Roy Schestowitz

• Foreign ‘tourists’ turn handymen in Malaysia, fleece customers of thousands ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/foreign-tourists-turn-handymen-in-malaysia-fleece-customers-of-thousands    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:04:39

• Mahathir discharged from hospital after feeling fatigued during birthday gathering ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/dr-mahathir-resting-in-hospital-after-feeling-fatigued-during-birthday-gathering    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:04:54

• Malaysia monitoring higher education institutions for militant-linked activities ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-monitoring-higher-education-institutions-for-militant-linked-activities    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:05:09

• Cooking up a storm: Malaysia’s popular Foodie online platform aims higher with IPO ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cooking-up-a-storm-malaysias-popular-foodie-online-platform-aims-higher-dreams-bigger-with-ipo    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:05:52

• Rare Eurasian otter spotted in Sabah ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/rare-eurasian-otter-spotted-in-sabah    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:06:08

• Calls grow to reject conservative figure Nick Adams as US ambassador to Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/calls-grow-to-reject-conservative-figure-nick-adams-as-us-ambassador-to-malaysia    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:06:26

• Hundreds march for judicial independence in Malaysia amid concerns over delayed judge appointments ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hundreds-march-to-defend-judicial-independence-as-concerns-over-delayed-appointments-grow    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:06:42

• Malaysia’s KLIA terminal gets $9 million makeover for better, faster travel experience ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-klia-terminal-gets-9m-makeover-for-better-faster-travel-experience    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:07:02

• Malaysia tightens domestic oversight of US chip movements as tariffs negotiation tactic ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-tightens-domestic-oversight-on-us-chip-movements-as-a-negotiation-tactic-over-tariffs    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:07:17

• China, India should work towards ‘win-win’ cooperation, says Chinese Foreign Minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-india-should-work-towards-win-win-cooperation-says-chinese-foreign-minister    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:08:30

• China’s Economy Grows Steadily Despite Convicted Felon’s Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/business/china-economy-gdp-q2.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:08:45

• Australia says China is likely to spy on its military drills with US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-says-china-is-likely-to-spy-on-its-military-drills-with-the-us    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:08:59

• Why China’s high-end hotels are setting up food stalls outside their doors ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-chinas-high-end-hotels-are-setting-up-food-stalls-outside-their-doors    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:09:18

• China says Dalai Lama succession issue a ‘thorn’ in relations with India ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-dalai-lama-succession-issue-a-thorn-in-relations-with-india    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:09:33

• Malaysia imposes new curbs on Hey Hi (AI) chip exports as US targets China smuggling ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-imposes-new-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports-as-us-targets-china-smuggling    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:09:51

• Avoiding trade curbs vital for normalisation of ties, India tells China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/avoiding-trade-curbs-vital-for-normalisation-of-ties-india-tells-china    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:10:28

• China steps in as US pulls back from diplomacy, report says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-steps-in-as-us-pulls-back-from-diplomacy-report-says    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:10:51

• China exports beat forecasts in June following US tariff truce ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/14/china-exports-beat-forecasts-in-june-following-us-tariff-truce/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:11:50

• Injecting new life into Europe’s life science industry to improve competitiveness ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/injecting-new-life-into-europes-life-science-industry-to-improve-competitiveness/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:12:17

• Extreme Conditions of Early Universe Recreated in Collider Experiment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/extreme-conditions-of-early-universe-recreated-in-collider-experiment    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:13:05

• China's Clean Air Could Be Behind an Acceleration in Global Warming ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chinas-clean-air-could-be-behind-an-acceleration-in-global-warming    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:13:20

• The Right Tool for the Job: The Inherent Risks of Misapplied Remedies ☞ https://project-disco.org/competition/right-tool-for-the-job-inherent-risks-of-misapplied-remedies/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:14:06

• Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/meta-data-center-water.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:14:32

• Climate crisis: HSBC exits Net Zero Banking Alliance ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/climate-crisis-hsbc-exits-net-zero-banking-alliance/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:15:17

• UPC is illegal, so they appoint judges for an illegal, corporate, kangaroo "court" ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/higher-regional-court-karlsruhe-appoints-new-presiding-judge/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:16:02

• The Narrow Semantic Line on AAPA: Federal Circuit’s Latest Take in Shockwave ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/semantic-circuits-shockwave.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:16:31

• Timing is Everything: PTAB’s Renewed Reliance on Litigation Timelines and Patent Longevity ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/everything-litigation-timelines.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:16:55

• Four small stable kernel updates ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1029837/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:17:19

• Tribblix 0m37 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tribblix    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:17:32

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1353.jpg    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:18:10

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1703.jpg    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:18:16

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-16.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:18:42

• "Links is an open source graphics and text mode web browser." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/occ25-working-tls-with-links-package.txt    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:19:23

• "I started out using GNU screen back in the mid 90's when I first started running Linux. I eventually jumped ship to tmux when it came out in 2007. I've burned the paned terminal keybindings into my muscle memory." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-07-15_re_tmux_panes.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:20:05

• no cool air gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/no_cool_air    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:21:11

• xkcd #3115 gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/xkcd/3115.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:21:41

• Building a Fire gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/xkcd/3114.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:22:13

• Fix This Sign gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/xkcd/3113.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:23:10

• Microsoft's 200 laid-off King devs are reportedly being replaced by AI they helped build, while its 'absolute 's***show' HR department looks away and whistles https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsofts-200-laid-off-king-devs-are-reportedly-being-replaced-by-ai-they-helped-build-while-its-absolute-s-show-hr-department-looks-away-and-whistles/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:28:59

• King Staff Part Of Latest Microsoft Layoffs Were Reportedly Replaced With AI Tools They Helped Build https://games.mxdwn.com/news/king-staff-part-of-latest-microsoft-layoffs-were-reportedly-replaced-with-ai-tools-they-helped-build/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:30:05

• XBox is Rapidly Turned Into a Slopfarm by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/XBox_is_Rapidly_Turned_Into_a_Slopfarm_by_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:37:38

• Reboots Should Never be Necessary (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Reboots_Should_Never_be_Necessary.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:37:46

• Microsoft's Halloween Documents and systemd, Wayland, Etc. (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Microsoft_s_Halloween_Documents_and_systemd_Wayland_Etc.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:37:54

• Changing One's Name Won't Change One's Past (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Changing_One_s_Name_Won_t_Change_One_s_Past.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:38:30

• People Who Assault Women Are Not Victims of "Distress" (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/People_Who_Assault_Women_Are_Not_Victims_of_Distress.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:38:44

• Coming Soon: Another OSI Scandal, This One Implicating Molly de Blanc ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Coming_Soon_Another_OSI_Scandal_This_One_Implicating_Molly_de_B.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:40:28

• Outreachy & Debian pregnancy cluster, Meike Reichle evidence ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Outreachy_Debian_pregnancy_cluster_Meike_Reichle_evidence.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:41:15

• One of the Most Hilarious Things About the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft SLAPPs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/One_of_the_Most_Hilarious_Things_About_the_Microsoft_SLAPPs.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:41:24

• Illegally Hiding (or Demanding Secrecy Around) Illegal Requests or Attempts at Extortion ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Illegally_Hiding_or_Demanding_Secrecy_Around_Illegal_Requests_o.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:41:36

• The Firm That Picks on Techrights is Accustomed to Working With Criminals ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/The_Firm_That_Picks_on_Techrights_is_Accustomed_to_Working_With.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:41:49

• Microsoft Said the Mass Layoffs Were for "Investment" in "AI", But It's Also Laying Off the "AI" and "Copilot" Staff ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Microsoft_Said_the_Mass_Layoffs_Were_for_Investment_in_AI_But_I.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:42:16

• DryDeadFish is Dead, Long Live DryDeadFish ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/DryDeadFish_is_Dead_Long_Live_DryDeadFish.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:42:24

• For Quite Some Time Already Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Attracts Crackpots, Scams, and More ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/For_Quite_Some_Time_Already_Microsoft_Attracts_Crackpots_Scams_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:42:33

• More EPO Leaks on the Way ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/More_EPO_Leaks_on_the_Way.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:42:44

• Lenovo Legion Go S: backdoored Windows 11 vs SteamOS Performance, and General Availability ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/lenovo-legion-go-s-windows-vs-steam-os-performance/index.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:43:33

• What the heck is the point? Why even do this? ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-7-runs-natively-on-the-steam-deck-desktop-os-enthusiast-aims-to-push-beyond-portrait-mode-only-limit    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:09

• Pissing Contests and Pissing Off Everyone ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/13/Pissing_Contests_and_Pissing_Off_Everyone.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:20

• Two-Thirds Towards FSF Goal, Richard Stallman to Give Talks in Europe ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Two_Thirds_Towards_FSF_Goal_Richard_Stallman_to_Give_Talks_in_E.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:28

• Asking People to Take Down Articles and Videos Only Makes These More Popular and "Viral" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Asking_People_to_Take_Down_Articles_and_Videos_Only_Makes_These.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:39

• copyleft.org 'Hijacked' by the People Who Attack the Person Who Created Copyleft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/copyleft_org_Hijacked_by_the_People_Who_Attack_the_Person_Who_C.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:51

• Decommodification is a Corporate Strategy Against Communities ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Decommodification_is_a_Corporate_Strategy_Against_Communities.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:44:59

• Celebrating Kim Parsell: 2025 WordCamp US Scholarship Applications Open ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/07/kim-parsell-2025-wcus-scholarship-applications-open/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:45:22

• Robots Want The Jobs You Can’t Do ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/robots-want-the-jobs-you-cant-do/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:49:28

• Slop? ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/do-you-trust-this-ai-for-your-surgery/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:49:48

• Jensen Huang says China's military will avoid U.S. Hey Hi (AI) tech — 'they don’t need Nvidia’s chips or American tech stacks in order to build their military' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jensen-huang-says-chinas-military-will-avoid-u-s-ai-tech-they-dont-need-nvidias-chips-or-american-tech-stacks-in-order-to-build-their-military    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:50:04

