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  • Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-30.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 03:55:59


  • Two Sides of Me gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2675    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 03:57:19


  • PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page12.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:05:28


  • "We found a new webhost, and with the help of YCT/TCZ, we managed to move the domain to the new webhost fairly quickly (same address … https://pclosmag.com). YCT/TCZ, TerryN, and I worked tirelessly to find a new webhost for the PCLinuxOS Knowledgebase Wiki (note the new URL)." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/editorial.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:05:50


  • ICYMI: Decade Old Vulnerability Found In Sudo https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page01.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:18:02


  • Inkscape Tutorial: The New LPE Tool https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page03.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:18:24


  • Install Easy Flatpak Manager On PCLinuxOS https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page04.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:18:46


  • How To Install The Typst.vim Plugin https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page05.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:19:08


  • Wiki Pick: Cron Jobs https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page06.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:19:32


  • "Did you know that Firefox now has an integrated AI chatbot? No? Well, me neither. And I’m one of the most devout Firefox users on the planet" https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202508/page08.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:20:59


  • "So, how do you feel about Firefox having an integrated AI chatbot? I don’t know about you, but I think there’s too much “focus” on AI. It’s still in its infancy, it still gets a LOT of things wrong, and if it doesn’t know the answer, it’s prone to making up its own facts and passing them off as reality."    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:21:13


  • Mozilla is now run by cranks and charlatans serving plutocrats; it's a rogue company heading to the grave    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:21:47


  • Electronic Frontier Foundation shilling GAFAM, as usual https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/back-it-back-it-let-us-begin-explain-encrypted-chat-backups    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:22:21


  • "But the thing is that Vegan and Vegetarian cannot be mixed. Its similar to non compatible licenses. Once you mix vegan food with vegan food with vegetarian food it’s not vegan anymore." https://bisco.org/notes/my-debconf-25-review/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 04:29:15


  • Raspberry Pi RP2350 A4 update fixes old bugs and dares you to break it again https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/raspberry_pi_rp2350_update/?td=rt-3a    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 06:19:54


  • Why I Use Docker Instead of Installing Apps Directly on My NAS https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-use-docker-instead-of-installing-apps-directly-on-my-nas/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 06:59:09


  • "Upping your terminal speed upgrades your terminal skill." https://www.howtogeek.com/ditch-cd-instead-use-powerful-linux-tools-to-navigate-directories-at-warp-speed/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 06:59:49


  • Or just stay with X. Simpler. Simple. Better. https://www.howtogeek.com/wayback-keeps-old-linux-desktop-environments-alive-on-wayland/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:00:19


  • "Discover the perfect Linux distro for your NVIDIA-powered system, ensuring a hassle-free experience from the start." https://www.howtogeek.com/best-linux-distros-with-native-nvidia-gpu-support/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:01:04


  • "Maybe it's just because the logo is a cute chameleon." https://www.howtogeek.com/hopping-linux-distros-to-opensuse-this-weekend/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:01:41


  • Organize Your Linux Files the Easy Way With These 5 Batch Rename Methods https://www.howtogeek.com/different-ways-to-batch-rename-files-in-linux/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:02:30


  • Your Linux PC Has Daemons. Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Them https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-daemons-explained/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:03:19


  • What’s That You’re Running? Linux Programs, Scripts, Builtins, Functions, and Aliases https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-programs-scripts-builtins-functions-aliases-explained/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:04:00


  • New Feature https://www.howtogeek.com/android-linux-terminal-new-feature/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:04:58


  • All Linux Distro Are Not the Same. Here's Why and How They Differ https://www.howtogeek.com/all-linux-distro-are-not-the-same/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:05:57


  • "Save your documents from fading." https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-printer-ink-low/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:08:59


  • This one free app lets me play all of my non-Steam games on Steam Deck https://www.xda-developers.com/free-app-lets-me-play-non-steam-games-steam-deck/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:09:26


  • "A gaming revolution is on the horizon, but one major hurdle remains." https://www.xda-developers.com/heres-why-no-one-can-shut-up-about-linux-gaming/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:10:01


  • "It was a more pertinent issue than you may think." https://www.xda-developers.com/debian-y2k-esque-bug/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:10:21


  • 11 Linux commands everyone should know to manage their storage https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-commands-for-managing-storage/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:10:50


  • 4 reasons I use both NFS and SMB on my NAS for file sharing https://www.xda-developers.com/why-use-both-nfs-and-smb-nas-for-file-sharing/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:11:50


  • "With the impending loss of support for Windows 10, here are some Linux distributions that will run gloriously even on older PC hardware" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-perfect-reviving-pcs-cant-handle-windows-11/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:12:19


  • I've mapped my TrueNAS storage server to my home lab for easy access, and here's the right way to do it https://www.xda-developers.com/ive-mapped-my-truenas-storage-server-to-my-home-lab/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:12:50


  • I built a Steam Machine out of spare PC parts and you can, too https://www.xda-developers.com/built-steam-deck-out-spare-pc-parts/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:13:55


  • I used Proxmox Datacenter Manager with my PVE nodes - here’s how it went https://www.xda-developers.com/i-used-proxmox-datacenter-manager-with-my-pve-nodes/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:14:48


  • "Don't settle for the traditional command-line tools" https://www.xda-developers.com/modern-alternatives-to-classic-linux-tools/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:15:29


  • "Discover the power of a Linux-based router that puts you in control." https://www.xda-developers.com/upgraded-router-custom-linux-server-transformative-experience/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:15:59


  • I use these 5 essential companion services with my Proxmox hub https://www.xda-developers.com/i-use-these-companion-services-with-proxmox/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:16:24


  • "Here are some glaring reasons to switch from NixOS to Mint when coming from Windows." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-i-switched-nixos-mint-linux-windows-linux-convert/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:17:04


  • I back up my Proxmox workstation to the cloud... using my TrueNAS Scale server https://www.xda-developers.com/i-back-up-my-proxmox-workstation-to-the-cloud/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 07:17:29


  • "YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs | The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/news/715658/youtube-swearing-profanity-f-bombs-monetization iophk: ... but not the heavier F-word: Freedom, especially in a software context    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:09:23


  • "Its unshifted 7-bit I2C address is 0x10." ☛ https://news.sparkfun.com/14365 | Source: SparkFun Electronics    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:16:46


  • "Secure Boot (or Security Boot) for the STM32MP157F is a security mechanism that ensures the microcontroller only executes authorized and cryptographically signed software during boot. This prevents the execution of malicious code or unauthorized firmware modifications." ☛ https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/we-can-now-offer-version-of-smt32mp157-boards-with-secure-boot-and-aes256/ | Source: Olimex    

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


  • "The Raspberry Pi RP2350 dual-core Arm/RISC-V has gotten a new version – A4 stepping – addressing bugs and security vulnerabilities" ☛ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/29/raspberry-pi-rp2350-a4-stepping-fixes-e9-gpio-erratum-9-glitching-bugs-introduces-2mb-flash-variants/ | Source: CNX Software    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:17:29


  • "That comes in the form of a pair of long gloves that extend up the wearer’s forearms, almost to their elbows." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/29/could-these-vr-haptic-gloves-replace-human-touch/ | Source: Arduino    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:17:44


  • "Winner, Name that Ware June 2025" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-june-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:18:07


  • "Thanks to FETguy and Renew Computers in San Rafael, California for contributing this ware!" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-july-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:18:22


  • "I'd argue that among retro enthusiasts, real nostalgia is no more common than among others, and that reminiscing - much like in other subcultures - is at most a secondary activity." ☛ https://www.datagubbe.se/retnost/ | Source: Carl Svensson    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:18:35


  • "Like any silicon device, RP2350 wasn’t perfect on day one." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/rp2350-a4-rp2354-and-a-new-hacking-challenge/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:19:20


  • "Stardock Entertainment have announced Elemental: Reforged, which is kinda of like a super remaster of three different games to finally realize their vision." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stardock-entertainment-revealed-elemental-reforged-bringing-together-multiple-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:19:54


  • "The new Swords & Souls Legacy Collection from SoulGame Studio brings five Flash classics back with a Steam release. I'm sure a fair few readers will remember these, I certainly do." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/soulgame-studio-release-flash-classics-in-the-swords-souls-legacy-collection/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:20:07


  • "Reef Entertainment announced recently that Terminator 2D: NO FATE has moved the release date from September to October 31st." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/terminator-2d-no-fate-moves-to-an-october-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:20:27


  • "The demo was recently updated too and works great with Proton" ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/seriously-cool-car-combat-game-fumes-has-entered-early-access/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:21:28


  • "Costing less than £3, here's your chance at some cheap thrills with the release of s.p.l.i.t from Buckshot Roulette developer Mike Klubnika." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/cerebral-psychological-horror-s-p-l-i-t-from-the-dev-of-buckshot-roulette-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:22:06


  • "I Coulda Made a Better Deal - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/i-coulda-made-a-better-deal    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:24:50


  • "Jon Stewart Slams Trump's Epstein Defense: 'He Fled the Country'" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jon-stewart-donald-trump-epstein-defense-scotland-1235395744/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:25:00


  • "UK Online Safety Act – konsekvenserna börjar bli synliga" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/28/uk-online-safety-act-konsekvenserna-borjar-bli-synliga/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:25:11


  • The choice about surveillance | "Valget om overvågningen | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/valget-om-overvaagningen    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:25:59


