Roy Schestowitz

• "One of the most recent findings in research about conspiracy theorists is that they are overconfident in their beliefs, and tend to grossly over-estimate the number of people who share their view. Previous studies apparently have tried to stick psychological labels on conspiracy theorists such as narcissists or attention seekers." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-07-23_sheeple.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 00:13:24

• "chaotic morning involving my former workplace -- glad i left when i did, the remaining workers are very unhappy and one got fired on the spot for asking if she could take a week off for her mental health." gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-07-22.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 00:14:21

• ZeniMax Online devs say Microsoft layoffs eliminated critical MMORPG staff and institutional knowledge https://massivelyop.com/2025/07/23/zenimax-online-devs-say-microsoft-layoffs-eliminated-critical-mmorpg-staff-and-institutional-knowledge/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 00:44:22

• “Disgusting” https://wccftech.com/zenimax-workers-call-out-microsoft-mass-layoffs-inhumane-disgusting/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 00:45:02

• Python infiltrated by Microsoft https://lwn.net/Articles/1029307/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:16:46

• Anubis sends AI scraperbots to a well-deserved fate https://lwn.net/Articles/1028558/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:17:32

• This article is now outside the paywall https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:18:15

• Fedora SIG changes Python packaging strategy https://lwn.net/Articles/1029354/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:19:54

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1361.jpg    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:27:26

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1711.jpg    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 02:27:33

• Microsoft already TROLLS this article, first comment is a MICROSOFT EMPLOYEE: "Based on what I've seen over the years, I have a sneaking suspicion that the majority of firmwares actually won't check this" https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 03:00:48

• "I recently upgraded my home TrueNAS server and migrated 18 TB of data from a 4-disk RAIDZ1 ZFS pool to a new RAIDZ2 pool." ☛ https://mtlynch.io/raidz1-to-raidz2/ | Source: Michael Lynch    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 04:24:06

• "NFS v4 delegations are an feature where the NFS server, such as your Linux fileserver, hands a lot of authority over a particular file over to a client that is using that file." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NFSv4DelegationMandatoryLock | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 04:24:28

• "Meet Tony, a 17-year-old student from Canada who co-founded a school Code Club to help others discover the joy of coding." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/creating-a-space-for-connection-and-code-meet-seung-woo-tony-canada/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 04:25:49

• Effective Protesters ☛ https://therevelator.org/history-effective-protesters/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:00:21

• "Sam Feder is the director of Heightened Scrutiny" ☛ https://fair.org/home/they-were-able-to-pass-these-bills-because-of-anti-trans-media-bias/ | Source: FAIR    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:01:51

• "In this article, we will review some of the most used command-line tools and utilities for network management in Linux" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-networking-commands/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:02:30

• apropos education, or lack thereof https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/canon "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Canon"    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:05:53

• "MAGA Mike closes the House of Representatives to protect Dear Leader from an Epstein vote" https://boingboing.net/2025/07/22/maga-mike-closes-the-house-of-representatives-to-protect-dear-leader-from-an-epstein-vote.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:06:06

• "Nearly ‘100 hours of tapes’ are said to reveal a tangled history of privilege, conflict and fractured loyalty between the pair." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/22/secret-recordings-trump-epstein-relationship/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:06:30

• "Tom the Dancing Bug: MAGA Goggles" https://boingboing.net/2025/07/23/tom-the-dancing-bug-maga-goggles.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:06:45

• "The BBC is no longer a broadcaster. It’s an activist group" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/23/the-bbc-is-no-longer-a-broadcaster-its-an-activist-group/ taking bribes from Bill Epsteingate http://techrights.org/wiki/BBC/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:07:18

• "DOJ Denied Jeffrey Epstein Blackmail ... But Not Ghislaine Maxwell Blackmail" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/23/doj-denied-jeffrey-epstein-blackmail-but-not-ghislaine-maxwell-blackmail/ http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:07:40

• "Trump wanted to break up Nvidia — but then its CEO won him over | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/712753/trump-nvidia-jensen-huang-break-up-chips-ai    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:07:52

• theregister jumped the shark! https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/linux_dev_site_windows/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:08:29

• openforumeurope missing the sovereignty aspects of software freedom https://eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/#the-report https://techrights.org/o/2021/01/31/openforum-europe-lf/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 06:09:13

• "Democrats Act Like Elections Are Complicated. They’re Not." https://jacobin.com/2025/07/democrats-working-class-cwcp-report/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:30:35

• "Bondi Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/politics/trump-epstein-files-named.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:30:55

• "I survived 10 years alone in an Australian rainforest. I didn't want to be found | SBS Insight" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/i-survived-10-years-alone-in-an-australian-rainforest-i-didnt-want-to-be-found/a5lf1nr1z    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:31:07

• "Trump is losing support from men as approval rating drops below 50%" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-approval-rating-men-b2794808.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:31:20

• "Tyskland: Böter för att gilla poster på sociala media" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/23/tyskland-boter-for-att-gilla-poster-pa-sociala-media/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:31:36

• Anon: "Bad management may double down on UPC and sw patents to hide abject failure and to cover for Microsoft" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/nokia-sued-by-ex-workers-over-401k-investment-performance https://www.psca.org/news/psca-news/2025/7/underperformance-suit-brought-against-nokia/ both blocked by gratuitous javascript    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:58:50

• Anon: "The fact of Reda's current employer now calls into question her past commitment to FOSS and /how much/ of that was just an act. Wat working for Microsoft always part of the plan or just a side effect of mental problems and possible brain damage?" http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Reda_Demanded_That_FSF_Removes_Its_Founder_Now_Reda_Works_Direc.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:59:42

• Also see http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Microsoft_Hiring_European_Politicians_is_Another_Form_of_Briber.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 07:59:49

• "I certainly wrote a lot of content for that site. And so did a ton of other authors, who still do to this day." ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2025/07/23/impact-of-ai-on-tech-content-creators/ | Source: Chris Coyier    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:20:54

• "Those who want AI companies to be able to train on copyrighted works without licensing the material are celebrating Trump’s remarks." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/president-trump-ai-action-plan-speech/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:21:05

• "The founder of illegal streaming service Jetflicks, a platform said to have negatively affected every significant copyright owner of TV shows in the United States" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/jetflix-streaming-piracy-ringleader-sentenced-to-7-years-prison-250723/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:21:18

• "In a move that could reshape the online copyright enforcement landscape, last month the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a pivotal piracy liability lawsuit." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/labels-dont-want-supreme-court-review-to-delay-piracy-lawsuit-against-verizon/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:21:33

• "The Human Artistry Campaign — a coalition that includes Hollywood unions such as SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America and IATSE" ☛ https://variety.com/2025/politics/news/trump-rejects-ai-training-compensation-1236468459/ | Source: Variety    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:22:10

• "The question everyone is asking is whether there is any social value if high schoolers are able to create dramatic images, memes and deepfakes?" ☛ https://www.businessworld.in/article/from-copyright-to-cyber-threats-why-ai-financing-faces-legal-perils-564521 | Source: BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:22:52

• SCAM "Altman spoke at a Federal Reserve conference Tuesday in Washington." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/openais-sam-altman-warns-of-ai-voice-fraud-crisis-in-banking/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:25:03

• "The MagisTV name is used by dozens of websites, many of which are reseller platforms." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-service-magistv-fails-to-secure-u-s-trademark-faces-malware-backlash/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 08:31:41

• Monopolies ☛ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/uk-regulator-flags-apples-ios-browser-engine-ban-in-draft-sms-designation/ | Source: Open Web Advocacy    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:03:28

• "Switch 2's license agreement doubles down" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/07/23/dont-want-your-switch-2-bricked-move-to-europe.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:03:50

