Roy Schestowitz

• "In the 90s we were so aware of vendor lock-in. Like, “if I uninstall the app, I can no longer open the documents I wrote in it”. The app makers of today seem to have taken that worry as a roadmap." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/vendor-lock-in    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:10:46

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1238.jpg    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:11:37

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1588.jpg    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:11:42

• "Previously writing to you about my quest to dedigitalize... [...] returne from simulated reality to just reality, I started from the desire to own tangible things. So I would like to clarify that it was not exactly about gadgetry." gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2025-03-19-back-to-reality.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:12:28

• Steven universe: vCJD edition chapter 5/ Entry for side F of vCJD gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2543    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:13:13

• Analog: External Amplifier Noise gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250318-0.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:13:51

• "The interest was probably on account of anonradio misbehaving, though the wacky metadata is more likely due to some track having data in encoding A being displayed in encoding B, unrelated to other problems with the system." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/03/18/mojibake.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:15:40

• it begins: gardening season is here gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-03-18    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:16:21

• "Celebrating the quiet revolution of the small web, aka "The Web without an audience"." gemini://station.martinrue.com/dariolob/1de6865a8baa4c7d93a6673b6fc96f93    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:16:55

• "In the digital world, everyone strives for your attention. Advertisements, content creators, flashy websites, news outlets, other people on social media... and the list goes on." gemini://dariolob.smol.pub/web-without-audience    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 02:17:32

• IBM "layoffs in consulting AI" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpj8mm5e so HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI no longer a priority at IBM?    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:13:18

• Many layoffs at IBM last 2 days. "hits in CIO"    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:13:43

• "It was scary. But you know, I immediately posted my resume through LinkedIn and have an interview tomorrow. I guess a luck of the draw. Like most are saying...30 days til I leave and 3 months compensation. I was professional on the call and by the voice of my manager they were very sincere. I know firing isn't fun but my manager made it easy."    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:14:01

• "No site is safe from RAs. Some countries labor laws are more difficult to deal with however IBM still does RAs. Safest from closure is going to be sites like SVL, Toronto, Kochi, Krakow ... basically any site that is on the strategic sites list." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:14:41

• "simples - execs and board members and anyone else on the IBM gravy train. Work harder for my next 10 million $$ pad (says any exec)!!! lol crazy WORLD" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:15:13

• Microsoft? No. Stop helping Microsoft. "If you were laid off or fired from IBM, make sure to share it on Linkedln" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpnameeb    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:16:05

• "The call this morning was embarrassing.....The sense of pride I once had working here is no more." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpnameeb    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:17:09

• "US, CIO - was told directly by manager that my position will be rehired in India" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:18:28

• "Beware if you train your future replacement in India, you are a prime layoff target, as I learned it myself" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:19:38

• "This is sad. Some of us were lucky but some of my team mates weren't. After training an unnecessary number of new team mates from India, IBM decides to lay off the few US staffers, some have been with the company for almost 20 years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:20:19

• If nobody reports on the IBM layoffs, did they ever happen? https://news.google.com/search?q=ibm%20layoffs%20when%3A1d    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:23:54

• https://danielpocock.com/ is offline again    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:25:15

• But since https://nazi.compare/ is also offline, it's likely for purely technical reasons...    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:25:50

• "I've met Stallman several times. And then he got canceled. Wokists destroyed open source communities." https://x.com/mark_k/status/1902072529906495572    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 03:26:30

• About 50 comments on IBM layoffs this past day, many people say they got laid off this week. https://www.thelayoff.com/international-business-machines?sort=active    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 04:02:38

• And not even one "media" or "news" site bothered to investigate and write about it. Many mass layoffs just NEVER GET REPORTED. It makes the economy SEEM better. http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Why_Government_Data_on_Job_Openings_is_Typically_a_Lie_Perpetra.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 04:03:45

• Very outdated layoff figures https://manufacturing.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/a-new-era-for-mom-solutions-in-india/119161433    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 05:33:18

• Windows down sharply in Burkina Faso https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/burkina-faso/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 06:55:52

• In Cambodia also https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/cambodia/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 06:59:35

• Windows was 1.77% in Chad in March 3 http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/04/Chad_All_Time_Lows_for_Windows_According_to_statCounter.shtml now 1.59% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/chad/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:01:20

• Guatemala https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/guatemala/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:03:06

• Windows was 97.5% in Honduras https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/honduras/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:04:42

• Windows measured at 100% in Kiribati before falling to about 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/kiribati/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:06:24

• Down to about 14% in Lesotho https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/lesotho/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:07:51

• "Before I Was Born" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-47-before-i-was-born/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:12:21

• "Valve have released a quick follow-up update to the big SteamOS 3.7 preview on Steam Deck to fix up some issues people have been reporting with the sound quality." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/steam-deck-steamos-3-7-1-preview-fixes-up-some-sound-issues/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:12:51

• "Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/gnu-image-manipulation-program-gimp-version-3-0-is-finally-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:13:14

• "With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck. I already gave a few suggestions in the initial sale launch post." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/must-have-steam-deck-games-under-10-in-the-steam-spring-sale-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:14:10

• "Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/surprisingly-valve-rated-grand-theft-auto-v-enhanced-and-rainbow-six-siege-as-steam-deck-playable/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:17:02

• "One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/discord-wants-developers-to-stick-it-inside-their-games-with-a-new-sdk/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:17:15

• "The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/stardew-valley-modding-on-linux-steam-deck-takes-a-step-with-the-nexus-mods-app/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:20:28

• "Half-Life 2 RTX now has a demo available on Steam for those of you who want to check out what Orbifold Studios have done to the Valve classic with ray tracing." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/half-life-2-rtx-demo-has-launched-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:20:40

• "War Thunder has been updated with the first major expansion of 2025. Titled Hornet’s Sting it adds in Ray Tracing support for AMD and Intel GPUs. There's but coming though." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/war-thunder-major-hornets-sting-update-adds-ray-tracing-for-amd-and-intel-gpus/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:20:52

• 2025: the year this harasser and moron realised he could no longer use aggressive men who assault women and trans people as "human shields" because it makes him a total hypocrite. http://techrights.org/o/2022/09/30/matthew-garrett-transphobic/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:48:02

• FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2040214/ftc-removes-posts-critical-of-amazon-microsoft-and-ai-companies    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:54:08

• "New FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has pledged to pursue tech companies but with focus on alleged conservative censorship rather than data collection practices." https://www.wired.com/story/federal-trade-commission-removed-blogs-critical-of-ai-amazon-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:55:07

• "LLM crawlers continue to DDoS SourceHut | sr.ht status" x https://status.sr.ht/issues/2025-03-17-git.sr.ht-llms/ https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=174224906231847&w=2    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:57:05

• iophk: and the jaundiced eye of redmond now turns its baleful gaze towards Golang https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-typescript-devs-explain-why-they-chose-go-over-rust-c/ ("Microsoft TypeScript Devs Explain Why They Chose Go Over Rust, C#")    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:57:40

• "DOJ Confesses They Hid Alleged DOGE [sic] Administrator Amy Gleason Under the Bed at HHS" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/doj-confesses-they-hid-alleged-doge-administrator-amy-gleason-under-the-bed-at-hhs/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:58:02

• "Who Are Your People?" https://louplummer.lol/who-are-your-people/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:58:19

• "Ireland and the Nazis: a troubled history – The Irish Times" https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/ireland-and-the-nazis-a-troubled-history-1.3076579 http://techrights.org/o/2023/08/20/third-guest-blog-post-by-rianne/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:58:39

• "Projekte für Internetfreiheit: Open Technology Fund steht vor dem Aus" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/projekte-fuer-internetfreiheit-open-technology-fund-steht-vor-dem-aus/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:58:57

• "Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/03/pentagon-aims-to-cut-up-to-60000-civilian-jobs-about-a-third-of-those-took-voluntary-resignations/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:59:12

