Roy Schestowitz

• World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/24/world-court-rules-tackling-climate-crisis-is-an-international-legal-obligation    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 02:57:10

• “Duty to Repair Harm Done” ttps://truthout.org/video/vanuatu-minister-after-icj-climate-ruling-theres-a-duty-to-repair-harm-done/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 02:57:27

• wheat shortage in Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/ecology/climate-change-and-flawed-policies-deepen-wheat-shortage-in-turkey-80456    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 02:57:56

• Cheeto Mussolini Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/trump-environmental-protection-agency-moves-to-repeal-finding-that-allows-climate-regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-29/the-latest-trump-inaugurates-his-familys-newest-luxury-golf-course-in-scotland    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:01:34

• How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-how-energy-hungry-algorithms-are-fueling-the-climate-crisis/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:01:59

• As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like? https://theconversation.com/as-climate-change-hits-what-might-the-british-garden-of-the-future-look-like-261608    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:02:46

• CEO Salaries Skyrocket While Workers’ Wages Stagnate https://www.projectcensored.org/ceo-salaries-workers-wages-stagnate/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:04:30

• Social Control Media https://truthout.org/articles/adl-backed-bill-threatens-to-censor-criticism-of-israel-on-social-media/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:05:17

• Nobel Economists Urge Minimum Tax on World’s 3,000 Billionaires https://www.projectcensored.org/nobel-economists-tax-worlds-billionaires/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:06:05

• Big Tech Data Centers Deplete Water From Scarce Sources Around the World https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-data-centers-deplete-water/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:06:36

• photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida https://cpj.org/2025/07/syrian-photojournalist-killed-while-covering-clashes-in-sweida/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:07:23

• 'authoritarian regime' https://www.dw.com/en/tunisians-call-for-the-fall-of-authoritarian-regime/a-73420151    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:23:49

• Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in period products https://www.dw.com/en/hazardous-forever-chemicals-in-period-products/a-73418252    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:25:06

• Bulgaria's arrest of liberal, pro-EU mayor sparks protests https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-s-arrest-of-liberal-pro-eu-mayor-sparks-protests/a-73425408    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:25:57

• "Success is just around the corner if we can just persevere." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1mask8a    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:26:43

• Openwashing is an epidemic https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/kubesphere_open_source_edition/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:28:35

• Sunscreens and staying safe in summer https://www.dw.com/en/sunscreens-and-staying-safe-in-summer/a-73408932    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:29:22

• Tripp Trapp chair look-a-like http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-dutch-court-grants-pan.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:30:45

• A new academic study http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/copyright-exceptions-and-fair-use.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:30:54

• Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-is-speeding-up-social-security-insolvency/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:32:36

• Is Blake Lively Targeting a YouTuber Over Her Justin Baldoni Lawsuit? Content Creator Fights Back in Court https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blake-lively-targeting-youtuber-over-her-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-content-creator-fights-back-1739390    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:36:24

• You ARE https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/we-are-not-social-media-youtube-responds-australia-banning-platform-youth-under-16-1739762    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:36:46

• Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s https://www.dw.com/en/australia-adds-youtube-to-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/a-73459548    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:37:18

• Age-Estimation Algorithm https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:37:49

• Economic Populism https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/how-to-win-over-the-working-class-economic-populism/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:39:30

• 72,000 Images Stolen https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-26/womens-dating-app-tea-reports-72-000-images-stolen-in-security-breach    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:40:12

• Alex Schroeder’s Diary — Üetliberg gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-02-uetliberg    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:45:56

• "I've actually found that many clients follow TOFU. At least the ones that have more than a few commits in their repo. I use Amfora on CLI and Lagrange on GUI and Android. But I've tried a few others and they all usually throw up a message and ask if you want to trust the new cert." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-02_re_re_re_hello_gemini.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:46:42

• Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-03.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:47:09

• "I was out driving to grocery store [1] when I saw an old man walking on the street (our neighborhood is sans sidewalks—typical for Lower Sheol), white hair, white moustache, white beard, set off by the entirely black suit he's wearing, along with a heavy black outer coat" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/02.1    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:48:09

• "My first encounter with Moor Mother's work was the 2020 album 'Who Sent You?' by the free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements. From there I discovered Moor Mother's solo albums. Her work really resonated with me. The subject matter is engaging, but even more so the impassioned delivery captivated my attention." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-08-03-moor-mother-film.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:49:40

• Uptime update! (from the oh-so-important department) gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/08-02-2025-Uptime-update.md "Looks like we're nearing 500 days -- neat!"    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:50:41

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1371.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:51:22

• [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1721.jpg    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:51:30

• More on Nostalgia gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/more-on-nostalgia.md "Carl over at datagubbe.se talks about nostalgia in the context of retro-computing, which piqued my interest because I had mentioned nostalgia previously in the context of the OCC [0]."    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 03:52:53

• "Valve released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025, showing the Linux user share making gains towards hitting 3%." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/ | Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:16:44

• "The XLibre project is explicitly political and you may not like the politics" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/XLibreIsExplicitlyPolitical    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:17:18

• "Microsoft Bans LibreOffice Developer's Account Without Warning, Rejects Appeal" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/01/1511227    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:17:27

• "Russia goads Trump into deploying nuclear submarines" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/01/russia-goads-trump-into-deploying-nuclear-submarines.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:17:37

• "Autocracy in America Ep. 4: How American Power Should Be Deployed" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/autocracy-in-america-ep-4-how-american    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:17:50

• "Reddit Stock Rises After Wall Street Praises AI-Powered Ad Strategy: How Is Its User Base Doing?" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reddit-stock-rises-after-wall-street-praises-ai-powered-ad-strategy-how-its-user-base-doing-1740029    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:18:02