• "When we purchase a video game console or a video game, we are subject to an EULA" ☛ https://en.as.com/meristation/news/nintendo-can-disable-your-switch-2-for-piracy-in-the-us-but-not-in-europe-as-confirmed-by-its-eula-n-2/ |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:04:08

• "The global content delivery network posted a summary overview of observed and confirmed disruptions during Q2 2025" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/governments_power_cuts_cable_damage/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:04:49

• "ignoring repeated pleas for clemency" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/canadians-killed-in-china/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:05:15

• "The Philippines ranked ninth on CPJ’s most recent Impunity Index, a global ranking of countries where journalists’ murderers are most likely to go free." ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/radio-journalist-erwin-labitad-segovia-shot-dead-in-the-philippines/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:45:24

• "An attempt by the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords to prevent the threshold being raised from the previously proposed 5% was defeated by 267 votes to 155, majority 112." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/telegraph-ownership-lords-foreign-state/ | Source: Press Gazette    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:46:02

• "Public media cuts, increased collaboration and the importance of local sports headlined a panel at a Local Media Association’s summit in Detroit on Wednesday aimed at raising the visibility of the challenges facing local news" ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/07/23/local-media-association-michigan-summit-chuck-todd/index.html | Source: Northwestern University    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:46:32

• "Earlier this month, CBS wimped out and paid Donald Trump a $16 million bribe to settle a completely baseless lawsuit — and to buy regulatory approval of their $8 billion merger with Skydance." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/with-his-bribe-paid-trumps-fcc-will-now-help-cbs-pretend-its-shitty-merger-is-good-for-journalism-and-the-public/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:46:56

• "CDA 230 says that platforms aren't required to police their users' speech." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/23/resto-modding/#itch-scratchers-r-us | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:48:19

• "I suggested that Stephen Colbert’s cancellation was yet another stopover on the way to a chilling of free speech in America." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/answering-the-haters-about-colbert | Source: Garry Kasparov    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:48:48

• "As numerous Walled Culture posts attest, site blocking is in the vanguard of the actions by copyright companies against sites engaged in the unauthorized sharing of material." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/as-site-blocking-is-increasing-european-commission-subtly-slaps-down-italys-piracy-shield/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:51:28

• Bribe again? ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/nyregion/columbia-trump-funding-deal.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:51:49

• "Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years, the university said" ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-23/columbia-university-agrees-to-pay-more-than-220m-in-deal-with-trump-to-restore-federal-funding | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:52:17

• "In settlement and compromize of the Release Claims in this Agreement, Columbia shall pay the United Sates the sum of Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000), payable in equal installments. [...]" ☛ https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/July 2025 Announcement/Columbia University Resolution Agreement.pdf |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:53:04

• How Stacer Simplifies GNU/Linux System Maintenance and Optimization ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/how-stacer-simplifies-linux-system-maintenance-and-optimization/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 09:57:05

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

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:08:07

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

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:08:48

• How To Install MySQL Workbench on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-mysql-workbench-linux-mint-22/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:09:46

• Global Overshoot Day today https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:10:15

• AppArmor vs SELinux Comparison ☞ https://idroot.us/apparmor-vs-selinux/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:10:22

• Peter Pentchev: mapec - my humble trivial tribute to Matt S Trout ☞ https://extelligence.ringlet.net/roam/2025/07/23/mapec-0.1.1/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:11:11

• "But then, I tested MX Linux MX-23.6, separately, and I liked it so much that I decided to try it on this machine, too. Basically, I reused the entire disk, displacing Kubuntu. This endeavor was good but not perfect." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-24-04-2-fresh-results.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:12:23

• "There were lots of small, annoying problems in the desktop, and the hybrid graphics supports seems a bit iffy. At the very least, there's no GUI way to configure PRIME for the Nvidia card, and this bothered me a lot. Well, I decided to restore Kubuntu onto the disk, a fresh install. And so I must report how this effort went." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-24-04-2-fresh-results.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:12:29

• Tempo – metronome for musicians ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tempo-metronome-musicians/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:13:03

• PipeWire 1.2.8 Bugfix Update Brings Better ALSA and Pulse Handling ☞ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-2-8-bugfix-update-brings-better-alsa-and-pulse-handling/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:16:19

• "Right after the 1.2.8 update dropped for the older 1.2 series, PipeWire—a multimedia framework for managing audio and video on Linux—released version 1.4.7 on its latest stable branch, aiming to improve overall stability and performance." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-7-released-with-echo-cancellation-and-latency-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:17:08

• "One of the highlights is significantly improved latency handling in the echo cancellation feature. As a result, users should notice clearer audio calls and recordings, especially in scenarios where delays previously impacted the overall experience." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-7-released-with-echo-cancellation-and-latency-fixes/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:17:16

• "The latest stable ISO of KaOS, version 2025.7, a rolling KDE-centric Linux distribution that relies on the XFS file system, has just been released, marking the fourth distribution release of the year." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kaos-goes-qt5-free-with-july-2025-release-adds-plasma-6-4/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:18:52

• "Big news came from the FreeBSD camp: users may soon enjoy an easier, more streamlined path to setting up a desktop environment, more specifically KDE Plasma, thanks to ongoing work targeting the upcoming FreeBSD 15.0 release." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-desktop-environment-comes-to-freebsd-15-0-installer/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:19:36

• "Developers are currently working to integrate a KDE desktop installation directly into the FreeBSD installer (bsdinstall), creating a user-friendly experience right from the start." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-desktop-environment-comes-to-freebsd-15-0-installer/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:19:43

• "LILYGO has unveiled the T-Watch Ultra, a multifunctional smartwatch platform that integrates wireless connectivity" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-t-watch-ultra-features-esp32-s3-amoled-display-gnss-and-lora-connectivity/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:21:16

• "Raspberry Pi camera projects have been around for about as long as Raspberry Pi itself" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-many-and-varied-uses-of-photography-on-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:21:43

• "There's been a flurry of news surrounding RISC-V lately, like Steam support for RISC-V through an emulator and Nvidia's announcement of CUDA support for RISC-V processors, but as expected with the 2025 RISC-V Summit China underway..." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/worlds-first-risc-v-tablet-is-finally-fully-baked-pinetab-v-now-ships-with-completely-functional-linux-for-usd149 | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:22:31

• "more news continues to surface, including that the world's first RISC-V tablet now comes with a functional Linux operating system (early models lacked an OS and were for developers only)" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/worlds-first-risc-v-tablet-is-finally-fully-baked-pinetab-v-now-ships-with-completely-functional-linux-for-usd149 | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:22:37

• "As we feared, one of Elop’s first actions as CEO of Nokia was to kill Maemo in an infamous "burning platform" memo." ☛ https://ploum.net/2025-07-23-linux_desktop4.html | Source: Lionel Dricot    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:25:31

• "Now that I’m working at Automattic, though, I’m sitting in front of a computer for my entire work day." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2025/07/kev-quirk-smartwatches/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:26:03

• "Google on Thursday announced filing a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, which has ensnared more than 10 million devices running Android open source software." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/google-sues-operators-of-10-million-device-badbox-2-0-botnet/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:26:18

• Google Sues the Badbox Botnet Operators ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/google-sues-the-badbox-botnet-operators.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:26:52

• Propaganda social control media ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/googles-terminates-over-7700-youtube-channels-it-linked-to-chinese-state-backed-influence-operations/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:29:49

• "Kate joins CNI from the Library of Congress (LC), where she has served since 2011" ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/kate-zwaard-named-executive-director-of-the-coalition-for-networked-information | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:35:18

• "the growing trend of abusive behaviours" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14791-Action-plan-against-cyberbullying_en | Source: European Commission    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:35:29

