Roy Schestowitz

• Travel from Canada to Michigan dips 10% amid boycotts https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/travel-canada-michigan-dips-10-amid-boycotts-border-security-fears    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 04:58:25

• Commerce Sec Says Only “Fraudsters” Would Miss Delayed Social Security Check https://truthout.org/articles/commerce-sec-says-only-fraudsters-would-miss-delayed-social-security-check/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 04:58:53

• The Social Security crisis, briefly explained https://www.vox.com/politics/405738/social-security-crisis-benefit-delays-wait-times    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 04:59:09

• Germany: Social Security Failing to Protect Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/24/germany-social-security-failing-protect-rights    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 04:59:31

• They make it seem like people bag this much https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/max-us-social-security-monthly-benefit-over-5k-three-ways-secure-that-income-1732081    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:00:28

• Indiana health systems unite to help smaller providers tackle cybersecurity https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/indiana-health-systems-unite-to-help-smaller-providers-tackle-cybersecurity/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:01:18

• Threatens to Shut Down Social Security https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-billionaire-commerce-secretary-threatens-to-shut-down-social-security/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:01:44

• New Social Security Requirements Pose Barriers to Rural Communities Without Internet, Transportation https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/west-virginia/articles/2025-03-22/new-social-security-rules-present-barriers-to-rural-communities-without-internet-transportation    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:02:09

• Homeland Security Makes Cuts to Offices Overseeing Civil Rights Protections https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-03-21/homeland-security-makes-cuts-to-offices-overseeing-civil-rights-protections    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:02:42

• Cheeto Mussolini's Social Security Chief Backs Down From 'Shutting Down' Agency https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-22/trumps-social-security-chief-backs-down-from-shutting-down-agency    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:03:21

• Heathrow closure: what caused the fire and why did it bring down the whole airport? https://theconversation.com/heathrow-closure-what-caused-the-fire-and-why-did-it-bring-down-the-whole-airport-expert-panel-252834    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:04:44

• What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out https://theconversation.com/what-makes-the-human-brain-unique-we-compared-it-with-monkeys-and-apes-to-find-out-252331    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:05:10

• How Useful Is “Worker-to-Worker Unionism”? https://jacobin.com/2025/03/blanc-labor-sbwu-amazon-strategy/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:06:52

• Create a static mirror of your DEV blog https://blogs.perl.org/users/dimitrios_kechagias/2025/03/create-a-static-mirror-of-your-dev-blog.html    

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

• egg shortage https://www.dw.com/en/us-egg-shortage-does-europe-have-any-to-spare/a-71968918    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:10:00

• How space affects the body https://www.dw.com/en/sunita-williams-butch-wilmore-how-space-affects-the-body/a-69993144    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:29:09

• Like MarcUS https://www.dw.com/en/istanbul-mayor-arrest-was-to-stop-presidency-bid-opposition/a-71989712    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:29:33

• Same thing as the net effect is, it's increasing Apple's already very large debt https://deadline.com/2025/03/apple-appletv-annual-streaming-losses-1236345490/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:31:41

• Apple greenwashing; Apple products are ranked among the very worst from environmental perspectives https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2025-03-24/apple-announces-99-million-new-clean-energy-fund-in-china    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:33:32

• Reuters Reports European Commission Will Decline to Fine Apple Over Browser Choice Screen, But Hints It Will Over Anti-Steering Provisions https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-set-close-investigation-into-apples-browser-options-sources-say-2025-03-25/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:35:06

• Is Apple looking for another business model now? "Selling PCs From Other Companies at Apple.com" https://www.apple.com/mac/lumon-terminal-pro/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:36:07

• Like Apple is trying to be 1990s Microsoft    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:36:23

• Boost Productivity with Custom Command Shortcuts Using Linux Aliases https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/boost-productivity-custom-command-shortcuts-using-linux-aliases    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:37:21

• How to Use the which Command in Linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/use-which-command-linux/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:38:11

• Embracing Uncertainty: what we can all learn from how artists thrive in an unpredictable world https://theconversation.com/embracing-uncertainty-what-we-can-all-learn-from-how-artists-thrive-in-an-unpredictable-world-252993    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:43:38

• Now they push "smart" shoes? Shoes that can warn you of injuries? How wearable technology is transforming foot care https://theconversation.com/shoes-that-can-warn-you-of-injuries-how-wearable-technology-is-transforming-foot-care-252463    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:44:18

• How scratching monkeys can help us understand emotions and consciousness https://theconversation.com/how-scratching-monkeys-can-help-us-understand-emotions-and-consciousness-250694    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:44:48

• The Kangaroo Courts of the EPO are at it again http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/excluding-technical-feature-is-not.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:45:25

• Humans are bad at reading dogs’ emotions – but we can learn to do better https://theconversation.com/humans-are-bad-at-reading-dogs-emotions-but-we-can-learn-to-do-better-252773    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:46:26

• Modern spacesuits have a compatability problem. Astronauts’ lives depend on fixing it https://theconversation.com/modern-spacesuits-have-a-compatability-problem-astronauts-lives-depend-on-fixing-it-252935    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:48:06

• Psychopaths experience pain differently, even when their bodies say otherwise https://theconversation.com/psychopaths-experience-pain-differently-even-when-their-bodies-say-otherwise-251529    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 05:48:31

• distinctiveness http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/has-green-and-orange-combination.html EUIPO is corrupt. http://techrights.org/wiki/EUIPO/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:40:11

• refusal for bad faith http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/ukipo-tells-tfl-to-mind-gap-in-partial.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:40:31

• An introduction to App::ModuleBuildTiny part 2: authoring https://blogs.perl.org/users/leon_timmermans/2025/03/an-introduction-to-appmodulebuildtiny-part-2-authoring.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:43:57

• How to install Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Mate https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=vcZV1mYsDIY    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:52:58

• OpenMandriva 25.01 "ROME" Gnome overview | ROME, the OpenMandriva rolling edition. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5I5ZbQcKMio    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:53:14

• Learn to Love the Magic of AWK in Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=tMvZHxSyAr4    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:54:05

• TURBOCHARGE Your Linux   

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:54:38

• TURBOCHARGE Your Linux https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=_2kB_mTyq-Y    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 06:54:47

• Microsoft Phishing Scam https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=2dssUrhBvy8    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:01:06

• GIMP 3 IS REAL, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Q7t_4t8U7KU    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:01:22

• KDE Finally Splits Apart Wayland And X11 https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=iXFNXBCpT4A    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:01:38

• Free95 https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Uykgc0zu5Ao    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:01:56

• Doomscrolling and the Social Control Media Hate Machine https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=SUeN5dmmJYw    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:02:16

• GIMP 3.0 is an actual GAME CHANGER. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=HjJ2yONPEvc    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:02:30

• GNOME 48 RELEASED! Triple Buffering https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=GelnASOWhAI    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:02:54

• Open Source GPU Drivers Are Now Better Than Ever https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=EhG__3MbSWY    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:03:12

• Modern Alternatives to Classic Linux Commands https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=YautZjBrAzY    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:03:32

• Kali Linux KDE 2025.1a overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=JWCmgpJpb0U    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:03:46

• Get Linux Documentation On Your Phone! (Linux Command Library) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=iVv2-r0k2b8    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:04:00

• Nobara Project 41 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=DybUKeK1p4U    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:04:15

• How to write your own physics poem https://theconversation.com/how-to-write-your-own-physics-poem-252647    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:06:15

• Dear DOGE: Here’s How to Cut the Pentagon Budget by $100 Billion in 6 Easy Steps https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/25/dear-doge-heres-how-to-cut-the-pentagon-budget-by-100-billion-in-6-easy-steps/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:07:13

• Youtube Account of Costa Rica's Presidency Back Online After Cyber Attack https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-21/costa-rica-governments-youtube-account-suffers-cyber-attack    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:08:03

• "Child Influencers" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah/articles/2025-03-25/utah-adds-protections-for-child-influencers-following-youtuber-ruby-frankes-child-abuse-conviction    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:08:51

• "It’s spring and we went there. Locarno is in the canton Ticino, in the south of Switzerland, at the shores of Lago Maggiore (“big lake”) that it shares with Italy." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-03-25-camellias    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:18:24

• The different mechanisms of road adoption in England gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-03-28_the-different-mechanisms-of-road-adoption-in-england.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:19:16

• News and Links Digest (publ. 2025-03-28) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250328-0.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:19:44

• My first post with emacs gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2025-03-28.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:21:27

• "I've only taken acid once, technically twice (though the first dose was incredibly small), but even with that I have noticed that there are numerous tiny but certainly perceptible shifts to my mind that I was unaware of prior." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2556    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:22:41

• "Some games are called "roguelikes" (whatever that may mean) and sometimes, mostly in jest, "ponglikes"." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/03/29/star-trader.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:23:20

• Romanizing ギャル gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gal    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:24:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1248.jpg    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:25:35

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1598.jpg    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:25:40

• "Get a big group of people, go to Washington and make a big noise. Call the news etc." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqec25mw    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 07:33:46

• The most famous lines are "once you have paid him the Danegeld/ You never get rid of the Dane." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dane-geld_(poem)    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 08:55:39

• kipling https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/rudyard-kipling-in-america https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/jan/05/why-we-still-dont-know-what-to-make-of-kipling https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1919/01/the-remarkable-rightness-of-rudyard-kipling/306597/ https://macleans.ca/society/why-does-rudyard-kipling-get-no-respect/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 09:58:24