• "Man Who Slapped Passenger Can Never Fly With Us Again: IndiGo" https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-who-slapped-passenger-mid-flight-put-on-indigos-no-fly-list-9006981    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:18:24

• Holes without cheese | "Huller uden ost | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/huller-uden-ost    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:18:50

• puer-robustus: My Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code '25 at Debian ☞ http://blog.puer-robustus.eu/post/gsoc25-at-debian/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:23:24

• Russell Coker: Server CPU Sockets ☞ https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/02/server-cpu-sockets/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:24:50

• Dan Horák: Firefox 128.13.0 ESR built for ppc64le ☞ https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/19218.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:26:16

• Upcoming OSI Scandal Series ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Upcoming_OSI_Scandal_Series.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:28:22

• LLM Slop Harms Real Literature, Real Web Sites, Real Journalism ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/LLM_Slop_Harms_Real_Literature_Real_Web_Sites_Real_Journalism.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:28:34

• Free Software is Not a Business Model ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Free_Software_is_Not_a_Business_Model.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:28:45

• Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Criminal_Behaviour_is_the_Standard_Operating_Procedure_at_Micro.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:28:55

• Weeks After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Shut_Down_Its_Operations_in_Pakistan_Wind.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:29:08

• The Register US = The Register MS ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Register_US_The_Register_MS.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:29:19

• Raju Devidas: Use phone/tablets/other laptops as external monitor with your laptop ☞ https://raju.dev/use-phone-tablets-other-laptops-as-external-monitor-with-your-laptop/    

POSTED sUNDAY, aUGUST 03, 2025 AT 06:31:00

• Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_s_Latest_Financial_Report_We_Gained_300_Million_Dolla.shtml    

POSTED sUNDAY, aUGUST 03, 2025 AT 06:31:20

• The End of Microsoft's Reign in Spain: backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Spanish Web Traffic ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_End_of_Microsoft_s_Reign_in_Spain_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:31:52

• Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Next_Month_New_Techrights_Turns_Two.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:32:06

• Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Actually_in_Trouble_Microsofters_Unable_to_Obey_Judge.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:32:14

• When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/When_Almost_One_Man_Operations_Are_Disguised_as_Medium_Sized_Co.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:32:24

• Microsoft backdoored Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Windows_Market_Share_Measured_Around_2_7_in_Iraq_Plun.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 06:32:33

• "But Holmes sued Page again in May with allegations the rock star violated his rights in that earlier agreement." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:26:07

• "A man described by Sky as a "top level" pirate has agreed to pay the broadcaster €480,000 in damages." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-operator-destroys-evidence-then-agrees-to-pay-sky-e580000-250802/ | Source: Torrent Freak    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:26:26

• "breach of antitrust rules by Google" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cci-orders-probe-into-googles-practices-in-online-display-ad-market/articleshow/123062075.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:26:52

• "The injunction, which was paused while the 9th Circuit considered the case" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-asks-court-to-halt-app-store-overhaul-as-it-mounts-new-appeal/articleshow/123047400.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:27:20

• "This isn’t going to stop happening unless governments finally get involved to do their most basic job: protect their citizens." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/01/smart-home-device-maker-renders-devices-dumb-unless-a-new-subscription-is-paid-for/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:27:44

• "Put simply, firing human workers has turned into a perverse point of pride among the C-suite class" ☛ https://futurism.com/ceos-boasting-reducing-workforces-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:28:24

• "Agents wait at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and churches, searching for immigrants to detain." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/us-universities-are-deepening-their-ties-with-ice-and-border-patrol/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:28:46

• "For years, Craig Newmark has been one of the fall guys for the decline of the newspaper business. Instead, the blame should absolutely lie with the news leaders who failed to adapt to changing platforms." ☛ https://werd.io/did-craigslist-decimate-newspapers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:29:38

• "The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major victory for Republicans in their decades-long campaign to defund public media, particularly the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). Yet American conservatives did not achieve this moment on their own." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-a-grim-ending-for-publicly-funded-media/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:29:56

• "The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major victory for Republicans in their decades-long campaign to defund public media, particularly the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). Yet American conservatives did not achieve this moment on their own." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-a-grim-ending-for-publicly-funded-media/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:30:51

• "President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans have criticized NPR and PBS of left-leaning bias, an accusation the public media organizations have rejected." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/repub/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-close-its-doors-after-loss-of-funding/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:31:11

• "Maine Public will “still be here for you tomorrow,” said the organization’s president and CEO, Rick Schneider, after news broke Friday that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be shuttering its doors due to a lack of federal funding." ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/maine-public-will-still-be-here-says-president-despite-federal-funding-loss/ | Source: Maine Morning Star    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:32:52

• "After the news of his death was announced, tributes from independent Russian media and other journalists began pouring in, recounting the impact Sauer had on their careers and on Russian media as a whole." ☛ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/the-godfather-of-the-media-business-russian-journalists-remember-derk-sauer-pioneering-media-entrepreneur-a90061 | Source: The Moscow Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:33:26

• "According to Mike, this happened last Monday when he tried to send a technical email to the LibreOffice dev mailing list, which is a normal part of his routine, but Thunderbird returned an error saying the message couldn't be sent." ☛ https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/ | Source: Neowin    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:43:20

• "This Monday, I decided to send something to LibreOffice dev mailing list. Something I do from time to time, you know. Not too fascinating, right?" ☛ https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/microsoft-anybody-home/ |    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:43:37

• "It seems sudden and, frankly, absurd" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20175496 | Source: YLE    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:43:58

