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  • Four Russians Arrested in Phobos Ransomware Crackdown, Europol Says https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-11/four-russians-arrested-in-phobos-ransomware-crackdown-europol-says    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:28:22

  • UK Sanctions Russia's Zservers Over Cyber Crimes https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-02-11/uk-sanctions-russias-zservers-over-cyber-crimes    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:28:43

  • Russian Cybercrime Network Targeted for Sanctions Across US, UK and Australia https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-02-11/russian-cybercrime-network-targeted-for-sanctions-across-us-uk-and-australia    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:29:09

  • ‘foreign agent’ journalists https://cpj.org/2025/02/russia-preps-to-block-income-of-foreign-agent-journalists/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:29:51

  • Russian-Linked Bots Sow Fear, Distrust Ahead of German Vote, Researchers Find https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-12/exclusive-russian-linked-bots-sow-fear-distrust-ahead-of-german-vote-researchers-find    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:31:09

  • David Beckham's Russia Trademark https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/david-beckhams-russia-trademark-sparks-controversy-amidst-his-support-ukraine-1730950    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:32:17

  • rise in demand for second-hand goods https://www.dw.com/en/why-russia-is-seeing-a-rise-in-demand-for-second-hand-goods/a-71600884    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:33:50

  • A year after Navalny's death https://www.dw.com/en/a-year-after-navalny-s-death-russian-opposition-demoralized/a-71617836    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:34:56

  • Bitcoin fraudster tied to 2016 hacking of Democrats https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/russia-prisoner-exchange-bitcoin-teacher-b2696993.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:35:56

  • "Sideloading" https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-07/tiktok-to-give-package-kits-on-its-website-for-us-android-users-to-download-app    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:40:30

  • Weapon on store https://www.maketecheasier.com/tiktok-returns-android/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:40:55

  • The TikTok ban is already dead in the water: Jon Penney writes for the Globe and Mail https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/the-tiktok-ban-is-already-dead-in-the-water-jon-penney-writes-for-the-globe-and-mail/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:41:19

  • Cheeto Mussolini's Tiktok two-step is a lesson for future presidents https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/12/you-and-what-army/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:41:47

  • The law ignored, as the 'king' said 'OK' https://www.theverge.com/news/612768/tiktok-app-store-apple-google-us-ban    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:42:42

  • Suspension Bridge "https://xkcd.com/3048/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:47:43

  • Incoming Asteroid https://xkcd.com/3049/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:47:58

  • German elections +++ I Love FS Day +++ DMA, Ada, Router Freedom https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202502.en.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:48:47

  • Hardwood https://xkcd.com/3051/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:48:52

  • Atom https://xkcd.com/3050/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:48:59

  • So many layoffs that they try to call them something else https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/google-from-layoffs-to-voluntary-exits-feeb209e336c    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 02:59:18

  • Xbox = mass layoffs https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/16/xbox-will-never-beat-playstation-multiformat-plans-readers-feature-22566992/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:00:02

  • brain can miraculously switch off pain https://theconversation.com/how-the-brain-can-miraculously-switch-off-pain-248333    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:03:15

  • tree rings https://theconversation.com/most-animals-have-their-own-version-of-tree-rings-heres-how-we-biologists-use-them-to-help-species-thrive-249507    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:03:47

  • That's not "4D"; that's hype https://theconversation.com/sofas-that-self-assemble-when-you-heat-them-up-how-4d-printing-could-transform-manufacturing-246899    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:04:26

  • Richard Stallman e l’Intelligenza Artificiale: il ribelle contro il progresso https://www.rivista.ai/2025/02/16/richard-stallman-e-lintelligenza-artificiale-il-ribelle-contro-il-progresso/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:17:56

  • Openwashing. It's not "open-source". https://theconversation.com/deepseek-how-chinas-embrace-of-open-source-ai-caused-a-geopolitical-earthquake-249563    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:19:41

  • Amazon Faces Union Vote at North Carolina Warehouse https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-10/amazon-faces-union-vote-at-north-carolina-warehouse    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:21:07

  • Workers Resist Amazon’s Attempts to Divide Them by Race Ahead of NC Union Vote https://truthout.org/articles/workers-resist-amazons-attempts-to-divide-them-by-race-ahead-of-nc-union-vote/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:22:13

  • Amazon Stokes Racial Divides in Lead-Up to North Carolina Union Vote https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/15/amazon-stokes-racial-divides-in-lead-up-to-north-carolina-union-vote/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:22:59

  • Ahead of Workers’ Union Vote, “Amazon Mobilized an Army” https://jacobin.com/2025/02/amazon-union-north-carolina-racism/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:23:20

  • UK To Fine £100,000 For Misuse Of Ring Doorbell Camera - Here's What You Should Know https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-fine-100000-misuse-ring-doorbell-camera-heres-what-you-should-know-1731037    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:25:13

  • Hope and Limitations in International Law https://www.projectcensored.org/hope-limitations-international-law/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:26:14

  • White House Revoked Access to AP for Refusing to Comply With Censorship https://truthout.org/articles/white-house-revoked-access-to-ap-for-refusing-to-comply-with-censorship/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:27:27

  • First Cheeto Mussolini DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/first-trump-doj-assembled-tiger-team-rewrite-key-law-protecting-online-speech    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:30:11

  • Nepal's social media bill raises free speech concerns https://www.dw.com/en/nepal-s-social-media-bill-raises-free-speech-concerns/a-71595277    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:30:35

  • EU's Kallas: Listening to Vance Speech Felt Like United States Was Trying to Pick Fight With Us https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-14/eus-kallas-listening-to-vance-speech-felt-like-united-states-was-trying-to-pick-fight-with-us https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-14/vance-uses-munich-speech-to-criticize-europe-for-censoring-free-speech    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:31:16

  • Mayors Across U.S. Urge Congress Not To Repeal Clean Energy Tax Credits https://www.truthdig.com/articles/mayors-across-u-s-urge-congress-not-to-repeal-clean-energy-tax-credits/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:33:30

  • DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data https://truthout.org/articles/doge-ransacks-noaa-raising-fears-about-privatization-of-climate-data/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:35:48

  • Outsourcing British military https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jeff-bezos-8b-fund-cuts-funding-climate-group-amazon-secures-670k-military-contract-britain-1730864    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:36:48

  • Cheeto Mussolini Administration Takes Aim at the Climate https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-second-trump-administration-takes-aim-at-the-climate    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:37:13

  • Climate Relocation Policy https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/11/panama-needs-expedite-efforts-toward-climate-relocation-policy    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:37:31

  • Transparency International is itself very corrupt https://www.dw.com/en/transparency-international-corruption-is-a-climate-issue/a-71567464    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:37:58

  • Climate versus economy: Does Germany need to choose? https://www.dw.com/en/climate-versus-economy-does-germany-need-to-choose/a-71570873    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:38:26