• "Valve released a fresh Steam Beta Client update for March 27th bringing with it a few fixes, plus an interesting seeming improvement for how they calculate download progress and timing." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/new-steam-beta-brings-fixes-for-child-accounts-and-improvements-to-download-time-estimates/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:16:03

• "With the Linux kernel 6.14 out now, I noted in my quick-look overview about a bug that was fixed for the Steam Deck OLED model." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/fixing-a-steam-deck-oled-bug-for-the-linux-kernel-6-14-release-was-a-major-challenge/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:16:42

• "Ubisoft are attempting to turn around their fortunes, with the creation of a new subsidiary with funding help from Tencent." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/ubisoft-launches-new-subsidiary-for-assassins-creed-and-other-big-games-with-funding-from-tencent/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:17:47

• "Seems like Amazon are not ready to give up on their cloud gaming service Luna just yet, with it expanding into more countries and getting a big new deal going." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/amazon-luna-and-electronic-arts-sign-a-multi-year-deal-as-luna-expands-into-more-countries/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:17:56

• "U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth: "Pete Hegseth is a f✱cking liar"" https://boingboing.net/2025/03/27/u-s-senator-tammy-duckworth-pete-hegseth-is-a-f%e2%9c%b1cking-liar.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:18:23

• "Elon: Govt. Will ‘Go After’ People ‘Pushing the Propaganda’ About Tesla" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-tesla-attacks-trump-government-1235305402/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:18:35

• "Republicans Vote to Repeal Cap on Bank Overdraft Fees" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-vote-repeal-cap-bank-overdraft-fees-1235304880/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:18:49

• "Starsector (formerly "Starfarer") is still in development but it's been a seriously impressive game for years." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/starsector-one-of-the-best-space-rpgs-thats-not-on-steam-had-a-huge-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:19:12

• "Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 28th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/everything-to-grab-from-prime-gaming-march-28th-edition-for-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:19:27

• "diziet | Rust is indeed woke" https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/19480.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:20:35

• "Soylent News Entering a New Phase" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/03/28/1139202    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:20:47

• "Hillary Clinton warns Trump ‘stupidity’ will leave US ‘feeble and friendless’" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/hillary-clinton-trump-stupidity    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:21:46

• "Hegseth faces ‘immediate’ resignation demand from growing list of Dems - The Zambian Observer" https://zambianobserver.com/hegseth-faces-immediate-resignation-demand-from-growing-list-of-dems/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:22:05

• "Ukraine as ground zero for a new European security challenge" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/03/27/ukraine-as-ground-zero-for-a-new-european-security-challenge/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:22:16

• "Ubuntu 25.04 is due out next month, with a Beta now live for testing so you can see all that's new and report any unexpected issues." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-beta-released/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:22:25

• "Offworld have updated their tactical WW2 shooter Squad 44 (formerly known as Post Scriptum) to bring a whole bunch of fixes, while do so they've also updated Easy Anti-Cheat and enabled Linux platforms to jump in and play." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/ww2-shooter-squad-44-from-offworld-updates-easy-anti-cheat-enabling-linux-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:22:38

• "Mini Royale from IndigoBlue is out now in Early Access and free to play, with Native Linux support and Easy Anti-Cheat enabled." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/free-to-play-toy-soldier-battle-royale-game-mini-royale-enters-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:22:55

• "IcarusDev is currently making Immortal Boy a 2.5D turn-based RPG of battles, puzzles and exploration - amid secrets and betrayal. It's a little of Undertale meets OMORI." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/immortal-boy-looks-wild-blending-a-little-undertale-and-omori-together/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:23:06

• "Russian Scientist at Harvard Medical School Detained by U.S. Border Agents - The Moscow Times" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/28/russian-scientist-at-harvard-medical-school-detained-by-us-border-agents-a88521    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:25:30

• "Harvard scientist from Russia detained by ICE and fears political persecution if deported" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/28/kseniia-s-in-danger    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:25:42

• "Purpose-built chaos envelops lawmakers in Topeka and Washington as leaders pursue vengeance" https://kansasreflector.com/2025/03/28/purpose-built-chaos-envelops-lawmakers-in-topeka-and-washington-as-leaders-pursue-vengeance/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:25:56

• "Air Force 'Doomsday' team mistaken for 'Hegseth bodyguards'" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/hegseth-doomsday-security-team/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:26:08

• "detained and labeled ‘a threat to public order’" ☛ https://fair.org/home/tufts-grad-student-targeted-by-dhs-wrote-suspiciously-pro-humanity-op-ed/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:28:25

• "Declaring a War on Nature" ☛ https://therevelator.org/trump-public-lands/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:29:08

• "linked to the Hungarian National Bank (MNB)" ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/03/28/hungarian-national-bank-foundations-under-investigation-for-fraud | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:29:34

• "Studio Ghibli and its North American distributor have yet to comment." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/27/openais-viral-studio-ghibli-inspired-ai-art-comes-hailstorm-criticism/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:32:02

• "The Lanham Act, which was enacted in 1946, is the primary federal statute governing trademark law in the US" ☛ https://futurism.com/lawyer-studio-ghibli-legal-action-openai | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:32:25

• "I’m being flippant, but it’s understandable that Microsoft would want to give Office a performance boost, even if it is somewhat illusory." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2651749/office-is-too-slow-so-microsoft-is-making-it-load-at-windows-startup.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:32:45

• "Mark Zuckerberg is no longer disciplined" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/28/street-pricing/#sportball-analogies | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:33:09

• "overcharged advertiser" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-to-pay-100-million-to-settle-advertisers-class-action/articleshow/119659251.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:33:29

• "A coalition working to put a referendum on the ballot to undo the Legislature's bill to strip public unions of collective bargaining rights says it has already collected nearly 130,000 signatures" ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51285021/hb267-referendum-effort-says-it-has-130k-signatures-support-from-fraternal-order-of-police | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:33:59

• "Ultimately, what a prison looks like on the outside has seemingly little to do with the conditions on the inside." ☛ https://www.vox.com/policy/400520/prison-architecture-design-urban-jail | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:34:11

• "In a fact sheet, the White House says the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) gives him the authority to halt collective bargaining at agencies with national security missions." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5343474 | Source: NPR    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:34:30

• "There are more than a million union members working in the federal government. I have not seen an official count, but this executive order targets most of them." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-going-to-take-everything | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:34:46

• "The DİSK Press Workers (Basın-İş) union criticized the raids, saying, calling them an attack on press freedom and the public’s right to know." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/two-journalists-covering-protests-detained-by-anti-terror-police-305927 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:35:22

• "According to the Interior Ministry, more than 1,800 people were detained nationwide between Mar 19 and Mar 27 in connection with the demonstrations, with 260 formally arrested." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/journalist-among-seven-detained-during-protest-in-balikesir-305949 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:35:31

• "targeted attack on public-interest media." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-government-funded-media-asia-sue-trump-officials-over-unconstitutional-media-shutdown-orders-1732246 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:36:12

• "The publication also argued that, because of contract work NewsGuard had done tracking online misinformation for the US government, its First Amendment rights had been violated." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/newsguard-lawsuit-free-speech-defamation-dismissed-consortium-news/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:36:35

• "The two journalists, and other AP reporters, have also been refused entry to most larger White House events, including in the East Room, and the tarmac for Air Force One departures." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/03/28/repub/the-ap-and-trump-administration-renew-court-fight-over-white-house-press-access/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:37:19

• "His employer, Dagens ETC newspaper, had raised concerns over his whereabouts after he was unreachable for two days." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-28/swedish-journalist-jailed-in-turkey-on-terrorism-insult-charges | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:37:35

• "Getting around geographical restrictions by using a VPN is a time honored Internet tradition." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/USSanctionsAndYourVPN | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:38:04

• "Maybe I’ve lost my fastball, and I just don’t write so good no more." ☛ https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/the_website_hacker_news_is_afraid_to_discuss | Source: John Gruber    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:38:22

• "Mubarak explains his loss of faith, how he went on — despite stigmatization — to establish a Nigerian humanist group, and how he was officially abducted and taken to a Nigerian state with Sharia laws and, ultimately, imprisoned." ☛ https://ffrf.org/news/releases/nigerian-blasphemy-victim-interviewed-for-ffrf-tv-show-after-prison-release/ | Source: Freedom From Religion Foundation    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:38:40

• "Fedi is even worse in one regard; I found out that on Akkoma, if I just “block” someone, I’m still hosting their posts and while I can’t see those posts myself, if someone else visits my Akkoma instance, even when they’re not logged in, they’ll see those posts." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/nostr-moderation | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:38:56

• "Every publisher on Nostr owns a private and public key pair (secp256k1) and signs each publication with said key, pushing their content to relays." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/03-26-nostr-my-thoughts-on-a-new-decentralized-pubsub-protocol.gmi |    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:39:16

• "The deeper problem is that journalists are under pressure not only from Trump but from their corporate owners. It’s no accident that ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN all capitulated by employing “off the coast of Florida” or other euphemisms for the Gulf of Mexico, Darcy argued." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/trump-broadcasters-gulf-of-america/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:39:32

• "Earlier this month, the Trump administration sent a letter to the university with nine demands to meet as a precondition to negotiations surrounding its federal funding." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/columbia-university-president-resigns-accepts-trump-demands-1235306315/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:39:45

• "“Pink slime journalism” is the term I coined in 2012 to describe a kind of news site that conceals its slanted or misleading information behind the appearance of a traditional local news outlet" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/03/pink-slime-journalism-greenpeace-big-oil/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:40:14

• "It’s a warning that’s been made by a multitude of studies: memes are not harmless; for extremists, they are the most effective language for spreading their ideas." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-03-26/hypnocracy-the-regime-to-numb-critical-thinking.html | Source: El País    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:40:26