• Time to Start Tagging Hey Hi (AI) Uploads on DSPs? BPI Calls for Labels on Spotify and Others As The Velvet Sundown Drops Fourth Album in Six Weeks ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/14/spotify-ai-tags-call-july-2025/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:50:41

• Building a 4-Bay 3.5″ NAS with a Raspberry Pi 5 and 3D Printed Enclosure ☞ https://www.the-diy-life.com/building-a-4-bay-3-5-nas-with-a-raspberry-pi-5-and-3d-printed-enclosure/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:51:28

• "Makes The Seconds Count" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-valvano-clock-makes-the-seconds-count/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:51:52

• Sen. Mark Warner wants to keep security clearances free of politics ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/07/sen-mark-warner-wants-to-keep-security-clearances-free-of-politics/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:53:06

• Train Brakes Can Be Hacked Over Radio—And the Industry Knew for 20 Years ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/train-hack-gets-proper-attention-after-20-years-researcher/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:53:32

• CitrixBleed 2 Flaw Poses Unacceptable Risk: CISA ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/citrixbleed-2-flaw-poses-unacceptable-risk-cisa/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:53:56

• New Interlock RAT Variant Distributed via FileFix Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-interlock-rat-variant-distributed-via-filefix-attacks/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:54:23

• Flaws in Gigabyte Firmware Allow Security Bypass, Backdoor Deployment ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/flaws-in-gigabyte-firmware-allow-security-bypass-backdoor-deployment/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:54:42

• Louis Vuitton Data Breach Hits Customers in Several Countries ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/louis-vuitton-data-breach-hits-customers-in-several-countries/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:55:54

• 13 Romanians Arrested for Phishing the UK’s Tax Service ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/thirteen-romanians-arrested-for-phishing-the-uks-tax-service/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:56:06

• New White House cyber executive order pushes rules as code ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/new-white-house-cyber-executive-order-pushes-rules-as-code-op-ed/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:57:12

• Techrights will make a huge announcement at 9AM BST    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:57:33

• Women, Peace and Security is more than a side quest ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/women-peace-and-security-is-more-than-a-side-quest/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:58:28

• Europe has a heating strategy—now it needs one for cooling ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/europe-has-a-heating-strategy-now-it-needs-one-for-cooling/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:58:48

• Recap: OpenSSF Community Day North America 2025 ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/07/14/recap-openssf-community-day-north-america-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:59:11

• House passes bill to formalize NTIA’s cyber role following Salt Typhoon attacks ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ntia-cybersecurity-salt-typhoon-telecoms-house-bill/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 03:59:44

• Why skipping security prompting on Grok’s newest model is a huge mistake ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/grok4-security-flaws-prompts-splxai-research/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:00:06

• Renesas RA2T1 low-power Cortex-M23 MCUs target BLDC/PMSM motor applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/14/renesas-ra2t1-low-power-motor-control-cortex-m23-mcus-target-bldc-pmsm-motors/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:00:42

• Hong Kong court urged to ‘reverse’ democrat’s acquittal in landmark subversion case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/14/hong-kong-court-urged-to-reverse-democrats-acquittal-in-landmark-subversion-case/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:07:08

• Maduino Zero Wi-Fi HaLow – An 802.11ah board programmable with the Arduino IDE ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/14/maduino-zero-wifi-halow-802-11ah-board-arduino-ide/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:07:30

• Waveshare SATA HAT+ adds two SATA 3.0 ports to Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/14/waveshare-sata-hat-adds-two-sata-3-0-ports-to-raspberry-pi-5/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:08:04

• Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog despite security concerns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/iran-to-cooperate-with-the-un-nuclear-watchdog-despite-security-concerns/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:49:06

• US Court Temporarily Halts Bid To End Protection Status For Afghans ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-us-tps-dhs-taliban-refugee-asylum/33474432.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:49:16

• Security vulnerability on U.S. trains that let anyone activate the brakes on the rear car was known for 13 years — operators refused to fix the issue until now ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/security-vulnerability-on-u-s-trains-that-let-anyone-activate-the-brakes-on-the-rear-car-was-known-for-13-years-operators-refused-to-fix-the-issue-until-now    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:49:39

• Report from the Cambridge Cybercrime Conference ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/report-from-the-cambridge-cybercrime-conference.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:49:59

• Pakistan to create new paramilitary force ahead of more protests by Imran Khan’s party ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-to-create-new-paramilitary-force-ahead-of-more-protests-by-imran-khans-party    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:50:12

• Breathing Room: What’s in Your Shopping Cart? ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/13/breathing-room-whats-in-your-shopping-cart/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:50:29

• Australia PM Albanese to discuss trade, security in meeting with China's Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-pm-albanese-to-discuss-trade-security-in-meeting-with-chinas-xi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:50:50

• TensorWave just deployed the largest AMD GPU training cluster in North America — features 8,192 MI325X Hey Hi (AI) accelerators tamed by direct liquid-cooling ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/tensorwave-just-deployed-the-largest-amd-gpu-training-cluster-in-north-america-features-8-192-mi325x-ai-accelerators-tamed-by-direct-liquid-cooling    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:51:34

• The First World War, in Sharp Focus ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-europe/the-first-world-war-in-sharp-focus    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:52:14

• Film Challenging Iran's Laws Restricting Women Earns Prize At Czech Festival ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/bidad-karlovy-vary-film-festival-winner-hijab-movie/33473672.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:53:24

• SEC drops landmark lawsuit on mutual fund liquidity standards ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/sec-drops-landmark-lawsuit-on-mutual-fund-liquidity-standards/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 04:53:40

• "A Chip8 Emulator For 68000-based Macs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/a-chip8-emulator-for-68000-based-macs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:28:00

• "As part of his multi-year project to build a quantum computer, hacakday.io poster [skywo1f] has shared with us his most recent accomplishment — a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, which he built for less than $100." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/quasi-quantifying-qubits-for-100-quid/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:28:25

• They mean BAILOUTS! https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/14/pentagon-aims-bolster-national-security-major-investments-us-ai-firms/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:29:14

• Chinese University Expels Woman for ‘Improper Contact’ With a Foreigner ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/world/asia/chinese-student-expelled-privacy.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:29:26

• Children Among at Least 10 Killed in Israeli Strike in Central Gaza, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-market.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:29:44

• Arizona Governor Seeks Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon Fire ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/arizona-grand-canyon-wildfire-controlled-burn.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:30:03

• LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #4 – Documentation in Free and Open Source Software ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/13/libreoffice-podcast-episode-4-documentation-in-free-and-open-source-software/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:30:26

• Just Say No to Overcomplicated Cars ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/just-say-no-to-overcomplicated-cars/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:31:31

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 240: Dean Beeby on Why Canada’s Language Laws May Stop Government From Posting Access to Information Records Online ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/law-bytes-podcast-episode-240/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:34:59

• Unused Covid-19 facility in Kai Tak converted into youth hub featuring hostel, sports, cultural spaces ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/14/unused-covid-19-facility-in-kai-tak-converted-into-youth-hub-featuring-hostel-sports-cultural-spaces/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:35:22

• Mahathir, 100, apologises for leaving birthday picnic early due to fatigue ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mahathir-100-apologises-for-leaving-birthday-picnic-early-due-to-fatigue    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:35:54

• France among EU nations to trial new app to protect minors from online harms ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250714-five-european-countries-to-trial-child-safety-app-for-online-age-checks    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:36:08

• Record Changer Spins Round And Round ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/record-changer-spins-round-and-round/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:36:33

• "We’re probably all familiar with adding wood dust, hemp and carbon fibers to PLA filament, but there are so many other fillers one could add." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/14/introducing-poola-filament-grass-fiber-reinforced-pla/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 05:36:51

• "Valve put out a new Steam Beta for Desktop and SteamOS, here's all that's changed for the July 14th update. You need to opt into the Beta on your device to see these changes." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/legion-go-s-gets-joystick-led-controls-in-steamos-plus-more-steam-updates-for-all/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:17:05

• "An open world platformer where you express yourself with different movements, Demon Tides looks like a lot of fun and it just had a huge demo upgrade." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/try-the-big-demo-upgrade-for-demon-tides-an-impressive-looking-open-world-3d-platformer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:17:32

• "RimWorld has expanded in a massive way with the Odyssey expansion and the 1.6 update, now available for all players." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/rimworld-odyssey-expansion-is-out-now-along-with-update-1-6/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:17:43

• "The Alters from 11 bit studios appears to be doing very well, apart from the controversy over the AI generated bits. A new patch is out to fix it up." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-alters-gets-patched-to-replace-ai-generated-bits-fix-a-steam-deck-crash-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:18:55

• "I don't know who thought that it was a good idea to be a Shark Dentist, in what looks like a set from a cheap horror movie - but now I have to try it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/shark-dentist-looks-a-bit-silly-tense-gruesome-and-i-need-to-play-it/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:19:21

• "After Wuthering Waves launched on Steam, it was left broken on all Linux platforms including SteamOS and Steam Deck but now it works." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/wuthering-waves-now-steam-deck-playable-and-works-on-desktop-linux-with-one-tweak/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:19:55

• "Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition is now here from Aspyr Media, updating the classic from 2006" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/dungeons-dragons-neverwinter-nights-2-enhanced-edition-has-arrived-and-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:20:05

• "STRAFTAT is a free to play arena shooter that's quite popular, and it just had a big content expansion with support for 4 players. It has a Native Linux version too." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/popular-free-online-shooter-straftat-just-got-a-big-content-expansion-with-4-player-support/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:28:32

• "skate. is an upcoming next-generation skateboarding game and it's now confirmed it will not support Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to anti-cheat." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-upcoming-skate-from-ea-will-be-unsupported-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-due-to-anti-cheat/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:28:52

• Proprietary crapware, microsoft GitHub https://fedscoop.com/elon-musk-grok-us-government-deal/ ("Elon Musk's Grok is now working with the US government")    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:34:12

