Roy Schestowitz

• Migrazioni gemini://gemini.iosa.it/gemlog/2025-07-11-migrazioni.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:23:23

• bad girl dinner gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/bad_girl_dinner    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:24:56

• did you know you can write to avoid writing   

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:26:06

• "After months of writing at least once a day, I haven't updated this blog in over a week because I feel like I have nothing to say." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-07-11    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:26:14

• Past puzzle: 2025-07-09 | Crostic Nines gemini://gem.bahai.fyi/crostic/9/log/2025-07-09    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:27:24

• Xbox: New Leak Suggests That Microsoft Is Likely, Technically, Killing Backward Compatibility for Its Future Consoles https://in.ign.com/xbox/235786/news/xbox-new-leak-suggests-that-microsoft-is-likely-technically-killing-backward-compatibility-for-its-f    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:33:28

• "Hey hi" is a smokescreen; it's about failure https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/indeed-glassdoor-to-lay-off-1300-staff/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:34:24

• The go-to excuse when things go wrong https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/recruit-holdings-job-cuts-ai-restructuring-glassdoor-indeed-integration-2754152-2025-07-11    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:35:07

• This has nothing to do with slop but a decline in demand https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/indeed-glassdoor-to-cut-1300-jobs-amid-ai-integration-memo-shows-10119513/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:36:07

• YouTube Tightens Monetization Rules Over Mass-Produced, Repetitive Content https://en.tempo.co/amp/2027098/youtube-tightens-monetization-rules-over-mass-produced-repetitive-content    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 01:36:33

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (27/2025): Releases, Reports and Setbacks https://linmob.net/weekly-update-27-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:46:23

• With Waydroid, It Is Easy to Run Android Apps on Linux Now https://www.maketecheasier.com/run-android-apps-linux-waydroid/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:47:15

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-12.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:48:52

• "I'm trying something different, for me anyway - a one-file phlog. Longer-form content can still be in separate files with unique selectors to make gopher search engines happy, so I see no downside. All the 2025 entries are below." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~slugmax/phlog.txt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:50:21

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1349.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:50:53

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1699.jpg    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:50:58

• "Then he's no longer deserves to be my friend" https://www.instagram.com/itsfoss/reel/DL5MFKqBn_w/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 02:59:52

• Malaysia grapples with growing religious conservatism https://www.dw.com/en/malaysia-grapples-with-growing-religious-conservatism/a-73197747    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 03:01:33

• Deck of RMS Titanic https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-appoints-sabih-khan-coo-amid-supply-chain-shifts-1737872    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 03:01:58

• The next Intel? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/apple-operating-chief-jeff-williams-to-pass-role-to-lieutenant    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 03:02:20

• Botticelli v Warhol http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-conference-report-botticelli.html http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-conference-report-botticelli_3.html"    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:45:47

• EBA is a Kangaroo Court of the EPO's President, hence it cannot decide on its own http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/eba-finds-that-non-reproducible.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:46:30

• "If you're totally broke you can claim some free games to keep on Steam right now, thanks to game publisher Slitherine Ltd." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/multiple-games-from-slitherine-are-free-to-keep-for-a-limited-time-like-battlestar-galactica-deadlock/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:48:23

• "Unrailed! from Indoor Astronaut is a great co-op multiplayer game that's good fun with friends, and now works properly on Steam Deck / Linux again." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/unrailed-gets-fixed-for-steam-deck-and-an-update-for-controllers-on-linux-macos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:48:34

• "The popular stress-testing app OCCT recently landed on Steam, and the first major update here swaps DirectX for Vulkan by default." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stress-testing-app-occt-switches-to-vulkan-by-default-dropping-directx/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

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

• "Now Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible! PaperKlay is a gorgeous 3D platformer collect-a-thon with a world made of paper, cardboard and clay." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/rotate-and-unfold-the-world-in-the-wonderful-3d-platformer-paperklay-now-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:53:31

• "Squirreled Away is a cute casual craft-and-thrive adventure that you can play solo or with friends, and now it should work great out of the box on Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/craft-and-thrive-adventure-squirreled-away-tweaks-the-graphics-for-steam-deck-players/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:56:51

• "Want to get Battle.net on your Linux system like SteamOS and Steam Deck? Here's a guide giving you the options to play World of Warcraft and Starcraft." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-install-battle-net-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-for-world-of-warcraft-and-starcraft/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:57:21

• "The dev of the popular Lossless Scaling app has been helping the lsfg-vk project that brings Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation to Linux to get it upgraded." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scalings-frame-generation-for-linux-gets-upgraded-to-the-latest-v3-1/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 05:58:50

• "SuperWEIRD is the next planned game from developers Luden.io, merging together a few different genres into something thoroughly odd." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/superweird-is-a-co-op-mixture-of-automation-tower-defense-and-adventuring/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:00:55

• "Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is an upcoming retro-styled completely over the top FPS, it looks awesome and a demo is now live." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/try-having-a-shotgun-for-an-arm-in-the-demo-for-captain-wayne-vacation-desperation/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:01:11

• "A little Capcom for the weekend? Fanatical have released an easy way to save some monies in the Build your own Capcom Summer Bundle." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/build-your-own-capcom-summer-bundle-with-fanatical/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:03:56

• old: already infamous in 1989 "R. Crumb v. D. Trump, 1989 [NSFW]" https://boingboing.net/2016/06/21/r-crumb-v-d-trump-1989-ns.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:16:31

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: Trump Science" https://boingboing.net/2025/07/10/tom-the-dancing-bug-trump-science.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:16:46

• "What the Next Phase of Trump’s Presidency Will Look Like" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-second-term-economic-strategy/683500/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:17:23

• "Grok for gov? GitHub shows GSA interest in Elon Musk AI tool" https://fedscoop.com/grok-for-gov-github-shows-gsa-interest-in-elon-musk-ai-tool/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:17:36

• Dull horses and dull handling of library ethics | "Sløve hestar og sløv omgang med bibliotek-etikken – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/07/11/slove-hestar-og-slov-omgang-med-bibliotek-etikken/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:18:08

• "Beijing's Growing Boldness: China's Stance On Ukraine Sparks EU Alarm" https://www.rferl.org/a/beijing-growing-boldness-china-ukraine-eu-russia/33471891.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:18:20

• "Why Trump blames decisions on others – a psychologist explains" https://theconversation.com/why-trump-blames-decisions-on-others-a-psychologist-explains-260877    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:18:33

• "Why is Russia hitting Ukraine’s dairies? One theory: Envy." https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0711/russia-attacks-ukraine-dairies-kharkiv    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:18:45

• "Trump's Brazil Tariff Is Blatantly Illegal" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-brazil-tariff-is-blatantly    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:18:58

• "Here's Why I Don't Call Trump a Dictator (Yet)" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/heres-why-i-dont-call-trump-a-dictator    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:19:12

• "Children Died to Own the Libs" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/11/children-died-to-own-the-libs/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:19:24

• "Is Foundation a Utopian vision? | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers" https://www.sicpers.info/2025/07/is-foundation-a-utopian-vision/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:19:39

• "Mass Deportation" ☛ https://fair.org/home/silky-shah-on-mass-deportation/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:21:08

• "Mamdani and the Democrats" ☛ https://fair.org/home/media-and-corporate-power-structures-see-genuine-democracy-as-a-terrible-danger/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:21:19

• "Meet Matthew, a 15-year-old creator and youth mentor at Code Club, who builds his own projects and inspires peers by organising hackathons." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/code-karaoke-and-creativity-meet-matthew/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:28:57

• "It was because I dared to express my opinion, publicly, using my own name." ☛ https://insighthungary.444.hu/2025/07/11/honorary-consul-of-hungary-dismissed-after-criticizing-government | Source: Insight Hungary    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 06:29:59

• "The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is voluntarily, but seen as a handbook for companies to abide by the EU's landmark regulation, the AI Act." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20250711-eu-orders-ai-companies-to-clean-up-their-act-stop-using-pirated-datanw | Source: France24    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:17:22

• "Some rightsholders in the EU are now demanding blocking of pirated live streams, no later than 10 minutes after notification." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/australias-pirate-site-blocking-regime-is-methodical-but-is-it-enough-250711/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:17:34

• "A white hat [cracker] has discovered a clever way to trick ChatGPT into giving up Windows product keys, which are the lengthy string of numbers and letters that are used to activate copies of Microsoft's widely used operating system." ☛ https://futurism.com/clever-jailbreak-chatgpt-windows-activation-keys | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:17:47

• "I’ve thought all along that the 0.15% is a really sweet deal for Apple. As far as I’m aware, Google Wallet gets 0%." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/07/11/apple-wins-dismissal-in-payments-conspiracy-lawsuit/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:18:46

• "IFOD said in a statement on Friday that at least one of the group's albums had also been blocked on Spotify and Apple Music." ☛ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/youtube-and-spotify-accused-censorship-after-blocking-left-wing-folk-group-turkey | Source: Middle East Eye    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:19:17

• "Sportsnet is the only streaming service offering many NHL games through the regular season and playoffs." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sportsnet-price-hike-1.7583342 | Source: CBC    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:19:27

• "Two weeks ago the Supreme Court rejected an effort by a dodgy right wing activists to destroy an $8 billion FCC program that connects poor and rural communities to the internet." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/11/prepare-for-a-new-dodgy-trump-era-tax-on-netflix-and-other-streaming-services/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:19:38

• "They don’t help your ISP “manage congestion." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/11/comcast-forced-to-retreat-from-broadband-data-caps-sort-of-due-to-competition-from-5g-wireless-and-community-fiber/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:20:07

• "Hundreds of employees at a warehouse in West Jefferson, in central Ohio, have lost their jobs as part of the purge." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jeff-bezos-amazon-migrant-workers-b2787608.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:20:38

• "For example, the Stop ICE Raids Alert Network sends and receives warnings about nearby ICE activity using text messages. On its home page, it claims to have over 470,000 subscribers currently." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/11/crowd-sourced-ice-tracking-alerts-aim-to-provide-local-communities-with-early-warning-of-immigration-raids/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:20:48

• "Decision-making algorithms analyze and sort through data, find patterns and make predictions or recommendations." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/11/repub/ai-poses-threats-of-discrimination-and-violations-of-civil-liberties-aclu-says/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:21:16

• "EPI’s analysis found California, Florida, New York and Texas will have the highest number of job losses, because of larger immigrant populations in those states." ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/07/11/trumps-deportations-could-cost-6m-jobs-report-finds/ | Source: Michigan Advance    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:21:33

• "The nuclear power plants targeted in the lawsuit collectively produce all the nuclear-generated electricity sold to consumers in the United States and have over 100,000 employees, according to the employees." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/nuclear-power-plants-accused-of-conspiring-to-suppress-employee-wages/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:22:45