• "The European Union could charge fees on PayPal as part of a tariff dispute with the United States, a senior European lawmaker said on Friday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-could-charge-fees-on-paypal-in-us-tariff-dispute-says-senior-lawmaker/articleshow/119650310.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:40:45

• "A modern free society has an obligation to offer electronic tax filing that respects user freedom, and the United States is not excluded from this" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-filing-should-be-free-as-in-freedom | Source: FSF    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:41:24

• "Among the countries the US recently voted with in the UN General Assembly is the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK)." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/03/software-supply-chain-attack.html | Source: David Rosenthal    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:45:29

• "We cannot ensure stable service on fault-prone and outdated infrastructure." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/germany-deutsche-bahns-ambitious-plans/a-72062916 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:45:40

• "Homendy said it is also important to inspect that equipment to make sure it actually works. The helicopter involved in this collision had not transmitted any location data for 730 days" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/03/27/faa-must-do-better-after-fatal-dc-black-hawk-crash-agency-leader-says/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:45:53

• "The 33-year-old SBF famously went from trading billions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency to peddling commissary ramen packs after a massive federal investigation uncovered rampant fraud perpetuated by his blockchain company, FTX." ☛ https://futurism.com/sam-bankman-fried-oklahoma | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:46:13

• "Electricity demand rose nearly twice as fast in 2024 as the average over the past decade, as heatwaves drove up air conditioning use" ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/climate-change-contributes-to-surge-in-global-energy-demand-iea/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:46:31

• "Any vehicle made in North America is manufactured via a complex web of interconnected supply chains that use raw materials and parts suppliers that span the entire continent." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/made-in-america-cars-1.7494979 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:46:43

• "the importance of decarbonising the construction industry in Mauritius" ☛ https://sysadmin-journal.com/pmi-workshop-decarbonising-the-construction-industry/ | Source: Ish Sookun    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:47:20

• "I’m not sure Trump intends to be an environmentalist, but this has been a positive result of all his policies." ☛ https://smist08.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/is-trump-really-an-environmentalist/ | Source: Stephen Smith    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:47:51

• "Electric vehicles are set to help Europe avoid 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, a new report finds, though changes to climate commitments for carmakers could undermine progress." ☛ https://www.theenergymix.com/evs-set-to-save-europe-20-million-tonnes-of-co2-this-year/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:51:33

• "Coca-Cola products will be responsible for up to 1.33 billion pounds of plastic waste making its way into the planet’s oceans and waterways each year by 2030" ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/coca-cola-plastic-waste-oceans.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:52:05

• "Kent was among a group of officials who participated in a chat on messaging app Signal to plan an attack on Houthi militants in Yemen." ☛ https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/03/26/signalgate-snares-one-of-oregons-own/ | Source: Williamette Week    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:53:32

• "The recklessness and incompetence of how Trump’s so-called ‘best and brightest’ handled national security information is bad enough when they’re channeling the offhanded attitude of tweeners texting about their plans for spring break" ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/joe-kent-signal-app/ | Source: Raw Story    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:53:59

• "Not all of them are unique, and the two figures can’t simply be added together, as some information is duplicated." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/28/journalists-confirm-deaths-of-100-000-russian-soldiers-in-ukraine | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:54:38

• "Most of these numbers and email addresses are apparently still in use, with some of them linked to profiles on social media platforms like Instagram and LinkedIn." ☛ https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/pete-hegseth-mike-waltz-tulsi-gabbard-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online-a-14221f90-e5c2-48e5-bc63-10b705521fb7#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:55:00

• "These ideologues – who often cross over from boardrooms into governments – are with the GW Bush official who dismissed a journalist as a member of the "reality-based community": [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/27/use-your-mentality/#face-up-to-reality | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:55:27

• "The AI image of Pikachu has gone nearly as viral as the real video of the person in a Pikachu costume running away from the cops" ☛ https://www.404media.co/pikachu-spotted-fleeing-police-crackdowns-during-turkey-protests/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:56:02

• "The lack of transparency concerns U.S. Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, (D-Virginia) and Jamie Raskin, (D-Maryland), who filed a Freedom of Information Act request this month requesting DOGE [sic] provide clear answers about its operations." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/03/28/repub/data-privacy-experts-call-doge-actions-alarming/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:56:20

• "Zaid has decades of experience litigating Freedom of Information Act requests for classified information." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/hegseth-war-plans-classified/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:56:37

• "Things are very, very difficult." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1265340/cyprus-faces-water-cuts-this-summer/ | Source: Greece    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:00:26

• "a silly country" ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/canadians-know-danielle-smith-is | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:02:40

• MElon bribery, nothing can get this man arrested, not even nazism. ☛ https://truthout.org/video/musk-offers-voters-100-each-to-support-republican-in-wisconsin-judicial-race/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:03:13

• "But what's happening now goes far beyond those legitimate desires." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/an-open-letter-to-trump-supporters | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:03:35

• Nazism wrapped up as "free speech" ☛ https://therecord.media/uk-online-safety-act-us-social-media-jd-vance | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:04:08

• "The syntax continues to be used to this date in financial applications because it provides an extensive set of features for processing transaction data. " ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/doge-reportedly-planning-rewrite-social-security-administrations-software/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:04:38

• "Expansion of the Global Entry Program is a testament to the closeness and friendship between our people" ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/new-australia-us-travel-deal-to-see-australians-get-faster-entry-through-american-airports/weqsvmu0d | Source: SBS    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:05:11

• "Did you really think that Amazon was not listening to you before that? Did you really buy an Alexa trusting Amazon to "protect your privacy"?" ☛ https://ploum.net/2025-03-28-geeks-naivety.html | Source: Lionel Dricot    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:05:23

• "In Signal’s history, this is the largest US-growth moment by a massive margin" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/signalgate-is-driving-the-most-us-downloads-of-signal-ever/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:05:45

• "Microsoft is no longer playing around when it comes to requiring every Windows 11 device be set up with an [Internet]-connected account." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/638967/microsoft-windows-11-account-internet-bypass-blocked | Source: The Verge    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:06:05

• "When Windows 11 version 22H2 launched, Microsoft made it so that both Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro required an [Internet] connection and Microsoft Account during setup, but users quickly discovered workarounds." ☛ https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-will-force-windows-11-installs-to-use-a-microsoft-account-confirms-removal-of-popular-setup-bypass | Source: Windows Central    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:06:27

• "This happened to Goldberg as an accident. Yet, security services around the world have pushed for this to be part of their clandestine surveillance operations: the so-called “Ghost Protocol”." ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5550/ghost-protocol-more-journalists-your-group-chats | Source: Privacy International    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:06:53

• [Old] "mumble is the solution : [...]" ☛ https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=8615 | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:07:07

• [Old] "Discord has grown to be one of the most popular instant messaging and voice chat apps for gamers and beyond." ☛ https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-you-should-self-host-mumble-instead-of-using-discord/ | Source: XDA    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:07:23

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vanhelsing-ransomware-what-you-need-know | Source: Tripwire    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:07:58

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/algorithmic-archiving-project-at-the-bodleian-libraries | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:08:13

• "Here’s the short version of why OpenAI is in trouble: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/27/sam-altmans-studio-ghibli-memes-are-another-distraction-from-openais-money-troubles/ | Source: Pivot to AI http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/15/OpenAI_If_OpenAI_Survives_Another_2_Years_It_ll_be_About_30_Bil.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:08:50

• "Without this love, the art is no longer art. It's a product." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/altmanization-of-ghibli/ |    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:09:05

• "The paper contains several examples where an AI TTP provides real value. This is still mostly science fiction today, but it’s a fascinating thought experiment." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/ais-as-trusted-third-parties.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:09:40

• "The thing that is clarifying about this move is not that this is possible but the ethical red line it crosses, in that it specifically disregards the feelings of the animator whose style is getting nicked" ☛ https://tedium.co/2025/03/28/openai-studio-ghibli-ai-controversy-reveal/ | Source: Tedium    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:10:02

• "I'm an American software developer and the "broligarchs" don't speak for me - ratfactor" https://ratfactor.com/tech-nope iophk: long but a lot of good points and examples    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:10:40

• "As companies look to deliver value and ROI from their AI investments, one critical challenge threatens to derail these initiatives." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/why-centralized-ai-fails-in-enterprise-the-case-for-a-federated-architecture/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:10:53

• "So the locals got the report and checked it over — and found that a pile of the sources cited in the report … didn’t exist." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/28/how-can-tromso-norway-shut-down-some-schools-lets-ask-the-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:11:17

• "I feel like something that isn’t super well appreciated in civilian world is quite how quickly humanoid robots will arrive, and quite how good they will be." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/03/28/filtered | Source: Matt Webb    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:11:41

• "Apple, like every other big player in tech, is scrambling to find ways to inject AI into its products. Why? Well, it’s the future! What problems is it solving?" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/27/tech/apple-ai-artificial-intelligence/index.html | Source: CNN https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:12:19

• "Is Apple really lagging in AI, or is AI lagging in usefulness?" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/03/is-apple-really-lagging-in-ai-or-is-ai-lagging-in-usefulness/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:12:29

• "Whatever your opinion is doesn’t matter. AI has arrived, and it won’t leave. Like every other invention that caught us off guard, AI is the next big, scary thing." ☛ https://yordi.me/ai-is-just-another-napster-moment/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:12:45

• "Other examples in the research reveal more disturbing aspects of Claude’s thought process, moving from musical comedy to police procedural, as the scientists discovered devious thoughts in Claude’s brain." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-anthropic-claude-brain-research/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:13:02

