Roy Schestowitz

• "I am hoping this is only my experience but: my HR rep (the HR mgr overseeing my org) once told me that I needed to lower the line, so I could get more diverse team members (as my diversity score was _low_). We are part of the SWE team, btw..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h    

posted Monday, July 28, 2025 at 19:43:35

• "This is/was true for the most senior and lead talent recruiting and acquisition in our org. Probably was meant with good intentions but ended up putting into leadership those with more extreme ideological views." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h    

posted Monday, July 28, 2025 at 19:44:04

• A 'branch' of Microsoft in India has mass layoffs also. There's no hope there either. 2 lakhs layoffs.    

posted Monday, July 28, 2025 at 19:49:42

• "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-29.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:08:24

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1716.jpg    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:09:08

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1366.jpg    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:09:14

• "I've been trying to better understand if/how electronic analog models are affected by amplitude dampening or growth effects that are not explicitly part of the model. E.g., the differential equation y'' = - y, should give you a stable sinusoid." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250728-1.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:10:53

• "Yesterday (2025-07-27) by the church parking lot, my wife and I found some purple-colored yarrow. By "purple", it is what I usually refer to as "dark pink", but maybe should be called magenta. My wife called it "mauve", which is a color name I was not familiar with." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250728-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:11:41

• So now 7 out of 8 articles from this editor (new one) are Microsoft hype! https://www.theregister.com/Author/Avram-Piltch    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:37:05

• "These things are largely unreported because of fear and people don't speak of for fear of their job or being labeled a bigot or "co-n."" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:52:23

• "The company will continue to optimize headcount as needed so the answer is always yes. Though with new push on perf management some orgs should be able to avoid cuts by using that" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k15qx9aq    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 03:53:32

• "Music meets mayhem in Look Mum No Computer, a twin-stick shooter action-RPG that's out now with Native Linux support." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/look-mum-no-computer-is-a-musical-twin-stick-shooter-action-rpg-that-looks-wild/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:06:10

• "Game publisher SNEG recently announced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard and Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone are coming to Steam with plenty of upgrades." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/20-years-later-dnd-classics-demon-stone-and-dragonshard-are-getting-upgraded-steam-releases/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:06:31

• "Back in May we had the announcement that Open Fortress is coming to Steam, and the latest update on their progress sounds great for this Team Fortress 2 mod." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/team-fortress-2-mod-open-fortress-is-getting-closer-to-a-steam-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:06:47

• Old: New Publication Sheds Lights on Abuse of Workers at the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/21/New_Publication_Sheds_Lights_on_Abuse_of_Workers_at_the_Europea.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:08:54

• Techrights shall focus on patents this week    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:09:23

• "Audio is part of what makes a game great right? Theme Hospital game engine CorsixTH 0.69 is out now to enhance this absolute classic." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/theme-hospital-game-engine-corsixth-0-69-released-you-can-now-hear-patients-vomiting/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:09:41

• "A mecha action-JRPG with ranged and melee mechanics, mech customization, companion customization and lots more? Sign me the heck up." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/mecha-fans-should-keep-an-eye-on-ironwing-valiant-record-of-astera/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:09:59

• "Cafe management with a magical twist, plus roguelike combat elements and a pretty cool witchy style. HIPS N NOSES is one to keep on your wishlist." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/hips-n-noses-is-a-cafe-management-sim-with-magical-twists-and-great-looking-game-mechanics/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:41:40

• "Cattle Country is a really nice western styled life and farming sim that's a good pick for fans of Stardew Valley. Now with a big content update! ICYMI: See my original thoughts on it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/cattle-country-the-western-styled-stardew-gets-expanded-mining-and-new-features/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:41:50

• "For people who have Corsair hardware, the OpenLinkHub project might be one you need to take a look at to help you manage it all including iCUE LINK Hub." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/openlinkhub-is-an-open-source-interface-to-manage-icue-link-hub-and-various-corsair-devices-on-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:42:01

• "Due to arrive in October, The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) combines the worlds of Undertale and Dungeon Master." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-crazy-hyper-dungeon-chronicles-tchdc-combines-the-ideas-of-undertale-and-dungeon-master/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:42:13

• "Supreme Court Lets Trump Run Wild on Its Emergency Docket" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-supreme-court-shadow-docket-emergency-agenda-1235394694/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:43:46

• "Trump says Jeffrey Epstein stole workers from him" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/28/trump-jeffrey-epstein-maxwell-workers.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:43:58

• "Saudi regulator compensates stock victims for the first time" https://www.semafor.com/article/07/28/2025/saudi-regulator-compensates-stock-victims-for-the-first-time    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:44:09

• "US investor buys Saudi soccer club in first foreign sale" https://www.semafor.com/article/07/28/2025/us-investor-buys-saudi-soccer-club-in-first-foreign-sale    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:44:23

• Disaster! (about the purchasing scheme for non-fiction) https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2025/07/28/katastrofe-om-innkjopsordninga-for-sakprosa/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:44:46

• EFF is shilling social control media instead of speaking about its harms https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/just-banning-minors-social-media-not-protecting-them    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:45:11

• "Exclusive-Trump Team Hears Pitches on Access to Myanmar's Rare Earths" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/exclusive-trump-team-hears-pitches-on-access-to-myanmars-rare-earths    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:45:25

• Anon: doesn't the EFF have work to do? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name why does EFF get involved in such stuff?    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:45:55

• "German Air Force wants new combat drones: Three industrial consortia compete for contract | Matthias Monroy" https://digit.site36.net/2025/07/28/german-air-force-wants-new-combat-drones-three-industrial-consortia-compete-for-contract/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:46:10

• "The EU Trade Deal: Playing for Time" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/28/the-eu-trade-deal-playing-for-time/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:46:25

• Nature’s Warrior Queen ☛ https://therevelator.org/pattie-gonia-warrior-queen/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:47:55

• "Long ago in another time that, as quack-happy and unreasonable as it seemed then, appears almost quaint today given the level of bonkers that now runs the federal health bureaucracy" ☛ https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2025/07/28/americas-quack-now-cms-administrator-dr-oz-goes-authoritarian-quack-again/ |    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:48:25

• Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:48:52

• German Air Force wants new combat drones: Three industrial consortia compete for contract ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2025/07/28/german-air-force-wants-new-combat-drones-three-industrial-consortia-compete-for-contract/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 04:52:41

• "While exploring AI [sic], chatbots, and learning what our systems, teams, and content were ready for, the cast of characters changed along the way." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/hope-crash-iterate-one-pms-journey-part1 | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:47:59

• "In an era when artists’ estates routinely extend copyright protections as long as legally possible" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/celebrate-tom-lehrer-for-his-music-but-also-for-donating-all-his-works-to-the-public-domain/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:48:32

• "Facebook has several anti-piracy tools and technologies to keep problematic content off the platform." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/facebook-rigorously-removes-news-articles-mentioning-pirate-service-magistv/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:48:48

• "Google representatives appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for questioning in a money laundering investigation related to the promotion of illegal online betting and gambling platforms." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-officials-depose-before-ed-in-online-betting-linked-pmla-case/articleshow/122952989.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:56:01

• "an impossible hill to climb" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/euro_cloud_vs_us/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:56:16

• "This time next year, the corporate entity known as Warner Bros. Discovery will be no more, and the two companies it’s splitting into have some very inspired names." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/714829/warner-bros-discovery-new-company-names | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:56:34

• "be available until September 30th, 2025 and will require Whistle users to register" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/714775/tractive-whistle-pet-tracker-acquisition | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:57:19

• "DVDs have already disappeared from many households, but real film fanatics will never want to rely on streaming services" ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/07/27/why-netflix-and-amazon-prime-will-never-replace-blu-ray/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:57:33

• "Suicide attempts and suicide rates have been rising in Afghanistan, especially among younger generations" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-restrictions-fueling-suicides-afghans/33486028.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:58:20

• "Diego Rivera, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century" ☛ https://www.telesurenglish.net/diego-rivera-art-as-a-mural-revolution/ | Source: teleSUR    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 05:58:32