  • planet reaches record warmth https://www.vox.com/climate/399920/record-heat-january-2025-la-nina-winter-cold-climate    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:39:33

  • patents and trade marks are totally different; more of a reason to avoid terms like "IP" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ag-biondi-extending-patent-rights.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:41:55

  • Trademarks or patents? Are the courts mislabeled? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/gti-v-gta-too-short-to-be-confusingly.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:42:44

  • patent costs https://www.theage.com.au/national/dupe-culture-and-patent-costs-threaten-the-next-great-australian-inventions-20250215-p5lcd0.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:43:28

  • Mortgages and other shackles https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/banks-told-to-ignore-student-debt-when-weighing-up-home-loans-20250211-p5lb8i.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:44:44

  • Loves Pleasing Banks https://jacobin.com/2025/02/bank-mergers-oversight-cfpb-trump/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:45:33

  • Beating the Banks https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/14/funding-the-revolution-beating-the-banks/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:45:52

  • Microsoft 360 vs. LibreOffice: Which Should You Choose for Productivity? https://www.maketecheasier.com/microsoft-365-vs-libreoffice/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:47:51

  • Hyprland is Amazing https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=83ZZp8wJ-UY    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 03:56:05

  • I Tried A Real Linux Smartphone https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BIQdthHMrK4    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:07:32

  • Netrunner 25 “Shockworm” overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=wZZxbeOjY6M    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:07:53

  • Linux Distros Don't Run On Good Vibes https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=vBUMwcNcnXw    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:08:16

  • YouTube: From failed dating site to pop culture juggernaut https://www.dw.com/en/youtube-from-failed-dating-site-to-pop-culture-juggernaut/a-71561377    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:09:10

  • Copyright in fictional universes http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-copyright-in-fictional.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:10:50

  • Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.10 Quick Overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=MO9tHX6-Oj0    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:27:39

  • The glibc disaster, Wayland HDR update, and more Linux Gaming News! https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=IU1RmS6cjZw    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:28:00

  • KDE Plasma 6.3 is a VERY polished version! https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=H8BFi8Rp6oE    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:28:19

  • OBS Threatens Fedora Linux With Legal Action https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=dJJvq3dpylM    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:28:35

  • Rust Is Splitting The Linux Kernel In Half https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=8dNaMInSEpY    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:29:12

  • Fedora could get sued over bad packages https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=_ZwHpZDm6F4    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:29:32

  • Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to lay off more than 1,000 employees    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:31:20

  • Give Boring Ubuntu a Stunning Look by Changing Themes and Icons https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SZkGztsWSbg    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:31:58

  • A Quick Look At Solus 4.7 "Endurance" https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=SW2B5AT-vlU    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:32:11

  • CGI and VFX trend http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/urban-places-as-stage-and-cgi-and-vfx.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:36:43

  • Asahi Linux Founder Leaves The Project    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:37:14

  • The 3DS Is Dying https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=L5O0z3xSchI    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:37:30

  • Manjaro 24.2.0 "Yonada" Gnome Edition Quick Overview https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=J83UCxPNCMI    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:37:45

  • A Quick Look At Netrunner 25 "Shockworm" https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=56wrJVhhSBU    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 04:38:08

  • LLMs are cheating and costly http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-in-too-deep-considering.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:02:54

  • Kangaroo Court of EPO at it again http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/ebas-preliminary-opinion-in-g124.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:04:03

  • When Laziness Isn't https://blogs.perl.org/users/silent11/2025/02/when-laziness-isnt.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:04:54

  • Google values https://www.dw.com/en/google-calendar-removes-black-history-month-and-pride-month/a-71580642    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:12:21

  • Extreme weather has killed almost 800,000 people in 30 years, says report https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-has-killed-almost-800-000-people-in-30-years-says-report/a-71577036    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:12:50

  • Porsche set to slash jobs by 2029 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-porsche-set-to-slash-jobs-by-2029/a-69581927    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:14:37

  • Commerzbank https://www.dw.com/en/commerzbank-plans-job-cuts-new-goals-to-fend-off-unicredit/a-71579645    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:15:22

  • German parties consider taking on more debt https://www.dw.com/en/german-parties-consider-taking-on-more-debt/a-71588840    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:16:44

  • Cheeto Mussolini Cuts Off South Africa Aid in Push to Further Interests of White Landowners https://truthout.org/video/trump-cuts-off-aid-to-south-africa-to-maintain-status-quo-for-white-landowners/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:21:04

  • 'White Privilege' https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-11/trumps-accusations-against-south-africa-spark-white-privilege-self-mockery    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:21:22

  • ‘The PayPal Mafia’: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Cheeto Mussolini, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/11/the-paypal-mafia-meet-the-south-african-oligarchs-surrounding-trump-from-elon-musk-to-peter-thiel/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:23:12

  • "Trouble continues for popular torrent site TorrentGalaxy." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/torrentgalaxy-drama-continues-with-days-of-downtime-250216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:28:44

  • "At least on paper, Real-Debrid's November 2024 announcement detailing new anti-piracy measures, suggested a tough time ahead for the popular platform." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/real-debrid-traffic-falls-16-in-3-months-anti-piracy-action-painful-but-non-fatal-250216/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:28:51

  • [Old] "Why I Don’t Use Leanpub" ☛ https://leanpub.medium.com/why-dont-i-use-leanpub-4ad2a77f5744 |    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:29:14

  • "Donald Trump Admits He Thinks He Can Break Any Law He Wants" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-break-law-presidents-day-1235269528/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:30:48

  • "Zelensky calls to build ‘army of Europe’ to counter future Russian threats | The Record from Recorded Future News" https://therecord.media/zelensky-calls-for-army-of-europe-to-counter-russia    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:31:00

  • "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    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:31:13

  • "Russia-Ukraine war: Keir Starmer says UK ‘ready to play a leading role’ in Ukraine’s defence" https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/uk-ready-to-play-a-leading-role-in-ukraine-s-defence-20250217-p5lcql.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:31:25

  • "Zelensky Warns Russia Will ‘Wage War’ on NATO - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/16/zelensky-warns-russia-will-wage-war-on-nato-a88038    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:31:37

  • Explosion at residential building in Stockholm – man arrested | "Eksplosjon ved boligbygning i Stockholm – mann pågrepet – Siste nytt – NRK" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/eksplosjon-ved-boligbygning-i-stockholm-_-mann-pagrepet-1.17285210    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:32:12

  • Is US VP Vance right about freedom of speech in Europe? | "Har US VP Vance rätt om yttrandefriheten i Europa?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/02/16/har-us-vp-vance-ratt-om-yttrandefriheten-i-europa/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:32:41

  • The Tahoe computer has disappeared. | "Tahoe computeren er forsvundet | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/tahoe-computeren-er-forsvundet    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:33:06

  • "Russia-Ukraine peace talks: U.S. officials traveling to Saudi Arabia" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/zelensky-putin-war-against-nato-trump    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:33:22

