-for-aldi.html    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:49:17

• How to prove false statements? https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/02/06/how-to-prove-false-statements-part-2/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:49:51

• Part 1 https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/02/04/how-to-prove-false-statements-part-1/    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:50:22

• How to Make Eggs Affordable Again https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/how-to-make-eggs-affordable-again https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2025-02-06/how-to-cook-the-perfect-boiled-egg-according-to-science    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 20:51:12

• Deploying Other Peoples Code gemini://hegreberg.io/gemlog/2025-02-10_Deploying_Other_Peoples_Code.gmi    

posted Monday, February 10, 2025 at 21:31:46

• Tech layoffs reveal the unintended consequences of mass job cuts https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/10/tech-layoffs-workers-meta-microsoft-workday/ "After mass layoffs, tech workers lost trust in their employers. Federal employees may soon face the same fate."    

posted Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 04:23:41

• How a 'Low Performer' Label Can Make Things Worse for Laid-Off Workers https://www.businessinsider.com/low-performer-label-meta-microsoft-layoffs-impact-recruiters-experts-2025-1 microsoft    

posted Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 04:26:41

• Ponzi schemes riding the layoffs https://dailycoin.com/meta-lays-off-4000-as-ai-reshapes-tech-and-crypto-sectors/    

posted Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 04:29:55