• "In a blog post on Tuesday, the youth-beloved Character.AI characterized the feature as an "initial step" towards developing robust safety and parental control tools." ☛ https://futurism.com/character-ai-parental-controls-bypass | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:13:21

• "Amazon issued a recent update to their S3 JavaScript SDK that breaks compatibility with many third-party S3 providers." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/amazon-breaks-compatibility-with-third-party-s3-providers-in-js-sdk/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:13:46

• "The SparkFun Qwiic Particulate Matter Sensor features Bosch’s BMV080—the world’s smallest particulate matter sensor—measuring" ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/13506 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:14:22

• "These processors have special instructions called ARM NEON providing parallelism called Single instruction, multiple data (SIMD)." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/03/29/mixing-arm-neon-with-sve-code-for-fun-and-profit/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:15:01

• "Of all the PC gaming peripherals, none is as overlooked as the humble mouse pad (or mat)." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2631495/im-a-gaming-mouse-expert-heres-why-i-carefully-select-my-mouse-mat.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:15:11

• "I know, I know, that's an incredibly overused phrase – but here it was actually true." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/mirrorless-cameras/hasselblad-x1d-is-the-original-medium-format-mirrorless-camera-still-worth-a-look | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:15:26

• "The Smithsonian spans 21 museums and, per its website, is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, encompassing 14 education and research centers, and the National Zoo" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-smithsonian-executive-order-improper-ideology-1235305364/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:16:00

• "I believe there’s a profound difference between not knowing something and not caring to know. In today’s society, people seem to settle too quickly, satisfied with surface-level knowledge." ☛ https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-03-27-critical-thinking | Source: Eliseo Martelli    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:16:18

• "This is the 83rd edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-maya | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:16:40

• "Which answers you want for all of these depends on what you're going to use the resulting number (or numbers) for." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/UniversityHowManyProfessors | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:16:53

• "There’s a new documentary celebrating the history and impact of libraries heading to PBS" ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/03/promote-far-and-wide-free-for-all.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:17:17

• "What is unusual is that this one is made of iron" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eagle-eyed-man-discovers-rare-viking-arm-ring-that-may-have-been-lost-marsh-1000-years-ago-180986332/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:17:48

• "But surprisingly, the astronomers also found that the orientation of the stars' orbits isn't what it was long assumed to be — with the optimistic upshot that, when it does explode, the Earth won't be caught in the crossfire." ☛ https://futurism.com/astronomers-gamma-radiation-hit-earth | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:18:18

• "The agency is planning to implement a reorganization plan as it chases some of the most ambitious goals yet in its nearly 67-year history" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/24/science/nasa-layoffs-policy-office/index.html | Source: CNN    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:18:44

• "That kind of disregard for federal workers — a key characteristic of Musk's systematic dismantling of the government — left them speechless." ☛ https://futurism.com/nasa-disgusted-elon-musk-layoffs | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:19:00

• "After its 2016 launch, Overwatch quickly became one of the most featured video games on sites like PornHub" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/marvel-rivals-fan-porn-rule-34-1235304254/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:19:36

• This Week in GNOME: #193 Image Loading ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/03/twig-193/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:25:07

• Lutris 2025 review - Great progress, but the road is still long ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/games/lutris-2025-review.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:26:22

• Hyperbola – simple and lightweight GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hyperbola-simple-lightweight-linux-distribution/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:26:44

• Ubuntu Fixes Wi-Fi Connection Fail at Login Screen ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-fix-wifi-connecting-login-screen    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:29:43

• against proof of waste ☞ https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2025-03-28-against-proof-of-waste.en.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:30:14

• Calibre 8.1 Boosts macOS Support, Adds FreeBSD Device Connectivity ☞ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-1-boosts-macos-support-adds-freebsd-device-connectivity/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:31:00

• Stalwart Moves Beyond Email: A Full Collaboration Server Is on the Horizon ☞ https://linuxiac.com/stalwart-moves-beyond-email-a-full-collaboration-server-is-on-the-horizon/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:31:25

• LibreOffice Base and Firebird – a special relationship ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/28/libreoffice-base-and-firebird-a-special-relationship/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:31:52

• Jeremy Cline: How artifacts are signed in Fedora ☞ https://www.jcline.org/blog/fedora/signing/2025/03/28/fedora-artifact-signing-p1.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:32:32

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 13 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-13-2025/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:33:06

• APNIC EC consultation on by-law changes ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/03/28/apnic-ec-consultation-on-by-law-changes/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:34:25

• "curl up is our annual curl event and physical meetup." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/03/29/curl-up-2025/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:35:35

• "When I started I had few RSS feeds to follow. I found hard to find them! Quand j’ai commencé, j’avais peu de flux RSS" ☛ https://blog.lyokolux.space/posts/2025-03-28-how-to-follow-blogs/ | Source: Lykolux    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:36:38

• "The timing industry has many solutions for 'grandmaster' clocks" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/diy-ptp-grandmaster-clock-raspberry-pi | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:37:18

• [Old] "The Raspberry Pi has many of the best accessories and one that is sure to appear on that list is the new Camera Module 3." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/raspberry-pi-camera-module-3-python-picamera-2 | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:47:08

• "I think design could use a fresh injection of Brutalism. Stop making things cute just because it looks neat" ☛ https://pid1.dev/posts/i-hate-material-design/ | Source: Malcom Coles    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:47:41

• "I don’t want an AST in my hobby compiler." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/ir-lvalues/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:47:55

• "Artificial Intelligence, Computational Methods, Ecology, Genomics, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Medicine, Music, Pharma, Statistics, Time Series, Utilities, Visualization, and Weather." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/03/february-2025-top-40-new-cran-packages/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:48:13

• "Armadillo is a powerful and expressive C++ template library for linear algebra and scientific computing." ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/03/28/#rcpparmadillo_14.4.1-1 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:48:43

• "The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA, really?) Act" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/congress_software_licensing/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:49:58

• ransomware ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/report-warns-browser-native-ransomware-growing-threat-enterprise-data/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:54:45

• "On the platform support front, Calibre 8.1 introduces the ability to connect to devices on FreeBSD." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-1-boosts-macos-support-adds-freebsd-device-connectivity/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:55:06

• "With the recent news that the Atlantic’s editor in chief was accidentally added to a group Signal chat for American leaders planning a bombing in Yemen, many people are wondering: What is Signal?" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/27/1113919/what-is-signal-the-messaging-app-explained/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:55:17

• "Here’s the problem: If I use Bridgy Fed to bridgy my ActivityPub account to AT proto, and unbridged people on there were to reply to my posts on there, I wouldn’t be able to interact with those post or even be aware of them." ☛ https://idiomdrottning.org/donkey-zebra-bridging | Source: Idiomdrottning    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:55:50

• "This post is not meant as instruction. It is only for documentation of the things I tried. I recommend you don’t try what I did." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/03/28/why-dont-my-hosts-get-ipv6-routes/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:05:49

• "Two months after its previous 2025.01 release, KaOS, a rolling KDE-centric Linux distro betting on the XFS file system, released its latest stable, 2025.03 ISO, bundled with the most recent versions of the KDE Plasma desktop (6.3.3), KDE Gear (24.12.3), Frameworks (6.12), and is built upon Qt 6.8.3." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2025-03-launches-with-plasma-6-3-and-full-qt6-integration/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:06:42

• "So I wrote esp32-dice-chess which is just a simple program to randomly choose a chess piece and shows its image on a screen." ☛ https://blog.dowhile0.org/2025/03/28/creating-an-esp32-based-dice-for-chess/ | Source: Javier Martinez Canillas    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:07:47

• "So, this isn't an environmental issue, or a configuration issue, this is a code issue, that should get fixed by [...]" ☛ https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/the-mystery-of-the-silent-process | Source: Balthazar Rouberol    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:08:17

• "Two new open source drivers for certain Nvidia GPUs were released recently. One is for Haiku OS, and the other is an all-new FOSS Nvidia driver for Linux. The former is a big deal for this experimental open-source re-implementation of BeOS, which is a niche project with very little in the way of device-driver support from hardware vendors."    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:10:31

• "The other is less crucial, especially given Nvidia already pumps out its own Linux drivers. However, it does offer a smaller, simpler, and probably faster all-FOSS alternative to the existing, but ageing, Nouveau driver." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/haiku_linux_foss_nvidia_drivers/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:10:38

• "But we did not forget about it, so here’s our Linux 6.14 blog post" ☛ https://andrealmeid.com/post/2025-03-28-kernel-6-14/ | Source: André Almeida    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:11:01

• TypeScript is Microsoft bait; use something else if possible ☞ https://idroot.us/install-typescript-opensuse/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:15:31

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

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:15:49

• How To Install AMD Radeon Driver on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-driver-opensuse/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:16:13

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

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:17:57

• Godot XR update - March 2025 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-xr-update-mar-2025/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:18:43

• John Goerzen: Why You Should (Still) Use Signal As Much As Possible ☞ https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10762-why-you-should-still-use-signal-as-much-as-possible    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:21:43

• How to Enable snapd.apparmor Service on Ubuntu GNU/Linux ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-enable-snapd-apparmor-service-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:23:07

• "" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/29/how-to-make-a-13-mm-hole-with-a-1-2-drill-bit/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:23:32

• "If you use Telegram on your Linux desktop to communicate with other people or get information from its channels, there is a way to make the most of this platform and increase your productivity." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/best-telegram-bots/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:24:44