  • "During Israel Visit, Rubio Says Hamas 'Must Be Eradicated' In Gaza" https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-trump-israel-hamas-gaza-palestinians/33317244.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:33:34

  • "Fortunately, the process is super easy and only takes a few minutes—though the exact time depends on the VM size." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-move-a-virtualbox-vm-to-another-instance/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:37:09

  • "There are 4 autostart methods or options: [...]" ☛ https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=294014 | Source: Raspberry Pi    

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

  • "In this article, I'll go through my process for creating a similar book that I believe has better reusability." ☛ https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/making-a-diy-book-of-terrains | Source: Balthazar Rouberol    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:37:56

  • "On the Linux distributions front, we covered the update releases of the Arch-based EndeavoursOS and Debian-based Netrunner" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-7-feb-10-16-2025/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:38:37

  • "And when this can be done without impacting the end users, this is much better for everyone." ☛ https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20250215 | Source: Vincent Delft    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:39:02

  • "OpenMV has introduced the Prophesee GenX320 camera module, bringing event-based vision sensing to its embedded platform." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/openmv-introduces-the-genx320-camera-module-for-event-based-vision/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:40:45

  • "The OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY is a router board based on the MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) SoC, combined with the MediaTek MT7976C dual-band Wi-Fi 6 chipset." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/openwrt-one-ap-24-xy-brings-open-source-networking-to-a-custom-router/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:40:56

  • "In order to not break user setups, we kept these repositories around in an unused and empty state. We're going to clean up these old repositories on 2025-03-01" ☛ https://archlinux.org/news/cleaning-up-old-repositories/ | Source: ArchLinux    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:41:16

  • Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/science/researchers-took-a-whiff-of-egyptian-mummies-for-science-they-were-surprised-by-the-pleasantness/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:42:14

  • "Meta just announced an ambitious new undersea internet cable project that spans over 50,000 km" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/meta-plans-50-000-km-undersea-cable-to-connect-the-u-s-brazil-africa-india-and-australia | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:43:45

  • "broadcast ban on political and economic content" ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/committee-to-protect-journalists-urges-taliban-to-lift-broadcast-ban-on-political-and-economic-content/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:53:15

  • "Russia where criticism of authorities is severely punished." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/navalny-supporters-risk-reprisals-with-memorial-events-a-year-after-death/7976720.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:53:28

  • "In a wide-ranging 90-minute conversation, Navalny’s widow Yulia shared memories of her husband" ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/17/one-year-after-his-death-allies-and-supporters-remember-navalny-in-berlin-memorial-a88039 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:54:26

  • "Patriot was translated into over 20 languages, including ones spoken in countries where Alexey Navalny is far from a household name." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/16/history-is-not-written-only-by-the-victors | Source: Meduza    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:54:49

  • "Initiative for Resistance and Dialogues" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20144038 | Source: YLE    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:55:09

  • "Iranian Writers' Associatio" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/iranian-writers-association-calls-for-annulment-of-death-sentences-for-warisha-pakshan-and-sharifa-77971 | Source: ANF News    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:55:27

  • "the film also contains hidden geopolitical symbolism" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/16/chinese-animated-blockbuster-ne-zha-2-breaks-records-prompts-patriotism/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:57:40

  • "Intel must stay independent" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/16/intel-must-stay-independent-spin-foundry-rebuild-iconic-brand/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:58:02

  • "In order to successfully haggle, you’ll want to decide what’s a fair price for the tech gear you want to buy." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/what-monty-python-taught-me-about-the-art-of-haggling-over-a-price-of-a-camera | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:58:21

  • "A Senate committee is investigating whether a prominent cryptocurrency investor violated federal tax law" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/technology/dan-morehead-crypto-senate-taxes.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 05:59:25

  • "She later “blew the whistle” about her concerns about him and was suspended before she eventually resigned from her job in 2022." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/15/letby-hospital-forced-whistleblower-out-of-her-job-tribunal/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:00:22

  • "In a late panel discussion on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference" ☛ https://therecord.media/estonian-spy-chief-russia-hybrid-attacks-are-real-attacks | Source: The Record    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:04:15

  • "It is an Islamist attack with IS connections" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/austria-stabbing-islamist-attack-interior-minister-says/a-71629831 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:04:33

  • "the singer Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three concerts in Vienna, Austria’s capital" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/asia/knife-attack-austria.html | Source: New York Times https://www.dw.com/en/austria-one-dead-four-injured-in-knife-attack/a-71625548    

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

  • "The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defences" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/16/europeans-are-right-to-be-angry-with-donald-trump-but-they-should-also-be-furious-with-themselves | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:06:32

  • "The first phase is the pre-negotiation, and this is a moment when we need to rearm Ukraine and put maximum pressure on Russia, which means sanctions, which means frozen assets" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0216/trump-europe-us-peace-talks-russia-ukraine-war | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:07:32

  • "Musk does not defend freedom of expression" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-02-16/salman-rushdie-musk-does-not-defend-freedom-of-expression-he-curates-the-discourse-of-the-extreme-right.html | Source: El País    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:08:29

  • "The service of the app will be resumed once improvements are made in accordance with the country's privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said in a media briefing." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/south-koreas-data-protection-authority-suspends-local-service-of-deepseek/articleshow/118315883.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:09:31

  • "It all started when Brutecat was digging through Google's People API and found out that a function that allows blocking a YouTube user relied on an obfuscated “Gaia” ID." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/infosec_news_in_brief/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:10:33

  • "Your Phone and Watch have a lot of data about you." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/burn-notice/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:10:47

  • Windows TCO: "The attack occurred on Nov. 23, but the businesses weren't able to regain access to their internal systems until Dec. 13" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bootlegger-comark-insolvency-covid-1.7459717 | Source: CBC    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:13:37

  • Windows TCO: "Ransomware threats increased fourfold during 2024" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/ransomware-rises-fourfold-in-a-year-of-complex-threats-barracuda%e2%80%99s-xdr-roundup-2024.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:13:48

  • "Hernandez called several law enforcement officials and quickly confirmed her suspicions." ☛ https://www.404media.co/email/a398312b-8134-4068-9725-0e4e5fec54dd/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter | Source: 404 Media    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:14:52

  • "Part of the way this scam was discovered was that a resident of one of the towns where one of the supposed crimes took place began to investigate." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/02/15/fake-ai-true-crime-documentaries-are-taking-over-youtube.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:15:05

  • "Bukele has recently set himself up as effective President for Life — however long that life might be." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/16/el-salvador-finds-the-use-case-for-ai-handouts-to-the-governments-pals/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:16:55

  • "For his actual work, the lecture, he throws something together in three seconds with the LLM and mooches off a friend, asks her to come do the lecture." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/knowledge-navigator | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:17:13

