Roy Schestowitz

• "I know someone who got RA’d with over 30 years. He got only 4 months severance. Alvind and his SlipMunks are greedy" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jntzvn3c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 03:23:07

• 3 months more for tuxmachines to turn 21    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:25:36

• "Technical Issue" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-02/russia-says-fire-at-ufa-oil-refinery-extinguished-was-caused-by-technical-issue    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:36:28

• protesters target Vance holiday, Tesla showrooms https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/j-d-vance-and-elon-musk-ambushed-by-protests-after-oval-office-clash-with-zelensky-20250303-p5lggm.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:37:14

• Russia Wants Migrants From New Countries to Help Plug Labour Shortage https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-04/russia-wants-migrants-from-new-countries-to-help-plug-labour-shortage-interfax-reports    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:37:49

• Canada helps defend Latvia from Russian cyberattacks https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-baltic-allies-cyberhunting-1.7473251    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:44:03

• Russian Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Targeted in International Operation, US Says https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-03-07/russian-garantex-cryptocurrency-exchange-targeted-in-international-operation-us-says    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:58:26

• UK Launches Investigation Into TikTok, Reddit Over Children's Personal Data Practices https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-03-02/uk-launches-investigation-into-tiktok-reddit-over-childrens-personal-data-practices    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 04:59:46

• TikTok? Are you mad? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/casey-anthony-resurfaces-tiktok-her-new-mission-has-people-stunned-1731625    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:00:03

• Did Bytedance pay DW for TikTok puff pieces? https://www.dw.com/en/violence-against-women-when-tiktok-helps-overcome-a-toxic-relationship/a-71847815    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:01:05

• Social control media harms relationships, it does not "help overcome a toxic relationship"    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:01:47

• TikTok itself attacks Freedom of Speech https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/tiktok-ban-a-blow-to-national-security-or-freedom-of-speech/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:02:21

• “A Government of Laws?”: Not if Cheeto Mussolini Continues to Support Putin Crimes Against Ukraine https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/03/03/a-government-of-laws-not-if-trump-continues-to-support-putin-crimes-against-ukraine/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:11:27

• Water Damage https://xkcd.com/3059/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:14:43

• Tall Structures https://xkcd.com/3058/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:14:56

• Linuxfx 11.25.03 is out; the distro targets Brazil "https://distrowatch.com/linuxfx    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:20:53

• Secure-K 2025-03 is also out, but outsourced to Proprietary Jail GitHub (Microsoft), thus hard to take seriously https://distrowatch.com/securek    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:21:50

• The Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90 Year History https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/the-greatest-threat-to-social-security-in-its-90-year-history/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/trumps-dead-people-on-social-security-lie/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:22:46

• International Women’s Day despite pressure from security forces https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/women-in-sine-mark-international-women-s-day-despite-security-pressures-78281    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:23:11

• A new hardware project gemini://moddedbear.xyz/logs/2025-03-08-week-notes-010.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:26:15

• My surface web experience gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/surfacereport "If it's on the http protocol, publicly accessible, searchable, I consider it surface. Not only that, but people on mastodon links to a lot of other surface web medias. The door is open to youtube, news sites and the rest of the surface web."    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:28:00

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1228.jpg    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:28:49

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1578.jpg    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:28:53

• Leasehold Derangement Syndrome gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-03-09_leasehold-derangement-syndrome.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:29:27

• "What kind of day would you call perfect? When was the last time you experienced one?" gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2025-03-09-ideal-day.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:30:44

• "I also tend to share rambling scribbles infrequently on my instagram, the account is the same as my username on here but with a dot in the middle." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2525    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:31:25

• "I created this capsule almost 5 years ago." gemini://stump.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-08.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:32:29

• "Some time ago, I abandoned my real name moniker. Honestly, I am bewildered by people who use both their first and last name freely on the Internet." gemini://stump.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-08-back-in-gem-space.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:33:31

• "Last week I verified myself on the Canada Post Identity+ App but I think my Custom ROM, Sandboxed Google Play Services phone didn't like it. I had to verify a few times before it took hold. The vote hadn't started yet so I thought I was gucci." gemini://stump.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-08-outing-myself-as-a-filthy-lib.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:34:52

• "I'm pretty sure better people have (or will write) written about this at the Yard Subject To Change blog. Not to bury myself, but they're all better writers than me." gemini://superjcup.smol.pub/raze-vs-dramacydal-03-14-2009    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:36:14

• gemini://superjcup.smol.pub/rush-vs-la-park-07-14-2016   

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:37:06

• habits https://theconversation.com/five-essential-strategies-to-master-your-habits-250099    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:45:42

• wilderness https://theconversation.com/the-female-explorers-who-braved-the-wilderness-but-were-overlooked-by-the-history-books-249742    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:46:04

• defy the odds to thrive in urban areas https://theconversation.com/why-some-animals-defy-the-odds-to-thrive-in-urban-areas-249915    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:46:34

• "Meta’s Pay Raise Sparks Controversy Amid Massive Layoffs"    

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

• HPE under pressure: decline in server sales and sharp rounds of layoffs https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/129419/hpe-under-pressure-decline-in-server-sales-and-sharp-rounds-of-layoffs/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:56:52

• "workers worry about losing their jobs" https://www.businessinsider.com/deloitte-accenture-job-fears-doge-consulting-contracts-trump-musk-2025-3    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:59:09

• "IBM. reported Business Insider." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/billions-in-government-consulting-contracts-under-doge-scrutiny-big-four-accounting-firms-staff-fear-mass-layoffs-many-of-these-employees-make-six-figure-salaries/articleshow/118793850.cms    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 05:59:13

• "Still has not even apologized for his overt bigotry to Whites and East Asians. He instead gets rewarded with 86 Million in stock. His callousness and massive ago won't let him say, "I was wrong and will end DEI at IBM"" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jntzvn3c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:00:41

• "All while him and his DipMunks get greedier and fatter while cutting headcount in the US and shipping those jobs to India. The country that made him wealthy, and he spits in the eye." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jntzvn3c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:00:45

• News on the Web/Net has MASSIVE oversight: http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/07/IBM_Laid_Off_Almost_2_000_Staff_Last_Friday_and_No_Western_Publ.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:03:30

• "But the standard behavior when closing a web publication is to just pull the plug. When the whole company goes under, that’s one thing. But when there’s a parent company, especially a thriving one, there’s no justification for pulling the plug other than spiteful disregard for the work." https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/abc_shuts_down_fivethirtyeight    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:24:44

• "From the perspective of a company the size of Disney, it would cost veritable pennies to keep FiveThirtyEight’s website around forever. What a disgrace." https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/abc_shuts_down_fivethirtyeight    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:24:50

• stark reminder of what an age we are in; tesla, 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:25:56

• So the billionaires are now fully onboard with the crime and with Putin - to the point of censoring past work, in the name of reputation laundering    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 06:26:43

• woolly mammoth https://theconversation.com/mice-with-woolly-mammoth-traits-could-pave-the-way-for-the-resurrection-of-an-ice-age-giant-251561    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:40:02

• bigger animals get more cancer https://theconversation.com/new-research-shows-bigger-animals-get-more-cancer-defying-decades-old-belief-251287    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:41:19