• "Political Feasibility of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF)" ☛ https://eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EU-STF-Feasibility-Study_vf.pdf | http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Reda_Demanded_That_FSF_Removes_Its_Founder_Now_Reda_Works_Direc.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:36:15

• "No, higher risk means that an investment has a broader range of outcomes. It might go up more, but it also might go down much more. Paying off a loan has virtually no risk, in this sense, because we know exactly how much the loan is reduced by for each payment." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/pay-off-or-invest | Source: Chris    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:36:28

• "It should be in our mutual interest to make sure that well-used Open Source projects not only survive, but also perform well." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/23/eu-stf-for-funding-critical-open-source/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:37:03

• Nature ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/first-exports-from-bbp-four-asian-elephants-head-to-japan/article69847332.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:38:17

• "Deliveries fell a record 13.5 percent this quarter compared to a year earlier" ☛ https://futurism.com/things-looking-bad-tesla-q2 | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:38:58

• "The stricter reading for net income fell 16% to $1.2 billion." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/23/business/tesla-earnings | Source: CNN    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:39:07

• "A new report has found climate change is accelerating, with current global efforts "dangerously inadequate". Here's what it means for Australia." ☛ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-climate-change-scenario-that-could-leave-australia-unrecognisable/l6ofkeygt | Source: SBS    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:39:38

• "Until now, both Dengue and Chikungunya have only been found in Italy in travellers returning from abroad." ☛ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/foreign-office-updates-travel-advice-32109439 | Source: Wales UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:39:48

• "France and Italy have reported their first local dengue cases of the year, France's from the Loire Valley and Italy's in Bologna province. Both involved single cases." ☛ https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/european-nations-report-more-local-detections-chikungunya-dengue |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:40:03

• "Previously, instances of these diseases in Italy were detected in individuals who had contracted them overseas." ☛ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/travel-tourism/warning-anyone-going-holiday-italy-32111848 |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:40:16

• "Trump, who was friendly with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s, appears multiple times on flight logs for Epstein's private plane in the 1990s." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-was-told-he-is-in-epstein-files-report-8937194 | Source: NDTV    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:42:27

• "There is no checkable evidence that this happened." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/23/huge-saastr-replit-vibe-coding-disaster-if-it-ever-happened/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:42:39

• "For the first time, two letters written by Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto — the architect behind the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor — have been made public." ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/07/23/letters-on-display-from-the-mastermind-of-pearl-harbor-attack/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:43:38

• "Grand jury transcripts from two criminal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein will remain sealed, a federal judge ruled Wednesday." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-judge-blocks-doj-access-to-epstein-files/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:44:59

• "The ruling is the first in a series of attempts by US President Trump to release information related to the Epstein case." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-denies-bid-to-unseal-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts/a-73389622 | Source: Deutsche Welle http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:45:27

• "The discovery, by Ukrainian intelligence, marks the first time that Russia has deployed weapons made only with Chinese components." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/23/fully-chinese-made-drone-found-in-ukraine-for-first-time/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:46:35

• "Duran dubs this emerging ideology the "Nerd Reich" — a slurry of right-wing ideas championed by ruthless tech overlords like Palantir founder Peter Thiel, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen" ☛ https://futurism.com/billionaires-corporate-dictatorship | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:46:52

• "Taiwan will hold the largest recall vote in its history this weekend. The 24 legislators on the list are all from the largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT)." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-warns-of-chinese-interference-before-recall-vote/a-73387758 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:47:10

• Microsoft wants to attack Free software via GitHub, using politicians it is now bribing https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/github-eu-open-source-funding see http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Reda_Demanded_That_FSF_Removes_Its_Founder_Now_Reda_Works_Direc.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Microsoft_Hiring_European_Politicians_is_Another_Form_of_Briber.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:51:09

• "Microsoft first announced Recall in May 2024 and immediately drew fire from security and privacy advocates." ☛ https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/ | Source: Brave Browser    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:53:42

• "Brave Software, which offers a Chromium-based browser tricked out with extra privacy controls" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/brave_browse_block_microsoft_recall/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:54:00

• Windows TCO: "prohibit"... Microsoft ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/uk-to-ban-making-ransomware-payments-for-some-organizations-targets-public-sector-bodies-and-operators-of-critical-national-infrastructure | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:57:01

• Windows TCO: "ran PowerShell commands" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-interlock-ransomware-attacks/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:57:10

• Windows TCO: "And the proposals don't end there." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/uk-to-ban-public-sector-from-paying-ransomware-demands | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:57:21

• "The warning comes in the Public Service Media Review, published [PDF] yesterday, which maintains that in a marketplace with services like Netflix and YouTube" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/ofcom_psb_youtube/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:58:15

• "The FBI's alert follows a similar warning from the UK National Crime Agency about a "deeply concerning" trend of The Com recruiting teenage boys to commit a range of criminal acts, from cyber fraud and ransomware to child sexual abuse" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/irl_com_recruits_teens/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:59:56

• "The Trump administration is continuing its dangerous push to surveil and suppress foreign students’ social media activity." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-shouldnt-have-make-your-social-media-public-get-visa | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:00:07

• "South Africa just scored a major legal victory that many countries, including Zimbabwe, would be jealous of." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/south-africa-meta-court-ruling-zimbabwe/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:00:25

• "In guidance issued last week to researchers, NIH, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/nih_ai_research_application_ban/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:57:11

• "Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources" ☛ https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:57:21

• "Let’s be honest about what these “email builders” often are. They are web editors that generate HTML tables nested within HTML tables, with inline styles that would make a 1999 web developer blush." ☛ https://blog.julik.nl/2025/07/html-emails-the-hard-way | Source: Julik Tarkhanov    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:17:30

• "When asked about the alleged breach at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Energy emphasized that the incident did not impact sensitive or classified data." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-china-end-of-life-updates/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:17:43

• "On July 19, reports emerged that Microsoft SharePoint Servers worldwide were under active exploitation" ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/microsoft-exploitation.html | Source: IT Wire    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:18:04

• "A few days after the exploit originally became widely known, there are now many different SharePoint exploit attempts in circulation." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32138 | Source: SANS    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:18:43

• "In addition to the DOE, other government agencies and critical sectors, including telecommunications and software" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_sharepoint_400_orgs/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:18:55

• "A US Department of Energy spokesperson said that on July 18 a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability impacted its systems" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-sharepoint-hack-affected-us-energy-department-nuclear-weapons-agency/articleshow/122864748.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:19:32

• "Royal Society: Attention deficits linked with proclivity to explore while foraging. To which Thom Hartman adds, The Science Catches Up: New Research Confirms ADHD as an Evolutionary Advantage, Not a Disease." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/07/22/how-about-aso-for-attention-surfeit-order/ | Source: Doc Searls    

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

• "Many Americans get much of their health care from ERs. Defunding this service will bring financial and human ruin." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/medicaid-cuts-emergency-medicine/683623/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:20:38

• "Hebb failed to prove that the city’s ordinance was intended to silence anti-abortion views, rather than simply address noise complaints, Wynn said." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/first-amendment-doesnt-provide-the-right-to-be-heard-fourth-circuit-finds/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:20:53

• "Drives built to work with the current ninth-gen spec, which offers 18 terabytes of uncompressed capacity on each tape" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/lto_2024_tape_shipment_data/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:21:42

• What a ripoff the "music INDUSTRY" became; starting price 150 pounds pp for Drake concert tomorrow in Manchester. Why now 1000? Or 2000 pp? https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/drake-with-partynextdoor-ome-pecial-hows-manchester-25-07-2025/event/37006272F01B6BF4?brand=cooplive    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:23:48