• "The Senate is poised to vote on President Donald Trump's rescissions package requesting roughly $9.4 billion in cuts targeting foreign aid as well as federal funding for organizations the White House has accused of being anti-conservative." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51344126/pbs-and-npr-might-be-saved-from-trumps-push-for-spending-cuts | Source: Deseret Media    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:23:16

• "Without assured or consistent Congressional funding being disbursed by the USAGM" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/07/09/ccp-cheers-rfa-cantoneses-demise/ | Source: RFA    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:23:31

• "Kyrgyzstan’s international partners – particularly the European Union, whose parliament and member states are in the process of ratifying a new partnership agreement – must hold Kyrgyzstan to account for its spiraling press freedom abuses." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/kyrgyzstan-shutters-critical-broadcaster-aprel-tv-for-undermining-govt-authority/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:24:01

• "Israeli authorities’ arrest of journalist Israel Frey underscores authorities’ growing intolerance of freedom of expression since the start of the war on October 7, 2023" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/israel-arrests-israeli-journalist-over-tweet-opens-terrorism-investigation/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:24:24

• "DHS is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a bike or livestreaming a police encounter: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/07/dhss-war-on-skateboarding/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:24:57

• "GreatFire researches China’s censorship efforts and publishes data about the material and apps Beijing blocks" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/greatfire_alleges_tencent_legal_attack/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:25:16

• "I have been directly and indirectly threatened with 'physical elimination' by agents of the regime" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-narges-mohammadi-nobel-prize-peace-committee/33471501.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:25:58

• "A FAIR study found that CNN’s primetime coverage of the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests in early June rarely included the voices of the protesters themselves." ☛ https://fair.org/home/on-cnn-las-ice-protesters-were-seen-and-not-heard/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:38:28

• "This brings us to a rather alarming question: What non-legal means is the government proposing to use?" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/12/so-soft-resistance-is-not-a-legal-concept-why-this-is-a-worrying-thought/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:38:40

• "I am half compelled by this argument, and half concerned. I obviously believe we should be skeptical of how much trust we place in corporations." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/grok-centralized-tech/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:39:14

• "It's clear that the Online Safety Act just isn't up to scratch. The government needs to go further to tackle the pervasive spread of misinformation that causes harm but doesn't cross the line into illegality." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/online_safety_act_misinfo/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:39:30

• "A growing number of Americans are turning to AI chatbots to get news [sic] and fact check during major events such as the Texas floods." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-07-11/in-the-wake-of-the-texas-floods-people-turn-to-ai-to-fact-check-can-they-trust-it | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:40:11

• "The latest version of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so that it will sometimes search online for Musk’s stance on an issue before offering up an opinion." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2025/07/11/musk-ai-grok-4/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:40:22

• "Let’s dig into the details. Though the precise language hasn’t been made public, sources with knowledge of the contract confirm that The Clause has three parts, each with its own implications." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-and-openais-agi-fight-is-bigger-than-a-contract/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:44:34

• "The European Union on Thursday released a code of practice on general purpose artificial intelligence to help thousands of businesses in the 27-nation bloc using the technology comply with the bloc’s landmark AI rule book." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/eu-unveils-ai-code-of-practice-to-help-businesses-comply-with-blocs-rules/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:44:46

• "In those three weekends I had probably 30 meaningful conversations with neighbors I hadn't previously known." ☛ https://harihareswara.net/posts/2025/you-can-just-show-up/ | Source: Sumana Harihareswara    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:46:25

• "The HR Technology segment of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., which operates Indeed and Glassdoor, announced a reduction of approximately 1,300 employees, representing about 6 percent of the segment's total workforce as of April 1, 2025" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/12/indeed_glassdoor_layoffs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:47:38

• "The Financial Times today cited sources as saying that Saudi Arabia’s PIF sovereign wealth fund is expected to play a “large role” in the investment." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/11/xai-reportedly-raising-new-funding-200b-valuation/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:48:31

• "Bryan Fair, a former board chair and constitutional scholar at the University of Alabama, will succeed Huang as the leader of the organization on an interim basis." ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/11/southern-poverty-law-center-president-and-ceo-margaret-huang-resigns/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:49:07

• "OMB Director Russell Vought on Thursday appointed Mark Calabria as chief statistician, adding to his existing government roles" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/white-house-official-federal-statistical-system-mark-calabria/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:49:23

• "with current and former employees at the company saying that her job seemed increasingly precarious after clashes with management." ☛ https://futurism.com/why-ceo-left-twitter-x | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:50:47

• "These numbers are hard to comprehend. Nvidia is now worth about the same as Apple plus half of Meta—or, alternatively, Alphabet plus Meta—and it’s doubled in the last year." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/07/10/nvidias-market-cap/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:51:33

• "Join us for an open developer forum exploring how R and Rust can work together in bioinformatics and Bioconductor development." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/exploring-r-and-rust-in-bioinformatics-online-developer-forum-28-july-2025/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:51:44

• "Birding has experienced a surge in popularity over the past decade, in part due to the pandemic" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/birding/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:52:51

• "The bill also put on the chopping block a tax credit to help install at-home electric vehicle charging in the US." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/5-big-ev-takeaways-one-big-beautiful-bill/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:53:18

• "Musk chose to reveal the Tesla integration" ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-says-hes-installing-his-racist-grok-ai-in-teslas-next-week | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:53:39

• "But its analysis leads it to believe that the resilience of many bit barns could be stretched to breaking point when temperatures spike and demand for AI services, data storage, and cloud computing is also high" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/climate_change_datacenters/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:54:14

• "These companies don’t usually admit that, by encasing stocks in a blockchainy wrapper" ☛ https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-88/ | Source: Molly White    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:54:58

• "The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:55:56

• "In short, Reuveni did his job as a government lawyer—and he did so under President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden, and during both Trump Administrations." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-a-devoted-justice-department-lawyer-became-a-whistle-blower | Source: New Yorker    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 07:57:03

• "There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/metadata-shows-the-dojs-raw-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-was-likely-modified/ | Source: Wired    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:00:06

• "The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-11/fallout-over-epstein-files-cascades-roiling-relations-between-ag-pam-bondi-and-fbis-dan-bongino | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:00:48

• "Trump dodges Epstein question" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/11/trump-epstein-files-fbi-bondi-doj | Source: Axios    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:01:04

• "I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dershowitz-epstein-client-list-trump-b2786911.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:01:12

• "Steven Nelson queried this about-face and also raised the pertinent point about a statement made by Alex Acosta" ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-democrats/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:01:21

• "further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-11/fallout-over-epstein-files-cascades-roiling-relations-between-ag-pam-bondi-and-fbis-dan-bongino | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:02:02

• "In Nardaran, we see water in only two seasons of the year. Only at the end of October do we get drinkable water." ☛ https://oc-media.org/water-supply-in-azerbaijan-a-story-of-coordinated-corruption-and-impunity/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:02:59

• "On World Population Day, Jenny Goldie reminds us that food is humanity’s most basic and most vulnerable necessity" ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/for-the-sake-of-food-security-we-must-address-population-numbers/ | Source: Overpopulation    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:03:19

• "Honestly, I was largely opposed to wealth taxes until very recently." ☛ https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-wealth-taxes | Source: Mike Brock    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:09:31

• "The CIA’s technology challenge is a little-noted example of a transformation that’s happening in every area of defense and security." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/cia-ai-technology-spies/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:11:34

• "Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home." ☛ https://restofworld.org/2025/big-tech-data-sovereignty/ | Source: Rest of World    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:12:01

• "Carney’s statement was easily overlooked given the flood of other news during the election period, but it was important for a number of reasons." ☛ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-should-build-public-cloud-infrastructure-rather-than-relying-on-u-s-tech-giants/ |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:12:21

• "This is basically a digital environment at various classification levels that is going to allow us to be able to provide a red threat" ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/space/2025/07/11/space-force-building-out-more-realistic-digital-training-environment/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:12:54

• "French prosecutors have launched an investigation into X over allegations that the social media network, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, rigged its algorithms" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/07/11/2025/france-is-investigating-x-over-algorithm-enabling-foreign-interference | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:13:12

• "The Pentagon signed a long-term deal with MP Materials on Thursday to give the company hundreds of millions in investments and loans" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/pentagon_ownership_us_rare_earth_mine/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:16:57

• "The Russian independent election monitoring group Golos (Voice) has announced that it is ceasing operations 25 years after its inception." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/russia-independent-golos-election-watchdog-disbands/a-73232343 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:17:17

• "There’s one thing China’s ambassador to Australia got right in a call to add artificial intelligence to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)" ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/dont-let-beijings-ai-charm-offensive-fool-us/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:17:42

• "TikTok letters claimed a power even King George didn’t have" ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/419393/trump-tik-tok-letters-dispensing-power-king | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:20:59

• "The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow up to a previous investigation that ended earlier this year with a 530 million euro ($620 million) fine" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-faces-fresh-european-privacy-investigation-over-china-data-transfers/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:21:21

• "Since then it has faced bans and removals from app stories in a number of countries over privacy and security concerns." ☛ https://therecord.media/deepseek-security-czech-cyber-agency-warning | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:21:42

• "To explain why this should worry everyone, a brief refresher on what the Fed does and why it matters." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-you-should-fear-a-magafied-fed | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:23:08

• "position in the cloud" ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-cloud-is-not-a-chemical-plant/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:23:34

• "Instead of funding startups, Mr Knyazhenko called for Western nations to consider financing Ukrainian factories within their own borders." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/11/ukrainian-drone-secrets-stolen-by-snooping-europeans/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:23:48

• "Amnesty International is asking Dutch police to stop “illegal ID-controls” during demonstrations" ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/11/amnesty-international-asks-police-stop-checking-ids-protests | Source: NL Times    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:25:06

• "EFF also made the case for why the bulk disclosure of taxpayer information — in this case to Immigration and Customs Enforcement" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/irss-data-sharing-deal-with-ice-will-lead-to-dangerous-mistakes-digital-rights-group-argues/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:25:23

• "I froze in place. Am I agreeing to this? It would be really awkward for me to immediately turn around and leave." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/events-vs-privacy/ | Source: Ava    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:25:38

• Windows TCO: "6' 7" tall Kasatkin, who until recently was playing for Moscow basketball team MBA, was arrested at the request of US prosecutors" ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/russian-basketball-player-arrested-in-ransomware-case-despite-being-useless-with-computers | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:26:31

• Windows TCO: "Some of the 112,000 residents of the county, home to the city of Charlottesville, also may have had their names" ☛ https://therecord.media/albemarle-virginia-ransomware-attack | Source: The Record    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:27:00