• Woolly mice are a first step to resurrecting mammoths https://theconversation.com/woolly-mice-are-a-first-step-to-resurrecting-mammoths-but-theres-a-very-long-way-to-go-251640    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:41:39

• narcissistic people https://theconversation.com/for-narcissistic-people-the-gap-between-perception-and-reality-may-go-far-deeper-than-we-thought-250434    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:43:09

• "The Luckfox Lyra Ultra is the latest addition to the Lyra series" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-micro-development-board-now-features-8gb-emmc-and-poe-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:44:41

• "From Orban to Trump, Part II - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/from-orban-to-trump-part-ii    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:44:57

• "How European leaders are responding to Trump’s approach to Ukraine and Europe" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/how-european-leaders-are-responding-to-trumps-approach-to-ukraine-and-europe/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:45:16

• "Torture and starvation: Inside the horror of being a Hamas hostage" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/08/inside-horror-being-hamas-hostage/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:46:38

• "Trump’s Shockingly Lawless Second Term" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-lawless-second-term-1235290095/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:46:56

• "I’d rather be writing" https://derekkedziora.com/notes/2025-03-08-id-rather-be-writing    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:47:12

• "Wow, what courage" https://birchtree.me/blog/wow-what-courage/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:47:28

• "The Unexpected Challenge of Moving a Custom Domain From iCloud+ to Fastmail" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/03/08/the-unexpected-challenge-of-moving.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:47:53

• "Tariffs! Tariffs! Tariffs! In Conversation With Mary Lovely" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/tariffs-tariffs-tariffs-in-conversation    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:48:16

• "Why Donald Trump Has Turned on Europe" https://jacobin.com/2025/03/trump-europe-dependence-military-energy/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:50:11

• "Democrats Still Don’t Get Why Trump Won" https://jacobin.com/2025/03/democrats-biogtry-trump-harris-election/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:50:18

• "Trump is on track to ditch a time-tested approach to combating homelessness" https://www.vox.com/homelessness/402972/housing-first-homeless-hud-scott-turner-housing-affordable-voucher    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:50:34

• "'Four in ten' Danes now see United States as a threat" https://www.thelocal.dk/20250307/four-in-ten-danes-now-see-us-as-a-threat    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:50:45

• "The Chaos Trump Unleashed Is Just Getting Started | The Walrus" https://thewalrus.ca/americas-great-unravelling-has-begun-what-comes-next/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:50:55

• "China cracking down on Protestant churches during annual congress – Radio Free Asia" https://www.rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/07/china-npc-christians-raid-protestant-church/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:51:18

• "The Diagnosis of Coherence - by Mike Brock" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-diagnosis-of-coherence    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:51:54

• "Children Forced Into 'Fight Clubs' At US Detention Centre As Officers Watched And Cheered" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/children-forced-fight-clubs-us-detention-centre-officers-watched-cheered-1731696    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:52:33

• "SNL: Mike Myers' Elon Musk Whines He's Losing '100 Billion Dollars'" https://variety.com/2025/music/news/snl-cold-open-mike-myers-elon-musk-1236332337/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:52:52

• old: apropos polygraph links https://www.apa.org/topics/cognitive-neuroscience/polygraph    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:53:30

• old: "Lie Detectors Are Junk Science, but We Keep Using Them" https://reason.com/2023/03/07/lie-detectors-are-junk-science-but-we-keep-using-them/ apropos polygraph links    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:53:48

• ""If You're Chasing...": Pro-Ukraine Protesters Follow JD Vance, His Daughter" https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pro-ukraine-protesters-chase-jd-vance-his-daughter-youre-a-shit-person-7882268    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:54:21

• The Finnish-Swedish sauna brothers: Unbelievable | "Finlandssvenska bastubröderna: Ofattbart – Sydsvenskan" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/artikel/finlandssvenska-bastubroderna-ofattbart/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 10:55:02

• "A new clause, published this week on the company's website, outlines that Pinterest will use its patrons' "information to train" ☛ https://futurism.com/pinterest-data-photos-train-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:13:19

• "Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-neuralink-files-trademark-telepathy/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:13:41

• "The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-drops-bid-make-google-sell-ai-investments-antitrust-case-2025-03-07/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:14:59

• "U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would continue a crackdown on Big Tech, which began during his first term and continued into former U.S. President Joe Biden's administration." ☛ https://www.voanews.com/a/us-drops-antitrust-case-against-google-over-ai-not-chrome/8003388.html | Source: VOA News    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:15:12

• "The DOJ argued that Google struck anticompetitive deals with Apple and other companies for prime placement of its search engine." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/23869483/us-v-google-search-antitrust-case-updates | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:15:36

• "The Biggest Questions Remaining Around the Jeffrey Epstein Case" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jeffrey-epstein-remaining-questions-1235288347/ "" -- but others have yet to see the light of day "" [iophk]    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:26:11

• Joi Ito Already Admitted on the Record That Bill Gates Had Paid MIT Through Jeffrey Epstein http://techrights.org/o/2020/05/27/joi-ito-email/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:26:24

• In Times of Inflation and Unstable Banks https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/03/09/times-of-inflation/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:44:55

• "Thankfully, one more 18 month VDSL contract later, this has all been sorted out." ☛ https://www.dnorth.net/2025/01/05/fttp/ | Source: David North    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:48:40

• "Denmark had a universal postal service for 400 years until the end of 2023, but as digital mail services have taken hold, the use of letters has fallen dramatically." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8jllq283o | Source: BBC    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:49:07

• "women's rights" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/taliban-claim-womens-rights-are-protected-un-decries-bans/a-71866886 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:49:22

• "Respecting User Preference" ☛ https://vale.rocks/posts/respecting-user-preference | Source: Declan Chidlow    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 11:51:28

• "In the many treaties the U.S. signed with tribal nations" ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/03/tribal-nations-are-concerned-that-trumps-cuts-have-the-potential-to-violate-trust-responsibilities.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:01:10

• "unprovoked attack" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/homeland-security-ends-tsa-collective-bargaining-agreement-in-effort-to-dismantle-union-protections/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:01:34

• "inextricably bound to the battle of ideas and influence" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/03/07/tibet-state-department-comment/ | Source: RFA    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:02:12

• "Women represent 42 percent of the population of this South American nation, but their access to the labor market is limited; in fact, less than half have a job and many work informally, without stability or rights." ☛ https://www.plenglish.com/news/2025/03/08/international-womens-day-challenges-in-ecuador/ | Source: La Prensa Latina    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:02:24

• "This Saturday is International Women’s Day, so it’s a good time to take stock of how the world’s largest economies are actually doing on gender equality." ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/charting-the-path-for-womens-economic-security-in-the-g20/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:02:35

• "But the standard behavior when closing a web publication is to just pull the plug. When the whole company goes under, that’s one thing." ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/abc_shuts_down_fivethirtyeight | Source: John Gruber    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:03:06

• "But, of course, the Right — long comfortable with censorship when it serves its interests" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/03/canada-free-speech-engler-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:07:48

• "But Reddit does appear to be flagging comments that mention “Luigi” in some cases, even those unrelated to Mangione" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/626139/reddit-luigi-mangione-automod-tool | Source: The Verge    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:08:27