• "Even the Olympics is a lottery. 10,000 people give up a decade or more to get proficient at a sport" ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/07/seeing-the-lottery/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:24:18

• "Even the Olympics is a lottery. 10,000 people give up a decade or more to get proficient at a sport, and on any given day, 100 of them could win. But only one does. The same is true for book publishing and the record business"    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:24:52

• "Prior to beginning work on Regular Expressions" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/07/21/Automaton-merge-war | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:25:24

• "Well, if I online shop now, depending on the type of website, one or more of the following applies: [...]" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/the-online-shopping-experience/ | Source: Ava    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:26:18

• "Now, the last few lines are the most confusing. The rss_str returns a binary, not "regular" string of XML." ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/23/using-agentql-and-pipedream-to-fix-missing-rss-feeds | Source: Raymond Camden    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:31:44

• "The International Bartenders Association, or IBA" ☛ https://aaronson.org/blog/i-drank-every-cocktail |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:31:57

• "Stop losing your files. It's 2025, and you're still scrolling through folders named "New Folder" and "Untitled."" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/software/stop-losing-your-photos-my-simple-file-naming-system-will-save-your-sanity-and-you-hair | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:32:12

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-24.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:35:45

• "Hosting of my own Forgejo instance was a typical me problem: I’ll find a problem for an every solution. At first, I just wanted to check how to use Git LFS because I was expecting, I’ll need to use it for my own project, before publishing it to Codeberg." gemini://aelspire.info/posts/2025-07-24-forgejo/post.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:37:14

• 🔤SpellBinding: DIJNOST Wordo: BEAUT gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-24.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:37:54

• "i was looking through old files on my computer and came across this one. a small playtester guide i wrote to have people help me playtest "picodex dual"." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2025-07-24    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:38:31

• "hi folks, here's a challenge for you, if you feel it's up your alley: Smolnet Directory Week." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/discoveries/30608    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:39:18

• born in a reverie gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/born_in_a_reverie    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:40:11

• "so i wrote before about Small Web July—an initiative meant to help people reduce their time spent on the corporate web." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2673    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 12:41:05

• "The epoch-making shift in the technology landscape, fueled by breakthroughs in AI and the dynamic world of virtualization" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-boosts-partner-engagement-program-updates-and-new-partner-demand-center | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:02:02

• "Looking to get started with Ansible for Amazon Web Services?" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/whats-new-in-cloud-automation-red-hat-ansible-aws-10.0.0 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:02:09

• "Some in the IT industry are suggesting that as many as 50 percent of the devices remain using Windows 10" ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/23/urgency-to-switch-builds/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:03:42

• "I have a job at Canonical, and three job titles, which is unusual and might seem a bit excessive." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-is-practice-leadership | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:04:36

• "In this episode of PING, APNIC’s Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston, discusses a day in the life of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/24/podcast-a-day-in-the-life-of-bgp/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:05:06

• [Old] "the addition of “extensions” to overcome Java" ☛ https://www.promarket.org/2023/06/09/was-microsofts-polluted-java-a-presumptively-legal-improved-product-design/ |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:22:03

• [Old] "Though Microsoft may clone Java, it won't be allowed to say its products are Java-compatible" ☛ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/sun-microsoft-settle-java-suit/ | Source: CNET    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:22:11

• "Our goal in this tutorial is to help you set up and use MicroPython tailored for microcontrollers (MCUs) and Linux dev" ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/14364 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:22:37

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: qlcal 0.0.16 on CRAN: Regular Update ☛ https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/07/23/#qlcal-r_0.0.16 | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:23:19

• "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Shadowcat co-founder, Matt S. Trout." ☛ https://www.shadowcat.co.uk/2025/07/09/ripples-they-cause-in-the-world/ |    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:23:47

• "Have you tested it in multiple browsers? Multiple devices? Multiple operating systems?" ☛ https://www.tommyp.org/blog/accessibility-and-friction/ | Source: Tommy Palmer    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:25:50

• "Today we're excited to announce OSS Rebuild" ☛ https://security.googleblog.com/2025/07/introducing-oss-rebuild-open-source.html | Source: Google    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:25:59

• "But let’s start from the beginning." ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/07/23/format-your-own-type-part-1 | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:26:09

• "In an earlier blog post we found that optimizing the memory layout of a red-black tree does not seem to work." ☛ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/07/comparing-red-black-tree-to-b-tree.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:26:19

• "They remind me of the time I made a few experiments for fun." ☛ https://hacdias.com/2025/07/23/software-for-fun/ | Source: Henrique Dias    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:26:28

• "Jacob made some pretty neat architectural decisions with this one." ☛ https://ziglang.org/devlog/2025/#2025-07-23 | Source: Zig    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:26:38

• "The Pro Codes Act is back (first as H.R. 4009, but refiled as H.R. 4072) in almost identical form to bill H.R. 1631" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/libraries-journalists-and-public-interest-groups-oppose-private-control-of-law/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:39:38

• "The undersigned organizations strongly oppose the “Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act” (Pro Codes Act)" ☛ https://www.arl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pro-Codes-Opposition-Letter-July-2025.pdf | Source: Association of Research Libraries    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:39:48

• KaOS Linux gets a modern makeover and a big under-the-hood upgrade https://betanews.com/2025/07/24/kaos-linux-gets-a-modern-makeover-and-a-big-under-the-hood-upgrade/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:51:41

• "This curated roundup covers practical strategies for building lock-in-free infrastructure with FreeBSD." ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-guide-to-lock-in-free-infrastructure/ | Source: Klara    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:57:02

• "But no longer! Now, even if the program is updated in the background" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/firefox_141_relieves_linux_pain/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:57:37

• "This version includes important security updates to Firefox." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1455/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:57:48

• [Old] "The X-Forwarded-For (XFF) HTTP header provides crucial insight into the origin of web requests." ☛ https://httptoolkit.com/blog/what-is-x-forwarded-for/ | Source: HTTP Toolkit    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 13:58:28

• "OPNsense is a FreeBSD-based specialist operating system designed for firewalls and routers." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12507 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:03:12

• Our Three Lawsuits Against Microsofters Are About to Become a Lot More Relevant to GNU/Linux (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Our_Three_Lawsuits_Against_Microsofters_Are_About_to_Become_a_L.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:05:39

• Microsoft is Trying to "Pull a Nokia" on GNU/Linux as Desktop/Laptop Platform (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Microsoft_is_Trying_to_Pull_a_Nokia_on_GNU_Linux_as_Desktop_Lap.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:05:49

• "Celebrate SysAdmin Day" = spam, LF uses Windows https://www.linux.com/news/july25-training-promo/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:07:20

• 10 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Photo Management Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/photomanagement/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:08:51

• Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Good value compared to an defective chip maker Intel N100 Mini PC? ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/raspberry-pi5-desktop-mini-pc-good-value/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:09:06

• Hurry Curry! – multiplayer co-op coooking game ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hurry-curry-multiplayer-co-op-coooking-game/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:09:24

• Prettier – opinionated code formatter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/prettier-opinionated-code-formatter/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:09:34

• 7 Free Open Source Apps to Watch Live TV in GNU/Linux Desktop ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/7-free-open-source-apps-to-watch-live-tv-in-linux-desktop/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:09:55

• octoDNS – manage DNS across multiple providers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/octodns-manage-dns-across-multiple-providers/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:12:08

• Brakeman – static analysis tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/brakeman-static-analysis-tool/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:12:20

• AlmaLinux 8 vs 9: A Comprehensive Comparison for Enterprise GNU/Linux Users ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/almalinux-8-vs-9-a-comprehensive-comparison-for-enterprise-linux-users/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:14:22

• Cockpit Project: Cockpit 343 ☞ https://cockpit-project.org//blog/cockpit-343.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:15:15