• André Almeida: GNU/Linux 6.14, an almost forgotten release ☞ https://andrealmeid.com/post/2025-03-28-kernel-6-14/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:25:58

• Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.3.20RC1 and 8.4.6RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/03/28/PHP-version-8.3.20RC1-and-8.4.6RC1    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:47:03

• mult runs a command multiple times ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mult-runs-command-multiple-times/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:48:16

• jnv navigates JSON offering a viewer and filter editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jnv-navigates-json-viewer-filter-editor/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:48:26

• humanlog is a pretty log viewer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/humanlog-pretty-log-viewer/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:48:33

• Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Beta Released, Stable Version Coming April 17 ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-beta-release-features/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:50:48

• gowatch builds and restarts go projects ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gowatch-builds-restarts-go-projects/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:52:27

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Surveillance Giant Google Messages ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-google-messages/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:52:41

• Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' beta released with just weeks until final ISO drops ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-2504-plucky-puffin-beta-released-with-just-weeks-until-final-iso-drops/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:53:57

• disgusting turd, according to Torvalds https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/174321011387.3019715.1646591159826097779.pr-tracker-bot@kernel.org/T/#t    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:57:33

• "I'll just disable it by marking it BROKEN for now. You guys can figure out what you want to do, but no, forcing others to see those things is not the answer."    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:58:07

• List: Favorite Science-Fiction Movies ☞ https://blog.jdpfu.com/2025/03/28/list-favorite-science-fiction-movies    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:00:22

• "M5Stack has launched the Module LLM Kit, combining the Module LLM and Module13.2 LLM Mate for offline AI inference and data communication. It supports applications like voice assistants, text-to-speech conversion, smart home control, and more." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-expands-offline-llm-lineup-with-ethernet-enabled-kit/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:04:12

• "Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/eieio-games-nolen-royalty/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:05:16

• "With user defined networks, you now have the ability to create private networks within your own namespace or even across multiple namespaces" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/user-defined-networks-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:06:50

• KubeCon Europe 2025: Containers and Connections with Ubuntu ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/kubecon-europe-2025    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:09:08

• The State of Silicon and Devices - Q1 2025 Roundup ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/state-of-silicon-devices-q1    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:10:39

• The world’s bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect them. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2025/0328/banana-spain-volcano-tenerife-fungus    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:11:53

• 'Unwanted visit: How can Greenland welcome US VP with open arms' amid Convicted Felon's threats of annexation? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-unwanted-visit-you-can-hardly-welcome-the-us-vp-with-open-arms-amid-trump-s-threats-of-annexation    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:22:23

• Myanmar Earthquake Pushes a Hospital in Mandalay to Its Limits ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/asia/myanmar-earthquake-mandalay-general-hospital.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:23:14

• Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:23:26

• PM Albanese starts Australia election campaign touting healthcare credentials ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-albanese-starts-election-campaign-touting-healthcare-credentials    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:23:50

• Hongkongers urged to remain vigilant as health authorities say 11-week winter flu season has ended ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/28/hongkongers-urged-to-remain-vigilant-as-health-authorities-say-11-week-winter-flu-season-has-ended/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:24:26

• In statCounter, GNU/Linux rose 0.14% this month. In India, Linux became "unknown".    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:27:56

• South Korean village mourns leader and family killed trying to help others amid wildfires ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korean-village-mourns-leader-and-family-killed-trying-to-flee-wildfires    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:29:51

• South Korea contains main blazes in week-old wildfires ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-contains-main-blazes-in-week-old-wildfires    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:29:59

• South Korea firefighters deploy helicopters as wildfires reignite ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-firefighters-deploy-helicopters-as-wildfires-reignite    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:30:10

• Dog skinned alive in Malaysia dies after surgery ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dog-skinned-alive-in-malaysia-dies-after-surgery    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:30:40

• Will Anwar’s picks to head Malaysia’s key institutions restore his reformist stripes? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/will-anwars-picks-to-head-malaysias-key-institutions-restore-his-reformist-stripes    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:31:05

• Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Allies on First Official Trip to Asia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/asia/hegseth-philippines-china.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:31:23

• US Defence Secretary Hegseth reaffirms ‘ironclad commitment’ to the Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-reaffirms-ironclad-commitment-to-the-philippines    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:31:46

• China’s Pooh-tin urges global CEOs to protect trade as Convicted Felon tariffs loom ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-president-xi-meets-global-ceos-as-investment-wanes    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:32:08

• Taiwan probes China chipmaker SMIC for allegedly poaching staff ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-probes-china-chipmaker-smic-for-allegedly-poaching-staff    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:33:01

• Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/satellite-images-show-fresh-chinese-bomber-deployment-in-south-china-sea    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:33:26

• China conducts military patrol in South China Sea, warns Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-conducts-military-patrol-in-south-china-sea-warns-philippines    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:33:48

• Hegseth: US committed to defense of Pacific territories against China ☞ https://rfa.org/english/pacific/2025/03/28/us-guam-defense/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:34:02

• Uyghur rapper was imprisoned in China for ‘extremist’ lyrics, rights group says ☞ https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/03/28/uyghur-china-singer-sentenced/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:34:17

• US to send advanced military hardware to Philippines ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/03/28/us-philippines-military-hardware-china/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:34:34

• Bhutan’s refers to Tibet as Beijing-preferred ‘Xizang,’ sparking pushback ☞ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/03/28/tibet-xizang-bhutan/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:35:08

• HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Health Fitness Corporation; $227k monetary penalty plus corrective action plan https://databreaches.net/2025/03/21/hhs-office-for-civil-rights-settles-hipaa-security-rule-investigation-with-health-fitness-corporation-227k-monetary-penalty-plus-corrective-action-plan/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:35:48

• How to Cut https://jacobin.com/2025/03/bisignano-social-security-ssa-trump/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:36:26

• Taiwan’s existential battle against Chinese spies ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/29/taiwans-existential-battle-against-chinese-spies/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:37:21

• Swedish Migration Agency tightens up security checks for citizenship https://www.thelocal.se/20250321/swedish-migration-agency-tightens-up-security-checks-for-citizenship    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:51:37

• Oligarch's monarchy? https://www.vox.com/world-politics/404621/elon-musk-china-tesla-trump    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:52:20

• Security Researcher Comments on HIPAA Security Rule https://shostack.org/blog/security-researcher-comment-on-hipaa-security-rules/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:53:05

• bloc's defenses https://www.dw.com/en/eu-s-new-security-strategy-aims-to-beef-up-bloc-s-defenses/a-71987497    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:53:36

• Russia’s Putin says North Korea, China should join Ukraine ceasefire talks ☞ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/03/28/north-korea-putin-ukraine-war-ceasefire/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:53:56

• Russia, Ukraine Exchange Drone Strikes ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strikes/33362786.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:54:07

• Ukraine peace talks: Vladimir Putin is looking for 'a way of getting Zelensky out of the picture' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-ukraine-peace-talks-vladimir-putin-is-looking-for-a-way-of-getting-zelensky-out-of-the-picture    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:54:24

• Putin calls for UN-run administration to oust Zelensky before peace talks can begin ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250328-putin-calls-for-un-run-administration-oust-zelensky-before-peace-talks-begin-russia-ukraine    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:54:40

• Trump is Putin ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/28/putin-calls-trump-s-greenland-ambitions-serious-and-rooted-in-u-s-history | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:55:19

• "When we think of 8-bit computers, it’s natural to start with home computers. That’s where they live on in the collective memory." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/take-a-little-bit-of-acorn-to-work/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:55:50

• Siliņa suggests name change for 'Coalition of the Willing' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/diplomacy/28.03.2025-silina-suggests-name-change-for-coalition-of-the-willing.a593293/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:56:10

• Nord Stream could divide Europe yet again ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/nord-stream-could-divide-europe-yet-again/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:56:30

• War and Peace-Talking: SignalGate, Turkey Protests, Ukraine’s truce stalls ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20250328-war-and-peace-talking-signalgate-turkey-protests-ukraine-s-truce-stalls    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:56:41

• 'We will need a European special envoy for Ukraine': Finnish President Alexander Stubb ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20250328-we-will-need-a-european-special-envoy-for-ukraine-finnish-president-alexander-stubb    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:56:55

• Russian Drone Attack On Ukrainian City Of Dnipro Kills 4, Injures 19, Governor Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-russia-drone-attack-dnipro-lysak/33363680.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:57:06

• After New US Push, Ukraine Is Still Considering Minerals Deal ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-minerals-deal-rare-earth--svyrydenko-trump/33363033.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:57:24

• U.S. Temporarily Restores Funding For War Crimes Research On Abducted Ukrainian Children -- Report ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-funding-ukrainian-children-abduction-russian-war-crimes/33362831.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:57:39

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Is Giving Europe Vertigo, and Not Just About Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/trump-europe-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:57:51

• Ukraine Stages New Push Into Russia, Officials and Experts Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-attack-russia-belgorod.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:58:06

• Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-deal-us.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:58:20

• "Russia preparing offensive in Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia<" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/28/zelensky-says-russia-is-preparing-new-offensive-in-ukraine-s-sumy-kharkiv-and-zaporizhzhia-regions | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:58:39

• "delays shutdown of program tracking deportation of Ukrainian children" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/28/trump-administration-delays-shutdown-of-u-s-project-tracking-deportation-of-ukrainian-children | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:58:52

• Firefox Affected by Flaw Similar to Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in Russia ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/firefox-affected-by-flaw-similar-to-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-russia/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:59:24

• 'We will fight until we win': Can Georgia escape Russia’s influence? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250328-we-will-fight-until-we-win-can-georgia-escape-russia-influence-protests-tbilisi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 13:59:36