• "detained journalists Steve Paluku, Paul Beyokobana, and Sébastien Mulamba" ☛ https://cpj.org/2025/07/3-drc-journalists-beaten-detained-for-trying-to-question-provincial-minister/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:00:13

• "I have always had a strong passion for writing and journalism" ☛ https://bianet.org/yazi/my-experience-as-a-bianet-intern-309856 | Source: BIA Net    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:00:22

• "That day changed Saviano’s life because since then he has had to live in hiding and with a bodyguard, which he had already had for two years previously." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:01:33

• "The question is, will Akhilesh Yadav file an FIR against the person who took this objectionable photo? The way Dimple Yadav is sitting, this would be considered immodest in our tradition." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/against-islamic-values-muslim-cleric-defends-remarks-on-sp-mp-dimple-yadav-101753697050285.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:01:49

• "Despite this, Reist’s supposed tactics of signing “open letters” to the chief executive officers of the world’s credit card companies, payment processing platforms, and financial institutions are not new ones." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/financial-censorship-and-the-love-affair-between-payment-processors-and-anti-porn-campaigners/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:02:11

• "Komlev’s case stands out because he previously served as deputy head of a local pensioners’ organization that actively supports Russia’s military by making camouflage nets and collecting care packages for soldiers." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/court-fines-retired-man-for-liking-antiwar-content-online-despite-his-civic-work-supporting-russian-soldiers | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:05:46

• "Yet what makes his death all the sadder is that, without him, satirical music has lost its godfather, and those who claim to follow in his footsteps are toothless and sedate by comparison." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/why-todays-toothless-tuneless-satirists-compare-tom-lehrer/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:07:06

• "I’ve consulted with some industry pros to compile a marketing manifesto of sorts, as a way to help our non-marketing colleagues see behind the curtain and understand how to best leverage these critical team members." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/28/guest-post-six-things-your-marketing-colleagues-wish-you-knew/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:07:56

• "Who do you pay attention to?" ☛ https://seths.blog/2025/07/the-order-and-the-medium-of-feedback/ | Source: Seth Godin    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:08:51

• "He worked in both of my fields of interest: Parody Songs and Mathematics." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/07/tom-lehrer-passed-away-at-age-of-97.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:09:05

• "Lehrer had a remarkable eye for rhyme and rhythm, and for its time, his material was highly subversive" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/tom_lehrer_dead_at_97/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:09:23

• "Lehrer’s gifts included an extraordinary and easily overlooked musicality, the secret sauce of his satire." ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/how-tom-lehrer-escaped-the-transience-of-satire | Source: New Yorker    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:10:07

• "So the CMA is now all about ‘growth’ and reducing regulation (music to Big Tech’s ears, of course), and run by someone closely connected with Big Tech." ☛ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/cma-noir/ | Source: Bruce Lawson    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:10:20

• "It’s part of Google’s attempt to make AI less foreign and more African. In Accra, this means a place for Ghanaians to not just learn AI but to shape it, from language models to climate solutions." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/google-ai-hub-ghana-37m-africa/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:10:36

• "SpaceX has launched over 9,000 satellites into orbit, and the vast majority of them are still in operation today." ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-spacex-furious-ast-satellites-fcc | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:11:06

• "Nowhere is this dynamic more obvious than in the cult of Joe Rogan." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/joe-rogan-is-still-hiding/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:11:58

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.ecowatch.com/earth-overshoot-day-2025.html | Source: EcoWatch    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:13:15

• "Start with affordability." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-limits-of-sprawl | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:13:27

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:17:44

• "The initial report, published by nonprofit investigative journalism outfit ProPublica on July 15, exposed Redmond's practice of using China-based engineers to staff contracts for the US Department of Defense" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/microsoft_china_staffers_us_govt_cloud/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:17:51

• "on Monday stated." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-temu-violated-laws-with-illegal-products/a-73437642 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:18:09

• "Researchers continue to study every corner of the war that, between 1939 and 1945, caused between 60 and 70 million deaths, wiped entire cities off the map" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-28/when-did-the-nazis-lose-what-was-the-most-important-battle-the-unanswered-questions-about-world-war-ii.html | Source: El País    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:18:53

• Confidentiality ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/uk_vpn_demand_soars/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:19:28

• The Register's editorial style and focus seems to have changed a bit since criticism from Techrights started    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:20:18

• "We begin here because it sets the tone for what’s to come. This quote — and the reality it concealed — foreshadowed the structural permissiveness we now document at every level of the global digital identity movement." ☛ https://newdesigncongress.org/en/note/2025/the-mask-off-moment-for-digital-identity/ |    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:22:06

• "Residents are finding themselves locked out of anything from period-related subreddits to hobbyist forums — it’s little wonder that they’re turning to VPNs." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/analysis/714587/uk-online-safety-act-age-verification-reactions | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:22:17

• "4chan users initially posted images of four women’s driver’s licenses, redacting some personal information, but the firestorm of comments in the thread suggested that thousands of images were downloaded before the company" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/cyber-security/714750/tea-hack-breach | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:22:45

• "When signing up, Tea encourages users to choose an anonymous screenname" ☛ https://www.404media.co/a-second-tea-breach-reveals-users-dms-about-abortions-and-cheating/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:23:08

• Windows TCO: "Incredibly, confirmation of the US military’s “assume breach” alert had to be dragged out of the Department of Defense via Freedom of Information Act requests by a campaigning non-profit called Property of the People." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/28/chinese-hackers-seized-control-how-let-it-happen/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:36:20

• Windows TCO: "Now displaying a splash screen informing visitors that it has been seized by law enforcement as part of Operation Checkmate" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/blacksuit-ransomware-group-transitioning-to-chaos-amid-leak-site-seizure/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:36:43

• Windows TCO: "The investigation determined that hackers had access to NASCAR’s network between March 31 and April 3, 2025, and that they exfiltrated files containing personal information, including names and Social Security numbers." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/nascar-confirms-personal-information-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:36:57

• "At a city-owned beach in Detroit, a pilotless vehicle can be seen roaming over the sands as it picks up flotsam and jetsam washed up on the shore." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/detroit-robots-garbage-grass-snow | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:38:28

• "None of these companies are really making any money with generative AI … so they need a new magic trick to make people get off their backs" ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/artificial-general-intelligence-hype-1.7592263 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:38:49

• "And I don’t understand the psychology behind this invocation. Are people trying to defer to a higher power and shift responsibility away from themselves?" ☛ https://lostfocus.de/2025/07/28/234992/ | Source: Dominik Schwind    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:39:11

• "According to Harness’ State of Software Delivery 2025 report, two-thirds of developers say they spend excessive time debugging and resolving security vulnerabilities in AI-generated code." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/ai-is-testing-ai-generated-code-should-you-trust-it/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:39:30

• "In response to that massive acknowledgement" ☛ https://futurism.com/chatgpt-legal-questions-court | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:39:56

• "Whoa, let me stop you right here buddy, what you're doing here is extremely, horribly rude." ☛ https://distantprovince.by/posts/its-rude-to-show-ai-output-to-people/ |    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:42:13

• "Did nobody tell Suleyman what this thing looks like? Does nobody at Microsoft AI dare speak up about the pearly blob and say out loud what this thing looks like?" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/28/microsoft-copilot-ais-official-avatar-looks-like-a-blob-of-semen/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:43:25

• "Active since early 2022 and also known as Muddled Libra, Scatter Swine, Starfraud, and UNC3944, the hacking group has been blamed for multiple high-profile attacks" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/scattered-spider-targeting-vmware-vsphere-environments/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:44:11

• "Chinese [crackers] are exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to steal data worldwide: [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day.html | Source: Bruce Schneier http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/It_s_Time_to_Dump_SharePoint_and_Here_s_What_to_Use_Instead.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:44:37

• "Microsoft’s infamous AARD code would generate an obtuse error on early 3.1 beta installers" ☛ https://rubenerd.com/installing-windows-31-on-dr-dos-60/ | Source: Ruben Schade http://techrights.org/wiki/AARD/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:45:23

• "Although it has not been confirmed that the source of Naval Group's leak was due to exploitation of an on-premises SharePoint server" ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/french-submarine-secrets-surface-after-cyber-attack | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:45:52

