Roy Schestowitz

• The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other. — Bertrand Russell gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/02/15/quote.gmi    

posted Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 21:45:18

• My Time in the Codex gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20250215-codex.txt    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:10:59

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1207.jpg    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:11:48

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1557.jpg    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:11:58

• Village Witch (Solo Journalling Game) gemini://rainywhile.net/gemlog/2025-02-15-village-witch/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:13:01

• Richard Stallman on RISC-V and Free Hardware https://odysee.com/@SemiTO-V:2/richardstallmanriscv:7?r=BYVDNyJt5757WttAfFdvNmR9TvBSJHCv    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:15:37

• Fire at Busan Resort Construction Site Kills 6 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/asia/south-korea-busan-fire.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:16:49

• South Korea can negotiate with US on tariffs, acting president says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-can-negotiate-with-us-on-tariffs-acting-president-says    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:16:59

• South Korean woman punished for biting off tongue of attempted rapist to get retrial 60 years later ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/woman-punished-for-biting-off-tongue-of-attempted-rapist-in-korea-to-get-retrial-60-years-later    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:17:19

• South Korea to review non-tariff barriers to respond to US reciprocal tariff plan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-review-non-tariff-barriers-to-respond-to-us-reciprocal-tariff-plan    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:17:41

• 6 dead in hotel construction site fire in South Korea’s Busan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/6-dead-in-fire-at-banyan-trees-hotel-construction-site-in-busan    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:17:53

• Japan begins talks with US to sound out Convicted Felon’s reciprocal tariff details ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-begins-talks-with-us-to-sound-out-trumps-reciprocal-tariff-details    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:18:04

• Seoul court orders North Korea to compensate for 2020 killing of public official ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/14/north-korea-south-official-compensate/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:18:23

• EXPLAINED: North Korea is dismantling a family reunion facility. What’s next? ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/14/korea-separated-family-explained/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:18:35

• Malaysia to ease rally rules after critics slam probes into peaceful student protest ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-to-ease-rally-rules-after-critics-slam-probes-into-peaceful-student-protest    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:19:14

• Senior but slaying it: Interns over 50 go full-time at Malaysia’s Gen Z-run start-up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/senior-but-slaying-it-interns-over-50-go-full-time-at-malaysias-gen-z-run-startup    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:19:32

• Malaysian families plead with Thai government to rescue scam victims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-families-plead-to-thai-government-to-rescue-scam-victims    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:19:47

• China’s coal surge challenges climate pledges, green investment: Study ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-coal-surge-challenges-climate-pledges-green-investment-study    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:20:09

• India's Modi brings a tariff 'gift' to Convicted Felon talks, meets MElon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indias-modi-brings-a-tariff-gift-to-trump-talks-meets-musk    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:20:26

• Australia accuses China fighter jet of ‘unsafe’ conduct above South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-accuses-china-fighter-jet-of-unsafe-conduct-above-south-china-sea    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:20:39

• China sees 'in-depth' Cook Islands talks, partnership deal expected ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-sees-in-depth-cook-islands-talks-partnership-deal-expected    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:20:51

• Family in China accuses mall of negligence after escalator slices off toddler’s fingers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/family-in-china-accuses-mall-of-negligence-after-escalator-slices-off-toddlers-fingers    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:21:10

• Asian Insider: Convicted Felon’s tariffs blitz leaves Asia scrambling | How rural China celebrates CNY ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asian-insider-trumps-tariffs-blitz-leaves-asia-scrambling-how-rural-china-celebrates-cny    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:21:29

• China targets online leaks of military information with new rules, which could stifle public debate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-targets-online-leaks-of-military-information-with-new-rules-which-could-chill-public-debate    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:21:49

• In Ne Zha 2, China finds its latest vehicle for cultural pride ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/in-ne-zha-2-china-finds-its-latest-vehicle-for-cultural-pride    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:22:14

• China’s Pooh-tin Jinping to chair symposium attended by Jack Ma and other business leaders: Sources ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-jinping-to-chair-symposium-attended-by-jack-ma-and-other-business-leaders-sources    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:22:28

• China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-accuses-australia-of-deliberate-provocation-in-south-china-sea    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:22:41

• China rights monitors suspend work, lay off staff after US aid freeze ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rights-monitors-suspend-work-lay-off-staff-after-us-aid-freeze    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:22:54

• China opposes US missile deployed by Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-opposes-us-missile-deployed-by-philippines    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:23:17

• Panama exits China’s Belt and Road Initiative – which Latin American country is next? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/panama-exits-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-which-latin-american-country-is-next    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:23:27

• Does Philippines need a China rethink in Convicted Felon era? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/does-philippines-need-a-china-rethink-in-trump-era    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:23:55

• Couple from China charged in court after undressing at KLIA terminal gate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/couple-from-china-kicked-off-a-plane-in-klia-charged-in-court-after-undressing-at-terminal-gate    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:24:13

• China’s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/14/1111920/chinas-electric-vehicle-giants-pivot-humanoid-robots/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:24:34

• China condemns US ships in Taiwan transit, conducts drills ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/13/us-transit-taiwan-strait/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:24:53

• China’s smog may have contributed to more lung cancer deaths ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/13/china-air-pollution-link-lung-cancer/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:25:08

• Several thousand stuck in Myanmar border town now able to return home ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/02/13/myanmar-workers-stuck-border-town/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:25:36

• China expels 1,000 monks and nuns from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/02/13/tibet-clergy-expelled-buddhist-academy/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:25:52

• Australia protests to China about ‘unsafe’ aircraft maneuver over Paracels ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/02/14/china-australia-protest-aircraft-ships/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:26:05

• Lithuanian parliament staff banned from using DeepSeek on official devices ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2487268/lithuanian-parliament-staff-banned-from-using-deepseek-on-official-devices    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:26:18

• WTO case over China’s trade with Lithuania could ‘end with no result’ – PM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2487316/wto-case-over-china-s-trade-with-lithuania-could-end-with-no-result-pm    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:26:54

• China’s 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals, report says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/13/chinas-2024-coal-projects-threaten-climate-goals-report-says/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:27:19

• US plane crash victims honoured by fellow figure skater at Asian Winter Games ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250214-for-them-us-figure-skating-plane-crash-victims-remembered-in-china    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:27:38

• In Paris, U.S. signals shift from Hey Hi (AI) safety to deregulation ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-safety-jd-vance-paris-ai-summit-deregulation/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:28:00

• Beijing fails to reassure skeptical investors and responds with more regulation ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/sinographs/beijing-fails-to-reassure-skeptical-investors-and-responds-with-more-regulation/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:28:23

• Economic coercion tests international organisations ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/economic-coercion-tests-international-organisations/ "The rising use of economic coercion is a symptom of an increasingly unstable world that is struggling to contain rise of China [...]"    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:28:55

• China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-drops-flares-ahead-of-raaf-plane-sends-ships-to-australias-northern-approaches/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:29:21

• The secret weapon for processing millions of messages in order with Elixir ☞ https://medium.com/@davidebriani/the-secret-weapon-for-processing-millions-of-messages-in-order-with-elixir-4fdb021e106d    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:30:32

• Alan Pope: Spotlighting Community Stories ☞ https://popey.com/blog/2025/02/spotlighting-community-stories/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:31:08

• Canonical/Ubuntu pushing hype https://ubuntu.com//blog/ai-in-2025-is-it-an-agentic-year    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:31:38

• Hong Kong taxi drivers threaten to strike next month over ride-hailing services like Uber ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/13/hong-kong-taxi-drivers-threaten-to-strike-next-month-over-ride-hailing-services-like-uber/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:32:18

• U.S.S. Harry S. Truman Carrier Collides With Commercial Ship Off Egypt ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/world/middleeast/us-navy-carrier-commercial-ship-collision.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:32:43

• Dozens Injured as Driver Crashes Car Into Munich Protest ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/world/europe/germany-car-crash-munich-driver-arrested.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:32:57

• Scarlett Johansson Deepfake Video Goes Viral ☞ https://www.cloudbooklet.com/scarlett-johansson-deepfake-video    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:33:24

• Snooping Siri: Fashion Company Apple hit with another privacy lawsuit, this time in France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20250214-snooping-siri-apple-hit-with-another-privacy-lawsuit-this-time-in-france    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:33:44

• Sipeed NanoKVM-USB low-cost USB KVM solution works with Surveillance Giant Google Chrome or other compatible web browsers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/14/sipeed-nanokvm-usb-low-cost-usb-kvm-solutiongoogle-chrome/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:35:15

• China denies Swiss accusations of targeting Uyghur, Tibetan diaspora ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/14/china-swiss-tibet-uyghur-surveillance/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:35:36

• "Harassment against journalists and news outlets has become more common around the world, and has seen an uptick in Hong Kong, according to press freedom NGOs" ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/13/new-hkfp-anti-harassment-policy/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:36:24

• Sheinbaum: Mexico may sue Surveillance Giant Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-mexico-sue-google-gulf-of-america-name-change/ Google works for crime http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:38:53

• Search Results Without JavaScript ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/search-without-javascript/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:39:09

• IBM pushing proprietary software as flatpaks https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Software-RPM-Flatpak https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-Poor-Fedora-Flatpak    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:40:46

• MSN: "Microsoft Is Laying Off Employees — Will That Negatively Affect Its Stock?" The fake value?    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:43:11

• "At times, company layoffs can have big impacts on stocks. GOBankingRates spoke with some tech leaders and financial experts to find out whether they think the layoffs at Microsoft will negatively affect its stock." https://www.gobankingrates.com/investing/stocks/microsoft-laying-off-employees-will-that-negatively-affect-its-stock/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:44:18

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:44:40

• Housing markets with a lot of federal workers have been thrown into disarray by Trump’s RTO order and layoff fears https://fortune.com/2025/02/15/housing-markets-return-to-office-rto-layoffs-remote-work-trump-doge-elon-musk/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:44:45

• "I tried to refer a well tech vetted Azure admin to the biz, his response was “nah, I’m good. There was a time I would have jumped at the chance but now, nah, I’m good. Microsoft can keep it.” When I pressed for specifics as to why? He said, “I know too many people who work there and I don’t like the way they treat their people. Thanks though but I’m good.”" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkm05hwr    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:47:18

• "IBM - Has always had a reputation for being cut throat. If you feel like there is a bullseye painted on your back, read a piece titled The Hatchet Man's Playbook. Can't recommend it highly enough - a LOT of eye-poppping, non-obvious stuff!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:48:10