• "the Gates Foundation Trust's portfolio size declined by £2.31 billion to £38.4 billion in Q4 2024." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bill-gates-offloads-500k-microsoft-248m-berkshire-hathaway-shares-portfolio-shrinks-231b-q4-1731712 | Source: International Business Times https://techrights.org/wiki/Gates_Foundation_Critique/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:13:11

• "Lenovo has produced 12 million units in India, and it’s planning to increase that to nearly 17 million units to meet incoming domestic and international demand." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lenovo-joins-growing-china-exodus-as-manufacturers-flee-us-tariffs-oem-moving-production-lines-to-india | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:13:39

• "Details on Dynatomics are scarce, but the centibillionaire has apparently hired a handful of engineers to work on AI for "highly optimized" product manufacturing." ☛ https://futurism.com/google-cofounder-secret-ai-startup-hype | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:13:51

• "My next-to-last job was in Rwanda, where I managed a project to improve Rwanda’s trade with its neighbors." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/03/08/usaid-my-next-to-last-project/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:14:53

• "But while all capitalists hate all capitalism, a specific subset of capitalists really" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/08/turnabout/#is-fair-play | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:15:19

• "Apparently, while popularized by Ghandi, they were actually written by Anglican priest, Frederick Donaldson." ☛ https://json.blog/2025/03/08/ghandis-donaldsons-seven-social-sins.html | Source: Jason Becker    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:15:38

• "We plan to reduce our employee base 5 percent over the next 12 to 18 months through the reduction of approximately 2,500 positions and expected attrition." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/hpe_q1_2025/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:15:58

• "Page is said to be collaborating with a small team of engineers on AI that can generate “highly optimised” designs for products, which can then be built by a factory." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/google-cofounder-larry-page-reportedly-developing-new-ai-startup/articleshow/118787983.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:16:22

• "When we talk about piracy that’s supported by programmatic display / videos ads, we’re often talking about traffic laundering." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/ad-funded-piracys-biggest-open-secret-revealed-by-researcher-250308/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:25:06

• "second Donald Trump administration settles" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-us-can-reduce-russias-nuclear-energy-and-geopolitical-influence/ | Source: Atlantic Council    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:30:33

• "Tariffs also tax the poor; they don’t follow the principle of progressive taxation (which is of course why the US oligarks promote tariffs)." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/tariffs | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:30:54

• "Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/big-banks-abandoned-a-voluntary-climate-alliance-now-critics-are-calling-for-new-laws/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:31:45

• "The fires followed a year of weather whiplash in the Carolinas, from a flash drought over the summer to extreme hurricane flooding in September" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-extreme-weather-conditions-that-drove-the-carolina-wildfires/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:31:55

• "Business Insider's Jack Newsham and Alice Tecotzky recently discovered that 26 year-old Riley Sennott" ☛ https://www.alternet.org/doge-employee-public/ | Source: AlerNet    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:33:35

• Weaponising   

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:34:59

• "Weaponising the flow of migrants is said to be a key aim of Vladimir Putin, with the issue being a major factor in elections across Europe." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:35:16

• "turned immigrants into weapons" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russia-putin-immigrants-weapons-hybrid-warfare-libya/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:35:45

• "immigration raid leaks:" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/trump-admin-uses-lie-detector-tests-on-employees-to-track-immigration-raid-leaks-report-101741490567149.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:36:04

• "There comes a point when the theoretical becomes visceral. When the abstract danger materializes into concrete action. When the warnings that seemed perhaps overwrought suddenly appear prescient. We are witnessing such a moment." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/remember-whats-real | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:36:40

• "The audience filled the main event space – the gym at Lincoln High School – and two overflow rooms, and still left hundreds more outside." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/03/08/bernie-sanders-draws-10000-supporters-to-warren-for-a-fight-oligarchy-rally/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:37:20

• [Old] "This is a Tor exit node" ☛ https://osservatorionessuno.org/tor-exit-notice/ | Source: Osservatorio Nessuno    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:51:55

• "A specific case concerns three phones that were seized on March 20, 2024, during an action at Malpensa Airport." ☛ https://osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2025/03/cellebrite-and-the-routine-use-of-digital-surveillance-in-italy/ | Source: Osservatorio Nessuno    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:52:30

• "The motion for emergency relief was filed late Friday in federal court in Maryland by the legal services group Democracy Forward against the Social Security Administration and its acting commissioner" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-08/unions-ask-court-to-stop-doge-from-accessing-social-security-data-of-millions-of-americans | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:52:44

• "This is private, confidential data, including Social Security numbers and earnings, of virtually all people in the country" ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-access-child-support-database | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:53:32

• "Avoiding malign actors is the big reason for restricting personalized ads. And malign actors are numerous." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/advertising-personalization-good-for-you/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:53:58

• "Oh, you’re still here? Okay, here’s a bit of context then." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/03/no-more-client-tracking-thanks-to-goaccess/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:54:25

• Pluralistic: Gandersauce (08 Mar 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/08/turnabout/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:54:49

• "In a follow-up to the ongoing Seagate hard disk drive fiasco" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-hard-drive-controversy-persists-as-scammers-discover-methods-to-alter-reliability-metrics | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:55:36

• "And I’m not the only one pointing this out." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/07/no-phil-spencer-having-ai-mock-up-an-old-game-is-not-the-same-as-preserving-it/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:55:44

• Windows TCO ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/fbi-warns-of-data-extortion-scam/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:56:32

• "The duo plans to relaunch Digg with AI-powered content moderation, a feature Reddit has yet to adopt." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/permanently-banned-this-2004-reddit-alternative-making-comeback-alex-ohanians-help-1731699 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:56:55

• "Three months ago, Anthropic released “the Model Context Protocol”, or MCP. In the last few weeks, interest in it seems to have really picked up." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/model-context-protocol/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:57:32

• "In other words, bubbles come and go, but capital investment sticks around." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/after-the-ai-bubble/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:58:49

• "Just like the previous three bogus arrests, cops went after people based solely on facial recognition matches without bothering to verify anything else about the supposed suspects." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/detroit-pd-sued-over-yet-another-bogus-arrest-based-on-an-unverified-facial-recognition-match/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:59:37

• "That was already becoming the case back in 2009, when the fallout of the Great Recession forced thousands of out-of-work professionals to become freelancers to pay the bills" ☛ https://futurism.com/freelancers-struggling-compete-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 12:59:51

• "Google claims that users asked for [LLM] responses for even more of their searches, and it has gladly obliged to upgrade the slop trough." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-expanding-ai-search | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:00:20

• "Nature is one of the most prestigious journals in all of science. They’re working on changing that, though — with multiple articles promoting LLMs for doing peer review." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/08/science-journal-nature-promotes-using-chatbots-for-academic-peer-review/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:00:51

• "If AI soon cracks self-driving cars (and we may be close) then lets fire every taxi and truck driver on the planet too." ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/03/08/ai-is-accelerating-on-a-daily-or-even-hourly-basis/ | Source: Positech Games    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:01:30

• "Amazon’s failings with gaming I think help explain the mess Apple has created for itself with Apple Intelligence" ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/03/08/apple-amazon-businesses-unfocused/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:01:55

• "The Defense Department created the Software Acquisition Pathway in 2020 as the recommended approach for buying software." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/pentagon/2025/03/07/hegseth-mandates-streamlined-software-acquisition-approach-in-new-memo/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:06:40