  • "Why Ghislaine Maxwell is suddenly at the center of the Epstein case" https://www.axios.com/2025/07/28/ghislaine-maxwell-trump-epstein-files-doj    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:26:21


  • "Trump Says Epstein ‘Stole’ Underage Victim from Mar-a-Lago Spa" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/politics/trump-epstein-virginia-giuffre-mar-a-lago.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:26:30


  • "Army, Marine Corps, Navy sticking with Sig Sauer pistols" https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-marine-corps-navy-m18-sidearm/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:26:46


  • "WWII book explores why there wasn’t just one V-E Day, V-J Day" https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/07/28/wwii-book-explores-why-there-wasnt-just-one-v-e-day-or-v-j-day/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:26:56


  • "Longer assignments coming soon for troops heading to South Korea" https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/07/30/longer-assignments-coming-soon-for-troops-heading-for-south-korea/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:27:04


  • "Trump Gropes Satan in New 'South Park' Teaser" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/trump-south-park-teaser-satan-1235396504/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:27:14


  • "Trump's stunning Epstein confirmation on tape: 'Epstein stole young spa staff from Mar-A-Lago Club' | Hindustan Times" https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/trumps-stunning-epstein-confirmation-on-tape-epstein-stole-young-spa-staff-from-mar-a-lago-club-101753817684773.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:27:29


  • "Who was Virginia Giuffre and why Trump said Epstein 'stole' her from Mar-a-Lago" https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-virginia-giuffre-and-why-trump-said-epstein-stole-her-from-maralago-101753815361520.html http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:27:48


  • "Europol vill tråla metadata" | Europol wants to trawl metadata https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/07/29/europol-vill-trala-metadata/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:28:19


  • "Trump claims WSJ ‘wants to settle’ $10B lawsuit over alleged ‘wonderful secret’ birthday message to Epstein" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-birthday-card-epstein-lawsuit-settlement-b2798438.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:28:35


  • "Trump offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse?" https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trump-offered-putin-victory-in-ukraine-why-did-putin-refuse/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:28:49


  • "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 Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:29:00


  • "The Human Choice - by Mike Brock - Notes From The Circus" https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-human-choice    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:29:16


  • "Did Trump Just Confess He Learned about Virginia Giuffre before Jeffrey Epstein Recruited Someone Else at Mar-a-Lago?" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/29/did-trump-just-confess-he-learned-about-virginia-giuffre-before-jeffrey-epstein-recruited-someone-else-at-mar-a-lago/ http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:29:31


  • "Among columns of exhausted ethnic Armenians fleeing the mass killings carried out by Ottoman Turks beginning in 1915, some hid books or ancient documents inside their clothing." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-manuscripts-online-database-matenadaran-project-scans/33482728.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:30:14


  • "new music from dead artists without permission" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/07/28/spotify-using-ai-to-make-new-music-from-dead-artists-without-permission.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:30:25


  • "Medical device associations behind a lawsuit challenging a Library of Congress exemption to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions, have failed to have the exemption ruled illegal." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/fair-use-prevails-as-library-of-congress-wins-dmca-anti-circumvention-battle-250729/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:30:38


  • "It also questions whether the claimed benefits are worth the risk in the bigger picture." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/the-risks-of-pirate-site-blocking-who-benefits-who-pays-and-at-what-cost-250729/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:30:57


  • "But ChatGPT and similar programs weren’t just trained on the [Internet]—they were trained on specific pieces of information presented in specific contexts." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-devil-worship-llm-training/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:31:10


  • "Uber's rival taxi operators in England and Wales will not face a 20% VAT charge on their profit margins outside of London" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/uber-loses-uk-supreme-court-appeal-over-tax-on-rival-apps/articleshow/122976695.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:32:14


  • "20% tax charge on their profit margins outside of London" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/uber-loses-uk-supreme-court-appeal-over-tax-on-rival-apps/articleshow/122972482.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:32:30


  • "Now locals can get much faster broadband at much lower prices" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/29/two-michigan-men-hated-comcast-so-they-built-their-own-broadband-alternative/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:33:04


  • "Designed as an open access system, the Medusa subsea cable will connect countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, and Egypt" ☛ https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-technology/europe-north-africa-medusa-subsea-cable-to-be-powered-by-nokia.html | Source: IT Wire    

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


  • "In case you're wondering how a currently incarcerated inmate scored a cushy Silicon Valley job, you're not alone." ☛ https://futurism.com/man-prison-hired-software-engineer-silicon-valley-startup | Source: Futurism    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:33:50


  • "We’re seeking records following reports that FBI personnel were instructed to flag Epstein files for Trump references." ☛ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-launches-epstein-records-investigation-seeks-details-on-doj-and-fbi-review-of-investigative-holdings/ | Source: American Oversight    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:34:23


  • "Following this post, prison authorities filed a complaint against Beroşkî, accusing him of “defamation.”" ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/release-of-journalist-umed-beroski-postponed-for-six-months-80518 | Source: ANF News    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:34:34


  • "Driving the news: For hundreds of stations with available data, CPB grants made up about 10.3% of U.S. public TV stations' overall funding as of fiscal 2023, and 4.1% for radio stations." ☛ https://www.axios.com/2025/07/29/public-media-tv-radio-federal-funding | Source: Axios    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:34:47


  • "Despite this well-established pattern of silencing dissent, lawmakers handed him the Take It Down Act: a sweeping censorship weapon he has openly vowed to wield against his critics." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/28/oh-my-god-take-it-down-kills-parody/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:37:49


  • "Rights advocates have raised concerns over free speech, due process and academic freedom." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-29/harvard-to-comply-with-trump-administration-demand-to-turn-over-employment-forms | Source: US News And World Report    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:37:58


  • "Last week Trump’s FCC lackey, Brendan Carr, quickly set about rubber stamping approval for the $8 billion CBS Skyance merger, now that CBS execs paid their $16 million bribe to the king." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/29/fcc-to-install-a-bias-monitor-at-new-cbs-to-ensure-network-kisses-trumps-ass/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:38:19


  • "According to the statement, 20 people were executed last week in prisons in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/20-people-executed-in-iran-in-one-week-80532 | Source: ANF News    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:38:40


  • "Contrary to the beliefs of one moderator of one of these subreddits, this does not seem to be motivated by burying evidence of the atrocities of war." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/war-media-subreddits-age-verification/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:38:56


  • ""strong profanity are also still a “violation” of YouTube’s advertiser-friendly content guidelines, Kavanagh says. “You have to pick and choose your fucks carefully.” ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/715658/youtube-swearing-profanity-f-bombs-monetization | Source: The Verge    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:39:13


  • "After Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Big Tech firms continue to be battered by antitrust lawsuits stemming from prior administrations. The cases could even lead to the forced breakup of some of the tech giants." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/big-tech-trump-antitrust-lawsuits/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:40:46


  • "So even by the time that I, aged 12, had become an ardent fan of his work, Lehrer was already a thing of the past. He had won a place to study mathematics at Harvard aged only 15." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/28/tom-lehrer-shut-up-far-too-early/ | Source: The Telegraph UK    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:40:57


  • "The same is also true of a lot of third-party research into Google’s search engine. A decline of 30% in click-through rates is significant, but 70% is catastrophic. It is hard to see how these are both valid results." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/pew-report-foundational/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:41:16


  • "Palo Alto Networks Inc. is reportedly close to buying fellow cybersecurity provider CyberArk Software Ltd." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/29/report-palo-alto-networks-acquire-cyberark-20b/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:41:29


  • "Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20174831 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:41:59


  • "The temperatures of North Savo's Lake Pielavesi and the Pielisjoki River reached record highs last week. On Sunday, the lake's surface temperature measured 26.3 degrees Celsius while the river's water reached 25.2 degrees." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20174938 | Source: YLE    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:42:19


  • "Fast forward a little further, and there is the looming and very real possibility of a national or global financial crisis precipitated by a rapid devaluation of hundreds of billions or trillions of dollars worth of real estate values." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cheap-tricks-for-hard-problems | Source: Hamilton Nolan    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:42:37


  • "The EU and the U.S. have announced a new trade deal, ending months of a stand-off over tariffs." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/eu-bowing-to-trump-pressure-by-agreeing-to-more-risky-polluting-oil-and-gas-imports | Source: Common Dreams    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:43:01


  • "Preska’s role in the saga is colored by the fact that her spouse is a partner at one of New York’s preeminent Wall Street law firms." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/07/epstein-files-preska-donziger-conflict/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:43:59


  • "Here are details about the investigations, and the ambiguities that have only grown more glaring over time." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0729/epstein-files-subpoena-trump-maxwell | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:44:06


  • "Although Iranians had managed to survive for thousands of years through groundwater management" ☛ https://iranwire.com/en/features/143577-irans-capital-faces-day-zero-water-crisis-as-dams-run-dry/ | Source: IranWire    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:47:11


  • "Water shortages and severe heat have led to unrest in Iran in the past" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-heatwave-tehran-energy-water-crisis-rcna220469 | Source: NBC    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:47:24


  • "Victory is deadly to any coalition that agrees on what they want to destroy" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/29/bondi-and-domination/#superjove | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:54:49


  • Confidentiality ☛ https://www.404media.co/tea-user-files-class-action-after-womens-safety-app-exposes-data/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:55:52