• Windows TCO: "At the heart of that journey is the move away from reactive cybersecurity – patching, firefighting, and chasing down incidents" ☛ https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/tech-regulation/cybersecurity/2025/07/cyber-attacks-are-evolving-so-too-must-government-response | Source: New Statesman    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:27:22

• "This all flows from Cultural Theory properly understood. Its original goal was, and should have remained, the understanding of language as a system, in something like the way that Jakobson and his colleagues outlined" ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2025/07/11/cultural-theory-was-right-about-the-death-of-the-author-it-was-just-a-few-decades-early/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:27:52

• "This is exactly what the boffins at ETH Zürich and the Swiss Federal Technology Institute in Lausanne, Switzerland, have done." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/llm_swiss_supercomputer/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:28:07

• "The sites are largely in French, but there are already at least 100 in English, and this could be the “tip of the iceberg” Manach told Press Gazette." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/french-journalist-who-uncovered-4000-fake-ai-news-websites-warns-uk-could-be-next/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:29:05

• "What do AI-generated police reports look like? What kind of paper trail does this system leave? How do we get a hold of documentation using public records laws?" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/effs-guide-getting-records-about-axons-ai-generated-police-reports | Source: EFF    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:29:26

• "In one video clip, Kristersson is seen talking about the importance of the upcoming election, while holding an AI-generated sign that reads “We need you, Adolf Hitler”." ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20250711/swedish-moderates-pull-plug-on-ai-site-after-it-sends-greetings-to-hitler-and-idi-amin | Source: The Local SE    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:29:41

• "METR performed a rigorous study (blog post, full paper) to measure the productivity gain provided by AI tools for experienced developers working on mature projects." ☛ https://secondthoughts.ai/p/ai-coding-slowdown |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:30:01

• "Despite widespread adoption, the impact of AI tools on software development in the wild remains understudied." ☛ https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:31:14

• "Even the devs who liked the AI found it was bad at large and complex code bases like these ones, and over half the AI suggestions were not usable" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/ai-coders-think-theyre-20-faster-but-theyre-actually-19-slower/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:39:02

• "We conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories." ☛ https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/ |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:39:25

• "Spigot has been sitting there, doing its thing, for a few months now, serving over a million pages per day." ☛ https://www.ty-penguin.org.uk/~auj/blog/2025/03/25/fake-jpeg/ |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:40:00

• "The latest version of xAI's generative artificial intelligence assistant, Grok 4, frequently consults owner Elon Musk's positions on topics before responding." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2320547.html | Source: RTL    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:40:13

• "Not only did the use of AI tools hinder developers, but it led them to hallucinate, much like the AIs have a tendency to do themselves." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/ai_code_tools_slow_down/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:40:34

• "After completing the study, developers estimate that allowing AI reduced completion time by 20 percent," the study says. "Surprisingly, we find that allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19 percent — AI tooling slowed developers down."    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:41:01

• "In a bid to modernise, organisers have replaced all 300 line judges with the Hawk-Eye electronic line-calling (ELC) system powered by 18 high-speed cameras and supported by around 80 on-court assistants." ☛ https://theconversation.com/wimbledons-electronic-line-calling-system-shows-we-still-cant-replace-human-judgment-260845 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:41:18

• "The fact that these political views tend to show up across the board — and that they’re even present in a Chinese-trained model — suggests to me that these opinions are not added by the creators." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/419631/grok-hitler-mechahitler-musk-ai-nazi | Source: Vox    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:41:50

• "Earlier today, Grok showed me how to tell if someone is a “good scientist,” just from their demographics. For starters, according to a formula devised by Elon Musk’s chatbot, they have to be a white, Asian, or Jewish man." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/new-grok-racism-elon-musk/683515/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:42:19

• "As major changes sweep through government and workforce reductions put more pressure on employees to be as efficient as possible" ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/07/the-secret-to-adopting-ai-cloud-in-agencies-culture-change-enhanced-training/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:42:35

• "All of this points to the need to reframe AI as a normative issue – a focus for debate, discussion and dissensus." ☛ https://criticaledtech.com/2025/07/12/we-need-to-talk-about-ai-in-terms-of-values-not-vibes/ | Source: Neil Selwyn    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:46:49

• "AI slop is the new smoking" ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/07/ai-slop-is-new-smoking.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:47:15

• "In the Grok fallout, Mike Masnick makes the case for moving away from large, centralized AI. He asks a range of great questions about bias in AI: [...]" ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/07/11/bias-in-centralized-ai.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:47:31

• "But this dynamic isn’t limited to HR… it’s also growing in sales and marketing." ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/07/11/ai-creates-the-problems-it-solves.html | Source: Drew Breunig    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:47:48

• "Andrew Yaros has rebuilt the Lisa’s user interface on the web, and it is glorious: [...]" ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/07/lisagui/ | Source: Stephen Hackett    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:48:17

• "I was catching up on a recent 2.5 Admins podcast episode where the gents were talking about Broadcom, and their “auditing” of VMware customers holding perpetual licences." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/25-admins-about-vmware-and-software-audits/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:48:30

• "In fact, the whole thing has led me to think about how one might want to make a Hugo site more portable" ☛ https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2025/07/hugo-sites-cloudflare-workers-or-not/ | Source: Bryce Wray    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:49:03

• "The request was filed just days after Judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary restraining order" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/07/11/repub/judges-order-blocking-planned-parenthood-funding-ban-unlawful-trump-doj-says/ | Source: Alabama Reflector    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:49:40

• "I think, eventually, it will get there" ☛ https://futurism.com/expert-people-losing-themselves-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:49:58

• "As foreshadowed in x8dtu – drive problems, I will be visiting a data center soon to replace a 4TB HDD." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2025/07/10/doing-a-bit-of-stress-work-on-a-new-hdd/ | Source: Dan Langille    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:50:52

• "I recently was able to image a few Bernoulli Disks for a collection using a SCSI device I have found quite useful." ☛ https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/07/11/microstation/ | Source: Tyler Thorsted    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:51:11

• "The controller fits better in my hands, the buttons are a little bigger, and the LED colors are a nice touch. Don’t get me wrong, the Joy-Con controllers are nice." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/gaming-on-the-switch/ | Source: Clayton Errington    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:51:21

• "Long before he became the face of global comedy, this quiet young man was deeply immersed in circuits, formulas, and the world of electrical engineering." ☛ https://www.vintag.es/2025/07/17-year-old-rowan-atkinson.html | Source: Vintage Everyday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:51:43

• "When Adriane Burton joined the federal government nearly 40 years ago, the IRS trained her to work on Unisys mainframes using COBOL." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ask-the-cio/2025/07/from-cobol-to-cloud-burton-reflects-on-four-decades-in-government/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:53:20

• "A diploma that represents countless hours of study sessions, often during the day, but sometimes also in the evenings and at night, possibly fueled by slightly too much caffeine." ☛ https://yordi.me/its-not-just-a-diploma/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:53:34

• "Ten minutes later, I walked past the same two students." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/07/ai-companion-children-frictionless-friendship/683493/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:53:48

• "Clear communication is key — whether it’s about a house inspection, signing up for a service, or just trying to find the ‘delete account’ button." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/07/11/clarity-over-chaos/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:54:06

• "This is the 98th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have but she's a girl... and her blog, rousette.org.uk" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-bsag | Source: Manuel Moreale    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:54:26

• "We rejected cuts that would have devastated NASA science by 47 percent and would have terminated 55 operating and planned missions" ☛ https://futurism.com/democrats-republicans-unite-effort-save-nasa | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:58:47

• "Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late Jurassic period roughly 145 million years ago" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-paleontologist-matched-two-halves-of-the-same-fossil-stored-at-different-museums-and-discovered-a-new-species-180986974/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:59:02

• "An approximate M2 was observed by Solar Orbiter at 10/1326 UTC just beyond the east limb, brightening can be seen in the SUVI-94 channel at this time." ☛ http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-report-21 | Source: ARRL    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:59:19

• "Evolutionary biologists have long puzzled over sea spiders’ unique abdomen-less existence and the adaptations they’ve developed in its stead." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-weird-sea-spiders-dont-have-abdomens-and-instead-store-organs-in-their-legs-with-dna-scientists-are-learning-why-180986934/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 08:59:44

• "In the bolt's wake, a brilliant ball of blue light was left hovering above the ground." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/ball-lightning-caught-on-film-after-storm-in-canada | Source: Science Alert    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:00:11

• "There is an epidemic of magical thinking. An unwillingness to confront reality. Because reality is scary." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/11/the-magical-thinking-thats-killing-our-humanity/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:00:38

• "But three years later, astronomers found that the collision had some unintended consequences." ☛ https://futurism.com/asteroid-nasa-dart-unexpected | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:01:04

• "Yes, you read that right. Duffy, who already appeared woefully unprepared following a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport in January" ☛ https://futurism.com/trump-nasa-administrator-sean-duffy | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:01:40

• "But if you know all that and you don't take any action, why measuring in the first place." ☛ https://text.eapl.mx/what-is-worth-to-measure | Source: EAPL.mx    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:04:52

• "Matt Trout will be missed by many, even though he was a divisive figure who featured several times on The Register." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/matt_trout_dies_at_42/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:06:20

• "Bush was dean of the school of engineering at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and president of the Carnegie Institute." ☛ https://theconversation.com/the-forgotten-80-year-old-machine-that-shaped-the-internet-and-could-help-us-survive-ai-260839 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:06:37

• "I want to tell two stories. Both are part of my family's history, both extremely impactful on the way I live, grow, and think." ☛ https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/11/the-broken-gramophone-and-the-stolen-land/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:06:52

• "I’m hardly a “networking” or system admin expert." ☛ https://btxx.org/posts/openbsd-router/ | Source: Brad Taunt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:08:50

• "As I read more about setting up a NAS, I realised that I could do more than just serve files." ☛ https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/building-a-nas/ |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:09:02

• How To Install Minikube on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-minikube-almalinux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:10:32

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

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:11:19

• How To Install Bottles on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-bottles-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:11:37

• How to install GNU GNU/Linux Debian 13 ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/07/11/how-to-install-gnu-linux-debian-13/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:11:51

• How To Install Perl on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-perl-rocky-linux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:12:20

• How To Install SeaMonkey on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/install-seamonkey-manjaro/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:12:36

• How To Install Nmap on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nmap-almalinux-10/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:12:53

• "Calling all makers, coders, and curious minds: for two exclusive days, we’re bringing the Raspberry Pi store experience to Bristol." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/discover-raspberry-pi-in-bristol-this-summer-at-our-pop%e2%80%91up-store/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:13:51