• "Spionage-Apps: Neue Studie enthüllt Risiken von Spionage-Apps für Kinder" | New study reveals risks of spy apps for children | https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/spionage-apps-neue-studie-enthuellt-risiken-von-spionage-apps-fuer-kinder/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 07:59:42

• "Tulsi Gabbard reverses her strong opposition to ‘genocidal’ Yemen war" ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2025/03/18/tulsi-gabbard-opposition-genocidal-yemen-war/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:02:11

• "Trump Immigration Raids" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/more-americans-will-be-caught-up-trump-immigration-raids | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:03:43

• "The attempt to shutter Radio Free Asia is nothing less than a capitulation to authoritarian regimes worldwide." ☛ https://wbng.org/2025/03/17/a-statement-from-the-radio-free-asia-union/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:20:21

• "The case was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-03-18/radio-free-europe-sues-trump-administration-over-grant-termination | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:20:49

• "Public consultation Planned for First quarter 2025" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14578-The-EU-Cybersecurity-Act_en | Source: European Commission    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:24:08

• "would reduce enough nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-03-emission-trucks-buses-asthma-illinois.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:24:44

• "Regionally, Lapland led the nation in beverage container returns per capita, with 527 containers returned per resident." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20150204 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:25:15

• Overpopulation ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/high-fertility-in-low-income-settings-the-cruelty-of-unfettered-capitalism/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:26:06

• "that doesn’t explain another alarming revelation about DOGE: That Elon set up Starlink for the White House and GSA (not coincidentally, where most of his DOGE boys are working with the PII of Americans)." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/catos-missing-doge-model-doge-is-a-pro-russian-information-operation/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:26:36

• "AI-generated code is notoriously insecure. So everyone promptly dived onto Enrichlead to see what they could do to it." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/18/guys-im-under-attack-ai-vibe-coding-in-the-wild/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:27:30

• "AI can't do your job, but an AI salesman (Elon Musk) can convince your boss (the USA) to fire you and replace you (a federal worker) with a chatbot that can't do your job: [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/18/asbestos-in-the-walls/#government-by-spicy-autocomplete | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:27:41

• "Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has deployed a proprietary chatbot called GSAi to 1,500 federal workers at the General Services Administration, WIRED has confirmed." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/gsai-chatbot-1500-federal-workers/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:27:59

• Myanmar children, monks among dozens killed in heavy airstrikes ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/03/17/shan-state-mandalay-airstrike-civilians-killed/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:28:26

• Photo of the Week: Protests and rallies mark Tibetan uprising anniversary ☞ https://rfa.org/english/photos/2025/03/17/photo-picture-of-the-week-tibetan-uprising-anniversary/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:28:52

• Foreign firms avoid Lao workers because they ‘have no skills,’ labor official says ☞ https://rfa.org/english/laos/2025/03/17/laos-chinese-workers/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:29:18

• Detained Taiwanese publisher stood trial last month for ‘secession’ ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/17/china-taiwanese-editor-secession-trial/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:29:38

• Chinese media, Hun Sen celebrate White House order to close US-funded news outlets ☞ https://rfa.org/english/asia/2025/03/17/rfa-hun-sen-china/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:30:09

• Pacific nation of Kiribati explores deep sea mining deal with China ☞ https://rfa.org/english/environment/2025/03/17/environment-kirbati-china-deep-sea-mining-tmc/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:30:43

• it looks like rfa reposts older stories now :/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:31:25

• Donald Putin is killing journalism to benefit BRICS    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:31:43

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Sets March 18 Call With Putin In Search Of Cease-Fire In Ukraine War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-trump-putin-witkoff-rubio-kursk-hnatov/33350113.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:32:37

• What Will Convicted Felon's Game Plan Be In High-Stakes Call With Putin? ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-russia-call-putin-ukraine-zelenskyy-ceasefire/33351268.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:32:47

• Israel Strikes Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Threatening To Reignite War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hamas-gaza-lebanon-hezbollah-syria-netanyahu-iran/33351249.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:33:22

• US Strikes On Yemen's Houthis A Message To Iran ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-airstrikes-houthis-yemen-iran-tensions-2025/33350545.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:33:58

• Mayor Resigns After Deadly North Macedonia Nightclub Blaze ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/macedonia-kocani-nightclub-fire-corruption-skopje/33349750.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:34:07

• Vendor Lock-in< ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/vendor-lock-in | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:34:42

• "String theory represents one of the most ambitious frameworks in theoretical physics" ☛ https://beuke.org/string-theory-origins/ | Source: Fabian Beuke    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:36:14

• "The patient was a man in his 40s from New South Wales who was suffering from severe heart failure." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/australian-man-makes-history-by-living-with-a-titanium-heart-for-more-than-100-days-before-receiving-a-transplant-180986267/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:36:25

• "In February, he became the first person worldwide to leave hospital with the device" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/health/australia-artificial-heart-100-days-intl-hnk/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:36:39

• "Below is the essay version of this video." ☛ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/my-mothers-advice/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:37:16

• "Regex, short for regular expressions, is a powerful tool for matching and manipulating text." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/from-basics-to-best-practices-python-regex-mastery/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:44:33

• "I have used React for a long time." ☛ https://blog.lusito.info/stop-using-and-recommending-react.html |    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:45:00

• "So, that’s the test data, but what about the original problem with 500 billion rows? Can the data.table solution actually finish running it?" ☛ https://sno.ws/big-data-table/ | Source: Dan Snow    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:45:08

• "working solutions—possibly for a lot of money in the long run." ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dear-hosting-providers-you-sell-lumber-and-not-furniture/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:45:39

• Pebble launches two new watches ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/03/18/pebble-launches-two-new-watches/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:46:23

• "We don’t believe that piling on more layers is an acceptable solution." ☛ https://jangafx.com/insights/linux-binary-compatibility |    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:47:21

• "There are certain things about programming language design that are more or less solved problems" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/ErrorHandlingNotSolvedProblem | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:47:42

• "Anyone who's ever had to spend much time with 'zfs list -t all -o space' knows the basics of ZFS space usage accounting" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSSpaceUsageHowTracked | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:47:59

• "Today, the Fedora Project is excited to announce that the beta version of Fedora 42–the latest version of the free and open source operating system–is now available." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/fedora-42-beta-now-available | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:50:49

• "Many people are anxious about what the proliferation of AI tools means for the future of their job and career. And that's completely understandable—these tools are often mindblowing in what they can do based on a handful of simple prompts." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/beyond-ai-human-skills | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:51:26

• "For context, here’s what Fast Company Editor-in-Chief Brendan Vaughan says about this year’s list: [...]" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-fast-companys-annual-list-worlds-most-innovative-companies-2025 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:51:57

• Promoting locked-down garbage with Microsoft; it's not about security but an illusion thereof ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/secure-ai-inferencing-poc-nvidia-nim-coco-openshift-ai | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:53:30

• "Telco network functions are crucial for providing services like voice calls and data" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/top-features-telco-cloud | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:53:48

• "According to Coalition Greenwich’s recent survey, in collaboration with Red Hat, of 20 senior technology, operations, compliance" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-financial-market-infrastructures-are-moving-cloud-and-whats-holding-them-back | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 08:54:25

• APNIC Academy — 2024 in review ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/03/17/apnic-academy-2024-in-review/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:00:02

• The root of the DNS ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/03/18/the-root-of-the-dns-2/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:00:13

• Use feature flags for greater flexibility in your Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform deployments ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/use-feature-flags-greater-flexibility-your-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-deployments    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:00:46

• "Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced official support for the NVIDIA Jetson platform" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-now-officially-supports-nvidia-jetson-powering-the-future-of-ai-at-the-edge | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:22:06

• So many buzzwords; focus on the hardware, not "AI innovation at the edge"    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:22:57