• "Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us" https://www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2025/jul/14/measles-cases-surging-europe-us-anti-vax-conspiracy-theory    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:34:23

• "How honour killings are STILL happening to this day... and the tales of women who have been targeted over 'dress code and divorce' | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14876715/honour-killings-happening-day-tales-women.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:34:33

• "Chatkontrolle: Schattentreffen unterläuft Position des EU-Parlaments" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/chatkontrolle-schattentreffen-unterlaeuft-position-des-eu-parlaments/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:34:44

• Slop is NOT "hey hi" and is NOT a skill! https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2025/saudi-arabia-plans-to-train-1-million-citizens-in-ai    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:35:07

• iophk: a race to the bottom https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine-university-system-approves-accelerated-degree-programs-to-address-workforce-gaps/ ("Maine university system approves accelerated degree programs to address workforce gaps")    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:35:25

• "50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald sank, swimmers to complete ‘final voyage’" https://www.bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/50-years-after-edmund-fitzgerald-sank-swimmers-complete-final-voyage    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:35:42

• "Epstein scandal: 'Trump finds himself on the wrong side of a conspiracy theory' - Press Review" https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20250715-epstein-scandal-trump-finds-himself-on-the-wrong-side-of-a-conspiracy-theory    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:35:54

• "Den som intet woker, intet vinner – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/07/15/den-som-intet-woker-intet-vinner/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:36:05

• When the Supreme Court priotized property above human rights" https://soylentnews.org/~day+of+the+dalek/journal/19534    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:36:19

• "RSS validator" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/07/rss-validator/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:36:33

• UEFI restricted boot strikes again https://www.pcworld.com/article/2848942/hundreds-of-gigabyte-motherboards-vulnerable-to-secure-boot-attack.html http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:37:12

• "Lessons in Restoration" ☛ https://therevelator.org/trinity-river-restoration-lessons/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 07:41:36

• "A swift wave of public outrage has since followed online, with exasperated fans pointing out the absurdity of censoring a kiss in a superhero flick while Indian films continue to get away with far sleazier depictions of women" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cbfc-cuts-superman-a-short-history-of-hollywood-films-facing-censorship-in-india/article69810129.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:15:29

• "political censorship on social media" ☛ https://baptistnews.com/article/orwellian-newspeak-and-political-censorship-on-social-media/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:15:52

• "The FIR mentioned various "objectionable" posts, including allegedly inappropriate comments on Lord Shiva as well as cartoons, videos" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/sc-grants-protection-to-cartoonist-over-posts-on-pm-modi-rss-warns-against-repeat-1891617 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:16:15

• "I get death threats all the time, my children get death threats" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/i-get-death-threats-all-the-time-cnns-clarissa-ward-tells-conference/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:16:38

• "Crack open your desktop PC for a second. No rush, I’ll wait. Are you looking in there? Good." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2848942/hundreds-of-gigabyte-motherboards-vulnerable-to-secure-boot-attack.html | Source: PC World    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:17:30

• "Apple’s Browser Engine Ban Persists" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/07/15/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:18:00

• "Data shows that the vast majority of images on Civitai were pornographic" ☛ https://www.404media.co/a16z-backed-ai-site-civitai-is-mostly-porn-despite-claiming-otherwise/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:19:46

• "Users have reuploaded 5,000 models used to generate nonconsensual sexual content of real people to Hugging Face" ☛ https://www.404media.co/hugging-face-is-hosting-5-000-nonconsensual-ai-models-of-real-people/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:19:56

• "It is a measure of how fast the field of AI has developed in the three years since Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) was published that the issue of using copyright material for training AI systems" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/14/tackling-the-ai-bots-that-threaten-to-overwhelm-the-open-web/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:20:46

• "was not designed to accommodate the expressive and synthetic nature of generative AI training, and its application to such systems risks distorting the purpose and limits of EU copyright exceptions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/eu_genai_fair_use/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:21:01

• "A coalition of nearly 50 record labels, including industry giants Warner and Sony, accuse Internet provider Altice of providing a safe haven for pirates." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-a-safe-haven-for-pirates-disqualifies-isp-from-dmca-protection/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:23:09

• "Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-starts-blocking-pirate-sites-for-uk-users-thats-a-pretty-big-deal-250715/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:23:38

• "Does anyone really understand how Creative Commons licenses work?" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/15/confused-and-ambivalent-scholarly-authors-and-creative-commons-licenses/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:23:55

• "Call it a big win for the Walter Duranty legacy" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-new-york-times-runs-shameless | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:26:09

• "may take several minutes or possibly cause your browser to become unresponsive" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/u-s-earmarks-usd1b-for-offensive-cyber-operations-despite-broader-efforts-to-slash-cybersecurity-spending | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:26:52

• "In mid-June, the company hinted at its plan to reduce its workforce by approximately 15 to 20 per cent." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/intel-cut-over-2300-jobs-oregon-plant-bid-become-leaner-faster-more-efficient-1738351 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:27:22

• Critical UEFI vulnerabilities found in Gigabyte motherboards — allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install firmware backdoors ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/critical-uefi-vulnerabilities-found-in-gigabyte-motherboards-allow-attackers-to-bypass-secure-boot-and-install-firmware-backdoors    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:28:25

• "Technology analyst firm Semianalysis said Meta had started building a natural [sic] gas plant in Ohio “when the local power grid couldn’t keep up” with its plans." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/15/zuckerberg-hundreds-billions-manhattan-sized-data-centre/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:29:04

• "Journalists love context-free numbers - things that sound large and scary, but without any helpful information to allow you to judge their significance." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/petrol-stations-%f0%9f%86%9a-car-charging-locations/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:29:33

• "Many trains in the U.S. are vulnerable to [an attack] that can remotely lock a train’s brakes, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the researcher who discovered the vulnerability." ☛ https://www.404media.co/hackers-can-remotely-trigger-the-brakes-on-american-trains-and-the-problem-has-been-ignored-for-years/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:29:46

• "We're actually building several multi-GW clusters" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/meta_datacenter_build_plan/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:30:05

• "They will also leverage pre-fabricated power and cooling modules and will draw power from on-site meta substations, with smart workload management tools helping to maximize the power available to each datacenter." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-multi-gw-data-center-thats-nearly-the-size-of-manhattan-zuckerberg-promises-enormous-ai-splash-as-company-uses-tents-to-try-and-keep-up-with-rate-of-expansion | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:30:33

• "They will also leverage pre-fabricated power and cooling modules and will draw power from on-site meta substations" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-multi-gw-data-center-thats-nearly-the-size-of-manhattan-zuckerberg-promises-enormous-ai-splash-as-company-uses-tents-to-try-and-keep-up-with-rate-of-expansion | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:30:47

• "The multibillion-euro Rail Baltica project, which aims to connect Poland and the Baltic states with a European standard-gauge railway" ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2606823/rail-baltica-completion-by-2030-a-very-big-challenge-project-leader-says | Source: LRT    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:31:05

• "As cities and counties across the U.S. aim to reduce traffic congestion, lower emissions, and promote public health, understanding the current landscape of active travel is essential for supporting effective safety and infrastructure initiatives" ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/15/walking-biking-county | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:31:30

• "Pennsylvania is a leading gas-producing state and an epicenter of the US fracking boom" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/707369/trump-ai-energy-investments-pennsylvania-billions | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:31:52

• "Donald Trump’s new claim about Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal files has observers wondering if the president is indeed somehow connected to the documents" ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/trumps-new-epstein-claim-fuels-rumors-of-presidents-involvement/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:32:28

• "You could almost picture Trump lazily mouthing the same tropes—“fake news,” “Russia, Russia, Russia”—expecting the same result." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-epstein-file/683525/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:32:38

• "Trump has spoken plenty about Epstein, too, both lauding the disgraced financier and, more recently, trashing him and teasing conspiracy theories about his death." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-said-jeffrey-epstein-1235385787/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:33:35

• "Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-fbis-jeffrey-epstein-prison-video-had-nearly-3-minutes-cut-out/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:34:07

• "Denmark has now contributed to strengthening Ukraine's satellite-based communications in their defense against Russia." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-provide-european-produced-satellite-communication-services-to-ukraines-military/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:35:38

• "The investigation is due to an alleged algorithm manipulation and fraudulent data extraction aimed at “foreign interference." ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/elon-musk-hit-with-fresh-criminal-case-facing-10-years-imprisonment/ | Source: The Zambian Observer    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:35:51

• "After the end of the Cold War, Sweden drastically slashed its defence spending as it focused its military efforts on international peacekeeping missions" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20250715/sweden-considers-calling-up-70-year-old-officers-to-active-military-duty | Source: The Local SE    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:36:08

• "control of the crossroads" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/al-shabaab-seizes-strategic-town-of-tardo-in-somalia-displacing-thousands/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:36:37

• "The so-called “kill list” contains the names of 25,000 Afghans who were applying for asylum – soldiers who had worked with the British Army, and their family members." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/15/taliban-we-had-kill-list-all-along-hunting-them-down/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:36:52

• "A covert UK government evacuation programme for Afghan nationals has come to light" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/shock-20000-afghans-set-arrive-britain-taxpayer-funded-flights-what-operation-rubicon-1738413 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 08:37:13

• "The age verification process is performed by Persona, a third-party provider that won’t have access to users’ Reddit data or retain photos for longer than seven days." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/707125/reddit-age-verification-uk-online-safety | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:10:43

• "The app prototype was announced on Monday alongside guidelines that online platforms are recommended to adopt in order to comply with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA)." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/699151/eu-age-verification-app-dsa-enforcement | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:10:54

• "Reddit has said it will soon require UK users to complete age checks to access its NSFW (Not Safe For Work) communities, using Persona, a third-party identity verification tool" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reddit-pornhub-set-uk-age-restriction-how-will-this-affect-your-browsing-1738356 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:11:09

• "Before Surveillance Capitalism and Surveillance Advertising there was Surveillance Marketing." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/before-surveillance-capitalism/ | Source: Don Marti    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:11:24