• "Volumetric DDoSes shut down services by consuming all available bandwidth either inside the targeted network or its connection to the Internet." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/eleven11bot-botnet-record-size-ddos-attacks/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:06:49

• "Young people who spent more time engaged with social media, texting, videos and video games were more likely to have “inflated self-esteem"" ☛ https://nypost.com/2025/03/08/tech/excessive-phone-and-screen-use-tied-to-manic-symptoms-in-pre-teens-study/ | Source: NYPost    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:07:22

• "It’s that time of the year, when clocks become the subject of unusually heated debate." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/03/daylight-saving-controversy/681979/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:08:12

• "Understanding how the brain responds to stimuli and drives behavior is important for unraveling the foundation of neurological and psychological disorders." ☛ https://www.the-scientist.com/how-augmented-reality-is-advancing-brain-and-mental-health-treatment-72757 | Source: LabX Media Group    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:10:32

• "In a pre-press paper this month titled "Can AI Model the Complexities of Human Moral Decision-Making?" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/ai_kidney_transplant_moral_decisions/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:10:48

• "Journalism has long been in crisis. Business models are broken." ☛ https://mysweetdumbbrain.substack.com/p/taking-breaks-from-the-news-is-not |    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:12:04

• "high resolution sensors" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/digital-camera-market-to-reach-us-usd12-45-billion-by-2032-with-compact-cameras-leading-the-way | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:13:07

• "To answer my own questions—as well as those of readers, friends, and family" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2630353/how-will-tariffs-impact-tech-prices-we-asked-pc-industry-insiders.html | Source: PC World    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:13:33

• [Old] "The question of whether polygraphs work was settled long ago" ☛ https://www.vox.com/2014/8/14/5999119/polygraphs-lie-detectors-do-they-work | Source: Vox    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:19:44

• [Old] "That leaves the lie detector in a kind of gray area." ☛ https://reason.com/2023/03/07/lie-detectors-are-junk-science-but-we-keep-using-them/ | Source: Reason    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:19:50

• "The spacecraft missed its intended landing point by more than 1,300 feet (400 metres), coming down in far more rugged terrain than intended" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/athena_moon_probe_dies/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:20:05

• "Intuitive Machines' second moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft had tipped over" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-03-oops-mission-sideways-lander.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:20:25

• "The lander made its attempt at a landing near the Moon's Mons Mouton, a flat-topped mountain roughly 100 miles from the south pole" ☛ https://futurism.com/lunar-lander-trips-dies-south-pole-crater | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:21:21

• "The Quantum eraser experiment has sparked some controversy." ☛ https://beuke.org/quantum-eraser/ | Source: Fabian Beuke    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:22:02

• "A useful way to visualize AdS spacetime is as a cylindrical shape, where the upward direction represents the progression of time" ☛ https://beuke.org/ads-cft/ | Source: Fabian Beuke    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:22:22

• "If this is implemented, it would be nothing short of an extinction-level event for space science and exploration in the United States" ☛ https://futurism.com/trump-admin-nasa-budget | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:26:01

• "In 2011, an anonymous poster on the 4chan message board wondered about the most efficient way to watch every possible sequence" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/03/07/anonymous-anime-fan-solves-complex-superpermutation-puzzle-on-4chan.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:26:37

• "That in itself was bizarre." ☛ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprisingly-difficult-mathematical-proof-that-anime-fans-helped-solve/ | Source: Scientific American    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:26:44

• "I have been busy with work lately. This has contributed to a slow stretch in terms of new New Leaf Journal articles." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/good-internet-writing-habits/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:27:40

• "Last year, I worked with a client who complained about vulnerabilities in their container base image for Node.js." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/vulnerability-free-java-containers-a-practical-guide/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:28:15

• "Here are two types of content that I guarantee you can produce and feel great about producing: TILs, and writing descriptions of your projects." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2022/Nov/6/what-to-blog-about/#projects | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:32:23

• "To avoid needless typing, the fish shell features command abbreviations to expand some words after pressing space." ☛ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2025-zsh-autoexpand-aliases | Source: Vincent Bernat    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:33:20

• "Write a script to convert lower case to upper and upper case to lower in the given string." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/upper-group.html | Source: Arne Sommer    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:33:47

• "My own notes on git the source control system" ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/git | Source: Dan MacKinlay    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:35:37

• "Whether or not you’ve heard about Ruby on Rails (henceforth referred to as “Rails”) in a while, or ever, it is one of the classic web frameworks." ☛ https://medium.com/shaffan-mustafas-blog/why-i-still-use-ruby-on-rails-7581464b86be | Source: Medium    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:35:47

• "So coffee is great for anti-Schelling points?" ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/03/07/schelling | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:36:10

• "TOMLis a file format that is most suitable for configurations, as it is meant to be edited by humans but read by computers." ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/03/08/#rcpptoml_0.2.3 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:37:06

• "This post describes how to compile a single C++ source file to an object file with the Clang API. Here is the code. It behaves like a simplified clang executable that handles -c and -S." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2025-03-09-compiling-c++-with-clang-api | Source: MaskRay    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:38:01

• When Skype kills your "phone" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/MAR2025/entry-3    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:57:42

• Writing Mannerisms gemini://d.moonfire.us/blog/2025/03/08/writing-mannerisms/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 13:59:45

• 🔤SpellBinding: EFHIOLK Wordo: EDICT gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-03-09.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:00:19

• Ric Flair vs. Terry FunK gemini://superjcup.smol.pub/ric-flair-vs-terry-funk-07-23-1989    

POSTED sUNDAY, mARCH 09, 2025 AT 14:09:08

• "Really torn between "eliminate all borders" and "I really don't want to be annexed/invaded by the United States of America" right now." gemini://stump.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-09.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:09:57

• "Open-source models and fresh funding" ☛ https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/03/672_393565.html | Source: The Korea Times    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:12:06

• "Eleventy project is configured with a configuration file that can have different names." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/list-blog-posts-grouped-by-year-with-eleventy/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:12:35

• "I use the HTML transform method of the @11ty/eleventy-img plugin to post process any img or picture tags in my html." ☛ https://syntackle.com/blog/eleventy-image-html-transform-plugin-disk-cache/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:12:43

• "The site’s feed is not linked via a rel=alternate on the site’s homepage" ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2025/03/08/common-paths-for-web-feeds | Source: James G    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:13:06

• "While web browsers have become essential operating systems for modern computing, most" ☛ https://molodtsov.me/2025/03/the-sad-state-of-web-browsers/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:15:54

• "Contrarily, I want to find ways to summarise and condense information to save time for myself." ☛ https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/feed_readers | Source: Dan MacKinlay    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:16:05

• "I found RawTherapee took quite a lot of getting used to in terms of the workflow and sheer number of adjustments available." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/software/rawtherapee-review | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:16:28

• "Nokia says it successfully powered up the NIB" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nokia-4g-network-on-the-moon/ | Source: Wired    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:19:13

• "SafetyCore is designed for devices running Android 9 or later, takes up about 2 GB of storage" ☛ https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2025/safetycore-android-app/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:19:28

• "If it hasn’t happened to you yet, you must have a wired network connection because posts about Ubuntu’s disappearing wifi are all over the Internet." ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/disappearing-wifi/ | Source: Logikal Solutions    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:19:55