• "Multi-Generational Research: Purchases, Perceptions, and Participation for the Firearms Industry" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/guns-make-americans-feel-less-safe-1235391281/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:46:45

• "AI-Powered Girlfriends and Boyfriend" ☛ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-birthrates-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:47:10

• "In response to some of our subsequent reporting on ChatGPT-induced psychosis" ☛ https://futurism.com/openai-response-chatgpt-mental-health | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:48:08

• "Now, a new study has identified a turning point at which that acceleration typically takes place: at around age 50." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-turning-point-when-your-bodys-aging-accelerates | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:48:44

• "The incident suggests, advocates say, that medical organizations could be jumping the gun to harvest organs from people who — with all apologies to Monty Python — aren't quite dead yet" ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/man-wakes-up-organs-harvested | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:49:22

• "Without these safeguards, Mr. Barber eventually developed full-blown PTSD, which he is currently still being treated for" ☛ https://www.404media.co/former-moderator-sues-chaturbate-for-psychological-trauma/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:50:16

• "First I needed a name for it, and since it is small and is meant to grow with me a bit, I think Sprout feels apt." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/28/hello-sprout/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:52:06

• Strengthening Internet governance through community collaboration ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/28/strengthening-internet-governance-through-community-collaboration/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:53:26

• "Simply switching from mathematics to reading isn't enough. What's needed are genuine pauses from cognitive effort, ideally involving unstructured play." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-07-kids-recess-school-essential-shouldnt.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:54:50

• "As usual, the Trump administration seems to operate outside the bounds of reality." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/editorials/from-the-daily-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-is-an-attack-on-students/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:55:07

• "It’s what we do — and it’s a great feeling of accomplishment." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/07/28/turning-resistance-into-reward/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:55:27

• "Figures on NASA's website put the workforce at just under 18,000." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/nasa_voluntary_exits/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 06:57:33

• "The action will require wireless providers to aggregate location data generated from cell-based technology to a level that will not identify the texter’s precise location, to protect the privacy of 988 Lifeline users." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-requires-georouting-for-texts-to-988/ | Source: Inside Towers    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:10:51

• "So when Meg Fielding, director of the History of Maryland Medicine at the Maryland State Medical Society" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-portrait-of-marylands-medical-hero-was-rediscovered-in-a-mussels-joint-180987053/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:13:25

• "I didn’t get a warning about data loss." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2025/07/28/linode-outage-recap.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:14:02

• "it's also what a friend of mine was told by a respected professor in a top-tier MBA program." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/28/twiddlehazard/#outboard-brains-considered-harmful | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:14:16

• "Kongnamul Muchim (콩나물 무침) is a very common banchan. It's a staple of Korean cuisine. It is healthy, cheap and easy to make. You can even sprout your own soybeans if you like." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-07-28-kongnamul-muchim.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:19:05

• bedroom pages gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/bedroom_pages    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 07:19:35

• More Microsoft layoffs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/are-more-job-cuts-coming-is-he-feeling-guilty-about-or-microsoft-employees-react-to-ceo-satya-nadellas-memo/articleshow/122926472.cms    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 08:22:38

• Obvious lie https://www.cfodive.com/news/microsoft-says-h1-b-visas-layoffs-unrelated-immigration/754255/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/A_Nadella_Memo_Distracts_From_Microsoft_s_Cheapening_Of_the_Wor.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 08:23:11

• Microsoft MSN hours ago: "JD Vance torches Microsoft for axing US jobs while doubling down on H-1B visas"    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 08:23:48

• This mailing list died the moment Sirius Open Source fraud was aired to it https://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/linuxjobs/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:43:46

• [Old] Since when are six-year-old comments by Torvalds newsworthy? https://itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis-sp-481/open-sauce/since-when-are-six-year-old-comments-by-torvalds-newsworthy.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:45:28

• He stopped reporting last summer https://itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:45:48

• Mozilla still fails to pitch itself as caring about privacy: "For marketers, understanding how a campaign performed shouldn’t come at the cost of ceding proprietary data" ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/advertising/anonym/taimi/ | Source: Mozilla    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:47:55

• "in collaboration with Seeed Studio" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/cm5-minima-carrier-board-for-raspberry-pi-cm5-features-m-2-m-key-slot/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:48:57

• "In this guide, you’ll learn how to install dig and nslookup on major Linux distributions, how to use both tools effectively" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/install-dig-and-nslookup-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:49:34

• "The below featured highlights listed on the community’s blog feed aggregator from July 21 to 27." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/28/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:50:43

• Kubernetes v1.34 Sneak Peek ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/07/28/kubernetes-v1-34-sneak-peek/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:53:12

• Firefox Nightly: Copy Link to Highlight in Nightly – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 185 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2025/07/28/copy-link-to-highlight-in-nightly-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-185/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:54:32

• Hundreds of registered data brokers ignore user requests around personal data ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/data-brokers-california-ccpa-non-compliance-privacy/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00:13

• "It shows some common commands (not too many to make it easy to follow), the advantages of the idea of pipelining" ☛ https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/28/the-bard-and-the-shell/ | Source: The BSD Cafe Journal    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00:42

• "Whether you’re building a drone from scratch or experimenting with a simulator, Python gives you access to powerful open-source libraries and APIs to control your drone’s behavior programmatically." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/07/28/program-drone-python/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:01:02

• "Argparse is the standard Python module for handling arguments to command line programs, and because for small programs" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/ArgparseVariableArgumentCount | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:01:18

• "Unfortunately, Python is a different beast. Much has been said about the absolute state of Python packaging, and while this will be pertinent soon, let’s just keep it aside and try to get it to work. Which is, by my criteria: [...]" ☛ https://crescentro.se/posts/python-nixos/ | Source: Ivan    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:01:35

• "Most people would have trouble knowing or calculating a timestamp. Because of that, it would be very challenging to use a timestamp in your Python scripts or applications." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/python-introduction-to-timestamps-and-time-strings/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:02:24

• "The basic behavior: coverage finds lines in your source files that match the regexes. These lines are excluded from measurement, that is, it’s OK if they aren’t executed." ☛ https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202507/coveragepy_regex_pragmas.html | Source: Ned Batchelder    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:02:37

• "However, here’s something you don’t often see mentioned: a massive chunk of that variety—approximately 80% or more—comes from a particular corner of the Linux world." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/when-passion-is-not-enough-small-linux-projects-big-problems/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:02:57

• "In my previous assembler posts, I've discussed improvements on expression resolving and relocation generation." ☛ https://maskray.me/blog/2025-07-27-llvm-integrated-assembler-engineering-better-fragments | Source: MaskRay    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:03:07

• "The YouTube element sets Open Sauce apart from other festivals." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/inside-open-sauce-a-science-festival-for-makers-with-over-500-projects-on-display | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:08:02

• "The recent 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lillestrøm, Norway, and the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva were important milestones in global digital cooperation." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/28/strengthening-internet-governance-through-community-collaboration/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:08:13

• "Writing efficient R code is key to handling large datasets, reducing runtimes, and making your workflows more scalable." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/efficient-r-how-to-write-faster-code-workshop/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:08:31

• "A researcher discovered in May that the plugin is affected by a serious broken access control issue allowing any registered user, including subscribers, to gain access to sensitive data." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/flaw-allowing-website-takeover-found-in-wordpress-plugin-with-400k-installations/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:10:07

• "I love 11ty but it was becoming clear that — for my site in particular — I was hitting a bit of a wall. The backend for my site has and continues to work well." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/this-site-runs-on-laravel | Source: Cory Dransfeldt    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:10:18

• LLM slop: "OBS Studio, a widely-adopted free and open-source streaming and recording software" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/obs-studio-31-1-2-fixes-linux-capture-issues/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:11:15

• "The latest figures from analyst house Canalys show that the number of smartphones Apple assembled in China dropped" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/smartphone_china_india/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:13:03

• "And then we did it." ☛ https://nexy.blog/2025/07/27/how-i-hacked-my-washing-machine/ |    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:14:39