• Dihydroxyacetone Man targets former FBI special counsel Mueller law firm in new executive order ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/trump-targets-special-counsel-mueller-law-firm-in-new-executive-order/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:00:07

• Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/reform-uk-donor-farage-technology-russia-sanctions-india.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:00:25

• "YouTube killer" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/28/nuum-we-hardly-knew-ye | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:00:47

• "Harvard scientist" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/28/kseniia-s-in-danger | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:01:07

• Georgia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/28/lifting-sanctions-is-the-last-thing-they-want | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:01:27

• "some insiders say that’s wishful thinking." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/28/there-won-t-be-any-post-war-period | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:01:53

• Lady Gaga Sued by Surf Company Over ‘Near Identical’ Mayhem Logo ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/27/lady-gaga-lawsuit-surf-company-mayhem/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:02:32

• Musk's China conundrum: BYD eclipses Tesla for first time ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20250328-musk-s-china-conundrum-byd-eclipses-tesla-for-first-time    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:03:20

• The untold story of the 2009 defence white paper ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-untold-story-of-the-2009-defence-white-paper/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:03:57

• China vs. USA, embassy edition: Diplomats go head-to-head over e-commerce apps in Mexico ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-china-trade-tensions-e-commerce/ "Does Mexico have a Shein problem? That's the question that spawned a social control media spat between two foreign embassies"    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:04:32

• Artificial Sun ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/an-artificial-sun-in-a-manageable-size/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:05:09

• "Maximal Multi-Divi" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/math-optimized-swedens-maximal-multi-divi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:05:55

• Google News Lost the Fight to LLM Slop (While Surveillance Giant Google Itself Sells Slop, Nowadays Under the Name "Gemini") ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Google_News_Lost_the_Fight_to_LLM_Slop_While_Google_Itself_Sell.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:07:28

• Something to Celebrate in Gemini Protocol (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Something_to_Celebrate_in_Gemini_Protocol.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:07:37

• Using Wireshark for Network Packet Analysis: An Overview ☞ https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/03/using-wireshark-for-network-packet-analysis-an-overview/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:08:40

• Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/13 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/03/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-13/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:10:16

• Micro Four Nerds reviews the OM-3 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/micro-four-nerds-reviews-the-om-3/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:10:47

• [Video] Dr. Richard Stallman's Keynote Speech in Kerala Finally Uploaded ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/27/Video_Dr_Richard_Stallman_s_Keynote_Speech_in_Kerala_Finally_Up.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:10:57

• Navigating GNU/Linux security and management in a multi-OS landscape [Q&A] ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/03/28/navigating-linux-security-and-management-in-a-multi-os-landscape-qa/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:12:17

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.05: Terminal Shortcuts, Sed Guide, DaemonSet, Xpipe and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-05/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:12:44

• Build, Tag and Push Your Custom Docker Image to Repository ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/docker-push-repo/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:13:13

• How to Go to Root Directory in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/faq/go-to-root-directory/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:13:26

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1015718/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:14:17

• How to pretend people who oppose Microsoft GitHub, social engineering, legal risks and interferences in projects are just some "bigots" whose concerns are invalid ☞ https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/19480.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:16:24

• Ubuntu 25.04 Beta is Now Available for Testing ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-beta-is-now-available-for-testing/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:16:44

• Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/03/28/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-beta-released/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:17:16

• The Fridge: Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/03/28/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-beta-released/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:17:40

• KaOS 2025.03 GNU/Linux Distro Released with KDE Plasma 6.3 and GNU/Linux Kernel 6.13 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kaos-2025-03-linux-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-3-and-linux-kernel-6-13    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:18:15

• openapi-tui lists, browses and runs Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openapi-tui-lists-browses-runs-apis/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:18:34

• FSF Blogs: "Free" filing should be free as in freedom ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/free-filing-should-be-free-as-in-freedom    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:18:41

• Microsoft Canonical Continues Its FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) Campaign, Reveals Surveillance Giant Google Too Sponsored It ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Microsoft_Canonical_Continues_Its_FUD_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Ca.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:19:42

• Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #497 - Introducing: Raspberry Pi PoE+ Injector ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/i5KLotApdIi4ptGCQGQvig    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:20:33

• All About Peering: What It Is, How It’s Done, and Why We Need It ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/03/all-about-peering/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:21:46

• Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over Internet For The First Time ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-achieved-over-internet-for-the-first-time    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:22:15

• Galaxy Caught Turning on Lights at Cosmic Dawn, Stunning Astronomers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/galaxy-caught-turning-on-lights-at-cosmic-dawn-stunning-astronomers    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:23:16

• Marmots Just Settled a 154-Year-Old Evolution Debate ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/marmots-just-settled-a-154-year-old-evolution-debate    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:23:34

• Did Life Ever Exist on Venus? Scientists Develop New Equation to Find Out. ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/did-life-ever-exist-on-venus-scientists-develop-new-equation-to-find-out    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:23:57

• Pouring Coffee Into Your Rectum Isn't Worth The Risk, Says Expert ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/pouring-coffee-into-your-rectum-isnt-worth-the-risk-says-expert    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:24:16

• Exercise Boosts Brain Function Across All Ages, Massive Study Confirms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-boosts-brain-function-across-all-ages-massive-study-confirms    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:24:47

• Reducing Your 'Bioenergetic Age' May Ward Off Alzheimer's, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/reducing-your-bioenergetic-age-may-ward-off-alzheimers-study-finds    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:24:56

• Eating Yoghurt Could Lower Your Risk of Bowel Cancer, Evidence Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-yoghurt-could-lower-your-risk-of-bowel-cancer-evidence-shows    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:25:05

• "[ombates] shares a step-by-step method for making a conductive bio-string from scratch, no fancy equipment required." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/make-diy-conductive-biodegradable-string-right-in-your-kitchen/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:32:18

• "High Altitude Balloon" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/pictures-from-a-high-altitude-balloon/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:32:32

• Edmundson: a modern Plasma Login Manager ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1015763/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:33:16

• TTABlog Test: Is KINGS ARMOR Confusable with UNDER ARMOUR for Clothing? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/03/ttablog-test-is-kings-armor-confusable.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:37:31

• Qt for Android Automotive 6.8.3 is released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-android-automotive-6.8.3-is-released    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:38:08

• statCounter Sees Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows Falling to New, Unprecedented Lows in Palau ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/statCounter_Sees_Microsoft_Windows_Falling_to_New_Unprecedented.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:38:18

• Android Rises Above 76% in Mozambique, Leaving backdoored Windows in the Dust ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Android_Rises_Above_76_in_Mozambique_Leaving_Windows_in_the_Dus.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:38:27

• "And don't forget Social Media - there is plenty to get Alvind and his unethical company in hot water and more. At the end of the day, it's all about $$$, nothing personal of course." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqec25mw    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:41:25

• Windows 6% in Nigeria https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/nigeria/#monthly-200902-202503    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:43:38

• "Don't train your replacement, don't knowledge share, don't document, and don't be obvious about it. If you must do these things, do it poorly." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:46:09

• HSBC Layoffs: Investment bankers fired without bonuses due to THIS reason - Know details here https://www.etnownews.com/companies/hsbc-layoffs-investment-bankers-fired-without-bonuses-due-to-this-reason-details-article-151313787    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:47:51

• How to Change Default Terminal App in Ubuntu 25.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/03/change-default-terminal-ubuntu-2/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 14:49:45

• Things I hate in games I love gemini://idiomdrottning.org/things-i-hate-in-games-i-love    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:04:58

• Less YouTube gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2025-03-27_less_youtube.txt    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:05:36

• Automated Letsencrypt Certs with Dehydrated on Devuan/Debian gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/articles/dehydrated-setup-devuan-debian.md    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:07:25

• Salute! gemini://occidental.srht.site/gemlog/salute.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:08:43

• 9 🔤SpellBinding: AGYLSTH Wordo: BUNKS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-03-29.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:09:07

• "I saw one Geminaut’s post on Nostr once. His post was in the “neither of the above” category. I was pleased." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:09:46

• "One random thing I have been thinking about lately is a confrontation with the unreal. Think about your life. Every day you just go around seeing things that are normal." gemini://oubliette.smol.pub/unreal    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:11:29

• "That is a neat capsule and looks like a lot of nice people are there. It seems like a slow social network with a fewer people than traditional fediverse sites." gemini://antonio.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-03-29.gmi    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:12:15

• "The terminal emulator is a ubiquitous part of the Linux computing experience for anyone who wants to do more than open a browser. But there are a ton of terminal emulator apps out there, from GNOME Terminal to Alacritty to the new kid on the block, Ghostty." https://www.howtogeek.com/thread/which-terminal-emulator-on-linux-is-your-favorite/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:16:20

• "Nice to see another developer willing to enable Linux players to actually jump in unlike Apex Legends and GTA Online that actively choose to block us." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/ww2-shooter-squad-44-from-offworld-updates-easy-anti-cheat-enabling-linux-support/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:16:39

• "My primary gaming PC runs Linux. The operating system has become an excellent choice for PC gamers, largely thanks to continued developments and the introduction of Proton from Valve." https://www.xda-developers.com/what-you-should-do-to-make-the-ultimate-linux-gaming-pc/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:17:26

• PTC to Launch Kepware Edge to Support Scalable, Linux-Based Industrial Connectivity https://www.arcweb.com/blog/ptc-launch-kepware-edge-support-scalable-linux-based-industrial-connectivity    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:18:10

• "If you want to use a Linux computer, you may assume you need to buy a Windows PC and install Linux on it. That's not the case if you look into these PC makers that sell Linux-native computers." https://www.howtogeek.com/companies-making-linux-first-pcs/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:19:10