• "The disruptions have taken a toll on daily life, with the [Internet] watchdog estimating economic losses at nearly 26 billion rubles ($290 million) in July alone. Customers of banks, taxi services, delivery platforms, and online stores have struggled to access services" ☛ https://therecord.media/russia-mobile-internet-shutdowns-record | Source: The Record    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:44:16

• "But he would recognize it as a Russian idiom." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/days-after-the-fbi-announced-an-investigation-russian-spies-deliberately-put-more-oil-into-the-fire/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:46:04

• "We’ve never heard the results of that — except, perhaps, in questions by DOJ IG why the FBI didn’t unpack the possibility that Oleg Deripaska had injected disinformation in the dossier. Which is why Durham’s own disinformation problem (well, one of them) is so interesting." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:46:44

• "Parnas wasn’t adding elaborate detail or original reporting." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/news-influencers-tiktok-gen-z/683731/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:47:04

• "We’ve never heard the results of that — except, perhaps, in questions by DOJ IG why the FBI didn’t unpack the possibility that Oleg Deripaska had injected disinformation in the dossier." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:48:00

• "It doesn’t matter what this new thing could do. What matters is how its implementation and use will be directed and constrained by the context in which it operates. That’s how we ought to be judging any of this stuff." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/its-less-important-what-tech-could-do-than-what-it-is-likely-to-do | Source: Pete Brown    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:48:46

• "A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:49:05

• PAYING for so-called, self-described HEY HI experts is about inflating bubbles and ponzi schemes    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:54:36

• So-called "vibe" so-called has repeatedly been shown to waste more time than it 'saves'... in the short- and long-term future    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:55:15

• If LLM slop writes some email for you, you still need to check and correct what it says, maybe write it all over again, so you're looking at 2-3 passes. That does not save time.    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:56:00

• Same thing that makes voice dictation infeasible. First you need to talk, then you need to edit as it'll get some words wrong (not mere typos like r instead of t but "shit" instead of "Sheet")    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:56:55

• If you wanted some reputable site like WebMB to be run by LLM slop and then audit it by experts, it would not save money and time as experts would have to read, and after reading rewrite a lot of stuff. It'd be faster to just let them do it right the first time, from scratch    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:58:05

• LLMs are pagpag - it's like trying to do a long long long process to turn literal garbage into a meal rather than make a proper meal to begin with    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:58:55

• "Medvedev is a man with little actual power in Russia, but he has become Russia’s top [Internet] troll" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-nuclear-threat/683748/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:59:17

• "Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations, ending a nearly six-month vacancy in that role." ☛ https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/01/senate-confims-new-top-navy-leader-vice-chief-for-space-force/ | Source: US Navy Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 09:59:38

• "Young people should be able to access information, speak to each other and to the world, play games, and express themselves online without the government making decisions about what speech is permissible." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/no-uks-online-safety-act-doesnt-make-children-safer-online | Source: EFF    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:01:22

• iophk: "basically LLMs also make code which no one understands, The traditional name for code which one has but no one understands is "legacy code"."    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:02:28

• "In 2025, Bitcoin surged past the £78,000 ($100,000) mark and briefly reached record territory close to £96,000 ($123,000)." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/expert-warns-bitcoin-could-plummet-47000-etf-inflows-wane-market-volatility-rises-1740009 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:14:01

• "Making matters worse, as temperatures rise in the far north, more moisture enters the atmosphere." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/arctic-ecosystems-are-falling-apart-under-strain-of-warming-climate/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:14:37

• "Victims and relatives of people killed or injured in attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah have sued" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/world/middleeast/unrwa-hamas-hezbollah-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:15:09

• "variety of signals already associated with a user’s account" ☛ https://9to5google.com/2025/07/30/google-accounts-age-estimation/ | Source: 9to5Google    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:15:50

• "However, this convenience comes with some trade-offs. I'll explain how a video doorbell can make life easier and where it might complicate things, so you can decide if it's the right fit for your home." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/smart-doorbell-tradeoffs/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:16:23

• "Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so you can search for it later, has a filter that's supposed to prevent it from screenshotting sensitive info like credit card numbers." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:16:54

• "According to that document, the Army had figured out that it's doing so much business with Palantir over so many separate procurement actions that it's wasting a lot of time and money." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/palantir_us_army_contract/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:17:16

• "Even Apple doesn't market the AirTags as a way to track people, and it's even gone out of the way to include anti-stalking measures to prevent that from happening. However, it's less of an issue in this case." ☛ https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/30/sketchers-lets-parents-hide-an-airtag-in-kids-shoes | Source: AppleInsider    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:18:20

• "Skechers seems to be aware of how creepy this all sounds, because its carefully worded marketing would have you believe that people want to use $30 AirTags to keep track of shoes that at most cost $60, and definitely not the kids that would be wearing them." ☛ https://futurism.com/parents-hide-airtags-shoes | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:18:49

• Openwashing ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:19:39

• Social Control Media ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/tea-app-data-leak/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:30:13

• "According to the company, the hack led to 13,000 user selfies being leaked." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-02/selfies-4chan-and-a-war-of-the-sexes-lessons-from-the-hacking-of-tea.html | Source: El País    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:30:52

• "So yes, I haven't been inclined to write much about programming because who XXXXXXX cares when LLMs will do it all for us? But then I have to forcibly remind myself that the Orange Site isn't indicative of the industry as a whole and I should just keep calm and carry on." ☛ https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/01.1 | Source: Sean Conner    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:31:39

• "Code that nobody understands is tech debt. It takes a lot of time to understand unfamiliar code enough to debug it, let alone introduce new features without also introducing bugs." ☛ https://blog.val.town/vibe-code |    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:31:55