• "Unlike Recall, which can automatically take regular snapshots of what’s on your computer screen" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/707995/microsoft-copilot-vision-ai-windows-scan-screen-desktop | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:12:27

• "The two companies on Tuesday announced “a multi-year strategic partnership” to introduce the robo-cars outside the USA and China, starting later this year in unspecified countries across “Asia and the Middle East”." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/16/uber_baidu_robo_taxi_alliance/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:13:06

• "Luigi Ray-Montañez, the head of engineering for Login.gov" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/login-gov-mobile-drivers-license-user-friendly-fraud/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:14:13

• "The changes come as the Army has shifted laundry and shower operations to private contractors over the years." ☛ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-reclassify-shower-laundry-specialist/ | Source: Task And Purpose    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:15:18

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-claims-attack-on-belk/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 09:16:27

• "millennial pause" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-gen-z-stare-silent-look-that-shows-people-dont-know-how-talk-anymore-1738385 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:43:27

• "For a while, I have said that the AI slop endgame, for social media companies, is creating a hyper personalized feed full of highly specific content about anything one could possibly imagine." ☛ https://www.404media.co/the-ai-slop-niche-machine-is-here/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:43:39

• "he way it works is a Cloudflare-served site — just like this one — can return a 402 status code, indicating that a payment is required for a crawler to access a page." ☛ https://piccalil.li/links/introducing-pay-per-crawl-enabling-content-owners-to-charge-ai-crawlers-for-access/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:44:05

• "OpenAI and Anthropic say AI can help students learn—not just cheat—even if real-world use suggests otherwise." ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/15/1120086/ais-giants-want-to-take-over-the-classroom/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:44:15

• "and they assume a static dataset." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/simular_ai_agent_reinforcement/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:44:37

• "Really? It was Grok's fault? It's a program. It does what Musk's programmers told it to do. They, in turn, might say they were doing what Musk had asked for." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/musk_opinion_piece/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:44:54

• "Though Zomato later instated a ban on AI images in 2024, no such ban has been brought down for AI-generated menu descriptions" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-menu-description-gross | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:45:10

• "I’m not convinced that LLMs are the future." ☛ https://tomrenner.com/posts/llm-inevitabilism/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:45:31

• "Google's a very bad company, of course. I mean, the company has lost three federal antitrust trials in the past 18 months." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/15/inhuman-gigapede/#coprophagic-ai | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:45:54

• "An AI red-teaming company found that xAI’s Grok 4 is “not suitable for enterprises” without substantial security prompting." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/grok4-security-flaws-prompts-splxai-research/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:46:14

• "According to a report from research firm The Autonomy Institute" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/sec_risk_factors_ai/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:46:33

• "The problem has worsened in the past year and a half, compounded by "human slop" - low-quality submissions where it isn't obvious whether the submission came from a person or an AI model." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/curl_creator_mulls_nixing_bug/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:46:52

• "I note that the computer I ran the installer on is Windows 10, the one I am running it on is Windows 11." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/pegasus-mail-email-without-admin-privileges/ | Source: Darren Goossens    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:48:39

• "The F-35 stealth fighter is not meeting its potential in British service because of availability issues" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/uk_f35_failings/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:51:13

• "Observing the way I've used my tech over the last year or so, one thing is clear: it has drastically changed." ☛ https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/blog/handshake/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:51:54

• "Until now, this was mostly a concern for DDR4 system memory" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/new-rowhammer-attack-silently-corrupts-ai-models-on-gddr6-nvidia-cards-gpuhammer-attack-drops-ai-accuracy-from-80-percent-to-0-1-percent-on-rtx-a6000 | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:52:16

• "In conclusion, my experience with Japanese laptops has been nothing short of exceptional. The meticulous attention to detail and the emphasis on functionality in their design truly set them apart." ☛ https://x61.sh/log/2025/07/03072025160538-panasonic_openbsd.html | Source: GonzaloR    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:52:42

• "I was fourteen when the Commodore 64 came out, and I want to convey — in as brief a form as I can — why it captured so many hearts during the 8-bit era." ☛ https://theprogressivecio.com/the-commodore-64-made-a-difference/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:53:08

• "While a traditional bachelor’s degree typically requires four years of full-time study and at least 120 credit hours of college coursework" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine-university-system-approves-accelerated-degree-programs-to-address-workforce-gaps/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:53:44

• "Instead, Michigan should enact a ban like New York state’s: no smartphones at school from bell-to-bell. Class time, breaks between classes and lunchtime should all be phone-free." ☛ https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-smartphones-dont-belong-schools | Source: Bridge Michigan    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:53:56

• "Sadly, in today’s society, it feels like that kind of listening has become rare." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/07/15/the-lost-art-of-listening/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:54:18

• "This book transports you back to a time when computers were not mass produced, but lovingly built by hand with electromechanical relays or thermionic valves (aka vacuum tubes)." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-computers-that-made-the-world-out-now/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:54:37

• "utrageous to empower Trump’s fascism" ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/15/john-roberts-subjects-americas-school-children-to-the-whims-of-a-wrestling-promoter/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:54:59

• "Want to see innovation on campus ? Look for the rebels." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/07/15/rebels-on-campus/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:55:22

• Sparky 7.8 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-7-8/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:02:14

• "Among the highlights, Sparky 7.8 updates its Linux kernel to version 6.1.140-LTS. Additionally, Sparky’s own repositories also offer newer alternative kernel versions, such as 6.15, 6.12 LTS, and 6.6 LTS, providing flexibility based on user preferences or hardware compatibility." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/debian-based-sparky-linux-7-8-now-available-for-download/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:02:51

• "For decades, PHP has utilized custom licenses: the PHP License for the core language and a separate Zend Engine License for the sources found within the Zend directory. Wondering why? Here’s the answer." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/php-proposes-switch-to-bsd-3-clause-license/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:04:07

• Valhalla's Things: Federated instant messaging, 100% debianized ☞ https://blog.trueelena.org/blog/2025/07/15-federated-instant-messaging-100-debianized/index.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:07:42

• 🔤SpellBinding — ABOKLND Wordo: HOOPS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-16.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:10:47

• "In response to my quick post about replacing the certificate on this Gemini capsule, sbr mailed me that I could have just kept the same private key and generated a new certificate with the same key, which avoids the surprise for people who have the certificate cached in their Gemini browsers already." gemini://gemini.metro.cx/posts/20250716_better_way_more_domains_gemini_capsule_certificate.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:11:45

• OCC - Simple Web Browsing with TLS gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/occ-web-browsing-tls.md    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:12:58

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1029919/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:20:47

• KDE Plasma 6.4.3 Desktop Environment Released ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-desktop-environment-released/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:23:30

• Blender 4.5 LTS Arrives with Major UI Overhaul, Animation Improvements ☞ https://linuxiac.com/blender-4-5-lts-arrives-with-major-ui-overhaul/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:23:39

• Mozilla GFX: Shipping WebGPU on backdoored Windows in Firefox 141 ☞ https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/shipping-webgpu-on-windows-in-firefox-141/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:24:43

• Kiten – Japanese reference and study tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kiten-japanese-reference-study-tool/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:25:22

• DNSControl – system for maintaining DNS zones ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dnscontrol-system-maintaining-dns-zones/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:25:33

• Mapollage – photo kml generator for Surveillance Giant Google Earth ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mapollage-photo-kml-generator-google-earth/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:25:42

• Mozilla sinking deeper in the mud; it's not stating that it won't share users' data ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/advertising/anonym/a-first-party-data-reality-check/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:28:29

• Excuses for surveillance ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/advertising/anonym/data-control-advertising-series/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:28:48

• "In a joint effort with Hitachi Vantara, MTV’s new storage offloading feature works to make the migration process as fast as possible with an increasing number of Red Hat certified storage partners." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/redhat.com/en/blog/accelerate-virtual-machine-migration-with-mtv | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:29:23

• "How is AI transforming early diagnosis in fetal and pediatric care?" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-ai-transforming-healthcare-boston-Children-hospital | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:29:39

• "Learn more about Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-ansible-certified-collection-hashicorp-terraform | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:29:49

• Exploring Llama Stack with Python: Tool calling and agents ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/15/exploring-llama-stack-python-tool-calling-and-agents    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:33:38

• Enhance data security in OpenShift Data Foundation ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/15/enhance-data-security-openshift-data-foundation    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:34:26

• AMobile SoM-SD520/SoM-SD720 SoM targets Edge and Generative Hey Hi (AI) with MediaTek Genio 520/720 SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/15/amobile-som-sd520-som-sd720-som-edge-ai-generative-ai-mediatek-genio-520-720-soc/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:38:53

• "AAEON has introduced the NanoCOM-MTU, described as the first COM Express Type 10 module to feature 28W Intel Core Ultra processors." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-launches-worlds-first-nanocom-mtu-with-28w-intel-core-ultra-cpus-on-com-express-type-10/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:40:02

• "Milk-V has revealed early details of the upcoming Milk-V Titan, a high-performance RISC-V platform built in a compact Mini-ITX form factor." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/milk-v-titan-brings-risc-v-performance-in-mini-itx-form-with-ultrarisc-ur-dp1000/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:40:13

• PureOS Crimson Development Report: June 2025 ☛ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-june-2025/ | Source: Purism    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:40:39

• Unsolved Physics Problems gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3115.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:44:57

• Fix This Sign gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3113.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:45:26

• "Yes, it's been a long time. I broke my gemini server while upgrading the entire box and had to fix a lot of stuff, in particular the SSL certificate parsing." gemini://spikydinosaur.com/2025/07/08-resurrection.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:46:01

• We value your privacy gemini://spikydinosaur.com/2021/12/21-we-value-your-privacy.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:46:50

• "For the last few years, I have been fascinated with a tool for calculation, called "abacus". This led me to the creation of the BaseLibre numerical system." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-07-06__BaseLibre_Numerical_System_-_Part_Base.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:47:33