  • "Third-party cookies (3PCs) have long posed a privacy problem because they allow organizations with no relationship to web users to track their online browsing activities, often without legitimately obtained consent." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/mow_w3c_cookie_complaint/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:56:17


  • "Experts had expected the surge, given that similar trends have been visible in other countries that have implemented age check laws." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/ | Source: Wired    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:56:28


  • "The so-called "Online Safety Act" does prohibit VPN companies from disclosing that their services can be used to circumvent censorship, but did not otherwise regulate their use" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/07/28/vpn-use-surging-in-uk-after-online-censorship-laws-kick-in.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:56:55


  • "“Scope” seems to mean the scope of the Act itself, which is very broad. I guess Ofcom gets to decide what the truth is." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/07/28/uk-online-safety-act/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:59:12


  • "Europol’s 2025 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) indicates E2EE (end-to-end encrypted) apps as an obstacle to investigations" ☛ https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/europol-doesnt-only-want-an-encryption-backdoor-but-also-your-metadata | Source: TechRadar    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:59:26


  • "long term." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/29/copilot-vision-ai-sends-your-data-to-microsoft/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 08:59:43


  • "Wyden’s letter makes clear that his concerns extend beyond the specific request to Apple." ☛ https://therecord.media/wyden-asks-white-house-scrutinize-uk-surveillance-laws-apple | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:02:59


  • "Several Reddit communities dedicated to sharing news and media from conflicts around the world now require users in the UK to submit a photo ID or selfie in order to prove they are old enough to view “mature” content" ☛ https://www.404media.co/uk-users-need-to-post-selfie-or-photo-id-to-view-reddits-r-israelcrimes-r-ukrainewarfootage/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:03:20


  • "I’ll explain your rights with facial recognition scans at security and other airport locations." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/29/airport-facial-recognition-scan-opt-out/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:04:02


  • Windows TCO ☛ https://therecord.media/minnesota-governor-activates-national-guard-st-paul-cyber-attack | Source: The Record    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:05:03


  • Windows TCO ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32148 | Source: SANS    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:05:13


  • "This study used a machine learning approach to analyze over 23 million tweets addressed to politicians in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-07-women-politicians-identity-based-social.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:07:07


  • "Then again, to describe those billions as “users”, as parent company Alphabet did when announcing its quarterly earnings last week, is perhaps disingenuous." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/google-new-ai-trick-killing-the-web/267557/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:08:12


  • "Data centers, demanding vast amounts of energy and water, have aroused strong opposition in some communities." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/with-ai-plan-trump-keeps-chipping-away-at-a-foundational-environmental-law/articleshow/122977560.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:08:26


  • "It was dead. Even among the most seasoned geeks on the planet, most people preferred to use other services like Signal, Telegram, and Slack. Why? Because those other tools actually work" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/im-never-going-back-to-matrix/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:09:01


  • "But this report has been the bane of US Senator Ron Wyden's (D-OR) existence for years, and has put the nomination of would-be CISA boss Sean Plankey in limbo for months." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/cisa_wyden_us_telecoms_insecurity_report/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:09:14


  • [Old] "mediated by increases in the number of NK cells" ☛ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2793341/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:11:35


  • "With a new academic year due to start in the United States" ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0729/Social-media-self-control-among-students | Source: CS Monitor    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:12:04


  • "For the final post in the series, I want to turn inward and ask a more personal question." ☛ https://werd.io/if-i-ran-my-life/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:12:21


  • "Dante’s Inferno opens just before dawn on Good Friday in 1300, when the author is in mid-life, and wandering lost in a dark wood." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2025/07/29/paintings-of-dantes-inferno-1-to-the-gates-of-hell/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:13:29


  • "Because Hyper-G is a stateful protocol, enveloping the backend is a process providing the session layer called hgserver (no relation to Mercurial)." ☛ https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/05/prior-art-dept-hierarchical-hypermedia.html | Source: Old VCR    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:13:42


  • "It was only a matter of time really on this one. Sony have now formally begun legal action against Tencent for Light of Motiram." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/sony-sues-tencent-over-light-of-motiram-calling-it-a-slavish-clone-of-the-horizon-zero-dawn-series/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:14:31


  • "Valve have released the second major Beta for Proton 10, as we get closer to the stable release for gaming on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/proton-10-0-2-beta-brings-even-more-gaming-improvements-to-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:14:35


  • "Even more game industry consolidation going on. Atari has entered into an agreement with Thunderful Group AB to acquire most of it." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/atari-set-to-acquire-82-of-thunderful-group-ab-as-thunderful-announce-theyre-restructuring/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:14:40


  • "Discover how to rapidly design quality, inclusive learning experiences using the ABC learning design framework" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-to-rapidly-design-and-adapt-quality-learning-experiences-for-your-students/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 09:16:26


  • "IPv6 was developed in the late 1990s as a successor to IPv4 to address the [Internet]’s rapid growth" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/mythbusting-ipv6-why-adoption-lags-and-what-will-change-it/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:04:38


  • "Streaming gameplay from one machine to another over a network is a reasonably popular use case these days." ☛ https://themaister.net/blog/2025/06/16/i-designed-my-own-ridiculously-fast-game-streaming-video-codec-pyrowave/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:06:11


  • "They are also unencrypted, which means anyone can listen to them." ☛ https://obrhubr.org/adsb-weather-model | Source: Niklas Oberhuber    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:06:53


  • "Simon Tatham recently wondered "Why is PATH called PATH?"." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/V7GaveUsEnvironmentVariables | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:07:26


  • "MetaCPAN began experiencing multiple 503 service errors daily, disrupting access for legitimate Perl developers worldwide. Traditional monitoring failed to identify the root cause of traffic spikes overwhelming the infrastructure." ☛ https://www.perl.com/article/metacpan-traffic-crisis/ | Source: Perl    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:08:35


  • "Text adventures are normally distributed in story files, which are bytecode for a text adventure interpreter." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/interacting-with-text-adventures-through-perl | Source: Chris    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:08:54


  • "I wrote a script called erl-man that takes one arg (the OTP module name)." ☛ https://blog.whenhen.com/posts/no-more-erlang-manuals.html |    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:09:11


  • "I am an addicted kiter, helicopter, and jet pilot who seeks the wind, waves, METARs" ☛ https://community.windy.com/ |    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:09:41


  • "So, in no particular order, here are some thoughts about making the most out of a Python conference." ☛ https://lerner.co.il/2025/07/27/how-to-conference/ | Source: Reuven Lerner    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:13:38


  • "The openSUSE Conference (oSC) is the annual global gathering of the openSUSE community, organized by the openSUSE Project" ☛ https://sysadmin-journal.com/opensuse-conference-2025/ | Source: Ish Sookun    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:13:50


  • "What backends that curl supports varies over time (and platform)" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/29/carving-out-msh3/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:15:07


  • "The netizen club webring helps to find websites that are accessible for old computers. Let's keep the web open!" ☛ https://box.matto.nl/joined-the-netizen-club-webring.html | Source: MJ Fransen    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:15:22


  • "And as the Thunderbird community grows, we want to ensure that we [the team supporting you] grow alongside you" ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/welcoming-new-faces-to-the-thunderbird-community-team/ | Source: Thunderbird    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:16:07


  • "inject a special variable " ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/asm_verify2/ | Source: Philip Zucker    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:16:38


  • "Growing up, I remember recording CRTs with any camera was an exercise in frustration." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/recording-vintage-crts-modern-sony-mirrorless-camera | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:17:29


  • "The backup server should be hardened. If possible, it should be protected and unreachable from the outside." ☛ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:17:36


  • "Linux kernel 6.16 was released after what was apparently a relaxed end of the development cycle." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/linux_kernel_616/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:19:00


  • "The most obvious is geopolitical instability. Sanctions and trade wars continue to disrupt global business operations." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/digital-severeignty-compliance | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:20:23


  • "Banana Pi has introduced the BPI-F4, an industrial control board built around the Sunplus SP7350 System-on-Chip." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-f4-with-sunplus-sp7350-soc-launched-for-edge-smart-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:20:59


  • MAAS ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-maas-awarded-as-best-quality-software-by-tiobe | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:21:44


  • "There are quite a number of tools that can help you create a bootable USB drive. Some will even go further and let you create a multi-boot USB drive where you get to choose the OS that you want to install." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/linux-bootable-usb-creators/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:22:20


  • "As we all know, FTP is not secure because all transmissions occur in clear text, which means that anyone sniffing network packets can easily read the data." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/sftp-command-examples/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:22:28


  • Implement zero-touch provisioning for OpenShift with GitOps ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/29/implement-zero-touch-provisioning-openshift-gitops    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:23:36


  • Targeted Across Borders: Digital Transnational Repression, Gender Dimensions, and the Role of Host States ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/07/targeted-across-borders-digital-transnational-repression-gender-dimensions-and-the-role-of-host-states/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:24:43


  • Announcing Istio 1.26.3 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.26.x/announcing-1.26.3/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:26:02


  • "Do you find an odd comfort in the uncanny, regular intonations of a Numbers Station? Then check out [edent]’s numbers station project, which leverages the browser’s speech synthesis engine to deliver a ceaseless flow of (mostly) numbers, calmly-intoned in various languages." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/numbers-station-simulator-right-in-your-browser/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:27:12


  • Policy and Disclosure: 2025 Edition ☞ https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2025/07/reporting-transparency.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:28:25