• "How to draw a kawaii kitten with HTML and CSS, and animate it to make the cartoon cuter. With a video to show the process." ☛ https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68080/css-art-drawing-a-black-cat | Source: Alvaro Montoro    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:16:50

• "This article will be the last of a series that went beyond my expectations in about every regard." ☛ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/installing-bsd-in-2025-part-5-bonus-a-look-beyond-our-teacup/ | Source: Eerie Linux    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:17:04

• "A quick look at this release reveals that most patches are small fixes, primarily targeting drivers and file systems" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-16-released-this-is-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:18:47

• "C programming" ☛ https://machaddr.com/blog/articles/2025-07-28-linux-c-vs-rust/ |    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:18:58

• MetaCPAN's Traffic Crisis: An Eventual Success Story ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/metacpan-traffic-crisis/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:20:46

• "Technology is a way of not experiencing the world"    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:22:36

• Integrate Red Bait build of Trustee with the External Secrets Operator ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/28/integrate-red-hat-build-trustee-external-secrets-operator    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:23:13

• DietPi 9.15 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/dietpi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:24:40

• HeliumOS 10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/heliumos    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:24:53

• Testing New Linux Kernels on Ubuntu is About to Get Easier ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-development-interim-kernel-updates    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:25:24

• Linux 6.16 Released with OpenVPN Speed Boost, 5-Level Paging + More ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:28:31

• Christian Hergert: Week 30 Status ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/07/28/week-30-status/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:29:59

• Audacious 4.5 Open-Source Audio Player Adds Playback History Plugin, Winamp 2.9 Skin ☞ https://9to5linux.com/audacious-4-5-open-source-audio-player-adds-playback-history-plugin-winamp-2-9-skin    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:31:57

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:32:32

• Linux Kernel 6.16 Officially Released, This Is What’s New ☞ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:32:38

• GNU Linux-Libre 6.16 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-16-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:32:50

• Boardcon Compact3576 – A feature-rich Rockchip RK3576 SBC with Android 14 and Debian 12 support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/29/boardcon-compact3576-a-feature-rich-rockchip-rk3576-sbc-with-android-14-and-debian-12-support/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:34:23

• "Richard Stallman presents the moral reasoning for why we don't boycott companies for being users of computing methods that treat their users unjustly." https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10793    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:36:32

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Shortens Cease-Fire Deadline To 10-12 Days For Putin Amid Frustration Over Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-war-statement-scotland-peace-starmer/33486021.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:37:36

• Europe is ‘not ready’ for the Russian threat. At least it now has a plan. ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/europe-is-not-ready-for-the-russian-threat-at-least-it-now-has-a-plan/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:38:01

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Live Updates: President Moves Up Deadline for Putin to End Ukraine War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/28/us/trump-news    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:41:02

• "no longer interested in speaking with Putin" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/trump-says-he-s-no-longer-interested-in-speaking-with-putin | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:41:30

• "Russian governor delivers rare blunt warning to Putin on soaring housing prices and plunging construction rates" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/russian-governor-delivers-rare-blunt-warning-to-putin-on-soaring-housing-prices-and-plunging-construction-rates | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:41:41

• "We’ve often thought that it must be harder than ever to learn about computers." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/learn-computing-head-for-montana/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:42:23

• Cyberattack On Russian Airline Aeroflot Causes the Cancellation of More Than 100 Flights ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-on-russian-airline-aeroflot-causes-the-cancellation-of-more-than-100-flights/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:42:44

• Russia: Numerous flights cancelled after massive cyberattack ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250728-russia-numerous-flights-cancelled-after-massive-cyberattack    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:43:06

• Ukraine dispatch: after Turkey peace talks, Russia resumes mass bombings of Ukraine ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/ukraine-dispatch-after-turkey-peace-talks-russia-resumes-mass-bombings-of-ukraine/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:43:27

• Lithuania pledges €30m for European plan to buy Patriot systems for Ukraine ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2626168/lithuania-pledges-eur30m-for-european-plan-to-buy-patriot-systems-for-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:43:38

• Russian Air Attack Injures 5 In Kyiv As Alert Sounds For Eastern Of Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33485580.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:43:54

• Upturns and U-turns in Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0728/Upturns-and-U-turns-in-Ukraine    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:44:08

• Vance Embraces Role of Loyal Convicted Felon Warrior, Shifting Away From Past Stances ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/vance-trump-ukraine-epstein.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:44:24

• Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Claim Cyberattack as Aeroflot Grounds Flights ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/europe/aeroflot-hackers-ukraine.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:44:57

• Europe, Worried by Other Global Crises, Agrees to Convicted Felon’s Trade Deal ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/europe/europe-trade-deal-trump.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:45:16

• Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/europe/russia-internet-blackouts-drones.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:45:33

• "Thrown to the wolves" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/28/thrown-to-the-wolves | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:46:27

• "Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers claim responsibility for IT outage that disrupted over 100 flights in Russia" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/28/completely-compromised | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:46:37

• "Court replaces prison term with fine for Russian soldier who spoke about Ukraine’s military gains" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/court-replaces-prison-term-with-fine-for-russian-soldier-who-spoke-about-ukraine-s-military-gains | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:46:53

• Russia’s record war on connectivity ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/russias-record-war-on-connectivity/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:47:34

• REPLAY: Convicted Felon says Gaza ceasefire 'possible' amid Starmer talks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250728-replay-trump-says-gaza-ceasefire-possible-amid-starmer-talks    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:47:59

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:49:24

• How To Install KDE ISO Image Writer on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-kde-iso-image-writer-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:49:35

• How To Install AMD Radeon Driver on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-driver-almalinux-10/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:50:14

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:50:28

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:51:15

• GNU/Linux how to install arch (with btrfs and without frustration) + minimalistic latest MATE Desktop ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/07/28/gnu-linux-how-to-install-arch-with-btrfs-and-without-frustration-minimalistic-latest-mate-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:51:42

• Firefox Add-on Reviews: Translate the web easily with a browser extension ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/translate-the-web-easily-with-a-browser-extension/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:52:08

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:53:14

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:53:38

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:53:58

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

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:54:17

• Andreas Schneider: How to print ABS/ASA with a Prusa Core One ☞ https://blog.cryptomilk.org/2025/07/28/how-to-print-abs-asa-with-a-prusa-core-one/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:55:28

• Firefox Add-on Reviews: Top anti-tracking extensions ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/top-anti-tracking-extensions/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:56:37

• Mozilla WTH? ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/reddit-revolutionized-use-a-browser-extension-to-enhance-your-favorite-forum/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:57:25

• "Destructive Testing Of ABS And Carbon Fiber Nylon Parts" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/destructive-testing-of-abs-and-carbon-fiber-nylon-parts/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:58:21

• The 6.16 kernel is out ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031534/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:01:45

• Help for OpenPrinting needed ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031701/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:03:14

• IBM pushing lock-down ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/28/confidential-virtual-machines-vs-vms-latency-analysis    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:06:01

• Lithuanian lawmakers propose barring dual Russian citizens from political organisations ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2626334/lithuanian-lawmakers-propose-barring-dual-russian-citizens-from-political-organisations    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:06:19

• "prompting delays and cancellations" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/russia-s-largest-airline-hit-by-system-outage-prompting-delays-and-cancellations | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:08:21

• "Russia launches direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/russia-launches-direct-flights-between-moscow-and-pyongyang | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:08:35

• "Every inspection finds violations" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/28/every-inspection-finds-violations | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:08:54

• Lithuania to deploy extra troops to monitor border following airspace breach ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2626256/lithuania-to-deploy-extra-troops-to-monitor-border-following-airspace-breach    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:09:13

• "crossing into Lithuania from Belarus" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/drone-spotted-near-vilnius-after-crossing-into-lithuania-from-belarus | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:09:35

• Drone from Belarus breaches Lithuanian airspace ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2626025/drone-from-belarus-breaches-lithuanian-airspace    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:09:47

• Copyright Thicket and Hell Toupée’s Hey Hi (AI) Training Data Solution ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/copyright-president-training.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:10:42