  • "In the warmup to my recent post about the foun­da­tional ques­tion of lan­guage models, I wrote about what the models are doing." ☛ https://www.robinsloan.com/lab/reasons-ing/ | Source: Robin Sloan    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:17:36

  • "This raises a deeper question: If we now view ourselves as the existential threat, can we truly build AI that serves us?" ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=970 | Source: Unmitigated Risk    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:18:22

  • "The results are actually two Zonos models: One that uses a fully transformer-based architecture, and the other, a hybrid that combines transformer and Mamba state space model (SSM) architectures." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/ai_voice_clone/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:19:14

  • "A Content Delivery Network (CDN) helps speed up a website by caching static assets (like JavaScript and CSS) on servers distributed around the world." ☛ https://josh.blog/2025/02/cloudflare-as-a-free-cdn-for-wordpress-assets | Source: Josh Betz    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:20:05

  • "HERE is a mapping platform with a long history, originally developed by Nokia and now owned by a consortium of major automakers, including BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz" ☛ https://jasontucker.blog/here-wego-google-maps-alternatives/ | Source: Jason Tucker    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:20:14

  • The risk of working at Microsoft and get a stigma. "The lesson from these layoffs is that simply doing your job well isn't enough. You can toil away for decades doing a fine job and still get caught up in these layoffs." https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-avoid-underperformer-label-and-layoffs-2025-2    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:22:47

  • "I call, I message, I write emails, sometimes I meet them in person and have real discussions without taking my phone out" ☛ https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/blog/outside-the-wall/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:25:06

  • "storage devices that can take more advantage of the high bandwidth of PCIe 5.0" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2519891/8-mistakes-that-will-kill-your-ssd-early.html | Source: PC World    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:25:43

  • "For decades, USAID has turned to experts at state colleges and universities to help it improve agriculture" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/15/usaid-shutdown-would-halt-research-grants-to-state-universities/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:26:27

  • "If one had to choose one reason for why things are not going well in academic life, the managerial, top-down style of governance" ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/02/16/small-is-beautiful-and-other-thoughts-about-university-governance/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 06:26:35

  • "Last year, in a study that was presented at the Foundations of Computer Science conference in Chicago" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/new-book-sorting-algorithm-almost-reaches-perfection/ | Source: Wired    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:02:44

  • "First came Tetris, then Doom" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/dev_linux_pdf/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:03:34

  • "I built my first electronics project when I was twelve years old. This was a crystal radio." ☛ https://box.matto.nl/blog-questions-challenge-technology-edition.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:03:45

  • "I haven't yet created a blogroll. They are simple, but somehow, I am caught in a conundrum: What's the purpose?" ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2025/blogroll-conundrum | Source: Amit Gawande    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:03:55

  • "For proponents of 911, this “first” was a huge milestone." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dial-up-the-story-of-the-first-911-call-which-was-placed-on-this-day-in-1968-180985980/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:07:43

  • "Write a script to return the count of common strings in both arrays." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/xor-common.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:08:36

  • "These ten rules are being used experimentally at JPL in the writing of mission critical software, with encouraging results" ☛ http://spinroot.com/gerard/pdf/P10.pdf |    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:41:27

  • [Old] "I am criticising them from the point of view of people writing programming language processors (compilers, interpreters, editors) and application software." ☛ https://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/cosc345/resources/nasa-10-rules.htm |    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:42:20

  • "So I had to find a workaround. The easiest way for me was to use fmt_number() followed by text_transfor() instead of fmt_currency()." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/gt-doesnt-show-euro-sign-e-in-pdf-showing-eur-instead/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:45:04

  • "Sophia Vargas, an analyst and researcher for open source programs and operations at Google, told The Register that "Absolutely" maintainers were under pressure." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/16/open_source_maintainers_state_of_open/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:45:15

  • "Many participants in open source feel that open source projects are chronically undersupported, especially given the growing appetite for using open source software."    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:45:39

  • "it affirmed that online services cannot use the CFAA’s criminal provisions" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/06/van-buren-victory-against-overbroad-interpretations-cfaa-protects-security | Source: EFF    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:46:51

  • [Old] "At any rate, Barrett’s opinion should help contain the CFAA within its intended boundaries." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-06-03/scotus-van-buren-violating-tos-not-a-federal-crime | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:46:59

  • "So I’m a huge SQLite fanboy and I use it for almost everything these days." ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/a-brief-post-on-sqlite3-database-locked-despite-timeout/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:47:49

  • "The OpenSSL team instead proclaimed that their ambition and goal was to implement their own QUIC stack and offer that to users" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/02/16/openssl-does-a-quic-api/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:49:08

  • "WebAssembly (Wasm) has emerged as a game-changer in the world of web development." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/top-5-uses-of-webassembly-for-web-developers/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:49:16

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1558.jpg    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:51:49

  • [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1208.jpg    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:52:00

  • "Starting with an existing electronic lock module, Gomba installed it in his door before identifying the circuit responsible for triggering it to open." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/02/16/mkr-keylock-is-an-open-source-iot-keypad-for-your-front-door/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:53:31

  • "Okay, I will try to give you the short version. You have probably heard me complain endlessly about streaming media." ☛ https://grepjason.sh/2025/ipod-mod-and-chill | Source: Jason Burk    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:54:48

  • "Learning how to build with microelectronics can be a very daunting endeavor." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-builds-raspberry-pi-pi-hub-development-kit-to-help-students-learn | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 08:55:03

  • This Week in Linux 298: KDE Plasma 6.3, GIMP 3.0, OBS Studio Threatens Legal Actions on Fedora? & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-298/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:04:12

  • We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/the-aclu-vs-trump-20    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:04:27

  • The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-congress-audio-essay.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:04:37

  • 298: KDE Plasma 6.3, GIMP 3.0, OBS Studio Threatens Legal Actions on Fedora? & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/298    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:05:30

  • Navalny's widow Navalnaya calls for fight for 'free, peaceful' Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-navalny-s-widow-navalnaya-calls-for-fight-for-free-peaceful-russia    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:08:59

  • Navalny supporters mark first anniversary of his death as Russian opposition falters ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250216-navalny-supporters-mark-first-anniversary-of-his-death-as-russia-s-opposition-movement-falters    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:09:11

  • US cuts Europe from Ukraine peace talks: It 'has caused extreme alarm' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-us-cuts-europe-from-ukraine-peace-talks    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:09:29

  • U.S. Officials Heading to Saudi Arabia For Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-putin-zelenskyy-witkoff-walz-rubio-kellogg-saudi/33316136.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:09:38

  • Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/us/politics/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:09:53

  • Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Convicted Felon Could Grant It. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/vance-europe-putin-russia.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:10:05

  • Vance-Zelensky: 'This meeting was more successful than we expected' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-vance-tells-zelensky-us-wants-lasting-peace-this-meeting-was-more-successful-than-we-expected    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:19:55