• Placing similar words together ☞ https://rubenerd.com/placing-similar-words-together/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:16:29

• Specifications ☞ https://devblog.archlinux.page/2025/specifications/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:16:46

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031104/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:17:31

• Regex Cheatsheet: Essentials You Must Know ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/cheatsheets/regex/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:22:38

• The mysterious behaviour of udevd ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/the-mysterious-behaviour-of-udevd.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:23:16

• Saying no to backdoored Windows 11 just got easier -- Operese automatically transfers your backdoored Windows 10 files and settings to GNU/Linux ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/07/22/saying-no-to-windows-11-just-got-easier-operese-automatically-transfers-your-windows-10-files-and-settings-to-linux/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:23:36

• rOpenSci News Digest, July 2025 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/ropensci-news-digest-july-2025/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:25:24

• "Embedded LEDs For Soft Robots Made From Silicone" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/embedded-leds-for-soft-robots-made-from-silicone/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:25:49

• Revenue means nothing. They still lose money then... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/youtube-revenue-q2-2025/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:26:22

• Revenue on ads up BECAUSE WE TREBLED THE NUMBER OF ADS PER VIDEO :)    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:26:55

• Google says it axed over 7,700 YouTube channels linked to Chinese state-backed ‘influence operations’ ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/googles-terminates-over-7700-youtube-channels-it-linked-to-chinese-state-backed-influence-operations/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:27:45

• [Slop] Could Exacerbate Inequality, Experts Warn ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/ai-could-exacerbate-inequality-experts-warn    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:28:17

• North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/north-carolina-peat-restoration.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:31:02

• Have You Tried Alternative Health Treatments? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/well/health-information.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:31:28

• Lithuania’s youth enter military physically unprepared: a concern for national defence ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2619358/lithuania-s-youth-enter-military-physically-unprepared-a-concern-for-national-defence    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:32:18

• Testimony from Gaza: ‘We are not numbers, we are human beings’ ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-testimony-from-gaza-we-are-not-numbers-we-are-human-beings    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:32:45

• SAMHS humanitarian project in the Eastern Cape renders assistance to crash victims ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sa-defence/sa-defence-sa-defence/samhs-humanitarian-project-in-the-eastern-cape-renders-assistance-to-crash-victims/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:33:19

• South Korea to scrutinise US-Japan trade deal as officials fly to Washington ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-scrutinise-us-japan-trade-deal-as-officials-fly-to-washington    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:34:00

• South Korea sees record birth rate growth for Jan-May ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-sees-record-birth-rate-growth-for-jan-may    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:34:24

• Heat wave warnings issued for South Korea’s southern regions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heat-wave-warnings-issued-for-south-koreas-southern-regions    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:34:43

• Retrial opens for S. Korean woman who bit off man’s tongue in rape attempt ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/retrial-opens-for-s-korean-woman-who-bit-off-attempted-rapists-tongue    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:35:15

• South Korea stops decades-old propaganda broadcast into North Korea to ease tensions ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-stops-decades-old-propaganda-broadcast-into-north-korea    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:35:38

• Malaysians face dual threats of haze and high UV levels, experts warn ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-face-dual-threats-of-haze-and-high-uv-levels-experts-warn    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:36:00

• Malaysia introduces new ruling for electrical wiring work in all buses ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-introduces-new-ruling-for-electrical-wiring-work-in-all-buses    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:36:17

• Malaysia’s PM Anwar unveils cash handout and fuel price cut to tackle cost-of-living pressures ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-pm-anwar-unveils-cash-handout-and-fuel-price-cut-to-tackle-cost-of-living-pressures    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:36:35

• China 'clearly' trying to interfere in Taiwan's democracy, Taipei says before recall vote ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-clearly-trying-to-interfere-in-taiwans-democracy-taipei-says-before-recall-vote    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:37:11

• Starbucks opens free study rooms in China to lure back customers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/starbucks-opens-free-study-rooms-in-china-to-lure-back-customers    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:37:45

• Record heat in China strains power grid, stirs health fears ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/record-heat-in-china-strains-power-grid-stirs-health-fears    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:38:01

• China says US withdrawal from Unesco not the behaviour of a ‘responsible country’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-us-withdrawal-from-unesco-not-behaviour-of-responsible-country    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:38:25

• China says it spoke with neighbours on planned mega-dam’s impacts ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-it-spoke-with-neighbours-on-planned-mega-dams-impacts    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:46:15

• EU, China plan joint statement on climate change, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/eu-china-plan-joint-statement-on-climate-change-sources-say    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:46:30

• The Taiwan scenarios 3: Day zero ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-taiwan-scenarios-3-day-zero/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:47:02

• GSoC 2025: Expanding OSS-Fuzz Integration Across KDE Libraries (Midterm Update) ☞ https://azharmomin.me/posts/gsoc-2025-expanding-oss-fuzz-integration-across-kde-libraries-midterm-blog/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:48:10

• SeaMonkey suite now builtin to Easy Excalibur ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/seamonkey-suite-now-builtin-to-easy-excalibur.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:50:34

• HomeBank builtin to Easy Excalibur ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/homebank-builtin-to-easy-excalibur.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:50:43

• Proxmox Donates €10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/proxmox-donates-to-tprf/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:51:10

• An update on Home Assistant's Android app ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031129/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:51:59

• Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: A pivotal moment for the UK in digital competition: Lead from the front or let the opportunity slip? ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/07/23/a-pivotal-moment-for-the-uk-in-digital-competition-lead-from-the-front-or-let-the-opportunity-slip/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:52:31

• Code Anywhere: Turn Your Android Tablet Into a Dev Machine ☞ https://thenewstack.io/code-anywhere-turn-your-android-tablet-into-a-dev-machine/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:53:11

• The Qubes documentation is migrating to Read the Docs! ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/07/23/qubes-documentation-migrating-to-read-the-docs/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:53:47

• No, troll ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/are-we-witnessing-the-final-days    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 14:54:58

• NASA ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/annealing-in-space-how-nasa-saved-junocam-in-orbit-around-jupiter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:33:04

• "Era Of Dull Electronics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/the-death-of-industrial-design-and-the-era-of-dull-electronics/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:33:31

• "awesome tower of 16bit relay CPU power blinking a light every second." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/2025-one-hertz-challenge-16-bit-tower-blinks-at-one-hertz/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:33:57

• Guided Nanoparticles Reconnect Brain Cells, Raising Hopes For Parkinson's Treatment ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/guided-nanoparticles-reconnect-brain-cells-raising-hopes-for-parkinsons-treatment    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:34:37

• ‘The Claw Grip’: Why Are Women Always Holding Things? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/style/claw-grip-women-holding-things.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:35:02

• Luxury PC company Maingear launches '90's style Retro95 beige PC — company known for flashy rigs with custom cooling and automotive paint brings old-school aesthetics to modern hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/maingear-embraces-beige-with-its-retro95-limited-edition-desktop-pc    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:35:51

• Outbreak of Chikungunya Virus Poses Global Risk, Warns WHO ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/outbreak-of-chikungunya-virus-poses-global-risk-warns-who    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:36:35

• Buzzwords Mask Risks of New Bleach Drinking Wellness Trend ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/buzzwords-mask-risks-of-new-bleach-drinking-wellness-trend    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:36:51

• America's Largest Crater Has Surprise Link to Grand Canyon, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/americas-largest-crater-has-surprise-link-to-grand-canyon-study-finds    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:37:34

• Neither Scales Nor Feathers: Bizarre Appendage Discovered on Reptile Fossil ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/neither-scales-nor-feathers-bizarre-appendage-discovered-on-reptile-fossil    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:37:53