• "Pi-Hole 6 appeared a few weeks ago. Since then, there have been a few small bug fixes and it's now up to version 6.0.5." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/pi_hole_6_flyby/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:20:27

• "I run Linux on all of my computers. Since the summer of 2022, I have run EndeavourOS on my main desktop workstation." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/pacman-arch-linux-update-issue/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:23:26

• "My taste of going through a Godot tutorial last week has got me wanting more, so I’ve set about building a game with it." ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/03/08/adventures-in-godot-respawning-a.html | Source: Leon Mika    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:26:10

• "OIDC (OpenID Connect) is today's better or best regarded standard for (web-based) authentication. When a website (or something) authenticates you through an OpenID (identity) Provider (OP)" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/OIDCLoadBearingSubClaim | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:26:37

• "The immediate trigger was an email from someone about dark mode and how I wasn't supporting it." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/a-little-learning- | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:26:52

• "By email, Dylan asked about my data storage and backup strategy. In answering, I thought it'd be useful enough to formalise here." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/20-29-communication/22-blog/22.00.0101-my-backup-strategy/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:27:01

• "I’ve always liked the idea of visually differentiating my comments to make it clear when I’m replying. Some sites use a “verified” badge for this, and for a while, I did the same with an icon font." ☛ https://josh.blog/2025/03/css-verified-badge | Source: Josh Betz    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:27:11

• "I'll caveat all of this with saying again this is only one way of taking pictures. Other people who aren't me have their own reasons for editing images." ☛ https://thomasrigby.com/posts/why-i-dont-bother-with-post-production/ | Source: Thomas Rigby    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:28:05

• "In practice, SAML and OIDC are two ways of doing third party web-based authentication (and thus a Single Sign On (SSO)) system" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/SAMLAndOIDCProvidingInformation | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:28:17

• "Do not do this with a SSD, including NVMe SSDs. SSDs rely on processes known as garbage collection and wear levelling to reduce wear" ☛ https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/overwrite-storage-random-data-linux/ | Source: Michael Kjörling    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:28:43

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:29:26

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:29:42

• GNU GNU/Linux Debian 13 how to get latest eclipse + php (LAMP) + xdebug to work together ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/03/08/gnu-linux-debian-13-how-to-get-latest-eclipse-php-lamp-xdebug-to-work-together/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:30:45

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:31:20

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:31:44

• How To Install Eclipse IDE on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-eclipse-ide-rocky-linux-9/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:32:18

• How to use an RFID reader with a Raspberry Pi Pico ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-pico/how-to-use-an-rfid-reader-with-a-raspberry-pi-pico    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:32:33

• How to fix Salmon Skin Problems in 3D Prints ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/how-to-fix-salmon-skin-problems-in-3d-prints    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:33:02

• This worsens things; making onself reliant of proprietary Microsoft software is a problem on top of a problem that is merely perceived ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/03/amending-the-git-commit-message-of-a-previous-commit-that-isnt-the-most-recent-in-github-desktop-without-performing-an-interactive-rebase/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:35:01

• 2025-01 LaTeX Typesetting in R ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/03/2025-01-latex-typesetting-in-r/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:35:16

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:36:01

• How To Install Magento on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-magento-almalinux-9/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:37:11

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:37:26

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

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:37:40

• Linus Tech Tips Bans User For Saying "All Racism is Bad" ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linus-tech-tips-bans-user-for-saying    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:38:57

• Garuda GNU/Linux “Broadwing” Takes Flight ☞ https://linuxiac.com/garuda-linux-broadwing-takes-flight/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:40:06

• Limine Installer efibootmgr usage fix ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202503/limine-installer-efibootmgr-usage-fix.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:40:37

• Wine 10.3 Brings Improved Wayland Clipboard Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-3-brings-improved-wayland-clipboard-support/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:41:08

• Canada top court strikes down election finance law provision for infringing right to vote ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/canada-top-court-strikes-down-election-finance-law-provision-for-infringing-right-to-vote/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:41:51

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Progress’s Products ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-progress-products/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:45:06

• 14 Useful Free and Open Source JavaScript Web Frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-javascript-frameworks/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:45:13

• Clipboard Sync – synchronization tool for X11 and Wayland instances ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/clipboard-sync-synchronization-tool-x11-wayland/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:45:22

• Hickory – Rust-based DNS client, server and resolver ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hickory-rust-based-dns-client-server-resolver/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:45:29

• Under the Pen Name "John O'Donnell" (LLM Slop, Not Real Article or Author) LinuxLinks Pushes Spammy Page ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Under_the_Pen_Name_John_O_Donnell_LLM_Slop_Not_Real_Article_or_.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:46:36

• SuperSlicer – G-code generator for 3D printers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/superslicer-g-code-generator-3d-printers/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:46:43

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Citrix XenServer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-citrix-xenserver/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:46:51

• Dodo – graphical email client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dodo-graphical-email-client/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:47:00

• Kagi is Bringing Orion Web Browser to GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/kag-orion-web-browser-coming-to-linux    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:47:37

• Garuda GNU/Linux “Broadwing” Released with New Mokka Edition, New Welcome App ☞ https://9to5linux.com/garuda-linux-broadwing-released-with-new-mokka-edition-new-welcome-app    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:49:52

• Under the Pen Name "John O'Donnell" (LLM Slop, Not Real Article or Author) LinuxLinks Pushes Spammy Page (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Under_the_Pen_Name_John_O_Donnell_LLM_Slop_Not_Real_Article_or_.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:49:58

• UP Squared 7100 Review – Part 2: An defective chip maker Intel N100 fanless SBC preloaded with Ubuntu Pro 24.04 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/09/up-squared-7100-review-part-2-an-intel-n100-fanless-sbc-preloaded-with-ubuntu-pro-24-04/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 14:55:48

• Earth’s oldest known crater found in rural Australia ☞ https://rubenerd.com/earths-oldest-known-crater-found-in-rural-australia/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:28:23

• "“Hello lads,” he typed." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:28:58

• Microsoft Office is a Dying Cash Cow and Now It's Just Dying/Starving ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/07/Microsoft_Office_is_a_Dying_Cash_Cow_and_Now_It_s_Just_Dying_St.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:29:44

• KDE Android News (March 2025) ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/03/08/kde-android-news-march-2025.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:31:37

• Drone strike kills two in Gaza as ceasefire impasse persists ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250308-drone-strike-kills-two-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-impasse-persists    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:35:00

• Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-hostages.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:35:32

• Swiss JuristGate: French woman (frontaliere) trafficked to promote unauthorised cross border Swiss insurance ☞ https://juristgate.com/en/2025/03/08/french-woman-frontalier-trafficked-promote-unauthorised-cross-border-insurance/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:35:45

• Thinking About Abandoning 'Google News' Altogether Due to Easy Poisoning by LLM Slop (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Thinking_About_Abandoning_Google_News_Altogether_Due_to_Easy_Po.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:36:16

• Kevin Fenzi: Early March infra bits 2025 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2025/03/08/early-march-infra-bits-2025/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:37:18

• Carlos Garnacho: Embracing sysexts for system development under Silverblue ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/carlosg/2025/03/08/embracing-sysexts-for-system-development-under-silverblue/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:41:39