• Want to Customise GNOME Shell Notifications? Try This Extension ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/customise-gnome-shell-notifications-with-this-essential-extension    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:24:05

• "The Radxa E24C is a fanless network computer based on the Rockchip RK3528A processor, designed for routing, edge networking, and industrial tasks." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/radxa-fanless-network-router-offers-4-gbe-ports-and-nvme-storage-up-to-4tb/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:24:50

• move fast and break gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2663    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:27:01

• "Google sucks. I mean, everyone knows that, but I still wanted to preface this post with it because it's true." gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2025-07-12-help-me-find-these-apps-for-android.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:28:33

• FSF Blogs: The software we have to use at work must respect our freedom ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-software-we-have-to-use-at-work-must-respect-our-freedom    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:48:45

• "OpenNebula Systems officially announced the launch of Fact8ra, which is Europe’s first federated AI-as-a-Service platform." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/11/sovereign-ai-platform-picks-opensuse/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:52:04

• "We're constantly chasing the latest breakthrough and sprinting to apply the hype de jour." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migrate-innovate-technology-platform-migrations | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:53:11

• "Following Red Hat Summit, we’re reflecting on the impressive momentum and success our users achieved with virtualization over the past year." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/future-virtualization-unveiled-summit-blog-roundup | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:53:24

• [Possibly a timely effort by Canonical to distract from its admission it knowingly hired a sex offender and pedophile] "In this edition, we’re excited to spotlight the journey of one of our team members who took that leap and shaped a fulfilling new chapter at Canonical. Meet Mariam Tawakol." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/from-sales-development-to-renewals-mariam-tawakols-career-progression-at-canonical | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:55:38

• "Wireless-Tag’s WT99P4C5-S1 is a versatile multimedia development board built around the WT0132P4-A1 core module, which integrates Espressif’s ESP32-P4 dual-core RISC-V SoC." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/low-cost-wt99p4c5-s1-pairs-esp32-p4-soc-with-esp32-c5-wi-fi-6-module/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:57:02

• "The FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4, previewed earlier this year, is now available from DFRobot starting at $11.90." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-based-firebeetle-2-with-esp32-p4-starts-at-11-90/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:57:15

• "A complete 7-day crash course to help beginners master Linux, the command line, software management, and more. No experience needed!" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/learn-linux-in-one-week/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:58:35

• "One of those factoids you often hear about Southeast Asia is that VCDs and Laserdiscs were more popular than VHS tapes." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/vcds-and-laserdiscs-in-southeast-asia/ | Source: Ruben Schade    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:59:24

• "In the end, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) extended funding for CVE another year" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/11/1119370/cybersecurity-alarm-system-breaking-down/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:59:34

• "A new study from researchers in the U.S. and Germany examines how blindly following GPS directions can lead to dangerous (and sometimes fatal) navigation errors." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2846598/death-by-gps-threatens-you-too-what-you-should-know-about-it.html | Source: PC World    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 09:59:45

• "In this post, we’ll take a closer look at code quality and how we can use automated tools to quickly get a feel for a package." ☛ https://www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/r-validation-code-quality-litmus/ | Source: Jumping Rivers    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00:33

• "Going forward these manufacturers must be able to know and report the exact contents of their software, called a Software Bill of Material (SBOM) and they have requirements to check for vulnerabilities in those components etc." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/11/cybersecurity-risk-assessment-request/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:01:32

• "Reports that appear to be unverified AI output will be closed without response. Repeated low-quality submissions may result in a ban from future reporting" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/django-security-policies/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:01:45

• "This week it was finally time to announce, to the fediverse and to mailing lists, that there is a new edition of The Book of PF in the works, and preordering is now enabled." ☛ https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-book-of-pf-4th-edition-is-coming.html | Source: BSDly    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:02:29

• "The FreeBSD Foundation kindly sponsored my trip to Ottawa for the BSDCan 2025 conference and FreeBSD developer summit." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/bsdcan-2025-trip-report-mark-johnston/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:02:43

• "The FreeBSD Foundation kindly sponsored my trip to Ottawa for the BSDCan 2025 conference and FreeBSD Developer Summit." ☛ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/bsdcan-2025-trip-report-chuck-tuffli/ | Source: FreeBSD    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:03:10

• "The day is celebrated on a random day each year and last year’s roll landed us on this beautiful summer Friday. International RNG Day is a celebration of random number generation: [...]" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/random-page-feature-for-a-static-site-with-eleventy/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:50:00

• "When you add a photo, it will include a thumbnail version at the bottom of the post. Click the photo to remove it or add an accessibility description." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/07/11/photo-button-when-editing-posts.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:50:16

• "This software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) model also made it possible to do away with a lot of local IT knowledge." ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-european-situation/ | Source: Bert Hubert    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:50:39

• "The goal of this was pretty simple - protect against one of my machines going offline taking other services running on other machines offline." ☛ https://gabrielsimmer.com/blog/clustered-postgresql | Source: Gabriel Simmer    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:50:49

• "Moving away from LISTEN/NOTIFY to trigger actions on changes to rows gave them a significant performance boost under high write loads." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/11/postgres-listen-notify/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:51:01

• "The survey of 212 IT decision-makers across enterprises and SaaS businesses found that 91 percent of organizations currently using PostgreSQL demand no more than four minutes of downtime per month" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/cloud_postgresql_uptime/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:51:23

• "You may note the large disparity between paid users and total users here, which suggests that OpenAI's product doesn't command the sort of loyalty" ☛ https://futurism.com/openai-ai-web-browser | Source: Futurism    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:51:55

• "Less than a month after its previous 8.5 update, Calibre, the beloved open-source e-book management software, has rolled out version 8.6—a release that fine-tunes everything from database recovery to Kindle output formats." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-6-e-book-manager-brings-faster-database-restores/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:52:09

• "No matter how far you try to climb the Freedom Ladder in your private life, the real challenge starts when your employer forces you to use proprietary software at work. No one should be forced to use nonfree software to earn a paycheck! Software that employees have to use should always respect their freedom." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-software-we-have-to-use-at-work-must-respect-our-freedom | Source: FSF    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:52:21

• "Job Snijders (job@) has added (to -current) a new utility, watch(1), for periodically executing a command and displaying its output." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250711091546 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:01:15

• "Our primary OS is still Ubuntu LTS; it's our default and we use it on almost everything." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OSUsedHere-2025-07 | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:01:56

• [Old] "The only thing that would have been nice is that after the project had been finished and the chip deployed, that someone from Intel would have told me, just as a courtesy" ☛ https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/intel/ |    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:02:13

• "App’s lead contributor reports that much of the classic QtWidgets codebase is now being ported to QML" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-iso-image-writer-gets-a-makeover/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:03:23

• "Nearly a month after its previous 6.15 release, KDE announced the launch of Frameworks 6.16" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:03:30

• "Google Cloud now offers a fully managed version of the Lustre parallel file system." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/google-brings-the-lustre-parallel-file-system-to-its-cloud/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:05:01

• "One of the standout additions in this release is the optional EGL backend in the X11 driver" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-12-brings-optional-egl-backend/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:05:09

• KDE Ships Frameworks 6.16.0 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/frameworks/6/6.16.0/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:07:36

• Jamie McClelland: Avoiding Apache Max Request Workers Errors ☞ https://current.workingdirectory.net/posts/2025/avoiding-max-request-workers-errors/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:09:45

• Calibre 8.6 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Database Restore Performance ☞ https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-6-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-database-restore-performance    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:53:31

• KDE Frameworks 6.16 Improves Plasma’s Ability to Detect the Most Powerful GPU ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:56:01

• Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack Brings Big Mesa Upgrade ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-24-04-3-hwe-new-mesa-kernel-update    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:56:22

• Gradebook – keep track of your grades ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gradebook-keep-track-grades/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:56:44

• Russian drone crashed in Lithuania – what you should know ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2606122/russian-drone-crashed-in-lithuania-what-you-should-know    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:01:06

• Amid debate on Russian language in Vilnius, minister urges more effort to teach Lithuanian ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2605866/amid-debate-on-russian-language-in-vilnius-minister-urges-more-effort-to-teach-lithuanian    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:01:25

• Ex-ASML employee sentenced to three years' imprisonment for sharing company secrets with Russia ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ex-asml-employee-sentenced-to-three-years-imprisonment-for-sharing-company-secrets-with-russia    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:01:36

• UN expert condemns detention of Russia human rights lawyer ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-expert-condemns-detention-of-russia-human-rights-lawyer/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:01:52

• France is Russia's 'main enemy' says head of French army this Friday ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250711-france-is-russia-s-main-enemy-says-head-of-french-army-this-friday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:02:12

• Russian foreign minister arrives in North Korea, KCNA says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/russian-foreign-minister-arrives-in-north-korea-kcna-says    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:02:28

• Russia Sees France as Its Main Enemy in Europe, French General Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/europe-france-general-russia-enemy.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:02:41

• Kharkiv ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/11/kharkiv-maternity-hospital-evacuated-after-russian-drone-strike | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:04:34

• "discredit Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/11/so-we-don-t-end-up-back-in-the-days-of-rabid-meduza | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:04:50

• bucha ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/11/commander-of-russian-brigade-accused-of-atrocities-in-bucha-killed-in-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:13:17

• "massive oil spill" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/11/a-glob-summer | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:13:43

• "Son of Russian defense conglomerate official arrested in Spain on money laundering charges" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/12/son-of-russian-defense-conglomerate-official-arrested-in-spain-on-money-laundering-charges | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:13:57

• Verizon Moves to Stay Major Label Infringement Suit Pending Supreme Court’s Cox Communications Ruling ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/11/verizon-lawsuit-stay-major-labels/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:14:33

• EU orders Hey Hi (AI) companies to clean up their act, stop using pirated data ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20250711-eu-orders-ai-companies-to-clean-up-their-act-stop-using-pirated-datanw    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:14:45

• Guinea-Bissau’s president on his meeting with Convicted Felon, relations with Russia and China, and whether he will accept US deportees ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/guinea-bissaus-president-on-his-meeting-with-trump-relations-with-russia-and-china-and-whether-he-will-accept-us-deportees/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:15:16

• "presidential authority to send military aid to Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/11/trump-to-invoke-presidential-authority-to-send-military-aid-to-ukraine-reuters | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:15:56

• "After ten years in Russian captivity and several days in basement detention at the Georgian border" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/11/he-s-back-on-ukrainian-soil | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:16:19

• "orchestrated assassinations of pro-Russian militants" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/12/ukrainian-colonel-gunned-down-in-kyiv-commanded-secret-intelligence-unit-that-orchestrated-assassinations-of-pro-russian-militants | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:16:36