• An Extra Sense May Connect Gut Bacteria With Our Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-extra-sense-may-connect-gut-bacteria-with-our-brain    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:38:10

• Stunning Grand Canyon Fossils Reveal Evolution's Weird Experiments ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-grand-canyon-fossils-reveal-evolutions-weird-experiments    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:38:22

• Coldplaygate Is a Reminder That There’s No Escaping Going Viral ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/coldplaygate-is-a-reminder-that-theres-no-escaping-going-viral "caught on jumbotron and spread across social control media"    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:39:01

• As Convicted Felon Quits UNESCO, China Expands Influence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/asia/unesco-china-us.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:39:28

• How DarkForums filled the gap left by defunct hacking forum BreachForums ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/23/new-report-details-darkforums-filled-gap-left-defunct-hacking-forum-breachforums/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:40:46

• Was it illegal? HK university’s Hey Hi (AI) deepfake porn scandal ignites debate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/was-it-illegal-hk-universitys-ai-deepfake-porn-scandal-ignites-debate    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:43:06

• Wall St Journal set to plead not guilty in unlawful termination suit filed by press union chief Selina Cheng ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/wall-st-journal-set-to-plead-not-guilty-in-unlawful-termination-suit-filed-by-press-union-chief-selina-cheng/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:43:41

• ICJ: World's top court to hand down watershed climate opinion ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-icj-to-hand-down-watershed-climate-opinion    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:44:01

• Hong Kong teen arrested for allegedly writing ‘seditious words’ in commercial building toilet ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/hong-kong-teen-arrested-for-allegedly-writing-seditious-words-in-commercial-building-toilet/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:46:26

• Cisco network access security platform vulnerabilities under active exploitation ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-identity-services-engines-active-exploits/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:46:59

• Different Types of Honeypots and Where to Get Them ☞ https://www.blackmoreops.com/different-types-of-honeypots-download-links/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:47:17

• Not just government: cloud system security is everybody’s responsibility ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/not-just-government-cloud-system-security-is-everybodys-responsibility/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:47:43

• American Oversight Calls for Hegseth’s Resignation Following Washington Post Reporting on Signal Messages ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-calls-for-hegseths-resignation-following-washington-post-reporting-on-signal-messages/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:48:07

• Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-cisco-ise-vulnerabilities/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:48:27

• Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-sophos-firewall/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:48:45

• Windows TCO ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/uks-ransomware-payment-ban-bold-strategy-or-dangerous-gamble/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:49:10

• Agreement for critical CISA cyber threat analysis work expires ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/07/agreement-for-critical-cisa-cyber-threat-analysis-work-expires/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:49:52

• What Signal reveals about the Defense digital gap ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/07/what-signal-reveals-about-the-defense-digital-gap/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:50:21

• Inside EthCC[8]: Becoming a smart contract auditor ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/23/inside-ethcc8-becoming-a-smart-contract-auditor/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:50:38

• Mesa 25.2-rc2 is out    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:51:38

• This robot picks locks using brains instead of brawn ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/23/this-robot-picks-locks-using-brains-instead-of-brawn/ "A physical lock, like what secures your front door, has a finite and calculable number of combinations, just like a digital keypad does."    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:52:25

• Another wave of layoffs in AWS https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/23/aws-reportedly-shutters-ai-research-lab-shanghai/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:53:10

• Crypto wallet Chrome extension is eating SSD storage at an alarming rate ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/metamask-crypto-wallet-chrome-extension-is-eating-ssd-storage-at-an-alarming-rate-owner-confirms-bug-has-been-writing-hundreds-of-gigabytes-of-data-per-day-into-users-solid-state-drives    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:58:24

• Hell Toupée’s Hey Hi (AI) Action Plan Misses the Mark, Calls for Action Without Vision ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/president-trumps-ai-action-plan-misses-the-mark-calls-for-action-without-vision/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 17:58:52

• "Vibe Coding" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/vibe-coding-goes-wrong-as-ai-wipes-entire-database/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:11:46

• CLICKFRAUD SPAMNIL is cheering for SOFTWARE PATENTS https://tfir.io/universal-music-group-accelerates-ai-patent-strategy-with-liquidax-partnership/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:13:24

• Munich Regional Court reinterprets FRAND rules in Samsung vs ZTE ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-regional-court-reinterprets-frand-rules-in-samsung-vs-zte/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:14:03

• The Services Problem That Undermines Crocs’ Textualist False Advertising Defense ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/undermines-textualist-advertising.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:15:11

• More Briefs in SAP and Motorola ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/more-briefs-motorola.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:15:30

• Waveshare ESP32-S3 watch devkit features AMOLED touch screen, supports on-device Hey Hi (AI) voice interaction ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/waveshare-esp32-s3-watch-devkit-features-amoled-touch-screen-supports-on-device-ai-voice-interaction/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:16:21

• Slop Is Not Intelligence and It Does Not Enhance Productivity (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Slop_Is_Not_Intelligence_and_It_Does_Not_Enhance_Productivity.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:16:50

• Misinformation is Not Intelligence ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Misinformation_is_Not_Intelligence.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:17:04

• The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has a New Slogan for Its 40th Anniversary ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_a_New_Slogan_for_Its_40th_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:17:15

• Christian Hergert: The Foundry of Builder ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/07/23/the-foundry-of-builder/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:18:09

• Abhijith PA: Removing spams from your local maildir ☞ https://abhijithpa.in/2025/removing-spams-from-local-maildir/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:19:04

• Kenya dispatch: a call for greater protection of school children following exposee on teacher sexual abuse ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/kenya-dispatch-a-call-for-greater-protection-of-school-children-following-exposee-on-teacher-sexual-abuse/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:19:54

• High-Severity Flaws Patched in Chrome, Firefox ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-flaws-patched-in-chrome-firefox/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:20:28

• Diabolic Parasite is an ESP32-S3 USB dongle for penetration testing and security research (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/diabolic-parasite-esp32-s3-usb-dongle-for-penetration-testing-and-security-research/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:21:00

• A Long, Overdue Reporting Trip Through Syria ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/middleeast/a-long-overdue-reporting-trip-through-syria.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:23:18

• “Inhumane” and “Disgusting” Mass Layoff Execution, According to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Inhumane_and_Disgusting_Mass_Layoff_Execution_According_to_Micr.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:24:47

• Over 3 Months Later Brett Wilson LLP Still Unable to Recruit a Media Lawyer? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Over_3_Months_Later_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Still_Unable_to_Recruit_a_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:24:59

• They Don't Tell Us that 'Digitalisation' (Now Sold as "Hey Hi") Just Means Customers Become Unpaid Staff and Are Made Accountable ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/22/They_Don_t_Tell_Us_that_Digitalisation_Now_Sold_as_Hey_Hi_Just_.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:25:12

• Brett Wilson LLP Has Gone Silent ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Gone_Silent.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:25:22

• It's Time to Dump SharePoint and Here's What to Use Instead ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/It_s_Time_to_Dump_SharePoint_and_Here_s_What_to_Use_Instead.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:26:02

• EPO Crimes Are Spreading to the British Court System ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/EPO_Crimes_Are_Spreading_to_the_British_Court_System.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:26:12

• New and Old ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/New_and_Old.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:26:24

• "IBook G4 With NetBSD" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/game-dev-on-ibook-g4-with-netbsd/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:27:30

• Declassified files outline UK plan to evacuate Hongkongers in ‘Armageddon scenario’ after Tiananmen crackdown ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/24/declassified-files-outline-uk-plan-to-evacuate-hongkongers-in-armageddon-scenario-after-tiananmen-crackdown/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:31:23

• "Digital recordings are all square." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/fusing-cheap-ebay-find-into-a-digital-rangefinder/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:31:51