• And OF COURSE CJR outsourced to clownflare. Clearly not recognising it's a risk to the press?    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:52:32

• So Clownflare continues its "Jihad" to outright block perfectly OK browsers... because... well, no good reasons.    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:53:04

• The goal should be to change the Web so that Clownflare would not be used, not to encourage more sites to adopt this malware    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 15:54:00

• gs.statcounter.com is now offline, according to Clownflare    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 16:05:11

• And https://statcounter.com/ is also offline. Clownflare does nothing to mitigate.    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 16:05:53

• Of course both domains will be offline one day, unless they choose to become propaganda-as-a-service. Can Microsoft afford this?    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 16:07:25

• rfk ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:17:25

• "Terminated NIH Grant" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/national-institutes-health-nih-canceled-grants-research | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:17:44

• "Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:18:16

• Sexual Abuse Survivors ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-legislature-power-grab-sexual-abuse-survivors | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:19:03

• Microsofter shilling slop instead of code (slop is also a legal risk) ☞ https://heathermeeker.com/2025/03/28/ai-could-be-your-next-team-for-clean-room-development/ https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3711675&doi=10.1145%2F3711675    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:20:50

• Don Marti: More money and better stuff for people in the UK ☞ https://blog.zgp.org/more-money-and-better-stuff-for-people-in-the-uk/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:21:45

• Why violence against women is a men's issue ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-51/20250328-why-violence-against-women-is-a-men-s-issue http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/The_SLAPPs_From_the_Microsoft_Strangler_and_Sidekick_No_Better_.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:22:15

• Hackaday Podcast ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/hackaday-podcast-episode-314-its-pi-but-also-pcbs-in-living-color-and-ultrasonic-everything/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:22:30

• The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel’s ‘Scaling Era’ + Is Hey Hi (AI) Making Our Listeners Dumb? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/podcasts/hardfork-signal-dwarkesh.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:22:51

• Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/senator-chris-murphy-this-is-how-democracy-dies-everybody-just-gets-scared    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:23:23

• Serbia targets Balkan investigative journalists with Pegasus spyware: report ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/serbia-targets-balkan-investigative-journalists-with-pegasus-spyware-report/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:23:54

• In pictures: Devastation after 'mass casualty' quake strikes Myanmar, Thailand ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250328-in-pictures-devastation-mass-casualty-quake-strikes-myanmar-thailand-bangkok    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:28:39

• From Paris, Joseph Aoun condemns the Israeli strikes on Lebanon ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-from-paris-joseph-aoun-condemns-the-israeli-strikes-on-lebanon    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:28:54

• Lebanon: the ceasefire 'appears to be still on' despite Israeli strikes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-lebanon-the-ceasefire-appears-to-be-still-on-despite-israeli-strikes    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:29:01

• 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, strongly felt in Thailand ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-myanmar-felt-strongly-in-thailand    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:29:12

• Blackstone Considers Small Investment in Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/media/blackstone-tiktok-bytedance.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:31:20

• Everyone deserves security and privacy ☞ https://rubenerd.com/everyone-deserves-security-and-privacy/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:31:49

• Over 153 killed as powerful quake strikes Myanmar, sows panic in Bangkok and Hanoi ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/quake-hits-myanmar-tremors-felt-in-bangkok    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:35:34

• Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Beirut For First Time Since Cease-fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/middleeast/israel-beirut-evacuation-hezbollah.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:35:53

• FSF’s Memorabilia Auction Successful: GNU Head Drawing Brings $40K Bid ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/03/fsfs-memorabilia-auction-a-big-success-gnu-head-drawing-brings-40k-bid/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:36:12

• FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – March 28, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/03/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-march-28-2025/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:36:55

• How a bankruptcy judge can stop a genetic privacy disaster ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/28/1113911/how-a-bankruptcy-judge-can-stop-a-genetic-privacy-disaster/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:38:27

• Google pays $100M to settle class-action lawsuit over advertising practices ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/google-pays-100m-settle-class-action-lawsuit-advertising-practices/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:38:50

• IPv6 penetration in Nepal ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/03/28/ipv6-penetration-in-nepal/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:39:16

• Media Watch: online users target Taiwan with rumors about its military ☞ https://rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/03/28/afcl-taiwan-military-rumor/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:39:44

• Pico Indicator adds LEDs to GPIO and power signals of the Raspberry Pi Pico and compatible boards ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/28/pico-indicator-adds-leds-to-gpio-and-power-signals-of-the-raspberry-pi-pico/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:40:26

• GuardDog: Strengthening Open Source Security Against Supply Chain Attacks ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/03/28/guarddog-strengthening-open-source-security-against-supply-chain-attacks/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:40:45

• Fresh Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Campaigns Target Latin America, Europe ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-grandoreiro-banking-trojan-campaigns-target-latin-america-europe/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:41:54

• Heckler & Koch assault rifle patent monopoly upheld as Europe scales up defence ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/heckler-koch-assault-rifle-patent-upheld-as-europe-scales-up-defence/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:43:14

• The SLAPPs From the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Strangler (and Sidekick) No Better Than Patent Trolling ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/The_SLAPPs_From_the_Microsoft_Strangler_and_Sidekick_No_Better_.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:43:22

• Statutory Text vs. Precedent: Analyzing the AIA’s On-Sale Bar for Secret Processes in Celanese v. ITC ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/03/statutory-precedent-analyzing.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:44:00

• Intimidation, Threats, and Bullying Not Tolerated by Techrights (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Intimidation_Threats_and_Bullying_Not_Tolerated_by_Techrights.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:44:23

• Myanmar’s Internet Censorship Limits Information About Earthquake ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/asia/myanmar-earthquake-internet-censorship.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:45:51

• Apparently Confirmed: I.C.B.M. Layoffs in Canada Today, Hundreds Affected ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/27/Apparently_Confirmed_IBM_Layoffs_in_Canada_Today_Hundreds_Affec.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:03

• Slopwatch: trendhunter.com and Other Pure Junk From "Google News" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Slopwatch_trendhunter_com_and_Other_Pure_Junk_From_Google_News.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:11

• IBM, Red Bait and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Probably Also Manipulate Metrics (It Helps Con the Shareholders) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/IBM_Red_Hat_and_Microsoft_Probably_Also_Manipulate_Metrics_It_H.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:21

• IBM's BS (Bait, Switch) Regarding Ways to Stay Onboard ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/IBM_s_BS_Bait_Switch_Regarding_Ways_to_Stay_Onboard.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:30

• A World Without Rules ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/A_World_Without_Rules.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:39

• Banned evidence: Ars Technica forums censored email predicting DebConf23 death, Abraham Raji & Debian cover-up ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/28/Banned_evidence_Ars_Technica_forums_censored_email_predicting_D.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:46:46

• "Because it’s still cheaper to hire 4 or more employees in India than one US employee ; quality doesn’t really matter to IBM" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqax2nm6    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 17:50:00

• Nvidia's 50-series laptop launch looks bumpy: slipping ship dates, game crashes, and delayed review units ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/nvidias-50-series-laptop-launch-looks-bumpy-slipping-ship-dates-game-crashes-and-delayed-review-units    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:23:17

• A LoRa-based Walkie-Talkie? Meet LILYGO T3-S3 MVSR LoRa voice communication kit ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/28/a-lora-based-walkie-talkie-meet-lilygo-t3-s3-mvsr-lora-voice-communication-kit/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:24:04

• Sudan’s army reclaims the capital Khartoum as RSF militia ‘loses steam’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250328-sudan-army-reclaims-capital-rsf-militia-loses-steam-khartoum    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:24:40

• A Tale of Two Phishing Sites, (Fri, Mar 28th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31810    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:25:11

• First deaths confirmed as ‘mass casualty’ quake hits Myanmar, Thailand ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/28/first-deaths-confirmed-as-mass-casualty-quake-hits-myanmar-thailand/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:26:14

• Hong Kong customs seize 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million from Japan-bound air cargo ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/28/hong-kong-customs-seize-145kg-of-suspected-gold-bars-worth-hk110-million-from-japan-bound-air-cargo/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:26:48

• Hong Kong slams UK for ‘hypocrisy’ as report highlights ‘transnational repression’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/28/hong-kong-slams-uk-for-hypocrisy-as-report-highlights-transnational-repression/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:27:14

• PHOTOS: From Bangkok to Mandalay, scenes of destruction from a deadly quake ☞ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/03/28/photos-myanmar-earthquake-mandalay-thailand/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:27:32

• In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/asia/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-photos.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:28:09

• MA DADDY BOUGHT MA STOCK, SO I AM NOW RICH... COZ MA DADDY SEZ I AM WORTH WHAT HE PAID https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/elon-musks-xai-acquires-x-33b-valuation/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:28:50

• No earthquakes in northern Europe that kill many people (except centuries ago; they're rare). DST is the biggest natural disaster, and this too is human-caused, not so natural.    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:47:02

• SATURN NITRO – A Microchip PIC32MK development board with Arduino Nano form factor ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/29/saturn-nitro-a-microchip-pic32mk-development-board-with-arduino-nano-form-factor/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:49:28

• MINIX B14 1-to-4 wireless HDMI kit supports up to four Full HD displays ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/28/minix-b14-1-to-4-wireless-hdmi-kit-support-up-to-four-full-hd-displays/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:51:38

• Poke has new release ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Poke    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:52:12

• To invest in buzzwords!! Our tax money at "work"!! HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_907    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:53:51