• "It is these kinds of domestic infrastructure applications the British and French efforts will primarily seek to safeguard" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/britain_france_navigation_alternatives/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:13:27

• "Last month, in June 2025, I reported on current progress in the adoption of the QUIC transport protocol." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/15/triggering-quic/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:13:38

• "At last we come to the final post! Over the previous four posts, we considered all aspects of how we validate package." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/r-package-quality-maintainer-criteria/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:14:55

• "Profiling memory in R has never been a trivial task." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/benchmarking-memory-usage-in-r-2/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:15:01

• "Field testing is observing developers using your tools, libraries, APIs, or frameworks in their natural working environment." ☛ https://earthly.dev/blog/dx-three-ways/ | Source: Earthly    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:16:21

• "There was an (almost) catastrophic OpenZFS bug. If they had used zig, the bug would be easily detected. But the question remains, could we detect this bug in C?" ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/OpenZFS-Bug-Ported-to-C | Source: Ted Unangst    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:16:27

• "I say no good way advisedly." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/for-maga-ignorance-is-strength | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:17:49

• "As Hill explains, the philosophical differences between “open” (making better code) and “free” (making code to enhance human freedom) may not have mattered at the outset" ☛ https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-07-14-pole-star-gnus-not-utilitarian-5a3743745fde | Source: Cory Doctorow    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:23:37

• "PHP has a long history of confusion, concerns, and disagreements regarding its custom open source license" ☛ https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update |    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:23:52

• "Speaker: Vincent Arel‑Bundock is a Professor of Political Science who conducts research and teaches on political economy and research methods." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/from-model-to-meaning-how-to-use-the-marginaleffects-r-package-to-interpret-results-from-statistical-or-machine-learning-models-workshop/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:24:21

• "In 2025, we are excited to host you online and at La Tricoterie, Brussels on 30 September to explore Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism." ☛ https://edri.org/our-work/privacycamp25-registrations-open-and-call-for-sessions-deadline/ | Source: EDRI    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:24:32

• "The RIPE Chair Team reports on the latest RIPE community highlights - from RIPE 91 preparation, to mentorship and fellowship programme upgrades, to policy updates and industry event takeaways." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-july-2025/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:24:45

• "Constraints keep the integrity of your system and prevent you from shooting yourself in the foot. Foreign keys are a special type of constraint because, unlike unique, check, and primary keys, they span more than one relation." ☛ https://hakibenita.com/django-foreign-keys | Source: Haki Benita    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:26:45

• "I'm a big fan of Redis. It's such an amazing idea to go beyond the get-set paradigm and provide a convenient API for more complex data structures: maps, sets, lists, streams, bloom filters, etc." ☛ https://antonz.org/redka/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:27:34

• "Where CGI programs fall down today is that they're unpopular" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/CGIIsNoLongerAGreatIdea | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:29:31

• "Blender 4.5 LTS, one of the world’s most popular open-source 3D creation tools, is officially out" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/blender-4-5-lts-arrives-with-major-ui-overhaul/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:40:10

• [Old] "I made that up. Not all of it, parts of it happened." ☛ https://happyfellow.bearblog.dev/i-cant-pay-rent-because-devs-just-dont-care/ | Source: One Happy Fellow    

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

• "Fun to play, but we think even more fun to recreate! That’s why Pedro Lima from our Product Experience team has recently stepped in to expand the project into a complete, step-by-step guide free on Arduino Project Hub." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/15/alvik-fight-club-a-creative-twist-on-coding-competition-and-collaboration/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:57:38

• "While UEFI is far away more modern than BIOS — for example" ☛ https://thelibre.news/what-if-your-laptop-had-a-foss-firmware/ | Source: LibreNews    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:57:54

• "miniature retro reprint PCs" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/faux-crt-monitor-designed-to-pair-up-with-retro-mini-pcs-to-recreate-crt-feeling-cute-8-incher-puts-retro-design-first-by-shoving-a-60-hz-lcd-panel-behind-a-curved-acrylic-sheet | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:58:21

• "also fixes a package conflict" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12501 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:58:56

• "Parted Live is a tiny live CD image that can copy, move, and resize partitions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/gparted_live_1708/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:59:13

• "Two weeks after Plasma 6.4.2 was released" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-desktop-environment-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:00:39

• "Canceling the match is likely the most time-efficient and sensible decision." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:01:25

• "The images that you see next to your email are called BIMI, Brand Indicators for Message Identification." ☛ https://mandarismoore.com/2025/07/14/be-my-bimi.html | Source: Mandaris Moore    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:01:49

• Building community and clean air solutions ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/15/1117644/building-community-and-clean-air-solutions/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:02:14

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

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:03:48

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

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:04:04

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

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:04:30

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

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:04:54

• How To Install Blender on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-blender-fedora-42/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:05:15

• The "cancel culture" of the Trumpsters, who complain about that culture https://lunduke.substack.com/p/registered-sex-offender-no-longer    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:06:09

• ‘Bild’ as accomplice: Netanyahu confidant faces charges, while “Bibileaks” had no consequences for Springer ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2025/07/15/bild-as-accomplice-netanyahu-confidant-faces-charges-while-bibileaks-had-no-consequences-for-springer/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:08:01

• Alberto García: Converting QEMU qcow2 images directly to stdout ☞ https://blogs.igalia.com/berto/2025/07/15/converting-qemu-qcow2-images-directly-to-stdout/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:08:39

• WordPress 6.8.2 Maintenance Release ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2025/07/wordpress-6-8-2-maintenance-release/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:09:44

• Mars Seen Up Close in Stunning World First 60 Years Ago Today ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/mars-seen-up-close-in-stunning-world-first-60-years-ago-today    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:10:20

• Ghana dispatch: Civil group condemns attacks during parliamentary re-run elections in Ablekuma ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/ghana-dispatch-civil-group-condemns-attacks-during-parliamentary-re-run-elections-in-ablekuma/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:11:03

• Spamnil still selling Microsoft Proprietary Junk https://tfir.io/how-cloud-pricing-impacts-sql-server-cost-optimization-sios/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:11:38

• LibreArts Weekly recap — 13 July 2025 ☞ https://librearts.org/2025/07/week-recap-13-july-2025/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:13:22

• Destination Linux 427: Secure Off-Grid Chat, Lossless Scaling on Linux, & $37 Ploopy Knob ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-427/ https://destinationlinux.net/427    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:15:52

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #35 – S2E12 Building India’s Open Source Security Community: From Developer Nation to Security Champions ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/07/15/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-35-s2e12-building-indias-open-source-security-community-from-developer-nation-to-security-champions/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:16:24

• IDF reports sharp rise in soldier suicides ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-idf-reports-sharp-rise-in-soldier-suicides    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:17:14

• Shadowy Influence Campaign Stokes Mpox Fears ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/07/shadowy-influence-campaign-stokes-mpox-fears/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:17:49

• Not Paying Music Rights Fees? Budweiser Was Proud Of That—Until the Backlash ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/15/budweiser-ads-not-paying-music-rights/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:19:57

• US-NATO deal: How will US arms reach Ukraine? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-us-nato-deal-how-will-us-arms-reach-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:20:18

• Russia launches fresh volley of deadly drone attacks on Ukraine in open defiance of Convicted Felon threat ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/15/world-news/russia-launches-fresh-volley-of-deadly-drone-attacks-on-ukraine-in-open-defiance-of-trump-threat/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:25:40

• Latvian Prime Minister Siliņa hands over armoured vehicles in Kyiv ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/politics/15.07.2025-latvian-prime-minister-silina-hands-over-armoured-vehicles-in-kyiv.a606917/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:26:02

• Latvian Public Media announces big changes to Russian-language provision ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/15.07.2025-latvian-public-media-announces-big-changes-to-russian-language-provision.a606865/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:26:17

• Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens Russia trade partners with severe tariffs if nation fails to make peace ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/trump-threatens-russia-trade-partners-with-severe-tariffs-if-nation-fails-to-make-peace/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:26:47

• What are Patriot missiles and how will they help Ukraine? ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2610255/what-are-patriot-missiles-and-how-will-they-help-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:26:58

• Sanctions on Russian oil buyers would be ‘most significant’ since 2022 – official ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2610064/sanctions-on-russian-oil-buyers-would-be-most-significant-since-2022-official    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:29:39

• Some Patriot Missiles Already On Their Way To Ukraine, Convicted Felon Says ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33475442.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:29:55

• Ukrainian PM Resigns Amid Major Government Reshuffle ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-politics-shuffle-prime-minister-shmyhal-svyrydenko/33474906.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:30:21

• Vitaliy Shabunin Case Sparks Concerns Over Corruption And Justice In Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/vitaliy-shabunin-corruption-justice-ukraine-zelenskyy/33474748.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:30:41

• How North Korea is giving Russia an edge in the war on Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/how-north-korea-is-giving-russia-an-edge-in-the-war-on-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:32:51

• For Some Republicans, Convicted Felon’s Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump-epstein.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:33:20

• State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/state-department-layoffs-russia-ukraine.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:33:36

• Tariffs Begin to Leave an Imprint on the Economy ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/briefing/tariffs-inflation-report-republicans-ukraine.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:36:12

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Shift on Ukraine Is Good News for Europe, for Now ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-europe-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:36:38

• Ukraine Will Get U.S. Weapons in a New Way. Here’s What We Know. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-us-nato.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:36:51

• How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/trump-military-aid-explainer.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:37:09

• Wednesday Briefing: China’s Economy Grows Despite Tariffs ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/briefing/china-economy-ukraine-weapons-trump-europe-britain-afghanistan.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:37:30

• Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Convicted Felon’s Reversal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/ukraine-republicans-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:37:49

• "out of mere curiosity" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/15/white-house-says-trump-s-questions-to-zelensky-about-ukrainian-strikes-on-moscow-and-st-petersburg-were-out-of-mere-curiosity | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:38:06

• "Expect more violent crime" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/16/expect-more-violent-crime | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:38:32

• What we know about mysterious explosions on ships visiting Russian ports ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250715-what-we-know-mysterious-explosions-ships-russian-ports-calls    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:39:09