• Friday Briefing: Iran Has Some Uranium Left, Israel Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/briefing/iran-enriched-uranium-israel-ukraine-spy-france-britain-defense.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:17:06

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/europe/trump-nato-weapons-ukraine.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:17:32

• Why is Russia hitting Kharkiv dairies? One Ukrainian theory: Envy. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2025/0711/russia-attacks-ukraine-dairies-kharkiv    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:17:56

• US Weapons To Continue Flowing To Ukraine Through NATO, Convicted Felon Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-weapons-zelenskyy-trump/33471237.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:18:12

• Lithuanian FM says he has good feeling after Ukraine reconstruction conference ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2606050/lithuanian-fm-says-he-has-good-feeling-after-ukraine-reconstruction-conference    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:22:03

• 'Growing sense from Ukraine they'll have to rely on themselves sans US, with limited EU support' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250711-growing-sense-from-ukraine-they-ll-to-have-to-rely-on-themselves-sans-us-with-limited-eu-support    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:22:21

• Joint press release: EU and Ukraine to boost battlefield-driven solutions with BraveTech EU ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1794    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:22:56

• Speech by Commissioner Micallef at the Ukraine Recovery Conference ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_1812    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:23:28

• "promote the Russian language" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/11/putin-issues-executive-order-pledging-to-defend-and-promote-the-russian-language | Source: Meduza    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:23:50

• "Building a simple 8-bit computer is a great way to understand computing fundamentals" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/designing-a-cpu-with-only-memory-chips/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:24:20

• The Role of XML in Interoperability ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/11/the-role-of-xml-in-interoperability/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:24:59

• Want to Understand Russia? Visit Dubai. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/europe/russia-dubai-iosif-prigozhin-putin.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:25:15

• The European Cloud/Computing Situation ☞ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-european-situation/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:26:07

• Senate Backs Ukraine Aid In Draft Military Spending Bill Ahead Of Convicted Felon's Statement On Russia ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-aid-ukraine-trump-statement-putin/33471857.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:26:20

• Nobel worthy Convicted Felon? Putin’s “Bullsh*t”, Emmanuel, Keir & the King ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-world-this-week/20250711-nobel-worthy-trump-putin-s-bullsh-t-emmanuel-keir-the-king    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:27:02

• Turning on Putin would fit Convicted Felon’s trend of second-term wins ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/turning-on-putin-would-fit-trumps-trend-of-second-term-wins/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:27:33

• SoundCloud Taps elasticStage to Offer On-Demand Vinyl Production — Though Artists are Understandably Cautious ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/soundcloud-and-elasticstage-launch-on-demand-vinyl/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:28:12

• David Bremner: Hibernate on the pocket reform 5/n ☞ https://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner//blog/posts/hibernate-pocket-5/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:29:14

• Always Check Your Inputs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/10/Always_Check_Your_Inputs.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:30:58

• The Two Lies Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Telling in "the News" This Week (to Distract From Layoffs and Decreased Interest in Slop/Chaff) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/10/The_Two_Lies_Microsoft_is_Telling_in_the_News_This_Week_to_Dist.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:31:06

• It's Not Just Ex-Twitter (or X.com) That's Dying, Microsoft's Equivalent is Dying Also ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/It_s_Not_Just_Twitter_or_X_com_That_s_Dying_Microsoft_s_Equival.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:31:24

• Microsoft and I.C.B.M. Don't Have Much of a Future (They Mostly Pretend at This Point) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Microsoft_and_IBM_Don_t_Have_Much_of_a_Future_They_Mostly_Prete.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:31:32

• Abuse of Process ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Abuse_of_Process.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:31:41

• Setup Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.8.7 on Fedora 42 WKS (KDE Plasma 6.4.2) in VENV ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/07/setup-hyprland-with-ml4w-dotfiles-2987_11.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:32:36

• Salih Emin: How to use an Hey Hi (AI) in terminal with free models ☞ https://utappia.org/2025/07/10/ai-terminal-free/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:33:31

• An Induction Lamp Made On The Same Principle As Ordinary Fluorescent Lamp ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/an-induction-lamp-made-on-the-same-principle-as-ordinary-fluorescent-lamp/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:35:53

• Pakistan court suspends order seeking YouTube ban on government critics ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-court-suspends-order-seeking-youtube-ban-on-government-critics    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:36:14

• Apple garbage from him, unlike GNU/Linux https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/upgrading-m4-pro-mac-minis-storage-half-price    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:36:51

• data.table is a NumFOCUS project! ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/data-table-is-a-numfocus-project/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:37:28

• Easy Containers has gone to the next-level ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/easy-containers-has-gone-to-the-next-level.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:49:40

• Bootlin Gears Up for ELCE 2025 with 25 Engineers and 8 Talks ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-gears-up-for-elce-2025-with-25-engineers-and-8-talks/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:50:06

• LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.17: AWK Series, at command, Docker Copy, Pangolin and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-17/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:50:28

• Chapter 1: Introduction to AWK ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/awk-introduction/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:51:11

• Chapter 2: Pattern Matching and Basic Operations ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/awk-pattern-matching/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:51:25

• Chapter 3: Built-in Variables and Field Manipulation ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/awk-built-in-vars/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:51:40

• Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1029597/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:52:03

• Hugging Face’s Reachy Mini is an open-source Hey Hi (AI) robot for your computer or Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/11/hugging-face-reachy-mini-open-source-ai-robot-computer-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:52:43

• South Korea, Japan and US conduct air drill as defence chiefs meet ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-japan-and-us-conduct-air-drill-as-defence-chiefs-meet    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:53:35

• South Korea mandates breaks for outdoor workers in deadly heat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-mandates-breaks-for-outdoor-workers-in-deadly-heat    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:53:53

• 4060 Ti graphics card catches fire and melts like an ice cream — user claims they were using it for simple Adobe work and PUBG ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/4060-ti-graphics-card-catches-fire-and-melts-like-an-ice-cream-user-claims-they-were-using-it-for-simple-adobe-work-and-pubg    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:54:14

• Stargazing sparking interest across Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/stargazing-sparking-interest-across-malaysia    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:54:34

• Malaysian man steals electricity for Bitcoin mining operation, gets $36,000 fine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-man-steals-electricity-for-bitcoin-mining-operation-gets-36000-fine    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:54:48

• Malaysian minister urges hotels to be more durian-friendly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-minister-urges-hotels-to-be-more-durian-friendly    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:55:04

• ‘Not your typical pick’: Convicted Felon’s nominee for US ambassador to Malaysia raises eyebrows ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/not-your-typical-pick-trumps-nominee-for-us-ambassador-to-malaysia-raises-eyebrows    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:55:25

• China’s crackdown on gay erotica stifles rare outlet for LGBTQ expression ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/12/chinas-crackdown-on-gay-erotica-stifles-rare-outlet-for-lgbtq-expression/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:55:57

• What to Know About the Rare Earths Mining Boom in Myanmar ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/asia/rare-earths-boom-myanmar.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:56:07

• Rubio and China’s Top Envoy Vie for Influence in Asia Over Convicted Felon’s Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/politics/china-us-asia-tariffs.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:56:17

• Rare Earths Mining in Myanmar Is Polluting Thailand’s Kok River ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/asia/myanmar-mining-thailand-china.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:56:32

• US’ Rubio to meet China’s Wang Yi in Malaysia amid trade tension ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/rubio-to-meet-chinas-wang-yi-in-malaysia-amid-trade-tension    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:56:49

• China offers to help resolve Thailand, Cambodia border dispute ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-offers-to-help-resolve-thailand-cambodia-border-dispute    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:57:02

• China to resume Japanese beef imports after 24-year hiatus ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-china-aiming-to-enable-japanese-beef-shipments-to-resume-soon    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:57:17

• China crackdown on gay erotica stifles rare outlet for LGBTQ expression ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-crackdown-on-gay-erotica-stifles-rare-outlet-for-lgbtq-expression    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:57:41

• US wants S. Korea to join efforts to counter China in shipbuilding ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-wants-s-korea-to-join-efforts-to-counter-china-in-shipbuilding    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:57:56

• China plans 39 Hey Hi (AI) data centers with 115,000 restricted Nvidia Hopper GPUs — move raises alarm over sourcing, effectiveness of bans ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-plans-39-ai-data-centers-with-115-000-restricted-nvidia-hopper-gpus-move-raises-alarm-over-sourcing-effectiveness-of-bans    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:58:25

• Video: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang at ASEAN ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/07/11/china-us-tariffs-rubio-wang-yi/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:58:45

• US Secretary of State Rubio meets China Foreign Minister’s Wang on sidelines of ASEAN talks ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/11/us-secretary-of-state-rubio-to-meet-china-foreign-ministers-wang-on-sidelines-of-asean-talks/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:59:07

• Rubio meets China's foreign minister, sees ‘areas of potential cooperation’ amid trade tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250711-rubio-meets-china-s-foreign-minister-sees-areas-of-potential-cooperation-amid-trade-tensions    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:59:18

• "PlayStation Case Mod Hides Gamer Shame" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/playstation-case-mod-hides-gamer-shame/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:59:41

• DIY X-Rays Made Easy ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/diy-x-rays-made-easy/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:00:07

• "Experienced Developer Productivity" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/measuring-the-impact-of-llms-on-experienced-developer-productivity/ | Source: Hackaday "Claude 3.5/3.7 Sonnet reduced productivity by about 19%"    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:00:48

• Prince Harry lawyers told to disclose details of payments to witnesses in Mail trial ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prince-harry-lawyers-told-to-disclose-details-of-payments-to-witnesses-in-mail-trial/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:01:35

• This Foot Scan Could Stop Your Small Cut From Costing You a Limb ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-foot-scan-could-stop-your-small-cut-from-costing-you-a-limb    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:02:47

• Melting Glaciers Could Reawaken Hundreds of Earth's Volcanoes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/melting-glaciers-could-reawaken-hundreds-of-earths-volcanoes    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:02:58

• Your Brain's Youthfulness (or Lack of It) Could Predict How Long You Live ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-brains-youthfulness-or-lack-of-it-could-predict-how-long-you-live    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:03:08

• Peer Into The Toebeans of a Cosmic Cat's Paw to Celebrate JWST's 3rd Year ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/peer-into-the-toebeans-of-a-cosmic-cats-paw-to-celebrate-jwsts-3rd-year    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:03:21

• Massive 16-Year Study Links Wellbeing to Stronger Memory in Aging ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-16-year-study-links-wellbeing-to-stronger-memory-in-aging    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:03:30

• Proprietary LTS Qt 6.8.4 Released ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/commercial-lts-qt-6.8.4-released    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:04:14

• How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/magazine/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-war.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:04:45

• Cambodia to pass laws allowing for citizenship to be stripped ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodia-to-pass-laws-allowing-for-citizenship-to-be-stripped    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:31:25