• "One of the advantages of being a self-employed writer is that my schedule is infinitely flexible. I can work any hours I want" https://mwl.io/archives/24023    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:23:37

• Sergio Talens-Oliag: Configuring forgejo actions ☞ https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/forgejo/configuring_forgejo_actions/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:24:39

• "'at the way the company he founded' is it a company or a giant piggy bank now for the 'people' on the top" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk6p1mx    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:34:49

• "It’s ridiculous. Total witch hunt. And fun fact IBM now can’t mention anything to do with DEI b/c they’re scared of trump. I filed that I had a disability & then the next thing I know I’m part of the layoffs." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:35:23

• "All about money. When me and Unix SA were RA the India Wintel lead my peer at the time told me how much he made yearly. Brought up google currency converter. He was making equivalent 12,500 yearly. Where I was making 95k and the Unix sys admin was making 110k yearly. They are able to hire 15 or so people in India and have change leftover" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jp2zgxef    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:35:42

• "At this point, as long as the stock goes up, then by any means necessary…" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpnameeb    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 09:35:59

• Week 9 death data released https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales/2025 2025: 11,905. Same week in 2019: 11,044    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:20:43

• Pod of Dolphins Greets NASA Astronauts After Splashdown ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/science/dolphins-nasa-splashdown.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:24:07

• Japan’s Prince Hisahito graduates from high school, set to study biological sciences at Tsukuba University ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japans-prince-hisahito-graduates-from-high-school-set-to-study-biological-sciences-at-tsukuba    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:24:19

• NASA astronauts safely return home after 9-month ordeal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250319-nasa-astronauts-safely-return-home-after-9-month-ordeal    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:24:51

• Blobfish once deemed ‘world’s ugliest animal’ wins New Zealand ‘fish of the year’ ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/03/18/science/blobfish-sheds-worlds-ugliest-animal-title-after-winning-new-zealand-fish-of-the-year/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:34:11

• Chinese Nationals Found Guilty of Human Trafficking in South Africa ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/03/chinese-nationals-found-guilty-of-human-trafficking-in-south-africa/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:34:47

• RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:35:07

• HIV could infect 1,400 infants every day because of US aid disruptions ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/18/1113288/hiv-could-infect-1400-infants-every-day-due-to-disruptions-in-aid-from-the-us/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:35:23

• Report: Rohingya militant groups kill, torture community’s refugees in Bangladesh ☞ https://rfa.org/english/asia/2025/03/18/bangladesh-rohingya-refugees-fortify-rights-report/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:40:59

• Sergio Talens-Oliag: Using actions to build this site ☞ https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/forgejo/using_actions_to_build_this_site/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:42:40

• cpass – console UI for pass ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cpass-console-ui-pass/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:46:33

• Coolify – manage your servers, applications, and databases on your own hardware ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/coolify-manage-servers-applications-databases/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:46:51

• welle.io – DAB and DAB+ software defined radio ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/welle-io-dab-software-defined-radio/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:47:09

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:47:39

• qman is a modern man page viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/qman-modern-man-page-viewer/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:47:58

• AMD RX Vega 64 runs Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at well over 30FPS in Linux with RADV driver ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-rx-vega-64-runs-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-at-well-over-30fps-in-linux-with-radv-driver    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:49:06

• FlickOS – Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/flickos-ubuntu-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:49:38

• Mauritius: backdoored Windows at All-Time Low, Down From 96% to 17% (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Mauritius_Windows_at_All_Time_Low_Down_From_96_to_17.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:50:02

• Unixmen Seems to Have Died After Turning Into a Slopfarm and Spamfarm, Is LinuxSecurity.com Next? (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Unixmen_Seems_to_Have_Died_After_Turning_Into_a_Slopfarm_and_Sp.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:50:11

• Android (With Linux) Rises to Record Highs in Hong Kong and in Macao ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Android_With_Linux_Rises_to_Record_Highs_in_Hong_Kong_and_in_Ma.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:50:19

• LinDoz 2025 Beta 2 – New Hey Hi (AI) Features Coming… ☞ http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/03/18/lindoz-2025-beta-2-new-ai-features-coming/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:50:50

• "Following Hector Martin stepping down from the Asahi GNU/Linux project that he founded for bringing GNU/Linux to Fashion Company Apple Silicon hardware, Asahi Lina announced today that she is pausing work on all of the Fashion Company Apple GPU driver development she had been pursuing for Asahi GNU/Linux with the open-source DRM kernel driver as well as Mesa contributions..."    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:51:51

• Asahi Lina. Enough said. Lunatics vs Torvalds?    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:52:11

• Fedora GNU/Linux 42 Enters Public Beta Testing with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-42-enters-public-beta-testing-with-linux-kernel-6-14-and-gnome-48    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:09:33

• Hong Kong ‘monitoring social control media’ under year-old security law ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/18/china-hong-kong-article-23-anniversary/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:10:41

• China forces Uyghurs to show video proof they are not fasting during Ramadan ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/18/uyghur-ramadan-fasting-proof/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:11:11

• He escaped China. Harassment followed him to a New York courtroom ☞ https://rfa.org/english/special-reports/china-lawfare-transnational-repression/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:11:39

• US might not cut pledged Pacific aid, NZ foreign minister says ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2025/03/18/pacific-usaid-nz-foreign-minister-chinese-influence/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:11:47

• China steps up air and sea incursions near Taiwan ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/03/18/taiwan-south-china-sea-incursion-warning/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:11:56

• Thai delegation heads to China to check on deported Uyghurs ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/18/thailand-china-xinjiang/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:12:10

• Petter Reinholdtsen: New theora release 1.2.0beta1 after almost 15 years ☞ http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/New_theora_release_1_2_0beta1_after_almost_15_years.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:12:47

• Using Emacs More ☞ https://entropicthoughts.com/using-emacs-more    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:13:51

• Polytech changes counsel after Munich setback in breast implant battle ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/polytech-changes-counsel-after-munich-setback-in-breast-implant-battle-silimed/ patent litigation versus cancer patients, as usual; it's all about money and monopolies (patents) to these people    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:15:10

• $4,000 for TG--2006 Holdings info tracking patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/18/4000-for-tg-2006-holdings-info-tracking-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:15:24

• Muvox song selection patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/18/muvox-song-selection-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:15:43

• UPC is illegal and unconstitutional, so this is just EPO and EU corruption conjoined to enforce bullies ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/03/18/currently-two-preliminary-injunction-regimes-upc/id=187004/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:16:45

• Shove naked children directly into my face? ☞ https://drewdevault.com/2025/03/17/2025-03-17-Stop-externalizing-your-costs-on-me.html https://dmpwn.info/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:18:24

• Google Releases Major Update for Open Source Vulnerability Scanner ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-releases-major-update-for-open-source-vulnerability-scanner/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:18:49

• Google to Acquire Cloud Security Giant Wiz for $32 Billion in Cash ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-to-acquire-cloud-security-giant-wiz-for-32-billion-in-cash/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:19:11

• In its largest-ever acquisition, Surveillance Giant Google buys cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32B ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/18/largest-ever-acquisition-google-buys-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-32b/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:19:39

• Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-acquires-wiz-for-32-billion/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:20:20

• Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/google-alphabet-wiz-deal.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:20:44

• CentOS Board Meeting Recap, March 2025 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/03/centos-board-meeting-recap-march-2025/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:21:33

• NFS setup in FreeBSD ☞ https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2025/03/18/nfs.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:22:23

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:23:08

• How To Install vTiger CRM on Debian 12 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-vtiger-crm-debian-12/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:23:34

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:23:49

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:24:11

• How to Install Actual Budgeting Software on Debian 12 Server ☞ https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-actual-budgeting-software-on-debian-12-server/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:24:28

• How To Enable PHP Error Reporting ☞ https://idroot.us/enable-php-error-reporting/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:25:10