• Virtualization in 2025 and beyond ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/virtualization-2025-and-beyond    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:49:57

• Thai court considers petition to free detained Uyghurs ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/02/14/thailand-court-petition/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:50:30

• China rejects Swiss report on 'transnational repression' of Tibetans, Uighurs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rejects-swiss-report-on-transnational-repression-of-tibetans-uighurs    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:50:42

• Indian Migrant Says Deportation Flight Was ‘Torture’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000009982183/modi-trump-immigration-deportation.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:51:08

• Planning Your Embedded Application ☞ https://www.kdab.com/planning-your-embedded-application/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:51:35

• Sri Lanka's new president presents first budget with focus on crisis recovery ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/sri-lankas-new-president-presents-first-budget-with-focus-on-crisis-recovery    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:52:07

• UGS tables sanctuary campus resolution, updates Title IX educational programming ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/02/13/ugs-sanctuary-campus-resolution/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:52:29

• WeAct MSPM0G3507 development board features Texas Instruments MSPM0G3507SRHBR Cortex-M0+ mixed-signal MCU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/14/weact-mspm0g3507-development-board-texas-instruments-mspm0g3507srhbr-cortex-m0-mixed-signal-mcu/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:53:01

• Indonesia hands lengthy sentences to Javan rhino poachers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-hands-lengthy-sentences-to-javan-rhino-poachers    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:53:31

• QuadClock PCB – An ESP32-S3 multi-display clock controller for DIY enthusiasts ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/13/quadclock-pcb-esp32-s3-multi-display-clock-controller-for-diy-enthusiasts/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:54:04

• Elecrow's Raspberry Pi powered CrowPi 3 educational kit offers plenty of scope for learning ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-projects/elecrows-raspberry-pi-powered-crowpi-3-educational-kit-offers-plenty-of-scope-for-learning    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 04:54:31

• The Cloud Controller Manager Chicken and Egg Problem ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/02/14/cloud-controller-manager-chicken-egg-problem/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:10:50

• How to pass a bribe ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/elon-musk-x-debt-sale.html https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/14/Apple_Social_Justice_or_Social_Nationalism.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:12:11

• South Korea to limit power banks on flights following plane fire ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-limit-power-banks-on-flights-following-plane-fire    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:12:25

• Marketing spam disguised as news. A low-level person changing employers isn't news. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/clifford-chance-boosts-paris-team-with-david-por/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:13:44

• How two law firms secured Bayer millions for Xarelto in Germany ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/how-two-law-firms-secured-bayer-millions-for-xarelto-in-germany/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:14:46

• Teva Santé and August Debouzy fend off Biogen’s PI request in Tecfidera case ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/teva-sante-august-debouzy-fend-off-biogen-pi-request-in-tecfidera-case/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:15:01

• Lobbying disguised as news, sponsored by Team UPC and litigation fanatics ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/the-eu-commission-has-missed-a-great-opportunity/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:15:49

• Still Waiting for the EU to Abolish the Illegal and Unconstitutional Court Linked to EPO Corruption and Lobbyism by the Patent Litigation Industry ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/13/Still_Waiting_for_the_EU_to_Abolish_the_Illegal_and_Unconstitut.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:15:58

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:16:13

• Macho Patent Office ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/12/Macho_Patent_Office.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:16:18

• When Properties Define Structure: Eligibility of Composition Claims ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/02/properties-eligibility-composition.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:17:43

• $2,000 awarded for Avant Technologies mobile station patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/14/2000-awarded-for-avant-technologies-mobile-station-patent-prior-art    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:18:57

• Attorney Misconduct in EDTX Exposes Patent Troll’s Blatant Judge Shopping ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/02/attorney-misconduct-in-edtx-exposes-patent-trolls-blatant-judge-shopping/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:19:17

• Apple: Social Justice or Social Nationalism? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/14/Apple_Social_Justice_or_Social_Nationalism.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:20:08

• IBM Layoffs in 'RTO' Clothing Reported by Thomas Claburn ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/13/IBM_Layoffs_in_RTO_Clothing_Reported_by_Thomas_Claburn.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:20:22

• Social Engineering of the Free Software Movement is a Corporate Takeover With Code of Conduct (CoC) to Drive Out or Expel Dissent ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/13/Social_Engineering_of_the_Free_Software_Movement_is_a_Corporate.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:20:31

• This is Why Codeberg Issues an Apology Today ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/12/This_is_Why_Codeberg_Issues_an_Apology_Today.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:20:38

• Whale Song Reveals Eerie Similarities to Human Speech, Scientists Find ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/whale-song-reveals-eerie-similarities-to-human-speech-scientists-find    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:22:34

• Universal Music Group and Music Health Alliance Launch Music Industry Mental Health Fund ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/13/umg-music-health-alliance-mental-health-fund/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:22:56

• Munich: Vance Warns Europe About Free Speech And 'Unvetted' Immigration ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/munich-vance-free-speech-immigration/33315127.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:23:54

• Meta censors internal dissent over Mark Kapo-berg cozying up to Convicted Felon: report ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/business/meta-censors-internal-dissent-over-mark-zuckerbergs-trump-ties/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:24:56

• Will ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Be Playable On Steam Deck? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/14/will-assassins-creed-shadows-be-playable-on-steam-deck/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:26:13

• Is ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Playable On Steam Deck? ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/14/will-assassins-creed-shadows-be-playable-on-steam-deck/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:26:22

• WordCamp Asia 2025: Manila Magic ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/02/wordcamp-asia-2025-manila-magic/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:27:31

• Syria's quest for 'national unity': On paper, principles of diversity & inclusivity 'almost perfect' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250214-syria-s-quest-for-national-unity-on-paper-principles-of-diversity-inclusivity-almost-perfect    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:28:11

• 'New steps, new commitments would be proof of good faith from this new Syrian authority' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250214-new-steps-new-commitments-would-be-proof-of-good-faith-from-this-new-syrian-authority    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:28:18

• Windows TCO: Fake BSOD Delivered by Malicious Python Script, (Fri, Feb 14th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31686    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:29:04

• Sssneak attack: Malaysian boy gets bitten by python hiding in toilet bowl ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/sssneak-attack-malaysian-boy-gets-bitten-by-python-hiding-in-toilet-bowl    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:29:25

• PySide6, Qt for Python ☞ https://www.basyskom.de/pyside6-qt-for-python/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:30:37

• Magnetic Vise Makes Positioning Your Workpiece Easier ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/magnetic-vise-makes-positioning-your-workpiece-easier/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:32:05

• KM3NeT Deep Sea Telescope ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/most-energetic-cosmic-neutrino-ever-observed-by-km3net-deep-sea-telescope/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:32:23

• The Right Microcontroller Choice ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/a-guide-to-making-the-right-microcontroller-choice/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:32:45

• Razik Menidjel seems to have been demoted https://www.epo.org/en/about-us/leadership-and-management/management-committee http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Razik_Menidjel_Will_No_Longer_be_Chief_Operating_Officer_Operat.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:33:40

• And Roberta Romano-Götsch got promoted for protecting criminals at the EPO. Commit crimes? Helping crimes? PROMOTION!!    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:34:55

• press gazette ia again promoting SLOP https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/ai-programmatic-advertising-publishers/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/26/The_UK_s_Press_Gazette_Has_No_Credibility_Anymore_It_Celebrates.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:37:20

• Clickbait ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/birmingham-headlines-actively-misleading-says-ipso/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:38:03

• Boyz II Men Deliver Letter Signed by Over 300 Major Recording Artists to Capitol Hill Lawmakers, Asking for Passage of American Music Fairness Act ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/13/open-letter-american-music-fairness-act/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:39:55

• China ‘happy’ that US, Russia talking more after Ukraine peace summit reports ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/13/china-happy-that-us-russia-talking-more-after-ukraine-peace-summit-reports/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:40:31

• Live: Zelensky says he will only meet with Putin after Kyiv's allies agree plan ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250214-live-zelensky-vance-set-to-meet-in-munich-ahead-of-security-conference    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:40:48

• A Convicted Felon-Putin deal on Ukraine would be ‘deadly trap’ – Lithuanian MoD ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2487671/a-trump-putin-deal-on-ukraine-would-be-deadly-trap-lithuanian-mod    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:41:00

• Dictator Proposes Talks With Pooh-tin And Putin On Cutting Nuclear Stockpiles ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-china-trump-putin-xi-nuclear-weapons/33314388.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:41:08

• No Deals Without Us, Zelenskyy Says In Response To Convicted Felon-Putin Call On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-ukraine-peace-zelenskyy-zelenskiy-bessent/33313097.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:41:18

• Trump's call: Does direct overture to Putin betray Ukraine? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250214-trump-s-call-does-direct-overture-to-putin-betray-ukraine    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:41:36

• Trump's disregard for Europe confirmed in phone call with Putin over Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20250214-trump-s-disregard-for-europe-confirmed-in-phone-call-with-putin-over-ukraine    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:41:48

• A Putin-friendly peace deal would be disastrous for global security ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/a-putin-friendly-peace-deal-would-be-disastrous-for-global-security/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:42:04

• Cassidy James Blaede: GNOME Should Kick the Foot to the Curb… Mostly ☞ https://cassidyjames.com/blog/gnome-foot-logo-rebrand/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:43:17

• Image-based installation is easier and faster ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/02/14/image-based-installation-easier-and-faster    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:47:17

• Chinese team bans fans over photos of S. Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/14/chinese-team-bans-fans-over-photos-of-s-korean-military-dictator-chun-doo-hwan/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:47:58

• Identify ‘high-risk’ residents, Hong Kong lawmaker says after elderly caregiving father found dead at home ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/14/identify-high-risk-residents-hong-kong-lawmaker-says-after-elderly-caregiving-father-found-dead-at-home/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:48:24

• Lao officials charge hefty fees for photographers in tourism hotspot Luang Prabang ☞ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/02/13/laos-luang-prabang-photographer-fees/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:48:54

• DOGE as a National Cyberattack ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/doge-as-a-national.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:51:02

• AMD gained consumer desktop and laptop CPU market share in 2024, server passes 25 percent ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-gained-consumer-desktop-and-laptop-cpu-market-share-in-2024-server-passes-25-percent    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:51:40

• Dispatch from Munich: Convicted Felon has put European history in motion again ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/dispatch-from-munich-trump-has-put-european-history-in-motion-again/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:52:24

• The Pacific needs greater cyber resilience as malicious actors break into networks ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-pacific-needs-greater-cyber-resilience-as-malicious-actors-break-into-networks/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:52:43