• There will be no third referendum on dual citizenship – Lithuanian World Community chair ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2606208/there-will-be-no-third-referendum-on-dual-citizenship-lithuanian-world-community-chair    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:31:37

• US federal appeals court upholds New York law allowing lawsuits against gun manufacturers ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/us-federal-appeals-court-upholds-new-york-law-allowing-lawsuits-against-gun-manufacturers/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:31:55

• South Korea job laws discriminate against older workers, report finds ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/south-korea-job-laws-discriminate-against-older-workers-report-finds/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:32:33

• UN experts condemn Thailand for using lèse-majesté laws against pro-democracy activists ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-experts-condemn-thailand-for-using-lese-majeste-laws-against-pro-democracy-activists/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:33:01

• Strava Fitness App Revealed Locations of Swedish Leaders ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/europe/strava-sweden-bodyguards-prime-minister.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:35:55

• Security, trade in focus as Australia PM Albanese heads to China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/security-trade-in-focus-as-australia-pm-albanese-heads-to-china    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:36:11

• Czechia warns that DeepSeek can share all user information with the Chinese government ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/czechia-warns-that-deepseek-can-share-all-user-information-with-the-chinese-government    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:36:26

• This Week in GNOME: #208 Converting Colors ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/07/twig-208/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:36:49

• Airports in Indonesia’s Java grounded by low demand and poor planning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/java-airports-grounded-by-low-demand-poor-planning    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:37:32

• "My first encounter with C++ was way back in the 1990s, when it was one of the Real Programming Languages" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/dearest-c-let-me-count-the-ways-i-love-hate-thee/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:38:02

• C++ is HARD. STOP TEACHING IT. Writing is HARD. Start teaching SLOP. Exams are HARD. Stop evaluating skills!    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:38:55

• Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update – Week 28 2025 ☞ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-28-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:39:52

• GitHub Copilot Can Cause the Bankruptcy of Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub to Come Sooner and Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub to be Shut Down Just Like Skype (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/GitHub_Copilot_Can_Cause_the_Bankruptcy_of_GitHub_to_Come_Soone.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:43:04

• Cairo Telecommunications Building Hit With 2nd Fire in a Week ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/world/middleeast/egypt-fire-cairo-telecom.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:44:03

• Klaus Grabinski is connected to EPO corruption and this entire kangaroo court is illegal and unconstitutional. This publisher did PR for Klaus Grabinski and does not disclose that it is funded by those who profit from the ongoing illegalities. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/legal-commentary/court-of-appeal-to-get-third-panel/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:45:31

• Software Patent ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/7/11/nchain-blockchain-patent-challenged    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:45:57

• New Letter From the European Patent Office Explains How the Office Plots to Grant Many Illegal Patents, a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of 'Growth' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/New_Letter_From_the_European_Patent_Office_Explains_How_the_Off.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:46:18

• Slopwatch: A Cause for Hope, the Hype is Dying (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Slopwatch_A_Cause_for_Hope_the_Hype_is_Dying.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:46:28

• The EFF Sided With the Team That Strangles Women and Tells Women to Kill Themselves (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/The_EFF_Sided_With_the_Team_That_Strangles_Women_and_Tells_Wome.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:46:39

• Exemplary List of Things That Are Not Artificial Intelligence or Even Intelligence (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Exemplary_List_of_Things_That_Are_Not_Artificial_Intelligence_o.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:46:47

• Microsoft - Like I.C.B.M. - Does the "Relocation" Tricks (Start Over Elsewhere, Then Get Sacked by Microsoft) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Microsoft_Like_IBM_Does_the_Relocation_Tricks_Start_Over_Elsewh.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:47:15

• After the Free Software Foundation's Campaign to Raise Money Let's See Campaigns to Finish Off Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Vista 11, Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub etc.) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/After_the_Free_Software_Foundation_s_Campaign_to_Raise_Money_Le.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:47:23

• Your Publications Have No Major Impact Unless or Until You "Get Some Heat" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Your_Publications_Have_No_Major_Impact_Unless_or_Until_You_Get_.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:47:33

• "Nat [Friedman] and [the Serial Strangler From Microsoft] Were Always Exceptionally Close," Says Former Housemate and Colleague ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/Nat_Friedman_and_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Were_Alway.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:47:42

• Federal Circuit Wrestles with Prosecution Laches in Sonos v. Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/federal-wrestles-prosecution.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:48:31

• "Humanoid" is NOT "hey hi", it is ROBOTICS!    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:49:07

• Calling "robotics" "hey hi" is like asserting that C++ is a chip design    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:49:33

• In Other News: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Finds AMD CPU Flaws, ZuRu macOS Malware Evolves, DoNot APT Targets Govs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsoft-finds-amd-cpu-flaws-zuru-macos-malware-donot-apt/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:50:05

• Bitchat: A Messaging App That Works Without the Internet. Available for Android ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/bitchat-experimental-fee-bluetooth-messaging-app-android/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:50:52

• July 2025 Breaks a Decade of Monthly Android Patches ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/july-2025-breaks-a-decade-of-monthly-android-patches/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:51:18

• Texas ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:52:01

• "to improve relations with the Jewish community" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:52:26

• Anchorage ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/anchorage-alaska-prosecutors-criminal-case-dismissals | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:52:49

• Ubuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 24.10 Has Reached End-Of-Life (EOL) ☞ https://ubuntustudio.org/2025/07/ubuntu-studio-24-10-has-reached-end-of-life-eol/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:53:29

• Tradecraft in the Information Age ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/tradecraft-in-the-information-age.html "difficulty (impossibility?) of human spying in the age of ubiquitous digital surveillance"    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:54:49

• Ignacy Kuchciński: Digital Wellbeing Contract ☞ https://ignapk.blogspot.com/2025/07/digital-wellbeing-contract.html "redesign the Parental Controls app UI to bring it on par with modern GNOME apps"    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:55:42

• The Fridge: Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) reached End of Life on 10th July 2025 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/07/10/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reached-end-of-life-on-10th-july-2025/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:56:23

• Philippines orders removal of gambling ads amid addiction fears ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-orders-removal-of-gambling-ads-amid-addiction-fears    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:00:55

• M5Stack Stamp-S3A WiFi and BLE IoT module benefits from optimized antenna design, lower power consumption ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/11/m5stack-stamp-s3a-wifi-and-ble-iot-module-benefits-from-optimized-antenna-design-lower-power-consumption/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:04:02

• Industrial 6-Channel RP2350 relay module offers RS485 interface, Raspberry Pi Pico HAT support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/11/industrial-6-channel-rp2350-relay-module-offers-rs485-interface-raspberry-pi-pico-hat-support/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:05:01

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: crates.io: development update ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/07/11/crates-io-development-update-2025-07/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:06:05

• a2ps @ Savannah: a2ps 4.15.7 released [stable] ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10787    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:22:25

• Tux Machines Already Destroyed SLAPPs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/10/Tux_Machines_Already_Destroyed_SLAPPs.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:24:11

• KDE ISO Image Writer is finally getting a UI redesign and new features ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-iso-image-writer-is-finally-getting-a-ui-redesign-and-new-features/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:24:53

• IP Lookup – find info about an IP address. ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ip-lookup-find-info-ip-address/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:26:20

• Syria after Assad: Journey through a war-ravaged nation in transition ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250711-syria-after-assad-journey-through-war-ravaged-nation-aleppo-palmyra    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:27:33

• In photos: PKK's historic disarmament ceremony ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/in-photos-pkk-s-historic-disarmament-ceremony-309386    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:27:45

• Hong Kong construction site suspended after falling iron beam kills 1, injures another ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/11/hong-kong-construction-site-suspended-after-falling-iron-beam-kills-1-injures-another/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:28:01

• Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/judge-orders-los-angeles-police-to-stop-shooting-projectiles-at-journalists.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:28:12

• Expired Cans of Salmon From Decades Ago Contained a Huge Surprise ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/expired-cans-of-salmon-from-decades-ago-contained-a-huge-surprise    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:28:28

• Squid Dominated the Oceans in the Late Cretaceous ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/squid-dominated-the-oceans-in-the-late-cretaceous.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:32:17

• Sil3ncer Deployed – RCE, Porn Diversion, and Ransomware on an SFTP-only Server ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/sil3ncer-deployed-rce-porn-diversion-and-ransomware-on-an-sftp-only-server/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:33:14

• Critical Wing FTP Server Vulnerability Exploited ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-wing-ftp-server-vulnerability-exploited/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:33:26

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Lossless Audio Codec ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-lossless-audio-codec/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:34:30

• CuteCom – graphical serial terminal ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cutecom-graphical-serial-terminal/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:34:38

• Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Autodesk Motion FX ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-autodesk-motion-fx/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 14:34:47

• “Fuck You:” Todd Blanche Continues to Flopsweat over Emil Bove’s Contempt ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/11/fuck-you-todd-blanche-continues-to-flopsweat-over-emil-boves-contempt/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:05:51

• Why the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Deserved Better ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/why-click-to-cancel-deserved-better/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:06:23

• Lorem – generate placeholder text ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lorem-generate-placeholder-text/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:07:36

• GoZen – minimalistic video editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gozen-minimalistic-video-editor/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:07:45

• How to choose an IDE ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/how-to-choose-an-ide/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:08:40

• What Microsoft's Nat Friedman and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lunduke Have in Common ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/11/What_Microsoft_s_Nat_Friedman_and_Microsoft_Lunduke_Have_in_Com.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:08:53

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Purge of Foreign Workers Arrives at Amazon’s Warehouses ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/technology/trump-immigration-amazon-warehouses.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:10:28

• Snap out of denial—Mark Carney’s rightward-rushing agenda is just getting started ☞ https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-rightward-rushing-agenda-getting-started-denial/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:10:38

• Cops outsourced to Kapo-berg USA: "Police on Friday condemned the abscondment of Yuen, who confirmed in a Facebook (Farcebook) post on Wednesday that he had left the city after he was arrested and charged with allegedly shoplifting" ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/11/hong-kong-police-vow-to-pursue-ex-singer-tommy-yuen-after-bail-jump-in-theft-case/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:11:42

• Scammers on Facebook (Farcebook) try to ruin Bambu Lab’s big 3D printer sale — site has been rife with fake ads for 3D printers ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/scammers-on-facebook-try-to-ruin-bambu-labs-big-3d-printer-sale-site-has-been-rife-with-fake-ads-for-3d-printers    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:12:11

• Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 301 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-301-released/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:12:40

• How a hacker for El Chapo illustrates ‘existential’ counterintelligence threats ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2025/07/how-a-hacker-for-el-chapo-illustrates-existential-counterintelligence-threats/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:13:36