• QNAP QAI-M100 and QAI-U100 Edge Hey Hi (AI) accelerators for NAS systems improve image recognition performance ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/qnap-qai-m100-and-qai-u100-edge-ai-accelerators-for-nas-systems-improve-image-recognition-performance/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:32:00

• Discovering and recovering from PostgreSQL corruption on Matrix.org ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031148/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:32:44

• Prokop: What to expect from Debian/trixie ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031106/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:33:07

• Migrating a ZFS pool from RAIDZ1 to RAIDZ2 ☞ https://mtlynch.io/raidz1-to-raidz2/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:33:37

• Chinese state hackers targeting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft customers, US tech giant says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/chinese-state-hackers-targeting-microsoft-customers-us-tech-giant-says/ distracts from MICROSOFT being the REAL issue http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/It_s_Time_to_Dump_SharePoint_and_Here_s_What_to_Use_Instead.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/21/How_Not_to_Report_News_About_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:34:38

• Slop garbage = indicator of very lousy, reckless coder https://blog.tomecek.net/post/claude-code-july-2025/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:36:29

• Things To Do After Installing Fedora 42 ☞ https://fosspost.org/things-to-do-after-installing-fedora    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:37:09

• Loaded headline with a lie about slop = booster of pyramid scheme and speculative bubble set to explode https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/science/ai-history-ancient-rome-google-deepmind.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:37:54

• LLM Slopfarms gbhackers.com, "Cyber Press" and CyberSecurityNews Are Drowning Surveillance Giant Google News (and Shame on Surveillance Giant Google for Feeding and Facilitating Them) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/LLM_Slopfarms_gbhackers_com_Cyber_Press_and_CyberSecurityNews_A.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:38:18

• OCR and pattern analysis are not "hey hi"; this is inane hype https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/23/1120574/deepmind-ai-aeneas-helps-historians-interpret-latin-inscriptions/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:39:01

• Hong Kong court rules sex-segregated public conveniences breach equality and privacy rights ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/hong-kong-court-rules-sex-segregated-public-restrooms-breach-equality-and-privacy-rights/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:39:47

• Lumma Stealer Malware Returns After Takedown Attempt ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/lumma-stealer-malware-returns-after-takedown-attempt/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:40:28

• Coyote Banking Trojan First to Abuse Abusive Monopolist Microsoft UIA ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/coyote-banking-trojan-first-to-abuse-microsoft-uia/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:40:55

• Regulating Age Verification ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/regulating-age-verification/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:41:36

• ORG calls for age assurance industry to be regulated ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:41:54

• "The FBI’s watching us" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/thacker-pass-lithium-mine-nevada-indigenous | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:42:21

• Deploy ChatQnA on OpenShift with AMD Instinct ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/23/deploy-chatqna-openshift-amd-instinct    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:44:33

• Optimize RHEL for edge and IoT deployments ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/23/optimize-rhel-edge-and-iot-deployments    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:44:43

• "Europe could attack Russia by 2027" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/23/putin-s-favorite-newspaper-warns-that-europe-could-attack-russia-by-2027 | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:45:18

• Expectations low as Ukraine and Russia hold new round of talks in Istanbul ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250723-kremlin-expects-difficult-talks-with-ukraine-in-istanbul    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:45:27

• France Says Administrator of Cybercrime Forum XSS Arrested in Ukraine ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/france-says-administrator-of-cybercrime-forum-xss-arrested-in-ukraine/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:45:41

• Authorities in Ukraine nab alleged admin of Russian-language cybercrime forum ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/xss-cybercrime-forum-admin-arrest/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:46:55

• Ukraine and Russia agree to new prisoner swap during brief peace talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250723-ukraine-and-russia-agree-to-new-prisoner-swap-during-brief-peace-talks    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:47:16

• Ukraine delegation in Istanbul for talks with Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-ukraine-delegation-in-istanbul-for-talks-with-russia    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:47:37

• Ukraine curbs anti-corruption agencies, sparking rare protests ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-ukraine-curbs-anti-corruption-agencies-sparking-rare-protests    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:47:55

• Kremlin expects 'difficult' talks with Ukraine in Istanbul ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-kremlin-expects-difficult-talks-with-ukraine-in-istanbul    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:48:12

• Ukraine's Zelensky tries to limit backlash over law curbing anti-graft agencies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250723-ukraine-s-zelensky-tries-to-limit-backlash-over-law-curbing-anti-graft-agencies    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:48:37

• Administrator of major dark web cybercrime forum arrested in Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250723-administrator-of-major-dark-web-cybercrime-forum-arrested-in-ukraine    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:48:59

• Zelensky faces major protests after signing bill targeting anti-graft bodies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250723-zelensky-faces-major-protests-after-signing-bill-targeting-anti-graft-bodies    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:49:18

• UN Secretary-General calls for respect of international law at Security Council open debate ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-secretary-general-calls-for-respect-of-international-law-at-security-council-open-debate/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:49:50

• Lithuanian FM says Ukraine’s legislation on anti-corruption bodies ‘truly regrettable’ ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2621318/lithuanian-fm-says-ukraine-s-legislation-on-anti-corruption-bodies-truly-regrettable    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:50:08

• Google Hey Hi (AI) summaries start to roll out in Discover in US ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-summaries-start-to-roll-out-in-discover-in-us/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:50:44

• US Approves Potential Sale Of $322 Million In Arms To Ukraine After Little Progress At Istanbul Talks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-weapons-peace-talks-umerov-medinsky/33482129.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:51:07

• Zelenskyy Promises New Bill After Anti-Corruption Law Sparks Backlash ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-corruption-demonstrations-bill-zelenskyy-europe/33481162.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:51:30

• Chinese engines, shipped as ‘cooling units’, power Russian drones used in Ukraine ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-engines-shipped-as-cooling-units-power-russian-drones-used-in-ukraine    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:51:45

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Was Told His Name Was in the Epstein Files ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/briefing/trump-name-eptein-protests-ukraine-ozzy-osbourne.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 18:52:10

• Zelensky Faces Criticism in Ukraine Over Effort to Rein In Corruption Agencies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/europe/zelensky-protests-ukraine-corruption.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:05:29

• Russia and Ukraine Met Again. Here’s Where the Peace Talks Stand ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/europe/russia-ukraine-peace-talks.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:05:46

• "schoolchildren’s labor to fuel its war in Ukraine" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/23/drone-academy | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:06:06

• "anti-corruption agencies" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/23/this-is-about-the-people | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:06:33

• Wading in floodwater amid a deluge, a couple in the Philippines tie the knot ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/wading-in-floodwater-and-amid-a-deluge-a-couple-in-the-philippines-tie-the-knot    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:07:41

• STROLL TO THE POLLS Fails to Function as a Trademark for Clothing, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/stroll-to-polls-fails-to-function-as.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:09:30

• New releases of distros: TUXEDO 20250723 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo Br OS 12.11 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bros Liya 2.4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/liya https://liyalinux.gitlab.io/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:11:39

• Thunderbird 141 Open-Source Email Client Adds ‘Archive’ Action to Notifications ☞ https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-141-open-source-email-client-adds-archive-action-to-notifications    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:12:22

• Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill Targeting Unauthorized Artificial Intelligence Training: ‘AI Companies Are Robbing the American People Blind’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/ai-accountability-and-personal-data-protection-act/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:13:29

• CECOT ☛ https://projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/ | https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-venezuelans-deported-cecot    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:14:40

• Russell Coker: Annoying Wrongness on TV ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/07/23/annoying-wrongness-tv/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:15:09

• Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/europe/macron-lawsuit-candace-owens-defamation.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:15:57