• US isn’t abandoning its allies, but Europe ‘must do more’ – Lithuanian minister ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2487157/us-isn-t-abandoning-its-allies-but-europe-must-do-more-lithuanian-minister    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:53:11

• New mandatory USCG cyber regulations. What you need to know ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/new-mandatory-uscg-cyber-regulations-what-you-need-to-know/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:53:39

• PCI DSS v4.0 Evidence and documentation requirements checklist ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pci-dss-v4-0-evidence-and-documentation-requirements-checklist/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:54:08

• Calls grow for US to counter Chinese control, influence in Western ports ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/13/china-usa-port-panama-security-threat/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:54:22

• Independent Hong Kong pollster halts work after police action ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-pollster-halts-work-after-police-action    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:54:48

• Virginia Attorney General’s Office Struck by Cyberattack Targeting Attorneys’ Computer Systems ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/virginia-attorney-generals-office-struck-by-cyberattack-targeting-attorneys-computer-systems/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:57:33

• Treasury watchdog begins audit of MElon DOGE team’s access to federal government’s payment system ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/02/treasury-watchdog-begins-audit-of-musk-doge-teams-access-to-federal-governments-payment-system/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:57:41

• Killing this planet faster https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rx-9070-xt-red-devil-packaging-recommends-a-900w-power-supply-amds-frank-azor-confirms-custom-cards-with-lower-wattage-requirements    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 05:58:57

• Former Marvel exec claims ex-Disney boss denied him promotion because he was ‘another old white guy’: lawsuit ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/media/ex-marvel-exec-robert-steffens-claims-ex-disney-boss-denied-him-promotion-because-he-was-an-old-white-guy/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:01:16

• Wall St Journal breached Hong Kong labour law by firing journalist who took on union leadership role, court hears ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/13/wall-st-journal-breached-hong-kong-labour-law-by-firing-journalist-who-took-on-union-leadership-role-court-hears/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:01:32

• Afghan Man Detained In Munich Car Attack Sparking Fears Among Rest Of Community ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-suspect-detained-munich-car-attack-immigration/33313985.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:02:00

• Azerbaijan sues Armenia in Hague arbitration court for environmental damage ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/azerbaijan-sues-armenia-in-hague-arbitration-court-for-environmental-damage    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:02:35

• The Strategy Behind Convicted Felon’s Defiance of the Law ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-strategy-behind-trumps-defiance-of-the-law    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:03:05

• Deterring Chinese aggression takes real-time intelligence ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/deterring-chinese-aggression-takes-real-time-intelligence/    

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

• Can artificial intelligence be feminist as calls against inclusivity grow? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20250214-can-artificial-intelligence-be-feminist-as-calls-against-inclusivity-grow    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:03:58

• Ruining the planet, for profit https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-panther-lake-h-cpu-hits-max-turbo-power-of-64w-mobile-chips-leaked-specs-point-to-substantial-power-draw    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:05:18

• Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2 process nodes compared: defective chip maker Intel is faster, but TSMC is denser ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-18a-and-tsmcs-n2-process-nodes-compared-intel-is-faster-but-tsmc-is-denser    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:06:33

• US gov't pushing TSMC and defective chip maker Intel to create joint venture in the US: Report ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-govt-pushing-tsmc-and-intel-to-create-joint-venture-in-the-us-report    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:06:40

• TSMC and defective chip maker Intel rumors stoke Taiwanese fears of losing its 'Silicon Shield' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-and-intel-rumors-stoke-taiwanese-fears-of-losing-the-silicon-shield    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:06:50

• Stargate, mRNA, and the Internet of Bio-Nano Things ☞ https://off-guardian.org/2025/02/14/stargate-mrna-and-the-internet-of-bio-nano-things/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:07:10

• Qt Creator 16 Beta2 released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-creator-16-beta2-released    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:07:58

• Turkey’s largest journalists' union fails to reach deal with nine outlets in collective bargaining talks ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-largest-journalists-union-fails-to-reach-deal-with-nine-outlets-in-collective-bargaining-talks-304565    

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

• Bonus Daily Cartoon: Beastly Inflation ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/bonus-daily-cartoon-beastly-inflation    

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

• What’s new for TIBER-EU? ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/02/14/whats-new-for-tiber-eu/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:10:20

• Scientists Just Found The Best Way to Get Your Dog's Attention ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-found-the-best-way-to-get-your-dogs-attention    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:11:08

• Valentine's Day: The Science of How Physical Affection Boosts Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/valentines-day-the-science-of-how-physical-affection-boosts-health    

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

• Mysterious Radioactive Anomaly Discovered Deep Under The Pacific Ocean ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-radioactive-anomaly-discovered-deep-under-the-pacific-ocean    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:11:37

• Sea Turtles Dance to Orientate With Earth's Magnetic Field, Study Reveals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sea-turtles-dance-to-orientate-with-earths-magnetic-field-study-reveals    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:11:57

• Passenger panics after being stranded at airport for 22 hours — with only 2 snack bars to eat: ‘Absolutely ridiculous’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/lifestyle/passenger-panics-after-being-stranded-at-airport-for-22-hours-with-only-2-snack-bars-to-eat-absolutely-ridiculous/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:12:27

• MElon aims to remake the federal government by breaking it ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/elon-musk-aims-remake-federal-government-breaking/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:13:26

• Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: 14 publishers join lawsuit against start-up Cohere ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:14:30

• TTABlog Test: Are Pizza Parlors and Baked Goods Related Under Section 2(d)? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/02/ttablog-test-are-pizza-parlors-and.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:14:44

• RTC RICH TRAPPERS CLUB Logo Not Confusable with RTC for Clothing, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/02/rtc-rich-trappers-club-logo-not.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:14:52

• BSD Now 598: UFS1 up-to-date ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/598    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:16:03

• The lost children of Romania's Ceaușescu dictatorship ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20250214-the-lost-children-of-romania-s-ceau%C8%99escu-dictatorship    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:16:36

• Boardcon SBC3576 – A feature-rich Rockchip RK3576 SBC with HDMI, mini DP, dual GbE, WiFi 6, optional 5G/4G LTE module, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/13/boardcon-sbc3576-a-feature-rich-rockchip-rk3576-sbc-with-hdmi-mini-dp-dual-gbe-wifi-6-optional-5g-4g-lte-module-and-more/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:17:46

• CWWK X86-P6 Pocket NAS / PC features defective chip maker Intel N150 or Core 3 N355 CPU, four NVMe SSD sockets, dual 2.5GbE, dual HDMI 2.0 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/13/cwwk-x86-p6-pocket-nas-pc-features-intel-n150-or-core-3-n355-cpu-four-nvme-ssd-sockets-dual-2-5gbe-dual-hdmi-2-0/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:17:53

• Jonathan Dowland: printables.com feed ☞ https://jmtd.net/log/printables_feed/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:18:28

• Maker creates Raspberry Pi-powered thermal fusion night vision goggles ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-creates-raspberry-pi-powered-thermal-fusion-night-vision-goggles    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:19:02

• Unleashing Medusa: Fast and scalable smart contract fuzzing ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/14/unleashing-medusa-fast-and-scalable-smart-contract-fuzzing/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:20:29

• What Does It Mean to Resist Convicted Felon in 2025? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/what-does-it-mean-to-resist-trump-in-2025    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:21:03

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/07 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/02/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-07/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:22:17

• ‘There is tremendous uncertainty’: UMich researchers grapple with the effects of Convicted Felon’s executive orders ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/there-is-tremendous-uncertainty-umich-researchers-grapple-with-the-effects-of-trumps-executive-orders/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:22:41

• Two Killed In Botched Suicide Bombing Attack On Taliban Ministry ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-islamic-state-khorasan-suicide-bombing/33313521.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:22:57

• From the Community | Stanford must end its complicity in COVID harms ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/02/13/stanford-conference-covid-harms/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:27:42

• Western tour operators enter North Korea for first time since Covid-19 pandemic ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/western-tour-operators-enter-north-korea-for-first-time-since-covid-19-pandemic    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:27:49

• The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/14/25) ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/02/the-foss-force-almost-open-news-quiz-2-14-25/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:28:21

• Marketing SPAM https://fossforce.com/2025/02/erez-zuckerman-talks-about-what-else-quality-ergonomic-keyboards/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:28:45

• "It’s Valentine’s Day today, and what better way to capture your beloved’s heart than by settling down together and listening to the Hackaday Podcast! Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for this week’s roundup of what’s cool in the world of hardware." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-308-the-worst-1-ever-googles-find-my-opened-and-sar-on-a-drone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:31:59

• Digital weapon returns to Fashion Company Apple and Surveillance Giant Google app stores in the US ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-to-app-stores/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:34:08

• Apple and Surveillance Giant Google Restore Fentanylware (TikTok) to App Stores in the U.S. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/technology/tiktok-apple-google-app-stores.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:34:25

• Propped up by TikTok https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/critics-at-large/how-romantasy-seduces-its-readers    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:34:47

• TikTok Virality Rarely Translates Into Sustainable Streaming Growth, Latest Research Finds ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/13/tiktok-virality-rarely-translates-into-sustainable-growth/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:35:10

• "college scholarship to become a Fentanylware (TikTok) star"??☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/lifestyle/i-turned-down-a-full-college-scholarship-to-become-a-tiktok-star-this-is-why-i-have-no-regrets/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 06:35:49

• Out-of-cycle release scheduled for February 20, 2025 ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/out-of-cycle-release-scheduled-for-february-20-2025-3016/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:41:19

• Civil rights group sues Meta over racially discriminatory college marketing ad claims ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/civil-rights-group-sues-meta-over-racially-discriminatory-college-marketing-ad-claims/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:42:22

• Vietnamese author may face prison for political posts on Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/02/13/author-charged-voa-blogger-detained-cambodia/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:42:55

• Faking popularity ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/02/12/cambodia-hun-manet-facebook-expenses/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:44:13

• The 46th International TeX Users Group Conference, 2025 ☞ https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/the-46th-international-tex-users-group-conference-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:45:11

• Meta Paid Out Over $2.3 Million in Bug Bounties in 2024 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/meta-paid-out-over-2-3-million-in-bug-bounties-in-2024/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:50:40

• SonicWall Firewall Vulnerability Exploited After PoC Publication ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-firewall-vulnerability-exploited-after-poc-publication/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:51:13