• "The math simply doesn’t work for manual device processes at enterprise scale. But even if admins could somehow manage this volume, they face an even more fundamental problem: the speed at which threats now evolve." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/why-manual-device-management-is-dead-in-the-age-of-ai-attacks/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:32:12

• "Not only is agentic AI bullshit, but it's a specific kind of bullshit that AI hucksters have busted out in the past" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/02/inventing-the-pedestrian/#three-apis-in-a-trenchcoat | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:33:31

• "What I did come to realize, quickly, is that there is no “on” anymore with Google. And there may never be an “on” with AI as it seems to be playing out." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/02/getting-real-with-ai/ | Source: Doc Searls    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:33:51

• "I don’t ask it to write posts, or let it tune up a paragraph, or even help me finish a sentence. Every word on this website is written by my human brain." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/avoid-ai-writing/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:34:11

• "The jury found that Tesla bore 33 percent responsibility for the crash, and blamed the driver, George Brian McGee, for the remainder. Mr. McGee had previously settled with the family for an undisclosed sum." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:34:45

• "The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi service in several cities in the coming months." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/ | Source: Court House News    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:35:02

• Jimmy Page, Warner Chappell, Sony Pictures Settle ‘Dazed and Confused’ Copyright Dispute ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:35:29

• IBM Taking DEI “Under the Radar” ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-taking-dei-under-the-radar    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:35:56

• Russia's Yandex Has Caught Up With Bing in Terms of "Market Share" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_s_Yandex_Has_Caught_Up_With_Bing_in_Terms_of_Market_Shar.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:36:05

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

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:37:04

• How To Install Moodle on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-moodle-opensuse/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:37:18

• How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nginx-proxy-manager-almalinux-10/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:37:38

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

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:47:52

• How To Install Apache JMeter on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-apache-jmeter-ubuntu-24-04/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:48:15

• Russia: GNU/Linux Rises to Highest Adoption Level Since Invasion of Ukraine ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_GNU_Linux_Rises_to_Highest_Adoption_Level_Since_Invasion.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:49:37

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev's Doomsday Threats, Says 'We're Totally Prepared' ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-medvedev-russia-united-states-nuclear-submarines/33492225.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:49:53

• Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-farms-frontline-watermelon/33491330.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:50:06

• Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Convicted Felon Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-trump-nuclear-submarines/33492649.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:50:21

• Ukraine parliament restores anti-corruption agency independence following mass protests ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/ukraine-parliament-restores-anti-corruption-agency-independence-following-mass-protests/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:50:37

• At least three killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250802-three-killed-in-ukrainian-drone-strikes-in-kill-3-in-russia    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:50:53

• War in Ukraine: Russian forces advance for fourth month in a row ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-war-in-ukraine-russian-forces-advance-for-fourth-month-in-a-row    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:51:19

• Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover major drone procurement graft scheme ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250802-ukraine-anti-corruption-agencies-uncover-major-drone-procurement-graft-scheme    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:51:36

• Ukraine: War is 'the price they have to bear to live in an independent sovereign state' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-ukraine-war-is-the-price-they-have-to-bear-to-live-in-an-independent-sovereign-state    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 10:52:15

• This week in Linux 322: GNU/Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://thisweekinlinux.com/322 https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-322/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:01:48

• Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI ☞ https://peppe8o.com/shutdown-button-with-raspberry-pi-and-python/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:02:57

• Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-discovers    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:10:41

• 35-Key Bluetooth Number Pad and Cover ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2025/08/01/35-key-bluetooth-number-pad-and-cover/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:11:14

• OpenDroneMap updated ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OpenDroneMap    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:12:04

• Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand — Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasn’t enough ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/leading-phone-repair-and-insurance-firm-collapses-after-paying-crippling-ransomware-demand-cutting-100-employees-to-just-eight-wasnt-enough    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:12:42

• Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cosmic-rays-could-help-aliens-thrive-in-the-barren-wastelands-of-space    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:15:10

• Scientists Found a Mysterious Barrier in The Ocean That Jellyfish Won't Cross ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-mysterious-barrier-in-the-ocean-that-jellyfish-wont-cross    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:17:09

• Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-admitted-nobody-really-gets-quantum-physics    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:17:25

• First Quantum Bit Made of Antimatter Captured in Physics Breakthrough ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/first-quantum-bit-made-of-antimatter-captured-in-physics-breakthrough    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:23:35

• Something Massive Could Still Be Hiding in The Shadows of Our Solar System ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/something-massive-could-still-be-hiding-in-the-shadows-of-our-solar-system    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:23:50

• "Learning Morse Code is no longer a requirement for HAMs in many jurisdictions, but it’s still a nice skill to have." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/2025-one-hertz-challenge-learn-morse-code-one-second-at-a-time/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:25:19

• The NeuroFedora Blog: Packaging changes at NeuroFedora ☞ https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2025/08/02/packaging-changes-at-neurofedora.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:28:16

• As Expected, Surveillance Giant Google in the UK Now Experiments With Slop Instead of Web Search ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/As_Expected_Google_in_the_UK_Now_Experiments_With_Slop_Instead_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:40:29

• Google as a 'Bullshit Generator' Disguised as Intelligence ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/Google_as_a_Bullshit_Generator_Disguised_as_Intelligence.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:42:30

• Google Throwing Out the Search Engine With the Bathwater is a Complete and Utter 'Shi---ow' as the Company Drowns in Debt, Layoffs, and Worse ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Google_Throwing_Out_the_Search_Engine_With_the_Bathwater_is_a_C.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:42:42

• Data Verification Laws Aim to Make the Internet Safer, Experts Say They’ll Do the Opposite ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/data-verification-laws-privacy-concerns/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:44:58