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:25:43

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

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:26:22

• How to Run Docker in Rootless Mode ☞ https://thenewstack.io/how-to-run-docker-in-rootless-mode/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:29:16

• How to Install PostgreSQL 17 on AlmaLinux 9 ☞ https://www.linuxtuto.com/how-to-install-postgresql-17-on-almalinux-9/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:29:32

• How to use RHEL system roles in image mode ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/03/18/how-use-rhel-system-roles-image-mode    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:39:44

• Niko Matsakis: Rust in 2025: Language interop and the extensible compiler ☞ https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2025/03/18/lang-interop-extensibility/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:40:42

• The real meaning of Putin’s 30-day ‘energy cease-fire’ in Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/the-real-meaning-of-putins-30-day-energy-cease-fire-in-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:41:33

• Putin backs Convicted Felon’s partial ceasefire but insists Ukraine must be disarmed ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putin-backs-trumps-partial-ceasefire-but-insists-ukraine-must-be-disarmed/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:42:01

• Britain takes the lead as Europe seeks to boost support for Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/britain-takes-the-lead-as-europe-seeks-to-boost-support-for-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:42:15

• Ukraine on the line: Convicted Felon-Putin talks over ceasefire ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250318-ukraine-on-the-line-trump-putin-talks-over-ceasefire    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:43:05

• Air defence systems, sirens sound in Kyiv after Convicted Felon-Putin call ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-air-defence-systems-sirens-sound-in-kyiv-after-trump-putin-call    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:44:23

• 🔴 Putin, Convicted Felon agree to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure, in first step to ending Ukraine war ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250318-live-trump-putin-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:52:45

• A return to 'might makes right: Turning back 70 years of international rules and norms' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-a-return-to-might-makes-right-turning-back-70-years-of-international-rules-and-norms    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:53:05

• US is still with NATO, assures Lithuanian MoD ahead of Convicted Felon-Putin call ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2514976/us-is-still-with-nato-assures-lithuanian-mod-ahead-of-trump-putin-call    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:56:47

• Putin Vows To Halt Ukraine Energy Strikes, But Zelenskyy Says Russia Seeks To 'Drag Out War' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-trump-putin-witkoff-rubio-kursk-hnatov/33350113.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:57:02

• Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Ukraine Energy Targets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia-ceasefire.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:57:16

• Why No One Should Trust This Convicted Felon-Putin Phone Call ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion/trump-putin-ukraine.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:01:51

• The Chief Justice Rebuked Impeachment Threats ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/briefing/chief-justice-rebuke-putin-trump-call-cease-fire.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:07:36

• How CoreWeave Went From Crypto Mining to Wall Street’s Hey Hi (AI) Bellwether ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/coreweave-wall-street-ai-ipo.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:08:04

• Dihydroxyacetone Man and Putin Discuss Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/europe/trump-putin-call-ukraine-russia-war.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:08:32

• Destination Linux 411: Mozilla messing up in masse & Surveillance Giant Google losing Chrome – The Web Is Changing! ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/411    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:09:25

• Linux Matters Moodling Myself Silly ☞ https://linuxmatters.sh/51/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:09:58

• Sam Thursfield: Status update, 18/03/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/status-update-18-03-2025/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:10:22

• No, Zelensky did not purchase a $20 million mansion in Florida ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250318-no-zelensky-did-not-purchase-a-20-million-mansion-in-florida    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:11:13

• US rights group files lawsuit to block deportation of Palestinian activists ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/rights-group-files-lawsuit-to-block-deportation-of-palestinian-activists/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:12:42

• Lithuanian military doctor in Ukraine: ‘It’s impossible to put into words’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2506898/lithuanian-military-doctor-in-ukraine-it-s-impossible-to-put-into-words    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:16:15

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Focus on Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Is Partly Linked to Minerals Deal, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/europe/ukraine-nuclear-plant-cease-fire-talks.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:18:49

• Russia Escalated Sabotage to Pressure U.S. and Allies on Ukraine, Study Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/politics/russia-sabotage-attacks-europe-ukraine.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:19:08

• Vehicle crossings only on Latvia's eastern border from Wednesday ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.03.2025-vehicle-crossings-only-on-latvias-eastern-border-from-wednesday.a592021/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:19:25

• Macron says France to 'increase' orders for Rafales as EU chief calls for "credible" deterrence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-macron-says-france-to-increase-orders-for-rafales-as-eu-chief-calls-for-credible-deterrence    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:19:44

• China, Russia eager to fill void as Hell Toupée axes US-funded media ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/18/china-russia-eager-to-fill-void-as-president-trump-axes-us-funded-media/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:20:22

• Human rights group says Central Asian migrants facing xenophobia in Russia ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/human-rights-groups-says-central-asian-migrants-facing-xenophobic-in-russia/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:20:45

• Only NATO military power can deter Russia – Lithuanian FM ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2514602/only-nato-military-power-can-deter-russia-lithuanian-fm    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:21:16

• Many Obstacles Remain For Russian Naval Base In Sudan ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/03/many-obstacles-remain-for-russian-naval-base-in-sudan/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:21:51

• Newspaper Conglomerate Calls Out Proprietary Chaffbot Company Training Proposals, Asks the U.S. Government to ‘Protect the Work of Artists’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/18/openai-newspaper-conglomerate-criticism/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:22:24

• TTAB Finds "RUFFAREE" T-Shirt Specimen Acceptable for Dog Park Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/03/ttab-finds-rufaree-t-shirt-specimen.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:23:36

• Secretary of Commerce Clears House at USPTO Advisory Committees ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/03/secretary-commerce-committees.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:24:09

• US official says South Korea’s watchlist status due to mishandling of lab data ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-official-says-south-koreas-watchlist-status-due-to-mishandling-of-lab-data    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:28:33

• North Korea orders parents to give children names that reflect revolutionary spirit ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/18/north-korea-children-names/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:28:53

• South Korea’s firebrand pastors flock to impeached President’s cause ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-firebrand-pastors-flock-to-impeached-presidents-cause    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:29:46

• Malaysia police takes statement of man who allegedly slapped non-Muslim for eating during Ramadan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-takes-statement-of-man-who-allegedly-slapped-non-muslim-for-eating-during-ramadan    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:30:11

• Malaysia police probing man who allegedly slapped non-Muslim for eating during Ramadan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-police-investigating-man-who-allegedly-slapped-non-muslim-for-eating-during-ramadan    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:30:41

• DAP looks set for compromise, with new leaders a win for Malaysia’s unity government ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dap-looks-set-for-compromise-with-new-leaders-a-win-for-malaysias-unity-government    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:31:10

• Hong Kong’s iconic bamboo scaffolds on their way out ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/19/hong-kongs-iconic-bamboo-scaffolds-on-their-way-out/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:32:58

• Chinese Nationalists Praise Convicted Felon’s Cuts to Voice of America ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/asia/china-trump-voice-of-america.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:33:17

• Indonesia begins repatriating more than 500 freed Myanmar scam centre workers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-to-repatriate-561-myanmar-scam-centre-workers    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:33:41

• ‘Bullying’ claims and China scrutiny ramp up pressure on CK Hutchison ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-opposes-coercion-and-bullying-by-foreign-governments    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:34:11

• Overpopulation is the issue, not a lack of human beings ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-encourages-babymaking-with-free-milk-and-childcare-subsidies    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:34:56

• Foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan to meet in Tokyo, Seoul says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/foreign-ministers-of-south-korea-china-and-japan-to-meet-in-tokyo-seoul-says    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:35:49

• Inside EPA’s meeting with stunned science staffers https://www.eenews.net/articles/inside-epas-meeting-with-stunned-science-staffers/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:37:08

• Taiwan-based publisher convicted in China on secession charge ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-based-publisher-convicted-in-china-on-secession-charge    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:38:16