• Adetoye Anointing: More Than Code: Outreachy Gnome Experience ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/yorubad-dev/2025/03/08/more-than-code-outreachy-gnome-experience/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:50:33

• Russian hurt fending off attackers of female tourists in Phuket hotel ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/russian-hurt-fending-off-attackers-of-female-tourists-in-phuket-hotel    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:50:51

• Russia sees tech boom amid sanctions — microelectronics industry sees massive hiring surge and increased salaries ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russia-sees-tech-boom-amid-sanctions-microelectronics-industry-sees-massive-hiring-surge-and-increased-salaries    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:51:02

• Thousands of French take to streets to mark International Women’s Day ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250308-french-throng-streets-for-international-women-s-day-rallies    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 15:51:20

• "MicroZig" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/writing-an-oled-display-driver-in-microzig/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:06:32

• Russian Strikes Kill 20 in Ukraine After U.S. Cuts Support for Kyiv ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/europe/russia-ukraine-donetsk-strikes.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:06:57

• North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-powered-submarine.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:07:51

• Russia Pushes Back Ukraine’s Offensive With Drones and North Korean Troops ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-north-korea-kursk.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:08:06

• Open Source Initiative (OSI) Reported to the California Privacy Protection Agency (Formal Complaint) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/07/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Reported_to_the_California_Privacy_P.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:08:21

• 'Russia's Goals Unchanged' After Deadly Air Strikes On Ukraine, Says Zelenskyy ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-objectives-zelenskyy-attack/33339555.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:08:52

• Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens new sanctions on Russia until peace is achieved in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250308-trump-threatens-new-sanctions-on-russia-until-peace-is-achieved-in-ukraine    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:09:07

• Deadly Russian attack overnight on Ukraine kills at least 20 and damages several cities ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250308-deadly-russian-attack-overnight-on-ukraine-kills-at-least-20-and-damages-several-cities    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:09:18

• Zelensky condemns Russia’s ‘brutal’ strikes on Ukraine, Moscow claims advances in Kursk region ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250308-zelensky-condemns-russia-s-brutal-strikes-on-ukraine-moscow-claims-advances-in-kursk-region    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:09:42

• 3/3/25: Jacobin Radio: Ukraine’s Fight for Self-Determination w/ Howie Hawkins ☞ https://howiehawkins.us/3-3-25-jacobin-radio-ukraines-fight-for-self-determination-w-howie-hawkins/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:10:15

• Vincent Bernat: Auto-expanding aliases in Zsh ☞ https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2025-zsh-autoexpand-aliases    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:10:44

• "Physical Computing Used To Be A Thing" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/physical-computing-used-to-be-a-thing/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:14:55

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/europe/trump-putin-russia-europe.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:15:23

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/us/politics/trump-putin-russia.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:15:38

• Hong Kong businesses forced to weigh options as Convicted Felon’s tariffs squeeze access to US market ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/09/hong-kong-businesses-forced-to-weigh-options-as-trumps-tariffs-squeeze-access-to-us-market/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:16:11

• For International Women's Rights Day (Today) Staff Representatives at the European Patent Office (EPO) Opened Up on Gender Discrimination at the Office ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/For_International_Women_s_Rights_Day_Today_Staff_Representative.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:16:56

• No, We Don't Want to Go "Viral" (and You Probably Don't, Either) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/No_We_Don_t_Want_to_Go_Viral_and_You_Probably_Don_t_Either.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:17:04

• The RTO (Return-to-office) Layoffs or 'Soft' Layoffs at I.C.B.M. and Red Bait ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/09/The_RTO_Return_to_office_Layoffs_or_Soft_Layoffs_at_IBM_and_Red.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:17:16

• Graveyard of Mastodons: A Vast Number of Inactive Accounts ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Graveyard_of_Mastodons_A_Vast_Number_of_Inactive_Accounts.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:17:31

• Windows is Being Eradicated ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Windows_is_Being_Eradicated.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:17:46

• Working Like a Pack of Hyenas, the Microsofters Try Hard to Hide the Truth and Actively Censor Critics ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/Working_Like_a_Pack_of_Hyenas_the_Microsofters_Try_Hard_to_Hide.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:17:57

• The Fall of the Open Source Initiative (OSI): Bylaws of the OSI a Shocking Oversight ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/08/The_Fall_of_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Bylaws_of_the_OSI_a_.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:06

• Open Source Initiative's (OSI) Latest IRS Files: Only 2.9% (2.90046827447%) of Its Income is From Members ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/07/Open_Source_Initiative_s_OSI_Latest_IRS_Files_Only_2_9_2_900468.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:16

• All-Time Low for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in Africa ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/09/All_Time_Low_for_Microsoft_in_Africa.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:27

• Diana & Adrian von Bidder-Senn, EVP, Palm Sunday & Debian death on wedding day ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/09/Diana_Adrian_von_Bidder_Senn_EVP_Palm_Sunday_Debian_death_on_we.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:38

• New York Times & Guardian reporting on Modern Slavery Act prosecution of Glodi Wabelua ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/09/New_York_Times_Guardian_reporting_on_Modern_Slavery_Act_prosecu.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:45

• French woman (frontaliere) trafficked to promote unauthorised cross border Swiss insurance ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/09/French_woman_frontaliere_trafficked_to_promote_unauthorised_cro.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:18:52

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s speech to Congress: America First in trade and alliances ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trumps-speech-to-congress-america-first-in-trade-and-alliances/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:19:52

• This Week in Linux 301: GNU/Linux from Scratch, Firefox 136, GNU/Linux Mint, Xen Hypervisor, Skype & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/301    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:21:24

• ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Proves Steam Deck Verification Is Meaningless ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/03/07/monster-hunter-wilds-proves-steam-deck-verification-is-meaningless/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:21:44

• In Syria, deadly attacks on Assad’s Alawites are blow to new leaders ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0308/syria-alawites-assad-loyalists-hts    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:21:59

• Research Shows 'Swear Jar' Could Be Bad For Formula 1 Drivers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/research-shows-swear-jar-could-be-bad-for-formula-1-drivers    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:22:13

• Frenchman’s mislabelled China war photos donation sparks controversy ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/09/frenchmans-mislabelled-china-war-photos-donation-sparks-controversy/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:22:38

• PHOTOS: Chinese, US and Indian jets take to the skies at international air show ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/08/us-india-china-air-force-plaaf-usaf-iaf/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:22:48

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear submarine construction ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/08/north-nuclear-missile-kim-jong-un/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:23:07

• "Cheap 3D-Printed Lens" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/expensive-camera-cheap-3d-printed-lens/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:23:23

• Struggling ramen shops in Japan use various tactics to grapple with rising prices ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/struggling-ramen-shops-in-japan-use-various-tactics-to-grapple-with-rising-prices    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:23:58

• America’s Founders Feared a Caesar. Has One Arrived? ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/americas-founders-feared-a-caesar-has-one-arrived    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:24:51

• Linux Out Loud 107: Magic, Minis, and Maker Madness ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/linux-out-loud/lol-107/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:25:17

• This Week in Linux 301: GNU/Linux from Scratch, Firefox 136, GNU/Linux Mint, Xen Hypervisor, Skype & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-301/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:25:44

• Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer: Bahía Blanca floods - Mother nature says: no Nuremberg for you today ☞ https://perezmeyer.com.ar/blog/2025/03/08/bahia-blanca-2025-floods/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:33:11

• The Top Five — For the Week Ending March 7, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/03/the-top-five-for-the-week-ending-march-7-2025/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:33:24

• Emil Bove Calls Resignation in Face of Unethical Order “Misconduct” ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/08/emil-bove-calls-resignation-in-face-of-unethical-order-misconduct/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:34:10

• "Apple has been working to harden the XNU kernel that powers its various operating systems, including iOS and macOS, with a feature called "exclaves."" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/kernel_sanders_apple_rearranges_xnu/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:37:11

• Starship Explosions Show SpaceX No Longer Defying Gravity ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/science/starship-spacex-explosion-elon-musk.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:38:56

• Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/science/joan-gussow-dead.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:39:09

• ‘The Interview’: Lady Gaga’s Latest Experiment? Happiness. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/magazine/lady-gaga-interview.html money/fame vs happiness    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:40:07

• South Korea’s Impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, Is Released From Jail ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/world/asia/south-korea-president-yoon-freed.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:44:36

• North Korea’s Kim inspects ‘nuclear-powered submarine’ project ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-inspects-nuclear-powered-submarine-project    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:44:47

• South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-president-yoon-freed-after-52-days-in-detention    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:44:56

• Korean hangover cures ride global wellness wave ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/korean-hangover-cures-ride-global-wellness-wave    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:45:54

• South Korea court orders release of impeached President Yoon ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/south-korea-court-orders-release-of-impeached-president-yoon/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:47:40

• Same crocodile spotted for third time in Malaysia’s Klang River ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/same-crocodile-spotted-for-third-time-in-malaysias-klang-river    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:48:33

• Plane parts, ammo found in Malaysia raids ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/plane-parts-ammo-found-in-malaysia-raids    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:48:50

• Turtle-y good news for wildlife: More of the reptiles seen on Malaysian beaches recently ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/turtle-y-good-news-for-wildlife-more-of-the-reptiles-seen-on-malaysian-beaches-recently    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:49:05

• KL to expect more flash floods as Malaysia’s inter-monsoon season starts in April ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kl-to-expect-more-flash-floods-as-malaysias-monsoon-season-starts-in-april    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:49:20

• China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/business/china-tariffs-canada.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:53:24

• China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-some-canada-farm-food-products    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:53:33

• Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of ‘torment’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/families-of-mh370-victims-in-china-seek-end-to-decade-of-torment    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:54:00

• China intensifies crackdown on telco fraud ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-intensifies-crackdown-on-telco-fraud    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:54:12

• China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-rolls-over-2-billion-loan-to-pakistan    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:54:27

• China says TSMC's $100 billion U.S. deal shows Taiwan's ruling party is 'selling out Taiwan' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-usd100-billion-u-s-deal-shows-taiwans-ruling-party-is-selling-out-taiwan-say-critics    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:54:41

• 11 years on, families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of ‘torment’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/09/11-years-on-families-of-mh370-victims-in-china-seek-end-to-decade-of-torment/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:55:10

• KDE Gear 25.04 branches created ☞ https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2025/03/kde-gear-2504-branches-created.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:56:13

• "Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) docket entries indicate that the PTAB has invalidated all challenged claims of Moderna’s patents for its COVID-19 vaccine" ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/03/06/moderna-covid-vaccine-technology-struck-ptab/id=186883/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 16:56:56

• 340 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, monitor says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250308-340-alawite-civilians-killed-by-syrian-security-forces-monitor-says    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:04:37

• 🔴 More than 530 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, allies, monitor says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250308-more-than-300-alawite-civilians-killed-syria-security-forces-allies-since-thursday-monitor-says    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:04:45

• Dihydroxyacetone Man signs executive order suspending security clearance of Perkins Coie ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/trump-signs-executive-order-suspending-security-clearance-of-perkins-coie/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:04:52

• How the Tax Bill Could Impact Your Wallet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/business/tax-bill-social-security-income.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:05:19

• Why You Should Sign Up for an I.R.S. Identity Protection PIN ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/your-money/irs-pin-identity-theft.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:05:28

• New Zealand’s luxury property market sees surge in interest from wealthy Singaporeans ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/new-zealands-luxury-property-market-sees-surge-in-interest-from-wealthy-singaporeans    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:05:43

• Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/climate/epa-climate-funds-lawsuit.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:06:02

• AI, bullying, and pornography: new technologies raise concern over child welfare ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2503003/ai-bullying-and-pornography-new-technologies-raise-concern-over-child-welfare    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:06:48

• Scammers Stole Their Retirement Savings. Then the Tax Bill Arrived. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/your-money/taxes-retirement-withdrawal-scam.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:07:22

• Malfunctioning Fat Tissue Could Affect How Easily We Lose Weight ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/malfunctioning-fat-tissue-could-affect-how-easily-we-lose-weight    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:08:54

• Stick From a Dead Shrub Reveals Surprising Truth About Its Record Lifespan ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stick-from-a-dead-shrub-reveals-surprising-truth-about-its-record-lifespan    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:09:34

• Global Study Reveals How Supermarket Convenience Is Costing Us Our Health ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/global-study-reveals-how-supermarket-convenience-is-costing-us-our-health    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:09:46

• Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Discovered a Big Surprise ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cracked-open-a-rock-on-mars-and-discovered-a-big-surprise    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:10:05

• Record Smashing Electron Beam Delivers a Petawatt of Power in an Instant ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-smashing-electron-beam-delivers-a-petawatt-of-power-in-an-instant    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:10:14

• It's Official: Scientists Have Confirmed What's Inside Our Moon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/its-official-scientists-have-confirmed-whats-inside-our-moon    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:10:33

• Tariff turnaround for Canada and Mexico as Convicted Felon delays 25% tariffs for a month ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250308-tariff-turnaround-for-canada-and-mexico-as-trump-delays-25-tariffs-for-a-month    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:19:58

• Once a staple of Korean diners, eateries serving homely food are vanishing ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/once-a-staple-of-korean-diners-eateries-serving-homely-food-are-vanishing    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:20:31

• Unusual Components ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/transceiver-reveals-unusual-components/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:21:27

• Chatbot Of 1957 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/fictional-computers-emerac-was-the-chatbot-of-1957/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:22:06

• "Does AI have to RTO too?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnt20y0g Chatbots (LLMs) do no work, it's a lie    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:23:27

• "Remember IBM’s number one goal right now is cost take out. Technical expertise for the most part is a secondary issue. Ready, fire, aim pretty much nets out IBM’s executive management strategy and their execution" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnxs62z3    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:24:17

• "IBM is a best place to work for! Team stop complaing get back to work! Enjoy while you can.....!! WHat happened to IBMers you all became just bunch of complainer........" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnxj3zqf    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:25:15

• "In the near future, it won't even matter if you have worked diligently for 40+ years. All you'll see from the crooked Alvind the Arrogant is 2 weeks salary as severance and the door to push you out of IBM. After all, he has to make his $100 million bonus for 2025. And Krabanaugh and the rest of the Pipmunks follow his lead." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jntzvn3c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:26:31

• "If AK were white he would never had been the CEO; the board selected AK because they wanted a Indian CEO to outsource jobs to his native land, and save billions to the company and shareholders"    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:26:45