• New backdoored Windows Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese APT: Security Firm ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-windows-zero-day-exploited-by-chinese-apt-security-firm/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:51:55

• Hackers Exploit Palo Alto Firewall Vulnerability Day After Disclosure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploit-palo-alto-firewall-vulnerability-day-after-disclosure/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:53:47

• "You have now set up two very lightweight, high-performance, fault-tolerant reverse proxies on FreeBSD, with HAProxy as the only dependency. This setup requires almost no maintenance other than updating HAProxy and FreeBSD, and requesting new TLS certificates from time to time" ☛ https://www.subnetspider.com/2025/01/22/building-a-fault-tolerant-reverse-proxy-with-freebsd.html | Source: Subnetspider    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:55:47

• [Old] "The code hadn't been open sourced before for one simple reason: on leaving the UK for South Africa in 1991 he had zipped up all the source code and set a password on it. In the intervening years he'd simply forgotten the password! So, when I emailed him to ask if it had been open sourced he replied: [...]" ☛ https://blog.jgc.org/2024/09/cracking-old-zip-file-to-help-open.html | Source: John Graham Cumming    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:56:08

• "Mumble has been used to provide clear communication for gamers and workers for well over a decade. Best of all, it needs very little system resources, so the single core Arm 700MHz CPU in my Raspberry Pi 1 is more than enough for a small Mumble server on my home network. After five hours of use it only used 29MB of RAM and 3.3% of CPU resources. Power consumption hit just 1W!" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:56:31

• "Mumble has been used to provide clear communication for gamers and workers for well over a decade. Best of all, it needs very little system resources, so the single core Arm 700MHz CPU in my Raspberry Pi 1 is more than enough for a small Mumble server on my home network. After five hours of use it only used 29MB of RAM and 3.3% of CPU resources. Power consumption hit just 1W!" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:56:44

• "Mumble has been used to provide clear communication for gamers and workers for well over a decade. Best of all, it needs very little system resources, so the single core Arm 700MHz CPU in my Raspberry Pi 1 is more than enough for a small Mumble server on my home network. After five hours of use it only used 29MB of RAM and 3.3% of CPU resources. Power consumption hit just 1W!" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:56:54

• "Mumble has been used to provide clear communication for gamers and workers for well over a decade. Best of all, it needs very little system resources, so the single core Arm 700MHz CPU in my Raspberry Pi 1 is more than enough for a small Mumble server on my home network. After five hours of use it only used 29MB of RAM and 3.3% of CPU resources." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:57:06

• "Mumble has been used to provide clear communication for gamers and workers for well over a decade. Best of all, it needs very little system resources, so the single core Arm 700MHz CPU in my Raspberry Pi 1 is more than enough for a small Mumble server on my home network." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:57:22

• "After five hours of use it only used 29MB of RAM and 3.3% of CPU resources." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:57:33

• "Trump tramples Europe with tariffs, election interference and neglect" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/15/trump-vance-europe-russia-ukraine-nato    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:58:20

• "Trump promises to target VAT systems, putting 175 countries on notice" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/15/trump-vat-tariff-europe    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:58:40

• "Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republicans-trump    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:59:50

• "US, Russia officials to meet in Saudi Arabia to start talks on Ukraine" https://www.voanews.com/a/us-russia-officials-to-meet-in-saudi-arabia-to-start-talks-on-ukraine-/7976665.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:00:13

• "Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says" https://www.voanews.com/a/europe-will-not-be-part-of-ukraine-peace-talks-us-envoy-says-/7976497.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:00:28

• "With Donald Trump's help, Intel could hand control of chip plants to TSMC" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/with-donald-trumps-help-intel-could-hand-control-of-chip-plants-to-tsmc/articleshow/118268492.cms    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:00:49

• "From crash to crisis: How Russia’s refusal to take responsibility for a downed passenger plane wrecked relations with Azerbaijan" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/15/from-crash-to-crisis    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:01:10

• Share with a politician near you! 2 | "Del med ein politikar nær deg! 2 – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/02/15/del-med-ein-politikar-naer-deg-2/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:01:58

• "New report says Russia is better able to withstand heavy battlefield losses than Ukraine" https://apnews.com/article/britain-russia-ukraine-defense-spending-16f8ede3be601111774cb4f3f6c0fe29    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:02:20

• "US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ukraine-russia-uncertainty/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:02:35

• "America Opens the Door to Its Adversaries" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/02/intelligence-agencies-weakened/681711/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:02:52

• iophk: the microsoft griefers take down another writer https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=384126    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:03:19

• "Given feedback and demands received over the last few months and in order to protect my health (both physical and mental) I've made the difficult decision to cease updating my guides. It's a shame but I need to protect myself from the entitled minority and to put myself first for once."    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:04:51

• "Updates": "January 28, 2025 Removed the link to @mastodon.social. Our account was suspended on grounds that are still unclear to us." https://stallmansupport.org/updates.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:08:03

• "Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘Armed Forces of Europe’" https://www.voanews.com/a/zelenskyy-calls-for-creation-of-armed-forces-of-europe-/7976068.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:08:17

• "Allies appear to duck and cover as Trump threatens Canada and Greenland" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-nato-allies-1.7459986    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:08:31

• "A Trump-Putin deal on Ukraine would be ‘deadly trap’ – Lithuanian MoD" https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2487671/a-trump-putin-deal-on-ukraine-would-be-deadly-trap-lithuanian-mod    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:08:43

• "Hamas releases three hostages, including U.S. citizen Sagui Dekel Chen" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/15/hamas-hostage-release-american-sagui-dekel-chen    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:09:02

• "Zelenskiy: Ukraine Won't Accept Deals Reached Behind Our Backs" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-15/zelenskiy-we-wont-accept-deals-reached-behind-our-backs    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:09:15

• "After three years of war, has Russia exhausted Ukraine?" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0214/ukraine-fatigue-russia-war    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:09:26

• "Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/elon-musk-doge-neo-apartheid/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:09:40

• "An example of what I receive, from [redacted]" https://rubenerd.com/an-example-of-what-i-receive/ iophk: "ruben is being attacked, he might make the mistake of taking it personally and the attacking microsofters would want to encourage that mistake he could use moral support of some kind, since this is part of a larger campaign against FOSS"    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:18:51

• "US Senator Says Democracy Doesn't Put Food On Table, S Jaishankar Responds" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/is-democracy-in-trouble-globally-s-jaishankar-responds-at-munich-security-conference-7714381    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:19:33

• "Valve released a new Steam Deck Beta Client update for February 14th, showing the love to battery life with a little extra juice. You need to be on the Preview / Beta channel to receive the update for testing." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/steam-deck-update-gets-a-small-battery-life-boost-with-the-frame-limiter/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:26:50

• "The CrowdSupply campaign has finally launched" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/vaaman-is-a-180-reconfigurable-board-with-an-efinix-trion-t120-fpga-and-rockchip-rk3399/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:30:13

• "Radxa has introduced a Mini-ITX single-board computer designed for both consumer and industrial applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-expands-sbc-lineup-with-rock-5t-featuring-dual-2-5gbe-and-dual-m-2-slots/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:30:30

• "Happy news to us that GNU Image Manipulation Program now almost reaches version 3.0." ☛ https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/02/how-to-test-out-gimp-30-development-version-quickly-on-ubuntu.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:30:51

• Create your own Raspberry Pi powered home VOIP service with Mumble ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/create-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-home-voip-service-with-mumble    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:35:54

• How To Install 1Password on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-1password-linux-mint-22/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:38:10

• How To Install IntelliJ IDEA on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-intellij-idea-centos-stream-10/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:38:35

• How To Install IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-intellij-idea-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:42:46

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

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:43:04

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

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:56:22

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

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:56:46

• How to Export WooCommerce Orders in CSV or XML Format ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-export-woocommerce-orders-in-csv-or-xml-format/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:57:29

• How to Kill Processes in Linux: Beginner-Friendly Guide to Command Line Termination ☞ https://net2.com/how-to-kill-processes-in-linux-beginner-friendly-guide-to-command-line-termination/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:57:53

• "Where A Wire In A Cable Is Broken" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/how-to-find-where-a-wire-in-a-cable-is-broken/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 11:58:21

• "bayFifteen years ago, Google processed 250,000 takedown notices in an entire year." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/googles-piracy-purge-3-5-billion-dmca-takedown-notices-in-a-year-250215/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:00:17

• "a warning is likely to be shown" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/your-personal-information-is-very-important-to-us-part-four/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:00:59

• "Then Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire with no ties to the military, fires you. Everything you built, gone in an instant, at the whim of someone who has nothing to do with your service, your sacrifice, or your career." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-musk-lay-off-veterans-affaris-staffers-1235268532/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:01:37

• "Anisa refused to become an economic instrument and to give up her dreams of love." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-15/anisa-yousaf-survivor-of-a-forced-marriage-parents-should-give-their-daughters-freedom-of-choice.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:02:04

• "The bill has been proposed by State Representatives Anita Somani and Tristan Rader, who wrote it to point out what they see as the absurdity of rules that control women's bodies but do not control men's. It has not been formally introduced to the House Floor yet." ☛ https://www.newsweek.com/men-face-thousand-dollar-fine-discharging-semen-ohio-2028909 | Source: Newsweek    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:02:36

• "The KU student newspaper has a long history of clashes with student government" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/15/attempt-to-eviscerate-kansas-student-newspaper-funding-sets-sinister-example/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:09:17

• "Yet this kind of move is characteristic of Trump, with his instinct for making moves that are technically legal but that other presidents would avoid out of a sense of shame or decorum — and the notoriously thin skin that makes him so vindictive to anyone who has ever insulted him." ☛ https://www.vox.com/culture/399885/trump-kennedy-center-shonda-rhimes | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:11:05

• "Alaa should have been released on September 29, after serving his five-year sentence for sharing a Facebook post about a death in police custody, but Egyptian authorities have continued his imprisonment in contravention of the country’s own Criminal Procedure Code." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/alaa-abd-el-fattahs-mother-laila-soueif-calls-uk-government-help-hunger-strike | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:11:10

• "Meta is investing in AI-powered humanoid robots, focusing on household tasks and AI infrastructure for third-party manufacturers" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-plans-major-investment-into-ai-powered-humanoid-robots/articleshow/118255578.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:11:52

• "" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/wipro-hires-accenture-executive-amit-kumar-as-global-head-for-consulting/articleshow/118252771.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:12:21

• "That a software provider can be held liable without fault is causing conniptions in the software industry" ☛ https://kevinboone.me/open_source_liability.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:12:29