• US will be hit by ‘high tariffs’ from other countries, China’s Global Times warns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-will-be-hit-by-high-tariffs-from-other-countries-chinas-global-times-warns    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:38:39

• Thailand delegation headed to China to inspect returned Uighurs ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thailand-delegation-headed-to-china-to-inspect-returned-uighurs    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:39:08

• Budget cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia draw cheers from Chinese state media ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/budget-cuts-to-voice-of-america-and-radio-free-asia-draw-cheers-from-chinese-state-media    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:39:27

• ST Picks: Spend, baby, spend! Will China’s plan to boost consumption work? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/st-picks-spend-baby-spend-will-chinas-plan-to-boost-consumption-work    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:39:54

• Thailand urged to demand unrestricted access to Uyghur deportees during China visit ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/thailand-urged-to-demand-unrestricted-access-to-uyghur-deportees-during-china-visit/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:40:18

• Hong Kong opposes ‘bullying tactics,’ says leader John Lee after CK Hutchison sells Panama ports to US firm ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/18/hong-kong-opposes-bullying-tactics-says-leader-john-lee-after-ck-hutchison-sells-panama-ports-to-us-firm/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:40:43

• China calls US media outlets facing Convicted Felon funding axe ‘notorious’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/18/china-calls-us-media-outlets-facing-trump-funding-axe-notorious/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:41:29

• Amazing New Technology Can 'Bend' Sounds Into Your Ears Only ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/amazing-new-technology-can-bend-sounds-into-your-ears-only    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 13:47:49

• "Locked post. New comments cannot be posted." https://www.reddit.com/r/AsahiLinux/comments/1jefwhk/asahi_lina_quits_linux_graphics_development/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:02:44

• "THIS THREAT IS ABOUT RUST. NO COMMENTS ALLOWED!"    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:03:01

• (Thread rather, but threat works too)    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:03:14

• Maybe this is why Rust outsources a lot of its communications to Microsoft Reddit: for the biased censorship and mods appointed by the company to better match advertisers' interests.    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:04:15

• In Europe and Japan, Luxury Sleeper Trains ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/travel/luxury-sleeper-trains-europe-japan.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:05:03

• Gamified app Newsreel aims to lure ‘news curious’ Gen Z away from Instagram ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/gamified-app-newsreel-aims-to-lure-news-curious-gen-z-away-from-instagram/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:08:36

• Social Control Media games are about time-wasting, not relaying valuable information    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:09:10

• https://danielpocock.com is back online now    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:09:34

• The Independent turns to LLM slop under the guise of "summaries" https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/bulletin-the-independent-ai-summaries-time-poor/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:12:38

• Sami Tikkanen Explains Rust Language and Its Goals ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/Sami_Tikkanen_Explains_on_Rust_Language_and_Its_Goals.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:12:57

• Free Speech Around the World is Curtailed in the Name of "Protecting Us" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/17/Free_Speech_Around_the_World_is_Curtailed_in_the_Name_of_Protec.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:13:08

• Microsoft backdoored Windows Barely Exists in Haiti Anymore ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/17/Microsoft_Windows_Barely_Exists_in_Haiti_Anymore.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:13:20

• Distractions. Distractions Everywhere. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Distractions_Distractions_Everywhere.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:13:29

• Once Again 'Losing Track' of Who the Clients Are, The Serial Harasser and Strangler from Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Once_Again_Losing_Track_of_Who_the_Clients_Are_The_Serial_Haras.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:14:43

• These Strange Web Statistics From The Bahamas Show backdoored Windows Falling From 93% to Less Than 5% ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/These_Strange_Web_Statistics_From_The_Bahamas_Show_Windows_Fall.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:14:52

• 2025 Rumours of I.C.B.M. Layoffs in Marketing Likely True, Online Powwow Drops More Clues (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/2025_Rumours_of_IBM_Layoffs_in_Marketing_Likely_True_Online_Pow.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:15:04

• What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: More People Begin to Speak Out (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_More_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:15:13

• Time flies and Libera.chat turns 4 soon    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:15:31

• Many I.C.B.M. Layoffs Reported Today in Europe and North America (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Many_IBM_Layoffs_Reported_Today_in_Europe_and_North_America.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:16:01

• Wikimedia challenges India content takedown, warns of chilling effect on free speech ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/wikimedia-challenges-india-content-takedown-warns-of-chilling-effect-on-free-speech    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:18:49

• Mahmoud Khalil and the Last Time Pro-Palestinian Activists Faced Deportation ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/mahmoud-khalil-and-the-last-time-pro-palestinian-activists-faced-deportation    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:19:01

• Introducing the develop branch of the syslog-ng git repo ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/introducing-the-develop-branch-of-the-syslog-ng-git-repo/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:19:30

• You can now buy Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU for 80 cents and up, RP2354A and RP2354B variants coming soon ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/18/buy-raspberry-pi-rp2350-mcu-rp2354a-and-rp2354b-variants/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:20:03

• Strange ‘GTA’ Steam Deck Rating Misleads Millions Of Users ☞ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/03/18/valve-is-misleading-millions-of-steam-deck-users-with-strange-rating/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:20:23

• WordPress 6.8 Beta 3 ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/03/wordpress-6-8-beta-3/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:20:37

• Windows TCO ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31778    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:21:58

• LibreArts Weekly recap — 16 March 2025 ☞ https://librearts.org/2025/03/week-recap-16-mar-2025/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:23:04

• Reach bonuses: £600 each for staff and £662,000 for CEO ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/reach-bonuses-ceo-staff-2024/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:29:55

• FTC commissioners claim they were ‘illegally fired’ by Convicted Felon ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/18/ftc-commissioners-claim-illegally-fired-trump/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:30:35

• Andi Kleen: Quitting an [defective chip maker] Intel x86 hypervisor ☞ http://halobates.de/blog/p/446    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:31:40

• Christian Kastner: 15th Anniversary of My First Debian Upload ☞ https://www.kvr.at/posts/15th-anniversary-of-my-first-debian-upload/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:32:06

• IvorySQL 4.4 Released - Based on PostgreSQL 17.4 with Enhanced Platform Support ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/ivorysql-44-released-based-on-postgresql-174-with-enhanced-platform-support-3037/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:49:23

• Verification-First Development ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/verification-first-development/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:55:07

• $10,000 for Polaris PowerLED memory controller patents prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/18/10000-for-polaris-powerled-memory-controller-patents-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:55:40

• New undersea cable tech listens for sabotage — can be retrofitted to existing fiber optic lines ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/new-undersea-cable-tech-listens-for-sabotage-can-be-retrofitted-to-existing-fiber-optic-lines    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:57:05

• Nvidia’s new silicon photonics-based 400 Tb/s switch platforms enable clusters with millions of GPUs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/nvidias-silicon-photonics-based-1-6-tb-s-switch-platforms-enable-clusters-with-millions-of-gpus    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:57:14

• Next ‘patriots only’ Hong Kong legislative elections to be held December 7 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/18/next-patriots-only-hong-kong-legislative-elections-to-be-held-december-7/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:57:52

• ‘Bring him home’: Philippines migrant workers grapple with Duterte fallout ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bring-him-home-philippines-migrant-workers-grapple-with-duterte-fallout    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 14:58:19

• Simon Ser: Status update, March 2025 ☞ https://emersion.fr/blog/2025/status-update-74/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:00:11

• Critical AMI BMC Vulnerability Exposes Servers to Disruption, Takeover ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-ami-bmc-vulnerability-exposes-servers-to-disruption-takeover/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:00:34

• pgFormatter v5.6 has been released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgformatter-v56-has-been-released-3038/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:01:20

• Greenmask 0.2.6 - 0.2.8 Releases ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/greenmask-026-028-releases-3021/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:02:05