• US Ninth Circuit affirms antitrust verdict against Surveillance Giant Google as Epic Games prevails again ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-ninth-circuit-affirms-antitrust-verdict-against-google-as-epic-games-prevails-again/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:45:38

• "Goodbye, Medium. It was one of my numerous experiments3. I’ll keep my account active but won’t write or share anything further." ☛ https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/02/bye-bye-again-medium.html | Source: Numeric Citizen    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:46:45

• "It says one involved exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day to break into an email server belonging to a "major Chinese military enterprise" from July 2022 to July 2023." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/china_us_intel_attacks/ | Source: The Register UK    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:47:09

• "The budget numbers don’t lie — even if Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins do." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-veterans-affairs-privatize-health-care-1235398423/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:51:40

• "In August, while in my home, I am going to attempt to only eat nutritious, non-junk foods. What does this mean for me?" ☛ https://bjhess.com/posts/experimental-august | Source: Barry Hess    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:55:09

• "In the context of work life, the “you can’t pause an online game” for me means that I don’t like to be interrupted and dragged into something on a moment’s notice. It annoys me very much." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/you-cant-pause-an-online-game-how-childhood-gaming-formed-my-work-preferences/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:55:53

• "Comic-Con happened last weekend and the reports from the show coming out. You can use the links below to catch up on what happened: [...]" ☛ https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/comic-con-san-diego-2025-recap-with.html | Source: Becky Spratford    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:56:07

• "I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil--to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:58:34

• "I wish to make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the school committee and every one of you will take care of that." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 11:58:41

• "A man’s ignorance sometimes is not only useful, but beautiful—while his knowledge, so called, is oftentimes worse than useless, besides being ugly." https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1022/1022-h/1022-h.htm    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 12:26:54

• "It is not often a beautiful relation, as in the case of the animals. How little appreciation of the beauty of the landscape there is among us! We have to be told that the Greeks called the world Κόσμος Beauty, or Order, but we do not see clearly why they did so, and we esteem it at best only a curious philological fact."    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 12:28:07

• "Android Earthquake Alerts" (AEA) ☛ https://futurism.com/google-detect-earthquake-alerts | Source: Futurism    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 12:30:15

• "We are most likely still in the period of the maximum of 11-year solar activity cycle No. 25." ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-report-24 | Source: ARRL    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 12:30:32

• "Let’s set Substack’s “Nazi problem” aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis? Substack's content woes are bound up with its shaky business model in ways that are bad for all of us." ☛ https://newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/substack-did-not-see-that-coming/ |    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 12:31:03

• "So three different charging cables in under three years. Progress!" ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/why-dont-smart-watches-use-usb-c-to-recharge/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:02:48

• "only reason to start your script" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UsingEnvRarelyUseful | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:03:38

• "I use this for testing and building x86_64 artifacts from the comfort of my laptop, but when I actually deploy on x86_64" ☛ https://kivikakk.ee/2025/08/03/cross-compiling-elixir-for-x86_64-linux-on-aarch64-darwin | Source: Kivikakk    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:04:40

• "Explaining what exactly the words 'simple' and 'productive' mean to you may take some time, though." ☛ https://ewintr.nl/posts/2025/unix-is-my-private-cloud-ide-part-1-introduction/ | Source: Erik Wintr    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:04:55

• "In the modern enterprise, we’re told that data is our most valuable asset." ☛ http://www.stencilled.me/posts/2025-08-01-ami-dashboard/ | Source: Senthil Thyagarajan    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:13:21

• "Technology is only a tool. The heart of justice must remain human..." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/technology-is-powerful-but-cannot-replicate-human-touch-in-justice-delivery-or-legal-aid-justice-surya-kant/article69887836.ece | Source: The Hindu    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:14:26

• "Development of important software sometimes happens without fanfare." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250802084523 | Source: Undeadly    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:14:59

• "Wanted to understand what's inside the "black box"" ☛ https://www.righto.com/2025/08/reverse-engineering-analog-TDA7000.html | Source: Ken Shirriff    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:16:14

• "On Thursday, I broke down my recent Royal KMG typewriter for a full clean/oil/adjust." ☛ https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/02/restoration-of-another-1950-royal-kmg-standard-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:16:27

• "The Slackware-based PorteuX project has published a new release, version 2.2, which introduces several changes to the kernel" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12514 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:17:25

• "KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, scheduled for release on October 21" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-to-debut-automatic-light-dark-theme-switching/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:19:20

• "LXD, a modern system container and virtual machine manager developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has just released LXD 6.5" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/lxd-6-5-container-virtual-machine-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:20:04

• Controlled by GAFAM listening device ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/custom-bedroom-lighting-controlled-by-alexa/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:21:32

• ATTiny ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-attiny-gpu-fan-controller-that-sticks/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:22:14

• NV8600-Nano Hey Hi (AI) developer kit Review – Part 1: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit unboxing and first boot ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/02/nv8600-nano-ai-developer-kit-review-part-1-nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-8gb-devkit-unboxing-and-first-boot/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:22:50

• Slopwatch: The Issue Persists, But the Consensus in the Media Changes as Surveillance Giant Google Enrages It With LLM Plagiarism ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Slopwatch_The_Issue_Persists_But_the_Consensus_in_the_Media_Cha.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:23:13

• All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux on the Client Desktop/Laptop, Based on Steam Survey ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/All_Time_Highs_for_GNU_Linux_on_the_Client_Desktop_Laptop_Based.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:23:23

• GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time Highs in Europe ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_Highs_in_Europe.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:24:01

• Canada: GNU/Linux Up to Records Highs, backdoored Windows Down to Record Lows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Canada_GNU_Linux_Up_to_Records_Highs_Windows_Down_to_Record_Low.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:24:15