• Tariffs on political rivals: Can U.S. impose its might? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20250715-tariffs-on-political-rivals-can-u-s-impose-its-might    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:39:32

• Russian writer sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/russian-writer-sentenced-in-absentia-to-14-years-in-prison/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:39:55

• EU commissioner urges ‘drone wall’ after Russian-made drone breached Lithuanian airspace ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2610026/eu-commissioner-urges-drone-wall-after-russian-made-drone-breached-lithuanian-airspace    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:40:24

• China, India may need new oil options if Convicted Felon moves on Russia ‘secondary tariffs’ threat ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-india-may-need-new-oil-options-if-trump-moves-on-russia-secondary-tariffs-threats    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:40:42

• Iran to hold talks with Chinese, Russian partners at summit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/iran-to-hold-talks-with-chinese-russian-partners-at-summit    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:40:54

• China’s Pooh-tin vows greater support for Russia at meeting with Foreign Minister Lavrov ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/russias-foreign-minister-lavrov-meets-chinas-president-xi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:41:12

• Indian Police Find Russian Woman Living in a Cave With 2 Children ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/asia/india-russian-woman-cave.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:41:26

• "very serious" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/15/kremlin-calls-trump-s-comments-on-russia-very-serious | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:41:42

• "ship of shame" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/15/the-ship-of-shame | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:42:03

• Russia engineering https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/15/the-ship-of-shame    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:43:06

• "refusing bribes" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/15/this-russian-police-department-has-started-reimbursing-officers-for-refusing-bribes | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:43:39

• "Soviet Union’s most notorious leader" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/15/rehabbing-stalin | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:44:04

• Metallica Issues A Copyright Strike Against the U.S. Government—Over A Pentagon Drone Video ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/15/metallica-copyright-strike-us-government/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:47:34

• Despite 18 years of Sales, LED Configuration Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/despite-18-years-of-sales-led.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:48:49

• How to approach 'accurate' Information in the digital age? ☞ https://bianet.org/yazi/how-to-approach-accurate-information-in-the-digital-age-309480    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:49:26

• How to install phpMyAdmin on Debian 13 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-phpmyadmin-on-debian-13/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:50:13

• Adoption of Gemini Protocol Still Growing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Adoption_of_Gemini_Protocol_Still_Growing.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:51:07

• Slop sucks ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/investigation-reveals-google-gemini-for-workspace-flaw-that-could-have-been-exploited-to-enlist-the-ai-in-phishing-schemes-summarize-this-email-tool-would-faithfully-obey-malicious-instructions-hidden-inside-an-email    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:53:22

• "Yesterday I added a tiny sentence to the description of my wiki software, in the context of a bunch of features my software wasn't implementing, relying on the web server setup instead: "Not reimplementing these features reduces the attack surface." And now I'm looking at some features and wonder whether they should go, too." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-07-16-no-file-manager    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:55:02

• "The year is correct. I wrote this in July 2024, but then forgot about it and only added it to my gemlog a year later. There was never a Part 2/2 for 2024, but I added a few notes below." gemini://gem.hexandcounter.org/gemlog/posts/gam2024.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 13:56:33

• iophk: volt typhoon may not be persistent but salt typhoon is still there and will be for the foreseeable future https://therecord.media/china-typhoon-hackers-nsa-fbi-response http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/Credit_to_Jessica_Lyons_at_The_Register_for_Covering_the_Commun.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:26:36

• iophk: windows apologists act like DDoS is a natural event and not something caused by connecting windows to the net: https://www.securityweek.com/ddos-attacks-blocked-by-cloudflare-in-2025-already-surpass-2024-total/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:33:23

• iophk: going on about volt there seems to be a distraction from salt typhoon/red mike salt typhoon / red mike are purely because of the hard coded backdoor which was mandated by CALEA and CALEA2. Good luck finding online references any more. https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/24/ESET_Finds_Rootkits_Does_Not_Explain_How_They_Get_Installed_Med.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:34:06

• Attempt to run the most recent version of Dotfiles Installer designed by Stephan Raabe on CachyOS250713 ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/07/attempt-to-run-most-recent-version-of.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:41:59

• POWER Is Not Just for Databases ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/power-is-not-just-for-databases/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:42:35

• GNOME's Sam Thursfield: Status update, 15/07/2025 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/status-update-15-07-2025/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:42:56

• With help from LLMs (e.g. Deepseek) ! an R function that filters a list of vectors using indices from the unlisted data ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/with-help-from-llms-e-g-deepseek-an-r-function-that-filters-a-list-of-vectors-using-indices-from-the-unlisted-data/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:43:36

• SSH Config Generator ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/ssh-config-generator    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:44:05

• Crontab Generator Online: Build & Test GNU/Linux Cron Expressions ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/crontab-generator-online-build-test-linux-cron-expressions    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:44:25

• VirtualBox 7.1.12 Brings Fixes for Nested VMs and Kernel Compatibility ☞ https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-1-12-brings-fixes-for-nested-vms-and-kernel-compatibility/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:44:52

• mitmproxy – interactive HTTPS proxy ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mitmproxy-interactive-https-proxy/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:48:20

• WasIstLos – unofficial WhatsApp desktop application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wasistlos-unofficial-whatsapp-desktop-application/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:48:30

• Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Improve Wi-Fi ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/raspberry-pi5-desktop-mini-pc-improve-wi-fi/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:50:18

• nsupdate.info – software used to implement a free dynamic DNS service ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nsupdate-info-free-dynamic-dns-service/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:50:27

• KDE Plasma 6.4.3 is out with multiple bug fixes and improvements ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-plasma-643-is-out-with-multiple-bug-fixes-and-improvements/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:51:18

• KDE's Android TV alternative, Plasma Bigscreen, rises from the dead with a better UI ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kdes-android-tv-alternative-plasma-bigscreen-rises-from-the-dead-with-a-better-ui/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:52:27

• Another blow for MS Office? LibreOffice brings feature MS Office has had for almost 10 years ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/another-blow-for-ms-office-libreoffice-brings-feature-ms-office-has-had-for-almost-10-years/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:53:29

• The Danes Want GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/15/The_Danes_Want_GNU_Linux.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:53:43

• Oreon 10-2507 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/oreon    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:53:57

• Zenwalk current-250715 ISO is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/zenwalk http://www.zenwalk.org/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:54:44

• CentOS 10-20250715 is out    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 14:57:12

• Seems like hype and slop, not much to see here except another proprietary IDE ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/kiro-ai-ide-public-preview-linux    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:00:51

• Telling people to do "slop" (or "vibe") coding instead of learning how to code is like teaching people to fish out leftovers from the garbage can instead of teaching them how to cook    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:02:04

• Parabola GNU/Linux-libre: Manual intervention required for OpenRC ☞ https://parabolagnulinux.org/news/manual-intervention-required-for-openrc-1/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:02:40

• Jeremy Bicha also supported systemd https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2019/12/msg00000.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:23:14

• He was in the navy before joining Canonical (for many years) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbicha/ just like Seager, who now turns Ubuntu into Microsoft GitHub crap http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/06/Ubuntu_Becomes_Microsoft_GitHub_Based_on_Decision_Made_by_Briti.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:25:21

• Makes one wonder why the US Navy hired and kept for many years someone who penetrated his own sister vaginally and anally over 1,000 times (this was known already, he was convicted)    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:26:17

• Then again, consider the "conspiracy theory" about certain roles attracting people who are considered compromised and easy to discredit when the need arises    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:27:00

• Is Ubuntu Compromised? Push Away From GNU and GPL Led by Army Officers. http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19+/Is_Ubuntu_Compromised_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by_Army_Of.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:29:35

• After all, what sort of companies HIRE for HR people who actually deem sexual predators OK to hire? What does that say about those HR people?    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:30:17

• KDE Plasma 6.4.3 Improves the Automatic Screen Scale Calculator on Wayland ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:30:47

• Blender 4.5 LTS Open-Source 3D Graphics App Makes the Vulkan Backend Stable ☞ https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-5-lts-open-source-3d-graphics-app-makes-the-vulkan-backend-stable    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:31:01

• VirtualBox 7.1.12 Improves Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.16 on GNU/Linux Hosts and Guests ☞ https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-12-improves-support-for-linux-kernel-6-16-on-linux-hosts-and-guests    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:31:09

• The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 900 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/07/14/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-900/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:32:35

• Plasma Bigscreen, KDE’s TV Interface, is Back on the Air ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:32:49

• Blender 4.5 LTS Released with ‘Full Vulkan Support’ ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/blender-4-5-lts-vulkan-support    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:32:58

• "Digital Escorts" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escorts-pentagon-defense-department-china-hackers | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:33:58

• Microsoft = criminals galore ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-digital-escort-china-government-data-takeaways | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:34:23

• The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Tax Records With ICE ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-share-tax-records-ice-dhs-deportations | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:34:49

• Victor Ma: My first design doc ☞ https://victorma.ca/posts/gsoc-5/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:35:34

• Qt for Android Automotive 6.8.4 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-android-automotive-6.8.4    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:36:28

• They try to associate it with "open source"; as if someone having a kitchen knife makes the knife a murder tool ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/asyncrat-malware-variants-eset/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:38:02

• Windows TCO ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32108    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:38:49

• Syrian forces accused of 'executions' in Druze area as Israel launches strikes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-syrian-forces-accused-of-executions-in-druze-area-as-israel-launches-strikes    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:39:50

• What’s at stake in Syria’s Sweida clashes? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-what-s-at-stake-in-syria-s-sweida-clashes    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:40:04

• Syria : government forces enter Sweida ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-syria-government-forces-enter-sweida    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:40:13

• Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/middleeast/airstrikes-israel-syria-lebanon.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:40:33

• Gaza truce still out of reach after Doha talks as deadly strikes continue ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-gaza-truce-still-out-of-reach-after-doha-talks-as-deadly-strikes-continue    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:40:43