  • French President Emmanuel Macron to host European leaders' meeting on Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-emmanuel-macron-to-host-european-leaders-meeting-on-ukraine    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:20:23

  • Former PM of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk: 'No talks about Ukraine without Ukraine' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-former-prime-minister-of-ukraine-arseniy-yatsenyuk-no-talks-about-ukraine-without-ukraine    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:20:35

  • Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-us-cuts-europe-from-ukraine-peace-talks-in-saudi-arabia    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:20:48

  • Ukraine Not Invited To U.S.-Russia Talks In Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-us-russia-ukraine-talks-saudi-/33316619.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:21:07

  • Finland urges leaders to rearm Ukraine as U.S. hints Europe excluded from peace talks ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0216/trump-europe-us-peace-talks-russia-ukraine-war    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:22:49

  • White House envoy, national security advisor head to Saudi Arabia for Russia talks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/white-house-envoy-national-security-advisor-head-to-saudi-arabia-for-russia-talks    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:22:59

  • Four killed in Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region, governor says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/four-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-attacks-in-russias-belgorod-region-governor-says    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:23:16

  • Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/europe-us-russia-ukraine-talks.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:23:27

  • Zelensky Rejects Convicted Felon Administration Demand for Half of Ukraine’s Mineral Resources ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-us-deal-rejected.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:23:40

  • A Pro-Ukraine Activist Is Accused by Slovakia’s Leader of Trying to Topple Him ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/world/europe/slovakia-activist-fico.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:23:52

  • U.S. Officials In Rare Belarus Visit Seeking Deal On Political Prisoners, Sanctions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-trump-lukashenko-prisoners-sanctions/33316462.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:24:04

  • Covid-19, influenza vaccination mandatory for high-risk Malaysian haj pilgrims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/covid-19-influenza-vaccination-mandatory-for-high-risk-malaysian-haj-pilgrims    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:24:28

  • Family gives heartbreaking update on sole survivor of Wyoming mom’s murder-suicide rampage that left 3 sisters dead ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/us-news/family-gives-update-on-survivor-of-wyoming-mom-murder-suicide/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:25:29

  • Python and Microsoft: Pandas Should Have Known OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Excel Are Different and Competing Things ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Python_and_Microsoft_Pandas_Should_Have_Known_OpenDocument_Form.shtml    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:25:55

  • As Convicted Felon Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/climate/trump-science-funding-cuts.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:47:11

  • On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/science/gila-monsters-cryptosporidium.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:47:23

  • Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Everything: How to Bridge the Cost Gap ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/business/medicare-medigap-advantage.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:47:54

  • She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/health/assisted-death-alzheimers-netherlands.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:48:10

  • Business People: Joy King named CEO of Animal Humane Society ☞ https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/16/business-people-joy-king-named-ceo-of-animal-humane-society/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:48:33

  • Doctor reveals the truth about nondairy milk options — and if any of them are healthier than cow’s milk ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/health/doctor-reveals-the-truth-about-nondairy-milk-options-and-if-any-of-them-are-healthier-than-cows-milk/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:53:31

  • HHS is losing 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 Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:54:29

  • Off-limits to humans for 70 years, S. Korea’s border zone becomes sanctuary for rare cranes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/off-limits-to-humans-for-70-years-s-koreas-border-zone-becomes-sanctuary-for-rare-cranes    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:54:54

  • Trump’s impending tariffs loom large in South Korea’s ‘steel city’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/trump-tariffs-loom-large-in-south-koreas-steel-city    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:55:08

  • Speculation mounts in South Korea over Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/speculations-mount-in-south-korea-of-yoon-suk-yeols-resignation    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:55:19

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:56:31

  • How To Install Telegram on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-telegram-opensuse/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:56:45

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:57:13

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:57:33

  • How to write backdoored Windows to a USB device using GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/guides/how-to-write-windows-to-a-usb-device-using-linux/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:58:44

  • How To Install TYPO3 on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-typo3-debian-12/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:58:58

  • How To Install Kdenlive on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kdenlive-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 09:59:05

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 10:05:53

  • trrc – ToRRential Card processor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/trrc-torrential-card-processor/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 10:06:25

  • Windows products given as 'gifts', presented as "Linux" ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/16/geekom-a6-review-ubuntu-24-04-tested-on-an-amd-ryzen-7-6800h-mini-pc/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:03:47

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:03:57

  • Being trolled and bullied over E-mail ☞ https://rubenerd.com/feedback-rules/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:06:00

  • KMagnifier – screen magnifier ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kmagnifier-screen-magnifier/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:06:22

  • Perplexity's Deep Research is a Hallucinating Mess gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/02-17-perplexitys-deep-research-is-a-hallucinating-mess.gmi useless garbager!! Falsely marketed: https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:07:52

  • "And he’s tasked to do the remembering part while the LLM does the thinking." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/knowledge-navigator    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:09:07

  • "Below is my latest log for my Cosmic Voyage story Lantashi Dance. It has been a long time since I've done one of these logs. I forgot how much fun it is to write these! I definitely need to create more adventures for the crew of Lantashi Dance!!" gemini://lantashifiles.com/gemlog/entries/2025-02-16.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:10:14

  • "I decided to stop the Patreon page for multiple reasons" gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-2025-news    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:11:13

  • "The way I implemented Patreon support was like this: people supporting me financially had access to blog posts a 2 or 3 days earlier than the public release, the point was to give them a little something for their support without creating a paywall for some content." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/2025-news.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:12:23

  • "Having people paying money to have early access to my blog posts created some kind of expectations from them in my mind, so I tried to raise the level higher in terms of content at the point that I came to procrastinate because "this blog post will not be interesting enough" or "this will just take too long to write, I'm bored"." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/2025-news.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:13:12

  • Stirling Who? 🏁 gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2025-02-16_Stirling_Who_.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:15:04

  • 🔤SpellBinding: ADILMPU Wordo: VOCAL gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-02-17.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:16:02

  • "The climate aware intersectional justice movement is on the back foot, and the fascists have (for now) won the propaganda war." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/back-foot    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:16:44

  • 15 Top Free and Open Source PHP Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-php-web-frameworks/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:25:05

  • Bevy – data-driven game engine ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bevy-data-driven-game-engine/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:33:06

  • Exherbo – GNU/Linux distribution for developers, tinkerers, and more ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/exherbo-linux-distribution-developers-tinkerers/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:33:54

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:34:24

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:34:34

  • GNOME 48 Beta Released with Screen Time & HDR Settings ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/gnome-48-beta-released/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:34:53

  • 1 reason your laptop’s fingerprint sensor might not work in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxbsdos.com/2025/02/16/your-laptops-fingerprint-sensor-and-linux/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:35:38

  • GNOME 48 Beta Is Now Available for Public Testing with Adwaita Fonts, More ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-beta-is-now-available-for-public-testing-with-adwaita-fonts-new-wallpaper    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:40:07