• The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Surveillance Giant Google News, Majority of Entries in Surveillance Giant Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux' ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Bots_Never_Sleep_In_The_Weekends_Slopfarms_Dominate_Google_.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:25:14

• GNU/Linux is Thriving This Summer ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_is_Thriving_This_Summer.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:25:26

• "We’re saddened to report the passing of Shunsaku Tamiya, the man behind the Tamiya line of models." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/thanks-tamiya-san/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:26:13

• "Exploring VersaLOGIC Pre-LSI Logic Cards With The Data/620" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/exploring-versalogic-pre-lsi-logic-cards-with-the-data-620/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:26:48

• "Sometimes, brilliant perspectives need a bit of an introduction first, and this is clearly one. This video essay by [Cleggy] delivers what it promises: an ode to the aesthetic of light." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-ode-to-the-aesthetic-of-light-in-1024-pixels/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:27:16

• GNU/Linux Hits Record High in Portugal ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Hits_Record_High_in_Portugal.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:27:31

• GNU/Linux Share in Sweden Has Doubled Since PewDiePie, A Swede, Recommended It ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Share_in_Sweden_Has_Doubled_Since_PewDiePie_A_Swede_R.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:27:41

• Operating Systems' Statistics in New Zealand: GNU/Linux Up, backdoored Windows Down to All-Time Lows ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Operating_Systems_Statistics_in_New_Zealand_GNU_Linux_Up_Window.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:27:54

• Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Video_The_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_as_Seen_by_RMS_in.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:28:08

• I took a look at AnduinOS, a GNU/Linux distro that feels like home for backdoored Windows users ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:28:31

• Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/battlefield-6s-javelin-anti-cheat-secure-boot-requirement-could-kill-its-steam-deck-support http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:29:24

• pyroma – rates how well a Python project compiles ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyroma-python-compiles/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:30:26

• Recipya – simple and powerful recipe manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/recipya-simple-powerful-recipe-manager/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:30:39

• 16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux News Aggregators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/newsaggregators/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:31:14

• sshp – parallel SSH executor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sshp-parallel-ssh-executor/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:31:35

• mypy – static type checker for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mypy-static-type-checker-python/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:32:04

• Digger – modern DNS lookup tool with a graphical interface ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/digger-modern-dns-lookup-tool/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:33:02

• KaOS Linux: An Indie Distro Built on KDE Plasma ☞ https://thenewstack.io/kaos-linux-an-indie-distro-built-on-kde-plasma/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:33:51

• New redshift tray app ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/new-redshift-tray-app.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:34:59

• No More Data Gatekeepers: How We’re Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/no-more-data-gatekeepers-how-were-making-analytics-accessible-to-everyone-2/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:35:34

• "This Plane Flies Slow Because Its Wings Really Blow" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/this-plane-flies-slow-because-its-wings-really-blow/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:47:41

• Gemini Protocol is Not Dying, It's Growing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Gemini_Protocol_is_Not_Dying_It_s_Growing.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:48:32

• How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 or 24.10 to 25.04: A Complete Migration Guide ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-24-04-or-24-10-to-25-04/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:49:03

• How to Change OS Icons for VirtualBox Guests ☞ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-change-os-icons-for-virtualbox-guests/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:49:18

• udevd timeout fixed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/udevd-timeout-fixed.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:49:47

• Russia’s long-range drones: shifting threat to NATO’s eastern flank ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2629352/russia-s-long-range-drones-shifting-threat-to-nato-s-eastern-flank    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:50:51

• The Insurrectionist orders nuclear submarines moved after Russian 'provocative' comments ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250802-donald-trump-orders-nuclear-submarines-moved-after-russian-provocative-comments    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:51:03

• Introduction to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/introduction-to-generalised-linear-models-with-prussian-horse-kicks/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 13:51:21

• Rise in Africa's Food Insecurity https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/un-report-reveals-alarming-rise-in-africas-food-insecurity-despite-global-improvements    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:26:30

• Nutrition and geography in a hungry world https://www.dw.com/en/food-insecurity-nutrition-and-geography-in-a-hungry-world/a-73435007    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:27:21

• Offline AFTER the data had been breached https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:27:56

• Social Security Hotline Wait Times https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-demands-investigation-into-social-security-hotline-wait-times/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:28:22

• Senate Committee Advances Cheeto Mussolini Nominee to Lead Cybersecurity Agency That Protects Election Systems https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-07-30/senate-committee-advances-trump-nominee-to-lead-cybersecurity-agency-that-protects-election-systems    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:28:56

• Oops! Catasauqua employees’ Social Security numbers, other data accidentally sent to government watchdog group https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/30/catasauqua-employees-social-security-numbers-other-data-accidentally-sent-to-government-watchdog-group/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:30:21

• Slashdot is linking to LF sponsored plant or SPAM https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2053245/cisco-donates-the-agntcy-project-to-the-linux-foundation see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:31:28

• Even twice on the same day https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2118206/linux-616-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:32:00

• Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time https://linmob.net/weekly-update-30-2025/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:33:10

• Slashdot also feed slopfests or slopfarms of a SERIAL slopper. Crazy! https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1950226/linux-kernel-could-soon-expose-every-line-ai-helps-write    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:34:21

• Longtime Lawmaker Shapes the Debate as Arizona Grapples With Dwindling Water Supplies https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-25/longtime-lawmaker-shapes-the-debate-as-arizona-grapples-with-dwindling-water-supplies    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:35:35

• U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/23/sharepoint-microsoft-hack-nih-nnsa/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:36:58

• How a 'Hack and Leak' Campaign Against the 'Tea App' Exposed Over 13,000 Women's Photos and IDs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-hack-leak-campaign-against-tea-app-exposed-over-13000-womens-photos-ids-1739420    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:38:32