• McDonald’s Chatbot Recruitment Platform Exposed 64 Million Job Applications ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mcdonalds-chatbot-recruitment-platform-leaked-64-million-job-applications/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:14:11

• Rowhammer Attack Demonstrated Against Nvidia GPU ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/rowhammer-attack-demonstrated-against-nvidia-gpu/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:14:53

• For the sake of food security, we must address population numbers ☞ https://overpopulation-project.com/for-the-sake-of-food-security-we-must-address-population-numbers/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:18:23

• National security isn’t what it used to be—and that’s the point ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/national-security-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-and-thats-the-point/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:18:45

• Devil worship, muti and murder: what’s behind the growth of occult gangs in South Africa? ☞ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/devil-worship-muti-and-murder-whats-behind-the-growth-of-occult-gangs-in-south-africa/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:19:02

• Oops! Opposer Fails to Prove Statutory Standing: Submitting Ordinary Copy of Registration Not Enough ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/oops-opposer-fails-to-prove-statutory.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:19:40

• T.I. Quickly Barred From Using ‘Situationships’ Movie Title by a Federal Judge ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/t-i-quickly-barred-from-using-situationships-title/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:20:20

• EU funding boost for West African peace and stability ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/eu-funding-boost-for-west-african-peace-and-stability/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:21:49

• Sexual violence increasingly a weapon of war in Darfur – ICC Deputy Prosecutor ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/african-news/sexual-violence-increasingly-a-weapon-of-war-in-darfur-icc-deputy-prosecutor/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:22:49

• Government to increase sexual offences courts ☞ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/government-to-increase-sexual-offences-courts/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:23:08

• UK use of Hey Hi (AI) in digital welfare system sparks human rights concerns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/uk-use-of-ai-in-digital-welfare-system-sparks-human-rights-concerns/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:23:54

• Security advisory: Recently reported denial of service issue in QColorTransferGenericFunction impacts Qt ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/security-advisory-recently-reported-denial-of-service-issue-in-qcolortransfergenericfunction-impacts-qt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:24:19

• "Back To The Future" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/11/hackaday-podcast-episode-328-benchies-beanies-and-back-to-the-future/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:28:30

• Susan B. Glasser on the Deficit, and Why “We Are the Boiled Frog” ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/susan-b-glasser-on-the-deficit-and-why-we-are-the-boiled-frog    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:29:05

• Janet Yellen on the Danger of a “Banana Republic” Economy ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/janet-yellen-on-the-danger-of-a-banana-republic-economy    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:29:19

• Copyleft-Next Building the NextGen Copyleft License ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/copyleft-next-building-the-nextgen-copyleft-license/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:30:15

• Chinese province says okay for officials to hustle on the side in tepid economy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-province-says-okay-for-officials-to-hustle-on-the-side-in-tepid-economy    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:30:45

• Lithuania's Gražulis and Tomaszewski among MEPs who voted to oust von der Leyen ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2606135/lithuania-s-grazulis-and-tomaszewski-among-meps-who-voted-to-oust-von-der-leyen    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:31:13

• SBA’s SVOG Crackdown: Around 650 Music Venues Pursued Over Suspect COVID Rescue Funds ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/sbas-svog-crackdown-on-venues/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:31:42

• Former Russian Transport Minister Buried As Questions Over His Death Swirl ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-transport-minister-dead-starovoit-suicide-kursk-corruption/33471623.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:32:05

• Pakistani father kills daughter over Fentanylware (TikTok) account: Police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistani-father-kills-daughter-over-tiktok-account-police    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:32:31

• China denies asking firms to collect data illegally after new EU probe on Fentanylware (TikTok) ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/11/china-denies-asking-firms-to-collect-data-illegally-after-new-eu-probe-on-tiktok/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:32:54

• It's not "IP" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/pitfalls-of-cell-therapy-manufacturing.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:34:18

• CRYSTAL VAPE http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/crystal-vape-proving-unregistered.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:34:49

• DNA https://www.dw.com/en/dna-shows-ancient-egyptians-had-surprising-foreign-roots/a-73114279    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:35:45

• "As much as I'd like to see it change, Windows 11 remains a far more popular choice for consumers at large than Linux is." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-linux-does-better-than-windows-average-user/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:40:44

• How to install Linux on an external SSD https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/11/how-to-install-linux-on-an-external-ssd/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:42:54

• "Specifically, they fixed up the Native Linux version of the game, which was having problems crashing with the latest SteamOS release. Valve actually rated the game Verified with the Native version being the default." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/unrailed-gets-fixed-for-steam-deck-and-an-update-for-controllers-on-linux-macos/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:43:28

• SPAM by LF https://programminginsider.com/linux-foundation-cka-ckad-30-discount-2025/ it's a SPAMHOUSE: http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:44:07

• Unable to set your monitor as the primary display in Linux? Here's how to fix that https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/11/unable-to-set-your-monitor-as-the-primary-display-in-linux-heres-how-to-fix-that/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:45:02

• "Danish indie developer Polyspice Games is releasing Bunny Bunker for Windows, macOS, and Linux on July 26, 2025" https://cogconnected.com/2025/07/bunny-bunker-is-building-its-base-on-pc-macos-and-linux-this-month/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:46:10

• Red Hat is giving developers free access to RHEL – here’s what you need to know https://www.itpro.com/software/development/red-hat-enterprise-linux-for-business-developers-platform-launch    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:47:17

• Why I'm deleting Firefox for good - and which browser's never let me down https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-im-deleting-firefox-for-good-and-which-browsers-never-let-me-down/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:48:22

• So Jack Wallen moves to a proprietary browser controlled by China    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:49:24

• "Immutable distributions are slowly spreading across the Linux world– but should you care? Are they hacker friendly? What does “immutable” mean, anyway?" https://hackaday.com/2025/07/10/personal-reflections-on-immutable-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:49:54

• "The end result is a perfect balance of speed, beauty, and usability." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-linux-distro-combines-the-best-parts-of-windows-and-macos-and-its-gorgeous/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:50:22

• "That sense of dread you get when you type dnf search—you're not alone. That minute-long wait just to find a package is a common gripe with Fedora. DNF's agonizing speed, Copr's lack of useful packages, and Fedora's gigantic upgrades drive me absolutely nuts." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-use-fedora-linux-daily-but-these-things-drive-me-nuts/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:50:56

• "Although Windows 11 isn't my jam, I find the latest version of ExTiX to be an elegant desktop that any user would feel right at home on." https://www.zdnet.com/article/extixs-new-release-is-an-even-better-windows-11-like-linux-desktop/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:52:12

• "Looking for an easy-to-use but flexible method of backing up your files on a Linux desktop? I've been using the app Back in Time to make backups of my personal files, and it's made data preservation a cinch." https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-i-easily-back-up-my-files-on-desktop-linux/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:52:37

• LF "AI" https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/the-linux-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-open-source-summit-india-2025-302501788.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:53:06

• "In the game you play as the "last priest" as you descend deeper into "the deepest depths to destroy the very essence of evil" as you avoid traps, lava and fear itself." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/first-person-horror-platformer-blessed-burden-adds-linux-and-steam-deck-support/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:53:33

• AMD slips RDNA 3.5 iGPU firmware into Linux https://fudzilla.com/news/61334-amd-slips-rdna-3-5-igpu-firmware-into-linux    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 15:53:59

• iophk: rust is not about memory safety, it is not about improved coding, it is about getting the government(s) to ban C and through that ban senior developers. Similar but not quite the same applies to SBOMs.    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 16:26:02

• "In an effort to see if I can bridge my named Mastodon account and my BSKY account (both of these are sort of work related / attached to my real name), in a way that would let me post but prevent me from spending hours doom-scrolling, I installed Openvibe." gemini://melyanna.net/small-web-july-01    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 16:29:59

• 🔤SpellBinding: AYILTVB Wordo: BUMPH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-12.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 16:31:16

• toes in the water gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/toes_in_the_water    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 16:32:12

• More Microsoft layoffs in weeks "any idea on when in august?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:38:50

• Melodic Musings gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/07/12/melodic-musings.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:43:27

• "I remapped my keyboard, physically moving keys around, to Dvorak then Colemak, for the thrill of it." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/self/etc/2025-07-12.learning-to-type.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:44:24

• Audi’s S6 and S8 beat NIO’s ES6 and ES8 http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/audis-s6-and-s8-beat-nios-es6-and-es8.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:52:12

• Uralic https://www.dw.com/en/who-were-uralic-people-researchers-solve-an-ancient-mystery/a-73136278    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:52:41

• BRICS https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-brics-and-why-does-it-matter/a-73087358    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:53:03

• Bandits https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-09/bandits-kill-at-least-70-security-volunteers-in-nigeria-ambush    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:54:08

• Still Harms Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/09/revised-uk-social-security-bill-still-harms-rights    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:55:02

• HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule Investigation with Deer Oaks Behavioral Health for $225k and a Corrective Action Plan https://databreaches.net/2025/07/08/hhs-office-for-civil-rights-settles-hipaa-privacy-and-security-rule-investigation-with-deer-oaks-behavioral-health-for-225k-and-a-corrective-action-plan/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:56:04

• Lies and Insecurity https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/08/the-us-army-at-250-extirpation-genocidal-violence-lies-and-insecurity/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:56:45

• AUSTRUMI 5.0.9 GNU/Linux is out    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:57:41

• New ISO also out: Gentoo 20250706    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 18:58:25

• Securonis 4.0-beta is out, but they do not get security. They outsourced everything to Microsoft Proprietary Jail. https://securonis.github.io/release-notes.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:01:40

• Ultimate 2025.07.08 "Arch Developer" is out https://sourceforge.net/projects/ultimateedition/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:02:51

• Miracle 9.6 is out https://www.miraclelinux.com/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:03:26

• shoplifting https://www.dw.com/en/germany-sees-surge-in-shoplifting-cases/a-73145599    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:04:17

• Euro's climb vs. dollar signals trouble for EU exporters https://www.dw.com/en/euro-s-climb-vs-dollar-signals-trouble-for-eu-exporters/a-73103018    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:04:50

• Germany rearming https://www.dw.com/en/will-germany-s-military-spending-spree-deliver-broad-economic-growth/a-73125966    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:05:50

• ssh clients can't communicate with server with default cipher when fips is enabled at server end. https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3603    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:06:19

• Hot Dog Eating Contest https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-04/photos-show-revelers-and-competitors-alike-savoring-a-july-fourth-hot-dog-eating-contest    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:07:22

• Photos Show Liberia’s Health Clinics Shuttered After US Aid Cuts https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-08/photos-show-liberias-health-clinics-shuttered-after-us-aid-cuts    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:08:52