• "What troubles me is how seamlessly the industry shifted from disrupting power to consolidating it." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/what-the-hell-happened-to-me-and | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:12:37

• "Over the next three years, global electricity consumption is set to rise by an “unprecedented” 3 500TWh, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. That’s an addition each year of more than Japan’s annual electricity consumption." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/electricity-became-a-hot-global-commodity/259228/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:17:26

• "The IEA's report examines the current state of the electricity market and how it's likely to change between 2025 and 2027, forecasting that the world is going to need an additional 3,500 terawatt-hours of energy generation to meet rising demand over the next three years" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/iea_global_electricity_demand/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:17:50

• "A few days ago I got the latest invoice/statement showing how much I was paid for the solar farm, generation in January." ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/02/15/another-solar-generation-payment-and-double-home-battery/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:18:04

• "The international team behind the research found that rates of lung cancer in this group of people could be tied to increasing levels of pollution and the subsequent damage to health, with east Asia, particularly China, the worst affected." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/lung-cancer-is-rising-in-non-smokers-and-this-could-be-why | Source: Science Alert    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:19:03

• "When you’re playing with house money, playing one losing hand after another isn’t a sign of tenacity." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/police-union-still-insists-ny-misconduct-records-are-secret-despite-court-decisions-saying-otherwise/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:20:43

• "The contract was real, but the Orwellian phrase Musk seized on to suggest a shadowy conspiracy wasn’t what it seems." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/15/musk-doge-deception-reuters/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:21:01

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ground-water-extraction-three-kerala-blocks-continue-in-critical-list/article69222995.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:25:11

• "Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-earth-15c-global-limit-major.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:31:11

• "More than 200 people rallied in Detroit during Saturday’s “Climate Can’t Wait” rally." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/detroit-rally-pushes-back-against-trump-efforts-to-dismantle-climate-and-health-protections/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:31:23

• "The NNSA is a little-known group charged with building, designing" ☛ https://futurism.com/government-fires-nuclear-specialists-hires-back | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:31:39

• "Russia has been evacuating its military assets from Syria since Assad's overthrow" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-15/uk-tracks-russian-ships-carrying-ammunition-from-syria | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:32:00

• "The Baltic Sea is obviously under threat" ☛ https://therecord.media/sweden-pm-on-suspected-russian-cable-breaks-not-an-accident | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:32:34

• "Western governments have repeatedly accused" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/15/british-couple-arrested-iran-husband-wife-motorbike-trip/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:32:45

• "The Islamic republic insists that its nuclear program is peaceful and that it has no intention to develop a bomb." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-iran-attack-nuclear-program/33315232.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:33:17

• "At least 70 civilian bodies killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/seventy-civilians-killed-by-a-group-linked-to-islamic-state-in-dr-congo/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:37:14

• "According to a DOE official — who, like the NNSA employee, NPR didn't name to protect their identity" ☛ https://futurism.com/trump-mass-firings-nuclear-bombs | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:37:25

• "IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that Tehran" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-nuclear-grossi-trump-munich-uranium/33315666.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:37:45

• "Michelle Heeley KC, prosecuting" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/14/police-isis-terrorist-niqab-west-midlands-farishta-jami/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:38:02

• "Well, that’s a good way to ask a question." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/02/14/we-rolled-out-a-red-carpet-for-a-war-of-aggression/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:38:09

• "The city employees refused to help them and called law enforcement." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-impersonators-san-francisco-demand-documents-b2698948.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:39:26

• "In response, the employees refused their requests and called sheriff's deputies." ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/doge-3-men-show-up-at-sf-city-hall-demand-records/ | Source: CBS    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:39:44

• "Really, the question is: Where did they get this information and what are they doing with it?" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.sg/elon-musks-doge-leaks-classified-data-about-intelligence-agencies-its-new-website-leaving-spies-78494 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:46:11

• "DOGE just posted secret NOFORN info on their website about [intelligence community] headcount" ☛ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112 | Source: BuzzFeed Inc    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:46:32

• "We sat down with Bruce Schneier for an update on his work, and what we can expect in the future." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/interview_bruce_schneier/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:48:45

• "When it comes to misinformation and changing algorithms, X has developed in a way that makes it clear that we in the police need to own our own communication" ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250215/why-the-danish-police-are-preparing-to-leave-x | Source: The Local DK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 12:49:20

• "While most of the headlines have focused on infrastructure and inference risks, the embedded ones are much trickier to identify, the least obvious to folks using these open-source models, and to me the most interesting." ☛ https://blog.sshh.io/p/how-to-backdoor-large-language-models | Source: Shrivu Shankar    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:02:00

• "This is classic AI bullshittery. If a large language model can't come up with a confident answer, it'll make up one instead — usually convincingly, if you're not paying close enough attention, and without dropping the authoritative tone." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/lawyer-trouble-ai-in-court | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:02:20

• "I propose that the advent and integration of AI models into the workflows of developers has stifled the adoption of new and potentially superior technologies due to training data cutoffs and system prompt influence." ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/ai-is-stifling-tech-adoption | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:02:32

• "Ollama is the easiest way to run large language models on your Mac. You can think of it as “Docker for LLMs” - a way to pull, run, and manage AI models as easily as containers." ☛ https://nshipster.com/ollama/ | Source: NSHipster    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:02:49

• "But there are plenty of low-quality open-access journals that will run any old rubbish if you pay the swingeing page fees. Some of these are published by Elsevier." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/15/how-ai-slop-generators-started-talking-about-vegetative-electron-microscopy/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:03:03

• "Swift and XCode are incredibly well built and fit so nicely together. Owning the language and the tools means that this ecosystem can do some amazing things that web frameworks and text editors could only dream of." ☛ https://robinrendle.com/notes/trot/ | Source: Robin Rendle    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:03:57

• "New research shows that China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group has expanded its targets list to include universities around the world and at least two more telecoms operating in the US." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-official-doge-website-launch-was-a-security-mess/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:04:02

• "On Friday, Luigi Mangione spoke out for the first time since his arrest, releasing a statement on a new website launched by his legal defense team." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/luigi-mangione-website-statement-united-healthcare-ceo-1235268920/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:05:48

• "A group of Mangione's supporters, calling themselves the December 4 Legal Committee, launched a fundraiser on GiveSendGo to finance his legal defence." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/supporters-raise-over-241900-alleged-ceo-killer-luigi-mangione-trial-nears-1730892 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:06:06

• "The nation’s public health is now in the hands of a notorious anti-vaccination denier with no medical credentials who Trump has ordered to “go wild” in overseeing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health care agencies." ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/watch-out-fanatical-rfk-jr-is-national-health-disaster-waiting-to-happen/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

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

• "Update: The Fagioli 'article' has been deleted (not the first time). Was it withdrawn by the editor or by Fagioli himself?" http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/16/Promoting_Microsoft_Windows_With_LLM_Slop.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:15:08

• "If you’re looking to speed up your PC, you should consider using two SSDs instead of one." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2413163/why-two-ssds-are-better-than-one-for-your-pc.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:18:47

• "Last month I completed my first year at EnterpriseDB" ☛ https://notes.eatonphil.com/2025-02-15-from-web-developer-to-database-developer-in-10-years.html | Source: Phil Eaton    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:19:56

• "Atmospheric scientists Christine Wiedinmyer and Kari Bowen, a former National Weather Service forecaster" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/noaas-vast-public-weather-data-powers-the-local-forecasts-on-your-phone-and-tv-a-private-company-alone-couldnt-match-it/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:20:42

• "Look, I love a good sentence diagram (truly)." ☛ https://anniemueller.com/posts/talk-about-the-thing-itself | Source: Annie Mueller    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:21:48

• "Natural" ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/how-many-mildliner-colours-are-there/ | Source: Rob Knight    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:22:11

• [Old] "This sort of interaction has defined my usage of the Flipper. Receive a signal and play it back. It’s a real world copy paste. In fact, that is probably the best way to describe the Flipper for anyone curious about what exactly it is." ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/i-got-a-flipper-zero | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:23:40

• Raspberry Pi ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/game-bub-plays-roms-and-cartridges/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:26:21

• Pensions and stock market "investments" in 2025: the robber barons say, yes, we paid you some salaries, but the money we paid you MUST be pumped back into us, in the form of "investment" that helps fake a supposed "value" of some company that loses money. It's just "organised robbery" in a loop.    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:41:26

• New Torvalds https://www.artstation.com/artwork/a0E0X9 RMS https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5WdWRz    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:48:40

• "Favorite bit is that he dislikes the term "pro-choice" because it "supposes that choosing to have a child cannot be wrong"." https://rdrama.net/h/slackernews/post/342983/richard-stallmans-antiglossary-gimp-these-are    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:49:46

• "Richard Stallman’s quest to save us from a web of spyware—and from ourselves." https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/201611/are-we-forfeiting-control-over-our-digital-lives    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:50:24

• These are the 13 GNU/Linux distros optimized for gaming in 2025 ☞ https://linuxbsdos.com/2025/02/15/linux-for-gaming-in-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:51:37

• "The transition timeline is already underway. The official rebranding will be finalized on March 17, 2025" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/serpent-os-rebrands-as-aerynos/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:53:21

• "Why? Because while it’s still Linux at its core, Chimera Linux embraces many features from the (Free)BSD world." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/chimera-linux-new-iso-images-bring-plasma-6-3-and-gnome-47/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:54:22

• "Pronounced like “Erin”, it’s a name that we feel is more befitting of the project." ☛ https://serpentos.com/blog/2025/02/14/evolve-this-os/ | Source: Serpent OS    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 13:55:11

• "The primary goal of the Oreon Project is to make enterprise Linux more suitable as a desktop (or laptop) OS." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/oreon-project-is-a-kinder-gentler-enterprise-linux-distribution/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:07:36

• Second phase of Gaza truce negotiations to start next week ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-second-phase-of-gaza-truce-negotiations-to-start-next-week    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:08:53

• KolibriOS – tiny GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kolibrios-tiny-linux-distribution/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:09:46

• IDG 'Reviews' of GNU/Linux Now Contain LLM Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/IDG_Reviews_of_GNU_Linux_Now_Contain_LLM_Slop.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:11:13

• Slopwatch: All Those New 'Articles' Are Fake and Crafted by Chatbots (LLM Slop) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/14/Slopwatch_All_Those_New_Articles_Are_Fake_and_Crafted_by_Chatbo.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:11:22