• Swiss PGDay 2025: Open for registration ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/swiss-pgday-2025-open-for-registration-3039/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:02:14

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.4.0-1 on CRAN: New Upstream ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/03/18#rcpparmadillo_14.4.0-1    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:02:48

• Public Knowledge Condemns Convicted Felon’s Lawless Attack on FTC Independence ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-condemns-trumps-lawless-attack-on-ftc-independence/ publicknowledge also lacks "Independence" https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:04:17

• Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit board offers LTE-M, NB-IoT, DECT NR+, and GPS connectivity, on-board battery charger ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/18/makerdiary-nrf9151-connect-kit-board-offers-lte-m-nb-iot-dect-nr-and-gps-connectivity-on-board-battery-charger/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:04:37

• 'Microlightning' Could Help Solve a Crucial Question on How Life Began ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/microlightning-could-help-solve-a-crucial-question-on-how-life-began    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:10:22

• DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals Surprise Nearly 200 Years Later ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-from-beethovens-hair-reveals-surprise-nearly-200-years-later    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:10:30

• Rocky GNU/Linux From CIQ — Hardened Takes Enterprise GNU/Linux Security to the Next Level ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/03/rocky-linux-from-ciq-hardened-takes-enterprise-linux-security-to-the-next-level/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:11:03

• PeerTube 7.1 Expands Podcast 2.0 and Fashion Company Apple Podcast Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/peertube-7-1-decentralized-video-platform-released/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:11:58

• Destination Linux 411: Mozilla messing up in masse & Surveillance Giant Google losing Chrome – The Web Is Changing! ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-411/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:16:14

• Attention has a cost ☞ https://rubenerd.com/attention-has-a-cost/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:17:15

• The tycoon who ‘knew how to spend’: Hong Kong mourns death of property magnate Lee Shau Kee ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/the-tycoon-who-knew-how-to-spend-hong-kong-mourns-death-of-lee-shau-kee    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:19:28

• Akira ransomware can be cracked with 16 RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours — new counterattack breaks encryption ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/akira-ransomware-cracked-with-rtx-4090-new-exploit-to-brute-force-encryption-attack    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:20:10

• elementary OS 8.0.1 Available Now ☞ https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-0-1-available-now/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:21:49

• Building an Advanced Load Balancer with NGINX ☞ https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/03/building-an-advanced-load-balancer-with-nginx/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:22:39

• LLM slop is NOT "Summarization"; this is FALSE MARKETING, truncation of text without comprehension of this text can NEVER work. https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/03/llm-assisted-summarization-of-abstracts-and-bluesky-post-via-r/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:23:44

• Packaging a Python App to Executable .deb Binary ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/package-python-app-deb/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:25:28

• How to Check User’s Failed Login Attempts on GNU/Linux ☞ https://draculaservers.com/tutorials/check-users-failed-login-attempts/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:25:54

• Elementary OS 8.0.1 Brings Bug Fixes, UI Tweaks, and Performance Boosts ☞ https://linuxiac.com/elementaryos-8-0-1-released/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:26:15

• Vivaldi Browser 7.2 Boosts Performance with Faster Address Bar ☞ https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-browser-7-2-boosts-performance-with-faster-address-bar/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:26:40

• Blender 4.4 Released: Animation & Rigging Get a Major Overhaul ☞ https://linuxiac.com/blender-4-4-open-source-3d-suite-released/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:27:16

• GAFAM lobbyism presented as "'Linux' Foundation Research" ☞ https://openssf.org/press-release/2025/03/18/linux-foundation-research-reports-reveal-wide-spectrum-for-cyber-resilience-act-readiness-and-compliance/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:39:48

• The he/him who pushes rust into ubuntu to replace gnu https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnsgruk/ comes from the army, worked on mass surveillance. https://jnsgr.uk/cv/ "Architected and built multiple high-end bespoke Electronic Surveillance capabilities." Seems to young for his role at Canonical. No Ubuntu users should trust Ubuntu on security anymore.    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:41:57

• (too)    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:42:13

• This is why you should not dual-boot GNU/Linux and backdoored Windows 11 on one drive ☞ https://linuxbsdos.com/2025/03/18/do-not-dual-boot-linux-windows-11-on-one-drive/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:48:49

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 883 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/03/17/welcome-to-the-ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-883/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:49:45

• Blender 4.4 Released with a Big Update for the Experimental Vulkan Backend ☞ https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-4-released-with-a-big-update-for-the-experimental-vulkan-backend    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:50:22

• elementary OS 8.0.1 Released with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.11 from Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS ☞ https://9to5linux.com/elementary-os-8-0-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-11-from-ubuntu-24-04-2-lts    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:50:30

• Universe's First Light Has Just Been Revealed in Stunning Detail ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/universes-first-light-has-just-been-revealed-in-stunning-detail    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:53:13

• New Heavy Metal Molecule Could Reveal What Goes on Inside Nuclear Waste ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-heavy-metal-molecule-could-reveal-what-goes-on-inside-nuclear-waste    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:53:23

• 'Big Wheel' Version of The Milky Way Discovered in Fortunate Finding ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/big-wheel-version-of-the-milky-way-discovered-in-fortunate-finding    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:53:36

• They're Back! 'Stranded' Astronauts Make a Safe Return to Earth's Surface ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theyre-back-stranded-astronauts-make-a-safe-return-to-earths-surface    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:54:20

• Stunning Sunset Images on The Moon Could Help Solve Enduring Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-sunset-images-on-the-moon-could-help-solve-enduring-mystery    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:55:17

• The Irving empire just landed an $8B payday—for warships no one asked for ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/the-irving-empire-just-landed-an-8b-payday-for-warships-no-one-asked-for/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:55:52

• Historians Take Wait-and-See Approach to Latest Kennedy Assassination Documents ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/kennedy-assassination-historians-documents.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:56:14

• From intelligence sharing to tabletop exercises, Taiwan to deepen military exchange with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/from-intelligence-sharing-to-tabletop-exercises-taiwan-to-deepen-military-exchange-with-us    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:56:31

• Intel finally releases the XeSS 2.0 SDK for developers — Technology still gated by closed-source barriers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-finally-releases-the-xess-2-0-sdk-for-developers-technology-still-gated-by-closed-source-barriers    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:57:02

• A game of political survival: Netanyahu’s personal vendetta against Shin Bet chief ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250318-a-game-of-political-survival-netanyahu-s-personal-vendetta-against-shin-bet-chief    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 15:57:43

• Judge Bars DOGE From Further Dismantling Of USAID, Says Move Likely Unconstitutional ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/usaid-musk-trump-lawsuit-foreign-aid/33352038.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:03:13

• Radio Free Europe Sues Overseer USAGM To Block Termination of Federal Grant ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-rl-prague-eu-trump-musk-lawsuit-usagm/33352384.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:03:43

• Pro-Palestine group files legal challenge against Australia state’s anti-protest laws ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/pro-palestine-group-files-legal-challenge-against-australia-states-anti-protest-laws/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:04:34

• Big Law DEI initiatives targeted by US federal civil rights agency ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/big-law-dei-initiatives-targeted-by-us-federal-civil-rights-agency/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:05:01

• Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/03/judge-rules-doges-usaid-dismantling-likely-violates-the-constitution/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:05:28

• Lithuanian parliament holds closed session to convince MPs on defence spending surge ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2515092/lithuanian-parliament-holds-closed-session-to-convince-mps-on-defence-spending-surge    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:24:20

• Eggs in more baskets: diversify Australian agricultural exports away from US ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/eggs-in-more-baskets-diversify-australian-agricultural-exports-away-from-us/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:24:42

• Puntland Forces Believe They Have ISSOM on the Run ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/03/puntland-forces-believe-they-have-issom-on-the-run/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:25:35

• South Korea tightens security for opposition leader over suspected plot, Yonhap reports ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-tightens-security-for-opposition-leader-over-suspected-plot-yonhap-reports    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:25:54