  • Refinery raid ☞ https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/07/29/refinery-raid/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:29:42


  • Stunning Dinosaur Tracks Appear to Show Something Never Seen Before ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-dinosaur-tracks-appear-to-show-something-never-seen-before    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:30:00


  • Sploitlight: macOS Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Information ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/sploitlight-macos-vulnerability-leaks-sensitive-information/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:30:40


  • From raw data to model serving with OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/29/raw-data-model-serving-openshift-ai    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:31:13


  • Linux 6.16 released, Bootlin contributions ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/linux-6-16-released-bootlin-contributions/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:32:31


  • Enable rootless VMs with user-mode networking using Passt ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/29/enable-rootless-vms-user-mode-networking-using-passt    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:33:43


  • Xorg crash on Compaq Presario ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/xorg-crash-on-compaq-presario.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:34:51


  • DietPi 9.15 Lands with Debian Trixie Upgrade Script ☞ https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-9-15-lands-with-debian-trixie-upgrade-script/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:40:05


  • Glibc 2.42 Lands with New Features, CVE Fixes, and Performance Gains ☞ https://linuxiac.com/glibc-2-42-lands-with-new-features-cve-fixes-and-performance-gains/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:40:12


  • GNU Binutils 2.45 Expands RISC-V Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/gnu-binutils-2-45-expands-risc-v-support/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:40:21


  • Hyprland Launches Hyprperks: Paid Membership for Exclusive Perks ☞ https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-launches-hyprperks-paid-membership-for-exclusive-perks/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:40:32


  • HeliumOS 10 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031836/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:40:50


  • Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031812/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:41:04


  • GNU C Library 2.42 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1031813/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:41:26


  • "One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-immigrant-cecot-release-story | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:44:12


  • "RAADFest" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/peptide-injections-raadfest-rfk-jr | Source: Pro Publica    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:44:24


  • Defence industry: Latvia still leads in drone production ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/29.07.2025-defence-industry-latvia-still-leads-in-drone-production.a608448/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:44:39


  • New CISA guide helps agencies with next steps on zero trust ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/07/new-cisa-guide-helps-agencies-with-next-steps-on-zero-trust/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:45:47


  • Lenovo Firmware Vulnerabilities Allow Persistent Implant Deployment ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/lenovo-firmware-vulnerabilities-allow-persistent-implant-deployment/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:46:22


  • Organizations Warned of Exploited PaperCut Flaw ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-papercut-flaw/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:46:54


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:49:16


  • How To Set Static IP Address on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/set-static-ip-address-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:49:27


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:49:41


  • How To Set Up SSH Two-Factor Authentication on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/set-up-ssh-two-factor-authentication-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:49:56


  • How To Install ionCube PHP Encoder on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ioncube-php-encoder-fedora-42/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:57:25


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:00:18


  • How To Install Miniconda on CentOS Stream 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-miniconda-centos-stream-10/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:00:40


  • Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 beta 4 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-beta-4/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:03:01


  • Yellowstone's Aspen Forests Are Already Responding to The Return of Wolves ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/yellowstones-aspen-forests-are-already-responding-to-the-return-of-wolves    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:04:38


  • Researchers Identified New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-identified-new-blood-group-after-50-year-mystery    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:04:52


  • Sleepiness Could Be Triggered by a Power Overload in Our Brain ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/sleepiness-could-be-triggered-by-a-power-overload-in-our-brain    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:05:13


  • Gold Does Something Unexpected When Superheated Past Its Melting Point ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/gold-does-something-unexpected-when-superheated-past-its-melting-point    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:05:27


  • "Humans have long admired the sound of birdsong, but to fully appreciate how technically amazing it is, you need an ultrasonic microphone." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/avif-the-avian-image-format/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:05:56


  • "Kremlin has ‘taken note’ of Trump’s decision to shorten ceasefire deadline" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/kremlin-has-taken-note-of-trump-s-decision-to-shorten-ceasefire-deadline-spokesperson-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:27:57


  • Rīga's Eastern Hospital launches new catering tender ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/29.07.2025-rigas-eastern-hospital-launches-new-catering-tender.a608489/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:28:24


  • The director of the NIH on growing controversy over grant terminations, the Bethesda Declaration, and what it will take to make America healthy ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/07/the-director-of-the-nih-on-growing-controversy-over-grant-terminations-the-bethesda-declaration-and-what-it-will-take-to-make-america-healthy/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:29:10


  • "The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade" ☛ https://therevelator.org/vietnam-war-tigers/ | Source: The Revelator    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:29:43


  • The Law Bytes Podcast Law Society of Ontario CPD Professionalism Pack ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/the-law-bytes-podcast-law-society-of-ontario-cpd-professionalism-pack/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:31:14


  • GNU/Linux howto ffmpeg how to recompress mp4 video to be web compatible minimum filesize ☞ https://dwaves.de/2025/07/29/gnu-linux-howto-ffmpeg-how-to-recompress-mp4-video-to-be-web-compatible-minimum-filesize/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:31:56


  • "handheld interceptor drones" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/putin-s-security-team-spotted-carrying-handheld-interceptor-drones | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:32:20


  • Zaporizhzhia ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/russian-strike-hits-prison-in-zaporizhzhia-region-killing-at-least-16-ukrainian-official-says | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:32:46


  • Cyberattack ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/cyberattack-may-have-cost-russia-s-aeroflot-millions-of-dollars-in-a-single-day-experts-say | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:33:04


  • "Belarusian hackers" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/30/assessing-aeroflot-s-aftermath | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:35:01


  • "Trump says Ukrainian refugees can stay in U.S. until the end of the war" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/trump-says-ukrainian-refugees-can-stay-in-u-s-until-the-end-of-the-war | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:35:19


  • "Russian airstrike hits Ukrainian training facility" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/russian-airstrike-hits-ukrainian-training-facility-killing-3-soldiers-and-injuring-18 | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:35:31


  • "treason" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/russian-couple-convicted-of-treason-for-photographing-military-sites-near-moscow-sentenced-to-17-and-15-years-in-prison | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:35:41


  • "8.8-magnitude earthquake" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/first-tsunami-wave-strikes-russia-s-pacific-coast-following-8-8-magnitude-earthquake | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:36:36


  • "crime-related deaths" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/30/russian-government-stops-publishing-data-on-crime-related-deaths | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:42:08


  • "His days are numbered" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/29/his-days-are-numbered-we-ve-been-saying-it-for-years | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:43:49


  • "Appeasement of the aggressor" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/29/appeasement-of-the-aggressor | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:44:23


  • "Too much is slipping through" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/29/too-much-is-slipping-through | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:44:44


  • "Russian governor asks for ‘understanding’ as Krasnoyarsk region enters fourth day without mobile Internet" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/russian-governor-asks-for-understanding-as-krasnoyarsk-region-enters-fourth-day-without-mobile-internet | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:45:07


  • "Head of Russia’s space agency travels to U.S. for first meeting with NASA leadership in seven years" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/29/head-of-russia-s-space-agency-travels-to-u-s-for-first-meeting-with-nasa-leadership-in-seven-years | Source: Meduza    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:45:27


  • "And yet, it was remarkably important nonetheless. This hardware once synced time around the world. Now, for our 2025 One-Hertz Challenge, [curiousmarc] has taken on the job of restoring it." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/2025-one-hertz-challenge-fixing-the-clock-that-once-synced-the-world/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:46:35


  • "ATtiny-Powered Business Card Plays Cracktro Hits" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/attiny-powered-business-card-plays-cracktro-hits/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:46:52


  • "Those of us who like to monitor air traffic with ADS-B aggregators such as FlightAware and ADS-B Exchange tend to see some interesting flight paths." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/power-line-patrols-the-grids-eye-in-the-sky/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:47:08


  • "2025 One Hertz Challenge" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/2025-one-hertz-challenge-precise-time-ref-via-1-pulse-per-second-gps-signal/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:47:27


  • Materials ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/07/29/casting-meteorite-like-materials/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 13:47:38


  • Boost Jenkins pipelines with Red Bait Advanced Developer Suite ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/30/boost-jenkins-pipelines-red-hat-advanced-developer-suite    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:02:52


  • How to reduce costs with OpenShift on Graviton proprietary trap AWS ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/30/how-reduce-costs-openshift-graviton-aws    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:03:44


  • Volumio 3.832 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/volumio    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:04:02


  • Cosynd Pushes Into the Streaming Platform Space with SoundCloud Copyright Tie-Up ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/cosynd-soundcloud-copyright-partnership/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:04:30


  • Steinar H. Gunderson: Superimposed codes, take three ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2025-07-30-09-32_superimposed_codes_take_three.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:04:56


  • What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #36 – S2E13 From Compliance to Community: Meeting CRA Requirements Together ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/07/29/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-36-s2e13-from-compliance-to-community-meeting-cra-requirements-together/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:05:39


  • Power Outage at Newark Data Center Disrupts Linode, Took LWN Offline ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/07/power-outage-at-newark-data-center-disrupts-linode-took-lwn-offline/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/LWN_Downtime_Due_to_Linode_Not_LLM_Bots.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:06:16


  • Could these VR haptic gloves replace human touch? ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/29/could-these-vr-haptic-gloves-replace-human-touch/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:08:29


  • SANDF soldier on border patrol trampled to death by elephants ☞ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/sandf-soldier-on-border-patrol-trampled-to-death-by-elephants/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:09:42