• "AK gets paid $80 million a year to replace older expensive button pushers from NA, Europe to cheaper places like India: not a bad gig if you can get it" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jntzvn3c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:27:08

• "Alvind Krushna... The DEI CEO of IBM... Blimp Krabanaugh . Learn all these skills and get more badges so that you can get axed or your job goes to India but I am incapable of coding “hello world” but I got 37 million in stock"    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:27:27

• The Coolest Batteries You’ve Never Heard Of ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/09/the-coolest-batteries-youve-never-heard-of/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:29:06

• Retrotechtacular ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/08/retrotechtacular-better-living-through-nuclear-chemistry/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:29:18

• "It looks like Google is rolling out its native Linux terminal app for select Android devices." https://news.itsfoss.com/google-android-linux-terminal-rollout/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:35:48

• "Based on Ubuntu LTS, KDE Neon offers a polished KDE Plasma experience, showcasing its elegance and customizability." https://thenewstack.io/kde-neon-is-the-linux-distribution-with-the-dynamic-desktop/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:36:14

• Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can) https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-android-phone-will-run-debian-linux-soon-like-some-pixels-already-can/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:37:01

• Lagrange 1.18.5 released, new mobile betas gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Lagrange/26314    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:44:55

• Is Today the Day the Liberals Stop Spamming Me? gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/3-09.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:45:44

• What does "Clouds about .05" mean? gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/what-does-clouds-about-.05-mean.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:46:45

• Manami Toyota vs. Akira Hokuto gemini://superjcup.smol.pub/manami-toyota-vs-akira-hokuto-09-02-1995    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:48:06

• "Danielle (excuse me, Marlaina) is going to hand over this province to the U.S. lmao. Why is she going to Florida??? To meet with Ben Shapiro of all people???" gemini://stump.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-09-2.gmi    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 17:48:53

• "Russian spymasters plot to use private army to control migration into Europe" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/08/russian-spymaster-plot-private-army-migration-europe/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 18:13:34

• iophk: "the politicians acknowledge the problem 20 years (too) late the same is happening with social control media, so far only the public health aspects are being discussed and because that discussion is carried in part via social control media it is still considered controversial rather than just plain obvious"   

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 18:13:40

• https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/02/3_Months_Ago_Lupa_Saw_4_200_Unique_Gemini_Capsules_Now_It_Sees_.shtml   

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 18:14:33

• "My usual speech about the Free Software Movement and GNU takes a little over 1.5 hours in English, plus time for questions, photos, distribution of FSF things, and so on. It is best to allow plenty of time for questions, because people usually want to ask a lot of questions. In total, it is best to allow 2.5 hours." https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/g/mysociety-community/c/zkyZpOXjgoQ/m/_8xyXSxv9zYJ?pli=1    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 18:35:06

• Potassium Mining Project in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Divides Indigenous Tribe https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-03-07/potassium-mining-project-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-divides-indigenous-tribe    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:01:05

• After Target, Amazon, Whole Foods, Twitch, and Ring Face Boycotts Starting Friday – Here's Why https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/after-target-amazon-whole-foods-twitch-ring-face-boycotts-starting-friday-heres-why-1731691    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:01:30

• Another EPO leak will be published tomorrow in Techrights    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:04:02

• After posting slop a month has passed and nothing new published blogs.oracle.com/authors/simon-coter see http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/25/The_Fall_of_Corporate_Media_Controlled_by_Oligarchs_Who_Boost_o.shtml    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:06:13

• Terrible slop. Russian propaganda in YouTube now? https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Oo1-TkG5Ll4    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:08:17

• What if Linus Torvalds worked on FreeBSD? The first years of Linux and BSDs - March 2025 https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Tr7WslJMU0c    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:09:14

• Stopped covering "Linux" after doing a pair of FUD pieces https://www.computing.co.uk/search?query=linux&date=this_year&type=&full_category=&per_page=24&sort=recent    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:11:27

• Anything LF touches turns to dust, inc. Linux.com. No posts at all for three months in this case https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:12:28

• 10 Linux commands for testing connectivity and transfer rates https://www.networkworld.com/article/969808/linux-commands-for-testing-connectivity-and-transfer-rates.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:13:19

• 7 time-saving Linux commands https://www.networkworld.com/article/3826901/7-time-saving-linux-commands.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:14:42

• "There are several commands for checking up on memory usage in a Linux system. Focusing on which processes and users are consuming the most memory can benefit from a few carefully crafted tools and commands." https://www.networkworld.com/article/968314/showing-memory-usage-in-linux-by-process-and-user.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:15:36

• EUIPO's kangaroo court http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/magic-pussy-not-contrary-to-accepted.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:37:02

• Kangaroo Court at EPO http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/to-infinity-and-beyond-sufficiency.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:37:30

• “Porto/Port” http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/guest-post-quevedo-port-for-olive-oil.html    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:38:46

• Microsoft media mole Davey Winder http://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/02/06/critical-linux-0-day-attack-warning-us-government-says-act-now/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:41:31

• 8 Tips and Tricks for Using Python as a Calculator App https://www.howtogeek.com/tips-and-tricks-for-using-python-as-a-calculator-app/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:44:40

• "It's the most popular [sic] distro for a reason." https://www.howtogeek.com/im-a-distro-hopper-but-heres-why-i-come-back-to-ubuntu-every-time/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:45:29

• 4 Ways to Make a File in the Linux Terminal https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-make-a-file-in-the-linux-terminal/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:46:07

• "Being the family on-call tech support guy can become a little draining at times, and usually when my parents call me there's a 50-50 chance it's going to be computer-related, but looking back at the past few years of familial troubleshooting, it's not their fault: it's Windows!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-wish-my-parents-would-ditch-windows-but-they-never-will/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:47:00

• History of the Unix Terminal: How Video Killed the Printer Star https://www.howtogeek.com/unix-terminal-history-how-video-killed-the-printer-star/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:48:37

• The Internet From Your Terminal: 8 Ways to Use cURL https://www.howtogeek.com/the-internet-from-your-terminal-ways-to-use-curl/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:49:28

• FreeDOS vs. DOSBox: Which Is Best for Running MS-DOS Apps? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-are-virtual-machines-and-how-do-they-work/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:50:52

• This Raspberry Pi Handheld Hack Uses a Real BlackBerry Keyboard https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-handheld-blackberry-pi/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:52:52

• Every Linux File Has an Execute Bit. Here’s What That Means https://www.howtogeek.com/every-linux-file-has-an-execute-bit-heres-what-that-means/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:54:13

• OSI blog dead for 3 weeks already https://opensource.org/blog last: https://opensource.org/blog/metas-llama-license-is-still-not-open-source    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:56:23

• Because OSI is a DUMPSTER FIRE    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:56:57

• "Unsurprisingly, they run Linux." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-bought-these-laptops-actually-value-privacy/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:57:36

• IF they allow you to choose (usually they do NOT) https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/operating-system-choose-next-pc/    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:58:10

• "WHY THE HECK WOULD YOU WANT US TO INSTALL AN OS WITHOUT BACK DOORS?!?!"    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 20:58:38

• epo, osi, rms articles tomorrow morning in techrights    

posted Sunday, March 09, 2025 at 21:17:24