• The 'Drunken Plagiarists' Are Harming Journalism About GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/The_Drunken_Plagiarists_Are_Harming_Journalism_About_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:11:33

• Slopwatch: Anti-Linux Articles Published by Bots, Dominating Surveillance Giant Google News ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/13/Slopwatch_Anti_Linux_Articles_Published_by_Bots_Dominating_Goog.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:11:49

• TLP 1.8.0 is out! Charge Threshold Support for DELL, Chromebook, & Framework Laptops ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/tlp-1-8-0-dell-charge-threshold/    

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

• "This isn't okay. This isn't creating an inclusive environment. This isn't okay with the current political situation especially in the US. A maintainer speaking those words can't be kept." https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February/046677.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:15:50

• Karol works for IBM. He should read up on the history of IBM https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2025-February/046677.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/16/ibm-powered-purges/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:17:27

• openSUSE Replaces AppArmor with SELinux on New Tumbleweed Installations ☞ https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-replaces-apparmor-with-selinux-on-new-tumbleweed-installations    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:20:19

• gThumb Released 3.12.7 with Better WebP Images Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/gthumb-3127-better-webp-support/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:26:17

• A tiny cup handle ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-tiny-cup-handle/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:31:18

• An example of what I receive, from [redacted] ☞ https://rubenerd.com/an-example-of-what-i-receive/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:32:08

• "USAID Dismantler Peter Marocco Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-peter-marocco-state-department-bosnia-serbia-diplomacy-trump-foreign-policy | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:32:49

• Maybe have hit a wall with SolveSpace ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202502/maybe-have-hit-a-wall-with-solvespace.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:36:47

• Heavy Rain Strikes Kentucky and Tennessee ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/weather/flood-rain-forecast-tennessee-kentucky.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:42:34

• High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/chernobyl-drone-blast-scene.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:42:46

• China’s DeepSeek Hey Hi (AI) is watching what you type: Ron Deibert on NBC News ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/chinas-deepseek-ai-is-watching-what-you-type-ron-deibert-on-nbc-news/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:43:15

• Amnesty International and HRW say UK order for Fashion Company Apple cloud data undermines privacy rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/amnesty-international-and-hrw-say-uk-order-for-apple-cloud-data-undermines-privacy-rights/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:43:45

• China denies Swiss allegations of surveillance on Uyghur, Tibetan diaspora ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/14/china-swiss-tibet-uyghur-surveillance/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:44:34

• Tech giants support Indonesia’s plan to restrict children from social control media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/tech-giants-support-indonesias-plan-to-restrict-children-from-social-media or they accept they cannot change or prevent it, so they pretend to be "OK" with it    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:47:14

• mdfc – learn with flashcards and spaced repetition ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mdfc-learn-flashcards-spaced-repetition/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:48:43

• Counters – keep track of anything ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/counters-keep-track-anything/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:48:50

• Mako – lightweight and easy to use PHP framework ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mako-lightweight-easy-to-use-php-framework/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:48:58

• 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux HDR Imaging Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hdrimaging/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:49:04

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 07 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-releng-update-week-07-2024/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:50:58

• CentOS Board Meeting Recap, February 2025 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/02/centos-board-meeting-recap-february-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:51:44

• Revise – TUI Anki client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/revise-tui-anki-client/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:53:01

• 39 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Terminal Emulators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/terminalemulators/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:53:09

• stree – visualize the directory tree structure of an S3 bucket ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stree-visualize-directory-tree-structure/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:53:18

• Qrca – QR code scanner for Plasma Mobile ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qrca-qr-code-scanner-plasma-mobile/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:53:27

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

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:53:43

• Kevin Fenzi: DC move, riscv, Hey Hi (AI) and more for early February 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/02/15/dc-move-riscv-ai-and-more-for-early-february-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:55:31

• Jon Chiappetta: Lessons Learned From Working On A Multi-Year Transparent-Proxy Network-Wide Project ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/lessons-learned-from-working-on-a-multi-year-transparent-proxy-network-wide-project/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:56:50

• Nazi.Compare: Female Nazis and racist Swiss women ☞ https://nazi.compare/en/2025/02/14/female-nazis-racist-swiss-women/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 14:56:59

• Alexander Bokovoy: FreeIPA local tests and FOSDEM demos ☞ https://vda.li/en/posts/2025/02/14/FreeIPA-local-tests/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:05:11

• Dan Horák: qt6-qtwebengine 6.8.2 available ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/16891.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:05:39

• NY police find body of missing man from MN they say was tortured for more than a month ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/15/missing-transgender-man-tortured-ny/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:06:22

• Trans Man Killed in New York Was Tortured for More Than a Month, Police Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/nyregion/ny-arrests-sam-nordquist-murder.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:06:44

• Ruby 3.4.2 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/02/14/ruby-3-4-2-released/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:07:51

• Openwashing: Baidu to open-source its Ernie large language model series ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/baidu-open-source-ernie-large-language-model-series/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:08:24

• I love fs ☞ https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2025-02-14-I-love-fs.en.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:08:39

• This Week in Plasma: Post-Release Polishing ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/15/this-week-in-plasma-post-release-polishing/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:13:36

• PureOS Crimson Development Report: January 2025 ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-january-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:15:43

• ODROID-H3 and H4 SBCs get NetCard 3 card with four 5Gbps Ethernet ports ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/15/odroid-h3-and-h4-sbcs-get-netcard-3-card-with-four-5gbps-ethernet-ports/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:20:11

• Alex Oliva, the Potential 'Successor' of RMS, Has a New Web Site (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Alex_Oliva_the_Potential_Successor_of_RMS_Has_a_New_Web_Site.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:25:23

• Azure is Turning 17 This Year, Still Losing Money and Staff (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Azure_is_Turning_17_This_Year_Still_Losing_Money_and_Staff.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:25:30

• Not Only Windows, Surface, and "Hey Hi" PCs; Microsoft's Hardware Ventures Are a Dumpster Fire; HoloLens Mixed Reality Hardware Now Axed Altogether and Staff is Miserable (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Not_Only_Windows_Surface_and_Hey_Hi_PCs_Microsoft_s_Hardware_Ve.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:25:38

• Strong Momentum for the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as Winter Approaches Its End in Boston or in the Northern Hemisphere ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Strong_Momentum_for_the_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_as_Winter_.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:25:50

• Female Nazis and racist Swiss women ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Female_Nazis_and_racist_Swiss_women.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:26:00

• Microsoft Has Only $17,482 Million Left, "Cash on Hand" Sank 40 Billion Dollars in 2 Years ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Only_17_482_Million_Left_Cash_on_Hand_Sank_40_Bil.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:26:08

• "And CD digital audio, the red book standard for encoding stereo sound quantised at 16 bits with 44.1kHz sampling, is good enough." ☛ https://www.sicpers.info/2025/02/on-nostalgia-for-physical-media/ | Source: SICP    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:26:37

• "One of the most celebrated aspects of the Go language is its tooling" ☛ https://lia.mg/posts/writing-go-linters/ | Source: Liam Galvin    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:28:12

• "Plenty of useful tips in here" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/14/how-to-add-a-directory-to-your-path/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:29:16

• "FastAPI is a web framework based on Python for creating API services." ☛ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-fast-api-with-mongodb-on-ubuntu-24-04/ | Source: HowTo Forge    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:34:06

• "Despair-Driven Development is not about glorifying suffering — it is about accepting reality and using it to fuel forward momentum." ☛ https://lia.mg/posts/despair-driven-development/ | Source: Liam Galvin    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:35:24

• "A One-Way Repeated Measures ANOVA extends the traditional one-way ANOVA for correlated samples. Instead of comparing independent groups, this test evaluates how a single group performs across multiple conditions or time points." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/one-way-repeated-measure-anova-in-r/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:36:04

• "Version 0.109 of Game of Trees has been released (and the port updated): [...]" ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250215101617 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:36:57

• "As we go through this, we’ll learn a thing or two about compilers, assembly, and underlying hardware." ☛ https://michalpitr.substack.com/p/optimizing-matrix-multiplication | Source: Michal Pitr    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:37:10

• Artificial Intelligence is VERY OLD. Right now.. it is HYPE https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/whats-artificial-intelligence-all-about/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:40:25

• There us no reason right now we can 'suddenly' do things we could not 20 years ago... the computational capacity was already there, energy prices even lower    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:41:23

• The corrupt corporate media (GAFAM, Wall Street, "crypto bros") wants people to 'believe' in hype so they can fall for FOMO and "invest" (to lose) their savings in that. Who gains? Top of pyramid.    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:43:17

• Richard Stallman on RISC-V and Free Hardware (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Richard_Stallman_on_RISC_V_and_Free_Hardware.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:43:23

• How to Create Files and Directories with Ansible File Module ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-file-module-examples    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:44:32

• Ansible Dry Run: How to Run Playbook in “Check Mode” ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-playbook-dry-run    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:44:44

• Run a Script on a Remote Server with Ansible Script Module ☞ https://linuxbuz.com/devops/ansible-script-module    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:44:51

• Amarok 3.2.2 Launches as the Final Qt5 Release Before Moving to Qt6 ☞ https://linuxiac.com/amarok-3-2-2-music-player-launches-as-the-final-qt5-release/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:45:49

• Kdenlive 24.12.2 Brings Bug Fixes and UI Improvements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kdenlive-24-12-2-brings-bug-fixes-and-ui-improvements/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:46:09

• Linux Processes: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding & Management ☞ https://net2.com/linux-processes-a-beginners-guide-to-understanding-management/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:47:55

• Freexian Collaborators: Monthly report about Debian Long Term Support, January 2025 (by Roberto C. Sánchez) ☞ https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2025-01/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:48:49

• Troubleshoot Ignition Vision Client Launcher on openSUSE ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/02/15/troubleshoot-ignition-vision-client-launcher-on-opensuse/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:57:00

• Remi Collet: ⚙️ PHP version 8.3.17 and 8.4.4 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/02/14/PHP-version-8.3.17-and-8.4.4    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:57:24

• Cockpit Project: Cockpit 333 ☞ https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-333.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 15:57:43

• Germany's Scholz rebukes Vance, defends Europe's stance on hate speech and far right ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-germany-s-scholz-rebukes-vance-defends-europe-s-stance-on-hate-speech-and-far-right    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:01:49

• Vance Warns Europe About Free Speech And 'Unvetted' Immigration ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/munich-vance-free-speech-immigration/33315127.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:02:12

• Vance and MElon Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/vance-musk-nazis-afd-munich.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:02:25