• OSCE Chair Demands Respect For Constitution To End Bosnia's Crisis ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/osce-valtonen-respect-constitution-bosnia-crisis-dodik/33351610.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:26:12

• 17 lawyer groups condemn Convicted Felon administration for targeting legal professionals ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/17-lawyer-groups-condemn-trump-administration-for-targeting-legal-professionals/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:26:56

• Fit-for-purpose PPPs can bolster South Africa’s defence capabilities ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/fit-for-purpose-ppps-can-bolster-south-africas-defence-capabilities/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:27:30

• e-Panic Button ‘making a difference’ in communities ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/civil-security/e-panic-button-making-a-difference-in-communities/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:27:55

• Suspected pirate attack on Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off Puntland coast ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/suspected-pirate-attack-on-yemeni-flagged-fishing-boat-off-puntland-coast/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:28:22

• EAC and SADC forge joint strategy to restore peace and stability in the Eastern DRC ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/eac-and-sadc-forge-joint-strategy-to-restore-peace-and-stability-in-the-eastern-drc/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:28:47

• US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Boost Rural Water Cybersecurity ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/us-lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-boost-rural-water-cybersecurity/ http://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Media_Cannot_Tell_the_Difference_Between_Microsoft_and_Iran.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:30:56

• Western Alliance Bank Discloses Data Breach Linked to Cleo Hack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/western-alliance-bank-discloses-data-breach-linked-to-cleo-hack/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:31:15

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/11-state-sponsored-apts-exploiting-lnk-files-for-espionage-data-theft/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:44:23

• AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ai-is-turbocharging-organized-crime-eu-police-agency-warns/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:45:01

• HP Launches Printers with Quantum Resilient Cryptography ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hp-launches-printers-with-quantum-resilient-cryptography/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/21/Hype_Watch_Weeks_After_Microsoft_Disappointed_Investors_With_He.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/19/IBM_s_CEO_Has_Become_a_Stochastic_Buzzword_Generating_Machine.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:45:52

• Lawmakers probe DHS cyber ‘Typhoon’ response, future of CSRB ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/03/lawmakers-probe-dhs-cyber-typhoon-response-future-of-csrb/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:46:27

• Latvian public confidence in NATO less than 'ironclad', survey suggests ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/18.03.2025-latvian-public-confidence-in-nato-less-than-ironclad-survey-suggests.a592054/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:47:16

• The Mermaid “at Home!” (1809) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/mermaid-at-home    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:47:33

• Mark Brown: Seoul Trail revamp ☞ https://blog.sirena.org.uk/seoul-trail-revamp/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:48:19

• The One Place on Social Control Media That Still Feels Human ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/magazine/facebook-marketplace.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:48:43

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.85.1 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/03/18/Rust-1.85.1.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:49:20

• Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits? ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/is-security-human-factors-research-skewed-towards-western-ideas-and-habits.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:49:51

• Dihydroxyacetone Man moves to fire Democratic FTC commissioners ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/trump-moves-to-fire-democratic-ftc-commissioners/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:50:13

• Why Did Israel Resume Airstrikes on Gaza? What to Know About the Attacks ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-attack-gaza-hamas.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:50:31

• Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-cease-fire-hamas.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:50:42

• Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-war.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:51:02

• Deadly Israeli barrage shatters Gaza ceasefire, but Israel divided on war ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2025/0318/israel-gaza-ceasefire-airstrikes-war-fatigue    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:51:14

• North Korea condemns US strikes against Yemen, KCNA says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-condemns-us-strikes-against-yemen-kcna-says    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:51:34

• Hundreds Reported Killed After Israel Begins Deadly Strikes On Gaza, Lebanon, Syria ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hamas-gaza-lebanon-hezbollah-syria-netanyahu-iran/33351249.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:51:48

• UN human rights chief expresses concern over Israel airstrikes in Gaza ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/un-human-rights-chief-expresses-concern-over-israel-airstrikes-in-gaza/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:52:07

• Israelis accuse Netanyahu of sacrificing hostages as army resumes Gaza strikes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-israelis-accuse-netanyahu-of-sacrificing-hostages-as-army-resumes-gaza-strikes    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:52:23

• 🔴 Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza are 'only the beginning', says Netanyahu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250318-live-israel-hamas-gaza    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:52:41

• Netanyahu warns Hamas Israeli strikes on Gaza 'only the beginning' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-netanyahu-warns-hamas-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-only-the-beginning    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:52:54

• 'I wish I could be more hopeful, but I'm not', conflict mediator says after airstrikes on Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250318-i-wish-i-could-be-more-hopeful-but-i-m-not-conflict-mediator-says-as-israel-resumes-airstrikes-on-gaza    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:53:08

• Future negotiations with Hamas 'will take place only under fire', says Netanyahu ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250318-future-negotiations-with-hamas-will-take-place-only-under-fire-says-netanyahu    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:53:30

• Beyond the Houthis: The US needs a comprehensive Yemen policy ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/beyond-the-houthis-the-us-needs-a-comprehensive-yemen-policy/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:54:03

• The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/gaza-cease-fire-is-over-whats-next-from-israel-hamas-and-the-us/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:57:10

• Joint Statement by High Representative Kallas and Commissioners Šuica and Lahbib on the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_25_820    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:57:36

• Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/infostealers-cybercrime-surged-2024-flashpoint/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:58:02

• Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/vivaldi-7-2-release-whats-new    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:58:38

• PhotoGIMP Updated to Help Switching from PhotoShtop to GIMP 3.0 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/03/photogimp-updated-to-help-switching-from-photoshtop-to-gimp-3-0/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:59:37

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1014543/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 16:59:59

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, March 21, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-03-21-irc    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:00:12

• The GNU Manifesto is 40. Here's the Original Print (1985). (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/The_GNU_Manifesto_is_40_Here_s_the_Original_Print_1985.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:00:32

• LRT Council elects new chairman ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2514822/lrt-council-elects-new-chairman    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:00:54

• Making swimming accessible ☞ https://rubenerd.com/making-swimming-accessible/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:01:52

• Coffee shops that don’t want laptops ☞ https://rubenerd.com/coffee-shops-that-dont-want-laptops/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:02:31

• Close Relative of Highly Fatal Coronavirus Discovered in Brazil's Bats ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/close-relative-of-highly-fatal-coronavirus-discovered-in-brazils-bats    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:02:51

• $2,000 awarded for IngenioSpec eyewear patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/3/18/2000-awarded-for-ingeniospec-eyewear-patent-prior-art    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:10:48

• Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/technology/oracle-tiktok.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:11:19

• I don’t care what you eat in a day ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/i-dont-care-what-you-eat-in-a-day/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:11:50

• Made in FRANCE 24: Our new Fentanylware (TikTok) account about France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france-24/20250318-made-in-france-24-our-new-tiktok-account-about-france outsourcing national broadcasters to China is one of the worst thing one can do and poor value for taxpayers    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:13:00

• Oracle Is Still the Front Runner for the White House’s Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal — If ByteDance Is Willing to Dance ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/18/white-house-oracle-tiktok-us-deal/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/02/Oracle_s_Debt_Soars_to_100_Billion_Dollars_12_Billion_Added_in_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:13:31

• Times of India is now SPAM https://gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com/compare-laptops/asus-vivobook-15-x515ja-bq501w-laptop-intel-core-i5-10th-gen-1035g18gb1tb-hddwindows-11-vs-dell-latitude-3420-laptop-11th-gen-intel-core-i3-1115g416gb256gb-ssdubuntu-dos see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/19/Why_TuxMachines_Won_t_Link_to_The_Times_Group_Publications_Like.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:14:54

• "Windows has typically been the platform of choice for gaming, but Linux is becoming an increasingly useful option for playing games as well. With Ubuntu 25.04, you might be getting a cool feature that will squeeze more performance out of your computer." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-25-04-nvidia-dynamic-boost/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:15:40