• "murdering adopted Tajik boy" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/russian-mother-sentenced-to-24-years-for-torturing-murdering-adopted-tajik-boy | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:11:13

• "rumors of lobbying delays" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/28/russian-lawmakers-deny-imminent-whatsapp-ban-amid-rumors-of-lobbying-delays | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:11:28

• "Russia expands ban on gasoline exports amid surging wholesale prices" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/russia-expands-ban-on-gasoline-exports-amid-surging-domestic-demand | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:11:49

• What BS ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-age-of-non-woke-open-source-is    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:13:04

• Microsoftlunduke is trying to make it about his toxic politics, distracting from the TECHNICAL aspects https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-political-protest-forks    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:13:35

• How Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/how-tom-lehrer-escaped-the-transience-of-satire    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:15:50

• How to Make Websites That Will Require Lots of Your Time and Energy ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/how-to-make-websites-that-require-lots-of-time-and-energy/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:16:42

• "For people who have Corsair hardware, the OpenLinkHub project might be one you need to take a look at to help you manage it all including iCUE LINK Hub." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/openlinkhub-is-an-open-source-interface-to-manage-icue-link-hub-and-various-corsair-devices-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:25:00

• "I'm a bit stuck with bootloaders. Since UEFI came along, it looks like you just need a file in the right directory called BOOT.X64 at the bare minimum to get something running. I need to install GRUB. Why do I need to do command-line-fu? Can I not just drop a binary into the right subdir and a .conf file?" https://soylentnews.org/~turgid/journal/19612    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:00:10

• asuka – Gemini browser ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asuka-gemini-browser/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:16:16

• Installing BSD in 2025 part 5 – Bonus: A look beyond our teacup ☞ https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/installing-bsd-in-2025-part-5-bonus-a-look-beyond-our-teacup/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:16:45

• Researchers flag flaw in Google’s Hey Hi (AI) coding assistant that allowed for ‘silent’ code exfiltration ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-gemini-cli-prompt-injection-arbitrary-code-execution/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:17:06

• Firefox Add-on Reviews: Tweak Twitch—BetterTTV and other extensions for Twitch customization ☞ https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/tweak-twitch-betterttv-and-other-extensions-for-twitch-customization/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:18:28

• ESP32-C3 based IR remote hub offers touch sensor, haptic feedback, 360° coverage ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/28/esp32-c3-based-ir-remote-hub-offers-touch-sensor-haptic-feedback-360-coverage/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:22:28

• France court overturns arrest warrant against former Syria president Bashar Al-Assad ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/france-court-overturns-arrest-warrant-against-former-syria-president-bashar-al-assad/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:23:00

• Parasitic Sharepoint Exploits, (Mon, Jul 28th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32148    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:23:21

• Hong Kong slams countries over ‘smears’ against bounties targeting overseas activists ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/28/hong-kong-slams-countries-over-smears-against-bounties-targeting-overseas-activists/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:23:51

• Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/asia/shaolin-monk-embezzlement-women.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:24:42

• 3 democrats released after serving jail terms in Hong Kong’s largest nat. security trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/28/3-democrats-released-after-serving-jail-terms-in-hong-kongs-largest-nat-security-trial/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:25:01

• Call for commemoration to Welsh journalist Gareth Jones who uncovered Holodomor famine ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/call-for-commemoration-to-welsh-journalist-gareth-jones-who-uncovered-holodomor-famine/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:25:31

• Chinese scientists tout infinitely recyclable 3D printer resin — can be broken down at the molecular level using a thermally reversible photo-click reaction ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/chinese-scientists-develop-infinitely-recyclable-3d-printer-resin-can-be-broken-down-at-the-molecular-level-using-a-thermally-reversible-photo-click-reaction    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:25:56

• Freelance photographers near KL twin towers facing backlash for harassment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/freelance-photographers-near-kl-twin-towers-facing-backlash-for-harassment    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:26:35

• That Time Tom Lehrer Pranked the NSA ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/that-time-tom-lehrer-pranked-the-nsa.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:27:13

• LWN is back ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031536/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:27:26

• Microsoft Behaving Like It's Running Out of Money to Pay Salaries ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Microsoft_Behaving_Like_It_s_Running_Out_of_Money_to_Pay_Salari.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:28:17

• Expect More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Expect_More_Microsoft_Layoffs.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:28:34

• Pushers of systemd Rewrite History (Richard Stallman Said UNIX "Was Portable and Seemed Fairly Clean") ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/27/Pushers_of_systemd_Rewrite_History_Richard_Stallman_Said_UNIX_W.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:32:03

• Hacking revelations at Vatican Jubilee of Digital Missionaries ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/Hacking_revelations_at_Vatican_Jubilee_of_Digital_Missionaries.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:32:31

• The Register MS/The Register US ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/The_Register_MS_The_Register_US.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:32:43

• Microsoft Turns News Sites Into Spamfarms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/Microsoft_Turns_News_Sites_Into_Spamfarms.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:33:03

• LWN Has Been Down for a Long Time, Another Casualty of LLM Bots? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/LWN_Has_Been_Down_for_a_Long_Time_Another_Casualty_of_LLM_Bots.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:33:21

• LWN Downtime Due to Linode, Not LLM Bots ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/LWN_Downtime_Due_to_Linode_Not_LLM_Bots.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:33:39

• Richard Stallman is Usually Right Because He Thinks "Outside the Box" (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/Richard_Stallman_is_Usually_Right_Because_He_Thinks_Outside_the.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:35:07

• Nonfree Software in My Bank, by Richard Stallman (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/Nonfree_Software_in_My_Bank_by_Richard_Stallman.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:35:20

• Israel detains 21 international activists following interception of Gaza-bound aid vessel ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/israel-detains-21-international-activists-following-interception-of-gaza-bound-aid-vessel/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:39:08

• Truce between Cambodia and Thailand secured under Asean chair Malaysia, but can it hold? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/truce-between-cambodia-and-thailand-secured-under-asean-chair-malaysia-but-can-it-hold    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:40:13

• “No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/04/no-tax-on-tips-is-an-industry-plant    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:40:36

• Microsoft’s software licensing playbook is a national security risk ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-software-licensing-national-security/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:41:23

• TTABlog Test: Is TENNISOS Merely Descriptive of Robotic Systems Software Platforms? ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttablog-test-is-tennisos-merely.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:42:12

• ‘Anti-clickbait’ Facebook (Farcebook) page relaunches after Ladbible complaints led to takedown ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/anti-clickbait-facebook-page-relaunches-reports-led-to-takedown/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:43:10

• Pedo apologist and protector "Orban said during a Facebook (Farcebook) livestream" ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250728-orban-says-trump-ate-eu-chief-for-breakfast-in-trade-talks    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:43:40

• The Great Power Competition: Federal Circuit Reinforces Commerce’s Anti-China Trade Arsenal ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/competition-reinforces-commerces.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:44:14

• Scarlett Gately Moore: Request for Financial Support During Job Search ☞ https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/request-for-financial-support-during-job-search/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:45:19

• VirCHEW Reality finally lets people gnaw on VR food ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/28/virchew-finally-lets-people-gnaw-on-virtual-reality-food/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:46:24

• We built the security layer MCP always needed ☞ https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/07/28/we-built-the-security-layer-mcp-always-needed/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:46:44

• DHS roundup: CISA nominee faces questions, FEMA reform bill unveiled ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/07/dhs-roundup-cisa-nominee-faces-questions-fema-reform-bill-unveiled/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 13:48:47

• 'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/food-on-table-outweighs-health-risks-for-philippine-e-waste-dismantlers    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:34:12

• ‘A never-ending nightmare.’ Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2025/07/a-never-ending-nightmare-federal-workers-detail-mental-health-toll-of-government-downsizing/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:34:42

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/health/trump-drug-tariffs-europe.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:35:11

• 'To feed, not to poison': French chefs push back against pesticide law ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20250728-feed-not-to-poison-french-chefs-push-back-against-pesticide-law-duplomb    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:54:01

• ‘A never-ending nightmare’: Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2025/07/a-never-ending-nightmare-federal-workers-detail-mental-health-toll-of-government-downsizing/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:54:45