  • The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/nfl-cte-suicides-violence.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:10:09


  • South Koreans live longer but suicide rate remains highest among OECD countries ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-live-longer-but-suicide-rate-remains-highest-among-oecd-countries    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:10:36


  • Steven Deobald: 2025-07-25 GNOME Foundation Update ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/29/2025-07-25-foundation-update/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:11:20


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:11:41


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:12:29


  • Another Failed Use Case for Chatbots (LLM): Legal Advice and Analysis ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Another_Failed_Use_Case_for_Chatbots_LLM_Legal_Advice_and_Analy.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:12:37


  • Yes, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is the Problem ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Yes_Microsoft_is_the_Problem.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:12:47


  • They Try to Tell Us the Free Software Foundation Inc is Dying, But Its Revenue Doubled Since the Dot-Com Bubble Burst ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/They_Try_to_Tell_Us_the_Free_Software_Foundation_Inc_is_Dying_B.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:14:47


  • We Cover Topics Other Sites Are Too Afraid to Cover (Even When They Know the Facts) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/We_Cover_Topics_Other_Sites_Are_Too_Afraid_to_Cover_Even_When_T.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:15:50


  • "Four decades; Four freedoms; For all users" Now as a T-shirt ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Four_decades_Four_freedoms_For_all_users_Now_as_a_T_shirt.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:15:59


  • Nailing the "Hey Hi" (AI) Hype Bubble ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Nailing_the_Hey_Hi_AI_Hype_Bubble.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:16:08


  • Microsoft Rapidly Shrinking (No, It's Not About Efficiency, It's About Unbearable Debt) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Microsoft_Rapidly_Shrinking_No_It_s_Not_About_Efficiency_It_s_A.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:16:52


  • GAFAM 'Revolving Doors' at The Register and a "Bribe Price List" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/GAFAM_Revolving_Doors_at_The_Register_and_a_Bribe_Price_List.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:02


  • Not Owning Mobile Phones ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Not_Owning_Mobile_Phones.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:11


  • Dealing With Sociopaths, Liars, and Cranks ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Dealing_With_Sociopaths_Liars_and_Cranks.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:21


  • The Register Relays Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Marketing, Dubs That Marketing "Research" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/The_Register_Relays_Microsoft_Marketing_Dubs_That_Marketing_Res.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:30


  • Last Month Our IRC Community Turned 17 ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Last_Month_Our_IRC_Community_Turned_17.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:40


  • Some People See What Others See... But Only 40 Years Later ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Some_People_See_What_Others_See_But_Only_40_Years_Later.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:48


  • Cash Machines (ATMs) Make Mistakes and They're Proprietary Software (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Cash_Machines_ATMs_Make_Mistakes_and_They_re_Proprietary_Softwa.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:17:56


  • Bribery is OK If You Work for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (No Punishment Expected) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Bribery_is_OK_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft_No_Punishment_Expected.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:19:19


  • The OSI Has Been Silent for Over 3 Weeks, It Has a Severe Trust Issue After Promoting Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Proprietary Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/The_OSI_Has_Been_Silent_for_Over_3_Weeks_It_Has_a_Severe_Trust_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:19:28


  • Before the OSI Was Bribed and Hijacked by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft via Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and Compromised Management... (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Before_the_OSI_Was_Bribed_and_Hijacked_by_Microsoft_via_GitHub_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:19:40


  • Patent Troll Fumbles Cases Against NFL Teams ☞ https://patentprogress.org/2025/07/patent-troll-fumbles-cases-against-nfl-teams/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:20:24


  • EPO gave fake patents again ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/showdown-in-munich-federal-patent-court-revokes-xarelto-patent/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:20:59


  • The New Convicted Felon-Lutnick Patent Tax: Trading Innovation Policy for Deficit Reduction ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/07/trading-innovation-reduction.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:21:20


  • Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) at the European Patent Office (EPO) Requests an Urgent Meeting to Avoid Abolishing the Office ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Local_Staff_Committee_Munich_LSCMN_at_the_European_Patent_Offic.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:23:51


  • Corruption is the Standard Operating Procedure at the European Patent Office (EPO) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Corruption_is_the_Standard_Operating_Procedure_at_the_European_.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:24:01


  • UPC is illegal and Fieldfisher is a malicious mafia that sent Techrights baseless threats on behalf of actual criminals at the EPO. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/casalonga-opens-in-dusseldorf-with-fieldfisher-litigation-team/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:25:12


  • Totally illegal and unconstitutional court, propped up in exchange for money by this Web site ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/edwards-lifesciences-prevails-in-heart-valve-dispute-at-the-upc/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:25:59


  • PanVK now supports Vulkan 1.4 ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/panvk-now-supports-vulkan-1.4.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:26:19


  • Qt is again boosting slop, which makes the company looks misguided and unscrupulous https://www.qt.io/blog/improve-qml-quality-with-seamless-linter-for-gen-ai-qt-ai-assistant-v0.9.4-released    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:26:56


  • Thibault Martin: Loading credentials from Bitwarden with direnv ☞ https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/07/28-direnv-bitwarden-integration/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:28:13


  • Mozilla Thunderbird: Welcoming New Faces to the Thunderbird Community Team ☞ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/welcoming-new-faces-to-the-thunderbird-community-team/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:28:53


  • Adam Young: Memorizing Chord Changes ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/07/memorizing-chord-changes/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:30:27


  • Jeremy Cline: Fedora signing protocol tweaks ☞ https://www.jcline.org/blog/fedora/signing/2025/07/29/fedora-artifact-signing-p3.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:30:55


  • Automating configuration of an existing Ansible instance ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/30/automating-configuration-existing-ansible-instance    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:31:38


  • US proposes revoking law regulating gas emissions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250730-us-proposes-revoking-law-regulating-gas-emissions    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:32:27


  • Daugavpils hospital to stop funding drunk tank ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/30.07.2025-daugavpils-hospital-to-stop-funding-drunk-tank.a608577/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:32:47


  • Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:33:41


  • ‘Putting 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 Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:33:56


  • Output nothing with –out-null ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/30/output-nothing-with-out-null/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:35:25


  • Recommending X.Org Over Wayland https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Streaming-SDK-Linux    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:53:55


  • EU Sovereign Tech Fund Gains Traction ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/EU-Sovereign-Tech-Fund-Gains-Traction    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:54:36


  • Euphonica – Cool New GTK4 MPD Client Work in Process ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/euphonica-cool-new-gtk4-mpd-client-work-in-process/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:55:05


  • Slopwatch: Linuxconfig.org, Linuxsecurity.com, Fagioli, The Register ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Slopwatch_Linuxconfig_org_Linuxsecurity_com_Fagioli_The_Registe.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:55:20


  • Slopwatch: Fake 'Linux' 'Articles' and Spamfarms/Slopfarms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Slopwatch_Fake_Linux_Articles_and_Spamfarms_Slopfarms.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:55:28


  • Microsoft Will Continue Resorting to Crimes in Order to Keep GNU/Linux Usage Down ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Microsoft_Will_Continue_Resorting_to_Crimes_in_Order_to_Keep_GN.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:55:39


  • PCLinuxOS Had Functional Backups Before the House Fire, the Site Will be Restored in New Webhost ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/PCLinuxOS_Had_Functional_Backups_Before_the_House_Fire_the_Site.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:55:54


  • "The Unix Kernel" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/The_Unix_Kernel.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 14:56:01


  • spirit 16.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/spirit https://spirit-os.sourceforge.io/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:04:03


  • Garuda 250729 also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/garuda    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:04:20


  • Destination Linux 429: Open Source AI, End of Clear Linux, & the Security Scoop with Sandfly ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-429/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:05:17


  • Christoph Berg: The Debian Conference 2025 in Brest ☞ https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/the-debian-conference-2025-in-brest/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:05:55


  • Kali GNU/Linux & Containerization (Apple's Container) ☞ https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-apple-container-containerization/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:07:10


  • Australia widens teen social control media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-adds-youtube-to-social-media-ban-for-children    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:07:51


  • 100% LLM slop/spam ☞ https://linuxiac.com/infinitybook-pro-15-tuxedos-premium-ultrabook-puts-linux-first/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:09:19


  • On Remand, TTAB Sustains Cognac Institute's Section 2(d) Opposition to COLOGNE & COGNAC ENTERTAINMENT ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/on-remand-ttab-sustains-cognac.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:11:36


  • TTAB Allows Amendment of Admission Responses but Grants Motion for Summary Judgment for Lack of Bona Fide Intent ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttab-allows-amendment-of-admission.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:11:41


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Refers FireAid ‘Scam’ to DOJ Prosecutors as Questions Continue Over $100 Million Fund Distributions ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/trump-fireaid-doj-investigation/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:12:14


  • Strawberry season grinds to a halt in Latvia ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/30.07.2025-strawberry-season-grinds-to-a-halt-in-latvia.a608558/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:12:59


  • Tea App Takes Messaging System Offline After Second Security Issue Reported ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:13:56


  • Old: GNU/Linux and Free World https://medium.com/@emreyesilyurt/gnu-linux-ve-%C3%B6zg%C3%BCr-d%C3%BCnya-59019748c518    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:16:21


  • Friends to all: Papua New Guinea seeks equal status in partnerships ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/friends-to-all-papua-new-guinea-seeks-equal-status-in-partnerships/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:19:21