• Brave Now Has 59% as Many Users as Firefox Worldwide ☞ https://fosspost.org/brave-now-has-59-of-the-number-of-firefox-users-worldwide    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:41:18

• Hong Kong universities told to handle student misconduct ‘seriously’ after AI-generated images scandal ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/hong-kong-universities-told-to-handle-student-misconduct-seriously-after-ai-generated-images-scandal/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:41:47

• Mexico: Femicide filmed by a surveillance camera ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-mexico-femicide-filmed-by-a-surveillance-camera-1    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:42:12

• MSF accuses Ethiopian soldiers of 'targeted killing' of 3 staffers in Tigray in 2021 ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250715-msf-accuses-ethiopian-soldiers-of-targeted-killing-of-3-staffers-in-tigray-in-2021    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:46:03

• Military health system looks to AI, virtual care for battlefield readiness ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/07/military-health-system-looks-to-ai-virtual-care-for-battlefield-readiness/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:46:20

• Air India Crash Findings Prompt Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/asia/air-india-plane-crash-fuel-switch-boeing.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:46:37

• Heavy rain to drench South Korea before heat returns next week ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heavy-rain-to-drench-south-korea-before-heat-returns-next-week    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:47:07

• South Korea summons Japan's defence attach in protest over island claims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-summons-japans-defence-attach-in-protest-over-island-claims    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:47:36

• India orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250715-india-orders-airlines-to-inspect-certain-boeing-models-after-air-india-crash    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:48:01

• Make planes more cheaply and the passengers will pay the price https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:48:55

• Malaysia has not found any evidence yet of illicit chip smuggling, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-has-not-found-any-evidence-yet-of-illicit-chip-smuggling-minister-says    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:49:36

• China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/business/china-electric-vehicle-battery-manufacturing.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:50:30

• Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on Hey Hi (AI) Chip Sales to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/nvidia-ai-chip-sales-china.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:50:42

• Australia and China call for more dialogue, cooperation at meeting between Albanese, Pooh-tin ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/dialogue-must-be-at-heart-of-china-australia-ties-pm-albanese-tells-xi    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:51:35

• Demonstrating sovereignty, not declaring it, is what matters. Demonstrate it in northern Australia ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/demonstrating-sovereignty-not-declaring-it-is-what-matters-demonstrate-it-in-northern-australia/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:51:50

• China’s economy grows 5.3% in first half of 2025 in show of resilience; tougher times lie ahead ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-economy-grows-5-3-in-first-half-of-2025-momentum-slowing-amid-trade-tensions    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:52:10

• China vows sustainable urbanisation after decades of breakneck growth ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/xi-urges-new-model-for-chinas-urban-development-in-rare-meeting    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:52:31

• Heatwave sweeping across China could be unprecedented ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heat-wave-sweeping-across-china-could-be-unprecedented    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:53:10

• ‘Greatest strategic challenge’: Japan reiterates China threat in annual defence review ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/greatest-strategic-challenge-japan-reiterates-china-threat-in-annual-defence-review    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:53:29

• China suffers $9.6 billion in losses from natural disasters in first half of 2025 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-suffers-9-6-billion-in-losses-from-natural-disasters-in-first-half-of-2025    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:54:14

• China tightens export curbs on some battery technologies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-tightens-export-curbs-on-some-battery-technologies    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:54:39

• Albanese’s China trip reflects new realities shaping ties with China and US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/albaneses-china-trip-reflects-new-realities-shaping-ties-with-china-the-us    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:55:03

• India foreign minister’s China visit marks restart in relations amid capricious US trade policy ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indias-jaishankar-visit-to-china-marks-fresh-restart-thaw-in-ties-amid-capricious-us-trade-policy    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:55:18

• Nvidia reportedly preparing RTX 6000D for Chinese market to comply with U.S. export controls https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-preparing-rtx-6000d-for-chinese-market-to-comply-with-u-s-export-controls-fabricated-on-tsmc-n4-featuring-gddr7-memory-capable-of-delivering-1-100-gb-s-of-bidirectional-bandwidth    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:55:44

• ‘Dialogue’ must be at heart of China, Australia ties, PM Albanese tells President Pooh-tin ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/dialogue-must-be-at-heart-of-china-australia-ties-pm-albanese-tells-president-xi/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:56:10

• To stand up for religious freedom, the US should support the Dalai Lama’s succession plan ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/to-stand-up-for-religious-freedom-the-us-should-support-the-dalai-lamas-succession-plan/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:56:29

• China is still coercing Australia—with implicit threats ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/china-is-still-coercing-australia-with-implicit-threats/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:56:46

• Mexico’s trade deficit with China reached nearly US $120B in 2024 ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-china-trade-deficit-2024/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:57:05

• The Curious Case of AUR Updates Fetching 30 GB of Data for Electron ☞ https://itsfoss.com/aur-electron-update-issue/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:57:40

• "The Fight To Save Lunar Trailblazer" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/the-fight-to-save-lunar-trailblazer/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:58:09

• "One Hertz Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/2025-one-hertz-challenge-metronalmost-is-gunning-for-last-place/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 15:58:35

• ">Radio Shack, despite being gone for a number of years, is still in our cultural consciousness." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/a-history-of-the-tandy-computers/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:05:59

• "USB-C has enabled a lot of great things, most notably removing the no less than three attempts to plug in the cable correctly, but gone are the days of just 5V over those lines." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/usb-c-rainbow-ranger-sensing-volts-with-style/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:06:26

• "I was pleasantly surprised at how ParrotOS could accommodate users of any skill level, so I could easily recommend this Linux distribution to just about anyone." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-security-minded-linux-distribution-makes-it-easy-to-browse-anonymously/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:07:55

• "I’ve been trying out different Linux distributions and am still searching for the one that best suits my needs. The Arch Linux distribution works best with the pre-packed KDE or GNOME environment, but if you don’t, it tends to break, and a lot of manual configuration is required." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-switched-arch-nixos/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:08:17

• "While there's always been some form of gaming on Linux PCs, this was mainly a curiosity rather than something the platform was known for. However, in the face of a declining Windows gaming experience, and huge amounts of hard work from thousands of people, gaming on Linux is ready to be taken seriously." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-gaming-on-linux-is-better-than-ever/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:08:41

• Chrome OS slated to merge with Android https://www.notebookcheck.net/Chrome-OS-slated-to-merge-with-Android.1057924.0.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 16:09:01

• Tom the Dancing Bug: The Heroic Adventures of Lex Luthor https://boingboing.net/2025/07/16/tom-the-dancing-bug-the-heroic-adventures-of-lex-luthor.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:19:52

• Record-Sized Collision Between Black Holes Detected by Astronomers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/record-sized-collision-between-black-holes-detected-by-astronomers    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:20:22

• Signs of Autism Could Be Encoded in The Way You Walk ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/signs-of-autism-could-be-encoded-in-the-way-you-walk    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:20:35

• AI Is Heading For an Energy Crisis That Has Tech Giants Scrambling ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-is-heading-for-an-energy-crisis-that-has-tech-giants-scrambling    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:23:14

• ‘I get death threats all the time’, CNN’s Clarissa Ward tells conference ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/i-get-death-threats-all-the-time-cnns-clarissa-ward-tells-conference/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:24:08

• What was a visit to one of Mexico’s banned dolphin shows really like? ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/mexican-dolphin-shows-are-they-bad-or-good/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:25:43

• Sound of Earth's Flipping Magnetic Field Haunts Again From 780,000 Years Ago ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sound-of-earths-flipping-magnetic-field-haunts-again-from-780000-years-ago    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:26:32

• Nicotine Pouches Poisoning Children at an Alarming Rate in The US ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nicotine-pouches-poisoning-children-at-an-alarming-rate-in-the-us    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:26:49

• Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics, Warns Study ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-killer-is-rapidly-becoming-resistant-to-antibiotics-warns-study    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:27:02

• Copper Linked to Better Brain Function In Old Age, Diet Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/copper-linked-to-better-brain-function-in-old-age-diet-study-suggests    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:27:16

• It's True: Soup Can Help You Recover Faster From Colds And Flus ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/its-true-soup-can-help-you-recover-faster-from-colds-and-flus    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:27:25

• Fig Trees That Grow Rocks From Carbon Discovered in Africa ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fig-trees-that-grow-rocks-from-carbon-discovered-in-africa    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:27:36

• A 400-Year-Old Mystery About The Sun May Finally Be Solved ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-400-year-old-mystery-about-the-sun-may-finally-be-solved    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:27:51

• Rising Inflation Underscores Risks in Convicted Felon’s New Tariff Threats ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/trump-tariffs-inflation.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:28:10

• Tariffs boost inflation. But many economists see a recession as avoidable. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0715/tariff-inflation-trump-recession-report    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:28:26

• The Software in the Public Interest 2024 annual report ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1029943/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:28:42

• pclinuxos still not fully back up https://pclinuxos.com/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:29:38

• Three Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, M.S.F. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-msf.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:30:02

• How Standard Setters Run the Internet ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/07/how-standard-setters-run-the-internet/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:30:54

• Most young Latvians use social networks daily ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/15.07.2025-most-young-latvians-use-social-networks-daily.a606756/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:31:11

• Israel and Iran Usher In New Era of Psychological Warfare ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/technology/israel-iran-psychological-warfare.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:31:37

• Nvidia to resume H20 sales in China — says U.S. government has promised to grant licenses, deliveries to start soon ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-to-resume-h20-sales-in-china-says-u-s-government-has-promised-to-grant-licenses-deliveries-to-start-soon https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/NVidia_is_a_Bubble.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:32:05

• nuclear fusion ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/wendelstein-7-x-sets-new-record-for-the-nuclear-fusion-triple-product/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:56:30

• Drake’s Lawyers List 63 Potential Witnesses In Defamation Suit Against UMG—Lucian Grainge, Jody Gerson, Monte Lipman, Many More Could Get Dragged Into Court or Deposed ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/14/drake-umg-potential-witnesses-list/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:56:55