  • GNOME 47.4 Released with Performance Improvements for Nautilus, Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-4-released-with-performance-improvements-for-nautilus-bug-fixes    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:40:28

  • Microsoft Lunduke is now trolling decent organisations merely because they oppose racism; this is worse than trolling ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/postmarketos-joins-codebergs-fight https://techrights.org/o/2020/06/09/lunduke-concern-trolling-again/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:43:27

  • Microsoft Lunduke sometimes makes a good point about something, then he associates that point with all that other "baggage" of his, in turn associating that point with bigotry; it's good to never associate or give a dime to him; he's a prick, not contrarian.    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:46:06

  • Tiling Shell GNOME Extension Expands Window Suggestions ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/tiling-shell-update-adds-window-suggestions-for-screen-edge-snapping    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:46:39

  • Ubuntu 24.04 Printer Troubleshooting Guide: Fix USB, Network, and Driver Issues ☞ https://net2.com/ubuntu-24-04-printer-troubleshooting-guide-fix-usb-network-and-driver-issues/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:46:59

  • Coffee shop chatter, week 7 2025 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/coffee-shop-chatter-week-7-2025/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:48:25

  • A question about aviation ESG plans ☞ https://rubenerd.com/a-question-about-aviation-esg-plans/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:48:34

  • Arduino ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/piano-gets-an-arduino-implant/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:49:50

  • "After all, computers are good at math, and making a calculator isn’t exactly blazing a new trail, right? But [Chad Nauseam] will tell you that it is harder than you probably think" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/how-hard-is-it-to-write-a-calculator-app/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:50:10

  • Human rights groups urge EU to engage with Bahrain authorities over release of two arbitrarily detained men ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/human-rights-organizations-urge-eu-to-engage-with-bahrain-authorities-over-release-of-two-arbitrarily-detained-men/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:57:23

  • "Using Antimony To Make Qubits More Stable" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/using-antimony-to-make-qubits-more-stable/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:58:09

  • Blog activity for 2025 ☞ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2025-02-16-2025-news.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:00:27

  • "Report URI: Guarding you from rogue JavaScript!" https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-439/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:02:47

  • Son of British banking bigwig gets forgiving Manhattan plea deal on charges of beating comedian girlfriend: ‘Slap on the wrist’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/us-news/son-of-british-banking-bigwig-gets-forgiving-manhattan-plea-deal-on-charges-of-beating-comedian-girlfriend-slap-on-the-wrist/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:03:59

  • Promoting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows With LLM Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/16/Promoting_Microsoft_Windows_With_LLM_Slop.shtml    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:04:25

  • 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 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/Not_Only_Windows_Surface_and_Hey_Hi_PCs_Microsoft_s_Hardware_Ve.shtml    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:05:06

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

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:05:40

  • Blog Questions Challenge: Technology Edition ☞ https://box.matto.nl/blog-questions-challenge-technology-edition.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:17:33

  • Chinese animated blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ breaks records, prompts patriotism ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/16/chinese-animated-blockbuster-ne-zha-2-breaks-records-prompts-patriotism/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:18:43

  • Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo With It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/shark-bite-turks-caicos.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:20:04

  • SPOKE capacitive touch sensor board targets interactive computer interfaces (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/17/spoke-capacitive-touch-sensor-board-interactive-computer-interfacing/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:20:53

  • Intel 8th, 9th and 10th Gen processors removed from Microsoft's backdoored Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/intel-8th-9th-and-10th-gen-processors-absent-from-microsofts-windows-11-24h2-cpu-support-list    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:25:16

  • Kaidan 0.11.0: Qt 6 ☞ https://kaidan.im/2025/02/14/kaidan-0.11.0/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:37:36

  • This is NOT legal, but Cheeto is (according to Cheeto) "SAVING MY COUNTRY" (nope! Destroying it!) and thus no laws are applicable and any "hostile" judged shall be thrown out. USA 2025 as Germany 1935? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/02/treasury-watchdog-begins-audit-of-musk-doge-teams-access-to-federal-governments-payment-system/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:41:24

  • Russians learned that after 2022 no country really wanted them, even if they claimed to oppose the war. It's not like they were very popular before the war either (many bad stereotypes, both men and women). Now, 3 years later, Americans feel the same way.    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:43:14

  • It's not hard to understand why more people in eastern Europe see us/usa/trumpland/"america" as the other side of ussr, the neighbour to the "east" of ussr (and not north korea, near kamchatka). On the West Russia has Belarus, on the "east" it's Vance and Cheeto. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Peninsula#/media/File:Russia_administrative_location_map.svg    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:48:04

  • European countries to meet in Paris to discuss security: France FM ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250216-european-countries-to-meet-in-paris-on-monday-to-discuss-security-france-fm    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:55:09

  • UN denounces Israel offensive in West Bank amid violence and mass displacement ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/un-denounces-israel-offensive-in-west-bank-amid-violence-and-mass-deportation/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:55:32

  • US-made Typhon missiles to bolster security, deter ‘repressive’ China: Philippine Defence Secretary ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-made-typhon-missiles-to-bolster-security-deter-repressive-china-philippine-defence-chief    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:55:59

  • Vice President Vance tells Europe's leaders: Stop building a 'firewall' to block far right ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0215/trump-vance-europe-german-election-far-right-firewall    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:56:16

  • Not funny because they do ruin the planet with wasteful CPUs that help run Ponzi schemes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-exec-sarcastically-teases-rx-90700-05xtxt-max-gpu-with-320gb-of-vram-and-1-2-gigawatts-power-supply-requirement    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:57:18

  • Materials Can Form 'Memories' in New And Unexpected Ways, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/materials-can-form-memories-in-new-and-unexpected-ways-study-shows    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:57:46

  • Rally against Germany's resurgent far right draws thousands in Berlin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250216-rally-against-germany-s-resurgent-far-right-draws-thousands-in-berlin    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:02:11

  • State 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 Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:03:21

  • Argentina’s Milei Orders Investigation After Promoting Crypto That Cratered ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/world/americas/argentina-milei-crypto-trump.html "Javier Milei posted about the coin on social control media, then deleted it and announced an investigation into whether any laws were broken."    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:03:56

  • TSMC and Broadcom explore deals to split Intel's foundry and chip design wings, says report ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-and-broadcom-explore-deals-to-rip-apart-intels-foundry-and-chip-design-wings-says-report    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:17:33

  • How Convicted Felon’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/business/trump-tariffs-global-economy.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:22:53

  • Your Risk of Cancer Could Fluctuate Even Born You're Born ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-risk-of-cancer-could-fluctuate-even-born-youre-born    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:23:19

  • A Psychologist Explains a Simple Technique to Declutter ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-psychologist-explains-a-simple-technique-to-declutter    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:27:41

  • Afternoon Naps Boost Your Problem-Solving, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/afternoon-naps-boost-your-problem-solving-study-finds    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:27:54