  • “I’m hired, and I’ll fly Canonical One on my first business trip next month!” https://ograblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/rooming-with-mark/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:20:26


  • Taiwan's President Lai postpones Americas visit after typhoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwans-president-lai-postpones-americas-visit-after-typhoon    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:21:05


  • 30 dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/29/30-dead-as-northern-china-hit-by-heavy-rain-landslides/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:21:27


  • China: Deadly floods hit the north of the country ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250729-china-deadly-floods-hit-the-north-of-the-country    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 15:21:43


  • South Korea launches joint probe to revisit deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-launches-joint-probe-to-revisit-deadly-2022-halloween-crowd-crush-in-itaewon    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:15:09


  • North Korea Says Kim’s Relations With Convicted Felon ‘Not Bad,’ but Stands Firm on Nukes ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/asia/north-korea-kim-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:15:30


  • Extreme weather turns Beijing into rain trap; 30 killed, over 80,000 evacuated ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thirty-dead-over-80000-evacuated-following-heavy-rain-in-beijing-xinhua-reports    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:16:16


  • Don’t call them ‘hey’: South Korea widens campaign to address migrant workers by name ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dont-call-them-hey-south-korea-widens-campaign-to-address-migrant-workers-by-name    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:16:48


  • HPV-linked throat cancer on the rise among South Korean men ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hpv-linked-throat-cancer-on-the-rise-among-south-korean-men    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:17:04


  • South Korea to grant all pre-schoolers universal access to education by 2027 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-to-grant-all-pre-schoolers-universal-access-to-education-by-2027    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:17:30


  • South Korea’s population stagnates despite number of foreign residents topping 2 million ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-population-stagnates-despite-number-of-foreign-residents-topping-2-million    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:17:48


  • South Korean prosecutors seek new warrant to question ex-president Yoon ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-prosecutors-seek-new-warrant-to-question-ex-president-yoon    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:18:05


  • Malaysia may bar those under 13 from having social control media accounts, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-may-bar-those-under-13-from-having-social-media-accounts-says-minister    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:18:27


  • 139 Malaysians stranded abroad due to job scams, Parliament told ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/139-malaysians-stranded-abroad-due-to-job-scams-parliament-told    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:19:06


  • Malaysia scraps plan to impose luxury goods tax ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-scraps-plan-to-impose-luxury-goods-tax    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:19:22


  • Malaysia moving closer to adopting nuclear energy, says minister ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-moving-closer-to-adopting-nuclear-energy-says-minister    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:19:48


  • Thailand accuses Cambodia of second ceasefire violation in two days ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thailand-accuses-cambodia-of-second-ceasefire-violation-in-two-days    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:22:06


  • Malaysia says study needed before classifying etomidate as a dangerous drug ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-says-study-needed-before-classifying-etomidate-as-a-dangerous-drug    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:22:26


  • China accuses Taiwan of forcing its people to be ‘cannon fodder’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-accuses-taiwan-of-forcing-its-people-to-be-cannon-fodder    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:23:00


  • China earmarks $12.5 billion budget for 2025 childcare subsidies ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-earmarks-12.5-billion-budget-for-2025-childcare-subsidies    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:23:29


  • China and US still key trade partners, commerce minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-and-us-still-key-trade-partners-commerce-minister-says    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:23:49


  • China social spending hits highest level in nearly two decades ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-social-spending-hits-highest-level-in-nearly-two-decades    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:24:39


  • Outrage in China after exploitative images of Chinese women shared in Telegram groups ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/outrage-in-china-after-reports-exploitative-images-of-chinese-women-shared-in-telegram-groups    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:25:17


  • ‘Once in a hundred years’: Villagers clean up after deadly China floods ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/once-in-a-hundred-years-villagers-clean-up-after-deadly-china-floods    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:25:44


  • ‘Will Taiwanese be ready?’: Taiwan TV drama confronts fear of a Chinese invasion ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/will-taiwanese-be-ready-taiwan-tv-drama-confronts-fear-of-a-chinese-invasion    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:26:03


  • China’s top leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-top-leaders-vow-support-for-economy-crackdown-on-disorderly-competition    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:26:37


  • U.S. semiconductor design company fined $140 million over China dealings — sold software to a military institution thought to be conducting nuclear explosion simulations ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-semiconductor-design-company-fined-usd140-million-over-china-dealings-sold-software-to-a-military-institution-thought-to-be-conducting-nuclear-explosion-simulations    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:26:56


  • Serbia-China Military Drills End Amid EU, US Objections ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-china-military-training-eu/33487781.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:27:13


  • Hong Kong steps up border measures against mosquito-borne chikungunya fever as Guangdong faces outbreak ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/29/hong-kong-steps-up-border-measures-against-mosquito-borne-chikungunya-fever-as-guangdong-faces-outbreak/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:27:54


  • US says Hell Toupée has ‘final call’ on China trade truce ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/30/us-says-president-trump-has-final-call-on-china-trade-truce/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:28:20


  • US-China trade talks in Sweden end without truce extension ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20250730-us-china-trade-talks-in-sweden-end-without-truce-extension    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:28:41


  • Safeguarding Uyghur human rights: The US should leverage economic statecraft tools to end Uyghur forced labor ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/safeguarding-uyghur-human-rights-the-us-should-leverage-economic-statecraft-tools-to-end-uyghur-forced-labor/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:29:01


  • 90 Billion Liters of Water Punched Through Greenland's Ice Sheet – And Nobody Noticed ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/90-billion-liters-of-water-punched-through-greenlands-ice-sheet-and-nobody-noticed    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:29:20


  • PayPal shares drop 7%+    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:30:30


  • World's Smallest Snake Rediscovered After Vanishing For Decades ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/worlds-smallest-snake-rediscovered-after-vanishing-for-decades    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:31:04


  • 4,000-Year-Old Handprint Discovered on Ancient Egyptian Artifact ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/4000-year-old-handprint-discovered-on-ancient-egyptian-artifact    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:31:27


  • Incredible Ice Core Captures 12,000 Years Of European Climate History ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-ice-core-captures-12000-years-of-european-climate-history    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:31:44


  • Inflation has improved in Argentina. Why consumers don’t feel a difference. ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2025/0729/argentina-milei-inflation-economy-austerity    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:32:06


  • Interacting With Text Adventures Through Perl ☞ https://entropicthoughts.com/interacting-with-text-adventures-through-perl    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:53:19


  • A Dossier Steal: HPSCI Expertly Discloses Their Own Shoddy Cover-Up ☞ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/29/a-dossier-steal-hpsci-expertly-discloses-their-own-shoddy-tradecraft/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:53:48


  • China forms Hey Hi (AI) alliances to cut U.S. tech reliance — Huawei among companies seeking to create unified tech stack with domestic-powered standardization ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/china-forms-ai-alliances-to-cut-u-s-tech-reliance-huawei-among-companies-seeking-to-create-unified-tech-stack-with-domestic-powered-standardization    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:54:11


  • ‘World’s smallest defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra-powered Mini PC’ crown claimed by fanless Aaeon PICO-MTU4-SEMI — just 43mm high and 0.44 liters in size ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/worlds-smallest-intel-core-ultra-powered-mini-pc-crown-claimed-by-fanless-aaeon-pico-mtu4-semi-just-43mm-high-and-0-44-liters-in-size    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:54:37


  • University of California Settles With Jewish Students Over U.C.L.A. Protests ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/ucla-jewish-students-settlement.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:55:45


  • What 20 years of investigations tell us about the Epstein files ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/0729/epstein-files-subpoena-trump-maxwell    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:56:00


  • Kyrgyzstan bans online porn in crackdown on internet freedoms ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/kyrgyzstan-bans-online-porn-in-crackdown-on-internet-freedoms    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:56:18


  • Rights group calls on Pakistan to end discrimination against sanitation workers ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/rights-group-calls-on-pakistan-to-end-discrimination-against-sanitation-workers/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:56:43


  • Cisco gifts ‘Internet of Agents’ to Linux, anticipating ‘80 billion’ bandwidth blitz https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/cisco-gifts-internet-of-agents-to-linux-anticipating-80-billion-bandwidth-blitz/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 18:59:22


  • LF-sponsored SPAM by SJVN https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-ai-agents-to-work-together-the-linux-foundation-has-a-plan/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:00:28


  • "If you've been following the growing popularity of "atomic desktops" or immutable Linux distros, you might want to check out the latest release from HeliumOS. It's a user-friendly distro based on the enterprise-focused AlmaLinux, and this is its second full release—despite the 10 in its name." https://www.howtogeek.com/heliumos-10-released/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:00:53


  • The issue here is proprietary software from SAP, not Linux https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-sap-netweaver-bug-to-deploy-linux-auto-color-malware/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:01:42


  • They try to blame "Linux" for proprietary software that has nothing to do with Linux https://www.darktrace.com/blog/auto-color-backdoor-how-darktrace-thwarted-a-stealthy-linux-intrusion    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:02:44


  • This handy Linux tool snitches on sneaky apps - here's why and how it's helpful https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-handy-linux-tool-snitches-on-sneaky-apps-heres-why-and-how-its-helpful/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:03:14


  • New Leostream Platform 2025.1 Adds Enhancements and Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 https://www.sportsvideo.org/2025/07/29/new-leostream-platform-2025-1-adds-enhancements-and-support-for-red-hat-enterprise-linux-9/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:04:09