• Macrons file defamation suit against US podcaster over transgender rumours ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250723-macrons-file-defamation-suit-against-us-podcaster-over-transgender-rumours    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:17:25

• The Joe Budden Network Rakes in $20 Million a Year, According to Company CEO ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/22/the-joe-budden-network-earnings-2025/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:18:16

• Overhead Bin Fire on Virgin Flight May Have Been Caused by Portable Battery ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/australia/virgin-airlines-plane-battery-fire.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:19:34

• "The classpath.org domain expired a couple of days ago and none of the subdomain, like planet, devel, icedtea resolved. Oops. It has been renewed for at least 5 years now." https://gnu.wildebeest.org/blog/mjw/2025/07/24/classpath-org-domain-is-back/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:22:13

• "anti-corruption" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/24/ukrainian-protests-grow-as-zelensky-signs-law-stripping-anti-corruption-agencies-of-independence | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:24:34

• "without agreeing to ceasefire" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/24/more-swaps-but-no-deal | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:24:54

• Akkuyu nuclear plant workers face harsh gendarmerie response during wage protest ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/akkuyu-nuclear-plant-workers-face-harsh-gendarmerie-response-during-wage-protest-309738    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:25:18

• Australia and partners need a new and imaginative agenda for UN cyber talks ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-and-partners-need-a-new-and-imaginative-agenda-for-un-cyber-talks/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:25:47

• Iran, China, Russia, and the collapse of deterrence in the Red Sea ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/iran-china-russia-and-the-collapse-of-deterrence-in-the-red-sea/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:26:05

• European Court rules the UK has not failed to protect political rights amid Russia election interference ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/european-court-rules-the-uk-has-not-failed-to-protect-political-rights-amid-russia-election-interference/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:26:28

• Lithuania considers phasing out Russian as a foreign language in schools ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2621132/lithuania-considers-phasing-out-russian-as-a-foreign-language-in-schools    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:26:44

• Lithuanian ministry says it won’t pay for IShowSpeed’s Vilnius visit if he goes to Russia ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2621058/lithuanian-ministry-says-it-won-t-pay-for-ishowspeed-s-vilnius-visit-if-he-goes-to-russia    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:27:02

• Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Charged With Spying for Russia and Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/europe/norway-spying-russia-iran.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:27:21

• "purged of Russian influence" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/23/everything-must-be-purged-of-russian-influence-zelensky-says-after-anti-corruption-agencies-lose-independence | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:27:46

• "Here’s what that could mean." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/cards/russia-s-seasonal-military-conscription-drive-is-about-to-become-year-round-here-s-what-that-could-mean | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:28:13

• "international Satanism movement" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/23/russia-s-supreme-court-bans-international-satanism-movement-as-extremist | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:28:26

• "Officer Slamming Shantel Arnold" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-shantel-arnold-law | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:30:25

• "Moscow’s waning influence in the South Caucasus" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/23/a-whole-generation-has-now-grown-up-independent-of-russia | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:30:41

• MeLE Overclock X2 slim Twin Lake mini PC ships with up to 32GB DDR4 SO-DIMM memory ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/mele-overclock-x2-slim-twin-lake-mini-pc-ships-with-up-to-32gb-ddr4-so-dimm-memory/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:31:07

• Avalue VNS-10WAD – A 10.1-inch slim, fanless defective chip maker Intel N50 touch panel PC with antibacterial housing ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/24/avalue-vns-10wad-a-10-1-inch-slim-fanless-intel-n50-touch-panel-pc-with-antibacterial-housing/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:31:25

• straitstimes spin for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/microsoft-says-chinese-state-backed-hackers-exploiting-flaws-in-attacks reversing the narrative: http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/21/How_Not_to_Report_News_About_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:32:11

• nytimes also helps Microsoft spread blame-shifting lies https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/asia/chinese-hackers-microsoft-sharepoint.html dump microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/It_s_Time_to_Dump_SharePoint_and_Here_s_What_to_Use_Instead.shtml    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:32:58

• ‘Japanese First’: The deep roots of the rising far right ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250723-japanese-first-the-deep-roots-of-the-rising-far-right    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:34:07

• Istanbul ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/23/ukraine-and-russia-to-hold-new-round-of-talks-in-istanbul-on-wednesday-evening | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:34:26

• "Ukraine’s commander-in-chief calls on U.S. and Europe to help Kyiv bring war to Russian territory" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/23/ukraine-s-commander-in-chief-calls-on-u-s-and-europe-to-help-kyiv-bring-war-to-russian-territory | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:34:47

• "four-way summit" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/23/ukrainian-delegation-meets-with-erdogan-and-proposes-four-way-summit-with-u-s-and-russian-leaders | Source: Meduza    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:35:03

• Surveillance gimmick ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/science/meta-computer-wristband-reardon.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:35:33

• "Web3 company in Africa" = scam https://gamesbeat.com/own-app-launches-decentralized-social-platform-with-support-of-ubuntu-tribe/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:37:15

• "Firefox 141 is the latest normal release of the Moz browser, and along with it come point-releases for the last two ESR versions, as well. Last month we reported on Firefox 140. That's now up to Firefox 140.1.0 and it's joined by Firefox 128.13.0 too." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/firefox_141_relieves_linux_pain/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:38:32

• Someone Slipped a RAT into Arch Linux! https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-chaos-rat/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:39:42

• "After using Linux for nearly 30 years, I've finally created a list of the best Linux distributions I've used since the beginning. Here they are." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-10-favorite-linux-distributions-of-all-time-ranked/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:40:15

• Mastering Custom Linux for Raspberry Pi 5: A Yocto Project Guide, Part 2 https://www.designnews.com/embedded-systems/mastering-custom-linux-for-raspberry-pi-5-a-yocto-project-guide-part-2    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:40:39

• Marketing spam with slop images https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/from-kernel-to-cloud-open-source-takes-on-security-trade-offs-177569.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:43:04

• Kubuntu Focus NX Gen 3 mini PC lineup launched with Intel Arrow Lake-H processors and pre-installed Linux distro https://www.notebookcheck.net/Kubuntu-Focus-NX-Gen-3-mini-PC-lineup-launched-with-Intel-Arrow-Lake-H-processors-and-pre-installed-Linux-distro.1065651.0.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:43:36

• Linux Passes 5% Milestone https://www.i-programmer.info/news/126-os/18192-linux-passes-5-milestone.html    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:44:58

• OPNsense 25.7 released https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48072.0    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 19:50:19

• "Setting aside animal rights for ten minutes, the idea behind eco veganism or climate veganism is that if you go vegan, ninety nine times out of a hundred that also happens to be the more eco-friendly and climate-friendly solution." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/vegan-pillars    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:11:31

• "Not with the emergence of minds, but with the simulation of meaning—the capacity of synthetic systems to inhabit the gesture of thought, the form of prayer, the structure of revelation—without any interior referent." gemini://quietsystems.smol.pub/qsys-017-simulacra-that-learn-to-pray    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:12:33

• 🖼️ xkcd: Flettner Rotor #3119 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3119.gmi    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:13:26

• Three Day Weekend gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/JUL2025/entry-4    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:14:42

• Damage control memo in Microsoft now, seeing morale sank    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:34:50

• ‘I don’t want companies…,’ US Vice President slams Microsoft for firing 9,000 Americans while still going for H-1B Visas https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-i-dont-want-companies-us-vice-president-slams-microsoft-for-firing-9000-americans-while-still-going-for-h-1b-visas-3925204/    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:37:10

• JD Vance Issues H1-B Visa Warning https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-issues-warning-h1-b-visa-immigration-2103296    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:37:48

• "Deep thoughts. Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0yx96d9    

posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 20:38:46

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