• South Korea in push for US trade deal to offer package including shipbuilding tie-up ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-in-push-for-us-trade-deal-to-offer-package-including-shipbuilding-tie-up    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:55:13

• Woman stabbed in carpark in South Korea, attacker caught by civilians ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/woman-stabbed-in-carpark-in-south-korea-attacker-caught-by-civilians    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:55:53

• ​North Korea Rejects New South Korean Leader’s Peace Overtures ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/asia/north-korea-rejects-peace-gestures.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:56:10

• Furore in S. Korea after college art contest asks entrants to ‘depict pilot’s face before crash’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/furore-in-s-korea-after-college-art-competition-asks-entrants-to-depict-pilots-face-before-crash    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:56:39

• Migrant worker in South Korea tied to forklift for ‘giggling’, suspect says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/migrant-worker-in-south-korea-tied-to-forklift-for-giggling-suspect-says    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:57:09

• Woman caught live-streaming while drink-driving in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/streamer-in-south-korea-caught-live-on-air-drink-driving    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:57:35

• South Korean police under scrutiny over delayed response in fatal family shooting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-police-under-scrutiny-over-delayed-response-in-fatal-family-shooting    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:57:56

• North Korea says Convicted Felon must accept new nuclear reality ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-says-trump-must-accept-new-nuclear-reality    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 14:59:49

• Mapping a decade’s worth of hybrid threats targeting South Korea ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/mapping-a-decades-worth-of-hybrid-threats-targeting-south-korea/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:00:46

• Thai army accuses Cambodia of violating truce as clashes resume ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250729-thai-army-cambodia-truce    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:01:00

• Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/asia/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-talks.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:01:15

• Thailand, Cambodia begin truce talks as fighting drags on ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-cambodian-leaders-set-for-peace-talks-nudged-by-trump    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:01:30

• Malaysia considering nationwide vape ban, says its health minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-considering-nationwide-vape-ban-says-health-minister    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:02:18

• Selangor gas pipeline fire in April not caused by excavation, says Malaysian minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-gas-pipeline-fire-not-caused-by-excavation-says-minister    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:02:29

• Cambodia, Thailand agree to ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ to de-escalate border row ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-cambodia-agree-to-immediate-and-unconditional-ceasefire-to-de-escalate-border-row    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:02:52

• Truce takes effect in Cambodia, Thailand border dispute ☞ https://rfa.org/english/cambodia/2025/07/28/cambodia-thailand-ceasefire-malaysia/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:03:09

• Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire to end deadly border row ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250728-thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-ceasefire-to-end-deadly-border-row    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:03:23

• U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/business/us-china-trade-tariffs-talks.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:03:58

• Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/asia/china-rain-beijing-deaths.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:04:25

• This was supposed to be the year China started catching up with SpaceX ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/this-was-supposed-to-be-the-year-china-started-catching-up-with-spacex    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:04:53

• The upside of uploading videos of oneself to YouTube is that it leads to a censorship AND self-censorship regime.    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:06:11

• (downside rather)    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:06:42

• Intense rain lashes China, swelling waterways and rivers; landslide kills four ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rains-intensify-around-beijing-4000-evacuated    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:07:39

• US, China to launch new talks on tariff truce extension, easing path for Convicted Felon-Xi meeting ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-china-to-launch-new-talks-on-tariff-truce-extension-easing-path-for-trump-xi-meeting    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:08:00

• China opposes Czech president’s visit to Dalai Lama ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-opposes-czech-presidents-visit-to-dalai-lama    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:08:14

• Head of China’s Shaolin Temple to be removed over embezzlement claims ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-birthplace-of-gongfu-rocked-by-embezzlement-probe    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:08:41

• High-level delegation of US executives to visit China this week: Sources ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/several-us-executives-to-visit-china-this-week-sources    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:09:48

• China to offer childcare subsidies in bid to boost birth rate ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-offer-childcare-subsidies-in-bid-to-boost-birth-rate    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:10:36

• Taiwan’s Lai set to push back US stopover as US-China trade talks continue, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwans-lai-set-to-push-back-us-stopover-as-us-china-trade-talks-continue-sources-say    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:11:31

• The hidden hurdles behind building South-east Asia's $129b supergrid ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/the-hidden-hurdles-behind-building-south-east-asias-129b-supergrid    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:12:07

• Dihydroxyacetone Man eases China export restrictions to aid trade talks — White House seeking face-to-face with Pooh-tin Jinping as dissenters warn H20 reversal is a dangerous mis-step ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/trump-freeze-on-export-restrictions-to-china-reportedly-in-aid-of-trade-talks-white-house-seeking-face-to-face-with-xi-jinping-this-year-as-dissenters-warn-h20-reversal-is-a-dangerous-mis-step    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:12:44

• CK Hutchison eyes inviting Chinese ‘major strategic investor’ to Panama ports deal ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/28/ck-hutchison-eyes-inviting-chinese-major-strategic-investor-to-panama-ports-deal/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:13:20

• China’s Shaolin Temple head removed over embezzlement claims ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/28/chinas-shaolin-temple-head-removed-over-embezzlement-claims/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:13:47

• Extension of US-China tariff pause ‘likely’ –  South Korea eager to get trade pact signed, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/07/28/us-news/extension-of-us-china-tariff-pause-likely-south-korea-eager-to-get-trade-pact-signed-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-says/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:14:08

• St. Petersburg ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/st-petersburg-bans-most-foreigners-including-uzbekistani-and-tajikistani-nationals-from-working-as-taxi-drivers-and-couriers | Source: Meduza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:14:35

• History Of Pong ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/a-history-of-pong/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:14:59

• If South Korea has a Finance Minister called Koo, does that mean he has staged a coup to take this role?    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:16:28

• Study Reveals Key Way to Slow Chronic Illness in Old Age ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-key-way-to-slow-chronic-illness-in-old-age    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:17:03

• Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk for Dementia, Study Finds ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/health/alzheimers-dementia-healthy-lifestyle.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:17:12

• Murdoch revolving doors? ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/news-uk-coo-and-ex-sun-editor-david-dinsmore-to-take-govt-comms-job/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:18:28

• Longstanding Church of England newspaper closes after death of owner ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/longstanding-church-of-england-newspaper-closes-after-death-of-owner/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:19:07

• Tech newsbrand Digital Frontier ‘pauses’ publication with 16-strong team made redundant ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/tech-newsbrand-digital-frontier-pauses-publication-with-16-strong-team-made-redundant/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:19:34

• Sergio Cipriano: Handling malicious requests with fail2ban ☞ https://sergiocipriano.com/fail2ban.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:21:22

• Snagboot 2.4 release overview ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/snagboot-2-4-release-overview/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:22:38

• AutoConnect Holdings vehicle app management patent monopoly challenge instituted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/7/25/autoconnect-holdings-vehicle-app-management-patent-challenge-instituted    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:27:43

• A patent soon to expire ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/another-win-for-tulip-in-battle-against-sunwoda-over-battery-technology/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:27:55

• How the DOGE-driven reductions at the Social Security Administration are playing out now ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2025/07/how-the-doge-driven-reductions-at-the-social-security-administration-are-playing-out-now/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:28:40

• Windows TCO: NASCAR Confirms Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nascar-confirms-personal-information-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:29:23

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 242: Sukesh Kamra on Law Firm Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Technologies ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/law-bytes-podcast-episode-242/ Slop does not improve speed and in many cases it is illegal too, as they defraud clients and courts    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:31:03

• "Tabarrok seems to be generally pro-free market and an Austrian or fellow traveler. However, although he sometimes criticizes existing IP law, he is not opposed to intellectual property (IP), unlike all the cool Austro-libertarians." ☞ https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol469-haman-nature-149-tabarrok-patents-price-controls-reimportation/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:31:49

• "Drying Planet" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:32:45

• "Social Media Posts Are Leading to Criminal Charges Under Tennessee’s School Threats Law" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/social-media-arrests-school-threats-law-tennessee | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:33:05

• Allianz Life Data Breach Impacts Most of 1.4 Million US Customers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/allianz-life-data-breach-impacts-most-of-1-4-million-us-customers/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:33:42