• U.S. used to export weapons to Ukraine and now, instead, it exports nazism to the EU ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/vance-far-right-germany-munich-afd.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:03:48

• Cowardly press: maybe it wasn't a nazi salute. Independent press: yes, so what's your point, only now you realise MElon supports this? Complicit press: so what, what's wrong with it?    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:05:58

• Kanye West and Bianca Censori ‘have no prenup’ amid rumors of divorce: This is how much the disgraced rapper is worth today ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/entertainment/kanye-west-and-bianca-censori-have-no-prenup-amid-rumors-of-divorce-this-is-much-the-disgraced-rapper-is-worth-today/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:07:04

• ESP32s ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/octet-of-esp32s-lets-you-see-wifi-like-never-before/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:14:12

• New Steam Deck Update Gives Millions Of Users Improved Battery Life ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/15/new-steam-deck-update-gives-millions-of-users-a-crucial-battery-fix/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:14:29

• Ubisoft Has Bad News For ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Fans On Steam Deck ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/14/will-assassins-creed-shadows-be-playable-on-steam-deck/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:14:45

• Report: WordPress in 2025 ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/02/wordpress-in-2025-report/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:15:19

• The Danger of IP Volatility, (Sat, Feb 15th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31688    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:16:01

• Media, politicians are rebranding coercion against drug users as ‘care’ ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/media-politicians-rebranding-coercion-against-drug-users/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:34:20

• Astronomers Reveal Our Best Glimpse Yet of Planets Being Born ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-reveal-our-best-glimpse-yet-of-planets-being-born    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:34:49

• How Hong Kong got entangled in the US-China trade war, and why a complaint to the WTO may not work ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/15/how-hong-kong-got-entangled-in-the-us-china-trade-war-and-why-a-complaint-to-the-wto-may-not-work/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:36:08

• YouTube Layoffs Mean That YouTube is Still Losing a Lot of Money (Net Income or Profit Almost Definitely Negative) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:36:20

• Firefox Add-on Reviews: Supercharge your productivity with a Firefox extension ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/supercharge-your-productivity-with-a-browser-extension/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:37:03

• Kdenlive 24.12.2 released ☞ https://kdenlive.org/en/2025/02/kdenlive-24-12-2-released/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:38:00

• Wheel-knuckle designed in SolveSpace ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202502/wheel-knuckle-designed-in-solvespace.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:38:39

• Server status update for February 14, 2025 ☞ https://www.arcanoae.com/server-status-update-for-february-14-2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:39:12

• "For those who’ve never bitten the Apple, the PowerMac G4 was a blue-tinted desktop Macintosh offered from 1999 to 2004." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/adding-usb-c-kinda-to-a-powermac-g4/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:41:26

• Update of Stella ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Stella    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:47:21

• "I'm pretty sure there are at least 70 million people in the US who would support paying Denmark to take California." https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=25/02/14/1936219    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:54:59

• Certificate Authority (CA) Let's Encrypt Now Down to TEN (0.3% of the Whole) in Geminispace ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Certificate_Authority_CA_Let_s_Encrypt_Now_Down_to_TEN_0_3_of_t.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:55:25

• In Gopher and Gemini Protocol People Abandon Services Based in the United States (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/In_Gopher_and_Gemini_Protocol_People_Abandon_Services_Based_in_.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:55:39

• NJ teacher allegedly threatened Convicted Felon on social control media in disturbing posts ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/us-news/new-jersey-teacher-allegedly-threatened-president-trump-online/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:57:31

• Amarok 3.2.2 released ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/02/15/amarok-3.2.2-released/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 16:57:53

• Fedora Community Blog: Flock to Fedora CFP Themes – Ideas and Tips! ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/flock-to-fedora-cfp-themes-ideas-and-tips/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:02:05

• Diplomats in Munich Fear Convicted Felon Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump-munich.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:02:30

• Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the official Munich Security Conference Space Night ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_510    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:04:31

• France planning to host informal European summit on Ukraine, diplomatic sources say ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250215-france-planning-to-host-informal-european-summit-on-ukraine-diplomatic-sources-say    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:04:46

• Zelensky calls for European army to deter Russia, earn US respect ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-zelensky-calls-for-european-army-to-deter-russia-earn-us-respect    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:04:57

• Volodymyr Zelensky calls for European army as US backing questioned ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-zelensky-calls-for-european-army-as-us-backing-questioned    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:05:11

• War in Ukraine: JD Vance tells Zelensky US wants 'lasting' peace ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-jd-vance-tells-zelensky-us-wants-lasting-peace    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:05:30

• Europe May Not Be 'At The Table' For Ukraine Peace Talks, Convicted Felon's Envoy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-zelenskiy-munich-ukraine-russia-war/33315648.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:05:40

• No Agreement On Rare Earths After First Rounds Of U.S.-Ukraine Talks In Munich ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-zelenskiy-vance-rare-earth-/33315326.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:05:56

• Ukraine's senior officials discuss Kyiv's peace vision with China's foreign minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ukraines-senior-officials-discuss-kyivs-peace-vision-with-chinas-foreign-minister    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:06:05

• China calls for all stakeholders in Ukraine war to be in peace process ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-calls-for-all-stakeholders-in-ukraine-war-to-be-in-peace-process    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:06:36

• Europe’s moment for self-governance ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0214/Europe-s-moment-for-self-governance    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:06:46

• Hegseth’s Bruising 72-Hour Debut Overseas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/politics/hegseth-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:06:58

• Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/zelensky-nbc-meet-the-press.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:07:22

• Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft accounts ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/russia-threat-groups-device-code-phishing-microsoft-accounts/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:08:24

• Russia orders US citizen arrested for drug smuggling to remain in custody ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250215-russia-detains-us-citizen-for-suspected-drug-smuggling    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:08:44

• Russia Holds American Drug-Smuggling Suspect In Custody For 30 Days ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-custody-american-drugs-smuggling/33316050.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:08:55

• Kremlin people endorsing US regime ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/jd-vance-romanian-comments-election/33315252.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:09:44

• A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/belarus-us-prisoners-diplomacy.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:09:57

• UN experts: Belarus government committed crimes against humanity to suppress opposition ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/un-experts-belarus-government-committed-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-opposition/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:10:24

• Python and Microsoft: Pandas Should Have Known OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Excel Are Different and Competing Things (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Python_and_Microsoft_Pandas_Should_Have_Known_OpenDocument_Form.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:22:21

• Leftist Extremists Leave Linux Kernel, Demand Conservatives Be Banned ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leftist-extremists-leave-linux-kernel    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:23:17

• The issue is corporate, not "wings", but it is being shrewdly disguised as politics rather than class    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:25:11

• The real issue isn't politics but who controls the orgs http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:25:50

• Even if all kernel developers were liberals [sic] and some of them were working for Linux, there would still be severe issues    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:27:08

• Because it about control, not ideology    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:27:26

• Microsoft would do that even to a 100% "liberal" group; they can fracture the left around divisive questions like, "should men be allowed to enter women's competitions?"    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:28:35

• So the core issue there isn't politics but hostile elements working from within    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:29:04

• One key issue nobody in the 'mainstream' wants to talk about is, Zemlin is controlled by Microsoft both at home and at work. And it's not just him. Linux kernel needs to leave LF behind, let LF rename accordingly.    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:30:57

• The legal process is too slow to hold criminals accountable. 4+ years have passed since Jan 6th and criminals are free. ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/02/treasury-watchdog-begins-audit-of-musk-doge-teams-access-to-federal-governments-payment-system/ USA is run by a kind of a Mafia now.    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:32:11

• Envying the culture and lifestyle in Europe (not Prozac all day everyday), the Mafia is trying to destabilise Europe while befriending Putin, as he too shares this objective.    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:33:13

• When people who should be in prison are instead in the White House people recognise what the current system rewards    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:34:02

• SailPoint IPO Signals Bright Spot for Cybersecurity ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sailpoint-ipo-signals-bright-spot-for-cybersecurity/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:34:25

• UN denounces Israel offensive in West Bank amid violence and mass deportation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/un-denounces-israel-offensive-in-west-bank-amid-violence-and-mass-deportation/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:35:27

• British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/british-couple-detained-iran.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:35:44

• German Chancellor Scholz Rebukes Vance’s Support for Far-Right During Munich Conference ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/scholz-vance-munich-germany.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:35:53

• AVX-512 gotcha: avoid compressing words to memory with AMD Zen 4 processors ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/02/14/avx-512-gotcha-avoid-compressing-words-to-memory-with-amd-zen-4-processors/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:36:14

• MLC Asks Court to Reconsider Spotify Bundling Lawsuit Dismissal, Warns of ‘Profound Financial Consequences on an Entire Creative Industry’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/14/mechanical-licensing-collective-spotify-suit-reconsider/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:37:02

• 14 US attorney generals challenge MElon-led DOGE control over US federal agencies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/14-us-attorney-generals-challenge-musk-led-doge-control-over-us-federal-agencies/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:37:27

• Pennsylvania governor sues Convicted Felon administration over federal aid freeze ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/pennsylvania-governor-sues-trump-administration-over-federal-aid-freeze/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:37:52

• Afghan Detained In Munich Attack Sparks Fears Among Rest Of Community ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-suspect-detained-munich-car-attack-immigration/33313985.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:38:03

• Dictator is 'unlikely' to support TSMC running Intel's fabs — US gov't downplays chances of TSMC takeover ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-is-unlikely-to-support-tsmc-running-intels-fabs-us-govt-downplays-chances-of-tsmc-takeover    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:38:46

• With Convicted Felon’s Help, defective chip maker Intel Could Hand Control of Chip Plants to TSMC ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/technology/intel-tsmc-talks-trump.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:39:23

• South Korean opposition calls for investigation of Yoon’s wife over texts with spy chief ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-opposition-calls-for-investigation-of-yoons-wife-over-texts-with-spy-chief    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:39:44

• Community Snapshot—January ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/02/community-snapshot-january/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:40:07

• The freakout about Canada’s ‘internal trade barriers’ is a corporate scam ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/freakout-about-canadas-internal-trade-barriers-a-corporate-scam/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:40:38

• 'Mirror Life' Is a Dangerous Scientific Vision. Here's Why. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mirror-life-is-a-dangerous-scientific-vision-heres-why    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:41:09

• Ancient Objects From 50,000 Years Ago Reveal Mysterious Symbols ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-objects-from-50000-years-ago-reveal-mysterious-symbols    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:42:00