• Sheinbaum files defamation lawsuit after lawyer for ‘Los Chapitos’ calls the president a cartel ‘PR arm’ ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/sheinbaum-defamation-lawyer-los-chapitos/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:57:24

• Mamdani for Mayor (if You Want to Help the Republicans) ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/mamdani-mayor-republicans.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:58:09

• Mamdani Says He Will ‘Discourage’ the Term ‘Globalize the Intifada’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/business/mamdani-globalize-intafada-business-leaders.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:58:19

• Dihydroxyacetone Man lightens chip bans on China, AMD to restart MI308 Hey Hi (AI) chip sales in the country, joining Nvidia's H20 — 'We plan to resume shipments as licenses are approved' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/trump-lightens-chip-bans-on-china-amd-to-restart-mi308-ai-chip-sales-in-the-country-joining-nvidias-h20-we-plan-to-resume-shipments-as-licenses-are-approved    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:59:22

• Nvidia, AMD to resume Hey Hi (AI) chip exports to China ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/15/nvidia-amd-resume-ai-chip-exports-china/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 20:59:41

• New: Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Brief Guide for OSS Developers ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/07/15/new-cyber-resilience-act-cra-brief-guide-for-oss-developers/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 21:00:03

• "With 19 years at MSFT, including all RSU and eSPP, he/she should be a multi-millionaire by now, with an approximate value of 10 to 20 million. why need a package? buy a one way ticket to Bangkok :)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k07367es    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:46:34

• "I’m not that person, but usually middle of August (from around 13th/14th onwards) is when managers tell their direct reports what they are being awarded for bonus, raise, and stock. Then paycheck for Sept 15 is when it goes into effect." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/05/Microsoft_s_August_Layoffs_Wave_August_is_Confirmed_for_Additio.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:47:49

• Australian Premier Albanese Meets China’s Pooh-tin in Beijing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/world/asia/china-australia-trade-security.html    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:52:20

• Americans say they want a third party. MElon may find it a tricky liftoff. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0715/musk-trump-republicans-democrats-third-party    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:52:28

• Framework 13. Press here to pwn ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/framework-13-press-here-to-pwn/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:53:02

• Appeal hearing for 13 pro-democracy activists begins in Hong Kong national security case ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/appeal-hearing-for-13-pro-democracy-activists-begins-in-hong-kong-national-security-case/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:53:26

• UN Security Council extends Yemen ceasefire mission amid rising Red Sea hostility ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-security-council-extends-yemen-ceasefire-mission-amid-rising-red-sea-hostility/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:53:52

• Japan says China’s military activities could ‘seriously impact’ its security ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/japan-says-chinas-military-activities-could-seriously-impact-its-security/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:54:11

• Hong Kong democrat found guilty in landmark nat. sec case described as ‘diligent’ legislator at appeal hearing ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/hong-kong-democrat-found-guilty-in-landmark-nat-sec-case-described-as-diligent-legislator-at-appeal-hearing/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:54:31

• Beijing slams BillBC Chinese, Nikkei Asia over ‘distorted reports’ on Hong Kong nat. sec law ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/16/beijing-slams-bbc-chinese-nikkei-asia-over-distorted-reports-on-hong-kong-nat-sec-law/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:54:52

• UN mission in Yemen port extended as rebel shipping attacks rise ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/un-mission-in-yemen-port-extended-as-rebel-shipping-attacks-rise/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 22:57:08

• Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/waltz-signal-gate-cisa-guidance-senate-foreign-relations/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:03:01

• How Canada can become a global food security superpower ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-canada-can-become-a-global-food-security-superpower/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:03:31

• Sesame Workshop Regains Control of Elmo’s Hacked X Account After Racist Posts ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sesame-workshop-regains-control-of-elmos-hacked-x-account-after-racist-posts/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:05:50

• Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ddos-attacks-blocked-by-cloudflare-in-2025-already-surpass-2024-total/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:07:14

• MITRE Unveils AADAPT Framework to Tackle Cryptocurrency Threats ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/mitre-unveils-aadapt-framework-to-tackle-cryptocurrency-threats/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:07:29

• Data Breach at Debt Settlement Firm Impacts 160,000 People ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/data-breach-at-debt-settlement-firm-impacts-160000-people/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:07:38

• KDE Plasma 6.4.3, Bugfix Release for July ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.3/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:08:12

• Homeland Security Agents Detail Run-Up to High-Profile Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Scholars ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/homeland-security-agents-detail-run-up-to-high-profile-arrests-of-pro-palestine-scholars    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:13:20

• Who’s suing Hey Hi (AI) and who’s signing: Conde Nast and Hearst join NYT to sign Amazon Hey Hi (AI) deal ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/news-publisher-ai-deals-lawsuits-openai-google/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:20:52

• Indian Ocean Nations Grapple with Illegal Chinese Fishing Trawlers ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2025/07/indian-ocean-nations-grapple-with-illegal-chinese-fishing-trawlers/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:21:41

• Peter Czanik: FreeBSD audit source is coming to syslog-ng ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/freebsd-audit-source-is-coming-to-syslog-ng    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:23:16

• Ruby 3.4.5 Released ☞ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/07/15/ruby-3-4-5-released/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:23:47

• FreeBSD audit source is coming to syslog-ng ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/freebsd-audit-source-is-coming-to-syslog-ng/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:24:21

• DFRobot FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4 is a compact board with MIPI DSI/DSI, microphone, WiFi 6, and GPIO headers ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/15/dfrobot-firebeetle-2-esp32-p4-is-a-compact-board-with-mipi-dsi-dsi-microphone-wifi-6-and-gpio-headers/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:24:44

• Threat Actors Use SVG Smuggling for Browser-Native Redirection ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/threat-actors-use-svg-smuggling-for-browser-native-redirection/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:25:04

• ‘Cannot drag our feet’: Hong Kong gov’t moves to regulate ride-hailing services ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/15/cannot-drag-our-feet-hong-kong-govt-moves-to-regulate-ride-hailing-services/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:25:38

• Don't put down 'drugs' as payment details, bank urges ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/15.07.2025-dont-put-down-drugs-as-payment-details-bank-urges.a606826/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:26:28

• Start hoarding SD-cards gopher://box.matto.nl/0/start-hoarding-sdcards.txt    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:30:22

• "Hola! Happy Hacking to all hackers, DIY, Creators and tinkers out there. So summer is here and with it comes the yearly updates! Let me start with the personal side of things: [...]" gemini://rek2.hispagatos.org/Update_for_the_16th_of_July_2025/    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:31:34

• tar and theft gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/tar_and_theft    

posted Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:32:02

• Reinventing the Python wheel https://lwn.net/Articles/1028299/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:25:35

• Kernel API specification and validation https://lwn.net/Articles/1027811/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:26:30

• Toward the unification of kselftests and KUnit https://lwn.net/Articles/1029077/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:27:07

• A tour of the niri scrolling-tiling Wayland compositor https://lwn.net/Articles/1025866/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:27:55

• Python audio processing with pedalboard https://lwn.net/Articles/1027814/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:28:31

• There's Still Hope for the World Wide Web (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/15/There_s_Still_Hope_for_the_World_Wide_Web.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:28:46

• Cory Doctorow Explains Why Software Freedom Matters, Whereas "Open Source" Misses the Point and Helps Monopolies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/15/Cory_Doctorow_Explains_Why_Software_Freedom_Matters_Whereas_Ope.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:04

• BillPR (EpsteinGate-Bribed NPR) is Turning Into a Partial Slopfarm that Promotes Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/15/BillPR_EpsteinGate_Bribed_NPR_is_Turning_Into_a_Partial_Slopfar.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:13

• Two Weeks Passed Since Latest Large Wave of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs, More Expected Next Month ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/15/Two_Weeks_Passed_Since_Latest_Large_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_M.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:26

• XBox is Rapidly Turned Into a Slopfarm by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/XBox_is_Rapidly_Turned_Into_a_Slopfarm_by_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:34

• Microsoft's Halloween Documents and systemd, Wayland, Etc. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Microsoft_s_Halloween_Documents_and_systemd_Wayland_Etc.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:45

• Changing One's Name Won't Change One's Past ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/Changing_One_s_Name_Won_t_Change_One_s_Past.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:29:58

• 19 Years of Standing Up for Justice, Equality, and Truth ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/16/19_Years_of_Standing_Up_for_Justice_Equality_and_Truth.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:30:10

• Slopfarms Are Going to Perish Because Public Opinion is Changing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/16/Slopfarms_Are_Going_to_Perish_Because_Public_Opinion_is_Changin.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:30:18

• Recognition of Women's Contributions to Free Software ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/16/Recognition_of_Women_s_Contributions_to_Free_Software.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:30:28

• People Who Assault Women Are Not Victims of "Distress" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/14/People_Who_Assault_Women_Are_Not_Victims_of_Distress.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:30:37

• Quick notes from the GStreamer Spring Hackfest 2025 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/07/15/quick-notes-gstreamer-spring-hackfest-2025/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:31:08

• "prevent meritocracies from devolving into court societies dominated by schemers and sycophants." ☞ https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-07-15.html    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:31:53

• University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/antisemitism-hearing-uc-berkeley-georgetown-cuny.html    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:33:22

• "A Collection Of Lightning Detectors" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/a-collection-of-lightning-detectors/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:34:26

• Flipper Zero ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/15/pulling-at-threads-with-the-flipper-zero/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:34:45

• Wio-LR1121 tiny LoRa module supports for sub-GHz, S-Band, and 2.4GHz frequency bands ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/15/wio-lr1121-tiny-lora-module-supports-for-sub-ghz-s-band-and-2-4ghz-frequency-bands/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:35:15

• NanoCOM-MTU – A COM Express Type 10 module with 28W defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake CPU ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/16/nanocom-mtu-a-com-express-type-10-module-with-28w-intel-core-ultra-meteor-lake-cpu/    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:35:28

• Thinking back on Milburn and Secret/Springing Prior Art ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/thinking-milburn-springing.html    

posted Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 03:35:55

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