• Interpol fugitive wanted for 1984 murder in Germany captured in southern Turkey https://bianet.org/haber/interpol-fugitive-wanted-for-1984-murder-in-germany-captured-in-southern-turkey-309779    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:39:31

• post-quake housing lags https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-s-post-quake-housing-lags-pushing-workers-into-deadly-conditions-309811    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:40:01

• Two conscripts die of dehydration in southern Turkey amid heatwave https://bianet.org/haber/two-conscripts-die-of-dehydration-in-southern-turkey-amid-heatwave-309858    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:40:31

• Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-sets-new-record-of-50-5-degrees-as-europe-swelters/a-73426915    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:40:58

• “Insisting on Freedom” https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/insisting-on-freedom-activists-conclude-talks-in-turkey-80502    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:41:40

• One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals https://bianet.org/haber/one-third-of-turkey-s-workforce-is-idle-official-data-reveals-309958    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:42:40

• billionaire's lease takeover https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hudsons-bay-ccaa-leases-1.7597195    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:43:32

• is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/costco-food-court-membership-1.7595356    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:43:58

• Recent public service announcements of note — parents should take special note of these https://databreaches.net/2025/07/25/recent-public-service-announcements-of-note-parents-should-take-special-note-of-these/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:45:29

• Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/honeywell-vulnerability-exposes-building-systems-to-cyber-attacks/754097/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:46:01

• Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004 https://www.itpro.com/security/average-brit-hit-by-five-data-breaches-since-2004    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:46:38

• Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/canadas-bill-c-2-opens-floodgates-us-surveillance    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:47:26

• Canada Condemns Hong Kong Arrest Warrants Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-26/canada-condemns-hong-kong-arrest-warrants-targeting-pro-democracy-activists    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:48:01

• Qantas hackers gave airline 72-hour deadline https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/07/exclusive-qantas-hacker-gave-airline-72-hour-deadline/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:49:22

• Junior doctor faces fresh toilet spying charges as probe widens to other major hospitals https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/junior-doctor-faces-fresh-toilet-spying-charges-as-probe-widens-to-other-major-hospitals-20250725-p5mht7.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:50:04

• The day after XSS.is forum was seized, it struggles to come back online — but is it really them? https://databreaches.net/2025/07/24/the-day-after-xss-is-forum-was-seized-it-struggles-to-come-back-online-but-is-it-really-them/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:51:00

• BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/law-enforcement-seizes-blacksuit-ransomware-leak-sites/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:51:50

• The safe place for women to talk wasn’t so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:52:21

• Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/infinite-services-notifying-employees-and-patients-of-limited-ransomware-attack/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:53:02

• Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach https://slicksandsticks.com/2025/07/26/fans-react-to-nascar-ransomware-attack/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:53:35

• BreachForums — the one that went offline in April — reappears with a new founder/owner https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/breachforums-the-one-that-went-offline-in-april-reappears-with-a-new-founder-owner/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:54:34

• Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/26/allianz-life-says-majority-of-customers-personal-data-stolen-in-cyberattack/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:55:16

• Viral Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-viral-durban-video-misrepresents-post-apartheid-south-africa/a-73418612    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:55:59

• hunger https://www.dw.com/en/un-warns-of-rising-hunger-across-africa/a-73454420    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:56:38

• As France's Africa policy collapses how do companies adjust? https://www.dw.com/en/as-france-s-africa-policy-collapses-how-do-companies-adjust/a-73388353    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:57:28

• Wildfires https://www.dw.com/en/greece-wildfires-continue-to-burn-with-danger-mounting/a-73428091    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 15:58:49

• Human immune system reacts to the mere sight of infection https://www.dw.com/en/human-immune-system-reacts-to-the-mere-sight-of-infection/a-73441811    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:00:24

• 'turbo' construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/housing-crisis-germany-plans-turbo-construction-boost/a-73351540    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:01:04

• Scattered Spider is running a Proprietary VMware ESXi hacking spree https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scattered-spider-is-running-a-vmware-esxi-hacking-spree/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:02:05

• Two Data Breaches in Three Years: McKenzie Health https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:03:02

• Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/scattered-spider-hijacks-vmware-esxi-to.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:03:40

• AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher https://thecyberexpress.com/aiims-portal-vulnerability/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:04:46

• misinformation https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-tsunami-unleashes-fake-films-and-misinformation/a-73466334    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:05:21

• going DOGE https://www.dw.com/en/nato-ex-employees-accuse-the-alliance-of-going-doge/a-73442195    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:07:03

• massive dam https://www.dw.com/en/should-india-worry-about-china-s-massive-dam/a-73465878    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:07:46

• fuel hike https://www.dw.com/en/angola-mass-arrests-as-luanda-fuel-hike-demos-turn-deadly/a-73449880    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:08:38

• Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/sex-toy-maker-lovense-caught-leaking-users-email-addresses-and-exposing-accounts-to-takeovers/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:09:36

• Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/seminole-county-schools-recovers-money-171217636.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:10:16

• ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic about failure to deal with DNS abuse complaints properly https://domainnamewire.com/2025/07/30/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-domain-registrar-webnic/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:11:09

• "a software engineer at Microsoft" - warning label https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:14:07

• "Linux has always been great at holding onto its roots. A lot of the commands from the original Unix days still work just fine today. But just because they still work doesn’t mean they’re the best option anymore. Open source is moving fast and there are newer commands out there that just feel better to use." https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-default-linux-commands-alternatives/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:14:33

• "We continue to see the slow but steady increase in the overall Linux user share on the desktop, good news for the health of the platform as more people realise just how good Linux is now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:15:00