  • Falsely marketed garbage ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chatgpts-deep-research-is-here-but-can-it-really-replace-a-human-expert http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:36:12

  • She Was the Female Lead in His Film. Now She’s His Leading Lady. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/style/christine-ko-alan-yang-wedding.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:37:20

  • Lonely men are creating Hey Hi (AI) girlfriends — and taking their violent anger out on them ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/lifestyle/lonely-men-are-creating-ai-girlfriends-and-taking-their-violent-anger-out-on-them/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:38:01

  • China is exporting its model of political authoritarianism to Africa ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-exporting-its-model-of-political-authoritarianism-to-africa/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:41:13

  • Panama Canal caught in power struggle as US and China vie for trade dominance ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250216-panama-canal-caught-in-power-struggle-as-us-and-china-vie-for-trade-dominance    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:41:25

  • Philippines’ Marcos puts China at centre of election campaign ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/16/philippines-marcos-puts-china-at-centre-of-election-campaign/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:41:52

  • Scrapyard Vacuum Dehydrator Sucks The Water From Hydraulic Oil ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/scrapyard-vacuum-dehydrator-sucks-the-water-from-hydraulic-oil/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:48:19

  • "And while that’s cool and all, the real value here is the journey; watching over [Quinn]’s shoulders while she’s in the machine shop is always illuminating." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/quinn-dunki-makes-a-screw-shortener-fit-for-kings/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:48:53

  • Graphene ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/02/16/graphene-tattoos-the-future-of-continuous-health-monitoring/ | Source: Hackaday | "these tattoos could soon detect a range of health metrics"    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:49:27

  • ‘Bullet recycling plant’ found in raid on illegal e-waste factory in Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/first-ever-bullet-recycling-centre-found-in-raid-on-illegal-e-waste-factory    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:49:48

  • Malaysia’s DAP election heats up, with Lim Guan Eng at risk of losing chairman’s post ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-dap-election-heats-up-with-lim-guan-eng-at-risk-of-losing-chairmans-post    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:50:15

  • Was the case opened just to "make a case"? https://www.dw.com/en/jay-z-sean-diddy-combs-accuser-drops-sexual-assault-case/a-71618290    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:51:02

  • state funding for public media https://www.dw.com/en/czech-opposition-leader-eyes-state-funding-for-public-media/a-71603682    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:52:13

  • AstroTurf and slop ruin everything online https://www.dw.com/en/should-you-trust-hotel-and-restaurant-reviews/a-71532136    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:54:48

  • eurozone growth https://www.dw.com/en/why-europe-s-southern-periphery-props-up-eurozone-growth/a-71530790    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:56:07

  • Merck v Teva/Clonmel decision http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/guest-post-cjeu-weighs-in-on.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:58:03

  • Claim against BBC ends in civil restraint order http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/blow-up-claim-against-bbc-ends-in-civil.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:58:31

  • "Firefox is getting vertical tabs which is a really nice feature for wide displays" https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/02/13/browser-choice/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 13:59:43

  • Firefox had extensions for vertical tabs 20 years ago... but only as extensions (in the Mozilla XUL era)    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:00:24

  • "The ninety nine point nine, nine, nine percent of regular computer people who didn't become multi-billionaire celebrities got jobs making apps, websites, games, music and gadgets, or teaching others how to create technology. It was all immense fun. Of those who made companies, all but a handful were swallowed-up or destroyed by emerging mega-monopolies." https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/notoneofus/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:04:15

  • crackdown silences popular rap music https://www.dw.com/en/libya-s-cultural-crackdown-silences-popular-rap-music/a-71539798    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:05:00

  • Social control media https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-far-right-is-expanding-its-international-network/a-71530393 X, TikTok etc. http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:06:02

  • Germany's Left Party wants to halve billionaires' wealth https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-left-party-wants-to-halve-billionaires-wealth/a-71550347    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:06:22

  • 'firewall' used to be a technical term https://www.dw.com/en/german-conservatives-insist-they-re-the-anti-afd-firewall/a-71548314 how about combatting LIES? https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-trump-s-team-targets-usaid-with-false-claims/a-71535712    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:09:18

  • "believed dead" https://www.dw.com/en/alaska-missing-plane-found-all-10-on-board-believed-dead/a-71538407    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:09:56

  • It's like this year aviation got very very hard and two crashes of planes every week is considered "normal"    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:10:26

  • Were drivers messing about with their "smartphones"? https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-dozens-killed-in-bus-truck-collision/a-71551197    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:11:15

  • pirate attack reported https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/atalanta-on-high-alert-as-possible-pirate-attack-reported/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:12:47

  • Man Whose Wife Was Killed in a Hippo Attack in Africa Sues the US Company That Booked the Trip https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-02-13/man-whose-wife-was-killed-in-a-hippo-attack-in-africa-sues-the-us-company-that-booked-the-trip    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:14:11

  • "unemployment" as defined by... https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-unemployment-rate-drops-to-8-5-in-december-304415    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:18:03

  • vote buying happened in the US; MElon wasn't even detained for this crime https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-main-opposition-party-investigated-over-vote-buying-allegations-during-congress-304425    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:18:37

  • Thousands of KFC, Pizza Hut workers in Turkey unpaid amid debt restructuring https://bianet.org/haber/thousands-of-kfc-pizza-hut-workers-in-turkey-unpaid-amid-debt-restructuring-304453    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:18:57

  • 7.6 magnitude earthquake https://www.dw.com/en/caribbean-hit-by-7-6-magnitude-earthquake/a-71551216    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:21:55

  • Kenya clamps down on social media https://www.dw.com/en/to-fight-dissent-kenya-clamps-down-on-social-media-ai/a-71524279    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:22:37

  • over-tourism crisis https://www.dw.com/en/can-japan-solve-its-growing-over-tourism-crisis/a-71561020    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:23:34

  • arrests 1,300 in crackdown on pro-Hasina protests https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-arrests-1-300-in-crackdown-on-pro-hasina-protests/a-71559468 https://www.dw.com/en/is-bangladesh-plunging-into-political-chaos-once-again/a-71573937 https://www.dw.com/en/un-up-to-1-400-killed-in-bangladesh-protests-crackdown/a-71587345    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:24:53

  • Private jet collision https://www.dw.com/en/us-private-jet-collision-in-scottsdale-arizona-kills-1/a-71566523    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:27:56

  • US: Air incidents since Dec 2024 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/query-builder?month=2&year=2025 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/query-builder?month=12&year=2024 https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/query-builder?month=1&year=2025    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:30:52

  • Train collides with truck https://www.dw.com/en/germany-train-collides-with-truck-in-hamburg-killing-1/a-7157703    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 14:32:19

  • Cheeto Mussolini sued by inspectors general over firing https://www.dw.com/en/us-updates-trump-sued-by-inspectors-general-over-firing/live-71588464    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:28:05