  • Presenting a Windows issue as "Linux" https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/g/gunra-ransomware-linux-variant.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:06:25


  • "Over the weekend, the world's most famous Finn pushed out the latest version of the Linux kernel – and warned of upcoming disruption." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/linux_kernel_616/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:06:55


  • Pro-Microsoft spin and distraction https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/windows-10-demise-linux-migration-tool-data-and-apps-intact    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:07:44


  • Linux 6.16 brings faster file systems, improved confidential memory support, and more Rust support https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-6-16-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:08:22


  • "Performance benchmarks show Linux outshining Windows in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, emphasizing Linux’s potential as a gaming platform." https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/msi-claw-a8-linux-gaming-handheld/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:09:57


  • After Park Avenue Shooting, Anti-Muslim Disinformation Spread Rapidly ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/nyregion/nyc-shooting-anti-muslim-disinformation.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:10:45


  • DietPi July 2025 Update Adds Orange Pi 3 Support and Prepares for Debian Trixie ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-july-2025-update-adds-orange-pi-3-support-and-prepares-for-debian-trixie/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:11:50


  • Week 2 recap GSoC 2025 - searching c++ and creating floating toolbar ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/29/week-2-recap-gsoc-2025-searching-c-and-creating-floating-toolbar/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:12:21


  • "The annual assertion by open-source developers that the year of the Linux desktop is here may finally be more than a mere catchphrase." https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/the-year-of-the-linux-desktop-this-time-the-data-says-yes-177571.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:23:42


  • Found cause crash Compaq Presario ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202507/found-cause-crash-compaq-presario.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:39:38


  • The Dafny Programming and Verification Language https://dafny.org/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:44:52


  • 🔤SpellBinding: ACINOTX Wordo: ARISE gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-07-30.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:45:30


  • Watson’s List of Limits gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2676    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:46:02


  • INVALSI gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~cage/archive/prove-invalsi-obbiettivo-minimo-che-diventa-massimo.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:46:38


  • #KeepItOn: Nepal’s Telegram ban is a dangerous escalation of digital censorship ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-nepals-telegram-ban-is-a-dangerous-escalation-of-digital-censorship/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:46:51


  • #KeepItOn: Nepal authorities must reverse nationwide Telegram ban and uphold human rights ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-nepal-authorities-must-reverse-nationwide-telegram-ban-and-uphold-human-rights/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:47:05


  • "Trofim Lysenko was a guy many years ago with very wrong-headed ideas on how nature worked; would’ve been fine if he had done smaller trial runs but unfortunately he had the ear of the men in power and created mass starvation and ecological disaster." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/lysenko    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:48:09


  • a home beneath the florals gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/a_home_beneath_the_florals    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:48:57


  • The woman who pledged zero gemini://whither.smol.pub/1753866259    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:49:59


  • "listening to someone play a rose quartz singing bowl this morning" gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-07-30.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 19:50:49


  • Old: Richard Stallman and Linux https://medium.com/ms-club-of-sliit/richard-stallman-and-linux-4feabddcab58    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 20:19:09


  • Almost all the images in BetaNews are still slop    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:18:43


  • Even New York’s Strict Gun Laws Couldn’t Prevent the Midtown Shooting ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/nyregion/new-york-gun-laws-shooting.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:19:01


  • New York officer killed in Manhattan shooting remembered as hero in Bangladesh, US ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/new-york-officer-killed-in-manhattan-shooting-remembered-as-hero-in-bangladesh-us    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:19:11


  • Cyberattacks target email accounts of senior journalists ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/cyberattack-publishers-editors-washington-post-haymarket/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:19:40


  • Lithuanian watchdog raises alarm over human rights as spy agency defies court order ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627226/lithuanian-watchdog-raises-alarm-over-human-rights-as-spy-agency-defies-court-order    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:19:59


  • Germany ready to take responsibility for Europe's security – vice chancellor in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627241/germany-ready-to-take-responsibility-for-europe-s-security-vice-chancellor-in-vilnius    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:20:16


  • CISA says it will release telecom security report sought by Sen. Wyden to lift hold on Plankey nomination ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-says-it-will-release-telecom-security-report-sought-by-sen-wyden-to-lift-hold-on-plankey-nomination/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:21:12


  • Enough to drive a cybersecurity officer mad: one rule here, a different rule there ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/enough-to-drive-a-cybersecurity-officer-mad-one-rule-here-a-different-rule-there/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:21:45


  • technologyreview is posting spam for LLM scammers    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:22:40


  • Apple Is Shutting a Store in China, Its First Closure in the Country ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/business/apple-china-dalian-store.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:26:10


  • Shanghai grapples with twin threats of tropical cyclone, tsunami, relocates more than 280,000 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/shanghai-relocates-more-than-280000-people-due-to-tropical-storm    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:31:03


  • UK threatens to recognize Palestinian statehood as Gaza famine spreads ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/uk-threatens-to-recognize-palestinian-statehood-as-gaza-famine-spreads/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:31:20


  • Bookshelf: How China became Apple’s Achilles’ heel ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/bookshelf-how-china-became-apples-achilles-heel/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:31:47


  • pgAdmin 4 v9.6 Released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v96-released-3108/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:32:36


  • No extra budget disbursed to nat. security ‘special fund’ in 2024, Hong Kong gov’t says ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/29/no-extra-budget-disbursed-to-nat-security-special-fund-in-2024-hong-kong-govt-says/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:33:49


  • Hong Kong university student found guilty of insulting national anthem during World Cup qualifier ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/30/hong-kong-university-student-found-guilty-of-insulting-national-anthem-during-world-cup-qualifier/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:34:14


  • Apple Updates Everything: July 2025, (Tue, Jul 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32154 https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:34:46


  • Triage is Key Python to the Rescue, (Tue, Jul 29th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32152    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:35:26


  • Raspberry Pi RP2350 A4 stepping fixes E9 GPIO Erratum, glitching bugs, introduces 2MB flash variants ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/29/raspberry-pi-rp2350-a4-stepping-fixes-e9-gpio-erratum-9-glitching-bugs-introduces-2mb-flash-variants/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:41:29


  • ReSpeaker XMOS XVF3800 4-mic array board features ESP32-S3 module, also works over USB ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/29/respeaker-xmos-xvf3800-4-mic-array-board-features-esp32-s3-module-works-over-usb/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:42:10


  • siliconangle reposting sheer lies and spam for scam altman now. Follow the MONEY.    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:44:49


  • Iran Withdraws ‘Fake News’ Bill After Public Outcry ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-fake-news-bill-free-speech/33489342.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:45:39


  • DIN rail-compatible industrial relay board features 4 outputs, 4 analog/digital inputs, RS-485 interface ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/30/din-rail-compatible-industrial-relay-board-features-4-outputs-4-analog-digital-inputs-rs-485-interface/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:47:51


  • Federal agencies target Duke for allegedly incorporating race in applications ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/federal-agencies-target-duke-for-allegedly-incorporating-race-in-applications/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:48:09


  • Why are you (still) using OpenBSD? ☞ https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/why-are-you-still-using-openbsd/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:49:39


  • Recognizing IXPs as critical infrastructure ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/30/recognizing-ixps-as-critical-infrastructure/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:50:26


  • Adam Young: Chord Analysis of All the Things You Are ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/07/chord-analysis-of-all-the-things-you-are/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:51:17


  • All The Things You Are https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=P4afgoY_H_4    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:53:54


  • CentOS Board Meeting Recap, July 2025 ☞ https://blog.centos.org/2025/07/centos-board-meeting-recap-july-2025/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:54:07


  • Apple Patches Safari Vulnerability Flagged as Exploited Against Chrome ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-safari-vulnerability-flagged-as-exploited-against-chrome/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:54:44


  • Google 'Search' is Fast Becoming No Better Than Social Control Media Infested With Bots (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/30/Google_Search_is_Fast_Becoming_No_Better_Than_Social_Control_Me.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:55:01


  • Google Hey Hi (AI) Mode goes live in the UK ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-mode-goes-live-in-the-uk/ "New search experience described as "lose-lose" for sources of trusted news."    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:55:41


  • AI Overviews cutting publisher clickthrough rates by 50%, new report finds ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/google-ai-overviews-publishers-report-clickthroughs-authoritas-report/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:56:06


  • UMich has no record of camera surveillance oversight meetings, despite policy requirement ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/umich-has-no-record-of-camera-surveillance-oversight-meetings-despite-policy-requirement/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:56:48


  • One of NATO’s most powerful surveillance aircraft spotted over Kaunas ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627267/one-of-nato-s-most-powerful-surveillance-aircraft-spotted-over-kaunas    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 22:57:08


  • Joined the netizen club webring ☞ https://box.matto.nl/joined-the-netizen-club-webring.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:02:53


  • A Corner of ‘Fake Peace’ in Gaza, Torn Apart by an Israeli Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/middleeast/gaza-cafe-strike.ht   

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:03:23


  • Drone strikes on Iraqi oil fields threaten essential public services ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/drone-strikes-on-iraqi-oil-fields-threaten-essential-public-services/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:03:47


  • Four dead during protests against fuel price hikes in Angola ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250729-angola-four-dead-during-fuel-price-protests    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:04:07


  • Google Refuses to Deny UK Encryption Demands ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/google-refuses-to-deny-uk-encryption-demands/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/08/Unlike_GAFAM_Free_Software_Serves_You_It_Does_Not_Serve_Governm.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:04:50