• BlackSuit Ransomware Group Transitioning to ‘Chaos’ Amid Leak Site Seizure ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/blacksuit-ransomware-group-transitioning-to-chaos-amid-leak-site-seizure/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:34:01

• "cracking down on a generic drugmaker" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-letter-glenmark-pharmaceuticals | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:34:36

• overturned ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/etan-patz-pedro-hernandez-conviction-overturned-murder-kidnapping | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:34:57

• Absolute garbage, falsely marketing by companies that put back doors in everything https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-TPM-FDE    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:35:43

• (false)    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:35:51

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031667/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:36:27

• Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 902 ☞ https://ubuntu-news.org/2025/07/28/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-902/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:36:45

• Variables and Outputs: Enhancing Terraform Flexibility ☞ https://tecadmin.net/terraform-variables-and-outputs/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:42:08

• www-zh-cn @ Savannah: Welcoming our new member - LesBoys ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10792    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:42:36

• FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-07-25 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2025-07-25    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:44:05

• Linuxiac is Not a Slopfarm, But at Least Some of Its Articles Are Machine-Generated Fakes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Linuxiac_is_Not_a_Slopfarm_But_at_Least_Some_of_Its_Articles_Ar.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:44:37

• This Monday WebProNews Absolutely Flooded the Web With Fake (LLM Slop) 'Articles' About "Linux", Surveillance Giant Google News Promoted Them as Legitimate ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/This_Monday_WebProNews_Absolutely_Flooded_the_Web_With_Fake_LLM.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:44:45

• FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/FreeBSD-Promises-a-Full-Desktop-Installer    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:46:15

• Linux Kernel 6.16 Released with New Hardware Support (Mainline PPA) ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/linux-kernel-6-16-released-with-new-hardware-support-mainline-ppa/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:46:39

• Slopfarms Versus 'Linux' (and Against People Who Write Real Articles About GNU/Linux) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/28/Slopfarms_Versus_Linux_and_Against_People_Who_Write_Real_Articl.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:50:58

• Linux 6.16 released as Linus Torvalds warns of potential 6.17 delay ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-616-released-as-linus-torvalds-warns-of-potential-617-delay/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:51:58

• Proprietary Microsoft spyware. Who cares? https://www.neowin.net/news/sql-server-on-linux-gets-a-vital-security-update-for-azure-key-vault-integration/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:54:24

• It does not even run on Linux!! :)    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:54:42

• Linux dev quits after "personal attacks" from user over Kapitano antivirus tool ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-dev-quits-after-personal-attacks-from-user-over-kapitano-antivirus-tool/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:56:05

• pycodestyle – Python style guide checker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pycodestyle-python-style-guide-checker/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:56:28

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Graphical GNU/Linux Diff Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/difftools/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:56:50

• Benchmarking the Firefly AIBOX-3588S Embedded Fanless PC ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/benchmarking-firefly-aibox-3588s-embedded-fanless-pc/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:57:10

• Standard – JavaScript style guide, linter, and formatter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/standard-javascript-style-guide-linter-formatter/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:58:09

• Identity – compare images and videos ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/identity-compare-images-and-videos/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 15:58:18

• Fork recipes – manage food recipes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fork-recipes-manage-food-recipes/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:03:02

• Someone is developing a Windows-to-Linux migration tool ☞ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/25/someone-is-developing-a-windows-to-linux-migration-tool/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:03:39

• Linux 6.16 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/28/linux-6-16-release-main-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:04:09

• Rakudo Weekly 2025.30 A Hexagonal Week ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/07/28/2025-30-a-hexagonal-week/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:05:39

• Taking stock of the WPS agenda ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taking-stock-of-the-wps-agenda/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:08:08

• Tomeu Vizoso: Rockchip NPU update 6: We are in mainline! ☞ https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2025/07/rockchip-npu-update-6-we-are-in-mainline.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:08:40

• "Be More Axolotl: How Humans May One Day Regrow Limbs And Organs" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/be-more-axolotl-how-humans-may-one-day-regrow-limbs-and-organs/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:10:32

• "Wall clocks! Are they very accurate? Well, sometimes they are, and sometimes they lose minutes a day. If you’ve got one that needs calibrating, you might like this device from [Lauri Pirttiaho]." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/2025-one-hertz-challenge-clock-calibrator/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:10:56

• "Plasma Cutter" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/skateboard-wheels-add-capabilities-to-plasma-cutter/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:11:25

• Octopuses Fall For The Classic Fake Arm Trick – Just Like We Do ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/octopuses-fall-for-the-classic-fake-arm-trick-just-like-we-do    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:12:01

• US Startup Claims It Can Make Gold Using Fusion Technology ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/us-startup-claims-it-can-make-gold-using-fusion-technology    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:12:22

• New Kind of Dental Floss Could Replace Vaccine Needles, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-kind-of-dental-floss-could-replace-vaccine-needles-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:12:33

• Putting Makeup on Children Could Risk Their Health, Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/putting-makeup-on-children-could-risk-their-health-study-shows    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:12:46

• Stomach-Churning Theory Could Explain Mystery of Neanderthal Diet ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stomach-churning-theory-could-explain-mystery-of-neanderthal-diet    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:12:59

• Markings on Strange Stonehenge Boulder May Not Be Natural After All ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/markings-on-strange-stonehenge-boulder-may-not-be-natural-after-all    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:13:25

• These 4 Distinct Patterns May Signal Alzheimer's According to Science ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-4-distinct-patterns-may-signal-alzheimers-according-to-science    

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

• One Weekend Habit May Cut Risk of Heart-Related Death by 33%, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-weekend-habit-may-cut-risk-of-heart-related-death-by-33-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:13:58

• Liver Cancer Predicted to Double by 2050, But There Is Hope ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/liver-cancer-predicted-to-double-by-2050-but-there-is-hope    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:14:08

• Liver Cancer Predicted to Double by 2050, But There Is Hope ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/liver-cancer-predicted-to-double-by-2050-but-there-is-hope    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:16:23

• Commission preliminarily finds Temu in breach of the Digital Services Act in relation to illegal products on its platform ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1913    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:17:54

• Rajab’s Ramp: A skateboarder’s call from a starving Gaza ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250728-rajab-s-ramp-a-skateboarder-s-call-from-a-starving-gaza    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:18:21

• Sen. Hassan wants to hear from SpaceX about scammers abusing Starlink ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/starlink-scammers-maggie-hassan-elon-musk/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:19:13

• The EU Trade Deal: Playing for Time ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/28/the-eu-trade-deal-playing-for-time/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:20:45

• Dihydroxyacetone Man to Rupert: If You Show Me Yours, I Won’t Show You Mine ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/28/trump-to-rupert-if-you-show-me-yours-i-wont-show-you-mine/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:21:24

• US federal judge issues injunction halting Convicted Felon administration’s cancellation of NEH grants ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/federal-judge-issues-injunction-halting-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-neh-grants/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:22:12

• Former Anti-Flag Vocalist Ordered to Pay Rape Accuser $1.9 Million After Failing to Respond in Court ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/27/anti-flag-vocalist-rape-accuser-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:22:38

• Hamas must surrender control of Gaza and disarm, Palestinian PM says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250728-live-us-food-centres-gaza-trump-israel    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:23:58

• Easy Excalibur 6.117 V7-beta5 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/easy-excalibur-6117-v7-beta5.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:28:04

• Thousands evacuated, businesses closed in southern Taiwan as torrential rain continues ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thousands-evacuated-businesses-closed-in-southern-taiwan-as-torrential-rain-continues    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:28:49

• Flooding kills 30 in Beijing as heavy rains sweep across China ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250729-flooding-beijing-heavy-rains-china    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:29:09

• Dimitri John Ledkov: Achieving actually full disk encryption of UEFI ESP at rest with TCG OPAL, FIPS, LUKS ☞ http://blog.surgut.co.uk/2025/07/achieving-actually-full-disk-encryption.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:29:51

• They're Doing it Wrong! | LINUX Unplugged 625 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/625/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:31:06