  • Thousands sign petition for Denmark to buy California https://www.dw.com/en/thousands-sign-petition-for-denmark-to-buy-california/a-71583221    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:28:50

  • STIs in Europe: Gonorrhea and syphilis hit record highs https://www.dw.com/en/stis-in-europe-gonorrhea-and-syphilis-hit-record-highs/a-71585386    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:29:16

  • Commercial Impetus Behind Cheeto Mussolini’s Targeting of South Africa https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/14/the-commercial-impetus-behind-trumps-targeting-of-south-africa/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:31:16

  • "When we see nazis in the news or in the movies, we typically see pictures of the male leaders and their male soldiers." FOSS uses the same tactics, with women presumed harmless and gentle. https://nazi.compare/en/2025/02/14/female-nazis-racist-swiss-women/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:33:18

  • "Suggesting that developers and copyright can be extinguished by force is a direct violation of Article 27. A developer can sell their copyright but it can't be taken from us by a racist Swiss woman." https://danielpocock.com/debian-human-rights-violations-swiss-women-nazi-symbolism/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:35:24

  • access to critical minerals https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-trump-economy-summit-1.7452748    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:40:26

  • laundering bitcoin https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/firoz-patel-us-prison-1.7453728 http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 15:41:10

  • Trump Administration Lays Off Hundreds Of FAA Employees Despite Recent Plane Crashes https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-administration-lays-off-hundreds-of-faa-employees-despite-recent-plane-crashes    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:37:11

  • The top here says "independent" but also bribed by Microsoft. Both cannot be true. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/trump-layoffs-hit-pacific-northwest-engineers-and-researchers-at-pnnl-hanford-cleanup-elsewhere/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:38:20

  • 100s Of FAA Probationary Employees Summarily Terminated By Trump Administration https://simpleflying.com/faa-probationary-employees-terminated-by-trump-administration/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:40:11

  • "they are not improving the company but strip mining it, it's parasitic" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkz3fakz    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:51:01

  • "Only thing actually growing in SW is RH and that's only because customers are forced to buy OpenShift with all SW even if they don't want it. Even then almost all the overall IBM growth is nothing more than annual inflation price increases baked into contracts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1    

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

  • "I believe you are not taking into account IBM’s SW strategy of buying innovation vs developing it. IBM has bought a pile of companies (approx 21) since the 2019 purchase of redhat, and they all compliment the strategy of growing SW group and its 90% margins." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:53:03

  • "Yes also for Europe. Announced via EWC." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jks0yq7m    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 18:53:45

  • Cheeto Mussolini Tariffs https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-08/canada-seeks-stronger-eu-trade-ties-as-both-regions-threatened-by-trump-tariffs https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/02/08/how-can-canada-usa-mexico-combine-the-balance-of-power-against-china-on-the-global-stage/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:27:05

  • Canada Task Force Says Ex-Finance Minister Freeland Target of China-Linked Campaign https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-07/canada-task-force-says-freeland-running-to-replace-trudeau-targeted-by-china-linked-campaign    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:27:29

  • "Tiling Shell v16.2 now surfaces nifty ‘Window Suggestions’, a feature introduced in last month’s v16.0 release, when using edge tiling. Edge Tiling (as no doubt you well know) is triggered by dragging a window to the sides of the screen." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/tiling-shell-update-adds-window-suggestions-for-screen-edge-snapping    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:28:14

  • "One of the most striking things about Linux is the sheer number of terminal emulators available. There are dozens, each offering different features, philosophies, and levels of customization. This naturally leads to the question: Why are there so many choices?" https://www.howtogeek.com/why-there-are-so-many-linux-terminal-emulators/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:29:06

  • "Arch Linux might be the most misunderstood of all the Linux distributions. It’s supposed to be difficult to install and maintain, so why do people use it? What makes Arch so different?" https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-arch-linux/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:30:26

  • "Since I started using Linux over a decade ago, I’ve been a Mint fan. Over the years I’ve tried using other distros—and tried some really weird stuff, often in service of How-to Geek—but Linux Mint has always remained my daily driver and I’ve never seriously considered getting rid of it. Here’s why I like it." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-mint-is-my-main-distro/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:32:09

  • "It's the second half of February, the new year is not so new anymore, and that means it's time for the usual Bongusta list cleanup." gopher://i-logout.cz:70/0/phlog/posts/2025-02-17_a_somewhat_brutal_bongusta_cleanup.txt    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:43:30

  • Fickle Dreams gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2496    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:44:49

  • "I consider myself a happy links2^ user. I tend to just use links2 in text mode but recently, I wanted to see the magic of graphical mode links2. There's just one issue: I wanted to set this up on my work computer and my work computer is a Mac." gemini://ghostze.ro/posts/graphical-mode-links2-on-mac.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:45:51

  • "I am almost ready to release a beta of AuraRepo! I have an alpha running on my server right now. I'd appreciate if people can browse it and provide any feedback on the UI." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/clseibold/25534    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:46:47

  • "Some of the more exciting news since my last week notes is that I’ve been working on a new web project. The idea is a searchable, curated directory of high quality and user-respecting web apps." gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2025-02-12-week-notes-009.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:48:43

  • "Since I now keep updated directories for tags and titles in my notes, I can just straight up call fzf instead of that complicated mechanism I was using for browsing notes by title and tag before." gemini://thatit.be/2025-02-09-11-52-40.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:50:10

  • "So I was randomly browsing and found this talk by Peter van Hardenberg, “Why Can’t We Make Simple Software?”. [1] This YouTube comment summarizes it well: «This presentation is basically the talk I have with every stakeholder at some point but most of it just gets dismissed as “nerd shit”» - JordanManfrey" gemini://charptr.fyi/post/2025-02-04.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:50:57

  • My ideal operating system gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ideal-os/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:51:47

  • "Simple code is boring, like a game of checkers or tic-tac-toe, where the rules are simple, the number of states limited, and the straightforwardness of it is almost numbing" gemini://charptr.fyi/post/2025-02-05.gmi    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:52:43

  • "He is from very early hacker movement and shows interest towards hardware hacking. Its why I thought you may be interested about his views on those topics." https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwarehacking/comments/1ir2qmh/richard_stallman_on_riscv_and_free_hardware/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 20:42:53

  • RICHARD STALLMAN 2025-02-12 QA on AI LLM, WOKE, BITCOIN PRIVACY, MONETIZATION, SNOWDEN @ Torino https://yewtu.be/watch?v=RsaYVHUaWN0    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 20:44:54

  • Still not listening next week's talk. That's intentional. https://stallman.org/talks.html    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 21:03:38

  • "DeVault penned an investigative report titled "The Stallman Report", targeting Richard Stallman, head of the Free Software Foundation. The report, of which he intended to remain the anonymous author, was revealed to be published by DeVault due to his hosting of stallman-report.org on the same IP address as drewdevault.com." https://dmpwn.info/    

posted Monday, February 17, 2025 at 21:04:08
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