• Scientists Just Found a Hidden Set of 'Modes' in The Human Ear ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-found-a-hidden-set-of-modes-in-the-human-ear    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:42:11

• Woman Develops Kidney Injury From Menstrual Cup in Rare Case ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/woman-develops-kidney-injury-from-menstrual-cup-in-rare-case    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:42:31

• Meditation And Mindfulness Can Have a Dark Side That We Don't Talk About ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/meditation-and-mindfulness-can-have-a-dark-side-that-we-dont-talk-about    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:45:07

• Thailand deports 10 linked to actor cyber-fraud case back to China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/15/thailand-deports-10-linked-to-actor-cyber-fraud-case-back-to-china/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:46:39

• India’s Modi, Convicted Felon discuss China border tensions and upcoming Quad summit ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/14/china-trump-modi-presser/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:46:58

• Sino-soft power ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cartoons/2025/02/14/china-film-box-office-record-ne-zha-2/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:47:13

• Kazakhstan man comes back from China beaten, in altered mental state ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/14/china-kazakhstan-man-abused-by-xinjiang-police/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:47:28

• ‘We’ll tough it out’: Small factories in China’s ‘Shein village’ braced for stiffer Convicted Felon import rules ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/well-tough-it-out-small-factories-in-a-chinese-shein-village-brace-for-trumps-tougher-import-rules    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:47:59

• Philippines’ MarcUS puts China at centre of poll campaign ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-marcos-puts-china-at-centre-of-poll-campaign    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:48:21

• China will ‘play along to the end’ with US, says its top diplomat Wang Yi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-will-play-along-to-the-end-with-us-its-top-diplomat-says    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:48:59

• Cook Islands says comprehensive strategic partnership deal signed with China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/cook-islands-says-comprehensive-strategic-partnership-deal-signed-with-china    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:49:49

• How Pakistan could undercut US efforts to curb China's EV boom ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2025/0214/China-EV-boom-Pakistan-trade    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:50:09

• Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/asia/us-rights-groups-doge-cuts-china.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:50:28

• "Valentine’s Day…Hacks?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/valentines-day-hacks/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:51:27

• "You Know This Font" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/15/you-know-this-font-but-you-dont-really-know-it/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:51:44

• Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/navalny-russia-death.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:53:57

• René Laloux gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/FR-i-maestri-del-tempo-rené-laloux.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:55:20

• Wherein I Attack Cynicism, Viciously and Profanely, with My Dying Breath gemini://the-brannons.com/fc/ "Sometimes, ceding one's power to outside social forces is a reasonable thing to do. Or at least a rational thing to do. But it should be done mindfully. You usually have choices, whether or not you like any of the options."    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:56:47

• "It's been ages again since my last update to this blog, and I feel like the past few months where a strange combination of being all over the place, and not much happening." gemini://melyanna.net/life-update    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:57:45

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:58:17

• "Think of your Steam backlog, my plastic container box full of paper notebooks that I’m probably not going to use up before I croak (obliquely mentioned previously), etc." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 17:58:36

• 🔤SpellBinding: HIUPRSL Wordo: STEAM gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-02-16.gmi    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:00:14

• "Hi, it's your favorite language blogger, back with a report on the language learning progress!" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2495    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:03:26

• "I don't like show reviews, don't get me wrong, I love wrestling, certainly enough to deliver long dissertations on it, but I just struggle with the concept of reviewing a wrestling show. I mean, it's a long, arduous process that I never can really feel too attached to writing." gemini://superjcup.smol.pub/for-better-or-for-worse    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:04:29

• North Korea must compensate for killing of South Korean official: Court ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/14/north-korea-south-official-compensate/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:05:55

• In North Korea, rich women own taxis and young men compete for jobs driving them ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/14/north-korea-taxi-driver-jobs/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:06:15

• Rubio says U.S. wants stable relationship with South Korea, South Korean ministry says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rubio-says-u.s.-wants-stable-relationship-with-south-korea-south-korean-ministry-says    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:06:32

• North Korea says U.S. should abandon military threats, KCNA says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-says-u.s.-should-abandon-military-threats-kcna-says    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:06:47

• HHS to lose thousands of workers under Convicted Felon administration probationary job cuts ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/02/cdc-to-lose-one-tenth-of-workforce-under-trump-administration-job-cuts/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:07:15

• The 6 foods you need for a long, healthy life, according to science ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/health/the-6-foods-you-need-for-a-long-healthy-life/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:07:29

• Hamas frees three hostages: 'Some of the hostages are in critical condition' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-hamas-frees-three-hostages-some-of-the-hostages-are-in-critical-conditions    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:07:40

• ""This update addresses various build issues on non-UNIX systems and allows running without X11 support. Moreover, after years of Qt5 porting and maintenance, this version is widely expected to be the final release supporting Qt5/KF5, setting the stage for the project’s transition to Qt6/KF6 in the upcoming Amarok 3.3 series. ☛ https://linuxiac.com/amarok-3-2-2-music-player-launches-as-the-final-qt5-release/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:11:56

• "Calibre can establish what it calls a content server that you can access from a browser on any other device. You can then read any book in your library on that device. You do not need Calibre on the device." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/a-farewell-to-books | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:13:12

• "The pet microchipping process is a little convoluted. In most cases, the microchips themselves don't have any of the pet owner's data" ☛ https://futurism.com/pets-microchip-company-dark | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:14:19

• "A high-severity SQL injection bug in the PostgreSQL interactive tool was exploited alongside the zero-day used to break into the US Treasury in December" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/postgresql_bug_treasury/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:14:28

• "There's been a lot of discussion recently about the pros and cons of SQLite on the server." ☛ https://rivet.gg/blog/2025-02-16-sqlite-on-the-server-is-misunderstood | Source: Rivet Gaming Inc    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:14:36

• "PyCon Italia is the national conference where professionals" ☛ https://www.paulox.net/2025/05/29/pycon-italia-2025/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:14:58

• Pope Francis Is Admitted to Hospital for Bronchitis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/world/europe/pope-francis-hospital-bronchitis.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:15:57

• New Insights Into Older Hearts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/health/heart-disease-aging.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:16:04

• A Crisis at Planned Parenthood: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/planned-parenthood-clinics-takeaways.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:16:19

• Planned Parenthood in Crisis as Patients Report Botched Care and Tired Staff ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/planned-parenthood-clinics.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:16:29

• Manpower crunch hits Hong Kong’s public healthcare sector ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/manpower-crunch-hits-hong-kongs-public-healthcare-sector    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:16:43

• Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250215-nigerian-lawmakers-approve-200-million-to-offset-shortfall-from-us-health-aid-cuts    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:17:08

• GNU World Order 603 ☞ http://gnuworldorder.info//audiophile/gnuWorldOrder_603_ogg.ogg    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:17:36

• The Cyber Show (C|S) Speaks of the "Rise of the Nerd Reich." ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/The_Cyber_Show_C_S_Speaks_of_the_Rise_of_the_Nerd_Reich.shtml    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:17:46

• Asahi Linux Adopts Collective Leadership After Lead Dev Quits ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/02/asahi-linux-adopts-collective-leadership-after-lead-dev-quits/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:18:37

• Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fears across Asia ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/15/virus-disinformation-drives-anti-china-sentiment-lockdown-fears-across-asia/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:19:08

• ByteDance Pulls a Scarily-Close Taylor Swift AI-Generated Video ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/14/youtube-expands-generative-ai-capabilities-in-shorts/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:19:41

• TikTok returns to US app stores following ban suspension ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-us-app-stores-following-ban-suspension/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:20:10

• The A.C.L.U. vs. Convicted Felon 2.0 ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/the-aclu-vs-trump-20    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:21:05

• First Doom, now Linux: an unnamed high school student runs Linux OS in a PDF doc in Google Chrome so what's next? https://www.techradar.com/pro/first-doom-now-linux-an-unnamed-high-school-student-runs-linux-os-in-a-pdf-doc-in-google-chrome-so-whats-next    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:23:31

• How to Use ncdu to Find Disk-Hogging Directories in Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-ncdu-to-find-disk-hogging-directories-in-linux/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:25:06

• "The Oreon Project is a Linux distribution based on AlmaLinux that makes SELinux even easier to use." https://thenewstack.io/oreon-project-is-a-kinder-gentler-enterprise-linux-distribution/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:25:56

• "You can stick Linux in just about anything, and that's a big part of what makes it special. So here are some fun but still vaguely practical devices people have stuck Linux inside of." https://www.howtogeek.com/weird-and-wacky-linux-hardware-devices/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:26:15

• "If you want an interactive and graphical experience but without the overhead of traditional graphical user interfaces, another option you have is text user interfaces, or TUIs, in the command line. From htop to spotify-tui, you have a lot to choose from. Which are your favorite TUI apps on Linux or Mac? " https://www.howtogeek.com/thread/which-is-your-favorite-tui-app-on-linux/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:26:38

• "Existing openSUSE Tumbleweed installations are not affected by this change and users won’t be migrated to SELinux." https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-replaces-apparmor-with-selinux-on-new-tumbleweed-installations    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:27:25

• SPAM in "linux" clothing https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/daily-deal-linux-unix-training-bundle/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:28:08

• Cameron Kaiser: February patch set for TenFourFox ☞ http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-patch-set-for-tenfourfox.html    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:34:49

• "Donald Trump just went full fascist https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fhpr9eani2dje1.png " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:45:01

• "Trump and his cronies (and boss, Elmo) are destroying the USA right before our eyes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o "US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago" I'd say this is good time for Arvind to just move the whole operation to India. The USA has gone mad." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:45:43

• "What do you expect?!? Revenue is not growing yet IBM is promising more Free Cash Flow every year to the shareholders… that means that costs need to drop (3.5B this year alone)… just become a shareholder and enjoy the price bump… the stock is going to $300 before year end." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:47:06

• "Yes, never disclose a disability when employed or looking for a new job. It's the kiss of death regardless of what laws say. Unless a family member has a disability others look at you as a problem, not a asset. Period end of story. If you can do the job, that should be all that matters, but it doesn't especially in cultures that are discriminatory among their own, never mind rest of world." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkw27we4    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:47:41

• "This week, the lead of the Asahi Linux project – a Linux distribution for Apple silicon – Hector Martin, abruptly quit, citing factors including developer burnout and demanding users." https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/open_source_maintainers_state_of_open/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:53:41

• The Doom-in-a-PDF dev is back – this time with Linux https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/dev_linux_pdf/    

posted Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 18:54:42