• Wildfires https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-04/turkey-arrests-ten-suspects-after-wildfires-interior-minister-says    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:09:54

• LGBTQ+ in Turkey: Insisting on life https://www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-in-turkey-insisting-on-life/a-73161247    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:10:42

• Crackdown on Opposition https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-05/2-mayors-arrested-in-southern-turkey-as-part-of-crackdown-on-opposition https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-arrests-3-mayors-in-crackdown-on-opposition/a-73166013    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:11:41

• Seven female journalists detained https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/mkg-seven-female-journalists-detained-two-imprisoned-in-turkey-in-june-80152    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:13:14

• Turkey remains Europe’s top destination for plastic waste for five years straight https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-remains-europes-top-destination-for-plastic-waste-for-five-years-straight-309247    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:13:52

• Turkey: Government silences last critical media https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-government-silences-last-critical-media-outlets/a-73220084    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:14:20

• Do EU structures enable far-right misuse of public money? https://www.dw.com/en/do-eu-structures-enable-far-right-misuse-of-public-money/a-73156915 https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-08/eu-prosecutors-office-investigates-alleged-misuse-of-funds-by-far-right-lawmakers    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:17:57

• Cheeto Mussolini Says He Didn't Know an Offensive Term He Used in a Speech Is Considered Antisemitic https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-04/trump-says-he-didnt-know-an-offensive-term-he-used-in-a-speech-is-considered-antisemitic    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:19:15

• critics warn of curbs on free speech https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/jewish-groups-back-antisemitism-report-while-critics-warn-of-curbs-on-free-speech-20250710-p5me33.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:19:54

• Scientists Transplant Crossbred Corals to Help Save Miami's Reefs From Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-04/scientists-transplant-crossbred-corals-to-help-save-miamis-reefs-from-climate-change    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:21:31

• Automakers want Canada to scrap its EV sales mandate. What would that do to emissions? https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/zev-mandate-climate-1.7576456    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:21:43

• Climate-proofing homes more important than ever, say experts https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/climate-change-damage-homes-1.7576232    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:22:08

• Turkey passes climate law amid opposition criticism https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-passes-climate-law-amid-opposition-criticism-309144    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:22:55

• Sheldon Whitehouse’s Three-Hundredth Climate Warning https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/sheldon-whitehouses-three-hundredth-climate-warning    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:23:51

• Must Prevent Climate Harms https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/07/inter-american-court-says-countries-must-prevent-climate-harms    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:24:04

• Subsidizes Private Jet Owners Amid Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/provision-in-trump-budget-law-subsidizes-private-jet-owners-amid-climate-crisis/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:24:20

• Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now? https://www.vox.com/climate/418981/climate-disaster-preparedness-recovery-home-hardening    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:24:38

• Netherlands' climate-friendly investments increased by 80% in four years https://nltimes.nl/2025/07/08/netherlands-climate-friendly-investments-increased-80-four-years    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:25:46

• Pope Leo Interrupts Vacation to Appeal for Action on Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-09/pope-leo-interrupts-vacation-to-appeal-for-action-on-climate-change    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:26:08

• Climate change made recent European heatwave 'up to 4C hotter' https://www.thelocal.se/20250709/climate-change-made-european-heatwave-up-to-4c-hotter-study    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:26:57

• Is There Still Time to Be Hopeful About the Climate? https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-there-still-time-to-be-hopeful-about-the-climate    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:27:12

• Is climate change behind extreme heat and record cold? https://www.dw.com/en/is-climate-change-behind-extreme-heat-and-record-cold/a-73207104    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:27:29

• climate visa https://www.dw.com/en/australia-s-climate-visa-a-model-for-sinking-islands/a-73125985    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:27:49

• Tibetan Glacial Lake Drainage Triggered Deadly Flood in Nepal, Climate Body Says https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-10/tibetan-glacial-lake-drainage-triggered-deadly-flood-in-nepal-climate-body-says    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:28:05

• protect yourself from financial fraud when the banks won't https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-financial-fraud-protection-tips-1.7577719    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:28:53

• Melawy Linux 2025.07.04 is out https://melawy.ru/news    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:31:58

• Rhino Linux 2025.3 released, UBports Sponsorship, and a Call for Contributors! https://blog.rhinolinux.org/news-22    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:34:08

• Parrot 6.4 Release Notes https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-07-07-parrot-6.4-release-notes/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:35:36

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 118 - 16 Billion Passwords https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5ix3GpDGe5w"    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:43:44

• Enterprise Linux Security Episode 116- A CVE by any other Name https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=le5ynn3gv1g    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:44:06

• Some US Airports Will No Longer Require This 2006 Security Measure https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-tsa-shoe-rules-some-us-airports-will-no-longer-require-this-2006-security-measure-1737741    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:45:06

• Who Is Ruoming Pang? Why Is He Causing A 'Tech War' Between Apple And Meta? https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-ruoming-pang-why-he-causing-tech-war-between-apple-meta-1737737    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:46:06

• Home or exile? https://cpj.org/2025/07/home-or-exile-syrian-journalists-grapple-with-new-realities-post-assad/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:46:35

• blackout hits Czech Republic https://www.dw.com/en/major-blackout-hits-czech-republic/a-73156482    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:49:20

• EU and Germany push for a new World Trade Organization https://www.dw.com/en/eu-and-germany-push-for-a-new-world-trade-organization/a-73143928    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:50:08

• Safety or surveillance? https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-s-cyber-laws-safety-or-surveillance/a-73007604    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:52:32

• Activists Arrested at Memorial Event https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/04/central-african-republic-activists-arrested-at-memorial-event    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:53:26

• 4 rich Africans reportedly wealthier than half the continent https://www.dw.com/en/4-rich-africans-reportedly-wealthier-than-half-the-continent/a-73220927    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:55:18

• SEC and SolarWinds Seek Settlement in Securities Fraud Case https://www.hunton.com/privacy-and-information-security-law/sec-and-solarwinds-seek-settlement-in-securities-fraud-case    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:56:23

• Hunters International to provide free decryptors for all victims as they shut down https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-hunters-international/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:57:23

• Hacker with ‘political agenda’ stole data from Columbia, university says https://therecord.media/hacker-political-agenda-columbia-cyberattack    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:58:17

• Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/data-breach-reveals-catwatchful-stalkerware-spying-on-thousands-android-phones/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:58:43

• SK Telecom to be fined for late data breach report, ordered to waive cancellation fees, criminal investigation into them launched https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/sk-telecom-data-breach-govt    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 19:59:55

• Nova Scotia Power Data Breach Exposed Information of 280,000 Customers https://databreaches.net/2025/07/04/nova-scotia-power-data-breach-exposed-information-of-280000-customers/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:00:28

• No need to hack when it’s leaking: Brandt Kettwick Defense edition https://databreaches.net/2025/07/04/no-need-to-hack-when-its-leaking-brandt-kettwick-defense-edition/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:01:08

• Louis Vuitton Korea suffers cyberattack as customer data leaked https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/louis-vuitton-korea-suffers-cyberattack-as-customer-data-leaked-ws-l-19631891.htm    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:01:33

• Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims https://databreaches.net/2025/07/05/nigerian-national-pleads-guilty-to-international-fraud-scheme-that-defrauded-elderly-u-s-victims/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:02:12

• Kentfield Hospital victim of cyberattack by World Leaks, patient data involved https://databreaches.net/2025/07/05/kentfield-hospital-victim-of-cyberattack-by-world-leaks-patient-data-involved/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:02:45

• Iranian and Pro-Regime Cyberattacks Against Americans (2011-Present) https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/07/03/iranian-and-pro-regime-cyberattacks-against-americans-2011-present/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:03:25

• India’s Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/indias-max-financial-says-hacker-accessed-customer-data-from-its-insurance-unit/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:03:56

• Brazil’s central bank service provider hacked, $140M stolen https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazil-central-bank-service-provider-hacked-140-million    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:04:27

• Five youths arrested on suspicion of phishing https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2025/juli/7/03-vijf-jongeren-aangehouden-op-verdenking-van-phishing.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:04:55

• Integrated Oncology Network victim of phishing attack; multiple locations affected https://databreaches.net/2025/07/08/integrated-oncology-network-victim-of-phishing-attack-multiple-locations-affected/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=integrated-oncology-network-victim-of-phishing-attack-multiple-locations-affected    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:05:32

• Credit reports among personal data of 190,000 breached, put for sale on Dark Web; IT vendor fined https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/credit-reports-among-personal-data-of-190000-breached-put-for-sale-on-dark-web-it-vendor-fined    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:06:14

• Avantic Medical Lab hacked; patient data leaked by Everest Group https://databreaches.net/2025/07/09/avantic-medical-lab-hacked-patient-data-leaked-by-everest-group/    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:07:12

• Windows TCO https://www.aol.com/news/uk-police-arrest-four-connection-111151450.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:07:52

• Rents easing across most major markets but many tenants not feeling relief: CMHC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rents-easing-major-markets-tenants-no-relief-cmhc-1.7579759    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:09:39

• Have an e-bike? Here’s how to avoid a battery fire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/e-bike-battery-fires-some-tips-to-help-buyers-avoid-getting-burned-1.7580108    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:10:33

• Blogging about death in the Debian Planet or Planet Debian? https://veronneau.org/adulting.html    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 20:17:13

• one that happened in Texas https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/flooding-canada-preparedness-1.7578994    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:28:01

• So why are apartment prices still soaring? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-rent-registry-1.7579257    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:28:57

• "This is somewhat of my still disorganized thought, but I thought I should write this down since connecting these dots leads to something quite sinister." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2025-07-12-us-global-depopulation-agenda    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:30:00

• "i spent 8,000 hours defi yield farming so you didn't have to" gemini://wampa.smol.pub/emperor-zed    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:30:45

• "There seems to be no end of things in life that one puts up with, thinking to yourself, I'll figure/sort/fix this some day, but now I just need to do something else." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/self/etc/2025-07-12.some-day.gmi    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:31:52

• "i've been building my own computers since the early 2000s. my uncle used to donate his old pc parts to my brothers & i, and that kicked off our foray into pc building." gemini://wampa.smol.pub/shattered-horizon    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:32:44

• peyote microdose gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/peyote    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:33:46

• systemic issues https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/travis-dhanraj-resignation-cbc-1.7579141    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:39:13

• Turkish soldiers die of methane gas poisoning in Iraq https://www.dw.com/en/turkish-soldiers-die-of-methane-gas-poisoning-in-iraq/a-73183146    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:39:48

• The beginning of the end of free travel in Europe? https://www.dw.com/en/poland-s-new-border-checks-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-free-travel-in-europe/a-73185689    

posted Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 21:40:27

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