• New TV show imagines China invasion, gives Taiwan viewers wake-up call ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/new-tv-show-imagines-china-invasion-gives-taiwan-viewers-wake-up-call    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:31:32

• Late Night Linux – Episode 344 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-344/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:32:02

• Pluralistic: How twiddling enshittifies your brain (28 Jul 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/28/twiddlehazard/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:32:26

• Shooting at Bangkok Market Leaves Several People Dead ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/asia/bangkok-shooting-market.html    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:33:34

• Multiple dead, including suspect, in shooting at New York office building ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250729-dead-shooting-new-york-office-building    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:33:45

• Yay! MOAR surveillance https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/playas-mx-beachgoers-unsafe-swimming-conditions/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:34:15

• Destination Linux 429: Open Source AI, End of Clear Linux, & the Security Scoop with Sandfly ☞ https://destinationlinux.net/429    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:35:11

• Indonesia: Controversy erupts as ex-soldier fighting for Russia calls for help ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250728-indonesia-ex-soldier-fighting-russia-ukraine-help-controversy    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:35:30

• Exporting Western culture to CPP is a really dumb thing to do ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/28/tiktok-iheartradio-singing-competition/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:36:31

• One year ago: Richard Stallman - Free Software and Freedom in a Digital Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D17Oqpd7atI    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 16:42:22

• "Enigma of success ... Really, Nadella. Really? You call laying off tens of thousands of people an "enigma of success?" That’s not leadership. That’s cowardice dressed up in a soundbite. F you, buddy." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k18jtqs3    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 17:37:27

• "It's been quite a long time since I posted a weekly status or photos log. In early May I accidentally dropped my smartphone onto concrete, and the lens cover for the main camera broke. I now have to take photos with my work phone, which is a nuisance and has discouraged me from photographing things." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202507/20250729-2025-week-16-30-photos.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:24:49

• "Note that for the sake of giving examples and to avoid distasteful but generic terms like “consume media”, I'm going to be talking about movies specifically; but this absolutely also applies to TV and books and video games and such too." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-07-29    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:25:29

• "Mobian for #PinephonePro has been steadily improving. I installed a weekly image back in December 2024 and have been updating it, watching the progress. The #phosh UI improvements have been amazing" gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:26:20

• "I am using bastille for jail management but its not important. Setup a new jail and mount your audio files inside the jail, due to the way my disks are setup I am also mounting the config and metadata directories into the jail. So /mnt/audio /mnt/config and /mnt/metadata live outside the jail." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/others/tech/2025-07-29.audio-book-shelf.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:26:58

• 🖼️ xkcd #3121 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3121.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:27:38

• Seopyeonje gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-07-29-seopyeonje.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:31:00

• 🔤SpellBinding: CHYOPSI Wordo: RAYON gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-29.gmi    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:31:43

• "You ever look at something and in that moment realize that the world has completely changed and that "something" you are looking at will no longer ever have its place in the world again?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/canfood/phlog/2025-07-28    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:33:07

• Weird website ideas gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/internet/weird-website-ideas/ "’90s website vibe (think Geocities) but it aggressively uses P3-only colors in large solid blocks and not just in passing (like in photographs of flowers)"    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:34:56

• "After two whole weeks of never turning on the modem-and-router power strip even once, I disconnected the modem and router entirely over the weekend. Packed them into a box and put my clarinet case in the space they used to occupy. (I really love this, because now the case is right next to the piano.)" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-07-29    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:36:28

• "Its not gemini but audio bookshelf is pretty cool. Just setup an instance inside a freebsd jail" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/self-hosted/30722    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:37:03

• Thoughts about AI [sic] gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/ralfwause/phlog/thoughts_about_ai.txt "Not as a tool for faking competence or replace the knowledgeable human, but as a lever for acquiring knowledge better and as an enabler to ask questions to an author far away or even gone entirely."    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:39:34

• Faking one's language isn't a legitimate use case, no more than cheating on one's homework is a decent skill or an advancement if the actual goal it to learn and improve knowledge    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:41:27

• if a person 'talks' "in" or "via" LLM slop, then it's not that person talking but a stochastic parrot or a machine without comprehension (less than an actual parrot); it might even count as plagiarism and not improve one's language in any way, instead promoting laziness    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:43:14

• wayland-current-status gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-07/2025-07-29--wayland-current-status.txt "If Wayland gave me a huge boost in terms of security, it would be worth the sacrifices. We're not there yet."    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:46:10

• "If you work remote or run your own business out of your house, consider my picks for the best Linux desktop OS." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-5-favorite-linux-distros-for-home-office-desktops-and-ive-tried-them-all/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:54:17

• "Linux kernel 6.16 is now available for download, featuring enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to file systems and networking, and more. Here’s what’s new!" https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:54:48

• "Recent Android builds can already run graphical Linux apps, paving the way for Android to become a true desktop computing platform." https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-future-plans-3581752/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:58:41

• Paid-for spam piggybacking the brand "Linux" https://www.networkworld.com/article/4027303/ai-will-drive-more-workforce-expansion-for-tech-pros-than-reduction-linux-foundation-reports.html http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 19:59:53

• Linux Comes To Snapdragon X Elite Laptops Courtesy Of Linaro And Tuxedo https://hothardware.com/news/linux-snapdragon-x-elite-laptops-linaro-tuxedo    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:00:35

• Xinnor claims massive RAID rebuild speedup over Linux mdraid https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/07/28/xinnor-ssd-raid-rebuild/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:01:02

• Linux 6.16 released, Torvalds fears delay for 6.17 https://www.techzine.eu/news/applications/133342/linux-6-16-released-torvalds-fears-delay-for-6-17/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:02:06

• "Got a spare computer laying around? Liya Linux is a take on Arch Linux you should definitely install and try." https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-arch-based-linux-distro-has-a-clean-privacy-focused-experience-for-tinkerers/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:02:56

• I'm a Linux pro - here are my top 5 command line backup tools for desktops and servers https://www.zdnet.com/article/im-a-linux-pro-here-are-my-top-5-command-line-backup-tools-for-desktops-and-servers/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:03:32

• "Today, the GNU Linux-libre project announced the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.16 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-16-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:04:07

• Torvalds warns of ‘chaotic’ merge window for Linux kernel 6.17 https://www.developer-tech.com/news/torvalds-warns-chaotic-merge-window-for-linux-kernel-6-17/    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:04:46

• "Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon."    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:07:06

• Because BACK DOORS are SECURITY anyway...    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:07:29

• "A Reddit user called out Microsoft and Cognizant for a sudden sale of the entire business division without intimating the staff, calling it a betrayal that cost employees their futures." https://www.ndtvprofit.com/personal-finance/ex-microsoft-employee-slams-deal-with-cognizant-which-resulted-in-layoff-like-second-hand-office-chairs    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:09:01

• Microsoft feels like the new Sega - why the recent studio closures feel like the collapse of the Xbox ecosystem https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-microsoft-xbox-collapse-layoffs-sega-ecosystem-next-gen-consoles-gamify-my-life    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:09:58

• "No Hiring, Only Firing: India’s IT Dream Collapse?"    

posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 20:20:18

• "I spotted a strange creature trying his damnedest to enter the Baltic Sea on a beach in the Swedish archipelago yesterday. ObsIdentify came to the rescue as I had never seen nor heard of a Nepa cinerea or "water scorpion"." gemini://tiredof.technology/nature/2025-07-29-water-scorpion.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 01:35:25

• "Every year the Stack Exchange corporation publishes their annual Stack Overflow Developer Survey—one of if not the most comprehensive surveys of software developers available—and I read it as a sort of self-flagellation ritual." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/craziness.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 01:36:37

• "Seems I got really hooked on gemini://cosmic.voyage, the basis for communication between outposts (or space ships or collonies) is Quantum Entanglement Communicator (QEC). There are some very interesting interconnections happening there. Take a look with me at some of the exchanges - I'm only attaching small fragments." gemini://gim.org.pl/gemlog/2025-07-29-hooked-on-cosmic-voyage.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 01:37:47

• Siedettävät elinolosuhteet gemini://sampsa.smol.pub/siedettavaa    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 01:38:31

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