  • genAI bills coming due ☞ https://rubenerd.com/genai-bills-coming-due/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:05:24


  • My favourite GUI software, from the kitchen ☞ https://rubenerd.com/my-favourite-gui-software-from-the-kitchen/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:05:54


  • The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 902 ☞ https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/07/28/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-902/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:06:38


  • Firefox Add-Ons Website Revamps Listing Pages ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/mozilla-addons-listing-page-redesign    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:07:19


  • Fish is Like Bash With a Brain — Here’s How to Try it on Ubuntu ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/fish-shell-ubuntu-terminal    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:07:47


  • FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 1, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-08-01-irc    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:08:13


  • FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 8, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-08-08-irc    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:08:25


  • Gnuinos 2025.07.29 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/gnuinos    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:09:31


  • TTOS 1.2.0 is out as well☞ https://distrowatch.com/ttos    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:09:41


  • Banana Pi BPI-F4 with Sunplus SP7350 SoC Launched for Edge Smart Applications ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/banana-pi-bpi-f4-with-sunplus-sp7350-soc-launched-for-edge-smart-applications/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:09:51


  • Archinstall 3.0.9 Rolls Out with U2F and Bluetooth Support ☞ https://linuxiac.com/archinstall-3-0-9-rolls-out-with-u2f-and-bluetooth-support/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:10:01


  • 10 Best Free and Open Source Wireless Security Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-wireless-security-tools/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:13:44


  • XO – configurable ESLint wrapper ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/xo-configurable-eslint-wrapper/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:14:06


  • Pylint – static code analyser ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pylint-static-code-analyser/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:14:33


  • Yomikiru – offline manga, manhwa, comic, and novel reader ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yomikiru-offline-manga-manhwa-comic-novel-reader/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:15:00


  • KitchenOwl – self-hosted grocery list and recipe manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kitchenowl-self-hosted-grocery-list-recipe-manager/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:15:50


  • EmojiClu – graphical implementation of the Zebra Puzzle ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/emojiclu-graphical-implementation-zebra-puzzle/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:16:12


  • 21 Best Free and Open Source Python Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-python-static-site-generators/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:16:36


  • Peter Czanik: Syslog-ng development and Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-development-and-ai "means that syslog-ng code is still written by humans."    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:17:31


  • Ravi Dwivedi: How to paste your password on your bank's website ☞ https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/how-to-paste-password-on-bank-site/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:18:11


  • It does not actually run on Linux, it is proprietary, and it's controlled by a highly hostile, aggressive, even criminal company ☞ https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-sql-server-almalinux-10/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:20:29


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

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:20:56


  • Someone Should Remind Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lunduke That Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Hires Many Sexual Criminals and Pedophiles as Well (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Someone_Should_Remind_Microsoft_Lunduke_That_Microsoft_Hires_Ma.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:22:56


  • What a hypocrite with "4chan" groupthink ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/groupthink-tech-journalism-and-the    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:23:24


  • LibreOffice 25.8 RC2 is available for testing ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/29/libreoffice-25-8-rc2-is-available/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:24:16


  • 🎉 The Getting Started Guide 25.2 is here! 🚀 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/30/%f0%9f%8e%89-the-getting-started-guide-25-2-is-here-%f0%9f%9a%80/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:24:32


  • Pluralistic: Boss-politics antitrust and the MAGA crackup (29 Jul 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/29/bondi-and-domination/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:24:55


  • Lithuania holds inter-agency talks on drone threat response, as UAV search continues ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627084/lithuania-holds-inter-agency-talks-on-drone-threat-response-as-uav-search-continues    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:25:14


  • Lithuania steps up drone defence as search continues for unidentified UAV from Belarus ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627358/lithuania-steps-up-drone-defence-as-search-continues-for-unidentified-uav-from-belarus    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:25:28


  • Lithuanian Armed Forces enter third day of drone search ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2628063/lithuanian-armed-forces-enter-third-day-of-drone-search    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:25:40


  • In Japan, tsunami warning resurfaces memories of Fukushima disaster ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/in-japan-tsunami-warning-resurfaces-memories-of-fukushima-disaster    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:26:11


  • Here’s the latest on the tsunami. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/29/world/earthquake-tsunami-russia-japan-hawaii/japan-earthquake-tsunami-north-pacific-ocean    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:26:29


  • 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/asia/earthquake-russia-record.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:26:48


  • Russia’s Far East Suffers Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/asia/russia-far-east-earthquake.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:27:02


  • Powerful 8.8-magnitude quake in Russia’s far east causes tsunami; Japan, Hawaii order evacuations ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/magnitude-8-earthquake-strikes-off-russias-kamchatka-sparks-tsunamis-warnings-in-japan    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:27:23


  • Tsunami Waves Hit Pacific Coastlines After Massive Earthquake In Russia’s Far East ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-earthquake-strikes-russia-kamchatka-tsunami-warning/33489167.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:27:40


  • From UK to Lithuania: Russia-linked networks recruit youth for sabotage in Europe – media ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627174/from-uk-to-lithuania-russia-linked-networks-recruit-youth-for-sabotage-in-europe-media    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:28:09


  • UN experts call on Russia to end trafficking and forced labour exploitation of migrant women ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/un-experts-call-on-russia-to-end-trafficking-and-forced-labour-exploitation-of-migrant-women/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:28:17


  • Massive earthquake off Russian coast sparks tsunami warnings across Pacific ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250730-massive-earthquake-off-russian-coast-sparks-tsunami-warnings-across-pacific    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:28:35


  • Japan’s Fukushima plant evacuates workers as Russian quake sparks tsunami warnings ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250730-japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-plant-evacuates-workers-as-russian-quake-sparks-tsunami-warnings    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:28:47


  • Live: Huge earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sparks Pacific tsunami warnings ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250730-live-huge-earthquake-off-russia-s-kamchatka-peninsula-sparks-pacific-tsunami-warnings    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:29:02


  • Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-trump.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:29:37


  • How Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Convicted Felon on Gaza and Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/europe/trump-europe-ukraine-gaza.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:29:50


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Admits Financial Penalties on Russia ‘May or May Not’ Work ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/politics/trump-sanctions-ukraine-russia.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:30:08


  • Ukraine strikes back at Russia — launches cyberattack on forces in Crimea as independent hackers target airline Aeroflot, grounding dozens of planes ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ukraine-strikes-back-at-russia-launches-cyberattack-on-forces-in-crimea-as-independent-hackers-target-airline-aeroflot-grounding-dozens-of-planes    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:30:20


  • Aeroflot Hacked ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/aeroflot-hacked.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:30:39


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man Sets 10-Day Deadline From 'Today' For Russia To End Ukraine War ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-deadline-today-russia-end-ukraine-war/33487755.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:31:13


  • Sviatlana and Siarhei Tsikhanouskis join pro-Ukraine rally in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2627072/sviatlana-and-siarhei-tsikhanouskis-join-pro-ukraine-rally-in-vilnius    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:31:29


  • Deadly Russian air raids hit Ukraine as Convicted Felon warns of sanctions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250729-deadly-russian-air-raids-hit-ukraine-as-trump-warns-of-sanctions    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:31:41


  • Russian strikes kill 27 across Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250730-russian-strikes-kill-27-across-ukraine    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:31:54


  • US ambassador: China believes it is waging a proxy war through Russia ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/us-ambassador-china-believes-it-is-waging-a-proxy-war-through-russia/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:32:14


  • Christian Schaller: Artificial Intelligence and the GNU/Linux Community ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2025/07/29/artificial-intelligence-and-the-linux-community/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:34:07


  • Syslog-ng development and Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-development-and-ai/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:35:04


  • Russian Strikes Kill More Than 20 In Ukraine Hours After Convicted Felon Shortens Peace Deadline ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-strikes-zaporizhzhya-ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-attacks-drone-missile/33486726.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:37:02


  • Russian Missile Strike Hits Ukrainian Military Training Area, Killing 3 Soldiers ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-training-unit-trump-putin/33487784.html    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:37:09


  • The Russia pressure menu: Options to convince Putin to negotiate on Ukraine ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-russia-pressure-menu-options-to-convince-putin-to-negotiate-on-ukraine/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:37:18


  • Dihydroxyacetone Man offered Putin victory in Ukraine. Why did Putin refuse? ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trump-offered-putin-victory-in-ukraine-why-did-putin-refuse/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:37:44


  • More retrocomputing, less nostalgia ☞ https://www.datagubbe.se/retnost/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:37:55


  • It's About the Cost of Workers, Not the Fictional Skills Shortage (That Does Not Exist, the Media Spreads False and Sometimes Self-Fulfilling Narratives) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/It_s_About_the_Cost_of_Workers_Not_the_Fictional_Skills_Shortag.shtml    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:38:15


  • Is This Our Future? Hey Hi (AI) Slop Song Drowns Out Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Don’t Tap the Glass’ Album Launch ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/tyler-the-creator-dont-tap-the-glass-ai-song/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:39:38


  • YouTube Music Joins TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ — Discovery Feature Has Driven ‘Well Over a Billion Track Saves,’ Platform Says ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/youtube-music-tiktok-add-to-music-app-support/    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:39:44


  • "Today I was blessed with tips from two additional members of my beloved advisory council." gemini://internetsiteforonlinebusiness.com/listening.gmi    

posted Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 23:42:12


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