• How to install the latest Linux kernel on Ubuntu: 2 ways | ZDNET ⚓ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-the-latest-linux-kernel-on-ubuntu-2-ways/ ䷉ Source: ZDNet | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-install-the-latest-linux-kernel-on-ubuntu-2-ways/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:16:08

• "NixOS is a well-designed OS with a fantastic array of layouts and features, but I recommend it to Linux users who aren't afraid of a little learning curve." https://www.zdnet.com/article/finally-a-linux-distro-for-power-users-with-a-refreshing-approach-to-os-design/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:17:37

• AMD RX Vega 64 runs Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at well over 30FPS in Linux with RADV driver https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-rx-vega-64-runs-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-at-well-over-30fps-in-linux-with-radv-driver    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:18:04

• Openwashing with buzzwords while laying off lots of staff https://www.ibm.com/new/announcements/ibm-adds-open-source-projects-docling-beeaI-and-data-prep-kit-added-to-the-linux-foundation    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:19:02

• Scam they're promoting https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250318769279/en/Interop-Labs-Joins-Linux-Foundation-Decentralized-Trust https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/09/Linux_Foundation_is_a_Scam_Like_Crypto_So_is_the_Company_of_Jim.shtml    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:20:37

• "The Linux Terminal app was an unexpected but welcome addition to Android. Now, a Google developer confirms that the Linux Terminal isn't intended to provide a desktop experience. It simply brings Linux apps into the Android ecosystem." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-terminal-on-android-can-run-desktop-guis/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:21:03

• "Fedora Linux is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and Fedora 42 is now available for beta testing. Fedora Workstation now has GNOME 48 and an updated installer, and there’s now an official version of Fedora with the COSMIC desktop environment." https://www.howtogeek.com/fedora-linux-42-beta-cosmic-release/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:21:30

• Ryan Walker's Flipper Blackhat Is a Powerful Quad-Core Linux-Based Wi-Fi Add-On for the Flipper Zero https://www.hackster.io/news/ryan-walker-s-flipper-blackhat-is-a-powerful-quad-core-linux-based-wi-fi-add-on-for-the-flipper-zero-5001894e5181    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:22:09

• "Google's new Android Linux Terminal app is now stable, allowing users to run Debian in a VM via a command-line interface." https://www.androidpolice.com/google-terminal-linux-app-priorities/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:29:06

• "The developers of one of the coolest Linux distros just dropped a new version, and it makes the old one look boring." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-is-the-best-looking-linux-desktop-of-2025-so-far/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:29:37

• "Of course, Asahi Linux isn't really a great replacement for most people instead of Apple's macOS, but it works surprisingly well. It's a project built from the ground up by reverse engineering Apple's proprietary hardware" https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-asahi-remix-only-linux-distribution/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:30:13

• "While you can install a Linux desktop environment, Google says that’s not why it added the Linux Terminal app to Android." https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-purpose-3535765/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:30:35

• This slick Linux browser is like a tricked-out Opera - and it's faster than Firefox https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-slick-linux-browser-is-like-a-tricked-out-opera-and-its-faster-than-firefox/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:31:03

• Honda and KernelCI join the Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project to Strengthen the Kernel and Drive Innovation in Functional Safety in Automotives rnewswire.com/news-releases/honda-and-kernelci-join-the-enabling-linux-in-safety-applications-elisa-project-to-strengthen-the-kernel-and-drive-innovation-in-functional-safety-in-automotives-302402383.html    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:31:40

• "Over the years, many things have been said about gaming on Linux. Some of these were true at the time, some weren't, but they've turned from objective facts to vague mythology." https://www.xda-developers.com/these-myths-about-gaming-on-linux-just-arent-true-except-one/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:35:42

• "How I switched from Xfce on EndeavourOS to IceWM on antiX and customized it to fit my vibe." https://news.itsfoss.com/xfce-icewm-transiton-antix/    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 17:36:43

• "I’m not sure why this game jumped out at me so much. Yes, I have a huge soft spot for lo-fi games, but at first glance Crystal Project doesn’t have much in the way of either visual pizzazz or quaint retro charm." gemini://pennywhether.xyz/articles/Videogames/PCGames/crystal-project.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:01:50

• "This has always been my fear of the recent push of LLM (Large Language Models) backed AI—not that they would help me do my job better, but that I existed to help it do its job better (if I'm even there)." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/03/18.3    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:03:38

• "Last month, I mentioned part one of how we measured the night sky [1], and now, part two of “Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos [2]”." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/03/18.1    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:04:15

• "While I just made up the “network of bloggers” and “reel of YouTubers,” other collective nouns for groups, like a gaggle of geese, a murder of crows, or a pod of whales, are not quite as old as they may seem" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/03/18.2    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:04:53

• "I'm developing a Gopher-To-Web proxy for my own needs. It's in early development, but I already have set it up on my server. So I'm eating my own dog food and my Gopher content is now also available on my www homepage[1]." gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2025-03-19-go-gopherproxy_-_A_Gopher-To-Web_proxy_in_Go.txt    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:07:03

• "fab's response here I think gets at the heart of what makes good blogs good: the person who's writing wants to write, rather than feeling obligated to." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/3-19.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:08:08

• 🔤SpellBinding: SEGKMOB Wordo: FIRMA gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/3-19.gmi    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:08:34

• Steven universe: vCJD edition chapter 6/ Entry for side G of vCJD gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2544    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:10:29

• "This is why I liked Gemini from the moment I encountered it. It's also why I'm warming to Gopher. Both emphasize the value and beauty of digital interconnectivity as a way to share writing, and to connect written works to one another, across vast distances of time and space." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-03-19    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:11:32

• "i'm starting to get vivid dreams, but no less on the randomness. it's starting to get entertaining sometimes, so i think this has been a good habit." gemini://angelai.smol.pub/12    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:12:22

• IBM is nothing. "At this point, as long as the stock goes up, then by any means necessary…" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpnameeb    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:17:03

• "All about money. When me and Unix SA were RA the India Wintel lead my peer at the time told me how much he made yearly. Brought up google currency converter. He was making equivalent 12,500 yearly. Where I was making 95k and the Unix sys admin was making 110k yearly. They are able to hire 15 or so people in India and have change leftover" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jp2zgxef    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:17:43

• IBM moving to India for price. "Denver location, Information Technology, protected classes (more than 1). Lump sum payoff will likely hit a higher tax bracket versus regularly scheduled payments. Got a brand new hire from India very recently." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jp85b3fa    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:18:12

• "So? What happened there? In Madrid Centre we are still waiting for something to happen" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpmzjaad    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:18:33

• "Reporter here from The Register. Email me at tclaburn (at) theregister (dot) com if you have details to share anonymously." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpp6txwg    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:19:12

• "Canadians hardly ever get fired, even for poor performance never mind RAs. We had a guy on our team who was on PIP for over 2 years. He eventually left on his own terms." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:20:04

• "The whole Canadians not getting fired is simply not true, Covid years aside, there have been layoffs every year. Same as the myth about Canadians getting loads of money when lay offs occur. Most employers including IBM will give you 2 weeks per year of work to a max of 12 (sometimes 16) weeks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:20:35

• "This is not that different from the 60/90 days you hear from IBMers dismissed in the US. The stories you hear of guys getting years worth of paychecks, are always after long legal battles (and split with lawyers). Almost always around ppl claiming disabilities or ppl let go when close to retirement age." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:20:50

• "I haven't heard of any yet..." IBM Canada layoffs now. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jns0qkrm    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:21:17

• "RTP NC infrastructure 1month to look internally and 3 months severance. One of my team members was also let go." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:22:55

• "Soon you will have plenty of time away from IBM to relieve the tension." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk6p1mx    

posted Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 18:25:26