• Dihydroxyacetone Man signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/03/trump-signs-executive-order-to-end-collective-bargaining-at-agencies-involved-with-national-security/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:54:16

• Two LBC News launch presenters to leave after five years ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/lbc-news-presenters-lisa-aziz-martin-stanford/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:55:40

• Showbiz editors say newsroom culture will change post Millie Bobby Brown ‘bullying’ video ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/showbiz-editors-say-newsroom-culture-will-change-post-millie-bobby-brown-bullying/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:56:35

• Los Angeles Times cuts continue ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:57:08

• There is NO such thing as ... "Hey Hi (AI) data center"... it's just a building with servers that do - gasp - workloads https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-ai-data-center-boom-goes-bust-rush-leaves-billions-of-dollars-in-idle-infrastructure how much dumber will "the media" get?    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:58:16

• Don't have "I" in your resume: IBM, Intel, India, Israel, ISIS. GAFAM is not so acceptable either, nor is "FAANG".    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 18:59:57

• Saying you worked for monopolists is never a badge of honour unless what you aim for is another insipid role/position    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:00:40

• Saying all people always aim for the highest paying job is a bit like saying all people are drunk out of their minds (inebriated) when they are in the pub    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:01:48

• But the problem is, the CORPORATE media is almost always owned by the super-rich, i.e. people who have a mental illness associated with collecting capital (even when you have less than 10 years left to live). That media seeks to normalise this mental illness, projecting the owners' biases.    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:03:29

• Meanwhile, siliconangle conflates journalism with "we get paid by companies to write puff pieces for those very same companies (about them)". That used to be known as advertising.    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:05:53

• CLICKFRAUD SPAMNIL has been groomed by James Zemlin and her husband Microsoft Sheela to do marketing spam and fake everything about it. How on Earth did Torvalds entrust scammers to become his supervisors?    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:07:14

• Or, put another way, how much longer can Torvalds endure this? His main project, Linux, is becoming incomprehensible to him because "Rust people" infiltrate, backed by the same companies that bribe the employer of Torvalds. https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/174321011387.3019715.1646591159826097779.pr-tracker-bot@kernel.org/T/#t "(b) also leaves random 'hdrtest' turds around in the include directories"    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:09:00

• If Torvalds points out a "turd" in Linux that was coded by a female, then that makes him "sexist" http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/06/sexism-misrepresentation/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:10:36

• Even if that female later decided that actually she is male http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_Inc_SFC_Lost_Revenue_and_Also_Got_.shtml    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:11:23

• 1990s: we check people's mental state (sanity) before hiring them. 2020: we check people's mental state (sanity) to see if we can and should hire them to meet "quotas".    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:12:31

• Is the Hey Hi (AI) data center boom about to sputter too? ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/coreweaves-ipo-fizzles-ai-data-center-boom-sputter/ there is NO SUCH THING as "Hey Hi (AI) data center"    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:19:32

• No more than there exists a "smart data centre"    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:20:25

• "HEY HI" has become an adjective, not an acronym    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:20:53

• F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Paid for Sex While Police Stood By, Watchdog Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/world/americas/fbi-agents-in-southeast-asia-used-prostitutes-watchdog-says.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:21:19

• Andrew Tate’s Ex-Girlfriend, Brianna Stern, Sues Him, Alleging Sexual Assault ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/andrew-tate-sexual-assault-lawsuit.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:21:36

• "beating and choking her" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/andrew-tate-sexual-assault-lawsuit.html maybe he should take a campus tour at Microsoft, where Serial Stranglers worked    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:22:16

• RFE/RL Continues Lawsuit As It Awaits Funds; Judge Blocks Dismantling Of VOA ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33363332.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:39:59

• Israeli Lawsuits Target Americans: A New Threat to the First Amendment Under Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.mintpressnews.com/israeli-lawsuits-target-americans-a-new-threat-to-the-first-amendment-under-trump/289334/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:40:29

• National Jury of Elections of Peru announces deadlines for resignations of public officials ahead of 2026 elections ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/national-jury-of-elections-of-peru-announces-deadlines-for-resignations-and-leave-of-public-officials-ahead-of-2026-elections/    

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

• New York county clerk refuses $100K Texas judgment against doctor in abortion lawsuit ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/03/new-york-county-clerk-refuses-100k-texas-judgment-against-doctor-in-abortion-lawsuit/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:45:18

• Ginormous Claws Found in The Gobi Desert Belong to a Never-Before-Seen Species ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ginormous-claws-found-in-the-gobi-desert-belong-to-a-never-before-seen-species    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:45:37

• Linux Foundation shill makes Linux release about Windows, /. repeats this narrative, linking to Microsoft-sponsored "news" site https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/2110211/linux-kernel-614-is-a-big-leap-forward-in-performance-windows-compatibility    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:46:35

• Dihydroxyacetone Man's 'sustained campaign of attacks on US universities & science will take years to recover from' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250328-trump-s-sustained-campaign-of-attacks-on-us-universities-science-will-take-years-to-recover-from    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:47:09

• "drew social control media attention" ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/style/kristi-noem-venezuela-prison-rolex-watch.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:48:42

• Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 57 ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/29/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-57/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:49:23

• CK Hutchison’s Panama ports deal: Between business decision and national security ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/03/29/ck-hutchisons-panama-ports-deal-between-business-decision-and-national-security/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:49:55

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s ‘preparedness’ executive order would shift cyber defense burden where it doesn’t belong, experts say ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/trump-executive-order-cybersecurity-state-local-impact/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:50:42

• F5 report finds bots now drive majority of web content traffic ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/03/28/__trashed-4/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:52:03

• Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kits Target Over 100 Brands ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/morphing-meerkat-phishing-kits-target-over-100-brands/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:52:46

• New Issuance Requirements Improve HTTPS Certificate Validation ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-issuance-requirements-improve-https-certificate-validation/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:53:16

• In Other News: Hellcat Hackers Unmasked, CrushFTP Bug Controversy, NYU Hacked ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-hellcat-hackers-unmasked-crushftp-bug-controversy-nyu-hacked/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:54:11

• Agencies seek ‘legal certainty’ from court to bar many feds from collective bargaining ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/03/agencies-seek-legal-certainty-from-court-to-bar-many-feds-from-collective-bargaining/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:54:57

• NPM is Microsoft ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/9-year-old-npm-crypto-package-hijacked-to-steal-information/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:55:58

• >Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-condition-legacy-medical-devices-remain-easy-targets-for-ransomware/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:56:12

• How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/how-many-lawyers-does-it-take-to-change.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:56:53

• Venezuela rejects US crime gang accusations as slur https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-rejects-us-crime-gang-accusations-as-slur/a-72002424    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 19:59:35

• Streamline Banking Regulators https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-03-24/us-treasury-department-prepares-to-streamline-banking-regulators-semafor-reports    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:01:53

• More borrowers are ditching their bank as refinancing rate picks up https://www.theage.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/more-borrowers-are-ditching-their-bank-as-refinancing-rate-picks-up-20250321-p5llet.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:02:02

• Goal of Privatization https://truthout.org/articles/uspss-louis-dejoy-resigns-as-banks-salivate-over-musk-goal-of-privatization/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:02:35

• Why it still takes days for banks to give you your money https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/400464/bank-transfer-ach-fednow-instant-payments    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:02:59

• ASX falls as banks, tech stocks decline https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-slide-magnificent-seven-weighs-down-wall-street-20250327-p5lmue.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:03:29

• Patent Monopolies: the Biggest Tax No One’s Heard Of https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/25/patent-monopolies-the-biggest-tax-no-ones-heard-of/    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:05:46

• Newman v. Moore -- Down to a "Battle of the Experts"? https://www.patentdocs.org/2025/03/newman-v-moore-down-to-a-battle-of-the-experts.html patent maximalist and senile?    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:06:33

• Well, software patents are illegal, but the kangaroo courts of the EPO still debate this as if there's any room for leeway http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/g-221-applied-to-software-inventions-t.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:08:07

• Cartel and colonies http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/03/upov-welcomes-its-80th-member-nigeria.html    

posted Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 20:08:33

• "In the current IBM climate, none can dream to last 40+ years." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:05:29

• "We should have told Gerstner to stick it when he came in and ki-led the IBM culture 4-1-93. Gets way too much credit for "saving" IBM. He ki-led it and was a real A ^&*( no one liked. Had we gone in strike for a week or a month IBM might not have been ki-led with pension obligations ki-led etc."    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:06:09

• "We should have told Gerstner to stick it when he came in and ki-led the IBM culture 4-1-93. Gets way too much credit for "saving" IBM. He ki-led it and was a real A ( no one liked. Had we gone in strike for a week or a month IBM might not have been ki-led with pension obligations ki-led etc."    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:06:24

• "I think a lot of people are getting back at IBM in their own insidious little ways that are not obvious or readily apparent" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:07:28

• "The guy who keeps referring to Arvind as Alvind is getting to be quite annoying with 0 value added news or advise!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqax2nm6    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:08:13

• Cheeto administration aims to gut EPA science office, threatening hundreds of RTP jobs https://www.aol.com/trump-administration-aims-gut-epa-154131002.html    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:09:52

• Spanish fintech PecunPay chooses IBM to implement Red Hat platform https://www.fintechfutures.com/paytech/spanish-fintech-pecunpay-chooses-ibm-to-implement-red-hat-platform    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:10:29

• New: A powerful session on digital freedom, user rights, and the importance of Free/Libre Software! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIK9htXhZuM    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:12:24

• Free Software may not be communist, but it allows us to get organized https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/free-software-may-not-be-communist-but-it-allows-us-to-get-organized/    

posted Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 04:13:52