• "Are you confused by the hundreds of Linux distributions out there? Do you want to know how they compare to and differ from one another so you can make a better decision? Well, I just tested 10 of the most popular Linux distros, and here's my personal ranking of all of them!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-10-popular-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:15:35

• Intel begins Linux enablement of next-gen Nova Lake series https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-begins-linux-enablement-of-next-gen-nova-lake-series    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:16:27

• "You can program without programming tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs) are popular among developers. I take a different approach. I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools, as an IDE in itself." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-is-my-ide/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:16:59

• "Buying a phone can sometimes be more stressful for Linux users than other people. Does the phone respect your free software values? Does it let you customize it in all the ways we want? If you’re wrestling with these questions, you’ve come to the right place." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-best-android-phone-brands-for-linux-lovers/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:17:28

• Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/hackers-wipe-rs-384-crore-bengaluru-cryptocurrency-neblio-technologies-10159263/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:18:16

• Tiger numbers rise https://www.dw.com/en/india-tiger-numbers-rise-but-risks-remain/a-73453077    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:19:07

• Outcry in Germany as zoo kills baboons https://www.dw.com/en/outcry-in-germany-as-zoo-kills-baboons/a-73456671    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:20:02

• EPA moves to gut environmental oversight https://www.dw.com/en/us-epa-moves-to-gut-environmental-oversight/a-73458863    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:21:07

• China to offer $500 per child in move to boost birth rate https://www.dw.com/en/china-to-offer-500-per-child-in-move-to-boost-birth-rate/a-73441098    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:22:06

• Does it take 500 bucks to raise a kid in China for 20 years?    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:22:31

• witness tampering https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-ex-president-uribe-convicted-of-witness-tampering/a-73443937    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:23:36

• government plans major construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/german-housing-crisis-government-plans-major-construction-boost/a-73351540    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:24:15

• Florida prison data breach exposes visitors’ contact information to inmates https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/florida-prison-data-breach-exposes-visitors-contact-information-to-inmates/article_ab862cfd-c87d-47dd-95d9-3eb7dc478df0.html    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:25:10

• Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/experian-wins-appeal-to-send-data-breach-victim-to-arbitration    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:25:48

• EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eu-wide-breach-notification-template-on-2681737/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:26:30

• Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/canadian-cybercriminal-sentenced-year-prison-nft-theft-scheme    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:27:08

• kernel generico gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Cambio-Kernel.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:40:17

• The Uncomplicated Firewall gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/UFW.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:40:48

• Chaotic AUR gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Chaotic_Aur.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:41:23

• Sintaxis de Gemini gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Gemini/Sintaxis_Gemini.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:41:47

• "People complain about indie-website discoverability. These seem like OK places to find indie content. Of course, just because something is merely indie doesn’t mean it’s any better — or even, in some cases, any different — than what you’d get on the globocorpo websites." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/start/web/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:46:17

• "hi! welcome to the tildeblog. this is my official return to blogging after a several-year hiatus which saw me mostly focused on getting disillusioned with most of the big social media sites on the, uh, “big web” I guess we’re going to call it, and beginning to explore smaller, more fun spaces that are a little gentler" gemini://tilde.team/~dragfyre/blog/welcome-to-the-tildeblog.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:47:16

• 🔤SpellBinding: DEUMORH Wordo: WELSH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-03.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:48:17

• "I have no plans for what I will do on the two weeks I am off, and I am intentionally keeping it like that: I don't get many options to be spontaneous in my work and personal life, so I want to enjoy not having plans for these two upcoming weeks." gemini://melyanna.net/almost-there    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:49:33

• Do councils "oversee" populations now? gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:50:33

• "At our first house, just after we moved to the city, we got a very small leather sectional. Italian leather, white, the furniture store we got it at long out of business, as is the way with so many places that aren't retail giants. But it served us well. It was starting to go, so we gave it away on Kijiji when we moved out of that house, and into a larger one." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-03.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:51:38

• My computer broke, and it was the best thing to have happened gemini://danchium.smol.pub/my-computer-broke " Then I moved my subscriptions to FreeTube -- a more private desktop client. It does not always just work, as YouTube regularly introduces obstructions, but that makes me more intentional with my use, and I go pursue some other activity instead."    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 16:54:16

• "Mr Ngo, who is represented by London-based Patron Law, is a senior editor at The Post Millennial, a Canadian news website." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/02/influencer-sues-guardian-defamation-mumford-sons-review/    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 19:53:23

• "Qubes OS can appear as something weird and hard to figure for people that never used it. By this article, I would like to help other understanding what it is, and when it is useful." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/introduction-to-qubes-os.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:31:25

• "I added logic to my small website generator to dynamically produce this page from exif metadata. This takes advantage of the inline image loading of a view small web browsers. So the index contains all the image text in one file and you click to load an image at a time. I wrote a little about this at the time." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-08-03.photo-log.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:32:02

• GoToSocial and the Butlerian Jihad gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-03-gotosocial    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:32:44

• Title: Introduction to Qubes OS when you do not know what it is gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-introduction-to-qubes-os    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:33:40

• "The council leader here in Cambridge for many years was Lewis Herbert, who likewise entered into very significant responsibility at an early age after helping get rid of the late Andrew McIntosh at the Greater London Council. Herbert oversaw a colossal budget and there didn't seem to be problems simply due to his age, though at that time the voting age was not itself controversial." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:34:39

• "The council leader here in Cambridge for many years was Lewis Herbert, who likewise entered into very significant responsibility at an early age after helping get rid of the late Andrew McIntosh at the Greater London Council. Herbert oversaw a colossal budget and there didn't seem to be problems simply due to his age" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi    

posted Sunday, August 03, 2025 at 20:35:01